"I have only one request, no one is allowed to hold back, otherwise military law will be dealt with!" After Li Mu issued the military order, he looked at all the generals seriously.
In order to compete for credit, generals often hold each other back, leading to great defeats. This kind of thing has long been seen in history books.
Although Li Mu believed that Wang Jian, Meng Wu and others knew the basics and would not do this, he still had to say it.
"I sincerely follow the teachings of Lord Wu An!" Wang Jian, Meng Wu and others nodded.
What you fear most is not that the enemy is too powerful, but that you have pig teammates!
However, Wang Jian and Meng Wu glanced at all the generals of the same level and laughed. They would not do this. Wang Ben (Meng Tian) was also their own child, and Yang Duanhe, who was also a good old man, would not do this.
As for Pang Nuan... I'm afraid that when the fight actually breaks out, what they have to worry about is not that Zhao's old troops are holding back, but that they themselves will break the Zhao's old troops' hind legs.
Before entering the high-level military meeting, they had inspected the military camp. They could only say that the fighting spirit of Zhao Guo's old army was too strong, combined with the opponent's glorious record.
They have reason to suspect that once a fight breaks out, they may lose touch with this old Zhao army and have to chase and block them all the way, not daring to let the opponent rush too fast.
"What's the command from Dragon City?" Wang Jian, Meng Wu and others still looked at Li Mu.
The Dragon City army is not in their command system. Once a war breaks out, how they should cooperate is a problem.
In the event of a head-on encounter by accident, it is easy to mistake the opponent for the enemy and start a fight, which would be very difficult to deal with.
Li Mu was also thinking about this issue. Longcheng did not send anyone to this meeting, and no one knew what Longcheng was thinking.
"Report~Long Jun's secret order!" Just as Li Mu and others were struggling, the herald rushed into the tent with a secret order.
Li Mu hurriedly took the secret order box, took out the secret order, and then knew Long Cheng's plan.
"Longjun said that the main towns of Chu State are all north of the Huaihe River, which is also our main attack area. Therefore, Longcheng will be bounded by the Huaihe River. To the north of the Huaihe River, we will conquer it. To the south of the Huaihe River, Longcheng will be conquered by us. The city will take action!" Li Mu explained the contents of the secret order to everyone.
"Huh~" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. With strategic goals, there would be no crossover.
What they didn't expect was that Longcheng actually planned to send troops and capture all the counties south of the Huai River.
"What if the Chu army avoids the battle, concentrates its forces, and annihilates the Dragon City army first?" Meng Tian asked at Meng Wu's signal.
Li Mu looked at Meng Tian and Meng Wu, knowing that this was Meng Wu's instruction, and smiled slightly.
"Even if our 400,000-strong army confronts Longcheng's army, we may not have an absolute chance of winning. With Longjun's ability and Dragoncheng's strength, if Xiang Yan dares to do this, then Chu State may not be able to wait until Xiang Yan defeats Longcheng. With the city's army, Shouchun has already fallen!"
After Meng Tian and Meng Wu thought about it for a moment, they agreed with this explanation.
After all, this is not the first time that Longcheng and the Chu State have fought against each other. After such a long fight, the Chu State has not been able to completely win, not to mention that this time it is a pincer attack from the north and the south.
"Everyone, please return to your respective camps and lead your troops to the expedition. I hope that our next meeting will be at the Shouchun Palace!" Li Mu announced the end of the meeting after seeing that no one had any objections.
"Here!" Everyone saluted with their swords in their hands, and began to return to their respective garrison positions one after another. They broke out of camp in an orderly manner according to military orders and set off for the expedition.
"Old department..." After everyone left, Li Mu looked at Pang Nuan hesitantly.
With Pang Nuan's current age and energy, let alone an army of 500,000, I am afraid that these 100,000 old troops are no longer able to command.
"I picked up a good seedling on the road. He looks like the commander of an army. You can trust him!" Pang Nuan smiled and pushed a guard behind him forward.
Li Mu looked at the young man pushed forward by Pang Nuan, looked at it carefully, and then started taking the exam.
Han Xin listened to the questions raised by Li Mu. The angles were tricky and some were beyond his current ability, so he could only bite the bullet and answer them.
He once longed for the Kingdom of Zhao and wanted to go to Fangcheng to serve Emperor Yao, but unfortunately Fangcheng set sail and he missed the opportunity.
Later, he went to the State of Zhao and wanted to show off his talents. As a result, the State of Zhao was merged into the State of Qin again, and he wandered in Handan.
Who would have thought that they would meet Pang Nuan at this moment, who had just returned home.
Under Pang Nuan's guidance, Han Xin discovered that the talent he was once proud of was worthless in front of these veterans.
However, because of this, he accidentally became a disciple of Pang Nuan. He studied the art of war with Pang Nuan and absorbed the experience of marching and commanding that was not found in military books.
"Not bad!" Li Mu roughly understood Han Xin's current strength. He might be a little less interesting than veterans such as Wang Jian and Meng Wu, but it was more of a lack of experience. He would be fine after a few battles.
And with old General Pang Nuan on the side to give guidance and command these 100,000 old troops, there won't be much of a problem.
"Then go!" Li Mu did not leave Pang Nuan and Han Xin behind anymore, and asked them to go down and prepare to lead the troops.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Wu An!" Han Xin saluted with his sword in hand, and then helped Pang Nuan out of the handsome tent.
"How?" Pang Nuan looked at Han Xin with a smile.
"Han Xin is sitting in a well looking at the sky and looking down on the people in the world. Whether it is generals such as Wang Jian and Meng Wu, or rising stars such as Wang Ben and Meng Tian, they are far superior to Xin!" Han Xin no longer had the arrogance he had when he came.
These people are much stronger than him, let alone Li Mu who can suppress these people.
Li Mu only asked him three or four questions, but in addition to the answers he gave, he also gave no less than four optimal solutions. This ability has impressed him.
"Study hard. After this battle, I have nothing to teach you. Then go and learn from Li Mu!" Pang Nuan said with a smile.
He would stay here specifically because he wanted Han Xin to show off his face in front of Li Mu, so that Li Mu could take care of his close disciple whom he picked up on the roadside in the future.
Han Xin naturally knew what Pang Nuan meant. This was something he had never experienced before, a true master-disciple relationship as close as father and son.
"In this battle, you are in charge, and the teacher will correct you from the side. Don't bury the veterans of Zhao State!" Pang Nuan said seriously.
The old troops of the State of Zhao are the pro-army of Emperor Ziyao and cannot be tarnished!
"Yes!" Han Xin nodded.
He was also very curious about the strength of the emperor's Yao Qinjun, who was rumored to be comparable to the great warriors of the Qin Dynasty. If he could not exert the strength of Yan Yan in his hands, it would be difficult for him to extend the star-studded Qin Kingdom.
The army set out, and the whole world was once again plunged into a turbulent situation. Everyone was waiting for Chu State's reaction and wanted to know how Chu State could resist the conquest of such an elite and huge army.