Chapter 83 Entering Qin 3
The combat plan seemed to be a conflict, after all, the purpose of each other was different. This was revealed before leaving the frontier. However, because the Chu army was responsible for breaking the frontier, when the cavalry would enter Qin, when the Jing River, and when the Wei River could only follow the plan of the Chu army. Li Qi wanted to change the plan at this time, and Yi Tong naturally opposed it. In fact, Zhao was not optimistic about the plan to attack Qin. Even if the King of Qin was really blocked in Qutai Palace in Weinan, thousands of cavalry might not be able to attack, and reinforcements would be sent in Xianyang City, Weibei.
With Li Mu's temperament, attacking Qin was a brutal counterattack of the Zhao army - it was not necessary to kill the Qin King, nor could it be able to capture Xianyang. This was just a desperate revenge and a fearless declaration: Even if the State of Zhao was immediately destroyed, it could still attack Xianyang.
War is not just a calculation on numbers, but war is also a battle of fighting will between the enemy and us. Destroying the enemy's will to resist is equally important as annihilation of enemy troops and occupying enemy cities.
Li Qi knew the intention of the brother's battle, but he hoped to do better. If he could occupy the Changqiao on the Wei River before dawn, three thousand Zhao soldiers could attack the death of their death, perhaps he could really kill the King of Qin. As long as he killed the King of Qin, Qin would fall into chaos. This chaos would not take long, one year is enough, and half a year is also possible. Yi Tu told that the Chu State would end next year and send troops to rescue Zhao.
Outside the Qin Great Wall, the debate between the two armies and the joint shogunate did not last long. Li Qi finally accepted the plan of the Chu army, not forcing the Jingshui River near Jingyang City, but crossed the Jingshui River from the exit of the valley entrance, and then rushed straight to Xianyang City 80 miles away. The Chu army would participate in the war depending on the situation. In fact, two or three hundred cavalry did not have much help to the war. After receiving Queen Mi Xuan, the Chu army would return from Yongcheng (now Fengxiang County) west of Xianyang, and walked into the Fengshui River Valley.
In October, just after the golden crow fell west, taking advantage of the last ray of light between heaven and earth, the Qin garrison on the enemy platform outside the Great Wall used the Shaofu Lu Li Mirror to discover the approaching Chu and Zhao cavalry in the distance. The peaceful and quiet dusk was soon broken by the fierce drum sound, and the wolf smoke soared into the sky. The Feixun Station on the Great Wall behind the enemy platform was about to be sent to the news, but the heaven and earth were now in darkness at this moment, and only the drum sounds of warnings were constantly recalling.
"Alas——! Our scholar, I hear no wow." In the empty world, in the dim Guancheng, Li Qi, who was riding on a horse, stood on a low-high mound and spoke to the Zhao army. "The Qin people stationed 500,000 troops in Jinyang, and wanted to attack me again. After three years of war, nine out of ten houses were empty. This year, there was a severe drought again. There was no grain growing in the fields and only grass growing. If the Qin people attacked me, Zhao would be destroyed. However, if they entered Xianyang and killed the King of Qin, the Qin State would be in chaos, and Zhao State might survive.
The Qin people beheaded my father and brother, my wife and daughter, and my elders and young people. We swear to kill the Qin people to repay him. However, this place is 800 miles away from Xianyang. When we arrive in Xianyang for three days, we can kill the King of Qin. If we arrive in three days, the King of Qin will escape. Therefore, we should not kill people, but we should go quickly. It is not too late to go quickly to Xianyang and kill again.
In this trip, each soldier must have two good horses, and the more bad horses the better. By horsepower, those who have not arrived in Qi County will retreat from Qin; those who have passed Qi County will go to the opportunity; those who have passed the valley entrance will follow the central army and enter Weinan..."
