When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 510 Li Mu’s soldiers surrounded Wang Ben, and Wang Jian risked his life for a gamble

Late at night, Yan and the nearby Zhao army camp

The lights in the commander's tent were still not extinguished, and the flickering candlelight was as turbulent as the fate of Zhao Kingdom at this moment.

It is better to cut off one finger than to injure ten of them. At least under the current circumstances, this sentence is in line with the national conditions of Zhao State.

If the three fronts are taken care of, or the two fronts are taken care of, although Zhao Guo can continue to hold on, it will certainly not be able to hold on for a long time.

The current situation of Zhao State is just like that of the Changping War. There is insufficient domestic food and grass, and a protracted war will only hurt both sides. Zhao Kuo's choice to go to war is also a helpless move.

And the situation Li Mu is facing now is far more difficult than Lian Po.

The 40 Zhao troops under Lian Po were all veterans of the Zhao State, and they were brave men who had been on the battlefield for a long time. At that time, the Zhao State also had Lian Po, Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, Pingyang Army Zhao Bao, Yu Qing and many other virtuous ministers. A good general, Zhao's national power may not be inferior to Qin's, but Qin at that time had not completely turned Bashu into the second kingdom of abundance.

But in that case, Zhao State could not support 40 Zhao troops for a protracted war, let alone today's Zhao State?
Therefore, losing both sides is just Zhao people's fantasy. Li Mu secretly guessed with Sima Shang that Qin's food and grass were absolutely sufficient.

Although the State of Qin carefully protected domestic intelligence, even Yingchuan County burst out with unprecedented vitality and showed sufficient vitality, not to mention the fertile land in Guanzhong?

The granary of the Qin State was not only Guanzhong, but also Bashu, a place praised by the Qin people as the second land of abundance.

After two generations of governance by Li Bing and his son, Shu County has gradually transformed from a barbaric land into a paradise in troubled times.

Guanzhong was unavoidable from being invaded by the coalition forces and affected by the war, but Shu County, except for the rebellion of several Shu County governors, relied on natural dangers and had not encountered external war for decades.

At that time, King Qin Huiwen and Sima Cuo's longing for the land of Bashu gradually became a reality. Will Qin, which holds two kingdoms of abundance, really be short of food?

Therefore, Li Mucai decisively chose to concentrate his main force to cripple Qin's army first, thereby defeating Qin's three-pronged encirclement and suppression strategy.

Unexpectedly, Li Mu kicked the iron plate.

Wang Jian built a large number of defense facilities in the Puyang and Zhanghe areas. When Li Mu led his army to the battlefield on the West Road, he was stunned when he looked at the deep trenches and high fortresses and the densely packed horse and crossbows. of.

He was subconsciously thinking whether he had invaded Qin's homeland or Qin had invaded Zhao's homeland. Who was the attacker and who was the defender?

Yan Ju originally wanted to stop the Qin army from building these defense facilities, but Wang Jian used 5 men to completely surround Yan and the city. The Gongshu family cooperated with the Mohist family to forcibly set up tight defenses in this area in a few days. .

Li Mu didn't want his soldiers to try to attack the fortress. It was not difficult for the [-] heavy armored corps to attack the fortress, but the other [-] were just new soldiers who had not even seen blood. Letting them attack the fortress was tantamount to death.

Therefore, Li Mu showed weakness for a time and planned to lure Wang Jian to take the initiative to attack.

But for five days in a row, no matter how Li Mu showed weakness, and even allowed his scouts to be deliberately defeated by the Qin army's scouts during the investigation, Wang Jian remained unmoved and had the strength to survive the New Year in this "tortoise shell" he had built with his own hands. .

"That shouldn't be the case. The Qin Army didn't take advantage of an unknown person like me. This is not in line with the Qin Army's consistent style."

Li Mu looked at the map and racked his brains to think about the strategy, but he still couldn't help Wang Jian.

The Qin army has always fought bravely. As long as it seizes the enemy's weaknesses, it will launch several rounds of rapid and overwhelming attacks, daring to pursue and fight.

And Li Mu, who is not well-known among the countries, is good at luring the enemy deep into the tactic, and has a natural restraint against the Qin army. Especially when they first met, Li Mu thought that even if Wang Jian was the general of Qin, He was also confident that he could swallow at least [-] Qin troops in one fell swoop and cripple the Qin troops on the west route.

But Wang Jian went against the Qin army's fighting style. He built deep ditches and high fortresses to resist the enemy, and assumed a defensive posture.

Faced with the baits thrown out by Li Mu, Wang Jian had the same attitude. He would eat the baits without fail, but only sent a small number of Qin troops, hoping that his main army would fall into the trap. It was a daydream.

"General, it seems we can only attack by force."

Sima Shang sighed. He didn't understand why the Qin army felt so threatened when facing Li Mu, but if they didn't attack now, no one knew what would happen.

"No matter what, we should at least have a fight first and try the skills of Wang Jian, the commander-in-chief of the Qin army on the opposite side." Zhao Cong looked at the location of Yan and the city on the map, stretched out his hand and clicked here, "The general thinks that we can start with Yan. Let's take action to relieve the siege of Yanyu City."

Li Mu nodded. The Qin army's defense near Yanyu City was the weakest. If they could attack from both inside and outside, it would indeed be the easiest place to attack at the moment.

"more than."

Li Mu's eyes flashed and he stared at the map closely.

"The scouts reported that the Qin general who surrounded Yanyu City was named Wang Ben, and he was Wang Jian's eldest son."

"He is actually Wang Jian's eldest son!"

As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, Zhao Cong and Sima Shang showed excitement.

