The first thousand one hundred and seventy-eight chapters
"If the Qin army wants to attack Yan and Zhao, it must cross the Laishui River and completely cross the Yishui River to form an encirclement. At this time, the Qin army will divide its troops to the west to destroy Zhao and the north to destroy Yan."
"And the place where we plan to station hundreds of thousands of troops is the three important places after the Qin State has crossed Laishui: Zhuocheng, Fangcheng, and the area northeast of Laishui."
"If the Qin army crosses the Laishui River to attack me, we can lead a large army from three places to counterattack and besiege the Qin army."
"With this military strategy, our coalition forces will definitely win!"
Zhao Ping returned the favor, and then explained in detail the tactics he had deduced previously. He also used the power of the sand table to explain all the terrain arteries and key places clearly.
"Our allied army plus the Xiongnu's side has more than 500,000 troops, and the Qin army only has more than 300,000 troops. Moreover, Wang Ben took away 50,000 troops, and Yang Duanhe had 100,000 troops in Julu."
"If Mengtian Jiuyuan's 100,000 troops hadn't come, I'm afraid it would be even less. With such a force, can we encircle and attack fiercely and win in one fell swoop?"
Yan Dan's eyes fell on the sand table, he pondered for a few breaths, and put forward his own opinions.
Judging from the strength of their troops, they had an absolute advantage. Although the Qin army had fought many fierce battles, but... it was still a battle between people, and Yan Dan felt that the chances of victory were quite high.
"Your Highness only knows one, but not the other."
"Although the art of war states that if you have ten, you can encircle it, and if you have doubled, you can attack it. However, it should also be considered according to the situation. There are no constant ways to fight. In the past, the Qin State Bai Qi used 500,000 Qin troops to besiege Zhao's 500,000 troops in the Changping Valley."
"The strength of the troops is also equal. How can we succeed? The situation dictates it, and the mountains and rivers dictate it!"
"Although our coalition forces are much stronger than the Qin army today, they are not much larger. Moreover, the Qin army has just been wiped out on the battlefield. However, the situation in the mountains and rivers is favorable to us and unfavorable to the Qin army."
"This is how we can surround the Qin army with our troops next."
Zhao Ping bowed again and explained the details.
Yan Dan listened carefully and thought it was acceptable. His eyes fell on Lu Zhenlang, who also nodded and felt much more at ease.
"This is the way for military strategists to complement each other with good and evil!"
"Viewed from the sand table, the Laishui River comes from northwest to southeast, and the two Yishui Rivers come from west to east and meet south of Zhuodi. The three rivers form an area about a hundred miles wide."
"The Qin army is approaching the Yishui River in the south. If it cannot cross the Laishui River, it will not be able to threaten Yanzhao! If the Qin army really goes north, our army will only block the choke point in the Yannan Mountains north of the Laishui River. The three armies will attack at the same time.
The Qin army cannot retreat and can only be attacked by our army from three sides!"
"In such a situation, Dan has heard that Qin general Wang Jian is a famous general in the world, and he doesn't know how to deal with it? Don't you know this?"
Yan Dan clapped his hands in admiration and straightened out his thoughts. He actually roughly understood the subtlety of the tactics, but... if even he could understand the tactics, could it be that no one in the Qin army could understand them?
During the Warring States Period since the Qin Dynasty came out of the East, there were many lieutenant generals in the army.
"Wang Jian destroyed the country, but it was just a civil war in Zhao, which gave Qin an opportunity to take advantage of."
"Otherwise, the outcome of the battle is unknown."
Zhao Ping was very disapproving.
The Qin State destroyed Zhao not only because of the Zhao army, but because of the collapse of the temples and the chaos in the country. Otherwise, with General Li Mu's method of commanding the army and Zhao State's background, the Qin State would never be able to succeed.
"The land of Zhao was occupied by Wang Jian, but there was a chance."
Lu Zhenlang also agreed with this point. In real head-to-head confrontations, Qin and Zhao rarely fought against each other in the Eighth Route of Taihang. Even if they did, there would be no winner or loser.
"I hope Haotian will bless me and save Yanzhao."
Yan Dan also let out a long, relieved breath.
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On the third day of the lunar month, special envoys from the coalition forces of the Yan State arrived at the shogunate of the Qin Army.
The letter of war written by Lu Zhenlang himself came down, and his words were very passionate. In the shogunate, looking at the demeanor of the Yan State envoy, the generals looked at each other and thought it was very ridiculous.
They wanted to laugh a bit, but they didn't have the courage. Inside the shogunate, General Wang Jian stood at the top and was listening quietly. Therefore, they had no choice but to do this.
"Reply the letter!"
"The war will begin in ten days."
After a hundred breaths, when the Yan envoy finished reciting the letter of war, Wang Jian, who was wearing heavy black armor, took a step forward, looked at the army commander beside him, and gave the order.
Then, without saying much, he left the shogunate.
"May I ask, General, when exactly?"
"Where is the battlefield?"
However, when the Yan State envoy saw this, he took two more steps and asked in return.
"As expected of the old Yan Kingdom, the pure and pure Kingdom of Zhaogong and his legacy."
"Reporting to Lu Zhenlang and Yan Dan, I really thought it was like the ancients fighting, you fight yours, I fight mine, fight wherever you want, fight whenever you want?"
Silver-armored General Li Xin stepped out of the queue and looked at the Yan envoy with great disdain.
It's already to this extent, and it's ridiculous that the Yan State still has such a war letter and words of war.
