"Report!" An urgent report interrupted Wang Lu who was marching.
Wang Hao, who was dressed in fine armor, immediately reined in the horse's head and turned his head to look. He saw that the scout not far away had dismounted and was running towards him at a trot.
"What's the matter?" Wang Hao frowned slightly. Apparently in the short emergency call, Wang Hao could hear the eagerness and anxiety in the scout's heart.
However, in today's battlefield, will there be any accidents?
It shouldn’t be! The Chu army was almost completely wiped out, and the Wei army had only 20,000 remnants left. When they returned to Wei, it would be good if they were not completely defeated.
The only thing to worry about is Lian Po's Zhao army, but he has already retreated to Zicheng, and he is about to attack with a large army. Is there any power that can change the situation of the battle, even mess it up?
Soon, the scout gave the answer.
"Your Majesty, General." The scout quickly replied with his hands clasped in his fists: "About 20,000 of the remnants of the Wei army fled to Zhi City and have now entered Zhi City."
Wang Hao was shocked when he heard this, but his face remained calm. He waved his hand slightly and said calmly to the scout: "I know."
The scout immediately retreated, and Meng Ao, who also heard the situation, quickly stepped forward.
"General." Meng Ao was obviously a little anxious.
This is more than 20,000 troops. It is still the elite Wei army that broke out from the south bank of Jishui. Even if it is not as good as the Zhao army, it should be almost the same. Once this force joins the city defense, it will at least delay the capture of Zhi City by more than one or two days.
Time is the biggest enemy of the Qin army now!
Yes, it is very clear in the eyes of Wang Lu, Meng Ao, and even all the Qin army generals: Although the Qin army has no opponents on the current battlefield in Luocheng, it is undeniable that Zhao still has extremely powerful forces. If the Qin army cannot attack Zhe City as soon as possible, then when Zhao's reinforcements arrive, the Qin army will have to retreat to the south bank of Jishui, and the entire campaign will end with this. The land of Wang Ji.
This is obviously not what the Qin army is willing to accept. Even if such a gain is considered a great victory, even if the land of Zhou Wangji is obtained, this is the original goal of this eastward expedition.
Getting to Long and looking to Shu has been the case since ancient times.
The appearance of the Wei army in Zhi City was obviously bad news for the Qin army. Meng Ao was even a little annoyed as to why he did not continue to pursue the Wei army and allowed them to easily reach Zhi city.
However, Wang Hao on the side became more and more relaxed after thinking about it for a while.
Patting Meng Ao's shoulder lightly, Wang Hao asked with a smile: "What? Are you upset that you didn't pursue the Wei army and let them reach Zhi City easily? Are you afraid that this Wei army will join the Zhao army and affect our army's attack on Zhi City?" pace?"
Meng Ao nodded in confusion. He couldn't understand why the general was still in the mood to laugh.
Wang Hao did not directly tell Meng Ao the answer. Instead, he asked: "If you were Lian Po, how would you deal with this Wei army?"
"Then naturally we will..." Meng Ao suddenly stopped mid-sentence.
Obviously, he finally discovered something.
What Meng Ao originally wanted to say was to integrate the 20,000 Wei troops into the Zhao army's garrison, but suddenly, Meng Ao felt that something was wrong.
Not to mention that the 20,000 Wei troops are already the last seeds of Lord Xinling and even the Wei State. Lord Xinling cannot easily hand over the military power of the 20,000 soldiers, let alone let the 20,000 soldiers be the land of Zhao State. Go fight.
To put it bluntly, Lian Po persuaded Lord Xinling in some unknown way.
But does Lian Po himself really dare to use 20,000 Wei troops? You know, the Wei army abandoned the Zhao and Chu coalition forces and escaped alone. That happened the day before!
Lian Po can't be so forgetful!
It is impossible to concentrate the Wei army, so it can only be dispersed and integrated into the Zhao army.
But even if the Wei army is dispersed and used, the tens of thousands of Zhao troops in Zhi City can really fight side by side with these Wei troops who have abandoned themselves. Do they really dare to entrust their back to such a Wei army?
This is obviously not
Realistic and impossible.
If the 20,000 Wei troops were really dispersed and organized into the Zhao army, I am afraid that when the Zhao army is fighting, it will have to always pay attention to whether the friendly forces behind it are still there. How can the battle be fought?
Obviously, the 20,000 Wei troops are not only useless to Lian Po and Zhao Jun, but also harmful. They are not even worthless.
With his incorruptible abilities, he would never be fooled by this mere 20,000 poisonous troops.
But......
Meng Ao replied with some confusion: "If the last general is the leader of Zhao army, Wei army will not be allowed to enter the city at all!"
"Hahaha..." Wang Hao laughed immediately after hearing this. Obviously, under his own prompting, Meng Ao had clearly seen the true role of Wei Jun, but he still owed a little attention.
However, even Wang Lu himself may not be able to do this if he asks himself.
After laughing, Wang Hao shook his head again, and then said to Meng Ao: "It's pretty good to have thought of this. The remaining point is why Lian Po allowed the Wei army to enter the city. This is exactly what happened between you and the top general in the world. difference."
