Xinchang.
This place is a county.
In the county hall, all the Ling Army generals have arrived, but there are only a dozen or so of them, which is incomparable to the scene during the Caizhou Battle.
At that time, there were hundreds of generals who could participate in military discussions. It can be said that the stars of the generals were bright and the counselors were like clouds.
To this day, Ling Kingdom has lost too many generals in this war, including some who surrendered with Murong Yan.
Of course, the same was true for the Qin State, with more than twenty generals spilling blood on the battlefield.
This shows how brutal the war has been since the decisive battle of Qin Ling.
At the moment, Wei Guang was sitting behind the desk directly above him, his brows furrowed and silent.
It stands to reason that this is a military discussion, and our side has already been stationed in Xinchang. There must be some sand tables and military maps here, but there are no such things on site.
It is not difficult to see from this that Wei Guang has no confidence in Xinchang's guards, or in other words, he already has the mentality of taking one step at a time.
He didn't speak, and the generals below couldn't help but look at each other, and then Fan Que clasped his fists and said: "According to military information, Su Yi's army is advancing in full force. According to this, it is less than forty miles away. Tomorrow at the latest, we will have troops approaching the city. It is up to Commander Wei to decide how to deploy the army."
Wei Guang glanced at him and said weakly: "Do you think it is possible to win in Xinchang with 30,000 county soldiers and more than 10,000 troops without any morale? What's more, when we retreated from Ruizhou, we were lightly armed We marched in a hurry and abandoned all our baggage. Now we are not only short of armaments, but also short of food and grass, and Xinchang, which is a county, does not have a strong city."
"This..." Fan Que paused, not knowing how to answer.
General Yin Dianze said: "No matter what, your Majesty ordered us to stick to Xinchang and not give in an inch. Even if we can't hold it, we have to hold it! As a general, you have received the emperor's order. Even if you sacrifice your life to serve the country, what are you afraid of!"
His words were loud and powerful.
When Wei Guang heard this, he couldn't help but look at him and said quietly: "So, the general is willing to fight?"
"Of course!" Yin Dian said firmly.
"Okay." Wei Guang nodded and said with a complicated mood: "In that case, I dare to ask the general to lead 10,000 troops and stationed at the mouth of the rock to form a horn with Xinchang. We will lead 30,000 county soldiers to guard here. City, to buy the last time for the imperial court and His Majesty. To...wait for reinforcements."
"I'll go right away!" Yin Dian cupped his fists, turned around, and strode away.
Looking at his back, Wei Guang wanted to tell him that there could no longer be any reinforcements, let alone any hope, but in the face of Yin Dian's awe-inspiring righteousness, he could not say these words.
After Yin Dian left, Wei Guang couldn't help but sigh, and waved his hands as if he was extremely tired: "Everyone should perform their duties."
Everyone looked at each other. In the current situation, they didn't know what to say. They could only clasp their fists and salute.
After leaving the hall, a dozen or so spirits were accompanied by two or three people. They were all talking in low voices as they walked. There is no need to say more about the content. Everyone's face was filled with deep worry.
This battle was impossible to fight, but as the commander-in-chief, Wei Guang could only make the most conventional deployment, because without stationing troops at Yankou, Xinchang would be like an isolated city and would definitely be surrounded by Su Yi's army.
Yin Dian is a general of the Ling Kingdom. He not only dominates the battlefield, but also has a very high military rank. His loyalty to the Ling King is also needless to say. After leaving the county, he immediately ordered his troops and horses, led 10,000 troops, and rushed to Yan. mouth.
The next day, Su Yi's army approached Xinchang.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, all the generals of the Qin army gathered together and were deploying before the battle.
Xu Rong took the lead and said: "According to our army's military situation, Wei Guang has ordered Yin Dian to garrison Yankou and form a quarrel with Xinchang. This enemy army not only cut off the main transportation route at Yankou, but also restricted our army's ability to besiege Xinchang. Possibly, therefore, the last general suggested taking advantage of the unprepared Yin Dian fortifications to strike preemptively."
His words were recognized by another general, who echoed: "Based on the current deployment of the enemy's army, the last general also believes that in order to defeat Xinchang, the rock mouth must be removed first. Otherwise, the two places will echo each other from a distance, which will be very disadvantageous for our army." ."
"Yes, as long as the rock mouth is breached, the enemy forces in Xinchang will be defeated without a fight, and our army can also besiege the city at any time."
"Since the opponent is the general of Lingguo, we should attack him with our elites." Someone else said.
Su Yi was still looking at the military map on the wall with his hands behind his back, and did not make a decision immediately.
Immediately afterwards, Wei Qing stood up and said, "I have a second opinion."
"Oh?" Su Yi turned around and extended his hand slightly to signal: "General Wei, please speak."
Wei Qing said: "The total strength of the Ling Army now is less than 50,000. Among them, 30,000 are young and strong county soldiers forcibly recruited from various places. They have no combat power. Yankou is so important to the Ling Army. He said that if this place is lost, Xinchang will be lost, so I predict that the enemy troops at Yankou must be the remaining more than 10,000 regular troops of the Ling Kingdom."
"Furthermore, Yankou has experienced many wars and has old military defense lines. Yin Dian only needs to make a few repairs and complete the fortifications overnight to make it impossible to escape."
"Comparing the two, Xinchang is more suitable to capture."
"Similarly, if Xinchang is in danger, it will be meaningless for Yin Dian to guard the mouth of the rock alone. He may be forced to rescue him. As long as he dares to come out of the mouth of the rock, he will encounter our army in the wild. By then, everything will be possible. Annihilate it.”
"Therefore, the general thought that we could adopt a combat strategy of focusing on Xinchang and monitoring Yankou."
After he finished speaking, Su Yi couldn't help but nodded slowly, and immediately said: "Using General Wei Qing's combat deployment, the first, third, seventh, and eighth infantry formations will be ready to launch an attack on Xinchang. "
"The second and fourth infantry formations march to Mulberry Road to monitor the Iwakou Spirit Army."
"The fifth and sixth formations of infantry will advance ten miles and provide support in the center."
"No!" All the generals clasped their fists together.
On the battlefield, even if the troops are superior and the situation is advantageous, the best combat plan must be formulated, because any order given by the commander is related to the casualties of the soldiers below.
With Su Yi's current strength, he can attack by force at any time, but in this case, how many soldiers will be sacrificed needlessly.
Obviously, Su Yi very much agreed with the battle plan proposed by Wei Qing, because it not only conformed to the overall view of a military commander, but was also clear and organized, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and ourselves.
After all the generals had taken their orders and left, he murmured to himself while packing up the bamboo slips on the commander's case: "Wei Qing is a truly good general. No wonder the king praised him so much..."
Yes, Qin Guoxiao had many generals, but there were not many who could both fight and command large-scale battles.
Facing the enemy in hundreds of battles, attacking the city and conquering all strongholds, Wei Qing deserves to be the first among the eight brave generals.
This general followed Zhong Bai when he raised his army from Yangzhou. He has fought for many years and has made great achievements. Whether it is his experience in facing enemies or his ability to lead troops, he has the style of a general.
