With the strong opposition of General Chu Guojing, the four-person meeting instantly fell into an embarrassing situation of silence.
When it comes to national interests, there is absolutely no room for relaxation between the two parties.
"How about that?" Lord Xinling couldn't stand it any longer, so he took the initiative to break the silence and said, "Let's mix up the army!"
"impossible!"
"no!"
The generals of Chu and Han objected almost in unison.
Yes, now the two of them are on the same side again.
This is also easy to understand. Working alone will certainly lead to heavy losses, but if you really mix it, the problem will only be bigger.
Not to mention how much power Lord Xinling will have as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces after the mixing, and whether he still has the right to speak, let’s just talk about this battle.
With an absolute numerical advantage, the Wei army could easily form a group and then push the isolated Han and Chu troops up to their death.
As a result, the war losses between the two countries may be greater than if they were to fight alone.
This is not because of distrust of Lord Xinling, but because of human nature, which cannot be changed by Lord Xinling's order.
Of course, if the Wei army can give them 10,000 to 20,000 troops and mix them into their own troops, then they will definitely be willing to accept it.
But obviously, Lord Xinling would not be that stupid.
This is equivalent to using tens of thousands of your own troops to die for other countries' troops! Do you think Lord Xinling is that generous?
Not only were South Korea and Chu fiercely opposed to this proposal, but General Lian Po, who had been staying away from the matter, couldn't help but frown.
If the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms are mixed, will our Zhao army be mixed?
If you don't mix, how will the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms look at Zhao Guo, but if you mix...
This is simply impossible! Zhao Jun must maintain his independence. This is an ironclad order from the king!
Seeing the scene of unwillingness to give in before him, Lian Po was also deeply worried. He thought that as long as he forced the Qin army to attack, he would be in an advantageous position and be able to severely consume the Qin army.
Unexpectedly, this is the first day of the battle! Such serious conflicts broke out internally.
How to fight after this?
The Qin Army is the Qin Army after all. Even in extremely unfavorable situations, it can still think of ways to break the situation.
In fact, the current predicament, in the final analysis, is caused by "not worrying about scarcity but about inequality." There is no solution either.
The simplest way is to rotate according to the battle loss ratio.
To put it simply, Chu State has lost the most troops now, reaching nearly four out of ten. Therefore, Chu State does not need to send troops until all countries, including Zhao State, reduce their military strength to 60%.
Perhaps the only way to equalize the proportion of each country's military losses is to bring them as close as possible.
However, this method is destined to be impossible to achieve.
First of all, when does this loss start to be calculated? It is a big question.
Both Han and Chu lost their troops due to their own reasons before the Qin army launched the attack. If the previous losses of troops were considered within the average range, then from now on, there would be almost no need for Han and Chu to send troops to fight.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Zhao and Wei.
After all, those who commanded your troops and caused losses are your own people. How is it possible that Zhao and Wei have to pay for your mistakes? !
Well, even if Zhao and Wei accepted this condition, they would definitely have greater differences regarding the definition of average.
Han and Chu naturally want to use proportion as the average condition. In other words, if Chu loses 20,000 troops, then Wei, which sent 100,000 troops, should lose 40,000 troops, and Zhao Jun should also lose 40,000 troops. Thirty-two thousand.
But Zhao and Wei, who have more troops, are naturally more willing to use the specific number of troops as the average condition, that is, I will lose as much as you lose.
These two methods of equalization are obviously both public and private, and it is difficult to talk about them together.
To put it bluntly, this is interest, and the conflict of interests is always the most difficult to reconcile.
Unless one country is willing to sacrifice its own interests to appease other countries.
In fact, the reason why the coalition forces were able to make the trip was that the State of Zhao gave up its own interests and gave up the possible control of Zhou Wangji to the other three countries. This was the reason why the three countries sent troops.
If Zhao can sacrifice his own interests again.
For example, if you take the risk of being defeated by the Qin army one by one, divide its forces into two, build camps on the north and south sides, and cover the defenses of Han and Chu at the same time, there may not be any problem.
However, the total strength of the Zhao army is only 80,000, and the cavalry has always been more effective when gathered together.
If the Zhao army really divided its forces, I am afraid that not only would it not be able to help Han and Chu, but it would also be surrounded and annihilated by the Qin army. When the time comes, do you think South Korea and Chu will send troops to rescue us?
Even if they come to the rescue, the Qin army's attack in Xincheng and the war situation defended by the coalition forces will be burned to the ground. The results will only be worse.
Therefore, whether it is for one's own safety or for the consideration of the entire battle, dividing Zhao's troops is not a good idea.
Or perhaps, it would be a good idea to split the Zhao army and supplement the two armies of Han and Chu.
