"Report!" An urgent report once again reached the already devastated capital of the Zhou Dynasty, but the person who received the report was changed to General Wang Lu of the Qin State.
"Reporting to General, the alliance troops are all coming out of camp. They are less than fifteen miles away from here." After receiving permission, the scout immediately reported the news of the alliance troops' arrival to Wang Hao briefly.
"Well done!" Before Wang Hao could make a judgment, Meng Ao, who had just returned from victory, stood up. Then he clasped his fists and asked Wang Hao to fight: "The general is willing to lead his cavalry to fight against the coalition forces." After hearing this, Wang Hao smiled helplessly and said: "The enemy troops are coming out of camp, let alone 200,000 troops and horses. Your cavalry is only 30,000 people, not as good as Zhao's 80,000 troops. How can we defeat them?" He looked a little green. Meng Ao was astringent and unwilling. Of course Wang Hao knew what it meant to be young and energetic. If General Bai Qi was still there and the battle of Changping had not been defeated, even if he sent these 30,000 cavalry to fight, what would happen if Meng Ao learned a lesson? .
Being able to train an excellent general, Qin didn't care at all about this loss. However, today's Great Qin can no longer bear such waste. Even if it wants to teach, it can only use gentler methods.
"It doesn't matter other countries, this Zhao State's army must not be underestimated." Wang Hao continued to preach.
Obviously, the simplest way Wang Lu could think of was to preach. However, preaching obviously did not have much impact on a young officer, especially this officer who had just led his army to defeat the vanguard of the coalition forces.
Wang Hao naturally saw the dissatisfaction in Meng Ao's heart, and even knew that only the vivid classroom of the battlefield could truly teach Meng Ao a lesson.
Of course, we still can't do it if we lose 30,000 troops for nothing! But if 30,000 casualties can be exchanged for 30,000 to 40,000 casualties of the coalition, it will also be accompanied by education.
This deal is still a good deal. Then push out the more than 200,000 troops, and take advantage of the victory to destroy the Zhou Dynasty and defeat the enemy, and have a fight with the coalition army.
Fortunately, the army has also been repairing for several hours. Wang Lu, who had already made up his mind, did not give the order immediately. Instead, he continued to look at the scouts and asked: "How are the enemy's forward, middle and rear troops arranged? What is the marching speed? How long does it take to reach Luo City? On the periphery?" The scout thought for a moment, and then replied fluently: "Report to the general: The enemy's forward force is about 40,000 people, probably dominated by the Chu army, with the Chinese army of Wei in the middle, and the Zhao cavalry protecting the two wings. , the rear army should be the rear of the Han Army. The three armies are only one mile apart, and their marching speed is not very fast. It will take about half an hour to reach the outskirts of Luodu."
"Okay!" After hearing this, Wang Hao immediately stood up, looked at the generals present and said: "It seems that the coalition forces finally couldn't sit still when they saw that Luodu was occupied by our army, and they are going to fight with our army! The coalition forces had no worries at first, but Zhao Guo was involved, so our army had to be careful." Hearing this, even the proud Meng Ao restrained himself.
After all, Meng Ao grew up listening to Bai Qi's stories. Even General Bai Qi fell into the hands of Zhao Jun, so he couldn't help but feel in awe.
"However, the Zhao army has only 80,000 troops against our 220,000 troops, and the leader of the army is just an old man named Lian Po. Zhao Jun is a bit too trusting." Seeing the mood of the generals cool down slightly, Wang But Lu started to agitate again.
When the generals heard this, they seemed to make some sense. If all the troops on the opposite side were Zhao troops, or the troops were led by King Zhao, it might be really difficult to handle, but now there are only 80,000 troops, so what's the need to fear!
Immediately, the generals regained their confidence. As for the remaining 100,000-strong army of the coalition, in the eyes of everyone, it is just a pile of meritorious deeds.
As a result, several generals, including Meng Ao, once again asked Wang Lu to fight against the coalition forces. Seeing that the morale of the generals had been boosted, and they were even gearing up to go to the battlefield and show off their skills, Wang Lu immediately continued to encourage: "Since the coalition forces dare to come, how can our army not fight?"
"war!"
"Fight!" all the generals shouted.
"Send the order." Wang Hao struck while the iron was hot and issued a military order: "The army is ready to prepare for war. In two quarters of an hour, the entire army will attack to face the coalition forces."
"Yes!" All the generals agreed. In this way, in this gradually darkening dusk, a great battle began quietly.
The Qin army was very fast. In less than two quarters of an hour, the 200,000-strong army had been assembled. Except for more than 20,000 soldiers guarding the city and thousands of wounded soldiers, this was all the Qin army.
It should be said that the Zhou Dynasty's resistance still played a certain role. With 220,000 fighting against 260,000, the Qin Army was clearly at a disadvantage, but the Qin Army's combat effectiveness was significantly higher than that of the Allied Forces, not only because the Allied Forces' troops came from four countries, but more importantly, the Qin Army's This joy of hearing the battle cannot be matched by the armies of several countries except Zhao.
Of course, with Zhao Guo on the side to suppress the formation, coupled with the superiority in military strength, it is not that simple for the Qin army to defeat the coalition forces.
