Literally speaking, we know that "besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao" and "besieging a point to rescue Zhao" are actually similar.
Its core idea is "to attack the enemy, you must save it." This is also the specific meaning of "besiege Wei" and "besiege point." The difference naturally lies in "rescuing Zhao" and "attacking reinforcements."
Different purposes naturally lead to different means.
"Surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao" uses the idea of mobile warfare. First, attack the opponent's must-save areas, induce the opponent to divide his troops, and then destroy the enemy on the move. The location of the decisive battle is neither Wei nor Zhao.
"Encircling a point for reinforcements" means besieging one party and setting up traps around it, waiting for the opponent's main force to arrive, dragging the opponent and destroying it. The location of the decisive battle is often near the "point" of the siege.
Obviously, under the current situation, encirclement and reinforcements are more suitable for Zhao Jun's situation.
Zhao Kuo then led the two of them to the map. After looking around, he quickly found the place he wanted in the southeast corner of Xinzheng.
Pointing to a valley, Zhao Kuo immediately asked Li Mu, "How is it here?"
"Here?" Li Mu followed Zhao Kuo's finger and said, "If the Qin army returns for reinforcements, this is the place they must pass through."
In just a moment, Li Mu understood Zhao Kuo's intention, but Li Mu was not very happy. He even frowned and said, "However, although this is a valley, the ravine is not deep. It would be difficult to ambush him." .”
"Ambush battles include total annihilation and defeat." Zhao Kuo shook his head, but continued: "I predict that the Qin army will be reluctant to use its main force to rescue the country of Han, so the Qin and South Korean coalition forces that come to the rescue are no more than 100,000 people. That’s all. In addition, our army is about to besiege Xinzheng, and its reinforcements will rush on their way. If at this time, our army with 40,000 people occupies the high ground on the east and west sides, and takes advantage of their unpreparedness, use rockets as the guide, and then the cavalry will be in front, and the infantry will When the latter comes down, even if its army has a hundred thousand people, how can it be invincible?"
"If the army is less than 100,000, there will be no problem." Li Mu nodded, but was still a little worried and said, "But if the Qin army goes against the grain and uses a large army to rescue the country of Han, what should we do?"
"What's so difficult about that?" Zhao Kuo laughed again and said, "The Qin army's march did not appear suddenly. The army started from Chu and reached the outskirts of Xinzheng. How could our army know nothing about it? If Qin came to rescue with a large army, Our army can just withdraw. The initiative on the battlefield has always been in the hands of our army."
"Ah!" Li Mu suddenly understood: "The last general is stupid."
"Nothing." Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "You are just too focused on defeating and destroying the Qin army. But in fact, as long as you can mobilize the Qin army and buy time for me to attack the Yan army, I will The army is victorious. The same is true for this encirclement and reinforcement battle. It can defeat the Qin and Han coalition forces and force the Qin army to use more troops to help. This has achieved the goal of our army."
"Yes, I will eventually be taught." Li Mu bowed again.
"Like this." Zhao Kuo immediately began to make detailed arrangements: "The army is divided into two parts. One part has 5,000 people. They stay here and wait for the follow-up army to arrive. Then they advance towards Xinzheng with great fanfare, creating the impression that our army is pressing down on the border. ; A group of 45,000 men, with their flags and drums stopped, quietly marched to the bottom of this valley, waiting for work and waiting for the reinforcements from Qin and Han."
As he said that, Zhao Kuo looked at Li Mu and Zhao Wei and said, "How about it, two generals have a hard time? How about I just sit in the rear?"
Zhao Kuo is not afraid of the front line, but he must stay at the rear. Only with him can he firmly attract the eyes and ears of Qin and Han.
Li Mu and Zhao Wei obviously understood this truth. They immediately looked at each other, clasped their fists and accepted the order: "The last general takes the order."
"But, Your Majesty." Zhao Wei said with some worry: "Is five thousand people too few? After all, this is the border between South Korea and South Korea."
"Enough." Zhao Kuo said without taking it seriously: "It is said that the Korean army has retreated to Xinzheng, but even if it is not there, five thousand people are enough to protect me. If it weren't for holding up this huge camp, I wouldn't even be able to support it." These 5,000 people don’t want to stay. Besides, the following 20,000 troops will arrive in less than a day or two, so it won’t be a problem.”
"Yes." Zhao Wei felt relieved after hearing this.
"That's it.
Zhao Kuo immediately issued an order: "Li Mu will be the main general, Zhao Wei will be the vanguard and deputy general, and he will lead 45,000 troops. We will set off tonight and quickly penetrate to the valley southeast of Xinzheng to wait for work. The goal is to defeat Qin and Han and return to reinforcements." military."
"Yes." Li Mu and Zhao Wei took orders again.
Soon, as night fell, Li Mu and Zhao Wei also embarked on the journey with the main army. Zhao Kuo's tactics of encircling the point and calling for reinforcements also gradually began.
It should be said that such a tactic is actually not complicated. But in the execution, the most critical thing is to let the troops surrounding the point cover up the existence of the reinforcement troops.
This is also the reason why Zhao Kuo must personally stay at the encirclement point to fight for reinforcements.
