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 the United Vertical Alliance, exchanging commanders between the northern and central lines of the United Vertical Alliance, and a series of other things, although they were done secretly and quickly...
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 determination, 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 it is said that the border troops of Zhao State, the crossbowmen of South Korea, the soldiers of Wei State, including the three major legions of Chu State, are all heroes praised by the world. But compared with the Qin army, they all lacked something very important.
This thing can only be born if it is constantly watered with victory. 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 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 all the invincible opponents in the world.
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 acts as five barbarians. This is true self-confidence and the belief that victory will be achieved.
Where did this thing come from?
Such slogans did not appear in the early Han Dynasty.
It was from Emperor Wu that 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 boost morale and strengthen the desire of generals and soldiers to perform meritorious deeds.
Although this desire will make the Qin soldiers' desire to fight terrible, the power inspired by defending the home and 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.
Over the 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.
Thus, a terrifying belief was brewing that was growing more and more mature.
Qin soldiers will become more and more confident and determined when fighting. The other side will become more and more hesitant and less and less convinced that they can really win.
Such a subtle influence is very terrible.
It 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 feel a fire in their hearts.
One can imagine how terrifying their fighting power will be when this fire is vented.
However, suppressing anger is not necessarily a good thing, 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, including Wu Qi, Le Yi, who were not rated as the four famous generals but are also very powerful, and a series of so-called famous generals...
How many countries have been destroyed in total?
If the combined land of all the countries that were destroyed is as big as the one 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?"
There was a noisy discussion 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 the failure of Zhao Gao's last plan to plot Zhao State, 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 also be regarded as an opportunity for King 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.
This time, he saw an opportunity again.
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