The Yan army's five-day delay has undoubtedly given Zhao Kuo more room to operate.
Of course, it's just a little room for maneuver.
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"General, let's attack!" Facing the Hu tribe who were already riding in their faces, Li Mu suggested to Zhao Kuo: "First, kill this tribe that dares to appear in front of us to dampen the spirit of the Hu tribe. "
Looking at the indignant Li Mu, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but think in his heart: "Young man, after all, you are not that old Li Mu. It seems that you still need to continue to practice!"
"Calm down." Zhao Kuo said lightly.
Zhao Kuo's eyes kept wandering on the sand table that had just been made recently. Although Zhao Kuo shouted to Li Mu to calm down on the surface, and shouted to Li Mu to continue practicing in his heart, unconsciously, a sense of urgency still came over his heart. .
Others don't know why the Yan people acted, but Zhao Kuo, who knows history, knows it very well! There is no doubt that it is coming towards the State of Zhao, but it is probably more violent on this scale than in history.
Faced with this situation, Zhao Kuo seemed to be in a dilemma, but in fact, if he wanted to break the situation, there was only one way in Huashan - to destroy the Hu people first, and then to aid Handan.
The reason is very simple. There are insufficient troops, so it is impossible to fight on both sides. Therefore, there must be a sequence between attacking the Hu people and returning to Handan.
As for the issue of order, it is obvious that the attack on the Hu people is first, and the return to Handan is second.
First of all, Zhao Kuo can control the time to attack the barbarians at will. If he returns to aid Handan first, it will not take much time to drive away the Yan army. He is afraid that the frightened King Zhao will do something unexpected. actions, such as holding back the army to prevent it from returning to Daidi.
As a result, Daidi, which had taken away a large number of its fresh troops, was bound to suffer from the abuse of the barbarians. He wanted to clean up the mess again, and he didn't know how much time it would take.
Secondly, when it comes to returning aid, of course someone needs to ask for help before they can return aid. If the nobles of Handan cannot feel the approaching death for themselves, they will never understand how the soldiers on the front line shed their blood.
However, the more we must deal with the barbarians first, the more we must not rush! This is what Zhao Kuo warned himself repeatedly. Only by defeating the Hu people in one battle can he calmly withdraw and return to Handan. Once the first thing is not done well, it will inevitably lead to the failure of the next thing.
If you want to complete the victory in one battle, you must let the Hu people expose themselves more and let more scattered tribes enter your attack range, so that you can defeat them one by one after sending troops.
However, this consideration could not be made clear to Li Mu, otherwise he would definitely make Li Mu suspicious if he did not mobilize the troops of the Party and Hanoi County to come back for reinforcements even though he knew that the Yan army was invading. How to convince Li Mu requires some words.
"Currently, there is only one tribe within our army's field of vision." Zhao Kuo pointed to the black flag on the sand table and said slowly: "If we attack at this time, our army can naturally win, but so what?"
"We can only defeat a medium-sized tribe, and the number of soldiers on horseback is only a few thousand. Even if our army annihilates them all, what will it do to the overall situation? It will only make the barbarians alert. This move of being greedy for small achievements and forgetting the overall situation must not be done. Yes." Zhao Kuo withdrew his hand and looked at Li Mu seriously.
Without waiting for Li Mu to react, Zhao Kuo continued to add: "Our attack must be aimed at weakening the fighting power of the Hu people. It is best to defeat several villages in a row to completely reduce the pressure on frontal defense. If this goal cannot be achieved, , we would rather not fight this battle, we must wait for the opportunity."
After hearing this, Li Mu immediately clasped his fists and knelt down on one knee: "General, I realized my mistake. I was too eager for quick success and almost missed the march of the army. Please forgive me, General."
Obviously, Li Mu agreed with Zhao Kuo's explanation. Of course, there is nothing wrong with Zhao Kuo's statement, but he just cut off the second half.
"There is no need to forgive the sin." Zhao Kuo helped Li Mu and said: "This general is still with me in this battle, but he can still check for deficiencies. In the future, when the general takes charge of his own affairs, remember to consider the problem comprehensively. The so-called fighter opportunity, You should make mistakes and not be reckless."
"I will finally be taught." Li Mu immediately bowed again.
Although he was criticized by Zhao Kuo, Li Mu felt warm in his heart.
Li Mu knew very well that the general truly regarded him as one of his own, which was why he spared no effort to point out his problems and took the trouble to explain his doubts.
The general's words of letting himself take charge of his own affairs clearly illustrate this point. How could Li Mu not be so excited? Imagine how excited you must be when an academician from the Academy of Sciences personally corrects your experimental homework, pats you on the shoulder and tells you to be more careful when doing experiments in the future. The future depends on you!
Li Mu was inexplicably excited, but his opponents were not idle either.
The clatter of horse hooves has broken through the tranquility of the grassland, and the eagles sometimes hover in the clear blue sky, sometimes fluttering their wings and swooping down to the vast earth.
