After the three shogunate officials sent by Li Zuoche questioned the scouts in detail, their faces immediately changed color.
In today's world, except for the world-famous Jiuyuan Marquis and General Meng Tian, there is no one else who can march with the banner of "Qin,..." and "Meng". Although Meng Yi is also named Meng,
Everyone knew that Meng Yi was just a civil servant and had never led an army in a war.
Hu Hai did not publicize the fact that Meng Tian and Meng Yi were released by Hu Hai. So not many people outside the customs know about Meng Tian, and Meng Yi and others have all been reinstated.
This can be regarded as a benefit of the cold weapon era.
The survivors of the Six Kingdoms raised troops here and there, and by the time Hu Hai received the news, they had already lost many cities: but similarly, the mobilization of Da Qin's military power to these people also inevitably delayed the news, and by the time they knew it, Da Qin's army had already arrived before their eyes.
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Everyone has the disadvantage of slow transmission of information, so when the armies meet, whoever has the bigger fist will take advantage. Although Da Qin is no longer as strong as before, it is still not something that the survivors of the Six Kingdoms can resist.
This advantage is not obvious now, but once Hu Hai's cavalry is trained, the slow and blocked transmission of silent messages will inevitably be the source of nightmares for many people.
"Three gentlemen, what are you saying? How should our army behave now?" Peng Yue said impatiently, looking at several shogunate officials who were looking at each other.
"General, now the Qin army suddenly appears in Handan, and the leader is the Jiuyuan Hou General Meng Tian. We should immediately send someone to report to the Prime Minister, so that the Prime Minister can make preparations in advance." An official said.
"Then just order Pegasus to report to the Prime Minister. But how should our army respond now?
The Qin army must be exhausted after coming from a long distance. Why not take advantage of the Qin army's unsteady foothold and charge with our army to frustrate the Qin people's spirit. What do the three of you think? Peng Yue is obviously more concerned about how he should deal with it now.
Peng Yue was very grateful to Li Zuoche for recommending him as the pillar of the country, and for not shying away from giving him 50,000 troops to lead the march south to Handan. He wanted to make some achievements to repay Li Zuoche's trust in him.
However, Peng Yue's seemingly good suggestion was immediately opposed by the three shogunate officials.
"General, you must not do it! Although the army that Meng Tian is leading now is not necessarily the elite of the Nine Plains under his command, Meng Tian is a famous general in the world. How could he be so careless? Presumably, Meng Tian's army has already been prepared at this moment and is just waiting for our army to enter the urn.
"An official said.
This official is called Bang Tuo. He has been with Li Zuoche for many years. He has always been calm, very strategic, and also very good at life. Li Zuoche deliberately introduced him to Peng Yue before sending him to assist Peng Yue. So he gave Bang Tuo some advice.
, Peng Yue would usually listen.
The other two officials nearby heard Hamato's words and claimed that it was.
"We can't attack, we can't advance! Is it possible that our army cannot retreat?" Peng Yue said in a buzzing voice.
"The general is really smart." Bang Tuo obviously noticed Peng Yue's displeasure, and flattered Peng Yue without any trace, saying: "The Qin people have come from afar, and it is already dark now, Meng Tian will not fight with a tired army.
.The general can order the entire army to retreat twenty miles and set up camp to rest for a night.
We can compete with the Qin people in the daytime, and tonight we can explore the strength of the Qin army." Peng Yue had no better idea than this, and Bang Tuo's flattery was not in vain.
Putting this wise decision on Peng Yue's head, Yue walked down the steps and settled down simply.
Peng Yue gave an order, and the 50,000-strong army immediately retreated 20 miles and set up camp. Then, at Bangtuo's suggestion, open posts, secret posts, surprise posts, and raiding posts were sent out in all directions to closely guard against the night attack of Meng Tian's army and to explore the Qin Dynasty.
The reality and reality of the military.
These scouts were carefully selected by Li Zuoche from the nearly 300,000-strong army. There were less than 2,000 people in total. This time Peng Yue went to Handan, the old capital of Zhao State, and Li Zuoche gave him two centurions.
The scouts were available for him to mobilize again.
In the opinion of Peng Yue and others, one night of these elite scouts was enough to find out the strength of the Qin army.
Peng Yue's army here had just retreated, and Zhang Wu, who was waiting carefully, received a message from the scouts who had been cruising outside.
Hearing that the enemy troops in front were retreating, Zhang Wu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Jiuyuan Army was never afraid of fighting at night.
But if he fights at night with an enemy army that is several times his own and mostly made up of infantry, it will be very detrimental to his front army.
After all, the cavalry of the Jiuyuan Army are not equipped with the three cavalry artifacts made by Hu Hai at the moment.
However, there were only 5,000 infantry among the 20,000-strong former army. In addition, the former army, whose main force was cavalry, did not carry heavy weapons such as large-scale repeating crossbows. The cavalry was not conducive to charging and maneuvering at night. If fighting at night,
The result is hard to say.
The Nine Plains Army has been invincible under the leadership of Meng Tian in recent years. Whether it is a defeat or a draw, it will greatly dampen the morale of the 89,000 Plains Army who went north to quell the chaos.
At that time, Zhang Wu would never redeem himself.
As soon as Zhang Wu ordered the army to set up camp, Meng Tian came in person with hundreds of personal guards.
Seeing that Zhang Wu did not rush forward to attack the enemy in a hurry, Meng Tian let go of his worries that had been hanging on him since he received the news. He was very aware of the shortcomings of the former army. It was fine during the day, as it was conducive to cavalry maneuvers and charges, but at night
However, the combat power was greatly reduced.
