General Qin.

Chapter 214 Li Xince

Pingyu!

Zhao Tuo's eyes were slightly fixed, staring at where Li Xin's finger fell.

That place is Pingyu, about two hundred miles away, in the southwest of Xiangcheng. This is a small town on the border of Chu State today, not far from Shangcai, which has fallen into the hands of Qin State.

Facing the Qin army's attack on Chu, the Chu army gathered at the border, mainly in the three cities of Xiangcheng, Pingyu, and Xinqi, forming a horizontal line of defense to resist the Qin army going south.

Compared with Xiangcheng, which was a fiefdom of the Xiang family and had a solid wall after hundreds of years of operation, Xiaoxiaopingyu was indeed more suitable as a breakthrough point.

"General, do you want to lead a large army to abandon Xiangcheng and take Pingyu, and go deep into Chu from the flank?"

This made Zhao Tuo very puzzled. Compared with Xiangcheng, Pingyu City has fewer soldiers, so it is easy to attack, but even if it is taken, it will be useless to the overall situation.

Because the Qin army's attack on Chu this time was an army of 20, including [-] soldiers, who ate horses and chewed horses, and consumed countless grains and grass a day. A smooth logistics road was needed to ensure military supplies.

This is why everyone thinks that the Qin army must take Xiangcheng first when attacking Chu. Only by taking Xiangcheng and opening up the waterway on the Yingshui line of Huaiyang can the Qin army go south smoothly with logistics guaranteed.

If the Qin army abandons Xiangcheng and does not attack, and detours to Pingyu, it not only seeks far away, but also directly exposes the grain road between Pingyu and Huaiyang to Xiang Yan's eyes. Xiang Yan only needs to send troops to cut off the Qin army's grain road. The first half of the battle against Chu was won.

In Zhao Tuo's view, Li Xin's plan was simply dumbfounding, and he couldn't even think of a black butt.

Seeing that Zhao Tuo was puzzled, Li Xin laughed loudly and said, "Look, even you Zhao Tuo couldn't think of it, and those people from Chu couldn't have thought that I would use Pingyu as a breakthrough point. And who said I would abandon Xiangcheng Now, only children will make choices, and I, Li Xin, naturally want them all!"

"I want to fight both Xiangcheng and Pingyu, attack from both sides!"

At this moment, Li Xin's face was full of spirits. He pointed to the map on the table and said impassionedly: "In this war, I will let General Mengwu lead an army of [-] to raise my banner and go south to threaten Xiangcheng. I, Li Xin, will take the posture of Xiangcheng. With such a large army approaching the city, the old man Xiang Yan will be scared to huddle in Xiangcheng. He can only defend with all his strength. Maybe it will attract soldiers and horses from Chu State to reinforce In this way, it is possible to contain the Chu army with a single army."

"As for me, I will raise the banner of Mengwu and lead [-] elite Guanzhong chariots to avoid the eyes of the Chu army from the north. First, I will detour to Shangcai. After the soldiers rest for a day, I will attack Pingyu with the force of thunder."

"Once Pingyu is broken, the Huaibei area between Yingshui and Rushui is no longer dangerous to defend. I can ride my chariot and ride on it, break through to Xiang Yan's rear, avoid Chu's army directly, and rush to Shou When spring comes, we will be able to conquer the capital of Chu in one fell swoop and destroy Jingchu Sheji!"

Speaking of this, Li Xin was full of spirits.

"In this way, when he, Xiang Yan, was still gathering the Chu army and entangled with Meng Wu under Xiangcheng, I, Li Xin, had already captured the capital of Chu, and captured the king of Chu and the nobles of the Chu family. ! Isn't this what the Art of War says, to win by combining rightly and by surprise! Attacking those who are unprepared and taking them by surprise!"

"Haha, at that time, the king of Chu and the princes and nobles of the Chu country will all fall into my hands. Xiang Yan and his front and rear are all our Qin army. What's the use of him only guarding Xiangcheng!"

Zhao Tuo was dumbfounded and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Li Xin's strategy sounds very powerful.

However, he left the main force to confront the enemy, and then personally led a surprise army to detour and raid the capital of Chu State.

Is this what you, a general who commands an army of 20, should do?

Just when Zhao Tuo was complaining in his heart, Li Xin looked at him with a gentle expression.

He walked over, held Zhao Tuo's hand and said, "My strategy is not bad. As long as it is successfully implemented, it will surely defeat the enemy. No matter how treacherous Xiang Yan is, he will never expect that Xiangcheng is just a feint. I will take Shouchun first with a strange army. But the reason why I can come up with this clever strategy is thanks to Zhao Tuo."

