Lian Po's best tactic was not how to attack, but how to defend. When Feng Ting's army was defeated and retreated to Changping Pass, he happened to meet Lian Po's army coming to rescue. So Lian Po took advantage of the situation and went to Kinmen on his way.

Build a defense line near the mountain. This defense line is based on the fortress and is arranged

The troops were dispersed and stationed in a star shape. Lian Po allocated 10,000 elite Zhao troops to Feng Ting and asked him to garrison Guanglang City (Kangying). West Zhangcheng was guarded by General Gai Tong, who led an army of 10,000, while East Zhangcheng was handed over to Feng Ting.

Leading 10,000 troops, they are responsible for the defense. These three people are all good generals, and guarding one side will definitely not be a problem.

It's a pity that the new general in the Zhao army's camp, Zhao Qie, is a man who is greedy for power and rash. Regarding this person, historical information is very scarce, but what is known is that he had no understanding of the current situation of the Qin army and the Zhao army at that time.

Comprehensive grasp.

Since 265 BC, under the guidance of the foreign policy of "diplomacy far away and attack close", the Qin army has launched a series of attacks on South Korea. South Korea's Shaoqu (now northeast of Jiyuan, Henan), Gaoping (now south of Jiyuan), and Jingcheng (now south of Jiyuan)

Northeast of Quwo, Shanxi), Nanyang (now Nanyang, Henan), and Yewang (now Boai County, Henan) were all occupied by the Qin State. Since then, the Qin State completed the strategic division of Korea and cut off

The connection between its homeland centered on the capital Xinzheng and the strategically important Shangdang area. Since then, the Qin army has been able to kill three birds with one stone. It can not only divide South Korea into two and completely isolate the Shangdang area; it can also weaken South Korea.

The army can clear the obstacles for the Qin army to advance eastward; it can also seize strategically important areas and military key points in the Taihang Mountains, taking advantage of the geographical advantages, and then seizing the initiative in the war on a larger scale.

Unlike Feng Ting, King Huanhui of Han did not want to have a head-on impact with the Qin army, because he knew that the Korean army would never be able to withstand the fierce offensive of the Qin army. Therefore, King Huanhui of Han chose to send envoys to Qin to ask for peace.

In fact, the outcome of the peace war was already over for Qin.

It doesn't matter anymore, as long as South Korea can be stabilized and Qin can use all its strength to deal with Zhao Jun. For this reason, Qin did not hesitate to promise South Korea heavy profits until it conquered the Shangdang area. Since then, Qin Jun has completed its military campaign against Zhao Jun.

At the same time, Qin State also completed the diplomatic siege of Zhao State.

But Zhao Qie not only did not understand the international situation that Zhao was facing at that time, but also did not understand the situation that Zhao's army faced during the war. Zhao Qie seemed to be aware of this, so he decided to first find out what the situation of Qin's army was.

On that day, Zhao Qie led 5,000 Zhao troops to inquire about the situation of the Qin army. He happened to meet the general Sima Geng who did not have many troops.

Who was Sima Geng? Although history books do not mention much about Sima Geng, the other two people related to him are known to everyone as long as they are mentioned. One is Sima Cuo, the general of Qin who occupied Shu; the other is Sima Cuo;

One is later written into the historian's Bible "Studying the relationship between heaven and man, understanding the changes in ancient and modern times, and forming a family story".

Sima Qian of "Historical Records". The former is Sima Geng's father, and the latter is Sima Geng's descendant. Sima Qian was a figure in the Western Han Dynasty and naturally had no influence on Sima Geng, but Sima Cuo had a profound influence on Sima Geng. "Tiger Father"

"No dog son", Sima Geng has his father's style in tactics, and he is also one of the fierce generals of the Qin army.

After Zhao Qie saw Sima Geng, he immediately led 5,000 soldiers to kill him. Unexpectedly, although Sima Geng did not have many troops, his fighting will was extremely tenacious. "A strong general has no weak soldiers." Sima Geng only had more than a thousand soldiers and horses.

Zhao Qie's 5,000 soldiers and horses were restrained and unable to move. Soon, reinforcements from the Qin army arrived. This rate

The leader of the army was another fierce general Zhang Tang. Caught off guard, Zhao Jie suddenly panicked. Sima Geng saw the opportunity and chopped him off his horse with a sword. When Zhao Jun saw that the general was killed, he immediately fled in all directions. Sima Geng did not pursue him.

Because he knew that Zhao Qie's death had declared the strength of the Qin army and the Zhao army, and it was even possible for the Zhao army to come out to fight back.

