Chapter 964 Li Mu's real goal
Wang Jian's words were also interrupted by a sudden sound.
He subconsciously looked in a certain direction, which was the direction from which the sound came.
There, a dazzling light had just dissipated, and even in the dark, you could see a large amount of thick smoke emerging continuously.
"This, this is..." Wang Jian looked at the situation in front of him, almost unable to believe his eyes.
It was not until this time that Wang Jian finally came to his senses.
I was fooled by Li Mu!
What are the thunder, the sulphur, the sulphur, and the armored cavalry, they are all deceptive methods and are used to attract Wang Jian's attention.
From the beginning, the target Li Mu was really targeting was the Yuanli City a few miles away from the Qin army camp!
The earth-shaking explosion that just now came from the loud noise made by the Zhao army's thunder when it was detonated.
The east wall of Yuanli City collapsed!
Wang Jian looked at the long dragon like a sea of fire that spread out from the Zhao army camp and rushed towards Yuanli City, and felt a sense of coldness and powerlessness in his heart.
At this time, Wang Jian had already understood a fact in his heart that Yuanli City could not be defended!
Without the city walls, what will the defenders in Yuanli City use to resist the Zhao army?
Wei Liao, who was standing beside Wang Jian, also saw this scene clearly, with a look of horror on his face, and finally couldn't help but say, "General, you have to do it!"
You should know that the reason why the Qin army was able to firmly lock the Zhao army's advance before this was that it could work together with the mutual support of the Qin army camp and Yuanlicheng.
Now that Yuanli City is lost, the Qin army's mutual support force will be broken, and the subsequent battle situation will become even more unfavorable for the Qin army.
Wang Jian took a deep breath and said to Wei Liao in a deep voice: "General Wei Liao, quickly lead an elite force to support Yuanli City. Be sure to try as much time as possible to retreat as many friendly troops to the camp!"
Wei Liao knew that the situation was urgent and did not talk nonsense at the moment. He took the military order and left quickly.
After Wei Liao left, Wang Jian issued many orders one after another, targeting how to help and evacuate the Qin army from Yuanli City.
Just before Wang Jian's eyes, the long dragon of Zhao army holding countless torches had begun to pour into the city wall through the newly exploded gap.
Fierce street battles were underway, and Wang Jian knew that the Qin defenders in Yuanli City must be no match for the Zhao army, and the captured Yuanli City has completely lost its defensive value.
For the sake of the present, we can only find ways to save the lives of more Qin soldiers first, and then consider other things.
Wang Jian took a deep breath, and suddenly grabbed a Qin general in front of him and said in a deep voice: "In a quarter of an hour, I will open the camp gate. You will immediately order a team of 10,000 people. After the camp is opened, you will go out to attack the Zhao army outside the camp! Remember, if you encounter a very fierce resistance, you must not retreat. Let someone notify me immediately, and I will send someone to pick you up. Do you understand?"
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Li Mu stood on the high platform, staring at the battlefield in front of him, his face so calm that he could not see any expression.
Zhao Kuo, who was standing aside, had a look of admiration on his face at this moment.
A scout, Malay newspaper: "Grandmaster, the vanguard army has all entered Yuanli City and is fighting with the Qin army in the city. The Qin army seems to have signs of abandoning the city!"
"Abandon the city?" Li Mu's face moved slightly, and then he said slowly: "You send an order immediately to let the vanguard use all the methods that can be used by the vanguard. We must hold back the Qin army's retreat! Also, the follow-up troops should also speed up and not let the Qin people escape!"
In front of Li Mu, the Zhao army formations were holding torches and moving forward constantly, approaching the battlefield in front of them.
Zhao Kuo knew very well the significance of Li Mu's order. Although Yuanli City and Qin army camp are mutually supportive, they are still several miles apart. As long as they are properly operated, the Zhao army can use this distance to eat the 50,000 troops in the Qin army's Yuanli City in one bite.
However... Zhao Kuo thought about it and couldn't help but say, "Grandmaster, if you want to wipe out the defenders in Yuanli City, there seems to be little hope. It's better to let the armored cavalry rush, and maybe you can take the lead in dividing a battlefield."
In any case, the Qin army camp is closer to Yuanli City after all, and the Qin army's response speed will obviously become faster.
In order to confuse Wang Jian, Li Mu had already sent armored cavalry to Wang Jian at the beginning, just to make Wang Jian think that the Qin army camp was the main target of this Zhao army attack.
Judging from the current results, Li Mu's plan was undoubtedly perfectly achieved.
Li Mu smiled, looked at Zhao Kuo, and then said, "The armored cavalry should be in the transition at this moment."
Taking down Yuanli City and eating 50,000 Qin troops in Yuanli City are the ultimate goal of Li Mu's battle today.
