13. The death of Zhao Cong

In the Zhao court, the atmosphere was not as dignified as before, but there seemed to be tension between each other.

"Do any of you know Wang Di, come and see if this is his head." King Zhao's voice kept echoing.

Because Zhao Kuo admitted that he faked the Wei State to attack Handan, the credibility of this Wang Gong's head was also questioned.

Zhao Kuo himself didn't know Wang Di, anyway, he had a flag and a flag, so he reported it as the real Wang Di.

Zhao Bao Nunu mouthed, and motioned to Lian Po, who had fought with Wang Di, to go up and recognize it.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng preemptively said: "There is Wang Di's general flag, the whole body of the general armor and the marshal's guard of honor, not to mention the capture of the Iron Eagle Sharp Warrior Armor and short sword, but they are all genuine." ”

Touching the dragon Yin said compassionately: "Hmph, there are only fifty or sixty pairs of armor, and the rest are some short swords, which battle did not capture so much." Lost the territory and abandoned the land, lost the Changping camp and Changping City, how can you still have the face to ask for a reward, I look at Zhao Kuo, you should be killed! Lian Po and Pang Xuan, you go and find out, whether it is Wang Yi or not. ”

"This human head has been soaked in lime for a long time, and it is all deformed, where can I see clearly." Pang Xuan didn't even look at the head, and said, "Now is not the time to investigate the truth of the head." Anyway, the generals and armor were captured by our army, and the goods were genuine, and the commander of the Qin army was also replaced by Bai Qi. Now all over the world, everyone knows that I, Zhao Guohu, will Zhao Kuo, behead the commander of the Qin army, Wang Yi, and the Qin army will be forced to change the commander. ”

Zhao Bao said: "The whole world also knows that we have lost Changping City and Changping Pass. Lian Po, let's see if this is Wang Di. Lian Po, Lian Po, I call you. ”

Lian Po turned a deaf ear, stared directly at the map placed in front of the throne, suddenly blushed, and said loudly: "I am not as far away as Ma Fuzi." ”

Zhao Bao frowned when he heard this: "Lian Po, what are you crazy about." When you were there, Changping was in our hands, and that Zhao Kuo led the army, and the Changping camp and Changping Pass were lost. ”

King Zhao was also curious, and asked, "Where did General Lian start with this?" ”

Lian Po stood up, pointed to the map, and said, "Ma Fuzi is really a genius. He first released the news of the attack, and after the feint, he withdrew half of his troops to induce Bai to attack. However, he had already calculated that Bai Qi would come to copy the back road of our army, so he personally went to the old pass to set up defenses to ensure that the back road of our army was smooth and the grain route was continuous. ”

"But he still lost Changping."

"That's where he's so smart. The reason why the king wants to fight quickly is actually because the logistical pressure of our army is too great, and in the long run, the national strength of our Zhao State cannot support it. Ma Fuzi withdrew half of his men, most of which were cavalry that consumed a lot of grain and grass, and auxiliary soldiers with poor combat effectiveness. The cavalry was limited in the terrain in the Changping area, which was difficult to play, and they also needed a lot of grain and grass to feed the horses. In doing so, he saved a lot of food and grass, and our logistical pressure was greatly reduced. ”

"Not only that, he let his father and eldest brother stay on the front line, and he also gave a large number of rewards, which boosted the morale of the army and did not suffer much damage to combat effectiveness."

"The logistical pressure of the Qin army is small because the Qin army used to transport grain by water, and the national strength of the Qin State is stronger than that of our country. But now that the Qin army occupied the Changping camp, logistics needed to rely on the Dan River for transportation. The Dan River, on the other hand, can be cut off by our army at any time, so that the grain route of the Qin army is already unstable. ”

When Touching Long heard this, he asked puzzledly: "The Qin army can take the road of their surprise attack on Changping Pass to transport grain." ”

Lian Po glanced at the dragon like an idiot and said, "That road is extremely difficult to walk and takes a long time. Moreover, the people who transport grain also have to eat grain on the road, so that there is a lot of food loss on the road, and there is not much grain and grass on that road, at most to ensure that the Qin army will not starve to death. ”

"You can't blame Ma Fuzi for the fall of Changping Pass. Feng Ting was originally a Korean, but he turned out to be a party guard, and his local prestige was extremely high, so it was an old move to let him go. Who knew that when he encountered Qin Junnei, he should be killed directly. But the side of Changping Pass towards the Qin State is dangerous, and the side towards our Zhao State is a smooth road without danger to defend, and the field battle is conducive to the performance of our Zhao State cavalry, and if they want to attack the city, their Qin army can't stop it. ”

Shangdang was actually dedicated to Zhao by Feng Ting, the then Korean Taishou, which was an obvious plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf, so Feng Ting's death did not cause many people in the Zhao State to grieve. Lian Po even wanted to kill him as soon as possible.