But Lian Po was unusual. When he saw Zhao Qie defeated and killed, although he was shocked in his heart, he didn't show it at all on his face, let alone led his troops to fight back with enthusiasm. Instead, he built a barrier and still couldn't hold on.

However, the Qin army was too powerful. Just when Lian Po thought his defense line was impregnable

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, Gai Leng of Dongzhang City fled in defeat. Gai Tong of Xizhang City did not resist for long, and quickly lost Xizhang City. Only Feng Ting resisted for a little longer, but in the end he still inevitably lost his troops and lost ground.

Lian Po

Once again, he demonstrated his calm and wise fighting style. When all these troops were defeated, Lian Po still held on and issued a death order: Anyone who dared to fight without authorization would be killed even if the Qin army was defeated.

No mercy.

At this time, Wang Lu's army was ten kilometers away from Zhao Jun. Hearing that Zhao Jun could not hold on, he quickly led his troops to Kinmen Mountain. When he was four or five miles away from Zhao Jun, he sent troops to Kinmen Mountain.

The formation was called at the city, hoping to lure the Zhao army out and engage in a decisive battle. Unexpectedly, Lian Po remained unmoved. Three times in a row, the Qin army returned without success. In desperation, the Qin army could only think of another strategy.

At this time, General Wang Ling entered the Chinese army's tent. When Wang Hao saw him, he hurriedly expressed his thoughts and asked him for strategies to defeat the enemy. Although Wang Ling was in battle, it did not appear to be very powerful.

He is brave but has a very flexible mind. He can be regarded as a wise man in Wang Lu's army. Seeing Wang Lu asking about his countermeasures, Wang Ling immediately prepared something that he had already prepared.

A good strategy was proposed. It turned out that Wang Ling had inspected the terrain in the Kinmen Mountain area before this. He found that all the water sources needed by the Zhao army came from the Yanggu stream at the foot of the Kinmen Mountain. As long as the Qin army cut off

If the water source of the Zhao army is lost, the Zhao army will be in chaos without the Qin army to challenge it. At that time, the Zhao army will either retreat or engage in a decisive battle with the Qin army.

In the Battle of Jinyang that year, Zhibo intercepted the water and captured Jinyang. It was so similar to today's scene! What would be the outcome of the war? Wang Lu was thinking about this problem. He adopted Wang Ling's suggestion and sent his men to

More than a thousand troops were sent to intercept the water. Lian Po had been thinking about this issue a few months ago. Therefore, when the camp was built at the foot of Kinmen Mountain, he ordered people to dig the ground to collect water. In this way, Wang Hao, Wang Ling

The strategy can only be declared invalid.

In this way, three years passed in a flash.

The Zhao army and the Qin army formed a long-term confrontation in Changping. At this time, mastering the terrain of the Changping area was crucial to the success or failure of the war. This is what is called: "Know the enemy and yourself, and victory is not in danger; know the sky and know the enemy."

Land, victory can be achieved." Both Qin and Zhao understood this truth, so when they sent many troops to understand and explore the enemy's situation, they also had a thorough understanding of the terrain.

The place where the famous battle of Changping took place in today's history has gradually faded out of people's sight, and its specific location can only be found out based on historical records and archaeological data. Many data show that Changping during the Warring States Period is today's Gaoping

Changping Village in the northwest of the city. Of course, this is only a narrow scope. Changping in a broad sense should include today

The entire territory of Gaoping's urban and rural areas. Because Qin and Zhao later assembled millions of troops here. The strategic front line, strategic buffer and strategic depth were at least hundreds of miles away. According to research, the battle of Changping was

The main battlefield is a narrow strip of 10 kilometers from east to west and 30 kilometers from north to south on both sides of the Dan River including Changping Village.

Lian Po chose to fortify Changping. Firstly, it was because Shangdang fell and Zhao Jun was forced to make a helpless choice. Secondly, it was also the result of Lian Po's careful consideration and discussions with other generals.

Prior to this, the Qin army had occupied the Hedong area of ​​Wei and built a defense line centered on Anyi (now northwest of Xia County, Shanxi Province). Not only that, the Qin army also built another line of defense centered on Ye Wang.

line of defense, thus forming a strategic situation in which the advance can be attacked and the retreat can be defended. Needless to say retreating, if the Qin army attacks, its troops will mainly point in two directions, one is to capture the Shangdang area (already achieved), and the second

At once

The troops came to the city to attack Handan, the capital of Zhao State. The Qin army wanted to attack Handan. Only by starting from Changping could it save manpower, material resources, and financial resources to the greatest extent, and at the same time shorten the march time. Soldiers are valuable and the Qin army was quick.

