After General Wang Jian finished explaining all the important matters of Lantian Camp, he led two thousand-man troops. As soon as the generals and soldiers marched eastwards, they went directly out of Hangu Pass and entered Hedong County.
Marching along Shimen, Anyi, Quwo... to the party's location, we received an urgent report from General Meng Wu that he had led an army of 160,000 people outside the pass to garrison in front of the Taihang Mountains.
As soon as they arrive there, they will join forces and plan for great things together.
Hedong County has been included in the Qin State for decades, and the official roads in it have been built long ago. On the wide and flat roads, horses and carriages drive forward, and Zhou Qing lives in it, constantly playing with the things in front of him.
The regular line is extremely square, and the whole body is intertwined with shallow mysterious lights, but there are all kinds of mysterious lights shining on it, the dark yellow color that represents the thick soil of the earth, the light green color that represents the gurgling water, and the convex color that represents the mountains.
The rising line represents the dark color of the deep valley.
All kinds of things come together to form a three-dimensional map. If you look closely, the map made of intertwined mysterious lights is constantly being adjusted. When you look down, everything is so clearly visible.
"This is when I left Lantian Camp, I took a look at all the maps of Qin and Zhao, especially the map of Shangdang and Taihang. In recent years, the scouts have repeatedly updated it, so there shouldn't be much difference."
"Although the map drawn by Sheepskin is good, I think this kind of map is more intuitive. Qianhong, what do you think?"
He nodded to Yan Lingji on the side. The journey to the sand table has not yet appeared at this moment, but the principle is simple. Now, it cannot be simulated in a large and detailed way while walking.
It was not too late to draw it with Xuanguang first, and then hand it over to his generals for production. After rolling over dozens of maps in my mind, I came up with the three-dimensional map in front of me. However, there were still some areas that were ambiguous.
It is not my fault, but the records on the maps I have viewed are inconsistent. On this trip to the Dang, I should use my magical powers to take a personal look and completely improve the Xuanguang map in front of me.
"Topography, mountains, rivers, cities, population, rivers, bīng lì bù shǔ, avenues, trails... can all be visually displayed in it. Having this thing in the army is no less than adding wings to a tiger."
"Your Excellency, you have made a meritorious service before you join the party."
Compared to Yan Lingji, Bai Qianhong is able to understand the function of the thing in the master's hand. Although it is a Xuanguang map in front of her eyes, as long as she finds simple materials that are real and visible, then it will be the same.
Compared with the map that looks extremely complicated, the three-dimensional map in front of you is more detailed, clearer, clearer, easier to change, and easier for the generals to understand military deployment.
On the battlefield, any detail that is enlarged is enough to threaten the direction of the entire battle, and this thing will undoubtedly greatly suppress and minimize those shortcomings.
With this alone, the chances of winning this trip to attack Zhao have been greatly improved. This thing deserves great credit.
"Hahaha, all warriors rely on perfect combinations and wonders to win. Therefore, those who are good at surprising things are as endless as the sky and the earth, and as endless as the rivers and seas. The end comes over again, and the sun and the moon are like this. According to the document sent by General Meng Wu, this
The second Zhao State once again mobilized an army of 120,000 troops to resist Qin State."
"In the Battle of Changping, there were almost no adult males left in Zhao State. More than 20 years later, although there has been growth, the foundation is still weak. In the last battle of Pingyang and Zhangshui, a hundred thousand troops were lost. Li Mu was stationed at Yanmen, and again
There are one hundred thousand troops."
"With the current strength of the Zhao State, it can at most mobilize an army of 100,000 to 150,000 people. At this point, we have to be prepared for a sneak attack by the Yan State. The dispatch of an army of 120,000 people is beyond my expectation."
"Sun Tzu" once said that the battle on the battlefield begins with a frontal stalemate, and then moves to victory with a surprising number of troops. However, what if there is enough power in a frontal stalemate at the beginning? This time, the Qin State dispatched 160,000 elite troops outside the Pass, and the Zhao State dispatched 12
Ten thousand troops.
