Later generations recorded that the Qin army invested more than 600,000 on the battlefield before and after, and the Zhao army invested more than 400,000 on the battlefield before and after. According to the ancient bragging tradition, even if this figure is true, it is added to the number of people who support logistics.

The Qin army fought on a long front, and the actual number of soldiers was only about 300,000 at most according to the most demanding logistics ratio; The supply line of Zhao State is very short, and it relies on the transportation and logistics of the people of Shangdang, and the number of soldiers is about 200,000 to 300,000.

Lian Po relied on the strong fortress to fight and retreat, retreated to the east bank of Danshui to avoid the battle, and after the Qin army attacked many times, the Qin army had suffered heavy losses.

Everyone knows that a strong fortress with a favorable terrain can be outnumbered. It was precisely because the Qin army suffered heavy casualties and could not advance an inch that Lian Po had to be replaced. According to later estimates, at least half of the nearly 200,000 casualties of the Qin army died in the storming of Lianpo's fortress.

Zhao Kuo roughly estimated the current strength of the two sides, and speculated that the number of elite soldiers of the Qin army may have been slightly smaller than that of the Zhao army. He had just brought a group of people to the battlefield, and the elite soldiers of the Qin army must have been wounded, so their combat strength was also stronger.

Shangdang County Shou took the initiative to dedicate the city, Zhao Guo is the righteous party, and the people's will is in me;

The two armies were equal in number, half of our soldiers had just entered the battlefield, and the Qin army had been tired of fighting for a long time.

Zhao has plenty of grain and grass, while Qin not only has too long supply lines, but has also fought a war for three years, so there must be insufficient grain and grass, so the logistics advantage is also on our side.

Zhao Kuo deduced that under the premise that his side had a big advantage, the Qin State would not be able to drag on and be unable to attack, so he would definitely find a way to bypass the strong defense line and attack the Zhao State position from the side.

When Zhao Kuo completed the reorganization of the army, the spies came to report that Wang Di, the chief general of the Qin army, led a large number of Qin troops to the north.

Zhao Kuo spread out the map, very excited in his heart.

He had just guessed that the demoralized Qin army, which had been unable to attack for a long time, would make a desperate bet and attack the Zhao army's camp from the side, and the Qin army did so!

Zhao Kuo's lieutenant general did not quite agree with the general's inference.

He pointed to the map of the river valley and said, "When the Qin army enters the northern valley of Danshui, it is like entering a pocket. Although they were able to go around the back of our positions from the Baili Stone Fortress, they were attacked on the way and were easily blocked in their pockets by our troops and could not get out. Wang Yunai is a general, how could he make such a mistake? ”

Zhao Kuo slapped the table and said angrily: "He didn't make a mistake, he looked down on me!" ”

The adjutant general was dumbfounded.

Zhao Kuo said excitedly: "If the chief general of the Zhao army is still Lian Po Shangqing, he will never dare to go deep alone!" He must have thought that it was the first time I led the army, and he only dared to defend to the death, and did not dare to go out to fight him! ”

Adjutant General: "......" He was somewhat convinced.

Indeed, if it is a young general who goes to the battlefield for the first time, he will definitely have a fear of the Qin army, even if he knows the other party's intentions, he will strengthen his position and defend it, and he will not dare to easily send troops to swallow this Qin army.

Even if the Qin army detoured to the north, it would not be easy to capture the Zhao army's position. As long as you stick to it, even if it is useless, it is difficult to make mistakes. So in general, young generals will choose to make fewer mistakes.

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath, suppressed the anger that was despised in his heart, and said: "The one who leads the troops is the chief general of the Qin army, as long as the chief general of the Qin army is killed, the Qin army is already tired, and it will definitely be self-defeating!" ”

Zhao Kuo's arguments have always been very reasonable. The adjutant general was persuaded to retreat, and the point of troops was ready to go.

In the main position of the Qin army, Bai Qi sat in the main tent, silently looking at the map in front of him.

There are several small pebbles on the map, representing the strength of the Qin and Zhao armies.

Zhao Jun's pebbles were all crammed into the camp on the east bank of Danshui, looking like a herd of pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

Half of the Qin army divided its troops and went to the Bailishi Great Wall, but before that, there were already a few Qin soldiers on the Bailishi Great Wall who had sneaked in, repairing the barrier and carrying grain and grass.

When Zhao Kuo contracted his forces and trained his troops to prepare to attack the Qin army in one fell swoop, the Qin army had already touched the barrier that the Zhao army had given up and secretly hoarded grain and grass inside.

These grains and grass were enough for Wang Yu's army to eat for ten days. In these ten days, the Qin army will definitely be able to complete the encirclement.

