"It's just that the barrier on the west bank of Danshui was quickly captured by the Qin army that swooped in from the Kongcang Territory. After the main force of our army crossed Danshui, it relied on the natural dangers of Danshui to consolidate the defense line on the east bank of Danshui. The Qin army also continued Without making any progress, the war immediately entered a stalemate stage, and this stalemate lasted for three years." Lian Po put away his baton and sighed slowly.
There are too many tragic stories in this sigh.
Zhao Kuo seemed to see the captain of the Zhao army who was covered in blood on Kongcang Ridge but still refused to retreat, and Zhao Guoerlang who risked his life on the several-foot-high barrier along the Danshui River. The Danshui was rolling, and how much flesh and blood was flowing with it. , the long night, how many loyal souls miss their homeland.
Three years were a heavy disaster for the State of Zhao, but they were one difficult day after another for the soldiers of Zhao on the battlefield.
In the past three years, it was already in a weak position. It was difficult to resist the Qin army's offensive. However, I don't know how many loyal souls were buried in other places during these three years.
And if Qin succeeds, how many difficult "three years" will the world go through?
Unknowingly, Zhao Kuo's mood became heavier - to win this war, Zhao Kuo once again silently promised himself in his heart.
After adjusting his mood for a while, Zhao Kuo asked: "I wonder how the front line is arranged now. How many troops are left?"
Lian Po did not hide anything, and then continued: "My army was defeated with empty warehouses. Our king sent more than 100,000 troops to support the front line, and 50,000 cavalry troops from the north went south. This stabilized the Danshui defense line. Therefore, for the sake of safety, , we will set up a third line of defense behind the Danshui defense line."
With that said, Lian Po raised his baton again, pointed at a towering mountain range in front of him, and said: "The so-called Bailishi Great Wall defense line is a line of defense with Gu Pass and Changping Pass as the fulcrum."
"At present, the defense line on the east bank of Danshui is still in my hands, and the Qin army cannot advance even an inch. However, after three years of day and night consumption, although reinforcements ranging from tens of thousands to thousands of soldiers arrived in the country, our elite troops also suffered heavy losses. .
Today, there are 360,000 troops in the Danshui defense line, including 100,000 cavalry and 260,000 infantry. The main force is in Hanwang Mountain, the commanding heights on the east bank of Danshui, and the baggage and grain are in Daliang Mountain, another commanding height on the east bank of the Danshui River. There are 25,000 soldiers and horses in the Shichangcheng defense line, most of whom are infantry and less than 3,000 cavalry. "Lian Po carefully cleared the few cards in his hand.
"400,000 horses!" Zhao Kuo felt slightly certain in his heart. Apparently, Zhao Kuo was quite satisfied with the number of 400,000.
But this is normal. The number of troops sent out to support the Karakura leader is already more than 300,000. Coupled with the replenishment of troops every few months in the past three years, such a scale is expected.
But precisely because of the large number of troops, although the Qin army's offensive was successfully blocked, it also brought serious disasters to the weak Zhao State! The rations for the soldiers alone are a huge bottomless pit.
However, just when Zhao Kuo felt a little relieved, Lian Po poured cold water on the side.
"And among the approximately 400,000 troops, less than half are capable of fighting." Lian Po continued without surprising: "In three years of fierce fighting, more than half of the elite troops were lost. Among the new recruits, more than half were just laid down. Peasant with a hoe! He can't mount a horse, he can't draw a bow, he has no rules, and he doesn't have much fighting power at all."
Suddenly, the army dropped sharply from 400,000 to less than 200,000. Zhao Kuo obviously couldn't accept it, and his face became obviously darker: I thought that no matter how good the Danshui front line was, there should still be at least 300,000 troops. Unexpectedly, the situation was much worse than I imagined.
Two hundred thousand!
Two hundred thousand...
It was like the lingering sound lingering in Zhao Kuo's ears.
With only 200,000 left, can my plan succeed? Can it even be executed?
Zhao Kuo stared at the sand table, slowly thinking about his plan, trying to find the slightest possible hope in despair.
Tian Dan and Xu Li on the side felt uncomfortable after hearing this.
Everyone knew that the front line was hard fought and the losses were heavy, but they didn't expect the losses to be so huge! You must know that most of the army that came out with Lianpo and the 300,000 troops that subsequently reinforced Kongcang Ridge were elite troops. Although most of the subsequent reinforcements were new soldiers with little combat power, there were still a few warriors. With so much fighting power, there are only less than 200,000 fighting soldiers left?
In other words, at least more than 100,000 elite troops have died in the three-year confrontation. If the losses of ordinary soldiers are added to the loss, it may be as high as 200,000.
Three years of confrontation, what a bloody storm it must have been!
"This general will bring an army of 50,000, of which there are only about 10,000 elites who can fight." Seeing that Lian Po had done everything he could, Zhao Kuo immediately revealed the trump card he was carrying.
"this……"
At this moment, it’s time to talk about General Lian Po’s numb claws. Zhao Kuo, who originally thought that he had come with the king's orders to switch from defense to offense, claimed to have 200,000 reinforcements. Why should he have 350,000 capable soldiers on hand, but he didn't want to only have more than 10,000?
What can we do with more than 10,000 people?
If we launch a general attack on the West Bank Barrier, we will probably lose no less than this amount.
It has turned from defense to offense. It would be good to continue to defend under the Qin army's offensive.
Lian Po's expression became worse and worse, and it was obvious that he no longer knew how to evaluate the big shots who were sitting firmly in the hall. Soldiers are the most important weapons of the country, how can they be such wishful thinking?
"General, how do you think our army can break the situation for this plan?" Zhao Kuo asked first before Lian Po could vent his anger.
After hearing this, Lian Po put away his heavy heart and turned his eyes to the sand table. His originally low eyes suddenly became sharper. The baton in his hand hesitated for a moment, and then started flying in the air again.
"I'm afraid that the Qin Army already knows the news of the arrival of our reinforcements. From this, the Qin Army is bound to continue to increase its troops on the Danshui line." Lian Po paced beside the sand table, and then continued: "With the current combat strength of our army, if If we continue to defend the line of Danshui, I'm afraid the gains outweigh the losses, and it will be difficult to withstand the Qin army that has increased its troops."
"For the current plan, we can only use our strengths and avoid weaknesses." Lian Po continued to analyze the situation between the enemy and ourselves: "The Qin people's advantage lies in their large number of soldiers and wide generals, while our army's advantages are threefold.
First, cavalry fighting in the hinterland of Shangdang is twice as effective as infantry;
Secondly, our army is on the defensive side. It has the strength of the Danshui Barrier to advance and the dangerous line of defense of the Hundred-mile Stone Great Wall to retreat. There are dense forests such as Daliang Mountain and Hanwang Mountain in the middle, which is called a favorable location;
Third, the people of Shangdang have the same customs as the Zhao people. They are more willing to accept the Zhao people and hate the Qin people. Therefore, they often lead the way for our Zhao army rather than join the Qin army.
If three of them can be used, there may still be a chance for a fight in this battle. "
