In late March of the sixteenth year of the reign of King Qin of Qin, the Qin army went out of the Taihang Mountain, connected several cities, and finally stationed 150,000 troops in the place of no more than 100 miles from Jingcheng Pass to Donghuan, and met the 100,000 Zhao troops from the north and south of the Zhao State and led by Li Mu.

Two of the world's most capable armies are facing each other on a battle line of more than 100 miles, which is related to the rise and fall of a country, and the great war of a country's survival begins.

It's just that between the confrontation of more than 200,000 troops, neither the Qin army nor the Zhao army launched an attack at the first time, especially the Qin army, which was originally an attacking party, actually built a camp, which was completely a defensive posture.

In the camp of the Qin army, the sound of drills came out from time to time, which made the Zhao army, which was only more than ten miles away from the camp of the Qin army, at a loss.

"What exactly does Qin Jun want to do?" In the camp of the Zhao army, Sima Shang looked at the map in front of him, and the two distinct lines ran through it, making Zhao Guo's map seem to have a huge scar.

"The Qin army is waiting for us to attack." Li Mu also faced Yutu, his eyebrows were tightly locked, Yang Ming was more difficult than he imagined.

In Li Mu's intelligence, Yang Ming's style on the battlefield should have been vigorous and resolute, which was quite similar to himself, but now, when he really fought against Yang Ming, Li Mu found that under Yang Ming's vigorous and resolute action, it was the ultimate stability, and he didn't just know how to attack blindly.

"100,000 attacking 150,000, such a battle is not easy to fight." Sima Shangdao.

A person who is obviously powerful but extremely cautious, how can the enemy fight? It's completely impossible to start.

"The two armies are facing each other, and the most taboo is to fall into the rhythm of the other party, since the Qin army wants to defend, then we will also defend, anyway, we are fighting locally, fighting for consumption in a short time, and the Qin army that needs to cross the Taihang Mountains to transport grain and grass is not more advantageous than us." Li Mu groaned.

"Moreover, as long as the time does not drag on until May, in the next forty days or so, the longer the Qin army drags on, the more favorable it will be for us, and we will be able to mobilize more soldiers and horses in no more than forty days of war." Li Mudao.

In this era, especially in countries like Qin and Zhao, it can almost be said that all the people are soldiers, but if the Zhao army is fighting from a distance, Zhao's national strength cannot support a larger number of troops, but fighting on the mainland, and it is a short-term battle, Zhao can mobilize more troops.

Only, will things really be that simple?

When the Zhao army was calmly dealing with the Qin army, in the Qin army camp that was closed in the camp, Yang Ming was training the soldiers and horses in a hurry, and it seemed that it was really just waiting for the Zhao army's attack as Li Mu analyzed, but was this really the case?

"Lord Protector, is this going to take defense as an attack, constantly wear down the Zhao army's military morale, and then launch a counterattack?" Li Xin, who was mistakenly loved by Qin Wangzheng, was a commander under Yang Ming's account at this time, and his special identity was left by Yang Ming to be appointed.

"You think so?" Yang Minghua, who was unusually calm before the battle, moved the dagger in his hand and cut off a thin slice from between the leg of lamb that was being set up in the stove, and between the cold blades, it was as thin as a cicada's wing, exuding an attractive aroma.

"Yes, there is only one explanation." Li Xin hesitated for a moment, but still insisted on his opinion.

"What do you think of such a strategy?" Yang Ming put the mutton in his mouth, and frowned between chewing, although it was difficult to go from luxury to frugality, but at this time, the delicious mutton only felt ordinary, just because Yang Ming's own skills were really average, especially when there were orchids and Gongsun Lizhuyu in front.

"Safe, fighting with Li Mu is indeed the most taboo to underestimate the enemy." Li Xin thought about it, a big defeat at the hands of Li Mu last year made Li Xin mature a lot, and the overly inflated self-confidence that had been gradually faded away, replaced by caution, with the opportunity given to him by Qin Wangzheng, it is not impossible to rise again.

It's just that this time Li Xin is obviously thinking too much.

"You think too much, I just think that the current Zhao army is not strong enough, once we attack, they will shrink their defenses, which will prolong the time of this war." Yang Ming said.

In this battle, the Qin army occupies the advantage of troops, if Yang Ming takes the lead in attacking, Li Mu's best choice is to defend, in order to wear down the Qin army's sharpness, and then wait for the opportunity to seize the flaws of the Qin army in the Qin army's attack, and then complete the breakthrough in the local area, occupy the advantage, and then continue to expand that advantage, and finally achieve the goal of defeating the strong with the weak.

But Yang Ming was too lazy to extend this war for too long, what he wanted was a decisive battle.

Li Mu is certainly the top famous general in the world, and the Zhao State Border Cavalry under his command is certainly the most elite army today, but Yang Ming is also one of the people who stand at the top of the world, and the Qin Army is also the most terrifying army in the world.

