Mythology and the Warring States Period: I am Zhao Kuo Chapter 813: If you run away from me, I will chase you. If I run away from you, I will chase you.
Chapter 813: If you run away from me, I will chase you. If I run away from you, I will chase you.
Thain's face instantly darkened, veins popped up on his forehead, and his eyes were filled with anger, like a furious lion that might break out into trouble at any time.
As soon as he led his troops to the front line, Zhao Jun's attack came down, which was a slap in his face.
The kind that snaps.
All the generals in the camp held their breath, lowered their heads, and did not dare to take a breath. Thain had a bad temper, and there was no need to get into trouble with him at this time.
Puff puff!
The sound of breaking wind came, and the rain of arrows continued. From time to time, arrows fell in the tent and were shattered by the internal energy wave burst out by Thain.
The soldiers of the Peacock Army rushed out of the camp in panic. They thought Zhao Jun was coming and prepared to fight with their weapons.
When they arrived outside the camp, they discovered that except for the mountains and woods around them, not even a ghost of Zhao Jun could be seen.
Arrows rained from the sky, and Zhao Jun had no idea where he was attacking from.
After a few breaths, the arrow rain stopped.
There were wailing sounds everywhere in the Peacock Army camp. Many soldiers were shot by arrows, holding their wounds and howling like ghosts. The army doctors rushed to treat them.
"Zhao Jun has a super long-range attack legion?" Thain looked at Marin, and with a little force of his hands, the armrest of the seat was crushed into sawdust. This was the result of his efforts to restrain his anger.
The casualties caused by this wave of arrow rain will not be too many, but it will have a huge impact on the morale of the army. He was injured by the arrow without even seeing the enemy. It is strange that his morale is high.
And this kind of thing happens again and again. If the Zhao army launches an arrow rain attack every day in the future, then the Peacock Army will not fight this battle and just declare surrender.
"Not before." Marin said quickly.
"It seems that the State of Zhao has also sent reinforcements." Thain said in a deep voice, but this is normal. The Peacock Army has already reached the doorstep. As long as the State of Zhao still has some remaining strength, it will also send reinforcements.
For the empire, there is always something like spare energy, as long as you are willing to squeeze it out.
There is no situation where there is no spare capacity.
"Is there any information about Zhao's war to unify the Central Plains?" Thain asked again. Although he was extremely angry and wanted to lead his army to massacre Zhao's army immediately, he still had basic sense.
At his level, no matter how angry he is, he will not send troops impulsively, but will consider it more comprehensively to ensure his victory.
Only victory can make the enemy pay the price.
Anger will not!
"No. In recent months, no merchants from the Central Plains have been seen on this trade road. Those arrested before had little understanding of the ongoing war in the Central Plains. Many people did not even know that Zhao State was at war with other countries." Ma.
Lin said.
The Maurya Dynasty knew very little about the Zhao State. Although the two sides had established trade relations very early, it was basically Zhao businessmen who went to the Maurya Dynasty, and very few Maurya Dynasty businessmen took the initiative to go to the Zhao State.
The distance between the two sides by sea was too far, and many supplies were needed on the way.
Although the State of Zhao has established multiple supply points along the way, these supply points will only provide supplies to the Zhao State's caravans and will not provide any supplies to the merchants of the Mauryan Dynasty, which greatly increases the difficulty for them to reach the State of Zhao.
In addition, the Strait of Malacca is in the hands of the State of Zhao, and the navy has always been stationed there. The Mauryan Dynasty's caravan passed through the Strait of Malacca and had to pay a large amount of tolls to the State of Zhao.
This makes the cost of purchasing goods from Zhao for the merchants of the Maurya Dynasty extremely high, and they may encounter various risks on the way. All things considered, it is better to stay in the country and do business with the merchants of Zhao.
In addition, the Maurya Dynasty had always had a friendly attitude towards the Zhao State before, so it did not have any evil intentions. Unlike the Zhao State, which had sent people to collect intelligence information on the Maurya Dynasty very early.
I don’t dare to tell you everything, but I understand the basic situation.
It wasn't until the Maurya Dynasty learned from merchants that there was a shortcut from the Northeast to the Central Plains that their attitude changed and they began to collect information about Zhao and other countries in the Central Plains.
But the time is too short and not much is gained.
Marin's army was actually sent by the Mauryan Dynasty to explore the road.
The Maurya Dynasty did not expect to confront Zhao Guo so soon, but now that things have happened, it is impossible for the Maurya Dynasty to give in, let alone admit its mistake.
He must get this prosperous land in the Central Plains, no matter who the enemy is.
"That is to say... we know nothing about the Kingdom of Zhao, right?" Thain's eyes slowly swept over the generals' faces, and the generals lowered their heads in embarrassment.
