"There are many Yan troops, and the momentum is like a rainbow, so you can't confront them head-on."

General's Palace.

The generals of Zhao gathered and discussed strategies to deal with the Yan army.

King Zhao absorbed the lesson of the defeat of Changping, and this time the whole country fought against the Yan army, and King Zhao was not ready to meddle in military affairs again.

He returned all the military and political power to Lian Po and gave him full authority to decide what to do with the Yan State.

It's just that when Lian Po set a strategy, he had to inform King Zhao in advance to show respect.

At present, the vigorous conscription in Zhao is still in progress.

The Yan State had already assembled an army of 600,000 troops, and the troops began to attack the Zhao State in two ways.

In the face of such a critical situation, Lian Po urgently summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures, and a seasoned general immediately expressed his opinion.

When Lian Po heard this, he also bowed slightly.

This time, the Yan State attacked Zhao, and it was menacing, and even the King of Yan followed the army, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

Zhao's troops were already at a disadvantage, and if they rashly sent troops to fight with the Yan army, Zhao might be difficult to resist.

Lian Po walked to the side of the map, pondered for a long time, and said, "The Yan army is in full swing, so you can't confront it head-on." ”

"However, King Yan invaded with the strength of the country, and he must not be allowed to attack the hinterland of Zhao State unscrupulously."

Speaking of this, Lian Po pointed at Dai Yi with the finger of his right hand.

Daiyi is the seat of the county of Dai, located in the northeast of Zhao State, bordering Yan State and Xiongnu.

"Qing Qin and Le Cheng commanded 200,000 troops to attack Daiyi, if Daiyi is lost, the entire Daijun will change hands."

Lian Po looked around at the generals and shouted, "Who is willing to lead the army to rescue Daiyi?" ”

When the generals heard this, they all asked for battle.

Zhao Jia, who was listening, was shocked when he heard this.

During this time, Zhao Jia went to visit Li Mu almost every day, and the two were also repeatedly discussing the preparation for the Yan army.

Just last night, Li Mu also told Zhao Jia: "The Yan army is overwhelming, if the Zhao army fights for every inch of land, it will be defeated sooner or later." ”

"If you want to break the Yan army, you should first order it to divide its troops, and then show the enemy to be weak, lure the enemy deep, and then break it in a battle."

Zhao Jia knew Li Mu's ability to command the troops, and hurriedly asked, "How to make him divide the troops?" ”

Li Mudao: "The Yan army is divided into two routes, all the way to attack Daiyi, all the way to attack Yanyi, just drag the 200,000 Yan army in Daiyi, so that it cannot go south to support Libei, you can achieve the miraculous effect of dividing its troops." ”

Zhao Jia was still worried: "Even if the 200,000 Yan army led by Qing Qin and Le Cheng cannot go south, there are still 400,000 troops under the command of Li. ”

"Even if Zhao Guo comes to fight with all his might, I'm afraid there is not much chance of winning."

Li Mu's eyes showed an astonishing look, and said: "Almost everyone thinks that there is no chance of winning the battle with the Yan army, and this is the foundation of our victory. ”

Zhao Jia was surprised in his heart and hurriedly asked the reason.

Li Mu's next words made Zhao Jia toss and turn and couldn't sleep all night.

"General, Daiyi can't be defended!"

Just when Lian Po was about to select generals and lead the troops to defend Daiyi, he heard Zhao Jia's voice.

When everyone heard this, they all focused on Zhao Jia.

Lian Po frowned slightly, and said: "Daiyi is the seat of Daijun, if Daiyi is broken by the Yan army, the entire Daijun will be obtained by the Yan people." ”

"Do you know how serious this is?"

Although Dai County is vast and sparsely populated, if it is really to be gained by the Yan army, it will definitely be a huge loss for the Zhao State.

Zhao Guo couldn't bear this kind of loss.

Zhao Jia knew the seriousness of the matter, but compared to the victory or defeat of the entire battle, it was not impossible to abandon Daiyi when necessary.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Jia got up and asked, "Dare to ask the general, if you want to block the 200,000 Yan army of Qing Qin, how many troops do you need to send to defend Daiyi?" ”

Although Yan recruited 600,000 soldiers in this battle, the real elite troops were only about 200,000.