It was both a mobilization and an order. The Chu army knight who couldn't understand Zhao Yu looked at Li Qi who was talking on the small mound. Yi Tu was not good at this kind of mobilization in front of the formation, although he was often moved by this mobilization. He also rode his horse to the Chu cavalry, and did not speak, but pulled out his long sword from his waist and stretched it towards the eight cavalry commanders, shouting: "Be the king!"
The soldiers' swords were also drawn out, and they fought with his sword and shouted, "For the king!"
It was dark, and Feixun and wolf smoke could no longer warn, only fire. At this time, the fire pile on the beacon tower of the Great Wall was lit by the garrisons. Chaonacheng and Yanshi Pass behind the beacon tower also beat the police drums and lit the fire pile. Along the Jing River, the fire was transmitted to Xianyang, 800 miles away. The desks on the main bedroom of the Qutai Palace in the night were still full of bamboo slips. Before Wei Liao, who had gone to the hall, had reported it, Zhao Zheng asked without looking up: "Did King Jing enter Qin?"
"Report to the great king, the beacon fire in Yan's house should be the King of Jing." Wei Liao bowed heavily and replied.
After leaving Yanmen Pass, he passed through Henan and reached the Yan family pass, and only more than a thousand miles from Handan to Xianyang. Before Xiong Han, Gui Jing and others arrived at the Qin Great Wall, Zhao envoy Jianxin had already had a banquet at Qutai Palace. A terrifying plan was revealed: the King of Chu joined forces with the Zhao cavalry under Li Mu to circumn the Henan area, and pushed the Yuyan family into Qin, and then rushed to Xianyang to kill himself and pick up Mi Xuan.
Zhao Zhengchu was unbelievable when he heard this. He went out to the Yanshi Pass for three thousand miles. There were no cities and no food or supplies on this section of the road. Even if he relied on the grassland to reach the Yanshi Pass, the cavalry without siege equipment could not break the switch and attack the Qin territory.
Zhao Zheng was unbelievable, but Wei Liao believed it deeply. It was an unexpected strategy for ordinary people to detour from the Yan clan to Qin. The Qin army had no large army in this direction, only the defenders stationed in various passes and cities. When entering Qin from this direction, the Qin army was caught off guard, and the speed of the cavalry was rushing to Xianyang within a few days. Once the Chu and Zhao cavalry came, the king who had been dealing with government affairs in Qutai Palace for a long time would be blocked in Weinan. If the guards had a little mistake, they might be really successful by the King of Chu.
The news was received very late, and a few days were not enough to set up defenses in the Yan clan and towards the city. Even if it could be arranged, considering the ubiquitous Guandong spies, it could not be arranged. The ultimate strategy was to secretly mobilize troops outside the Shaofu and set up in the Xianyang Plain north of Xianyang City.
The Jing River and the Wei River form an obtuse angle of about 60 degrees on the east side of Xianyang City. Since Xianyang and Weinan are the targets, no matter which direction the enemy comes from, they will inevitably pass through Xianyang City and seize the long bridge on the Wei River. As long as they are in the north of Xianyang (Wangyi Palace), thirty miles northwest of Xianyang, Hou Li, who is forty miles northwest of the city, and arranges boat troops in the upper and lower reaches of the Wei River, they will definitely trap the enemy in the east and south of Xianyang City, and form a triangular zone formed by the Jing River and Wei River.
However, the army was still mobilizing, and the warning from the direction of Yan's block was already here. This made Wei Liao a little uneasy, because Zhao Zheng's order was to abduct the King of Chu. The King of Chu could not only threaten the State of Chu to not save Zhao, but also cause chaos in the State of Chu.
Zhao Zheng was still reviewing at his desk, and Wei Liao couldn't help but say, "King, there are 50,000 soldiers summoned from all over the country, plus the Wei soldiers and Xianyang soldiers, nearly 200,000 soldiers. However, our cavalry is insufficient, if we cannot..."
All the cavalry were in Jinyang, and they could not arrive within 1,500 miles of water. In addition to the draw, there were more soldiers in Xianyang City. If 200,000 people were surrounded and killed, it would be difficult for 5,000 cavalry to break through, but if they missed the net, the infantry would not be able to catch up with the cavalry.
