Lian Po also thought of other methods, such as building a pontoon bridge or building a boat to cross the river, but in the end they were destroyed by the Qi army.
The Zhao army had no ships, but the Qi army had ships!
As a country that fought the world's first naval battle with Vietnam, although its technology has not improved much over the years, it is still very easy to deal with Zhao Jun's group of landlubbers.
Tian Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the Qi army, only sent 10,000 naval troops. Well, it cannot be said to be naval troops. It should be said to be infantry in boats. They patrolled back and forth in the river. If they found Zhao Jun building ships or pontoon bridges, they would destroy them.
Zhao Jun could only stare and watch, unable to do anything.
All the countries in the Central Plains have focused on the two talents of chariot and infantry. Zhao Guo was the first to select the talent of cavalry, which is already very powerful.
As for the navy, except for the Yue and Qi states who pointed out this talent back then, no country has ever pointed out this talent. Even the current Chu and Qi states do not have regular naval forces.
However, Qi State has inherited all the inheritance of Jiang Qi, so at least crossing the offshore sea and inland rivers is not a problem.
In history, when the Qi Kingdom fell, a large number of nobles fled to the sea and proclaimed themselves kings, relying on advanced navigation technology.
In comparison, Chu State was far behind. Although it destroyed Yue State, its focus was always on the Jianghuai River, so it focused more on chariots and infantry and did not develop any naval forces.
Although Tian Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the Qi Army, is not a famous general, he has one advantage: he is self-aware.
He knew very well that he was no match for Lian Po, and he didn't even give himself the chance to attack halfway and turn defeat into victory.
Defend firmly and never attack.
Lian Po was disgusted by Tian Sheng. He finally felt what Wang Lu felt when he faced him: he could defeat the opponent, but there was nothing he could do against him!
This is even more uncomfortable than being defeated!
"General, how about we just wait for the king's support?" Qingshe said.
"No." Lian Po said firmly.
Although the original strategy was that he only needed to block the Qi army, and then go south to support Zhao Kuo after he defeated the Yan state.
But how could Lian Po's pride tolerate being blocked by a third-rate general.
Le Yi and Tian Dan only had 35,000 troops. One faced Wu'an Jun Bai Qi's 100,000 troops, and the other faced the 200,000 allied troops of Han and Wei. They both firmly blocked the enemy.
The army he led was twice as large as the two of them, and the Qi army he faced was even less powerful than the Qin army and the Han and Wei coalition forces. If he ended up just blocking the enemy like the two of them, how could he have the face to compete with them in the future? Juxtaposition?
"But now we can't even cross the river, how can we defeat the Qi army?" Qingshe said with a frown.
Everyone looked at Lian Po with eager eyes, obviously placing their hopes on Lian Po.
"Let's leave now, I'll think about it later." Lian Po waved his hand and said.
…
Qi army camp.
"General, Zhao General Lian Po is capable of attacking and defending. He is brave and good at fighting. The soldiers under his command are all veterans of hundreds of battles. Although our army has more soldiers than Zhao Jun, they are all new soldiers and are far from Zhao Jun's opponent. Why don't you retreat, your Majesty? Come on." Lieutenant General Tian Fen stood up and said.
"Yes, general. Even Qin has no way to defeat Zhao, so why should we chew on this hard bone." Lieutenant General Tian Shu also said.
"Korea and Wei have been fighting Yecheng for almost a month, and not even a brick of the city has been knocked down. Qin State sent envoys actively before, but after sending troops, there was no movement. News came from Yan State a few days ago, We were defeated by the Zhao army, and all the 150,000 troops were captured. When the Zhao army comes to support us, we will definitely not be our opponents." Lieutenant General Tian Yang said.
None of them wanted to fight.
As a clan of the Qi State, military merit is a dispensable thing for them, and it will not affect their aristocratic life whether or not they have it.
The battlefield, for nobles, is more of a place to realize self-pursuit.
But not every noble has self-pursuit and strong will.
At the beginning, when the Qi army defeated several cities in a row, everyone was very excited, thinking that it was time for them to become famous all over the world.
Then Lian Po gave them a blow on the head.
With less than one-third of the Qi army's soldiers, they defeated the Qi army. In one battle, they killed more than 20,000 Qi army soldiers and two generals. In less than ten days, they conquered all the lost territory.
If you exclude the time spent traveling, you might not even have three days!
Suddenly everyone was awakened. It turns out that the real battlefield is where people die!
All their ideals, all their ambitions, all their self-pursuits disappeared without a trace in an instant. Now they just want to go back and live a happy and stable life.
"Where are the others?" Tian Sheng sighed deeply, his face full of helplessness.
To be honest, Tian Sheng really felt that he was already very powerful for leading such a group of losers and being able to stop Lian Po.
Except for one person, everyone bowed their heads slightly and remained silent. Their inner choices could be seen from their expressions.
"I will ask the king for instructions." Tian Sheng sighed.
At that time, Le Yi attacked Qi and broke the Qi beam. Then the king of Qi expelled Tian Dan and destroyed the soul of Qi.
In the current state of Qi, the king above is fatuous, the nobles in the middle are incompetent, and the common people below are constantly being suppressed and exploited, and are rushing to flee Qi.
There is only a gorgeous shell, but the inside is already rotten.
"Wait." At this time, the young man sitting at Tian Sheng's first position suddenly stood up.
