Obviously after this incident, the upper echelons of Wei gradually realized the importance of having more troops, but the victory of 50,000 soldiers in the Battle of Hexi against 500,000 Qin troops was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
As a result, Wei Guo became the most embarrassing one among the seven heroes.
It was the first to complete the reform and had the most and most profound experience. Especially one of the reforms, the infinite glory of Wei Wuzu, still shines in the hearts and minds of Wei people. Under such circumstances, the contradiction between elite soldiers and violent soldiers was almost impossible to reconcile in Wei.
If the country is strong, it will most likely develop on two fronts. It can be fought with two hands, and both hands can be strong - it has the core Wei soldiers to attack the enemy, and there are enough troops to push back. But with the repeated losses of the three counties of Hexi, Hedong, and Hanoi, the Wei State was simply unable to maintain its consumption with both hands.
So, an embarrassing situation occurred.
The elite Wei soldiers have always maintained a number of thousands, which is much more than the elite soldiers of the Qin army, but their level of eliteness has been reduced, and they are not enough to carry out complete suppression and pictures at a certain node; but a few The number of thousands is not enough to determine the trend of the battle in a battle with hundreds of thousands of troops as usual.
The sharp knife is not sharp enough, and the heavy hammer is not strong enough, making it difficult to attack and unable to defend when retreating.
how to say? It's just embarrassing.
However, the thousands of soldiers who did not have much effect took away the Wei State's military budget, which was not very large. This also resulted in the Wei State being unable to develop more military forces, and even ranked at the bottom of the Seven Kingdoms. The military strength of the Han Kingdom is about the same, and even the training of only a few hundred thousand troops is insufficient.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the Wei army was so out of touch on the battlefield.
It is a pity that the upper echelons of the Wei State will never realize this. In their eyes, the Wei Army has both sharp swords and solid military strength. Not to mention returning to its peak, it is definitely not weak. . If the game is not going well, it must be a problem with the general. It cannot be that the system and mechanism that once dominated have failed to adapt.
However, the battlefield never spoils anyone. It is always an honest mirror. Once a mule or a horse walks on it, it will all be reflected.
But the question is whether the generals can understand it, and even if they understand it, can they feedback such issues to the top management, and will the top management adopt it.
Of course, these things have nothing to do with Lian Po!
Looking at the slow advance in front, and then looking at the almost broken connection between the front and back, Lian Po immediately discovered the problem of the disparity in combat power among the Wei army.
Similar to Sima Cuo's situation, Lian Po faced a situation that could not be solved for a long time. Although he was anxious, he had no better way and could only fight with his life!
In today's battlefield, there is no longer any strategy at all. The battle is about strength and who can persist until the last moment.
"The Chinese army's 30,000 infantry are pressing forward, and 20,000 infantry are divided into two groups to attack the Qin army's flanks and rear!" Lian Po ordered slowly.
"Yes!" The ordering soldier on the side immediately took the order.
The 50,000-strong army immediately accelerated away from the central army and joined the front line. The arrival of these 50,000 troops really made Jin Bi, who was already a little dizzy, breathe a sigh of relief - it was clear that the Qin army was at the end of its war effort, but it happened that he brought the most elite 30,000 troops of the Wei army and could not break through. Qin army's defense line.
The reinforcements had arrived, and the Wei army became more powerful and went to kill the Qin army in a mighty manner.
The reinforcements of the Wei army arrived here, and the troops of the Qin army attacking the fortress over there finally withdrew their formation and joined the defense. However, how could the Qin army, which had been fighting hard for more than half an hour, become the new force of the Wei army? opponent, and because of the presence of Zhao Jun, more than half of the Qin troops who retreated need to stay on the other side to prevent Zhao Jun's surprise attack.
With such increases and decreases, even if both sides received reinforcements, the Wei army's support was obviously stronger, and this was reflected on the battlefield: the Qin army was beaten back and forth by the Wei army, and was about to be defeated. They were forced to move to the defense of the camp.
Of course, the arrival of the main force of the Wei army and the withdrawal of the Qin army's attacking corps also announced that this several-hour raid was completely forced to transform into a positional battle.
From a strategic perspective, the Wei army's raid was undoubtedly a failure. Drill through the Qin army
The strategic intention of joining the Zhao army in the front line was not realized at all, let alone interspersing and surrounding the Qin army.
But judging from the actual results, this raid successfully disrupted the Qin army's deployment and caused the Qin army to suffer heavy losses on the front battlefield and several sub-battlefields. It is conservatively estimated that the Qin army has at least 40,000 troops here. In this raid, they were furious, and the losses of the Zhao and Wei coalition forces were less than 10,000.
With a battle loss ratio of four to one, it is a hearty victory no matter where you look! Moreover, the losses of the Qin Army continue to increase as time goes by. As long as the situation of internal and external attacks does not fundamentally change, the demise of the remaining Qin Army will be a matter of time.
This situation is almost obvious. Lord Xinling knew it, Lian Po knew it, and Bai Qi knew it even more. Naturally, Zhao Kuo, as the "initiator" of this battle, is even more clear.
However, the understanding of the situation is completely different.
Lord Xinling and Jin Bi firmly believed that the balance of victory had completely tilted towards Zhao and Wei. As long as other countries intervened, or the King of Qin sent out a considerable number of reinforcements through air conditioning, the Qin army's defeat would be a certainty. Do not believe? Look at the main force of the Qin army that is constantly retreating, and the Qin army camp right in front of you.
Bai Qi has absolute confidence in his subordinates. Even if the current situation has collapsed, as long as the peripheral troops arrive, he can immediately form a counter-encirclement against the Wei army, and the outcome is still unknown.
Of course, we can't say they were wrong.
It's just because the information they have is limited, and their wrong perceptions lead to wrong judgments.
Lord Xinling and Jin Biyi miscalculated the combat power of their 120,000 Wei army, and also misunderstood Zhao Kuo's troops. They thought that the Zhao army in the encirclement would soon launch an attack and join forces with them inside and outside. Then even if the Qin army mobilized tens of thousands of troops from the pass, it would only be to put out the fire.
In fact, the few remaining elite combat forces of the Zhao army in the encirclement were all transferred by Zhao Kuo to attack Guanglang City. Even if it weren't for the fear that the Wei army would hesitate and even counterattack with the remaining combat power, Zhao Kuo would have wanted to wait a little longer.
As for Wu'an Lord Bai Qi, his analysis and judgment of the enemy's and our own troops and combat power were obviously much more accurate than that of Lord Xinling, but he never calculated that Zhao Kuo would still be able to survive when the battle reached such a desperate situation. A trump card containing one hundred thousand elite soldiers was not revealed.
