But it was not just the general of Han who wanted to retreat.
Lian Po, who had been silent on the side, gradually began to retreat in his heart. The reason is simple, because everything seems to be going in the expected direction, but Lianpo has no hope of victory at all.
Burning grain and grass indeed forced the Qin army to give up the advantage of the city and attack their own camp instead. But the problem is that in such a good situation, in just one day, such a major rift occurred within the coalition, and it was only a thin line away from disintegration.
This was still a situation where the coalition forces had the upper hand. Lian Po simply could not imagine what would happen to the coalition forces once there was any relapse in the war.
After returning to his camp, Lian Po immediately found Zhou Qi.
Of course he was not called here for tomorrow's battle. On the contrary, what he needed was for Zhou Qi to return to Shangdang County and the important border town of Zicheng to mobilize the troops in Shangdang County to ensure the safety of his retreat.
Faced with General Lian Po's request, Zhou Qi was also quite surprised.
He had just come into contact with the Qin army, and he was already thinking about a retreat. This was unimaginable in previous battles, but considering the possible delays caused by the other three countries, it does not seem impossible.
Fortunately, by accepting the people of Zhou Wangji, Zhao State has taken advantage of this confrontation. Even if it withdraws to Shangdang County now, the loss will not be too much.
Of course, in order to consume the Qin army as much as possible, Lian Po still needs to stay here.
After sending Zhou Qi away, Lian Po immediately wrote a handwritten letter reporting to Zhao Kuo on the current situation of the coalition forces.
In fact, there are not many roads in front of Zhao Guo, and there are only two left in detail.
The first is to fight the Qin army as much as possible, consume the Qin army's effective strength, and retreat to Shangdang County in time after the coalition forces show signs of collapse, and exchange the land of Zhou Wangji for the Qin army of at least 100,000 to 150,000 troops.
The second is to use the main force from the north to go south. After the collapse of the coalition forces, they will station themselves on the battlefield and use the strength of the Zhao family to fight the Qin army again.
What? Go south in advance to fight the Qin army with the coalition forces?
Zhao Guo obviously would not do this.
From a purely military perspective, increasing troop strength now is far inferior to increasing it after the collapse of the coalition.
At this time, Zhao Jun's increased military strength still cannot change the reality of the internal disintegration of the coalition forces. Even Zhao Jun's own combat effectiveness will be hindered by the coalition forces.
Just like today's battle, the Zhao army's cavalry not only had to fight with the Qin army, but also took into account the safety of the main camp.
From the perspective of interests, it is more beneficial for Zhao to face the Qin army alone.
Because Zhao Guo had promised to give up the land of Zhou Wangji when he formed the coalition army. If more troops were added at this time, the agreement would still be valid.
Maybe after the collapse of the coalition, the Zhao army faced the Qin army alone, which would be another battle.
From a legal and moral perspective, Zhao Guo can openly ignore his previous commitments. Of course, what's more important is that after the collapse of the coalition, even if the three countries had objections to Zhao's actions, they were unable to condemn them.
Of course, although there are only two options, there is no one other than Zhao Kuo who can make this decision, not even Lian Po or even Lord Pingyuan.
If the second option is chosen, it will be tantamount to a decisive battle between Qin and Zhao. Even if it is not a war of national subjugation, it will at least be related to the battlefield initiative in the next ten years. It is conceivable that once the Zhao State increases its troops, the King of Qin will not hesitate to increase its troops from the homeland. It is not known who will win.
Even if the first option is chosen, more troops still need to be mobilized to guard Shangdang County.
Obviously, the only person with such rights is the current King of Zhao - Zhao Kuo.
Now, what Lian Po has to do is to preserve the Zhao army's combat power and consume the Qin army's strength as much as possible while waiting for Zhao Kuo's decision.
Soon, Lian Po's handwriting was completed, and as a homing pigeon took off, the latest situation of the coalition forces flew to the city of Handan.
Before Zhao Jun Lian Po's carrier pigeon flew to Handan, a team of fast horses had already galloped out of the Korean army's camp. Needless to say, those were the fast horses used by the general of Han Zhiguo to report the situation to the King of Han.
However, compared to General Lian Po's detailed explanation, General Han's report seemed very simple. 33
In one sentence: Retreat quickly, Your Majesty, there are no good people here!
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In just one day of fighting, two of the four coalition forces have retreated. Can this battle still be fought?
However, both General Lian Po and the generals of the Kingdom of Han knew very well that before their king made a final decision, they must defend the camp and protect their army.
However, what Qin Jun did made everyone, Monk Zhanger, confused. Not to mention the coalition forces, even General Meng Ao was confused.
The night passed quickly, and under the morning sunshine, the drums among the coalition forces gradually started to play. The coalition forces who had rested for the night quickly stood on the city tower, and carried the rolling logs and stones one by one to the city wall, sharp Arrows were carried to the tower in bundles, even freshly baked golden juice...
However, when the soldiers of the coalition army stood on the tower and looked out through the weak sunlight above their heads, there was no trace of the Qin army.
On a piece of red land, except for some broken limbs and broken arms left from yesterday's battle, there was no one like Hu Lun.
At this scene, not only the soldiers looked at each other in confusion, but also several generals were confused.
The key to a siege is to have a continuous offensive, forcing the defenders to run exhausted, and then looking for loopholes in the defenders' fatigue, and finally breaking through with one blow.
