It is obvious that the Maurya Dynasty cannot really fight against the Zhao army. If they cannot defeat the Zhao army in a short time, it will only be more difficult after Zhao unifies the Central Plains.
Although the Maurya Dynasty is not afraid of Zhao State, it does not want to make it more difficult for itself.
Of course, the Maurya Dynasty didn't know that Zhao had unified the Central Plains, but it just wanted to integrate internal resources and didn't want to start an imperial war with the Maurya Dynasty for the time being.
Three days later, after careful consideration, Thain decided to lead the army northward again.
In order to lure Zhao Jun to take the bait, Thain ordered Marin to lead a legion to go to the front and take over the territory abandoned by Zhao Jun. He led the army to follow behind, ready to support at any time.
The Peacock Army and Zhao Army's escape and pursuit had little impact on themselves, but they did a lot of harm to the surrounding barbarians.
The Mauryan Army came and they surrendered to the Mauryan Dynasty. The Zhao Army came and they surrendered to the Zhao Kingdom.
Well now, the Peacock Army is here again!
Do they vote or not?
Can you two empires be more serious? This is war, not playing house.
You are making things difficult for us!
Some tribes with relatively small populations are already preparing to migrate as a whole.
You two are both uncles, we can't afford to offend you and we can't afford to hide.
However, larger countries such as Dian, Mimo, Song, and Ranju were unable to relocate their families and could only wait in fear for the outcome of the war.
No matter who wins or loses in this battle, it will not affect the pattern of Zhao and the Maurya Dynasty, but it will determine the fate of these small countries.
Sadly, in this fateful contest, they cannot change anything. They can only wait until Zhao and the Maurya Dynasty decide the winner and then rely on the winner.
This is the tragedy of a weak country.
They are lucky, at least they are still alive.
The Kunming Kingdom and the Qiongdu Kingdom have been wiped out by the Mauryan Dynasty.
A typical fight between gods and mortals suffers.
During this period of escape and pursuit, the scout teams of Zhao Jun and the Peacock Army were also constantly fighting each other.
The scouts of both armies are all the most elite soldiers selected from the army. They are impeccable in terms of individual combat ability and coordination ability.
Neither side gave in to the other, and the fiercest fighting began in the jungle in the southwest.
Since the Zhao troops were all from the north and were not adapted to the climate and terrain of the southwest, they were at a slight disadvantage in the confrontation with the Peacock Army.
"General, we found an enemy force coming from behind." the scout reported.
"The Peacock Army has sent a legion to chase us? Keep exploring, there is still a large army behind us!" Tian Dan said with great certainty after receiving the information.
He had received news of reinforcements sent by the Maurya Dynasty. From the enemy's commander arriving at the front line and taking the initiative to lead the army to retreat, he could tell that the enemy was a very cautious person and would not do such a risky thing under normal circumstances.
"No." The scout captain said, cupping his fists.
"Go and invite the guide." Tian Dan said to the guard.
Soon, the guide from Kunming was invited to the camp, clasped his fists and said, "I've seen the general."
"Sit down." Tian Dan did not look down on him because of his status as a guide barbarian. He pointed at the bench and said kindly, "The general is asking you to come here this time. The main reason is to find out. Is there anything nearby that can accommodate 80,000 to 100,000 people?"
An open area where large armies fight.”
"There is an army of 80,000 to 100,000 fighting. There is really nothing nearby... but there is a lake fifty miles to the north. The open space on the lakeshore is quite wide. It will not be a problem to accommodate tens of thousands of people fighting." The guide said.
This lake was once the place where Kunming relied on for survival. Later, the peacock army came over and everything changed...
If possible, the guide hopes that Zhao State can defeat the Maurya Dynasty and avenge Kunming State.
"Is it far from this route?" Tian Dan asked, pointing to the southward route of Zhao Jun on the map.
"It's probably at this location. It's not very far away. It's about a mile off." The guide pointed to a location on the map and said.
"Is it convenient for the army to enter and exit?" Tian Dan asked.
"It's very convenient. Businessmen used to come and go there often," the guide said.
"Okay, that's it." Tian Dan pressed his right hand on the map and said resolutely.
He didn't plan to wait any longer. He wanted to defeat the Mauryan Army within three days and let the entire Mauryan Dynasty remember his name!
Whether it is the senior leaders of the Maurya Dynasty or the nobles of the Zhao Kingdom, they are extremely arrogant deep down. Although they know that the other party is an empire on the same level as themselves, they still look down on the other party deep down, thinking that the other party is a barbarian and not worthy of being ranked alongside themselves.
When dealing with barbarians, Zhao State has always fought quickly and never delayed the war for several months or even a year or two.
Maurya is no exception!
The next day, Zhao Jun arrived at the lake and set up camp as before.
