Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at where Li Xin's finger landed.
That place was Pingyu, about two hundred miles away, southwest of Xiangcheng. This place is now a small city on the border of Chu State, not far from Shangcai, which had fallen into the hands of Qin State.
Facing the Qin army's attack on Chu, the Chu army gathered on the border, mainly in the three cities of Xiangcheng, Pingyu, and Xinqi, forming a horizontal defense line to resist the Qin army's southward march.
Compared to Xiangcheng, which was a fiefdom of the Xiang family and had a fortified city after hundreds of years of management, Xiaopingyu was indeed more suitable as a breakthrough point.
"General, do you want to lead your army to abandon Xiangcheng, seize Pingyu, and penetrate the Chu territory from the flank?"
This puzzled Zhao Tuo. Compared with Xiangcheng, Pingyu City had fewer soldiers and was naturally easier to attack, but even if it were captured, it would be useless to the overall situation.
Because the Qin army's attack on Chu was an army of 200,000, including 100,000 soldiers. The people ate horses and chewed them. They consumed countless grains and grass in a day. They needed a smooth logistics and grain road to ensure military supplies.
This is why everyone believes that the Qin army must first capture Xiangcheng when attacking Chu. Only by capturing Xiangcheng and opening up the waterway along the Yingshui River in Huaiyang can the Qin army move south smoothly with guaranteed logistics.
If the Qin army abandons Xiangcheng and instead takes a detour to Pingyu, it will not only sacrifice the near in favor of the far, but also directly expose the food road between Pingyu and Huaiyang to Xiang Yan. Xiang Yan only needs to send troops to cut off the Qin army's food road.
In the battle with Chu, half of them were won first.
In Zhao Tuo's opinion, Li Xin's plan was simply astounding, and even Black Buttocks couldn't think of it.
Seeing Zhao Tuo's confusion, Li Xin laughed loudly and said, "Look, even you, Zhao Tuo, couldn't think of it, and those Chu people couldn't even think that I would use Pingyu as a breakthrough point. And who said I would abandon Xiangcheng?"
Only a child can make a choice, so of course I, Li Xin, want them all!"
"I will attack Xiangcheng and Pingyu, attack from both sides!"
At this moment, Li Xin's face was filled with excitement. He pointed at the map spread on the eucalyptus and said enthusiastically: "In this battle, I will let General Mengwu lead an army of 70,000 to carry my big banner and go south to threaten Xiangcheng.
, pretending that I, Li Xin, will capture Xiang City. Such a large army approaching the city will definitely frighten old Xiang Yan into hiding in Xiang City and not dare to move. He can only defend with all his strength, and maybe it will attract soldiers and horses from Chu State.
Continuous reinforcements. In this way, a small number of soldiers and horses can contain the Chu army."
"I, on the other hand, raised the banner of Mengwu and led 30,000 elite Guanzhong chariots from the north to avoid the Chu army's sight. I first detoured to Cai Cai. After the soldiers rested for a day, I attacked with thunderous momentum and quickly attacked Pingyu."
"Once Pingyu is defeated, the land of Huaibei between Yingshui and Rushui will no longer be safe to defend. I can lead my chariots and ride on it, break through to the rear of Xiang Yan, directly avoid the Chu army, and rush towards Shou.
When the spring comes, we will be able to conquer the Chu capital in one fell swoop and destroy the Jingchu community!"
Having said this, Li Xin was in high spirits.
"In this way, while Xiang Yan was still gathering the Chu army and entangled with Meng Wu under Xiang City, I, Li Xin, had already occupied the Chu capital and captured the Chu King Fu Chu and the Chu clan nobles in my hands.
!Isn’t this what the art of war says: use the right combination to win by surprise! Attack the unprepared and surprise the enemy!"
"Haha, by that time, the king of Chu and the nobles of Chu will all fall into my hands. He, Xiang Yan, will be surrounded by our Qin army before and after Xiang Yan. What's the use of him only guarding Xiang City!"...
Zhao Tuo was stunned after hearing this and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Li Xin's strategy sounds so powerful.
However, he left the main army to confront the enemy, and then personally led a surprise attack on the Chu capital in a detour.
Is this what you, a general in charge of an army of 200,000, should do?
Just when Zhao Tuo was complaining in his heart, Li Xin looked at him with a gentle expression.
He came over, held Zhao Tuo's hand and said: "My strategy is not bad. As long as it is successfully implemented, Chu will be defeated in one battle. No matter how slippery Xiang Yan is, she will never expect that Xiang Cheng is just a sheep."
