Battle of Changping Chapter 229 The grain of the Qin army is of great use
It can even be said that any army, in the case of abundant grain and grass and severe shortage of grain and grass, is in two states.
Hearing this, Lian Po naturally thought so, and even put forward a more ruthless proposal in the face of such a situation: "General, whether it is this grain distribution or hidden grain, it is possible that it will be obtained by the Qin army, it is really not worth taking this risk, why don't you burn it all down!"
Lian Po said but there is also a reason, if you want to ensure safety, of course, it is best to burn the excess grain with a fire, and it should even be carried out as soon as possible before the Qin army engages in the battle.
The reason is very simple, just eat a trench and grow wise.
In the hands of Lian Po, because of the sudden rain, many of the Wei army's grain was not burned in time and exposed to the Qin State, and this is also the most important reason why the Zhao army has an advantage but no absolute victory.
Therefore, Lian Po has such an idea, and Zhao Kuo and Tian Shan are no exception.
It's just that it's easy to have less grain and straw for a fire, and it's difficult to gather so much grain and grass. And Zhao Kuo's use of this batch of grain and grass obviously still has his ideas, advanced ideas.
"No!" Zhao Kuo shook his head and slowly explained: "The Qin army is in a hurry, there is a blocking army in front of it, and there are my pursuing soldiers in the back, and what they want is to flee for their lives, even if they want grain and grass, they are going to the grain depot, and they don't dare to delay for too long. Whether it is forcibly requisitioning people's grain or finding hidden grain and grass, it is too laborious and time-consuming. If the Qin army dares to delay for so long, the main force of our army will not mind leaving the Qin army behind."
"But?" Lian Po wanted to continue to say something, but was interrupted by Zhao Kuo.
"What do you want to say, old general, I already know." Zhao Kuo turned his head to look at Lian Po and said calmly, "But the old general needs to know that this Shangdang Battle is just the prelude to the war between our army and the Qin army.
If you don't boast about this, looking at the six countries, the one who can fight with Qin again is none other than my Da Zhao. Especially after our army occupies the party, whether the Qin army wants to continue to go east, or wants to open up the passage with the Central Plains, it is bound to have a conflict with our Great Zhao.
Ben General can almost assert that once the national strength of the Qin State is restored, whether it is out of revenge or out of the choice of national policy, the Qin army will inevitably continue to fight with our Zhao army."
Lian Po and Tian Dan, who heard the words, also nodded, obviously for the Qin army's attack again, and the two of them had already been mentally prepared in their hearts.
"Because of this, our army must do its best to wipe out the remnants of this Qin army in the territory of Shangdang!" Tian Dan also asked with some puzzlement: "Although it is almost impossible for the Qin army to get it if it is to store grain, after all, there is still a possibility, and destroying the excess grain is obviously more conducive to combat. At least it will save you a lot of time in preparation."
Zhao Kuo listened to Tian Dan's words, but still shook his head, and then said: "The Qin State, its land occupation is also related to the solidity of the middle and the wealth of Bashu, plus the wings of Hedong and Hexi, and the land of Yanying is cut off, which can be described as a coercion of the Six Kingdoms.
Therefore, the battle with Qin is by no means an end to one or two battles, and it is bound to be a long-term tug-of-war. As the old saying goes: Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment; Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain.
Based on this, this army of more than 100,000 is naturally important, but the use of this grain and straw is no less effective than this army of more than 100,000."
Lian Po and Tian Dan were both thoughtful when they heard this.
Zhao Kuo then continued to explain: "The two generals should know that after three years of fierce fighting, now the treasury of Zhao State has bottomed out, and the people are gathered in Shangdang, and this year's autumn harvest is destined to be affected again. The Qin army's grain storage, if it is used well, the number of people who can survive for our Zhao State will be no less than hundreds of thousands! Isn't this more important than killing tens of thousands of remnants?"
Lian Po nodded thoughtfully, while Tian Dan looked at Zhao Kuo with a look of relief, obviously, Tian Dan agreed with Zhao Kuo's idea of putting the living people before destroying the enemy.
And Zhao Kuo's words did not end there.
"As for the act of distributing grain, its purpose is not even to store grain for the people, so that Qin will not be able to take it. It's about winning the hearts and minds of the people." Zhao Kuo continued: "After three years of fierce war, Qin and Zhao naturally suffered a lot, but the most painful person was the local people of Shangdang. Qin's law was strict, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers ate horses
Chewing, the party has long been overwhelmed. Now that Shangdang County is about to fall into the hands of our Zhao army, it is a great opportunity to win over the hearts of the people."
"As long as a little bit of food allows them to survive the winter, then the people's hearts will return, and it is impossible for the people of Japan and Qin to enter and exit the party as easily as they did last time!" Zhao Kuo finally concluded: "In the long-term tug-of-war in the future, only those who follow the will of the people may be the final winner."
"This so-called feeding the spirit of our army with the enemy's food." Zhao Kuo finally concluded: "For these two, take a little risk, the two old generals, think it's worth it!"
"Of course it's worth it!" Tian Dan immediately nodded and echoed thoughtfully: "The so-called more help for the righteous and less help for the unjust, the more the Qin army is rampant, the more valuable it will be that our army will release grain, and even spread from the party, and the people from other places will also quietly come to me to join the party."
If we talk about the importance of knowing the importance of mobilizing the masses, it is obvious that Tian Dan is one of the few people who knows and has experienced it firsthand in the Warring States. Without the great help of the men, women and children of Jimo City, it would be impossible for Tiandan to defend against the offensive of the Five Kingdoms, let alone recover the lost seventy-two cities in one fell swoop.
Lian Po on the side also nodded slightly, although he didn't feel the power of the people like Tian Dan, but he had to admit that Zhao Guo was really short of people today!
Even if the battle of Shangdang is finally won, Zhao has lost too much youth and strength, most of the national strength, if the Shangdang area can attract more people, then Zhao's dilemma will be solved as soon as possible, on the contrary, if the people of Shangdang make trouble because of the lack of food, I am afraid that the current Zhao State will have to peel off its skin even if it does not collapse.
A little adventure is nothing compared to a peaceful environment of licking your wounds.
Finally, under the persuasion of Zhao Kuo step by step, Lian Po and Tian Dan were finally convinced, and under the agreement of the three, Zhao Jun's next action strategy was finally finalized.
The next step is the movement of the three-way army - the quiet but rapid movement of tens of thousands of troops is obviously not an easy task.
As a general, Zhao Kuo should have been deployed personally, but because Zhao Kuo was seriously injured, neither the military doctor nor the Lian Pode generals were willing to continue Zhao Kuo's work. Immediately, Lian Po and Tian Dan took over the matter one by one.
With Lian Po and Tian Danjia's old spicy, although the transfer of troops of this scale is complicated, it seems a little simple for the two famous generals at that time.
It's just that things in the world are not always so easy.