Zhao Kuo did not sell out, and said: "This is what I got today, a letter passed by General Lian Po's flying pigeon. You have been under General Lian Po for a long time, and you should know the handwriting and private seal of General Lian. Please pass it on and read it." "
"Yes!" Zhao Wei accepted the order.
As the deputy chief of Zhao Kuo's bodyguard, Zhao Wei naturally knew that there was no flying pigeon message coming today. Of course, Zhao Wei would not say it.
Then he slowly pulled out the silk book from under the tiger talisman, unfolded it carefully, and after looking at it briefly, handed it to General Sun Gu next to him.
As Lian Po's confidant, Sun Gu was one of the few people who knew the plans of Zhao Kuo and General Lian Po, but he did not know that General Lian Po had this flying pigeon message. Although he vaguely knew the key to it, of course it was impossible for Sun Gu to tell him.
On the silk book, under a few strokes of light ink, it was clearly written: "Reinforcements will arrive within ten days."
Immediately, the small silk book was circulated back and forth among the generals of Zhao State.
"Yes, it's General Lian Po's handwriting!"
"General Lian Po's private seal, I've seen it, looks like this, with a small bump in the lower right corner."
Everyone affirmed the authenticity of the silk book.
But what they didn't know was that the silk book was true, but the flying pigeon was false.
It is said that Lian Po is already in the Wei army. Flying pigeons will easily lead to unnecessary suspicion from the Wei army, and it is impossible to do so. Even if Lian Po was in Daliang City in Wei State, it was impossible for Lian Po to carry the carrier pigeon to Daliang to ask for help.
This non-existent letter from Fei Ge was actually a silk letter left by Zhao Kuo before he asked Lian Po to leave. The purpose was to throw it away as the last life-saving straw when Zhao Jun fell into despair.
Of course, straw never saves anyone. And Zhao Kuo really had no choice!
If there is no hope of victory, even if he writes a "letter of challenge", the effect may not last long. Three or two days may be the limit. Soon Zhao Jun will be swallowed up by the darkness of despair again.
Only a slight scratch into the darkness, even a hint of unclear moonlight, was enough to inspire Zhao Jun to take the lead.
Naturally, this method also has a fatal flaw - within ten days, the morale of the Zhao army soared, but after ten days, if reinforcements did not arrive, the Zhao army might be in danger of collapsing without a fight!
However, Zhao Kuo obviously no longer cares about this. Let's survive these ten days first!
"It's just." One of the generals hesitated to speak: "Where did General Lian Po get the reinforcements?"
Zhao Kuo glanced at it and saw that what he was worried about had happened.
"Where did the reinforcements come from?"
To answer this question, we have to explain where Lian Po is now. Once Lian Po's location is exposed in Daliang, more questions will follow. How did Daliang City have a carrier pigeon that flew to our army? If it was transferred from Handan, So these ten days, or that ten days?
A lie often requires thousands of lies to support it.
Obviously, Zhao Kuo did not want to, nor could he complete this lie well, but if he refused to answer immediately, the credibility of this seemingly genuine "Flying Pigeon Letter" would immediately be reduced by more than half.
Fortunately, among the generals present, there was also Sun Gu. Sun Gu, who had already made up his mind, immediately understood that it was not good for the general to answer this question, and it was even worse not to answer it. Immediately, Sun Gu stepped forward and angrily scolded the general who had just asked the question: "Where are the reinforcements coming? It is a confidential matter. Do you want to spy on the Qin army?"
After hearing this, all the generals also glared at the general who had just asked the question. Their eyes seemed to say: "Are you doubting our confirmation of the silk book? Or are you doubting the general and general Lian Po?"
"I don't dare!" When the general heard this, his heart trembled, and he immediately clasped his fists and begged for mercy: "The last general made a mistake, please forgive me, general."
Zhao Kuo waved his hand gently, finally breaking the knot. Seeing that the emotions of the generals had been aroused by him, he immediately said to the generals: "This news is still top secret. I would like to ask my captain to reveal it a little bit to boost morale. No more rumors are allowed. Do you understand?"
"Yes!" The generals took the order again.
After solving the morale problem, Zhao Kuo immediately began to lay out specific strategies and tactics.
The strategy is simple, procrastinate! Delayed until ten days later, until reinforcements arrived!
As for tactics, Zhao Kuo decided to use the still wide depth to teach the Qin army to fight a "Battle of Huaihai"...
The scorching heat of midsummer made Zhao Kuo, who was wrapped in gauze, sweat all over his body. Under the stimulation of sweat, the blood on Zhao Kuo's wounds became more and more obvious.
The officers and men received their respective tasks almost with tears in their eyes. Looking at Ge Yi, who was already stained with red, their hearts were twisted and they wished they could let the general go to rest immediately.
But it wasn't until late at night that Zhao Kuo arranged all the tactics. After watching the generals, including Zhao Wei, take the order one by one, Zhao Kuo sat back on the bed with the help of his own soldiers.
I kept thinking in my heart: Brother Lian Po, you have to hurry up!
Zhao Kuo was anxious, as was Lian Po among the Wei army. Although he was named a general, Lian Po knew very well that without the approval of Lord Xinling, he would not be able to mobilize a single soldier.
However, it was clear that the Qin army was right in front of him and could arrive in almost half a day, but Lord Xinling just said nothing and refused to continue to advance. The 120,000 elite Wei troops were trapped between these high mountains.
In fact, Lord Xinling was even eloquent about this.
"Old General Lian, our army has traveled a long distance to aid your country, but it is not here to pull chestnuts from the fire for your country. Now our army has moved to the flank of the Qin Army, and may be discovered by the Qin Army at any time. By then, the Qin Army will surely We will concentrate our forces to deal with our army first. Please also ask General Lian Po to give me a reasonable explanation." Lord Xinling asked.
"How should our army behave according to Lord Xinling's words?" Lian Po raised his head, which was almost buried in the map, feeling quite unhappy, but said in a calm tone.
This is a necessary quality for a general. On the battlefield, calmness is always the most important thing.
"Of course, attack the boundary card first. After occupying the boundary, you can attack when you advance and defend when you retreat. In this way, our army will be in an invincible position." Lord Xinling said confidently.
"Jie Pai Ling is located in a dangerous area. It is built against a mountain. The pass is three feet high and the city wall is wide enough to run a horse. Even if we make a surprise attack, how many days will it take for our army to break through this pass? And once this pass is attacked, it is tantamount to informing Qin Army, our Wei Army is here!" Lian Po shook his head and pointed at the map.
"Once our army is exposed, the Qin army will inevitably change its tactics, either directly letting go of the Zhao army's encirclement, or raising a large army to intercept our army. No matter what method, our Wei army will no longer be able to form a two-sided attack with the Zhao army, and there will be no surprise attack. Unexpectedly, and without the advantage of a flanking attack, how can our coalition defeat Qin?" Lian Po continued to talk.
