You have to attack, but you can't go too far. If you break the point directly, it's certainly not possible. If you don't try your best, you still can't let the attacker see the flaw. This is the most difficult part.

This is also the reason why Zhao Kuo did not hand over the battle to Zhao Wei. With Zhao Wei's ability, it would be strange if he did not break the Qin stronghold. The Qin army generals would definitely become suspicious.

Therefore, Zhao Kuo chose a little-known general to attack the barrier.

Still because of this, the division of troops by General Zhao Jun was not a wrong decision made by his own self-confidence, but Zhao Kuo's repeated explanation that the goal of this battle was not to break the Qin army's camp, but to inflict pain on the Qin army so that the Qin army would be defeated.

General Qin quickly asked his superiors for help.

"Point" has been surrounded and help has been requested.

The next step is to "reinforce", and the key to this is where the reinforcements will come from.

Zhao Kuo's troops were limited, and there were only 50,000 to 60,000 elite soldiers available. The Chinese army had to leave 20,000 in case of emergency. Therefore, the limit of the troops that Zhao Kuo could dispatch was

Forty thousand people.

This resulted in the 10,000 elite troops encircling the area having to quickly retreat after intimidating the Qin army, and rush north to participate in the subsequent reinforcements.

Similarly, due to the shortage of troops, Zhao Kuo had to accurately determine where the reinforcements were coming from, so that he could use these 40,000 troops to surround and annihilate the Qin army that came for reinforcements.

So, where will the Qin army mobilize its troops?

In terms of distance, naturally the soldiers of the other fortress and the barrier in the east are closest to the encircled point. But does Hu Shang dare to move?

Obviously he doesn't dare. Hu Shang's troops only have 40,000 troops in total. If Zhao Jun really comes to attack with the main force, the barrier is the most important thing. When Hu Shang gets the news, the first thing he wants to think about is not to go to relieve the siege, but to stick to the barrier and prevent

Zhao Jun broke through. Naturally, it was impossible to send troops to rescue the siege.

If the army to the east is not enough to relieve the siege, Hu Shang will inevitably ask for help from the army on his other side.

And the only one who can save him, or in other words, can rescue him as soon as possible, is the north!

There are only 50,000 troops in the south, which means they have more than enough to protect themselves but not enough reinforcements. Moreover, most of their troops are temporarily recruited soldiers from Hanoi County to defend the city, and their combat strength is worse than that of the general Qin army. If 10,000 troops were deployed

Reinforcements may not be enough to relieve the siege. If 20,000 troops are deployed, the south side will be seriously short of its own troops.

To the west is where Bai Qi's main camp is, and there are naturally enough troops to come to the rescue. But that's to the west. If you want to come for reinforcements, you have to cross the entire Zhao army's defense area. When they come, the day lily will be gone.

It's cold.

Of course, one way is to transfer 20,000 troops from the south to reinforce the east, and then mobilize troops from the west to supplement the south.

However, if you want to complete such an operation, not only do you have extremely strict requirements for the cooperation of the Qin army, but if you are not careful, you will give the Zhao army every loophole to defeat.

Of course, the most important thing is that the time it takes for the scouts to reach the west is enough time for the army from the north to rush to the east to relieve the siege.

So is the Qin army in the north capable of relieving the siege?

The answer is of course yes. The troops of Wang Lu and Ying Xi were the most powerful of the entire Qin army. Even after the battle with the Zhao army, they still had a main force of 60,000 to 70,000 people. In addition, Wang Qi brought them with them after conquering the barrier.

The 50,000-strong army now has more than 111,000 troops gathered in the north.

Most of its combat strength was made up of veteran soldiers in the army, and an army of 10,000 to 20,000 was dispatched to relieve the siege. It was effortless and had no impact on the layout of the north.

Therefore, Zhao Kuo judged that Hu Shang would immediately ask for help from Wang Lu's troops in the north, and also sent scouts to explain the situation to Bai Qi's main camp.

As a result, the 30,000 elite Zhao troops led by Zhao Wei naturally moved to the north and were on the only way for the Qin army to move south.

As for whether Wang Lu's troops will come and how many people will come, Zhao Kuo cannot predict this. If it is less, I am afraid that the Qin army will not be hurt, but if it is more, with Zhao's 30,000 army, even if it is

I am afraid it will be difficult to eliminate an ambush. Once anxiety is formed and the surrounding Qin army comes to help, the army will inevitably be trapped in a tight siege.

However, Zhao Kuo's judgment, based on the current arrogance of the Qin army, is bound to regard Zhao Jun's attack as a retaliatory attack, and the Qin army in the north will definitely send troops to reinforce. Without an order to mobilize troops, even Wang Lu might be afraid

I don't dare to mobilize too many soldiers. Twenty thousand soldiers may be the limit. I can ambush the Qin army of 20,000 soldiers with a force of 40,000, and I am sure of it.

And the facts went as Zhao Kuo expected.

After receiving the news that the Zhao army counterattacked and the camp was in danger, Hu Shang immediately did two things: first, withdraw all Qin troops who could be contacted to jointly defend the barrier; second, send a message to the main camp and the king in the north.

He sent his troops to seek reinforcements.

The general who received the request for help was General Ying Xi. In order to train Ying Xi, Wang Lu returned to "reclusive life" after repelling the Zhao army in one action. All the burdens once again fell on Ying Xi's shoulders.

, including the 50,000 troops brought by Wang Qi, all fell under the command of Ying Seng.

Naturally, the scout who asked for help also informed Ying Xi of the message.

The young Ying Xi was immediately angry. Zhao Jun actually dared to fight back?! Dang Ji ordered his 15,000 cavalry troops to go to the rescue.

For Ying Xi, this is a rare opportunity to wash away his defeat.

The Battle of Hokuriku left an almost indelible shadow in the heart of young Ying Xi. Even though he had performed better than expected, it was a pity that he met Zhao Kuo, a man with ancient military knowledge.

, and a monster with modern military theory. Even Bai Qi had to admit that he underestimated Zhao Kuo.

Because of this battle, Ying Xi needed a hearty victory to prove himself, to the entire army, and even more to himself. Of course, what he didn't know was that he didn't need to prove anything to others.

However, people are like this sometimes - they are willing to risk their lives for some unnecessary proof.

The letter was sent at the end of the day, and the troops were launched at three o'clock in the morning. The time difference was only four hours. It can be said that the Qin army was very fast. However, the Qin army never dreamed that their high-speed operation mechanism would actually work this time.

He is the culprit who sent them on their way.

Fifteen thousand cavalry is neither too much nor too little. Fifteen thousand cavalry is enough to defeat Zhao's counterattack of ten thousand troops, but these fifteen thousand cavalry are also just enough to be defeated by Zhao's counterattack.

Kuo's 40,000 troops were eaten.

Taking advantage of the still clear moonlight, Ying Xing led his fifteen thousand troops and galloped through the mountains. On the road ahead, the mountains gradually faded into darkness, and a hazy curve snaked toward the distance.

In the distance, where the moonlight cannot shine, 40,000 Zhao troops (including the 10,000 troops retreating from the east) have opened their mouths and are quietly waiting for the arrival of the Qin army.


Chapter completed!