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Chapter 148 Wang Li's Thoughts

In the north of Julu City, Wangli Camp.

"General, the food and grass delivered for several days in a row is not enough for what we used to do. Our army doesn't have much food in stock. If this continues, I'm afraid it will be bad!"

General, that is to say, Wang Li who commands the frontier army and is stationed in Shangjun, and his cronies around him call him that.Zhang Han and others called him Marquis of Wucheng, also for the convenience of separation.

A middle-aged man was sitting in a handsome position, with a strong spirit and determination, and his eyes were piercing.The skin looks slightly dark, which is presumably caused by the sun and wind and sand in the northwest frontier.Tall and burly, he fits the characteristics of a man who was born and bred in the Northwest. This man is Wang Li, the commander of the Qin Great Wall frontier army.

Wang Li raised his hands and raised his feet, unconsciously exuding a sense of might.A suit of silver armor, although polished, looked a bit worn out.However, no one in the entire Great Qin Empire dared to underestimate it, and there was only infinite reverence for this piece of armor that had been passed down for many years.

It's just because the armor has an extraordinary origin, it was rewarded by Qin Shihuang Yingzheng himself in the past.It was worn on Wang Jian's body, and Wang Jian successively led the army to destroy Zhao, Yan, and Chu.Later, this armor was worn on Wang Ben's body. Wang Ben sent his army to capture Daliang, the capital of Wei, and Linzi, the capital of Qi, and captured King Jian of Qi.

This piece of armor is a testimony to the glory of the greatest family of military generals in the Qin State, and it also shows that Wang Li is a descendant of a famous general with an extraordinary background.After Wang Ben died, this armor was handed over to Wang Li naturally.

Wang Li also lived up to the reputation of his ancestors and fathers. After Meng Tian died, he took over the Great Wall Frontier Army and shouldered the important task of guarding the northern frontier of the Great Qin Empire.

This time, he received the illumination from Qin II, and led his army eastward along the Great Wall, and went south to Zhao Gao to cooperate with Zhao Gao.Previously, the Xiongnu were beaten by Meng Tian and fled, moving to the desert grassland, not daring to approach the Great Wall. According to historical records, Meng Tian built the Great Wall in the north, but the Huns were more than [-] miles away.

After he takes over now, he will basically not have much merit in the fight against the Huns, let alone surpass Meng Tian.You must know that the Wang family and the Meng family, in the process of the rise and unification of the Great Qin Dynasty, were two of the best heroic families, and they had always competed with each other.

The Wang family has Wang Jian, Wang Ben and his son, who made great contributions in the battle of destroying the six kingdoms.The Meng clan entered Qin Dynasty from Mengao, captured Han, Zhao, and Wei, and went out of the city successively. The Qin State established Dongjun and Sanchuan Commanderies outside Hangu Pass, laying the foundation for external expansion.Later, Meng Wu followed Wang Jian to destroy Chu and made great contributions.

Perhaps in the first two generations, the Wang family's father and son relied on the credit of conquering and destroying the Five Kingdoms, and the limelight overshadowed the Meng family.But in the third generation, Meng Tian was highly valued by the first emperor, and he made great contributions to building the Great Wall and the Huns.His younger brother, Meng Yi, was also a high official, and the Meng family brothers were prominent for a while, surpassing the Wang family.

As the third generation descendant of the Wang family, Wang Li has always been quite depressed about this.However, he has always been Meng Tian's deputy, and he has no chance to stand alone and surpass him.Later Meng Tian died and the Meng family declined, but Wang Li, who took over the frontier army, was not reconciled. He knew that in the hearts of the generals and common people in the Great Qin Dynasty, the Meng family was still higher than their royal family.

The only way to change this situation is to speak the truth and surpass Meng Tian in combat exploits.Let everyone see the strength of the Wang family, and let everyone know that the Wang family is stronger than Montessori.Of course, this is not a kind of hatred, but the dedication and emphasis of the famous general family on merit and honor.

If you want to surpass Meng Tian, ​​you can't just deal with the Xiongnu's record.Just when he was regretting this, Chen Sheng and Wu Guangze revolted in Zexiang, and the uprisings of the six eastern countries were surging.

What a great opportunity to make a difference!While Wang Li sighed, but because of his own status, he could not act rashly and could only watch the bandits sigh.He is even more envious of the Shaofu Zhang Han who can lead an army to attack.

Until that day, he received an edict from Qin II Hu Hai, ordering him to lead the army to march east along the Great Wall and cooperate with General Zhang Han to encircle Zhao.

When he received the news, Wang Libie mentioned how happy he was, that he could finally destroy the country and put down the rebellion like his grandfather and father did, and made extraordinary achievements.Coincidentally, the location is still in the country of Zhao. I think that the grandfather Wang Jian was the first to conquer Handan, and the first country to perish was Zhao.

History seemed to be repeating itself, and Wang Li felt that his grandfather had opened the way to the glory of the Wang family on this land back then.Today is also here, he wants to rejuvenate the momentum and honor of the Wang family.

Thinking of this, Wang Li couldn't hide his excitement, so he deliberately put on this armor, which was passed down from his grandfather and father, and sent troops to the giant deer.The meaning and determination contained in it are self-evident.

