"Captain Meng was ambushed by the Chu people and defeated Shandao (Xuyi)?"

When Zhao Tuo's department, which served as the heel army in the future, arrived thirty miles west of Shandao, he received news from the front of the Xingjun.

Meng Tian's 10,000 troops were defeated by the good way.

Immediately, the whole army was in an uproar, and the generals of the Qin army all looked at each other, their faces full of shock.

"How can this Meng Tian be so incompetent. Now that the situation of our army is very good, the cities and towns of Chu are all surrendering to the wind, and those Chu troops are even more defeated in one fight, how can he be defeated in such a situation? ”

"I heard that this Captain Meng is on the battlefield for the first time, and he also fought a smooth battle in the previous Huaiyang War, this is the first time he has been the main general to lead the troops, maybe this time you can see that his ability is not good."

"Maybe it's because of Xiang Yan's main force?"

……

All kinds of doubts spread throughout the army, and although the soldiers did not dare to discuss it in person, they still said some contemptuous words in private.

Since the Qin army's Huaiyang War, all the way south to the east, all the momentum is like a bamboo, whether it is in Huaibei or Huainan, every battle is a battle must be won, the attack must be overcome, there has never been a defeat of the Qin army all the way.

Meng Tian's defeat made a very bad start.

Even Zhao Tuo was very surprised.

Meng Tian.

This person was born in a family of famous generals, and his father and ancestors were both generals of the Qin State and had great achievements. He is also familiar with military books, quite strategic, in history for Qin Shi Huang to attack the Xiongnu in the north, open up the territory, its reputation is shocking the world, is the Qin period of a first-class famous general.

This person is definitely very capable, and Zhao Tuo has been Meng Tian's subordinate, and he has a lot of contact with him, knowing that he has a serious personality and is not a careless person.

How could such a general be ambushed by the Chu people, and what kind of situation did the messenger who delivered the news say, "The reed road was ambushed", so that Meng Tian could overturn there?

Soon, as the Qin army continued to advance eastward, the surrounding scene began to change, and Zhao Tuo immediately understood the meaning of "reed road".

Baiyangdian, reeds swinging......

Such words appeared in Zhao Tuo's mind for the first time, but the area formed by these reeds and waters in front of him was far more extreme than those similar scenes he had seen in his later life.

For in this age there are few people and there is a wide land, except for the winding road in the middle, for people to pass through. The surrounding area is completely unexplored, but truly wild, with towering reeds, lush aquatic plants, and even crocodiles.

"This is really a dangerous Jedi, Meng Tian is not unjustly defeated!"

Zhao Tuo rode his horse around the reed road on both sides, which were more than one person high, immediately reined in his horse and retreated, and commanded the army to retreat to an open area several miles away, set up camp, make a defensive posture, and at the same time sent sentry detectives everywhere to guard him.

As Zhao Tuo set up camp, held high the Qin banner, and gathered the defeated army, Zhao Tuo also saw Meng Tian who looked embarrassed.

Although Meng Tian was ambushed by the Chu army and suffered a heavy defeat, after all, the number of the Qin army was as high as 10,000, and the number of people ambushed by the Chu army in the reeds and waters could not be too much, so he was given a chance to escape.

This tall general of the Qin State is now desolate, his stomach has been covered with sludge, and there are still broken aquatic plants in the gaps of his armor and shoes, looking embarrassed.

"The defeated general Meng Tian has seen General Zhao."

Meng Tian gritted his teeth and knelt down in the tent to salute Zhao Tuo, his eyes had lost their brilliance.

He personally served as the main general, and the first battle he led the troops into battle ended with such an ending, which dealt a very big blow to Meng Tian. Let him no longer be arrogant in front of Zhao Tuo.

Seeing Meng Tian kneeling, his expression was miserable.

Zhao Tuo immediately stepped forward to help him, and said: "Meng Jun, please get up, this defeat, I have thought about it carefully, it is not the crime of the school captain, Meng Jun should not blame himself." ”

Meng Tian was surprised that Zhao Tuo was so kind, you must know that he had greeted Zhao Tuo many times before, but he was unwilling to deal with it because of the sake of face, and there was a gap between the two. Meng Tian originally thought that after this defeat, even if Zhao Tuo did not humiliate him, he would be indifferent, who knew that he would be gentle and comforting, and he was also commensurate with "Meng Jun", with a very good attitude.