Although the Qin army assembled quickly, there was a lot of movement. Naturally, the coalition forces released their scouts in advance to detect them. However, the Qin army had no intention of preventing the coalition scouts from reporting back.
The reason is very simple. Wang Lu just wants to confront the coalition forces head-on. After five years of no fighting, people seem to have forgotten the feeling of being dominated by Qin's army, and they actually dare to organize a coalition to fight against our Qin warriors.
Wang Lu wanted to defeat this enemy head-on with a majestic formation. Let the Shandong countries no longer dare to appear in front of the Qin army.
This is not Wang Lu's arrogance, but the original appearance of war - there are no such strange tricks and upright battles, which is the eternal main theme.
Soon, the black water-like Qin army once again assembled in front of the city of Luodu. The vanguard army of 40,000, still led by Meng Ao, the middle army of 120,000, and the rear army of 40,000, a total of 200,000 troops, completed their deployment in front of Luodu. After slowly advancing for a mile, Then he stopped and quietly waited for the arrival of the coalition forces.
The movements of the Qin army here were quickly spread to the coalition forces. The general of Chu who was responsible for the vanguard was not as overestimated as his subordinates, but was a little too cautious.
As soon as the Qin army attacked, he ordered the entire army to stop advancing and defend the formation on the spot, waiting for reinforcements from the rear army.
Of course, at the same time, the general of Chu State naturally did not forget to report the matter to Lord Xinling of the Chinese Army on Pegasus.
Of course, this does not mean that General Chu is timid. On the contrary, such caution is the most correct choice. At the same time, General Chu was also secretly glad that he did not follow Lord Xinling's arrangement and personally led his army to sneak attack the Qin army.
Just by looking at the formation of the Qin army, the Chu general knew that there was no critical problem with the Qin army's combat power.
It would be strange if he didn't get a bloody head if he jumped headlong into it! Unknowingly, the Chu general's heart became more and more biased towards General Lian Po - after all, he was an old general who had fought against the Qin army for three years, and he was much more reliable than that so-called Lord Xinling.
Therefore, while reporting the news to Lord Xinling, General Chu also did not forget to bring news to General Lian Po of the Zhao Army and General Han Zhiguo of the rear army who were protecting him. What he was afraid of was that Lord Xinling would make his own decisions again.
Immediately, the Chu general arranged the deployment of the front army while waiting for the reply order from the Chinese army. Simply speaking, the forward army was not far from the central army, but in just a cup of tea, Pegasus had already reported the situation to Lord Xinling.
Coincidentally, at the invitation of Lord Xinling, Lian Po also arrived among the central army, but the envoy sent by General Chu to the Zhao army was in vain.
However, Lord Xinling, who received the Qin Army's reaction, did not look ashamed at all for judging the Qin Army, and did not even show the slightest expression of surprise. Obviously, Lord Xinling had already expected the Qin Army's combat power.
But the problem will not disappear because of Lord Xinling's shamelessness. A choice is firmly placed in front of Lord Xinling - to fight or not to fight?
Fight, to be honest, Lord Xinling didn’t feel confident. Not only did the Changping battlefield leave a deep impression on him, but the demise of the forward army also made him a little frightened. Another important reason was that he was uneasy about his own ragtag group.
Lord Xinling still had some confidence in the Zhao army and the Wei army he had trained, but what about the Chu army and the Han army?
But not fighting? Not to mention the impact of retreating from the first battle on morale, let's just say that I traveled so far across mountains and rivers without even a single battle, and I couldn't even do business when I returned to Wei.
Lord Xinling really couldn't make this determination. In desperation, he could only look at Lian Po with probing eyes.
Lian Po took a look and of course understood what Lord Xinling meant, and immediately waved his hand to ask the scouts to retreat. Then he said to Lord Xinling: "I don't know whether I can defeat the Qin army, but I know that if we fight at this time, maybe Qin will win." The military’s combat effectiveness will be at its worst for a long time in the future.”
"Huh?" Lord Xinling was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he reacted. No matter how high the Qin army's fighting power is and how strong their fighting will is, what they lose is always a loss. Whether it's strength or spirit, after the fierce battle against the Zhou Dynasty, there is bound to be a big decline.
If they can't even defeat the Qin army at this time, they won't be able to accept the field battle openly in the future. But, is it necessary for me to take on this field battle?
"Old General Lian." Lord Xinling organized his speech and then said: "How about our army stationed on the spot and wait for the Qin army to attack?"
"Okay." Lian Po nodded seriously and continued: "If this army only consists of the combined forces of Zhao and Wei, or the army of Wei alone, it is of course the best choice to station on the spot and wait for the Qin army."
"Unfortunately, we are not." Lian Po then analyzed: "Because of the special nature of our army, once we give up this opportunity, in the days of the confrontation, your Majesty will be constantly questioned, and you will also After receiving countless invitations to fight, you will even start to question yourself. Because, until they have actually fought, no one will think that they can't beat it, they will only think that there is still a glimmer of hope."
"And this imaginary glimmer of hope will eventually become the cause of our army's destruction." Lian Po continued.
