"Brother, our army has discovered the Qin people's food team. In addition to the civilians transporting food, there are about five thousand Qin army soldiers guarding it. Its location is about ten miles away from the main force of the Qin army in front."
Jing Ju came over and reported the information obtained by the scouts ahead to Jing Tong, the leader of the army.
"Five thousand soldiers, this number is almost as expected."
Jing Tong nodded, his face calm.
The Qin army's partial division that detoured around Dongyang had about 30,000 troops, while Jingtong's army had only 10,000 troops. If they fight head-on, they will never be the Qin army's opponent, but if they just want to raid the Qin army's food and grass, they still have a good chance of winning.
When marching and fighting, there must be a grain transport army composed of auxiliary soldiers and civilians following the main army to provide the army with the necessary grain, fodder and baggage.
And because the army needs to pay attention to speed when marching, and the efficiency of the auxiliary soldiers and civilians escorting the grain and fodder is very low, the marching speed is far unable to keep up with the main force, so they often fall behind and move forward slowly.
There was a disconnect between the main force and the logistics, which gave the enemy an opportunity to attack.
"Brother, I heard that Qiang Yu is a veteran general for many years, not to mention that Wang Jian is an old and cunning thief, so he will definitely have entrustment to him. The Qin army detoured to Dongyang and wanted to attack Huaiyin. They would definitely think that our army would raid their food and grass convoy. Let the Qin army collapse on hunger strike. How can we be unprepared for this matter? In this case, the Qin army only uses 5,000 people to guard the grain team. Isn't it a little short?"
Jing Ju frowned and asked questions.
After looking at his brother's solemn inquiry, Jing Tong nodded happily.
His younger brother Jing Ju had just reached the age of weak crown. Before the Qin army attacked Chu, although he practiced military training and wrote strategies, he still spent more time on hunting and enjoying himself. Now that the Chu Kingdom is on the verge of collapse, this boy who only knows how to play has finally grown up. Not only has he brought people from the Jing clan to join him, but he also looks like a noble general in his words and deeds.
My brother has grown up. In time, he will become the future of Chu State.
Jing Tong smiled and explained: "What Ju Zhi said was very cautious. But Qin Jun's arrangement is actually very reasonable."
"It is more than three hundred miles from Dongyang to Huaiyin. On such a journey, the Qin army's food and fodder are transported entirely by manpower and cattle and horses. The more troops this Qin army has in the partial division, the more food and fodder baggage is needed, and the scale of transporting food and fodder from the rear will increase. The bigger the army is, the more vulnerable it is to attack by our army. Therefore, Wang Jian only sent 30,000 people as a partial division this time. The number is very appropriate, and this number will not cause a big burden on the logistics and transportation of the Qin army."
"Among the 30,000 Qin troops, there is Qin General Qiang Yu with his own main force of 20,000 in the front, and there are 5,000 soldiers in the rear escorting thousands of civilians to escort grain and fodder. There is no problem with this arrangement. If the soldiers escorting the rear If there are any more, the Qin army in front will appear to be insufficient. If our Chu army mobilizes all its troops to face the enemy, they will not be able to resist."
"Also, have you ever paid attention to the distance between the main force of the Qin Army and the Qin Army transporting grain in the rear?"
Jing Ju blinked: "More than ten miles."
Jing Tong nodded and said: "Of course. The distance is only more than ten miles, which is much shorter than the distance between the main army and the logistics transportation during a normal march. If our army raids the Qin people's food and crops, after the main force of the former army receives the warning, The chariots and cavalry will definitely return to support first. The speed of the chariots and cavalry can arrive in a moment, and then the Qin army’s infantry will return to support in half a day.”
"So you don't think that he only has 5,000 soldiers escorting the grain and grass, but these 5,000 people are enough to withstand our army's attack in a short period of time. When the front army comes back, it will be more than enough. So Qiang Yu is well prepared for this. ."
Jing Ju suddenly realized, "So that's it. My brother is very knowledgeable, but I'm not as good as him. It's just that the Qin army has arranged it like this, so how can our army succeed if it wants to attack its food and grass?"
"Simple, just send out a group of troops and lure the main force to pursue them."
Jing Tong's eyes shone with wisdom and he whispered: "I will send a thousand men and horses to rush to the front of the main force of the Qin army to provoke them, cut down the trees on the roadside, and carve insulting words on them."
"Although Qiang Yu is a veteran general under Wang Jian, his reputation is not good. He has not heard of many achievements in the army for many years. Regardless of whether he is an incompetent person, he must be a mediocre character. He relies solely on his qualifications and his The status of a barbarian is high. If this person is humiliated by our army, he will definitely be furious on the spot and lead the Qin army to pursue this sheep attack force I sent."
"As the main force of the Qin army speeds up, it will distance itself from the grain transport troops in the rear. In this way, if the distance between the two is long, if there is a problem in the rear, the front army will not be able to return immediately for reinforcements."
"At that time, I will send people to destroy the road between the main force of the Qin army and the logistics and grain transport troops, scatter pears on the road, and set up roadblocks to slow down their return. In this way, our army can Feel free to swallow the Qin army's food team."
