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 Luowang to disintegrate the opponent from within.
This kind of request is quite a test of the general's level.
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 start to have random thoughts and chaos, giving the enemy an opportunity 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 assist, hoping to make great contributions and be recalled by King Qin.
And 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! In one fell swoop, he took advantage of the instability within the coalition forces to recapture most of the Hexi land that had been lost, and advanced the front line from Hangu Pass to the banks 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.
The next development of things 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, "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, he did have a confident expression on his face: "Yan Guo!"
"oh?"
Wang Jian made a sound of comparison.
"Now across the Yellow River is the coalition 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? Presumably they will feel this when they stay in the military camp. To the point of being 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 going on? 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 sentry by 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 the sentries on the front line have been removed.
"Go down with the order, strictly guard the camp, and use 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 scariest thing is actually that the half-awake Qin army couldn't figure out the situation. Because of panic, they ran around in the camp, trampling on each other, and spreading rumors, which caused 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!
Therefore, he issued an order immediately, 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 attack the Qin camp with a volley of bows and crossbows.
After all, although Zhao's cavalry dominates the world, they are not heavy cavalry, and their ability to attack difficult areas is only 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.
Facing the great psychological advantage of the soldiers of the Six Kingdoms, the Qin army would not panic easily under normal circumstances. In addition, with Wang Jian's general order, all of them wore their armor and held their weapons 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.
But it was impossible to really cause much damage to the Qin army with just such a small number of people. The roar of the camp 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. He should not rush to send troops to face us, but choose to shoot with bows and crossbows..."
Li Mu shook his head, feeling both annoyed and admired by this 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 in advance 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 wind the bow and can fire a hundred times.
What kind of concept is this? They can use crossbows to clean the ground from eight to nine hundred meters away!
In the past, because South Korea's comprehensive military strength was too weak, even if it had such ultra-long-range killing units, they could only be used to defend the city. Because the crossbowmen had little melee combat capability, 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 them, and Zhao Kingdom's elite side cavalry are constantly cruising around the outside. It can be said that the security is overflowing.
Under such circumstances, South Korea's brake crossbowmen, which had been dormant for many years, could finally show off their talents again.
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