"Super Elite Cavalry Legion? Don't worry about him. The army continues to press forward until it encounters the main force of the Qin Army." Li Mu stood on the tall carriage, with his head on the canopy, his right hand on the hilt of his sword, and his tiger eyes calmly
Looking ahead.
Guanzhong is known as the land of four fortresses. It is surrounded by insurmountable natural chasms, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
However, once the army enters Guanzhong, there will be a vast plain in front of them, and there will be no natural dangers to defend.
This kind of terrain is most suitable for the Zhao army to fight, and what Li Mu has to do is to constantly push the battle line forward, forcing the Qin army to fight head-on, and not giving the Qin army any chance to use tactics.
Li Mu has long past the time when he needs gorgeous military achievements to prove himself. The two countries of Qin and Zhao have reached this level. It can be said that as long as nothing unexpected happens, the Qin army will not be Zhao Jun's opponent anyway.
What he has to do is to ensure that Zhao Jun does not make any mistakes.
As long as you don't make any mistakes, it's fine and leave the rest to your strength!
Faced with Zhao Jun's pressing step by step, Wang Jian could only retreat continuously and send small groups of troops to harass Zhao Jun in an attempt to slow down Zhao Jun's marching speed and disrupt Zhao Jun's formation.
However, it had no obvious effect.
The Zhao army was well-trained and disciplined. Even during the march, they still maintained an intact formation, connected front and rear, and had cavalry running back and forth to connect the entire army.
If an enemy is discovered anywhere, nearby legions will be able to respond quickly.
The Qin army sent out by Wang Jian could only fight with meat buns and beat dogs, and they would never come back.
In this way, the Qin army continued to retreat under the pressure of Zhao Jun...
"Write a letter of challenge to Zhao Jun and fight openly and openly!" In June, Wang Jian couldn't bear it anymore and decided to fight Zhao Jun.
Li Mu's tactics were so disgusting. He relied entirely on the overwhelming force and forced the Qin army to retreat step by step without giving him any chance to perform. If he continued to retreat like this, the Zhao army would reach Yongcheng!
As for lengthening Zhao's supply line and consuming Zhao's food and grass, it is even more unworkable.
The prerequisite for lengthening the enemy's supply line is sufficient strategic depth. The capital of the Qin State is right behind the Qin Army. There is no strategic depth unless the capital is moved to Chengdu.
If the Qin State does not even fight, but is frightened by the Zhao army and moves the capital, then the remaining people's support will be completely dispersed.
Without the support of the people, no matter how steep the natural moat is, they cannot stop the Zhao army.
The terrain in Guanzhong did not allow Wang Jian to do this. The Wei River ran through Guanzhong from west to east, which not only facilitated the Qin army's transportation of grain, but also facilitated the Zhao army.
During the Battle of Rangcheng, Wang Jian had seen the Zhao army's logistical supply capabilities. I wonder if it was because he was afraid of poverty back then. Zhao was extremely obsessed with logistics. When other countries were still trying to figure out how to feed their soldiers,
Zhao Jun is already thinking about nutrition.
The tactic of stretching logistics supplies is useful for most enemies, but it has no effect on the Zhao army.
Wang Jian can guarantee that if the two armies are fighting for their lives, the Qin army will be the first to be unable to hold on.
Rather than being forced into a desperate situation by Zhao Jun in the end, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the army still has three points of fighting spirit and fight with Zhao Jun.
"Can't you help it? Then as you wish, go back and tell your general that I have accepted this letter of challenge. We will have a showdown tomorrow morning." Li Mu said with a smile to the Qin soldiers who came to deliver the letter.
"The water level of the Wei River has not changed in the past two days, and the location where the Qin army decided to fight is relatively high, so there is no need to worry about water attacks." Fan Zeng said that as a military advisor, he pays attention to these issues every day.
Each general in the army also has his or her own responsibilities.
Li Mu's main focus was to fight steadily and not give the Qin army a chance.
"Chop the beef sent by the king and share it with everyone, so that everyone can rest early tonight and refresh themselves. By the way, double the number of soldiers patrolling at night." Li Mu warned.
Until now, he has never sent troops to sneak attack the Qin army's camp. Similarly, it is impossible to give the Qin army this opportunity.
The next day, before dawn, the Qin army started to make fire and cook. After the whole army had eaten and drank enough, they destroyed the camp on the spot and killed the Zhao army.
If they win, they will occupy the Zhao army's camp, and the current camp will not be left.
If they lose, they won't be able to defend their current camp, and they won't be able to leave it to Zhao Jun.
Four thousand Longxi cavalry followed Wang Jian closely. Li Xin led nearly 4,000 Longxi cavalry left after the battle with Feng Wuze to guard the left wing, and Xin Sheng led 6,000 Guanzhong troops to guard the right wing.
Although Wang Jian gave extra meals to the soldiers last night and gave a morale boost just now, the morale of the army was not high.
