Another day has passed, and the moon quietly climbed up the treetops. The watery moonlight shines on the ground, reflecting the figures among Zhao Jun.
On the west bank of Danshui, under the barrier, there is the old camp of the Qin army. Outside the Chinese army tent, Zhao Wei is like a door god, blocking out the bright moonlight and the noise in the camp.
In the tent, after the big case, Zhao Kuo stared at the bamboo slips in front of him, took a deep breath, and finally opened it.
Everything was as Zhao Kuo expected - not bad, not bad.
The bad thing is: Zhao Jun suffered heavy losses. Nearly one-third of the combat power was lost in the offensive and defensive battles of the barrier. In just a few days, the losses of the three years of confrontation were almost repeated - in the Battle of the Barrier, the Zhao army suffered more than 70,000 casualties in total, of which about half were cavalry and infantry.
Although this number is less than one-fifth of the total number, these 70,000 people are almost all elites in the hands of Zhao Kuo. You must know that when Zhao Kuo eliminated the 100,000 elites in Daliang Mountain and launched the battle of the barrier, Zhao Kuo Kuo has only more than 200,000 elites in his hands.
Of course, at least half of the 70,000 soldiers were only injured and had been sent back to General Tian Dan to recuperate on the Bailishi Great Wall defense line. However, in Zhao State, which lacks medical treatment and medicine, I am afraid that there will not be more than 20,000 soldiers who can return to the army without a trace, and even if the 20,000 soldiers can recover, it may be difficult to catch up with the upcoming Changping War. Fight.
Fortunately, the loss of these 70,000 troops was worth it, and their sacrifices were exchanged for the Qin army's lost troops and generals.
On the west bank barrier, there were nearly 40,000 corpses left by the Qin army alone. Considering that most of Qin's wounded soldiers were determined to die with the Zhao army, there should not be too many wounded. Around 20,000.
In other words, in this barrier battle, the Zhao army as the attacker actually had a one-to-one battle loss ratio with the elite Qin army who was on the defensive. Even if the casualties from subsequent pursuits are added, the total casualties of the Qin army should be between 80,000 and 90,000. The losses suffered by Zhao Jun were even greater.
The reasons for this are naturally multifaceted. The first is that except for the weak brigades of mixed civilians and strong people near the end, Zhao Jun sent almost all elite troops at the rest of the time. However, Zhao Jun's elite army started from individual combat. In terms of ability, it is by no means inferior to the Qin army.
Of course, even if they have combat qualities that are not weaker than those of the Qin army, it does not mean that they can trade with the defenders during a strong attack. The more important reason is that the Qin army deliberately showed weakness: the delay in rotation has led to the Qin army on the barrier The rapid fatigue of the army, dragging the tired body, naturally led to a decline in combat effectiveness, and the decline in combat effectiveness intensified the losses on the barrier, and the delayed reinforcements completely pushed this cycle to a dead end.
In any case, this damn barrier was finally in the hands of Zhao Jun, and Zhao Kuo also breathed a sigh of relief. Things were developing in the direction he expected.
After reading the military report, Zhao Kuo slowly stood up and came to the sand table in the center of the tent. He carefully examined the next troop deployment and thought about every possible loophole.
The whole show must be done. Once the Qin army begins to encircle our army, the first one to suffer will definitely be the West Bank barrier.
Zhao Kuo walked to the Danshui side and continued to think in his mind: Xu Li has been transferred there. In five days, although the damaged barrier cannot be completely repaired, it should be generally usable. The remaining 30,000 troops, plus the 20,000 strong civilians, should be enough to resist the Qin army for a period of time.
During this period, our army needs to find a direction to break out according to the script envisioned by the Qin army.
The flag of the Qin army will definitely appear on the barrier on the east bank of Danshui, so going east is impossible.
To the west, there is Guanglang City, where the Qin Army strictly defends. If historical conditions are followed, the Qin Army there has built a defensive line that is even higher than the Danshui Barrier. It’s even more impossible to break through!
To the south, that is the boundary card leader, which is almost a natural hazard. It is really difficult to get hold of it without a sneak attack.
Then all that's left is to go north!
To the north is an open land, which is most suitable for Zhao Jun's cavalry to deploy and attack, but further north is a stretch of mountains. After passing through the mountains, there is Changping Pass!
And all of this seems to be tailor-made for Zhao Kuo's vision.
"The Northern Army, as the main force to break out after being surrounded, naturally has to deploy the sharpest spears. All the remaining 70,000 cavalry are transferred to the north, plus 20,000 infantry to follow. Even if the Qin army is an iron wall, it can Make a gap! It's the best to break out and get thousands of people.
In this way, after the Qin army sealed off the north, they would definitely be eager to divide the encirclement and completely eat up the main force of the Zhao army that was still in the encirclement, because the exposure of the north meant that General Tian Dan on the Bailishi Great Wall would get the news. , although Tian Dan didn’t have many troops in his hands, Bai Qi definitely didn’t dare to bet. What if Tian Dan came up with another formation?
And as long as the Qin army attacks urgently, the fortresses along the way from the west bank barrier to Guanglang City will play their greatest role - consuming a large amount of the Qin army's effective strength. Just waiting for General Lian Po..."
Of course, all of this is Zhao Kuo's wishful thinking. You never know where the wheel of history will go until the last moment.
And even in Zhao Kuo's wishful thinking, only a few of Zhao's hundreds of thousands of troops could survive. This may be the price of Zhao's survival.
Zhao Kuo sighed softly, summoned the messenger and said: "I will give you this order: The army will be ready for one day, and at three o'clock the next day, when the men and horses are half full, the whole army will march towards Guanglang City."
"Yes!" the messenger immediately agreed.
Soon, orders for repairs were passed to every corner of the camp. After the barrier battle and several days of pursuit, the Zhao army was now exhausted of men and horses. A day of repairs was not only to create conditions for the Qin army to encircle it, but also to restore its own combat effectiveness.
No, wherever the order passed, bursts of snoring soon began to sound.
The Zhao Army camp at night has never been so peaceful! No matter whether they were generals, captains, captains or top soldiers, everyone was immersed in sleep. It can be said that this was the sweetest sleep in three years.
Of course, there was the deep sleepiness after exhaustion, but the more important thing is: the Qin army was defeated! There is no need to worry about the Qin army's sneak attack all night. This sense of solidity from the bottom of my heart is the best hypnotic drug.
Of course, Zhao Kuo didn't dare to let the whole camp sleep. After all, the enemy opposite was Bai Qi. If he were to rob the camp at night, all his arrangements would be in vain, and he might not even have a place to cry. Cried.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo and his soldiers took charge of patrolling the entire military camp and defending at night.
