Zhao Kuo waved his hand and looked at another messenger, saying: "General Xu Li's troops on the North Road of Erling immediately sent out a powerful force according to the original plan. After passing the barrier, they extended northward and passed through the mountains. They must quickly engage with The Bailishi Great Wall defense line troops have reached contact. At the same time, pay attention to exploring the terrain and landforms, try to find all the trails that can lead to Changping Pass, guard against it, and be sure to control all trails. "
"Yes!" Another messenger immediately took the order.
"With three orders, the army and supplies quickly crossed west, and began to clean the battlefield, gather the wounded soldiers, and collect the supplies and weapons of the Qin army. The wounded soldiers were transported to the Bailishi Great Wall defense line and delivered to General Tian Dan." Zhao Kuo continued to order in an orderly manner. .
"Yes!" Another messenger hurriedly took the order and left.
"The fourth order, Li Jie's troops in the south, according to the original plan, quickly penetrated to the south. Within three days, a simple defense line was built in front of the boundary sign to divide the battlefield and completely block the possible support from Qin from Hanoi."
"yes!"
"On the fifth order, Captain Chen Zhang withdrew from Danshui, restored the flow of Danshui, took over the rear army headquarters, and immediately began to repair the Qin army's barriers for defense."
"yes!"
"In the sixth order, the Qin army's old camp moved forward, and all the battle lines moved forward. Every mile along the way, based on the advantages of the mountain topography, they began to build barriers in turn! The whole army advanced while repairing!" Zhao Kuo looked into the distance. The undulating mountains gradually became clearer, and he slowly said: "I want to build this Shangdang into a big fortress!"
The ordering soldier was stunned for a moment, then clasped his hands into fists and followed the order.
That's right, how could Zhao Kuo, who already knew that he was about to be surrounded, slip into the Qin army's trap without any preparation? Whether it was from the perspective of reducing losses or delaying as much time as possible, Zhao Kuo Something must be done.
And this fortress battle was the only way Zhao Kuo could think of.
The establishment of the fortress not only gave the Zhao army's soldiers a defensive advantage and was able to block a large number of Qin armies with a small number of troops, but even the weak combat power of Minzhuang's miscellaneous army was able to slightly resist the Qin army's elite. More importantly, hiding in a room and being surrounded and being surrounded in the wilderness are two completely different things psychologically. Obviously the latter's mentality is much better than that of the former.
At the same time, the fortress is also a natural food storage base. Secretly storing some food in it can strengthen the confidence of the guards. This is the saying that if you have food in your hand, you will not panic.
Don’t your Qin army want to surround me? Okay, then just surround us! There are thousands of fortresses built based on the terrain advantages. It will take you ten days and a half to conquer them one by one. Even if they are arranged properly, it is not a problem to hold on for a few months.
And these ten days, a half month or even a month is the time Zhao Kuo can buy for the reinforcements to arrive.
What's even better is that except for the Qin army who really penetrated into the battlefield, it would be extremely difficult for other countries to know the situation in these fortresses built, and the Qin army obviously would not tell other countries: How difficult it is to defeat Zhao!
As a result, an information gap also appears.
From the perspective of other countries, the main force of the Zhao army has been besieged by the Qin army. Between the undefendable Guanglang City and the west bank barrier, it is obvious that they will be completely annihilated in the near future.
In fact, at least for a month, the main force of Zhao Jun was not seriously injured.
This information gap cannot be underestimated. In the end, how much combat power Zhao Jun will have left is crucial. Of course, it is still unknown whether reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible.
Zhao Kuo just did everything he could.
Of course, the fort plan wasn't perfect. At least, after the Qin army learned about it, they immediately became suspicious - they had promised to pursue death and the north, so why did they build a fortress on the same spot? Could it be that he saw through his own strategy of luring the enemy?
Qin General Bai Qi is not a mediocre person, so it is quite reasonable to have such doubts.
But Zhao Kuo said: Now the Zhao and Qin armies are already on the string and have to shoot, like two giant beasts with red eyes. Even the sober generals cannot stop the continued fighting.
Even if Bai Qi had such a guess, what could he do?
Quit the party?
That is naturally impossible. Continue the confrontation? Obviously, it is impossible to drive away the Zhao army, and it is not in line with Qin's national policy.
Surrounding Zhao Jun and then eating it slowly is the best way.
Even if there is some speculation, it requires a wild imagination to think of reinforcements that may come from outside from Zhao Jun's fortress plan.
Zhao Kuo believed that Bai Qi might have this imagination, but Lian Po was ready to go on his journey at any time, not to mention that Lian Po's persuasiveness was much higher than that of ordinary envoys, and more importantly - In terms of time, it was already too late.
First of all, it took time for Bai Qi to discover his fortress plan. Even if Bai Qi was a genius and thought of his idea immediately, the strategic siege had already begun. At this time, Bai Qi wanted the King of Qin to launch a diplomatic offensive against other countries. , from the party's messenger back to Xianyang, the DPRK and China will discuss it again, and then send the messenger to the capitals of various countries, I am afraid it can no longer be completed in ten days and a half.
In ten days and a half, the Qin army had already completed the siege of the Zhao army. If the Qin army did not attack and waited for its own army to collapse, that would be the result that Zhao Kuo wanted most. After all, he had brought enough food and grass. It is impossible for Zhao's army to collapse due to lack of food and grass without a few months. Historically, Zhao Jun persisted for forty-six days even if there was a shortage of food. Now that there is enough food to last more than a month, this time will only be longer.
Also in these ten days and a half, those who should have sent out troops had already sent out troops.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo's plan is almost a conspiracy.
Of course, if Bai Qi insisted on going his own way, or fought to the death regardless of casualties, or persuaded the King of Qin to stop foreign aid in time, the outcome would be another matter.
Faced with such a risk, Zhao Kuo had actually prepared the groundwork long ago - when attacking the west bank barrier, Zhao Kuo had already secretly given "secret communication" to the Qin generals including Bai Qi.
From cutting off the not-too-turbulent water flow, to the army crossing the river in batches, to the delay in ordering the entire army to cross the river during the Battle of the Barrier, and even ordering the army to postpone crossing the river twice, the final pursuit ended at "thirty miles". Will order...
Various orders were not only based on the battlefield situation, but also quietly sent a message to the Qin army generals including Bai Qi - Zhao Kuo was a cautious general.
Once the generals of the Qin Army had this preconceived impression, the fortress plan implemented by Zhao Kuo became easier to understand and accept. After all, it is normal for a cautious general to set up defenses along the way and prepare for every step of the way.
Isn't it?
