Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

In Xianyang Palace, since the beginning of the Qin Dynasty war, military information from the front line has been sent to Xianyang Palace every day. Qin Wangzheng did not want to control the frontline army in this way. Such things as micro-management, Qin Wangzheng has never done it since he was a child. I knew it couldn't be done at that moment.

In terms of formulating the general marching strategy, he will discuss with his generals, but in the specific implementation process, Qin Wangzheng will retreat behind the scenes. Although Qin Wangzheng is confident, it can even be called arrogant at times. But in his confidence or arrogance, there is more reason. He knows what he can do and what he cannot interfere casually.

On an ordinary day in April, a volume of military newspapers from Donghuan City appeared on the desk of Qin Wang Zheng, placed side by side with the military newspapers from Wang Jian's army. Looking at the two different styles of handwriting on them, Qin Wang Zheng couldn't help but Laughed.

Wang Jian, who always seeks stability in battle, chose what seemed to be the craziest method in this battle. Yang Ming, who was famous for his bravery and advancement in fighting style, chose what seemed to be the safest method in this battle. It must be said that , the contrast is really interesting. Of course, what Qin Wangzheng saw was not only interesting, but also made him think more after this abnormality.

"Sun Tzu once said in the chapter on virtuality and reality in the Art of War that soldiers are like water. The movement of water avoids heights and tends to go down. The shape of soldiers avoids reality and strikes at the weak. Water controls the flow according to the ground, and soldiers win according to the enemy. Therefore, soldiers are impermanent. Momentum, water has no constant shape. Those who can win due to changes in the enemy are called gods." Qin Wangzheng said to himself.

Zhao Gao and Li Si beside him acted as if they were listening attentively.

"Everyone praises Zhao State's General Li Mu as the god of military formations, but how can our general and the guard captain not be the gods of battle formations?" King Qin said.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Sixteen years will definitely be the year to destroy Zhao." As a chamberlain, Zhao Gao naturally doesn't have to pay attention to any moral integrity. He can say whatever he wants when it comes to flattering. He doesn't have to think too much, and he doesn't have to worry about harming his own people. Assuming the possibility, isn’t Li Si still thinking about how to answer the call? But the opportunity had been snatched away by Zhao Gao in advance.

"Huh? Zhao Gao, when did you also learn the divination skills of the Yin Yang family?" Qin Wangzheng asked Zhao Gao. It can be seen that he was in a good mood at this time. Obviously, what Zhao Gao said was what he liked to hear. .

"Your Majesty, I am not qualified enough to learn the divination skills of the Yin Yang family." Hearing the ease in Qin Wangzheng's words, Zhao Gao knew that what he had just said was right.

"Then how did you know?" Qin Wangzheng asked.

"Your Majesty just told me." Zhao Gao said with a smile.

"What did I tell you?" Qin Wangzheng, who was in a good mood at this time, naturally had some leisure to have fun with Zhao Gao.

The State of Zhao is finally about to disappear from this world. If there is any country among the six countries in the world that Qin Wangzheng hates the most, it is definitely the State of Zhao. Not only because of the childhood he spent in the State of Zhao, but also because it was the State of Zhao that made him He experienced the taste of defeat for the first time. The two reasons combined gave Qin Wangzheng enough reason to hate Zhao Guo.

"What King Cai just said is that Li Mu of Zhao State is the god of military formations, and the general and the guard captain are not the gods of battle formations. How can two gods of battle formations be invincible against one god of military formations?" The truth." Zhao Gao replied.

"You are cunning." Qin Wangzheng smiled calmly, which seemed to agree with Zhao Gao's statement.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Li Si felt a hint of regret in his heart. He had just too much scruples, and his moment of reserve actually led to him missing another opportunity, allowing Zhao Gao to grab such a good opportunity.

When Qin Wangzheng in Xianyang Palace saw the hope of victory, the Qin North Army Corps far away in Zhao State had already begun to prepare for a decisive battle.

At the end of April in the 16th year of the Qin Dynasty, on the vast plain at the foot of the Taihang Mountains, more than 200,000 troops of Qin and Zhao walked out of the camp in the early morning sunshine. After the Qin army entered the territory of Zhao, the real war was about to begin.

A total of 250,000 soldiers and horses gathered on the battlefield. With the flags fluttering, it can be said to be boundless. Countless swords, guns, swords and halberds reflected the faint cold light under the rising sun. The two most powerful legions in the world will be in Zhao Kingdom. On the land, the cruelest and most heroic scene in the world was staged. They decided the life and death of countless people, the life and death of Zhao State, and even the general trend of the entire world.

If the Zhao army is defeated in this battle, the Zhao state will be destroyed. From then on, there will no longer be an army in the world that can stop the Qin army.

"The Qin Army is indeed worthy of its reputation. In such a short period of time, it can integrate the soldiers from several counties into such a seamless whole." In the Zhao army's formation, Li Mu, who was standing on a lookout, looked at the people opposite. As the Qin army formed a large formation, the solemn look in their eyes gradually faded away, replaced by a high-spirited fighting spirit.

