My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 945: Wang Jia walks into a trap! He uses himself as a chess piece and invites Qin to join the game!

Ying Chengjiao’s first reaction was, something is wrong!

Although Dai Wangjia is also well versed in military strategies, his ability to lead a army is probably only second-rate or third-rate.

On the battlefield between Qin and Zhao, people of this level could at most be a captain. Even with Mao Sui and other ministers of the Dai Kingdom as his aides, it would be difficult for him to lead an army alone.

The most correct way for Dai Wangjia to fight was to be with Li Mu and use the special status of his to boost the morale of the army.

But now, King Jia of Dai was advancing openly towards Hongshangsai. Not to mention the marching direction, even the composition of the army had been clearly discovered by the Qin army. In contrast, Li Mu's troops were nowhere to be found.

It was hard not for Ying Chengjiao to suspect that King Jia of Dai was implementing a strategy of repairing the plank road in the open and marching through Chencang in secret!
Su Jiao asked tentatively: "Commander, do you think the Dai army is cheating?"

Ying Chengjiao did not answer Su Jiao immediately, but scanned the Kunyu map inch by inch with his eyes.

After a while, Ying Chengjiao pointed the stick in his hand at Hongshang Pass and said in a deep voice: "Hongshang Pass is the best breakthrough point to break through the northern defense line of our Great Qin."

"Although there are mountains to the south of Hongshang Pass, there are no more strong passes or fortresses."

"If the Dai army can break through Hongshang Pass, they can cross the mountains to the south from Hongshang Pass, and then advance quickly to Fanwu (around Pingshan County, Hebei) in the southwest."

"As long as the Dai army controls Fanwu, they can use it to control Jingxing and cut off the route for the Qin army in Guanzhong to rush to the Zhao territory from the west and northwest."

"Then the future army will be able to use Fanwu as a starting point and quickly seize the former Zhao territory in the east and south, and even have the hope of regaining Handan City as the capital!"

At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with the strategic planning displayed by the Dai army.

If the Dai army's strategy can be implemented this time, although the Dai army will inevitably lose the already devastated Dai County, it will regain the core area of ​​​​the former Zhao.

Blood earned!
But, at first glance, there seems to be no problem.

Ying Chengjiao slid the stick in his hand from Hongshang Pass to Juzhu Pass and said in a deep voice, "Yes!"

"General Wu and Deputy General Xin Wu are leading 100,000 border troops to guard Juzhu Pass!"

"The general has led most of the soldiers from the Lantian camp to rest in Xianyang City!"

"Before the Dai army took action, Yang Wengzi led more than 100,000 Qin troops to camp in Pingyuanjin!"

"I will lead an army of 200,000 to cross the line of Linzi City!"

"Vice General Wang leads more than 400,000 comrades to defend Dukang!"

"Do you see the problem?"

Su Jiao's eyes followed the stick in Ying Chengjiao's hand and made a big circle along Juzhu Pass, Xianyang City, Pingyuanjin, Linzi City and Dukang, and finally followed the stick in Ying Chengjiao's hand back to Hongshang Pass. He exclaimed in astonishment: "Hongshang Pass is right in the center of all the troops of my Great Qin!"

Taking into account the time required for each troop to arrive and the status of each troop, Hongshang Pass was in a relatively balanced position for each Qin army.

If the Qin Empire intends to lure the enemy deep into its territory and launch a large-scale military battle within its territory, then Hongshangsai will definitely be the first choice for the Qin Empire.

But now, King Jia of Dai actually took the initiative to attack Hongshangsai without the Qin Dynasty making any moves to lure the enemy.

What's the difference between this and actively putting your head on the Qin army's sword?
Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly, tapped his palm with the stick in his hand, and said with complicated eyes: "Not bad!"

"The Dai King's military strategy is really a blatant attempt to walk into a trap!"

"And Hongshang Pass is related to the northern defense line of our Great Qin and the safety of the Zhao territory."

"We, the Great Qin, cannot allow the King of Dai to attack Hongshang Pass and remain indifferent. We must tighten this net and trap the King of Dai's troops in it."