"Is it because the power of the empire makes you think that the enemy can be easily defeated? Have you even forgotten the most basic knowledge of knowing yourself and the enemy? Zhao is an empire as powerful as our Mauryan Dynasty, not scum like Qiongdu and Burma that can be destroyed easily.
And... we have already lost once. If you have this mentality again, there is no need to fight this battle, everyone can go back to farming." Thain said in a deep voice.
Such a long time has passed, and apart from other things, at least the most basic information must be available: whether Zhao State lost or won, which countries were destroyed, which countries are left, and whether the war is still continuing...
It's hard to find out the details, but this extremely popular information is very easy to find out.
To put it bluntly, any of these generals could know this information by just flying into the Zhao city and walking around on the streets.
In the end, these people didn't know anything.
He thought that losing a game would give Commander Peacock some memory, but he didn't expect that these guys were still as arrogant as before and did not take Zhao Jun seriously at all.
It is strange that such a large army can defeat Zhao Jun.
The faces of Marin and others suddenly became extremely ugly. What Thain said was too unpleasant and did not give them any face at all.
But soon, Marin realized that what Thain said was right.
They were indeed blinded by their constant victory, and thought that Zhao State was nothing more than that. The reason why they lost before was just because they were not prepared. If they were allowed to do it again, they would definitely win.
"I'm sorry, General." Marin corrected himself and said apologetically.
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Thain's face looked a little better. If Marin and others not only did not admit their mistake, but felt that he was humiliating them, then he could only report to King Ashoka and send Marin and others back to the country.
But since they sincerely admit their mistakes, let's give them another chance to stay on the front line and make meritorious deeds.
"Zhao's ultra-long-range strike corps is at least a super-elite corps, and may even be a military spirit corps. It is impossible for Zhao to send out a separate archer corps, so there will be at least an ultra-elite corps of other arms to follow.
.In other words, our army will have to face at least two super-elite imperial legions, as well as other elites from the Zhao Kingdom. This is a tough battle, and I hope you don’t take any chances. Otherwise, the arrow rain just now will be yours.
End."
Thain's voice rang in everyone's ears.
He is worthy of being a famous general in the empire. With just a wave of arrows, he analyzed Zhao Jun's strength.
"A military spirit-level archer legion? How is this possible?" Kamara exclaimed, isn't the archer legion hiding behind and shooting arrows? How could it become a military spirit legion?
"For the empire, nothing is impossible. If you can attack our army across a hundred or two hundred miles, even if it is not a military spirit army, it must be treated as a military spirit army. After the two armies fight, they must deal with each other as soon as possible. If our
The intelligence is correct, Zhao State is indeed engaged in a unification war, so there will not be too many reinforcements. This is our opportunity. If we cannot deal with this army this time, it will be very difficult when Zhao State frees up its hands." Thain
said.
The lethality of the archers is too great. If they cannot be eliminated immediately, the Peacock Army will simply not be enough to kill them.
"Please give the order, General." Marin said with his fists clasped.
"General, please give the order." All the generals said with clasped fists.
"Pass my military order, the army is about to move out and retreat a hundred miles." Thain slowly stood up and glanced over everyone's heads.
"Ah?" The generals were stunned for a moment, almost thinking that Thain had made a mistake.
The army traveled through mountains and rivers to rush to the front line, only to have to retreat without fighting a battle?
If someone else had given this order, they wouldn't be so surprised. Thain is famous for his bad temper, and he even dared to yell in front of Ashoka.
Zhao Jun just slapped him in the face.
As a result, you turned away and gave up? Not only did you not fight back, but you also retreated?
Is this still the Thain they knew?
"Ah what? Haven't you seen the surrounding terrain? There are mountains and woods everywhere. It's hard to find a flat land to stay. Our army plus the auxiliary troops are nearly 200,000. How can a large army maneuver in this kind of terrain? It's still difficult.
Yes, this place is thousands of miles away from the country, and there are mountain roads along the way. One or two hundred thousand soldiers eat horse chews. How much food and grass will they consume every day? How much is the loss on the road? Have you considered it?" Thain glared at Marin.
One glance.
Forget it if others don't understand. After all, they are at most a rush general who only needs to use force and not use their brains. Marin is the commander of the first army, so he doesn't consider these things.
Is it because of the comfortable environment in the country that these people have been crippled and they have even forgotten how to lead troops in war?
He has a bad temper and gets angry easily, but he knows how to win battles and how to improve his own chances of winning. This is why he became one of the top five famous generals in the Mauryan Dynasty.
And the following group of people are not even as good as him!
In terrains like the Hengduan Mountains, before the official road is built, the Zhao army will be able to kill the Peacock Army if they can't defend it.