All the cooperation, strategies and smoke bombs before were covered for this goal.
You should know that for the sake of tonight, Li Mu has been planning and preparing for nearly two months.
After putting so much energy into it, how could Li Mu miss this opportunity?
But at this moment, a fast horse scout suddenly came to Li Mu and reported to Li Mu an information that surprised him.
"Grandmaster, a unit in the Qin army camp suddenly attacked, and the armored cavalry had been entangled!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu's face immediately changed, and he asked directly: "What are the movements of armored cavalry now?"
The scout replied: "The armored cavalry is retreating under the cover of friendly forces and reorganize the formation! However, the Qin people seemed to have made up their minds to wrap the armored cavalry and attack in the direction of the armored cavalry!"
Li Mu's face changed and after a long time he said, "Since that's the case, let the armored cavalry retreat. Also, immediately send 30,000 people to pick up the armored cavalry, just to defeat the Qin army."
Zhao Kuo was shocked when he heard this and couldn't help but say: "Grandmaster, think twice!"
Zhao Kuo knew very well what Li Mu's order meant.
Li Mu's order means that Zhao's army has basically given up its plan to wipe out the Qin army in Yuanli City.
It's a pity that such a big piece of meat is obviously about to give up even though it's just about to say goodbye.
Li Mu smiled and waved to the scout, who immediately ordered him to leave.
After doing all this, Li Mu turned his head and looked at Zhao Kuo quietly.
Zhao Kuo was shocked and lowered his head: "Zhao Kuo was rude to military action, so please forgive me!"
You should know that Zhao Kuo should have opposed Li Mu's opinion in person just now. In this military camp where the head coach is equal to the sky, it is not easy to contradict the head coach.
As long as Li Mu is willing, he can even use the sentence he just said to cure Zhao Kuo's death penalty.
Li Mu was silent and didn't say anything. Zhao Kuo's heart beat extremely violently. Drops of sweat flowed down his forehead, and many thoughts came in his heart.
Could it be that the Grand Governor really wants to use this reason to cure his sins today? After all, he and that guy Yi Qusheng have never dealt with, and Yi Qusheng is the Grand Governor's confidant general...
Just as Zhao Kuo was rising and falling, Li Mu's voice sounded again: "General Zhao Kuo, what you said just now is also for the victory of the army, and I will not take it seriously."
As soon as he heard this, Zhao Kuo immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Obviously, Li Mu did not intend to punish Zhao Kuo, which was definitely good news for Zhao Kuo.
When Zhao Kuo raised his head again, Li Mu had already continued to speak: "I heard that you and Wang Jian have fought many times, so tell me what you think of him."
Zhao Kuo thought that this was the case. He and Wang Jian seemed to be really an enemy. They always met in various wars, but they were unable to kill each other.
Zhao Kuo was also a little unhappy. Now Wang Jian has reached the position of the head coach of Qin, but he himself...
Zhao Kuo quickly gathered his thoughts and replied: "Return to the Grand Governor, in my opinion, this Wang Jian is actually a very difficult guy."
"That's right." Li Mu smiled and said, "I have also studied Wang Jian's battle examples and found that his command style is extremely tenacious. He can persevere when facing any opponent. Even if he fails repeatedly, he can rise up again after failure."
"Such a person may be just a loser in the eyes of others, but he can always learn lessons from failure and make himself stronger. Sometimes I think that if Wang Jian could be born in Zhao State, perhaps his achievements today should be comparable to me."
Zhao Kuo looked at Li Mu in surprise. Obviously, he did not expect that Wang Jian, who was just lucky in his heart, could get such a high evaluation from Li Mu.
Another quick horse arrived: "Grandmaster, the Qin army crazily dragged the armored cavalry, and our army before the camp fell into a tough battle!"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment and said, "Have the reinforcements arrived?"
"Just arrived just now and are in the fight!"
Li Mu nodded and said, "It's okay, just fight like this, the Qin army will retreat soon."
Sure enough, half an hour later, another reward came to Li Mu: "Grandmaster, all the Qin army troops have retreated to the camp. Are you pursuing?"
"No need." Li Mu shook his head and glanced at the sky that was still as dark as ink, but had already begun to change in the east, and said, "Today's battle, let's stop here."
After giving the order to terminate the battle, Li Mu turned his head and looked at Zhao Kuo and said meaningfully: "It is very unrealistic to deal with an opponent like Wang Jian to completely defeat him in one go. However, Wang Jian's weakness is that his military strength and equipment are too poor, so I can use small victories again and again to slowly encroach on his troops until his strength can no longer be an enemy of me, so his defeat will be a natural thing."
Chapter completed!