Battle of Changping Chapter 249 Disarming and Crossing the Border Defeating the Army's Heart
Looking at the two people with big eyes and small eyes in front of them, it was almost a dead end without giving in to each other. Even the continuation of the dialogue is somewhat difficult.
Ping Yuanjun knows that the contradiction in this is not irreconcilable, after all, the most irreconcilable contradiction has long been dissolved by Zhao Kuo's compromise. The confrontation between the two is more of a battle of will, or in other words, what the two are afraid of is that once they give in, they need to back down again and again.
As a Zhao person, Pingyuanjun certainly hopes that Zhao Kuo can win the final victory of the confrontation, but Pingyuanjun is also very clear that Lou Chang, who has just been suppressed by Zhao Kuo, is only temporarily silent, and if the confrontation continues, Pingyang Jun, who has the king's order in hand, is very likely to fall to Qin under the inducement of Lou Chang.
That's when the trouble is.
On Zhao Guo's side, whether it is Lian Po or Tian Dan, it is obviously not suitable to join the two parties at this time, after all, in terms of position, both of them are direct subordinates of Zhao Kuo, and they have a tacit understanding with Zhao Kuo, and it is impossible to oppose Zhao Kuo; And from a personal psychological point of view, the two must also support Zhao Kuo.
It seems that there is only oneself! But obviously, this messenger is destined to be hated by each other, if the final result is biased in favor of Zhao Guo, it is fine, if not, maybe he will be equated with that Lou Chang's generation!
Pingyuan Jun sighed secretly in his heart: Why did he come here to drip into the troubled waters of this trip. Oh my bright future!
However, at the moment of national interests, even if he is unwilling in his heart, Pingyuanjun can only bite the bullet.
"Fan Sang-kook." In order to ensure "fairness", Pingyuan Jun's breakthrough was still aimed at Fan Sui: "Put yourself in your shoes, will you let the heavily armed Qin army pass through the Jiepai Ridge without any scruples?" Don't say anything about credibility, you and I both know that in the face of huge interests, the so-called credibility is not worth mentioning at all."
Fan Sui was a little silent when he heard this. Indeed, although this move is suspected of insulting the army, it can also be regarded as Zhao Jun's self-preservation. If he could really enter the Jiepai Ridge in a grand manner, I am afraid that even he would not be able to resist attacking it, let alone the belligerent soldiers of the Qin army.
However, putting down the blade, it is tantamount to putting your own army of hundreds of thousands on the chopping block.
People are swordsman, and I am fish and meat, Fan Sui obviously can't agree.
Of course, Pingyuanjun obviously came with an attitude of agreement, Fan Sui didn't want to frown, and then replied: "Pingyuanjun, push yourself and others, if our army completely lays down its weapons, if it enters the city, there will be no more power to resist, if General Zhao has thoughts that should not be had, how should our army protect itself?"
Pingyuan Jun also nodded when he heard this, and then looked at Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo then sighed lightly and said, "It seems that Xiangguo has missed what the general said. The army of more than 100,000 people of the Qin State entered the Jiepai Ridge together, and I am afraid that the Jiepai Ridge will be overcrowded and the water will not be able to get through. Therefore, the Qin army can be divided into several batches, each batch is more than 20,000 or 30,000, and as little as 10,000 or 20,000, and passes through them in turn. The credibility of this general is worth the 10,000 or 20,000 troops!"
"Wonderful!" Ping Yuanjun continued with Zhao Kuo's words, "In this way, both the Zhao and Qin armies have their own holds, and both sides can ensure their own safety. Xiangguo, what do you think?"
Fan Sui pondered slightly, and then continued: "One or two thousand troops, naturally not in the eyes of you, the general. It's just that even if our army enters in batches, there are no weapons, and when we go out of the boundary Pai Ridge, we still have more than half a day's march, and we are still within the range of your attack, General."
Zhao Kuo shook his head and said helplessly, "So worried about this general? In this case, Ben will provide two plans: first, the Qin army is still divided into batches, and after entering the Yewang City, the second batch will set off again; Second, after the first batch of Qin troops went out of Pailing for three miles, they could return their weapons for the Qin army's self-protection. What does Sangkook think?"
"What about the follow-up army?" Fan Sui immediately asked.
The first plan, the Qin army left in batches, although almost every trip only took more than a day, but now there are more than 100,000 troops, that is, it will take at least five or six days. The span is too long, and the longer the time, the more likely it is to have accidents, and Fan Sui obviously does not consider this plan.
"If all the follow-up armies are returned to the ordnance, it is difficult to ensure that Wu Anjun cannot afford to attack from front to back. I would also like to ask for your understanding
。」 Zhao Kuo also replied immediately.
Fan Sui pondered silently for a while, and finally nodded silently, and said, "According to the general's words, after going out of the boundary Pai Ridge for three miles, return our army's weapons for self-protection."
Indeed, if you want both parties to be safe, this is the best and only way. Fortunately, Fan Sui didn't want to counterattack Zhao or anything from beginning to end, after all, a counterattack means risk, and the danger of the Qin army's combat strength is no longer allowed to take more risks. And obviously, Zhao Kuo in front of him will not give himself this chance.
Of course, the reason why Zhao Kuo asked the Qin army to disarm was obviously not just to ensure the safety of the boundary card leader. What's more important is the disarming itself.
An army, whether it is training in peacetime, logistical support, or even the command of a general, is well known and can directly determine the key factors in the combat strength of the army.
However, there is another key point that is often overlooked.
That's the spirit of an army!
When faced with the same desperate situation, there is often a world of difference between the combat effectiveness of an army that has always been invincible on the battlefield and an army that has surrendered on the battlefield. Even if the two armies have nearly the same training, logistics and command. Even armies that have had the experience of surrendering will surrender again in such a situation.
You must know that a person who is used to winning is often difficult to accept his failure. And people who have been smooth sailing often collapse because of a single adversity.
Obviously, Qin Jun is such a person. At least after the Shang Dynasty reformed the law, the Qin army almost never lost foreign wars, and even if it did, it was only a partial defeat. Therefore, the Qin army almost maintained an absolute psychological advantage in the battles against various countries.
And Zhao Kuo's approach is to magnify this defeat of the Qin army, and deeply engrave the shadow of defeat into the hearts of every Qin soldier. By collecting weapons, the Qin army's belief in invincibility was silently destroyed, and then every soldier of the Qin army was told that they were real losers.
Of course, there may be many Qin soldiers who are ashamed and brave because of this, and become more and more heroic in the subsequent battles with Zhao State, but more Qin troops will naturally be anxious and even lose their confidence in the subsequent battles against Zhao Jun.