Lian Po knew very well that in a three-to-one ratio, no matter how hard he persisted, it would be meaningless. Perhaps the only thing I can do at this time is to buy some time for the people near Zhou Wangji. Maybe the king will have a solution?
Just when Lian Po had made up his mind, Lord Xinling looked at Lian Po and said immediately: "The two generals still agree, what do General Lian Po think? Is there a better way? "That said, what if there is a better way for you to continue to be rampant here?
Obviously, Lord Xinling already has a chance of victory in his mind. Of course, Lord Xinling did not think that Lian Po's frowning thinking was because he was worried about the people of Zhou Wangji.
In other words: Even from the perspective of any superior, Lian Po would not and should not worry about the so-called common people's leaders in Guizhou, especially these common people's leaders in Guizhou are still owned by the Qin State.
And being able to suppress Lian Po in the military, even a man of great magnanimity like Lord Xinling, is very happy.
What's more, this strategy is indeed a sharp blade that kills the heart of the Qin army.
"Since the three generals are optimistic about this strategy, I naturally agree with it." After hearing Lord Xinling's question, Lian Po could only reply: "It's just..." After hearing Lian Po's question At this turn of events, the three of them immediately pricked up their ears.
It can be said that General Lian Po's military capabilities have been firmly established in the hearts of the three people through a not very fierce battle.
Naturally, even Lord Xinling who didn't want to hear Lian Po's suggestion could only listen to it seriously.
Looking at the urgent task on his face, Lian Po worked hard to organize his words, but then he smiled easily and said: "I am just hesitating about when and how to send troops."
"Yes!" The general of the Chu State sighed again: "Old General Lian Po is indeed a veteran on the battlefield. He is further and more critical than we thought. Although the decision to burn food has been decided, how to burn it is also a matter of course. question."
"That's right." The general of Han Zhiguo also continued: "If it is too early and the food is not ripe, the fire will be difficult to spread. It may also give the Qin army a chance to discover and prepare, and at the same time it will give the Qin army time to adjust the food; but if It's too late, the Qin army has already returned the autumn grain to the warehouse, so everything will be in vain." After pondering for a while, Lord Xinling on the side said with a smile: "This is not difficult. What the Qin army wants is to wait as long as possible for the grain. The harvest is ripe and abundant, and our army can take advantage of the sunny weather when the grain is about to be ripe and not ripe, and send troops to the fields to burn the grain. In less than a day or two, the overall situation can be decided."
"Well, it is the middle of June now. We may wait another fifteen to twenty days until the beginning of July. If our army sends out troops to burn food, we will be able to catch the Qin army by surprise." The general of the Chu State also immediately said.
"Yes. These ten or twenty days are just enough for our army to stock up on igniting and burning objects so that we can hit them with one blow." The general of Han Zhiguo said not to be outdone.
Just as a few people looked at each other and added words, the delay that Lian Po wanted came out.
This was indeed a surprise to Lian Po, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. Seeing General Lian Po's expression soften slightly, everyone thought that General Lian Po also agreed with their opinions, so the discussion naturally became more heated.
However, Lian Po's mood was completely different from this. When he thought about the hundreds of thousands of people who had been displaced because of his own fire, Lian Po could not discuss it with them. He only hoped that the king could find some way to remedy the situation.
But what can the king do? Open a warehouse to store grain? Zhao State has just recovered from the pain of the Changping War five years ago. Although the country has gradually returned to the right track, the actual food reserves are not very large.
Moreover, the country had just sent a large army to the Daibei Grassland, and ordered itself to lead an army to attack Qin. The consumption of more than 200,000 troops on both sides alone was an astronomical figure every day.
It is already very difficult for Zhao State to be able to support two-sided warfare. How about accepting hundreds of thousands of people? I'm afraid that with Zhao's current national strength, it's impossible to hold on!
If there were only tens of thousands of people, perhaps Zhao could still bite the bullet and eat it. But the problem is that in the homeland of the Zhou Dynasty, there were more than hundreds of thousands of people?
Once Zhao accepted part of it and refused to accept part, it would inevitably be resisted by the people of the entire Zhou Dynasty.
Even the accepted part will be resentful, and will not be of the same mind as the Zhao people, and it will be thankless. This is the situation.
This is one of the reasons why Qin and almost all other countries are unwilling to take in these hungry people.
Therefore, hundreds of thousands of people are certainly a considerable amount of wealth for any country, but it is precisely because of their large number that their blessings have turned into disasters.
However, Lian Po stubbornly believed in his king, Zhao Kuo, and he would definitely be able to find a way. Just like when the king took him and Tian Dan to analyze the battle of Changping at the old gate that day, he and Tian Dan both thought that there was no hope of salvation, but the king found a way out of the dead end. Got through.
Soon, under the heated discussion of the three people, a fairly detailed
The plan to "burn grain to force Qin" has been formulated. Although Lian Po had been absent-minded and did not participate in the discussion, he heard the plan clearly.
