In the battle of Gukou, the Qin army smoothly advanced to the bank of Danshui, only ten miles away from the Danshui barrier of the Zhao army; At the same time, the two cities of the Zhao army at Gukou were captured, 5,000 Zhao soldiers were eliminated, and one general and four captains were beheaded.

That night, Bai Qi secretly rushed to Taniguchi, accompanied by Wang Di and a group of five doctors and public passengers, to investigate the battlefield on the spot, and listened to the reports of Wang Yi and others in light of the actual situation on the battlefield. The senior officers also visited the camp to listen to their feelings during the battle and ask them if they were afraid. Most of these soldiers from the Bashu region did not know these high-ranking officials, nor could they understand their words, and they had to be relayed and translated by the public doctors, official doctors, and doctors who led the team. Despite this, everyone still felt the kindness of these big people, especially the one at the head, and praised them for making people know the Bashu people!

After the inspection, Bai Qi and Wang Ji entered the big tent in the city, sent all the entourage, and talked alone for a long time. The two of them wrote and scratched on the dirt floor, and from time to time there was an argument or two, but immediately lowered their voices. It wasn't until dawn that the drums of the army were called in the city, and the conversation between the two came to an end. Wang Di went out to deal with daily military affairs, lying on the ground in white clothes, closing his eyes and sleeping slightly. When Wang Ji came back from handling military affairs, Bai Qi said goodbye to him. Wang Di left him for breakfast before leaving, he only asked Wang Yu for a bag of fried millet, took a hundred horsemen to share the food on the road, and rode back to Gaodu.

Gaodu is about seventy miles south of Changping, separated from Changping by a hill that is not steep, and there is a mountain road to communicate with the Hyunshui Valley, which can avoid the observation of the Zhao army's barriers. After Zhao Jun entered Changping, Bai Qi shifted the focus of his activities from Anyi to Gaodu, and all political affairs in Anyi were handed over to Pi Wan to be in charge, which has been the case for two years. Pi Wan asked Bai Qi to pay attention to safety, and Bai Qi said: "How can a thief who is honest and self-guarding harm me!" If he dares to enter the high capital, I will prevent him from leaving. Having said that, Bai Qi has been wandering in Anyi, Yewang, Wen, Yi and other places for the past two years, and has constantly sent Hedong troops to fight, creating the illusion that he does not care about the situation in Changping, and at the same time showing Hedong's combat effectiveness, deterring Lian Po from not daring to fight with him easily.

After Wang Yi was appointed to preside over the formulation of the battle plan for the party, Bai Qi consulted with him many times and secretly formulated a battle plan for the grain war. Bai Qi said: "In the land of Changping projectiles, 30,000 people are enough to defend it. He has a hundred thousand people, and he knows that he has no strategy. But if the momentum is great, he will increase his troops. If it increases, it will consume its food, but it will not be realized. I have 50,000 soldiers, enough to break it. Wang Yi thought so.

Back in Xianyang, Wang Di reported to Zhang Lu the strategy of the grain war. Bai Qi and Wang Ji's opinion that the Changping area could not accommodate 100,000 troops to fight at all reminded Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu said: "The Art of War: one is the degree, the second is the quantity, the third is the number, the fourth is the weighing, and the fifth is the victory." The degree of birth, the amount of birth, the number of births, the number of births, the number of births, and the victory of births. If the victorious soldier is called Eridium, if the defeated soldier is called Eridium in baht. Today, I will be called Eridium in baht, and I will be a victorious soldier, so what can I do? ”

The King of Qin also summoned Wang Di and listened to him explain in detail the plan for the grain war, and then approved their plan. So the Qin State began to mobilize before the war with great fanfare, avenging the shame and vowing to behead the thief...... Ten counties in the country, and the counties conscripted. For a time, the princes shook, Handan shook, and King Zhao shook. King Zhao then took the initiative to increase Changping's army to 100,000, while Lian Po converted almost all the inhabitants of Shangdang into engineering troops in order to build an impregnable defensive line, and Shangdang's grain production was completely stopped. The elite and strong of the Shangdang were all requisitioned, the Shangdang no longer produced grain, and all the residents of the Shangdang had to be supported by military rations. 100,000 soldiers, 200,000 inhabitants, 30,000 stone of grain a day, 1 million stone a month. If this persists for a year, Handan's harvest will no longer be enough for the party's expenses.

Handan delivered 5 million stones to Shangdang last autumn, and after deducting the loss, the actual grain was more than 3 million stones, all of which were stored in the temporary granary. Therefore, at the beginning of the year, the grain was exhausted, and in February, Handan swept the warehouse and transported another 3 million stones, and actually put more than 2 million stones into the warehouse. In order to support it for a longer period of time, Zhao Jun reduced the ration of grain, especially for residents. Since the large grain eaters are residents, after reducing the ration, the grain consumption has been reduced by one-third, about 20,000 stone a day and more than 600,000 stone a month. Lian Po is relieved, and if he supports it for another four months, the Qin army can't help but withdraw his troops! And once the Qin army withdraws, the Zhao army will follow and pursue, and the capture and results along the way, food will naturally not be a problem!

From February to April, the Qin army only opened the road from Duanshi to Danshui, and had not yet touched the edge of the Danshui defense line, which made Lian Po further relieved. Attacking at such a pace, holding out for another two months is no problem at all.

