Lord Xinling's habit of not sticking to the pan made Lian Po frown slightly. Obviously, Lian Po didn't like this Lord Xinling very much. After all, such words are called "respect for professionalism" at best, but at worst they are a shameless act of "taking credit but refusing to take responsibility."
But Lian Po's displeasure only lasted for a moment: He is not a minister of Zhao State, let alone, are there few such people in Zhao State? ! Then Lian Po adjusted his attention to the war.
"I have one more unkind request, please allow your Majesty's permission!" Lian Po continued.
"General, please give your order. I have no reason not to obey!" Lord Xinling saw that Lian Po respected his opinion in everything, and he couldn't help but become more and more polite in his words.
It's just that Lian Po's unrelenting invitation really made Lord Xinling a little confused.
"I have observed the battle between the large armies today and yesterday. Our army is not of this strength." Lian Po immediately said: "In yesterday's battle, the soldiers were in front, so the whole army fought first and the fighting strength was not bad. Today In a battle, without the effectiveness of soldiers, it will be like a pile of scattered sand, unable to fight."
Seeing that Lord Xinling did not deny it, Lian Po immediately continued: "My intention is that if one or two elite troops can be used as the backbone of the rear army, perhaps our army's combat effectiveness can be improved a lot."
Upon hearing this, Lord Xinling's expression immediately changed, and he had obviously understood the implication of Lian Po's words.
Elite army? Except for the few thousand soldiers left, where else are there any elite troops in the whole army? Except for the soldiers guarding the Chinese army.
However, most of those personal soldiers were the generals and soldiers trained by Lord Xinling with great difficulty, which was also one of the confidence that Lord Xinling relied on to gain a foothold in the Daliang court. If there were too many losses in this battle...
But soon, reason once again occupied Lord Xinling's mind - no skin left, no hair attached - he saved Wei and won the battle. He came as the governor, and he will have less credit in the future. Will there be a shortage of troops to fill the vacancies?
Thinking of this, Lord Xinling no longer hesitated, and immediately replied to Lian Po: "General, just give me your orders, I am also a soldier under the general's command."
"Well, thank you very much." Lian Po did not show any pretense and said immediately: "Your Majesty has nearly three thousand personal soldiers, and at least one thousand five hundred more soldiers need to be sent out to provide the backbone of the rear army and to put out fires." The purpose is also to serve as an example.”
When Lord Xinling heard this, he shook his head in a rare move, and said without any hesitation: "Twenty-five hundred soldiers are given to Jin Bi to consolidate the rear defense, leaving five hundred elite soldiers to protect me. "
"Your Majesty has great loyalty." Lian Po also immediately flattered him.
"Order: The Chinese army moves forward and takes over the command of the attacking corps of the front army. General Jin Bi is appointed as the commander-in-chief of the rear army. He leads an army of 40,000 soldiers and 2,500 personal soldiers to stop the Qin army's attack with all his strength." Lian Po met Lord Xinling. Agreeing, he immediately ordered: "Tell Jin Bi: But let every soldier of the Qin army enter the camp and come to see him with his head raised!"
Although Lian Po, as the temporary commander-in-chief, seemed inappropriate to issue this "death order", Lian Po still went his own way and issued this "death order".
There is no way, Lian Po knows very well that the current situation is much more serious than Xinling Lord and other Wei generals imagined - now that the reinforcements from the rear of the Qin army have arrived, the Qin army in the northeast may also be on the way to action. Yes, Jin Bi must be made nervous.
In fact, the northeastern army led by Bai Qi has already begun the operation to "rescue the soldier Sima Cuo"!
Bai Qishen knew that the actual chance of winning against the Wei army was not great simply by relying on more than 30,000 troops mobilized from the barriers and other areas. He had to put enough weight on one end of the scale.
To the northeast, after a night and an afternoon of repairs, the 90,000-strong army has gradually regained its combat strength. And this 90,000-strong army immediately became the heaviest and final weight in Bai Qi's hands.
How it is arranged will directly determine the final trend of this unprecedented battle.
As for this 90,000-strong army, Bai Qi had already made plans when he ordered reinforcements from around him. Bai Qi divided this 90,000-strong army into three parts:
The main force of 60,000 troops marched from west to east and from north to south to attack Zhao Kuo's headquarters. It would be best if they could break through Zhao Kuo's troops. In this way, they could completely break through the barrier with Sima Cuo's troops, and the Wei army would never be able to recover. Even if it cannot break through, it can still carry out a sufficient attack on Zhao Jun's troops.
Containment, thus making the Zhao army unable to reinforce the Wei army further south.
Obviously, Bai Qi was deeply impressed by Zhao Jun's resilience in previous battles. Therefore, Bai Qi did not place the breaking point on the already exhausted Zhao Jun, but instead placed it on the sudden appearance of Wei Jun. Of course, this is also related to Wei Jun's poor performance in recent years.
Therefore, Bai Qi made the following arrangements for the remaining 30,000 troops:
A group of 20,000 cavalry troops moved from north to east and then south, bypassing the area where the Zhao army was, and inserted directly into the side of the Wei army. Together with the 30,000 troops mobilized from the barriers and other places, they attacked the Wei army camp;
A group of 10,000 infantry moved from west to south and to the east, also bypassing the area where the Zhao army was located, to reinforce the Qin army under Sima Cuo who was sandwiched in the middle;
It can be said that Bai Qi has used the few troops in his hands to the extreme. And Bai Qi still has a keen sense of the battlefield. He gave up the weak Zhao army and attacked the vigorous Wei army. Changing the generals next to him would have been unthinkable, but Bai Qi did it. Not only did he, He also pressed everything in his hand.
And the battlefield is proving the correctness of Bai Qi's idea step by step.
Although the Wei army is a fresh force, except for Wei Wu soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the other soldiers is quite average. Yesterday, they temporarily joined the battlefield, and the situation was overwhelming. "Attack, attack, and attack again" was the only thought of the Wei army. As for defense, the Wei army was not prepared at all.
Even under Lian Po's urging, the Wei army finally began to build a stronghold and dig ditches in the afternoon, but after all, the time was limited, and it was not as good as the Zhao army's ravines. From a God's perspective, abandoning the Zhao army and attacking the Wei army was obviously the last step for the Qin army. It is the surest and easiest way to win.
That's right, Bai Qi is still the same Bai Qi. Bai Qi in history was able to sense the emptiness in the Xuans' area, and decisively cut in with his light cavalry, cutting off the connection between the Zhao army and Daliang Mountain. Today's Bai Qi can also feel that the Wei army is strong on the outside, and can decisively invest heavy troops to break the situation in one fell swoop. .
However, what is different from history is that the enemy Bai Qi has to face now is no longer Zhao Kuo who only reads military books, but a combination of Zhao Kuo, Lian Po, Tian Dan and even Lord Xinling and Jin Bi. , and later generations’ detailed analysis of the Battle of Changping.
Perhaps Bai Qi is undoubtedly the number one general in the Warring States Period, but after all, it is difficult for him to beat four hands with just two fists.
The clatter of horse hooves continues to gallop on the loess, and the black flag still sweeps across the land of Shangdang, but the sun has quietly emerged from the clouds, slowly shining on the eastern land.
"Command: All troops break out!"