After retreating, the Peacock Army's food road continued to shorten, while the Zhao Army's food road continued to lengthen. One was decreasing, the other was ebbing, and the Peacock Army's chances of winning also increased.
This is what a general should do, not just because the enemy attacks you and you are angry, you have to attack him angrily, and in the end you are defeated and you become even angrier.
It's even more ridiculous.
The general's goal is to win, and only by winning can the anger in his heart be resolved.
After hearing this, the generals lowered their heads again.
The next day, the Peacock Army broke camp and began to retreat south.
After Tian Dan received the news, he ordered Zhao Jun to occupy the former camp of the Peacock Army.
On the third day, the Peacock Army continued to retreat south, and Zhao Army continued its pursuit.
This was the case for the next few days.
Until the tenth day, the Peacock Army did not withdraw. They camped in place and began to arrange various defense engineering facilities!
"The Maurya Dynasty is not planning to withdraw its troops, but is waiting for me, Zhao Jun!" Tian Dan's expression changed after receiving the news.
He had previously thought that the Mauryan Dynasty was planning to withdraw its troops and was preparing to take advantage of the situation to capture the area east of the Arakan Mountains.
When I saw the Peacock Army stop, I realized that the other party wanted to lengthen Zhao Army's food route and drag down Zhao Army's logistics.
There is no complete road in the Hengduan Mountains, and the loss of grain transportation is ten times that of the Central Plains. This is still the result of transporting grain from Chengdu. If the grain is transported from Handan, the loss will be even greater.
The same was true for the Mauryan Dynasty. Due to the larger number of armies, the pressure on the Mauryan Army was greater than that on the Zhao Army, so the food route could only be shortened by withdrawing troops.
But how could Tian Dan let the Maurya Army succeed? You can retreat, and so can I. Now it is you, the Maurya Dynasty, who is taking the initiative to attack our country, Zhao. You should be the ones who should be upset.
I, the State of Zhao, have plenty of time to waste with you.
It would be best if you could wait until our country, Zhao, has sorted out its internal affairs.
"General, something bad has happened. Zhao Jun...Zhao Jun has retreated." The scout rushed into the Peacock Army camp in a panic.
"Zhao's army actually withdrew. This is going to be difficult." Thain's face looked a little ugly. The Peacock Army had just withdrawn to a place where the land was flat and the field of vision was wide, allowing hundreds of thousands of troops to fight.
The Zhao army over there withdrew.
All the preparations of the Peacock Army were in vain!
His previous moves seemed to hit Cotton.
"Do you know who the coach of Zhao Jun is?" Thain said in a deep voice.
"According to what those businessmen said, the flag of the Zhao army carried the name 'Tian', and there was only one famous general of the Tian family in the Zhao state. He was a great nobleman of the Zhao state and one of the top famous generals in the Zhao state. The Qi state in the Central Plains was almost destroyed.
, there were only two cities left, and it was Tian Dan who led his people to recover Qi." Ma Lin said.
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"Help Qi recover? He was from Qi before? Then how did he get to Zhao? Qi was also destroyed by Zhao?" Thain asked.
By some mistake, he actually guessed the truth that Qi State had been destroyed by Zhao State.
"It is said that the State of Zhao exchanged the city for the city with the State of Qi." Ma Lin said.
"Exchange the city for the heroes who have helped rebuild the country. There is still such a monarch in the world." Thain almost laughed. It is a miracle that such a garbage country can exist. It is estimated that it will perish in a few years.
"According to those businessmen, Tian Dan is very powerful, but they don't know the specific abilities. People at their level cannot come into contact with him," Ma Lin said.
"It seems that ordinary methods are difficult to deal with the opponent." Thain murmured. The Peacock Army is the offensive side. If there is no victory for a long time, Ashoka will definitely withdraw him and replace him with another coach.
Zhao Jun is the defender, so as long as it can hold on, it will be fine.
In other words, Zhao Jun could afford it, but he couldn't afford it.
He must achieve victory as soon as possible and give an account to King Ashoka.
The next day, news came that Zhao Jun, as if deliberately mocking him, withdrew after only one day's journey and then stopped.
"Jun Du Ping, what if the Peacock Army doesn't chase?" Yan Zhou asked curiously.
"If you don't pursue our army, we will camp here, build passes and city walls, and lay official roads. When will the official roads from Guanzhong to Chengdu and from Chengdu to the foot be built? When will we send out troops? I don't believe it, he Peacock Army
It can cost more than our Zhao army." Tian Dan said disdainfully.
To put it ten thousand steps back, even if the Peacock Army really chooses to fight Zhao Jun, Zhao Guo will not lose anything.