Chapter 114: Military Debate
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"absurd!"
After a moment of silence, Zhao Xi suddenly spoke.
This seemed to be a message. Suddenly, Zhao Feng and Xu Junyi looked at Meng Zhong with a little more displeased look.
The reason is very simple. If Meng Zhong’s point of view is correct, it means that Zhao Xi, Zhao Qi and Xu Jun, the three Zhao generals, were frightened by Kuang Zhang’s name and gave up the original good situation.
This is a great humiliation for a general.
Among the people who were "humiliated", Zhao Zhufu also included Zhao Zhufu - after all, he listened to Zhao Xi's suggestions for temporarily retreating.
He raised his hand to stop Zhao Xi. Master Zhao looked at Meng Zhong quite seriously and asked, "Meng Zhong, is there any basis for you to say this?"
"Yes." Meng Zhong nodded and then explained: "First of all, I want to declare that the troops of Wei and Han countries are almost impossible to appear here. As far as I know, the King of Wei was suddenly destroyed, and the Crown Prince Wei Ying succeeded to the throne, and Wei was in the stage of succession of royal power. I think it would definitely focus on defending the border and stabilizing the domestic situation. How could it send a large army to help Kuang Zhang back to help Qi? Isn't Wei afraid that Qin will take this opportunity to attack again?... Similarly, when Kuang Zhang led his army back to help Qi, and Wei was busy stabilizing the domestic situation, would South Korea send troops to help Kuang Zhang? Or would South Korea send troops to help Kuang Zhang?
, Han would choose to station heavy troops on the border to strictly prevent Qin from revenge? ... As far as I know, Wei and Han have jointly attacked Qin many times, but they were both defeated by Qin. This time, it was because of the assistance of Kuang Zhang's 100,000 Qi troops. The coalition of Qi and Wei and Han could break through the Hangu Pass of Qin and force Qin to seek peace. But now Kuang Zhang withdraws his troops back to Qi, even if Wei and Han are united, they have no advantage in fighting against Qin. However, Wei and Han still have to send heavy troops to help Kuang Zhang help Qi and resist our Zhao army. ... I can only say that Wei and Han have the act of this, and wish that the country would be destroyed by Qin early!"
“…”
The tent was silent. Except for the father Zhao had already figured out this matter, everyone else frowned and thought about Meng Zhong's point of view.
"So, it is impossible to have any Qi, Wei and Han coalition forces at most, at most, only 100,000 Qi troops under Kuang Zhang's command... Oh, by the way, after the war with Qin, I think the troops under Kuang Zhang's command were less than 100,000." Meng Zhong said seriously after looking around at the people in the tent.
“It’s just nonsense!”
Zhao Xi retorted after hearing this: "Didn't you see the troops of Wei and Han that day?...Xu Jun?"
He turned to look at Xu Jun, the general who was responsible for leading the boat and rafting troops to cross the river that day.
Xu Jun was about to speak when Meng Zhong said first: "I am frank, that day I only saw a reinforcement army holding up the flags of Wei and Han countries, but the flags are easy to imitate and are not enough to be used as a basis for judgment." After that, he turned to look at Xu Jun and asked: "General Xu Jun, did you encounter any familiar faces when you resisted that 'coalition' that day?... As far as I know, Zhao and Wei countries have been constantly fighting for the past 30 years. I think the military generals have recognized a few familiar faces, right?"
"this……"
Xu Jun stroked his beard and recalled for a moment. Then, under the gaze of Master Zhao, he said honestly: "I have never seen any familiar generals from Wei and Han..."
After saying that, he glanced at Meng Zhong. He, who originally supported Zhao Xi's point of view, also became a little hesitant.
Seeing this, Zhao Xi questioned Meng Zhong and said, "How to explain the continuous coalition reinforcements recently?"
“This is easy.”
Meng Zhong said calmly: "Just order the soldiers under his command to sneak out of the camp at night, hide in nearby mountains and forests, and wait for the day, and then ask them to hold up the flags of the Wei and Han Allied Forces and enter the camp with great fanfare. This will easily create the illusion of hundreds of thousands of people."
