Lintao Lord Wei Ji also glanced at the Yanmen cavalry on the other side of the river, but immediately turned his eyes to the map in his hand again and said in a deep voice: "There is another way, which is to continue to the north, close to "Yunzhong"

, there is a "side pass". If you can conquer the side pass, you can also enter Yanmen County via this road... There are only these two roads on the march map."

After hearing this, Wuxin Hou Gongsun Qi was stunned. He took the map from Lintao Lord Wei Ji and looked at it carefully. Then he looked up at "Linxian" in the distance. After repeating it several times, he frowned.

I whispered secretly in my heart.

Originally, he was still wondering why Li Mu sent heavy troops to garrison the small town of Linxian and consolidate the defense in this small town since he had the powerful pass "Loufan Pass" that could stop the Qin and Wei coalition forces.

But after comparing the landforms here with the march map in his hand, he finally understood: the garrison in Linxian was Li Mu's "side pass" to prevent the Qin and Wei coalition forces from sneaking into the north.

Because Loufangguan is built in the mountain valley of Luliang Mountain, it has only one road, which is to Mayi (Shuo County) in Yanmen County, and the valley road is winding and rugged, making it difficult to walk; on the other hand, the western part of Luliang Mountain

On the other side, there is a relatively flat Linhe plain. Without the thorn in Linxian County, the Qin and Wei coalition forces could continue to attack Pianguan to the north. By then, Li Mu, who was in Loufangguan, would hardly be able to support Pianguan in time.

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Therefore, although Linxian is only a small county, Li Mu still deployed heavy troops here. On the one hand, it can serve as the first line of defense for Loufan Pass. On the other hand, it can also threaten the Qin and Wei coalition forces: if Qin

The Wei coalition forces are still determined to attack Pianguan, so they must consider the possibility that the Korean army may cut off their retreat in this area.

Thinking of this, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi secretly said in his heart: This Li Mu has a very unique strategic vision. He is worthy of being an opponent that even Wei Gongzi Run could not defeat.

"...So, how to defeat the opponent?"

Narrowing his eyes, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi thought secretly in his heart.

Perhaps among the generals of the Qin and Wei coalition forces, only Wuxinhou Gongsun Qi was not shocked by Han general Li Mu's astonishing record of "never losing a single defeat", and he had no interest in replacing Li Mu to win the title of No. 1 in the Central Plains.

The honor of a famous war general, because he himself has never been defeated so far

——The 'defeat' against Wei Gongzi Run cannot be regarded as a defeat, because Wei Gongzi Run chose to attack Qin's mainland at that time, and did not defeat Gongsun Qi in a real sense. In fact, he was frustrated by Gongsun Qi.

, so the desperate tactic was finally chosen.

Judging from the geographical advantage, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi instinctively did not want to attack Loufan Pass, because judging from the march map, there is the "Loufan Path", a long and narrow mountain valley road in front of Loufan Pass, which is conservatively estimated to be at least about two hundred miles long.

, whether focusing on the art of war or focusing on experience, long and narrow terrain like this is the most likely to cause trouble.

But if you choose to attack "Pianguan", you must first remove the "Linxian" nail and drive these Korean troops into Loufan Trail.

After that, the Qin and Wei allied forces can station an army here to block the exit of Lou Fanjing. At that time, the Qin and Wei allied forces can move northward to attack Pianguan without any worries.

Thinking of this, Wuxin Hou Gongsun Qi secretly made a decision: capture Linxian first!

After returning to the military camp that day, Wuxin Hou Gongsun Qi told the generals his strategic intentions in the commander's tent. After his careful and rigorous analysis, Lintao Lord Wei Ji, Shao Hu, Wang Luan, Wang Ling and other generals all

Agreed with his concept.

At this time, the generals received the news that "Han General Li Mu secretly attacked Zhang Tang's army at Gaolang, causing Zhang Tang's army to be defeated miserably."

It has to be said that after learning the news, all the generals in the tent, including Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi, looked at each other, because not only did they not expect that Li Mu would actually set up an ambush in Gaolang, even Li Mu

The whereabouts of the army he personally led were not known, and they always mistakenly thought that Li Mu had led his army to retreat here long ago.

At this time, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi's face became a little ugly, because in this way, their Qin and Wei coalition forces had suffered three consecutive defeats. Although this defeat had no direct relationship with Gongsun Qi,

But as the currently elected coach of the Qin and Wei coalition forces, he bears full responsibility for these three defeats.

On the sixth day of August, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi personally led an army to attack Linxian County.

To be precise, the protagonist of this battle was not the infantry who served as the vanguard, but the crossbowmen among the Qin and Wei Allied Forces and the Yanmen Army.

In this battle, the Qin and Wei Allied Forces fought against the Yanmen Army across the river. Since the width of Lingshui was far less than that of the river, this time, the crossbowmen of the Qin and Wei Allied Forces for the first time truly attacked the Yanmen Army under Li Mu.

