Chapter 721: Giving up Fukou Xing, Li Mu’s determination! Send another coffin!
She County is of great significance!
The narrowest section of road in Fukou County is the two roads from Shexian County to Licheng and Luoyang City.
These two Xingdao are also the two Xingdao with the most strategic significance.
Even if this battle is lost, as long as Shexian can be defended, the Zhao army can deploy a large number of troops around the steep terrain and mountainous landforms around Shexian to launch raids and ambush against the Qin army.
The Zhao army could also prevent the Qin army from fully deploying its forces and could only launch attacks along the inherent direction of the mountainous landscape.
Moreover, the Qin army could not directly deploy large-scale troops to the east of Shexian County with the help of towering hillsides and narrow mountain roads.
So not only Hu Qiong, but also Huang Gao and other captains could not understand Li Mu's order.
Zhao Jun finally captured Shexian County.
How can we give in!
Seeing the questioning and puzzled looks of the soldiers, Li Mu didn't want to pay attention.
But thinking about the nearly collapsed military morale and the impact of defeat on his prestige, Li Mu still said quietly: "If Qin Chang'an Lord again orders the earth dragon to stand up at Fukou, or in Fukou They set fire to Xing Nei and attacked."
"Do you have any countermeasures?"
The generals were stunned!
Let alone a countermeasure.
It's hard for them to even escape!
Li Mu continued: "For both Qin and Zhao, Fukouxing is a strategic location."
"But for Qin Chang'an Jun, Fukouxing is his strategic location. The best place to perform witchcraft.”
“Until Lord Qin Changan dies in battle, or until our state of Zhao has a powerful witch capable of resisting Lord Qin Changan, Fukou Xing is of no use to us. It is no longer a fortress that blocks the enemy, but a life-threatening chasm!"
"Don't abandon it!"
Huang Gao looked at the city under his feet, his eyes full of regret.
But Huang Gao also had to admit that Li Mu was right.
She County’s terrain advantage originally meant whoever occupied it first would benefit.
But when Ying Chengyu stands on the opposite side of Zhao Jun, the geographical advantage of Shexian County will only belong to Ying Chengyu!
Gently stroking the bricks of the city wall with his right hand, Huang Gao asked in a low voice: "Where does the commander think our army is going to retreat?"
After Li Mu was silent for a few breaths, he said in a deep voice: "Pass this order!"
"Order the troops of Lord Wu Xiang (Lecheng) and Lord Chang Guo (Lejian) to speed up the advance."
< br>"Order Sima Shang's troops to choose an opportunity to return."
"Order all the defenders of Shexian County to retreat, and appoint the captain as the commander-in-chief to set up an ambush ten miles east of Shexian County."
"Order all the soldiers and horses on the front line of Luoyang City to return to the rescue at starry night, and abandon all the pass cities along the way."
"If the scouts detect the Qin army's pursuers, wait for my general's orders to annihilate the Qin army's pursuers!"
"If the scouts do not detect the Qin army's pursuers, then join forces with me and retreat to Fukou Xingdongxingkou!"
The generals were horrified and exclaimed: "Coach, no!"
Li Mu's retreat directly destroyed all the advantages that Zhao Jun had gained through the blitzkrieg. .
It puts the entire Zhao Kingdom into danger!
You should know that Dongxingkou of Fukouxing is only more than 80 miles away from Wu'an City, Li Mu's food town.
Wu'an City is only seventy miles away from Handan City.
If the Zhao army retreats to Dongxingkou, Fukou County, then the distance between the main battlefield of this battle and the Zhao capital will be only more than 150 miles!
And the journey of more than 150 miles is still smooth and smooth, without any natural obstacles.
This is no different from putting the enemy at your doorstep for a decisive battle!
If Li Mu makes any mistake, the consequences will be disastrous!
Hu Qiong even said anxiously: "Commander, if our army really does this."
"The imperial court will definitely be frightened! The king will be furious!"
>"Even if the coach has other plans, how should the coach explain to the DPRK and China!"
Li Mu walked towards the horse road to the city, his voice was steady and firm: "In this battle, Fukou Xingdongxingkou is already The most suitable battlefield for our army.”
"I will not take my robes to die, let alone fight a losing battle in a losing terrain."
"I will bear the dissatisfaction between the DPRK and the Central Government with me. If the situation in the court is serious, I will leave this general behind!"
"As for you, there is only one thing you need to think about..."
Li Mu stopped and looked back, looking at the generals with tired but determined eyes:
“That’s it.”
"Victory!"
——
When the morning sun rose again, the mountain fire was still spreading toward the southeast in the direction of the spring breeze.
The billowing smoke and debris everywhere gave Fukouxing a horrific scene after the disaster.
But in this doomsday scene, there are songs mixed with the voices of countless people.
"...Yiyi Qida (little buds are unearthed one after another) ~ Youyan Qijie (the seedlings are so beautiful when they grow out) ~"
"Weiyan Qijie (the seedlings grow more and more lush as they grow) ~ Mianmian Qijie (The ears of grain hang down and are long)~"
"There is a lot of harvest (there is so much grain harvested)~There is a real accumulation (the threshing floor is piled up in the open air)..."
One person The faces of the Qin soldiers were soaked in blood and sweat, and heads harvested from Zhao Jun's necks were tied around their waists, just like farmers who had just harvested autumn grain.
A long queue formed in front of the military law officials. After being verified by the military law officials, the heads from the waist were thrown into the pile of heads that had built up several hills, waiting for the three days of violence to be released. military merit.
Just like they throw the autumn grain into the threshing floor, waiting for the corn to receive the sun's exposure.
The soldiers cleaning the battlefield picked up the headless corpses with pistols and carefully searched for the armor, weapons, money and food worn by Zhao Jun or dropped on the ground.
