Chapter 519 First Battle

Qin army camp.

It was a cold morning, and the military camp was filled with fog. Wang Jian was alone in the general's tent.

The sound of horse hooves outside the tent was heard in a hurry, and people were constantly coming and going, making it very noisy.

Wang Jian faced the sand table in front of him, but his heart remained calm.

This was the first battle with the Zhao Kingdom's border troops, and it was also a battle in which all the elite troops fought.

As the sun rose, the first military report since the battle came.

"Report, General Li Xin led 3,000 flying troops and has captured the Zhao army's left stronghold."

When Wang Jian received his report, he stretched out his hand and placed the Qin Army's war chess on the sand table at the camp on the far left of the Zhao army's formation.

This is a small victory, but it is also a good start for the Qin army.

The Qin army has many outstanding generals and lieutenants who are capable of completing the tactics laid out above.

"Report, General Wang Ben led 3,000 tiger troops and has captured Zhao Jun's right stronghold."

Wang Jian placed the war chess on the village on the right again, without a trace of expression, watching everything calmly. The changes in the situation on both sides are fully reflected on the sand table.

Military reports came one after another. Before noon, the Qin army had basically eliminated all the Zhao army's strongholds on the periphery.

But at this moment, Wang Jian's expression began to change and became serious. Because he knew that at this time, Li Mu was going to fight back.

The soldiers in the stronghold haven't finished their meal when the military report from outside has arrived.

"Report, Li Xin's army was blocked at Shabanpo."

"Report, Wang Ben's army met Zhao Jun's captain Wei Qi at Shilisha. A fierce battle was going on at this time."

"Report, the Zhao army suddenly sent out a surprise force to recapture the Songshigu Dazhai."

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From this moment on, the war game became anxious. After the Qin army advanced deeply and entered the battlefield where Li Mu wanted to fight, the two sides started a tug-of-war.

The two armies repeatedly competed for several key positions around the second line position established by Zhao Jun.

Until sunset, Li Xin was the first to come back.

He looked very embarrassed, but his blood was high and he was very excited.

"General!"

"How's the battle going?"

"Our army failed to defeat it. Seeing that it was getting late, we retreated."

Wang Jian nodded.

"There are many forks on the left side of Zhao Jun's formation. Zhao Jun is more familiar with the terrain here than we are. On the contrary, we must avoid night battles and be careful of night attacks."

"General, I understand!" Li Xin sighed, "Zhao's tens of thousands of border troops are really powerful. I attacked them for a whole day, but they didn't move an inch."

"This is just the beginning."

Just as Wang Jian finished speaking, he heard an urgent call.

"Report, Zhao Jun rode to Shilisha and surrounded Wang Ben's army."

"I go!"

After hearing this, Li Xin stood up immediately, but was stopped by Wang Jian with a wave of his hand.

"Concern leads to chaos. The other party has surrounded Wang Ben with its most elite troops. It is obvious that they are targeting us to rescue. There must be an ambush around."

"What about that?"

"Wang Ben's three thousand tiger troops are all heavily armored, so Zhao Qi can do nothing at the moment."

When Wang Jian said this, he raised his head and glanced out of the sky window. Night was approaching.

"With all the side cavalry out, the enemy's rear stronghold will be empty. That's almost it."

Wang Jian seemed to have expected this move from Li Mu. Not long after, there was an urgent call outside the tent.

"Reported that the Mongolian military troops suddenly attacked the Zhao army's right side stronghold and burned some of its grain and grass supplies."

"When the partial stronghold is attacked, the Zhao army will definitely panic. Li Xin, lead your flying army to march to Xiaomo Road immediately. If the Zhao army's side cavalry withdraws, they will ambush and kill them; if they do not withdraw, take advantage of the opportunity to seize Xiaomo Road. Zhao Jun's three consecutive strongholds will be burned and destroyed. I will make Zhao Jun's most elite side cavalry homeless tonight and have no grass to feed."

Wang Jian said one word, and his murderous intention was revealed.

"promise!"

As Li Xin left the camp again, the night gradually deepened. Many generals of the Qin Army also returned one after another and gathered in the big tent.

At the end of the day, people and horses were swarming outside again. Li Xin and Wang Ben walked in from outside, with smiles on their faces.

"General, the Zhao army was riding back to rescue, but was ambushed by the general in the middle of the road. We attacked from both inside and outside, and the Zhao army was defeated. The general also burned Zhao Jun's three strongholds along the way."

Wang Jian's originally gentle expression changed and he looked at Li Xin.

"wrong!"

"General, what did you say?"

"With the strength of Zhao Jun's side cavalry, if we choose to protect Mo Dao's three consecutive strongholds, although there will be losses, it will not be a major defeat. It is impossible to lose both men and strongholds."

Wang Jian suddenly became nervous and looked at the sand table again, but heard Wang Ben talking from the side.

"If this cavalry is not the main force of Zhao Jun's side cavalry, then where will their main force be?"

Wang Jian was looking on the sand table for possible targets of Zhao Jun's attack, and suddenly thought of something.

"Food transport team!"

At this time, Li Xin, Wang Ben and a group of generals gathered around.

"The grain and grass escorted from Jingxing are coming. Zhao Jun is short of food, so he must be eyeing it."

The Qin army fought fiercely for a day. At this time, most of the troops lacked physical strength.

Among all the armies, Li Xin's flying army was the fastest, but at this time, it was too difficult for him to march in a hurry.

Among all the armies now, only the Mongolian Army still has mobility and sufficient combat effectiveness.

"Pass an order to have the Mongolian army change its route and rescue the grain transport team!"

"promise!"

It was a dark night and the wind was strong, but there were continuous flames on the long road.

When the most elite cavalry of the Zhao and Qin armies collided, both sides burst out with amazing combat power and will.

A corner of darkness far away from the battlefield.

Chu Nan Gong looked at this scene and said slowly.

"Li Mu and Wang Jian are really matched up against each other!"

Fan Zeng stood beside Duke Nan of Chu and touched his beard.

"But it looks like Zhao Jun will have a small victory in today's battle."

Chu Nan Gong looked at all this and sighed.

"Li Mu's bait is not that easy to swallow. But the way Xiao Mo Dao was beaten, it still surprised me."

Fan Zeng was also a little puzzled.

"Even if it is Li Mu's bait, the combat power is too weak. If it hadn't been defeated so quickly, the Qin army might not have reacted so quickly. The losses tonight will be even greater."

"It's not that their combat power is too poor, but that Li Xin and Wang Ben's armies are too strong."

After Chu Nan Gong said this, Fan Zeng fell into silence. At this moment, a man in black approached quickly.

"Nangong, I have found out clearly. Xiao Modao's cavalry was sent from Handan. And before the war, in addition to providing food and grass to the border army, King Zhao also sent a lot of captains."

Chu Nan Gong groaned.

"It seems that Handan is still worried about Li Mu!"

Whether it is King Zhao, Queen Zhao, or the favorites of King Zhao who are now active in the Zhao court, they are all afraid of Li Mu. In addition, Li Mu's frontier army was closely involved with Gongzi Jia's side, so they became even more vigilant.

Fan Zeng shook his head, already keenly aware of the internal crisis in Zhao State.

"It seems that the battle between Qin and Zhao may not be decided on the battlefield."

For some reason, Fan Zeng felt a little sad when he said this.