Thanks to me?

Zhao Tuo's eyes were wide open, and a bunch of question marks appeared on his head. What does this have to do with me?

Li Xin laughed and said: "in the past in Yandi, I led the army to chase Yandan, and stopped at Juyongsai. Seeing that the opportunity to fight was about to be lost, Yandan and his son were about to go to Liaodong. You offer to detour to Liaoxi and intercept Yandan. Dan's strategy, in this way, has made a world-shattering contribution."

"But now, Xiangcheng on the side of the Yingshui River is so similar to Juyongsai in the past. They are all obstacles that hinder the advancement of my army. In this battle of defeating Chu, I have to follow the old strategy of detours and interceptions. , attack directly from the flanks. Then the King of Chu in Shouchun City will definitely fall into my hands like Yan Dan in the past!"

As Li Xin said, he stretched out one palm to make a virtual grip, and grasped it with five fingers, as if he was holding the king of Chu in his hand.

Zhao Tuo reached out and wiped the sweat from his forehead, good guy, it's because of me that you came up with this "ingenious plan".

Now he also fully understood Li Xin's train of thought.

Stealing the beam and changing the post to confuse Xiang Yan, attracting the main force of the Chu army under Xiangcheng, and making a decisive battle posture.Then they used surprise soldiers to attack Pingyu by surprise, and then drove straight into the empty Chu land to capture Shouchun.

This is a play of capturing the thief first and capturing the king first!

It sounds good, but Zhao Tuo still feels that it is too risky.

This is a battle of hundreds of thousands of troops to destroy the country!

Shouldn't you be more cautious?
Zhao Tuo thought for a while and persuaded: "General, you are really brave and brave to bring 3 horses and horses into Chu, but after entering Chu, it is difficult for us to guarantee the logistics and food supply. How about the food and grass for these [-] horses? supply?"

Li Xin disagreed.

"Food and fodder are not a problem. The law of war says that food is sufficient for the enemy. The autumn harvest has just passed, and there is a large amount of food in the cities and towns of Chu State. We only need to carry ten days' worth of food. Everything else is taken from the people of Chu, this is to support war with war!"

Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched, it seemed that Li Xin was going to rush away.

But Zhao Tuo still felt that this plan was too dangerous, so he couldn't just say no.He could only change the angle and persuaded: "General, Shouchun, the capital of Chu, is also a big city on the Huai River, with high walls and strong walls, guarded by the elite soldiers of the King of Chu. Although our [-] chariots and riders are brave , but lack of siege equipment, if there is no surprise attack on Xiashouchun, wouldn't it be a dilemma?"

Hearing this, Li Xin showed displeasure, and he glared at Zhao Tuo.

"How can you say such frustrating words. I rushed into the Chu land with elite chariots, and the speed was like a gust of wind. The King of Chu in the Shouchun Palace must have been hard to imagine, let alone take precautions in advance."

"When my surprise army comes to Shouchun City, I will definitely scare the people of Chu in the city to their wits. At that time, I will spread the news, saying that Xiangcheng has been captured by our army, and Xiang Yan has died on the battlefield. It's hard to tell the truth from the fake, and the morale of the army is broken."

"I will bring a few Mohists along with me. When I arrive at Shouchun City, even if I don't make a surprise attack, I can build giant cannons on the spot and storm the city wall. The king of Chu in the city is trembling, the Chu army is terrified, and the power of the giant cannons is added. Shouchun , will definitely be defeated in one battle!"

Li Xin spoke loudly and confidently.

Seeing this appearance, Zhao Tuo knew that he couldn't persuade Li Xin anymore, and if he continued to talk, he might make him angry.

He could only keep silent, and echoed: "What the general said is that I was thinking too much, and I will definitely win a big victory if I attack Chu with a surprise army."

Li Xin then smiled and said: "Yes, I wanted to tell you about this strategy when you asked about it just now, but you are right, it is not beautiful to say it in advance. I will throw out this strategy when the official military discussion is held. , It will definitely surprise them. Zhao Tuo, I will tell you this strategy today, so don’t tell it. I will take you together to raid Pingyu, take Shouchun, capture the king of Chu, and make a world-shattering feat together!"

Zhao Tuo nodded.

……

When he walked out of Li Xin's tent, Zhao Tuo could not help but let out a long sigh as he felt the night wind blowing in his face.

He had just tried to persuade him from the two aspects of Liang Dao and Shouchun City Defense, but Li Xin had thrown out his own solutions, leaving him speechless.

"I can only hope for Meng Wu, I hope he can suppress Li Xin. General Li's strategy, alas..."

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