He is younger than everyone else and looks to be in his prime, but he is sitting in the first position besides Tian Sheng.
"What's the matter with Mr. Chang'an?" Tian Sheng asked.
It turned out that this person was actually Chang'an Jun, the son of the Queen Mother Zhao and the younger brother of Zhao Wangdan!
Six years ago, the State of Qin attacked the State of Zhao. In order to ask for help from the State of Qi, the State of Zhao sent the Lord of Chang'an to Qi as a hostage. After that, Lord Chang'an has been living in Qi State.
Until this time when the Five Kingdoms attacked Zhao, Lord Chang'an asked the Qi army to take him with him.
Qi State considered that after defeating Zhao State, it would save a lot of effort to occupy Zhao territory in the name of Lord Chang'an and appease the Zhao people, so it agreed.
"General, I am willing to go to Zhao Jun's camp and persuade Lian Po to surrender to Qi." Chang'an Jun said in a deep voice.
"What!" Everyone looked at Chang'an Jun in shock.
"Chang'an Jun, are you serious about what you said?" Tian Sheng said excitedly.
Chang'an Jun nodded solemnly.
"You said you can convince Lian Po, right?" Tian Yang said disdainfully.
"Even if we can't be convinced, what's the loss to Qi?" Chang'an Jun looked at Tian Yang.
"..." Tian Yang was suddenly speechless.
"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Chang'an." Tian Sheng bowed his hand.
"But I have a request. Please ask Qi State to help me kill Zhao Kuo and avenge my brother." Chang'an Jun said.
"I can't agree to this, but I can help you ask the king for instructions." Tian Sheng thought for a moment and said.
"Thank you, General. I'll be back soon." After saying that, Chang'an Jun turned around and strode outside the camp.
"General...General, you just let him go..." Tian Fen pointed at Chang'an Jun's back and said in disbelief.
"if not?"
"What if he never comes back?" Tian Fen said.
"If you don't come back, you won't come back. He was just a hostage to begin with. Now the king of Zhao is Zhao Kuo. Do you think he will care about the safety of Lord Chang'an? Since he doesn't care, what does it matter if the hostage doesn't come back?" Tian Katsu said.
Protons only play a constraining role, and this role can be said to be minimal.
When Qin attacked Wei, the prince was still a hostage in Wei. He still surrounded Daliang and killed 130,000 Wei troops in the Battle of Huayang.
Even if the proton is his own son, let alone the relationship between Zhao Kuo and Chang'an Jun.
If Qi kills Lord Chang'an, I'm afraid Zhao Kuo will only be happier.
"Chang'an Lord's visit has only three consequences. One is to persuade Lian Po to surrender to our Qi State, which will be beneficial to our Qi State. The other is to persuade Lian Po to help him stand on his own feet and split the Zhao State into two, which is still beneficial to our Qi State. . The third is that he did nothing and was even killed by Lian Po, so there is no loss to our Qi State." Tian Sheng said.
"That's it." Everyone suddenly realized.
…
"General, the envoy from Qi State wants to see you." A soldier came in and said with clasped fists.
"Why did Qi State send an envoy here?" Lian Po was a little confused, but he still said, "Invite him in."
"We haven't seen you for many years, General Lian Po is still as charming as ever." Chang'an Jun stepped in and said with cupped hands.
"Mr. Chang'an!" Lian Po looked at the visitor in shock, causing an uproar in his heart. "How will you be here?"
"I didn't expect General Lian Po to still remember me." Chang'an Jun said with a smile.
"Go away, I'll pretend I've never seen you." Lian Po turned around and waved.
With his wisdom, he can naturally understand the purpose of Lord Chang'an coming to see him, but it is impossible for him to help Lord Chang'an. Now that the situation in the Zhao Kingdom has finally stabilized, after defeating the Five Kingdoms, he will be able to become the overlord of the Seven Kingdoms. He does not Reasons to destroy it all.
Moreover, given the current sensitive political situation in Zhao State, Lian Po did not want to have anything to do with Lord Chang'an.
"General Lian, are you worthy of your father and eldest brother?" Chang'an Jun asked loudly.
"Crash!" The dark guards poured in from outside and surrounded Lord Chang'an, their weapons exuding a chill.
"You guys should step back first." Lian Po waved his hand and said.
"Crash." The guards receded like the tide again. They didn't say a word during the whole process, and their movements were uniform. Chang'an Jun's eyes lit up.
Romance
Based on these personal guards alone, he could conclude that the Zhao army was far more elite than the Qi army.
"The late king committed suicide, and the king did not kill him." Lian Po shook his head.
"Shoot yourself? If Zhao Kuo hadn't rebelled, would my eldest brother have killed himself?" Lord Chang'an asked.
Lian Po said nothing.
Lord Chang'an knelt down and bowed down. "Please general, please help me this time for the sake of my father."
"I would like to ask Lord Chang'an whether you want to avenge your brother, or do you want to become the king of Zhao yourself?" Lian Po asked.
Lord Chang'an was silent for a moment, then raised his head, looked at Lian Po, and said solemnly: "If someone is the king of Zhao, I am willing to share the country of Zhao with the general."
"I can order the army to retreat twenty miles and let the Qi army pass. But I will not help you attack Handan." After a while, Lian Po said.
"Thank you, General." Lord Chang'an bowed and bowed again.
