The biggest result of the Battle of Fanwu was not how many Qin troops were killed, but the capture of the strategic point of Jingcheng.

Jingcheng is located in the north of the Taihang Mountains, known as "the fifth of the eight Taihang mountains, the sixth of the nine stops in the world", the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it has always been the thoroughfare of Hebei Shanxi region, the place where the soldiers of the past dynasties must fight, after 25 years, the famous general Han Xin is here to line up at the edge of the water, breaking the Zhao army, is the famous backwater battle.

At this time, there are seven counties in the territory of Zhao State, which are roughly in the shape of a "7", the north is from west to east, and the horizontal line is Yunzhong County, Yanmen County, Dai County, Shanggu County, and then from the demolition to the south, turning to the longitudinal line: Julu County, Dongyang County, Handan. Among them, the four counties of Yunzhong, Yanmen, Dai and Shanggu are all newly opened up land when they expanded to the north after the reform of Zhao Wuling's old clothes, and the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the economy and culture are not developed. And the three counties in the south are the main financial pillars of the current Zhao State.

And Jingcheng is located between Dai County and Dongyang County, which is exactly the inflection point of the word "7", which is equivalent to the center point of Zhao State. Therefore, as long as Jing Cheng was not lost, the Qin army could not cross the Taihang Mountains and attack Handan from the north. And once Jingcheng is lost, the Qin army can drive straight in, and the Zhao State will be stopped by the Qin State and divided into two halves, and it will not be far from the death of the country.

Therefore, if the Qin army wants to attack Zhao from the northern front, it must capture Jingcheng, and Li Mu is stationed in Jingcheng, that is, to defend the core hinterland of Zhao, protect Handan in the south, and block Daijun in the north, so that the Zhao State itself is always integrated. Even if the Qin army crossed Zhangshui from the southern line and Handan was lost, it could still protect Yunzhong County, Yanmen County, Dai County, and Shanggu County in the north of Zhao State, and there would still be great room for maneuver.

And Li Mu also did waste a lot of effort in the deployment of troops, although this time to attack Jingcheng, dispatched 400,000 troops, but Li Mu did not concentrate the existing forces in Jingcheng, but divided the whole army into three parts, he only led half of the troops to garrison Jingcheng, that is, with the help of the dangerous terrain of Jingcheng, and this period of time, the fortifications established in Jingcheng, to offset the Qin army's advantage in terms of troops, and at the same time can also reduce their own pressure on logistics supply. Because now logistics supply is Li Mu's weakest link at present.

The remaining half of the army was divided into two parts, stationed in Fanwu and Quyang respectively, so that not only did they have enough troops to protect their rear and prevent the Qin army from marching in separate ways, but also preserved a considerable part of the living forces, which could be used to rotate when they refused to defend the Qin army in peacetime, and once they had to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army, they could double the strength at any time.

After learning about Li Mu's arrangement, Gao Yuan also had to admire it wholeheartedly, a famous general is a famous general, he is really thoughtful, and he can jump out of the battlefield and watch the overall situation. Because war is never only on the battlefield, but a comprehensive factor, including the economy, politics, and so on, and a real famous general is able to comprehensively consider many factors to formulate the most suitable plan for himself.

However, Li Mu's plan still has an almost insurmountable weakness, that is, it cannot withstand long-term consumption, although Li Mu's arrangement, has reduced its own consumption to the lowest point as much as possible, but Daijun is not an economically developed area, if it were not for the plateau to donate more than 3,000 eridium gold, and take away Guo Kai's family wealth, and get the strong support of businessmen, it is impossible to supply nearly 300,000 troops.

But even so, it is difficult for Daijun to support a war of this magnitude for a long time. However, in a short period of time, of course, there will be no problem, if it takes three years like the Battle of Changping, Daijun will definitely not be able to afford it. Unless it can get the full support of Handan.

Li Mu knew that he couldn't pin his hopes on Handan, so it was best to end this war within a year, either the Qin army couldn't be exhausted and took the initiative to retreat, or the Qin army took the initiative to make a mistake and gave the Zhao army a chance to attack and defeat the Qin army by half. If it was in the past, this would be almost an impossible task, because with the current national strength of the Qin State, although the consumption is much greater than that of the Zhao army, it can also be completed for a longer time than the Zhao army, and the Zhao army has no capital to consume with the Qin army, and the main general of the Qin army, Wang Jian, is also a famous general on the same level as Li Mu in the Warring States period, and has always been known for his steady construction with troops, and it is almost impossible to expect him to make mistakes. And at the same time, there are four other generals to help, even if Wang Jian is not careless for a while, there are other people who can remind him.

However, now that the Zhao army has the plateau and the new cavalry he trained, the situation is very different, the Zhao army can completely use the main soldiers to stick to the Jingcheng Dasai, and then make full use of the cavalry army trained on the plateau, divided into small teams to attack the Qin army's reinforcement line, and harass the rear of the Qin army, it is not impossible to force the Qin army to retreat. It was even the defeat of the Qin army. This is also where Li Mu's confidence lies.

