Chapter 84: Bai Qi's Worry
Just as the Zhao army commander Lian Po was busy visiting the wounded soldiers of the Zhao army, in the Guanglang City, the Qin army commander Bai Qi was sitting in the commander's tent and pondering silently.
"The Art of War: The Chapter of Attack" once said: "If you know your enemy and know yourself, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles; if you don't know your enemy and know yourself, you will always win and lose; if you don't know your enemy and don't know yourself, you will never be defeated in a battle."
Although I have never seen Sun Tzu's Art of War, the famous Warring States Warring States war has long been able to understand and summarize similar truths after so many years of war.
Bai Qi can be said to be familiar with the combat effectiveness of the Qin army, because Bai Qi is the founder of this invincible iron army that has invincible Shandong's six countries, and it is also the soul of this army!
This is a "confidant".
However, as an invincible commander who is invincible in every battle, it is obvious that only knowing oneself is not enough, and knowing one's opponent is also necessary.
All the battles that broke out on the front line of Changping were commanded by Wang Yan, who was then the commander of the Qin army. At that time, Bai Qi did not come to Changping.
Listening to the ears is false, and seeing to the eyes is true.
This is why Bai Qi launched such a thunder during the day today, and there were dozens of square formations, but only six square formations were fighting in the end.
The whole army was in a position of attacking, hoping that the Zhao army would respond with all their strength and take out the things that were under the box. Then they sent 30,000 "small troops" to cross the river to attack, in order to test and verify the strength of the Zhao army through real battles.
As for how many Qin soldiers would die in vain such a feint attack, that was not the issue that Bai Qi was considering.
As an extremely pure soldier, Wu Anjun only has victory in his heart!
Bringing victory to Qin was the only goal that Bai Qi set for himself in his heart.
As for how many casualties will be paid in the process of achieving victory, it doesn't matter to this Wu'anjun.
If there is a chance to kill 400,000 yuan in the Qin army to eliminate 450,000 Zhao army, other generals of the Qin State might hesitate and think about whether there is a better countermeasure. But if it were Bai Qi, then this Wu'an Jun would definitely do this without hesitation!
This Wu'anjun has never been just vicious to the enemy. He is actually the same cruel to his soldiers!
So Bai Qi would not visit any injured soldiers like Lian Po, because this kind of thing has no meaning at all to Wu'anjun.
In Bai Qi's opinion, soldiers who are injured but cannot play are useless at all, and they are all wastes! If it weren't for these wastes and hopes of returning to the team after recovering from injury, Bai Qi would not even bother to waste food for these wounded soldiers.
The autumn nights in the Taihang Mountains are more or less filled with a little bit of autumn, and a hint of coldness penetrates into the handsome tent that is empty except Bai Qi. However, Wu'an Jun sat alone at the desk with candles, and he didn't feel cold.
A sound of footsteps gradually approached, and a moment later, two Qin generals entered the tent and saluted Bai Qi at the same time.
"The last general Wang Ling (Sima Jin) meets the general!"
Wang Ling, nearly forty years old, has a square appearance, wide nose, and a fierce face. He is one of the four deputy commanders of the Qin army. He is only ranked below the chief deputy commander Wang He. He is another confidant trained by Bai Qi after Hu Yang's death.
Sima Jin, who is just over thirty years old, has a long face, thick eyebrows, and has a strong face. He is the grandson of Sima Cuo, the general of Qin State. He is currently a deputy general of the Qin army. He is the deputy general of the deputy general of Wang Ling, and is also one of Bai Qi's confidants.
It is worth mentioning that Sima Jin has a descendant named Sima Qian who has been remembered in history, and the Sima Qian who wrote "Records of the Grand Historian".
Although he heard footsteps early in the morning, it was not until the two confidants bowed and met that Bai Qi slowly raised his head, looked at Wang Ling and Sima Jin, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
Wang Ling was loyal to Bai Qi, but Wang Ling's clan member Wang Yu was from Fan Sui's faction.
Sima Jin's father Sima Cuo was a representative figure of the previous generation of the old Qin people, and Bai Qi was the new leader of the old Qin people in the military after Sima Cuo got old. Logically speaking, the Sima family should have united closely with Bai Qi to fight against Fan Sui, an outsider, but Sima Jin's elder brother Sima Geng gradually became unstable over the years and was showing signs of quietly moving towards Fan Sui.
Wang family, Sima family, these damn Qin army leaders, hateful fence-bearers, two-faced people!
All of this made Bai Qi very upset.
As a soldier who prefers to compete on the battlefield, Bai Qi does not like to participate in intrigues on the political field at all.
