From the west, the Qin army sang war songs and walked in neat steps, all the way to the Qi army several miles away.

Although the commanders of the Qin and Qi armies agreed to have a gentleman's battle here.

According to the ancient etiquette of "no drums, no columns", before the Qin army has formed a battle array, the Qi army will not launch an attack and sneak attack.

However, Zhao Tuo was still cautious and sent a Qin pawn to prepare for battle defense in front. The soldiers who followed behind began to change their formations under the cover of robes, turning the marching array into a battle array.

"This big Sima has a lot of thoughts."

On the chariot, Zhao Tuo raised his eyes to look at the Qi army in the distance and spoke in a low voice.

Li Shiqi, who was riding a horse on his side, also laughed, and he pointed ahead.

said to Zhao Tuo: "This great Sima deliberately chose this place as the battlefield, not only to let our army go a little longer, but he can have the advantage of waiting for work." Maybe he still wants to correspond to the battle of Chengpu four hundred years ago, hehe. ”

In Li Shiqi's laughter, Zhao Tuo's gaze fell on the battle array of the Qi army several miles away.

At the forefront of the Qi army were 30,000 troops, divided into three divisions, left, center, and right, with chariots and cavalry guards on each side.

The right wing of the Qi army in the north rode more chariots, and it seemed that there were about a thousand chariots.

The left flank of the Qi army in the south had fewer chariots, about four or five hundred chariots.

The reason for this is probably that a few miles further south is the flowing Pu Shui, which is not suitable for chariots and horses to engage in battle, so it will be arranged in this way.

As for the more Qi troops, they were in the rear, and according to Zhao Tuo's estimates, the total number of Qi troops participating in this battle was about 15 or 60,000, which was about the same as they had expected before the war.

Zhao Tuo compared the strength of the two sides in his heart.

The Qin army in Puyang plus the soldiers he brought from the dynasty totaled about 220,000, but half of them were auxiliaries transporting grain, and the soldiers were about 110,000.

He left 10,000 men for the deputy general Tu Sui to guard Puyang and some central cities in case of accidents.

Although Da Sima seems to be sincere, it is difficult to guarantee that things will change, and the matter of military disputes is, of course, it is better to be safe.

10,000 soldiers, plus 100,000 auxiliary soldiers to defend the city, was enough to ensure the safety of the Qin army's rear roads.

"I have 100,000, it's not a big problem."

Zhao Tuo's heart was a little at ease.

He noticed that the three divisions of the Qi army, at the forefront were all tall and strong warriors, all of whom had big shoulders and round waists, and were very imposing.

This arrangement is normal, the Qi army has never seen blood, and when charging, it is necessary to have warriors to lead the team in front, and ordinary soldiers in the back dare to follow.

On the whole, the Qi army's array is still relatively thorough, and it is a phalanx that can be attacked and defended.

However, Zhao Tuo knew that this was just a superficial effort, and the Qi State hastily recruited troops, except for the tens of thousands of Qi soldiers stationed on the border at the beginning, who had time to train, the soldiers recruited in the follow-up basically did not have much time for training, and the combat effectiveness could be imagined.

Da Sima knows the art of war, so he will naturally take corresponding measures.

He should have put the trained tens of thousands of men in the front, and the untrained Qi soldiers in the back as reserves.

"The Qi army can only fight a good battle, if the 'elite' in front has the upper hand, the people behind will have the fighting spirit and can also exert combat effectiveness. But if the elite of the front team is broken, the reserves behind are vulnerable. ”

Zhao Tuo squinted, and glanced at the Qi army in the distance, according to his battlefield experience, he already had a judgment in his heart.

"Li Shang, let the veteran soldiers who have led the expedition to the Dai country to the river, and they are facing the left flank of the army."

"Yui."

Li Shang received the order, and immediately turned around and asked his subordinates to give orders.

Just as Zhao Tuo was arranging his troops, a flying horse rushed from the opposite Qi army.

"Great Sima of Qi State, I specially invite General Zhao of Qin State to meet in front of the battle!"

The envoy conveyed a request for a meeting with Tian Chong.

