Chapter 392 There is no worst, only worse. Brother Wang, you are too radical!

Chapter 392 There is no worst, only worse. Brother Wang, you are too radical!

Poor!

What a tragedy!

The Changzhi Basin does not seem to be important after more than two thousand years.

But even in the war years more than a thousand years later, the Changzhi Basin was of great significance in controlling the Taihang Mountains!

With the fall of the Changzhi Basin, Da Qin will lose its dominance over the Taihang Mountains, and the offensive and defensive trends of Qin and Zhao in the Taihang Mountains have changed.

What was even more tragic was the defeat of Lieutenant General Qiang Xiong!

Every general who is worthy of serving as a captain is a valuable asset to Great Qin, but in this battle alone, Great Qin paid a heavy price of one deputy general and two captains!

The death of more than 30,000 soldiers in the battle made Da Qin's already insufficient soldiers even worse.

The war has developed to this point, and it is already a defeat worthy of being written into the history books!

After a few breaths, Meng Wu broke the silence: "Have you ever checked the mud seal letter?"

"How could General Yan be so defeated!"

Hearing Meng Wu's question , all the generals looked at Meng Tian in unison.

This battle was a terrible defeat.

Many people, like Meng Wu, have questioned the authenticity of this military report!

After all, the person leading the army was Huan Jue!

In today's Great Qin after the death of the generals such as Bai Qi, Meng Ao, Lu Gong, and Wang Lu, Huan Juan is definitely one of the top three generals in the Great Qin.

Just last year, Huan Jue was awarded the title of General, becoming one of the two Great Generals of Qin alongside Wang Jian.

Such a powerful Qin Zhuliang general would not be defeated so quickly even if his troops were only 30% of the enemy's army! How miserable!

Meng Tian said solemnly: "After checking everything, the messengers are the family soldiers of the general, there will be no mistakes."

Meng Wu asked in a deep voice: "Why did you receive the military report only now?"

Meng Tian explained seriously: "When Zhao Wu'an left Fukou Xing, he sent light vehicles to attack various Xingkou passes and intercept them. "

Meng Wu closed his eyes helplessly: "In other words, this news is true?"

Meng Tian was also helpless: "99% of it is true!" br>
Seeing Ying Zheng also slowly nodding, there was an uproar in the hall.

"This military report is actually true. Our Daqin front line is so rotten!"

"However, the general leading the troops on the eastern front is General Jun! The deputy general Xiong is also a strong general. Even if he can How could it be such a big defeat!"

"This must be a surprise attack by the Zhao army!"

"Now the Zhao army has 300,000 troops to attack our Daqin army. But there are only more than 80,000 soldiers left, which is very dangerous!"

As early as the battle of Wu'an last year, the Qin army generals already knew that Li Mu could fight.

But they didn't expect that Li Mu could be so good at fighting!

Ying Zheng spoke in a calm voice: "In this battle, the Zhao State took advantage of the Qin Dynasty's unpreparedness, tore up the alliance, raised troops, and carried out a sneak attack against the alliance."

"Extremely shameless!"< br>
"General Jun's troops are outnumbered, and defeat is common. There is no need for you to panic."

"The hatred of betraying the alliance and the hatred of blood debt should be repaid with blood!"

Ying Zheng directly defined this battle.

The State of Zhao betrayed its alliance and fought an unjust war, and the State of Qin should send troops with righteousness in mind.

There is nothing wrong with Zhao Guoxing's sneak attack and the defeat of General Tuan.

The ministers immediately handed over their hands: "I second the proposal!"

Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "Now, let's discuss what should be done!"

Another sentence, steering the topic of the court meeting on the right track.

Meng Wu took a step forward and bowed his hands: "Report to your Majesty that Zhao Wu'an's soldiers marched out of Fukou Xing to seize Changzhi territory, and then went out of Jingxing to threaten Jinyang."

"This move It may be that he was unable to rescue the Changzhi Basin with his heavy troops and helped Zhao Wuanjun's troops invade the Taihang Mountains."

"However, the general was more inclined to Zhao's grand plan for this battle."

"Zhao will never withdraw its troops after occupying the Taihang Mountains!"

"Therefore, the last general advised me to send 250,000 troops to reinforce the general's command, and to send troops as soon as possible to prevent Zhao from continuing to advance with the momentum of a great victory.

From a military perspective, Meng Wu's The choice was correct.

Regardless of whether it was a sneak attack, Li Mudu defeated 30% of Huan Jue's troops in one battle, which proved that Li Mu was by no means an easy person.

The two generals on the front line were different in ability. Under such circumstances, if we want to win, the only support the rear can provide is more soldiers, horses and food!

