12dz Chapter 1275 Don’t you trust me?
Chapter 1275 Don’t you trust me?
In the first decisive battle of Julu, the Qin-Jin coalition forces were defeated.
That night, the Qin army launched a surprise attack, but was resisted by the well-prepared Chu army, which caused the morale of the Qin army to plummet.
For this reason, Ying Zheng could only order a three-day rest.
And three days later, the Qin troops from all directions gathered in a mighty force.
Because there were so many soldiers, Julu City could not accommodate so many soldiers, so Ying Zheng ordered to set up camp outside the city.
At the same time, in order to reverse the situation and defeat the Chu army as soon as possible, he summoned generals from all walks of life, even the generals of the Jin army were summoned here.
On this day, the cold wind was still howling. The gate of Julu city was opened, and a cavalry of a hundred men rushed in.
The leader was an old man over fifty years old, wearing black armor and with a gray beard, but with bright eyes and a determined face.
Led by the Qin army, they arrived at a huge house in the city.
As soon as he entered, all the Qin army generals in the hall looked at him.
This person remained calm, and led the generals behind him to step forward and bow, "Your Highness Xian Zhen, I pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor of Great Qin!"
Ying Zheng nodded slightly: "General Xian Zhen led the army to support our army. He is a meritorious official of our dynasty. Come, please take a seat!"
Two eunuchs carried a chair and placed it at the front of the procession.
Xian Zhen did not refuse. After all, he was not representing himself, but the State of Jin.
After Xie En sat down, Xian Zhen glanced at the scene and found that there were more than a dozen generals. Then he said in a deep voice:
"It seems that the main forces of Qin have all arrived. I wonder when they will attack the Chu-Zhou coalition forces?"
The last time he was blocked by Ran Ming's army, he was almost able to break through, but he did not expect that the surrounded Qin cavalry was actually annihilated, making his vigorous attack a joke and also causing the morale of the Jin army to drop.
If we can’t restore our momentum quickly, the outcome of this decisive battle will be unpredictable.
But Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and sneered, "This time our main forces have gathered together, and our strength far exceeds that of the Chu-Zhou coalition. It is only a matter of time before we can destroy them!"
"However, the weapons of the Chu-Zhou coalition are very powerful. If we want to annihilate them completely, we need a foolproof plan."
"Otherwise, even if we can wipe them out here, our army will suffer heavy losses. I believe this is not what General Xianzhen wants to see, right?"
Fight, definitely have to fight.
But now they have the advantage in numbers, and he wants to minimize casualties.
After hearing this, Xian Zhen finally understood what Ying Zheng was thinking.
This was because they were worried that after fighting with the Chu-Zhou coalition, they would suffer heavy losses and be taken advantage of by other dynasties.
But this is not a good phenomenon.
With a frown, Xian Zhen stood up suddenly and said solemnly: "If His Majesty the Emperor of Great Qin wants to save his reputation, then our chances of winning this battle will be reduced by 30%!"
"Who are Chu Ning and the Queen of Great Zhou? Once they are given the opportunity, they will definitely turn defeat into victory."
"According to my opinion, do not worry about casualties. Take advantage of your military strength and surround them here and attack fiercely."
"Once they can't hold on, our army can charge into the camp and completely defeat them."
Compared with Yingzheng's conservatism, Xianzhen seems very radical.
He didn't want to confront the Chu-Zhou coalition forces here, nor did he want to delay time.
After all, this place was Qin's territory. He did not feel safe being on someone else's territory and just wanted to finish the battle as soon as possible and return to Jin.
But his rebuttal made Ying Zheng look a little ugly.
As the Emperor of Qin, when has his opinion ever been refuted?
This was only Xian Zhen. Any other Qin army general would have been scolded by him.
Zhang Han noticed Ying Zheng's displeasure and quickly stepped forward to explain: "General Xian Zhen, you also saw the fighting power of the Chu army in the battle the day before yesterday. If we attack the enemy camp by force, how long do you think it will take to conquer it?"
Xian Zhen raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "If we go all out, with the current strength of the Qin army, we can break into the enemy camp in one day!"
"one day?"
Ying Ji sneered and said, "It seems that General Xian Zhen is still unaware of the strength of the Chu army. Let alone others, Feng Mulan's 50,000 Youzhou troops alone are enough to give us a headache."
"It's just a foolish dream to attack the Chu-Zhou coalition camp in one day."
The defeat a few days ago almost cost him his life at the hands of Feng Mulan, and at the same time he witnessed the strength of the Youzhou troops.
In this regard, he felt that it would be extremely difficult to attack the Chu-Zhou coalition camp.
Xian Zhen seemed to realize that his idea was a bit fanciful, and he couldn't help but frowned and said:
"This won't work, and that won't work either. I wonder how the generals plan to deal with this?"
"If we keep dragging on like this, our army will run out of food and fodder. When the time comes, we'll ask you for food and fodder. Don't be so stubborn!"
Although Xian Zhen was cooperating with Qin in sending troops and the food and fodder were provided by Qin, every time he asked for food and fodder, Qin's grain supply officials were extremely uncooperative and stingy, which made Xian Zhen very uncomfortable.
At the same time, he also realized that Qin did not have much food, otherwise it would not have behaved in such a manner.
Therefore, he concluded that if the battle was delayed, the food the Qin army could provide them would become less and less.
But they had left the State of Jin and came here without any food support, so they could only rely on the State of Qin.
He doesn't want to become an army controlled by the Qin State!
This battle can only be resolved quickly.
But Zhang Han suddenly chuckled when he heard this: "General Xian Zhen, don't be anxious. Before I tell you our plan, can I ask you a question, do you know why our army chose this place to fight the Chu-Zhou coalition?"
Xian Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't it because this place is a plain, suitable for large-scale military operations?"
"of course not!"
Zhang Han laughed loudly and said, "The reason why our army chose this place to fight the Qin army is because this place is far away from the Chu State, and the logistics and food for the Chu-Zhou coalition army cannot be guaranteed."
"As long as our army keeps delaying here, once their food and grass are exhausted, it will be time for our army to attack."
"Also, according to the news from Black Ice Platform, Chu Ning is poisoned and can only last for three months at most!"
"As long as we continue to delay and wait until Chu Ning dies before launching the attack, the Chu-Zhou coalition will undoubtedly be defeated."
Why was the Chu army so powerful?
In addition to the advantages of weapons and armor, the biggest reason is Chu Ning's command ability.
If Chu Ning died, the Chu army would be leaderless and would surely be unable to hold on.
This reason seems to be appropriate.
But Xianzhen clearly felt that something was wrong.
If the delay continues, will the Qin army have enough food and grass?
Confused, Xian Zhen couldn't help but ask, "The delaying tactic sounds good, but do we have enough food?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, you don't trust me?"
Xian Zhen quickly explained: "It's not that I don't trust His Majesty the Emperor of Qin, but once we use delaying tactics, our army will also face a food crisis..."
"okay!"
Ying Zheng interrupted coldly, "I will not let you lack food. From now on, you will send 10,000 people to attack the east of the Chu-Zhou coalition army every day!"
"I will also send troops to continuously attack the front, putting pressure on him and also consuming their strength."
"Wait until their food runs out and Chu Ning is dead, then launch a general attack!"
After saying that, Ying Zheng turned and left, leaving Xian Zhen with a look of surprise.
He never dreamed that this meeting would end like this.