Chapter 66 Choices
E County is on the bank of Tonglu Mountain. Because it obtained the bronze trade license, the cross-border trade made Ele the Chu people who were the least like the Chu people among all the generals. When the others were in a hurry, he looked forward and kept trying to drag everyone down. Gui Xia, Cheng Tong, Pan Wuming and others despise him and did not like his hesitant and worried about his character of gain and loss.
The E family, who can intervene in the bronze trade, naturally has a close relationship with the royal family, so Xiong Jing does not blame Ele. Ele is like himself before yesterday, thinking twice before acting, success or failure is the only consideration for action. He is changing, but even before yesterday, he does not agree with the proposal of Ele's two divisions to station Wangchuankou.
At this stage of the war, the Chu army could only concentrate its forces and advance, either to decide life and death with the Qin army near the Zhidao Ba Bridge, or to pull out Xianyang and make plans. This is determined by the "qi" and also by the "power". The Chu State, which has a small population and lacks talent, can only gain greater vitality through continuous attacks. Simple defense will only be passive everywhere.
The weaker the more you are, the more you have to attack persistently, otherwise you will be dragged down by the enemy and eventually perish. This is the reason why the Chu army is taking the lead in attacking the Qin army today. The Zhao State is about to be destroyed, and the Chu army destroys cities and captures villages into Guanzhong. Since entering Guanzhong, the Chu army must concentrate its forces instead of dispersing its forces. Since Wangchuan has ordered the Third Division of the E Division stationed in Shangluo and the Sui Division who retreated from Lantian Road to defend, then leave this to them.
It doesn't matter if the Qin army occupied Wangchuankou. What matters is to defeat the Qin army. Zhao Zheng's Qin army with more than 400,000 people was much easier to fight than Li Xin's 400,000 people. If the Qin army does not follow the Chu army's actions, then attack Xianyang; if the Qin army is really as Ele said, and the Qin army does not save Xianyang, then the Chu army will rage to Guanzhong next.
The military discussion ended soon, and Ele had no choice but to withdraw from the shogunate. When he was hanging his car, the last carriage drove away from the mouth of Wangchuan Valley. The logistics, transportation personnel, and wounded soldiers of each division did not stop and returned to Shangluo from Wangchuan Road. When the chicken crowed, five roads were finally built on the banks of Changshui, which had already gotten up, and at dawn, Xiong Jing, who had already gotten up, ordered the Chu army to evacuate Bailuyuan and go north.
The twelve and a half division plus more than 30,000 logistics soldiers, the entire Chu army had a total of more than 120,000 people. Although the more than 120,000 people were divided into five marching columns, the length of the marching was still forty miles. Even in the dark, it could not be deceived by the Qin army. Moreover, Zhang Han, who was stationed west of Changshui, was defeated by the Chu army.
It was about 3:00 to 4:30 in the morning during the 24-hour period. When Zhang Han led hundreds of soldiers around dozens of miles to escape back to the Zhao Zheng shogunate, which had been moved to Meng Tian's army, it was already bright. In summer, it was dawn, and Zhao Zheng, who was hurriedly getting up, hurriedly left the tent to look out at the earthen plateau west of Changshui without waiting to wash.
In the vague morning light, he saw the Chu army on the opposite plateau. The soldiers were not wearing shiny armor, but wearing long red robes made of Chu army. They lined up in several rows and walked north in a neat way. The leather boots stomped on the plateau, making a sound. Guanzhong, which had not rained for more than ten days, the dust that was trampled out spread in the array, and it looked like a layer of mist from a distance.
When Zhao Zheng wanted to go forward and look closer, Meng Tian hurriedly stopped him. When Changshui left Qinling Mountains, the river was very narrow, only more than 100 steps, and when it reached the middle section of Bailuyuan, it was more than 600 steps. Even if it was more than 600 steps, Meng Tian and others did not dare to be careless. He was not Wei Liao, and Wei Liao only dared to tell Zhao Zheng that the range of Chu army's witchcraft was 700 steps, and the range of Chu army's witchcraft he knew was more than 1,000 steps.
