The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 948 A Carefully Calculated War [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

When Qin conquered other princes, they also encountered difficult obstacles. If it were not for Bingzhou and Yan Yan's actions, it would not have been so easy for them to conquer the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei and Chu.

"Let's attack Shicheng in turns, and send out scout camps along the Yishui River to find a suitable place to cross the river!" Wang Jian calmed down.

The State of Yan only had a way out, so it would not make a desperate resistance. However, it did not mean that King Xi of Yan would just give up and allow the Qin army to advance straight in.

If the Qin army fails to capture Shicheng, they can only retreat and wait for support from the rear.

But if it really comes to this, King Xi of Yan may not really order the Great Wall garrison corps and Fan Yuqi and Yan Chunjun to withdraw to Yingzhou.

Who would give up the ancestral heritage easily if they can?
Therefore, in the Battle of Shicheng, King Xi of Yan still had a lucky mentality.

If the Qin State cannot capture the Stone City, then the Yan State may give it a try.

The premise is that Bingzhou will not interfere.

"The mountains are high and the city is solid. There is no possibility of detour except for a head-on attack!" The scout sent back the information.

It is impossible to conquer Shicheng by other means, but there is still a glimmer of possibility of crossing Yishui River by force.

However, as the mother river of Yan State, the Yan people knew the situation of Yishui River better than the Qin people. Therefore, Ju Wu also sent heavy troops to guard those areas of Yishui River that were suitable for forced crossing.

"It's a pity that the river water has melted, otherwise we could have used the ice on the river surface to force our way across the Yishui River." Xin Sheng felt a little regretful.

If they had not been frightened by the Great Wall garrison, they might have been able to reach the Yishui River before the ice melted.

"Can we build a floating bridge?" Wang Jian asked.

After all, Bingzhou did just that during the war to destroy Chu. They used the navy's ships as obstacles to block the turbulent river water, keep the water surface calm, and directly build a floating bridge to allow the cavalry to pass quickly.

"Although we don't have naval ships, the Yishui River is not as dangerous as the Yangtze River. It's not difficult to build a floating bridge. We just need to avoid harassment from the Yan army." Xin Sheng thought about it and decided that this was indeed a good choice.

The Stone City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the Qin army wants to break through the Stone City, I am afraid the losses will be heavy.

They had already failed to achieve complete victory in this battle, and if they suffered heavy losses under the Stone City, it would be difficult for them to explain to Xianyang.

Especially this time they have almost formed the most luxurious top lineup of the Qin State. If they produce an extremely ugly result, the entire Qin State will doubt the ability of these people.

"Be careful of those observation groups from Bingzhou!" Wang Jian frowned and suddenly thought of it.

The people in Bingzhou are not of the same mind as them. They are just a bunch of spectators who can't wait to see them get beaten to a bloody pulp in Shicheng.

"I will lead 5,000 soldiers from the engineering battalion to avoid these people from Bingzhou and secretly find a suitable location to build a pontoon bridge." Xin Sheng nodded.

If Bingzhou really knew the location where they built the pontoon bridge, the Yan army might know it the next moment.

"No, is it really okay for you to say that in front of me?" Gongsun Nu looked at the two of them speechlessly.

Wang Jian and Xin Sheng rolled their eyes at him, saying that they were saying this on purpose.

Why am I on guard against you? Don’t you count?
You join in every fun and you're everywhere. Is this what a qualified observation group should do?
"I am so untrustworthy that if I hadn't reminded you, you would still be moving so slowly!" Gongsun roared in anger.

"General Gongsun can give advice to my Qin army, so why can't he give advice to Yan?" Wang Jian rolled his eyes. "Don't think I don't know that the Bingzhou observation group is not only in the Qin army, but also in the Yan army."

The main point is that no matter in attack or defense, Bingzhou must join in the fun and learn from others.

Gongsun Nu was silent. This was indeed the truth. After all, Bingzhou was not good at this kind of siege and defense battles, so they wanted to join in the fun and learn everything.

"Let's ask for help from Xianyang!" Half a month later, after discussion between Wang Jian and Xin Sheng, they had to ask Xianyang for reinforcements again.

In the past half month, they tried to build a floating bridge over the Yishui River, but the Yan State was not stupid. It sent out cavalry to patrol the river bank non-stop for twelve hours, giving them no chance to launch a sneak attack.

Therefore, they could only try to attack Shicheng again and again, and there were many casualties.

After all, in a siege battle, the enemy has always been in a situation where the attacker has ten times the strength, making the enemy the naturally weaker party.

Xianyang soon received a letter for help from the front line.

Xianyang was not surprised at all about the request for help. No army would send all its troops to a major war at once, as that would put too much pressure on logistics.

So, although it is called a call for help, it is actually a rotation.

Let new forces take over and supplement, replace part of the army, and ensure the combat effectiveness of the army.

As the regent, Fusu did not refuse or object, and he transferred another 50,000 troops from Daliang to Shicheng for assistance.

"So it can be done this way. I've learned something!" Gongsun Nu wrote down everything bit by bit.

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Whenever Bingzhou went to war, it would always reveal all its cards right away, telling the other side how many troops it had dispatched, which was equivalent to revealing its cards directly.

Now we realize that a regular large-scale war cannot be conducted like this.

The front battlefield cannot accommodate so many troops at the same time. If such a large number of troops are sent out at the beginning, some of the troops will just stand there in a daze, wasting food and money.

It can only be said that among those who have fought their way out of hundreds of vassal states, none of them are simple people, and they have taken calculating to the extreme.

"Sure enough, Bingzhou is just a makeshift team. In the past, there have been unnecessary losses!" Gongsun thought angrily. He must explain this to Yan Yan after returning.

The unnecessary losses caused by their previous wars were too great.

Look at the Qin State. They calculated roughly how many soldiers were needed for each battle and how many people the battlefield could accommodate. They would never have more than one if possible. They were extremely thrifty.

The Qin army's vanguard battalion, which was the main force in the attack, retreated to Yangcheng to rest, and then the newly arrived reinforcements from Daliang took over the task of attacking the city.

"How long will it take to capture it?" Gongsun Nu looked at Wang Jian and others curiously.

"Who knows?" Wang Jian shook his head.

It’s not that he didn’t say it on purpose, but he wasn’t sure.

Attacking a city is a long and arduous task in itself. It's a competition of who can hold on longer and who gives up first.

The battlefield situation changes rapidly. Sometimes the enemy can't hold on after one rotation, and sometimes they can hold on for three years. For example, in the Battle of Handan, the Qin army fought hard under the city of Handan for three years but still failed to break into Handan.

"Attacking a city is different from your prairie. There is no strategic location to defend. We have to use our swords to attack and the truth will be revealed in an instant." Xin Sheng also gave an explanation.

It would be great if wars could be fought in the rough way like on the grasslands, with just fighting and hacking, and no one hiding or defending.

"Okay!" Gongsun sighed.

In fact, he seemed to know how to fight offensive and defensive battles before, but he got used to staying in the grassland and forgot everything he had learned before.

(End of this chapter)