As he said this, General Lian Po looked regretful.

If he could arrive at Bishui as soon as possible and block the Qin army from Bishui, then Zhao would have the absolute initiative in strategy - not only the geographical advantage of Bishui, but more importantly, Shangdang would become the leader of Zhao State.

In this way, the land in Shangdang will not be barren, and the grain and fodder provided by Shangdang alone will be enough for the Zhao army to deal with the Qin army.

Unfortunately, if the tiger returns to the forest, the consequences will be endless.

Once Bieshui is lost, it is no longer possible for Shangdang to become a county within Zhao. With the continuous confrontation between Qin and Zhao, the people of Shangdang are dying and fleeing, and even if they want to support Zhao, they are unable to do so.

It can be said that Zhao's slow action in the early stage was an important reason for the long-term stalemate in the Changping Battle.

Of course, in addition to the two points summarized by General Lian Po, the deepest reason for the slow action was the hesitation of Zhao's decision-makers.

When King Zhao faced Shangdang's surrender, although he was greedy to eat up Shangdang, he did not have the determination to face the Qin army's sword. He did not realize the importance of Shangdang's land in defending Handan, nor did he clearly understand Qin's annexation.

Shangdang was a strategic attempt to prepare for the destruction of Zhao. It even attempted to resolve the "life and death" struggle through negotiation.

The behavior of "sacrificing righteousness for small profits and cherishing one's life for big things" also fully exposed the lack of strategic vision of Zhao's top leaders.

On the other hand, Qin, although it knew that Zhao had already intervened, could almost say it was done in one go, from the gathering of troops to the departure of the army, to the subsequent series of battles, without any hesitation.

Obviously, the vision of the senior officials of the Qin State and that of the Zhao State are not at the same level at all. One is an upstart who drools at the fat man in front of him, and the other is a far-sighted strategist. When the two collide, they make a judgment.

Fortunately, although the senior officials of the Zhao Kingdom's court were not very good, the generals were more powerful than the others.

Even though he was defeated strategically, Lian Po relied on his personal military talents to withstand the Qin army's powerful offensive. Zhao Kuo still retained due respect for such a "great" general.

"It's a family matter for the victorious and defeated soldiers. Old General Lian doesn't have to do this." Zhao Kuo comforted him and said, "How about the follow-up war? General, please continue."

"Yes!" Lian Po calmed down his emotions a little, picked up the baton, continued to point at the corner of the sand table, and said: "As soon as the bleeding water is lost, the strategic intention of intercepting the bleeding water will fail. However, our army's vanguard has already arrived

At Karakura Ridge, the Chinese army has passed Light Wolf City. The army is completely passive."

Tian Dan on the side could not help but analyze: "This is a critical situation and a dilemma! If we continue to advance, our vanguard will inevitably fight the Qin soldiers first, and the main force of the Chinese army will not be able to form a joint force with the vanguard in time due to the obstacles of the mountains.

, there is a risk of being defeated by each one."

"Of course." Lian Po nodded and said: "At this time of dilemma, I will quickly take Qie as the general and a vanguard army of 50,000 to build a defense line on the spot. The Chinese army will slowly retreat to Guanglang City and lead the mountain range with empty warehouses.

As a basis, we built the first line of defense with Guanglang City as the fulcrum - the empty warehouse defense line; at the same time, the rear army of 50,000 quickly returned to the Danshui line to build our army's second line of defense - the Danshui defense line."

"The front line of Kongcang Ridge is not enough to stop the Qin army." Tian Dan shook his head and said slowly.

"This is a helpless move. It is intended to buy the necessary time for our army to retreat and build the Danshui defense line." Lian Po also nodded and admitted, and then tapped the baton on the sand table a few times out of thin air and said: "

Now that Bieshui is lost, the Qin army can increase its troops from Hanoi at any time, cross Bieshui, pass through Tianjing Pass, exit Jiepaiguan, and attack our army from the back and right side of Guanglang City. At that time, our army will be attacked from two sides, head and tail.

If we can't take care of each other, we risk the whole army being annihilated."

"At this time, our army has completely fallen into strategic passivity. There is Danshui blocking the road in front, and the Qin army is constantly pursuing them behind. The barrier defense line above Danshui has not yet been formed. If the entire army retreats rashly, it will be followed and pursued.

The risk of collapse again and again." Zhao Kuo followed Lian Po's words and analyzed it carefully.

Tian Dan on the side also continued Zhao Kuo's analysis and said: "At this time, our army has few choices. It can either compete with the Qin army for strength and time. It depends on whether the Qin army's Tianjingguan branch moves to the side of our army first.

Instead of the main force encircling our army, our army should run through Danshui first; or..."

Obviously, Tian Dan had already guessed what General Lian Po's final choice would be, and he couldn't help but his voice became a little more choked up.

"A strong man has his arm broken!" Zhao Kuo helped Lian Po and Tian Dan say the four words that neither of them wanted to say.

"Sacrifice part of the force of Kongcang's defense line to hold back the main force of the Qin army and buy time for the main force to retreat. In this way, even if the partial division of the Qin army moves to the flank of our army first, without the cooperation of the main force, the partial division will not be able to

Those who dare not engage in a decisive battle with my main army in the plains." Zhao Kuo guessed at Lian Po's deployment.

Lian Po looked deeply at the young man in front of him and couldn't help but be impressed again.

He knew that his battle report did not have such a detailed process. It seemed that it only said: "The army gathered in the empty warehouse and built a fortification to defend it. Qin attacked the fortification and did not rest for ten days. Our army was defeated. The second lieutenant was killed and retreated to Danshui."

." It was just a few words, but the young man in front of him could clearly see his thoughts and actions with only his own not-so-detailed description and a map.

If the appearance of the sand table had heralded Zhao Kuo's extraordinary power, and the subsequent speculation about the Qin army's speed slowly revealed his keenness on the battlefield, then the supplement to his own tactics at this time was completely clear to Lian Po.

: This boy is truly a genius.

In a daze, Lian Po felt for a moment that he was already old!

And Tian Dan, who also had the same idea, was standing aside - if he wanted to be ahead of himself once, it was luck, and it might be a coincidence that he was ahead of him twice, so he would be in front of him every time.

can only be explained by strength.

Obviously, Zhao Kuo's image has been infinitely well established in the hearts of the two veterans.

Xu Li, on the other hand, looked calm. After all, he watched the children grow up, how could he do that?!

"After seeing the marching speed of the Qin soldiers, I dare not and cannot bet." Lian Po breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Therefore, I ordered all the cavalry leading the defense line in Kongcang to withdraw, and ordered General Pi to defend the line. At the same time,

The army retreated eastward to the Danshui defense line."

"On the way, the partial division of the Qin Army indeed set up an ambush on the west bank of Danshui. Fortunately, the main force was held back by Kongcang leader. The vanguard of this partial division was strangled by our cavalry and then camped on the spot unable to defend itself. Our army then established Danshui.

Water defense line." Lian Po pointed to a spot in the center of the sand table and continued.


Chapter completed!