"How about it, what can I do?" Originally, the Qin army was going to launch an attack on the whole line, but the Chu army expected this. They evacuated the southern end of Bailuyuan before Ming Dynasty and jumped to the west bank of Changshui. The entire army was no longer able to attack, and all they could do was to pursue. However, it was extremely inconvenient to force the crossing of Changshui - this inconvenience was not because of the water surface, but because the Changshui waterway was a ravine that was hundreds of steps wide and seven or eight feet deep. If the Chu army killed a retaliation, the soldiers on their side would not gather, and they would be defeated by the Chu army.
"I think..." Not only Wei Liao, but also Meng Tian, Zhao Yong, Zhao Yang, Yang Duanhe and others who rushed over. Zhang Han once again fell out of favor because he did not stop the Chu army from heading north. These generals bowed in unison.
"I think we should send the Zhou army to the river quickly. We must not let the Jing people build bridges and cross the river, otherwise Xianyang will be in danger." Zhao Yang was the most anxious.
"I think I should send an army to Xianyang quickly, and I am willing to go!" The Chu army went north and had no other goal except Xianyang. Zhao Yong, who was the Xianyang Order, was also anxious.
"I think the army should hurry to Baqiao and Zhidao. If the Jing people arrive first, please burn the Wei River Changqiao and Xianyang Cang report, so that the Jing people will have no food." Yang Duanhe also said. It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be. The worst thing is that Zhao Cheng shouldn't be defeated. The defeat caused the Chu army to occupy Bashang, and then everything became so passive.
"King, these strategies are all good, but I think you must not chase Jing people..."
"Great misunderstanding!" Wei Liao was refuted by Zhao Yang before he finished speaking. "If the Jing people were not chasing the Jing people, the Jing people would arrive at the city of Xianyang for at most two days. With the power of the witch tools, Xianyang would definitely not be protected!" Zhao Yang became more and more anxious, and he bowed again: "I am willing to lead an army to attack the Jing people first!"
"It's not very good!" Wei Liao was also anxious because he saw Zhao Zheng's eyes full of panic. "King, the Jing people go north, this is a trick to lure me! Our army will pursue, and the array will inevitably be scattered. When the Jing people turn around and attack me at the right time, I will be defeated."
"Scattered? Why are the Jing people not scattered?" Zhao Yang said again. Then he deliberately made an exaggerated expression of understanding and shouted: "Oh. I know! The National Guard is not my Qin people. What does Xianyang have to do with your National Guard?!
However, Xianyang is the capital of my Great Qin, and the country of my Great Qin; Xianyang is the clan of my Qin people, and we have wives, concubines and children. If Xianyang is lost, if the Qin country is destroyed, the king, please ask me to chase the Jing people as soon as possible. Even if I die, I will die under the city of Xianyang! I will die under the steps of the temple!"
Zhao Yang criticized Wei Liao for not being a Qin person, so he didn't care about the gains and losses of Xianyang. Wei Liao was trembling when he heard this. The Chu State Duke was xenophobic, and the Qin State Duke was actually very xenophobic, but for a long time, the Qin State Duke was suppressed. Now Zhao Zheng promoted generals from the office, and these generals were xenophobic as always.
"King, my minister..." Wei Liao was full of grievances, and it took a while to recover. "There are many chariots and horses in Jing! The soldiers, armor, military tents and supplies, food, fodder and weapons are all transported by horses and chariots. The Jing people also practiced the government of elite soldiers, and it would be difficult to disperse after traveling a hundred miles a day. What is our army?
Our army is mostly old and weak in Guanzhong, with only 150,000 soldiers chasing and fighting. There are also very few carriages, with more than a hundred people without a single car. How can we chase them? How can we not be confused in the array? If we chase them with 150,000 soldiers chasing them, wouldn’t it be as the Jing people wished?
