Pingyu!
Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at where Li Xin's finger landed.
That place was Pingyu, about two hundred miles southwest of Xiangcheng. This place is now a small city on the border of Chu State, not far from Shangcai, which has fallen into the hands of Qin State.
Facing the Qin army's attack on Chu, the Chu army gathered on the border, mainly in the three cities of Xiangcheng, Pingyu, and Xinqi, forming a horizontal defense line to resist the Qin army's southward march.
Compared with Xiangcheng, which was a fiefdom of the Xiang family and had been built with strong walls after hundreds of years of operation, Xiaopingyu was indeed more suitable as a breakthrough point.
"General, do you want to lead your army to abandon Xiangcheng, seize Pingyu, and penetrate the Chu territory from the flank?"
This puzzled Zhao Tuo. Compared with Xiangcheng, Pingyu City had fewer soldiers and was naturally easier to attack, but even if it were captured, it would be useless to the overall situation.
Because the Qin army's attack on Chu was an army of 200,000, including 100,000 soldiers. The people ate horses' chews and consumed countless grains and grass in a day. A smooth logistical grain road was needed to ensure military supplies.
This is why everyone believes that the Qin army must first capture Xiangcheng when attacking Chu. Only by capturing Xiangcheng and opening up the waterway along the Yingshui River in Huaiyang can the Qin army move south smoothly with guaranteed logistics.
If the Qin army abandons Xiangcheng and bypasses Pingyu, it will not only sacrifice the near in favor of the far, but also directly expose the food road between Pingyu and Huaiyang to Xiang Yan. Xiang Yan only needs to send troops to cut off the Qin army's food road. In the battle against Chu, half of them were won first.
In Zhao Tuo's view, Li Xin's plan was simply astonishing, and even Black Butt could not think of it.
Seeing Zhao Tuo's confusion, Li Xin laughed loudly and said, "Look, even you, Zhao Tuo, couldn't think of it, and those Chu people couldn't even think that I would use Pingyu as a breakthrough point. And who said I would abandon Xiangcheng?" Yes, only children can make choices, so of course I, Li Xin, want them all!"
"I will fight both Xiang Cheng and Pingyu, attack from both sides!"
At this moment, Li Xin's face was filled with excitement. He pointed at the map spread on the eucalyptus and said enthusiastically: "In this battle, I will let General Mengwu lead an army of 70,000 to hold my banner and go south to threaten Xiangcheng. , acting as if I, Li Xin, will capture Xiang City. Such a large army coming to the city will definitely frighten the old man Xiang Yan into hiding in Xiang City and dare not move. He can only defend with all his strength. Maybe it will also attract soldiers and horses from Chu State. Continuous reinforcements. In this way, we can contain the Chu army with only one army."
"I, on the other hand, raised the banner of Mengwu and led 30,000 elite Guanzhong chariots from the north to avoid the Chu army's sight. I first detoured to Shangcai. After the soldiers had rested for a day, I attacked with thunderous force and quickly attacked Pingyu."
"Once Pingyu is defeated, the land in Huaibei between Yingshui and Rushui will no longer be defended. I can lead my chariots and ride on it, break through to the rear of Xiang Yan, directly avoid the Chu army, and rush towards Shou. When spring comes, we will be able to conquer the Chu capital in one fell swoop and destroy the Jingchu community!"
Speaking of this, Li Xin was in high spirits.
"In this way, while Xiang Yan was still gathering the Chu army and entangled with Meng Wu under Xiang City, I, Li Xin, had already occupied the Chu capital and captured the Chu King Fu Chu and the Chu clan nobles. ! Isn’t this what the art of war says: use the right combination to win by surprise! Attack the unprepared and surprise the enemy!"
"Haha, by that time, the King of Chu and the nobles and nobles of Chu will all fall into my hands. He, Xiang Yan, will be surrounded by our Qin army before and after Xiang Yan. What's the use of him only guarding Xiang City!"...
Zhao Tuo was stunned after hearing this and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Li Xin's strategy sounds so powerful.
However, he left the main army to confront the enemy, and then personally led a surprise attack on the Chu capital in a detour.
Is this what you, a general in charge of an army of 200,000, should do?
Just when Zhao Tuo was complaining in his heart, Li Xin looked at him with a gentle expression.
