To the First Emperor of Qin: The state has decreed this!

at the same time.

The reinforcements who set off from the No. 6 and No. 8 city towers were extremely anxious.

On the only way to the No. 7 gate tower, they were so startled by the sight before them that they reined in their horses.

More than a dozen captured grain carts blocked the entire road, forming a narrow pass!

It's difficult for both people and horses to get through!

"Damn it! It's Zhang Fan's trick!"

The captain in charge cursed angrily.

"Quickly! Dismount! Push these grain carts aside, the seventh gate tower awaits our rescue!"

Two hundred soldiers dismounted and rushed forward anxiously, trying to work together to clear the roadblock.

All their attention was focused on the grain carts, and they were completely unaware of the strange things happening around them.

At that very moment, a murderous intent suddenly appeared!

"put!"

At a single command!

Suddenly, countless figures emerged from the surrounding jungle!

Zhang Fan's six hundred soldiers suddenly appeared, and the crossbows that were already drawn were unleashed in unison!

Although they were blunt-tipped arrows used in a drill, the overwhelming rain of arrows still brought tremendous impact.

Followed by.

Countless three-man combat teams roared out of the forest and charged toward the reinforcements.

"Oh no! An ambush!"

The captain was terrified, his heart pounding with fear!

He looked in horror at the figure standing high above, calmly directing the operation.

My mind went blank.

"Zhang Fan...isn't Zhang Fan besieging Tower Number Seven?"

"How did he get here?!"

However, the battlefield left him no time to think about the answers.

These two hundred reinforcements were divided and surrounded!

Faced with an enemy three times their size and employing bizarre tactics, they offered almost no effective resistance!

They were quickly submerged in the crowds and the lime dust flying everywhere.

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The battle ended in an outrageously fast pace.

Zhang Fan's 600-strong army annihilated the 200-strong reinforcements at the cost of fewer than 20 "casualties".

On the city wall of Xianyang.

The oppressive silence was broken once again by the spies.

"Report—!"

The scout knelt on the ground, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Reporting...reporting to Your Majesty and Your Excellencies!"

"The Immortal Master... the Immortal Master did not launch a full-scale attack on Tower Seven, but instead surrounded it without attacking!"

"What?" Everyone was stunned.

"He...he used Tower Seven as bait!"

"Set up an ambush on the route that reinforcements are bound to take!"

"The two hundred reinforcements sent from towers six and eight have been completely annihilated!"

"As for Zhang Fan's unit, the casualties... were less than twenty!"

The scout paused, then added:

"Just now, smoke signals were also lit on Gate Tower No. 8!"

"The garrison at Gate Tower No. 9 has been dispatched to provide reinforcements!"

The battle report was released!

The entire city wall was deathly silent!

The previously aggressive civil officials were now completely speechless.

They looked at each other in disbelief!

Shaofu Zongyu's face turned ashen, looking extremely grim.

Encircle without attacking?

Encircle and ambush reinforcements?

What kind of battle tactic is this?

They've never heard of it!

The situation was quite different among the generals.

"Encircle and annihilate reinforcements... What a brilliant strategy!"

An old general's eyes shone brightly.

"Use a lone city as bait to lure the enemy to its rescue!"

"The attack on the city is a ruse; the real goal is to annihilate the reinforcements!"

"This not only wiped out the enemy's manpower, but also completely isolated the besieged defenders psychologically!"

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

"That's not all! The most amazing thing is!"

Another general chimed in, his voice heavy.

"Using this tactic, he firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield!"

"Where to fight, and when to fight, is entirely up to him!"

"Wang Li's army is completely being led by the nose by him!"

"It was so much fun abandoning the city walls and attacking!"

"But...but his battle losses...these losses are just too unbelievable!"

Someone raised that question that no one could understand again.

"He has clearly removed his heavy armor, and the entire army is now lightly armed!"

"Logically, with significantly reduced defensive capabilities, why have battle casualties dropped so low?"

This question caused all the military commanders to fall into deep thought.

Just then.

Meng Tian suddenly stepped forward and bowed deeply to Ying Zheng!

"His Majesty!"

Meng Tian's voice was loud and earnest.

"Your subject requests permission to learn Zhang Fan's 'three-in-three' tactic!"

"This method is not conducive to a large-scale frontal battle!"

"But in small battlefields, especially when outnumbered and in ambushes to annihilate the enemy!"

"It can achieve absolutely amazing results!"

"This is a powerful weapon for strengthening the army; please grant me permission, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, all the military officers showed expressions of agreement and eagerness.

Everyone chimed in!

Ying Zheng was already overjoyed!

Hahahahahaha!

Good lad, he was previously told by these veterans that he didn't understand military strategy!

In the blink of an eye, even General Meng Tian was willing to learn his tactics!

This really makes me proud!

But his face remained solemn and dignified as he slowly uttered a single word:

"allow!"

now.

Wang Ben, who had been silent all along, gently shook his head.

His gaze did not linger on the map, but instead looked towards the distant west, the direction from which Wang Li would return to provide reinforcements.

He muttered to himself,

"Li'er...those heavy armor and weapons, though powerful tools for conquering cities and seizing territories!"

"But this also greatly hinders your marching speed!"

"The art of war lies in the mind; one must be willing to give up something in order to gain something... I hope you can grasp this in time..."

"This is the way of things, and so is life in officialdom!"

……

749 in the game.

On the holographic screen, the two red arrows representing Wang Li's reinforcements were completely erased.

The entire command center erupted in cheers!

But everyone was incredibly excited.

A smile played on Zhu Feng's lips.

He spoke into the microphone to Zhang Fan on the other end:

"Comrade Zhang Fan, you did a great job!"

"Wang Li's army has now suffered a loss of a thousand men, and their morale and supplies are in dire straits!"

"Our first step in the strategic plan has been successfully completed."

On the other end of the communicator.

A sigh of relief came from Zhang Fan, followed by a confident laugh:

"Commander! It has to be you guys!"

"This theory of protracted warfare is absolutely brilliant! I definitely need to study it carefully when I get back!"

Zhu Feng smiled and nodded.

My gaze shifted to the electronic sand table, which displayed a quiet mountain forest.

He said softly:

"Next, we'll see how our 100-man 'surprise force' performs."

……

To the west, on the way back to provide aid.

Wang Li was leading his remaining 1,500 soldiers on a difficult march toward the main camp.

The army's ranks were no longer as orderly as when they arrived!

The soldiers were all crooked and slumped over, like walking corpses.

Their once-proud heavy armor had now become a burden!

Every step consumes what little energy we have left!

The warhorse also hung its head, listless.

Having gone more than a day without sufficient fodder, the warhorse was now so weak that even its trot seemed listless.

Lieutenant Fang Jie rode up to Wang Li's side and saw the miserable state of the troops.

He advised with a worried expression:

"General! The army is exhausted, both men and horses are worn out!"

"If we continue this forced march, our brothers will collapse before we even reach the battlefield!"

"We need to think of something!"