Naturally, this strategic shortcut will not be ignored. However, there are many strategic and knowledgeable generals in the Zhao army, and they will not ignore the strategic position of this place. They will definitely defend this place. Therefore, a fierce battle is inevitable.

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Lian Po is one of the knowledgeable generals in the Zhao army, and he is naturally well aware of Changping's strategic position. Therefore, Lian Po's elite division, even if they have not experienced the Shangdang's defeat, will divide their troops to defend here.

Waiting for time to change. Of course, Changping's strategic location and geographical advantages also determine its importance, which also determines that Qin and Zhao will inevitably launch a fierce competition for it.

The total area of ​​Changping Land is equivalent to an ordinary town today. If the Qin army occupied this place and set up camp here, it would strengthen its strategic buffer to a great extent. By then, the camp would be consolidated and the Six Nations would be conquered.

No army from any country can break through. This is not only because Changping is a long and narrow rectangular basin, but also because Changping is surrounded on three sides by the east, west and north, and has a clear slope from northwest to southeast, making it an easy-to-defend area.

A difficult place to attack.

There is a Dan River running parallel to the terrain in Changping, which can solve the vital water source problem of the army. The Dan River has five major tributaries, namely Xu River, Xiaodongcang River, Dongcang River, Dongda River, and Yonglu River.

It forms a water network that spreads throughout Changping. Changping is mainly mountainous, and any army that occupies this area can rely on

Use the mountains to ambush and hide, use the hills to attack and quickly defend, and use the plains and rivers to dispatch food, grass and baggage. In this way, as long as you capture Changping and consolidate its defense, you can be in a long-term standoff when the enemy attacks.

In this state, as long as nothing unexpected happens, the enemy will definitely be defeated, achieving the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting.

It was precisely because Lian Po recognized Changping's geographical advantages that he led the 200,000 troops from Handan to assist the Shangdang to set up defenses here. Experience on the battlefield is precious. Although Lian Po was already a veteran, he had to go through countless battles.

Baptized by blood and fire, his strategic wisdom is far higher than that of ordinary generals. This is why Lian Po was eventually ranked as one of the famous generals of the Warring States Period.

After Lian Po was defeated by Gai, Gai Tong and Feng Ting were defeated, he immediately strengthened the defense line relying on the Dan River. In this way, the Zhao army had the Dan River with wide water and deep valley as a barrier, as well as Daliang Mountain and Hanwang Mountain.

The commanding heights of the great military. Although the initiative of the entire war has been held by the Qin army

However, relying on the geographical advantage of Changping, the Zhao army also had an advantage that the Qin army did not have. As long as the Qin army dared to invade, the Zhao army would be able to discover it immediately and rely on the danger to defend. No matter how strong the Qin army's combat power is, the strategy

No matter how clever you are, you will never defeat Zhao Jun.

The Qin army also realized this, so they have been seeking opportunities for a decisive battle with Zhao Jun, but they are really powerless against Zhao Jun's "defense as war" combat strategy.

If the war continues as it is, the confrontation between the two sides should have been completely won by the Zhao army. However, the objective fact is that Zhao's national power is obviously weaker than Qin's. Especially since Shang Yang's reform, Qin's national power has been declining day by day.

With the increase, the combat effectiveness of the army is also increasing day by day. Looking back at the Zhao State at that time, apart from the fact that its military strength was comparable to that of the Qin State, it was far inferior in other aspects. Qin State's good generals who were worthy of great responsibilities, except Bai Qi,

Wang Lu et al.

, as well as Sima Geng and the famous general Wang Jian after Sima Cuo. Zhao State could only send out the old Lian Po. After Zhao She died, his son Zhao Kuo was just an armchair soldier. It was difficult for other generals to act alone, let alone

Let’s talk about being in charge of the outcome of a war. In fact, if the Zhao State could always trust and reuse Lian Po, the Zhao Army might be able to resist the Qin Army for a longer period of time, but the balance of the war always seems to favor the general trend.

There were early signs of Qin's general trend. For example, the wizard Fan Ju came to Qin and formulated the most desirable diplomatic and political strategy for Qin at that time; another example is that Bai Qi gradually rose from a small soldier and became the leader of Qin State.

Wei Ran Group collapsed

After that, he took care of himself, controlled the military power of the Qin army, and was invincible in battles again and again; for another example, King Qin Zhaoxiang had a unique strategic vision in the military, the selection of talents, and political sophistication.

This time, Zhao Jun's defeat was the result of the combined efforts of these three people.
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