Dignity only existed before the war started. At that time, Li Mu needed to think about many things, but now that he has entered the battlefield, Li Mu no longer needs to think about other things. Now he only needs to think about one thing, which is to defeat the Qin army and gain victory. Battlefield war victory.

"This is about to be a decisive battle. There is no so-called military strategy at all. All we have is to attack the strong with force?" In the Qin army's main formation, Li Xin looked at the almost boundless Qin and Zhao army and was confused for a moment.

Qin Wangzheng threw him into Yang Ming's army. Although it was to punish him for his failure in last year's war, it was also to enable him to learn something from Yang Ming.

Li Xin also kept this in mind. When he came to the Yulin Guards under Yang Ming, he observed carefully and studied hard. But now, just when he thought that Yang Ming and Li Mu were almost the two most capable fighters in the world. When there was such a thrilling duel between famous generals, the two of them unexpectedly chose such a simple and crude method, directly launching their armies for a decisive battle.

Could it be that I didn't win before because I wasn't reckless enough? Li Xin thought subconsciously, but then even he felt ridiculous, and he quickly gathered his mind. At this time, he could not be distracted. At the moment, it was useless to think about anything, only the word "war".

Amidst the sound of military drums, the formations of the Qin and Zhao armies began to slowly change, and both took an offensive stance.

In this decisive battle, both the Qin army and the Zhao army made the same choice and chose to attack.

Zhao's border cavalry is famous all over the world, but Qin's Shangjun, Beidi, and Longxi counties are also the main sources of Qin's cavalry, and Qin's cavalry is also a rare and powerful force in the world. , a group of cavalry gathered into a legion. Among the suppressed breathing of the cavalry, only the horses seemed to have felt that the war was coming, perhaps because of uneasiness.

In the main camp of the Zhao Army's left formation, as the commander-in-chief of the Zhao Army's left army, Sima Shang looked at the Qin Army's formation from a distance while mobilizing his troops and punishing the generals. In front of the Qin Army's formation, the cavalry appeared a little strange, with both men and horses. Heavy armor can be called a luxury. In today's world, I am afraid that only the Qin State has the national power to arm its cavalry to such an extent.

Moreover, why are the three cavalry in parallel? Is this what they want? Sima Shang, who thought that he had lived in the northern border of Zhao for a long time, and although his understanding and use of cavalry was not as good as that of a god of military formations like Li Mu, he was still an excellent general. For a moment, he felt a strange feeling, and after the strange feeling, There is a hint of uneasiness.

On the decisive battlefield of more than 200,000 troops, the battle line stretched for nearly 30 miles. On such a large battlefield, it was impossible for the generals of both sides to command the entire battlefield at the same time. Such division of troops was inevitable, and Sima Shang was on Under such circumstances, he became the commander-in-chief of Zhao Jun's left army.

In view of the fact that the total strength of the Qin Army was superior, Li Mu's strategy was to use heavy armored infantry as the core on both wings, supplemented by light cavalry. He did not seek a big victory, but only sought to stabilize the front, while Zhao Army's elite side cavalry were concentrated in the middle. , strive to gain the advantage in the middle in the shortest possible time, and then use the fast maneuverability of the side riders to continuously expand this advantage gained in the middle. By accumulating less, the enemy can win the entire battlefield.

Under such an arrangement, the combat power of Zhao Jun's left army is relatively weak. It is precisely because of this that Li Mu made Sima Shang the leader of the left army, because he was most assured of Sima Shang.

But now, before I gain the advantage in the middle, can I really block it? Sima Shang doubted himself for the first time. It was actually the three thousand cavalrymen who had never seen before who appeared in the Qin army's forward, which gave him a mysterious feeling. It's full of pressure.

But now that the two armies are extremely close, Sima Shang has no chance to hesitate. As the saying goes, when two armies meet, the brave will win. The distance between the forwards of the two armies is less than a thousand steps, so there is no chance for hesitation. , we can only fight with strength and promote strength with wisdom.

As the drums of the Qin Army's advance sounded, the Zhao Army's left formation was filled with suppressed breathing. The Qin Army's cavalry, which had never appeared before, made the battle-hardened Zhao soldiers in the front row feel the pressure. Although they They may not know how to march and fight, and although they may not have learned the art of war, the wisdom of surviving and fighting in battles has already turned into the instinct of the body. However, at this moment, they felt a little uneasy in their intuition.

While holding their breath and concentrating, there was the sound of the Qin Army's forward cavalry's horseshoes hitting the ground. With both men and horses in armor, the weight of the war horses doubled, and the pressure from the metal was even more intense.

"Attack." As the Qin Army continued to approach the Zhao Army's front line, the Qin Army's forward heavy cavalry was getting faster and faster, rushing towards the Zhao Army's left army's main line like a mountain falling apart.

"Even the Wei warriors at their peak might not be able to block such an impact." Although Sima Shang had never seen the Qin army's strange cavalry, which was heavily armored and connected with chains, he could roughly judge that it was an infantryman. When a large formation collides with such a heavy cavalry, it is difficult to block it.