Bai Qi always likes to plan every step before taking action.
When he defeated Lian Po and entered Zhao, he did not bring all the main forces to attack together. In various places in Shangdang, Qin still had a group of main elites. In Zhao, Bai Qi only had more than 200,000 soldiers, and Wang
Luo's partial army had one hundred thousand elite troops. When Bai Qi realized that these one hundred thousand people might be in danger, he thought of a way to get rid of Lian Po and Wei Wuji and came to support them.
Losing 100,000 elite troops was a serious matter even for the Qin State. Moreover, if the partial army was destroyed, Bai Qi would have to face Zhao Kuo, Lian Po, Wei Wuji, and Zhao alone.
The Wei coalition will have an overwhelming advantage in numbers, especially since these three generals are not mediocre. He needs enough numbers to follow his orders, and he wants to defeat these three enemies.
By switching defenses with Meng Ao and a time difference between Wei Wuji and Lian Po, he successfully got rid of the two of them and rushed to Wu'an. However, when he arrived, it was a very embarrassing time. If he could have arrived earlier,
In time, he might be able to flank the Zhao army with Wang Lu. He could see that the generals on Zhao Kuo's left and right wings had very obvious shortcomings. Together, the two of them would definitely be able to defeat the main force of Zhao.
When he arrived, Wang Lu's tribe had been crippled. They were besieged outside Wu'an. They fought for three days and suffered heavy casualties. Most importantly, the army's morale was shaken and it seemed that it was desperate. And the despicable Zhao Kuo directly opened the door again.
Encirclement, driving these desperate soldiers to block the charge of Bai Qi's army, by the time Bai Qi arranged for the broken troops, Zhao Kuo had already begun to tentatively attack.
At this time, Bai Qi believed that the main force of Zhao State was exhausted after several days of fierce fighting. Although his soldiers were on their way, they had not encountered any fighting and could still fight.
However, the Zhao army showed an amazing fighting spirit. Bai Qi had never seen such a tenacious will in the Zhao people. The original Zhao army faced the Qin army that was not afraid of death. After several rounds of arrows,
, immediately fled. Now that Bai Qi's army was breaking out from two directions, Zhao Kuo naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity and pursue it with all his strength. However, Bai Qi had already been prepared after he showed up.
First, he arranged his logistics troops in a dense forest not far away.
The time of his appearance was also carefully chosen by him. When Bai Qi was confident that he could completely annihilate the enemy, he would usually choose to fight the enemy in the early morning. But without this confidence, when he only launched a tentative attack, he would
Choose evening, because late at night is the natural enemy of war. There are very many soldiers who cannot see anything after dark and become completely blind, even if they light a bonfire.
This is the terrifying thing about Bai Qi. He can regard everything as his own soldiers. In his eyes, everything is a war.
Therefore, when the Qin people's war drums were heard in the dense forest in the distance and the sky was getting dark, Zhao Kuo ordered to stop the pursuit of Bai Qi. The soldiers could not pursue the pursuit at night. He was also worried that he would encounter Bai Qi.
Bai Qi's ambush. Zhao's generals hurriedly gathered their soldiers, and Zhao Kuo also hurriedly arranged for people to treat the wounded soldiers on the battlefield. After Zhao Kuo gave these orders, he sent the soldiers back to Wu'an City to rest.
Zhao Kuo hurriedly walked into the courtyard. He could hear Di's screams like killing a pig from a distance. Hearing that Di could roar so powerfully, Zhao Kuo breathed a sigh of relief. Di lay on the bed.
, and Zhao Fu was sitting aside, wiping something on his back. When he saw Zhao Kuo walking in, Zhao Fu was about to salute, but Zhao Kuo shook his head, sat aside directly, and asked: "Di
how's it going?"
"He wore two layers of armor. He only had some skin torn. It's not serious." Zhao Fu shook his head helplessly. He was a disciple of Lord Pingyuan and a warrior on the battlefield. Now he became Zhao Kuo's side.
