After a while, General Zhao Hongrun's central general summoned to the commander's tent and told the generals in the tent his judgment. They only heard the generals look horrified and gasp.
They were in disbelief at first. After all, no one would have thought that after the Qin general Wang Jian left Hangu, he did not want to sneak attack Luocheng, but to sneak attack the Yanling army who was attacking the Ling tribe in Yichuan at the moment. What was even more shocking was that this
The ultimate goal of supporting the Qin army was to attack General Sima An's vanguard army.
However, after careful consideration, Zhai Huang, a veteran in the Shang Shui Army who rarely had an overall view, gradually accepted Zhao Hongrun's statement. After all, in his opinion, this may be the only unique move that the Qin Army can use to reverse the current unfavorable battle situation.
"This is really something not to be underestimated..."
Veteran general Zhai Huang thought to himself.
For the Qin Army, more than half of the Shangshui Army and Yanling Army soldiers did not take it seriously, because the year before last, they almost completely annihilated the Qin Army in Hangu and led the famous "One-day Battle". Therefore, this time again
In fighting the Qin army, even the Wei army felt they had a huge advantage, let alone the officers and soldiers of the Shang Shui army and the Yanling army.
At this moment, the Qin army's commander-in-chief, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi, taught these Wei army generals who had a sense of superiority a lesson.
Listening to the narration of His Royal Highness Prince Su in front of him, Zhai Huang felt that the Qin army this time was like a poisonous snake. If it didn't move, it would stop, and if it moved, it would bite its vital parts.
What shocked Zhai Huang the most was that the Qin army did not step out of Han Valley, and the hinterland of Sanchuan was almost full of their Wei sentry cavalry. However, with such a lack of intelligence, the Qin army was able to guess.
Seeing the movements of their Wei army, Qin general Wang Jian was asked to wander among several groups of Wei troops to create a sneak attack, which made Zhai Huang feel terrified.
You can guess the actions of their Wei army just by guessing. What a shocking thing!
"...Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi is simply a monster."
Zhai Huang could not hide the shock in his heart.
You know, when he came to follow Su Wang Zhao Hongrun in the north and south, he also met many famous generals in the Central Plains, such as Tian Dan of Qi State, Jing She of Chu State, and Ma She, Lian Pi and Bao Yuan of South Korea.
Wait, but I have never encountered such a difficult opponent who can guess the movements of their Wei army so accurately without the intelligence of their Wei army.
"...Fortunately, we also have a "monster" on our side who is not inferior to the other party."
Zhai Huang secretly glanced at Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, who looked solemn not far away.
He once again realized that they were very lucky because they had a far-sighted commander. Otherwise, their Wei army would have fought very hard in this battle.
After calming down, Zhai Huang opened his mouth to break the silence in the handsome tent.
"...The general believes that His Highness's judgment is accurate. Not long ago, I was thinking that our army cut off the return route of Wang Jian's tribe, but why the Qin army in Hangu did not move at all and turned a blind eye to our army's encampment here. It stands to reason that
They said they would try their best to expel our army...Now I understand that the Qin army is not worried about our army setting up camp here. On the contrary, their purpose is to keep our army here."
After hearing this, Nanmen Chi, who was also the deputy general, frowned and said: "If you think about it this way, I'm afraid the Qin army will not let our army go back to aid the Lu family... As soon as we withdraw our troops, I believe the Qin army will send troops to pursue us.
.But if we don’t return reinforcements, Lu’s defense..."
When the Lu family's defense was mentioned, all the generals in the tent frowned in unison.
Because just as Wuxin Hou Gongsun Qi had guessed, the Lu family's defense was very empty, with only some Sichuan-Luoyang coalition forces stationed there, including the Meng family tribe of the Qiang people.
After all, according to Zhao Hongrun's original arrangement, nearly 100,000 troops and horses were deployed in Hangu. On the one hand, they cut off the retreat of Qin General Wang Jian, and on the other hand, they contained the Qin army in Hangu. In addition, Yichuan also had 50,000 Yanling troops led by Wei General Qu Cheng.
, in the Hengjian area on the west side of the Lushi Plain, there are also Sima An's 50,000 cavalry. The distribution of these three Wei armies, from a bird's eye view, looks like a triangle, which happens to wrap the Lushi within it.
In this case, as a transfer station on the grain and grass transportation route, the Lu family did not need to station too many troops at all, because there were almost no enemy forces on the Sanchuan grassland that could threaten the Wei army - the Qin army in Hangu, Luonan
Aren't the Jie tribe and the Ling tribe in Yichuan both restrained by the Wei army?
Under this situation, even if Qin General Wang Jian led his army to attack Luocheng, it would not be able to shake Zhao Hongrun's original strategic plan.
But something happened in one of the links. Qin General Wang Jian did not attack Luocheng, but Yishan. This move made Zhao Hongrun send Lu Balong to lead the army to Luocheng to block Wang Jian's army. Not only was the tactical arrangement not achieved, but Wang Jian was
Jian fought for a time lag and escaped the encirclement and suppression of the Wei army before Lu Balong "closed the net" - according to Zhao Hongrun's arrangement, Lu Balong was supposed to be responsible for driving Wang Jian's army back to Hangu, and together with the Shang Shui army, he
The Qin army attacked from two sides.
The waste of troops is secondary. The most important thing is that Lu Balong may not know that Qin General Wang Jian has escaped from the capture net, and Qu Cheng, the leader of the Yanling Army in Yichuan, may not have thought that there is a real force behind him.
The Qin army, who was waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack on him, mistakenly thought that this area had been occupied by their Wei army. This was the most fatal thing!
"What are your plans, Your Highness?"