As soon as Meng Tian arrived at the gate of the camp, Zhang Wu came out with generals at all levels to greet him.
"The general is waiting to meet the general!" "Without any courtesy or force, how can you set up camp at this time? If the rebels take advantage of the situation to attack, can your 20,000 former troops be able to resist it? Humph!" Meng Tian turned over and dismounted, looking at
When Zhang Wu arrived, he shouted loudly.
Zhang Wu smiled bitterly when he heard Meng Tian's words and said: "General, please calm down. The general ordered our army to set up camp here only after receiving the news that the bandit army had retreated twenty miles to camp. However, this message had not yet been reported to the general." "Oh.
?That’s it. The governor of Handi County once said that Li Zuoche’s bandit army now has more than 200,000 people. Although most of them are mobs, Li Zuoche should not be underestimated. Since the rebels have appeared here today, the giant deer must have
It's just that the "Zhao" flag is so strange." Meng Tian frowned.
"General, Yun Li Zuoche is the grandson of the former Zhao general Li Mu. Could it be that this Li Zuoche founded the Zhao Kingdom again?" Zhang Wu guessed in his mind.
Meng Tian was silent for a while after hearing Zhang Wu's words, and after a while he ordered: "Hit the army, the rear army will come here to camp tonight. Tomorrow the army will march to Handan."
"Here!"
April 28th.
The sun had just risen, and there was a rapid drum beat. The Qin army's camp began to get busy. After breakfast, the 80,000-strong army began to prepare to move out. That night, the central army and the rear army received Meng Tian's order and rushed all night.
Arrive at the camp.
An hour later, the 89,000-strong army had already formed its formation and was still advancing according to the arrangement of the front, center and rear armies.
It's just that the front army now has 10,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry, and is still commanded by Zhang Wu: Meng Tian's central army has 10,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry, and the remaining 20,000 infantry are responsible for providing food and fodder for the heavy army.
Commander Hu Fan serves as the rear army.
Not long after the Qin army moved out of the camp, Peng Yue received a message from the scouts.
In fact, the battle started as early as last night. Not only did Peng Yue want to find out the strength of the Qin army, but Meng Tian also wanted to find out the strength of the Zhao army. Therefore, after the two armies set up camp, they sent out reconnaissance cavalry, not only to prevent the other party from attacking the camp, but also to find out the strength of the Zhao army.
What's more important is to explore the opponent's military situation.
In the vast dark night, the scouts of the two armies were passing through the middle of the two camps forty miles apart. On the road, in the wilderness, in the mountains and forests, almost wherever the scouts of the two armies met, there would immediately be a battle.
You fight to the death.
Detective is based on counter-detection, and investigation is based on counter-detection.
It can be said that at this time, the Qin Dynasty and even the whole of China had reached the peak of classical warfare, and all the details here were almost completely known to the soldiers.
This night was extremely long for Peng Yue and others.
Because in just one night, Peng Yue's scouts lost most of their troops. Hundreds of them went out and never came back. You don't need to think about it to know that they died on the way to explore the strength of the Qin army.
Compared with the tragic situation of Peng Yue's scout army, the loss of the scouts in the Great Qin army was much less, with dozens of people injured and no one killed. The Jiuyuan Army was originally the most elite force in the Great Qin, but it could allow the fierce Xiongnu to
The scouts talked about his change in appearance, and the scouts from Jiuyuan were even more elite among the elite.
Compared to the scouts of the Jiuyuan Army, the scout Peng Yue was completely different.
After a night of testing and secret fighting, Peng Yue, Bang Tuo and other generals became increasingly unsure.
In particular, most of the scout soldiers, whom they regarded as elite, were lost in just one night, without any useful information being discovered, which greatly frustrated Peng Yue and others.
The Qin army was advancing, and the front army's 20,000 black-armored infantry lined up in a neat line, rushing straight towards Peng Yue's army like a mountain.
"General, since we don't know the strength of the Qin army now, we can only fight in a battle. The army has sharp crossbows and many cavalry. Our army can find a dangerous place to camp again. If the Qin army is weak, we can fight. If
If the Qin army is strong, it will not be able to escape.
With the food and fodder of our army, and the fact that the giant deer is only a hundred miles away from where we are now, I believe that the Prime Minister will make a decision after receiving the news. When reinforcements arrive, we can attack the Qin army from both front and rear, and we will definitely be able to
Fight and win." Bangtuo also felt that the current situation was very difficult. He attacked rashly without knowing the strength of the Qin army. With Meng Tian's ability and the advantages of the Qin army's weapons, it would be better if the enemy was outnumbered.
With a small number against a large number, then all of our 50,000-strong army will probably be lost.
Although Peng Yue was unsure, he still wanted to compete with Meng Tian, a world-famous general. At this moment, Bang Tuo's suggestion obviously not only satisfied his desire to compete with Meng Tian, but also allowed him to thin the army without losing anything, and even prevent future counterattacks.
After thinking about it, it can be said to be the best policy.
Subsequently, Zhao Jun's 50,000-strong army began to set up camp. Then they set up camp again at the foot of a solitary mountain about 100 meters high. They spread horse pits, tripping ropes, horse-rejecting stakes, copper thorns, and copper nails outside the camp.
All that was left was a road no more than ten feet wide in front of the camp gate.
An hour later, 20,000 Qin infantry soldiers in bright black armor appeared on the road leading south from Julu.