After one night, we broke camp and left without any abnormality.
On the third day, Marin led the Peacock Army to pursue him.
"General, there are Zhao Jun's scouts not far ahead." The scout reported.
"Let them watch from the side first." Ma Lin said nonchalantly. He laid out the general camp generously for Zhao Jun's scouts to see, without any intention of avoiding it.
His legion is the bait, attracting the Zhao army to eat. Only when the enemy feels that they understand their weaknesses and are sure to win, will they take action.
However, in order to avoid Zhao Jun's suspicion, after a while, Ma Lin sent people to drive away Zhao Jun's scouts.
"General, this is the camp layout of the Peacock Army vanguard." The scout came to the Zhao Army camp and handed over to Tian Dan what he had just discovered.
"The camp defense is full of loopholes. It seems that it wants to attract Zhao Jun to take the initiative to attack. I will satisfy you with this." Tian Dan pulled out the sword from his waist and ordered, "beat the drum and break out of the camp."
Tian Dan didn't even cover up his tracks, he just killed him openly.
An army of 30,000 to 40,000 people cannot hide its traces in such deep mountains and old forests. Sooner or later, they will be discovered by the Peacock Army.
Moreover, Tian Dan's target is not the six thousand Peacock Army in the basin, but the main force of hundreds of thousands in the rear. The sooner the Peacock Army discovers it, the sooner reinforcements will come.
Marin quickly received the scout's report, immediately sent a message to Thain, and at the same time organized an army to prepare for defense.
As long as he can persist until Thain leads the main force, the Peacock Army will be able to defeat or even completely annihilate the Zhao Army by virtue of their numerical superiority and win this battle.
"Kill!" Tian Dan roared angrily and led the Zhao army to kill them directly.
Seeing that the Peacock Army did not retreat, but stayed in place, he knew that the battle was stable and the Peacock Army would definitely pay the price for their arrogance.
The Shesheng Battalion took the lead in launching an attack, and the overwhelming rain of arrows covered the Peacock Army. However, it was just a normal attack and did not use explosive arrows or splitting arrows. Tian Dan and Yan Zhou did not activate their talents to support the Shesheng Battalion.
After experiencing the last sneak attack, the Peacock Army vanguards have all replaced themselves with large shields and the best armor, raising their defense to the extreme.
Even so, a wave of arrows from the Shesheng Battalion caused hundreds of casualties, greatly suppressing the morale of the Peacock Army.
"It's Zhao Jun's super elite archer army!" Marin was startled, and quickly activated his talents to support the entire army. At the same time, he shrank the defense line, protecting the wounded in the middle, and keeping the strong ones out. The soldiers at the rear threw short spears to counterattack.
The Zhao soldiers were all wearing armor, so it was difficult for ordinary bows and arrows to cause effective damage. Instead, powerful short spears and short spears could easily penetrate the armor and cause greater damage.
"Raise your shield!" Pang Nuan yelled, and the Zhao army behind him simultaneously raised his large shield to block the Peacock Army's attack. At this time, the two sides were very close, and they could even see each other's expressions clearly.
Neither the Zhao army nor the Peacock army showed the slightest fear, and their fighting spirit and morale were constantly rising.
"Kill." Both sides burst out with earth-shattering roars at the same time, waving their weapons vigorously and slashing at the enemy.
Pang Nuan activated his talent and blessed the entire army. His spear drew a red arc in mid-air, cutting off the spear that was aimed at him, and then hit the chest of the thousand-man general of the Peacock Army with unabated force, instantly killing him.
Its obliteration.
Zhu Hai led the Wei soldiers to press over. He carried a large shield in his left hand and a heavy sword in his right hand. He swung his sword and cut the Peacock Army's large shield and the soldiers behind it in half.
More than four thousand Wei soldiers had expressionless faces, constantly raising their shields, swinging their swords, advancing, and repeating the same actions.
Even if the Peacock Army tried their best to resist, they were still no match for Wei Wuzu. Their large shields and armors were very defensive, but for Wei Wuzu, it was just a matter of one sword or two swords.
After Wei Wuzu collided with the Peacock Army, his footsteps did not even stop, but only slowed down a little.
In fact, after the fall of the Wei Kingdom, Wei Wu soldiers were affected in some ways. If Wei Wuji had not been there, there is a high possibility that they would have fallen below the military spirit.
Of all the legions of the Wei State, the Wei soldiers had the lowest recognition of the Zhao State.
The other legions recognized the State of Zhao because of Zhao Kuo. The soldiers of Wei recognized the State of Zhao because of Wei Wuji.
If Wei Wuji hadn't been there, Wei Wuzu would most likely not have joined Zhao.
Behind, the Shesheng Battalion's arrows continued, and Peacock soldiers were killed every minute and every second.
