"If you want to go out to fight at this time, please forgive me and my Zhao Jun for not being able to accompany you." Lian Po, who had been silent for a long time, like an outsider, suddenly said.
This short sentence directly ruined the plans of the previous people.
Obviously, no matter which country's troops and horses are missing, the most indispensable is the troops and horses of Zhao State. Not only because Zhao State brought a total of 80,000 soldiers and horses, but more importantly, everyone knew that the only one who could compete with the Qin Army was perhaps the Zhao Army.
If Zhao Jun did not participate, the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces would be reduced by at least half. How to fight this?
Even if the Qin army's combat strength is now critical, it is impossible to drop to less than half. If the Zhou Dynasty soldiers had such combat strength and could force the Qin army to such a situation, they would not be trapped in Zhou Wangji.
Listening to Lian Po's words, both Chu and Han showed incredible expressions, while Lord Xinling's expression was slightly angry.
Obviously, as the initiator of the anti-Qin war, no one expected that the Zhao army represented by Lian Po would retreat at this time.
"General Lian Po." The three of them shouted eagerly almost at the same time.
However, Lian Po was not moved at all. He waved his hand calmly and said, "I have been confronting the Qin army in Danshui for three years. I know its resilience. It is said that they are only a mere Zhou Dynasty soldier with less than ten thousand soldiers. Even if we, Zhao, have hundreds of thousands of troops fighting fiercely, we cannot damage their combat power at all. Attacking hastily will only increase casualties."
"General, you were the fastest to attack just now." The general of Chu State refused to give up after hearing this and asked immediately.
"We just launched an attack. Firstly, for the vanguard of the 20,000-strong army, and secondly for the morale of our army, we had to attack. The attack now has no chance of winning, let alone any benefit. Of course, we shouldn't attack." Faced with this, Lian Po's answer to such a childish question requires almost no thought.
"This." Lian Po's answer made the general of Chu State speechless again.
For a time, the Chinese army's tent fell into silence.
There's just a difference between silence and silence.
The silence of the generals of Han and Chu was confused as they didn't know how to refute, while Lord Xinling's silence was obviously filled with a trace of helplessness.
Of course Lord Xinling knew that what Lian Po said was right, but he couldn't bear to let the child catch the wolf!
If you want to fight the Qin army, if you don't use some methods, even if you can win, it will probably take a lot of time and lose a lot of troops.
Lord Xinling really regretted not communicating with General Lian Po in advance. Lord Xinling originally thought that his plan could not be hidden from General Lian Po, but faced with a tactics that might cause serious damage to the Qin army, General Lian Po had no reason to refuse.
Did he overestimate General Lian Po? Lord Xinling couldn't help but doubt his own judgment.
In fact, no matter his methods of provoking generals or his little tricks of reaping the benefits, they would never escape the eyes of General Lian Po, who has experienced hundreds of battles.
It can be said that these little tricks are all leftover from Lian Po's tricks.
Of course, Lian Po also knew that such tactics might indeed cause serious damage to the Qin army.
And now that he knows Lord Xinling's plan, he can make the soldiers of Han and Chu stand up to the thunder. Therefore, regardless of victory or defeat, Lian Po can also be a fisherman, and the Zhao army under his command can also get the maximum benefit. degree of preservation.
After all, Zhao's army has always maintained its independence. Even Lord Xinling cannot mobilize it, let alone the generals of Han and Chu.
It can be said that in Lord Xinling's plan, Zhao's interests may not be as great as those of Wei, but they will never suffer a loss.
It's a pity that although victory over Qin is Zhao's desire, quick victory is never the result Zhao wants.
At present, the country of Zhao is prospering, and the Daibei Grassland has been included in the territory of Zhao. As long as there is more than a year to adjust, Zhao's national strength and military strength will be qualitatively improved.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo has made it clear in his letter: Victory is not Zhao's first desire, and delaying Qin's main force in the quagmire of Zhou Wangji is what Zhao wants most. Of course, if the Qin army could be forced to continuously mobilize soldiers and materials to reinforce Zhou Wangji's headquarters, that would naturally be what Zhao wanted to see most.
In other words, what Zhao Kuo wanted was to use 80,000 troops to drag out the Qin army, attract Qin's attention, and buy time for his own development.
This may also be another kind of "exchanging space for time".
Facing Lord Xinling's current tactics, let's not say whether he can win or not. Even if he wins, it is not what Zhao Guo wants. m.
If this battle is won quickly, unless the Qin army suffers a devastating blow, Qin's strong temper may not be able to bear the next spring and will raise troops again.
If the Qin army raises troops again, will the Qin army continue to attack the Zhou Wangji area that has been divided by several countries and completely fall out with almost all the Central Plains countries, or will it directly attack Zhao?
No one knows.
Therefore, regardless of Lord Xinling's chances of winning, there was no need for Lian Po to take a risk that was destined to be detrimental to Zhao.