The king, who is good at fighting, will lead people but not to others. Chasing Jing people will lead people to others. If you don’t pursue Jing people, you will lead people!”
Wei Liao's words "To others, not to others" shocked Zhao Zheng. Zhang Han just said this yesterday afternoon that the battle with the Chu army was the consequence of his army's consequences. He took a deep breath, stared at Wei Liao's eyes and asked, "How about Xianyang?"
"My memory..." Wei Liao looked at his eyes and said with a thorn in his mouth: "Please don't care about the gains and losses of Xianyang."
"You dare!" Zhao Yang drew his sword angrily and was about to kill Wei Liao with one sword.
"Random!" Zhao Zheng shouted angrily. After repelling Zhao Yang, he continued to stare at Wei Liao, "Xianyang is my capital. If Xianyang is lost, what is the country?"
"The Great Qin country is not the god of the ancestors of the Taimiao, nor is it the five-color earth in the Taimiao society." Wei Liao replied. "The Great Qin country is the county of the Great Qin, and the city of the world. Today, the Great King leaves Xianyang, and the king will win the world in the future!"
"The world? The world?" Zhao Zheng was originally staring at Wei Liao with sharp eyes, but now his eyes were confused.
"After this battle, the Jing Kingdom will perish!" Wei Liao said confidently. "However, if the king is reluctant to leave Xianyang, he will fight with the Jing people..."
"I am not afraid of Jing people!" Zhao Zheng gritted his teeth fiercely.
"The king is not afraid of the uselessness of Jing people, and the Qin soldiers are all afraid of Jing people!" Wei Liao sighed. "If our army attacks Jing people, there are only 150,000 soldiers who fight, and they will be defeated when fighting. For the current plan, we can only abandon Xianyang and ignore it, burn all the warehouses outside the city to wait for Jing people to finish their food. We also sent elite soldiers to attack Shangluo, cut off their way back, and wait for labor to win. This is the way to help people."
"This, this..." Wei Liao said extremely rationally. Except for Zhao Yang who was angry with him, the rest of the generals fell into deep thought. However, Zhao Gao, he had always had a good relationship with Wei Liao. Yesterday, Wei Liao saved his life, but he still couldn't help asking: "How about Xianyang Ruoshu, Queen Mother, Queen, and Prince Fusu?"
Zhao Zheng was originally silent, but when he heard Zhao Gao's words, he raised his heart again. He clenched his fists: "Mother, Queen, and Fusu are all in Xianyang Palace!"
"Don't worry, your great king." Wei Liao's face actually showed a smile, "King Jing is a true gentleman, and he is the queen's brother. He will definitely treat the queen, queen, and eldest son Fusu with courtesy. At most, it will only plunder the treasure beauties of treasure. The more treasure beauties of treasure beauties, the harder it will be for Jing people."
Zhao Zheng was lost in his words. He understood what Wei Liao meant. He had been an opponent for nearly ten years. King Jing was indeed a real gentleman, not a virtuous villain. Even if he took Xianyang, he would not harm his mother, or the queen and Fusu.
"No!" Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and made a loud promise.
His promise made Zhao Yang so anxious that he wanted to cry. He howled miserably: "King-!"
But his call was turned a deaf ear to Zhao Zheng. Victory sometimes relies on courage and skills, but sometimes it is a choice between gains and losses. As long as you dare to give up, there is nothing "can't get".
The sky became brighter and brighter, and the red long robes on the Chu army on the other side of Changshui became brighter and brighter. The iron-like team rolled northward, rushing towards Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty. At this time, Zhao Zheng had already returned to the tent to wash, and only Zhao Yang stood on the plateau in a daze. As he looked, he suddenly burst into tears like a beast: "
Daqin!
Daqin--!
Daqin—!!”
Chapter completed!