General Qin

Singing battle songs from the west, the Qin army walked in neat steps, all the way to the Qi army several miles away.

Although the commanders of the Qin and Qi armies agreed to have a battle of gentlemen here.

According to the ancient rule of "no drums, no ranks", the Qi army will not launch an attack and sneak attack before the Qin army has formed a good battle formation.

But Zhao Tuo was still cautious and sent a group of Qin soldiers to prepare for battle defense in front. Under the cover of Pao Ze, the soldiers following behind began to change their formation, turning the marching formation into a combat formation.

"This big Sima has a lot of thoughts."

On the chariot, Zhao Tuo looked up at the Qi army in the distance and spoke in a low voice.

Li Shiqi, who was following him on horseback, also laughed and pointed forward.

He said to Zhao Tuo: "This great Sima deliberately chose this place as a battlefield, not only to allow our army to go a little longer, but also to have the advantage of waiting for work at leisure. Maybe he also wanted to correspond to the city of Chengpu 400 years ago. What about the battle, heh heh."

Amidst Li Shiqi's laughter, Zhao Tuo's eyes fell on the Qi army's battle formation several miles away.

At the forefront of the Qi army are three 10,000-man regiments, which are divided into three groups on the left, middle and right, with chariots and cavalry guards on both sides.

The right wing of the Qi army in the north has more chariots, and it looks like there are about a thousand chariots.

The left wing of the Qi army in the south had fewer chariots, about 400 to 500 chariots.

The reason is probably that a few miles to the south is the flowing Pu River, which is not suitable for fighting with horses and horses, so this arrangement was made.

As for the more Qi troops, they were in the rear. According to Zhao Tuo's estimation, the total number of Qi troops participating in this battle was about 150,000 to 60,000, which was about the same as what they expected before the war.

Zhao Tuo compared the strength of the two sides in his mind.

The Qin army in Puyang plus the soldiers he brought over from the Dai area had a total number of about 220,000, but half of them were auxiliary soldiers for transporting food, with about 110,000 soldiers.

He left 10,000 people for Lieutenant General Tu Sui to guard Puyang and some central cities in case of accidents.

Although Da Sima seems to be sincere, it is hard to guarantee that things will change. Of course, it is better to be on the safe side when it comes to military struggles.

Ten thousand soldiers, plus 100,000 auxiliary soldiers guarding the city, are enough to ensure the safety of the Qin army's rear.

"I have one hundred thousand, so it's not a big problem."

Zhao Tuo felt at ease.

He noticed that among the three divisions of the Qi Army, the ones at the forefront were all tall and strong warriors, each with big arms and round waists, very imposing.

This arrangement is normal, the Qi army has never seen blood, and when charging, it needs a warrior to lead the team in front, so that the ordinary soldiers behind dare to follow.

On the whole, the Qi army's formation is relatively comprehensive, and it is a square formation that can be attacked and defended.

But Zhao Tuo knew that this was just a superficial effort. The Qi State recruited troops in a hurry. Except for the tens of thousands of Qi soldiers stationed at the border who had time to train, the soldiers recruited later basically did not have much training time. The combat effectiveness can be imagined. .

Da Sima knows the art of war, so he will naturally take corresponding measures.

He should have put tens of thousands of people who have been trained in the front, and those untrained Qi soldiers have been put in the back as a reserve team.

"The Qi army can only fight with the wind. If the 'elite' in the front has the upper hand, the people behind will have the fighting spirit and can also display their combat effectiveness. But if the elite of the front team is defeated, the reserve team behind will be vulnerable."

Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes, and looked at the Qi army in the distance. According to his battlefield experience, he already had a judgment in his heart.

"Li Shang, let Shejian lead the old soldiers who conquered the Dai Kingdom to lean against the river and face the left flank of the Qi army."

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Li Shang took the order and immediately turned around to let his subordinates pass the order.

Just as Zhao Tuo was lining up his troops, a flying cavalry came running from the opposite Qi army.

"Grand Sima of the State of Qi, I specially invite General Zhao of the State of Qin to have a meeting before the battle!"