Of course, after finally having a strategy to defeat the enemy, it was still extremely beneficial to the Wei State. Seeing that Han and Chu, the two most difficult enemies, had already agreed, they were stabbed in the back by the equally beneficial Zhao State. Yes, Lord Xinling cannot agree to it under any circumstances.
The problem is that General Lian Po's rebuttal is well-founded, but it is really difficult to refute it.
Then I won’t refute it! As Lord Xinling's thoughts turned around, a solution emerged in his mind.
"General Lian Po." Lord Xinling immediately corrected his attitude and asked patiently: "If this plan fails, I wonder if the general has a way to defeat Qin?"
Since you said my strategy doesn't work, you have to come up with a feasible plan.
Obviously, Lord Xinling did not really want General Lian Po's method of defeating the enemy.
In fact, no matter what amazing method General Lian Po came up with, Lord Xinling was sure to belittle it with his own words. The final conclusion was: It is better to attack quickly today.
Of course, if General Lian Po has no good plan in mind, that would be even better!
You have nothing to do, so what else can you say? Either implement my method, or let's break up.
It's a pity that Lord Xinling once again underestimated General Lian Po's conduct. To be exact, Lord Xinling underestimated Zhao Kuo's ideas.
Faced with Lord Xinling's problem, Lian Po had clearly made up his mind. He then shook his head slightly and said, "If you want to defeat Qin, I really don't have any good ideas for a while."
Hearing this, Lord Xinling's eyes suddenly lit up, and the generals of Han and Chu were filled with joy. Obviously, they have also thought of Lord Xinling's intentions - if there is no way, then having a way is the best way.
Lord Xinling was about to speak, but was interrupted by Lian Po again.
"However." Lian Po smiled slightly, looked at the people present, and continued: "In the future, my king was entrusted with the strategy of defeating Qin with a bag of tips."
As he said this, Lian Po took out a kit from his chest.
Looking at this beautifully woven pouch, the people present looked at each other. Even though they were beaten to death, they never thought that Lian Po would break the situation like this - and actually carry out King Zhao.
It's like two college students arguing about a mathematical problem about normal distribution. In anger, you called Gauss over. How to play this?
Questioning Gauss? Are you sure you want to question the greatest mathematician the world has ever known? Or when arguing about the normal distribution?
Likewise, questioning King Zhao? Do you want to question the only God of War recognized by all countries who has defeated Qin so far and is still alive? Or in the battle against the Qin army?
Looking at the bag of tips in Lian Po's hand, Lord Xinling actually knew in his heart that he had lost - it turned out that what he was thinking was already expected.
However, whether he was always proud or out of consideration for defeating Qin, Lord Xinling mustered up his last courage and said to Lian Po: "I would like to hear the details."
Lian Po was straightforward and didn't talk nonsense when he heard what he said. He opened the brocade bag in front of everyone, and a silk book covered with fire paint appeared in front of everyone.
Immediately, the paint was slowly peeled off, and a simple silk letter was completely displayed in Lian Po's hands.
The silk book is very short, only six characters.
"Strengthen the stronghold and fight stupidly."
No matter how you say it, the people present are all generals from various countries, so they naturally understand these six words of Zhao Kuo.
To put it simply, it is to compete with the Qin army and use the national power of the four countries to exhaust the Qin army until it has to launch a decisive battle, thus forcing the Qin army to attack its well-defended hard stronghold.
The coalition forces are already strong. If they take the initiative to attack or counterattack, they may not be able to match the mighty Qin army. However, if they defend, they can maximize their strength.
This is not a very clever method. To put it bluntly, it is to use strength to crush them.
But this is the safest and most reliable method, and no one can say anything wrong with it.
In fact, this strategy was not Zhao Kuo's original idea. The one who liked to use this method the most was Qin.
In the Battle of Changping, Qin used this method to deal with Zhao and Lian Po. It spent three years impoverishing and wasting Zhao to the point where Zhao had to use young generals who were better at attacking;
In history, when Wang Jian destroyed Chu, he still used this method when facing Xiang Yan's hundreds of thousands of troops.
Dragging, neither walking nor fighting.
I will delay you until you are out of food and fodder, delay you until your military morale is weakened, delay until you have to withdraw, and then fight to the death with you who are extremely weak.
But now, Zhao Kuo's strategy can be regarded as repaying him with his own methods.
Of course, this strategy looks good, but in actual use, the cost to itself is astronomical.
Unless you are in an absolutely advantageous situation, if such a strategy is implemented, it is very likely that both sides will suffer losses.
However, even if both sides suffer losses, Zhao Guo is completely able to accept it. What's more, the power of the four countries, even if Qin's land is vast and rich in resources, and even if the other countries do not try their best, it is still enough for Qin to drink a pot.
This is also the method that best suits Zhao Kuo's "drag" strategy.
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