The main force of the Peacock Army was only more than an hour away from the battlefield. Originally, Ma Lin was very confident that he could hold on under Zhao Jun's attack, but now he suddenly had some doubts.
On the other side, Feng Ting also led the Zhao army to press over. Three legions surrounded the Peacock Legion from three directions.
Beads of sweat continued to appear on Marin's forehead. He quickly mobilized soldiers from the rear to make up for it and at the same time tore off the wounded.
But the Peacock Army has too many places to defend, and there are enemies everywhere. The weakest ones are at the same level as the Peacock Army, and there are three Transcendent realm experts at the forefront.
At first, Marin sat in the center and was only responsible for command and dispatch, but soon he could no longer sit still and rushed to the front to fight with Pang Nuan.
But no matter how strong he is, he can only block Pang Nuan alone, but cannot block Feng Ting and Zhu Hai.
Moreover, as he was held back by Pang Nuan, the command system of the Peacock Army was paralyzed. The injured soldiers had no time to withdraw, and the soldiers from the rear could not come up in time, resulting in a huge increase in casualties.
And Zhao Jun can be commanded by both Tian Dan and Feng Ting.
"It won't work if we continue like this. We can destroy the Peacock Army in half an hour at most. How can we attract the main force of the Peacock Army. Send an order to Wei Wuzu to withdraw some strength. Just maintain the current battle line." Tian Dan looked at it. On the battlefield, he frowned.
Zhao Jun's strength is too strong. Before it fully breaks out, the Peacock Army will be unable to withstand it.
Especially Wei Wuzu, I don't know if he has anger in his heart, but he is killing a child with one sword, just treating the elite of the Peacock Army as an assortment of soldiers.
As Tian Dan's order came to Zhu Hai, Zhu Hai showed displeasure on his face, but he still obeyed Tian Dan's order and gave the Peacock Army a chance to breathe.
On the other side, after receiving the news from Marin, Thain immediately beat the drums to summon the entire army and ran towards the battlefield without saying a word.
For some reason, Thain always had an ominous premonition in his heart. He was afraid that Marin would destroy the group before he arrived, so he did not dare to waste any time.
When Thain led the Peacock Army to the battlefield, only one-third of the soldiers under Marin's command were left, and everyone was injured. If the Zhao army had not released the enemy, they would have been wiped out long ago.
Thain hesitated for a moment. The Peacock Army had just been running wildly for more than an hour. Logically speaking, they should rest before joining the battlefield.
But it was obvious that the Marin Army could not hold on for so long. Zhao Jun found that after the main force of the Peacock Army arrived, the killing speed became faster.
"Kill!" Thain decided to join the battle immediately. Although his physical strength was affected after rushing, the Peacock Army was the elite in the world after all, and he still had some endurance.
Moreover, Zhao Jun also experienced more than an hour of fighting, and the situation was not much better.
Seeing the main force of the Peacock Army joining the battlefield, Tian Dan finally breathed his last breath of relief, with a cheerful smile on his face.
This terrain was specially chosen by him. It is surrounded by mountains and has many mountains. Only the basin around the lake can accommodate an army of 80,000 to 90,000 people.
As long as the basin is filled, no matter how large the Peacock Army is, they can only stay outside.
The number of Zhao's troops was more than 30,000, close to 40,000.
The number of the Peacock Army is 140,000 to 50,000, and there are tens of thousands of auxiliary troops, which should add up to nearly 200,000.
However, Tian Dan did not regard the auxiliary troops as human beings. With the fighting power of those barbarians, Zhao Jun could fight ten of them one by one.
Moreover, it is impossible for these auxiliary troops to work for the Mauryan Dynasty. As long as the Mauryan Army has a tendency to lose, these auxiliary troops will run faster than rabbits.
The real enemy of Zhao Jun is just the Peacock Army.
If it were a frontal battle, no matter how strong the Zhao army was, it would be impossible to defeat four times the enemy's force.
After all, these are the real elites of the empire, and they are not comparable to those barbarians.
But if the numbers of both sides are similar, Tian Dan is very confident that Zhao Jun will win, and he can even win with a small loss.
And in this case, the Peacock Army is the easiest to be fooled.
The empire is confident, and Tian Dan feels that if the numbers are the same, the Zhao army will win.
Thain also felt that when the numbers of both sides were equal, the Peacock Army would definitely win.
To achieve this condition, we must find a special terrain in this mountainous area with no ground level, which can accommodate an army of about 80,000 in a melee.
The basin with the lake as the center perfectly meets this condition. As long as Zhao Jun enters the basin first, the Peacock Army can only send more than 40,000 soldiers to join the war. No more basins can accommodate it.
Moreover, it was surrounded by high mountains and ridges, leaving no place for the Peacock Army to gain a foothold and suppress the Zhao Army from a high position.