Chapter 225 When Bai Yan said this, everyone who understood was horrified.
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In the Zhao army camp, a famous soldier holding a long sword and wearing Zhao armor stood on the outside of the camp, looking around vigilantly.
As the tents were being set up on the spot, ten Zhao soldiers were patrolling the camp along the corridors, armed with long swords, to guard against anyone sneaking into the camp to assassinate the general.
In a vacated space, countless Zhao soldiers were sitting on the ground with painful expressions on their faces, while other soldiers were helping them bandage their wounds.
Due to excessive blood loss, more than ten soldiers finally returned to the camp, but they had turned into corpses.
When the Zhao soldiers standing guard in the distance saw this scene, no one was affected by it, and there was no timidity in the soldiers' eyes.
Perhaps this is the most different thing between Zhao Bianqi and the soldiers of other vassal states.
These soldiers were Zhao Bianqi who were at the border with Li Mu and were at war with the enemy all the year round.
"Jun Wu'an, this is the war horse that the soldiers risked their lives to recapture!"
General Yi Fang of the State of Zhao, along with two soldiers and five war horses, came to Li Mu's camp. After watching the soldiers report, Yi Fang turned around and pointed at Li Mu who came out and pointed at the horses.
"The soldiers said that all Qin Qi's horses are equipped with these."
Yifang looked at the bronze utensils hanging on the war horses, pointed at the iron pieces under the horses' hoofs, and said to Li Mu.
In order to seize these horses, no less than thirty soldiers fought for them and died in battle with the Qin soldiers. In order to cover the evacuation of the five horses, more than 120 soldiers tried their best to stop the Qin cavalry, but no one came back alive.
It can be said that behind these war horses is the life of a famous soldier.
"Wu Anjun, be careful!"
"Be careful, Mr. Wu An."
Under the gaze of several Zhao Jun generals, Li Mu, even though his right hand was disabled, still stepped on the bronze object with one foot, turned the horse rope in a circle with his left hand, and climbed onto the horse.
After riding on the horse, Li Mu looked at the horse in his hand. At this time, he finally understood why his side cavalry suffered so many casualties in the battle with Qin's cavalry.
Li Mu closed his eyes. Although his right hand was disabled, Li Mu was still thinking about the victory rate of a Zhao border cavalry against Qin cavalry with these war horses, and how to send troops to fight against Qin cavalry next time.
"This is iron!"
Zhao General Huipu knelt down, holding the horse hoof in one hand, and patting the war horse's calf with the other hand. As the war horse raised the hoof, he immediately saw that what was under the horse's hoof was an iron piece, not a copper piece.
When other Zhao generals wearing Zhao armor heard Hui Pu's words, they stroked their scabbards with one hand and came to Hui Pu's side to look. Sure enough, they saw iron pieces under the horse's hoofs.
Among these generals, there are some who are thirty or forty years old, and there are also young generals who are twenty-seven or seventy-eight years old.
But now when they saw this, they shook their heads and sighed.
"Qin people are so vicious!"
"If this tramples on the soldiers, I'm afraid they will be injured in a minor case and killed in a serious case."
"I have never heard that Qin Qi is equipped with these. Now its leader is Bai Yan. I don't know if these are made by the Mo family or Bai Yan."
The Zhao generals looked at each other and said.
As Zhao generals, they naturally thought about assembling war horses, and they even thought about equipping war horses with armor.
But in the end, the cost was so high that they couldn't even think about it.
However, they have never thought about installing iron pieces on the sound of horse hooves. After all, on the general battlefield, the main purpose is to prevent arrows from injuring the horses and causing soldiers to fall off their horses and be injured. Who would think of relying on horse hooves on the battlefield.
"No wonder our Zhao army suffered so many casualties. It seems that Qin has been plotting this for a long time!"
"Yes! It's a pity General Zhang Lian."
"It doesn't matter, the generals of the Qin army must not have imagined that General Sima Shang has already led the army to go out of the mountains along the river on the other side of Shaoshan. General Zhang Lian has a spirit in the sky, and he will definitely see the Qin army destroyed."
