Having said that, Zhao Kuo's plan to counter Qin and Han is indeed exquisite, but it is exquisite, and it is not as easy to implement as Zhao Kuo said.
Not to mention the transfer of Zhao's own land, just moving up and down in Qin's country is not something ordinary people can do.
From Shangdang County, go all the way west and then south, crossing Hedong, entering Hexi, and Kouhan Valley Pass. This road not only spans hundreds of miles, but also passes through hundreds of cities. Although the main force of the Qin army has been transferred to the west, how can the Qin people let the Zhao army pass easily over this hundreds of miles?
Even if we don't talk about the interception of the Qin army along the way, food alone is very problematic.
It's hundreds of miles away. It's not impossible for Li Mu to forcefully build a passage. But in this way, the already weak troops will be thinned by the food road. The remaining troops will not be enough to enter the Kouhan Valley. What's more, It was unable to pose a threat to the main force of the Qin army with an army of 200,000.
It is obviously impossible to threaten the main force of the Qin army to return to defense with the land east of Hexi.
The King of Qin would even mobilize troops from Bashu, but he would never withdraw his troops from the front line.
Only by letting the army rush to Hangu and intimidating the pass, the King of Qin would not dare to easily send troops out of the pass. Only by cutting off Luocheng could the safety of the main force of the Qin army be threatened.
Therefore, the only feasible way is to quickly penetrate to Hangu Pass, then turn east, seize Luo City before the Qin army has recovered, and collect the grain and grass that the Qin army has hoarded in Luo City. For personal use. 33
In this way, Li Mu had food, but the enemy Qin army did not have food. It became an inevitable choice for the main force of the Qin army to retreat backwards.
Regardless of whether Li Ting wanted to attack the Qin army halfway, in fact, Zhao had already won this battle.
Therefore, in the final analysis, this battle is all about "fast". Only fast, and only fast, can the power of the Zhao army's cavalry be released, and the battle between Zhao and Qin can end with the result that is most beneficial to Zhao.
Of course, for Zhao Guo, this battle requires several difficulties. For Qin State, there are naturally more opportunities to defeat Zhao Kuo's tactics.
However, Zhao Kuo had confidence in Li Mu. Although there were many difficulties, Li Mu would not let him down;
Secondly, as the so-called "take the law from the top to obtain the middle", Zhao Kuo did not think that everything would go as he had preset. In fact, when a large number of refugees entered the Zhao territory, Zhao was already at a disadvantage in this battle. An undefeated place. But now everything is just wanting more, no matter how bad it is, it can't be any worse.
After explaining the military adjustments to the eunuch, Zhao Kuo continued: "Third, order Pingyuan Jun to merge with Lu Buwei of Daijun to ensure the army's food and grass. In order to facilitate the movement of the army, Daijun immediately mobilized salt and combined with the Hu people's Craftsmanship, rush to make dried meat. Be sure to ensure that the army still has enough food for at least twenty to thirty days after leaving Shangdang County."
"Fourth." Zhao Kuo then raised his head and looked at Sun Gu, who was still standing there, and said, "The Yulin Guards and Secret Guards mobilized with all their strength to find out the way for the army to reach Hangu, and to compile intelligence on the Qin army's movements at any time. At General Li Mu’s place.”
"Sun Gu." Zhao Kuo continued.
"The general is here." Sun Gu, who was below, immediately clasped his fists and said.
"You should know that the key to this battle is to advance quickly to catch the Qin army by surprise." Zhao Kuo continued: "To advance quickly, the choice of route is particularly important; the choice of route is all about intelligence."
"Yes." Sun Gu nodded and said, "The general will know."
"Pack it up." Zhao Kuo continued: "For external intelligence, you Yu Linwei is the main one. You pack it up and go to Shangdang County. Then join Li Mu's army as his deputy general, responsible for all intelligence matters, and go westward with him. "
"Yes." Sun Gu replied with some surprise. Obviously, he did not expect that he would be able to step onto the battlefield after becoming the General of the Yulin Guard.
This really makes me envious of General Zhao Wei who was guarding outside the palace. If he hadn't been responsible for guarding the palace, Zhao Wei would have rushed in front of Zhao Kuo and asked for orders to fight.
Of course, Zhao Kuo did not forget his most powerful general, but this battle was not the time for Zhao Wei to show off his skills. Even if he went to the battlefield, he would not be able to display his combat power.
Not only him, Zhao Kuo couldn't think of any of the trump cards including Mo Daobing and Iron Armored Heavy Cavalry.
The reason is simple: it’s not time yet!
To put it bluntly, this battle was still consuming the Qin army, not even a weakening. There was no siege of cities and territories, let alone a fight to the death. It was more of a strategic deception and encirclement.
Even if everything went as he thought and Luo City was successfully occupied, the Qin army might not fight to the death with him.
After all, although Luocheng is the center of the world, the terrain is not like Hangu Pass, where one man can pass and ten thousand men can't open it. Knowing that they will be attacked from both sides, the most likely choice for the Qin army is not to fight decisively, but to retreat.
And this is the result that Zhao Kuo hopes for most.
Not only was the Qin State unable to occupy the entire territory of Zhou Wangji, but it could even occupy more than half of it. Whether it was sold to the Wei State, Han State, or even Qi State, this half of the territory would obviously have a good price.
"Tell Li Mu." Zhao Kuo's voice sounded again: "This battle will be a great victory without a fight."
