Li Mu was a famous general who defended the Huns in the northern part of Zhao State. He was stationed in Yanmen, Daidi, for a long time.
Li Mu leads his troops flexibly and does not like to be restricted. In Daidi, he had the right to change officials, and the taxes and taxes in the station were also sent to Li Mu's shogunate as military expenses.
Li Mu treated his soldiers well. In his army, he slaughtered several cows every day to reward the soldiers. The soldiers were fed the best food, so they were deeply loved by the soldiers!
Li Mu defended the land of Dai, focusing on defense strategy. He usually attached great importance to teaching his soldiers to ride horses and archery, and ordered his soldiers to carefully guard the beacon tower. He sent out many spies every day to spy on the enemy. Every time the Huns were dispatched, he could find out the news in advance.
In Daidi, Li Mu stipulated that if the Xiongnu invaded, they should quickly gather their troops and retreat into the camp to defend themselves. Anyone who dared to go out to capture the enemy would be beheaded regardless of success. Therefore, every time the Xiongnu invaded, when the beacon sounded the alarm, all the troops would immediately gather up and retreat into the camp to defend themselves, not daring to go out to fight.
Several years passed like this, and Zhao Jun's men, horses and supplies did not suffer any losses. Seeing that Zhao Jun never dared to fight, the Xiongnu thought that Li Mu was timid. Even the officers and soldiers of Zhao Guo guarding the border thought that their general was timid and timid. When the news reached the ears of King Zhao, King Zhao issued an order to blame Li Mu, but Li Mu remained the same. King Zhao was angry, so he recalled him and sent someone else to lead the army on his behalf.
After the new general took office, he learned the lesson of Li Mu's replacement. Every time the Xiongnu invaded, he ordered troops to fight. The Xiongnu cavalry were brave and good at fighting, and the Zhao army was no match. The Zhao army suffered repeated defeats, resulting in heavy casualties and loss of supplies. It was even impossible to plow fields and herd animals on the border. King Zhao changed several generals and it was the same. He had no choice but to ask Li Mu to come out again.
Li Mu stayed behind closed doors, saying that he was ill. King Zhao sent people to capture Li Mu and forced him to lead troops. Li Mu was not really sick, so he saw that he could not evade it, so he said: "If the king must use me, I will do what I did before, and then I dare to obey the order." King Zhao had no choice but to agree to his request.
When Li Mu came to the border, he still followed the original method. When the Huns came, he retreated. For several consecutive years, the Xiongnu gained nothing, but they always thought that Li Mu was a coward, and they despised Li Mu in their hearts.
The officers and soldiers at the border began to eat and drink well again. They had nothing to do except daily training, and they all hoped to go to war. So Li Mu secretly prepared 1,300 selected chariots, 13,000 selected horses, 50,000 warriors, and 100,000 soldiers who were good at shooting, and organized them all for training and combat. At the same time, a large number of livestock were grazing outside the city, and herdsmen grazing were all over the mountains and fields.
When the Xiongnu discovered that the Zhao people were grazing in large quantities, they felt that it was abnormal. In the past, people and animals were scattered, but now there were so many, so they sent a small group of people to invade to test. Li Mu ordered the army to pretend to be defeated after the slightest contact, and deliberately abandoned thousands of people and animals. To the Huns. When Shanyu heard about this situation, he thought that Zhao Jun was still vulnerable, so he personally led a large number of troops to invade.
Li Mu deployed a surprise force and formed a frontal formation of chariots to block the attack of the Huns' cavalry. He also kept firing arrows at the Huns' cavalry. The Xiongnu Chanyu knew that he had fallen into the trap and ordered a retreat. At this time, the Zhao army's cavalry had spread out its left and right wings to outflank the Xiongnu. Li Mu took advantage of the situation to annihilate Xiu, defeated Donghu, and subdued Linhu. Shanyu only led dozens of people to escape. For more than ten years after that, the Huns did not dare to approach the border towns of Zhao. Li Mu's name is also famous all over the world!
Let's say that another special envoy from King Zhao arrived at Li Mu's camp and conveyed King Zhao's order, and Li Mu quickly led the army south.
Li Mu knew that the current situation was extremely critical, so he traveled day and night, leading 50,000 border guards to Yi'an in three days, and joined the Zhao army who had retreated around Handan. The combined total military strength was only 100,000, while the Qin army had 200,000. Moreover, after a long march, Zhao Jun suffered a new defeat and his morale was low. The Qin army had just won a great victory and their morale was high.