If this was a strategy devised by the generals of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Chengjiao would applaud.

But now, it was King Jia of Dai who was forcing the Qin State to close its net.

The meaning is completely different!

Su Jiao looked at Ying Chengjiao in shock and said, "Could it be that the commander-in-chief means..."

"The King of Dai is deliberately luring my Great Qin army to surround the King of Dai and start a battle at Hongshang Pass?!"

"However, even if the King of Dai mobilized all the young and strong men in the country, he would only have more than 60,000 soldiers under his command."

"On the other hand, even if General Jian continues to lead the Lantian camp to guard the country, and General Wu leads his army to join forces with our army, our Great Qin can still deploy nearly 800,000 troops to fight the Dai Kingdom at Hongshang Pass."

"Even if the Dai army has many former Qi soldiers, based on our army's strength, combat effectiveness, and morale, we can easily defeat the Dai army."

"King Dai, why is this happening?!"

Su Jiao originally thought that Dai Wangjia's offensive posed a serious threat to Daqin, which was why he forced Ying Chengjiao to rush back to provide assistance.

But now, Su Jiao could no longer understand Dai Wangjia's thinking.

Isn't this just courting death?

Ying Chengjiao nodded slowly and said, "That's why I think the key to this battle lies in the position of Dai Wu'an Jun's troops!"

Ying Chengjiao was basically certain that King Jia of Dai was using him as bait to distract the movements of the Qin army.

The real strategic position of the Dai army must fall on Li Mu's shoulders!
Su Jiao scratched his head and said, "Yes, didn't the former Qi generals Xue Liang, Tang Ju and others say that the Dai Wu'an Jun wanted to take the former Qi troops and march west quickly, so as to quickly join forces with the King of Dai and then turn to attack our Great Qin?"

Ying Chengjiao said calmly: "With Dai Wu'an Jun's ability, if he really wanted to take all the troops of Qi, although he could not control all 600,000 soldiers of Qi, he could at least get more than 550,000 soldiers. It is impossible to make so many soldiers of Qi scatter and flee."

"I think that Dai Wu'an Jun deliberately released the Qi troops, who were the most determined to resist and unwilling to obey Dai Wu'an Jun's orders, from the Dai army camp." "This is to relieve the pressure on the Dai army's food and supplies, to boost the morale of the Dai army as soon as possible, and to use them to convey the message to Qin and Yan."

"Therefore, the news brought back by Xue Liang and other former Qi generals cannot be trusted!"

Indeed, the generals and soldiers of Qi were not interested in Dai and were unwilling to fight for Dai.

But would the Huns, bandits, mountain bandits, and young men forcibly conscripted from the people who were recruited by the generals be willing to fight?
It is a basic skill for a general to use rewards and punishments to reorganize tired and surrendered soldiers who are unwilling to fight into elite troops with high morale.

Ying Chengjiao was certain that if Li Mu was willing to do his utmost, he would be able to lead at least 550,000 former Qi soldiers to go to war with Qin.

Now, the scene of tens of thousands of former Qi soldiers fleeing in all directions could most likely be caused by Li Mu's deliberate act!

Wang Ben said, "As soon as I found out that Dai Wu'an Jun had evacuated Du Kang, I sent scouts to follow and investigate."

"Yes, Dai Wu'an Jun actually deployed a large number of elite troops to intercept and kill our scouts."

"I even suspect that Dai Wu'an Jun personally commanded the Dai army's scouts to lure and kill our scouts, completely cutting off our scouts' path of exploration!"

"If Dai Wu'an Jun's marching strategy is really the same as what the former Qi generals said, I think Dai Wu'an Jun does not need to do this."

"Therefore, I will agree with the commander-in-chief's proposal!"

Su Jiao was almost confused by what he heard, and asked blankly: "Dai Wu'an Jun wants to join forces with the King of Dai to attack our Great Qin?"

"Where does the Wu An Jun want to go?"

Ying Chengjiao and Wang Ben's eyes slowly moved across the Kunyu map, and finally fell on the territory of Yan State at the same time, and they said in unison: "Yan State!"

Su Jiao was shocked: "Yan State?"