When Zhang Lian was mentioned, many Zhao Jun generals looked sad, shook their heads and sighed.
If the Qin army's combat power had not been unexpected, General Zhang Lian would not have been killed by the Qin army.
By the swollen river.
On a battlefield full of corpses, Bai Yan didn't know that his horseshoe nails were specially prepared for trampling soldiers in the eyes of Zhao Jun generals.
But maybe even if he knew, Bai Yan couldn't refute it, because the horseshoe nails did add some power to the already hard horse's hooves.
"Vice General, there is no one around now, can you tell me?"
Wang Ben asked.
Just now Bai Yan said he knew about Li Mu's plan, but at that time Bai Yan didn't say it, and he didn't ask.
Now that the bodies of the surrounding soldiers have been carried away, they are the only generals here.
Chai and others, as well as other Qin generals, also looked at Bai Yan curiously.
Bai Yan looked at the corpse on the ground, turned his head and said to Wang Ben.
"General Wang Ben, the rest of the Zhao army is probably going to raid Yanyu!"
Bai Yan told Wang Ben his 'speculation'.
Hearing Bai Yan's words, Wang Ben looked confused.
"阘与?"
Wang Ben thought for a while, then immediately shook his head and looked at Bai Yan: "This is absolutely impossible!"
"How could it be Hua Yu?"
"Yes, this cannot be Yan Yu. How could Zhao Jun know that General Wang Jian is not in Yan Yu?"
"Did Li Mu guess that General Wang Jian was not in Yanyu?"
"That makes no sense. Even if Li Mu speculates that Wang Jian is not in Lanyu, and even if Li Mu has the courage to raid Lanyu, the Zhao army has no way to go to Lanyu. If they bypass it by another road, the distance will be twice as long as this road.
How could Li Mu not know?"
A Qin general who was much older than Bai Yan was standing nearby. When he heard Bai Yan's words, he shook his head like Wang Ben.
In the eyes of all the generals, although they did not know where the tens of thousands of Zhao troops who disappeared had gone, it was absolutely impossible for Zhao troops to raid Huanyu in any case.
There are two reasons. First, Li Mu didn't know where General Wang Jian was, so how could he dare to take risks without authorization?
Secondly, the nearest road to Yanyu is the one at their feet. The other roads are to the north. Even if Zhao Jun went there, it would take several days and there would be no time. How could Li Mu be so stupid?
Therefore, looking at these two reasons, it is destined that Zhao Jun will not go to Yu.
It's not like Li Mu is omnipotent. He can create a road out of thin air, allowing the Zhao army to bypass them, pass through this large mountain range, and go directly to Yanyu.
"It's impossible for Li Mu to give up on marriage!"
Wang Ben looked at Bai Yan and said softly.
Wang Ben didn't explain anything, because the other Qin generals talking behind him had already said everything he wanted to say.
If it were anything else, Wang Ben would not dare to refute Bai Yan so firmly, but in this matter, Wang Ben dares to guarantee that it is definitely not what Bai Yan said.
On the battlefield.
Bai Yan, who was wearing Qin armor, was riding a war horse, listening to the words of the Qin army generals around him, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
In fact, if Bai Yan hadn't known better that Li Mu had indeed asked Sima Shang to raid Yan Yu, he wouldn't have believed it.
Bai Yan asked softly.
"If there is no road, then there are streams and rivers that pass through the mountains?"
Bai Yan looked at Wang Ben.
After the words fell, the other Qin generals around looked at Bai Yan and all breathed a sigh of relief. They had always heard about Gao Nu's deeds and thought that Bai Yan, who was born in the Bai family, had extraordinary strategies.
Moreover, Bai Yan led the army before and came here without hesitation to seize the opportunity, which made them dare not even think of scorning him in the slightest.
But now that they heard Bai Yan's question and looked at the young Bai Yan, they couldn't help but laugh in their hearts.
Bai Yan was indeed very good at using troops and strategizing, but he was still young and lacked experience and common sense in leading troops.
Even if there is a stream, could Zhao Jun still use the river water to cross the mountains?
