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Chapter 173 Looking to Handan (1)

The autumn sun shines brightly, and the blue sky sometimes floats by a few strange white clouds. Occasionally, the north wind blows by, bringing up the smell of wormwood.

"hack!"

"cut!"

"prick!"

In Quliang City, in the huge schoolyard, Qin soldiers were undergoing renovation training.

There were only a small number of the cavalry under Meng Tian who had received cavalry and shooting training since childhood. When they arrived at Meng Tian, ​​they could form combat power in a short time and even defeat the Zhao army's cavalry, relying on sharp weapons and strict discipline.

Two cavalrymen of tens of thousands of scales confronted each other. The cavalry trained by Meng Tian slashed down with tens of thousands of ring swords, and was uniform. No matter how powerful the Zhao army's cavalry was, they had to be defeated.

"Have the cavalry detachment responsible for reconnaissance and harassment been released?"

Standing on the high platform and witnessing Li Bi and Luo Jia trained the soldiers hard, Meng Tian nodded secretly in his heart. Convincing his generals to seize Handan as the goal, put great pressure on the soldiers and infinite desire.

"Eight directions, one hundred cavalry in each direction. As long as there is any movement in the Zhao army, our army will definitely know it soon." Meng Hu replied.

"As a guest army, our army should not kill innocent people indiscriminately. The Zhao people are martial, and there are many generous and tragic people among the people who are willing to sing. Let the soldiers who go out to exercise be careful."

People in Zhao advocate traveling and do not like farming. After a long time, the domestic heroic spirit is strong. Deep in his heart, Meng Tian does not want to deal with these underworld elements for the time being.

Perhaps people of this era admire these so-called knights very much, but in Meng Tian's eyes, only the blank area of ​​legal order can breed knights and come forward to establish the order of knights. The prevalence of the knights in Zhao's land shows that there are legal gaps in many areas in Zhao.

"The cavalry who can go out to reconnaissance will be selected from the elite soldiers of the general's personal guards. In the direction of Handan, there is a strong man from the Ruishi Battalion responsible, so the general can rest assured."

"You send someone to clean up the clothes in Quliang Mansion. The weather begins to cool down and the soldiers cannot freeze. Every day, people can boil some ginger water for the soldiers to drink to remove the cold air in their bodies. Our army goes deep into Zhao and keeps healthy to ensure long-lasting combat effectiveness...."

Taking advantage of the soldiers' training, Meng Tian walked slowly down the platform. While walking, he instructed Meng Hu to pay more attention to the army's logistics.

Meng Tian proposed to attack Handan, which was a great contribution to his soldiers. However, after carefully studying the defense of Handan City, Meng Tian knew in his heart that Handan was not so easy to conquer.

During the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the Qin army attacked the city of Handan twice, and returned in vain, and lost countless soldiers and generals. What made the Qin people shame was that the Qin general Zheng Anping led the established 20,000 Qin troops to surrender to Zhao, resulting in the complete collapse of the Qin army's defense line.

After the end of the Battle of Handan, Bai Qi and Sima Geng of Qin committed suicide, and the morale of the Qin army dropped to the lowest point, and the victory of the Battle of Changping was almost completely lost.

"General, can our army really capture Handan?"

When there was no one in private, Meng Hu asked quietly.

As Meng Tian's personal soldiers, Meng Hu saw it very clearly. Meng Tian proposed an inspiring goal, but when he was preparing, Meng Tian was so meticulous that he even cared about the little things about soldiers drinking ginger water.

"General Wang Feng defeated Lian Po in Changping, but in the end he was unable to break through the broken Handan. Now Yang Duan and General Wang Jian's army are far from our army and cannot support us in time. There are many Zhao people in Handan City. If they are organized, it will probably cause a lot of trouble to our army."

Meng Hu, who has a steady personality, does not agree with attacking Handan, but he never opposes Meng Tian's decision and only raises his worries in private.

"When General Wang He attacked Handan, there were not many troops in Handan, but at that time, King Xiaocheng of Zhao, Pingyuanjun was not stupid and could still gather the hearts of the people of Zhao. Pingyuanjun was the prime minister of a country, and could decisively organize his wives and concubines into the army, make clothes for soldiers, and help defend the city. He deserves his reputation as the four gentlemen of the Warring States Period."

Meng Tian thought about it and analyzed the gains and losses of the battle between Qin and Zhao, while also conceiving the next battle situation: "Handan military and civilians united and Handan defended for a long time to give Zhao the time to win the alliance between the countries. But now it is different. King Qian of Zhao succeeded to the throne shortly after his mother was humble, and King Yan of Zhao deposed Gongzi Jia's position as the crown prince. King Qian of Zhao could not gather the hearts of the people in Handan City."

The mind recalled the kings of the six kingdoms, Meng Tian had to admit that when history came here, it gave Ying Zheng an excellent unified time point. If this time point was missed, and the talented kings of the six kingdoms appeared, the situation of the Warring States period's struggle might continue for a long time.

"Guo Kai, the master whom Zhao King Qian's favored, is good at fighting for power and profit. But when it comes to governing the country and the army, Guo Kai has no ability. When it comes to catching up with the crisis of the country, people like Guo Kai will often become the key to breaking the fortress from within."

After Wei Liao mastered the peaceful evolution agency proposed by Li Si, he spent a lot of money to buy key figures from the six countries.

Guo Kai of Zhao State, as Zhao Qian's master, had a bright future and was difficult to buy. Wei Liao's thinking was different from Li Si. Since Guo Kai was difficult to buy, he followed Guo Kai's son and wife.

"I wonder how Jing Su's progress has been made after sneaking into Handan?"

Meng Tian suddenly stopped and looked up, looking in the direction of Handan, feeling a little sad.

When Jing Su was away, Meng Tian seemed to feel that he had one eye missing. It doesn’t matter if he lacked one or two generals under his command, but if he lacked intelligence officers, he would seem unaccustomed to it everywhere.

Meng Tian did not disclose the infiltration of information in Handan City to his generals. Some military secrets were better limited to a few people. During World War II, British secrets, that is, primitive electronic computers, were only known until the end of the war.

"Meng Hu, as my personal general, remember to show confidence. The soldiers don't know what I think, but they will guess the thoughts of the commander from your performance."

After a long time, Meng Tian withdrew his gaze, turned around, patted Meng Hu on the shoulder, and said firmly: "Don't worry, I promise you will have a chance to get the palace maid of Zhao State!"

"General, Meng Hu knows!"

Meng Hu clasped his fists with his hands and bowed heavily and replied.

At one time and another, Meng Tian is right. Handan City is still so tall and strong. Maybe after the Battle of Handan, Handan's city defense will become more perfect. The one who decides the outcome of the war will never be the tall city, but the people who guard the city. Now the people who guard Handan are like a group of sheep, their hearts are not yet in harmony. The people who lead them to fight have never seen the civil officials on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Meng Hu felt that it was not impossible for Meng Tian to capture Handan.

No, but very likely!

:.:
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