Sima Cuo silently calculated the details of this battle in his heart.
First, use the Wei army to raid the rear of our army, lure our army to mobilize surrounding troops, and then take advantage of the emptiness of the surrounding cities and barriers to send troops to seize it. In this way, we can completely trap the tigers and wolves of Qin in Shangdang.
However, this doesn’t make sense!
If there really are so many troops, they can advance from the north to the south, form a complete encirclement of our army, and wouldn't it be better to directly destroy them? ?
Doing this is tantamount to fueling tactics, and is a taboo in the art of war. And how could someone who could lay out such a big picture make such an obvious omission?
For a moment, Sima Cuo couldn't turn his head around.
In fact, the reason is very simple. Sima mistakenly got into the tip of a bull's horn. Not all people and all countries will put aside all barriers and speak out in unison in times of crisis. What's more, the opponents on the opposite side are from different countries.
The so-called sincere cooperation did not exist from the beginning. Whether it was Lord Xinling of Wei, Zhao Kuo, or Lian Po, they all hoped that the other party would withstand the Qin army, and the other party would pay more, and then let their side get more. Interests.
Therefore, the Wei army repeatedly delayed entering the battlefield, and the Zhao army reciprocated. Naturally, his subsequent actions, including the breakout of Zhao Kuo's troops and the counter-encirclement by Tian Dan's troops, would not be explained to the Wei army.
Of course, from the very beginning, when Zhao Kuo hid his troops in Daliang Mountain, it was impossible for the two armies to meet honestly. It can even be said that from beginning to end, the only enemies of the Qin army were Zhao Kuo and Lian Po. As for the so-called Wei army, they were just tools invited by Zhao Kuo and Lian Po.
Most of the damage caused by the fueling tactic was only the strength of the Wei army, but it had no serious effect on the Zhao army. Under the above-mentioned premise that Zhao Jun controls the initiative, such an unreasonable tactic as adding fuel becomes reasonable.
Even this is Zhao Kuo's necessary choice! Otherwise, once the north and the south advance against each other, regardless of the distribution of the fruits of victory after the war, coordinating the Wei army on the battlefield will be enough to give Zhao Kuo a headache. In this case, it is better to simply consume the strength of the Wei army.
Of course, although there were doubts in his mind, this did not affect Sima Cuo's determination to order a rescue of food. Regardless of whether the Wei army on the opposite side knew that he was short of food, it was always right to grab the food before talking.
The so-called heroes saw the same thing. Almost at the same time, the same order was also passed on to Wang Lu's troops on the periphery.
As a result, tens of thousands of troops immediately turned into a fire brigade. In the rear camp, cartloads of mountain springs were sent to the front line. Even the Changge carried by the Qin army turned into a carrying pole, carrying water swayingly to the front line. The fire spread everywhere, and the nearby pines and cypresses also suffered. The branches and leaves as big as cattails were cut down ruthlessly to extinguish the flames.
It's a pity that food doused with kerosene, once the fire breaks out, it can't be extinguished so easily.
Looking at the Qin army who turned from attack to defense and were busy putting out the fire, Lian Po knew that if he didn't leave at this time, he might not have a chance!
Immediately, the last three hundred warriors were taken as the leader. Each of them was wrapped in a layer of cloth, and then soaked with cold water. Then they formed a front line and broke out towards the east.
Regarding the Wei army's breakout, the outside leader Wang Lundai had already foreseen it. However, he judged that the Wei army should follow the main force southward, and there were already enough troops in the south to pursue and intercept. In addition to the need for firefighting, Wang Lundai There were no blocking troops specifically deployed.
Unexpectedly, this Wei army with less than 5,000 men would actually go in the opposite direction and head straight to the east.
Because the Qin army was almost unprepared, after breaking through the wall of fire, the Wei army was almost unstoppable. In just a quarter of an hour, the five thousand troops led by Lian Po had already completed the attack on Lord Xinling's sixty thousand army. It took more than two hours to defeat them. Things done.
Facing the Wei army fleeing eastward, Wang Lu was very surprised!
To the east, even if the Danshui barrier can be broken through, it will still be within Zhao's sphere of influence. If this Wei army does not return to the country, is it going to work for Zhao army?
It's just that Wang Hao has no time to think about it anymore. How to save more food is his top priority. As for the thousands of remnant soldiers in the Wei Military Region, to be honest, Wang Hao really didn't notice it. Even if he expected it on the battlefield, he would be able to overwhelm him with just a thousand troops under his command.
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Immediately, a symbolic number of 5,000 soldiers were sent to pursue the Wei army. The remaining soldiers dropped everything and devoted themselves to the great cause of putting out fires and saving food.
Lian Po, who was riding on a war horse and standing out of the tight encirclement, let out a long sigh of relief: "Danger!" It’s too risky!
If the Qin army hadn't been too concerned about the food, if more than half of the surrounding troops hadn't been taken away by Lord Xinling, and if he hadn't held on to the three hundred soldiers and refused to fight, he might have perished in the sea of fire.
Even though the Qin army was almost defenseless, it still maintained a strong combat power and will to fight. If the soldiers had not fought hard to open a gap, they might have been sealed in the camp by the Qin army.
And even if everything went as Lian Po imagined, Wei Jun still paid a huge price. From the beginning to the end of the breakout, the distance covered was only two miles, and the time was less than a quarter of an hour. But in such a short distance and time, the number of soldiers under Lian Po's command dropped sharply from 5,000 to less than 3,000. people.
The strength of the Qin army's combat power is evident.
Well, of course, Wei Jun's weakness is also visible to the naked eye.
But no matter what, Lian Po finally rushed out, although there was still a small tail behind him. Lian Po didn't care about this. In front of him was his own army, a mere 5,000 Qin soldiers. Lian Po even wanted to slow down a little, and hanging his little tail behind him was considered a greeting gift to the friendly troops on the barrier! I believe General Tian Dan will be happy to accept such a gift.
Just thinking about Wei Jun's combat power, Lian Po finally gave up this tempting idea. There is nothing I can do about the guy in my hands. Once he gets out of control, I'm afraid he will be involved as well, which means the gain outweighs the loss.
Although these five thousand Qin soldiers could not be swallowed up, the Qin army's attempt to extinguish the fire and save food was still a fool's errand.
The food poured with kerosene and a circle of wooden walls were used to support the combustion. Without a large amount of water pouring down in a short period of time, it was impossible to extinguish it. Even if the entire camp was accidentally burned down, the losses to the Qin army would probably be considerable.
Just as he was thinking about it, a faint smile slowly appeared on Lian Po's face, which was both a blessing for surviving the disaster and a schadenfreude for the huge losses that the Qin army was about to face.
Halfway through the journey, the Qin army's pursuit was fruitless and they could only obey Wang Lu's general order and hastily withdraw their troops back to the camp. Looking at the retreating figure of the Qin army, Lian Po's mood became better and better.