More like children picking up fallen corn in the fields after the autumn harvest.
An unknown Qin soldier hummed a song called "Zhou Song·Zai Tuan" that sung about farming, and more and more soldiers responded.
Farming and war. Hope and despair.
Life and death.
They merged together in Fukouxing, and constructed a twisted picture unique to troubled times.
Most of the Qin army officers and soldiers thought there was nothing wrong with this.
Only Ying Chengyu is a little out of place.
Standing in front of a corpse, Ying Chengyu not only didn't want to sing, but sighed softly: "I persuaded him to surrender."
"I gave him a chance to live."
< br>"The king of Zhao is weak, the prime minister of Zhao is unruly, and the state of Zhao will hardly survive."
"Leading the remaining soldiers to stop the general for one day has paid off the king's favor, so why die for Zhao!"
>What was in front of Ying Chengyu was the corpse of Zhao Mao, the captain of the Zhao army.
Even though he was dead, Zhao Mao still did not fall down. He just knelt down facing the direction of Wu'an City.
There were no fatal injuries on his body.
In other words, every wound on his body was a fatal injury, which ultimately led to the death of this brave and fearless captain from exhaustion.
Peng Yue said softly: "Captain Zhao Mao is indeed a warrior!"
"It is said that this general is particularly good at running the army, and was once the pioneer captain under Zhao Wuanjun."< br>
"After Zhao Wuanjun was transferred from Dai County, this general organized several active attacks on the Xiongnu and achieved victory."
"It is a pity that the two armies fought, each with his own master."< br>
Peng Yue knew that Ying Chengyu hoped to bring this general who had launched a special attack on the Xiongnu into the Qin Dynasty.
But their stance determines that Zhao Mao and Ying Chengyu will never be the same person in this life.
After Ying Chengyu was silent for a few breaths, he spoke softly: "It is difficult to find a coffin in the wilderness."
"After decapitating the general to verify his merits, retrieve the general's head, bury his remains, and use the horse leather to wrap the general's body."
"When we return to the city, we will find a coffin and a coffin, and then send it back to Zhao. Country."
Bafu immediately handed over: "Wei!"
Seeing that Ying Chengyu had finished his instructions, Peng Yue changed the topic and said: "Commander, judging from the number of casualties and prisoners in the Zhao army. , Although Zhao Wu'an escaped from our army's ambush, he certainly did not take many troops with him."
"The Zhao army on the east side must be empty now."
"Should our army continue to pursue and kill, and take advantage of the victory to take Shexian County?"
Ying Chengyu shook his head: "Although our army defeated Zhao Wuanjun's troops, as long as we have not captured Zhao We cannot take it lightly.”
“Jun Wu’an personally led more than 100,000 troops to attack our city of Li.”
“But there are still more than 100,000 troops attacking Luoyang City. "
"If our troops take advantage of the victory to pursue, they will probably be blocked by this army and the entire army will be wiped out!"
As long as Ying Chengyu now has 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, Ying Chengyu will choose to pursue the victory.
Unfortunately, Ying Chengyu did not.
Facing generals like Li Mu and rashly pursuing the victory with a small number of troops, the final result may not be to expand the victory, but to lure the enemy into a deep ambush!
Peng Yue said with regret: "It's a shame that the general failed to seal all the mountain roads."
"He actually made Lord Zhao Wu'an escape!"
"What a waste of such a good opportunity created by the coach!"
Ying Chengyu smiled: "I am satisfied with what I have gained from this battle."
"Send this battle report to the DPRK as soon as possible. , and sent a copy to General Jian's office to boost the morale of our army."
"When the main force of our army arrives, our troops will confront Mr. Zhao Wu'an in Shexian County."
< br>"The army led by General Jian marched out from Jingxing and took Handan directly!"
"Zhao must surrender!"
The greatest significance of this battle to Qin is not that more than 100,000 Zhao troops were killed or captured.
But Li Mu was defeated!
This battle completely washed away the psychological oppression caused by Li Mu's formation to kill General Ji of Qin, which caused the soldiers of the Qin army.
Ying Chengyu believed that as long as he could hold Li Mu back in Shexian County, Wang Jian's troops, whose military morale was boosted, would be able to quickly break through Jingxing, kill Handan, and form a city-wide alliance with Zhao Wangqian!
While he was talking, a scout galloped back along the route and shouted: "Commander!"
"She County is empty!"
"Zhao Wu'an Jun has been lured away. Withdraw troops to the east of Shexian County!"
Ying Chengyu looked at the scouts in disbelief, and then asked repeatedly: "Have you ever found out the movements of the Zhao army on the front line of Luoyang City?"
The scouts? He hurriedly reported back: "The Zhao army on the front line of Luanyang City is heading south at Shunfukouxing. I don't know if they are coming for our army or heading for Shexian County."
Ying Chengyu rubbed his brows and said: "The Zhao army has been newly defeated, and the Luanyang defenders led by Captain Mengtian are watching with eager eyes."
"The Zhao army on the front line of Luoyang City will definitely not fight to the death with our army immediately."
“But Lord Zhao Wu’an abandoned She County and withdrew his troops to the east.”
“Jun Zhao Wu’an...”
The surrounding topography appeared in Ying Chengyu’s mind. Ying Chengxuan planned eastward along Shexian County, but he did not expect any suitable battlefield for the Zhao army.
It wasn't until his thoughts advanced to Dongxingkou, Fukou County, that the historical battle between Wang Jian and Li Mu came to mind, and Ying Chengyu suddenly had an idea: "Could it be that he wanted to fight our army at Xingkou with Wu'an City on his back?" Huh?”
(End of this chapter)