The king immediately looked at Tu Jia, obviously waiting for Tu Jia, or Wei Guo's statement.
"Your Highness, General, I have discussed with the special envoy of the State of Wei. If our country agrees to attack Zhao, Lord Xinling of the State of Wei will personally lead an army of 100,000 to help me attack Zhao." Tu Jia also immediately agreed.
After the words fell, everyone's eyes immediately looked at Wang again.
After receiving the guarantee of military strength, the king immediately began to tell the truth about his plan to defeat Zhao.
"In this battle, our army's strength should be divided into three parts." Wang said while drawing on the map: "The first one is the main frontal force, which secretly assembled from central Sichuan to Chen County. The number should be around 250,000. The second is a surprise attack regiment from Han Valley to the east of Hedong. The number is about 100,000. The third is the allied army in Guanmen, with 50,000 of our troops and 100,000 of Wei's troops, totaling 150,000. Stationed on the border of Wei State."
Before anyone could have any doubts, the king had already continued his arrangement:
“The specific battle is arranged in three stages:
In the first stage, our army secretly mobilized troops to Chen County and formed the main frontal force. Then with lightning speed and a huge advantage in military strength, we counterattacked the Zhao army in Yingchuan County, forcing the Zhao army to retreat, and at the same time mobilized the Zhao army's troops. to the rescue.
Even though our army may be able to capture something in an instant attack and be very capable, it may not be able to inflict heavy damage.
At this stage, it is not necessary to defeat Zhao Jun, as long as Zhao Jun can be driven back to the Xinzheng line.
In the second stage, after the Zhao army discovered that our army was launching a massive attack, it was bound to mobilize troops for rescue. At this time, Meng Ao led the flanking group, bypassed the Shangdang army, penetrated directly into the territory of Zhou Wangji, and moved southward.
, cooperate with my frontal group to defeat Zhao Jun again.
Meng Ao's flanking army traveled a long distance, and it was almost impossible not to be discovered by Zhao Jun.
Therefore, the side attack is still a feint. Whether Zhao is prepared or unprepared is irrelevant. The purpose is to let Zhao Jun see that our army has done its best.
Immediately, our army can fight with Zhao Jun on the front line of Xinzheng, completely anesthetizing Zhao Jun and delaying Zhao Jun.
In the third stage, when the Qin and Zhao armies were fighting in Xinzheng, the Qin and Wei allied forces moved westward, occupied the Zhou Wangji, and cut off the Zhao army's food route and its return route.
In this way, all the hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops are in our midst. Not to mention annihilating this Zhao army, at least the Zhao army will lose hundreds of thousands of troops, and at the same time lose the strategic location of Yingchuan. "
After the words fell, a long silence followed. Several people stared at the map, digesting the king's huge layout.
It should be said that although Wang's plan had conspiratorial means, it was essentially defeated by force.
The most important thing is nothing more than two points. One is to firmly attract the elite main force of the Zhao army to the Xinzheng front line, thereby distancing itself from the following Shangdang army; the other is that the Wei army, a strange force, suddenly appears in the most important position. The key land of Zhou Wangji cut off the Zhao army's food route.
You must know that today's Yingchuan County of Zhao State is a long and narrow terrain that is short from east to west and long from north to south. The shortest section is the hometown of the Zhou Dynasty dedicated to Zhao State by Chu State.
As long as the coalition forces capture Luo City, Zhao Jun's lifeline of food transportation will almost be cut off.
You know, at this time, the Zhao army had hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line, which Yingchuan County alone could never supply.
Less than ten days
, Zhao Jun is bound to run out of food.
And it is self-evident what the consequences will be if hundreds of thousands of troops are without food.
Of course, if you want to really achieve this effect, neither of the above two points is easy.
First of all, we must attract the main force of the Zhao army to Xinzheng, which requires the Qin army to risk their lives and attack the Zhao army with heavy cavalry. Although the Qin army now also has heavy cavalry, compared with the mature cavalry of the Zhao army, the Qin army’s heavy cavalry is The cavalry is obviously still slightly inferior.
Huge losses are almost inevitable.
The second is to cut off Luocheng's supply lines.
This one seems simple, but in practice, it is not that easy.
The simple truth is that if the Qin army could think of cutting off such an important supply line, then it would be impossible for the Zhao army to be unprepared.
Although the Qin army had made the illusion that all its main forces were on the front line to confuse Zhao Jun, Zhao Jun would obviously not be fooled so easily.
The battle for Luo City is bound to be the key to the battlefield.
This is why the king wants to add 50,000 elite Qin troops to the coalition. Fifty thousand elite soldiers were enough to tear apart Zhao Jun's remaining troops in the rear.
The one who will take over Zhao Jun's crazy counterattack must be Wei Jun's 100,000 troops.
It should be said that this sneak attack was both a conspiracy and a conspiracy under the overwhelming force of troops.
It would be best if he could successfully attack without any bloodshed. Even if he could not, an army of 150,000 would be Wang's final trump card.
Of course, these are the scenes that Wang expected. Whether Zhao Jun will follow the steps expected by Wang is still a matter of debate!
But in the end, this is the best solution that the king, or Qin, can think of.