The envoy conveyed Tian Chong's request for a meeting.

"This big Sima has quite a lot of tricks."

Zhao Tuo bared a smile.

But he didn't refuse, and let the emperor drive the chariot, and Li Shang waited for a few short soldiers to escort him out of the battle.

In the battle formation of the Qi army on the opposite side, after receiving Zhao Tuo's reply, Grand Sima Tianchong also stood on the chariot and went out to meet him.

The two chariots approached and stopped in the middle of more than 200,000 soldiers from the Qin and Qi armies.

"Big Sima!"

Zhao Tuo stood on the car and bowed his hands.

"General Zhao!"

On the chariot, Grand Sima Tian Chong also saluted.

After the ceremony, Tian Chong stared at Zhao Tuo with soft eyes, and said in a gentle voice, "I have worked hard for you for the past two months."

Thank you for your hard work?

Zhao Tuo was startled.

I heard Tian Chong whisper: "I know that in order to fight me in an upright manner, you have endured pressure from all sides and persisted for two months. Such behavior has moved me Tian Chong very much. General Zhao, I respect Tian Chong You drink!"

"Bring the wine!"

As he said that, there was indeed an attendant of the Qi army bringing drinks.

Zhao Tuo was silent.

Tian Chong poured himself a glass of wine first, poured another glass for Zhao Tuo, and praised: "I respect you, only for the sake of today's world, there are still gentlemen like you, General Zhao."

Zhao Tuo sighed secretly in his heart, and ordered Li Shang to take the wine and drink it up in one gulp.

"Da Sima is too famous. Today's gentleman is really only Da Sima. It is Tuo's honor to be able to fight Da Sima."

Tian Chong was very pleased to see Zhao Tuo's humble and polite demeanor.

He responded with a smile: "Today, Wu Tian Chongdang will have a good fight with General Zhao! General Zhao please!"

"Big Sima, please!"

The two saluted and bid farewell, and went back to their respective formations.

The carriage rolled forward, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but look back, and saw the back of Da Sima standing on the chariot.

Under the gloomy sky, the car bell rang with the wind, which made Tian Chong's back look more lonely and desolate.

"Da Sima, you were born in the wrong era."

Zhao Tuo sighed softly.

Before the war, the coaches of the two sides met and drank to reminisce about the old days. This is an ancient etiquette.

At that time, all countries were basically close relatives, and everyone fought wars, so they would not hurt their friendship, and turned around as good relatives again.

But since Song Xianggong's Hongshui battle was ridiculed by the world, the world has declined.

In addition, there was a grandson who didn't talk about martial arts later, which made it even more difficult for people to talk about these battlefield etiquette.

In the Warring States period, in order to win, the generals were even more intrigued, and various methods emerged in an endless stream. There are countless deceptions, tricks, tricks, tricks, and so on.

It is really rare to see a person like Tian Chong who still pursues ancient rituals in hundreds of years.

"Probably because of Qi's more than 40 years of war-free life, aristocratic life with no worries about food and clothing, and a loyal character, coupled with being brainwashed by Qilu Confucianism or the etiquette of a gentleman in ancient books, it has become what it is today. Sima."

Zhao Tuo shook his head lightly, pushing all miscellaneous thoughts out of his mind.

He promised to fight Da Sima dignifiedly, so he had a deeper purpose.

The Qin army did not need to attack by means of a sneak attack. On the battlefield, they defeated the army of the Qi State in an upright manner, so that the power of this battle could be maximized.

Only in this way can he come to Linzi with the prestige of a great victory, forcefully surrender to the king of Qi, and consolidate the land of Qi.

Only by making all Qi people have nothing to say about their record can they reap the most lucrative fruits.

"Da Sima, today I will fight with you in a dignified manner and defeat you!"

Zhao Tuo returned to the formation and ordered his soldiers to stay in formation and rest where they were, so as to recover the energy consumed by the journey.

And Da Sima also abided by the etiquette of the ancient battlefield, and did not immediately attack the Qin army.

It wasn't until half an hour later that the battle drums sounded in the Qi army's battle formation.

The Qi army launched the attack first!