How can this be!
"General, there does seem to be a small stream on the other side of Shaoshan."
Chai, Xi Yuan and others, because they were Qin Bianqi and fought with Zhao Bianqi all the year round, they had seen Zhao's map countless times.
Xi Yuan and others tried hard to recall, and finally told Bai Yan that there was indeed a stream.
As Xi Yuan's words fell.
Bai Yan nodded.
"That's the stream!"
Bai Yan raised his head and looked at everyone.
In fact, Bai Yan didn't know much about Zhao State, and he didn't even know if there was a stream leading to Yanyu.
But knowing Li Mu's actions and Xi Yuan's words, he immediately made up his mind.
It must be that stream!
Li Mu must have passed through that stream and asked Sima Shang to lead his army to raid Yanyu.
"Lieutenant General, that is absolutely impossible. I have an impression of that stream. Although it is not as good as the Zhangshui River, it is still fast. In addition, there are green shrubs on both sides. It is impossible for the Zhao army to fight from there."
A Qin general named Xue Shun, who was in his forties, said to Bai Yan.
Xue Shun's words made other generals look at Bai Yan.
"General Bai Yan, although there is a river, the Zhao army has at least tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers. It is impossible to cross that river even if you travel lightly!"
Wang Ben listened to Xue Shun's words and said to Bai Yan.
The most taboo thing for an army leader is to travel through mountains and rivers, because supplies are difficult and traveling is difficult.
On the plains.
Following Wang Ben's words, the surrounding area became quiet. Xue Shun and other generals all looked at Bai Yan. Everyone felt that Bai Yan was overthinking this time.
Bai Yan, who was wearing Qin armor, did not answer everyone in a hurry, but thought about it.
After a while.
While everyone was commenting, Bai Yan suddenly raised his hand, pointed at the sky, looked at everyone, and asked softly.
"What if that stream dries up!"
Bai Yan's indifferent question fell in the ears of all the generals. Almost instantly, everyone was stunned on the spot, and then the pupils in their eyes slowly showed an expression of fear.
It wasn't until this moment that they thought of it.
Zhao Guo!
It’s been a drought for years!
Thinking of this, I remembered Bai Yan's words just now.
Zhao Jun has already taken a detour and raided Yanyu!!!
At this moment, not to mention Wang Ben, even Xue Shun and other Qin generals felt their scalps numb and their whole bodies extremely cold.
Under this scorching heat, everyone felt as if they were in an ice cellar, and a touch of fear emerged in everyone's hearts.
Their sense of the river was on the map, and Li Mu was from Zhao, and the Zhao army led by Li Mu was close to Shaoshan, so they could send people to observe the river.
"The situation is bad, General Bai Yan, hurry up and help Yan Yu!"
Wang Bi, who was wearing Qin armor and a juebi on his head, had come to his senses at this moment and looked at Bai Yan with a pale face, completely different from just now.
Thinking about Yan Yu, General Yang Yan only had 20,000 soldiers and horses. If Sima Shang led tens of thousands of Zhao troops to kill Yan Yu, and cooperated with the Zhao guards in the city, Yang Yan's 20,000 Qin troops would be wiped out in an instant.
When the time comes, Sima Shang will surround them from behind, and everyone here will have no chance of survival.
Think of this.
For the first time, Wang Ben's heart was full of panic and fear.
That Li Mu was really terrifying. It was almost, if not for Bai Yan, almost everyone here would have died in Li Mu's hands.
"Okay! I'll lead the cavalry to help Yan Yu, but I'd like to trouble General Wang Ben to order someone to notify Zhao Jun and ask him to come over and bury the corpse back!"
Bai Yan nodded.
Seeing Wang Bi and others' expressions of embarrassment and frightened eyes, Bai Yan didn't find it strange, because when he thought about the weather, his scalp was numb and goosebumps appeared.
No one would have thought that Li Mu had guessed that Wang Jian was not in Yanyu, and no one would have paid attention to another inconspicuous stream between the distant mountains.
Not to mention years of drought!