"Wu Anjun, Zhao Jun has set off! According to the report of the spies, it was the main general Zhao Kuo who personally led the troops! "There is a report from a subordinate who entered the tent.

"Hmm." Bai Qi responded, and swept the stone representing Zhao Jun towards the northern valley of Danshui.

The stones of the Qin army, which was originally in the northern valley of Danshui, and the stones representing the Zhao army, were mixed together.

"The hussars depart." Bai Qi picked up a few stones representing the Qin army and placed them on Hanwang Mountain between the northern valley of Danshui and the original main position of the Zhao army.

The subordinate was ordered to retreat.

About 5,000 light cavalry set off, climbed Hanwang Mountain, relied on the original position of the Zhao army on Hanwang Mountain, and cut down trees to repair the barrier.

Zhao Kuo led the main force of the Zhao army to attack, but also left some people in the original main position to guard the logistics baggage. Bai Qi guessed that Zhao Kuo may have left half of the people behind to deal with emergencies.

The strategic purpose of the 5,000 mobile light cavalry this time was to stick to Zhao Kuo when Zhao Kuo found out that something was wrong and was about to cross Hanwang Mountain and return to the position on the east bank of Danshui, and wait for Bai Qi to continue to increase troops on Hanwang Mountain.

"General, it's my turn to go!" Sima Jin Xing, the deputy general who came to the Changping battlefield with Bai Qi, rushed in.

Bai Qi glanced at him dissatisfied.

Sima Jin immediately changed his serious expression and stood up straight waiting for the order.

"Go seal your pockets." Bai Qi said as he grabbed a few large stones and put them on the "bag mouth" in the northern valley of Danshui.

This Qin soldier, which is less than 30,000 people, is the most elite veteran selected by Bai Qi. With the finest iron weapons and almost all the bows and crossbows of the Qin army, they will firmly seal the "bag mouth" of the river valley and will never let the Zhao army return from the original route.

Sima Jin even forgot to take the order, and ran away.

Bai frowned, and swallowed the words of reprimand.

He had already reprimanded Sima Jin many times, but it was useless.

Not only Sima Jin. All the lieutenants who have been with him for a long time are about the same.

Bai Qi was notorious outside the Qin State, and the child stopped crying. But within the Qin army, veterans who have followed Bai Qi for a long time will smirk at Bai Qi, knowing that Bai Qi will not be angry.

Bai Qi's title is Wu Anjun. The reasons for Wu Anjun's entitlement in the past dynasties are different, and the reasons for Bai Qi's entitlement are recorded very clearly in the history books, "Words can raise soldiers, fight must be defeated, and the people will be gathered, so it is called Wu'an."

In addition to being invincible, he can also raise troops and soothe the people, and treats ordinary soldiers and the people of Qin very well. So after he was unjustly killed by the King of Qin, the people of Qin secretly built a shrine for him.

Now Bai Qi has begun to worry that he will win every battle, and if he is loved by the soldiers and the people again, I am afraid that many people will be jealous.

But he can use the decree to severely punish the soldiers and the people, so that he can be arrogant and domineering for no reason, and he can't even pretend.

Once, Bai Qi tried to pretend to be angry for no reason, but the lieutenant smirked at him and asked him if he wanted to drink some wine to change his mood.

Bai Qi was speechless, turned around and left the group of smirking lieutenants, and left straight away, ignoring them.

Now he can only make himself more and more withdrawn as much as possible, the expression on his face is becoming more and more rare, and he does not have personal relations with any of his colleagues and subordinates except on the battlefield. The recruits will finally be afraid of him, but the old subordinates will continue to teach him.

When Bai Qi thought of this, he was very helpless.

He continued to look down at the map, pondering what else needed to be added, and putting the boring annoyance aside.

"The only change in this battle is that Zhao Kuo found out that Wang Yi was a bait in time and broke through Han Wang Mountain."

Bai Qi muttered to himself.

His inferences are the most difficult part of a battle.

"If the five thousand cavalry are defeated before reinforcements arrive, the Zhao army returns to the ...... of the fortress"

Bai Qi pondered for a while, holding a stone between his fingers and tapping lightly on the map.

One, two, three......

"The bluff made Zhao Kuo think that the main position had been lost."

"Let go of the soldiers he asked for help again, and spread the false news that King Zhao will send Lian Po to support him."

"If none of that succeeds, you can't win quickly."

"If you can't win quickly......," Bai Qi muttered, "it's time to talk to the king about peace." ”

If we do not get enough results, we should reap the benefits and seek greater benefits by taking advantage of the situation of peace talks.

Bai Qi never thought that he was really invincible, but he had been fully prepared before the war, and he would not fight a battle that would lose Qin's soldiers and food, but would not get enough benefits.

