Chapter 19 Worry
When gunpowder exploded the city wall, Wang Jian's pupils shrank sharply and his eyes narrowed into a slit. Although he did not shout like Qin Zu, his mouth was open, and his head wearing ordinary leather helmet was slightly raised until dust fell in the air, stirring up a burst of smoke.
"This is the power of ghosts and gods!" He said to himself. At this time, the soldiers shouted "Long live the Qin Dynasty". The soldiers in the front of the trap began to attack the break of the city wall, and they rushed into the city from the break like wind.
If it were in the past, this was an unimaginable thing - except for some of the cavalry under Gui Fen, the soldiers in Li Xin's army and the soldiers in Wang Jian's army did not participate in the Battle of Bailuyuan. They only saw the power of artillery, but not the power of gunpowder. When the huge power of gunpowder appeared in front of them, many people were trembling and trembling.
After Aristotle systematically summarized the Four Elements Theory, Western alchemy arose. What the West pursues is always material, but what the East seeks is immortality. The alchemy that was created in the pre-Qin period, developed in the Han Dynasty, and prospered in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties finally produced a fruit that had nothing to do with its original theme at the end of the Tang Dynasty: gunpowder.
Gunpowder changed the world, smashed all cities and countries, and trampled all life and civilization on the soles of his feet. However, when this fruit appeared in the pre-Qin period in advance, it scared everyone who saw it. Wang Jian's pupils shrank, and only awe remained in his heart. He could imagine why the Qin army was defeated in the Battle of Weinan.
Wang Ao, Wang Ben, Qiang Sheng, Zhao Zhi, Liu Chi and others were shocked at first, and then cheered with the soldiers. They were glad that the Qin army had witch medicine to break the city. The witch medicine broke through the seemingly indestructible Linzi city wall in just one moment, and exploded an irreparable gap. This was equivalent to the huge Linzi city opening a door to them, allowing everyone to see the light. If there was no gunpowder, the Qin army would take at least ten months to climb the city heading for several months, but now it is only a moment.
Destroying the country and abducting the king will inevitably be granted a title of marquis. Thinking of being granted a title, the generals involuntarily looked at Wang Jian - the general who commanded 550,000 soldiers was looking at the narrow gap on the city wall, and everyone clenched their fists secretly. This was probably the last battle to promote their titles.
After destroying Qi, the only one left in the world, Chu State and Wei State, which had become a vassal of Chu State, was difficult to fight. The only time the Chu army was defeated in ten years was because of the collapse of the Qi army, and all the heads cut off by the Qi people were from Qi.
When Xiang Yan commanded the 30,000 Chu troops to retreat, the Chu army did not leave a single body. The calm and composed attitude always made people feel sore when they think of it. If they are not promoted to a title in the battle to destroy Qi, they may be demoted to a tattoo.
"If you punish more severely and lightly, you will love the people, and the people will die; if you reward less severely, you will not love the people, and the people will not die." (Additional punishment and reduce rewards, this is the king who loves the common people, so the common people are willing to die for the king. If you increase rewards and reduce punishments, this is the king who does not love the common people, and the common people will not die for the king). The national policy of Qin has always been to punish harder and shanghai. It is difficult to promote the title, and it is very easy to reduce the title. No matter how high the title is, the punishment faced by the general loss should be considered.
As if his subordinates had a substantial heat, Wang Jian's heartbeat was also accelerating. However, he knew his fate and did not forget to be cautious. He asked, "Can there be a report on the revenge?"
"Report to the general, he deposed the cavalry and went east fifty miles, but there was no news." Wang Le bowed and said. Wang Le, the general and ministers, were also from Pinyang. Generals and ministers all had disciples. These people could hold secondary positions in the army, but could not lead the army alone.
"Fifty miles are too close, so you need to detect a hundred miles. This is the case when going east and the south." Wang Jian shook his head vigorously when he heard this. The days are short and the night is long. The prepared army can march for 60 miles in one night, and the range of fifty miles is too close.
"Only!" Fifty miles are a routine for reconnaissance, especially now the siege is not an uninitiated marching state, but Wang Le did not say anything, and immediately bowed and left after agreeing. Yan Shi had passed, and it was noon. He would immediately send additional reconnaissance cavalry to the east and south to the hundred miles, and at the same time, he would also send reconnaissance cavalry to investigate other directions.
"The General thought that the Jing people were coming?" Wang Ao originally thought that the Chu army would rescue Qi, but after rushing to Linzi, he realized that the Chu army had not arrived. Now that Wang Jian wants the military marquis to expand the scope of the revenge of the cavalry, he must have such considerations.
"Of course." Wang Jian nodded deeply. His most worry was that when he was attacking Linzi, the Chu army suddenly arrived. The Qin army, who could not advance and retreat, was trapped in Linzi City and could not escape. He pulled Linzi away and captured the King of Qi, and was granted a title of marquis for his merits. Of course, he thought, but he would not forget the responsibilities he shouldered. The 550,000 Qin troops under his command were the most elite legion of Qin. If this legion was lost, the survival of Qin would be a different matter. He, his son, and his relatives would have to die first.
Because of this, the Guowei Mansion had just created a large-scale attack on Chu, which made the Chu State think that the main force of the Qin army was rushing to Fangcheng. In fact, the 200,000 soldiers under Li Xin were transferred to his command more than a month ago. He withdrew from Xue Ling and left tens of thousands of people in one day, and the baggage and stone catapults were all left in place. Only in this way, the army could advance eastward again as fast as possible.