He came over, held Zhao Tuo's hand and said, "My strategy is not bad. As long as it is successfully implemented, Chu will be defeated in one battle. No matter how slippery Xiang Yan is, she will never expect that Xiang Cheng is just a sheep." Attack, I will take Shouchun first with a surprise force. But the reason why I came up with this clever strategy is thanks to you, Zhao Tuo."
Thanks to me?
Zhao Tuo's eyes widened, and a bunch of question marks popped up on his head. What does this have to do with me?
Li Xin chuckled and said: "In the past, when I was in Yan, I led my army to chase Yan Dan and stopped at the Juyong Fortress.
Seeing that the opportunity to fight was about to be lost, Yan Dan and his son were about to run to Liaodong. You proposed a strategy to bypass Liaoxi and intercept and kill Yan Dan. In this way, you achieved a world-shaking achievement. "
"And now, the Xiangcheng on the side of Yingshui is very similar to the Juyong fortress in the past. They are all obstacles blocking the advancement of our army. And in this battle against Chu, I will follow the example of the past when I took a detour to intercept and kill. I will attack directly from the flanks. The King of Chu in Shouchun City will definitely fall into my hands just like Yan Dan in the past!"
As Li Xin spoke, he stretched out a palm to make a virtual grasp, and grabbed it hard with his five fingers, as if he had caught the King of Chu with his cud in his hand.
Zhao Tuo reached out and wiped the sweat from his head, "Good guy, it's all because of me that you came up with this "cunning plan".
He now fully understood Li Xin's thinking.
He deceived Xiang Yan and lured the main force of the Chu army under Xiang Cheng to make a decisive battle. Then he used surprise troops to attack Pingyu, and then drove straight into the empty Chu land to capture Shouchun.
This is a game of catching the thief first!
It sounded good, but Zhao Tuo still felt it was too risky.
This is a battle to destroy the country with hundreds of thousands of troops!
Shouldn't we be more cautious?
Zhao Tuo thought for a while and persuaded: "General, you are indeed brave enough to lead 30,000 chariots and cavalry into Chu Land. However, after entering Chu Land, our logistics and food routes are difficult to guarantee. How about the food and grass for these 30,000 horses and horses?" supply?"
Li Xin disagreed.
"Food is not a problem. It is said in the art of war that if the enemy has food, then the army can have enough food. Now that the autumn harvest has just passed, there are large amounts of food stored in various cities and towns in Chu State. We only need to carry ten days of food. The others are snatched from the hands of the Chu people. This is to feed war with war!"
Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched. It seemed that Li Xin was going to rush away all the way.
But Zhao Tuo still felt that this plan was too dangerous and he could not directly say no. He could only change his perspective and persuaded bravely: "General, Shouchun, the capital of Chu, is also a large city on the Huai River. The city has high walls and strong walls. There are also elite soldiers of the King of Chu guarding the city. Although our thirty thousand chariots and cavalry are brave, , but they lack the siege equipment. If Shouchun is not attacked, wouldn't it be a dilemma?"
Hearing this, Li Xin looked unhappy and glared at Zhao Tuo.
"How could you say such depressing words? I rushed into the Chu land with my elite chariots, as fast as the wind. The King of Chu in the Shouchun Palace must have been hard-pressed to think of it, let alone prepare for it in advance."….
"When my extraordinary army approaches Shouchun City, I will definitely frighten the Chu people in the city to the point of trembling. Then I will spread the news, saying that Xiangcheng has been captured by our army, Xiang Yan has died on the battlefield, and the Chu people in the city will definitely It is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and the morale of the army is shattered."
"I will also bring a few Mohists with me. When we get to Shouchun City, even if we don't make a surprise attack, we can build huge cannons on the spot and attack the city wall. The King of Chu in the city trembles, the Chu army is frightened, and coupled with the power of the huge cannon. Shouchun. Spring, we can definitely defeat it in one battle!"
Li Xin spoke loudly and confidently.
Seeing this look, Zhao Tuo knew that he could not persuade Li Xin. If he continued to talk, he would probably make the other party angry.
He could only shut up and echoed: "What the general said is that I have overthought it. If I attack Chu with this extraordinary force, I will definitely win a big victory."
Li Xin then smiled and said: "Yes, I wanted to tell you this strategy just now when you asked me about it, but you are right. It would be unwise to tell it in advance. I will not propose this strategy until the formal military meeting." , they will definitely be surprised. Zhao Tuo, I will tell you this strategy today, but don’t tell it. When the time comes, I will take you with me to attack Pingyu, capture Shouchun, capture the King of Chu, and achieve world-shattering feats together!"
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