However, although Bai Qi was prepared for the worst, he didn't think it would come to this.

He looked down on Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo is a few years older than King Zhao, just past the age of his establishment.

Bai Qi joined the army for fifteen years, and at Zhao Kuo's age, he has been in the army for fifteen years and has made many achievements; Zhao Kuo is the son of Zhao Hao, the general of Zhao State, but he only has a reputation for being a soldier and has never been to the barracks.

With Zhao Kuo's status, even if King Zhao didn't let Zhao Hao continue to lead the troops as the main general, it would be easy for Zhao Kuo to enter the barracks as a deputy general. King Zhao doesn't like veterans, but he still takes good care of young generals.

Zhao Kuo has a reputation, status, and connections, why has he never had any achievements? Of course, it is because he wants to emulate his father Zhao Hao, and the first expedition will be the main general.

Bai Qi learned of Zhao Kuo's experience, and immediately discussed with Ying Hou Fan Ju that the chief general of Zhao in the Battle of Changping was none other than Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Hao did become famous in a fight. But before Zhao Hao became the main general, he once died in Yan and served as a magistrate in Yan State.

This experience gave Zhao Hao a tenacious spirit, and he was a general when he was a magistrate in the Warring States, and he already had military experience.

After that, Zhao Hao returned to Zhao State, and was recommended by Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, to take charge of Zhao State's taxes, and traveled all over Zhao State with his feet, not only familiar with geography, but also better understanding of people's livelihood.

This experience allowed Zhao Hao to grasp the geographical advantages, and was more lenient with the people and soldiers, and knew how to gather the morale of the people.

Zhao Kuo is different from Zhao Hao, his experience is to talk boastfully in the study house and among scholars, from childhood to adulthood, he has not suffered any hardships, and he has no opportunity to get along with people whose status is much lower than him.

Such a person, as long as he encounters a little setback, a little scare, will give up on himself and can't shrink out, and then wait until he is about to be trapped to death, and then break through in a panic like a dog jumping off the wall, completely out of proportion.

However, Bai Qi looked down on Zhao Kuo again, and when hunting, he still needed to draw a full bowstring to shoot arrows in the face of weak hares, and he would also think of all possibilities and make the most thoughtful response.

……

In order to pursue the Qin army's chief general Wang Di, Zhao Kuo led the entire Zhao army to attack, leaving only a small part of the troops to take care of the baggage.

The Qin army fought and retreated, as if it was defeated and retreated, but the formation did not have the slightest rout.

The veteran general in the army immediately noticed that something was wrong and asked Zhao Kuo to retire.

Zhao Kuo hesitated.

He was familiar with military books, and when he saw this situation, of course he knew that the Qin army might have deliberately lured the enemy deeper. It's just that the main general of the Qin army, Wang Di, is in front of him, and the Qin army has been defeated and retreated, as long as he beheads Wang Di, even if there is an ambush, it will be his own victory.

Zhao Kuo thought about it, and after all, he couldn't give up the fat bait of "Wang Di, the chief general of the Qin army".

He ordered: "The main general of the Qin army is in front, and the other Qin troops are not to be afraid!" When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins! As long as you capture and kill the main general of the Qin army, the ambush will solve itself! ”

"When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins" is Zhao Hao's answer to King Zhao Huiwen's question if he can fight the battle with him. Zhao Hao became famous in the battle of Yanhe.

Zhao Kuo used his father's words to motivate the generals, and the soldiers were convinced, no longer hesitated, and followed Zhao Kuo to continue to attack Wang Yu.

The Qin army continued to suffer casualties, retreating faster and faster, and finally retreated to the vicinity of the Bailishi Great Wall, entering the fortress that had been built long ago.

Wang Yi took off his helmet, wiped the blood from his face, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He counted his troops. This time, he brought out the Qin army as bait, and the loss was already more than half. But the rest of Qin Jun had no fear on their faces, and even some of them were a little jubilant.

"We successfully retreated to the fortress, and we didn't hold Wu Anjun back, we have won this battle!" The generals beside Wang Ji said happily.

Wang Yi sighed: "Yes." ”

Following General Bai to fight, the mood is good. As long as you do your best to complete the tasks assigned by General Bai, you only need to wait for the moment of victory.

"Alas, General, is this a potato?" When someone was cleaning the fort, he found a bunch of food from the corner that he hadn't eaten but had seen, "Zhao Jun still left grain and grass here?" ”

Wang Yi took a closer look: "That's right, it's a potato." I heard the spies say that potatoes are poisonous when they sprout or turn green, and after Zhao Kuo arrived in Changping, he forbade Zhao Bing to eat poisonous grass roots, so as not to cause accidents on the battlefield. So when you carry supplies, you just throw away the potatoes. ”