Increase troops! The Qin army must have increased its troops.
Judging from the fact that he had failed in several attacks, the Qin army had increased its troops quite a lot.
However, in his own rear army, General Jin Bi was still commanding the army to fight against the Qin army, and no large Qin army broke into it from his own defense line. In other words, the Qin army's reinforcements came from themselves or from Northeast direction.
And these two reinforcements all point to the fact that Zhao Jun has entered the next stage of the battle in advance - breaking out!
However, after coming to this conclusion, Lian Po not only did not feel annoyed or confused about Zhao Kuo's sudden departure, but was once again pleased with Zhao Kuo's battlefield acumen.
Indeed, according to Guguan's plan that day, Zhao Kuo should have persisted for a few more days, so that the Qin and Wei armies could fully fight and consume the Qin army's combat power, which would not only reduce the difficulty of the subsequent siege, but also provide more troops for the breakout. grasp.
However, neither Lian Po nor Zhao Kuo ever thought that the Wei army, which was also one of the Three Jin Dynasties, would be so powerless against the Qin army again. In a sudden attack, Lian Po could be said to have considered all aspects, except that he did not consider that the Wei army's combat power was almost supported by thousands of Wei soldiers.
As a result, the intention of piercing the Qin army's line and then letting the Qin army spend a lot of effort to snatch it back was not realized at all. Although tens of thousands of Qin troops were killed, in the face of the huge number of Qin troops, this killing was not enough to quench their thirst. ah!
Especially in the defensive battle on the second day, the Wei army lacked the poor combat power shown after having soldiers as the backbone. However, Lian Po was so anxious that although he was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, he had secretly sentenced the Wei army. He was sentenced to death, and he was even more anxious to inform Zhao Kuo about the battle strength of the Wei army.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuo was keenly aware of the Wei army's combat strength problem after a night of fierce fighting, and immediately took advantage of the Qin army's deployment of troops and generals to launch a breakout in advance.
As for whether the Zhao army could break out before the Qin army was severely damaged, Lian Po didn't know, but he believed in Zhao Kuo. Zhao Jun's breakout also completely let Lian Po put down the last big stone in his heart. What Lian Po has to do next is to withdraw from this battle as "honorably" as possible.
At this point in the war, the total strength of the Qin and Wei-Zhao coalition forces on the battlefield is roughly 150,000 to 140,000, excluding the 140,000 troops hidden by the Zhao army.
The original 120,000-strong Wei army had less than 90,000 troops left. In addition to the 10,000 reserve troops, more than 30,000 of them faced the Qin army's 60,000-strong army. They relied on the camps and ravines to guard the rear of the army. , and another 40,000 troops headed towards Sima Cuo.
After two days of fierce fighting, Sima Cuo's 60,000-strong army, which was attacked by Zhao Wei, only had more than 33,000 people left. Facing the 40,000-strong army commanded by Lian Po himself, although Sima Cuo was guarding Thousands of soldiers and horses from Zhao's army were turned around, but they still could not completely stop Lian Po's continuous offensive.
Fortunately, behind Sima Cuo, more than 25,000 Qin troops under Bai Qi's command had come to support him in a mighty manner.
On the battlefield further to the north, 30,000 Qin troops were chasing 60,000 Zhao troops from the north to the south. If not all Zhao troops were left behind, they would at least tear off a large piece of Zhao Jun's body.
It seems that the strength of the Zhao army plus the Wei army is almost the same as that of the Qin army, but unfortunately, the difference in combat power is almost double.
Needless to say, the Zhao army has been fighting for a long time, and almost all of the remaining 60,000 troops are young and strong. Without the protection of the fortress and the "pulling nails" tactics, the Qin army may only need 30,000 troops. Zhao Jun can be killed in a few hours.
Although the Wei army is still better, once all the soldiers are used up, the Wei army's combat power will drop like a cliff. There are only more than 1,500 surviving soldiers left. Therefore, the Wei army's 90,000 troops are, at best, the combat strength of the Qin army's 40,000 to 50,000 troops. This is still a situation where the soldiers can fight to the last moment.
In other words, the current combat strength in Shangdang territory, the Zhao Wei coalition forces are actually only about half of the total combat strength of the Qin army.
On the periphery of the Shangdang battlefield, the exits to the west barrier, south Jiepailing, east Guanglang City, and north Zoumaling have been blocked by the Zhao Army's 140,000 troops. Even with the current Qin Army's 15 Even with tens of thousands of fighting power, we can’t attack them.
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Therefore, retreat is the best choice - no matter Wei or Zhao.
Lian Po knew very well that if he wanted to leave "honorably", tonight might be the best choice, because when the sun rises tomorrow, it will be the time of the Qin army's general attack.
After looking at the still ignorant Lord Xinling next to him, and then at the bright moon rising gradually on the mountainside, Lian Po still did not say the word "retreat" after all.
For one thing, Zhao Jun is retreating now. If he also retreats, it is hard to predict what Qin Jun will do. If the Qin Jun in the encirclement circle turns around and pursues Zhao Jun in the north after retreating, then he will But the general was tricked.
Secondly, human nature is the most elusive thing. Although the current situation is not great, the chance of defeating the arrogant Qin army is not completely gone. Will Lord Xinling, who came to "steal the talisman", agree to withdraw his troops at this time? Even if Lord Xinling agrees, what about the generals and soldiers below?
It’s better to just wait a little longer!
At least, once the Zhao army in the north has broken out, he will have no worries. Of course, the price of this decision may be his own life. But Lian Po has no complaints or regrets.
Having made up his mind, Lian Po immediately continued to devote himself to commanding the battle.
The battle between Qin and Wei was still not giving in to each other, but the Zhao army's breakout battle over there was not that easy.
The Qin army, with their spears standing like a forest, faced the Zhao army's deadly charge with no fuss. They stood up their shields and stabbed with their spears, loving whoever they wanted, regardless of how many troops the Zhao army came. In Qin Bing's eyes, Zhao Jun was nothing more than moving meritorious deeds one by one.
Under the dense rain of jingling arrows, although the Qin army suffered losses, they did not retreat even one step, quietly waiting for the Zhao army to come and die.
With a bang, Zhao Jun's shield finally collided with Qin Jun's spear. At the same time, Zhao Jun's spear finally touched Qin Jun's long shield. After a moment of sparks, the soldiers of both sides were wrestling.
The Qin Army obviously has much more combat experience than the Zhao Army. Spears always appear in places where they shouldn't appear, harvesting the lives of Zhao soldiers through the shields of both the enemy and ours.
The strong bows and crossbows that the Qin army was famous for were also launched at this time, drawing a beautiful curve in the air and falling into the Zhao army's array. Fang Zheng, the slinger and short spear soldier in the rear, also used their strength together and instantly threw the stones and short spears in their hands. The mixed arrow attack caused a large number of kills to the Zhao army on the front line.
The Zhao army, which lacked combat experience, soon suffered heavy losses under such a three-dimensional attack by the Qin army.