This is no wonder, after all, Qin and Zhao have not won a single battle in recent years, and everyone has long lost confidence.
Most of the officers and soldiers in the army had experienced the Battle of Rangcheng and the Defense of Xianyang. They had been prisoners of Zhao for several years and were only released last year.
Some soldiers have even experienced all the wars between Qin and Zhao in the past ten years, and they know very well how terrifying the Zhao army is.
In this case, the morale of the army cannot be high.
Wang Jian used the hatred of the country and the family to stimulate the morale of the army, but most of the Qin army had no hatred towards Zhao. After the Zhao army captured them, they did not kill them like they did with prisoners, but just made them serve for a few years.
He kept his promise and let them come back.
They even arrived several months in advance and gave them travel expenses.
Many Qin troops, especially those at the bottom, still had a slight fondness for Zhao, which made it difficult for Wang Jian to rely on hatred between the country and his family to inspire the morale of the army.
As for the heavy profits, due to the successive defeats of the Qin State, the promises made could not be fulfilled, and in the end even the king died in the battle.
Most of the soldiers no longer believe this.
To put it more seriously, Qin's military merit system has begun to collapse.
They continued to lose on the battlefield, and everyone was unable to gain benefits through the war, but Qin Fa kept beating them like a whip.
How could everyone not complain?
Since a few years ago, Lu Buwei has been slowly helping the Qin State to transform and abolished several harsh criminal laws. If Lu Buwei is given enough time, he might really succeed.
Unfortunately, the death of Qin Prince Chu gave the Zhao State an opportunity. Lu Buwei had just given tax exemptions to the people of the country, and within a few days they had to recruit them again under another name, causing the country's credibility to suffer another blow.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It can be said that the problems Wang Jian is facing now are even more difficult than Li Mu in history.
Historically, although the Zhao State lost everything in the end, they still had a blood feud with the Qin State for generations, allowing them to fight the Qin State to the last drop of their blood.
Now the Zhao State has not massacred any Qin soldiers or people. Even the Qin soldiers who were captured have kept their promise and been released in advance.
There was no blood feud between the Qin Army and the Zhao State, and most people did not even have any blood feud. They did not have the courage to fight the Zhao Army to the death, nor were they willing to fight the Zhao Army to the death.
Even on the battlefield, Wang Jian still had no confidence in his heart. One step forward would lead to an abyss, and a step back would lead to hell.
"At this point, we can only fight to the death." Wang Jian took a deep breath and watched Zhao Jun's flag approaching slowly from a distance.
More than ten years ago, when he was still unknown, Li Mu began to rise to prominence.
More than ten years later, the two men became the commanders-in-chief of the Zhao Army and the Qin Army respectively, and finally began their fateful showdown.
At this time, a cavalryman broke away from the Zhao army's camp and ran towards the Qin army, aiming his arrows from left to right.
"Don't attack." Wang Jian stopped him.
"My Lord Wu'an invites the general to talk in front of the two armies' formations," the cavalryman said with clasped fists.
"General, don't do it. Be careful of the Zhao army's deception." The left and right people hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"Haha, the Qin army is actually worried that our Zhao army will deceive us. It's really a hundred steps and fifty steps. Don't worry, everyone, our Zhao country is not King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and we will not behave like a villain." The cavalryman sneered.
"You..." Upon hearing this, the generals drew their weapons, pointed at the Zhao cavalry, and said angrily.
"Kill me, and you will all be buried with me!" The cavalryman raised his neck and glanced over the faces of everyone, showing no fear.
"May I ask the name of the young general?" Wang Jian motioned to everyone to put away their weapons and looked at the young cavalry in front of him kindly.
"I dare not call you little general. General, you can call me Feng Jie." The young cavalryman said with his fists clasped.
"It's true that a hero comes from a young age." Wang Jian praised.
"I'm ashamed of myself." Feng Jie said quickly.
"Lead the way." Wang Jian said.
"No." Feng Jie cupped his fists and saluted, then turned the horse's head.
"General!" The generals looked at Wang Jian anxiously.
"It's okay." Wang Jian waved his hand, indicating to the driver to move the frame forward.
Soon, Li Mu and Wang Jian came to the center of the two armies. Neither of them stepped off the carriage, they just looked at each other calmly.
After a while, Li Mu said: "The king has praised the general many times and thinks that the general is the pillar of Qin."
"Thank you, King Zhao, for my good words." Wang Jian leaned over slightly.
"With the general's wisdom, it is not difficult to see the gap between the two armies. It is impossible for the Qin army to win. The two countries Zhao and Qin are from the same lineage and have the same roots. It is against the ancestral way to fight for life and death. If the general leads his army to surrender
, This general can protect the King of Qin from worries, and ask the King to grant a fief to the King of Qin to continue the ancestral temple sacrifices of the Qin State. It can also avoid a disaster for the people in Guanzhong." Li Mu said.
