In the end, Zhiyao did not overturn the order issued by Han Geng. As an envoy of the State of Qin, although Zhao Bolu was not detained, he was placed under house arrest in a manner that was not rude.
What's going on? It's just that someone politely took Zhao Bolu to a tent. He was treated as he should be, but he couldn't leave the tent again.
If you really want to make a calculation, it's not just the person saying it. It can be said that Zhao Bolu is asked to wait for a while. As for how long he needs to wait? It's hard to say.
"There are still more than 20,000 Qin troops left, and the Qin people dare to die."
"The Qin army's camp has been reduced to a point where it is impossible for me to advance, and the fighting is fierce every time I advance."
"Yao thought that the Qin army was surrounded in a hurry, and there would be little water available in the camp. Or there would be no need to attack by force, and the siege would kill them."
The Jin army totaled about 40,000 troops in the "Gaoling" battlefield. It was difficult to tightly surround the Qin army from four directions.
However, Zhiyao was eager for the Qin army to break through. As long as the Qin army moved on its own, more flaws would be exposed, and it would be easier for Zhiyao to seize the loopholes and deliver a fatal blow.
On the contrary, the Qin army has been huddled in a pile, and the Jin army will cause relatively large casualties if it wants to advance layer by layer.
The current situation is that Zhiyao decided to implement siege tactics, and then made other choices based on the next actions of the Qin army.
Of course Han Geng had no objection.
If we still attack by force, although the Zhi family will act as a sharp knife, the Han family will have to invest more troops. Who will pay more casualties? It is not a difficult calculation problem.
"Can Yao make the Chu army surrender and the Qin army reappear?" Han Geng asked.
When the Jin army fought the Chu army on the south bank of the Wei River, Zhong's men were involved. They participated in a highlight battle. It was rare for them to have bragging rights, and some people would definitely brag about it again and again.
Even those who are personally involved may not necessarily know the detailed process, and it is even more difficult for outsiders to fully grasp it.
Han Geng was one of the people who had a general idea. He believed that Zhiyao could easily win a big victory against the Chu army, and there must be a way to avoid more casualties in the "Battle of Gaoling".
Zhiyao asked: "This is just a battle, how to deal with Qin?"
To put it bluntly, the Jin State launched a war against the Qin State, but there was no clear goal at the beginning. This is different from modern times. It is not like first thinking about the strategic goals to be achieved and then implementing military operations.
However, in the age of cold weapons... and even modern wars, most situations are like this. Wars either break out in a hurry, or they are decided to launch wars due to conflicts of temperament. There are only a few examples of wars being launched after confirming strategic goals.
The Jin State did not set strategic goals in advance. Han Geng would more or less make some calculations in advance and said: "How about Qin cutting Gaoling."
Not a question.
The city of Qin closest to Jin on the north bank of the Wei River was "Gaoling".
Judging from the topography, the surrounding areas of "Gaoling" are mainly plains with only a few low mountains. If developed properly, it can definitely become a granary.
Zhiyao didn't believe that the Han family couldn't see it, but she also believed that the Han family didn't have the courage to cultivate a large area of farmland near "Gaoling".
Qin seems to be in a trough, but they are not Qi.
In fact, Qi's weakness was caused over a long period of time, and civil strife has occurred repeatedly in recent decades, giving the Zhi family a great opportunity to weaken it as much as possible...
The Zhi family engaged in large-scale reclamation in areas close to Qi and Wei. Soon after, they destroyed Wei and continued to weaken Qi. Who couldn't see that this was to protect the cultivated farmland?
Can the Han family be able to attack Qin by itself?
Will the Qin State become the next Qi State?
Previously, Zhiyao had promised to occupy "Gaoling" and hand it over to the Han family.
Now, Han Geng officially made a request to obtain "Gaoling".
Could it be that the Han family wanted to learn from the Zhi family and come to "Gaoling" to cultivate land, and then continue to weaken and even eventually destroy the Qin State?
Zhiyao was having a storm in his mind, but he said: "The Qin army will be defeated, and it is the right time to ask for Gaoling. When the Qin army is destroyed, Geng Ke will send envoys to Yong. I don't think the Qin court dares to resist."
Nowadays, there are not many countries that can destroy tens of thousands of troops at once and still not have any impact. Jin is definitely one of them, followed by Chu and Wu.
Countries in the second tier such as Qin, Zheng, and Qi lost tens of thousands of their troops, which means that they will not be able to recover for at least three to five years.
The fact is that, if there is no crisis of national annihilation, a country that can deploy tens of thousands of troops to fight will only lick its wounds silently after losing tens of thousands of troops, and will not make the ultimate explosive option.
They knew very well that tens of thousands of troops had already been destroyed, and any further outbreak would only bring relief. Once they were defeated again, it would mean that the country was completely hopeless.
In the next few days, the Qin people fully demonstrated the reasons why they could rise in the future. When faced with the bad situation, they did not immediately lose their spirit and will. On the contrary, they tried to reverse the situation one after another.
"The Qin army needs room to display, so I will give it up."
