On the evening of the next day, a hundred thousand troops led by Cao Hong arrived.
In the small Jiuyuan County, the military strength instantly reached 200,000.
That is to say, Wang Ling expanded the city in advance and evacuated the people in the city, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate such a large army!
The movement of two hundred thousand troops was too great.
If you stand still, it is difficult to guarantee that the news will not leak.
So that night, Guo Jia asked Wang Ling to summon 50,000 Bingzhou troops.
An hour later, 50,000 troops came out of Jiuyuan and marched westward.
Guo Jia personally took command, with Wang Ling, Liu Xun and Wang Zhong as generals, and led the troops to Hetao New City.
Everything was so sudden and the time was so tight that the Bingzhou Army was extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Wang Ling's prestige was extremely high, so the army could move forward normally.
However, the army was calmed down, but General Wang Ling was worried.
On that day, Guo Jia only announced his decision to go to war with Qin and launch a surprise attack on Chang'an.
As for how to fight and how to fight, there is no detail at all.
There is no explanation as to how the defenders of Hetao New City were made to surrender voluntarily.
In short, Wang Ling was still confused.
Therefore, although the strategy of sneak attack at night is good, in Wang Ling's view, it has almost no effect.
Sending troops easily may not achieve the effect of a surprise attack, but will instead alert the Qin army.
If that were the case, all opportunities would have been missed.
After walking for an hour, Wang Ling finally couldn't hold back the anxiety in his heart and took the initiative to find Guo Jia.
"Military advisor, we will reach Hetao New City at most five miles away."
Guo Jia nodded.
"General Wang is really trying his best. Even in the middle of the night, even when he can't see his fingers, he can control the distance so accurately!"
"Military advisor, I have been here for so many years. If you don't even know the basic terrain and location, it would be a waste!"
"Now I have something to say, and I won't be happy if I don't say it!"
Wang Ling didn't want to listen to Guo Jia praising him, and he didn't come here to praise him.
He wanted to stop Guo Jia in time before he made a big mistake.
"General Wang, please speak."
"Military advisor, the Hetao city is very tall. Even if it is surrounded on all sides, it is difficult to attack it from the front!"
"If our attack fails, the Qin army will be alert! If we want to attack again in the future, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky!"
Guo Jia looked at Wang Ling calmly.
"What General Wang wants to say, just say it."
Wang Ling said it directly without being polite.
"Military advisor, take advantage of the darkness to immediately withdraw your troops and look for opportunities again! If you get closer to the city, it will be difficult not to be discovered by the Qin army!"
"It's not that the general is trying to scare the military advisor. From here to the city, the Qin army has arranged no fewer than thirty sentries!"
Five miles is the dividing line.
Five miles away, the Qin army turned a deaf ear.
Within five miles, the Qin army is under control!
This is what Wang Ling fears the most.
The 50,000-strong army marched forward so blatantly that they would be discovered before they even approached the city.
"Hehehe, General Wang, don't be nervous."
Guo Jia smiled, not worried at all.
"The Qin army has no sentries, so we can just keep moving forward."
"impossible!"
Wang Ling immediately refuted it.
"Commander Guo, please forgive me for being disrespectful! I have been here for many years. Don't you even know whether the Qin army is on guard?"
"If the military advisor does not listen to the general, we will be discovered by the Qin army in a quarter of an hour at most."
Guo Jia shook his head gently.
"General Wang is overly worried. Even if he walks to the city gate, there will be no danger."
Seeing that Wang Ling wanted to refute, Guo Jia raised his hand to interrupt him.
"General Wang, just execute the military orders! If there is any problem, I will take full responsibility for it."
Wang Ling had no choice but to leave sadly.
He never thought that the genius Guo Jia would be such a headstrong person.
"Why..."
Wang Ling sighed again and again, feeling extremely helpless.
I thought it was finally time to avenge my brother, but now it seems that revenge seems further away.
In Wang Ling's opinion, this attack is bound to fail.
After this failure, the Qin army will definitely increase its defense against Bingzhou.
It will be difficult to make a sneak attack in the future!
However, knowing that he was bound to lose, Wang Ling still chose to carry out the military order.
If he disobeys orders on the battlefield, Guo Jia can kill him directly.
Anyway, someone takes the blame, so if you lose, you lose.
Wang Ling persuaded himself and felt relieved.
Lying down and lying down may not be an option.
The army moved forward again for a quarter of an hour, but there was no movement around them.
Not a single Qin army scout was found, nor was there any signal.
Guo Jia found Wang Ling.
"General Wang, how are you? Are you okay?"
Wang Ling smiled helplessly.
"Haha, military advisor, don't be too happy too early. Maybe it's because it's far away from the city, or maybe it's the long period of peace that has made the Qin army's scouts relaxed."
Guo Jia smiled and didn't care.
"Then we'll see."
After about another mile, the entire wilderness was still very quiet.
Nothing unusual at all.
In this kind of dark night, if the enemy is detected, the signal warning will be lit as soon as possible.
But now there is no sign at all.
Wang Ling also became suspicious.
If five miles is too far and four miles is too far, then what about three miles?
There are still no Qin army scouts in three miles, which is so abnormal!
If it is daytime, the city wall of Hetao can be seen directly from Sanli.
But what shocked Wang Ling was far more than that.
Two miles, one mile. . .
The Qin army remained indifferent until the Bingzhou army rushed to the city.
If it weren't for the bright lights on the city, Wang Ling would have thought that the Qin army had withdrawn and this was an empty city!
At some point, Guo Jia walked up to Wang Ling and chuckled.
"General Wang, how are you doing?"
Wang Ling smiled awkwardly, his face turning red.
"The military advisor is truly a god, Wang Ling... I'm convinced!"
Wang Ling couldn't help but refuse to accept it.
He was stationed here for three years and sighed countless times when he looked at the city.
Even after racking his brains, he couldn't think of any strategy to deal with this fortified city.
As a result, when Guo Jia arrived, he swaggered and led his army to the city without doing anything.
The same soldiers and horses, the same enemies.
Wang Ling regarded it as something as difficult as climbing to the sky, but it was easily taken down by Guo Jia.
As a commander-in-chief, the difference is not the slightest!
"Haha, General Wang is so polite!"
"Military advisor, the Qin army is unprepared. The general is willing to take advantage of his crimes and attack the city himself!"
Wang Ling vowed to ask Guo Jia for help.
He has made too many mistakes along the way. If he does not make a contribution, Wang Ling is afraid that Guo Jia will take care of him secretly.
Only by taking the city personally can you feel at ease.
Guo Jia smiled and waved his hand.
"General Wang's words are serious, don't worry about trivial matters. And..."
"This is not the Qin army, but our Wei army!"