Han Cang hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Of course, it is the time of autumn harvest. ”

"If we raise a large number of troops now, what will happen to the autumn harvest!"

"The food in our Daqin granary is simply unable to support an army of more than 400,000 fighting outside for a long time!"

Chang'an plow makes farming easy More convenient.

But the Chang'an plow does nothing but sow and not reap!

The Changan plow indeed saved more manpower during the farming stage and helped Daqin reclaim more acres of land.

But as a result, Great Qin will need even more manpower during the autumn harvest!

Meng Wu felt helpless and said sincerely: "At least two hundred thousand more troops must be added as soon as possible!"

"In this way, General Tuan Fang can form a formation under Zhao Jun's front. On the defensive."

"Otherwise, if the territory falls, our Da Qin's food will only be harvested by Zhao and become food for the enemy!"

Han Cang asked hopefully: "Only five more troops. Wan, can you help General Yan Zhi to form a defensive position?"

"It only takes more than half a month for Da Qin to complete the autumn harvest. After one month, we can naturally mobilize a large number of troops to reinforce General Ji." Plenty!"

Meng Wu shook his head: "I thought this would be difficult!"

The other generals also shook their heads.

The purpose of Li Mu's quick war was to destroy Qin's confidence and force Qin to give up its autumn harvest and immediately send troops northward.

His purpose was achieved.

After the Battle of Changzhi, the generals of the Qin Dynasty were generally not optimistic that Huan Jue could hold off Li Mu's 300,000 army with only more than 130,000 troops!

At this moment, Ying Chengyu suddenly asked: "Is there only the movement of Zhao State?" "No news has been sent back from the direction of Chu State?"

Meng Tian He shook his head: "Chu is still suppressing bandits internally and has not transferred its troops."

Ying Chengyu bowed his hands and saluted: "Brother Wang, the Chu State has mobilized a large army to encircle and suppress the bandits in the country. However, the Chu State can also mobilize this army to go north at any time to join forces to attack Qin."

"The threat from the Chu State is also It must be considered!"

Xiong Qi waved his hand: "The new king of the Chu Kingdom came to the throne this year, at a time of civil strife."

"The Chu Kingdom is unable to send troops abroad until it rectifies its internal affairs."

Ying Chengxuan asked: "Isn't foreign war also a way to rectify domestic affairs?"

"And the fact that the King of Chu was not in the right position shows that this person is ambitious and ruthless."

"If he learns that our Great Qin Dynasty was defeated in the Taihang Mountains, the King of Chu is likely to take advantage of this." Take the opportunity to send troops and prove with a victory that he is the more suitable king of Chu!"

After Xiong Qi pondered for a few moments, he slowly nodded: "Mr. Chang'an is right."

Xiong Qi couldn't help but began to ponder, if King Chu Chu really participated in the war, would it be good or bad for him?

Wei Liao and other ministers frowned.

Zhao's attack was fierce and they won the first battle, so their morale was bound to be high.

For Qin, the situation is already very dangerous.

If Chu also sends troops, the situation will become even worse!

Ying Chengxuan continued: "Therefore, my younger brother advised me to raise two hundred thousand troops to go northward, and mobilize General Jian to go northward."

"Order General Jie to hold back Lord Wu'an of Zhao, and order General Jian turned northwest along the Neihuang line and threatened Handan City from the west. This strategy forced Zhao to withdraw his troops, and then General Jie recovered the lost territory."

"On the southern front, raise 50,000 troops to go south, and make Yang Wengzi the commander-in-chief of the south route to defend the city and resist the Chu army!"

In Ying Chengxuan's opinion, Li Mu is very capable of fighting.

Not to mention adding 50,000 troops to Huan Jue, even if he adds 300,000 troops to Huan Jue, Huan Jue may not be Li Mu's opponent.

Because Li Mu is best at attacking more with less, even with a relatively small number of troops, Li Mu can complete counter-encirclement and counter-encirclement suppression against the enemy!

But what’s the use of just one person?

Huan Jue couldn't beat Li Mu, but he could easily beat Zhao Cong and Sima Shang.

Da Qin can completely seize the opportunity of Zhao's lack of generals to pursue and attack!

As long as Handan City is threatened, Zhao Wangyan will definitely recall Li Mu immediately, even if Wang Jian's headquarters is still hundreds of miles away from Handan City.

In this way, even if the battle fails, Qin can regain its lost territory.

As for the southern route, you can safely leave it to Yang Duanhe.

During the Warring States Period, Wuwukai was not a vegetarian.

