Facing the generals' questions, Bai Qi not only did not get angry, but was somewhat relieved. This was the military discussion he wanted. Everyone expressed their opinions, sparks collided in the discussion, tempered in the sparks, and stood out in the tempering.
Bai Qi smiled slightly, and even stopped General Wang Lu who wanted to answer for him, turned his head to look at General Pi Ying Su, and asked: "Ying Su, what do you think?"
"General." Ying Xi, who was suddenly named, was slightly startled, and then blurted out: "General, I think that the 25,000 soldiers finally freed up should be sent to the south to strengthen the strength to attack the west bank barrier!"
quiet……
A pin drop audible silence.
After hearing this, all the generals looked at Ying Xi. Obviously, no one expected that Ying Xi, who was the deputy general of the North Road, would actually push his troops to the South Road. Ying Xi, who was already quite confident, suddenly turned red. Face.
Fortunately, Bai Qi is still there, and he is still standing tall.
"Oh? Why is this? Tell me boldly." The smile on Bai Qi's face almost overflowed.
Even Wang Lu, Sima Cuo and other veterans looked at Ying Seng with a look of relief. Obviously, Ying Xi's overall awareness, which was honed by Bai Qi, has somewhat conquered the veterans present.
"The general thinks that there are two reasons." Ying Xie won Bai Qi's support, and of course he was not vain.
"First, the number of cavalry in our army is only one hundred thousand, and since we have exhausted all the factions to the north, the 25,000 soldiers should all be infantry." Ying Xi said while looking at General Sima Cuo .
Sima Cuo nodded and continued to ask: "What about the infantry?"
"As the general said, there are many plains in the north, which are suitable for cavalry battles. Therefore, the battle in the north is dominated by cavalry, and 50,000 infantry are enough to block the mountain passes. If 25,000 infantry go north, their use is also Being too weak is not enough to change any situation. It only makes Guanglang City empty, and this is one of them." Ying Xue replied unhurriedly.
When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement.
"How about the second one?" Bai Qi continued to ask.
"Secondly, it may not be difficult for the army in the south to capture the fortress, but it is difficult to hold on to it." Ying Xi continued to talk: "The west bank barrier serves as the key to Zhao's retreat. With Zhao Kuo's caution, there will be a large army to defend it. Our army Although it has the advantage of a flanking attack, it still requires a high cost to defeat it.
After breaking through, our army's intention is completely exposed, and the barrier will become more and more damaged. Zhao Jun is pouring all his strength eastward. Without enough troops, it may be difficult to complete the task of closing the gate of Lord Wu'an.
Therefore, the general thought that these 25,000 soldiers should go to the southern legion to increase its attack power. "After finishing speaking, Yingsheng slightly cupped his hands and returned to his position.
"Cai!" Someone quietly praised Ying Seng, and the generals also cheered for Ying Seng. Apparently, Ying Seng's reasonable and well-founded explanation was also recognized by the Qin generals present, and in this way The recognition is obviously of extremely important significance to Ying Xi's "official career" after that.
After stopping for a moment, Bai Qi asked, "Generals, do you have any other questions?"
Hearing this, Lieutenant Meng Ao, who was on the last seat, suddenly stood up, pointed to the east bank of Danshui and said: "General, why don't our army set up a slightly larger encirclement? Now the barriers on the east bank of Danshui are almost undefended. If there is After General Hu Shang of our northern route attacks the east bank barrier, how about our southern army crosses Danshui to the east and defends the east bank barrier together?"
"That's right! There are almost no Zhao troops on the east coast. After the barrier is captured, the damage to the barrier will be almost negligible. Isn't this more conducive to our army's defense?"
"Isn't our army's initial encirclement strategy just to set up defenses on the east coast? Why do we need to storm the barrier!"
The generals started talking again!
"This is an oversight on my part! I originally thought that the Zhao army should point directly at our Guanglang City. If so, we only need tens of thousands of infantry on the northern route to hold on to the pass. The army will slowly press forward from north to south, thus forcing the Zhao army to cross the river to attack. I receive the east coast barrier or boundary sign.
But I didn't expect Zhao Kuo to divide tens of thousands of troops and go north, disrupting my deployment. Now the north needs to be defended with troops, and there is still the risk of being attacked from a flank. In order to avoid a confrontation in the north, our army had to speed up the encirclement process, so our army was bound to win the west bank barrier. "Bai Qi took the initiative to admit his mistake.
Such a large-scale battle, and the other party is not a fool, how could it go exactly as planned. If it really goes so smoothly, you have to worry about whether you have fallen into a trap. At this point in the battle, except for the 30,000 lone troops in the north, everything else was almost carried out according to Bai Qi's vision, which was already very difficult. The generals naturally have nothing to say.
Bai Qi continued: "At this time, if our army still encircles the east bank of Danshui according to the old tactics, the Zhao army can repair the west bank barriers while speeding up the attack on our Mongolian Army. By then, our southern army will have Danshui. Blocked by the enemy, it was impossible to break through the west bank barrier for a while, and our middle corps and the Mengwu corps were unable to form a pincer attack, so the overall situation fell into a passive situation, and even formed a situation of facing the Zhao army to the north to determine the outcome. Even if they won, they would not be able to defeat the enemy. Annihilate the Zhao army."
The generals looked at the map and immediately understood what Bai Qi meant!
Once the southern army crosses the river and occupies the east bank, it will be considered as severing the connection with its main force. Zhao Jun has the west bank barrier in hand, and there is no pressure for a while. The pressure on the east and south is cleared. However, it is impossible to form effective cooperation just relying on Guanglang City and the northern legion in the west. In the northern plain area, It is even more difficult to eliminate Zhao Jun!
The key to this battle is to attack from a pincer attack, to force the Zhao army to divide their forces to resist, and then penetrate, divide, and surround them - and finally annihilate them!
Seeing that the generals gradually understood and had no more questions, Bai Qi breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Send the order!"
"Yes!" All the generals present agreed.
"Each army and each general performs his or her duties. The armies marching north and south will begin to set out at midnight tonight. They will hide day and night and make bold insertions. They must reach their designated positions within three days. The armies guarding the barriers will Reorganize immediately, re-familiarize yourself with the defense line as soon as possible, and increase combat effectiveness. The scout battalion is out in full force, no matter the cost, pay close attention to the march of the Zhao army, and report to the Chinese army at any time." Bai Qi ordered loudly.
"Yes!" All the generals agreed again.
Immediately after the order was issued, the entire Light Wolf City began to move.
The first to leave the military camp were the 100,000 cavalry led by Ying Shi and Meng Ao. In order to avoid Zhao Jun's scouts as much as possible and cover up their outflanking intentions, they had to head northwest first, and then turn east after approaching the mountains and forests. , inserted Zhao Jun directly outside the mountain forest connecting Changping Pass, entangled Zhao Jun's cavalry heading north after discovering the abnormality.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Lu also led 50,000 infantry and slowly marched to the northeast. Their goal was also very clear. After Ying Se intercepted Zhao Jun's main cavalry, they went straight into the mountains and forests, guarded the mountain roads, and did not let Zhao Jun go. One soldier at a time entered the forest.
