Standing at the head of Changping City, Helanyan's mouth was pouting, and her face was annoyed, she lost the bet she made with Gao Yuan.

After a night, the Qin army, which was still attacking yesterday, actually died down, collected its troops and returned to the camp, without the slightest intention of launching another attack, and only the Zhao army was busy on the devastated battlefield.

The first line of defense has already been completely breached, the trenches have been filled, the breastwork, and the fortress have been torn down, and the defense line constructed by the Zhao army has been reduced to nothing, but with the retreat of the Qin army, the Zhao army began to rearrange these defense lines, although it is only some simple obstacles for the time being, but if the Zhao army is given a few days, these places will be revitalized.

"It doesn't make sense!" Not only did He Lanyan not understand, but Zhao Xilie, Li Mingjun and others also did not understand, they were ready to meet a more fierce attack from the Qin people today, but without warning, the Qin army actually stopped attacking. "How did the Great King predict that the Qin army had stopped attacking today?" Zhao Xilie just found out about Helanyan's bet with Gao Yuan.

"Guess." Gao Yuan smiled and said, "The Qin army stopped attacking, for us, we have a good respite, seize the time to restore the position, adjust the deployment." ”

Watching Gao Yuan pull the reluctant Helan Yan away, the confusion in Zhao Xilie's eyes was even worse, guess? Definitely not, as the head of a country, how could Gao Yuan be so irresponsible to guess the other party's actions, there must be factors that he doesn't know, but this is no longer a matter for him to care about.

After several days of fierce attack, the Qin army, which had a higher combat effectiveness, caused heavy casualties to the Zhao army on the front line, and Zhao Che's city defense army, which was at the forefront, suffered more than half of the casualties, basically lost its combat effectiveness, and had to be withdrawn and repaired, while Li Mingjun's troops were pushed to the front, ready to meet the second wave of attacks that would be launched at some point.

Not only did the generals of the Zhao army not understand, but the generals of the Qin army also could not understand the order given by Lu Chao to suspend the attack.

When Xu Yahua walked into Lu Chao's Chinese army tent. The face was very unsightly, and the offensive on the front line, commanded by him, had made progress at the cost of heavy casualties, but it was in vain because of an order from the Chinese army's big tent. With the withdrawal of the Qin army, he could imagine that when he appeared in Changping City again, he would face a well-defended fortress. This will cause the Qin army to shed more blood.

"General, what is this for?" Xu Yahua's face was full of anger. Because this order is completely contrary to the most basic quality of a military commander, and Lu Chao obviously does not belong to this category of people, then there must be other factors in this.

"Sit down!" Lu Chao pointed to the chair in front of him and motioned for Xu Yahua to sit down. "How do you feel about fighting with Zhao Jun for the past few days?"

"The combat effectiveness of the Zhao army is just like that, but they have the assistance of the Han army, and they have an absolute advantage in long-range suppression, which makes our casualties very large." Xu Yahua said.

"yes. Our casualties are not small, this is still the first line of defense, the closer we get to Changping City, the fiercer the resistance will be. General Xu, you have calculated, even with the current casualty standard, we will take Changping City. How many casualties will there be? Lu Chao asked.

"This?" Xu Yahua really hasn't counted.

"I've calculated, it's probably between 20,000 and 30,000 people, and that's still without the arrival of Han reinforcements. We fought alone with the Zhao army, and the price we had to pay for the total annihilation of the Zhao army. Lu Chao smiled and said, "Are you willing to pay this price?" ”

Xu Yahua was dumbfounded. "General, if that's the case, what is the purpose of our dispatch this time?" From Lu Chao's words, he actually heard a completely different meaning from when he sent out the troops before.

"It would be nice if Gao Yuan drank that cup of poisoned wine that day!" Lu Chao said with regret, "It's a pity that this martial artist has become so cunning now." ”

Hearing Lu Chao's sigh, Xu Yahua disagreed, if Gao Yuan could really die like this, it would be too ridiculous, he strongly opposed it at that time, but Lu Chao knew Gao Yuan's character extremely well and must implement such a ridiculous plan, and as a result, it was naturally not unexpected by him, and he returned with a feather, which only increased the laughing stock.

"What is the purpose? Nature has a purpose. Lu Chao smiled slightly, but changed the topic, "Our Fan Shoufu is about to arrive at Hangu Pass, and he is here to work for the army." ”

Listening to Lu Chao's non-trivial words, Xu Yahua frowned slightly.

"There is also Mingtai with him."

Hearing the newly appointed commander of the Black Ice Terrace, Xu Yahua was taken aback: "It's just that Shoufu came to the labor army, what does this guy from Mingtai mean when he comes, general, will it be ......?"

