Of course I can bear it!
Wang Lu is no longer the young general he once was. Ever since Bai Qi was forced to die in the Battle of Changping, Wang Lu has become the only spiritual support in the Qin army.
He had to calm himself down.
Because he knew very well that his simple order could cost the lives of tens of thousands of Qin troops! What's more, now he has more than half of Qin's troops and horses in his hands. Even if his opponent is just a ragtag group, Wang Hao still has to be careful.
Without him, there were 80,000 Zhao troops among the rabble.
But just because he can endure it, it doesn't mean that others can tolerate it too.
The young and energetic Meng Ao saw his trophies taken away by the coalition forces. He immediately got angry and got on his horse to lead his cavalry team to fight to the death with the coalition's vanguard. !
Wang Hao, who was on the side, had quick eyes and quick hands. He immediately reined in Meng Ao's horse's head and severely criticized his chosen successor: "As a general, even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you, your appearance will not change. How can you do it because of the collapse of Mount Tai?" Are you agitated due to changes in the area, or even raising an army out of anger? Do you know what your move will mean to our army?"
After hearing this, Meng Ao calmed down immediately, immediately turned over and dismounted, bowed to Wang Hao with his hands clasped in his fists, and said, "I am reckless, please punish me."
"That's all." Wang Hao then waved his hand, signaling Meng Ao to get up.
Of course Wang Hao would not punish Meng Ao. He also came from a young general. If he didn't have this kind of drive when he was young, how could he lead his troops to kill and convince the crowd?
Of course, as time goes by and military exploits accumulate, this impulse will be replaced by calmness.
When Wang Hao stopped Meng Ao, he obviously wanted to teach Meng Ao what it meant to be a mature general.
"The vanguard, how many troops are there, and who is the general? What is the configuration of the troops? What is the distance between the following armies?" Turning his head, Wang Hao immediately asked the cavalry captain who came to report the news.
"General: The strength of the army is about 20,000, mostly infantry! It is not known who the general is, but the clothes among them are all earthy yellow, and they may be mostly Chu soldiers! The following army is not visible for the time being. According to the scouting horse report, it should be the same as the previous ones. The same day, we are still more than twenty miles away." The captain immediately replied quickly and thoroughly.
Yes, a few days ago, the coalition forces had arrived dozens of miles outside Zhou Wangji.
However, in the past few days, apart from sending envoys to inform the King of Zhou that the army would arrive soon, the coalition forces had done nothing else.
The 280,000-strong army was quietly stationed dozens of miles outside Zhou Wangji, calmly watching the battle between Qin and Zhou. In a few days, they did not advance even half a step, and even fought against the Qin army's sentinels. The times are few and far between.
At this distance, even if Zhao's cavalry came with all their strength, it would still take most of a day to arrive.
The meaning is very obvious, which is to let the Qin army attack the Zhou Dynasty with confidence. After the Zhou Dynasty is defeated, we can fight again.
Wang Lu naturally understood the coalition's intention of "fighting for profit". However, the Zhou Dynasty was short of a dilapidated capital, so the Qin army could not just give up.
Faced with the conspiracy of the coalition forces, Wang Hao could only grit his teeth and endure it, and continued to lead his army to attack the capital of the Zhou Dynasty. On the back road, Wang Hao naturally sent an army of 50,000 to monitor the movements of the coalition forces in order to Prevent sudden attacks.
Of course, the reason why Wang Lu could endure it and was willing to fight with the snipe and clam in the Zhou Dynasty was because Wang Lu had enough confidence in the battle of his army.
Although the total strength of the Qin Army during this expedition was only 250,000, and they lost about 20,000 troops in the battle with the Zhou Army, after capturing Zhou Wangji, the total strength of the Qin Army would not exceed 200,000. Thirty thousand, while the coalition forces on the opposite side numbered 280,000.
In terms of military strength alone, the Qin army was at a disadvantage.
But the problem is, except for Zhao's 80,000-strong army, whose combat strength may not be inferior to that of Qin's army, Wang Lu despises the combat strength of other armies from the bottom of his heart.
What's more, as for the coalition forces, how can people's hearts be unified? All they think about is to reduce their own losses and obtain maximum benefits, and this is the biggest flaw of the coalition.
Two hundred and thirty thousand versus two hundred and eighty thousand, Wang Hao just wanted to say: The advantage is mine!
Listening to the captain's answer, Wang Hao finally nodded and ordered to Meng Ao: "With your 30,000 cavalry troops, immediately pursue the vanguard of the coalition and take back the Zhou Dynasty clan."
"Yes." Meng Ao immediately agreed in surprise, then turned around to take the order and leave.
"Wait a minute." Wang Hao stopped Meng Ao who was about to leave again and ordered: "The pursuit will stop within twelve miles. Regardless of whether we get back the Zhou Dynasty clan, we must retreat immediately."
Obviously, Wang Hao still valued the Zhou Dynasty clan, otherwise he would not have directly dispatched 30,000 cavalry.
You know, among the 250,000 Qin troops today, the total strength of the cavalry is only 50,000, and the 30,000 cavalry is almost half of Wang Lu's cavalry.
