Zhao Kuo's current army in the middle is gathered around Linlu City.
Because of the encounter in Lucheng, he was forced to move his army northward and gather here to better support the Zhao army in Lucheng and other places. From the battlefield in Lucheng, Ban was half happy and half worried.
The news made him happy that Li Mu repelled the Qin attack, and the Qin people fled to Lucheng. What worried him was that Zhao Guo lost one of his generals, and the number of casualties was about the same as that of the Qin people. They also paid the same price.
A heavy price to pay.
However, the Qin people had some advantages in numbers, so both sides paid the same price. It was still considered a small victory for the Zhao army, but tens of thousands of people were killed and wounded. This made Zhao Kuo feel a little heartbroken. Regarding Lucheng, Zhao Kuo
Zhao Kuo did not plan to attack by force. Firstly, the price to pay for a strong attack would be too high. Secondly, the location of the main force of the Qin people had not yet been found. Zhao Kuo could not send heavy troops to attack Lucheng.
In repeated confrontations with the Qin people, Zhao Kuo became more and more aware of the huge role of scouts. Information is always the most important on the battlefield. Bai Qi did an excellent job in this regard, which is worth learning from Zhao Kuo.
Therefore, he sent a large number of scouts to various parts of the battlefield to inquire for information. In such a winter, the role of cavalry was reduced to a minimum. Riding horses and galloping in the cold winter would only kill the scouts.
Moreover, horses consume a lot of food and grass.
Reducing the role of scouts is not entirely a bad thing. At least, it will also affect Bai Qi's judgment... maybe?
A large number of scouts sent by Zhao Kuo also brought very good news. The scouts stood in front of Zhao Kuo. The young man's eyes seemed to have a layer of frost. Zhao Kuo smiled and asked him to sit in front of the bonfire.
Next to him, he casually followed him to make a bonfire. When he asked about the situation, the scout trembled and said: "In the direction of Gongcheng, we found a lot of traces of fires and traces of the passing of the army..."
"We continue to follow, and these traces lead all the way to Mengmen."
Zhao Kuo was stunned and asked: "Are there any traces of chariots?"
"Yes, the number is very large, and there are traces of the dense forest being cut down. The Qin people are still setting up camps in several places. According to the scale, the number should be no less than 50,000." The scout said seriously,
Zhao Kuo smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said: "Please go to Li Yu and receive the reward. You have done a very good job." When Zhao Kuo said this, the scout's face turned red. It was true that he was praised by the idol.
A very exciting thing.
After seeing off the scouts, Zhao Kuo continued to look at the map.
Gong, Mengmen... It seems that the Qin people are marching in the direction of Hanoi. Sure enough, Bai Qi still wanted to ambush the Wei army. The army that appeared in Lucheng was probably to attract his main army.
He didn't dare to send too many troops to support easily. He had to admit that Bai Qi thought very correctly. After knowing that the Qin army was stationed in Lucheng, Zhao Kuo really shouldn't send people to reinforce Hanoi.
If Zhao's defensive air attack causes the Qin people to attack directly from Wu'an, what should they do?
But if he doesn't go to support, I'm worried that Bai Qi will focus his troops first to destroy Wei's soldiers, and then come back to fight with him. In this way, the Zhao and Wei coalition forces will be disintegrated. Currently, there are three options before Zhao Kuo
, the first is to concentrate the troops to destroy the Qin army occupying Lucheng, and then make plans. The second is to rush to rescue the Wei army and join forces with the Wei State earlier. The third is to continue to advance calmly and completely recover
Zhao Di.
Zhao Kuo thought about it seriously. A general cannot hesitate, but making a decision is not an easy task, because one of his choices can determine the life or death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, as well as the people behind them.
Family members, the people of a whole country. Therefore, when Zhao Kuo makes a decision, he usually adopts the safest decision and never dares to be radical. He is very afraid that his decision will kill more people.
Looking at the map and struggling for a long time, Zhao Kuo gritted his teeth and finally made a decision.
.......
Lord Xinling's disciples were confused.
