Li Shiqi, the envoy of the State of Qin, and Tian Chong, the great commander of the State of Qi, set a time for the battle between the two armies in this commander's tent.
Wait until Li Shiqi leaves.
Qi Jun commander's tent.
Tian Dan stood up immediately and gritted his teeth and said to Tian Chong: "Da Sima, these five days are too short. Although our Qi army has 300,000 people, most of them have not been trained by the Golden Drum. Especially the last batch. Yeyi soldiers, they just arrived the day before yesterday."
"Yes, Da Sima, I also think it will take at least half a month to prepare."
Other Qi generals also spoke one after another.
Da Sima rubbed his temples on both sides and glanced at Xiang Fuji, Qi Mo beside him.
Xiang Fuji understood in his heart, so he stood up and said: "What you generals said is true. Our Qi army has just been assembled and still needs time to reorganize and train. But will the Qin army give it to us? Although what the Qin envoy just said was exaggerated But it also shows that Zhao Tuo can't wait any longer. If our army refuses, the other party may make another conspiracy, which will be even more difficult to deal with at that time."
"Instead of doing this, it is better to go with the flow and fight the Qin army openly. Furthermore, our Qi army is more powerful than the Qin army, and is led by a famous general like Da Sima. The soldiers are more passionate about protecting their homeland and the country, so they can fight with it. What’s there to be afraid of?”
The husband spoke quickly and kept talking.
Da Sima nodded and said: "Time is tight, although there are disadvantages. But in fact, there are also advantages. The new arrival of soldiers is when the fighting spirit is high and they dare to fight the Qin army to the death. If they stay here for a long time, the fighting spirit will weaken. As the ancients said It can be used to defeat the Qin army in one battle."
"Now that the time has been set, don't say anything more. I will train my soldiers well these days. Before the war begins, I will be a great soldier and fight Zhao Tuo in an upright battle."
As he spoke, Da Sima raised his head and looked outside the tent, desire flashing in his eyes.
The battle between gentlemen is my wish.
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Outside Puyang City, the Qin army camped.
Zhao Tuo, wearing a heguan and exquisite armor, patrolled the camp with a group of counselors and generals to inspect the status of the Qin army before the war began.
"The last general, Wang Li, has met General Zhao."
In front of a military camp, Wang Li looked serious and saluted Zhao Tuo.
Zhao Tuo smiled and nodded to show his goodwill, and said: "Today I will lead the generals to patrol the camp and observe the formation of the golden drums. The king's military commander can order the soldiers to perform troops and let us watch."
Wang Li glanced at the encouraging Zhao Tuo, took a deep breath, and responded: "Wei."
A moment later, under the command of the military commander Wang Li, the Qin soldiers began to conduct military formation drills on the school field.
Zhao Tuo led the generals to the military parade platform and raised their eyes to watch.
I saw these five thousand Qin troops lined up in order, marching forward to the beat of drums, turning left and right, and performing a series of operations such as changing formations and stopping under the waving flags.
"This Wangjun is worthy of being the son of a general. I heard that this is his first time on the battlefield, but he is already a good soldier. Judging from the golden drums in the queue, our soldiers are much better than those of Qi's army. "
Li Shiqi pointed at the Qin soldiers on the field and nodded in praise.
Zhao Tuo asked: "Mr. Li, have you seen the Qi army training?
Li Shiqi shook his head and smiled and said, "Although I haven't seen it yet, you can tell just by looking at the shabby Qi Army camp, with crisscrossing ravines, and the lazy and undisciplined soldiers. Not to mention that the Qi Army soldiers came here in batches, and the one who arrived last That army is only a few days old and has not been trained. There is no coordination or formation between them. If they come to the battlefield, they may be defeated in one battle. Hey, isn't this what the general wants?"
Zhao Tuo smiled.
What Li Shiqi said was the key to the Qin army's scheduled battle in five days. What they were fighting was the newly arrived Qi army, which was untrained and had no coordination with each other.
Without training, you will not be able to stand in line. If you have not practiced the golden drum flag, you will not know how to advance, retreat, and turn. If they don't know how to cooperate with each other, if friendly forces are in trouble, they can stay still or turn around and run wildly.
Such an army of 300,000 people, even if it is huge, is essentially nothing more than a piece of loose sand.
The Qin army was on the contrary. Zhao Tuo stationed troops in Dongjun for two months, but he didn't just sit around and do nothing.
He used these two months to train the golden drum array, making sure that the Qin soldiers obeyed the orders and prohibitions. Just in terms of the mutual cooperation between the soldiers, I don't know how much the Qi army has been improved.
"Da Sima."
Thinking of the commander-in-chief of the Qi army, Zhao Tuo shook his head and sighed again.
