Bai Qi took advantage of five days of rain to build a road leading to Shangdang, and mobilized 20,000 prisoners from Guanzhong to the narrow valley behind the mountain, and entered Shangdang with his camera. Sima Jin was specifically responsible for these things. If Bai Qi started talking, Sima Jin would take care of everything. Bai Qi spared most of his energy to observe Zhao Jun's performance on the battlefield.
It should be said that Bai Qi was dissatisfied with the performance of the Bashu Qin army. Their combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the prisoners in Guanzhong, and even inferior to the people of Hedong whom he had trained for several years. In addition to lack of training, he also has physical disadvantages and is too thin. Fortunately, they all work hard and stay in the wild for a long time, so they rarely get sick; from Shu to Guanzhong, they don't show any obvious acclimatization! This made Bai Qi feel a little relieved. When the Qin army in Nanjun was transferred from Yingdu to Nanyang, Hanoi, a large area of the army was not acclimatized to the soil and environment. They fell ill and almost lost their combat effectiveness. They arrived at almost the same time as the Bashu Qin Army. The Bashu Qin Army had been engaged in combat for more than half a year, and they had just recovered their health - non-combat losses of thousands of people! Moreover, he has restrained his own camp and must stay on the front line of Wen and Zhi to guard it, otherwise trouble may occur. In fact, a considerable number of Nanjun soldiers fled home, but were reported by the villagers and executed on the spot; and the fleeing soldiers' companions were beheaded and tied up almost every day. All these made it difficult for Bai Qi to launch a battle from the direction of Gaodu.
After the soldiers from Shangjun and Beidi arrived, Bai Qi sent them all to Hanoi to frighten Han and Wei while preparing for the battle in the direction of Gaodu. After suffering from illness and hopeless escape, the soldiers in Nanjun could only face reality: win this battle and go home. Just because Bai Qi was worried about their combat effectiveness, they were not sent to the front line, but were used as supplementary troops.
As 20,000 swordsmen arrived in Anyi, Bai started to have new thoughts. Originally, he just wanted to plan a few field battles in Shangdang, which would seriously consume the strength of the Zhao army and make the Zhao army retreat in the face of difficulties; now he is thinking that if he can completely annihilate the Changping garrison, it will greatly shock the vassal states and achieve great results. The strategic advantage is of far greater significance than occupying the entire Shangdang.
He sent a report to the King of Qin who was near Anyi. The King of Qin sent an edict that night, asking Bai Qi, Wang Lu and Sima Jin to rush to Anyi in person to make a statement in person. What’s interesting is that Wang Hao and Sima Jin didn’t know Bai Qi’s plan. This crazy plan was completely the result of Bai Qi’s thinking alone. Bai Qi then gathered Wang Lu and Sima Jin in the big tent, pushed everyone else away, and explained his plan to them in detail!
Wang Hao and Sima Jin were both stunned by this crazy plan! They knew very well that there were 450,000 soldiers and civilians in Changping Zhao's army, of whom 250,000 to 350,000 were young adults, and the real number of old, weak, women and children was only 100,000. As for himself, although he claimed to have 200,000, he was actually just over 100,000: in addition to Nanjun, Ba, Shu and other distant counties, 20,000 prisoners were actually conscripted, and later 20,000 prisoners were also conscripted in Guanzhong; Shangjun and Beidi were even soldiers The 20,000 people were recruited together with food. Not all of them were combat troops. Some of them were packmen and were not suitable for fighting. The three counties of Nanyang, Hanzhong and Longxi were only required to transport food, weapons and baggage because of the long distances. There was no direct recruitment of troops into the battle; Hedong was located on the battlefield and served as a logistics base for the army. The people were extremely burdened and could no longer undertake combat tasks.
Use hundreds of thousands of people to annihilate 450,000 people? It's almost enough if the opponent lowers his head and lets you kill him! Wang Hao and Sima Jin didn't think so at all. In their minds, being able to withstand Zhao Jun's attack, continue to fight Zhao Jun, and make Zhao Jun make peace because they can't afford it, is the goal they can strive for.