When Zhao's father heard this, his eyes lit up, and the rest of the people in the tent, such as Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang, Tian Bulusu, Zhao Qi, Xu Jun and others, were stunned. It was obvious that they had never encountered such a "fraud".
But if you think about it carefully, they also think Meng Zhong's words are indeed somewhat reasonable.
"How can you...you make a decision easily?"
Zhao Xi once again questioned Meng Zhong with a little panic in his voice, obviously he was a little anxious.
After all, once Meng Zhong’s view is confirmed to be correct, wouldn’t it mean that he, a veteran who has led troops for many years, is not as good as a fledgling Huangkouruzi?
The most important thing is that when Meng Zhong had raised questions at that time, he swore to convince Zhao Zhufu and the rest of the people, causing the Zhao army to give up the good situation and end the war that day hastily.
If this matter is spread, Zhao Xi will inevitably become a laughing stock.
“Just think carefully.”
Faced with Zhao Xi's re-question, Meng Zhong calmly explained: "As we said just now, Wei and Han will not be able to assist Qi. They must first ensure the security and stability of their own country. The Qi army led by Kuang Zhang, based on his leadership of the army to attack Hangu Pass for more than two years, infer that this Qi army was about 50,000 to 80,000, and there would be no more... Let's ask, if Kuang Zhang led this Qi army to the other side of the river, and the army led by Qi general Tian Chu, how could there be 200,000? From this, it can be seen that this was a bluff of Qi's bluff, a mysterious plan, and using the flags of Wei and Han to make our Zhao army afraid..."
"impossible!"
Zhao Xi retorted: "How come Qi State has so many flags of Wei and Han?"
Meng Zhong smiled and said, "When did I say it was Qi State? I'm talking about Kuang Zhang."
After saying that, he explained: "According to my guess, Kuang Zhang probably heard that our Zhao army stationed troops in the sand dunes and intended to attack Qi, so he rushed back to Qi. Perhaps he had thought of asking for help from Wei and Han, but Wei and Han might not have helped Kuang Zhang at the risk of emptying the country. Therefore, Kuang Zhang retreated and asked for some of the flags of Wei and Han countries, and ordered people to carry them in chariots and transport them to Qi day and night, just to set up a suspicion array, which made our Zhao army throw rats and scare weapons, and delay time."
After saying that, he looked around at the people in the tent and said seriously: "Please think about it carefully. Is this "Qi, Wei and Han coalition forces" a coincidence? Just as our Zhao army was about to cross the river, this coalition forces arrived just in time... Ha! According to my guess, this "reinforcement forces" may have been guarding this nearby for several days..."
"How do you know?" Zhao Xi asked in a more panic.
"It's very simple. Just look at the status of the 'coalition' at that time. Even if the Zhao soldiers under Xu Jun's army were frightened by him for a while, they would not be defeated so easily." Meng Zhong replied with a reasonable and well-founded manner.
Hearing this, Xu Jun stroked his beard and frowned and said, "Not bad! That coalition...the morale of the soldiers is not weak, it doesn't seem like they are rushing for thousands of miles to help..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Xi retorted again: "This only means that the reinforcements arrived early and repaired them nearby. It cannot be concluded that it was the mysterious state of Qi."
"No, enough!"
Looking around the tent, Meng Zhong said seriously: "A few days ago, Qi sent Tian Wei and Gongsun Jiao to ced Qiancheng County, and bowed to Zhao State to surrender to Zhao State, and advised Zhao Master to stop this war... Of course, this is just a trick of the Qi people. You don't have to take it seriously. I just want to say, if the Qi people's coalition forces had arrived at the south bank of the Great River at that time, why would the Qi people send Tian Wei and Gongsun Jiao to talk about the situation? Isn't this an unnecessary move?... From this I can conclude that there is no Qi, Wei, and Han coalition forces, and the Qi army led by Kuang Zhang, have not yet arrived here. The "coalition forces" we saw a few days ago were just a trick of Qi general Tian Chu bluffing."
