Chapter 626: The Trust of Monarchs and Ministers
Lian Po used the natural waterway of the Dan River to build a defense line, and after Wang Yi led the Qin division to arrive, the Dan River became a common place for the Qin and Zhao armies!
That is, Zhao is along the mountain line in the east of the Dan River, and Qin is along the mountain line in the west of the Dan River, which are mutual barriers and face each other across the bank......
The soldiers of Qin and Zhao are on the bank of the Dan River every day, guarding each other against each other, for fear that if they don't take advantage of it, they will be raided by the other party's soldiers!
The sound of crackling sawdust burning, and the clamor of the Qin army burning food, quickly spread to the Zhao Shi camp on the other side of the river! Correspondingly, Zhao Shi also counterattacked with this, and immediately, even greater cheers came from the east bank of the Dan River......
This continues every day...... The two divisions of Qin and Zhao all hated each other, when the soldiers of Zhao State threw stones into the water of the Dan River every day, the soldiers of the Qin army were not to be outdone, and quickly organized the soldiers to also throw stones, which made people laugh......
After more than two months of confrontation here, Lian Po was also worried about food and grass! Although King Zhao said to Lian Po when he came, he would spare no effort to support him! But transporting grain from Handan to here is also extremely labor-intensive......
The Zhao army transported grain to the land of Changping, first from the capital Handan to the west, over the fourth of the "Taihang Eight Mountains", and then westward through the Hukou Pass, before entering the hinterland of Shangdang, from then on to the southwest, along the Eight Rivers, through the old pass into the Changping War Zone!
Although this road seems to be a short distance, it is mainly a mountain road, which is extremely rugged and abnormal! It can be said that compared with the Qin army's grain transportation, the difficulty has never been less!
Therefore, when Lian Po lost the battle on one side, he immediately sent an envoy to the city of Handan and urged King Zhao to supply food to the front line, so as to prepare for a protracted confrontation......
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Inside the city of Handan!
King Zhao looked at the letterhead sent from Changping, and had to say that the veteran Lian Po's temper was really not small! Lian Po said very little about the loss of Eryan City, and in addition, he was constantly urging King Zhao to deliver food to the front line!
On the several cases in the study hall, almost all of the letterheads on them are letters sent from Changping to urge food! Zhang Xiao said to the inner history in front of him: "Doctor Shendi, you see, the old general Lian Po is urging the widow to eat again!" β
In response to King Zhao's question, Shen Tu's face turned over and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is already urging the grain transportation team, but from Handan to Changping, all the way through the mountains, I am afraid it will be difficult to transport it quickly!" β
In the Warring States Period, when iron tools were just beginning to be used, grain transportation was mainly carried by people pushing cattle and pulling them! A cart is just a stone or two of food! And in order to maintain the rations of nearly 400,000 Zhao Shi soldiers in Changping, it can be seen that a large amount of food is needed to sustain!
After Neishi Shendi finished speaking, he continued to ask: "Your Majesty, there are nearly 400,000 soldiers on this frontline, but General Lian Po wants to defend as an attack!" Wang Shang also agrees with General Lian Po's tactics? β
When Lian Po rushed to the aid of Shangdang County, he was a soldier who personally led 200,000 Zhao Guo to conquer and fight! It can be said that all the field soldiers of Zhao State were taken away, and the 400,000 mentioned in the internal history are all the results of the calculation of the people of Changping, the Korean soldiers of Shangdang, and the men from Rong among the refugees!
So many soldiers gathered in the land of Changping, and over time, it made Neishi anxious!
And after hearing such a question from Neishi, Zhang Xiao thought for a while and said: "Doctor Neishi, he will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected!" Since the widow let General Lian Po lead his division to help Shangdang County, the widow already has an abnormal trust in General Lian Po! As for General Lian Po, since he wants to confront the Qin division in the land of the Dan River, all the widow can do is to solve General Lian Po's worries! β
After this kind of words of trust from the king of Zhao came out of the mouth of King Zhao, Neishi Shentu said in a bowful voice: "The king trusts General Lian Po so much, it is the blessing of my Zhao country!" β
"Doctor Shendi, the Qin and Zhao wars in the land of Changping, I'm afraid they won't be resolved quickly! Neishi still prepares for a protracted war in advance, and prepares food and grass for the front-line soldiers! β
"Oh, Your Majesty!" Suddenly, when he heard King Zhao talking about the war between Qin and Zhao Changping, Shen Di replied with his head in love!
Zhang Xiao, who traveled here from the modern era more than 2,000 years later, has a deep understanding of the Battle of Changping! After this war occurred, it became a competition between the national strength of Qin and Zhao, and the defeat of Zhao was due to the lack of national strength, making it difficult to supply food to the front-line soldiers......
Therefore, when Zhang Xiao talked to Neishi about the front-line war now, let him prepare for a protracted war as early as possible!
Qin and Zhao confronted each other in Changping, although for Zhao State, the matter of transporting grain was very cumbersome! On the way, you have to pass through many passes such as Taixing, but this is also a last resort!
Whether the Qin State is attacking Shangdang or Handan, there are two strategic roads in the mountains to take, one is to take the west road of Wuling and Kongcangling; The second is to take the south road of the first line of Yangjiban and Tianjingguan. Of these two roads, Changping is a strategic shortcut and the only way to go without a choice.
Therefore, when Zhang Xiao asked Lian Po to rush to the aid of Shangdang County, Lian Po's 200,000 Zhao divisions only stayed at the Han-Zhao border for a few days, and then they could build the Great Wall of Baili Stone outside Changping, which was to make the Qin army neither tiptoe to the party, let alone approach Handan.
Now, the two divisions of Qin and Zhao are facing each other between the Dan River, which is the same as what Lian Po thought at the beginning! That is, the war will continue here, but in the end, it will be up to see who can take the lead and not hold on......
In the study hall, after listening to King Zhao's words, Shen Di retreated, and Zhang Xiao immediately went to the place of the drunken spring building that Lu Buwei said......
For now that Lu Buwei invited Zhang Xiao to Zuichun Tower, the first thing Zhang Xiao thought of was for the sake of Gongzi Yiren! I have to say that Lu Buwei is very concerned about the matter of Gongzi Yiren!
To be able to think about Gongzi Yiren in such a chaotic situation in the Handan court today, is this the legendary fate?
Zhang Xiao didn't think much about it, and after leaving the palace gate, he was driven by the guard Jia in the car, heading towards the direction of Zuichun Tower...... As the saying goes, the soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth! He wants to see what kind of waves the childe Yiren who has not seen him for a few months can turn over?
What kind of attitude will he and LΓΌ Buwei take to meet him? Just as Zhang Xiao was thinking, the carriage had arrived downstairs in Zuichun, and when Zhang Xiao stepped out of the car, what he saw made him stunned......