The border of Zhao State.
In a very conspicuous tent in the Zhao army camp, Zhao Cong and a group of generals were discussing how to resist the Qin army.
But the atmosphere at this time seemed a bit dull, and Zhao Cong, who was sitting in the first place, had a face as dark as the bottom of a pot.
After several battles in the past few days, due to his improper command, many Zhao soldiers died in each battle, although the soldiers killed in battle were only a drop in the bucket in front of the army.
However, Zhao Guo lost several battles, and the morale of Zhao Guo's army became extremely low at this time.
Morale on the battlefield is sometimes the key to deciding a war. Zhao Cong also understood that a victory must be won in order to restore the morale of Zhao's soldiers.
The Qin army was too powerful, both in terms of soldiers and equipment, far surpassing the Zhao army. Zhao Cong really couldn't think of any tactics to use to create a victory.
And now there is another most important problem. The Zhao army camp has no food. I am afraid that in the next two days, the soldiers in the entire military camp will face hunger.
Zhao Cong asked the court for food, but the court only responded that the government had no grain, so it could only borrow food from the nobles, and it would take some time to raise food.
Zhao Cong already wanted to scold his mother after receiving the news. If there is no food in the military camp for a few days, I am afraid that the entire military camp will be in chaos. By then, it will be self-defeating and the border will be lost.
"I have called you all here today to think about whether there is any good way to hold on until the imperial court sends food?"
Zhao Cong asked, looking at the generals whispering below.
What he didn't expect was that many generals in the camp ignored him.
Most of these generals were under Li Mu. When Li Mu was here, they were invincible.
Li Mu was caught for "rebellion" and Zhao Cong took over Li Mu's position. They could only obey obediently. However, in Zhao Cong's hands, he started to give random orders, resulting in no victory in every battle.
These people now look down on Zhao Cong, who is sitting in the first place, but obeying orders is a soldier's bounden duty, and they still have to obey Zhao Cong's orders.
When Zhao Cong saw that no one stood up to speak, the veins on his forehead popped out. He seemed to be trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart. Then he stood up and said: "Since there is not enough food, and the court cannot send food, we can only do it without stopping. Then lead your troops to rob the Qin army of food, otherwise the whole camp will be in chaos when the whole army is hungry, and everyone will have more food than they can eat! "
This was the only way Zhao Cong could think of, either to retreat, but there was still no food after retreating.
It is even more unrealistic to seize grain from the hands of the people. The people themselves are not enough to eat. How much can they seize to supply the army of more than 100,000 people. For this plan, only the Qin army has enough food and grass.
"General, no! Our army is no match for the Qin army. I'm afraid we won't reach the place where their food and grass are..."
"Yes, yes! General, we are no match for the Qin army!"
"General, think twice!"
“……”
"Then you guys gave me a good idea!"
Zhao Cong stood up and yelled at the soldiers below.
All the soldiers lowered their heads and stopped talking.
For a moment, the camp became quiet again. When Zhao Cong saw that the soldiers did not speak anymore, he immediately said: "Then it has been decided that the whole army will confront the Qin army tomorrow night, leaving two groups to go around and rob the Qin army. Their food!”
"If it succeeds, then the Qin army will have no food, but if we have food, then we will win this war!"
Zhao Cong's face was full of excitement. He thought this plan was perfect, and he even began to imagine the scene of victory in his heart!
"promise!"
"promise!"
The soldiers also felt that this was the only way to solve the dilemma at the moment.
……
In the Daqin military camp, which was only a few dozen miles away from Zhao Jun, in an ordinary tent, Meng Wu and several ten thousand captains were also discussing matters.
Meng Wu stood up and said: "The news came today that Zhao Jun is extremely short of food and can only supply it for a day or two!"
Hearing this, all the soldiers became excited. In these days, every battle was mainly to consume their military morale, and they had long found it boring.
Now that the Zhao army is short of food, this is the opportunity to launch a general attack!
"General, I am willing to personally lead the troops as the vanguard!"
"General, I am also willing to go and fight this beautiful battle!"
“……”
Every soldier in the camp began to ask to be the vanguard to fight this first battle.
They all joined the army many years ago, and gradually rose to the position of captain of thousands or ten thousand from small soldiers.
Although the vanguard is the most dangerous, it is also the fastest to gain military merit. For Da Qin soldiers, the enemy's head is the military merit.
Meng Wu did not respond to everyone. He just calmed down and thought for a long time and said with a smile on his face: "As I expected, Zhao State has no food supply. Even if they retreat, they still have no food, and they will definitely jump over the wall!"
"As I expected, they will definitely try to get food from Da Qin! I believe it won't be long before they launch a general offensive to attract our attention, and then send troops to the military camp to grab food!"
"At that time, we will catch turtles in an urn, and we must make it impossible for Zhao Jun to come back!"
All the soldiers nodded thoughtfully, and after a while they all showed thoughtful smiles.
Meng Wu said: "Deploy five thousand people from the assassin camp to be on standby at any time. Since Zhao Cong is playing dirty tricks, I will take advantage of him!"
"When the Zhao army comes to rob food and grass, annihilate them all, and replace them with people from the assassin camp and enter the Zhao army's camp! When our army launches a general attack, deliver a fatal blow!"
If Zhao Cong was afraid that he would scold Meng Wu for his lack of martial ethics and that Meng Wu would have already guessed it and started making arrangements before he implemented his plan. How could he still play like this?
On the second day, the decisive battle came as scheduled. The troops on both sides were in formation, waiting to charge at any time.
Dust was flying, and the whole world was filled with a sense of solemnity.
The general on horseback in front of the Qin army drew his sword and shouted: "Make military exploits and behead the enemy today!"
"The warriors of Great Qin, be killed by me!"
"wind!"
"wind!"
"wind!"
The Da Qin soldiers roared, charged into the sky, and then charged towards the Zhao army formation in an orderly manner.
On the other hand, Zhao Jun's momentum became relatively weaker as he listened to Qin Jun's roar.
Upon seeing this, the leading general immediately ordered the attack.
The distance between the two sides keeps getting closer.
Two hundred feet...
One hundred feet...
Fifty long...
Rumble…
As soon as the two sides fought together, the Qin army broke through the Zhao army's formation in an instant.
For a time, the sound of fighting, the sound of horse hooves, and the sound of explosions were deafening.
Meng Wu is now on the chariot, holding a "telescope" made of bamboo to watch the fighting situation, and make corresponding adjustments according to the fighting situation.
The messenger soldiers beside him used various colored flags to convey Meng Wu's orders.
The generals on the battlefield also made adjustments based on the signals sent by the messengers.
And the Qin army is not afraid of death. Even if they have casualties, they will never retreat without receiving orders!
He fought desperately with the Zhao army, even if his hands and feet were severed, he still had to fight to kill a Zhao soldier. In this case, he quickly became defeated.
