Chapter 853 Mutual guessing
Whether it was Wang Jian or Li Mu, by this time, they seemed to have initially achieved their goals before the decisive battle.
So what you need to do next is to defeat the other party.
Wang Jian looked at the troops in front of him, which were surging like a tide, and couldn't help but smile, and said to Wei Liao beside him: "You will send orders to expand the scope of cavalry reconnaissance to fifty miles, so as not to be seized by Li Mu to raid our army."
Wei Liao nodded, but couldn't help but say in confusion: "General, our army has just set out from Shaoliang City for only one day. Could Li Mu really appear at this moment?"
Wang Jian smiled slightly and said, "You should be careful. Looking at Li Mu, this person who likes to use strange things the most in the past wars, often unexpectedly appears in certain places of the enemy, and then conquers the enemy in one fell swoop when the enemy is unprepared. Since we don't know when Li Mu plans to make a surprise, we have to prepare from the first day."
Wei Liao nodded repeatedly when he heard this, deeply agreeing.
Wang Jian was rushing on the road here, but he didn't know that Li Mu had actually led his 50,000 troops to stay and was waiting for Wang Jian on the preset battlefield.
"Surprise attack?" Li Mu shook his head slowly in the face of the requests of many generals: "Wang Jian looks like a very cautious person. If he forcibly attacked, he may be taken advantage of by Wang Jian. Let's wait for Wang Jian's arrival first."
Of course, Li Mu was not idle during the days of waiting for Wang Jian.
Thanks to the help of the thunder, Chongquan City was also successfully conquered.
It was at this time that a very special force rushed to Li Mu's camp and brought another special weapon to Li Mu.
"Grandmaster, we call this object a grenade." A craftsman stood in front of Li Mu and said to Li Mu: "The shell of this object is made of iron, and the inner part is... Cough cough, it's not convenient to say this. In short, please see the Greatmaster."
The craftsman skillfully ignited the leads on the grenade, then threw the grenade into a group of scarecrows that had been tied dozens of steps away, and then pulled Li Mu and others to dodge into the bunker that had been dug long ago.
"Boom!" After a loud noise, smoke and dust filled the air.
Li Mu and others walked out of the bunker and came to the scarecrow who had been blown upside down.
These scarecrows were wearing the Qin army's light and heavy armor seized from Jingyang City. It can be seen very clearly that these armors could not resist the power of grenades at close range.
After all, the power of the grenade explosion is not just gunpowder, but the most important thing is the impact of debris after the explosion.
The power of this fragmented impact can be felt from the scarecrows with cracks on the leather armor.
Li Mu and Zhao Kuo looked at each other and saw a fiery expression from each other's eyes.
"This thing is definitely a powerful weapon to deal with Qin army infantry!"
The infantry of the Qin people have always been known for their strong combat effectiveness. At its peak, it can be said that it is invincible to fight all over the world.
You should know that the Qin army infantry, or the infantry of this era, were accustomed to advancing in intensive groups when they were in contact with combat in the field, and this way of advancing combat is a way for grenades to exert their maximum power.
Li Mu hurriedly asked the craftsman in front of him, "How many such grenades have you brought in this time?"
The craftsman said: "When returning to the Grand Governor, due to the long journey and inconvenient transportation, and the production process of this grenade is still under exploration, the output is not too high, so there are only three grenades this time, about one thousand."
"Only a thousand pieces?" Li Mu was slightly disappointed, but he soon became happy: "One thousand pieces is not bad. As long as it is used properly, it will definitely give the Qin people an unforgettable lesson!"
On the day he got the grenade, Li Mu made another decision.
"The whole army continues to advance eastward and take down Chongquan City!"
Zhao Kuo's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but say, "Did the General want to attack him halfway while the Qin army crossed the Luoshui?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Wang Jian is a cautious person. I think he would not give us this opportunity."
Zhao Kuo thought for a while and said, "It's true, so the general's plan is"
Li Mu waved his hand with great domineeringness and said with a smile: "My plan is very simple. Chongquan City is the first stronghold of the Qin army after crossing the Luoshui River. Once Chongquan City is taken down by our army, then when Wang Jian is defeated by our army, his troops will have to escape to Luoshui to feed fish and shrimp!"
With Li Mu's order, 50,000 Zhao cavalry immediately rushed eastward, and arrived at Chongquan City two days later, completing the siege of Chongquan City.
"Boom!" Accompanied by a sensational smoke, a wall of Chongquan City collapsed. The Zhao cavalry, who had become accustomed to this scene, did not hesitate at all. They drove their horses into Chongquan City and began their favorite battle to break the city.
"Has Chongquan City been captured?" As soon as he arrived west of Luoshui, Wang Jian heard a very bad news.
This made Wang Jian hesitate.
Wei Liao said with some concern: "General, I always feel that Li Mu seems to have bad intentions this time."
Wang Jian looked at Luoshui flowing in front of him, and after a while, he said in a daze: "Yes, this guy Li Mu is very likely to want to have a decisive battle with us here!"
"Decisive battle?" Wei Liao widened his eyes and couldn't help but speak, "Li Mu's command only has only 50,000 cavalrymen. Do he really dare to fight our army?"
Wang Jian said hesitate and said, "You don't know that cavalry and infantry are different. As long as 50,000 cavalry are used properly, it is not impossible to defeat our army. Maybe Li Mu has set up an ambush at this moment and just wait for our army to enter the bag. If the thunder of the sky is used well, it will definitely cause heavy losses to our army!"
Wei Liao said: "Since Li Mu may set up an ambush west of Luoshui, it is better for our army to choose another place to cross the river. In fact, in my opinion, it is better to simply miss Li Mu's plan and temporarily delay crossing the river!"
Wang Jian thought for a while and said, "It makes sense, let's do it. Send orders to go south a hundred miles, and then cross the Luoshui!"
"The Qin people went south?" Li Mu was stunned after hearing the news, and then laughed: "It seems that Wang Jian was also worried about the ambush of this governor, but did he really think that a mere hundred miles of land could stop the general's cavalry? Come on, send an order to the governor immediately, and the army immediately set off and follow the Qin army south! By the way, you can't walk in front of the Qin people, otherwise Wang Jian would not dare to cross the river. Let's do this, and set out tomorrow!"
The half-cross attack that Wang Jian had expected in advance did not happen. It took two days for the 200,000 Qin troops to finally cross the Luoshui River one after another and arrive at the west bank of the Luoshui River.
It was at this time that Wang Jian received rewards from the scouts.
"General, a large number of cavalry traces were found twenty miles away from the north. It is very likely that they were the main force of the Zhao army!"
Chapter completed!