After gathering the entire army, the first decision Xinling made was to seize the boats of fishermen in surrounding counties. In Hanoi, the resistance of the Qin people was very tenacious. Hearing that the Wei people needed boats, many relied on them for life.
The fisherman who was living on his boat shed tears and pierced his beloved. After killing the resisting soldiers, Wei Wuji could not feel at ease, because the people at the lowest level of the Qin State also tried their best to
Impede the Wei army's actions.
Soldiers of Wei State disappeared every day, and their bodies could often be found the next day and by the river.
There were countless people who wanted to burn the food and grass at night, and even wanted to organize the people to attack the camp. In order to stabilize the rear in the future, Wei Wuji also quickly made a decision to kill these resisting areas. There was a Qin
If people rebel and resist, then kill all the Qin people in this place, leaving no chickens or dogs alive. Under such a cruel policy, many Qin people were reported by their own people when they wanted to resist. After all, compared with not being afraid,
People who die are more afraid of death.
Under Wei Wuji's iron-blooded methods, the situation in Hanoi has improved. At least Wei soldiers no longer disappeared for no reason. After collecting enough ships, Wei Wuji only left one retainer and an army of 5,000 people to stay behind.
However, he led a large army to forcefully cross the river. The disciples were very confused about what Lord Xinling was doing. However, Lord Xinling's prestige was very high, so they did not refuse.
During the whole process, Lord Xinling was extremely cautious and sent a large number of scouts to various places. He even did not allow the soldiers crossing the river to light bonfires to keep warm. He said that the Qin people's scouts could identify their situation from a distance through the smoke. If
When the enemy knew that he had crossed the river, he would definitely attack him when he was most tired. Many of the diners smiled disdainfully. Mr. Xinling was good at everything, but he thought too much.
The people of Qin were far away in Zhao, so how could they come here to observe the smoke?
Because Lord Xinling was not allowed to light bonfires, some soldiers froze to death.
However, Lord Xinling did not relent. After landing, a retainer suggested that the Qin people should rush to join forces with Jin Bi before the Qin people discovered that he had crossed the river.
Lord Xinling rejected him and said: We haven't offered sacrifices to the river yet, so we can't leave in a hurry.
Later, he personally offered sacrifices to the river water for the dead soldiers, slaughtered the livestock, and prayed that the river water would protect all the dead soldiers. The ceremony was very solemn. Lord Xinling took out a large amount of meat for sacrifice, and there were rituals all day long.
Witches were jumping around on the other side of the river. Interestingly, these witches were all from Qin, and Wei Wuji spent a lot of money to invite them.
Wei Wuji's disciples also suggested: You can't waste it just because we have enough food and grass. The meat sacrificed to the river should be distributed to the soldiers.
Wei Wuji once again rejected the guest's proposal and said: This is not a useless behavior, you will know later.
Sure enough, as Wei Wuji said, most of the Wei soldiers who were originally complaining, frustrated, and even angry had undergone some changes after two consecutive days of grand sacrifices. They became solemn, with expressions on their faces.
Full of fighting spirit, Lord Xinling asked the witch to calculate their outcome this time. The witch held up the turtle shell and told everyone that the river god will protect the Wei army and you will definitely win this war.
Hearing what Wu said, Wei Wuji's disciples smiled and put down the daggers placed around the necks of Wu's family.
Your calculation is quite right.
Only then did Lord Xinling lead the Wei army towards Jin Bi's direction. It could be seen that Lord Xinling was very worried about Jin Bi's safety, but he marched very slowly and kept sending out troops.
The scouts came to investigate the situation ahead. Every time they reached a place, they quickly asked the soldiers to stop to rest and recharge their batteries. The retainers shook their heads. They really didn't understand what Lord Xinling was thinking.
However, I had no choice but to obey.
After walking along the river bank for several days, the scout finally came to Wei Wuji in a panic. Next to him was a tied up Wei soldier. The soldier was wearing torn clothes, with messy hair, and he was kneeling before Wei Wuji.
In front of him, with his head lowered and blood still dripping from his body, the scout looked at Wei Wuji and said: "General, we have discovered the defeat of our army."
