"How many days will it take for our army to stock up on food?"
Want to break through?
There are about 400,000 Chu troops on all sides!
It’s difficult!
Incorporating Zhao Tuo's strategy, the military formation can be held fast. How many days can it be held? Sure enough, the hope is placed on reinforcements. How long will it take for them to arrive?
Li Xin looked at the logistics manager.
"General!"
"Most of our army's food, grass and baggage have fallen into Chengfu, Xixian and other places. The soldiers can only carry them with them for three days!"
The logistics commander's expression became even more solemn and he said bitterly, three days later.
If you eat food and grass, you can only last three days. If you save a little, it may be longer.
But...reinforcements are unknown.
"Three days!"
"Three days are enough."
"Coupled with the war horses in the army, it is enough to last for more than seven days."
"If it's more difficult, it could take more than ten days."
"Zhao Tuo!"
"It's up to you."
Li Xin walked back and forth quickly in this simple shogunate. There was indeed not much food and grass, but the time was about the same... it should be enough.
Sure enough, if we persisted for more than ten days, reinforcements should have arrived no matter what.
Their current situation is much better than when the Qin army besieged Zhao Kuo.
But right now, the most important thing is to hold on... His eyes fell on Zhao Tuo.
"I will live up to my trust."
Zhao Tuo bowed again.
"From now on, all troops and horses are at your disposal. No matter what, we must stop the Chu army from attacking."
Encircled by an army of 400,000, and wanting to break out of the siege, Li Xin felt that it was a better choice to wait for reinforcements to arrive, unless it was the last step, and there was really no other way.
Breakout again.
His gaze fell firmly on Zhao Tuo. He had already seen the Liuhe military formation before, and he hoped that Zhao Tuo would not disappoint him.
"Here!"
Zhao Tuo bowed deeply again.
******
"Report!"
"General, the Qin army has more than 100,000 troops. Once they were trapped, they did not go out to fight."
"..."
"Report!"
"General, the Qin Army's more than 100,000 troops are rapidly mobilizing to break out of the encirclement."
"..."
"Report!"
"General, the Qin Army's more than 100,000 troops seem to have formed a formation again. They cannot defend themselves, and it is difficult for us to attack them."
"..."
"Report!"
"General! According to the report from the scouts, Qin General Zhao Tuo once again deployed military formations as a defense. Our vanguards attacked the armored soldiers and fell into them, suffering heavy casualties."
"..."
"..."
In the shogunate's military tent where Xiang Yan was located, some generals were waiting for news of the complete annihilation of the Qin army, but... news came one after another.
It seems...somewhat blocked.
Xiang Yan was sitting quietly at the top, while the other generals were mobilizing troops to attack. The only ones left behind were some generals such as logistics and baggage, who had heard various news.
There was a certain frown on his old face.
"What did Mr. Fan say?"
Fan Zeng had just gone out with Ji'er, wanting to observe the Qin army's defense, looking for a breakthrough, and pressing forward with strong troops, hoping to annihilate the enemy.
"Mr. Fan, I'm thinking about that kind of military formation. It can't be broken yet."
The army commander followed the voice and said.
"It's Zhao Tuo again!"
"Previously, the military formation caused more than half of the Tenglong Legion to be killed or injured."
"Now we have to use the military formation as our defense again. Follow me and see what kind of formation he has put up now."
Xiang Yan felt a little angry unconsciously.
I heard that this was the case with Zhao Tuo.
The Tenglong Legion, for which he had placed high hopes, had yet to achieve even an inch of success. More than half of it was already dead and wounded. The remaining legions in the army were unstable. Now the general situation was at hand, and the 400,000-strong army trapped and killed Li Xin's main force.
You can kill them all in one go.
Now...that Zhao Tuo pops up again.
He is really...a difficult person for the Chu army.
Standing up from the top, wearing heavy armor and a sword at the waist, he walked out of the tent and headed to the cloud chariot that had been set up.
"General!"
On top of the cloud chariot, Fan Zeng, Xiang Ji, and Long Qie were on top. Watching Xiang Yan and the army commander ascend, they bowed their hands and saluted, and the other two children also saluted.
"Then Zhao Tuo's army formation...can it be broken?"
Xiang Yan waved his hand and looked around. Although it was night, the lights and torches in the distance were bright and vaguely visible. It was not his wish to delay the Qin army.
"It's hard!"
"At present, Li Xin still has more than 100,000 troops left. He has set up this formation with the intention of holding on and waiting for Qin's reinforcements."
"The formation that Zhao Tuo put up is similar to the one put up by the descendants of Guigu when Wang Ben destroyed Wei, but it is different. After all, I didn't see it personally."
Fan Zengqing smoothed his gray beard and hair, climbed up and looked, he could see the movement of the Qin army's formations, his mind floated over their shapes, he thought about them carefully, and shook his head.
This kind of military formation is indeed a bit difficult.
"No military formation can escape the yin and yang and the five elements, and the universe is in good and reverse order."
"If you want to break through this formation, you must clearly understand the location of the eight doors of life and death. If you exit from the door of life, you will have no worries."
"If the general wants to attack and destroy this formation, it will not be difficult. He can suppress it with 400,000 troops, but... the price may be high."
I can't quite understand Zhao Tuo's military formation, but I know the core mystery unless I spend more time.
Feeling the general's expression, he wanted to quickly annihilate the Qin army.
Then, there is another way, which is to attack and kill by force with several times the strength of the Qin army.
Even so, in a head-on confrontation, even if the Qin army could be annihilated, the Chu army itself would suffer more than 100,000 casualties, or even more.
The price is heavy.
Teng Long's army had already lost more than half of its troops before, and as expected, the Qin army was completely destroyed and suffered another loss of more than 100,000. So... the losses suffered by the Chu army in this battle were the same as those of the Qin army that was annihilated.