Lu Chao waved his hand, "Don't think too much, Shoufu has arrived at Hangu Pass, I have to go back to greet him, after I leave, this place will be under your full command, but what you have to do is not to attack, but another thing." ”

Pull out a drawing from under the big case, "with Lubin as the core, start building a new line of defense." ”

Unfolding the drawings in my hand, a sense of familiarity arises spontaneously. "What is this?"

"This is the defense system map of the Han army, which we have obtained through some relationships in the past, this is the standard system map issued by their army, and specific to each general, they will make corresponding changes according to their own characteristics. These days, what we are attacking is a whole set of fortress defenses that have been strengthened based on this model. ”

"With this, when we attack, we will do more with less." Xu Yahua was overjoyed, and was a little puzzled why Lu Chao didn't take it out before.

"It's one thing to know, but it's another thing to actually fight." Lu Chao shook his head, "Although Changping's defense system was also born from this drawing, it has changed a lot, you know, these systems were completely established by Gao Yuan, and Changping was built under his command, if you attack according to this map, I am afraid that you will suffer." "Turning his eyes to the direction of Changping, for the war, the guy on the other side is beyond the reach of the world.

"Why should we build such a fortress?" Xu Yahua asked incomprehensibly.

"Because soon, we're going to move from the offensive side to the defensive side." Lu Chao said: "I have seen very clearly these days, to take Changping, the price to pay, we can't afford it, the reinforcements of the Han State, I'm afraid it won't take long to arrive, so we will go on the defensive, with Lubin as the core, with Hanguguan as the base camp, I want to build our own fortress position in Jinyang." Defend against the enemy outside the borders of the country. ”

"A long war?" Xu Yahua changed color a little.

"Get ready for this." Lu Chao nodded.

"But, but what is it for?" Xu Yahua didn't understand what this was for.

"For what?" Lu Chao pondered for a moment, "General Xu, you are from the old general Meng Tian, you are a standard soldier, and it is your duty to obey orders, so there are some things that I don't want you to know, but there is one thing you understand, everything I do is for everyone's good, and in the same way, it is also for your good." The ultimate purpose of war is politics, and war is always for the service of politics, and when it comes to politics, it is not only the external enemy, but also the challenge from the inside, sometimes more terrifying than the external enemy. You should also know in your heart how General Meng died, and you know how many Mongolian generals have been purged out of the game in the past few years. ”

Lu Chao paused and said directly: "I can tell you very bluntly, if you are not here with me, your best ending now is to be an apartment in Xianyang." ”

Xu Yahua's body shook, and in the other army led by Zhou Yu that was part of the former Meng Tian, a large number of former Mongolian generals were purged, and they were replaced by officers who walked out of the Xuanyi Guard, the royal family's pro-army.

"A general without soldiers is nothing." Lu Chao stood up, "Do as I say, I'm about to leave for Hanguguan, and before there is no new order, you can concentrate on the matter at hand." ”

"Yes, General." Xu Yahua stood up and nodded.

"The focus is on building Lubin, but for the attack on Changping, it must also be moderately maintained, and every few days, a battle will be fought, of course, how to fight, you don't need me to teach you." Lu Chao laughed.

"My subordinates understand." Xu Yahua nodded, naturally the thunder snow is heavy and the rain is small, he has already had a glimpse of Lu Chao's intentions, this war has become a means used by General Lu to conduct political battles.

There was a faint sting in his heart, Xu Yahua thought of the soldiers who fell in front of the Zhao army's position these days, they rushed towards the enemy army with the belief of victory, but they knew that the commanders were thinking about something else. But this kind of sting is only a flash, Lu Chao said about the Mongolian generals, stinging him, a senior Mongolian general like him, he can still control the army on the front line, he is the only one who has achieved great results.

Lu Chao left the barracks with his personal guard battalion and ran all the way towards Hangu Pass, Xu Yahua, who sent him out of the camp, looked at the back that was gradually moving away, but the worry in his heart was even worse, Daqin is now stormy, but the ruling Shoufu and the general in charge of the army have their own calculations, is this a harbinger of the country's generals?

What happened to Fan Sui running to Hangu Pass at this time? Hopefully, the two of them can come to an agreement that they will all be happy with, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. With Lubin as the center, the chief built a defensive position in front of Hangu Pass, and it seems that the general had planned everything before the expedition. This battle is not only for the imperial court to see, or what the general wants is to attract the army of the Han army and form a form of confrontation with the Qin army, only in the war period, the status of the general will rise sharply, and he will become the most relied on by the country, and all policies will revolve around the army and the war.

Xu Yahua shuddered, turned around and strode back to the camp. (To be continued......)