Attack, I will attack Shouchun first with a surprise force. But the reason why I came up with this clever strategy is thanks to you, Zhao Tuo."
Thanks to me?
Zhao Tuo's eyes widened, and a bunch of question marks popped up on his head. What does this have to do with me?
Li Xin chuckled and said: "In the past, when I was in Yan, I led my army to chase Yan Dan and stopped at the foot of Juyong Fortress.
Seeing that the opportunity to fight is about to be lost, Yan Dan and his son are about to run to Liaodong. You propose a strategy to bypass Liaoxi and intercept Yan Dan. In this way, you have achieved a world-shaking achievement."
"And now, the Xiangcheng on the side of Yingshui is very similar to the Juyong fortress in the past. They are all obstacles blocking the advancement of our army. And in this battle against Chu, I will follow the example of the past when I took a detour to intercept and kill.
I will attack directly from the flanks. The King of Chu in Shouchun City will definitely fall into my hands just like Yan Dan in the past!"
As Li Xin spoke, he stretched out his palm to make a virtual grasp, and grasped it hard with his five fingers, as if he had caught the King of Chu with his cud in his hand.
Zhao Tuo reached out and wiped the sweat from his head, "Good guy, it's all because of me that you came up with this "cunning plan".
He now fully understood Li Xin's thinking.
He deceived Xiang Yan and lured the main force of the Chu army under Xiang City to prepare for a decisive battle. Then he used surprise troops to surprise Pingyu and then drove straight into the empty Chu land to capture Shouchun.
This is a game of catching the thief first and catching the king first!
It sounded good, but Zhao Tuo still felt it was too risky.
This is a battle to destroy the country with hundreds of thousands of troops!
Shouldn't we be more cautious?
Zhao Tuo thought for a while and advised: "General, you are indeed brave enough to lead 30,000 chariots and cavalry into the Chu Territory. But after entering the Chu Territory, our logistics and food routes are difficult to guarantee. How about the food and grass for these 30,000 horses and horses?"
supply?"
Li Xin disagreed.
"Food is not a problem. It is said in the art of war that because the enemy has food, the army can have enough food. Now that the autumn harvest has just passed, there are large amounts of food in various cities and towns in Chu State. We only need to carry ten days of food.
The others are snatched from the hands of the Chu people. This is to feed war with war!"
Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched, it seemed that Li Xin was going to rush away all the way.
But Zhao Tuo still felt that this plan was too dangerous, so he couldn't say no directly. He could only change his perspective and persuaded him: "General, Shouchun, the capital of Chu, is also a big city on the Huaishui River. The city has high walls and strong walls.
We are also guarded by the elite soldiers of the King of Chu. Although our thirty thousand chariots and cavalry are brave, we lack the siege baggage. If Shouchun is not attacked by surprise, wouldn't it be a dilemma?"
Hearing this, Li Xin looked unhappy and glared at Zhao Tuo.
"How could you say such depressing words? I rushed into the Chu land with my elite chariots, as fast as the wind. The King of Chu in the Shouchun Palace must have been hard-pressed to think of it, let alone prepare for it in advance."...
"When my extraordinary army approaches Shouchun City, I will definitely scare the Chu people in the city to the point of trembling. Then I will spread the news and say that Xiangcheng has been captured by our army, Xiang Yan has died on the battlefield, and the Chu people in the city will definitely
It is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and the morale of the army is shattered."
"I will also bring a few Mohists with me. When we get to Shouchun City, even if we don't make a surprise attack, we can build a huge cannon on the spot and attack the city wall. The King of Chu in the city trembled, and the Chu army was frightened. In addition, the power of the huge cannon
.Shuchun, we can definitely defeat him in one battle!"
Li Xin spoke loudly and confidently.
Seeing this, Zhao Tuo knew that he could not persuade Li Xin. If he continued to talk, he would probably make him angry.
He could only shut up and echoed: "What the general said is that I have overthought it. If I attack Chu with this surprise force, I will definitely win a big victory."
Li Xin then smiled and said: "Yes, when the Lord asked me just now, I still want to tell you this strategy, but you are right, it would be unwise to tell it in advance. I will not propose this strategy until the formal military meeting."
, will definitely surprise them. Zhao Tuo, I will tell you this strategy today, but don’t tell it. When the time comes, I will take you with me to attack Pingyu, capture Shouchun, capture the King of Chu, and achieve world-shattering feats together!”
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