It's just that what Li Mu didn't expect was that just after arriving at Jingcheng Dazhai and learning about the situation of the Qin army, Gao Yuan proposed to Li Mu to take the initiative to attack the Qin army and give the Qin army a head-on blow.

Although the tactics of sticking to the ground and waiting for an opportunity to attack were formulated, the Qin army was now stationed in Qiuyou, waiting for the army to gather, and was stockpiling supplies in Qiuyou as a supply point for the Qin army on the front line, and had not yet arrived at Jingcheng. Qiu You was almost more than 150 miles away from Jingcheng, and if the Zhao army crossed such a long distance to attack the Qin army, it would be something that the Qin army could not ask for.

Not to mention that Li Mu found it difficult to accept, even the other generals Chen Shi, Yao Jin, Ji Sunfeng, Zhao Bing, Huang Tian and others also thought that the Gao Yuan plan was difficult to implement, but Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "General, generals, even you think that we should not attack the Qin army at this time, then the Qin army may not think of it." Isn't that a good opportunity? ”

Li Muxian was stunned for a moment, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Okay, tell me how you plan to march." ”

Gao Yuan said: "Judging from our current intelligence, the Qin army's army has not yet been fully gathered, and the current strength in Qiu You is only a hundred thousand, but Qiu You City is small, and it can't accommodate so many troops, so the Qin army can only be stationed outside the city, and the Qin army has just arrived in Qiu You, and it is temporarily stationed in Qiu You, and it will definitely not establish a stable camp, and we don't need to send out a large army, only a few thousand cavalry troops, one person with two horses, only one day and one night, you can rush to Qiu You without knowing it, and then choose a place where the Qin army defends the void." , launch a surprise attack, hit the Qin army by surprise, and retreat immediately after success, if the Qin army pursues, we can also wait for the opportunity to move, set up an ambush on the way, and then hit the Qin army An ambush, but also frustrate the Qin army for a while. Although this battle cannot defeat the Qin army or decide the victory, it can also greatly dampen the spirit of the Qin army and greatly increase the morale of our Zhao army. ”

In fact, in the Tang and Song dynasties, that is, in the Han and Jin dynasties, sending an elite cavalry army to run hundreds of miles, even hitting thousands of miles to attack the enemy, although it is rare, but it is not an unbelievable thing, but in this era, the cavalry has just stepped onto the stage of history, whether it is the use of cavalry experience or concepts, it is still very insufficient, so even if it is more than 100 miles away, it is definitely a rare thing. Although Li Mu is a famous general of this era, he does not have this tactical concept.

But a famous general is a famous general, Li Mu thought about it seriously, and finally nodded and said, "How many cavalry do you plan to bring." ”

Gao Yuan said: "The soldiers are not expensive, I only need to bring three thousand cavalry, of which the new cavalry army only needs to have a thousand people, one person and two horses, set off now, overnight, before tomorrow morning, you can rush to Qiu You, then it is the time when the sky will not be bright, and it is also the time when the general defense is the weakest, the chance of winning a blow is at least eighty percent, and the Qin army is tightly defended, we have no chance to take advantage of it, at most it is to come back from the side, and there is no loss to us." ”

Now the plateau has also led a battalion in the Zhao army, commanding 9,000 soldiers, including 3,000 new-style cavalry troops, and 6,000 infantry troops trained into the Mandarin Duck Formation, which can be regarded as Li Mu's Chinese army. But now in Jingcheng Dazhai, there are only 2,000 cavalry and 4,000 infantry troops, and the remaining 3,000 soldiers are temporarily staying in the Fanwu camp, ready to rotate in the future.

Li Mu looked at the map again before he said: "Okay, I will send five thousand infantry to meet you halfway, if there is a Qin army chasing you, you can choose a place to set up an ambush halfway." ”

When Gao Yuan heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, then don't hesitate, I'll go and select the army right away and set off today." ”

Li Yinghong said on the side: "I'll go with you." ”

The two of them walked out of Li Mu's Chinese army tent together, and at this time, the other generals also surrounded Long, and Chen Zhi said: "General, isn't it too dangerous to do this, Jingcheng is more than one hundred and fifty miles away from Qiu Youke, and they are so alone that if they are discovered by the Qin army, it will be too dangerous." ”

Li Mudao: "It is indeed very dangerous to send troops this time, but since it is a war, there is no time to be safe, so it is difficult to wait for the Qin army to attack Jingcheng and then fight with the Qin army, is it not dangerous?" The Art of War: With the right combination, with the odd victory, this time we are fighting with the Qin army, the strength is not as good as the Qin army, the backup is not as good as the Qin army, but also within a year, defeat the Qin army, if according to the normal way of fighting, we can not defeat the Qin army at all, only by surprise victory, in order to achieve our goal. If Gao Yuan can win this attack, it means that his cavalry tactics are effective, and we have a chance to win this battle. ”

When the generals heard this, they all felt that what Li Mu said was reasonable, and Chen Shi said again: "General, let the last general lead the army to meet them." ”