"This time, I will not only burn their food and grass, but I will also slaughter the five thousand Qin soldiers and the thousands of civilians!"
Jing Ju was amazed, but couldn't help but ask: "What if Qiang Yu is not fooled?"
Jing Tong laughed: "Even if Qiang You doesn't fall for the pursuit, it doesn't matter. If our army appears in front, it will definitely mislead Qiang You and make him think that the main force of our Chu army is on the way ahead. The reason why we send people to lure him is to To ambush him from the front."
"At that time, if someone drives away the birds and beasts in the forest and makes some ambush gestures, the Qin army will definitely be frightened. In this way, Qiang Xu will be more careful to explore the way forward, and for the grain team behind , there will be negligence. At that time, our army will be able to find another opportunity to defeat it in one fell swoop!
"Goodbye, brother!"
Jing Ju immediately sighed and said: "Brother, if this plan succeeds, it can lure Qiang Yu into pursuit. If it fails, it will make him mistakenly think that our army is ambushing in the front and ignore the rear. This plan is really like killing two birds with one arrow, how wonderful it is." !”
Amid his brother's admiration, a smile appeared on Jing Tong's lips.
This plan was not originally created by him, but came from Zhao Tuo's treacherous plot against Zuo Sima in the past.
Zhao Tuo's great victory in Surabaya spread throughout the world, but most people only paid attention to Zhao Tuo's backing against the enemy.
Except for the person involved, few people know what despicable methods Zhao Tuo used to lure and anger Zuo Sima Zhaoping before his decisive victory.
Without those means, how could the majestic Chu State Zuo Sima easily lose his mind and pursue the Qin army?
Jing Tong recalled now that Zuo Sima's blood surged and his face turned red when he saw the insults carved on the wood.
"Barbarians have always been angry and brainless. Even if this Qiangxu has to be more cautious, his temper will never be good. If this person is insulted, he will be extremely angry. The chance of my plan succeeding is still very high."
Thinking of this, Jing Tong couldn't help but said to himself: "How important this mission is. Why didn't Wang Jian let Zhao Tuo lead the troops? Instead, he asked Qiang He to come. Could it be because Zhao Tuo's contribution was too great and he was taken over by the Qin people?" Are you jealous, so you hide it in the snow?"
"Haha, if Zhao Tuo leads the army this time, I will naturally be afraid, let alone use this strategy. But they are just Qiangxu... they are just barbarians."
A smile appeared on Jing Tong's face.
Although it was his first time as a general in battle, he followed Zhao Ping and Xiang Qu and fought against famous generals like Zhao Tuo. Although they all ended in defeat, Jing Tong's vision was also improved invisibly.
Naturally, he looked down upon a mediocre general like Qiang Su who had been around for decades and had no reputation.
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A 20,000-strong black-armored Qin army was like a long snake, walking on the road to Huaiyin.
Suddenly, the fast horses exploring the road ahead reported back, causing the entire Qin army to stop.
"General, Chu cavalry has been spotted ahead."
In order to prevent being too conspicuous and being attacked and killed, Zhao Tuo did not sit on the chariot this time. Instead, he rode a war horse and received the intelligence from the scouts on horseback.
He turned his head and smiled to the left and right: "The Chu army has shown signs. It seems that they really want to confuse our army so that they can attack the grain team in the rear."
"The general is wise. Our army has expected this for a long time. This time he will definitely make it impossible for the Chu army to come back."
The generals responded with a smile.
Zhao Tuo's smile faded and he said in a deep voice: "Since his Chu general wants to confuse our army and make me think that his main force is ambushing in front, then I will follow their wishes. Send more troops, explore the way forward, and make a Afraid of ambush and searching diligently."
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"only."
Just when the generals went down to deliver the order.
There are reports from scouts ahead again.
This time, except that the Chu cavalry escaped. There were also felled trees on the road, blocking the way of the Qin army.
"General, there are words carved on the tree. We dare not make any independent claims."
The scout said nervously.
"Cut down trees to block roads and carve words on them?"
Zhao Tuo blinked, why did this thing sound familiar?
Soon, as Qin soldiers dispersed and inspected in all directions, and after confirming that there were no ambushes around and the place was safe, Zhao Tuo strode to the front of the fallen tree.
He saw that the trunk of the big tree had been peeled off, revealing the white wood inside, with some shocking words written in blood.
These characters are all written in Qin characters.
"General Jing Tong of Chu, to General Qiang Yu of Qin."
Seeing this, Zhao Tuo had a weird look on his face and couldn't help but turn around and glance at the big flag fluttering in the wind in his own military formation, marking the general "Qiang Yu".
Zhao Tuo turned his head again and looked at the words on the tree trunk.
"Qiangxu, are you your mother's maid?"
"Qiangxu, you guys are so slow and slow, are you all just joking?"
"Qiangxu barbarians, you have lost food along the way, so you are slowing down?"
Zhao Tuo was shocked.
"General Qiangxu, these Chu people are scolding you!"