"Yan and Dai are allies!"

"Moreover, the King of Dai openly denounced our Great Qin and the commander-in-chief, and called on all the people of Dai to join the army and attack Qin to avenge their blood feud."

"Why would the Dai army not attack our Great Qin, but instead attack the Yan State?"

"Is the King of Dai not afraid of going to war with Qin and Yan at the same time?"

Wang Ben shook his head and said, "Ever since the King of Yan sent envoys to ask for peace with our Great Qin, the Yan-Dai alliance has been broken!"

"Now Yandai is no longer an ally, but an enemy!"

"Although the King of Dai openly called on the people of Dai to fight for revenge, he personally led the country's garrison troops to attack Qin in the south, which was already a statement of revenge, and did not interfere with his ordering Dai Wu'an Jun to attack Yan State instead."

Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "The current priority for the King of Dai is to seek food and supplies for the Dai Kingdom to support the Dai Kingdom whose fertile land was destroyed by the earth dragon, rather than simply expanding the territory."

"Retaking the former Zhao territory will certainly boost Dai's military morale, but it will not help Dai's current predicament."

"On the contrary, if we capture Jicheng, we can obtain the grain stored in Yandu's granary to make up for the empty Dai."

"I think it is very likely that the King of Dai will personally lead a small army to contain the Qin army, and then order Dai Wu'an Jun to attack Yan to seize food for survival!"

However, after the analysis, Ying Chengjiao and Wang Ben's brows were still furrowed.

It is very likely that Wu'an Jun will attack Yan on his behalf, but there are also many unclear and difficult issues.

Although there were many difficulties in Dai Wu'an Jun's attack on Qin, it is undeniable that the possibility of Dai Wu'an Jun's attack on Qin did exist!

Wang Ben said cautiously: "Commander! I think the purpose of this battle is not to weaken the other country, but to preserve the strength of our Qin State and buy time for our Qin State to accumulate national strength and train officials."

"Therefore, I believe that even if the Dai army is very likely to attack Yan, our Great Qin should still prioritize the safety of our Great Qin!"

"I advise you to do this. Before we know the whereabouts of Dai Wu'an Jun, our army should do our utmost to defend our homeland and guard against harassment from the Dai army!"

Ying Chengjiao's gaze fell back on Hongshangsai. After a few breaths of silence, he sighed and said, "The King of Dai uses himself as a chess piece."

"In this round, our Great Qin has no choice but to join!"

As Wang Ben said, even if Ying Chengjiao believed that Dai's attack on Yan was more likely, what did Dai's attack on Yan have to do with Daqin?
Although Ying Chengjiao believed that the possibility of Dai attacking Qin was small, King Jia of Dai had already created an atmosphere of not returning until Xianyang was captured, and he even personally led his troops south to Hongshang Pass. How could the Qin army ignore it?
No matter what judgment Ying Chengjiao and the generals of the Qin Dynasty made, they had only one choice, and that was to defend the Qin border with all their strength and block the Dai army's advance!

Ying Chengjiao gave the order in a deep voice: "Pass on my order!"

"Order Deputy General Wu to lead 30,000 troops to guard Juzhu Pass, and order General Wu to lead 70,000 troops to the south to encircle the King of Dai from the north."

"Order General Duanhe to lead an army of 100,000 to encircle the King from the southeast."

"Order Deputy General Ben to lead an army of 400,000 to encircle the King of Dai from the northeast."

"Order General Jian to immediately reorganize the Lantian camp and be ready to march at any time!"

"When the battle is about to begin, Deputy General Ben and General Wu will coordinate and make decisions!"

Wang Ben and Meng Wula, together with Yang Duanhe, led an army of 570,000 to form an encirclement, with Wang Jian in the rear ready to provide reinforcements at any time.

No matter what plans King Jia of Dai and Li Mu have, Ying Chengjiao believes that the Qin army will never be defeated!
All the generals raised their hands: "Wei!"

Then Wang Ben hurriedly asked, "Where do you want to go, Commander?"

Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "I will lead the remaining 180,000 soldiers and horses back to Du Kang!"

(End of this chapter)