Ying Chengyu believes that Yang Duanhe can withstand Xiang Yan's fierce attack!

Han Cang didn't even care that Ying Chengyu was his benefactor, and asked directly: "What about the food?"

"The food of our Da Qin is not enough to support such a large army in foreign wars. !”

Ying Chengyu smiled: “King Zhao is also trying his best to promote Chang’an Plow.”

"Zhao's grain production this year is also quite abundant."

"As long as we can break through Zhao's defense line and seize Zhao's granary, our great Qin grain problem will be solved."

Ying Cheng Yu looked at Ying Zheng expectantly: "Brother Wang, what do you think of this plan?"

The corner of Ying Zheng's mouth twitched slightly: "Brother Wang, you are a little radical."

Ying Chengyu’s plan is very good.

But all this is based on Da Qin's rapid victory.

Only when the battle between Qin and Zhao is won, can the food of Zhao become the food of Qin.

If it cannot win for a long time, Da Qin will definitely suffer a defeat due to the shortage of food and grass, and may even cause starvation in the country!

The bet is too big!

Ying Chengyu’s eyes widened: “Why is my brother’s policy so radical!”

"It is a safe move to move General Jian's troops to the north!"

Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "It is a taboo for military strategists to not know the priorities!"

"General Jian, go up General Jian is our general of the Qin Dynasty."

"If two generals go north at the same time, who will be the leader and who is the deputy?"

Ying Chengyu said naturally: "I will be the general Jian. Lord.”

Is it possible that Huan Jue can still be the commander-in-chief?

Indeed, Huanjue once served as Wang Jian's general.

But in Ying Chengyu’s opinion, Huanjue is not capable enough!

Ying Zheng waved his hand: "It is even more taboo for military strategists to change generals before the battle."

"I will not deny the ability of General Jun just because of his failure."< br>

"This battle was lost only because the troops under General Tuo were outnumbered."

Ying Chengyu said solemnly: "From my perspective, General Tuo is indeed lagging behind Lord Zhao Wu'an. "

"Even if the two armies are equally powerful, it will still be difficult for General Tuo to defeat him."

"My brother's strategy is the safest strategy!"

All the generals looked at each other.

If other generals said this, even if he cited a lot of evidence, he would definitely be denounced by all the generals.

Huan Jue is our general of the Qin Dynasty, how can you say anything about it!

But it happened that the person who said this was Ying Chenglong.

So what if Ying Chengyu didn’t give any proof or reason?

Ying Chengxuan’s record is the best endorsement for him to make such a judgment!

However, Ying Zheng scolded him without hesitation: "Absurd!"

"Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. How can we deny the ability of General Yan just because of a small defeat?"

" No need to remonstrate! "

There is currently a saying that Fan Yuqi and Huan Jue are the same person. The person who proposed this statement is the modern Professor Yang Kuan. Professor Yang Kuan believes that "Warring States Policy·Zhao Ce" Li Mu defeated the Qin army several times and killed the Qin general Huan Jue. The word "kill" in "kill" is a clerical error. It should be written as "go", which means to escape. From this, it is speculated that Huan Jue ran to Yan and became Fan Yuqi.

Professor Yang Kuan's overall inference has no circumstantial evidence or basis. The only three fulcrums are that the "Warring States Policy" may have been written incorrectly. Fan Yuqi did not record it before the fifteenth year of the Qin Dynasty. There is no record of Huanjue in the future. Cheese believes that unless Professor Yang Kuan is a time traveler, this inference is a very irresponsible antiquity proof method. It is okay to use to issue marketing accounts, but it is ridiculous to use it to do research. According to Professor Yang Kuan’s logic , we can even suspect that Wang Ben changed his name to Fan Zeng and followed Xiang Yu to conquer the world!

And in the "Xing De·Jia Chapter" unearthed in Mawangdui, there is such a paragraph: "Xing and De joined the wood in the fifteenth year... The army was defeated and he was about to die." 'The general idea is that in the fifteenth year of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin army was defeated and the general died. The owner of Mawangdui Tomb No. 2 is Xin Zhui’s husband, Li Cang, a marquis who conquered the world with Liu Bang. Li Cang lived only a few decades apart from the time when Huanjue and Fan Yuqi lived. Xin Zhui’s elders once He was a minister in the same palace as Huan Jue, and as the information that could be buried with Li Cang, Chezi believed that the credibility was relatively high, so Chechi had reason to support Professor Wang Quchang's view, that is, the Battle of Fanwu in the fifteenth year of the Qin Dynasty , the Qin army was defeated and Huan Jue died in battle. That means Huan Jue and Fan Yuqi were not the same person!

(End of this chapter)