Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

  Chapter 253 Li Mu and the Allied Forces

  Beyond the border of Yingchuan County.

  The southeast wind rolled up the yellow sand all over the sky. The Zhao and Wei coalition forces suspended their march and did not launch an attack rashly.

   "Is this [cement] invented by Mr. Sheng Ping of the Qin State? It does seem quite tricky!"

   "Is this wall strong?"

   "According to our intelligence, the defensive capability of this city wall is no less than that of a general military location."

  In the central ledger of the Zhao and Wei coalition forces, more than a dozen generals in armor looked through the yellow sand at the tall city wall that suddenly appeared in front of them, and each of them frowned.

   [Cement] has been widely used in Qin State. Although Zhao and Wei cannot get the formula of [Cement], the intelligence personnel of the two countries are basically familiar with the efficacy of [Cement].

   Zhao and Wei formed an alliance very quickly.

   First, because the territories of the two countries are adjacent to each other, once the military order is issued, the armies of the two countries can join each other in a very short time.

  Secondly, it is because the pressure brought by the Qin State to the two countries is indeed a bit too great. If this is not the case, even if Zhao and Wei can successfully form an alliance, it will inevitably take a while in the middle.

  However, although the speed of the alliance between the two countries is fast, the Qin State on the opposite side is obviously faster than them.

Originally, after learning that Qin State was going to attack Zhao and Wei at the same time, the goal of the two countries was very clear, that is to act first to be strong. With the lessons learned from South Korea, Zhao and Wei have also seen Qin's ambitions .

  However, they didn't expect that their army had just arrived, but Qin had already set up a formation here and waited for them.

   "The scouts have sent back information just now. On the other two military arteries, Qin has also built two identical city defenses."

   "It's only been a month since Qin State captured South Korea, and Qin State has actually built three such magnificent buildings. Lord Shengping and Lord Mo... really are our confidantes!"

   "General Li thinks, what should I do next?"

  Someone spoke.

  Hearing this, more than a dozen generals in the main account turned their attention to an old man who was in the main position in the account. Although this old man had gray beard and hair, his eyes were clear, and there was an unspeakable majesty in his whole body.

  The old man is none other than Zhao Guo’s ‘army soul’, Lord Wu An—Li Mu.

  In this battle, the Zhao State and the Wei State each sent a commander in name, but in fact there was only one commander-in-chief in this battle, and that was Li Mu.

  The commander sent by Wei Guo this time is very smart. When the two armies formed an alliance, he once stood up and showed his face. After the coalition forces entered the state of combat readiness, he became an 'invisible man' wisely.

  Because this commander-in-chief of the State of Wei knew very well that in terms of military command ability, he would never be able to compare with Li Mu, who is famous all over the world.

   Not to mention the war.

  The most taboo thing is command confusion, which will prevent low-level soldiers from receiving clear instructions, and it is very easy to fall into a situation where there is no end to redemption.

  So the commander-in-chief of the Wei State simply chose to play badly, so that if he loses this battle, he can blame Li Mu for all the crimes.

  If this battle is won, then he will stand up again, and as the commander of the Wei State, he will reap the fruits of victory.

  Actually, many people in the current military account have seen his plan, but no one has said much about it, because Li Mu had acquiesced in this matter.

  Li Mu doesn't care about military achievements.

  All he cares about is the war itself, and the life and death of his own soldiers. As for the credit, it doesn't matter if it is all given to others.

  Even for Li Mu, such a "harmonious" cooperation like this time has already made him very satisfied.

   "Since the Qin army dared to declare war on Zhao and Wei at the same time, it means that they must have been prepared long ago, and the current situation is not surprising."

   Facing the eyes of everyone, Li Mu stared at the map on the desk in front of him, and said calmly: "Since we can't seize the opportunity now, I might as well retreat for now and wait for work."

   "The longer the time drags on, the worse it may be for us. Qin is waiting for reinforcements to arrive from the rear, but so are we..."

  The reinforcements Li Mu mentioned naturally referred to the support from Qi, Yan, and Chu. Before the start of this battle, Zhao and Wei had sent envoys to visit each country.

  In addition to Chu State in the south, Zhao and Wei have always had frequent contacts with Qi, Yan, and Han. Now that the two countries are facing danger, it is very likely that they will be supported by Qi and Yan.

   "What General Li said makes sense."

   "Yes, since they are willing to wait, we will accompany them."

   "That's right."

  Hearing Li Mu's words, most of the generals in the main account immediately echoed, like a group of salted fish shouting '666' in the audience.

  Only the unnamed commander-in-chief of Wei State changed slightly when he heard Li Muzhi's words.

  Although this General Li Mu has top-notch commanding ability, his sensitivity to politics seems a bit low!

  If reinforcements are so easy to get, how can South Korea perish?

   This is the end of the thought.

  The commander-in-chief of the Wei State turned his head to look at Li Mu. He was about to say something, but he saw Li Mu slightly shaking his head towards him.

   Does Li Mu really understand government affairs?

  Don't say it.

  He really doesn’t know much, otherwise Li Mu wouldn’t have died at the villain’s slander in the official history.

  However, although Li Mu didn't know much about government affairs, he knew quite a lot about the 'Allied Army'. In Li Mu's mind, it was better to believe in the reliability of the 'Allied Army' than to trust a cow.

   At least cattle can plow the fields.

   But he has no choice, he has to say this, because saying this can at least give these generals a glimmer of hope.

  Ever since he saw the city wall that suddenly appeared in front of him, Li Mu already knew that the possibility of them winning this battle was extremely low, but he didn't show it.

  The leader of the army should be in charge of the three armies, and the command is determined.

  If even he, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, panicked, then they would have lost the battle without fighting.

  However, no matter how stable Li Mu's mentality is, it can't change the gap between the two armies in terms of rigid conditions. Although Li Mu is "Wu'an Lord", he is far more cautious about war than anyone else.

  Before the start of this battle, he had already discovered Qin's behavior of building the city wall. Half a month ago, he had already felt that something was wrong, and reported the matter to King Zhao, but he did not pay attention to it.

   It can only be said that no matter how good a general is, he can only do nothing when he encounters a king who is holding back.

   After Qin sent troops and Zhao and Wei formed a coalition, Li Mu was also the first to order troops to attack, in order to seize the opportunity before Qin's city wall was built.

   But obviously, everything he did was in vain. If Qin was not ready, how could he be sure to send troops rashly?

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  (end of this chapter)