The reason why a famous general was a famous general was not only because he could think of things that others could not think of, but also because he dared to boldly verify it.
Not long after Jing Yu led the heavy-armored cavalrymen away from the Qin army's first stronghold, Wang Jian and Meng Tian personally brought their men here. They inquired about the battle situation that night in detail and even personally went to some of the battle sites. Especially the city gate. No matter how hard they cleaned it, the blood on the ground could not be removed. Moreover, the thick and suffocating smell of blood could also make people think of what kind of hell this place was at that time.
"This is the first time I've ever heard of someone being able to kill so many people in a battle and still remain conscious without falling into a frenzy.”Meng Tian squatted down and looked at the deep sword mark on the ground. She said to Wang Jian, who was stroking his beard and thinking,""Not only does this require strength beyond the limits of the human body, but it also requires inhuman willpower.”
"General Meng, you mean…?" Wang Jian glanced at him and asked without batting an eyelid.
"This person made me feel fear for the first time.”Meng Tian stood up, a drop of cold sweat trickling down her forehead. He wiped his face and cupped his hands at Wang Jian in shame." I'm sorry for being rude!”
Wang Jian waved his hand and smiled faintly." In other words, even the usually arrogant General Meng has admitted that he is the number one valiant general in the current world? Hahaha…Indeed, he has something that surprises me. Every step of the battle had been accurately calculated, as if it was a precise mechanism.”
Wang Jian's praise of Jing Yu paused for a moment, indicating for Meng Tian to follow him out of the city to take a look. There were still some generals around, and they couldn't help but look worried when they heard this. However, unexpectedly, not only did Wang Jian not stop his plan to leave the city, he even asked the Qin soldiers to stay behind…Only he and Meng Tian left the fortress.
When the terrified Qin soldiers heard this, they ran up the city wall to look at Wang Jian and Meng Tian. Gradually, the belief of being invincible returned to the hearts of the soldiers.
Meng Tian turned around and saw that the soldiers on the city wall were gradually recovering their momentum. She could not help but secretly admire Wang Jian.
" Marshal, you didn't seem to have finished your words just now. I wonder what's left…" He cupped his hands respectfully.
If they were so confident, why did they only arrange for the troops to attack the fortress and not to replenish them? This battle was so successful that it could completely break the stalemate that the Chu army had been in for the past two months.
If it was a risky move, then why did he do it?
" I'm guessing," Wang Jian looked at the curious Meng Tian," that the Chu army is running out of rations…This is actually within our expectations. It was only because of the lack of food and the inability to fight that his plan was imperfect. And he was taking such a risky move to hide it.”Wang Jian revealed a mysterious smile.
"The retreat of the Chu army?" Meng Tian widened her eyes and exclaimed.
"That's right, it's the retreat of the Chu army.”Wang Jian, who was over fifty years old, had a bright light flash across his eyes.
"This…since Marshal has already seen through it, why didn't he immediately send troops to pursue?”Waiting for the Chu army to retreat could be said to be part of the battle plan that Wang Jian had told him back then. He cupped his hands and asked,"Meng Tian is willing to lead the Golden Fire Cavalry to attack the enemy first.”
" Hehe." Wang Jian laughed in a low voice in a scheming manner." What I said is merely a possibility. General Meng, don't forget that our enemy is extremely skilled in strategy and calculation. Perhaps, he did this because he was extremely confident and tricked us into chasing after the Chu army. Once the army sets out, wouldn't it be much easier to annihilate them if they were ambushed along the way than if they attacked our stronghold?”
" This..." Meng Tian felt that her thoughts were a little chaotic. If she thought about it carefully, both situations were possible. As long as the enemy was that kid, Meng Tian was not sure what strategy he would choose.
But Wang Jian already had a plan in his heart. Just like a chess expert, he had already seen the end of the game. In this battle, regardless of whether the Qin army could catch up to the Chu army or not, they would not lose. As for the Chu army, regardless of whether they could escape or not, it could not be considered a victory. The only thing he was worried about was whether the general of Chu who had made the plan had also seen this ending like him.
He couldn't rush to attack. If one were to say that the Chu army's only chance of winning was the article they had made during the march. If the Qin army was careless, it was entirely possible that they would be defeated in front of the door to victory.
"Let's go. We'll go back and make some arrangements. It's time to continue this game of chess.”Wang Jian said.
Although the ending had already appeared, the chess game still had to be played step by step. He wanted to see how well the other party would cooperate with him in the upcoming battle, and whether they would use this outcome to counterattack as he was worried.
Not long after, the Qin army sent out a large number of scouts. In the following period of time, it was still the daily routine of small battles between scouts. In some places, the Qin army had the advantage, while in some places, the Chu army had the advantage. The scouts of the Qin army reached the Chu army camp and carefully observed the situation there. They reported it to Wang Jian…whether it was the number of patrols, the number of flags, or the amount of smoke in the city, they were all the same as before.
However, after seeing the report, Wang Jian could already confirm that the Chu army had already retreated. He ordered the 100,000 Qin infantry to move out, and the Golden Fire Cavalry to support them.
Not long after the Qin army set off, Jing Yu, who was still in the Chu army camp, received a report from the scouts.
"Wang Jian is indeed Wang Jian! In that case, I won't feel regretful that I didn't lay an ambush.”
