Saying that, General Lian Po looked remorseful.

If he can arrive at Xishui as soon as possible and block the Qin army from Xishui, then Zhao will occupy the absolute initiative strategically - not only the geographical advantage of Xishui, but more importantly, Shangdang will become the inner county of Zhao, so that the land in Shangdang will not be barren, and the grain and straw that Shangdang County can provide alone is enough for Zhao's army to deal with the Qin army.

It's a pity that the tiger returns to the forest, and the future is endless.

Once the water is lost, it is impossible for Shangdang to become the county of Zhao, and with the continuous confrontation between Qin and Zhao, the people of Shangdang will die and flee, even if they want to support Zhao, they will not be able to get it.

It can be said that Zhao's slow action in the early stage was an important reason for the long-term stalemate of the Changping Campaign.

Of course, the reason for the slow action, in addition to the two points summarized by General Lian Po, the hesitation of the decision-making level of Zhao State is the deepest reason.

In the face of Shangdang's surrender, although King Zhao had the greed to eat Shangdang, he did not have the determination to face the blade of the Qin army, did not realize the importance of Shangdang's land to defend Handan, and did not see clearly that Qin's annexation of Shangdang was a strategic attempt to prepare for the destruction of Zhao. There is even a vain attempt to resolve the "life and death" struggle through negotiations.

The move of "seeing small profits and dying righteousness, doing big things and sacrificing one's life" also fully exposed the lack of high-level strategic vision of Zhao Guo.

On the other hand, the Qin State, although it knew that the Zhao State had intervened, from the gathering of troops to the opening of the Dao army, and then to the series of battles that followed, it could almost be called "done in one go" without the slightest hesitation.

Obviously, the vision of the high-level leaders of the Qin State and the high-level of the Zhao State is not at the same level at all, one is the nouveau riche who drools at the fat in front of him, and the other is a far-sighted strategist.

Fortunately, although the high-level of the Zhao court is not very good, the generals are more powerful than one another.

Even though he had lost strategically, Lian Po relied on his personal military talent to resist the powerful offensive of the Qin army. For such a "great" general, Zhao Kuo still retains due respect.

"Victory and defeat are family affairs, and the old general does not have to be like this." Zhao Kuo said with relief: "How about the follow-up war, please continue." ”

"Yes!" Lian Po sorted out his emotions a little, picked up the baton, continued to point at the corner of the sand table, and said: "Once the water is lost, the strategic intention of intercepting the water will be declared a failure. However, the vanguard of our army has already marched to Kongcang Ridge, and the Chinese army has passed through the light wolf city. The army was completely passive. ”

Tian Dan on the side couldn't help but analyze: "This sincerity is in danger and the dilemma is also!" If we continue to advance, the vanguard of our army will inevitably engage the Qin soldiers first, and the main force of the Chinese army will not be able to form a joint force with the vanguard army in time due to the barrier of the mountains, and there is a risk of being broken by each one. ”

"Yes, yes." Lian Po nodded and said: "When this dilemma is in place, the general will quickly take the eggplant as the general, with the vanguard army of 50,000, build a defense line on the spot, and the Chinese army will slowly retreat to the Light Wolf City, relying on the empty warehouse collar mountain range and using the light wolf city as the fulcrum to build the first line of defense - the empty cangling collar defense line; At the same time, the 50,000 rear troops quickly retreated to the Danshui line and built the second line of defense of our army, the Danshui defense line. ”

"The line of Kongcang Ridge is simply not enough to stop the footsteps of the Qin army." Tian Dan shook his head and said slowly.

"This is a helpless move, aiming to buy the necessary time for our army to retreat and build a Danshui defense line." Lian Po also nodded in acknowledgement, and then the baton clicked a few times out of thin air on the sand table, and said: "Now that the water is lost, the Qin soldiers can increase their troops from Hanoi at any time, cross the water and cross the Tianjing Pass, go out of the bounds Pai Pass, and attack the flank of our army from the right rear of the Light Wolf City." At that time, our army will be attacked from both sides, and we will not be able to take care of each other, and there is a risk that the whole army will be annihilated. ”

"At this time, our army has completely fallen into strategic passivity, there is Danshui blocking the road in front, and the Qin army is constantly chasing after it, and the barrier defense line above Danshui has not yet been formed, if the whole army retreats rashly, there is a risk of being followed and pursued, and it will be routed again and again." Zhao Kuo followed Lian Po's words and analyzed seriously.

Tian Dan on the side also continued Zhao Kuo's analysis: "At this time, our army has not many choices, either to fight with the Qin soldiers and fight for time, to see whether the Qin army's Tianjing Pass division moves to the flank of our army first and forms an encirclement with its main force, or our army runs through Danshui first; Either ......"

Obviously, Tian Dan had already guessed what General Lian Po's final choice was, and his voice couldn't help but become a little choked.

"A strong man's broken arm!" Zhao Kuo helped Lian Po and Tian Dan say the four words they didn't want to say.

"Sacrificing a part of the troops of the empty warehouse to lead the defense line, holding back the main force of the Qin army, and gaining time for the main force to retreat. In this way, even if the Qin army's partial division takes the lead in moving to the flank of our army, if there is no main force to cooperate, the partial division will not dare to fight a decisive battle with our main army in the plain area. Zhao Kuo guessed Lian Po's deployment.

Lian Po looked deeply at the young man in front of him, and couldn't help but be impressed again.

He knew that there was no such detailed story in his battle report, as if there was only "the army was empty, and the wall was built and defended." Qin attacked the fortress wall, and the ten days did not stop, our army was defeated, and the second lieutenant was killed, and he retreated to Danshui. It's just a few words, but the young man in front of him can see his thoughts and practices clearly with just his own not detailed descriptions and a map.

If the appearance of the sand table has already indicated Zhao Kuo's extraordinary, and then the speculation about the speed of the Qin army is slowly revealing his sensitivity to the battlefield, then at this time, the supplement to his own tactics is to tell Lian Po completely and clearly: This son is really talented.

In a trance, Lian Po felt for a moment that he was getting old!

And with the same idea, there is also Tian Dan standing aside - if you want to be in front of yourself once, it is luck, and it may be a coincidence to think in front of you twice, so every time you are in front of yourself, you can only explain it with strength.

Obviously, Zhao Kuo's image has been infinitely good in the hearts of the two veterans.

It's Xu Li, with a calm face, after all, he looks at the children who grow up, can it be good? !

"After seeing the marching speed of the Qin soldiers, I dare not bet and cannot bet." Lian Po breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Therefore, I ordered all the cavalry of the Kongcang Command Line to withdraw, and ordered the general to defend the defense line, while the army withdrew east to the Danshui Defense Line. ”

"On the way, the Qin army's partial division has really set up an ambush on the west bank of Danshui, but fortunately, the main force was dragged by the empty cangling, and the vanguard of this partial division was strangled by our cavalry and then camped on the spot to defend it, and our army established the Danshui defense line." Lian Po pointed to a place in the center of the sand table and continued.