Of course Wang Hao answered correctly.
Bai Qi's words of explanation were meant for Wang Hao.
Seeing Wang Lu's immediate agreement, Bai Qi knew that Wang Lu had understood his intention, and immediately continued to give orders.
"The messenger is wrong!" Bai Qi summoned a messenger and said: "Quickly rectify the 100,000 soldiers and horses in Light Wolf City. Within two days, Light Wolf City and the barrier must make all defense preparations. At the same time, cavalry must be dispatched. Along the way, we must strengthen the walls and clear the country. Firstly, we will cut off the possible sources of information for the Zhao army and ensure that the Zhao army cannot discover our army's barriers before arriving at Guanglang City. Secondly, after the Zhao army is trapped by our army, there will be no supplementary food and fodder to weaken its battle. force."
"Yes!" The messenger immediately took the order and came out.
After giving orders for the final line of defense, Bai Qi immediately stood up and said to the generals in the tent: "The first part of this campaign is called: Lure the troops deep. Whether it is defense or insertion, all units must coordinate their actions and must not act without authorization." Act in advance; you must not say a word even to your own soldiers, and you must not let Zhao Jun find any clues. You all understand!"
"I will eventually understand!" His natural answer was yes.
Bai Qi waved his sleeves, signaling the generals to leave. Then he closed his eyes and silently thought about his layout. There should be no omissions. There should be no omissions. There is something to attract Zhao Jun. As long as Zhao Jun comes in, there will be my troops in the east, west, south and north, and the encirclement will be airtight.
The Qin Army's approximately 450,000 troops were roughly divided into four groups:
On the southern boundary, there were 50,000 elite troops led by general Wang Qi to prevent the Zhao army from fleeing into Hanoi;
From the north, General Hu Shang led 25,000 elite troops up the water, intending to get behind Zhao Jun and block the eastward retreat;
On the front, a Japanese army of 270,000 people gathered, arranged in echelons among the west bank ramparts and the camps at the rear;
The last 100,000 troops were in Guanglang City, led by Sima Cuo, and were the Qin army's last line of defense.
It was like opening a bloody mouth, waiting for Zhao Jun from the opposite side to come to the door automatically.
——No, not enough! The pockets are still a bit thin. A hundred thousand troops are defending the Light Wolf City barrier. Facing the full attack of Zhao Jun, they may still be unable to cope.
"General Wang Lu!" Bai Qi shouted with his eyes wide open.
Fortunately, Wang Lu was the last and slowest to walk. Just as he arrived outside the tent, he heard Bai Qi's call and ran back quickly, promising: "The general will be here!".
"Draft a military report. The first is to briefly introduce the current situation and the arrangements of our army to the king. The second is to ask the king for reinforcements! The more reinforcements the better! Bring the person with the proper arrangements to the king!"
"No!" Although Wang Hao didn't understand why reinforcements were needed before the battle started, he still followed Bai Qi's request. Bai Qi must have discovered some omission and needed more troops.
As Bai Qi's general order was issued, the entire Qin camp began to operate quietly. However, compared with the vigorous movement of the Zhao army, the movement of the Qin army was obviously much smaller, especially the Qin army staying on the barrier defense line. The captains on board were completely unaware of the news that Zhao Jun was about to attack.
Of course, this was what Bai Qi had specifically asked.
What is important is authenticity, giving Zhao Jun the most authentic feeling of being "caught off guard". Of course, for this, the Qin Army will also pay more casualties, but in Bai Qi's eyes, every casualty of the Qin Army is to catch Zhao Jun. The hooked bait - where can I catch big fish if I don't want to give up the bait?
In order to deceive others, even the Qin troops who were mobilized from north to south were sent out of the camp in batches, as if on a normal patrol.
As expected, the actions of the Qin army were unnoticed. Even Zhao Kuo, who was inspecting the Danshui defense line, did not notice anything unusual about the Qin army. However, Zhao Kuo knew that the biggest abnormality was the absence of any abnormality - the Qin army must have begun to plot against him.
Then forget it! See who counts more and who counts less.
…
After patrolling for several days, Zhao Kuo marked a dozen places to cross the river. Dragging his tired body and facing the starlight in the sky, Zhao Kuo hurriedly returned to the military tent in the Hanwang Mountain camp.
Perhaps because of the impending war, there was silence in the military camp. Only the sound of sharpening blades echoed in the camp along with the whistling mountain breeze.
Without waiting for the big case to sit down, he ate some food and listened to General Sun Gu's report below.
"General: In accordance with the general's instructions, General Zhou Qi has completed the exchange of troops in Daliang Mountain. A total of more than 103,000 elite soldiers have been exchanged." Sun Gu reported one by one with a bamboo slip: "At the same time, a total of grain and fodder have been transported. One hundred thousand dan can supply the army for one month, and the Huotou Army is rushing to make dry food, which is enough for three days."
"Yes!" Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction. It seems that under the leadership of General Lian Po, the army's mobility is still very strong. The military order he just issued in the morning has been completed in just a few days. Eighty-eight.
Just when Zhao Kuo was about to commend Sun Gu for his work, an urgent message appeared outside the big tent.
"Come in!" Zhao Kuo put down the food, pushed it aside, and said outside the tent.
Immediately, a scout in red clothes with a short flag on his back lifted the door curtain and entered the big tent.
"Report!" The scout knelt down on one knee and said with his hands clasped in his fists.
"Speak." Zhao Kuo didn't talk nonsense.
"General: General Chen Zhang sent a message that Danshui has been cut off. You can cross the river after Yin time tomorrow." The ordering soldier immediately replied.
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo said in surprise.
Without caring about anything else, Zhao Kuo immediately asked: "What time is it now?"
"It's not yet Haishi!" General Sun Gu on the side glanced at the copper kettle dripper in the corner and replied immediately.
"Hai Shi, that is to say, there are less than three hours before Yin Shi." Zhao Kuo murmured to himself.
Standing up, Zhao Kuo took a few steps after the big case, and kept running in his mind: "The army has been preparing for a long time and has tried its best. The men and horses are exhausted. It doesn't matter if we start this battle an hour early. It may make the army exhausted. On the contrary, Not good for the war."
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo's eyes flashed, and he ordered Sun Gu: "Send the order: At the third quarter of the Yin hour, the army will bury the pots and make rice. The army will get up to eat at the Mao hour. The men and horses are half full. At the three quarters of the Mao hour, the troops will be divided into three groups. , the target is directly at the Qin Army's barrier on the west bank."
"Yes!" Sun Gu agreed excitedly.
…
As Zhao Kuo's general order was issued, darkness completely shrouded the coast of Danshui. Even several generals who knew the timing of the attack could only wait eagerly for daybreak under Zhao Kuo's strict orders. The Qin army's front line on the west bank of Danshui , even more unprepared. Everything seemed so peaceful and normal.
However, in the camp behind the barrier, Bai Qi was ecstatic about a military report.
The military report came from Heibingtai (Qin's intelligence agency). The content was very simple, just a few words...