"Medical master", after killing the enemy on the battlefield, has to come back to save others. Zhao Fu can only lament the uncertainty of the world. In the past thirty years, he never thought that one day he would have such attainments in medicine.
What Fu Zhao is applying now is an herb that can stop bleeding.
Di raised his head, looked at Zhao Kuo, and asked with a smile: "Shaojun, when are we going home?"
Zhao Fu snorted coldly and said, "Why, you're already missing your hometown before you even get married?"
Zhao Kuo looked at him and said with a smile: "You still don't understand Di. Di is so anxious to tell the villagers the story of his heroic rescue of the general on the battlefield." As Zhao Kuo was talking, he saw
An old man hurriedly broke into the courtyard, "Di!", "Di!!" The person who came was Ge. The blood stains on Ge's body had not been wiped off. His voice was trembling, and he staggered into the courtyard.
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At that moment, Di suddenly put his head down and closed his eyes tightly.
Ge walked into the house and looked at Di who was motionless on the bed. Zhao Kuo clearly saw that the old man's eyes were red. He walked to Di's side, glanced at Zhao Kuo, and then at Zhao Fu, his lips trembling.
, unable to speak for a long time, a tear fell from the corner of his eye, quickly leaving a conspicuous white mark on his blood-stained face. Zhao Kuo frowned and hit Di on the head.
"Hey~~" Di felt pain and hurriedly raised his head and asked angrily: "Young Master, I was injured and you still hit me!"
Seeing Di raising his head, Ge was furious and cursed angrily: "You barbarian, why aren't you dead yet?!"
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Zhao Kuo did not stay in Di for too long. He still had many things to deal with.
In Wu'an City, the wounded soldiers were still groaning in pain. Zhao Kuo was not a doctor. He knew about disinfection, but he didn't know how to disinfect it. Alcohol seemed to work? But the wine that couldn't even burn, could it really work?
Is it okay? High temperature seems to be OK? Zhao Kuo still didn't rush to pour wine on the wounded soldiers. He called doctors and discussed with them whether the knife used to take the arrows could be burned with fire first.
He told the doctor that this was knowledge he had read from ancient books, and it might be useful. In addition, he told the doctor that the wound could be wiped with clean water, and the doctor himself had better take a bath. Of course, this was also what he read in ancient books.
Knowledge.
What is the difference between Zhao and Qin?
Qin's army has specialized military doctors who are responsible for treating wounded soldiers and preventing plagues. Zhao's army does not have professional doctors. Zhao's wounded soldiers usually have to find some medical skills from the conscripted soldiers.
People came to treat the wounded soldiers, and the other was witches, who used dancing and blessings to make the wounded soldiers recover. Zhao Kuo was generally unwilling to come to the wounded soldiers. He was a kind man. Every time he saw these dying soldiers,
Man, he is always very sad in his heart.
Those who are pierced by spears, or cut, or even trampled, unless their vital organs are injured, it is difficult to die. They usually struggle in pain for a long time, and doctors have no way to save them.
Seeing them suffering great pain, wailing, and begging their colleagues to help him, let him die quickly, and stop letting himself suffer like this. The whole night, Zhao Kuo helped deal with these wounded soldiers.
For those who are about to die, Zhao Kuo will tell them: He must take good care of his family.
For those who are still being rescued, Zhao Kuo will tell them: You will definitely survive, and I will bless you.
It seems that the various aspects of life can be seen most clearly among the wounded soldiers. Some are crying and wishing for death, some are laughing at their colleagues who will die peacefully, some are broken down and begging Zhao Kuo to save themselves, and some are cursing and hurling all kinds of abuses.
All of them, and more of them, were still those who were lying feebly on the hospital bed, muttering the names of their family members. In the early morning, the exhausted Zhao Kuo just left Dongcheng where the wounded soldiers were gathered.
Tian Yue, who was careful and cautious, sent many knights to find out the news about the Qin people.