Li Mu said to deputy general Zhao Cong: "Now our army is exhausted, and the Qin army is waiting for work. It must not go to war at this time."
Zhao Cong did not agree with this and said: "Our border defense army is mainly based on cavalry. The characteristics of cavalry are suitable for field battles and winning by surprise. We should attack when the Qin army is not ready to break the siege of Handan!"
Li Mu retorted: "Although our cavalry has the advantage, the Qin army has a tight formation and is difficult to break through with an assault. Moreover, our army does not have the advantage in numbers, so it is not suitable for field battles! We should stick to paralysis of the enemy and wait for opportunities to counterattack."
So Zhao Jun continued to build fortifications based on the original fortifications and could not hold on. The Qin army provoked many times, but the Zhao army only fired arrows to prevent the Qin army from approaching and did not fight.
Seeing that the Qin army was about to fall into a war of attrition, Huan Qi began to worry, because once it fell into a war of attrition, the Qin army's supply would become a big problem, and the Zhao army could solve the problem of food, grass and personnel supply on the spot. Over time, the Qin army will inevitably be exhausted. If the Zhao army attacks at that time, it will undoubtedly be defeated. Lian Po defeated the famous Qin general Wang Lu using this method of warfare. In order to avoid a recurrence of the tragedy of that year, Huan Qi prepared to take the initiative and lure the enemy into battle.
After analysis, Huan Qi found that Feixia was fifty miles away from Yi'an. Feixia was the base camp where Zhao army stored grain and grass. Once Feixia was captured, Zhao army would collapse without a fight. If Zhao Jun comes to the rescue, they can seize the opportunity to start a field battle with Zhao Jun, encircle the points for reinforcements, and destroy Zhao Jun's cavalry regiment.
Huan Qi was confident that without the cover of the camp, the Zhao army would not be able to defeat the Qin army. So Huan Qi personally led an army of 100,000 to besiege Feixia, and arranged an additional 50,000 elite troops to ambush outside Feixia, waiting for the Zhao army to appear and wait for an opportunity to attack.
News that Feixia was besieged soon spread to Li Mu's army, and the soldiers began to worry that once Feixia was taken by the Qin army, the Zhao army would immediately fall into a desperate situation with no grass or food. Zhao Cong said: "General, please order an attack immediately to rescue Feixia!"
Li Mu pondered for a moment and said: "If our army attacks now, it will fall into the trap of the Qin army. They are trying to lure us to attack now."
Zhao Cong said anxiously: "We still have a chance to survive the attack. If we are trapped in the isolated city, we will just sit back and wait for death!"
Li Mu said: "Feixia is the Zhao army's important food and grass area. It is heavily guarded and has sufficient food and grass. It is difficult for the Qin army to win by relying on the favorable terrain! The Qin army is now out in force, and those left behind in the camp must be the old, weak, sick and disabled. If we If we seize the opportunity to capture the Qin Army's camp, then the Qin Army's baggage and food will be intercepted by us, the Qin Army will definitely return to attack us, and the siege of Feixia will be lifted!"
Zhao Cong thought for a moment and said: "The general is indeed wise and brave! The Qin army will be defeated!"
That night, the Zhao army mobilized in full force and attacked the Qin army camp opposite. Firstly, the Qin army divided its forces to attack Feixia and had weak defensive strength. Secondly, because the Zhao army had been shrinking and never thought of taking the initiative to attack, the Qin army was insufficiently defensive. The resistance of the Qin army was crushed. The Zhao army captured more than 30,000 Qin soldiers and seized almost all the baggage.
Huan Qi was shocked when he heard the news! Regretting that he had underestimated the enemy and underestimated Li Mu, he quickly led troops back to reinforce him, hoping to recapture the camp. At this time, the Zhao army had rested and reorganized, and its morale was high. Li Mu deployed the baggage troops in the front and ambushed the main force of the cavalry corps on both wings. When the Qin army came into contact with the Zhao army, he launched a pincer offensive, which the Qin army could not resist. After a fierce battle, the Qin army was defeated across the board.
The Zhao army had not won a battle against Qin for many years. The news that Li Mu defeated the Qin army reached the palace. King Zhao was overjoyed and named Li Mu the Lord of Wu'an!
Just when King Zhao was rewarding his soldiers and giving Li Mu a heavy reward, a pair of jealous eyes were watching all this coldly.
In the fifteenth year of King Qin's reign, a severe drought occurred in the State of Zhao, and many areas failed to harvest. The King of Qin thought this was a good time to attack Zhao State again. So a military meeting was held to discuss ways to attack Zhao.
