"General Tian!"
"General Lian!"
The two old men held each other's arms tightly.
Even though Tian Dan and Lian Po had been fighting for decades, they had never had an almost dreamlike experience in the past month.
Nervousness, excitement, worry, anxiety, even depression, almost all the negative emotions imaginable, flashed in the minds of the two old men one by one in this short month.
Needless to say, there is no need to say much about narrow escapes and hanging on by a thread.
Countless times in my dreams at midnight, before I could ask for reinforcements from the Wei State, the main force of the Zhao army in the Shangdang battlefield had been slaughtered by the Qin army, and the bodies of my former comrades were exposed one by one in the wilderness;
I woke up countless times in the middle of the night, just because the army I sent was a little late, and the Qin army occupied a place, and all the efforts were in vain...
Fortunately, everything is over.
Lian Po successfully attracted reinforcements from Wei before the army was destroyed. Tian Dan also saw the opportunity and completely closed the four gates before the Qin army discovered it. The general should also have arrived at Changping Pass.
Everything is moving in a direction that is beneficial to Zhao Guo.
The two held each other's arms, and there was no need to say anything. The hope in their eyes explained everything. The feeling is even more so, the surprise of meeting an old friend in a foreign land, and the pleasant rain after a long drought. It is a battlefield friendship that belongs exclusively to soldiers and cannot be obtained without experiencing life and death.
"How is the current situation?" Lian Po, who had just escaped from the catastrophe of life and death, did not talk about the difficulties and dangers of this trip. Instead, his first sentence asked about the current situation on the battlefield.
Naturally, Tian Dan would not hide it from him. It happened that Zhao Kuo had not been contacted at this time. General Lian Po was here to discuss it, and he could also check and fill in the gaps.
"Currently, our 100,000-strong army in Daliang Mountain has captured the entire east bank of Danshui River, the west bank barrier and the border area." Tian Dan pulled Lian Po to the sand table, and he didn't know when a baton was added to his hand. Then he wrote on the sand table: "According to the plan, the General's side should have captured Guanglang City, and to the north, General Xu Li led his remaining troops and the Bailishi Great Wall Defense Line garrison. In addition, the General's troops We should also arrive at Changping Pass."
"In this way, the four gates of Shangdang have been closed. Just as we imagined in the old gate that day, the Qin army has become a turtle in the urn." Tian Dan said happily.
Lian Po was very happy after hearing this, but obviously there was a trace of worry in this happiness.
Then Lian Po continued to ask: "What is the military configuration of the four gates now?"
Tian Dan obviously saw that Lian Po still had some doubts in his heart, but Tian Dan only thought that Lian Po was still worried about the deployment of troops, so he immediately started giving guidance on the sand table.
"To the north, the current military strength is the weakest, probably less than 20,000 people. However, on the one hand, the terrain of Zoumaling is limited, so there is no need for too many troops, and on the other hand, when the general arrives, his troops will be greatly supplemented.
To the west, according to the agreement, the general should dispatch at least 20,000 troops to Guanglang City. Just in case, I have ordered 10,000 cavalry from Jiepailing to go to Guanglang City for reinforcements. Thirty thousand men were stationed in it.
To the south, on Jiepai Ridge, apart from the 10,000 cavalry transferred away, there are still 20,000 troops. Yesterday, I sent another 10,000 troops to reinforce, and the current total strength is about 30,000 troops.
As for the barrier, almost all the troops are concentrated on the west bank. A total of about 60,000 troops are stationed, including 30,000 cavalry, which can reinforce all parties at any time. "
Putting down the baton in his hand, Tian Dan said with great satisfaction: "In this way, the defenses on all sides will not be said to be impregnable, but if the Qin army wants to break out of the siege in a short time, it will probably not be easy!"
Lian Po also nodded after hearing this. Although Tian Dan's deployment of troops was a bit too even, although there were no obvious weaknesses in every direction, there were weaknesses almost everywhere. What's more important is that a large amount of their own combat power has been consumed on average, resulting in only 30,000 truly mobile troops.
Compared with the Qin army's more than 100,000 troops, these 30,000 horses were obviously somewhat weak. Therefore, it is impossible to escape until the last moment, when you are not 100% sure. Otherwise, once the Qin army seizes the opportunity,
If it does, it may lead to a situation of surrounding the point and calling for reinforcements.
And there were 30,000 troops deployed almost everywhere, but they were forced to do so. The opponent he faced was Bai Qi! If saturated troops cannot be invested in the barriers and cities, no one can say that they will be able to block Bai Qi's attack, even if the Qin army is already an old and tired army.
Even after having invested 30,000 troops in each place, Lian Po was still not sure whether he could effectively block the Qin army's bombardment of more than 100,000 troops.
Especially on the front line of Light Wolf City.
You must know that Sima Cuo originally required a hundred thousand troops to defend the Guanglang City barrier, but now there are only 30,000 troops. Although the Qin army's combat power is not as good as that of the Zhao army, which had hundreds of thousands of elite troops. If there is any flaw in the siege from all directions, this may be the biggest flaw.
"Jiepai Ridge in the south is dangerous from the sky, Zouma Ridge in the north is rugged, and the Danshui Barrier has enough troops. Is it just the direction of Guanglang City?" Lian Po then pointed out: "Is the troops not enough?"
Tian Dan nodded and said, "Indeed. According to reports, the Qin army built a barrier about twenty miles long based on Guanglang City. It is indeed a little difficult for 30,000 people to defend this barrier."
"It's just that, first of all, our army's strength is limited, and the Danshui Barrier is the last bottom line of our army, so we need to garrison heavy troops. The situation of the troops that the general has broken through is not yet clear, so we have not transferred troops from them yet; second, Come on, I judge that if the Qin army breaks through, the first choice should be in the direction of Jiepailing. After all, if they attack other defense lines, they will go in the opposite direction, or they still need to cross mountains and ridges. Only Jiepailing can be broken through to reach Yewang City. " Tian Dan continued to explain.
When Lian Po heard this, he shook his head, and then said: "In Bai Qi's use of troops, the best is to use surprise! We all know that the direction of Jiepai Ridge is the fastest route, but in the end, Jiepai Ridge is the fastest route. It's so dangerous that Bai Qi will most likely give up and attack elsewhere."
After saying that, Lian Po took the baton and pointed on the sand table: "Needless to say, there is a general stationed in the east, so it is no problem. Although the terrain in the north is not as dangerous as Jiepai Ridge, the way out of the ridge should have been blocked by me. The army has found out that as long as the Qin army is fortified on the spot, it will be impossible for the Qin army to escape. However, from Guanglang City to the west, although they need to climb over the Kongcang Territory, the journey is a bit long..."
With that said, Lian Po threw down his baton, sighed deeply, looked at the sand table in front of him, and said in a heavy voice: "A heavy rain will almost ruin all our army's plans."
"General Tian doesn't know something..."