As for Li Mu, he became very silent. This arrogant young man believed that it was his fault that caused Bai Qi to escape. He blamed himself extremely. The whole night, he stood on the city wall, looking into the distance without saying a word.
Zhao Kuo found him on the city wall without resting. Walking to his side, Zhao Kuo let out a long sigh, looked at the blood outside the city that could not be washed away, and said, "Do you know this person Gou Jian?"
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"I know."
"At the beginning, the King of Yue was defeated by the King of Wu. The King of Yue served the King of Wu for three years, herding cattle and sheep, and suffered humiliation. After returning home, he vowed to take revenge. He was afraid that he would covet a comfortable life and waste his ambition for revenge. At night
He pillowed his weapon and slept on a pile of straw. He also hung a gall in his room and tasted the gall every morning when he got up. According to his order, every day, the soldiers outside the door would ask him: Have you forgotten?
Three years of shame?"
"He personally went to the fields to work with the farmers, and his wife also spun and weaved. After ten years, the country of Yue became stronger and defeated the country of Wu."
As Zhao Kuo spoke, he asked, "Does the shame you have suffered exceed what Gou Jian suffered?"
"not at all."
"Are your enemies more powerful and have a higher status than Gou Jian's enemies?"
"No."
"Then why don't you follow Gou Jian's example, work hard, build up your troops, and take revenge on Bai Qi? Instead, you stand alone on this city wall, feeling sorry for yourself?"
Li Mu lowered his head, clenched his fists, looked at Zhao Kuo firmly, and said, "I will definitely defeat Bai Qi." Zhao Kuo smiled and then left. The scouts sent by Tian Yue,
Many people came back. Zhao Kuo needed to know Bai Qi's latest movements. According to the scouts' reports, Bai Qi seemed to be retreating in the direction of Danshui. Zhao Kuo left soldiers guarding the city in both the eldest son and Lucheng.
Don't worry that Bai Qi will attack.
He first sent his soldiers to contact Lian Po and Wei Wuji, and then continued to rest here. The soldiers had experienced a battle and needed to rest.
Zhao Kuo didn't know whether this battle could be regarded as a victory. In the battle between the two sides, Zhao Kuo commanded an army of more than 100,000 for the first time. Adding the garrison of Wu'an City and the Great Wall, Zhao Kuo had a total of 180,000 soldiers.
On Bai Qi's side, plus Wang Lu's partial division, the total strength was 140,000. The first battle was with Wang Lu. After three days of fighting, Wang Lu's 90,000 soldiers were abandoned outside Wu'an City.
The bodies of nearly 40,000 people.
In the same way, he also bit off a large piece of meat from Zhao Kuo's body. The Zhao army's casualties exceeded 30,000, which was comparable to that of the Qin people.
Then, with 150,000 soldiers, they fought against Bai Qi and Wang Lu's defeated army, which totaled 100,000 people.
This battle didn't last long, but the situation was unexpectedly brutal.
Both sides left behind another 30,000 to 40,000 corpses each. Bai Qi withdrew from the battlefield with more than 60,000 remaining soldiers, while Zhao Kuo took more than 100,000 combat-ready soldiers to rest and recuperate. The casualties on both sides were
To be fair, this was not the big victory that was expected. It could be considered a tragic victory at most. Wu'an City became a huge tomb. More than 100,000 people from both sides died here. Zhao Kuo's soldiers buried them all day without sleep.
, and it was not possible to bury all these soldiers.
Behind these hundreds of thousands of people, there may be a million tearful relatives.
When Sima Shang came to report the casualties, Zhao Kuo was stunned for a long time.
After resting like this for four days, the scout brought back Lian Po's letter.
In his letter, Lian Po explained in detail the reason why Bai Qi appeared in Wu'an City. In addition, he also told him about the battle with Qin General Meng Ao. Meng Ao had been entangled with the two for a long time. A few days ago,
It seemed that he had received some order and hurriedly evacuated the battlefield. From the urgent report from Zhongmou, it was found that he was rushing towards Danshui. In addition, he was congratulating Zhao Kuo on his victory.
victory?
