Li Xin's extraordinary force is known as the thirty thousand elite cavalrymen in Guanzhong.
In fact, there are more than 10,000 cavalry and 800 chariots. According to the Qin system, a chariot has three armored soldiers and eight foot soldiers following behind, so the total number of chariots and cavalry is about 20,000. In addition to the 10,000 infantrymen in Guanzhong, plus the 5,000 soldiers under Zhao Tuo who were recruited, the total number of the Qin army was 35,000.
Now, except for Li You who led the five thousand Guanzhong infantry and slowly escorted the grain from Shangcai in the rear, the remaining thirty thousand people gathered in Pingyu.
Li Xin's 30,000 soldiers could not be garrisoned in the city, so the army set up camp on the plains outside the city.
After rushing for more than a hundred miles from Shangcai, even though the Qin army's vanguard captured Pingyu in one battle, the soldiers were still exhausted and panting one after another.
Li Xin ordered the army to rest for one night in Pingyu and feast the soldiers with grain, vegetables and meat from the city to restore their energy and morale. Then we will wait until early tomorrow morning to break camp and set off to capture the Qiuqiu about two hundred miles east of Pingyu.
As evening approached, Zhao Tuo settled the affairs in the camp and asked Shejian and Heiyi to patrol the camp without slacking off. After that, he walked towards the commander's tent where Li Xin was.
Zhao Tuo knew very well that this time Qin's attack on Chu led by Li Xin would definitely fail.
As for Li Xin, in the original history, he and Meng Tian were pursued by the Chu army, and seven military commanders were killed in the battle, and countless soldiers were lost.
In the time and space where Zhao Tuo lived, although he advised the King of Qin on his politics and replaced Meng Tian with Meng Wu, he could not affect the overall situation. Chang Pingjun's rebellion will not change.
Zhao Tuo estimated that under the current situation, Changping Jun, the inner ghost, was very likely to leak Li Xin's strategy to the Chu people. As a result, Li Xin would be exposed to greater risks than in history. When the route of the surprise attack was known to the Chu people, it was very likely that Li Xin's surprise troops would be beaten by the Chu army, leaving Xiang Yan to surround and kill them in Chu territory.
If they continue walking, both Zhao Tuo and Li Xin are at risk of death.
Now that they have reached Pingyu, they are still at the border of Qin and Chu, and there is still the possibility of turning back. But if we go further and attack Qiuqiu two hundred miles away, we will enter the hinterland of Chu State.
The further you go, the harder it is to change strategy.
And as Li Xin wins more and more victories, the possibility of him listening to advice will become less and less. Arrogance and arrogance will eat up his heart, making Li Xin no longer listen to anyone's advice.
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Zhao Tuo persuaded Li Xin to consider practical issues such as supplying baggage and the defense of Shouchun City, but it was of no use. Li Xin had his own explanation for this, especially now that Li Xin believed that Chu in Juyang would provide him with support. These issues will not be taken seriously.
So Zhao Tuo can't talk about these commonplace things tonight, otherwise it will only make Li Xin bored and angry, or even anger him.
At this time, the short soldiers who went in to report came out, cupped their hands to Zhao Tuo and said: "Marquis Zhao, General Li has invited you, please put it in your account."
"Well, thank you."
Zhao Tuo nodded, and with the flattered expression on his face, he strode towards Commander Li Xin's tent.
Zhao Tuo opened the curtain to block the night wind. As soon as Zhao Tuo entered, he saw Li Xin sitting in front of the eucalyptus with a dark face. He knew at a glance that he was not in a good mood.
Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched. For him, now was not a good time. But there is no other way. This is already the last night. Early tomorrow morning, Li Xin will lead his army to Qiuqiu. The further back, the slimmer the chances of his remonstrance will be successful, and I am afraid it will be too late.
"Zhao Tuo, you are here."
Li Xin said angrily: "When you came in just now, you saw that guy Xin Wu. Huh, this person is indeed the same as Meng Wu. He opens his mouth steadily and shuts up calmly. He actually wants me to change my strategy. Bei Go up and join Meng Wu. It's ridiculous, even Meng Wu bowed his head to me. He, Xin Wu, a subordinate general, dared to point fingers at me. It's really overestimating his own abilities, don't you think?"
As soon as Zhao Tuo came in, he heard Li Xin complaining.
Naturally, he would not give advice at this time, but followed Li Xin and said: "What the general said is that now that our army has entered Pingyu and broken into the flank of the Chu State, it is the time to make achievements. How can we go north to fight against the enemy?" The armies gather together."
