Battle of Changping Chapter 223 How to attack with insufficient troops

"General Lian, don't worry, the general has already taken the medicine" Xu Li replied in a low voice: "I have already used the medicine, but the military doctor has repeatedly instructed me: don't work hard, let alone get excited, so that the wound bursts again."

Obviously, Xu Li is making his own assertions, and even strictly speaking is disobeying military orders.

Zhao Kuo, who woke up once on the way, deliberately explained that he would wake him up when he reached the barrier.

But looking at Zhao Kuo with a face like gold paper, Xu Li really couldn't bear to wake him up, coupled with the instructions of the military doctor, Xu Li didn't want Zhao Kuo to continue to worry about the war.

Of course, the reason for doing this is also that Xu Li believes that with the ability of General Lian Po and General Tian Dan, he can completely complete the remaining final battle. This is also Zhao Kuo's judgment, otherwise Zhao Kuo would not have ordered Lian Po as the main general and Tian Dan as the deputy general to command the party's army before he was about to fall asleep.

Sure enough, after hearing the words, Lian Po and Tian Dan glanced at each other, and their hearts were full of heaviness.

Although from the moment they received Zhao Kuo's general order, both of them already knew that it would be such a scene, but at this time, even the two veterans who had experienced a hundred battles felt unprecedented pressure.

Without him, Zhao Kuo did too well.

From a situation where he was almost certain to lose, step by step to the point where he was almost sure to win, how much effort he had took, how much hardship he had endured, I don't want to know, General Zhao Kuo almost even got into it with his life. If there is an accident in the final closing link, not to mention the turbulent public opinion, you will not be able to pass the level.

Looking at the armies coming and going in front of them, whether it was Lian Po or Tian Dan, they all silently swore in their hearts that they would hold on to this victory.

It's just that, in the face of Bai Qi, even if you just want to hold on to the victory, it's not easy! What's more, behind Bai Qi is the powerful Qin State, and behind them, it is not bad not to pull their hind legs.

It wasn't until late at night that Lian Po and Tian Dan settled the 30,000 troops on the North Road, and then they hurriedly came to Zhao Kuo's bed. Seeing that Zhao Kuo was still asleep, but his face had improved greatly, he relieved himself a little, and then instructed Xu Li and the military doctor a few words, and then retreated.

It's just that the two of them, who were under a lot of pressure in their hearts, didn't want to rest, so they went straight to the sand table of the military tent and began to plan for the next battle.

In today's situation, the two sides are almost open.

On the Zhao army's side, the main force of nearly 90,000 troops was stationed at the Danshui Barrier, and there were 30,000 elite troops in Jiepailing and Guangwolf City, and 40,000 troops were defended on the line from Changping Pass to Zoumaling in the north. A total of about 190,000 generals were completely blockaded on the battlefield of Shangdang.

On the Qin army's side, almost all of the combat strength of about 1230,000 men and horses were concentrated in the large camp about two to three miles away from Jiepai Ling.

It stands to reason that as long as the Zhao army is besieged indefinitely, the Qin army's already short of food will not last long, and after more than a month, even if the Qin army does not have civil strife, its combat strength will be lost by half due to lack of food.

But the problem is that behind Bai Qi stands the heroic King of Qin, and behind the Qin army there is the powerful Qin State!

The King of Qin and the State of Qin will not let the more than 100,000 troops of the Shangdang be annihilated, and even at this time, the follow-up army of the State of Qin has begun to assemble!

And once the reinforcements of the Qin State arrive, under the cooperation of the inside and the outside, even if it is a dangerous Jiepai Ridge, I am afraid it will not be able to withstand it!

Obviously, it is not possible to trap the Qin army.

And what about offense? Anyway, the Zhao army also has tens of thousands more combat power than the Qin army, and under the attack, the Zhao army will not fall into disadvantage.

But the problem is that if you want to besiege on all sides, there must be no fewer troops on either side, and even today's troop deployment is considered the minimum. Under such circumstances, the strength that the Zhao army could face the enemy was less than 60,000 horses at most, which was less than half of the strength of the Qin army, and even if the 30,000 troops of the Jiepai Ridge behind it were added, it was only 90,000, which was still less than the strength of the Qin army.

As a result, the outcome is still unknown.

But if the Zhao army gave up the siege and mobilized all its combat strength, the Qin army would naturally not be an opponent. But white will be

Do you give you a chance to fight, knowing that you are at an absolute disadvantage? Obviously not, as long as you catch a gap, or go to Wolf City, or rush away Maling, the Qin army can escape.

Therefore, a brainless attack is also undesirable.

Sleepy, sleepy; Attack, but can't attack. This is Zhao Jun's situation now, two words: embarrassing!

Lian Po even missed the time when Wei Jun was there. If the Wei army is still there, there is not too many troops, as long as there are those 20,000 or 30,000, the Zhao army will not be so timid.

Of course, if Wei Jun is still alive, after learning that Zhao Jun led them into the fire, he really can't say who he will help.

Fortunately, this game is not completely unbreakable. Because the food of the Qin army was not sufficient, and it would take time for the Qin state to mobilize reinforcements.

According to Lian Po's inference, if the Qin army was rationed with grain and grass in the way of preserving its combat strength, it would be able to hold out for less than eight or nine days at most, and if it was based on the minimum supply, it would be able to hold out for more than 20 days at most, so that the Qin army's combat strength would inevitably be in danger.

And the arrival of the Qin army's reinforcements, according to calculations, will take about 20 days.

Obviously, there is still a short time lag between the time when the Qin army runs out of food and when the reinforcements arrive. And this time difference is Zhao Jun's best chance, and perhaps the only chance.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Qin reinforcements had not yet arrived, and the Qin army within the Shangdang was in danger, only under such circumstances could the 60,000 army of the Zhao army be able to win more with less.

However, even so, there is still a huge risk in attacking an army of 1230,000 horses with 60,000 troops, or 90,000 troops.

But now the Zhao army, if he wants to keep the Qin army, there is obviously no better way.

Even the most dangerous ones have to be risked! What's more, after Zhao Kuo came to the party a month ago, Zhao Jun has really taken countless risks, and this time is not bad.

Soon, Lian Po and Tian Dan reached an agreement on a plan for a risky attack.

It's just that it's easy to determine when to attack, but it's hard to determine when to attack! Because neither Lian Po nor Tian Dan could accurately obtain the accurate amount of grain stored by the Qin army.

If the action is early, the combat power of the Qin army has not been weakened, and the attack with weak forces is very likely to cause the collapse of the whole front, and the Qin army will not be counted as escaping, and even counterattacking the Zhao army is also the proper intention;

But if the action is slow and the reinforcements of the Qin army arrive early, then it is inevitable that they will fall short.

Therefore, the two could not agree on the timing of the attack.