Another general, Pang Xuan, said: "The most critical node of the whole battle is the old pass, if the old pass is taken away by the Qin army, our back road will be cut off, and we will be besieged by the Qin army for a long time, and our army will eventually collapse." Therefore, the commander of the Qin army, Wang Ji, personally led the army to raid, but Ma Fuzi was like a god, personally guarding the old pass, and took the lead in rushing into battle, and his bravery was comparable to evil, and he directly dispersed the most elite iron eagle warriors of Qin State, and beheaded Wang Yu. ”

"The second node of this battle is whether Hanwang Mountain and Daliangshan can be transported smoothly to ensure the supply of grain and grass. Ma Fuzi scattered heavy troops on the barriers of communication between the two places, and his subordinate Li Yunzu was originally a Qin person, but he was subdued by Ma Fuzi and broke the Qin army with a broken arm. Now the entire Changping battlefield has suddenly opened up. ”

Touching the dragon was angry when he heard this, and stomped his feet and said: "How can there be such a thing as losing territory and still occupying the initiative. ”

Lian Po once again glanced at Zhao Bao with the eyes of caring for mentally handicapped children, and said, "Simply put. When I was in charge, the situation was that our Zhao State wanted five grains, and they Qin State also needed five grains, and our Zhao State needed three more grains to send one grain to the front line, and they only needed two more grains to send grain to the front line. And our Zhao State has less grain than Qin State. Ma Fuzi did this, and it became that we only need three grains of grain now, and it only costs two more grains to be transported to the front line. Their Qin State now needs five grains, but it costs another five grains to transport them to the front. ”

Speaking of this, Lian Po pointed to the map and continued: "Han Wangshan is in the hands of our army, our army is condescending, and has the initiative to attack the Changping camp, if our army can capture Changping Pass and then cut off the Dan River, then completely wrap the Qin army of the Changping camp in our pocket." When the time comes, whether to attack condescendingly or besiege the Qin army for a long time, the initiative is in the hands of our army. ”

Zhao Bao knew a little about military affairs, and questioned: "It's not easy to cut off the Dan River." ”

Lian Po sneered: "As long as our army continues to harass the Dan River and affect the supply of grain and grass to the Qin army, it is equivalent to cutting off the Dan River." If Changping Pass is also in our hands, then the Qin army is isolated and can only be forced to retreat. Where can the Qin army retreat with his whole body. Ma Fuzi used a mere 200,000 troops and a Changping battalion to surround all the Qin troops who crossed the river. ”

Seeing that Zhao Kuo's behavior in the military was blameless, the dragon's eyes rolled, and he said: "But Zhao Kuo falsely passed on the edict of the king and committed the crime of bullying the king, and he should be killed for the crime." ”

When it came to this, everyone present was silent.

The current King of Zhao, that is, King Zhao Xiaocheng, after ascending the throne, actually did not have a pro-government at the beginning, and the court situation was in the hands of the Queen Mother.

After the death of the Queen Mother, he began to govern in person, so his subordinates attached great importance to whether they respected themselves. For the courtiers who deceived him, King Zhao has always been very ruthless.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng had the heart to stand up and speak for Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Bao took the first step, pointed to a young man standing at the very end, and motioned for him to come out.

The young man was originally a beautiful man who was full of energy and handsome, but now he looked depressed.

He was originally a bitter master, but he was severely tortured in the past few days, as if he had fallen into hell on earth. Today, King Zhao allowed him to come to the audit, which can be regarded as a placation for him.

Zhao Bao glanced at Zhao Sheng proudly and said, "Zhao Cong, tell me how Zhao Kuo deceived you and faked the attack of the Wei army." ”

"King Qi, faking the fact that the Wei army attacked Handan and made the army retreat, it was done by me Zhao Cong alone, and it has nothing to do with Ma Fuzi. I was deceived by Win Inhumans and made such a mistake. I am willing to apologize for my sins with death, and I only ask for the Zhao Kingdom to last for generations. ”

"What did you say?" Zhao Bao was shocked.

Zhao Cong rushed hard against the pillar next to him, his head broke and he was bleeding and died on the spot.

When he died, he had a smile on his lips.