However, it is no problem to ask Zhao Guo to give up the Zhou Wangji who has not yet been captured, but it is absolutely impossible to ask Zhao Guo to give up the soldiers of Zhao who have been branded by Zhao Guo.
Although Lian Po still didn't speak, his eyes were already telling Lord Xinling: Zhao Guo could not possibly agree to the request for mixed preparation.
Seeing that even General Lian Po rejected his idea, Lord Xinling let out a long sigh in his heart.
Why doesn't he know about the problem of mixing?
However, the immediate problem must be solved, otherwise, it will be too late to cry when the Korean army has suffered too much losses and evacuated the coalition forces.
Seeing that he was about to fall into a deadlock again, Lord Xinling rolled his eyes and said again: "Let's take turns."
"What?" The three of them immediately looked at Lord Xinling.
"When the Korean army's losses approach 20,000, the Korean army will be transferred to the north." Lord Xinling said immediately.
"This is not..." The general of Chu State immediately objected.
But Lord Xinling waved his hand and interrupted General Chu Guojing's words, saying: "The Chu troops rotate to the front, and our Wei army will guard the southern position. How about it?"
Obviously, Lord Xinling's proposal has already sacrificed part of Wei's interests.
In order to stabilize the Han army, they can only be arranged to the north where they are protected by the Zhao army's cavalry. In order to stabilize the Chu army, they can only be placed on the frontal battlefield where the Qin army feints to attack. At the same time, for the sake of balance, this time point is also chosen. When the strength of the Korean army was roughly the same as that of Chu, Lord Xinling left the southern position most likely to be attacked to himself.
It can be said that this is the best choice within the scope of Xinling Lord's ability. It can be regarded as the best choice that combines the interests of both Korea and Chu at the expense of the interests of Wei.
It's a pity that Lord Xinling's efforts are not satisfactory in the eyes of others.
"Who knows, after attacking the south for a long time, the Qin army will adjust its direction and attack the west. We, the Chu State, are only willing to defend the north." General Jing of the Chu State immediately said unhappily.
"The coalition is a whole. If the losses of the Korean army are too large, this battle will not be fought." Lord Xinling was a little angry. He finally pulled the interests of his own Wei State to make up for South Korea. Why didn't you Chu State? Are you happy?
"Our Chu army suffered too much loss, and I can't explain it to the King of Chu!" General Jing ignored Lord Xinling's good intentions and continued to care about his own land.
Taking a deep breath, Lord Xinling tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart.
Then he no longer looked at the short-sighted General of Chu, but looked at General Lian Po on the side, and said: "In this case, General Chu is unwilling to change defenses, so we can only get rid of General Lian Po. Tonight How about changing our defense to outside the south wall?"
Yes, Mr. Xinling simply came to take action - if you don't want to change defense, then there is no need to change.
You have to remember that the reason why there are not many Qin troops attacking in the north is not due to the bravery of your Chu army, but to the cavalry of the Zhao army.
As soon as these words came out, there were only two ways in front of General Jing. Either agree to change the defense, and then you can get the less dangerous battlefield to the west, or refuse to change the defense, and then you will face Qin from tomorrow. The army's thunderous attack.
When Lian Po heard this, he naturally understood that Lord Xinling was treating him as a knife to force General Jing, but he did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at General Jing of Chu.
The meaning couldn't be more obvious: I'll give it up when it's good, and if I don't agree again, I will have no choice but to agree. Even if we are allies with your Chu State, we cannot ignore the interests of the current coalition forces.
Sure enough, Lian Po's glance as an ally quickly convinced the general of Chu State.
Nodding, the general of Chu State immediately said to Lord Xinling: "Let's follow Lord Xinling's previous plan. After the Korean army loses nearly 20,000, our army will redeploy its defense to the west and switch the northern position to the Korean army. After all, , Zhao's 80,000-strong army was transferred from the north to the south. The movement was too large, and it was extremely easy for the Qin army to find a loophole."
Of course, these words were to find a way for himself, and Lian Po would not expose him. However, from a practical point of view, for Zhao Jun, the north is certainly better than the south. After all, the north will be closer to Shangdang, although the gap is only a few miles.
In any case, with Chu State's compromise, the four-person group finally had a solution to Han Zhiguo's demands.
As for what to do if the Wei army suffers heavy losses in the future, I can only say that we should take it one step at a time, and hope that the Qin army will not be able to bear it until then.
However, the result that seemed to satisfy everyone was not so satisfactory to Han Jun.
Needless to say, the reason was that they lost 20,000 troops and only changed defenses when they were close to the strength of the Chu State. This was a nightmare for the Korean army, which had only a small number of troops.
It's a pity that General Han also knows that to achieve such a result, Lord Xinling has already used his old strength!
Because of this, General Han is indeed more and more eager to lead his troops to escape from this damn battlefield.
Some people died, but not completely...
