Cows were killed from time to time in the villa, coupled with the fine wine given by King Wei repeatedly, Lian Po's life was not easy at all.
But the more this happened, the more unhappy Lian Po became. Because his heart has always belonged to the battlefield, no matter how sweet the nectar is, it is not as good as a glass of turbid wine that he drinks with his subordinates. No matter how good the delicacies are, without the stirring of the unclean horse spoons in the military camp, it is always useless. It's missing some flavor.
As a result, Lian Po, who was originally relatively calm, became worried for no reason. From two reminders a day to five reminders a day, his mood also evolved from pretended anxiety to real anxiety.
Perhaps the only ones in a happy mood were the monarchs and ministers of Wei. In the singing and singing every night, it seems that we have returned to the years when Wei State dominated the Central Plains. In addition to Lian Po's repeated invitations, the days without the Qin army knocking on the door were no longer comfortable.
Everyone seems to be waiting for the ten-day period, and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner. But unfortunately, the last link of this chess game went wrong at the wrong place and at the wrong time.
Wei General Jin Bi has organized his troops and headed to the Wei border. The scout battalion has reached the edge of the Shangdang battlefield. However, the news brought back is more depressing than the last.
On the second day after Zhao Kuo's troops went south, a report came from the front line: "The fortress on the west bank of Danshui was captured by the Qin army, and Zhao's 50,000-strong army was almost completely wiped out."
On the third day, the report said: "Zhao's army on the north route failed in the attack. General Zhao Kuo was attacked by cold arrows. He did not know whether he was alive or dead. The whole army retreated southward."
On the fifth day, the report read: "The nearly 400,000 main force of the Zhao army is besieged by the Qin army on the west bank of Danshui. There is no hope of breaking out."
On the seventh day, the report read: "The Qin army mobilized 30,000 soldiers from Hedong and Hanoi counties to reinforce the Shangdang. The Qin army has begun to gradually tighten its pockets a few days ago, preparing to intersperse and encircle and annihilate the Zhao army."
One piece of news, or one piece of bad news, completely confused King Wei, especially the news that Zhao Kuo's life and death were not known, it was like a basin of cold water that instantly extinguished the fire of revival that King Wei had just ignited. .
The general of a country was almost killed by the Qin army in just one battle?
Were all the 400,000 troops beaten by the Qin army like this?
Is the Qin army so powerful?
Then do I, the great Wei, really want to provoke the Qin army? What if we are cornered and the Qin army turns around and attacks Wei! Can Jin Bi's two attacks, plus his own army of hundreds of thousands, be able to defeat the Qin army?
The answer is obviously no!
If you can't, then why fight? Withdraw, withdraw quickly!
Just a moment ago, he was still dreaming of sending troops to join the party and dominate the Central Plains. The next moment, King Wei shrank up and shouted in a loud voice: Withdraw the troops, I will not fight, and I will not fight the Qin army!
Doing great things while cherishing one's own life may be talking about the likes of King Wei.
Mr. Xinling almost cried!
King Wei, King Wei, why do you only hear about Zhao’s losses and Qin’s victories? You also take a look at Qin’s losses! Just to recapture the west bank fortress, the Qin army lost tens of thousands of lives. Not to mention the cavalry battle in the north, the Qin army's victory was also a tragic victory.
Why do you think King Qin wants to send reinforcements? It’s not because the frontline troops are not enough!
Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the main force of the Qin army was killed and injured, and the rest were stumbled by the Zhao army. Under attack from two sides, how could the Qin army be invincible? Except for the 30,000 additional troops sent by King Qin, it is almost exactly as expected. Under such circumstances, you tell me not to fight?
Also, here I have worked hard and looted, and finally the general has prepared all the food and fodder he needs. Over there, General Jin Bi's 100,000 troops have already marched on the border, and they can break into the Shangdang battlefield at any time to reap victory. This At this time, you told me not to fight?
Destroy it! real.
Hurry up, love so and so!
But in the end, Lord Xinling still persuaded the King of Wei with affection and reason for a whole day, and then he reluctantly stopped the king's order to withdraw his troops.
However, King Wei's good friend Long Yangjun immediately came to act like a monster again: "After the soldiers have gone out, if they return without fighting, they may affect the morale of the army. If they fight, they may be defeated. It is better to take one of them, on the border of Zhao and Wei We patrolled, one to support Zhao Zhiyi, and the other to defend against the Qin army's surprise attack. Our army occupies a favorable geographical location, and it is expected that the Qin army would not dare to invade after seeing the appearance of our army."
"Don't you dare to attack?"
Are you crazy, or am I crazy?
After Lord Xinling heard about Lord Longyang's plan, his head was dizzy, and he actually had the idea of defecting in his heart. What kind of talent is this!
Isn't it funny to not give someone a slap in the face when they are unable to look back on the war, but instead to display troops at the border with great fanfare? The fight is not big, and we can't leave. An army of hundreds of thousands is hanging at the door of someone else's house. Whoever is going to attack Handan cannot let Wei's army of hundreds of thousands stay on his side and rear. Is this not forcing the Qin army to destroy the Zhao army? Will the main force later cause trouble for Wei?
But it was such a simple truth that Lord Xinling insisted that King Wei and Lord Longyang could not make sense. What do you think we should do?
The angry Lord Xinling returned to the house and started to attack Lian Po.
Lian Po was still feeling full of wine, and after changing glasses several times, Lian Po saw that Lord Xinling's face was flushed, and it was obvious that he had drank too much.
He quickly asked: "So the King of Wei is not planning to send troops?"
"Hey, it should be so. I talked earnestly all afternoon, analyzed the pros and cons, and judged the gains and losses. The king just said one sentence: Can you defeat the Qin army? I really want to say that I can! But..." With that said, Lord Xinling picked up the wine glass and took another drink.
"I can!" Lian Po said quickly.
"I also recommended General Lian Po to the king, but the king said that General Lian is old and may not be a match for the Qin army. The battle at the front line of Kongcang has proved it."
"I was..."
Before Lian Po could explain, Lord Xinling interrupted: "I naturally believe in General Lian Po's ability, but without the king's tiger talisman, no one has the right to mobilize the 100,000 troops on the front line, let alone the feeling of letting these 100,000 The army obeyed the command."
"Is there really no other way?" Lian Po asked reluctantly.
"No more... Most of the important ministers in the court have defected, and there are very few who support sending troops. Also, the impact of the formation of the general is too great." Lord Xinling picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it down in one gulp. Then he said mockingly.
Lian Po looked at the fine wine in the glass and felt extremely bitter in his heart. He had already reached this point and was only one step away from success. However, he did not expect that King Wei was too courageous. I'm getting scared even before I fight.
Things got a little out of hand...
The distressed Lian Po drank all the wine in the glass. In the clear wine, a bright moon shone brightly, just like the moon in his hometown back then, but the person he was today was not the person he had been in the past.
Suddenly, Lian Po suddenly seemed to remember something...
