Xu Li didn't seem to care much about this.
The reason is quite simple! On the one hand, Xu Li believed that Zhao Kuo must have his reasons for such an arrangement, and as Zhao Kuo's uncle, Zhao Kuo would definitely not harm him; on the other hand, he had already stood alone in the battle of the barrier and proved himself. On the other hand, although Sun Gu also has command, he is always under the leadership of Zhao Kuo. Even if he has merit, he will be ignored. It is appropriate to give him a stage and compensate for it.
Of course, there is also the most important reason, which is Zhao Kuo's body.
Zhao Kuo arranged the defense on the north road, obviously to send troops south, but now Zhao Kuo was seriously injured and needed manpower. However, in the previous battle, Zhao Kuo's soldiers were almost all lost, and the capable soldiers Zhao Wei, the deputy commander of the personal soldiers, is now fending off the enemy in Guanglang City with orthodox soldiers. It can be said that Zhao Kuo does not even have a useful confidant around him.
How can Xu Li rest assured?
Compared to a dispensable military exploit, Xu Li, who was a general of Zhao Kuo's family and watched Zhao Kuo grow up, was obviously more willing to stay by Zhao Kuo's side.
But what made everyone even more unexpected was that Sun Gu, who had "picked up the leak", did not immediately accept the order. Instead, he frowned slightly. After thinking for a while, he slowly said to Zhao Kuo: "This is for the general, the general trusts me. The general should obey. However, the general has carefully calculated that an army of 10,000 elites and 20,000 young men is enough to stop the enemy on the north road. The remaining 10,000 young men can go south with the general."
Everyone who heard this, including Zhao Kuo and Xu Li, were shocked!
Either they thought they heard it wrong, or they thought Sun Gu was crazy!
Is Sun Gu actually asking to reduce the number of troops? No one thinks that they have too many troops, especially when they are about to face the Qin army, which is eager to return home.
There are at least 30,000 elite troops in the remaining three pockets. On the north side, although there are 40,000 troops, most of these men are improvised by the young and strong troops. Although this young and strong army has experienced several battles, it can be considered that they have seen it. He has passed the blood test, but in the end he is still far from a real elite soldier.
It can be said that once Zhao Kuo led his army south, the pocket formations on all sides would be the weakest in the north. But in this case, it would be fine if Sun Gu didn't ask for more troops. How could he look for reinforcements from outside?
Of course Sun Gu is not crazy! He, who has been responsible for nail-pulling tactics, knows better than anyone the gap between the young and strong army and real soldiers: in the same position of a hundred people, the soldiers can often hold on for at least more than an hour, but the young and strong army, the best The result was only three quarters of an hour.
But Sun Gu knew better that no matter what, he was still on the defensive and had a natural geographical advantage. And if the general went there, he would probably have to attack the Qin army again. After careful calculation, if the Zhao army, which was besieged on all sides, was removed, , the troops that the general can mobilize are actually not many, even far less than the Qin army.
In this way, it is particularly important to form a young and strong army of ten thousand people! Although there are only ten thousand people, mosquitoes are still flesh no matter how small they are. Ten thousand more people means more hope.
Zhao Kuo immediately understood Sun Gu's thoughts, but he did not agree with Sun Gu's thoughts.
The reason is also very simple. In the decisive battle of the attack, ten thousand young men cannot play a decisive role at all. At most, they are just the icing on the cake. On the contrary, these ten thousand young men can play a more decisive role in the defensive battle to the north. A big effect may even be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
Zhao Kuo, who clearly saw this, immediately shook his head and refused to agree, and ordered in an unshakable tone: "It is enough for me to bring an army of 30,000 to the south, and there is no need to say more with your army of 40,000. If the Qin army comes to attack, just Xu Lin is blocking the enemy outside, and is not allowed to enter the forest to pursue. In a word: give me at least five days to hold on, do you understand?"
"Yes!" Seeing that Zhao Kuo was so insistent, Sun Gu didn't say anything more and immediately took the order and returned to the class.
After explaining to Sun Gu, Zhao Kuo immediately looked at the rest of the generals and said slowly: "The remaining 30,000 troops will go south with me."
"Yes!" all the generals replied in unison.
Although Zhao Kuo did not say what he was going to do south, the generals had already guessed it. Some were beaming with excitement, while others were worried, but in the end no one backed down.
It’s just that Zhao Kuo obviously doesn’t care about this anymore.
Although it was only a short tactical arrangement, it had consumed too much of his energy, and the wounds that had not been treated seemed to have burst open even more due to the force and support of his arms.
But Zhao Kuo knew that he could not fall, at least not in front of so many middle- and high-level generals. Otherwise, the blow to the morale of the army would be devastating.
"Xu Li stays! The rest of the generals are preparing for battle. We will set off on time tomorrow at Mao hour." Zhao Kuo gritted his back molars and tried to calm his voice down, but as a result, his voice became deeper and deeper.
"Yes!" When the generals heard this, they didn't have much thought. They just thought that the general wanted to explain something to General Xu Li, and then they took orders and went back to the camp.
Almost at the moment when the camp curtain was lowered, the anger in Zhao Kuo's heart suddenly vented. The right hand that had been holding the bed could no longer support Zhao Kuo's body. With a "pop" sound, Zhao Kuo fell on the bed. superior.
"General!"
General Xu Li and the soldiers beside him stepped forward and called Zhao Kuo's name almost in unison.
"Quickly, find a military doctor." Xu Li saw more and more blood pouring from Zhao Kuo's chest, and then he realized that Zhao Kuo's "no problem" was just trying to hold on!
Before the anxious soldiers could get out of the camp, they heard Zhao Kuo's weak words.
"No, don't be impatient!" Zhao Kuo, furious, tried hard to stay awake and said, "Don't disturb the troops."
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the soldiers who had not yet stepped out of the camp quickly suppressed the anxiety in their hearts, gave Zhao Kuo a slight salute, then lightly lifted the curtain and quickly went outside to find the military doctor.
"Immediately inform General Lian Po and General Tian Dan about the deployment of our northern army." Zhao Kuo still did not close his eyes, and turned to Xu Li beside him and slowly ordered: "Send the order: General Lian Po will be the leader, and Tian Dan will be the leader." General Shan is the deputy, commanding the Shangdang's 190,000-strong army. Be sure to keep Bai Qi!"
"Yes! I heard it clearly, general." Xu Li replied with tears in his eyes: "General Lian Po is the leader, General Tian Dan is the deputy, and Bai Qi of Qin is left behind."
Seeing that Xu Li had written down his general order, Zhao Kuo closed his eyes with satisfaction and fell into a deep sleep.
At this time, the military doctor in the camp not far away was also invited to the military tent.
Military doctors here were treating Zhao Kuo, and Xu Li also wrote Zhao Kuo's general orders in silk books and passed them on to Generals Lian Po and Tian Dan...
Fortunately, the chaos in the Chinese army's tent did not affect the Zhao army's dispatch outside at all. Even the army did not know that their general had fallen into a coma again.
