"If we delay for a while, our Zhao army will most likely surrender to the Qin army without food. Please note that our Zhao army has been besieged for twelve days. According to my calculations, our army would have been completely out of food two days ago. If it were not for General Zhao Kuo fought with his life and spilled blood on the battlefield. I'm afraid Zhao's army has collapsed by now." Lian Po's tone was obviously a little unkind.
"But..." Lord Xinling still wanted to argue, but Lian Po interrupted: "If I only want to break the siege of the Zhao army, I only need to lead the Wei army to Hanoi to force the Qin army to return. In this way, Wei and Qin will really have to fight." There’s a bloody battle!”
Lord Xinling looked at the map. Indeed, it was a typical "surround Wei and rescue Zhao". He knows this all too well! After all, the Wei Kingdom's position as the overlord of the Central Plains was knocked down by Sun Bin's "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao".
Perhaps he was persuaded by Lian Po and had other plans. Lord Xinling did not refute Lian Po, but asked respectfully: "If we follow General Lian's wishes, how should our army proceed?"
Hearing this, Lian Po immediately struck while the iron was hot, pointed at the map and said: "Our army is only more than thirty miles away from the main battlefield, and can reach the battlefield in half a day."
"According to my general's intention, if we move through the night and arrive at the outskirts of the main battlefield at around 3:00 a.m., we can take advantage of the Qin army's attack on the Zhao army at 1:00 a.m. to insert diagonally from the southeast, flank the main force of the Qin army, and annihilate the main force of the Qin army. , and then..." Lian Po was just about to draw the cake, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Lord Xinling.
"Old General Lian, wait a minute." Lord Xinling also walked to the map and said calmly: "General, do you want to join forces with the Zhao army to attack the Qin army?"
"That's natural!" Lian Po replied.
"I naturally believe in General Lian Po's tactics. A joint attack between the two armies is indeed the best way to defeat Qin." Lord Xinling paused for a moment, then turned to Lian Po and asked rather rudely: "If General Lian were to be the commander-in-chief of the Zhao Army, I would naturally feel relieved, but today's commander-in-chief of the Zhao Army is still Zhao Kuo and his ilk. General Lian must not blame me for judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart. Do you know if the current leader of the Zhao army will send troops to help immediately when he sees the Wei army coming to help, or will he wait on the spot and divert the disaster to the east?"
The question made Lian Po very difficult to answer, because the actual situation now was that Zhao wanted Wei to take the blame, although the method was slightly different from what Lord Xinling thought.
Faced with Lord Xinling's inquiry, Lian Po couldn't say he believed in Zhao Kuo, right? That would be inconsistent with the persona of "being at odds with Zhao Kuo" that he has always established.
As for saying that this is the right choice that any general would make, in order to defeat Qin, Zhao Kuo will definitely attack as soon as possible and cooperate with the Wei army. However, this statement is obviously not convincing at all.
This is the Warring States Period! This is not the Spring and Autumn period that "knows etiquette". Among the seven countries that can emerge from the Spring and Autumn Period, which country does not thoroughly understand the four words "treachery".
But, what else can you say otherwise? You can't just sneak back and take control of Zhao Jun to gain trust, right? That way, you can rest assured about me, but I still don't trust you - what if I'm busy preparing for war over there, but you're still slow to move over here?
Just as Lian Po was thinking about how to solve this problem, Lord Xinling over there pressed forward and continued to ask: "What's more important is that Zhao Jun has been in trouble for a long time. According to the scouts, even Zhao Kuo The general is also seriously injured and on the verge of death. Under such circumstances, I wonder if Zhao Jun is still capable of fighting?"
"What do Lord Xinling mean by these words?" Lian Po turned his head and looked at Lord Xinling calmly.
Lord Xinling did not show any weakness. He looked at Lian Po quietly and said slowly: "I led more than 100,000 Wei soldiers here to severely inflict heavy damage on the Qin army and avenge the previous humiliation. All I think about is Defeating Qin. However, if there is no major certainty, I would rather Wei Jun’s trip was in vain!”
After the words fell, the camp became eerily quiet.
Having said this, Lian Po naturally understood what Lord Xinling meant: if he wanted the Wei army to join the battlefield, the Zhao army must fight first, and the Qin army must fight back and forth, allowing the Wei army to take advantage of it.
However, my family knew about their own affairs. The army must have suffered heavy casualties during the early attack on the fortress and the bloody battle in the north. In addition, there are 100,000 elite Zhao troops hidden in Daliang Mountain. Among the Zhao troops now besieged, I am afraid that most of them are young and strong. Its attributes and combat prowess are evident.
Take the initiative to attack and attack beautifully!
Disaster!
What's even more difficult is that his request cannot be conveyed to Zhao Kuo's ears at all. The original plan was for the Zhao army to be trapped and wait for the Wei army to rescue them. With the battle between Qin and Wei, even after both sides suffered losses, the besieged Zhao army and the elites from the Daliang Mountains both came out together, cooperating inside and outside in order to severely damage the Qin army and delay it. Defeat the Wei army.
In this way, the fruits of victory will fall into the hands of Zhao Guo.
But how can I tell Lord Xinling this?
Faced with Lord Xinling's question, Lian Po was unable to answer at all, or even do anything to change Lord Xinling's perception.
Lian Po also never expected that Lord Xinling would retreat just like the King of Wei when things came to pass.
Once Lord Xinling really stood still, Lian Po didn't know how to end it. No matter how much food the Zhao army carried, it would be exhausted one day. At that time, should he sit back and watch the Zhao army in the encirclement be divided, surrounded and destroyed? Gather all the best soldiers in the Daliang Mountains and fight the Qin army again?
If it really comes to that point, even if Zhao Jun is finally rescued from the encirclement, I am afraid that not only the Shangdang's victory may not necessarily fall into Zhao's pocket, but also the national power of Zhao will be greatly reduced from now on, so he withdraws. It’s hard to say whether it will be the stage for hegemony.
Facing Lord Xinling's sudden stab in the back, although Lian Po's heart was filled with turmoil, his expression never changed slightly. He just looked at Lord Xinling quietly, as if he wanted to find something on Lord Xinling's face. A possible flaw.
It's a pity that he is not facing enemies on the battlefield, but veterans in the political arena. How can things that he has identified clearly have any fluctuations or changes due to Lian Po's gaze, let alone show the flaws in his face? Up here, anyone can visit.
Of course, Lord Xinling's words were a clear backstab to Lian Po and Zhao Jun, but to the Wei State, they were worthy of the dignity of a young master of the Wei State. Especially if Lord Xinling stole the talisman to save Zhao, if he couldn't make any meritorious service, what awaited him might be in cold storage, if not prison.
Faced with such a situation, Lord Xinling still maintained absolute calmness, objectively assessed the situation on the battlefield, and based Wei's interests on his own personal interests. This patriotism and calmness alone were enough. Kill all the princes and nobles instantly. He is indeed worthy of being called the Fourth Young Master of the Warring States Period.