He had originally thought that he could use the retreat of the Chu army to lay a huge ambush to lure and annihilate the 600,000 Qin troops. In this case, although the Chu Country would not immediately dominate the world, it would at least be able to compete with the Qin Country, which had lost 600,000 troops. King Chu would definitely think of a way to deal with him after this. The Xiang Clan had military power and was also a hero of the Qin resistance. He could use this opportunity to get rid of the King of Chu.
Looking at it now, the Qin army that Wang Jian controlled indeed had no chance of taking advantage.
Jing Yu threw the information bamboo slip on the low table and ordered the soldiers kneeling on one knee in front of him,"Gather all the soldiers and move according to the original plan.”
"Yes." The soldier obeyed the order and walked out.
Not long after, the 22,000 infantry troops that had rested for half a day set out from the Chu camp, followed by nearly 10,000 cavalry. There were also 10,000 Chu infantry soldiers who had been guarding the camp. When these infantry soldiers returned to the camp this morning, they had already marched in the direction where the Chu army had left. They would build a new camp at a suitable location for the team that would stay behind to block the enemy.
Just like that, half a day later, around dusk, the hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers arrived in front of the Chu army camp. In the distance, Chu Country's military camp's flags were fluttering, and there were soldiers guarding it. From time to time, drums could be heard from within.
As the leader of the army, Meng Tian still found some strange enemies. For example, when the Chu soldiers saw the Qin army coming to the camp, they did not panic at all, nor did they make any preparations to face the enemy. The drumming was not accurate, and the drummer seemed to be dozing off.
"Or did they have an ambush in the surroundings?”Meng Tian was suspicious and asked the scout,""Have you found any Chu cavalry within ten miles?”
"General, we didn't find any Chu cavalry.”The scout officer cupped his hands and replied.
" If that's the case…" Meng Tian narrowed her eyes, the corners of her mouth curling up in disdain." Are you trying to trick our army again?”
In his view, Jing Yu must be deliberately mystifying the Qin army so that they would not dare to rashly advance.
"General Meng, should we attack the city immediately?”An infantry commandant asked Meng Tian.
"The marshal concluded that there wouldn't be too many Chu troops here.”Meng Tian said," It's just that our army is new and we don't have enough siege weapons. If we attack forcefully, we will only waste our soldiers. Commanders, go to the south and set up camp ten miles away to prevent the Chu army from retreating at night. I will lead my cavalry here to monitor the Chu army. I will not let a single Chu cavalry disturb you.”
Although Meng Tian didn't mean it, she still lifted her chin slightly, showing off her arrogance. At the same time that the Qin army set out, he had already ordered the Golden Fire Cavalry to split up into a few teams to monitor the other gates of the Chu camp.
It wasn't that he didn't suspect why Jing Yu didn't immediately lead his cavalry to charge out and seek a decisive battle with the Qin army. However, Jing Yu had led his troops to run 60 miles last night and fought a bloody battle for the entire night. After that, he led the cavalry to stay in front of the first stronghold of the Qin army for a long time, and then ran 60 miles back to camp. In his opinion, even an iron man should take a break at this time, right?
However, as time passed, the sky grew darker and Meng Tian began to suspect something. The Golden Fire Cavalrymen around him had already lit up their torches, but why was there still no fire in the Chu camp?
"Not good, we've fallen into a trap!"
Meng Tian muttered to herself. She did not care about the Chu army camp and called for her Golden Fire Cavalry to immediately rush in the direction where the Qin infantry had gone. Halfway there, intense fighting cries could be heard from afar. After a while, the scattered Qin infantry seemed to be all over the ground, even blocking the Golden Fire Cavalry's path.
Further away, the cavalrymen who still had their armor painted black and did not even light torches were still killing the Qin infantry.
Meng Tian could imagine that after receiving his promise, these infantry commanders were really careless and gave the Chu cavalry an opportunity. Most likely, when the Chu cavalry suddenly charged out from afar, they still hadn't figured out what was going on.
Meng Tian was a little annoyed. They knew that if they were to continue being attacked by the enemy, the Qin infantry would suffer even more losses. He gathered dozens of knights and shouted together, letting the Bu army make way for the cavalry. After three consecutive shouts, the army charged towards the chaotic army. Most of the Qin soldiers made way for them, and those who did not manage to dodge in time were trampled into meat paste by the Golden Fire Cavalry.
When Jing Yu and the Chu Country cavalry saw this, they did not lead their troops to fight the Golden Fire Cavalry. With him as the arrowhead, the Chu Country's cavalrymen bypassed the Golden Fire Cavalrymen's charging route and charged towards the Qin Country's infantry in another direction. He had intentionally chased the Qin army everywhere. In the vast wilderness, Qin infantry could be seen everywhere.
That night, the pursuit of two large cavalry regiments was a nightmare for the infantry.
According to the statistics, the Golden Fire Cavalry had killed more than 5,000 infantry. The remaining 70,000 troops could not be sent to the battlefield in the short term.
During the pursuit, Meng Tian had sent her subordinates to find the infantry commandant more than once to gather the remaining soldiers and stop them from running around. After the battle, he found out that the four commandants of the Qin army had been killed by Jing Yu.
As for the Chu camp, as expected, the soldiers on guard were scarecrows. The drumstick inside was tied to a goat's leg. It was only because they had arrived at the camp at dusk that they were deceived.
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