After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 432
Then, for the sake of prudence, Zhao Yang began to be cautious when ordering the army to march, and sent more military marquis to spy on the military situation.

As a result, the speed of the march slowed down a bit. When Shao Shizhou rushed back a day later, Zhao Yang immediately recruited him into the big tent. Seeing that his face was extremely pale, it was obvious that he had received a serious blow, so Zhao Yang Martingale asked.

"You have [-] cavalry in your hands. Why did you lose so much this time? You can explain the specific battle process in detail. Although you lost the battle, the most important thing is to learn from it, so that it can be beneficial."

Shaoshi Zhou bowed his head in shame, then bowed his hands and saluted before speaking.

"This time, after I led the troops to Feiyi, I felt a little different. The Han country implemented the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness. Along the way, we got very limited supplies, so we wanted to take Feiyi quickly."

"But after reaching the city, the defenders couldn't hold on, but the Han people outside spontaneously formed an army to attack our army. Although these people's combat effectiveness is relatively weak, they are no less than these ordinary troops."

"Moreover, their numbers are relatively small. They usually retreat immediately after a successful sneak attack or leave when the situation is not good. This makes it difficult for our army to attack the city with all its strength. Then Sun Wuzi led his troops to come."

"Because he was leading infantry, I underestimated the enemy at first, so I sent cavalry to charge the battle. I didn't expect that the opponent's infantry was very elite, and they all held a strange crossbow."

"A few waves of arrows came up, which caused a lot of damage to us. I originally thought that as long as we could get close to the battle, we would definitely win, but I didn't expect that these infantry were quite proficient in warfare."

"Under Sun Wuzi's command, they divide and attack together like a finger. Moreover, their armor and weapons are very sophisticated, and they can be broken with a single blow with all their strength. Our army's armor is broken. Under such circumstances, our army is unknown. , so he was beaten and defeated."

"What's even more frightening is that this infantry marched very fast. They used the army formed by the common people to delay our march and attack alternately, so that our army could not get a moment's respite."

"After fighting for a day, many soldiers didn't even have the strength to swing their weapons. Under such circumstances, Sun Wuzi set up an ambush in the woods and cut off my army. In desperation, I had no choice but to Lead the troops to retreat."

"Afterwards, some remnants were recruited. The current strength is less than [-]. It was at this time that I learned that the Lord led troops to attack Feiyi, so I dared to meet you. I still advise the Lord to be careful. This Sun Wuzi is a god of war Unpredictable."

"To fight with him, you must be full of energy. As long as there is an opportunity, he is very likely to seize the opportunity and launch an attack in a way we can't imagine."

After Zhao Yang heard the whole story, his face became very ugly. Originally, he thought that even if he was defeated this time, the [-] cavalry was dispatched, it would not be possible to suffer too much loss.

It never occurred to me that nearly half of the cavalry was damaged by this shot. This is already a wounded one, but judging from the whole battle, Shaoshizhou's response was not too big of a problem.

Even if it were Zhao Yang who led his soldiers to meet Sun Wu, he would probably have chosen the same way. He found a very serious problem from Zhongtai, that is, the weapons of the Han army can break through armor with one blow, so he frowned and said .

"Obviously, the Han army has a new smelting technology, which is why they can create such sharp weapons that make it difficult for our armor to protect. This shows that they have planned for a long time, otherwise it would be impossible to train such a powerful infantry."

"To be able to catch up with the speed of the cavalry on the battlefield and cooperate with some mobs is really unimaginable, and from a strategic point of view, Sun Wu took the lead every step of the way, which shows how brilliant his strategic vision is."

But at this point, Zhao Yang stood up directly, with a confident look on his face, and said while holding the hilt of his sword.

"But now that our army is approaching the city, no matter how powerful Sun Wuzi is, there is nothing he can do. As long as we deal with it carefully, we will be able to trap him in the city!"

"And we're not in a hurry. As long as Feiyi is besieged, then if Mengzi brings his troops back to help, we'll have a rest and wait for work. No matter what, we must win this battle."

"Only in this way can we teach Han a lesson, let them see the strength of our Jin army, and take back all the land that Han occupied Lu. This time, if they can't hit Huaicheng, Zhao will never retreat."

Zhao Yang also became ruthless. Since the civil turmoil in Jin, he had fought against Meng Mengdi several times but ended in failure. Although he didn't say anything, he always remembered in his heart that now his strength is superior, and There are also cavalry.

And through this battle, he has learned some characteristics of the Han infantry, and he also wants to find out the weaknesses of the Han infantry through this battle of Feiyi, and then make some more targeted military reforms.

Only in this way can we maintain the military advantage over Han, because now Zhao Yang has to do so, and Wu's defeat so quickly has already reminded him, if he doesn't take this opportunity to defeat Han.

Then in a few years, Jin State may fall into the same situation as Wu State. Not only will Jin State lose its hegemony status from now on, but its vision will also shrink to the west of Taihang Mountain.

Jin’s territory east of the Taihang Mountains will all fall into the hands of Han. More importantly, Meng Di’s age is much younger than Zhao Yang’s. It can be seen that Han is under his rule. , will remain fairly strong.

Therefore, Meng Di will be Zhao Yang's most important enemy in the future, and he cannot allow the Jin State to fall under his hands. This will not only shame the Zhao family, but also cause those vacillating vassal states to fall into division. among.

In this way, it will fuel the arrogance of the Han State, just like the current Qi State, from a big country now reduced to a situation where it depends on the Han State to defend its territory, which will have a great impact on other exporting countries.

Just like Zheng Guo this time, although he said it was beautiful and sent food, he just didn't send troops. This also made Zhao Yang aware of the crisis. It can be said that he is already on the verge of riding a tiger.

Youliang also frowned at this time, and he knew very well in his heart that the Jin army could not retreat now.

(End of this chapter)