King Yan's soldiers attacked Zhao in two ways, because they were worried that the 200,000 troops commanded by Qing Qin and Le Cheng would be surrounded and annihilated by Zhao, so they specially sent 70,000 elites.

Even if the remaining 130,000 people are the people in charge of transportation, the 70,000 elite Yan army is not easy to resist.

There is absolutely a natural difference between 70,000 elite troops and 70,000 temporarily conscripted old and weak women and women.

If he wants to block the attack of the 70,000 elite troops of the Yan Kingdom, the Zhao State can either also send elite troops, or he can only use human lives.

Either way, it was not good for Zhao.

When Lian Po heard this, he quickly figured out the difficulties, and immediately frowned.

Fortunately, he also knew Zhao Jia's character, since he put forward an idea, he would definitely have a way to deal with it, so he immediately asked.

"Go on."

Zhao Jia let out a long sigh of relief when he heard this.

He said with a straight face: "The 200,000 Yan army attacking Daiyi, even if there are only 70,000 elite young and strong, should not be underestimated. ”

"If you want to defeat it, you must also send nearly 100,000 elite troops to Daiyi for a long journey."

"In this case, how can you resist the 400,000 army under the command of Chestnut?"

The 400,000 army led by Li Belly went directly south, wanting to conquer Handan, the capital of Zhao State, in one fell swoop.

It is also destined that Zhao must put all his energy on the 400,000 army led by Li Bei.

Zhao Jia looked around at everyone and said, "The cities of Daijun are scarce, even if they are lost, as long as they can break through the Yan army led by the chestnut belly, how can it be difficult to recover the lost land?" ”

"For the sake of today's plan, when we concentrate our forces, we can first break through the chestnut and then consider other things."

Lian Po frowned and said: "If you don't defend Daiyi, after Qing Qin captures Daijun, you can quickly wave your troops south and join forces with Libei." ”

"In this way, the pressure on us is even greater."

Zhao Jia said with a smile: "I said that I didn't keep Daiyi, but I didn't really keep it." ”

When the generals heard this, their faces showed doubt.

Zhao Jia continued to explain: "Now the Zhao State can recruit an army of 250,000, of which only 130,000 are young and strong soldiers. ”

"The remaining 120,000 are mostly women, old and weak, sick and disabled, and their combat strength is worrying."

"In my opinion, 100,000 old and weak women and children can be sent to Daijun, and they can be commanded by someone who is proficient in the terrain of Daijun, and instead of confronting Yan Guo head-on, it will mainly harass and delay."

"If Qing Qin has to represent the county, he will definitely not give up easily."

"If you don't destroy the 100,000 soldiers and horses of Daijun, you will definitely not dare to go south to support Liyu easily."

"In this way, it has not weakened the main force of our army too much, and it can drag the 200,000 Yan army led by Qing Qin in Daijun."

"What do you think the generals think of this plan?"

Silence, deathly silence.

For many generals, most of their understanding of war is still at the level of soldiers coming to block and water to cover the earth.

When the enemy attacks, I will send troops to defend, which is the mainstream of warfare in this era.

It is still a very novel method to delay the enemy's elite strategy by using the old and weak women and children to delay the enemy's elite instead of attacking the enemy head-on.

Lian Po carefully pondered the feasibility, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

Soon, however, he worried, "Although this plan is feasible, I am afraid that no one can take on this heavy responsibility." ”

"If you want to use 100,000 old and weak women and children to drag down the 200,000 Yan army with 70,000 elites, even if it is difficult for me to do it."

When Zhao Jia heard this, he laughed and said: "If you recommend a person, you will be able to take on this important responsibility!" ”

The generals were puzzled and hurriedly asked, "Who is it?" ”

Zhao Jiadao: "Therefore, the commander of Northern Xinjiang, Li Mu is also!" ”

All the generals were in an uproar, and even Lian Po showed a dissatisfied look on his face.