The night passed quickly. After the carnival, Zhao Jun's spirit was obviously on a new level. After having no worries, Zhao Jun also quickly accepted the fact that he would continue to deal with Yan Jun.
However, Zhao Kuo ordered the entire army to recuperate for another half day and wait until evening before setting off. And this military order spread throughout the military camp, and the soldiers were naturally happy and relaxed for half a day. Although they had the trouble of marching late at night, it was better than marching against the fatigue after a carnival.
Li Mu and Zhou Qi also seemed to feel that the general was probably planning something else, otherwise he wouldn't have wasted an entire day at this time when the troops were so quick.
However, the two of them discussed what the general wanted to do for a long time, but they couldn't figure it out for a while, so they could only follow orders.
If anyone was to say who was most annoyed by this military order, it was none other than Lord Pingyang. Half a day's delay in marching means that he will have to return to Handan half a day late, and he will have to worry about half a day more. If the army hadn't passed through Yanyucheng, I'm afraid Pingyang Jun would have escaped from the army and returned on his own.
Of course, if he knew that Yan's army was approaching Handan, he might not be so anxious.
Zhao Kuo didn't even give a reason for Lord Pingyang's anger. He just sent his own soldiers to inform him, but Lord Pingyang really didn't dare to make a mistake.
As a result, a seemingly unreasonable military order passed through the city's military camp without any hindrance.
Zhao Kuo's prestige in the army can also be seen from this. But, in fact, Zhao Kuoyuan was not as calm and calm as everyone seemed!
In fact, Zhao Kuo had no plan at all on how to deal with the Yan army. Zhao Kuo only knew that if he went south with great fanfare now, he would not be able to cause any threatening damage to the Yan army!
If he wants to make a final decision with his 30,000 elite troops, he must strike at the softest belly of the Yan army.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo is betting! Bet that the Yan army would not march so fast, bet that Sun Gu would rush to Yanyucheng day and night after getting his command, bet that Yanyucheng, defended by heavy armored swordsmen, could block even a full blow from the Yan army.
As long as Yanyucheng attracts the attention of the main force of the Yan army, and his 30,000 troops are mobilized at night, and penetrate into the side of the Yan army all day and night, even if they cannot destroy the Yan army with one blow, they can at least defeat it.
As long as the main force of the Yan army can be defeated, the follow-up matters will be much simpler. Whether it is to gather the 30,000 troops from Handan and enter Jicheng, or to lead the victorious army to continue to manage Daidi, it is a good choice.
The risk is worth taking. And the facts soon brought rewards to the bold Zhao Kuo. Just after Shenshi passed, the scouts sent by Dangcheng finally paid off, and the military information they brought back was much better than expected.
Zhao Kuo was so happy that he almost forgot about it! What genius came up with the idea of dividing the troops into two groups! You simply don’t regard Zhao Guo as a dish!
If you have an army of 100,000 and besiege Handan, forget it. Although there are hundreds of thousands of people in Handan City, after all, there are only 30,000 troops in Handan City.
Going to besiege with three times the army, although they still look down upon Zhao, but they are still the one with the superior force, which is not outrageous.
The most outrageous thing is that a mere 60,000 troops actually came to Daijun to block the road? Are you, King Yan, crazy, or am I, the Zhao people, stupid?
! The army of Dai Di originally numbered more than 60,000 people. Adding in the soldiers and horses Zhao Kuo brought north, the number had already exceeded 70,000, and even grew towards 75,000. They were still fighting every day. The kind of elite troops that are about to gallop.
Their general is Zhao Kuo, a popular and famous general who has just become famous all over the world. He is a new generation military god who puts Bai Qi and Sima Cuo to shame.
What do you mean by King Yan sending 60,000 people to fight against him? Do you really look down on Zhao Kuo? Still look down on Zhao Jun?
! Fighting more with less, we are still in the hinterland of Zhao State, and the logistics line is still under threat from the Zhao army at all times.
It’s amazing that such a battle can be won! It is impossible for the Zhao army to go south collectively. Even if you don't go south collectively, don't say anything else, leave 10,000, go south 60,000, and deal with your 60,000 broken pawns first, isn't it easy?
Even in the current mode, Zhao Kuo only has 30,000 troops in his hands. Ye Yuan can slowly waste it with your Yan army, attack your food road today, and attack your flank tomorrow. Anyway, you can't take the Handan side, and you can't even hope to succeed on the Yanyucheng side.
The 30,000-strong army is slowly wasting away with you. After all, you are far away from the army, but I have sufficient strategic depth, okay?
Therefore, even if the troops are to be divided, it should never be so equal as to be a child's play. Absolute strength must be shown in one place, either 150,000 troops will attack Handan directly, and another 10,000 troops will circle Daibei, or 150,000 troops will hunt Daibei, and 10,000 troops will delay Handan's support.