“…”
“…”
After listening to Meng Zhong's well-founded analysis, everyone in the tent was silent.
Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang looked at Meng Zhong with a little more "stunning" look, as if he had never expected that this young man named Meng Zhong would have such meticulous thoughts and foresight.
In contrast, Tian Bulu looked at Meng Zhong with a smile, with a little apology and embarrassment in his eyes. After all, he did not listen to Meng Zhong's advice at that time - he still claimed that Meng Zhong was Ah's brother.
The other Zhao Qi, Xu Jun, Niu Jian looked at Meng Zhong with praise, surprise and admiration.
The only difference is that, except for Niu Jian, Zhao Qi and Xu Jun also had a little embarrassed face. After all, they were indeed scared by the "Qi, Wei and Han Allied Forces" at that time.
Of course, embarrassment is embarrassment, but the main responsibility for this matter is not them, but Zhao Xi, who suggested to Zhao Zhufu to withdraw his troops.
No wonder Zhao Xi was sweating like a slurry at this moment and looked panicked.
“Excellent inference!”
After repeatedly thinking about Meng Zhong's analysis, Zhao Zhufu praised him.
"Zhao Master's Father praised it." Meng Zhong clasped his fists and thanked him, and immediately suggested: "Zhao Master's Father, the Qi army on the other side must be complacent and deceived our army. If our army suddenly launched a night attack, it would definitely be successful!"
"Night attack?" Zhao Master Zhao raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
"That's right!" Meng Zhong nodded and said seriously: "Zhao Master's Father can choose a team of sharp soldiers. He ordered him to sneak from the upper or lower reaches to the other side to sneak attack the Qi camp. The Qi army only guards the main force of our army, and may not expect that our army will send people to smuggle from other places. Jieshi, before dawn tomorrow, when this surprise soldier enters the Qi camp, Zhao Master's Father leads the army to launch a fierce attack, and cooperates inside and outside, and attacks on both sides, and will definitely win a complete victory!"
"Um."
Master Zhao nodded thoughtfully, and then asked everyone present, "What do you think?"
Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang, Tian Bululu, Zhao Qi, Xu Jun, Niu Jian and others nodded one after another.
During this period, Zhao Qi glanced at Meng Zhong and said to Zhao Zhufu: "Meng Zhong's plan is feasible, but there are also dangers. After all, 'Kuang Zhang did not lead the army to arrive'. This is just Meng Zhong's personal judgment. If the facts do not match his guess, our army will be controlled by Kuang Zhang. It is better to do this. Zhao Zhufu sent someone to meet Kuang Zhang on the river first. If Kuang Zhang dared not come forward, it means that Meng Zhong's judgment is correct. Jie Shi will act according to Meng Zhong's plan, which is more safe..."
"No!"
Meng Zhong interrupted: "If Master Zhao sent someone to meet Kuang Zhang, wouldn't it mean that our army has doubts about this? In this way, the Qi army will definitely strengthen its defense."
Zhao Qi smiled and said, "I'm worried too much. As long as Kuang Zhang is really not on the other side, even if the Qi army is guarding against it, what are you afraid of?"
“Um…”
Master Zhao nodded slightly while stroking his beard.
After the meeting that day, Meng Zhong sighed slightly and said to Le Yi: "It is true that people say something lighter..."
Le Yi whispered to comfort him: "After all, you and I have not made any contributions yet. Even if Master Zhao values you and me, he will be more or less cautious..."
"My meritorious service..."
Meng Zhong looked at Dongfang after hearing this and suddenly murmured: "At this time, the night attack on Qi camp, I think my five hundred Xinwei is enough..."
Hearing this, Le Yi was slightly stunned and then looked at Meng Zhong incredibly.
"A Zhong, can you... not, that's a violation of military orders, you won't do that, right?"
"No, I will."
Meng Zhong smiled and reached out to wrap his arms around Le Yi's neck.
"And you will, too."
“…”
Chapter completed!