Seeing Zhao Tuo agreeing with him, Li Xin looked much better and said with a smile: "You still understand me. What's there to fight in that city? It's like a turtle shell, and there are tens of thousands of Chu troops inside. Coupled with the constant reinforcements, even if I have an army of 200,000, I may not be able to win it in the spring. Instead of attacking Xiangcheng, it is better to find other opportunities to win. Meng Wu and Xin Wu are just old. Without the brave spirit of a general, how can you know what I am thinking."
Zhao Tuo echoed Li Xin for a while. Seeing that the other party was in a much better mood, he boldly said: "The general is proficient in strategy. This surprise attack on Shouchun has a chance of winning in a decisive battle. I admire him very much. Since then Last year, I was ordered by the general to follow me in the attack on Chu. I have been thinking hard all the way about how to defeat Chu, but I have never been able to think of a way. Now, inspired by the general's ingenious plan, I suddenly had an idea and I have an idea in my mind. I hope the general will judge."
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Hearing this, Li Xin was not only not angry, but also very interested in Zhao Tuo's thoughts. He smiled and said, "You are always very strategic. If you have any ideas, you can tell me."
"This time, the general used surprise troops to enter Chu from the flank and go deep into the hinterland of Chu. In addition to raiding the capital of Chu, he could also turn to wreak havoc in the hinterland of Chu, attack the undefended cities of Chu, burn their food, grass and supplies, and destroy the people of Chu. military supplies reserves. At the same time, we will use the advantage of chariots and cavalry to find the Chu army supporting Xiangcheng and annihilate them in the wild."
"In this way, the Huaibei land of Chu State is being galloped by the general's strange troops, just like the farmland is trampled by war horses, the people of Chu will definitely suffer misery. If the King of Chu sends an army and there are few people, the general can annihilate them with the force of thunder. If If there are many people, use the advantages of chariots and cavalry to avoid their sharp edges, look for opportunities to divide and intercept, and eliminate the Chu troops in the wild one by one."
Zhao Tuo also became excited when he said this.
"In this way, the Chu State is no longer able to support Xiang Cheng, and can only send exhausted troops and horses to search for the general. And when Xiangcheng heard that the general was raging behind it, the morale of the troops in the city must be unstable, and Xiang Yan will also be in chaos. , this will easily reveal flaws, and General Meng can look for opportunities to break through the city. If Xiang City is defeated, the general can send his troops north to pursue the defeated Chu army and annihilate the Chu army."
"According to my plan, the general can annihilate most of Chu's troops, leaving only an empty Shouchun, waiting for my army to besiege."
Zhao Tuo finished the plan in his heart in one breath, and then stared at Li Xin closely.
The plan he came up with was not very good, or even
As for the fact that Lord Changping will rebel, the strategic goal of finally annihilating the Chu army's effective strength will definitely not be achieved. What Zhao Tuo said is just a painting.
But overall, this strategy is much better than Li Xin's surprise attack on Shouchun.
Li Xin temporarily changed his strategy, gave up the raid on Shouchun, and focused on attacking Chu cities and annihilating the Chu army. He would not go to Shouchun according to the original route.
In this way, even if Lord Changping did leak Li Xin's plan to Xiang Yan, Xiang Yan would only follow Li Xin's original route to intercept it, and he would definitely fail in the end. Instead, Li Xin took advantage of his chariots and cavalry to fight like the wind in Huaibei. As long as the Qin army placed their sentries and cavalry far enough, they could even detect the Chu army coming to intercept them in advance, thereby avoiding or finding opportunities to annihilate them.
In this way, the danger caused by Lord Changping leaking information can be eliminated.
Second, of course, after adopting Zhao Tuo's strategy, there is no need to take risks in Shouchun.
Shouchun was too far away, and the Qin army was intercepted and surrounded near it. Once defeated, they would have no place to run if they wanted to. On the contrary, Li Xin moved to fight in Huaibei. Even if the battle was unfavorable, he was really blocked by Xiang Yan on the frontal battlefield and was defeated miserably. At least the place where they were defeated was closer to Qin's territory, so escaping would be far easier than Shouchun's. There would definitely be more people surviving.
Third, Lord Changping rebelled in the rear. Li Xin was in Huaibei. At least he could know it faster and the distance was closer to Huaiyang, so he could respond more flexibly, whether it was a strategic retreat or going north to support Meng Wu. It's far more convenient than being near Shouchun.
In Zhao Tuo's view, these three points alone are enough to change Li Xin's certain death situation.
Even if they are defeated, their chance of survival will always be greater, and the Qin army's losses will be smaller.
Zhao Tuo stared at Li Xin with burning eyes.
He did not reject Li Xin's clever plan, but proposed another new idea between the surprise attack on Shouchun and the northward march to Huaiyang.
In this way, Li Xin will not be angered, but will have one more choice.
Next, it’s up to General Lee.
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