Chapter 2 Lian Po, Be My Lieutenant
Shangdang County is located in the south of the Taihang Mountains. Most of the county is full of high mountains and ridges of the Taihang Mountains, including four channels: Fukou Xing, Taihang Xing, Zhuguan Xing and Baixing. Due to the different terrain and landforms, it is divided into two parts: North and South Shangdang.
Beishangdang is a basin plain in the Taihang Mountains, with its eldest son, Tunliu and Changzhi counties.
Nan Shangdang is mainly composed of the high mountains and ridges of the Taihang Mountains, among which many mountains in the Changpingguan area are where the Qin and Zhao battle this time are located.
Half a month after departure, Zhao Kuo led 200,000 Zhao reinforcements to arrive here.
In addition, the 200,000 people who originally fought against Qin here, Zhao's total strength has reached 400,000 now! But Zhao Kuo was not proud of this because he knew very well that Bai Qi, opposite him, had a total of 600,000 Qin troops! Zhao Kuo also brought the last month's food and grass, which was the only remaining batch of food and grass in Zhao. Once the Qin people could not be defeated after this batch of food and grass was used up, Zhao would have no choice but to retreat and hand over Shangdang County to Qin.
With fewer and more, you have to take the initiative to attack and win. This situation is undoubtedly very difficult. No wonder so many people in Zhao State are not optimistic about Zhao Kuo, and even more optimistic about the result of this battle.
Zhao Kuo was holding back his energy.
After this battle, this general will let everyone in the world know about my reputation as Zhao Kuo! In the Daliangshan Camp on the main battlefield of Changping, Zhao Kuo met his replacement- Lian Po.
Like Lin Xiangru, Lian Po's hair was also gray, but the old general was still tall and loud, and his voice was as strong as a bull.
In history, until he was in his seventies or eighties, Lian Po could still eat a dou of rice and several pounds of meat in one meal, and he could also fight with heavy armor. This physical fitness can be seen.
The old general looked at Zhao Kuo and said coldly: "Take out your tiger talisman and start handing over now. After the handing over, I will leave."
Lian Po did not give Zhao Kuo a good tone, which is natural. Who would have a good attitude towards the person who replaced him after being dismissed?
What's more, Lian Po and Zhao Kuo belong to two different political factions in the State of Zhao. They are political enemies, which makes them even more revenge.
Zhao Kuo looked at Lian Po and suddenly smiled: "Is the old general really so willing to leave so disappointed?"
Lian Po was stunned, with anger on his face: "Zhao Kuo, what do you mean?"
Zhao Kuo said seriously: "My meaning is very obvious. Does the old general really want to bear the reputation of not beating Wang Yan, and return to Handan like a stray dog?"
Lian Po was furious, slammed the table and shouted, "Zhao Kuo, don't think you can be so rude if you are the chief general, I..." Lian Po suddenly stopped talking, with a strange expression: "Are you motivating me?"
Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "I can tell General Lian Po one thing, that is, the Qin general opposite is not the king, but Bai Qi!"
Lian Po was shocked: "What, what happened?"
Like Lin Xiangru, Lian Po was also kept in the dark by the smoke bombs of the Qin people.
Zhao Kuo nodded and said in a deep voice: "That's it.
The chief general of Qin, Wang He, did not hesitate to act as a puppet puppet to help Bai Qi cover up the truth, just to beat us Zhao State, but what about our Zhao State?
In addition to internal fighting, even when you, General Lian Po, looked at me, Zhao Kuo, you were probably mostly hostile, right?"
Lian Po's face was gloomy and calm. After a while, he snorted and said, "Do you want me to stay and help you?"
Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "That's right!"
Qin was the most powerful country in the world, while Bai Qi was known as the leader of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period.
Facing such a powerful enemy, Zhao Kuo is certainly confident, but he also needs some capable generals to help him.
Bai Qi has an assistant like Wang Yi to cover up, and Zhao Kuo also wants Lian Po as his assistant.
As the saying goes, if you have the truth, you will have the power to help others but not help others.
Lian Po was also one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, and he was definitely of the level. If Lian Po was willing to help Zhao Kuo, then the chances of winning this battle will naturally increase greatly.
Lian Po sneered and said, "I am a famous general in all battles. How could I succumb to your commander as a young boy?"
Zhao Kuo said seriously: "The general is so bad. Bai Qi's reputation is much greater than that of the general. He is willing to hide behind the scenes and make everything for the victory of Qin.
As a famous general in our Zhao State, can't even achieve such a small sacrifice?
If this is true, it is no wonder that Zhao State is not as good as Qin State.”
After hearing this, Lian Po's face turned pale and obviously fell into struggle and hesitation.
After a long time, Lian Po suddenly spoke, "Tell me about your plan."
Zhao Kuo was happy and asked, "If I could convince the general, then would the general be willing to stay and help me?"
Lian Po snorted coldly and said in a heavy tone: "It depends on whether you can convince me!"
Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, walked to the map hanging in the tent, and started his own performance.
"General, please see, this is Han Wangshan, Xuanshi City, and the Daliang Mountain we are in, which is our first line of defense."
"This is Changping Pass, Yangtou Mountain, and the Guard. This is our second line of defense.
The two lines of defense are connected by two valleys, namely the Xiaodongkura River Valley and the Daidongkura River Valley."
"The order given to me by the king is that I must take the initiative to attack, and I believe the Qin State is also aware of this."
"If we want to attack, the best direction is Han Wangshan!"
"As a person who likes to win by surprise, Bai Qi will inevitably pretend to retreat from the front and lure us into depth! After we go deeper, he will send people to cross the two mountains of Danzhuling and Xiangong Mountain, and attack Changping Pass and Gu Pass behind us."
"At the same time, he will also send an elite force to launch a counterattack while our entire army attacked, break through the defense line of our Xuanshi City, and insert it into Han Wangshan and Daliangshan in one fell swoop."
"In this way, our army's main force was completely isolated from a narrow area like Han Wangshan. The Qin people could use this encirclement to trap 400,000 of us here!"
Zhao Kuo's tone was extremely calm and natural when he spoke, because these were not made up by him, but the entire decisive battle process of the Battle of Changping in history.
This is how the 400,000 troops of Zhao State were led into the encirclement by Bai Qi step by step, and finally surrendered at the end of his life, and then were killed by Bai Qi! Lian Po watched Zhao Kuo deduce this terrifying battle situation, and before he knew it, cold sweat was already rolling down.
As a famous general in the world, Lian Po, who had been fighting here for many days, knew very well that what Zhao Kuo said was absolutely true and very likely to happen! Lian Po said with a voice: "Bai Qi is so deliberate, do we really have hope of winning?"
Zhao Kuo looked at Lian Po and said sincerely: "Of course there is! As long as the general is willing to help me, our big Zhao will definitely be the winner!"
Lian Po looked at Zhao Kuo with a complicated expression. Zhao Kuo looked at Lian Po with a calm expression, his eyes full of sincerity.
After a while, Lian Po suddenly sighed and knelt down on one knee at Zhao Kuo.
Chapter completed!