Based on the strength of the troops, we already have the upper hand!
However, from the geographical point of view, Taihang Mountain is still not the best barrier for Zhao State to resist Qin State. Last time, General Huan Bing lost all his troops when he left Taihang during the Warring States Period. Otherwise, it would have been easier this time.
From a human perspective, this is difficult to judge. There is no doubt about the martial arts of the old Qin people. And the Zhao State cannot fail in this battle, otherwise, it really will not have any confidence to continue fighting with the Qin State.
"Last time, in the battle of Pingyang and Zhangshui, if General Zhao Lian Po had not left and still adhered to the strategy of holding on, I am afraid that General Meng Wu would not have been able to win so quickly."
"Sir, in Qian Hong's humble opinion, the people leading the troops in the Zhao Kingdom this time are most likely to be honest. No matter what the argument between Zhao Wangqian and the former Prince Jia is, in the face of the life and death of the Zhao Kingdom, this battle must be honest.
Quite impressive!"
"With an army of 120,000 to defend Qin's army of 160,000, with the strength of Zhao, although we cannot win, we can still be invincible. Sir, what do you think?"
Nowadays, the only famous generals promoted by Zhao are veteran general Lian Po and Yanmen's Li Mu. Li Mu cannot go to war because he has to guard against the Huns. Moreover, even if Li Mu appears, he will not be out of the Qin army's information control this time.
Compared with Li Mu's strategy of strange soldiers, Lian Po is even more experienced. Bai Qianhong raised her beautiful eyebrows, looked at the Xuanguang map in front of her with her beautiful eyes, and whispered her own opinion. If it were him, he should adopt this strategy.
"Qianhong, don't you forget what I said before, that all warriors must use the right combination to win by surprise?"
Zhou Qing chuckled lightly and waved his hand, scattering the free Xuanguang map. The strategy Qianhong thought of was something he had thought of, but his grandson had also thought of it, so he had already figured it out.
"My lord has already planned something!"
Hearing Zhou Qing's words, Bai Qian's face was surprised. Although he didn't know what the master was planning, he thought that if he could deal with the current situation and solve Lian Po's inability to stick to a strategy, this battle would be won.
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Walking on the official road was very fast, but in just seven days, Zhou Qing, Wang Jian and his party crossed a thousand miles from Lantian Camp and appeared in front of Baxingkou, east of Shangdang Taihang.
There, the hills rise up as far as the eye can see. Mongolian soldiers led 160,000 soldiers to annex this place. Unfortunately, the Taihang Mountains are in front of them, and there are eight natural dangers at Taixing, which become the natural dangers blocking Qin and Zhao.
"Wang Jian has met the general!"
Although he was the general of the Lantian camp, he was just a fake general, while Meng Wu was a real general, a retired general from the imperial army, and the legacy of his father, the old general Meng Ao.
Needless to say, the power of Meng Wu in today's Qin army is even greater. In addition, a few months ago, in the battle of Pingyang and Zhangshui, one hundred thousand Zhao soldiers were beheaded, and the momentum was even greater. Although they are similar in age, they are still different.
"Xuanqing has met the general!"
In the army, I was no more than the leader of the army, General Zuo. He was wearing a black dragon armor and an eagle helmet. He looked handsome and graceful. He bowed his hands and looked at the general Meng Wu in front of him and the people beside him.
After saying this, Li Xin, Qiang and others also bowed behind him.
"Hahaha, General Wang Jian and Lord Wu Zhen have finally come to you."
"The banquet of the fat sheep in the army has been prepared and is waiting for you. It will not be too late to discuss the situation of the battle again after I have cleaned up the dust for you!"
General Meng Wu is a little older than Wang Jian, and is over fifty. Even so, he still looks handsome. He is wearing a cangyun armor, a cangyun sword at his waist, square eyebrows, a tall figure, a sharp gaze, and a loud laugh.
