"Commander, there is news from the rear that the Qin army is building a pontoon bridge." At this time, Liu Ping came over with a piece of information and a happy face.
"Okay! Summon the generals to discuss matters." Zhao Kuo said happily, immediately turned around and strode towards the military camp.
After a while, all the generals of South Korea and Wei gathered in the camp, led by Wei Wuji and Baoyang, sitting on both sides.
Zhao Kuo slowly glanced around, his eyes lingering on each person's face for a moment, and then said loudly: "The Qin army has begun to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river. The time has come for our army to defeat the Qin army."
"The general has a clever plan, and the Qin army can't stand it any longer."
"The general is truly a soldier sage in this world."
"We, the State of Wei, will definitely be able to defeat the State of Qin and regain our homeland under the leadership of the general."
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A group of sycophants immediately stood up and complimented.
Zhao Kuo was sitting on the main seat with a look of enjoyment on his face. He couldn't help but think in his heart: No wonder people in high positions are very happy knowing that their subordinates are flattering them. It turns out that being flattered is really comfortable!
"Ahem." Wei Wuji rescued Zhao Kuo from being surrounded by flatterers, stood up and said, "Commander, do you want to continue attacking Hangu Pass?"
"Leave fifty thousand troops led by Jin Bi and continue to attack Hangu Pass. The others will march eastward with me to meet the enemy." Zhao Kuo thought for a moment and said.
If the Korean army had not come, Zhao Kuo would have definitely chosen to attack the enemy with his entire army, but now with the help of the Korean army, Zhao Kuo planned to try and see if he could defeat Hangu Pass on the premise of defeating the Qin army.
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo wanted to scold the Chu army.
Zhao Kuo could understand why he had been hesitant to send troops before, saying that he had a large territory and it would take a long time to recruit troops.
Yesterday, I finally received news that the Chu State sent 300,000 troops. They did not go north to join the Han and Wei families, but to attack Nanjun, which was the former capital of the Chu State.
If Chu goes north to join Han and Wei, Zhao Kuo is confident that he will destroy Qin just like the five kingdoms conquered Qi and destroyed Qi.
pity……
Zhao Kuo really convinced these people!
But at least it can be regarded as sharing a little pressure. Zhao Kuo can only comfort himself in this way.
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On the bank of the river, soldiers wearing armor and holding spears were waiting in formation, staring straight ahead, not daring to relax at all.
Their enemy is not the Wei army that has not yet arrived, but the strong men who are building a pontoon bridge in the water.
One day ago, they were companions.
Now, they have become enemies.
The pontoon bridge is not so easy to build, especially on a big river like the river. The river surface is wide and the current is fast. A careless person will be swept away. The pontoon bridge is completely filled with the lives of strong men.
Especially since it was winter, the wind was biting and the river water was bitingly cold. It could be said that as long as these strong men entered the water, they would most likely not be able to get up. Even if they make it ashore alive in the end, except for a few lucky people, most people will freeze to death or die of illness.
The soldiers on the shore lined up in a row to supervise these strong men. If anyone dared to be lazy, they would come forward to remind them. After three reminders, they would be beaten instead.
It’s not that they are cruel, but if they don’t do this, they will be the ones building the bridge.
Facing the power of imperialism, these ordinary people have no power to resist and can only choose to die as Taoist friends rather than as poor Taoists.
"ah!"
A shrill voice came from the river. A strong man could not bear the cold water. His body suddenly convulsed and he was swept away by the river before he could call for help.
Immediately afterwards, another strong man was driven into the river to fill the gap.
King Qin stood not far away, watching all this indifferently, without any mercy on his face.
It was as if these were not humans, but animals.
As each living life disappears into the river forever, the pontoon gradually takes shape.
"All troops, cross the river." Si Li stood on the bank, pulled out his sword suddenly, and swung it forward with all his strength.
The Qin army lined up in long lines and marched towards the south bank of the river from the five pontoons that had just been built. After arriving at the shore, under the command of Si Li, they quickly formed a fighting formation to provide protection for the army behind them.
Soon, King Qin, surrounded by Fei Lian's army, crossed the river.
"Your Majesty, General, there are traces of Wei troops ahead." Not long after, the scout reported.
"Continue to explore where the main force of the Wei army is." Si Li ordered: "The others will follow me in formation, ready to meet the enemy at any time."
"promise."
King Qin stood aside without saying a word and allowed Si Li to command.
He didn't know how to lead troops in war, but he knew how to give generals enough rights.
"General, there are traces of Korean troops ahead. They are with Wei troops." Soon, another scout reported.
"Have the Korean army come too?" King Qin muttered, not surprised.
Since it is a four-nation alliance, the Zhao army is trapped in Shangdang, and the Wei army has already attacked and successfully captured the Sanchuan area, there is no reason for South Korea not to take a share of the pie.
But what worries King Qin is that there has been no news from Chu State yet.
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"Do you have any information about Si Li? Which battle formations can he use well? Do you have any innate skills?" Zhao Kuo asked during the march.
Le Yi, the only one in the Zhao army who knew Si Li, was still in Changping, so he could only ask Wei Wuji and Bao Yuan.
"Si Li used to be a Shu native, but later became a Qin native after Sima Cuo destroyed Shu. In these years, except for the battle against Qi, he spent most of the time stationed in the west and north of Qin to guard against the Qiang people. I don’t know much about him, I just know that he is trusted by the King of Qin,” Wei Wuji said.
Zhao Kuo looked at Baoyuan again.
"Si Li is a warrior in the extraordinary realm. He is very brave, good at offense, and not weak at defense. I never saw him using his natural skills when the Five Kingdoms conquered Qi." Bao Yuan said.
"The Qin State has developed to the point where it actively enters other countries to spy on intelligence and even controls public opinion. Other countries are still superficial, and even the main generals of the enemy countries do not understand it."
Zhao Kuo sighed in his heart, feeling deeply that it was not easy for these countries to resist Qin for so long.
However, Zhao Kuo was not worried. In the previous situation, Qin was strong and Zhao was weak, and he could still remain undefeated.
What's more, Qin is weak and Han and Wei are strong now. Among the coalition forces, whether Zhao Kuo himself, Wei Wuji, or Baoyang are not inferior to Si Li, they even surpass them.
"Commander, the leading troops of the Qin Army have crossed the river." At this time, a messenger came from the front.
"I understand. I am ordering the front army not to launch an attack. Let the Qin army cross the river. I will report it every half an hour." Zhao Kuo said to the ordering soldiers.
His purpose was to defeat the Qin army and then rescue the Zhao army, not to prevent the Qin army from crossing the river. Therefore, he had to wait until most of the Qin army had crossed the river before launching an attack, otherwise he would only kill the vanguard at most.
"Send the order, the whole army should speed up and reach Pingyin before tonight."
Zhao Kuo waved his hand, and the blast array covered the coalition's 250,000 troops, and the speed increased by more than 20%.
