To the west of the Yellow River, the Qin army camp.
Due to the shift in Qin's strategic focus, Wang Jian's troops were reduced by 30%, and several rising young generals were also seconded, because his mission in the next period of time was not to fight head-on, but to provide support to the four-nation coalition forces on the opposite side.
While under pressure, cooperate with the snare to disintegrate the opponent from within.
This kind of requirement is quite a test of the level of generals.
When the pressure is increased, not only will you feel exhausted, but the other party will also temporarily shelve disputes and become more united, driven by a strong sense of crisis.
But if the pressure is too little and the opponent can easily complete the integration, it will be a big failure.
Only when the enemy is properly anxious, but there is no imminent crisis, can the enemy begin to have random thoughts and chaos, creating an opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of it.
Therefore, Wang Jian needs to have a good discussion with Zhao Gao, who is in charge of the snare, about the speed involved and how much pressure should be put on him to make the snare operate smoothly behind enemy lines.
Since Zhao Gao was expelled from the Luowang Center, he could only suppress other small thoughts for the time being and follow Wang Jian honestly to provide assistance, hoping to make great contributions and be recalled by the King of Qin.
The subsequent series of changes in Yan and Zhao made him feel as if he had divine help. Although the net failed to play a decisive role in it, Wang Jian was so successful! He took advantage of the internal instability in the coalition forces.
, actually took back most of the land in Hexi that had been lost, and pushed the front line from Hangu Pass to the coast of the Yellow River in one fell swoop.
In this process, there is no credit but also hard work in the net, right?
So Zhao Gao followed Wang Jian with greater peace of mind, looking forward to the day when he would go back and be rewarded for his merits.
What happened next also went very smoothly. Because the four kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei joined forces, Wang Jian on the northern line and Meng Wu on the middle line also joined forces to stalemate their opponents across the river.
Although Wang Jian's official title remained unchanged, his authority was equivalent to being raised by half a rank, and he was in charge of all Qin's military affairs in the eastern theater.
And this time, Zhao Gao's long-awaited performance opportunity finally came.
"Commander Zhao,"
Wang Jian stroked his beard and said, "You have read the king's decree, but what are your thoughts? Where are you going to start taking action?"
Although Zhao Gao was excited in his heart, he did have a confident expression on his face: "Yan Guo!"
"oh?"
Wang Jian made a sound of comparison.
"Now across the Yellow River are the allied forces of the four kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei. However, the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, and Han came from the Jin Dynasty. Although there are frictions between them, how can they be compared to outsiders like the Yan Kingdom? They must have felt this when they stayed in the military camp.
So out of place!"
Zhao Gao's voice was cold and smooth, like a poisonous snake circling and spitting out a message.
"The most important thing is that the Yan State was unwilling to send troops. They were coerced by the Zhao State to send troops and then reluctantly compromised. They are now equivalent to the servants of the other three countries. They must have accumulated deep grievances and only lacked a detonator.
Opportunity. And I will give them this opportunity!"
"Now that Commander Zhao has made a plan, I can rest assured."
Wang Jian nodded and agreed with Zhao Gao's analysis, "Then starting from tomorrow, this general will..."
Before he finished speaking, a messenger suddenly announced anxiously outside: "General, the enemy is attacking!"
"What?!"
Wang Jian and Zhao Gao were startled at the same time, and both pairs of sharp eyes looked at the messenger at the same time, "What exactly is the situation? Tell me in detail!"
"General, general!"
The messenger took a breath and replied quickly, "Zhao's cavalry is coming! General Meng is organizing a defense."
"When did they cross the river? Why didn't the outpost stationed on the shore send a warning in time?"
Although the number of troops under his command was reduced and the strategy was changed, Wang Jian did not relax his vigilance. He very steadily set up sentries along the Yellow River and set off fireworks to warn of any situation.
But judging from the current results, it is obvious that the sentries along the river failed to notify the rear in time, causing Mengwu to rush to meet the enemy. This is why the messengers behaved in such a mess.
But now is not the time to pursue these matters. Now that Zhao's cavalry has arrived, it is obvious that all the sentries on the front line have been removed.
"Go down with the order, strictly guard the camp, and use your arrows to meet the enemy. Don't panic, and don't attack without permission!"
Wang Jian deeply understood that the biggest threat to the camp being attacked at night did not come from the enemy. After all, even if Zhao's cavalry could cross the river, it would not be so large. The most terrifying thing was actually being half asleep and half awake.
The Qin army was confused about the situation and ran around in panic in the camp, trampling on each other and spreading rumors, causing the camp to roar.
Or they may rush out and hit a local trap when the vision is poor at night, or even be transferred away from the mountain to their nest.
That's the real big trouble!
So he immediately issued an order, asking each battalion to guard their own positions, not to act randomly, and just use bows and arrows to drive away the enemies outside. He didn't believe that Zhao's cavalry could really come over with bows and crossbows, and Ma Taqin
camp.
After all, although Zhao's cavalry dominates the world, they are not heavy cavalry, and their ability to attack fortresses is just that.
If Zhao's cavalry were really that strong, they would not have lost so much territory to Qin.
This order was issued very promptly and the effect was very obvious.
The Qin army faced the great psychological advantage of the soldiers of the Six Kingdoms. Under normal circumstances, they would not panic easily. In addition, with Wang Jian's general order, all of them wore their armor and cocked their crossbows with peace of mind. There was only a little
The chaos was quickly smoothed over.
The movement in the Qin army's camp fell into the eyes of Li Mu, who was leading the troops outside, and he couldn't help but sigh: "What a pity..."
As a famous general, his judgment of the situation is also very accurate.
Although it is said that with the cooperation of the unique troops of Zhao, Wei and Han, they completed this sneak attack on the camp.
However, it was impossible to really cause much damage to the Qin army with just such a small number of people. The roar he wanted to cause was easily suppressed by Wang Jian's general order.
"General, what should we do next?"
His lieutenant Sima Shang asked.
"Wang Jian is cautious and will not rush to send troops to face us, but choose to shoot with bows and crossbows..."
Li Mu shook his head, feeling annoyed and admiring the Qin general who had been against him for more than a year, "Then let them see who is the best country in crossbows!"
The crossbows made in South Korea have always been recognized as the best among the seven countries. Relying on this, they have also formed a powerful crossbow regiment called the Braking Crossbowmen.
This time they were the ones who killed the Qin army's outpost early during the process of crossing the river.
The brake crossbow has a killing range of up to 600 steps, and the soldiers use their feet to cock the bow and can fire a hundred times.
What kind of concept is this? They can clean the ground with crossbows from eight to nine hundred meters away!
In the past, because South Korea's comprehensive military strength was too weak, even if there were such ultra-long-range killing units, they could only be used to defend the city. Because the crossbowmen had no close combat capabilities, the cavalry could reach them with a single charge from a distance of eight to nine hundred meters.
But it's different now.
With the full cooperation of the three Jin Dynasties, there are Wei soldiers arrayed in front to protect it, and Zhao Kingdom's elite side cavalry are constantly cruising around the outside. It can be said that it is full of security.
Under such circumstances, South Korea's crossbowmen, which had been dormant for many years, could finally show off their talents again.