Chapter 123 Heart Lock (1)
Zhou Yan had been besieged by the two countries for more than three months, and war was not unfamiliar to him, but this time he felt a little overwhelmed. There was one thing that had been lingering in his mind for a long time and could not be dispersed; therefore, he was accidentally injured in the most recent battle with the Wu army. This result was unexpected for the soldiers led by Zhou Yan, but it was undoubtedly the best stimulant to boost the morale of the Wu army; just when the Wu army took advantage of Zhou Yan's injury and the high morale of the soldiers, they launched an operation to defeat the Zhou army in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, they suffered a crushing defeat in the first battle of the pursuit; there were basically two reasons for the Wu army's defeat : first, the Wu army relaxed their vigilance due to Zhou Yan's injury and was taken advantage of by the Zhou army, because they were facing the army of the Great Zhou after all; second, the enemy general they were facing was still Zhou Yan, which showed that Zhou Yan's injury was not serious, and they were just deceived by the illusion of Zhou Yan's injury.
After the Wu army was defeated, the Zhou army pursued the victory and won several battles in a row. The Wu army's vanguard was almost completely annihilated and forced back to the edge of the border. The morale of the Zhou soldiers was greatly boosted by the destruction of the vanguard. This battle was also the biggest victory since the siege by the two countries. Next, the army commanded by Zhou Yan will directly confront the main force of the Wu army. Before this, the army carried out a large-scale mobilization. Although it was not the right time, no one knew the reason.
The main camp of the army camp under King Jing of Zhou.
A group of generals gathered together, apparently to discuss important matters, and Zhou Yan naturally sat on the commander-in-chief's throne.
"Your Highness, the mobilization of all military camps has been completed." A soldier reported.
"I got it. What's the situation with Wu Jun?" Zhou Yan said coldly.
"According to the latest intelligence from the spies, the Wu army has not yet made any moves ." Another soldier replied.
"No action?"
Zhou Yan frowned slightly, obviously doubting this answer. You know, even if they defeated the enemy's vanguard, the main force of the Han army still had the advantage in terms of manpower; the main force of the Wu army had 700,000 soldiers, while Zhou Yan had less than 500,000 men. After fighting with the 200,000-man vanguard of the Wu army, Zhou Yan only had 400,000 men. Moreover, the soldiers were already tired after several battles. How could the Wu army not take this opportunity to put pressure on them?
"Could there be some conspiracy?"
This sentence was said by Zhu Ji. Of course, it is natural that even if the Wu army had an advantage in military strength, it would not act rashly against the Zhou army. If it was fear, it seemed unlikely. Not to mention that the Wu army obviously had an advantage, they would not have attacked the Zhou country from the beginning.
There was definitely a conspiracy, Zhou Yan did not deny it, but what exactly was this so-called "conspiracy" that puzzled him, because the Wu army's reaction seemed to be waiting for something? Waiting for them to attack? Even if that was the case, why didn't the other side make any moves? If they said they were trying to lure the enemy, they should at least act like they were luring the enemy. How come the Wu army's vanguard had just been annihilated, the Wu army should have made some sort of response, but from the very beginning, the main force of the Wu army had not made any moves, as if the annihilation of the vanguard was completely irrelevant to them? Was it premeditated? Or was it something they had expected?
Compared with the conspiracy, Zhou Yan was more concerned about the reaction of the Wu army, so he specially mobilized the army on a large scale during this period, with the purpose of luring the Wu army. You should know that there is a considerable risk in mobilizing the army on a large scale at this time, but because they have been prepared in advance, there is no need to worry about it. Therefore, the reaction of the Wu army was too unexpected, which made Zhou Yan wonder what the purpose of the Wu army was? Could it be that the initial actions were just a show? The vanguard army was just a discarded pawn? And the main force was just here for sightseeing? Zhou Yan sneered. Of course, these were impossible, but he really didn't understand what the other party's real purpose was. If he didn't understand this, he was afraid that he would face a .
Zhou Yan has always known that every battle has a purpose, even the smallest purpose can be a reason. This time, Wu and Han joined forces to attack Zhou State. Zhou Yan could never guess their purpose. Was it simply to capture? This seemed to be somewhat different from the performance of the Wu army so far. Although the other side was prepared for a long-term battle, a protracted battle would be disadvantageous to them. Judging from the battles of the Wu army so far, Zhou Yan felt that it was not satisfactory. He never doubted his army, but he would not underestimate the Wu or Han army that dared to attack them. So what did the Wu army's surprisingly cold reaction mean? Or was it really waiting as he thought? But what were they waiting for? Zhou Yan had countless guesses in his mind, but none of them could answer his question.
"Could it be that they discovered our plan and deliberately set up a trap to lure us into taking the initiative to attack?"
A general spoke up and said, everyone knows that it is very dangerous to take the initiative to attack when there is a huge disparity in troop strength and the enemy's intention is unknown. Unless you are sure of victory, you can only wait for the opportunity. Under normal circumstances, the situation set by Zhou Yan is indeed dangerous, but relatively speaking, once it is completed, the large-scale mobilization will undoubtedly make them further strengthened, which is a disadvantage for the Wu army. In this case, there is no doubt that the Wu army's silence has a purpose.