Wei Liao had not fulfilled his intention, but he had another meaning, that is, the generals who commanded this battle. The army was preparing to attack Zhao, but there were no generals in the country, and even if there were generals, they were also veterans of the Zhao family. They surrounded and annihilated cavalry with infantry. Not only could the command of an excellent general not be realized, but the King of Chu might be able to escape from Qin with a thousand-mile horse.
"What do you think Wei Qing should do?" Zhao Zheng finally put down his pen and looked at Wei Liao.
"I ask the king to refer to Zhang Han as the general." There is no general in the country, and Wei Liao took a fancy to a new person.
"Zhang Han?" Zhao Zheng had never heard of this person. He wanted to use Xianyang Order Zhao Yong as his general.
"Of course." Wei Liao said. "I think this person is well aware of military tactics and will definitely win if he uses it. Xianyang Order Zhao Yong is a general who is old and he is only willing to protect the king. Xianyang will not lose it. He cannot make annihilation of the enemy and abducting King Jing first."
"No." Since Wei Liao came forward to recommend it, even if Zhao Zheng was unwilling to do so, he had to agree.
"What happened to Mi Liangren..." The frontal battlefield is one thing, and another thing outside the battlefield is another thing.
Wei Liao was deeply afraid of the many marquises and secrets of the network in the four countries. In the past, there were conflicts between countries. The people of Qi knew about the Three Jins, and the people of Qi knew about the things that the Qi knew about the people. Now the four countries have integrated the Marquises and spies network has been integrated. Everything that the Guandong Marquis know about will soon spread throughout the four countries. In this case, the National Weifu only dared to use the Qin people but not the Guandong Princess.
When the King of Chu and the Zhao army rushed to Xianyang, the domestic spies would definitely make some moves. Using Mi Xuan as bait, they might be able to find out part of this spy network. However, Mi Xuan is already a good man and Zhao Zheng's concubine. Wei Liao was worried and asked Zhao Zheng for instructions before doing things.
"Empress Dowager Zu is in danger, Mi Xuan..." Zhao Zheng was worried about Mi Ji, and Empress Dowager Zu's life was hanging on the line. Mi Xuan was not serving him at the side and made him uneasy.
"King, even if the genius doctor is clear, he still says that the Empress Dowager is not this year." Wei Liao advised. "The King of Jing is coming, and the spies of the State of Jing in Xianyang will send Mi Liangren to outside Xianyang City. Mi Liangren cannot leave the city, so he may report to King Jing quickly. King Jing knows that there is something wrong with Xianyang, and if he retreats..."
Since the ambush is set up, everything needs to be realistic. If it is not realistic, it will be difficult for the Qin army without cavalry to wipe out the enemy cavalry and capture the King of Chu. However, Zhao Zheng was still worried about Mi Ji, and he asked: "How can the spies in Xianyang City tell King Jing about the strange news about Xianyang?"
"You can tell me about it." Wei Liao replied.
"Then stop Feixun." Zhao Zheng responded tit-for-tat. "The Feixun stops all the way to Jingshui."
"Or..." Feixun was just Wei Liao's guess, and he said again: "The sea boat in Jing Kingdom has reached west of Zhongzhou. There should be a secret technique for transmission there, and I don't know."
"Why do I have secret techniques west of Zhongzhou but I don't know?" Zhao Zheng continued to ask.
"Why don't the king ask? Why are there thousands of miles of horses west of Zhongzhou but there is no one in the world? Why do the envoys say that the soldiers of Daxia all have bronze armor but there is no one in the world?" Wei Liao was also anxious and began to ask. "The land in the west of Zhongzhou is vast and the country is numerous, and there are no one in the world. The sea boats of Jing Kingdom are west of Zhongzhou. They can get all the magical skills and things, but I have nothing."
Chapter completed!