After a long time, Tian Dan, who cared about the people, finally sighed slightly and said slowly: "General, let's pretend to attack Danshui, and slowly retreat to the line of Baili Stone. We will respond here in the end, and we may be able to avoid this big defeat."
What is waiting is your intolerance!
Hearing Tian Dan's words, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but feel happy. Of course, Tian Dan's compromise was completely within Zhao Kuo's expectation.
After all, it is obviously impossible to hold Jimo City surrounded by hundreds of thousands of coalition troops without the support of the people. To gain the support of almost the entire city, it must be obtained by someone who loves the people like a son.
At the same time, in the debate with his father (Zhao She) about the number of troops needed by the country, although his vision was a little short-term, it also showed his care for the people.
Such a gentleman who loves the people like a son, now that he has come to the Changping battlefield and faces a huge defeat that may affect countless people, how can he just stand by and watch? !
Of course, once Tian Dan gets involved, Zhao Kuo will naturally not let him just defend the Baili Stone Great Wall defense line.
Like now!
Although Zhao Kuo was ecstatic when he heard this, he pretended not to care on the surface, and even felt a little disinterested.
Zhao Kuo shook his head slowly and said, "I understand what the old general means..."
"It's just, old general." Zhao Kuo sighed softly, turned his head, looked straight at Tian Dan with his deep eyes, and said, "Even if the old general can hold the defense line of this hundred-mile stone Great Wall, so what!"
"So what!" The three words hit Tian Dan's heart like three heavy hammers. Tian Dan's brows suddenly furrowed as if he thought of something.
"How can we allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?" Zhao Kuo looked at the busy sergeants in the city and said slowly: "Zhao has an old pass - a line of Changping. If you enter, you can peek at Danshui, and if you retreat, you can defend Handan; Qin There is a line of the Hundred-mile Stone Great Wall. If you advance, you can overlook Handan, and if you retreat, you can protect Shangdang County."
"There is an old saying: Those who support Gugu Pass and Changping Pass are Shangdang. Then, although I give up Shangdang's land, but guard the Hundred-mile Stone Great Wall, how can the people of Qin feel at ease!" Zhao Kuo frowned. concluded.
Hearing this, Tian Dan suddenly understood Zhao Kuo's worries. Indeed, with the greedy style of the Qin people, it is very likely that after eating Shangdang, he would continue to attack the line of the Baili Stone Great Wall.
Capturing Shangdang County only strengthened Qin's already strong national power, while completely capturing the Bailishi Great Wall defense line completely grasped the strategic advantage and formed an absolute suppression of Handan, the capital of Zhao.
In history, it was the failure of the Battle of Changping that allowed the Qin army to occupy an absolute geographical advantage. As a result, in the repeated battles to destroy Zhao, it could attack Handan from the north and the south, making the Zhao army unable to defend itself. If not for Li Mutian's control, Without this, the State of Zhao had long been destroyed by Qin's north-south advance.
Therefore, the Battle of Changping was not an ordinary battle. It was a crucial battle related to the future offensive and defensive relationship between Qin and Zhao and its strategic position.
Therefore, there is no such thing as a complete escape from this battle.
Unless Zhao completely withdraws from Shangdang, Qin may make some repairs and then attack again. Otherwise, in order to obtain strategic goals, the Qin people will not stop fighting.
It's a pity that the Zhao people who could see through this didn't understand, and even Tian Dan didn't fully understand the Qin people's fundamental purpose, so they had wishful thinking of guarding the Baili Stone Great Wall.
Perhaps Lian Po on the front line saw clearly the determination of the Qin people to win the Shangdang area and the extremely passive situation of Zhao after losing Shangdang, so he refused to give up the Danshui defense line no matter what.
Under Zhao Kuo's reminder, Tian Dan obviously understood quickly, and then his eyes towards Zhao Kuo became sharper.
"A tiger father has no canine sons!" Tian Dan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Facing such an outstanding son of his former friend, Tian Dan couldn't help but feel a little bit of frustration.
Of course, this is not the time to lament that the waves behind are pushing the waves ahead. Faced with such a dangerous situation for Zhao State, even Tian Dan, who had experienced many battles, could not help but feel a little anxious. He almost blurted out and asked: "What should we do now?"
"No one else!" Zhao Kuo smiled, then looked into the distance where the dust was flying due to the galloping horses, and said, "Just win this battle!"
Hearing Zhao Kuo's joking words, Tian Dan was slightly startled at first, and then became a little sullen - it's all about winning, who doesn't know? But the question is how to win? With the current situation, it’s not enough to stick to it. Do you still want to win? How to win? Are the people of Qin dizzy?
Tian Dan was about to teach this up-and-comer a lesson to prevent him from going astray when he saw several fast horses in the distance holding military flags with the word "Zhao" high, approaching the gate.
"Report!" A messenger appeared at the right time beside Zhao Kuo and Tian Shan.
"Speak." Zhao Kuo nodded and said.
"General Lian Po has been ordered to arrive!" the ordering soldier immediately replied.
"Okay!" Zhao Kuo rubbed his hands. Now Tian Dan has been "defeated" by him. If General Lian Po helps him again, even Bai Qi will be sure to defeat him a few times!
"General Tian, will you go with me to greet General Lian Po?" Zhao Kuo waved his hand in an inviting gesture.
Tian Dan couldn't say anything more, he could only hope that General Lian Po could give this ambitious general more warnings.
"General, please!" Tian Dan also made a gesture of invitation.
Zhao Kuo didn't show any courtesy and took the lead and walked down the tower. This army is not only because he is now the general of Zhao State, the leader of all generals, and should be the first, but also because Zhao Kuo needs to gradually establish the habit of putting himself as the center in the hearts of everyone, so as to better lead this army. war.
Soon, the group of people arrived at the city gate downstairs, and several fast horses arrived just before the door closed.
A hale and hearty old man with mottled hair and beard came towards him. Only his hair blown away by the strong wind and a hint of worry in his eyes seemed to tell the story of the dusty journey and worries about the unknown future.
"Old General Lian!" Zhao Kuo took the lead in bowing his hands in greeting.
"General Lian!" Tian Dan also said politely.
"Huh!" The old man on the horse grabbed the unruly war horse under him, turned over with a kite, and then dismounted from the war horse. The horse's reins flicked, and the soldiers on the side just caught it.
"I've seen the general! I've seen the general Tian." Lian Po looked at the old man and the young man in front of him. Based on the king's orders, he naturally knew who he was, but his gentle attitude was almost beyond everyone's expectations. .
Shouldn't we be cold-blooded and point fingers at thousands of people? No matter how you say it, you have robbed him of his position as commander! Zhao Kuo was also a little confused. But fortunately, Zhao Kuo responded quickly. He immediately adjusted and said: "Old General Lian has worked hard all the way, and he has come to the pass to speak!"
