Battle of Changping Chapter 204 The veterans meet in the barrier
"General Tian!"
"General Lian!"
The two old men held each other's arms tightly.
Even Tian Dan and Lian Po, who have been fighting for decades, have never had an almost dreamlike experience in nearly a month.
Nervousness, excitement, worry, anxiety, and even depression, almost all the negative emotions that can be thought of have flashed in the minds of the two old men in this short month.
Needless to say, there is no need to say that there are nine deaths and one life hanging by a thread.
Countless midnight dreams, before he could seek reinforcements from the Wei State, the main force of the Zhao army in the Shangdang battlefield had been slaughtered by the Qin army, and the former comrades were exposed to the wilderness one by one;
Countless times I woke up in the middle of the night, just because the army I sent was a little late, Shengsheng was seized by the Qin army, and thousands of efforts were in vain......
Fortunately, everything is in the past.
Lian Po succeeded in attracting reinforcements from Wei before the army was destroyed, and Tian Dan also saw the right time to completely close the four gates before the Qin army found out, and the general should have arrived at Changping Pass.
Everything is also moving in the direction of Zhao Guo.
The two of them held each other's arms, needless to say, the hope in their eyes had already explained everything. Among them, even more than the surprise of meeting old acquaintances in a foreign country and meeting sweet rain after a long drought, it is a battlefield friendship that belongs only to soldiers, and it cannot be obtained without going through life and death.
"What's going on now?" Lian Po, who had just escaped the catastrophe of life and death, did not talk about the difficulties and dangers of this trip, but asked about the current situation on the battlefield in the first sentence.
Tian Dan naturally won't hide it from him, it just so happens that Zhao Kuo is at this time and has not been contacted, and General Lian Po is here to discuss, and he can also check and fill in the gaps for him.
"At present, the 100,000 troops in my Great Grain Mountain have taken the entire territory on the east bank of Danshui, the west bank barrier, and the boundary card territory." Tian Dan pulled Lian Po to the sand table, and he didn't know when he had an extra baton in his hand, so he immediately stroked on the sand table: "According to the plan, the general's side should have captured the Light Wolf City, and to the north, General Xu Li led his remnants and the defenders of the Baili Stone Great Wall defense line to garrison it. In addition, the general's headquarters should also arrive at Changping Pass."
"In this way, the four gates of the Shangdang have been closed, and as we imagined in the old pass that day, the Qin army has become a turtle in the urn." Tian Dan said happily.
Lian Po, who heard the words, was also happy, but obviously there was a trace of worry in this happiness.
Then Lian Po continued to ask, "What is the current configuration of the four gates?"
Tian Dan obviously saw that Lian Po still seemed to have these doubts in his heart, but Tian Dan only thought that Lian Po was still worried about the deployment of troops, and immediately pointed out on the sand table.
"To the north, the current army is the weakest, probably less than 20,000 men, but one is limited by the terrain of Zoumaling, so there is not much need for troops, and the other is that when the general arrives, his troops will be greatly replenished.
To the west, according to the agreement, the general should send at least one 20,000-strong army to the Light Wolf City, just in case, I have ordered 10,000 cavalry of Jiepai Ling to go to the Light Wolf City for reinforcements, so that at least 30,000 horses should be stationed in it.
To the south, on the Jiepai Ridge, in addition to the 10,000 cavalry transferred, there are still 20,000 troops, and yesterday I have sent another 10,000 troops to reinforce, and the total strength is now about 30,000 horses.
As for the side of the ramparts, almost all of them are concentrated on the west bank, with a total of about 60,000 troops, including 30,000 cavalry, ready to reinforce all sides."
Putting down the baton in his hand, Tian Dan said quite complacently: "In this way, the defense on all sides, not to mention impregnable, but if the Qin army wants to break through the siege in a short time, I am afraid it will not be easy!"
Lian Po, who heard this, also nodded, although Tian Dan's troop arrangement was a bit too average, although there were no obvious weaknesses in each direction, but at the same time, there were weaknesses almost everywhere. More importantly, a large number of troops have consumed their own combat power on average, resulting in only 30,000 troops that can really be mobilized.
Compared with the more than 100,000 troops of the Qin army, these 30,000 horses are obviously a little weak. Therefore, it is impossible to come out until the last moment, when you are less than 100% sure. Otherwise, once it was seized by the Qin army
Yes, there is a possibility that there will be a situation of encirclement and reinforcement.
And almost everywhere is the arrangement of 30,000 troops, but it is also a last resort. The opponent you face is in vain! If you can't put saturated troops in the walls and cities, no one dares to say that you will definitely be able to block Bai Qi's attack, even if the current Qin army is already a tired army.
Even having oversaturated 30,000 troops in each place, Lian Po was still unsure whether he could effectively stop the Qin army's more than 100,000 troops.
Especially on the front line of Light Wolf City.
You must know that the original Sima Cuo had to use 100,000 troops to defend the fortress of Guangwolf City, but now there are only 30,000 people, although the combat power of the Qin army is not as good as the Zhao army of that day, which has hundreds of thousands of elite divisions, but if there is still a flaw in the siege of the Quartet, this may be the biggest flaw.
"The southern boundary Pai Ridge is protected by natural hazards, the northern Zoumaling is rugged, and the Danshui Barrier has enough troops. Just the direction of this Light Wolf City?" Lian Po then pointed out, "Is there not enough troops?"
Tian Dan nodded and said, "Indeed. According to the investigation, the Qin army built a barrier about 20 miles long based on the Light Wolf City, and it was indeed a little difficult for 30,000 people to defend this barrier."
"It's just that, first, our army is limited, the Danshui barrier is the last bottom line of our army, and we need to garrison heavy troops, and the situation of the troops that the general broke through is not clear, so I have not transferred troops from it for the time being; Second, Ben will judge that if the Qin army breaks through, the first choice should be the direction of Jiepai Ridge, after all, if it is attacking other defense lines, or going from north to south, or still need to cross mountains and mountains, only Jiepai Ridge can go directly to Yewang City if it is broken." Tian Dan continued to explain.
When Lian Po heard this, he shook his head, and then said: "Bai Qi's use of soldiers, the best is to be surprised!" We all know that the direction of Jiepai Ling is the fastest route, but in the end, with the danger of Jiepai Ling, Bai Qi is very likely to give up on it and attack elsewhere."
As he spoke, Lian Po took the baton and pointed on the sand table: "Needless to say, there is a general in the east, it is expected that it is okay, although the terrain in the north is not as dangerous as the Jiepai Ridge, but the way out of the ridge should have been discovered by our army, as long as it is fortified on the spot, it will be difficult for the Qin army to escape, but it is the light wolf city in the west, although it is necessary to climb over the empty warehouse collar later, although the road is a little far......
As he spoke, Lian Po threw down his baton, sighed deeply, looked at the sand table in front of him, and said in a rather heavy voice: "A heavy rain has almost ruined the entire plan of our army."
"General Tian doesn't know anything about ......"