"There is a Danshui barrier in front of it, whether the Qin army is smuggling or taking a detour, the army on the east coast will not be the main army, and it is already our best to have 20,000 or 30,000 elite soldiers." Xu Li pointed to the Danshui in front of him and said slowly: "And with this Danshui as a basis, with the towering barrier, the Qin army will attack from the east bank, and the general will not be afraid at all." ”

"Just." Xu Li paused slightly, turned to look behind him and said: "The fortress is already weak in defense on the west side, although it has been reinforced by our army, it is not as strong and tall as the east side, and our army is short. This barrier was built by the Qin army, so it must know it, and how can it not be attacked? ”

"The west side of the wall, and go and supervise it." After Xu Li explained, he immediately continued to order.

The lieutenant behind him nodded slowly when he heard this, and immediately took the order.

And as the Zhao army was vigorously preparing for battle, nearly 90,000 horses under the command of Wang Cavalry, the commander of the Qin army's southern route, had already set off from the Jiepai for a long time, and would soon arrive at the west bank barrier.

On the east bank, after occupying the east bank barrier, clearing the remnants of the Zhao army on the wall, and extinguishing the wolf smoke, they also began to prepare for the attack across the river.

Another battle for the bulwarks is about to begin.

In the main camp of the Zhao army dozens of miles away, Zhao Kuo was sitting on the main seat, and General Sun Gu under his command was briefly describing the current situation for the rest of the generals on the sand table.

"According to the news that the scout battalion desperately sent back: to the west, the Qin army has built a barrier about ten miles long from north to south according to Guangwolf City; In the south, tens of thousands of Qin troops have broken through the village of our vanguard and are coming north; To the north, the Qin army had about 100,000 elite cavalry and some foot soldiers, intending to block the communication between our army and Changping Pass. ”

After speaking, Sun Gu immediately stepped aside.

Before Zhao Kuo could speak, the generals of Zhao Guo below had already exploded.

There are wars in the north and south, and there are long barriers in the west, so it is proper to drill into other people's homes.

What to do?

Attack or retreat?

Attack?

Another battle of the barrier, not to mention the heavy losses, the Qin army in the north and south will not sit idly by, especially the cavalry of the Qin army on the north road, it will not take half a day to rush to the aid of the barrier, even if they send out to block it, it will only delay for a few days, not to mention the Qin army in the south.

How long can you hold out under the enemy on three sides?

Remove?

The exploits of the first battle of the barrier were in vain, and even if one was accidentally pursued by the Qin army, even the barrier on the east coast may not be able to be protected.

That's right, among the Zhao army, many generals still wanted to preserve the victory of the fortress on the west bank, and they did not realize that the victory of the barrier they did was simply a trap of the Qin army.

Of course, in the face of life-and-death danger, reason still triumphed slightly over desire.

It is a pity that the advantages and merits of the first battle of the fortress are not guaranteed, although it is a slight threat to be followed by the Qin army, but it is just a strong man breaking his wrist, which is better than being surrounded by the Qin army.

Withdraw, must withdraw!

The chattering generals of the Zhao army quickly came to a conclusion.

Listening to the word "withdraw" coming out of the mouths of the high-ranking generals of the Zhao army one by one, Zhao Kuo felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, even though he had expected this situation.

Of course, retreating knowing that you can't do anything is not considered cowardice, and pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages is also the basic skill that a high-level general should have.

But as a high-ranking general of the Zhao army, in the face of the predicament, he didn't even have the courage to give it a try, and he was indeed a little disappointed.

After all, the strength of the Qin army's barriers, the number of Qin troops in the barriers, and the strength of the Qin army's north-south advance have not yet been revealed.

At the very least, let's try to see if the barriers in front of us can be breached, right?

What if the seemingly boundless barrier in front of you was just a temporary erection by the Qin army, a paper tiger that was about to collapse at the touch of a button? After all, before today, everyone still thought that the Qin army was not far from complete defeat. They did not have the same information from the later generations as Zhao Kuo to know about the plans of the Qin army.

And once the defense line of Light Wolf City is broken, no matter how the Qin army advances north and south, the battlefield situation will be completely reversed!

Of course, even if someone proposed to attack Light Wolf City, Zhao Kuo could only deny it, after all, the quality of Light Wolf City did not need to be confirmed at all, and Bai Qi would not give himself any visible opportunity to take advantage of.

Attacking the ramparts is pointless except for the vain armor soldiers.

But, I can deny it, you can't help but propose!

Ignoring the slight unhappiness in his heart, Zhao Kuo continued to look at the generals below chattering and discussing.

Now that it has been decided whether to withdraw or not, the only question is where to withdraw from it.

Needless to say?

Naturally, there is no war yet - to the east, the Danshui barrier.

"General Sun, is there no war in the Danshui direction?" One of the lieutenants carefully asked the question that everyone present wanted to ask.

Sun Gu, who heard the words, quietly glanced at Zhao Kuo, and saw that Zhao Kuo nodded without a trace, and then told Zhao Kuo's analysis one by one: "Although there is no battle report, if you want to come to the south to face the advancing army, you should go to the barrier to block." ”

"How, how is this good?"

"Our army should return to the army as soon as possible!"

"Polar ...... Pole ......"

Sun Gu's words once again pulled the generals into the abyss, the north and south are strong and hostile, there is a high wall in the west, and even the only way to survive is Danshui in the east, and there is a strong army of Qin on the side, which is all wrapped up!

Immediately, a lieutenant came out of the squad and hugged his fists and said: "General, please give an order quickly, the army will return to the division barrier, and withdraw through Danshui first, in order to see the after-effects, it is a complete strategy." ”

Obviously, the generals couldn't think of a better way than to retreat.

Zhao Kuo shook his head without hesitation when he heard this, and said slowly: "The defeated army on the south road walked through the mountains, marching slowly, and it was not as fast as the Qin army. ”

"In this way, it is just right to carry the army of the barrier, flank the southern army of Qin, break through and cross the Danshui and go." The lieutenant continued Zhao Kuo's words.

Zhao Kuo still shook his head and said, "Our army is flanking the Qin army, and the Qin army is also flanking our army." The Qin army on the northern, southern, and western roads, when our army retreats, will follow and attack, is it our army that breaks Qin first, or Qin breaks me first? ”

"Besides, the commander of the Qin army, how can he be uncertain about this?" Zhao Kuo stood up and slowly walked to the sand table, pointed to the Danshui defense line, and continued: "If I am the Qin army, I will send a partial division, no more, only one or two thousand people, cross the Danshui and control the east bank barrier." then you can completely lock up our army. ”

"If I forcibly cross the Danshui, there will be a barrier in front of the defense, and the tail will follow the army, and the rolling Danshui will be the grave of my 300,000 sons." Zhao Kuo muffled his voice and ended the topic.