It's not a big victory either.
At most, both sides will suffer losses.
But...compared to the Qin army's reserve force, Chu State...can't afford to be hurt.
The same loss of 200,000 troops!
It depends on how the general makes his choice.
"Just wait."
"Send the order, and the vanguard will attack the headquarters and attack in turn. The Qin army must not stop and consume its strength."
"The decision will be made tomorrow!"
Xiang Yan pondered for a moment and took a breath.
It is not his own intention to risk his life to annihilate the Qin army.
Moreover, although the military formation deployed by Zhao Tuo is strong, as long as it keeps harassing the Qin army, its power will naturally become weaker and weaker.
It's hard to say that there is a chance.
"Here!"
The army commander responded and retreated.
When military orders are issued, the main purpose is to harass, supplemented by violent attacks!
******
"General Lee!"
"The Chu army's offensive power is much smaller."
As the Qin army of more than 100,000 people changed their military formations, eight formations moved in turn, one battle and one defense, which directly frustrated the Chu army that had previously attacked.
Li Xin was a little happy about it.
Half an hour later, the sky was getting dark, so I didn't dare to be careless. I was still on the cloud chariot. After hearing the report from the scouts, I couldn't help but feel a little at ease.
"The Chu army's offensive power is small."
"But the intrusion is quite strong. I'm afraid it will consume our strength quickly in order to find a good opportunity to attack."
Zhao Tuo methodically controlled the eight formations on the cloud chariot. He had learned about this formation for many years and gained a lot. When he was marching in Longxi, he also fought against the Xiongnu infantry and gained something.
Therefore, it is no stranger to open it today. Except for the jerky operation at the beginning, it is much better now. After hearing what the scout said, I knew it before.
With the military formation in one's own mind, one can easily see what the enemy's situation is.
"This... it's true. Our army has very little food and grass. What can we do?"
When Li Xin heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad.
"General Lee has no need to worry."
"The beauty of the eight formations is that yin and yang are one. The Chu army wants to consume us, but I'm afraid it can't do it. The next operation of the army formation will also be given a rest, and there will be no serious problems."
"Well..., the Chu army there...!"
Zhao Tuo kept talking, but he kept waving the command flag in his hand. The Chu army's purpose was to consume the power of the military formation, but the eight formations of Yin and Yang, as long as they operate properly, the soldiers can rest and recuperate quickly.
However... the next moment, I looked towards the west side where the Chu army was attacking. There... the Chu army's attack had stalled.
Looking into the distance, under the moonlight, it seems that... there are flames rising from the rear of the Chu army, so that the more than 100,000 Chu troops blocking them on the west side are in chaos.
"There is..."
Following the direction Zhao Tuo was looking at, he held a telescope and looked deeply at the generals passing by. Among the more than 100,000 Chu troops blocking them in front, flames were already rising in the rear.
It was as if someone was intruding. Seeing this, Li's confidence suddenly jumped, and then he was overjoyed. Although he didn't know why, it was obviously a good thing.
"Mongolian-character flag!"
"Red armor, golden cavalry!"
"That's General Meng Tian's golden fire cavalry!"
Zhao Tuo's eyes flashed brightly, and he looked at the flag that was reflected by the flames in the distance. The word "Meng" hung high, and an army of cavalry was approaching quickly from a distance.
Like a sharp crossbow arrow, it directly cut through the more than 100,000 Chu troops blocking the west side and opened a gap.
"Hahaha!"
"good!"
"good!"
"good!"
"Zhao Tuo, immediately change the military formation, and the entire army will attack General Meng Tian."
"Army Sima, sound the gold and beat the drums, the reinforcements have arrived, the whole army is breaking out, right now!"
Li Xin could no longer hold back his inner ecstasy. He was waiting for reinforcements, but he never thought that before the night was over, Meng Tian's golden fire cavalry would arrive.
Although Meng Tian only had 50,000 golden fire cavalry, the sharpness displayed at this moment directly broke out the besieging Chu army.
Enough.
In an instant, a different kind of confidence returned to Li Xin, and he spoke quickly to Zhao Tuo, and then looked at Jun Sima.
If we don’t break out now, then when will we wait?
Don't tell me...the Chu army besieging the army at this moment is still much weaker. This is Haotian's opportunity to show mercy.
When the time comes!
The melodious sound of trumpets rose within the Qin army. The more than 100,000 Qin soldiers who were eager to break out were ecstatic when they heard the military order. They held weapons and instruments and obeyed the operation of the eight formations. Instead of defending, they turned to attack.
Rush towards where Meng Tian's army is.
"Mengtian is here!"
Meng Wu was also extremely surprised. In this attack on Chu, the Jiuyuan Camp directly dispatched 50,000 elites, thinking they would be used to attack Chu southward. However, for months, one force was stationed at the border of Chu.
Moreover, General Li did not issue any documents, yet Meng Tian came unexpectedly.
But in any case, Meng Tian arrived at the right time. It was just the right time to watch Meng Tian's iron cavalry rushing towards him, with a big smile on his face, and led his troops whose morale suddenly rose to meet Meng Tian's troops.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"..."
The more than 100,000 Chu troops blocking the west side lined up to trap and kill Li Xin's troops, sealing off the surrounding area. Now, they were cut open by Meng Tian's 50,000 elite cavalry.
Less than half an hour.
Meng Tian's fifty thousand golden fire cavalry gathered together with Li Xin's main force.
"Hahaha!"
"Get out of here!"
Looking at the gap that has been loosened, the Chu army's blockade is no longer of great use. Although the Chu army from behind is already pressing down on the border, there is no pursuer in front. How long can they pursue it?