Yesterday, Lian Po personally observed the battle between the Zhao army and the Qin army. Although the Qin army was strong, the Zhao army did not fall behind at all. It should be the front army of the Qin army that went out to the valley mouth, and judging from the fighting, there are about 40,000 or 50,000 people, so the whole army of the Qin army is at least more than 100,000. But if the Qin army does not have obvious combat power reserves, it is all such combat effectiveness, and it should not be a problem to defend it steadily.

Just when Lian Po was reorganizing the army, boosting morale, and preparing for a big battle with the Qin army. Handan sent an envoy to send information that 20,000 soldiers from Nanjun had entered Hanoi, and Lian Po should be careful.

Lian Po estimated that there were 20,000 in Nanjun, plus 120,000 in Hedong, and there might be more than 30,000 Qin troops in the direction of Gaodu, plus the Qin army in the direction of Hyunshui, the total strength would reach 130,000. Isn't 100,000 people enough? Of course, he knew that the small place of Changping could not accommodate more than 100,000 people to fight. But fighting a war is to kill people, if one of your own side dies and no one is on top, and the other side can replenish at any time, then the battle will not be fought. With the nickname of "Human Slaughter", tens of thousands of people died in a battle, and he couldn't even blink his eyelids.

What's more, there is no such thing as foolproof in war, and it is the norm to be omnipresent and weak when you are prepared for everything. In case the other party concentrates on striking a little, the only response is to fill it in, and whoever fills in more people wins!

Considering this, Lian Po cautiously proposed to Handan: "There is no great harm to the other soldiers in the party." If you get 50,000 troops in January and February, it will be good. ”

What Lian Po didn't expect was that just as he was about to meet the Qin army's attack, the Qin army actually began to build a fortress! Wang Yi first built a barrier at the mouth of the valley, which is understandable, in order to protect food, baggage and other logistical materials, as well as the wounded, civilian, high-ranking officials and other important people, the establishment of a stable base is necessary. But then Wang Di's operation was even more strange, and he extended the barrier along the ridge to the north, all the way to the side of Danzhu Ridge. This puzzled Lian Po. Could it be that Wang Di did not come to seize Shangdang, but to trap himself in Shangdang? Behind his own is Handan, all the roads leading to Handan are under his own strict control, and his back roads will never be cut off! The worst result is that the party cannot be held, and there is no problem with the whole army withdrawing to Handan! Wang's move looks more like defending Hedong. But Lian Po didn't believe that Bai Qi would be timid to this extent. A deep sense of intrigue struck Lian Po's heart. He carefully estimated where there was an unexpected flaw, and he was caught by Bai Qi......

When there is nothing to do, Lian Po will come to the high mountain behind the big tent, and the entire battlefield of Changping will be in full view. He patrolled inch by inch, estimating Bai Qi's actions, but never found a flaw that could be used by Bai Qi.

But Bai Qi is obviously not untargeted...... In which direction will he swoop?

More news came, and there were also signs of mobilization in Hanzhong and Nanyang. April is the busy season for spring ploughing and farming, and it is the time when the green and yellow are not harvested, and the mobilization of soldiers at this time is unprecedented!

King Zhao felt extremely pressured: he had done his best, and the other party seemed to be just getting started! Lian Po also felt a huge pressure, he felt that he had touched the reason why Wang Di was not in a hurry to attack but was busy building barriers: Bai Qi wanted to mobilize absolutely superior forces and overwhelm himself in one fell swoop! Wang's task was simply to establish a position and pave the way for the arrival of subsequent reinforcements.

If this is the case, it stands to reason that Lian Po should launch an offensive first, and strive to annihilate Wang Qi's troops before Bai Qi's main force arrives, at least to destroy this offensive position, and not let Bai Qi calmly arrange his troops, and then aim at his own shortcomings and attack fiercely.

Lian Po called the generals to discuss the attack.

Taniguchi's battle was a great irritation for the Zhao army, and many generals considered it a shame to fail to rescue the defenders in the valley. After Wang Ji eliminated the Zhao army in the valley, he did not immediately attack, but was busy building a fortress for defense, which everyone thought was a sign of weakness. It is estimated that the Qin army has suffered great losses after continuous battles, and it is unable to attack for a while, and is waiting for backups. When Lian Po put forward a motion to take the initiative, everyone agreed.

The last time I attacked the position in the north, I suffered a great loss in the terrain, and some generals asked whether to change the place and attack the position in the south.

Immediately there was disagreement, and the southern position was farther away from the main position, separated by a small hill, which, though not an obstacle, was much higher than the dirt slope to the north.

But the man insisted: "The mountain is in the center, and the four fields are in full view. Sincerity is the key to attack and defend. Although Wang Yi was cowardly, he could not break it for a while, and he was in a dignified position, standing undefeated and then seeking victory. ”

This last sentence touched Lian Po. Attacking Wang Yi should focus on a continuous attack, and short assaults will not help. If the attack is going to last for a day or two or even days, the positions to the south are indeed more conducive to sorties. In particular, Wang Di's fortress was extended north along the direction of the Zhao army's fortress, and there was no barrier cover in the south, and if he could rely on that nameless hill to establish an advance position and continue to storm for a few days, he might be able to change the tide of the battle. At present, he believes that his own side has the advantage of troops. As long as you give full play to the advantage of your forces, no other conspiracy will help!