Wang Jian said: "The last time our army retreated to the territory of Qin in the Feixia battle, it was not because we could not defeat the Zhao army, but because our soldiers needed to rest and recuperate after a long expedition. It was a strategic retreat and could not be considered a real defeat. Moreover, our army's losses were very small. .”
Li Sidao: "General Li Mu of Zhao is very resourceful, General Wang cannot be careless! Destroying Zhao requires long-term and sufficient preparations!"
Yang Duanhe said: "Zhao's army is not invincible. Li Mu is indeed an extraordinary general, but not all of his soldiers are brave. Especially this year, there is a severe famine in Zhao's country. The country's national strength is not strong, the people's morale is unstable, and Zhao's army lacks There are sufficient reserves of food and grass, and it is difficult to replace the lost troops.
If the Zhao army is exposed to foreign aggression for a long time, it will definitely be exhausted and unable to last. Our Qin army, on the other hand, has sufficient reserves and timely supplies. It can completely defeat the Zhao army through strategic stalemate. When the Zhao army is tired, we can attack it and defeat it in one fell swoop. "
Wang Jian said: "Our army can divide its troops to attack. One part attacks Handan to distract the Zhao army. The other part leaves Taiyuan from Shangdang and cuts the Zhao country into two parts, the north and the south. Attack them separately. Over time, the Zhao army will be defeated." It will definitely not be supported!”
The King of Qin agreed with Wang Jian's opinion and sent troops to attack Zhao in two directions this time. The south route army was led by Yang Duanhe and attacked Pingyang, Yeyi, threatening Handan, the capital of Zhao State, from the south. The north route army was led by Wang Jian and attacked Taiyuan. Taihang Mountain attacked Fanwu's important territory.
After hearing the news, Zhao State quickly sent general Li Mu to defend against the enemy. Before leaving, Zhao Wangqian said to Li Mu:
"General, we need to make a quick decision this time. This year, our country, Zhao, suffered from a severe drought. Many places have lost their harvests. We are worried that we will not be able to support the long-term war consumption!"
Li Mu asked: "How long can the king support me?"
"At most three months."
"Two months is enough!"
"The lives of the widow and the state of Zhao depend on the general!"
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Qin army will definitely pay a bloody price this time!"
Li Mu returned to the army and discussed with his deputy general Sima Shang: "The North Route Army is the main force in the Qin Army's attack this time, and the South Route Army is the supporting force. We should go north first and then south! If the Qin Army is defeated in the north, the South Route Qin Army will retreat without support. !”
Sima Shang said: "General, you can go ahead and defeat the Qin army on the north route. I will hold back the south route army!"
Li Mu said: "There are Zhangshui River and the Great Wall as barriers in the south of Handan. It should not be difficult to defend. You must remember not to take the initiative to fight. Focus on defense. No matter how the Qin army shows weakness, do not attack! Wait until I come back to join you before attacking. "
Sima Shang said: "General, don't worry, we will definitely fulfill our mission!"
So Li Mu led the Zhao army's cavalry regiment to quickly advance to the north, and met the Qin army head-on at Fanwu. This time, Li Mu changed his previous defensive counterattack tactics and launched a fierce attack as soon as he came into contact with the Qin army. The Qin army despised the Zhao army and was poorly prepared. Wang Jian was forced to order a retreat after a bitter battle, but Li Mu continued to follow and pursue, not giving the Qin army a break. Chance. Wang Jian was forced to lead his army to withdraw from Zhao territory.
Li Mu knew that he had very few available troops and could not encircle and annihilate the Qin army. Therefore, after the Qin army withdrew from Zhao, he quickly ordered to return to the south. Yang Duanhe heard that Wang Jian had withdrawn from Zhao and was not interested in fighting, so he ordered a retreat. The Qin army's third attack on Zhao still failed.
After three battles against Zhao, King Qin realized that destroying Zhao was not as easy as he thought! He began to rethink the question of whether to destroy Zhao or Han first.
In these several troop dispatches, South Korea did not make any contribution. On the contrary, the Qin army also had to beware of South Korean sneak attacks. After comprehensive consideration, King Qin finally completely rejected Han Fei's suggestion in his heart and decided to destroy South Korea first.
At this time, Han Fei was dead, and the King of Han had also written a letter requesting that Korea be admitted as a vassal state of Qin. The King of Qin thought for a long time, and finally accepted the request of the King of Han.