After finishing his sentence, the Yan envoy wanted to say something more, but feeling the demeanor of the Qin generals in the shogunate, he held it back, said no more, turned around and left the shogunate slowly.
Just after the hour of unitary duty, the whole army had finished their meals, and the gathering drums were ringing. In the shogunate's military tent, the generals gathered again, where General Wang Jian was already standing on the side of the sand table, leaning on his long sword.
"All the generals of the three armies are here."
The Sima of the Chinese Army reported.
"Everyone, General Meng Tian has already gone to the location of Yunzhong, leaving behind 50,000 troops for our use. The Jiuyuan camp faces the Xiongnu directly to prevent the hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu's string control men from going south."
"In this way, the Yan State, Can Zhao, and Donghu combined their forces to have an army of more than 400,000. They have a considerable advantage in military strength. In addition, the Yan State is in a strange location. It is already the end of the month, and in two or three months, autumn and winter are coming, and it will be extremely cold. And here we come.”
"There must be a reason why we are eager to fight now. Moreover, what the Yan envoy said today seems to be ancient and may be deceitful. With all these reasons, our army has no guarantee of victory in destroying Yan."
Raising his head, Wang Jian looked at the generals in the shogunate and glanced at them one after another. He was naturally quite confident about this battle, but...even if he was confident, he could not be careless at any time.
Speaking slowly is not only a warning to myself, but also a warning to the generals in the shogunate.
"If Yan cannot be destroyed before this autumn, Yan will have a chance to breathe and stabilize the country. Coupled with the power of Zhao Zhao, it is likely to become a big hidden danger."
"Therefore, our army must defeat the main force of Yan and Zhao in one battle and stabilize the north. This is the most important outcome of the battle. Now, we will discuss Yan and Zhao's plans and determine the method of war."
To defeat the main force of the Yan State in the first battle, the first step is to destroy the vital force of the Yan State's army and occupy Yannan, Shanggu, and Yuyang. If this is the case, the Yan State has nothing to fear.
Because the former land has already gathered the nine levels of national power of Yan State, the two counties of Beiping, left and right, and the two counties of western and eastern Liaoning are not of great use.
"It's not difficult to understand Lu Zhenlang's strategy."
A silver-armored general stepped out with handsome features and heroic spirit. He came forward and bowed.
"Li Xin said."
Wang Jian nodded. He still valued Li Xin very much. Firstly, Li Xin was a general sent by the king to the army, and secondly, Li Xin himself was indeed outstanding.
"The coalition forces of the State of Yan totaled more than 400,000 men and were divided into three groups to guard the west, east and south sides of Laishui River. From this point alone, their plot is obvious."
"Their plan is for our army to cross Yishui and Laishui and set foot in Yannan. After a long journey, they will take the opportunity to attack with strong troops."
Li Xin's bright eyes fell on the sand table, and he confidently discussed Yan's plan for war.
"good!"
"But so!"
"..."
As soon as he said this, the other generals behind him all nodded and agreed that the war strategy planned by the Yan State should be like this, otherwise... they would not be so eager to fight.
"That being the case, what should our army do?"
Wang Jian made no comment, looked at Li Xin, and then his eyes fell on the sand table.
When the generals in the shogunate heard this, they thought a little, and their eyes fell on Li Xin. Since leaving the east, Li Xin has performed very well as the commander-in-chief of the army.
In terms of status, he is second only to General Wang Jian in the army at this moment.
"This..., the general is just aware of the local plot. For the time being... he has no plan to defeat the enemy and has not yet decided on a strategy."
It's just...feeling the eyes focused on him at this moment, Li Xin looked startled. He didn't expect that the general would continue to ask more questions. If he thought about it carefully, he found that they were all fragmentary methods.
If he said it, it would be better not to say it, his face would turn red with embarrassment, and he would bow his hands and cup his fists again.
"It doesn't matter, the general has already taken advantage of the enemy, which is really rare."
Wang Jian waved his hand without any harsh words.
After he finished speaking, he paced in front of the sand table, wanting to say the next thing.
"The final general thought that he should lure the enemy south and pull them into the Qin army's battlefield."
Immediately, another general stepped out, wearing light black heavy armor and a long sword at his waist. He came forward and bowed his hands, looked at the superior general Wang Jian, and said his own strategy.
"Luring the enemy south?"
"General Xin Sheng, please explain in detail?"
General Wang Jian stopped and looked at the person who spoke again, still without judgment.
"General, generals, please take a look at the deployment of all parties in the Yan Kingdom. The leader of the Mohist clan, Lu Zhenlang, leads the largest main force and is stationed in the northwest. This place is two houses away from the other two camps."
"The general guesses that it should be a compromise between the Yan State and Can Zhao. The Yan State has many soldiers and the Zhao army is elite. Therefore, there may be a conspiracy to protect Can Zhao in the military war. No matter how the parties in the Yan State change next, that point is
It won’t change.”
"So, that's what we planned!"
Xin Sheng, who entered Xianyang Palace more than ten years ago, later became the general of Hangu Pass, and then entered the Lantian Camp. Now he is the main general. As he talks, he looks at the superior general and other generals.
That was an interesting thing I discovered, and it would never change. It was the weakness of the Yan State Alliance Army, and it was also their opportunity.
"The final general believes that the key to this battle is to divide and disintegrate, lure the enemy deep, divide and annihilate!"
Continuing what he said before, Xin Sheng bowed deeply and talked about his own tactics.