All famous generals have one thing in common, which is caution, and Li Jing is no exception.
Now that he discovered something was wrong, Li Jing naturally took strict precautions and tried every means to find out Wang Mang's intentions.
What Li Jing didn't expect was that in the face of several of his probing moves, Wang Mangjun's reactions were normal, without any strange or extreme reactions.
Li Jing was naturally on guard against Wang Mang's tactics, but despite repeated defenses, the enemy army just marched towards the battlefield, as if they were going to fight to the death head-on, and did not find any signs that the opponent was trying to use tactics.
"Does Wang Mang really think he can win with more people? Impossible."
This idea was rejected by Li Jing as soon as it came up. After all, Wang Mang was not an unintelligent person. If he were really that simple, he would not have caused such big trouble to the Qin army.
When the 80,000 Northern Han coalition forces faced off against the 57,000 Qin army, it seemed that Wang Mang had a greater chance of winning, but the war was not just about numbers. Otherwise, Wang Mang would not have won the two battles of Sizhou and Bingnan.
Lost so miserably.
"Perhaps Wang Mang has other trump cards, and it is this trump card that gives him confidence. However, it is not that our army has no trump cards. We can only try to exploit them when the time comes."
Li Jing was confident that even if Wang Mang really had a trump card, as long as he didn't have the overwhelming strength, he would definitely find a way to break it, so he didn't really care what Wang Mang's trump card was.
"But we still need to be cautious to prevent capsizing in the gutter."
Li Jing actively made preparations for the war and sent a large number of spies to gather information, but the result was still nothing.
Preparations were made before the war, but for some reason, Li Jing Dexing became increasingly uneasy as the day of the decisive battle approached.
"Am I missing something?"
Li Jing frowned. After thinking for a long time, he asked the golden platform below: "Is there any movement on the Zhu Tianpeng side of the Yellow River?"
Jin Tai was stunned, obviously he didn't expect that at this time, Li Jing would actually ask about Zhu Tianpeng from the rear.
"The Yellow River report two days ago said that the navy of Qi State was still providing disaster relief in the Yellow River."
As soon as Jin Tai finished speaking, Qin Ming said carelessly: "Why are you mentioning Qi Jun at this time? Even if Zhu Tianpeng wants to intervene, he has to get through it."
Li Jing nodded silently. Although he was not at ease with Zhu Tianpeng and felt that retreating so easily was not in his style, it was also true that the Qi navy was still far away on the south bank of the Yellow River.
Now the decisive battle between the Qin Army and the Northern Han Allied Army is imminent, and the Qi Army is still hundreds of miles away from the battlefield. Unless the Qi Army can collectively spread its wings, it is absolutely impossible for the Qi Army to arrive in time.
"If Wang Mang's trump card is not Zhu Tianpeng, then what is it?"
The day before the decisive battle, when Li Jing was inspecting the camp, he accidentally discovered that the flagpole was floating northward. He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "When did the south wind blow? I remember that when I left Beihai, it was still blowing from the north. Why is it like this?"
Will the wind direction change?"
"To inform the governor, the wind direction changed only yesterday, but this is more beneficial to our army," Ran Min said.
Li Jing immediately understood the intention of Ran Min's words and said with a smile: "Our army is in the south and the enemy is in the north. The south wind is blowing at this time. With the help of the wind, the range of our army's arrows can be increased. This will
God really helped me."
"That's right, even God is against our army. Wang Mang will definitely lose this battle." Ran Min said with a smile.
Li Jing nodded and didn't say anything more, but he remembered the change of wind direction in his mind and prepared to change the previous arrangement during the decisive battle tomorrow.
Late at night, after Li Jing took care of all military affairs, he looked at the map in front of him carefully. After all, tomorrow's decisive battle affects the entire Hebei war, so he cannot be rash.
As he watched, Li Jing glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw the position of the Qi army on the south bank of the Yellow River.
"Wait a minute, the wind direction has changed. Although the location of Qi's naval forces is far away, with favorable winds and currents, they can reach the battlefield in two days."
As soon as he thought of this, Li Jing's complexion suddenly changed and he shouted: "Someone is coming quickly."
There will be a decisive battle tomorrow, so all the generals prepared to rest early tonight to recharge their batteries, but unexpectedly they were summoned by Li Jing for a meeting just as they fell asleep.
"ha……"
Qin Ming gave a hunch and said: "Since there is a decisive battle tomorrow, why should we hold a meeting so late?"
All the generals also nodded. After looking at Li Jing, they found that Li Jing's face was livid. They suddenly felt that something was about to happen, and they couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.
"I have already calculated that the wind direction has changed and the Qi navy has a favorable wind and current. If they take the Yellow River waterway, they will be able to reach the battlefield in a day and a half."
"What?"
All the generals' eyes widened, and at the same time they all suddenly realized this, they beat their feet and chest in annoyance.
They only thought that Zhu Tianpeng wanted to save face, and that he would definitely not be able to participate in the battle because he was so far away. However, they ignored that the south wind was blowing now, and the navy was moving with the wind and the current, and its marching speed was even much faster than that of the cavalry.
Just imagine, in the decisive battle tomorrow, the Qin army is inexorably fighting against the Northern Han alliance, and is suddenly attacked from behind by an elite pursuing army. You can imagine how this battle will end.
"But Governor, if the Qi army really takes the Yellow River waterway, it shouldn't be possible to hide it from our spies, right?" Ran Min frowned.
Li Jing let out a long breath and said in a deep voice: "I have sent someone to contact you. I believe there will be news soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier broke in and reported: "The Yellow River waterway has not found the whereabouts of the Qi Navy, but the Qi Navy has indeed disappeared."
Hearing this, all the generals breathed a sigh of relief. Taishi Ci said: "Perhaps we are overthinking it. The Yellow River waterway is the only way the Qi navy can go. If there is no whereabouts, it proves that the Qi army has not come at all."
"Then where did Qi Jun go?"
"Maybe he has also withdrawn to Qi."
"No, the Yellow River waterway is not the only way."
Under everyone's puzzled gaze, Li Jing strode to the map, pointed to the locations of Beihai and Liangshan, and said: "Beihai and Liangshan are both close to Haizhou County, and our current location is not far from the sea, so as long as we walk
By sea, Qi's navy can arrive in time."
"By sea?"
All the generals took a breath of cold air. After all, sea routes and water routes are not the same concept. The waves on the sea are rough. If you are not careful, your entire army will be wiped out. Even the navy in the south may not be able to withstand it, let alone
It's the navy from the north.
"How can this be?"
All the generals looked unbelieving,
But Li Jing asked: "Why is it impossible?
The water attack plan implemented by our army in the Yellow River flooded the Qi army with nearly 50,000 troops in one fell swoop. However, the Qi navy did not suffer any damage. This shows that the navy compiled and trained by Zhu Tianpeng himself is extraordinary and may not necessarily be the same.