As long as one end is broken, the other end will be broken naturally. Zhao Kuo really couldn't imagine that there would be any benefit in dividing the Yan army in such a way.
Even when the scouts first reported that the Yan army was divided in this way, Zhao Kuo did not believe his ears.
But as the scouts who reported the news returned one by one, they all said the same thing. Even if they didn't believe it, it wouldn't work.
As a result, two sets of combat plans were formed in Zhao Kuo's mind almost instantly. Needless to say, the first set of plans is to install the above-mentioned ideas, take advantage of the Yan army's large-scale division of troops and relatively weak attack power, boldly stay in Daijun, and slowly wear away the Yan army's strength in Daijun with an army of 30,000.
Then the troops moved south to cut off the Yan army's return route and supply lines, forcing the Yan army to withdraw from the battle.
Of course, this plan is the safest. But at the same time, it may also be the most dangerous. Because there are too many uncontrollable forces in this plan, and the biggest uncontrollable force comes from Handan.
Although according to common sense, Handan City, which was short of troops in history, faced nearly five times the Qin army, it defended it for a year without wavering. Now, Handan City, which is well-equipped with troops and food, is even weaker in combat and has a huge disparity in military strength. The smaller Yan army is almost impossible to lose its defenders.
With enough troops and food, the city was defeated by a mere three times the number of troops. However, who can say for sure?
After all, the Zhao State in history lost the Battle of Changping and Bai Qi buried 400,000 young men. It can be said that the people of Handan shared the same hatred of the enemy, and they all ate pots of pulp and assisted in defense.
With such a united effort, even the Qin army was a little frightened. But now, the Zhao State has won the Battle of Changping, and is the one who can twist the people into a rope - Zhao Kuo is still in Daidi, and there is really no telling what will happen to Handan City.
If Handan falls, it will be too difficult for Zhao Kuo to turn the tide. Without you seeing it, Qi was destroyed in one dynasty, and it never recovered even after King Qin unified the six kingdoms.
This is not a simple problem of adding up the population. The capital of the country has been destroyed, the clan has been destroyed, and the king has been insulted. This is an almost devastating blow to a country's self-confidence and cohesion.
Even if Zhao Kuo can finally lead Zhao Guo out of the quagmire, he doesn't know how long it will take and how much hardship it will be.
Therefore, the first plan seems to be safe, but it may lead Zhao Kuo and his Zhao country to the abyss, the abyss of failure.
As for the second option. That is to boldly give up the entanglement with the Yan army in Laidai County, hold on to Yanyu City with a small number of troops to delay the Yan army, and the main force immediately goes south to Handan, first defeat the main force of the Yan army with the Handan defenders, and then return Go over and clean up the Yan army's partial division.
This plan is obviously not perfect. The most difficult part is not how to defeat the unsuspecting 100,000 Yan army with 30,000 main troops outside Handan City, but how to defend Yanyu City with only a few thousand troops and firmly attract the 60,000 Yan army partial division. of attention.
You must know that although Yanyu City can be regarded as a fortified city, it is just a city close to Daijun. The height of its walls and the depth of its ravines are much inferior to those of Handan City.
It is not unusually difficult to defend such a place with less than one-tenth or even one-twentieth of the troops.
In comparison, the sneak attack under Handan City took advantage of the right time, place and people. Although the total number of troops may be smaller, it is obviously still very easy to fight a defeat.
What's more, it's not enough to just defend Yanyu City, but also to attract them firmly here, so that the Yan army cannot be distracted from other battlefields.
This also means that there must be something they are determined to win on the battlefield. What is it?
Without hesitation, Zhao Kuo thought of one thing - himself! If Zhao Kuo, the general of the State of Zhao, was besieged in Yanyu City, even if he knew that the bait was poisonous, I believe that the generals of the Yan army would swallow it without hesitation, and would try their best to break through Yanyu City and take it. Get off yourself.
This was not only a military victory for the Yan army, but also the best moment for Yan's partial division general to leave his name in history.
Danger always coexists with opportunity. In fact, when he thought of the second plan, Zhao Kuo already had a conclusion in his mind.
Of course, it was not just the so-called uncertainty that ultimately prompted Zhao Kuo to make up his mind. More importantly, it was not only a trap for the Yan army, but also a trap for some Zhao people.
If someone wants to get rid of him by the Yan people, this may be the best opportunity! There is no need to do anything more, just hold the returning Zhao army in your hands and let the Yan army's partial division attack Yanyu City. In all likelihood, Zhao Kuo will suffer from this.
Of course, the premise is that he must be able to control these 30,000 troops! However, besides Zhao Kuo, who can control these 30,000 troops?
King Zhao’s tiger talisman? You know, these 30,000 troops had just followed Zhao Kuo to defeat two barbarian nests. Zhao Kuo's prestige could no longer be replaced by a dead thing.
So, what about King Zhao? Then it is no longer a simple quarrel between the king and his ministers, but a life-and-death struggle!
