Chapter Forty-Eight: The Right Time, the Right Place, and the Right People
"How can this be......"
Half a month has passed since the all-round advance of the Qin army, and the coalition forces have been defeated and retreated, and the 800,000 coalition troops have been chased away by the 400,000 Qin troops just like the fake, and the 200,000 Qin troops that had been withdrawn before also suddenly ran to the flank of the coalition forces, blocking their retreat in the direction of South Korea.
The coalition army can only fight and retreat, but, during this time, the vanguard of the Qin army has been frantically interspersing the positions of the coalition army, disrupting most of the coalition army, and now, the Wei army is mixed with the Zhao army, and the Chu army, which is already busy retreating, and now it has to guard against a sudden backstab from the people around him.
Especially the Yan army who ran at the front.
Excluding the Han army that has run back to their own borders, it is the Yan army that runs the fastest!
And because of the 200,000 Qin troops who emerged from the flank, the retreat route of the coalition forces was also forced to change, and now they can only take a long detour.
It's just, how can there be a ...... What about bad premonitions?
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The Qin army battalion.
Ying Ze, who had been running for half a month, finally returned to where he should be.
"Now, it's time to get started." Ying Ze, who was covered in blood, gathered in the Chinese army camp with Wang Jian and others after washing, and Ying Zheng and Guiguzi also watched from the side.
"Now, we need to push the coalition forces into these positions." Ying Ze drew a line on the hanging map.
"This ...... Is there anything special about it? Wang Jian didn't see any problems, these are the cities that Yingze asked them to throw away directly.
"Of course there is a problem, these places are low-lying and suitable for garrisons, and even very suitable for defense, which is a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack." Ying Ze explained that in the past, the Qin State suffered heavy losses in order to capture these cities, so many people were unwilling to let Wang Jian and others on the front line retreat directly.
"And we're going to force them to retreat to these places?" Wang Ben looked angry, he tried his best to oppose it when Yingze asked them to directly abandon these cities.
The city that had been fought down with so much effort was simply lost......
"Because the terrain of these places is low......" Ying Ze's voice was faint.
“……”
"Could it be...... Flooding? Ying Zheng asked.
It's really low, and the most relatable thing is the water potential.
It's just that no one echoed Yingzheng's words.
"King, although the terrain of these places is low, it cannot be flooded." Wang Jian said that he still wants to give Yingzheng a round, even if people don't understand military affairs, but they are also the king of Qin.
"It's true, it's not low enough, and even if it does flood, the effect won't be too good." Meng Fu also explained.
"Terrain can also be man-made." Ying Ze pointed to several locations on the map,
"Just get these gates open."
"......" Wang Qian, Meng Fu, Guiguzi.
These places...... Seems like a big project, right? Can you get out of the way with this time?
"Don't worry about the specifics." Ying Ze sold a pass, but the gunpowder he made for him this time was not enough! It takes professionals to grasp these places to blow up, otherwise they won't be able to blow up.
"Then the most important part of the terrain ......" Ying Ze glanced at Guiguzi,
"You should see that, right?"
"......" Guiguzi.
"See."
He came to Qin from the direction of Chu and saw it in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, although it was very hidden, but he had already seen the problem.
"The river channel downstream has been changed, as long as you move a little, the waterline will be raised in an instant, at least for half a month, and ......" Guiguzi stared at Yingze tightly,
"I took a look at this section of the riverbank, it seems that it has been raised in advance, but it looks natural, not a local or a person with a professional understanding of water conservancy, you can't see it at all, you ......"
"When exactly did you start preparing?"
Hundreds of miles of riverbank, silently raised without alarming anyone, this is a big project, and it can't be done in a few years.
"It didn't take long, just over four years." Ying Ze replied,
"It's just the simplest prevention of flooding, and it's normal that no one notices, right?"
"......" Wang Jian and Meng Fu.
None of us noticed......
"There are still a lot of dike that I have sent to build high, and then, as long as we force the coalition forces to retreat to the lower ground......"
Ying Ze turned around and sighed leisurely,
"Now the weather is getting colder and colder, and the flood season of the Yellow River is about to reach its climax, you say, once this water is released, it will ......."
"How much will the coalition survive?"
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"Half? I'm afraid I won't be able to live......"
“……”
There was no word in the big tent for a while, and even Wang Ben, who was the most radical on weekdays, did not speak.
Because everyone already saw what was going to happen next.
The coalition army is now forcibly dispersed by Yingze, and many places are mixed together, so the contradictions in the army are unavoidable, plus the logistics were cut off before, and the current coalition army is busy retreating, and has no heart to fight the Qin army at all.
At this time, if the Qin army formed an encirclement, the coalition army would definitely retreat into those cities that were "easy to defend and difficult to attack", waiting for logistical support.
Under normal circumstances, although the terrain is relatively low, it cannot be flooded at all, and even the Yellow River flood season cannot reach such a high water level, so the coalition forces will not worry about the terrain.
They didn't know that the riverbank had been raised, to be honest, if Ying Ze hadn't said it now, they wouldn't have known, not to mention that the downstream had been manipulated by Ying Ze......
As long as the encirclement of the 600,000 Qin troops is formed, the unsuspecting coalition army defending the city will face a shortage of logistics, low temperatures, and an imminent flood season......
"What if there's another rainstorm?" Ying Ze made a faint voice,
"If I add a rain to this flood season, I really can't think of how the coalition forces will face this natural disaster......"
He had also manipulated the few cities that were easy to defend and difficult to attack, and once the water was poured in, it was difficult to drain them, and the coalition forces may still be complacent about occupying the fortified cities......
Is the city of Qin so easy to take?
"In this battle, from the very beginning, the time and place were all occupied by me, 800,000 coalition troops?"
"What are you going to do with me?"
Why was he reluctant to fight in the face of Xinlingjun? Is it because he can't beat it?
Of course not, he can win, but the loss is too great, once Xinlingjun unites these 800,000 people, even if he puts the fledgling artillery on the battlefield, the Qin army will lose at least half of it if it wants to win the coalition head-on, this kind of loss, Qin State can't afford it, because in his memory, in a few years, the so-called fifth alliance is coming, and even almost hit Xianyang, he won't let this kind of thing happen.
Only by removing Xinlingjun and leaving these 800,000 people to fight separately can he break through the defense line of the coalition army.
To tell the truth, the logistics was completely unexpected, originally he would have to take a little time to make a move on the logistics, because of the weather, the logistics consumption will become more and more terrifying, in this case, as long as the logistics have a little accident, the coalition forces can't afford it.
Now that he can beat the coalition army into such a ghost, Zhu Hai has nearly half of the credit, because he has directly shattered the little trust left by the coalition army.
The current advantage, but if the enemy and us do not cooperate well at all, there is no such effect, Zhu Hai's talent is no less than that of Guo Kai, the god of war.
In the face of the Qin army, the coalition army has no intention of fighting, and the coalition army has no intention of fighting at all, only thinking about protecting themselves, and even thinking about pitting next door, they are all good teammates.
"Next, guys, as long as we push the coalition forces to a low position, we will win!"
In addition to the losses in the battle during this time, and then the 100,000 Han troops who slipped away early, as well as the 100,000 Yan troops who ran at the front and were about to backstab, there were nearly 500,000 troops in the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Chu.
The Qin army's losses until now are less than 30,000, more than 500,000 troops, and 100,000 Yan troops with backstabs, once the encirclement is formed, none of these 500,000 coalition troops can go.
In this battle, the time and place are favorable...... There are still people, and there is no shortage of Qin State, so ......
How the hell is this going to lose?