What Yang Ming is doing now is to make the morale of the Zhao army reach its peak, so that the Zhao army will have the courage and determination to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army, and then defeat the Zhao army with absolute strength, and then take the Zhao state in one fell swoop, endless offensive and defensive wars, Yang Ming doesn't like it very much, what he wants is the first battle that is, the decisive battle.

"For people like Li Mu, the so-called tactics of the art of war are useless, because he also knows what you know, it can be said that the same people who are proficient in the art of war can't break each other's moves, the best way is to fight a direct decisive battle, and fight the battle on top of the battle formation, just act by force." Yang Ming continued.

"That's it?" Li Xin looked at Yang Ming in surprise, and reluctantly suppressed such a question, not allowing himself to ask.

At this moment, Li Xin couldn't help but have a suspicion that he had made a mistake in the first place, so that he would have such a big defeat.

In the confrontation on the northern front, the war on the southern front has entered the white-hot stage, when Yang Ming, who is good at attacking, unusually chooses to defend on the spot, and is familiar with the art of war, Wang Qian, who is old and serious, launched an attack at the first time, and it is a disorderly attack, 200,000 troops only left 30,000 light cavalry as a reserve army, and the remaining 170,000 were divided into several divisions, rushing to the Great Wall of Zhao like sea water, launching a chaotic attack without coordination between the various departments.

Under normal circumstances, such a chaotic attack can be said to be a taboo for soldiers, but on the southern front of Zhao State, Wang Qian's attack that does not follow the rules and regulations makes the Zhao army miserable, and between taking care of one and losing the other, it is even more hurried.

It's just that compared to the chaos on the front line of the Great Wall in the south of Zhao State, those princes and magnates in the Zhao capital fell into real panic.

On the northern front, Li Mu's army, which is the best at attacking, has strangely entered a confrontation with the Qin army, while on the southern front, under the Qin army's undisciplined attack, there is a risk of being broken through.

"What exactly does Li Mu want to do? Isn't he the best at attacking? How did you defend it? The Great Wall in the south has been shattered, and he holds the most elite army of the Zhao State, but he is still confronting the Qin army, and since the beginning of the war, he has not even fought a battle. Empress Dowager Zhao, who summoned Guo Kai and Chun Pingjun and several other important ministers into the palace, questioned repeatedly.

In the current situation, no one is more anxious than her, although she is definitely not a good person, but she is definitely one of the few people who do not want Zhao Guo to lose the country, because the current Zhao State belongs to her and belongs to her son.

"The Queen Mother, the general has been in battle for a long time and can see what we can't see, and his current choice must have his own reasons." Chun Pingjun opened his mouth, although he didn't know why Li Mu chose to confront the Qin army at the moment, but he knew that Li Mu's ability above the military array was unmatched in the Zhao State, and his choice must have his own reasons.

"Xiangguo, what do you think?" Hearing Chun Pingjun's explanation, Empress Dowager Zhao looked at Guo Kai, although she knew that Guo Kai was definitely not a good person, but at this moment, she must be on her side, because Guo Kai's glory and wealth were tied to her body, and betraying Zhao Guo was not a good thing for Guo Kai, could Qin State still give Guo Kai a position of Xiangguo?

Is that possible? Guo Kai doesn't have that ability.

On the contrary, Li Mu? Thinking of this, the worry in Empress Dowager Zhao's heart deepened, Li Mu was too perfect, so perfect that it was difficult for her to master, such a person was someone she couldn't understand, she could be embarrassed with Guo Kai, but she couldn't be of one heart and one mind with Li Mu, or how to say, what kind of person has what kind of person around him? If things gather like and people are grouped, it is a summary of the experience of countless people in the world.

"Queen Mother, what Chun Pingjun said is not unreasonable." Guo Kai's answer was beyond Queen Zhao's expectations.

Queen Zhao looked at Guo Kai intently, and then she saw another meaning, and she knew the result of this topic and began to discuss other things.

After everyone dispersed, Queen Zhao left Guo Kai alone and asked, "What Xiang Guo said just now seems to have another meaning?" ”

"Queen Mother, we have to guard against Li Mu." Guo Kai said bluntly.

"What do you mean by that?" Queen Zhao couldn't help but feel nervous when she heard this, because what Guo Kai said was similar to what she thought, and she was not too relieved about Li Mu.

"Queen Mother, who is Yang Ming, the protector of the Qin State, you know it well, the relationship between him and Li Mu is not a secret to the Queen Mother and me." Guo Kaidao.

Back then, the two of them colluded to kill the original husband's manor of the Empress Dowager Zhao, and a teenager escaped from there, who would have thought that the young man back then would have the ability to attack and destroy the Zhao State twelve years later.

"What do you mean?" Empress Dowager Zhao said solemnly, this is also what she is most worried about.

"Li Mu confronted Qin Jun, would he want to collude with Yang Ming?" Guo Kai said what Empress Dowager Zhao was most worried about.

(End of chapter)