Hearing this, Sun Gu was slightly startled, but he quickly nodded and agreed, "Yes, let me tell General Li Mu: This battle will be a great victory without a fight."
Listening to Sun Gu's repetition, Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction and said: "Go and prepare. We will set off immediately in the afternoon."
"Yes." Sun Gu immediately agreed again, then clasped his hands in his fists and slowly exited the palace.
The eunuch's order on the side immediately handed over the written king's order to Zhao Kuo for review. After scanning it briefly, Zhao Kuo immediately printed his seal and said: "Pass the order immediately."
"Yes." The eunuch Ling also immediately agreed.
In this way, as the homing pigeons were released one after another in Handan City, the alliance between Qin and Han had not yet exchanged letters of credence, but the response measures here of Zhao State were issued in advance.
Of course, those who knew that South Korea was about to rebel were controlled by Zhao Kuo to only a handful of people. Even Lord Pingyuan, Zhao Kuo did not tell the truth.
It's not that Zhao Kuo doesn't trust Pingyuan Jun, but that Zhao Kuo is consciously gradually separating the military and political affairs.
The feudal officials who mount their horses to manage the army and dismount their horses to manage the people are not needed in Zhao Kuo's list.
Because most of the actions were carried out by Li Mu and Lu Buwei in Daijun, the city of Handan remained calm. In addition, Zhao Kuo kept strict confidentiality, so naturally no news was learned by Qin's Black Ice Platform.
As for the King of Qin, the news he received was that the King of Han finally agreed to withdraw his troops.
King Qin also kept it secret for the first time. Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that Zhao Jun had already obtained the news as early as in the country of Han.
Soon, Wang Lu on the front line finally got the news. In his excitement, Wang Lu did not stop the ongoing fierce battle. Even in this battle, the Qin army would lose thousands more.
Obviously, this approach is still paralyzing the coalition forces.
Until the last moment, Wang Hao will never reveal his trump card easily - this is what Zhao Kuo taught him during the Battle of Changping.
Three days later, a group of carriages suddenly appeared on the official road outside Xinzheng City. While dozens of Qin soldiers were guarding the carriage, there were hundreds of Korean soldiers on the outside.
At this time, in Xinzheng, the capital of Han, apart from the protons of Qin, where else could there be such a grand scene.
As early as last night, Wang Sunyiren had quietly sneaked into the convoy under the arrangement of the leader of Heibingtai, and the people near the convoy were naturally replaced by people from Heibingtai.
After just a few days of freedom, the stranger was once again trapped in the carriage.
This is his fate, he accepts it. However, an ambition is slowly taking root and sprouting in the gentle rocking of the carriage...
Although the power around him is still very weak, at least he has the power to protect himself.
With the arrival of the foreigner, the King of Han was extremely excited. The fertile land of Zhou Wangji seemed to be waving to him. Immediately, the King of Han did not hesitate and immediately wrote down the king's order to withdraw the troops in front of the Qin envoy Tu Jia. Written on silk, tied to a carrier pigeon, vibrating and flying...
Seeing the carrier pigeon flying farther and farther with the order to withdraw the troops, Tu Jia became more and more excited.
Five years! Do you know how the old Qin people came here in the past five years? This is nothing more than lying on your back and tasting courage.
However, everything is worth it if he can trample Zhao Guo severely under his feet.
Immediately, Tu Jia said goodbye to King Han, returned to his post house, and released the homing pigeon on the move.
Just when the King of Han accepted Qin's hostage and issued the order to withdraw, Li Mu, who was far away in Daibei, had already gathered the army. Lu Buwei even prepared enough food, grass and dried meat for thirty days for the 150,000-strong army. .
As the carrier pigeon fluttered its wings, Li Mu immediately ordered the entire army to set off. The 150,000-strong army, like a long red dragon, moved from Daibei to south in a mighty manner.
After arriving at Dai City, the 150,000-strong army was divided into groups and marched into the mountains and forest roads. In order to avoid being discovered by the Qin army as much as possible, the army even marched day and night. .
With strong walls and clear fields all the way, even the ministers of the Zhao Kingdom in Handan did not know that the main force of the Zhao army in Daidi had moved south.
Of course, the price of this is that the journey that was originally a few days away becomes extremely long.
However, this was obviously within Zhao Kuo's calculations. If not, Zhao Kuo would not have specifically emphasized in the king's order that he must march according to the established plan.
The reason is very simple. Only when the march in the country is slow and concealed enough can it appear unexpectedly in Hedong and quickly pass through the Hedong and Hexi areas of the Qin Army, thereby completing the outflanking of the main force of the Qin Army.
As for the exploration of the land east of Hexi and Hexi, Sun Gu, who had already arrived at the front line of Kongcang, Shangdang County, had already sent out all the men he had brought with him, and was beginning to draw the march map.
Not only Li Mu in Daidi and Sun Gu in Handan, but also Lian Po in Luocheng also received a message from Zhao Kuo.
Immediately, Lian Po made adjustments to Shangdang County's defense plan.
With the exception of the 20,000 field soldiers who guarded Yewang City to ensure the safety of food transportation, the remaining 70,000 troops were all transferred by Lian Po to Zhi City, an important place near the battlefield.
Taking advantage of the gap between the Qin army's attacks, Lian Po even pretended to be a lieutenant under his command under the pretext of transporting grain, and conducted a detailed survey of the retreat routes.
It can be said that the entire Zhao army of nearly 270,000 troops is fully prepared for battle.
The rest depends on when the Qin army starts to take action...
Some people died, but not completely...