Everyone is on the map
He had been thinking about it for a long time, but in the end it was Grandson Chu who raised his question first.
"Two questions." Zi Chu frowned slightly, and then asked: "First, why is it necessary to deploy troops in such a complicated manner, and it is like a side attack, but it cannot achieve the effect of a side attack? Second, closing the door is crucial , why were they handed over to Wei?"
After hearing this, the king immediately nodded and replied: "The reason why we did this complicated thing has only one purpose, which is to tell Zhao Jun that we have a plan, but the plan has not been formed, so that Zhao Jun can feel relieved and protect Qin. The existence of the Wei Alliance Army.
If they directly concentrate their forces, Zhao Jun will definitely guard the two wings.
Only by exposing one wing can it be possible to cover the existence of the other wing. Although it may only improve the winning rate in case of emergency, it must be done.
Of course, it would be a surprise if it could inflict greater damage to Zhao Jun in a side attack.
As for why the closing of the gate was handed over to the Wei State, firstly, the army that closed the gate must be unexpected by the Zhao army. The Zhao State generally knows the strength of our army. If it is less than 50,000, it is already the limit. If there are more, It is extremely easy for the Zhao army to guess, so the Wei army must be the main force;
Secondly, the Wei army was greedy and wanted to lure them into taking the bait by offering an easy way to close the door. After actually entering the city, they would be attacked by the Zhao army from the north and the south, and the losses would not be small;
Thirdly, the Wei army is weak and can still defend the city. If we attack the Zhao army, we may not be able to catch the Wei army, or may abandon our army and flee halfway. Only by trapping it in a pincer attack from the north and the south by the Zhao army can we defeat it. A desperate fight. "
Listening to the king's reply, Grandson Chu also felt that it made sense.
"If Zhao Jun strictly guards the food route,
Why don't you give me the coalition forces any chance? "Meng Ao on the side also immediately raised his own question.
"This is also what I am most worried about." Wang did not shy away and said immediately: "The Battle of Luocheng, the Battle of Xinzheng, and the fierce battles in Chen County in the past two years have all told us that there is no fighting strength between Qin and Zhao. There are too many disparities, and with the heavy cavalry already established, it is actually difficult to determine the winner in a frontal decisive battle."
"The key to this battle is not the casualties of facing the enemy directly. It will be difficult for Qin and Zhao to achieve a decisive victory." Wang swallowed, and then continued: "The key is still in Luo City."
"Unfortunately, there is not much preparation our army can do for this. Apart from flanking the group and attacking in the east and west, there is almost no other way to confuse Zhao Jun." Wang then stretched out two fingers and said: "Therefore, only Two paths:
First, let King Wei and Lord Xinling find a way to make Zhao Guo believe that Wei Guo will not participate in this battle;
Second, the frontal battle must be more intense, leaving Zhao Jun no time to divide his troops too much to guard his own food routes.
In this way, it would not be difficult to break through Luo City with a thunderous attack of 150,000 troops. "
"It's feasible." Tu Jia on the side nodded, and then saluted Zi Chu: "I asked for orders to go to Wei secretly to discuss the matter with King Wei and Lord Xinling. Not to mention that Zhao Kuo completely believed that the Wei army would not be involved. At least it won’t be so wary.”
"Yes." Zichu agreed with almost no hesitation, and then added: "Now that all the countries are one, if you need the cooperation of Qi, you can decide on your own. There is also Chu. If I don't ask Chu to send troops to help me, at least Don't let him be at the critical moment
It will hold back our army. "
"Thank you, Your Highness." Tu Jia immediately accepted the order and said, "I will fulfill my mission."
Nodding, Zichu immediately looked at Cai Ze who had not yet spoken, then glanced around the crowd and said, "Dear ladies, do you have any other questions?"
"I would like to obey His Highness's orders." Everyone looked at each other and then agreed in unison.
Zichu nodded and said, "Everyone, please wait here."
As he said that, Zi Chu ordered people to take down the map and continued: "This is a serious matter. Gu Chu is in charge of the king's life and he dare not take it lightly. The general and the prime minister went together with the king to ask for instructions from the king."
"Yes." Wang and Tu Jia both accepted the order immediately.
It should be said that after Zichu gained power, he could still ask the King of Qin for his opinion when encountering major events. This alone was very rare.
This is certainly not a sign of not daring to take responsibility. If he didn't dare to take responsibility, Zichu would not have held this court discussion first, and only then went to see the King of Qin after reaching a conclusion.
Obviously, Zi Chu's request for instructions was not only a respect for King Qin, but also a respect for the upcoming battle.
After more than an hour, Zichu returned to the political hall with the king and Tu Jia according to King Qin's will, and Qin's ultimate war machine finally started to activate.
Team after team of Qin troops began to end their vacation and embark on the journey; bundles of grain and grass were loaded onto carriages and transported to distant places;
And Tu Jia, as the current Prime Minister of the Qin State, worked even harder, pretending to be a businessman, following the spies of the Wei State, quietly advancing towards Daliang, the capital of the Wei State.
Naturally, such a huge movement from the Qin army could not be concealed.
Zhao Jun's eyes and ears quickly sent several pieces of urgent information to the Longtai Palace in Handan, Zhao State.