Zhao Kuo looked at the bamboo slips in his hand and was speechless for a long time.
The soldiers who had rested for a few days set off again, with the goal of Danshui. Lian Po, who was stationed in Boyang, also sent troops. He wanted to go to Zhongmou first and then transfer to Danshui. Even if he defeated Bai Qi once,
But Zhao Kuo still did not dare to be careless. He marched cautiously all the way up the mountain. Scouts continued to appear in various places to inquire about the latest situation. Zhao Kuo advanced along the way, but occasionally encountered a rout by the Qin people and captured many prisoners.
It seems that Bai Qi did not successfully evacuate with everyone.
Zhao Kuo's main army formally joined forces with Lian Po and others in a plain near Danshui.
The two sides joined forces after being separated for a long time. Some of these soldiers were from the same hometown, and even fathers, sons, and brothers in the same room. However, Lian Po was worried about Bai Qi's attack and did not allow the soldiers to move around at will. Therefore, Lian Po's army was stationed aside.
At that time, the soldiers of both sides poked their heads out of the tents, shouted to each other, and asked about the safety of their relatives, but Lian Po led Prince Wuji and many generals towards Zhao Kuo's camp.
Zhao Kuo also went to greet him with Tian Yue, Li Mu and other generals, as well as his retainers.
The two groups met on the road. General Lian Po looked very excited. The first time he saw Zhao Kuo, he smiled and hurriedly walked up and grabbed Zhao Kuo's hands. General Lian Po experienced such a dangerous experience.
Although he didn't look tired at all, his voice was still loud, "I knew Ma Fujun could defeat Bai Qi, but I didn't expect you to defeat him so quickly!!"
Zhao Kuo smiled and didn't say much about the war. He just asked Lian Po if he was still healthy.
While Lian Po was chatting with him, Wei Wuji was looking at the Mafu Lord whose name he had heard for a long time. When he was still in Xinling, he often heard various rumors about Mafu Lord, saying that he was a benevolent and righteous man who loved soldiers.
His reputation soon rivaled that of Lord Pingyuan and he became a sage in the Zhao Kingdom. Later, when his retainers came to look for him, Wei Wuji became somewhat curious about Lord Ma Fu.
During the war, he saw Ma Fujun's talent again.
Now, he really saw the real Mr. Ma Fu.
This is a handsome young man with a very good-looking smile. However, there is always sadness between his eyebrows. There is no joy or pride in defeating Bai Qi in his eyes, only a touch of sadness. This is a worried and deep-set person.
The young man couldn't help himself from the pain. Lian Po finally brought Zhao Kuo to Wei Wuji, and Zhao Kuo also looked at this famous sage in the Wei state.
Lord Xinling was older than him. He did not have the so-called nobility of a young master, but he had the heroic spirit of a knight-errant. The two of them bowed to each other, and Wei Wuji smiled and said: "After I came to Zhao Kingdom, I have been
Others have heard of your virtuous reputation, and now that I have the opportunity to meet you, I know that they are not lying." Zhao Kuo shook his head humbly, complimented Wei Wuji a few more words, and then led them back.
Camp.
Just after entering the camp, before Lian Po could even ask about the situation of the battle, Zhao Kuo said: "Now is the time when Bai Qi is at his weakest. Several armies under his command have just experienced disastrous defeats and forced marches, so they just took advantage of this opportunity."
, drove him out of Danshui and forced him back to Shangdang."
Lian Po hesitated for a moment and then said: "I think his army should be destroyed in Zhao. If he returns to Shangdang, there will be no way to defeat him."
"Now is the season for sowing...the war cannot be delayed any longer."
"Determined to destroy Bai Qi's army, not to mention how many soldiers we will die or injured, how are the people in the country going to live?"