The military poses a huge threat.

I saw the dense rain of arrows from the two armies, covering both sides of Lingshui like dark clouds. Neither the generals of the Qin and Wei Allied Forces nor the Korean generals of the Yanmen Army dared to take the lead in this situation.

But in the end, the battle that day ended in a draw.

Regarding this battle situation, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi was quite satisfied, because in this battle, their Qin army finally showed its due strength. Although the Yanmen army on the opposite side was indeed very tenacious, he was not worried at all.

After all, the Qin and Wei coalition forces had 300,000 troops, while Li Mu on the opposite side only had 100,000 troops, and they also had to take care of the defense of Yanmen County. In this case, Gongsun Qi could not afford it, but Li Mu

Harmony can't be spent.

After the day ended in a draw, Li Muyi frowned and thought about this issue.

Just as Wuxin Hou Gongsun Qi judged, the reason why Li Mu sent heavy troops to garrison Linxian was to better protect the northern passes. Unexpectedly, the commander of the Qin and Wei coalition forces seemed to see through his intention.

, forcing him to fight decisively in Linxian area, which made Li Mu feel very distressed.

Because he also understood that on the frontal battlefield, it was almost impossible for his 100,000 troops to defeat the Qin and Wei coalition forces on the opposite side, even if the other side had Wei generals Sima An, Qin generals Wang Jian, Zhang Tang and others divided up nearly 70,000 to 80,000 troops.

In the end, there were only more than 200,000 left, which was not necessarily a head-on opponent for the 100,000 Yanmen troops under his command.

To defeat the Qin and Wei coalition forces, they can only use surprise means, just like what he did when he attacked Qin general Zhang Tang a few days ago.

Finally, after careful consideration, Li Mu resolutely gave up Linxian and withdrew the troops stationed in Linxian into Loufanjing.

When he learned about this, Wuxin Hou Gongsun Qi was quite surprised. He originally thought that Li Mu would have to wait for a few more battles before choosing to withdraw from Linxian, but he did not expect that Li Mu would withdraw so decisively.

"This Li Mu must be eradicated!"

After secretly deciding, Wu Xinhou Gongsun asked Wei Ji, the Lintao lord of Wei State, to go north to attack "Pianguan", while he himself set a trap in Linxian area in an attempt to trap Li Mu. In his opinion, if he was discovered, Qin would

The Wei coalition forces have the intention of going north to attack Pianguan, and Li Mu is likely to send troops out of Loufanjing again to try to cut off their food routes and attack them from the logistical aspect.

However, after waiting for four or five days, Li Mu and his army were not seen coming out of Loufan Trail. Regarding this, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi secretly muttered in his heart: This Li Mu is too calm and calm, isn't he?

In this way, except for the Wei army led by Lintao lord Wei Ji, Shao Hu and others who led the army north to attack Pianguan, the Qin army fell into a stalemate with the Yanmen army led by Han general Li Mu at Lou Fanjing.

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Around the beginning of September, battle reports from the Xihe War Zone were successively delivered to Daliang, the capital of the King of Wei, and then sent to the hands of Wei Crown Prince Zhao Run by the Green Crows in Daliang.

After learning about the battle situation in the "Xihe Theater", especially the current record of "one draw and three losses" of the Qin and Wei coalition forces, even Zhao Hongrun was a little stunned.

He never thought that the Qin and Wei coalition forces including Gongsun Qi, the Marquis of Wuxin, Wang Jian, the Marquis of Changxin, Yingbao the Yangquan Lord, Wei Ji the Lintao Lord, as well as Sima An, Shaohu, Wang Ling, Wang Lu, Zhang Tang and many other powerful generals.

, facing Li Mu, he actually achieved a terrible record of "one draw and three losses" despite having an absolute advantage in military strength.

"This Li Mu...is really difficult to deal with."

Nodding secretly, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but admire Li Mu for being able to gain the upper hand despite being at such a disadvantage.

Of course, having said that, he was not worried about the "Xihe War Zone". He felt that the early defeat of the Qin and Wei coalition forces was probably due to the generals of the Qin and Wei coalition forces not understanding Li Mu. As the war continued, Li Mu

The ability of harmony will gradually be suppressed by the generals.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun put down the battle report, walked to the window, and looked at the scenery outside the window with his hands behind his back.

He is still waiting.

He is waiting for Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, to lure South Korea's powerful forces in the direction of Handan, such as Shanggu Army, Beiyan Army, Yuyang Army, etc., into the hinterland of Hanoi County according to the plan, leaving South Korea's rear defense empty, so that he can lead a surprise attack in the future.

Korean native.

In addition, he is still waiting for the army of Chu, waiting for the latter to take over the armies of Qi and Lu.
Chapter completed!