After the coalition forces issued the order from Lord Xinling, they quickly began preparations for war. However, the preparation of an army of more than 100,000 people did not happen overnight. The transportation of grain and military supplies, the assembly and arrangement of troops, and even packing up tents all took time.
What is quite surprising is that the first to set off was not any of the troops in the main camp, but the Zhao army led by General Lian Po who hurried back to his own camp from the main camp.
Seeing that his team had been assembled, but could not wait for the order from Lord Xinling, the commander, the general of Chu finally realized that something was wrong.
He immediately sent someone to urge him, but the answer he received was that either Han's army was not ready yet, or Wei's cavalry was gathering. As time went by, even a fool realized that he had fallen into a trap - Lord Xinling's delaying strategy.
So what if you just know?
Did you tell Mr. Xinling that I would lead tens of thousands of troops to the rescue first, and you would come back later?
Aren't you going to deliver food? What if his tens of thousands of troops fall into it again?
Although the vanguard general was also a member of the Chu Guojing family, as the general of the Chu State, he had to put the interests of the Chu State first. What is lost now is only more than 10,000 Chu troops and one general. If he and the remaining nearly 40,000 Chu troops were filled in, it would be a huge loss.
What's more, although they are members of the clan, the general asked himself that his relationship with the vanguard general was not good enough to allow him to take tens of thousands of troops together to take risks.
As for arguing with Lord Xinling? Obviously, he has prepared countless reasons waiting for him.
However, apart from urging Lord Xinling to send troops as soon as possible, there seemed to be no solution.
Join forces with the generals from the Kingdom of Han to intimidate Lord Xinling?
Stop making trouble, Lord Xinling may have been angry with the general of Han Zhiguo a long time ago, and he is the only one who is kept in the dark.
Besides, does Han Zhiguo's general dare to coerce him with him?
Having said this, if something unexpected happens midway, or if the Qin army is defeated in a hasty battle, will the general of Han bear the blame or himself?
With just these words, Lord Xinling was able to silence General Han Zhiguo's mouth.
Zhao Guo? They are capable of taking on this responsibility, but will they take risks for the people of Chu?
Although the State of Chu is an ally of the State of Zhao, the State of Zhao only supported Lord Xinling to become the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces!
Just when the general of Chu was hesitating, there were waves of horn sounds in the air.
"Did Lord Xinling's conscience find out?" The general of Chu State was startled, and then he quickly got on the carriage next to him and looked in the direction of the sound.
However, the sound did not come from the main camp, but from outside the camp.
Following the sound, I saw that a large banner embroidered with the word "Zhao" had been raised high, and behind it was a dense crowd of tall horses.
That was the sound of the horn that General Lian Po had assembled his troops and was preparing to advance towards Zhou Wangji.
General Lian Po, who was standing in front of the queue, was also surprised. Although his camp was not too far away, it took a lot of time to return from the coalition forces. He had already assembled here and was ready to set off. Over there Not to mention that the road has been opened, it is at least time to leave the camp. Looking at this situation, it seems that the armies of the three countries have not yet assembled?
Even Chu’s army hasn’t left camp yet? There is a general from Chu State among these more than 10,000 people. Don’t they all want it?
"Commander." Lian Po immediately called a messenger: "Take a team of troops and go to the coalition camp to check. Remember to find the general of the Chu army to see what the situation is."
"Yes." The messenger around him immediately agreed, and then more than 20 cavalry left the army and headed for the coalition camp.
In fact, when he saw this situation, Lian Po already had some idea in his mind, but even if he had some guesses in his mind, Lian Po really didn't want to believe his guesses.
This is an army of 20,000! More than 20,000 lives!
More importantly, the strength of the coalition forces was not much greater than that of the Qin army. The 20,000 people were eaten by the Qin army, which not only weakened the coalition's advantage in numbers, but also greatly damaged the morale of the coalition forces.
This is the time when you must not back down!
But it happened to appear in front of him again. For a moment, Lian Po was even a little lucky. Fortunately, his army was firmly in his hands as a partial camp.
At this time, I suddenly remembered the king's instructions: the general power must be firmly in his own hands.
"Perhaps, the king has already anticipated this." Lian Po murmured to himself. At this time, Lian Po's mentality towards this battle was also quietly changing - perhaps victory was no longer possible. , consume the Qin army as much as possible, and losing both sides is the best outcome.
Even Lian Po's mentality quietly changed under Lord Xinling's operations, let alone the generals and soldiers of other countries.
Of course, from his point of view, there is no problem with Lord Xinling's approach.
After all, the 20,000-strong army was already trapped in a tight siege, and if they sent off with only the vague information from the scouts sent back, the possibility of defeat was not impossible.
