Qin Shi: Beginning as the first emperor's younger brother

Chapter 132 Famous Generals Showdown
Zhao Jun is in the main tent.

Deathly silence.

Li Mu was pale and frowning.

The generals are also worried about this.

If he advances, he will confront Ying Yuan head-on;

When retreating, the enemy army is stationed on the mountain road. When the army arrives there, they must be exhausted, and the mountain road is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is impossible to break through in a short time.

If Ying Yuan's army arrives and they form a pincer attack, I'm afraid it will be a catastrophe for Zhao Jun.

"Marshal, please order! Now, how should we respond?"

Some soldiers raised questions.

Now time is life.

They couldn't delay any longer.

If you continue to stay here, you will only face more dangers.

In a dilemma, they can only hope that Li Mu can find a solution.

After a while, he lay on the bed, let out a heavy sigh, and said weakly: "Since the matter has come to this, we can only fight to the end.

The old man will personally lead [-] soldiers, advance a hundred miles forward, and fight Ying Yuan decisively, trying to persist for a while.

You and others led the army to capture Hangu Pass in the shortest time at all costs.As long as this level is occupied, there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory! "

Li Mu is worthy of being a famous general of a generation, and he made a decision in the shortest time.

Even if it is to fight to the end, you can't seek your own death.

Such an approach can win Zhao Jun a chance of survival.

But in Hangu Pass, both Huan Juan and Li Xin have the potential to be famous generals in the world, and if they guard the city pass, it will bring great resistance to Li Mu.

It can greatly reduce their chances of winning.

Inside Hangu Pass.

Li Xin and Huan Yu are actively deploying defenses at the top of the city.

"According to what Lord Hou said, Li Mu will most likely storm Hangu Pass at all costs. Next, we will face an extremely tragic war."

The former looked at Zhao Jun's camp behind Hangu Pass and spoke slowly.

The latter responded: "I regret not listening to Lord Hou's words, let your troops suffer heavy losses in Tongshui, and besieged Hangu by Zhao Jun."

Speaking of this, Li Xin said solemnly: "Right now, you and I should have a clear division of labor. I suggest that you come to guard the front of the pass, and I will guard the back of the pass. This time, we must not lose anything. Even if the entire army is wiped out, we must protect the city pass." Don't lose until the champion marquis defeats the Zhao army."

Huan Juan didn't object. He was now in a bad mood. It was the first time he led the army alone, and he suffered such a setback. He was no longer suitable to fight against the main force of the enemy.

He looked at Li Xin seriously, bowed deeply and said, "I also hope that General Li can hold on behind the pass."

After Zhao Jun made a decision, he had already begun to divide his troops into battle.

Li Mu personally led the army to a valley a hundred miles away from Hangu Pass.

It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, full of mountain roads.

It can be described as easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Moreover, there is a small river not far from the camp where they just stationed, which can ensure that the water source is worry-free.

Here, he is confident and can hold on for quite a while.

The Zhao army traveled long distances to this point, leaving the country for a long time, and after the summer, the weather became hotter and hotter. The soldiers wore heavy armor every day and couldn't bear the scorching heat, which led to a decline in morale and morale.

Li Mu ordered the army to set up camp in the mountains to escape the heat in order to ensure that the soldiers could be relieved from the extreme heat.

When Ying Yuan heard the news, he couldn't stop laughing.

The soldiers around were all puzzled, and someone asked: "The place where Li Mu camped is backed by a water source and occupies a favorable location. What's the benefit to us? Why is Lord Hou laughing?"

Ying Yuan sold a trick, "Don't leak the secret, order the whole army to set up camp on the spot, and declare war on Li Mu after the rear army arrives."

Originally, at the beginning, he wanted to harass Zhao Jun with the tactics of surprise attack on Qingqi.

But after seeing Li Mu's way of stationing the barracks, he didn't want to do it anymore.

Three more days.

Li Tong rushed here, and Ying Yuan issued an order to him, "Tomorrow at noon, go and declare war with Li Mu. Remember, this battle can only be defeated, not won."

"Can only be defeated?" The other party was puzzled.

Ying Yuan said: "Just follow my orders."

After receiving the order, Li Tong went down to prepare.

Noon the next day.

Li Mu personally sent troops to fight.

The morale of the Zhao army is already low, so we must pay attention to the first battle.

If they lose, I'm afraid it will indirectly affect the final outcome of the entire army.