Wu Ji, the commander-in-chief of the Shangshui Army, set his sights on Zhao Hongrun.
Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Currently, there are only two ways in front of our army. One is to storm Hangu. As long as our army captures the main force of the Qin army on the Hangu side, this battle will be considered a victory.
In the event of victory or defeat, even if Wang Jian’s tribe united with the Ling tribe to besiege General Sima An, they would not be able to reverse the defeat... This is the fastest.”
"But I'm afraid that the Hangu Qin Army will not give our army this opportunity." Veteran general Zhai Huang breathed out lightly and frowned and said: "Looking at the attitude of the Hangu Qin Army, they obviously intend to defend to the death, and our army did not bring them with them this time.
With catapults and heavy fire oil, it would be difficult to storm Hanshan."
"Why not use the Green Crows?" Nanmen Chi interrupted: "With the strength of the Green Crows, they can sneak into the Qin army's camp in Hanshan."
Zhao Hongrun thought carefully for a moment after hearing this, and then shook his head.
It is undeniable that the Green Crows are good at coordinating the attack on the city, but the problem is that the Qin army built a company camp stretching for more than ten miles on Hanshan Mountain. The small number of Green Crows actually cannot play a key role -
-This is different from attacking a city.
If the city is attacked and the Qing Crows sneak into the city, open the city gate, and put the Wei cavalry who have been ambushing outside the city into the city, the city may fall into the hands of the Wei army in the blink of an eye; but if they attack the Qin camp built on the mountain,
Just the Wei army's effort in climbing the mountain was enough for the Qin army to react and take precautions in time. Under such circumstances, attacking the camp would have lost the meaning of "cooperating inside and outside".
Even if the Green Crows take action one step ahead, they will expose the Wei army's upcoming night attack.
More importantly, would the Qin army’s commander-in-chief Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi not expect this?
Therefore, it is unrealistic to storm Hangu. Therefore, the only way out is... to return reinforcements.
Return to help the Lu family.
"Return to aid?"
Hearing this, although there was no surprise, Zhai Huang was still a little worried and couldn't help but remind him: "Your Highness, if our army comes back for reinforcements, the Qin army will definitely come out to pursue..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Hongrun squinted his eyes and said, "That's okay, I'll just set up an ambush to kill him."
After that, Zhao Hongrun lowered his voice and arranged tasks for the generals in the account.
At about midnight the next day, just like the day before, Qin Shaojun stood on the observation tower on the mountain, looking at the Wei army camp on the plains below the mountain with a complicated expression.
To be precise, he was looking at the flag of "King Su of Wei" fluttering in the wind.
After an unknown amount of time, the guard Peng Zhong reminded him in a low voice: "Young Master, Marquis Wu Xin is here."
Qin Shaojun was stunned when he heard this. He turned around and saw Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi ascending the watchtower and saluted him: "Young Master."
Qin Shaojun nodded, and then asked curiously: "Is Marquis Wu Xin here to check what's going on in the Wei camp?"
"Well, a soldier just reported something, and I am a little concerned about it." Wu Xinhou Gongsun Bi nodded and admitted, then he took a few steps forward and looked at the Wei camp on the plains at the foot of the mountain with a frown.
For some reason, his eyebrows gradually wrinkled.
After a while, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he murmured in surprise: "Strange..."
Seeing this, Qin Shaojun asked curiously: "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with Wei Camp?"
Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi glanced at Qin Shaojun, then pointed to the Wei camp in the distance and said: "Young Master, look, the Wei camp at the foot of the mountain has not yet been completed, but today no Wei troops went out to cut down the forest and build the camp. This is unreasonable."
Qin Shaojun was stunned when he heard this, and immediately turned his head to look in the direction of Wei Camp.
Sure enough, I remember that yesterday the Wei army dispatched tens of thousands of people to cut down forests, transport wood, and build camps. But today, no one from the Wei army went out. Even if the wood piled up near the camp yesterday, no one cared about it today. It was as if the Wei army had given up.
Build a military camp.
"Incredible." Under Qin Shaojun's surprised gaze, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise. After a long time, he squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Ji Run noticed it."
"What?" Qin Shaojun was stunned when he heard the words, and then when he came to his senses, he opened his eyes wide and said in shock: "How is that possible?"
"This is the only explanation." Taking a breath, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi said with a solemn expression: "Counting the days, General Wang Jian should not have arrived in Yichuan to sneak attack the Wei army in Yichuan, but the Wei Gongzi sensed the crisis.
, what a…genius!”
After a pause, a strange expression appeared on his face: "He even deliberately revealed this matter to me."
"Revealed?" Qin Shaojun was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the unfinished Wei camp, frowned and said: "Wu Xinhou is saying that Wei Jun did not repair the camp today, and he deliberately revealed it to you?"
"Ah, 'It's useless to build the camp, so don't build it.' This is the news he revealed to me... He used this to tell me that he had guessed the intentions of our army, and he also revealed to me that he was going to return
To aid the Lu family, ask me if I dare to send troops to pursue them." After taking a slight breath, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi murmured: "This is really... a counterattack against an army."
"..." Qin Shaojun was confused after hearing this. He looked at Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi with an incredulous look, and then looked blankly at Wei Ying, who showed no signs of movement.
He couldn't understand how Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi could see so many things from that Wei camp.
Seeing the disbelief on Qin Shaojun's face, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi did not explain, but said in a deep voice: "Let's see, if what I predict is correct, the Wei army at the foot of the mountain will evacuate in front of our army before dusk today...
"
"..."
Looking at Wuxin Hou Gongsun Qi with a confident face, Qin Shaojun and his guard Peng Chong looked at each other in confusion.