Finally, after the plan was finalized, the four of them finally got tired after a whole day of fighting, and then they said goodbye to each other and went back to camp.
Because Zhao Jun's camp was not built together with the coalition forces, Lian Po was spared the trouble of hiding his position from others.
After returning to his camp, Lian Po quickly explained the so-called
The plan of "burning grain to force Qin" was written on the cloth, and then he summoned his own soldiers. Passing the sealed silk book with both hands, Lian Po ordered: "Go to Handan quickly and deliver it to my king personally. It must be delivered within three days." Similarly, because the matter was so important, Lian Po did not use the method of passing the letter by flying pigeons. .
Of course, Hanoi is now in the hands of the State of Zhao. The distance from Zhou Wangji via Hanoi County, which is now Shangdang County of the State of Zhao, to Handan is more than twice as short as that to Xianyang.
It was entirely possible to let the soldiers report the news.
"Yes." After hearing this, the soldier immediately took the silk book and agreed. Almost at the same time that the small group of Qin's cavalry disappeared into the night, the Zhao's cavalry also disappeared into the vast night.
On the contrary, the generals of Wei, Han, and Chu had already fallen asleep in this endless darkness. Because of the late night battle, the next morning came very quickly.
Not long after he finally lay down, Lian Po was awakened by the sound of trumpets outside the camp. This was not the horn of the Qin army's attack, but the wake-up call of the Zhao army. Although Lian Po's body was still exhausted, he sat up immediately, with the armor on his body still on, and a handful of cold water on his face. I felt a lot more energetic instantly.
Lian Po tied on his sword, opened the camp curtain, and walked out of the camp in a big stride. Outside the camp, amidst the bustling sounds, the soldiers of the Zhao army were urged to get up by their respective corps commanders and chiefs, and then they began to conduct morning exercises under the leadership of their respective camp commanders and school lieutenants.
And Lian Po also appeared on the school grounds with his own soldiers. In just one cup of tea, the school grounds were already filled with shouts of killing.
The sound of shouting for death, like muffled thunder, drifted towards the distance with the morning breeze.
"Enemy attack!"
"Hurry!" Hearing the faint shout of killing in his ears, the Qin Army Colonel who was far away on the wall of Luodu suddenly woke up, jumped up in an instant, pulled out his sword and rushed out of the palace. .
But I saw the not dazzling sunlight shining directly down. How could there be a single figure outside this huge city? But the faint cry of killing still lingered in his ears.
what's the situation? Just when the captain was at a loss, Wang Hao in the city also led Meng Ao and others to the city tower in a hurry.
"General." The captain quickly put away his sword and handed it over in greeting.
"But the enemy is attacking?" Wang Hao, dressed in military uniform, asked immediately.
"No enemy troops have been seen." The captain immediately replied honestly.
"How dare you deceive the general? Why are there so many shouts of killing when we haven't seen the enemy?" Meng Ao on the side immediately refuted.
"Huh?" The experienced Wang Hao had obviously realized something and raised his right hand to interrupt Meng Ao's angry rebuke.
But he saw the captain in front of him bowing aggrievedly and replying: "General, the last general has not seen even half of the enemy!" Hearing this, Wang Hao patted the captain on the shoulder, and then said: "With you, It has nothing to do with it." After saying that, his eyes turned to the direction where the bursts of killing sounds came from.
Outside Luodu City, in the almost endless wilderness, dozens of curling green smoke rose up from nowhere.
It was not as dark and thick as the smoke. The smoke was white with a hint of blue. It was obviously the smoke from cooking pots.
Seeing this, Wang Lu suddenly knew something in his mind. This was neither an enemy attack nor a harassment plan by the enemy, but just the sound of the coalition forces going about their business.
"Which army started training so early?" Wang Hao was secretly shocked. You know, even the Qin Army is still asleep at this time. There is actually an army in the world that trains harder than the Qin Army?
Just getting the whole army up so early is an incredible thing. But soon, Wang Hao already guessed which country the army would be from.
Apart from Zhao, where else could there be such a strong army? Zhao Jun is indeed a serious thorn in my side, Great Qin! Wang Hao kept sighing in his heart.
"Send two teams of cavalry to check out the coalition camp." Although he already had the answer in his mind, Wang Hao still ordered the cavalry to be sent out for investigation.
"Yes." Meng Ao on the side agreed immediately. Soon, the gate that Luodu had repaired overnight opened again, and two teams of cavalry rushed out.
And Meng Ao also returned to Wang Lu's side. Obviously, after Wang Lu's order, Meng Ao had also realized what was going on.
"General, should we also wake up earlier?" Meng Ao immediately suggested beside Wang Lu as he looked at the cavalry running away.
Wang Lu, who heard this, shook his head without hesitation.
"This wake-up time seems simple, but it is not easy to adjust it." Wang Hao sighed softly.
