Xuchang and Wang Bai were in the pavilion of the city wall, watching the soldiers busy building the wall while pouring wine to each other and chatting and laughing.
"General Li Mu is truly a god."
"But one order changed the situation of the battle and turned our army against the guests."
"At this time, the Qin army is probably heartbroken over the loss of food and supplies!"
As he said this, he and Wang Bai laughed together.
No wonder Xuchang is so proud.
After Zhao Jun changed his strategy last night, he went to two places to intercept three batches of grain and grass overnight.
This not only cut off the Qin army's supplies but also enriched the Zhao army's granary.
In the current situation, Zhao Jun only needs to stay in Woniu Mountain and wait for Qin Jun to come and die.
Wang Bai apologized to Xuchang and smiled for a while, then he raised his hands slightly worriedly and said:
"Sir, my subordinates think that we cannot underestimate the enemy."
"If it were an ordinary Qin army, our army should have captured it on the first day of attack."
"But the Qin army repelled our army several times with stone bullets."
"Not only did our army make no progress, it also suffered heavy casualties..."
This Wang Bai has a shadow over the battles of the past few days.
But this is not surprising.
He looked at his old subordinates who had been following him for many years.
A team of veterans who are invincible in every battle.
He was easily knocked down by the enemy with stone bullets, and he even died without even seeing the enemy's face.
How could he not frighten him, the captain?
Xuchang didn't take it seriously. He interrupted Wang Bai:
"Hey, that's just the Qin army's miraculous skill, it's not worth mentioning."
"If we really set up a battle array to catch each other and fight."
"Then how can the Qin army be my opponent?"
Although Wang Bai didn't say anything, he didn't think so in his heart.
First of all, if the Qin army was really "not worth mentioning" and "weird and cunning", then how did the Great Wall get lost in the hands of Pang Nuan and Xuchang?
But of course Wang Bai didn't say this, he just thought about it in his heart:
If the Zhao army is fighting head-on, it is true that they are not afraid of the Qin army.
This is partly because the Zhao army is all elite, especially the elite soldiers from the North, who are invincible.
On the other hand, the Zhao army occupied the favorable location and built a camp, and the Zhao army still had a military advantage.
In other words, Zhao Jun took advantage of the right time, location, and people.
How could he, Wang Bai, be afraid of the Qin army with female soldiers among them?
However, after thinking about it carefully, Wang Bai felt that something was wrong.
There seems to be a capable person in the Qin army.
Just like this attack on the gap in the Great Wall, the elite troops from the North led by Wang Bai lost thousands...
This is unimaginable in ordinary times. Even if the Northern soldiers faced the Xiongnu, they would be one to ten.
In this battle, he was defeated without the ability to fight back.
What's even more terrifying is...
"My subordinates think so."
"The Qin army may intend to lead our army to attack Ci County."
Xuchang asked in confusion: "How do you say this?"
Wang Bai replied:
"It is said that the Great Wall has been in the hands of the Qin army for several days, and the gap should be about the same even if it has not been completed."
"But the Qin army left this gap unfilled."
"And the Qin army has sufficient troops in Ci County."
"So... my subordinates thought that the Qin army was well prepared, which is why our army was defeated recently."
"If the Qin army can set up this plan, there must be capable people to help. We must not underestimate the enemy."
Although Wang Bai was a fierce general, he had followed Li Mu in his expeditions east and west for many years and was not familiar with officialdom.
Otherwise these words would never have been uttered.
Because it is obvious that if the Qin army had been prepared and intended to lure the Zhao army to Cixian...
Does that mean Xuchang fell into a trap?
Does this mean that Xuchang is responsible for this defeat and losses?
Does this mean that Xuchang is no longer worthy of leading and commanding this army?
Sure enough, Xuchang's face immediately became a little confused.
If it was normal, he would have fallen out with Wang Bai, a reckless man who didn't know the rules and didn't know the size.
However, these are extraordinary times, and Xuchang still needs elite soldiers under Wang Bai's command.
Among them, especially the two thousand fine cavalry brought by Wang Bai.
That was the Northern Goblin Cavalry who could not lose half a point against the Huns who had grown up on horseback after years of fighting in Mobei!
This time, these elite cavalry were used just right to intercept the Qin army's food and grass supplies, not to mention that they would be useful in many places in the future.
Therefore, Wang Bai cannot afford to be offended.
So Xuchang suppressed his anger and said:
"The captain is worrying too much."
"According to my general's investigation, the main force of the Qin army has followed Yang Duan and went north."
"At this time, we are surrounded by General Li Mu's army."
"The person stationed at the Great Wall is Yang Ting, the daughter of Yang Duanhe."
"Most of the female streamers are Chinese soldiers who have not experienced combat, so how can they be talented?"
Wang Bai wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Xuchang raising his glass.
"Come on, let me give you a toast to the Captain."
"Wish us to defeat the Qin army and recover the Great Wall!"
Wang Bai hurriedly responded, but still felt uneasy in his heart.
This may be Wang Bai's sixth sense developed from years of fighting with the Huns.
You must know that the Hun cavalry always comes and goes like the wind, so the northern soldiers must always be vigilant.
As time goes by, Wang Bai will have some foresight if an enemy attacks or a major event is about to happen.
However, Wang Bai was unable to determine the source of the problem, and the general Xuchang dismissed it, so he had no choice but to give up.
The further time went by, the more restless Wang Bai felt.
He advised Xuchang more than once:
"General."
"Our army has been blocking traffic for days to intercept the Qin army's supplies."
"The supplies were cut off by the Qin army and we should have gone to war as soon as possible, but..."
At this time, Xuchang always replied:
"Captain, don't worry too much."
"What can the Qin army do if they know their supplies are cut off?"
"Isn't fighting outside the city a dead end?"
"On the contrary, if you stick to the Great Wall, you can survive for a few more days."
"I can just wait in peace."
So Wang Bai was ordered to urge the soldiers to cut down trees and build a stronghold.
Little did they know... what Qin Jun was waiting for was Zhao Jun cutting down trees and building strongholds.
Shen Bing said:
"Our army should attack Woniu Mountain later."
"Now I need to make some preparations."
"Secondly, if Zhao Jun's fortress has not been built yet, how can we attack it with fire?"
What this means is that if the walled city has just been built and there are only a few logs, there will be nothing to burn if you want to.
Of course Zhao Jun didn't know this.
Still sawing wood, cutting down trees, and then transporting logs down the mountain one by one.
Zhao Jun even opened a "slide" in order to transport logs faster and more conveniently.
The so-called "slide" is a steep surface slightly modified according to the mountain topography.
For example, clear some rocks and shovel away some bumps and obstacles along the way.
In this way, for trees felled on the mountain, the side branches are first cut off and trimmed.
Then use a hemp rope to drag it to the "slide" to the next delivery...The trees will slide down the smooth steep slope.
This can obviously save Zhao Jun a lot of time.
So within a few days, a walled city made of logs rose from the ground.
Behind the walled city, there are Zhao army camps and branches, debris and other objects left behind after logging.
Xuchang also thought that the Qin army would attack with fire.
So I ordered people to carry these branches and debris back.