Because of the actions of Qin's secret agents and King Yan's little thoughts, the originally stable war situation set off new waves.
Chasing and capturing the Yan army overnight, dividing the troops to attack the Yan State to force the King of Yan to continue to support Hezong, exchanging commanders between the northern and central lines of the Hezong coalition, and a series of other things, although they were made secret and quick...
But as the saying goes, there is never an airtight wall in this world.
Especially the first two incidents, there is no way to keep the movements of tens of thousands of people confidential.
Therefore, not long after Li Mu divided his troops, Wang Jian, who had been confronting him, received the news.
The camp of the Qin army on the northern front.
After Wang Jian received the information, he immediately summoned the senior military generals to discuss the matter.
"Li Mu really took people away?"
Wang Jian's deputy general suppressed his excitement and asked with a trembling voice.
This is not to blame for his lack of concentration, but it is because they have been too aggrieved from the beginning of the war until now.
It is no exaggeration to say that if we want to choose the strongest army during this period, it must be the Qin Army.
Although the border troops of Zhao State, the crossbowmen of South Korea, and the soldiers of Wei State, including the three legions of Chu State, are all praised by the world as heroic soldiers. But compared with the Qin army, they all lack a very special ability.
Important stuff.
This thing can only be born if it is constantly watered with victory, and that is the belief that victory is inevitable.
This thing is different from ordinary self-confidence.
The troops under famous generals are confident and will not feel that they are inferior to others, nor will they feel that their generals are inferior to other generals.
but!
Even among the border soldiers under Li Mu, few would say without hesitation that they felt the war could be won this time.
Saying you will win with your mouth, and firmly believing that you will win in the end are completely different concepts.
There is a huge difference between self-confidence and determination to win.
Because war is a very complicated matter, the factors that affect victory or defeat are extremely complex, and it is far from being completely controlled by a famous general or a group of sharp soldiers.
The true belief in victory can only be cultivated after fighting against invincible opponents.
For example, during the Han Dynasty, the attitude of the Han people towards the surrounding barbarians Rong Di.
Even at the end of the Han Dynasty, the country was divided into more than a dozen princes, but no matter who they were, they could still attack the surrounding foreigners at will.
One man is like five barbarians. This is true self-confidence and the belief that victory is inevitable.
Where did this thing come from?
Such slogans did not appear in the early Han Dynasty.
Starting from Emperor Wu, the Han Dynasty cultivated this kind of thinking and temperament through continuous victories over surrounding foreign races for hundreds of years, and even more and more easy victories.
The same is true for Qin today.
The initial rise of the Qin State was due to the reform, not because of the rapid growth of domestic weapons and equipment manufacturing levels, or the level of research on the art of war.
The only function of military honors on the frontal battlefield is to stimulate morale and strengthen the desire of generals and soldiers to perform meritorious deeds.
Although this desire will make the desire to fight among Qin soldiers become terrifying, the power inspired by defending the homeland and the country may not be much smaller than it.
In other words, the Qin army during this period was not much stronger than other countries, especially when they launched aggressive wars.
However, because of the Bashu granary to ensure logistics, the Qin army lost less and won more.
In the past few decades, the Qin State has experienced hundreds of wars, large and small, and most of them were victorious. Even if it was not a complete victory, at least it did not suffer a loss. It was just a matter of making more or less.
Therefore, a terrible belief was brewing and becoming more and more mature.
Qin soldiers will become more and more confident and determined when fighting. But the opposing side will become more and more hesitant and less and less convinced that they can really win.
Such a subtle influence is very terrible.
This is equivalent to the innate morale of the armies of the Six Kingdoms being reduced by one when encountering the Qin army.
If an ordinary army encountered the current situation of the Qin State, where the country was besieged from three sides and had to hold on for more than half a year, its morale would definitely be reduced to varying degrees, and it might even collapse directly.
But the Qin army is different. Most of them firmly believe that these difficulties are only temporary and they will eventually win.
Therefore, the frustration during this period not only did not lower morale, but instead made everyone's hearts simmer with fire.
You can imagine how terrifying their fighting power will be when this fire is vented.
However, it is not necessarily a good thing to suppress the anger blindly, because it will make their desire to fight extremely strong.
When a person's desire is too strong, his reason will often be compressed.
And when the army is filled with such soldiers, their combat effectiveness will indeed be terrifying, but they themselves are also extremely dangerous.
Fortunately, the leader of this army is Wang Jian.
Wang Jian, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period.
And from the perspective of his meritorious service alone, he can even be rated as the number one general in the Warring States Period.
Because as a general, he personally directed Qin's war to destroy Zhao, Yan and Chu.
Wang Jian destroyed half of the six eastern kingdoms by himself.
How can other generals compare with such feats?
Bai Qi, Li Mu, Lian Po, Wu Qi, Le Yi, and a series of other so-called famous generals, including Wu Qi who was not rated as the four famous generals but is also very powerful...
How many countries have been destroyed in total?
If all the lands of the countries that were destroyed were put together, would it be as big as the country that Wang Jian destroyed?
Faced with the deputy general's question, Wang Jian gave a very strict answer: "There is no specific information yet. I only know that Li Mu has indeed not shown up in the military camp for several days."
"Leave us alone and divide our troops to attack the Yan Kingdom. Is Li Mu crazy?"
"What are you waiting for?"
"Could it be a scam?"
"Or send someone to test it out first?"
A noisy discussion suddenly erupted in the Chinese army tent.
Their opinions were complicated, but even the most cautious general suggested sending someone to test Li Mu's specific movements.
This is the idea deeply engraved in the bones of the Qin army - attack!
The crowd was raging, and even Wang Jian couldn't suppress it.
But he still made careful enough arrangements: "With our current military strength, every soldier is very important and cannot be lost at will. This matter also requires the full cooperation of Luo Wang."
Since Zhao Gao's last plan to plot against Zhao failed, he has been staying with Wang Jian as special protection, which is equivalent to providing full-time intelligence support to the Qin army on the northern front.
Although it is a bit like being sent from the central government to the local area, as long as Wang Jian can make contributions, he can also get some profit as an intelligence auxiliary personnel. This can be regarded as an opportunity for the King of Qin to give him a chance to make meritorious service.
Therefore, Zhao Gao did not act badly, but chose to do his best to assist Wang Jian.