Secondly, the heat around the spot should not be too high. It is necessary to make the besieged enemy troops feel the suffocating pressure, but not to make the opponent feel powerless. What stands out is a situation of death or death.
To give the opponent the illusion that as long as reinforcements arrive, they can quickly overcome this disaster.
To achieve this, the timing of Zhao Kuo's troops marching towards Xinzheng is critical.
Fortunately, the five-day blockade of Handan bought Zhao Kuo enough time. As long as the follow-up army arrives tomorrow, it will definitely shock Qin and Han, and the returning army will also speed up their march. speed.
Of course, the final key still lies with the army of reinforcements.
To put it bluntly, the troops surrounding the point were only paving the way for the army to come in for reinforcements. In the end, the army of reinforcements must be able to defeat it.
Although Zhao Kuo said it was simple, when it was actually put into practice, it was definitely not that simple.
Although there are some geographical advantages, the valley is not a Maling Road. There is no pass that one man can pass but ten thousand men cannot open, and it is impossible to completely block the Qin and Han coalition forces in the valley;
Although the Qin and Han coalition forces may be eager to return to Xinzheng, they may not march day and night regardless of fatigue; in addition, the size of the returning reinforcements is unknown.
It can be said that Li Mu's trip is still somewhat risky.
But there was no way. Zhao Kuo was taking a risk by leading his army south.
At the same moment when Zhao Kuo's army began to take action, Handan City, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly became lively.
This is certainly due to the loosening of the curfew, but if you observe carefully, you will find that the interactions between the old and aristocratic families in Handan City seem to be a bit too frequent.
"This son of Zhao Kuo does not care about his own life and conducts military operations with the dignity of a king. This is the path to his own destruction." A sharp comment slowly came out from the flickering candlelight.
"Of course."
"The defeat of the former king is still before our eyes."
"This is also a God-given opportunity."
After hearing this, the figures around him not only did not stop him, but instead added fuel to the flames and agreed.
"However, Zhao Kuo was born as a military general after all. If..."
As soon as the words fell, the room fell into silence, and the scenes of the Battle of Changping instantly hit everyone's mind.
Once upon a time, they thought that Zhao Kuo would never come back, but they did not expect that even in the face of the Qin army's 600,000 troops, Zhao Kuo could retreat unscathed.
But now, the Qin army is not half as good as it was back then. Can it really keep Zhao Kuo?
"Why panic!" A slightly older voice sounded immediately.
"At that time, our Zhao army still had more than 500,000 troops. In addition, Wei's army had hundreds of thousands of troops. The strength was even higher than that of the Qin army. This is how the traitor took advantage of him." The old voice continued: "Now, although the Qin army has There are only more than 200,000, but the traitor only has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, so why should we be afraid?"
These words were said to cheer people up, but anyone who has experienced the Battle of Changping and has a little understanding of the battle will know that these words are simply nonsense.
Not to mention other things, being able to fight with an army of hundreds of thousands without being seized by the enemy is already a very remarkable thing.
It's a pity that although all of you here are beautifully dressed, your hearts are empty. You can't lead troops when you're mounted, you can't manage politics when you're dismounted, it all depends on
Only then did the ancestor's Yin Feng stand tall in the court. However, as Zhao Kuo's New Deal continued to be implemented, they were gradually marginalized, which led to today's ***.
Yes, what Zhao Kuo was worried about before leaving inevitably happened.
As he left, a kind of monsters, monsters, ghosts and snake gods jumped out.
Among them, the one who danced the most joyfully was none other than Lord Pingyang, who was once considered a powerful figure.
Because of Lin Xiangru, both he and Lou Chang were thrown into prison.
But the difference between him and Lou Chang is that although he is a bit stupid, he is still a member of the Zhao family, and there is no concrete evidence to prove that he cheated and cheated. In addition, due to his relationship with Lord Pingyuan, after paying the full fine, he Still was released.
It's a pity that more than ten days in prison did not educate him well, but planted the seeds of revenge in his heart.
Over the years, although Lord Pingyang himself has been marginalized, Lord Pingyang is still secretly contacting all the former ministers who were abandoned by Zhao Kuo.
Because of his status as Pingyuan Jun's brother and as a popular figure in front of the former King Zhao, he really managed to win over a lot of "opposition". And because of the status of the clan, even if the people below (including the secret guards) noticed some signs, they did not do anything to him.
Not to mention, after years of development, he has really gained a lot of power. Of course, it is unknown whether Zhao Kuo deliberately indulged in this.
But Pingyang Jun knew very well that as Zhao Kuo gradually gathered power in the court, within a few years, the people he had won over would be completely marginalized, or even dismissed from office.
Just like last year's snowstorm, nearly half of the dozen people dismissed were his troops.
Zhao Kuo's departure this time may be his last hope.
Seeing that Zhao Kuo finally left Handan, Lord Pingyang, who had been dormant for several years, finally couldn't restrain his desire and began to connect the people he had secretly contacted over the years.
However, Lord Pingyang, who has been controlled by fear and blinded by interests, naturally cannot see that while he is taking active actions, various stalls in front of his house have quietly increased.
In any case, following Pingyang Jun's words, the atmosphere in the room suddenly rose.
Everyone seems to have seen a bright future...