Zhou Qing bowed his hands to Wang Jian in front of him and nodded to Li Xin and others. Immediately, he turned to one side and looked at a young general beside him. The man left with a cheer.
"This..., what do you think Mr. Wu Zhen wants?"
Among the generals of the three armies on this trip, General Meng Wu and Wang Jian were the leading generals. Only General Wu Zhenjun, the left general, was not only the leading general, but also the guard captain, responsible for supervising the army.
Considering the king's favor for Lord Wu Zhen, even though it is not a big deal this time, he should be consulted.
"The General has such good intentions, how can we refuse?"
He cupped his fists in return, smiled slightly, stretched out his arms, and kept singing loudly.
"Hahaha, Mr. Wu Zhen is so happy."
"Everyone, please!"
Meng Wu looked happy. Although there were many rules in the army, it was a real war, so there was no need to pay too much attention to the minor details. He nodded deeply to Wu Zhenjun, and immediately, without any hesitation, the group of people moved forward in great force.
marched into the Chinese army's tent.
Sure enough, all the preparations had been made in the big tent, including the fat sheep stew that the old Qin people always liked, and the pot helmets that the old Qin people always liked, but unfortunately, there was no Qin wine in them.
Not long after, the whole seemingly large main tent of the Chinese army was filled with the aroma of meat and the fragrance of pots and helmets. General Meng Wu was sitting at the top, Wang Jian was on the right side of the bottom, Zhou Qing was on the left, and they were accompanied by the marching generals.
Everyone has his place.
Yan Lingji and Bai Qianhong stood behind Zhou Qing. They were also served with food. Although there was no wine, there was tea instead. They raised their glasses and drank. It was also a unique pleasure. They had a mouthful of stewed fat sheep.
, a feeling of satisfaction suddenly emerged.
Along the way, I hurriedly and slowly failed to really have a good meal, but now, I could have a taste of what I wanted.
"It has been several years since Wang Jian last served a first-class fat sheep stew in the army. Now that I think about it, it is quite strange. The last time he was in the Shangdang place, and now he is in the Shangdang place again."
"The Taihang Mountains have eight strange passes, and there are many soldiers blocking our Qin army!"
Suddenly, Wang Jian, who had been savoring the fat sheep stew, sighed and said that in recent years, he had been training soldiers at Lantian Camp and had not actually led his troops. The last time he led troops to fight was when he was building the Zheng Guo Canal, in order to deter him.
The six kingdoms of Guandong conquered Zhao and captured nine cities.
At that time, it was on the side of Shangdang County. What was more, the event of Chang'an Juncheng was also in Shangdang. Now the attack on Zhao is in the place of Shangdang. It is really fate.
But is it really fate?
In fact, the Taihang Mountains and the Qixing Bakou natural barrier are too easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Zhao State has relied on this to defeat Qin's attacks many times. I wonder if it will be able to achieve results this time!
The reason why the Taihang Mountains and the Shangdang Mountains are natural barriers is that they are not just an isolated mountain range. In ancient times, the Taihang Mountains rose up continuously from north to south, creating a vast plateau spanning more than a hundred miles from east to west.
As a result, the Taihang Mountains have become a vast highland stretching thousands of miles from north to south and hundreds or even hundreds of miles from east to west. This steep mountain plateau that stretches for thousands of miles has only eight east-west exits. On average, there is only one passage every hundred miles.
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The so-called exit is a canyon passage that crosses from east to west, which is the famous Taihang Eighths. From south to north, these eights are: Zhiguanxing, Taihangxing, Baixing, Fukouxing, Jingxing, Feihuxing, and Puxing.
Yinxing, Junduxing.
Although Taixing Bakou is not as majestic and high as the mountains, it is surrounded by canyons and canyons, making it a dangerous place for military personnel. As long as the Zhao army defends it and does not launch a large-scale attack, the Qin army will never be able to break through this place.
The Dao Canyon is blocked. If the stalemate lasts for a long time, the only disadvantage will be the Qin army coming from afar to attack.