Meng Tian's heart warmed, but thinking of his fiasco, he sighed again: "This battle is all a mistake by Meng Tian, and he was accidentally ambushed by the Chu people, resulting in the loss of his troops. If General Zhao came to lead the troops, with the general's wisdom, he would definitely not fall for the tricks of the Chu people. An can let my Qin State suffer the humiliation of this defeated army! ”

Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly shook his head and said: "Meng Jun is too famous, if Zhao Tuo comes to lead the Xing army, in the face of such a situation, I am afraid that he will also end up like Meng Jun." ”

Meng Tian's heart became warmer and warmer.

Although he was not convinced by Zhao Tuo, he thought that he would never lose to Zhao Tuo when he went to the battlefield.

But in fact, Meng Tian often pays attention to Zhao Tuo's deeds and has studied many of his achievements. Knowing that although Zhao Tuo is young, he is a brave and resourceful general, and he actually admires it in his heart.

Now that I think about it, Zhao Tuo can even win the two battles of Surabaya and Zhencheng, and in the face of this situation of good path, he will definitely not be easily ambushed, and the reason why he said that just now is probably to comfort himself.

"The generals often say that Zhao Tuo is a good man, and now looking at it, it is true. This man does not hold grudges, does not deceive the general, but belittles himself to comfort me. This can be described as gentle and humble, and it can be a friend. ”

"In the past, I was too proud."

Just when Meng Tian was ashamed and ashamed in his heart.

Zhao Tuo faced the reed path in front of him, but he felt a pain in his head.

What he said just now was not a lie, nor was he belittling himself to comfort Meng Tian, but he really had no way to take the reed road in front of him, and if he led the Xing army, most of them would have to be severely damaged by the sneak attack of the Chu army.

"This should be the Hongze Lake area in the future, right?"

Zhao Tuo calculated in his heart, estimating that the Shandao City in front of him should be near Xuyi in the future.

The water depressions in front of you should be the predecessor of Hongze Lake in the future.

When the Yellow River is diverted and poured into the Huai River in the future, these large and small water depressions will be connected together and become the fourth largest lake in Kyushu, Hongze Lake.

In this way, the nearby Mizusawa depression must be very large, and it is difficult to go around.

If the Qin army wanted to go to the good road and go all the way to Huaiyin, they could only take the path in front of them, which was sandwiched in the reeds.

Moving forward on such a narrow road, even the largest army could not spread out the formation, and could only advance in a long snake queue of a few people.

Such a formation happens to be the most vulnerable to enemy ambushes, whether the enemy is attacking the head, body or tail, the soldiers and horses in other places cannot be rescued, but it is easier for the army to collapse.

"This is the so-called pi land. The Chu army chose this place to fight our army, and it is precisely the good use of soldiers in the art of war that can make the enemy not close to each other, the outnumbered and outnumbered, the noble and the lowly do not save each other, the upper and lower do not accept each other, the soldiers are separated but not gathered, and the troops are combined but not united'. “

"Compared with the embarrassment of our army, the Chu army can rely on the cover of reeds and water to attack our army out of nowhere."

"Chu was born between the Jianghuai and Huai, good at water warfare, and now they are in their homeland, completely occupying a geographical advantage. And most of our Qin army are northerners, and they are not used to water warfare, so the environment here is simply heavenly for our army. The main general of the enemy army should be Xiang Yan, he chose this kind of place to engage our army, he is really vicious, treacherous and cunning. ”

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but glance at Meng Tian with pity.

This Meng Jun was also too unlucky, and he met a famous general like Xiang Yan for the first time.

The other party not only bullies the small, but also occupies an absolute geographical advantage, in this case, how can Meng Tian be undefeated.

As for him Zhao Tuo, even if he is quite wise, in the face of such a desperate situation, there is nothing he can do, and he can't think of a way to do it in the past.

"General, what should we do now?"

All the generals in the tent looked at Zhao Tuo with a look of hope.

Even Meng Tian looked at him.

He wanted to know what the well-known General Zhao would do in the face of such a situation.

General Zhao, there must be a high theory, right?

Facing everyone's inquiries, Zhao Tuo said: "My opinion, just one word." ”

"Wait."

"Now that the Chu army occupies a favorable position and has just won a great victory, its morale must be soaring, and it is waiting for us to drill into their ambush. Therefore, for the sake of prudence, our army should camp here for defense, and wait for the arrival of the army led by the general, and then the general will be in charge. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Tuo couldn't help laughing.

That Xiang Yan relied on the old and bullied the young, and preemptively occupied the territory to beat them juniors.

Then why did he Zhao Tuo have to fight Xiang Yan hard?

I can't beat you, I'll call Wang Jian to come.

Wait until Wang Jian and the army arrive, and then compare with you Xiang Yan.

Zhao Tuo is also looking forward to it, what is Wang Qian's way to break the enemy in the face of such a reed Jedi?