Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

Outside the border of Yingchuan County.

The southeast wind rolled up yellow sand all over the sky. The Zhao and Wei coalition forces suspended their march and did not launch an attack rashly.

"Is this the [cement] invented by Lord Sheng Ping of Qin? It does look quite tricky!"

"Is this wall strong?"

"According to our intelligence, the defensive capabilities of this city wall are no less than those of ordinary military locations."

In the central main account of the Zhao and Wei coalition forces, a dozen generals wearing armor looked at the tall city wall that suddenly appeared in front of them through the yellow sand, and each of them frowned.

[Cement] has now begun to be widely used in the Qin State. Although Zhao and Wei cannot obtain the formula of [Cement], the intelligence personnel of both countries are basically familiar with the efficacy of [Cement].

Zhao and Wei formed an alliance very quickly.

First, because the territories of the two countries are adjacent, once a military order is issued, the armies of the two countries can join each other in a very short time.

Secondly, it is because the pressure brought by Qin on the two countries is indeed a bit too great. If not, even if Zhao and Wei can successfully form an alliance, there will inevitably be a period of wrangling along the way.

However, although the two countries formed an alliance quickly, the Qin State on the opposite side was obviously faster than them.

After originally learning that Qin was going to attack Zhao and Wei at the same time, the goals of both countries were very clear, which was to strike first and gain the upper hand. With the lessons learned from South Korea, Zhao and Wei had also seen Qin's ambitions. .

However, they did not expect that their army had just arrived, but Qin had already set up a formation here waiting for them.

"The scouts have just sent back information that the Qin State has also built two identical city defenses on the other two military arteries."

"It has only been a month since the Qin State captured South Korea, and the Qin State has actually built three such magnificent buildings. Lord Shengping, Lord Mo... is really a serious problem for us!"

"General Li, what do you think we should do next?"

Someone spoke.

Hearing this, the dozen or so generals in the main account all turned their attention to an old man in the main position. Although this old man had gray hair and beard, his eyes were clear and he had an indescribable dignity about him.

The old man is none other than Zhao Guo’s ‘military soul’, Lord Wu An—Li Mu.

In this battle, Zhao Guo and Wei Guo nominally sent a commander each, but in fact there was only one commander-in-chief in this battle, and that was Li Mu.

The commander Wei sent this time was very smart. When the two armies formed an alliance, he stood up and showed his face. But when the alliance entered a state of war readiness, he became an "invisible man".

Because this Wei commander-in-chief knew very well that in terms of military command ability, he could not compare with the world-famous Li Mu.

Not to mention in a war.

The most taboo thing is confusion in command, which will make the soldiers at the bottom unable to receive clear instructions and easily fall into a situation of no return.

So the commander-in-chief of the Wei State simply chose to mess it up. In this way, if he failed in this battle, he could blame all the blame on Li Mu.

And if this battle is successful, he will stand up again and reap the fruits of victory as the commander-in-chief of Wei State.

In fact, many people in the military tent now saw his plan, but no one said anything about it, because Li Mu had acquiesced in this matter.

Li Mu doesn't care about military merit.

All he cares about is the war itself and the life and death of his own soldiers. As for the credit, it doesn't matter even if all the credit is given to others.

Even for Li Mu, such a "harmonious" cooperation as this time has made him very satisfied.

"Since the Qin army dared to declare war on Zhao and Wei at the same time, it means that they must have been prepared for it. The current situation is not surprising."

Facing everyone's gaze, Li Mu stared at the map on the desk in front of him and said calmly: "Since I can't seize the opportunity now, I might as well retreat for the time being and wait for work."

"The longer it takes, it may not be detrimental to us. Qin is waiting for reinforcements to arrive from behind, but so are we..."

The reinforcements Li Mu mentioned naturally refer to the support from the three countries of Qi, Yan, and Chu. Before the start of this battle, Zhao and Wei had already sent envoys to visit various countries.

In addition to Chu State in the south, Zhao and Wei have always had frequent contacts with Qi, Yan, and Han. Now that the two countries are facing danger, there is a high possibility of receiving support from Qi and Yan.

"What General Lee said makes sense."

"Yes, since they are willing to wait, we will accompany them."

"You're right."

Hearing Li Mu's words, most of the generals in the entire main account immediately agreed, like a group of salted fish shouting "six six six" in the audience.

Only the face of the unknown commander-in-chief of Wei suddenly changed slightly when he heard Li Mu's words.

Although General Li Mu has first-class military command skills, his sensitivity to politics seems to be a bit low!

If reinforcements were so easy to come by, how could South Korea perish?

This is the thought.

The Wei commander turned to look at Li Mu. He was about to say something, but he saw Li Mu gently shaking his head towards him.

Does Li Mu really not understand government affairs?

Don't say it.

He really didn't know much, otherwise Li Mu wouldn't have died from the villain's slander in the official history.

However, although Li Mu didn't know much about government affairs, he knew the 'Allies' quite well. In Li Mu's heart, it was better to believe in the reliability of the 'Allies' than to believe in a cow.

At least the cattle still plow the fields.

But he had no choice, he had to say this, because saying this could at least leave a glimmer of hope for these generals.

From the time he saw the sudden appearance of the city wall in front of him, Li Mu had already understood that the possibility of them winning this battle was extremely low, but he did not show it.

The leader should be in charge of the three armies and command with determination.

If even he, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, panicked, then they would have lost this battle without having to fight it.

But no matter how stable Li Mu's mentality was, he could not change the gap in hard conditions between the two armies. Although Li Mu was the "Wu'an Lord", he was far more cautious about war than anyone else.

Before the war started, he had already discovered Qin's construction of the city wall. He had already felt something bad half a month ago and reported the matter to King Zhao, but he did not pay attention to it.

It can only be said that no matter how good the general is, he will be helpless when encountering a king who is holding him back.

Later, when Qin State sent troops and Zhao and Wei formed a coalition, Li Mu was the first to order an attack, hoping to seize the opportunity before Qin State's city wall was built.

But obviously, everything he did was in vain. If Qin was not prepared, how could it be sure to send troops rashly?

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