"Today, I have stationed troops in the west with few troops. How dare the Qin army break through from the west?"
"If the Qin army intends to break out of the encirclement, it must go north to the south."
"To the north is the land where our army camp is located, and to the south is the river."
"I predict that the Qin army will attack the camp tonight, and all the troops will listen to military orders for deployment..."
Han Geng looked at Zhi Yao with envy as he was issuing one order after another, and admitted in his heart that he could not do such a detailed thing.
This is also the difference between Zhiyao and others in leading troops. He will understand the surrounding terrain and environment in advance, and then make predictions about possible battle situations, and then prepare corresponding response plans.
Because a series of plans have been made for a long time, when encountering any situation, Zhiyao can come up with corresponding plans according to changes in the situation, and then make some subtle adjustments.
Come up with solutions and respond very quickly every time.
Zhiyao is giving orders.
The people below listened attentively, and many even had expressions of mesmerized enjoyment.
There is nothing we can do about it. Military strategists have not yet appeared. The command style of most people is basically the style of "Where do I want you to execute such an order?" They will not talk about emergency measures when executing orders and what happens.
What other choices can be made?
Some people don't like to be restrained and prefer to adapt to circumstances. If they are given too many orders, they will feel constrained. Such people either have the potential to become famous generals, or they are hopelessly self-willed.…
Most people are still willing for the coach to give more explanations, so as not to be unable to make up their minds when something happens, and at the same time they have to bear the corresponding responsibilities.
People with good minds really hope that the coach can talk more, so that they can absorb it as nutrition and become their experience in leading troops to fight in the future.
Han Gu lowered his voice and said: "No wonder the eldest son of the Zhi family has repeatedly won great victories. How can he not win when he marches and fights like this?"
Who says it’s not?
It's just that this style is really not something that anyone wants to learn. Even if they have detailed information in advance, if one instruction is wrong, the whole game will be lost.
Han Geng had experienced Zhiyao's style of leading troops a long time ago. It's not that he didn't want to learn in private. Only after he actually tried it did he realize how difficult it was.
I believe that not only Han Geng wants to imitate, but also many friends from the past want to learn from it. Wei Ju is the only one who can really imitate him.
That night.
As expected, the Qin army made a sneak attack on the Jin army's camp. At first, they thought their surprise attack was successful and successfully entered the Jin army's camp. However, when they rushed into the camp, they found that it was basically empty.
It took a while for a series of aberrations to be reported back to the commander, so much so that everyone kept reporting to no one. It took the commander himself to see that there was no one in the Jin army camp to understand what was going on.
It is a very real fact that there is no such thing as a radio. If you notice something is wrong, you need to find the commander to report it.
And the commanders are not rushing to the first wave like in movies and TV works, they are really rushing to the first level. Who can guarantee that the commander will not die in battle? Once the commander dies in battle, who will command the army?
Therefore, even if the commander can follow and charge, he will be at the back of the ladder, and he will not even charge at all. As a commander, if you don't command the army, it means nothing if you just rush up and kill them yourself!
Of course, there are cases where the commander personally rushes in and cuts him down. Usually, it is to boost morale in times of extreme crisis, or when everything is settled, he goes up to show his personal bravery and win over the morale of the army.
Anyway, by the time the commander of the Qin army who led the army to attack the camp knew that he had fallen into a trap, the Jin army had already surrounded the Qin army that was attacking the camp at night.
In addition, when the Qin army attacked the Jin army's camp at night, the Jin army also attacked the Qin army's camp at night.
Zhiyao looked at the several camps that were ablaze with flames and said softly: "The victory or defeat of this battle will be known tonight."
The troops sent by the Qin army to attack the Jin army's camp at night were about 3,000 men. They were surrounded and attacked from all sides. The Qin army, which failed in the night attack but fell into a trap, must have been panicked and would have either surrendered or been completely annihilated.
When Han Geng reviewed Zhiyao's arrangements for the night attack on the Qin army's camp, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
A night attack? It's one thing to know how to attack, but it's another thing to be able to make all the preparations and successfully carry out a night attack.
Many people obviously already have the answer in their hands, but the terrible thing is that they don’t know the process of solving the problem!
For example, Han Geng participated in the whole process. If he wanted to copy it, he found that he couldn't do it.
As Zhiyao said, the two sides fought for three or four months, and today the final outcome of the battle came.
There is no doubt that the Jin army won the battle!
At dawn, Qin's son Ci went to keep Zhao Bolu company. A large number of Qin nobles also received courteous treatment, and the Qin people who participated in the war were separated and guarded.
What will be the fate of those Qin people who are not aristocrats? In fact, they will be divided among the families participating in the war with the Jin State. They will be branded on the same day, and it will be like that.
After the victory, the Jin nobles were all smiles.
Senior executives like Zhiyao are faced with a series of problems that need to be solved urgently.
They have already eliminated this Qin army. How should Zhao, Bai Zhai and Lou Fan deal with the fish that slipped through the net?
And should the Jin army capture "Gaoling" and destroy the Qin army, or should they continue to advance westward?