Every detail, if he hadn't known Li Mu's plan and deduced it from the results backwards, he wouldn't have thought of so many details.
The stream turned into a mountain road, such a miraculous feat that Bai Yan could hardly imagine that it was thought up by human beings.
No wonder Li Mu is a famous general, and the Qin Dynasty was defeated by Li Mu one after another.
"good!"
When Wang Ben heard Bai Yan's words, he immediately realized that Bai Yan's actions were to lower Zhao Guo's guard.
After all, as long as the soldiers of the Zhao army bury the corpse here, they will see that the soldiers of the Qin army are still here.
As for the good reputation, Wang Ben didn't think that he, a Qin general, would care about the goodwill of the Zhao people.
Gulu gulu~!
Wang Ben watched Bai Yan turn around on horseback and prepare to leave, and thought for a while.
"General Bai Yan, be careful during this trip!"
Wang Ben said.
Wang Ben knew that Sima Shang's army had at least tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers, while Yang Yan's army only had 20,000 soldiers.
With Bai Yan and the cavalry army in front of him, a fierce battle would probably be inevitable if they were to go to Lanyu. Moreover, Lanyu was different from here. In Lanyu, there was no help from the terrain.
But at the moment, only Bai Yan can figure it out and break the situation.
"Yes, General Wang Ben should also be careful of Li Mu!"
Bai Yan turned his head and said to Wang Ben.
After finishing speaking, Bai Yan led Chai, Xi Yuan and other cavalry generals towards the direction of the cavalry army.
Wang Ben and other generals of the Qin State were riding their horses on the spot, watching Bai Yan's leaving figure.
At this moment, looking at Bai Yan's young back, Xue Shun and other Qin generals were filled with emotion.
When Bai Yan returns from this trip, it will definitely be a bloody battle.
But Xue Shun and others also knew that if Bai Yan could lead the cavalry army during this trip, he could successfully return to aid Yanyu and resist Sima Shang's Zhao army.
This fight will definitely increase Bai Yan's reputation.
Let’s not talk about other countries in the world, but in the Qin court, the king will definitely use Bai Yan in high regard.
Although this time it was just a simple fight with Zhao Guo, the opponent was Li Mu!
Even General Wang Ben was not aware of Li Mu's plan, so one can imagine how terrifying Li Mu was.
But Bai Yan was able to fight Li Mu, and saw through Li Mu's plan, and did not fall into the trap.
It is conceivable that regardless of whether this attack on Zhao is successful or not, the confrontation between Bai Yan and Li Mu will definitely be watched by the king.
"Someone is coming!"
Wang Ben was riding a war horse. After watching Bai Yan lead a group of cavalry generals to leave, he turned around and shouted.
Hearing Bai Yan's shouting, he was wary of his close associates from a distance and quickly rode to Wang Ben's side, bowing his hands in a salute.
"Arrange the soldiers to go to Zhao Jun's camp and tell Zhao Jun that the deputy general has said that if Zhao does not attack and fight today, he can order people to come and bury the body."
Wang Ben ordered to his cronies.
In the words, Wang Ben specifically asked his cronies to tell Zhao Jun that these words were said by Bai Yan.
At this moment, Wang Ben was also grateful. Fortunately, he had exposed the stirrups of the cavalry soldiers to Zhao Jun in advance. Otherwise, the Zhao army might have sent troops to fight today. When the cavalry came back to help Zhao Jun, Zhao Jun would definitely see it.
"promise!"
Wang Ben's cronies accepted the order, then turned around and left on their horses.
Wang Ben saw this and looked in the direction of the well.
If Bai Yan hadn't noticed Li Mu's plan, he would have almost died in the hands of Li Mu, as did General Huanjue and all the Qin army officers.
Thinking of Li Mu's frightening speculation and courage, as well as his frightening decision-making and planning.
As long as Li Mu doesn't die, Zhao will be hard to destroy!
With a worried sigh, Wang Ben turned his head and walked toward the camp with Xue Shun and other generals.
Li Mu didn't know that Bai Yan had arrived at Zhangshui River in advance to stop him.