Chapter 1702: Want to run? no way
"Lord, do you want a next time?" Zhang Liang said seriously.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Qin Hao knew that if he continued to talk, it might only take half an hour, so he quickly changed the topic.
"Um, military advisor, how do you think Han Xin will act next?"
When Zhang Liang saw this, he immediately showed a look of helplessness, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The defenses of Yecheng have been broken. Now Yecheng is already a dead city. If you continue to defend it, it will be like catching a turtle in an urn. With Han Xin's shrewdness, It is impossible to trap Yecheng."
"What the military advisor means is that Han Xin will abandon Yecheng?"
Qin Hao looked surprised. He had thought of various ways to break through Ye City, but he never thought that Han Xin, no, it was Yuan Tan, would give up Ye City, the third largest city in the world.
The city ranking list was created by Bai Xiaosheng, no, the third generation Bai Xiaosheng.
The second generation Bai Xiaosheng didn't know who he offended and died silently at home. Another adopted son of the first generation Bai Xiaosheng inherited the name of Bai Xiaosheng and became the third generation Bai Xiaosheng.
Needless to say, Bai Xiaosheng's adopted son was really talented. Not long after he inherited Bai Xiaosheng's name, he created a city ranking based on population, economy, and commerce. All of a sudden, all the major cities fell into disgrace. For the people of the world to talk about.
Among the city rankings of the three generations of Bai Xiaosheng, the rankings of the cities at the bottom have been changing. Only Luoyang, Chang'an, and Yecheng are firmly in the top three and unbeatable.
Luoyang, the imperial capital that once had a population of one million, experienced several wars and the population dropped by nearly half. However, after Qin Hao took over, Luoyang once again ushered in great rule, ranking first with a population of 800,000.
Chang'an has been governed by four generations of Liu Hong, Dong Zhuo, Yang Jian, and Li Shimin, and there have been few wars. There is only one city with 600,000 people, ranking second.
After Luoyang and Chang'an, Yecheng, which is the core of the large state of Jizhou, ranks third with a population of 500,000.
Yecheng alone had a population of 500,000, accounting for one-sixth of the total population of Zhao State at its peak.
Han Xin was naturally willing to give up Yecheng. After all, Yecheng was once a territory of South Korea, but now it belongs to Zhao State.
So, is Yuan Tan willing to abandon Yecheng, the last city of the Zhao Kingdom? In other words, can Han Xin convince Yuan Tan to bear the pain and abandon Yecheng?
"Although Yuan Tan is not as incompetent as Yuan Shang, his ability is not that strong. He may not have the courage to give up Yecheng, for fear that Han Xin will use other means to stimulate Yuan Tan." Guo Jia said with a smile.
Qin Hao's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "In that case, our army only needs to strengthen its vigilance to prevent the enemy from leaving Yecheng and completely trap Han Xin to death, isn't that enough?"
Hearing Qin Hao's words, Zhang Liang laughed instead and said: "My lord, why do you want to prevent Han Xin from abandoning the city? It is much easier for the enemy to come out on their own initiative than for our army to invade Yecheng and annihilate them." "
Guo Jia continued Zhang Liang's words and added: "What's more, if Yecheng is forcibly captured and the enemy forces fight decisively inside the city, it will inevitably cause immeasurable damage to Yecheng.
Before, there was no other choice. Our army only had the option of storming Yecheng. Now that the enemy has taken the initiative to give up Yecheng, the Lord has got this third largest city in the world for free, so why not do it? "
After hearing what the two said, Qin Hao's eyes suddenly lit up. Yes, it would be more beneficial to let Han Xin come out and fight again.
What Qin Hao wants is naturally an intact Yecheng, not a Yecheng that was reduced to ruins.
"What the two military advisors said is reasonable, but we should be careful. If Han Xin escapes, the loss will outweigh the gain." Qin Hao said solemnly.
"Lord, if Han Xin wants to run away, he must do so within one or two days. After all, otherwise, Yecheng, which has lost its east and west defenses, will not be able to stop our army's offensive for such a long time." Guo Jiajin said.
Upon hearing this, Qin Hao's eyes suddenly lit up and he said happily: "In that case, our army only needs to set up the pocket formation and wait for Han Xin to get inside?"
"It's not that simple."
Zhang Liang shook his head and then continued: "How can a person like Han Xin fall into the trap easily?
In addition, we still don’t know the direction of Han Xin’s breakout, and where will he deploy his defensive formation? "
When Qin Hao heard this, he immediately wondered: "Now that all Jizhou except Jibei has been under the command of our army, where else can Han Xin break out except to the north?"
"My lord thinks that Han Xin will definitely go north. How could Han Xin not think of this? How could he take the initiative to hit the road of death?
In addition, although most of the land in Jizhou has been occupied by our army, because they are all newly acquired lands, our army's rule is not stable.
There are still 110,000 enemy troops in Ye City. As long as Han Xin can get rid of our army, how can Jizhou be so big? It was very rare for the local garrison to be able to defend the city, and there was no way Han Xin could do anything about it. "Zhang Liang said.
Qin Hao's brows furrowed. He originally thought that it would be a sure thing to destroy the east and west city defenses and completely capture Han Xin, but he didn't expect that there were still so many problems.
"Since Han Xin won't go north, he will definitely go in the three directions of southwest, east and west. How about setting up ambushes in these three directions?" Qin Hao asked.
Zhang Liang and Guo Jia both shook their heads. Guo Jia said: "Although our army has a large number of troops, if we divide the troops into three groups, even if it is an ambush with only one-third of the troops, we may not be able to defeat 110,000 enemy troops. If Han Xin escapes, there will be endless troubles."
"What should we do?"
Zhang Liang smiled calmly and said: "Master, don't be anxious, Liang has a plan to allow Han Xin to take the initiative to enter our army's pocket formation."
[The effects 1 and 2 of Zhang Liang's skill 'Seeking Saints' are activated one after another. If he does mental arithmetic or not, he can suppress the opponent's intelligence by 1 to 5 points, and his own intelligence +1.
Currently Han Xin's intelligence is -4, Zhang Liang's intelligence is +1, Han Xin's intelligence drops to 92, and Zhang Liang's intelligence rises to 104. 】
Qin Hao, who was prompted, suddenly showed joy and asked quickly: "Military advisor, please come quickly."
A flash of light flashed in Zhang Liang's eyes, and he said with a faint smile: "It's very simple. My lord only needs to order to reduce the intensity of the siege, and at the same time increase the strength of the troops in the three directions of east, west and south, pretending to divide the troops into three directions to set up an ambush."
Hearing this, Qin Hao and Guo Jia's eyes lit up at the same time, and Qin Hao exclaimed in surprise: "What a plan.
The purpose of reducing the intensity of the siege and increasing troops in the other three directions was to let Han Xin know that our army had seen through his intention to abandon the city, and to mislead Han Xin that our army had set up ambushes in the other three directions in advance.
If Han Xin believed that there were ambushes set up by our army in the other three directions except the north, even if he knew that he could break the ambush circle, he would definitely not go in these three directions. Instead, he would do the opposite. Make a breakout from the north, which everyone ignores. "