When they arrived at Julu, Wang Li and Zhang Han's soldiers split into two places to fight together.Note that it is a cooperative operation, Wang Li is not attached to Zhang Han, and is not attached to Zhang Han at the level of command authority.

Wang Li was stationed in the north of Julu City. He first sent a large army to rescue Zhao Guo generals Chen Yu, Yan Qi, Han Wei Guo, etc., as well as some sporadic small groups of rebels.

Immediately afterwards, Shejian and Su Jiao were dispatched to attack Julu City in batches.However, Zhang Han was "happy and happy", and the offensive on the southern front was not fierce. The reason Zhang Han gave was to attract reinforcements to rescue them and surround them to fight for them.On this tactical issue, the two of them have slightly different opinions.

As for the food and fodder of the 20 Great Wall Frontier Army under his command, all of them were transported by Zhang Han.After all, it was a long-distance raid, so it was impossible to carry too much food and grass, and the food and grass in Shangjun also depended on the transportation in Guanzhong, so it would cost too much to go around like this.

In contrast, not far behind Zhang Han is Dahe.Whether it is transporting grain from Guanzhong along the Wei River or the Yellow River to Hebei, or getting grain from Ao Cang, it is much more convenient.

Ao Cang is located in Aoshan in the northeast of Xingyang, where the Yellow River and Jishui River diverge, connecting Honggou and the Central Plains Water Transport River.Qin Shihuang had a unique insight. After unifying the six countries, he set up a granary here to collect grain from the Central Plains and store it here.

As for the amount of grain stored in Ao Cang, it is truly astonishing. Three years of rebellion against Qin and five years of fighting between Chu and Han, so many troops have transported grain since then, but they have never run out.From some perspectives, the reason why Liu Bang was able to confront Xiang Yu for so long and win in the end is that Ao Cang Zhiliang is an important help.

The food from Ao Cang passed through the chasm, and the river was transported to Hebei, and then transported to our own army, which was a bit troublesome.Fortunately, Zhang Han had the foresight to build the tunnel in advance to serve as a channel for transporting grain and fodder to supply the army.

To some extent, for Wang Li, he was the main character in the Battle of Julu.Zhang Han's existence is to guard his flanks, serve as the captain of the transportation brigade, and deliver food.Facts have proved that Zhang Han has been doing a good job!
However, in the past two days, there seemed to be some problems in the corridor, and the amount of grain and grass transported dropped significantly, and the amount of drop was not at 01:30.

If things were allowed to go on like this, there might be problems with the supply of food and grass for the 20 troops, so the quartermaster hurriedly came to see Wang Li, hoping to have a clear solution.

Hearing the quartermaster's report, Wang Li couldn't help frowning, and asked, "What's the delay in the corridor?"

The quartermaster replied: "Return to the general, yes, a few days ago, a Chu army appeared to destroy many corridors, which delayed the delivery. It seems that it was destroyed by the Chu people after it was just repaired, so the delivery of food and grass was delayed. "

"Is there something wrong with the tunnel?" Wang Li was quite angry about this.

The quartermaster is Wang Li's confidant, so he boldly said: "General, does General Zhang have any other intentions? The general is in the south of Julu City. Apart from guarding the flanks for our army, he also maintains the passageway and transports rations." .But with an army of 20, is it possible that even a grain road is not good enough for the Chu people to take advantage of?"

There is a reason why the quartermaster dared to say that.He knew that Wang Li had a lot of complaints about Zhang Han, but in the final analysis, it had something to do with his seniority and status.

Zhang Han was originally an official of the Shaofu, and was ordered to lead the army to attack when he was in danger. Wang Li was very envious of such an opportunity.However, after several victories, Zhang Han became a general in a grand manner, and Wang Li's envy gradually turned into jealousy.

In the military system of the Qin State, the generals at the top are respected, and the generals at the bottom are the great generals.In other words, Zhang Han is one level above himself.This made Wang Li feel a little unhappy, the Meng family can still compete with the Wang family, so what is Zhang Han?
Isn't it just those few victories?Wang Li always believed that if he had been sent to fight at that time, the situation might be better than his own.The son of a family of famous generals and heroes, he has some vague contradictions towards the new rising general.

Zhang Hanzhi told Qin II and Zhao Gao through Zhao Cheng, asking Wang Li to "cooperate".The reason why they guarded the south of Julu City was that the only thing they did was to guard the flanks for Wang Li and transport food and grass.Giving Wang Li the heavy responsibility of attacking the giant deer and besieging the reinforcements, it might not be a great contribution to Wang Li.

Zhang Han can also be regarded as good intentions, but because of this, he ignored some problems.Under certain circumstances, when these problems erupt, they will be infinitely magnified and may become a fatal injury.Perhaps the foreshadowing of the battle of the giant deer has already been laid at this time.Even so, General Wang Li seemed a little ungrateful, and Zhang Han's move was not worth the loss.

Hearing what the quartermaster said, Wang Li thought for a while and shook his head, and said, "Probably not, even if Zhang Han wanted to, he wouldn't use this kind of war drama that is related to the fate of the Great Qin!"

In General Wang's mind, rationality had just gained the upper hand, and a piece of unfortunate news came, which shook his firm thoughts just now.

The subordinates came down to report: "Xiang Yu's troops of the Chu army have been killed!"

(End of this chapter)