Wang Lu knew very well that although the cities of Zhou Wangji had been captured, the people there did not obey Qin's governance and even rebelled after the arrival of the coalition forces. However, facing more than 200,000 Wang Hao, who was under pressure from the coalition forces, was obviously powerless now.
But if the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty were in hand, the entire thirty-odd cities in Zhou Wangji would be able to be quieter. Of course, more importantly, after defeating the coalition forces, the governance of Zhou Wangji will be much smoother with the Zhou royal family in hand.
Although Wang Lu was a military general, what he had to consider was not just military matters.
However, no matter how important the Zhou royal family was, it was not as important as the soldiers of the Qin army under their command. In order to prevent the thirty thousand cavalry from being surrounded by the coalition forces, twelve miles was already the limit.
Meng Ao obviously understood this truth, and he clasped his fists again and agreed: "Yes, the pursuit will stop at twelve miles."
Wang Hao immediately waved his hand, and Meng Ao got on his horse and headed towards the direction of the army.
"Cavalry gather!" Meng Ao galloped forward while ordering the cavalry to gather.
Because the siege is not suitable for cavalry, the Qin army's more than 30,000 cavalry have been in a state of rotation and repair, which can be regarded as the second line of defense against the possible arrival of the alliance army.
Therefore, after Meng Ao ordered the cavalry to assemble, in a short time, 30,000 cavalry had been assembled.
Without any pause, Meng Ao took the lead and rushed out. The 30,000 troops behind him immediately followed Meng Ao and rushed towards the east.
And watching Meng Ao and the 30,000 cavalry retreat, Wang Hao was not idle either, and immediately ordered the remaining troops to speed up the cleaning of the battlefield. Wang Lu knew very well that no matter whether the Zhou royal family recaptured it or not, the coalition forces would not give him too much time to rest and recuperate.
Only by completing the battlefield cleaning as soon as possible can the soldiers make repairs earlier and then calmly face the arrival of the main force of the coalition forces.
Even though I have the advantage, Wang Lu also knows that this will be a tough battle, a battle no less fierce than the Battle of Changping.
Just when Meng Ao led an army of 30,000 people and hurriedly attacked the coalition vanguard, the coalition vanguard, after repelling the Qin army and intercepting the Zhou royal family, neither chose to march immediately to join the battle of Zhou Wangji nor He chose to retreat and join the main force, but chose a nearby place with abundant water and grass - to set up camp!
Just a few teams of scouts were sent to report to the main force of the following coalition forces.
Presumably in the view of the vanguard general, the Qin army, which had just experienced a war with the Zhou Dynasty, obviously had no fighting power and did not dare to provoke him again.
As the vanguard of the coalition forces, although he had completed the initial task of intercepting the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty, but he retreated, what kind of vanguard was he?
You know, this vanguard position was obtained by the general with great difficulty from Lord Xinling.
Just the merit of intercepting the royal family of Zhou Dynasty obviously cannot satisfy the appetite of Chu State.
Since there is no danger, it is of course the best choice to take a rest, wait for the arrival of the army, and then lead the army to attack.
It should be said that this pioneer officer of the coalition did not make any mistakes. It is a pity that he took it for granted.
However, the most fearful thing is often "taking it for granted"!
On the endless plains of Central China, a few old birds were hovering in the blue sky. The thick smoke from the capital of Zhou Wangji, which was more than ten miles away, failed to turn the world black.
In the silence, only the gurgling and bloody Luoshui River seemed to be telling the tragic battle of Luoyi in Qin and Zhou Dynasties. Oh, there were also a few small fish wandering and playing in the water without knowing whether to live or die, and then they were caught in a net by the humans who had been waiting for a long time!
Just like the vanguard army of the coalition forces at this time.
"Brother! Look, look, look! I caught it!" In the not-turbulent river, a thin young man in khaki clothes, barefoot, raised a fishing net filled with small fish in his hands. , showing off to another older man in khaki clothes and armor.
Yes, this is the coalition vanguard force. After setting up camp, even though they thought that the Qin army would not come, the pioneer officer still sent many personnel to conduct reconnaissance and patrols nearby.
It's just that the vanguard generals don't care about the arrival of the Qin army, so how can the soldiers below care too much.
As a result, the reconnaissance patrol turned into "touring the mountains and rivers", catching some fish and beating teeth as a sacrifice.
And that young man was one of the teams sent out.
Said to be a young man, I am afraid he has just grown up, and due to malnutrition, he is almost no taller than a wheel. He can't even do much more than the long sword placed on the shore. His thin and small body can hardly support that The clothes are obviously a few sizes too big.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man on the shore turned his head and saw the small fish in the net that was not big enough to fit between his teeth. He immediately walked over in three steps and two steps at a time, then slapped the young man on the back of the head and said viciously: "Didn't I tell you to make the net thinner? You can't catch this little fish!"
"This is not at home!" The young man muttered, obviously unwilling to accept the scolding of a strong man, but due to the strong man's power, he did not dare to refute directly, so he could only scratch his head and whisper weakly: "And , this place still belongs to Qin."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man suddenly became speechless...
Some people died, but not completely...