If the eldest son was besieged by a large army, could it be possible that Wang Jian could continue to huddle in that "turtle shell"?

Only Li Mu sighed secretly.

On the battlefield, using flesh and blood and family ties is not an honest method, but in the face of Zhao's critical situation and Wang Jian's indifferent attitude, he can only do this.

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The next day, at dawn, the Zhao army attacked the Qin army in Yan and outside the city, shouting and killing loudly.

In the commander's tent of the Qin army, the generals had already gathered in front of the commander's tent before the drums for gathering the generals sounded. It was not until the drums for gathering the generals sounded that they poured in one after another.In contrast to the urgency of the generals, Wang Jian listened to the scout's report with no expression on his face.

"General, the Major General is besieged by a hundred thousand troops led by Li Muqin. Reinforcements must be sent out immediately!" Ren Xiao said, cupping his fists.

Wang Ben and Ren Xiao were both former generals in the Yulin Army, so naturally their friendship was deeper than the others.

As Ren Xiao spoke out, the others also spoke out one after another.

In fact, everyone could see that Li Mu was besieging Wang Ben. Who would believe him if he said he didn't have the idea of ​​siege and reinforcements?

If we were to simply attack Wang Ben's camp, we would only need 5 men. However, if a hundred thousand troops surrounded Wang Ben, they must be trying to encircle them for reinforcements.

But this is a conspiracy.

Can Wang Jian give up Wang Ben?

Changing places, if their eldest son is besieged, they will never give up.

However, as Wang Jian, the proposal to rescue Wang Ben naturally felt a bit partial, so the generals asked Wang Jian to rescue Wang Bi, so that Wang Jian could be satisfied with the result and did not have to risk being impeached for favoritism. After all, this was a matter for the general public. unanimous proposal.

This is the sophistication of humanity in the military, just like if any general is severely punished, as long as he has not committed any heinous crime, other generals will stand up and plead for mercy.

However, Wang Jian seemed not to accept the general's kindness at all, but looked at the sand table in front of him and analyzed it.

"This is a round-up for reinforcements. Li Mu is sure that I will rescue Wang Ben, and will rescue those who attack me, forcing me to send troops to fight with him." Wang Jian analyzed calmly, with no trace of anger on his face, but the generals felt the atmosphere. of depression.

"Ren Xiao, Feng Jie, you two lead 5 people... and go south to Handan!"

Wang Jian pointed to the location of Handan on the sand table.

However, Ren Xiao and Feng Jie were stunned at the same time.

"Ah? General, you have objected to going south to Handan many times before, saying that the risk is too great. Don't you think you should rescue the Major General at this moment?"

In fact, as early as when the Qin army conquered Puyang, the Qin army on the west route already had the basic conditions to advance eastward and bloom in the center of Zhao's hinterland.

But facing an opponent like Li Mu, Wang Jian didn't want to take risks easily.

If the Qin army did not pull out, the logistics of the Qin army would be at risk of being cut off. Then Huanjue, Li Xin and others encountered the kind of annihilation war in which the country's logistics was cut off and attacked from both sides in the war game. Therefore, Wang Jian did not execute this plan. plan.

But now, since the defenders of Yanyu City and Li Mu's 15 troops are gathered here, there is no risk of encountering a flanking attack from both front and rear.

As for supply cuts, the premise for the implementation of the "volunteer system" is the safety of the Qin soldiers themselves.

If the army is cut off from food and grass, it would be unreasonable to not allow the Qin army to fight to support the war and replenish supplies on the spot.

The reason why the "Righteous Army System" was recognized by Qin's three generals, generals and lower-level soldiers was not only because prisoners had higher military merits than beheadings, nor was it just that the top military officials saw the "Volunteer Army System" to Qin The benefits brought to the country, but these systems are all based on the premise of the Qin army's own security.

In the final analysis, laws must be made in response to human sentiments, and only laws that can be recognized by the majority of people can be implemented.

Of course, the Qin army's targets for expropriating grain and grass were firstly those nobles who were unpopular in the local area and committed evil deeds, and secondly evil businessmen. Usually these two could already meet the general supply of supplies.

There were only 15 Qin troops left in Puyang, and there were [-] Qin troops at Wang Ben's side, which could not withstand the impact of Li Mu's [-] troops.

No matter how strong the defense facilities are, they still need sufficient manpower to defend them.

With 4 people, it is impossible to maintain such a line of defense, and many defenses in depth cannot be maintained at all.

In this case, the outcome of being besieged by 15 Zhao troops would inevitably be death for the country.

"Think twice, general!"

Not only Ren Xiao and Feng Jie, but other generals also gave words of advice.

Wang Jian is putting himself to death. The general will die in battle. Under normal circumstances, they can't escape their sins even if they perform great deeds. The best outcome is that the merits are equal to the faults.

But Wang Jian had planned everything for them. If these [-] troops could go south and turn the hinterland of Zhao upside down, and even conquer Handan, it would be a great achievement.

In addition, Wang Jian's military order forced them to go south. Not only would they be innocent, they would also be able to make great achievements. It would not be impossible for them to have a new monarch among them.

However, the generals still opposed this matter and took the life of the general in exchange for credit. This kind of thing they, the old Qin people, could not do.

"It doesn't matter, this is the best solution I can think of."

"I cannot trade the lives of my soldiers for my son's chance of survival."

"Besides...I may not lose!"

"Go where they don't go, go where they don't expect, attack where they are, and save them..." Wang Jian murmured, a pair of tiger eyes filled with murderous intent, "I will sacrifice my own life and that of my son to accompany that Li Mu." bet!"

(End of this chapter)