Chapter 35
"Wang Jian, report on the battle situation." The King of Qin was riding on the horse, holding the reins with his hands, looking forward with bright eyes. There were countless Qin troops marching forward in front of him.
Wang Jian responded and said, "Your Majesty, in the two days since we entered Zhao Realm, we have destroyed 356 posts in Zhao State and destroyed 1,472 reconnaissance posts. We have captured twelve cities and wiped out more than 21,000 Zhao Army.
Some of these Zhao troops were defenders of local cities, some were wiped out by us during patrol, and some were driven from the mainland to the border, but they crashed into our arms and were delivered to our door automatically. They would not eat their stomachs.
The King of Qin looked at Wang Jian with great praise and said, "General Wang, your coordination is very good and detailed. Some people say that General Wang is meticulous and clear in his eyes, and he is extraordinary. Isn't this proven?
Wang Jianqian said: "The king has been awarded more than anything, but I am just doing my best. I dare not be praised by the king."
The King of Qin looked at Wei Liao and asked, "What do you think of the current situation?"
Wei Liao smiled slightly and said, "My Lord, from the Zhao army we destroyed, many of the detective posts in the posts are still eating, drinking and having fun, either fighting cocks and dogs or harming the people. This shows that our actions are very sudden and Zhao has not noticed them yet.
Liaozi thought that our army should advance at full speed while Zhao State discovered that it was impossible to get out of here before, so as to occupy more land and eliminate more Zhao troops, and be in a more favorable situation.
The King of Qin did not speak. Looking at Wang Jian, he meant to ask Wang Jian to express his opinion. Wang Jian understood and said, "The king, what Liaozi said is exactly what the minister thinks. The most important thing for our army at present is to advance quickly."
"What you said makes sense, but have you ever thought of a question?" asked the King of Qin.
The Qin army is progressing very smoothly now and has not encountered decent resistance at all. It can be said that the situation is very good.
There was no problem, but the King of Qin discovered the problem. Not to mention that Wang Jian was a little difficult to understand, even Wei Liao didn't understand and said, "Please give me advice."
The King of Qin then asked, "Have you ever thought about why this situation is caused?"
The answer is very clear. Wang Jian didn't even think about it and replied: "Your Majesty."
I think this is the sudden action of our army. The deception measures before the war were done well, which made the king and ministers of Zhao think that the Qin Dynasty was destroying Wei rather than Zhao, so they caught Zhao off guard. This is all the wise wisdom of the king!"
He said this to Wei Liao and agreed, "Yes, if the king hadn't formed a wise alliance to destroy Wei with great fanfare, how could he deceive Zhao State?"
Qin Wangqian said: "Don't flatter. Actually, you should give these flatteries to Mr. Zhou. This is all arranged by Mr. Zhou. I am just a threading needle.
What you are talking about is only one of the reasons, and there is another reason, that is, the arrangement of troops in Zhao State is unique."
His words were very intriguing. Wang Jian and Wei Liao looked at the King of Qin in surprise and said, "Please make it clear to you."
The King of Qin continued to say: "From my opinion, Zhao State has already taken some precautions against the Qin attack, so he adopted a light outside and heavy inside. He deployed a small number of soldiers on the border to guard the city.
The disadvantage of deploying troops in this way is that many cities will be lost in a short period of time, and some small troops will be eliminated by our army, which will have a certain impact on military morale.
"The advantage is that the city can be exchanged for time (i.e., space can be exchanged for time), avoiding the danger of a large number of living forces collapsing in the face of sudden strikes, and preserving their strength, so that they can mobilize enough power to block our army, and wait until our army is almost exhausted.
To drive our army out again, just like the Battle of Handan back then."
After a pause, the King of Qin sighed: "Such a brilliant arrangement of troops must have been made by General Li Mu. General Li Mu is a real god!" He shook his head lightly and said: "General Li, you have caused me a lot of trouble."
Wang Jian suddenly realized and praised from the bottom of his heart: "The king is wise and wise, and I am happy when I see the small things. I didn't think about this. If it weren't for the king's reminder, I wouldn't have thought of it."
The King of Qin's wisdom itself made Wei Liao feel sad. After learning about the sage of the King of Qin again, Wei Liao had to pat his forehead and sigh: "The king is the true sage and wise king!"
"Don't flatter you." The King of Qin interrupted the two and said something nice, and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Zhou noticed this move by General Li, and our army was prepared. Come on, let's study how to deal with it. Mr. Liaozi, you said.
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Wei Liao pondered for a moment, opened the map, and said, "Please see, Sima Shang set up camp in this area, but our army attacked from here and here. Sima Shang did not block our army's offensive route, which shows that our army's attack time, attack method, and attack route are not clear about Zhao State.
This is not only unexpected by Sima Shang, but also by General Li Mu. This is an opportunity."
Wang Jian then analyzed: "Mr. Liaozi means that our army adheres to its previous strategic intentions, Sima Shang guards other places, we attack ours, the two armies carry out a big detour, stepping directly behind Sima Shang, cutting off his retreat, and then turning back to eat him.
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The King of Qin nodded and said, "The elite of the Zhao army was at General Li Mu, and General Li Mu was sieging the city and siege in Yan State. His front line was very long and he had almost consumed it. When he got the news that Sima Shang was surrounded, he would inevitably give up Yan Di and return to Xichi, giving me a yellow-faced pot-kick, Sima Shang guarded inside and attacked outside.
"He thought too beautifully, but he didn't know that Mr. Zhou was already advancing towards Handan. When General Li Mu learned that Handan was in danger, he would have to return to Handan without stopping, because Handan was the most important. Without Handan, there would be no King Zhao, and without King Zhao, there would be no State of Zhao. Yu's morale would be a devastating blow, and Li Mu dared not not to go.
"I want us to surround Sima Shang first and not rush to encircle and annihilate it, and use this as bait to lure Li Muxichi. When he was exhausted, the news of Handan being captured should be obtained. At that time, he would return to Handan to pose much less threat to Mr. Zhou.
The military strategy is cloudy, and there are only two or three people who come to help thousands of miles away. After these two tossing back and forth, General Li Mu is powerless even when he arrives in Handan. Maybe Mr. Zhou will create a little miracle. What do you think?"
This is a tactical modification, which echoes Zhou Chong's attack on Handan. It is very good. Wei Liao and Wang Jian said together: "The king is the sage! There is no better way than this."
Chapter completed!