Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

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This time Xu Li was acting as Li Mu's deputy, assisting Li Mu to carry out the surprise mission to Qin Guanzhong.

Although it is said that Li Mu is much younger than Xu Li, Xu Li didn't have any opinions because of it, and he didn't have any behavior of relying on the old to sell the old. fault.

So Li Mu actually respected this deputy who was older than him.

This is actually the case between people. You respect me a few times, and I will respect you ten feet.

But respect does not necessarily mean approval.

So after hesitating for a while, Li Mu shook his head lightly, and said to Xu Li: General Xu Li, this Liyang City cannot be attacked. "

Looking at Xu Li, who was clearly confused, Li Mu patiently explained to Xu Li: "General Xu Li, now we are leading [-] cavalry, and these cavalry are treasures, far from being comparable to infantry. Let them break it here out of thin air?"

"Huh?" Xu Li's mouth opened a little wide.

Xu Li obviously didn't understand Li Mu's words.

But this is also a very normal thing. After all, in this era, infantry is recognized as the king of soldiers, and cavalry is just an auxiliary arm.

Therefore, in Xu Li's view, Li Mu actually regarded the cavalry as more important than the infantry, which is simply a very incomprehensible thing.

Li Mu thought for a while, and decided not to continue entanglement in this place, but directly changed the topic, saying: "In the opinion of the general, if we directly set up an army here to besiege this Liyang City, how many days will it take to be able to do so?" Take it down?"

Xu Li thought for a while, and then answered: "In half a month at most, this Liyang City will definitely become something in my army."

When Xu Li said these words, he was full of confidence.

Li Mu smiled at Xu Li, and said: "What the general said is indeed true, but what I want to remind the general is that we don't have half a month left now."

When Xu Li heard Li Mu's words, he was a little stunned, and couldn't help asking: "What does the general mean by that?"

Li Mu said: "The general should know that I have already dispatched several cavalry units to rescue food from the enemy."

Xu Li nodded.

To save food from the enemy, to put it bluntly, is to grab food.

Li Mu's subordinates eat horse chews, and the daily food consumption is a big problem.

So even though everyone's rations had been strictly planned before departure, by today Li Mu's rations were basically running low.

So you have to grab it.

This method can be said to be commonplace in the Warring States Period, and it is also mentioned in various military books such as Sun Tzu's Art of War, as a way to weaken the enemy.

Li Mu continued: "Just half an hour ago, one of our cavalry found and ambushed a grain transport team of the Qin army, and grabbed three thousand shi of grain and some supplies."

"Three thousand stones!" Xu Li was overjoyed.

Although this amount is not large, it is also very impressive.

Li Mudao: "There is a messenger in this food delivery team. Judging from the information collected from this messenger, the battle situation in Handan is very critical now. If we can't do it here earlier If there are some achievements, then Handan may not be able to support it."

"What?" Xu Li was startled when he heard Li Mu's words, and then he was a little worried: "But we are far away in the pass now, and we can't come back to help at all."

Li Mu blinked at Xu Li, and said with a smile, "General Xu Li, actually we don't need to come back for help. We just need to end the battle in Guanzhong as soon as possible, then Wei and Qi will not be in trouble."

Xu Li urged Li Mu: "If the general has any plans, tell them quickly."

Li Mu pointed to the towering tower of Liyang City in front of him and said: "General, according to prior information, the defense equipment in this Liyang City is well-equipped. Although there are not many defenders, they are all elite. It will waste a lot of time, so it is better not to attack the city than to attack the city. Now the cavalry under our command is good at field combat, so it is the best strategy to find a way to lure the Qin army out of the city to fight in the field."

Xu Li nodded in agreement, and said, "But this Qin man doesn't seem to want to leave the city."

Li Mu smiled, and suddenly pointed to a certain direction in front of him, and said to Xu Li, "General, please look there."

Xu Li turned his head and found that about two or three miles away from the direction Li Mu pointed, a group of hundreds of people was slowly approaching in the direction of the two of them.

Xu Li took a closer look and found that these people were wearing ordinary clothes, so he immediately understood their identities.

They should be the people of Qin State in the nearby villages.

And behind these Qin people, there are dozens of Zhao cavalry escorting them.

Xu Li looked at Li Mu with some doubts, and said, "Could it be that the general wants to take these Qin people as hostages?"

If this is the case, then Xu Li thinks that Li Mu is really stupid and naive.

Li Mu shook his head, and said to Xu Li, "General, please follow me."

After Li Mu said this, he pulled the rein of the horse and went directly towards the hundreds of Qin people in front of him. Xu Li shook his head, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Li Mu's gourd, so he had no choice but to pull the horse and follow.

The two quickly came to the people of Qin State.

These Qin people stopped in their tracks and stared at Li Mu and Xu Li with terrified eyes.

Xu Li took a look at the Qin people in front of him, and found that most of them were women, children, old and young, and the proportion of adult men was very low, less than one-tenth.

For a country like Qin, which has always been militaristic and aggressive, the death of a large number of young and middle-aged people is actually inevitable.

In fact, not only Qin, but the whole world is probably the same.

Due to the continuous struggle for hegemony and wars for hundreds of years, many people died in the war. Those who can live to old age safely and then die peacefully surrounded by their descendants can be described as one in a thousand or even one in a thousand.

Li Mu looked at the team of Qin people in front of him very calmly, and said slowly, "Is there a pavilion chief or a village chief?"

No one answered.

Li Mu shook his head and pulled out the long sword in his hand: "Is there a pavilion chief or a village chief?"

This time, commotion began to appear among the people of the Qin Kingdom, and many people turned their attention to a white-haired old man.

When Li Mu also looked at the old man, the old man knew that there was no way to avoid it, so he stood up bravely and said to Li Mu, "I am the pavilion chief, what orders does the official have?"

The old pavilion chief was obviously a little scared, and immediately said to Li Mu: "This place is full of women and children, please raise your hand high."

Li Mu smiled gently, and suddenly said to the old pavilion chief, "Ting chief, do you know how many soldiers and horses this general brought with him this time?"

The old judge raised his head in panic when he heard the words, and looked around.

The old man's eyesight is not very good, but even if his eyes are not very good, he can still see the countless soldiers of Zhao army and the dazzling horses around Li Mu, who are busy setting up camp.

When the number reaches a certain level, it is a very difficult task for the old man and even for all the people of Qin State present to tell how many people there are with the naked eye.

The old pavilion chief looked at it for a while, then shook his head with some difficulty, and said to Li Mu, "Return to General, I don't know."

Li Mu laughed, and said seriously to the old court chief in front of him: "Old court chief, I have a message that I hope you can pass on to the defending generals in Liyang City, if you promise to wait for this general, This general will let you go, how about that?"

When the old man heard Li Mu's words, he naturally hurriedly agreed.