In the sixteenth year of the Qin Dynasty, the King of Qin reprimanded the King of Han for not sending troops to assist the Qin army during the Qin-Zhao war and for not obeying Qin's arrangements. King An of Han was very frightened after receiving the edict. In order to prevent Qin from using troops against Korea, King Han took the initiative to dedicate the Nanyang area to Qin and at the same time dedicated ten beauties to King Qin, all of whom were sent to Xianyang.
In order to prevent accidents when South Korea donated land, the Qin army deployed 100,000 troops near Nanyang. In September, King Qin Zhengcai sent Neishiteng to accept the land donated by South Korea.
Neishiteng led three thousand elite troops to take over the Han army's station. The King of Han ordered the Korean army to withdraw, and the Qin army successfully took over the defense of Nanyang.
Although the Korean army withdrew from Nanyang, they hoped that the people of Nanyang would create disturbances for the Qin army and not surrender so quickly, so as to disrupt the Qin army's plan to attack South Korea! So before the Han army retreated, many rumors spread, telling the people that the Qin army was butchers and liked to kill people. Moreover, Qin's laws were strict and severe punishments would be imposed on anyone who broke the law.
The people of Nanyang believed the rumors of the Han army and saw that the Qin army surrounded Nanyang with heavy troops. They were panicked and feared being massacred by the Qin army. Some had packed their bags and were preparing to flee Nanyang, while others were preparing to fight the Qin army to the death.
At this time, the King of Qin decisively appointed Nei Shiteng to act as the governor of Nanyang to appease the people. Neishiteng then issued a proclamation in Nanyang: Regardless of the Qin army or the people of Nanyang, anyone who kills will be executed, those who hurt others will be punished, and those who steal will also be punished. In addition, the officials in Nanyang City will not be changed. The original officials perform their duties and still implement the original laws.
Not long after Neishiteng promulgated the decree, a Qin soldier ignored the decree and killed a Nanyang businessman and plundered his property. After hearing the news, Neishiteng quickly sent people to tie up the offending soldiers and publicly interrogate them.
Nei Shiteng said: "Why did you ignore the law and kill Nanyang merchants without authorization?"
The soldier said: "Our Qin army is a victorious army. We are here to manage Nanyang. What does it mean to kill someone?"
Neishiteng said angrily: "Didn't you see the decree I issued? Our country, Great Qin, has always governed the country by law. No matter who violates the decree, he will not be exempted from punishment!"
When the soldiers saw that Neishiteng was really going to kill him, they became frightened and shouted: "General, spare your life, I will never dare to do it again!"
Neishiteng ordered people to kill the offending soldiers in the busy city and hang their heads on the city gate. Seeing this situation, the Qin army did not dare to violate the law again; the people of Nanyang were relieved when they saw that the Qin army had not violated the law!
After Tai Shi Teng's governance, Nanyang City quickly settled down and the people were able to live and work in peace and contentment.
In the seventeenth year of King Qin's reign, after Nanyang had completely surrendered to Qin, King Qin secretly sent Nei Shiteng to assemble an army to prepare for the final battle against Han! When Han Wangan heard the news about the Qin army gathering troops, he thought that the Qin army was only exercising military rule over Nanyang and that the troops were only used to eliminate the thieves. He was secretly happy that his plan had succeeded. He did not make effective preparations and just ordered the troops to be mobilized along the Youshui River. Build fortifications.
In October, Nei Shiteng suddenly ordered an army of 200,000 to attack South Korea, and the troops were directed towards Xinzheng! Because the Korean army was not well prepared for military operations, and the defensive barriers at the Youshui River were not completed, the Korean army collapsed across the board due to the huge disparity in strength. The Qin army surrounded Xinzheng from all sides without encountering effective resistance. King An of Han saw No one from the princes came to rescue him, so Nei Shiteng threatened again: "If the King of Han surrenders within half an hour, the lives of the people of Xinzheng will be safe! If the King of Han does not surrender, the Qin army will attack the city immediately! By then, everyone will be destroyed, and the King of Han will take the blame on himself." !” Out of fear, Han Wangan ordered the city gates to be opened and surrendered, and the Qin army captured Han Wangan.
When the King of Qin heard the news, he was overjoyed and ordered Nei Shi Teng to escort King An of Han, his harem concubines, and beautiful women from noble families back to Xianyang. He reorganized the acquired Han land into Yingchuan County, and still entrusted Nei Shi Teng to manage it.
Neishiteng governed the Korean land in the same way as Nanyang, and soon the Korean land completely surrendered.