But politics is never something you don’t want to participate if you don’t like it.
Since the fall of Wei Ran, the Marquis of Rang, who has the dual identities of Bai Qi's benefactor and allies, the pressure on Bai Qi has been greater than that of one day. The political enemy headed by the new Qin Prime Minister Fan Sui has been better than that of one day. It seems that if he does not completely defeat Bai Qi, he will never give up until he is crushed to pieces.
Bai Qi knew better who was standing behind Fan Sui, who was the most powerful and domineering monarch in the history of Qin State!
The great achievements shocked the Lord.
Bai Qi understood this very well, and could even understand why the two great figures of Qin were so afraid of him.
But this does not mean that Bai Qi must die because of other people's will.
No one can decide Bai Qi's life and death, even King Ji of Qin.
Because he is Bai Qi, the Qin God of War who is beheaded in vain, is invincible in his battle, and has never been defeated in his life!
He has never been defeated by the enemy, and he is even more unlikely to be defeated by his own people!
Moreover, Bai Qi knew very well that although his situation was worrying at the moment, he was not without hope of turning the tables.
Hope mainly depends on two points.
The first point is the record that Bai Qi has achieved in the past that is shocking the past.
With such achievements and the support of countless beneficiaries of the military merit system in Qin, even a king as strong as King Ji of Qin could not kill Bai Qi for no reason.
Second, King Ji of Qin was old and might die at any time. Prince An Guojun had a gentle personality and was an extremely easily affected person. By that time, as long as he used a little trick, Fan Sui's glory days would probably end.
So Bai Qi knew very well that he was not without the power to fight back, but at this moment, it was indeed not the time.
I can only endure it.
Everyone in the world knows that Wu'an Jun is like a peerless sword, with a sharp edge, and is invincible. But how many people know that Wu'an Jun's patience is also the best in the world?
The unrivaled victory record of the world can never be achieved by being reckless.
Bai Qi has been enduring for several years, and he doesn't mind continuing to endure for several more years.
It’s just that Bai Qi can tolerate Fan Sui, but on the battlefield of Changping, Bai Qi can’t continue to tolerate it.
Because just a few days ago, an order from Xianyang Palace was secretly sent to Bai Qi's desk.
In addition to indicating that the Wei army may send troops to help Qin in the recent period and let Bai Qi wait for the opportunity, this also made another request to Bai Qi.
The requirements are very simple, there are only eight words in total - "If there is a fighter, quickly defeat the Zhao army."
Although there was a word "ruo" on it, when Bai Qi saw these eight words, he knew that he could no longer wait for Zhao Jun to reveal his flaws and had to find a way to start the attack.
These eight words are actually very skillful.
With Bai Qi's wisdom, of course you can see at a glance that this is actually a slap in a single bite!
Why do you say so?
Because "fighter jets" do not have an objective and fair judgment standard. No one can say when it is considered a fighter jet and when it is not considered a fighter jet.
This is like playing football. Sometimes you can get in just one shot while standing outside the penalty area. Is this considered a fighter? But most of the time you know that it is impossible to get in, so you have to continue looking for opportunities. Is this considered a missed opportunity?
The answer is: If the coach says it must be true, if the coach says it must not, it must not.
Who is the coach of Qin? It is King Ji and Fan Sui of Qin!
From a safe perspective, Bai Qi could of course defend Changping, and then wait for the Wei army to prick Zhao State, and then happily beat the dog in the water.
But Bai Qi knew very well that he could not do this.
If Bai Qi was really stupid and waited for the Wei army to go out, then as long as the Wei army began to stab, Fan Sui would immediately use the blame for "missing the opportunity to fight" to get Bai Qi back to Xianyang.
Next, of course, Wang Yi from Fan Sui's faction came up to command the Qin army and beat the fallen dogs and received this unparalleled contribution to destroying Zhao State.
After Wang He received this unparalleled contribution, King Ji of Qin and Fan Sui would take advantage of the situation to build Wang He into a new generation of Qin military gods.
At that time, the new military god will be in place, and Bai Qi, the old military god, can of course die.
So Bai Qi must attack, and even if Bai Qi himself knew very well that the time had not come, he had to start attacking.
Bai Qi must attack before the overall situation is determined and the situation is clear. Otherwise, once Qin and Wei Yan attack Zhao State is a complete force, nothing will happen.
It's an adventure, a complete adventure.
But which war is not a risk?
Bai Qi never lacks the courage to take risks, because he is Bai Qi, the invincible Qin war god!
Bai Qi let out a long sigh and looked at the two trusted generals in front of him, his face gradually became serious.
"Wang Ling, Sima Jin obeys the order!"
Chapter completed!