The reason why he expected that Tian Chong would definitely agree to Qin Jun's request was that the other party was a gentleman who still had the spirit of the old nobility.
What's more, no matter how powerful this great Sima's military skills are, he is still somewhat divorced from reality.
He talks eloquently, but in fact he does not have a deep understanding of the situation of the entire army. He has blind confidence in the small number of troops and does not know what reasons are the key to victory in actual wars.
Zhao Tuo looked at Wang Li, who was commanding Ruoding on the school field in front, and said softly: "There is a big gap between being guided and trying by yourself."
Just like what he said, although Wang Li, Meng Tian and others were new to the battlefield and looked similar to Tian Chong, they were actually very different.
Like Wang Li, he not only learned military tactics and strategies from an early age, but also had a solid theoretical foundation. Moreover, he also has explanations and clarifications from his fathers and ancestors.
Famous generals such as Wang Jian and Wang Ben would tell Wang Li which things were key in actual combat, which matters needed special attention, and which practical techniques could be used.
Many of these things cannot be learned by just reading military books, but are accumulated from the process of actually leading troops in battle. These experiences are of great value. It is enough for Wang Li, Meng Tian and others to quickly master the army and combine theory with practice when they go into battle for the first time.
In contrast, although the great Sima Tianchong of Qi State also studied military science diligently, he did it behind closed doors with no one to teach and communicate. Therefore, no matter how rich his theoretical experience was, he was still somewhat out of touch with actual war.
Even the Ma Fuzi who fought in the Battle of Changping, even though he had never been on the battlefield before becoming a general, he often communicated and discussed with his father Zhao She, and learned a lot of experience and skills from the veteran general, so that he could master them. An army of 400,000 people did not collapse.
This is also difficult for Tian Chong to compare with.
Regardless of the fact that Qi has more soldiers and Qin has fewer soldiers, in fact, the relationship between strength and weakness is the opposite.
Less than half an hour later, with the sound of the golden zheng, the Qin army retreated into formation.
"The king's army has trained its troops well, which is very good. When the time comes for the battle with the Qi army, he will be able to make great achievements."
Zhao Tuo praised Wang Li who came to return his life, and his words were full of encouragement.
As an old subordinate of Wang Jian and Wang Ben, he naturally has to take good care of the descendants of the old leaders.
"The general praised me greatly. In the battle, Wang Li must be brave."
Wang Li responded.
Zhao Tuo gave some more words of encouragement and took Li Shiqi and the generals to the next camp.
Wang Li looked at Zhao Tuo's back as he walked away, his eyes full of complexity.
Once upon a time, Zhao Tuo was just a young lieutenant in the palace.
At that time, Wang Li still thought that when he became a general in the future, he could take Zhao Tuo under his command and become his right-hand man.
Unexpectedly, time has changed, and several years have passed. When it was finally his turn to go to the battlefield, he became Zhao Tuo's subordinate.
Zhao Tuo is already a figure comparable to his father.
Wang Li had his own injustice in his heart, and even wanted to achieve great success through the battle against Qi.
"Zhao Tuo is an old general under my father's command. He will not treat you badly during this expedition. You should listen to orders seriously and make contributions. Don't act carelessly like Li You and fall into the trap of our king. You must remember his prestigious name!"
At this time, his father's words of warning before leaving would ring in Wang Li's ears.
Wang Li sighed softly and suppressed his strong thoughts.
"Li Yue has learned from his mistakes. I should listen to orders carefully."
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After leaving Wang Li's military camp, Zhao Tuo continued to inspect the following camps. He observed the training status of the soldiers in each department, went deep into the military camp, talked with the soldiers at the bottom, and ordered them to provide extra meals to the soldiers in the past few days. They had meat to eat before the war.
In addition, Zhao Tuo also organized military officials from various ministries to give speeches to the soldiers.
Tell them the importance of this battle against Qi. It is not only the last battle for Qin to unify the world, but also the last battle for them to obtain titles.
If you want to become a master, if you want your children to have the qualifications to enter the school and become a grammar official, then you must move forward bravely, kill the enemy and be promoted!
The only chance to change your own destiny and the destiny of your children is right in front of you!
With General Zhao's personal support and the brainwashing of military officials at all levels about the benefits of promotion, all the Qin soldiers in the entire Qin army camp were excited and excited.
"The man from Qi who killed Gou Ri wants to be promoted to a noble title!"
"For the king, for General Zhao, for promotion! Defeat the Qi army!"
"Promotion and meritorious service are now available!"
The excited voices of the Qin soldiers finally converged into one sentence with surging fighting spirit.
"Destroy Qi!"
(End of chapter)