Rather than doing this, it would be better to play it slow and steady.
However, Lord Xinling forgot that the only thing that fights is morale. If you take one step back, the most likely thing is to step back again and again.
Zhao Jun's messenger quickly arrived at the coalition camp, and soon saw Lord Xinling who was changing into armor.
All words seem to be no longer important at this time. Even the general has just put on his armor and the army is setting off? Just wait!
After a while, Zhao's messenger met all the generals of the Three Kingdoms, and then returned to the Zhao army's camp.
"Mr. Xinling replied, the army will set out in a quarter of an hour." The messenger truthfully conveyed the reply of Lord Xinling.
"More than a quarter of an hour?" Before Lian Po could speak, the general beside him couldn't help it. I have been waiting here for less than half an hour, but it still takes another quarter of an hour? ! Is this still a war? If you wait another quarter of an hour, I'm afraid the vanguard army will be gone.
"Silence!" Lian Po immediately shouted angrily. Although he was full of anger, it was obvious that he could not express his anger in front of tens of thousands of Zhao troops. After all, Lord Xinling is the current commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.
The general who heard this immediately realized his gaffe and immediately clasped his hands to show that he had realized his mistake.
After hesitating for a while, Lian Po finally made a decision, and then ordered the messengers on the side: "Go to the main camp and inform the generals of the countries that our Zhao cavalry is willing to be the vanguard and go to the Kingdom of Zhou first. I hope the army will speed up." Come to the rescue!”
"General." Before the ordering soldier could agree, Zhou Qi on the side turned pale with fright and immediately tried to persuade him.
But Lian Po waved his hand gently, interrupting Zhou Qi's words, and said: "Execution is all, I will have my own plan."
"Yes." The helpless Zhou Qi had no choice but to agree immediately with the messenger.
Immediately, he ordered the troops to go north and the army to go west in separate directions. Judging from the speed of their army's march, it was as fast as the horses of the messengers.
Before the messenger arrived at the main camp, the thunderous sound had already reached the main camp.
Whether it was Lord Xinling, the generals of Chu and Han, or the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms who were still in the camp, they all got out of the camp, stretched their heads, and looked towards the south following the sound.
But I saw a thick black line rushing straight to the west...
Everyone knows that Zhao Jun has set off! Listening to the speed of the horse, it was even more like thundering, which showed how fast it was. Everyone who heard it was horrified - should Zhao Jun go to the rescue alone?
Seeing the scene in front of him, the general of Chu State suddenly became anxious!
Zhao Jun has already set off, but he hasn’t set off yet? If someone informed the King of Chu, how could he be a general?
Without saying a word, he immediately led his team to rush out of the camp and go for rescue.
Lord Xinling, who was standing in front of the Chinese army's tent, was also stunned. Apparently Lian Po's approach greatly exceeded his expectations.
Sitting back and watching the success or failure of friendly forces is what Lord Xinling learned from Zhao Jun. Why are you so impatient! During the Battle of Changping back then, I never saw your Zhao Jun care so much about our Wei army!
Seeing this, the general of Han Zhiguo on the side finally said: "Mr. Xinling, let's set off quickly!"
Listening to the words of General Han Zhiguo next to him, Lord Xinling finally reacted - Zhao Jun has sent troops. As long as he does not want the alliance to collapse immediately, he must send troops!
Lord Xinling is obviously a person who can and should be judged.
Without saying a word, he ordered the messengers around him: "Blow the drums, blow the trumpets, and the whole army will follow the Zhao army."
"Yes." The ordering soldier beside him immediately took the order.
Soon, with the sound of whimpering horns, the gate of the coalition's main camp finally opened wide, and groups of troops wearing various armors immediately drove out.
The first ones to come out were naturally the Chu army in khaki clothes, followed closely by the Wei army in red armor, and finally the Han army in green armor.
It's a pity that the armies of the Three Kingdoms are all infantry, and of course they cannot keep up with the wind-like Zhao cavalry.
What's more, no matter how quick the orders from Lord Xinling and the General of Chu are, the departure of the army will only happen after a cup of tea.
During this time, Zhao's cavalry team had already rushed out for a mile.
However, what no one knew was that just after Zhao's army rushed into the mountains, the speed of the tens of thousands of troops slowly slowed down again in accordance with General Lian Po's military orders.
"Old General, what are you doing?" Zhou Qi slowly reined in the horse's head and slowed it down, then followed General Lian Po and looked at General Lian Po beside him with a puzzled look on his face.
"Boy, learn from it." Lian Po smiled and looked at Zhou Qi beside him: "If we don't come out, how will the main force of the coalition come out? If we come out, the main force of the coalition will also come out! If you don't believe it, send a scout back have a look."
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