"This big Sima has a lot of tricks."

Zhao Tuo smiled.

But he did not refuse, and let the emperor drive, and Li Shang and a few other short-handed guards went out of the battle to move forward.

In the battle formation of the Qi army on the opposite side, after receiving Zhao Tuo's reply, Da Sima Tian Chong also stood on the chariot and went out to greet him.

The two cars approached and stopped in the middle of more than 200,000 troops of Qin and Qi.

"Da Sima!"

Zhao Tuo stood on the car and bowed.

"General Zhao!"

On the chariot, Da Sima Tian Chong also returned the salute.

After saluting, Tian Chong stared at Zhao Tuo, his eyes were soft, and he said softly: "These two months, you have worked hard." ”

Have you worked hard for me?

Zhao Tuo was stunned.

I heard Tian Chong whisper: "I know that in order to be able to fight with me in an upright manner, you have persisted for two months under pressure from all sides, and this behavior has moved me Tian Chong very much." General Zhao, Wu Tian Chong should give you a drink! ”

"Bring the wine!"

Saying that, there was really a Qi army attendant who brought wine.

Zhao Tuo was silent.

Tian Chong poured a glass of wine for himself, poured a glass for Zhao Tuo, and praised: "I respect you, just for the sake of today's world, there are still gentlemen like you, General Zhao." ”

Zhao Tuo sighed secretly in his heart, and ordered Lishang to take the wine and drink it all in one gulp.

"Da Sima has an overreputation. Today's gentleman is really the only one who has the ears of the big Sima, and it is also an honor to be able to fight with the big Sima. ”

Tian Chong saw that Zhao Tuo's demeanor was humble and polite, and he was very happy in his heart.

He replied with a smile: "Today, Wutian Chongdang and General Zhao have a good fight!" General Zhao please! ”

"Da Sima, please!"

The two of them saluted and said goodbye to each other, and returned to their respective formations.

The carriage rolled forward, and Zhao Tuo couldn't help but look back and see the back of Da Sima standing on the chariot.

Under the gloomy sky, the wind swept the car bell ringing, which made Tian Chong's back feel lonely and gloomy.

"Da Sima, I was born in the wrong era."

Zhao Tuo sighed softly.

Before the war, the commanders of the two sides met and met and drank to catch up with the old days, which was already the etiquette of ancient times.

At that time, all countries were basically related to each other, and everyone who fought and returned to war would not hurt their harmony, and they turned their heads and became good relatives.

But since the Battle of Song Xianggong Hongshui was ridiculed by the world, the world has been declining.

In addition, there was a grandson who did not speak of martial virtues, so that no one talked about these battlefield etiquette.

When it came to the Warring States period, in order to achieve victory, the generals were even more deceitful, and various means emerged one after another. What kind of reduction schemes, encircling Wei to save Zhao and the like, deception and coaxing, conspiracies and tricks, are countless.

A person like Tian Chong who still pursues ancient rites is really rare to see one for hundreds of years.

"It is probably because of the aristocratic life of Qi for more than 40 years without war, worry-free food and clothing, loyal character, and either being brainwashed by Qilu Confucianism or by the gentleman's etiquette in ancient books, that there is today's great Sima."

Zhao Tuo shook his head lightly, expelling all distracting thoughts from his mind.

He agreed to fight with Da Sima in a dignified manner, which had a deeper purpose.

The Qin army does not need to use sneak attack methods, on the battlefield, it can defeat the army of Qi in a dignified manner, and the power of this battle can be maximized.

Only in this way can he bring the power of a great victory to Linzi, force the king of Qi, and settle the land.

Only by making all Qi people have nothing to say about the achievements can they reap the most abundant fruits.

"Da Sima, today I will fight with you and defeat you!"

Zhao Tuo returned to the formation and ordered the soldiers to maintain the array and rest in place to recover the energy consumed by the hurry.

And Da Sima also abided by the etiquette of the ancient battlefield and did not immediately attack the Qin army.

It wasn't until half an hour later that the war drums sounded in the battle array of the Qi army.

The Qi army took the lead in attacking!

(End of chapter)