The fifty-five major armies must eliminate Linzi before the Chu army was frozen due to the frozen Huai River and destroy Qi. If this goal is not achieved, the Qin army will be at an absolute disadvantage. His 550,000 people, Li Xin's 200,000 people, Zhao Yong's 200,000 people, and Meng Tian's 150,000 people, these troops combined exceed one million. With a million people, a decisive battle with the 300,000 people of Chu and Zhao, the Qin army has a great chance of winning.
However, destroying Qi was an extremely risky division of troops. After the 550,000 army was transferred eastward, the remaining 550,000 Qin troops were divided into three branches. If the 300,000 Chu and Zhao coalition forces attacked Guanzhong again, although the court was ready to abandon Xianyang and leave, although Li Xin's 200,000 people were rushing to Guanzhong at a speed of 90 miles a day or even 120 miles a day, the consequences would be extremely unpredictable.
Guanzhong is very dangerous, and his side is also very dangerous. The Qi army has 400,000 or 500,000. If Chu rescues Qi, the army that aids Qi will not be less than 150,000, it is likely that 200,000 will be 200,000. The Qi army has beheaded 150,000, and there are still 300,000 left, plus 200,000 reinforcements, and the troops are almost the same as that of him. For 500,000 to 550,000, the Chu army has witchcraft, and the victory or defeat is obvious.
Linzi is now broken, and the King of Qi is in the city, but before the entire army attacks Linzi, he must distribute cavalry. The spies of the Guowei Mansion cannot know the movements of the Chu army, so he can only rely on his subordinates to investigate the turbulence within a radius of 100 miles of Linzi. Once the Chu army finds that the Chu army aids Qi, he will lead his army to quickly withdraw from Linzi. As for the title of marquis, he has known his fate, and he does not expect to be named marquis. Compared with the marquis of the Qin Dynasty, what is more important is the lives of himself and his family.
Wang Jian knew his destiny and was cautious. The generals, including his son Wang Ben, led them to disagree with his concerns. Wang Ao even smiled and said, "I thought that the Jing people were going to support Qi, but when I arrived in Linzi, I did not see Jing people. This is the mistake of this. Li Xin's 400,000 troops attacked Fangcheng, and the Hanzhong army also launched a large-scale invasion of the south. The Jing people must have thought that I was attacking Jing, but who would have thought..."
The entire combat plan was planned and implemented by Wang Ao Teacher Wei Liao. The plan took into account every detail. The most exciting thing was that the king fell into the counter-espionage plan of the Chu people and then took over the plan. He was angry and raised an army, and ordered Li Xin to live a long life in Fangcheng. Wang Ao believed that the State of Chu believed that the State of Chu was the State of Chu, not the State of Qi.
Wang Ao thought so, but Wang Jian scolded: "Who can prove it? When our army marched east again, the Huai River was sealed?"
Wang Ao's most proud part was exactly what Wang Jian was most dissatisfied with. Xianyang was angry and raised troops. It was not wrong to take the plan, but the plan should have been implemented ten days later, that is, this month. The purpose was of course the Huai River. Qin State had no carrier pigeons, and it was not easy to send a message to the state of Chu. Only by confirming that the Huai River was frozen in this month, the entire deception strategy would be effective. Otherwise, he would lead his army to the east and the Chu army, who noticed, immediately rushed to Qi from the Huai River. What's the best way to fight?
The implementation of strategic deception was too early, which was the biggest problem and the thing that Wang Jian was most worried about. Like the Grand Sima Mansion of Chu State, he was also facing a black box of war. He could not determine where the enemy was and what he was doing. Especially when his side rebukes the cavalry and the Chu army scouts were riding the cavalry and the Chu army scouts were riding the cavalry. This means that the Chu army scouts could easily block their own cavalry.
The most terrible thing on the battlefield is not being trapped in a dead world, not being strong in the enemy, not being weak in the enemy, and being weak in the battlefield, the most terrible thing on the battlefield is to have a dark look, not knowing where the enemy is, not knowing how many enemies there are. The Qin army is invincible, and one of the extremely important reasons is that the Qin army's cavalry is far stronger than the six countries in Guandong. This is why the small cavalry was able to kill Zhao Jia, the deputy general of the Zhao army in the Battle of Changping.
However, since the Chu army used horse harnesses and purchased dragon horses, the nostalgic one-way transparency of the battlefield has been gone forever, and it has not been reversed until today. In many cases, the battlefield is one-way transparency of the Chu army. Wang Jian knew this well, but he could not change it due to the horses.
"The Jing people are so far, I have already pulled Linzi, why are you afraid?" Wang Jian scolded Wang Ao for his words. Wang Ao is a smart person, but before Wang Jian refuted him, he never paid attention to the biggest problem of the entire strategic deception. Wang Ao was speechless, but Wang Ben wanted his father to be a marquis. The last person who was named a marquis for his military merits was Bai Qi, Wu'an Jun, and he hoped that his father could also reach Wu'an Jun's position.
"Why fear?!" It's okay for the others to say this, but it's his son. Wang Jian tightened his hand holding the horse whip, and then he said, "How about pulling out Linzi? Is there any food and fodder?! Do you know how many stones of food and fodder are needed in a day? Do you know how many heavy trucks are transporting food and fodder along the way? Pulling out Linzi but there is no food, you..."
Chapter completed!