On the withered yellow grassland, the migrating grassland tribes ushered in. However, following the tribes were not only herds of cattle and sheep, but also tall horses and sharp scimitars.
The scimitar pointed to the key to Zhao State - Daijun.
"Report! Qiqi Hamur and other three tribes have already left the grassland and marched into Daijun, waiting for the arrival of Shanyu." A warrior in sheepskin put his right hand on his heart, knelt down on one knee and faced the big man riding on the road. Shanyu immediately reported.
"Where is the Namu tribe?" A strong man wearing a wolf skull on his horse asked calmly.
"Back to the great Chanyu: Namu, Jegu and other tribes have also set off, slightly behind Qiqihamur." The warrior below immediately replied.
"Well!" Shan Yu was obviously quite satisfied with the warrior's answer. Then he looked at the clear blue sky and continued to ask: "Where are the people of Zhao? What are they doing now?"
"Reporting to the great Shanyu: The Zhao people seem to have sent a general under thirty years old with less than 10,000 reinforcements to protect their Daijun." The warrior continued to reply.
"Haha! There is no one left in the Zhao Kingdom!" Shan Yu said disdainfully: "Even the baby general was sent here to die."
"Yes, my great Chanyu. It is said that the Zhao people are fighting with another powerful country of theirs, so I am afraid they will not be able to take care of us for the time being." The warrior replied.
Obviously, the grassland people had an extremely serious lag in receiving news from the Central Plains, which led to the grassland people's great misjudgment of the situation in Zhao.
Not only did he not know that the war between Qin and Zhao was over, but he also didn't know that Zhao Kuo was the general who had won the war and had become a god in one battle.
This is no wonder for them, it is really difficult to obtain information. It is already a huge effort to find out about the battle between Qin and Zhao. After all, no matter how hard the Central Plains fights life and death, when facing the barbarians, they are quite united and united in facing the outside world.
how to say?
In a word: Those who are not of my race must have a different heart!
As for the more than 10,000 reinforcements, Shanyu didn't even care about it. After all, he now had an army of 180,000!
Listening to the warrior's answer, Shanyu was obviously very satisfied. Dang even burst into laughter.
Fortunately, after laughing, Shan Yu still had a trace of reason and said: "Zhao is a powerful country. In this battle, we need to take advantage of the lack of soldiers and horses to seize Daijun's wealth and supplies, especially iron tools. To strengthen our army. In this way, we can expect the battle in the coming year. Therefore, our army will definitely win this battle!"
"Yes! Our army will win" the warrior immediately agreed.
Obviously, Chanyu is not something that ordinary people can sit on. At least he is very aware of the gap between himself and Zhao Guo, and he also knows that he can only bully Zhao Guo while Zhao Guo is in deep trouble.
It's a pity that Chanyu is not a figure like Genghis Khan, and he doesn't understand the principle that "technology is the primary productive force". He only focuses on money and food, but he doesn't know that living "people" are the greatest wealth. Especially the blacksmiths among them. That is the key to solving the gap between the Hu people and the Central Plains.
Of course, even if Shanyu had such a far-sighted vision, Zhao Kuo and Li Mu would not give him a chance to realize it.
The days passed quietly amidst the fierce troops of the three parties, oh, not to be precise, it should be the four parties. Under the constant urging of the envoys of the State of Yan, the first batch of Qin's troops, about 3,000 men, finally arrived under Wang Lu's command. Under the leadership, they slowly drove out of Xianyang and headed straight to Hangu.
What the Yan envoy didn't know was that these 3,000 troops were already all the troops Qin was going to dispatch, not the so-called first batch of troops.
Despite this, it may be enough for Yan State! After all, the news of the Qin general's inspection of Hangu almost immediately occupied the desks of all the kings.
What does Qin want to do?
This is a question that the kings of every country are speculating on. Even the Chu State, which is completely opposite to Hangu Pass, cannot help but strengthen its border defenses after getting the news, let alone neighboring countries such as Han, Wei, and Zhao. One after another, they strengthened the border defense and sent letters to Qin to inquire about the situation.
Qin State will naturally not explain the purpose of this trip to those ants. It is exactly what Qin State wants to have all countries under the strong oppression of Qin State at all times.
For a time, all the countries bordering Qin were in a state of turmoil. Although it had not yet reached the point where every tree and every tree was surrounded by soldiers, it was almost there. Even the two counties where Tian Dan and Lian Po were personally in charge began to mobilize troops frequently.
There is no way, the opponent is Qin! Even Zhao Guo, who had just won one game, had no absolute confidence that he could win another one.
It can be said that the Qin State only had the name of Wang Lu and three thousand personal guards to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops from several countries, including Zhao State.
The power of Qin, the leader of the six kingdoms, is fully displayed!
And just that, for the now confident Yan State, it is not only enough, but even a dream!
That's right, the State of Yan has now even grown to the point where it thinks it can deal with the State of Zhao on its own, and it will only play into its hands if the State of Qin does not come to take a share of the pie.
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