But Bai Qi made calculations with them: "Zuo Shuchang used 40,000 Bashu troops to resist Zhao's 400,000 troops. Zhao Jun could do nothing but defend the barrier. Now there are 20,000 in Guanzhong and 60,000 in Gaodu, totaling 80,000. I will attack three; the swordsmen of the Qin army are still victorious in battle, but I will attack four! What can I do if I can't win if I attack one with four?"
Wang Lu said: "No. I can use forty thousand as four hundred thousand, because I am honest and prudent, and I don't dare to go to war. If I fight, I may not be able to win!"
Bai Qi said: "If an honest man cannot get out, it is because it is difficult to get out. How can 400,000 people fight in a long and flat land? They don't know how to fight! If I control them with 100,000 people, I will definitely win!"
Wang Lu said: "Your Majesty's plans often lead to unexpected events, which are beyond the reach of my ministers. I would like to hear about them in detail so as to broaden my knowledge!"
Bai Qi pointed with his finger and said: "Stone City is a hundred miles away and 30,000 steps are enough to get 30,000 soldiers. They have an army of 100,000, and they are all old and weak. What will their generals do? The same is true for Danshui and Dongshan. These three Each formation has thirty thousand soldiers, and a hundred thousand can be counted. If there are too many, it will be useless and will only increase chaos. If I use a hundred thousand people to close in on them, and if I harass them with a light army, they will be unable to do anything."
Wang Lu said: "Those I fear will fight three or five times. I will fight alone, for fear that I will not be able to support myself!"
Bai Qi said: "I will make it impossible to fight!"
Sima Jin said: "We have captured a hundred thousand people, what's the point of a light army?"
Bai Qi said: "I will repay the king for his swordsman!"
Wang He and Sima Jin were both eclipsed! Except for Bai Qi, I'm afraid no one would dare to ask the King of Qin for the command of the swordsmen - that would be almost equivalent to rebellion!
Bai Qi said: "I will use one hundred thousand prisoners to guard the four directions, 20,000 light troops to attack and harass them, and another 20,000 troops to prepare for the needs of the four directions. Everything will be done!"
Wang Huan and Sima Jin couldn't believe it in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say it with their mouths, so they had no choice but to sigh. Bai Qi said: "The king ordered me to tell the story to the three of them face to face, so I trust each other with my concerns and am willing to help each other!"
Both of them said: "I obey your orders!"
Bai Qi left the two of them in his tent. At dawn the next day, as soon as the army passed, Wang Lu made arrangements for today's battle and rode horses to Anyi with Bai Qi and Sima Jin. After traveling hurriedly for four or five hours, the group arrived at Anyi and were immediately taken to King Qin's tent by five senior officials.
After Bai Qi left, King Qin stayed in Bai Qi's military camp outside the city and did not enter Anyi City. Anyi's political affairs were handed over to Li Bing and Pi Wan. Wang Ji was the nominal Hedong Shou, but he did not appear in Anyi City. He only accompanied the King of Qin and reported on time the military and civil affairs reports from various places. Xianyang is thousands of miles away, and the king of Qin's major affairs are handed over to Zhang Lu and the prince, who report once a day, and they can reach Anyi on about the third day; the civil and military affairs in Hedong are handled by Li Bing and Pi Wan, who also report once a day. . Bai Qi reported the war in Changping once a day. The movements of other armies of the Qin Army and the movements of the Zhao Army were also reported by dedicated personnel. The King of Qin generally did not listen to these routine reports, but only commented on them with the word "knowledge".
But yesterday Bai Qi's report caught his attention: Bai Qi suggested looking for opportunities to annihilate the Changping Zhao army, not just defeat them. This is a bold idea. No one would think of annihilating the enemy when there are insufficient troops. But Bai Qi was different. In the battle of Yique, Bai Qi used 100,000 Qin troops to kill 240,000 Han and Wei coalition forces! If there is someone who can kill 450,000 Zhao troops with 100,000 Qin troops, this person must be Bai Qi! But is this certain? He asked the three frontline commanders Bai Qi, Wang Lu and Sima Jin to return to Anyi for negotiation.