He thought that he would be able to see Ying Yuan in this battle, but it was his lieutenant general, Li Tong, who was sent here.

He had heard of this Li Tong. He had followed the former to fight in the north and south at a very early age.

But with Li Xin's generation, they are still slightly inferior.

This battle is more like a fight than a war.

The two sides set a time, place and a fixed number of people, and when they are brought to the battlefield, they will fight together.

In less than an hour, Li Mu's department had the upper hand.

In order to win the first battle, the generals he brought with him were all the elite troops of the Zhao army.

Therefore, he is bound to win this battle.

Soon, Qin's army was about to collapse. Seeing this, Li Tong hurriedly beat the drums and withdrew.

Li Mu was worried that the enemy was deceitful, so he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but let them go.

Back at the camp, he seemed to be in a much better mood.

This battle has brought back the low morale of Zhao Jun's soldiers.

Li Tong felt aggrieved and returned to the camp.

Ying Yuan greeted him personally, with a smile on his face, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "This battle is well done, and Zhao Jun has not become suspicious."

Unexpectedly, he shook his head and said: "Master Hou, this battle, in fact, was actually defeated by us, not because of the defeat of the last general. Today's Zhao army is different from the past. They are well-trained. The battle advances and retreats in an orderly manner, and it is really difficult to break through. In just over half an hour, our army has already shown a defeat."

Hearing the sound, Ying Yuan was slightly taken aback, and ordered: "It's okay, as long as I have fulfilled my entrustment, you wait, go to appease the wounded, Li Tong, follow me into account."

After the words fell, he turned around and walked towards the direction of the main tent.

Li Tong followed closely.

Ying Yuan frowned.

He still underestimated Li Mu.

In the first battle, I thought it was an active defeat, but after a long time of trouble, I didn't expect that it was defeated by Zhao Jun in an upright manner.

This is a disgrace to the Qin army, which is different from taking the initiative to defeat.

After returning to the camp, Ying Yuan took a deep breath and said with a heavy heart, "We still underestimated Li Mu. As Zhao's No.1 general, he really deserves his name. You don't have to worry about it. You can go to the battle tomorrow. Remember, it's still the same." If you want to lose, if you can't win, bring the cavalry with you tomorrow, even if you lose something, it doesn't matter, as long as Li Mu underestimates this Marquis."

Li Tong was completely dumbfounded this time.

Still want to continue to lose?
After coming and going, the morale of the Zhao army peaked, but our army showed a discouraged defeat.

But he still received the military order.

After working under Ying Yuan for so many years, he knows very well what to ask and what not to ask.

He believed in the champion Hou. After all, since Hou Ye led the army, it seemed that he had never lost a battle in the true sense.

Ying Yuan thought for a while, and continued to tell him: "Tomorrow's battle, there is no need to go to war, just go directly to Luezhen. It would be better if the enemy has an ambush, and it doesn't matter if some people die. It is necessary to create an idea in the enemy army that we are eager to avenge our shame."

Li Tong was helpless.

I don't understand what Lord Hou wants to do.

Over Hangu Pass, the war has already begun.

The person in charge of attacking Hangu Pass was Zhao Cong, a young general of Zhao State.

Strange to say.

This may be the fate of being a famous general.

In the original history, when Wang Jian and Huan Jue attacked Zhao, the latter had fought several battles with Zhao Cong.

In the end, Zhao Cong was defeated.

And the two of them, at that time, could be called famous generals.

The fate of each other was not disturbed by Ying Yuan's arrival.

On the contrary, even earlier.

The original history was that Huan Jue attacked Zhao, and Zhao Cong was in charge of defense.

This time, it was Zhao Cong who attacked Qin, but it was hard to say how the outcome would be.

In short, the battle on the Hangu Pass had just started for a day, and both sides had already suffered countless casualties.

It can be described as a bloody battle.

They both understand that there is no way out for each other.

The next day.

Li Tong led [-] light cavalry to raid Li Mu's camp.

Encountered an ambush and lost more than half.

When Li Tong was retreating, he was shot in the back by an arrow.

Li Mu smiled in front of all the soldiers: "This Ying Yuan seems to be a man of vain reputation, eager to get rid of the shame, but I don't know that the old man has already set up an ambush to kill pigs and sheep tonight to reward the three armies!"

"Marshal mighty!"

"Marshal mighty!"

The voices one after another resounded in Zhao Jun's camp.

(End of this chapter)