The fact that the Qin army did not attack last night can be explained by the Zhao army's cavalry on the side, but today the weather is good, so the Qin army did not attack either?
Maybe the Qin army will attack later?
A ridiculous idea gradually emerged in everyone's mind, but it didn't make sense.
It is impossible for the Qin army to be so lazy. You must know that if you attack a moment later, you will have less time to attack and one less chance to break the wall.
The generals of the Qin army would definitely not do this.
But, the Qin army won’t attack? This is even more confusing!
Could it be that the Qin army retreated?
They had only been attacking for a day, and it was obvious that the main force of the Qin Army's central army had not moved. How could they just retreat?
All possibilities seemed impossible.
For a moment, everyone stood blankly on top of the city.
"Send the order: The scout battalion will move towards Luocheng immediately." Lord Xinling finally frowned and issued the order to the order soldiers on the side.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, every move he makes is of great importance. Lord Xinling must not make any judgment lightly before he has accurate information.
It was only proper to send out scouts to find out the news.
"Yes." The messenger immediately agreed.
"Order someone to ask General Lian Po to come." Lord Xinling ordered again.
"Yes." Another messenger immediately agreed.
"The rest of the troops must strictly guard the city wall and not move lightly." Turning around, Lord Xinling immediately said to the other soldiers.
"Yes." The soldiers who received the military order naturally agreed immediately.
However, after working all morning, not even a shadow of the Qin army was seen, and the soldiers could not help but feel a little irritable.
As the sun gradually rose, Lian Po almost arrived at the main camp together with the scouts he sent.
It's not that General Lian Po was late on purpose, but that he had to stabilize his Zhao army before he could set off, because Zhou Qi also left the camp last night. There is really no general who can stand alone in the camp today.
Lian Po would not dare to come out easily without arranging a good defense, especially when the enemy's situation was unclear.
Yes, even Lian Po didn't see through what Qin Jun wanted to do.
However, as Lian Po entered the main camp and listened to the complaints of the soldiers, Lian Po seemed to have guessed something.
Soon, Lian Po came to the main camp again.
As soon as he sat down, it was reported from outside that the scout camp had returned.
Lord Xinling immediately ordered the scout camp to enter.
"I've met all the generals," the leader of the scout camp said immediately.
"No need to be polite." Lord Xinling waved his hand immediately, and then said impatiently: "What is the situation in Luo City?"
"Uh." The leader was hesitant, but he still answered bravely: "There is nothing abnormal in Luo City."
"What do you mean there is no abnormality?" Mr. Xinling's brows furrowed even more tightly, and his tone became a little irritable.
Seeing this, the leader could only explain briefly: "It's just business as usual."
Well, it’s better not to explain this than to explain it!
Perhaps seeing Lord Xinling about to explode, the leader quickly added: "Above Luo City, there are many sentries of the Qin Army. Just like in the past few months, the Qin Army in the city has just sounded the wake-up call and is now in the middle of a drill. Just like the months of confrontation."
After hearing this, several generals finally understood what the leader was talking about, but the sadness between their eyebrows not only did not dissipate, but became more intense.
With a wave of his hand, Lord Xinling immediately dismissed the scout leader: "Continue to monitor the Qin army's movements and report immediately if there is any situation."
"Yes." The leader of the scout camp immediately agreed.
As the scout leader left, the generals of Chu and Han immediately began to speculate on the Qin army's intentions, and even Lord Xinling joined the discussion.
"What exactly does Qin Jun want to do?"
"Did something happen within Qin State?"
"Is it possible that the Qin army's military rations are out of supply?"
"Should we take the initiative and test it out?"
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However, after thinking about it, it is not right.
With the strength of the Qin State and the strength of the Qin Army, even if there is an internal or military supply problem, it will never let others know. Even last night, the Qin Army had quietly left.
The question is here, whether the Qin army can advance or retreat, what does it want to do?
The three people, who had been unable to come up with a reason for their discussion, became increasingly impetuous.
At this moment, Lian Po spoke calmly and said: "The Qin army's purpose may be the current kings."
"What?" The three of them looked up at Lian Po.
General Lian Po did not answer any more. He stood up and walked to the camp gate. He then stood at the camp gate, pointed at the busy troops outside the camp, turned around, and said lightly: "Everyone, have you ever gone to take a look underneath?" What is the state of our soldiers now?"
"I can't live in fear all day long." General Lian Po answered before the three of them could answer.
Hearing this, Lord Xinling seemed to notice something, but the other two were still a little confused.
"Everyone knows that because our camp and the main camp are at odds with each other, a night attack is extremely detrimental to the Qin army." Helpless, Lian Po could only continue to explain: "In other words, the Qin army's offensive will almost certainly take place at night. There was a pause.”
"Of course." The three nodded in agreement.
"Since it was impossible to form a continuous trend, the generals of the Qin army simply made their attacks irregular. Because the offensive was uncertain, our officers and soldiers had to stick to the defense line at all times. This was a strategy for a tired army. ." Lian Po said with a sigh.
This is what the Qin Army can do. No other country can put such great mental pressure on other countries like the Qin Army.
But it is such a simple method, but it is almost impossible to solve. Unless the Three Kingdoms can overcome their fear of the Qin army.
However, looking at the anxiety of the three people before and listening to their analysis, you will know that this is almost impossible. Even the generals of a country are so afraid of the Qin army, let alone the soldiers below...
Some people died, but not completely...