After listening carefully to Bai Qi's introduction to the situation between the enemy and ourselves, King Qin turned to Wang Lu and said, "What do you see, Master Zuo?"
Wang Lu said: "I can't do big things because I'm so mean. Now that I heard Lord Wu'an's words, my tongue was dazzled and I couldn't help myself. Although I know that Lord Wu'an's plan is not bad, I still don't believe it!"
Sima Jin said: "Mr. Wu'an's plan is beyond the reach of this minister. I dare to use the strength of dogs and horses, but I can only be driven!"
The King of Qin said: "I have heard about the art of war: the invincible lies with oneself, but the victorious lies with others. Now Lord Wu'an has said that the Zhao army can be victorious, but where is the victorious factor?"
Bai Qi said: "The king of Zhao is ignorant, he only knows how to show off his bravery, but does not know the key points of the army, which is one of the ways he can win. The king of Pingyuan has little knowledge, sees the benefits and forgets the danger, and goes to war rashly, but only acts as an assistant, which is the way he can win." Zhao Kuo has a talent of ten thousand people, but he has a hundred thousand people at his command. If the task is heavy but the talent is light, there are three ways to win. The land is long and flat, and the Zhao army is more than 400,000. The people are heavy but the ground is light. Four ways to win. . With these four victories, even though my army is small, I will definitely defeat it!"
King Qin said: "Would you like to hear the way to break it?"
Bai Qi said: "The momentum of Changping is heavy at the front and light at the back. From the front to the back, it cannot be broken. But if you attack the back, you will be in chaos. The Zhao army has more than 100,000 troops behind it, and they are defending the stone city, but they all think it is indestructible. However, I go out from behind and attack it, but if I get 20,000 to 30,000 people, I will break it. After breaking it and occupying the city, the enemy's posture becomes worse and worse, but my posture is open, and a hundred thousand troops can use it, while the enemy's only weapon is Its name is not true, and it disturbs itself, so it is necessary to win. May the king not doubt it!"
King Qin said: "If the enemy's situation changes during the battle, what can you do?"
Bai Qi said: "I have 20,000 people to be prepared! If there is another emergency, there are still 100,000 people from the east of the river who can come to my aid!"
The King of Qin said: "Qin's swordsmen originate from the ancestors. They have been accumulated for decades and cannot be prepared in one dynasty. Please make good use of them!"
After Bai Qi heard this, he knew that King Qin had agreed with him, so he quickly said: "I am willing to win Zhao Shi Nai's level with one swordsman."
The King of Qin said: "One is equivalent to ten, this is the power of this swordsman. Please recruit him! I have no other objections." Then he called the five officials and the public to come in, and ordered Bai Qi to choose.
Bai Qi immediately ordered 20,000 swordsmen, all of whom were ordered to stand by after the meal. They set out overnight and gave all the animals to the swordsmen for use. They disappeared at dawn. When Duanshi took charge of the millet for forty days, he was ready to attack.
That night, twenty thousand swordsmen, riding horses, oxen, or donkeys, all set out on the road. The rider on horseback goes first, then the rider on donkey, and then the rider on ox. Since Pi Wan controlled the exports to Hedong and destroyed the spy networks of various countries, it was already more than ten days after this news reached Zhao State, and Zhao Jun had failed!
Bai Qi and the other three left Sima Jin to command the swordsmen's march, because Sima Jin was responsible for the swordsmen's training when he was in Xianyang, and he also stayed at the front line for a few days to understand the situation on both sides. Bai Qi and Wang Lu then flew back to the mouth of the valley overnight to prepare for the next day's battle. When they arrived at the military camp, they listened to the reports of the five doctors and learned that Zhao Jun deliberately increased the damage to the shields. Bai Qi said even more disdainfully: "How does it add to the overall situation if you try to get a plan for yourself?"
After listening to the report, before taking a break, the drumbeat of the army started!