"If the general leads the Zhao army to surrender, I can also protect King Zhao from worries and persuade the king to grant Hebei to King Zhao as a fief." Wang Jian said in a deep voice.
"Prince Chu of Qin has a son in our country of Zhao, and the king regards him as his own son." Li Mu suddenly said.
"???" Wang Jian's pupils suddenly dilated. He didn't know this.
Zichu left his son in the Kingdom of Zhao and did not bring him back. This was a very embarrassing matter in itself, so it was naturally impossible for him to tell others.
Except for Lu Buwei, Yang Quanjun and a few other people in the entire court, even Wang Jian didn't know.
However, Wang Jian did not suspect that Li Mu had lied to him, because it was not necessary, and Zi Chu was indeed a hostage in Zhao State, so it was normal for him to keep his children.
Qin still has a son left by King Chu!
"I don't understand what you mean." Wang Jian's expression did not change at all.
"You will understand in the future." Li Mu gave Wang Jian a deep look, clasped his fists in a salute, and turned to leave.
He did not expect to be able to persuade Wang Jian to surrender. Such a strong-willed man could not be persuaded by just a few words.
He is just planting a seed in Wang Jian's heart, waiting for it to take root and sprout in the future...
Li Mu and Wang Jian returned to the formation, glanced at each other, the war drums beat at the same time, the flags were waved rapidly, and the left and right wings rushed towards the enemy at the same time.
Le Cheng and Sima Shang, one on the left and the other on the right, led the Youyun Cavalry and the Great Wall Army to the front. The war clouds above their heads rolled violently, like raging waves crashing towards the enemy.
Li Mu knew very well that even though the Qin army had 20,000 to 30,000 more troops than the Zhao army, the real main battle legion was only a fraction, and the remaining 100,000 troops were all old farmers who had just been recruited from the fields.
As long as the main force of 20,000 to 30,000 troops is defeated, the remaining Qin army can directly surrender.
Bagua array!
Wang Jian's eyes were firm and he slowly opened his exclusive battle formation!
In an instant, the momentum of the Qin army shook violently. Subtle spiritual power combined with the aura of heaven and earth, imprinting marks on the soldiers. More than 100,000 imprints were connected into fine threads in the sky, connecting the entire army.
The battlefield is wrapped together.
At the same time, Wang Jian felt the spiritual power flowing outward rapidly until it covered the 130,000 Qin army.
Since the Bagua Formation was created, this is the first time he has used it on the battlefield.
"A self-created battle formation! No wonder it is so highly praised by the king!" Li Mu thought in his mind and activated the Heluo formation at the same time!
A dragon and horse came from the west carrying He Tu on their backs, and a divine turtle carried Luo Shu on its back and soared from the south!
The dragons and turtles met, the color of the sky and the earth changed, the spiritual energy in the battlefield began to dissipate, and the Qin army's war clouds disintegrated at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just over ten breaths, the Qin army's war clouds completely disappeared, leaving only the Zhao army's war clouds in the sky.
Wang Jian looked at Li Mu in shock. Almost all the abilities of the legion were based on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Li Mu's battle formation directly deprived them of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!
"Kill!" Sima Shang led the reborn Great Wall Army and inserted himself fiercely into the Qin army. With one sweep of his horse, a hundred-man leader was shot away. He looked up at the Qin army's commander's flag and rushed straight towards Wang Jian.
At this moment, Sima Shang's expression changed instantly!
A ray of green light bloomed from the body of the Hundred Man Master. After a few breaths, the Hundred Man Master who had just been killed by him came back to life without any wounds on his body.
"I don't believe you can always be resurrected!" A ferocious smile appeared on Sima Shang's face, without any reservation. He slowly waved the horse in his hand, and the terrifying power instantly turned the newly resurrected Qin Jun in front of him into powder.
Sima Shang stared closely at the pile of dregs. After a few breaths, he didn't see the Qin army resurrected, so he felt relieved.
"It's only been resurrected once, what's the use?" Sima Shang said disdainfully.
What he didn't know was that the reason why the Qin army was only resurrected once was because Li Mu's Heluo Formation blocked the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and restrained Wang Jian's Bagua Formation.
Otherwise, Wang Jian's Bagua array locks time and space and freezes the soldiers in their prime state. Theoretically, as long as the soldiers can withstand the pain of death without collapse, they can always be resurrected.
However, Wang Jian has never seen anyone who can be resurrected all the time. Even the most elite soldiers in the Longxi cavalry can only be resurrected five times at most because their will is strong enough.
But because Li Mu had isolated the spiritual energy on the battlefield, even if Wang Jian locked time and space, he did not have enough energy for the soldiers to resurrect.
If you want to be resurrected, you can only rely on your own inner energy and other energy.
When the energy is used up, the number of resurrections will be gone.
In this case, being able to be resurrected once is considered lucky, as most soldiers cannot be resurrected even once.