"If you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region; if you don't plan for the eternity, you can't plan for a temporary period." Wang Lu continued: "You are our general of the Qin Dynasty. You can't just focus on the battlefield in front of you, but also see the future. battlefield."
"Future battlefield?" Meng Ao murmured to himself.
Wang Hao on the side closed his mouth again. What others say belongs to others after all. Only when you realize it, it belongs to you. Wang Lu's reminder was enough, the rest was up to Meng Ao himself.
Gently pinching the horse's belly, Wang Hao continued to ride slowly on the horse.
Meng Ao on the side saw this and followed suit while thinking.
The fields in autumn no longer have lush scenery, and with the destruction of the war, there are almost no roosters crowing for ten miles. Fortunately, Zhao Guo took action to accept all the refugees, otherwise the Qin army would be marching on the road where bones were exposed everywhere. In the wild.
But these obviously have nothing to do with the soldiers of the Qin army.
Having already defeated Zhao Jun, their mentality at this time has returned to the invincible posture five years ago! Everyone has only one belief in their hearts: cross the Ji River, break Zhen City, and recapture Hanoi County! Take back the land, population and wealth that originally belonged to Qin.
However, what they didn't even know when they were beaten to death was that just as they were about to cross the Jishui River and march towards Zhi City, an elite force with a total of 150,000 troops had just been wiped out. The Zhao *** team, whose morale was equally high across the country, had sneaked into their rear and was advancing towards the place where they started.
With a "snap" sound, the horse's hooves stepped into the shallow water, and a spiritual light instantly entered Meng Ao's mind.
With a heavy pinch on the horse's belly, Meng Ao quickly caught up with Wang Lu who was not far ahead and said: "General, I understand!"
Listening to the sound from behind, Wang Hao also smiled slightly, then gently reined in the horse's head, quietly waiting for Meng Ao's arrival.
"General, I've thought about why." Meng Ao, who had caught up with Wang Lu's horse, clasped his hands and said in a somewhat excited tone.
Young Meng Ao was a little happy to finally be able to follow the top general of the time.
Wang Hao nodded and said, "Let's talk about it."
"It's like the general, when he planned the decisive battle of Luocheng, he had already thought of the current battle of Zhencheng. Then he had to cut off the Wei army as much as possible and let the more mobile Zhao army go." Meng Aodang He immediately replied: "Lian Po thought the same way."
Hearing this, Wang Hao did not speak, but nodded slightly, indicating to Meng Ao to continue.
"In the battle of Zicheng, regardless of victory or defeat, Qin and Zhao are still competing against each other. It can even be said that after the battle in Zicheng, Zhao will definitely fall into passivity." Meng Ao didn't waste any time and continued talking immediately. My own analysis: "In this way, Zhao State will definitely need allies if it wants to compete with Great Qin, and Wei and Han, who are sandwiched between Qin and Zhao, will inevitably become the objects of Zhao State's competition."
"The Kingdom of Han has already fallen to our Great Qin, and the Kingdom of Zhao cannot let the Kingdom of Wei also fall to our Great Qin." Meng Ao continued: "Based on this
Considering that even if the Wei army was at fault, Lian Po could only choose to tolerate it temporarily, not for anything else, but just so that Wei could side with Zhao in the next battle with Qin. "
After saying this, Meng Ao immediately looked at Wang Lu beside him, like a child waiting for praise.
However, Meng Ao is not a child after all, and Wang Hao is not the aunt in the kindergarten, and he will not take into account Meng Ao's desire to be recognized.
Although Meng Ao's analysis has restored Wang Lu's judgment, Wang Lu did not mean to praise him. After all, this is the ability that a Qin general should have. As a general, only the opponent's affirmation is valuable.
After pondering for a moment, Wang Lu continued to ask the question: "If you were the King of Wei, would you continue to side with Zhao in the next battle?"
As soon as this question came up, Meng Ao fell into deep thought again.
"It's not difficult to figure out what your opponent is going to do. What's difficult is how to decipher the opponent's tricks." Wang Lu's voice immediately sounded again.
As soon as the words fell, Meng Ao suddenly sobered up a lot, and the sense of accomplishment that he had just figured out Lian Po's intention also dissipated. Indeed, as the future general of the Qin Army, what I have to do is not only analyze the enemy's intentions, but also find ways to crack them based on the enemy's intentions.
But the problem is, what others are doing in Zicheng is still on the march. How to solve this problem?
Could it be that Fei Ge sent a letter to the king and sent an envoy to Wei?
But the problem is that his side just massacred tens of thousands of Wei troops, but Zhao State accepted the remnants of Wei's defeated generals regardless of previous grudges. It would be really weird for Wei State not to side with Zhao State!
Even if the envoy went and was not directly killed by King Wei, it would be considered good luck.
Seeming to see clearly Meng Ao's confusion, Wang Lu's voice sounded again, saying: "Don't imagine the King of Wei and the State of Wei to be too tall. To put it bluntly, they are just a bunch of weaklings who forget their own interests. "
"Yes! Softhead!" Meng Ao felt so happy for a moment.
"The general's intention..."
