There is no way, the Qin State will not sit back and watch the army be destroyed. The Qin Army has obtained critical food from the Wei Army. The time left for the Zhao Army is really limited. If it continues to adopt the siege method, it is obviously not possible. You can only use force.
Since we are going to fight hard, it is better to gather together a large number of troops, so that at least we are not afraid of being caught by the Qin army, causing the gains that have been achieved to be lost again.
But in this way, it also greatly increased the possibility of the Qin army escaping. No matter what Zhao Kuo said, it could not change the fact that the net was diluted. If the Qin army rushed out regardless, it was very likely that it would out. At least Bai Qi, under the protection of his own soldiers, has a high probability of being able to break through the encirclement.
Of course, even if the Qin army rushes out, a large piece of meat will inevitably fall among the high mountains. As the general, if Bai Qi abandons the army and leaves alone, maybe Bai Qi will no longer be Bai Qi. .
In this way, there are two roads before Zhao Jun:
First, some troops were organized to take advantage of the time difference between the reinforcements of the Qin army and the critical strength of the Shangdang Qin army to fight Qin. Although it is possible to defeat the Qin army and completely annihilate it, the timing is difficult to grasp and the risk is too great.
The second is to concentrate the troops to fight against the Qin army. There is a certain chance that the Qin army can be completely annihilated, but there is a greater chance that the Qin army can escape. Of course, the Qin army can at least be severely damaged in the pursuit battle.
After thinking about this, it is actually obvious how to choose.
"I am willing to listen to the general's orders!" Lian Po and Tian Dan looked at each other, and then saluted Zhao Kuo.
Seeing that he had finally convinced the two of them, Zhao Kuo was overjoyed. If he relied on his own memory of history to make the decision in the previous battle at Shangdang, this time he turned difficulties into an attack entirely by relying on his own memory. Make decisions based on your own cognition.
Of course, such a decision did not come out of nowhere, just like the tactic of "pulling out broken teeth" was not something Zhao Kuo imagined out of thin air.
That's right, Zhao Kuo's tactics still draw on classic battle examples from his previous life! No, it should be war!
What do you think I'm talking about is concentrating combat power to attack one point?
you are too naive!
What I want to say is - deep thinking: exchange space for time!
Zhao Kuo's strategy is obviously not just as simple as turning encirclement into annihilation and drawing troops for a decisive battle, but to transform Shangdang County's vast land and winding roads into a weapon against the Qin army, delaying the Qin army's escape, and thus making up for the loss. The problem of insufficient own strength. That is, trading space for troops.
Of course, it is not easy to realize such a strategic vision.
At least, a lot of work still needs to be done in terms of confidentiality and speed, and this is what Zhao Kuo will emphasize next.
"To achieve heavy damage to the Qin army, our army must do the following." Zhao Kuo helped Lian Po and Tian Dan and began to explain the key points of this "turning encirclement into annihilation" strategy.
"First, drawing and gathering troops must be decisive, quick and secretive!" Zhao Kuo led Lian Po and Tian Dan closer to the map and said slowly: "If you don't move, you must be as quick as a cunning rabbit. You must take advantage of the opportunity. The Qin army readjusted its pockets before it could react in time. Once the Qin army knew that our army had adjusted its strength, Bai Qi could only guess the decisive battle intention of our army, and it was impossible for the entire army to flee. Therefore. , our army’s actions must
The north and east sides are still good. Sun Gu's troops can directly return to guard the line from Changping Pass to Gu Pass, and deploy thousands of troops in front of Zouma Ridge as a warning;
Guanglang City to the west should immediately send personnel to repair the front line defense of Kongcang Ridge, and then complete all mobilization within half a day: 10,000 troops quickly retreated to Kongcang Ridge to establish a defense line, and another 20,000 troops quickly interspersed with Qin The place where the army decisively battles;
The main force of our barrier must also start to penetrate at the same time, and be slightly ahead of the army on the west route. When it is in place, it can immediately launch an attack on the Qin army. This is also the second point. "
As he spoke, Zhao Kuo used his hand to draw a curved line on the black group representing the Qin army on the map, and said slowly: "Secondly, once a war breaks out, our army must move with lightning speed and quickly stick to the enemy. The Qin army engaged the Qin army on as many fronts as possible, forcing the Qin army to invest a large amount of troops, so that
Unable to escape. "
Then Zhao Kuo explained a little: "Bai Qi is an extraordinary general. Although our army used the strategy of "hiding it from the sky" in the early stage to deceive him, I'm afraid Bai Qi still knows the total strength of our army now. With an army of our size coming to attack together, it is not difficult to guess that the defenses in other places are weak. Therefore, only by sticking to him and entangling him can it be possible to completely annihilate the Qin army. "
"Perhaps our army can slightly reduce its strength in the first battle. Instead of sending all the more than 100,000 troops away, it is okay to confuse the Qin army for a while. The more places to fight, the Qin army will no longer be able to escape, and our army will be completely If the army presses forward, the Qin army will have nowhere to escape." Lian Po added at the side.
"As General Lian said." Zhao Kuo nodded and continued: "It's just that the so-called method is to take the method from the top and get it from the middle, and the art of war also has the saying of thinking about defeat first in order to win. Although we desperately want to complete our efforts in However, in the end, the main general on the opposite side is Bai Qi, and it is extremely difficult to achieve total annihilation. Therefore, our army still needs to make some plans for the situation after the Qin army breaks away from the main force of our army."
"There are troops stationed everywhere. If we defend for a day or two, our army will be able to keep up. It's no big problem." Tian Dan responded.
"Indeed!" Zhao Kuo looked at the map and said slowly: "As long as the Qin army does not regain the support of grain and fodder."
"What does the general mean?" Tian Dan also looked at the corner of the map, and then pointed with his left hand, which was the former headquarters of the Qin Army - Guanglang City.
"General, are you afraid that the Qin army will collect grain after retaking Guanglang City?" Lian Po asked immediately.
"It's not just Guanglang City." Zhao Kuo nodded slightly and continued: "This is also the third important point. To be on the safe side, we need to carry out the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness along the way, so that the Qin army does not get a chance on the way in. One meter. The grain of the Qin army in Guanglang City can be divided into parts among the people. One part will be brought to the central army with the army, and the other part will be buried on the spot or transferred to the empty warehouse. If the Qin army attacks, the grain must be destroyed first. Large The same is true of grain in mountains of grain and grain in fortresses."
As I just said, the most important factor in trapping the Qin army is food. If the fleeing Qin army gets food, it will be tantamount to repeating the stupid actions of the former "national government", allowing the enemy to obtain food in precious time. A greater improvement than yourself. Zhao Kuo obviously wouldn't do it.
The two of them nodded after hearing this. The fighting power of the well-fed Qin Army was completely different from that of the hungry Qin Army.
