The city guard's mansion was not big, so Li Mu was worried that Di might say something wrong in front of General Lian Po, so he asked him to wait behind the door and went to pay his respects. Li Mu rushed there. What was strange was that there were no soldiers guarding the gate of the city guard's mansion.
After entering the city guard's mansion, there is an empty courtyard in front of them. There are houses scattered around three sides of the courtyard. This is the only difference between it and ordinary residential buildings. Standing in the courtyard is a samurai with a sword. He is Lian.
General Po's retainer learned of Li Mu's purpose, and he took Li Mu into a house on the left.
After entering the house, he saw Lian Po standing in front of the wall, staring at the map on the wall. Li Mu probably hadn't seen General Lian Po for four or five years. He had grown up now, but General Lian Po didn't have any
He felt old. Even though he was older than Lin Xiangru and not much different from Le Yi, he looked energetic and covered in heavy armor, as if he was about to go into battle at the next moment.
"General Lian Po, may I ask if you are okay?" Li Mu bowed respectfully and bowed to Lian Po.
Lian Po turned his head, glanced at him, and motioned for him to come over. Li Mu hurriedly walked to his side. Lian Po grabbed his shoulders, pulled him to his face, pointed to the map on the wall, and said:
"Can you understand?"
Li Mu looked at the map carefully. This was the current terrain defense map around Changping and Guanglang City. He nodded and said: "You can understand. The general is personally stationed in Changping, and the branch near Danshui in the northeast is
Ziling stores grain and grass. Zhao's grain and grass transportation reaches here directly through the river and is then distributed to many camps. Danzhu Ridge in the north and Tangwang Mountain in the southwest can prevent the Qin people from plundering grain and grass from the rear line from both sides.
burn."
"The Hanwang Mountain on the south side of Changping has a broad view and can be used to retreat the enemy. General, you will distribute your troops in Deyi, Changping, Hanwang Mountain, Danzhu Ridge, and Tangwang Mountain... This is all using the terrain to separate the mountains.
The cities are connected into a line of defense. If the Qin people want to attack, the Zhao people can be condescending and beat the enemy hard. Moreover, your defense, general, directly includes the grain and grass supply roads inside. The Qin people cannot disturb the logistics and cannot break through.
Level the defense line!"
Li Mu became more and more surprised. For the first time, he discovered that he had viewed the war too simply. In the past, when he was fighting in the border counties, both sides would set up a camp and then go out to attack each other. Now he saw this
When dozens of camps covering hundreds of miles were covered, Li Mu panicked. Hundreds of thousands of people were distributed on this long defense line. Opposite them, the Qin people also deployed in the same way, but the terrain on the map was different.
It's very clear, but the Qin people's deployment is a little blurry.
Lian Po was also surprised. He did not expect that the little guy Lin Xiangru brought here would now have such a level. It is definitely not an easy task to accurately understand such a defense map. Lian Po laughed and said,
His voice was loud and his laughter was hearty. He happily patted Li Mu on the shoulder. Li Mu was staggered by him, and Lian Po said happily: "I didn't expect you to grow up so quickly.
, I will have a very good lieutenant in the future."
Li Mu was a little ashamed of the praise and said: "Li Mu does not deserve your praise. I originally wanted to cut off the Qin people's food routes. Now it seems that the places where the Qin people deployed their troops are all hills and mountains.
Compared with the terrain east of Changping, it is more complicated. There are only three mountain roads that can enter the Qin people's rear, and there is no way to touch the Qin people's logistics." He looked at the map again, and then sighed: "I
I understand why you set up a defense line in Changping."
"This place is backed by Danshui, surrounded by mountains to the north and south, and Hanwang Mountain can be used as the corner with Changping. It is really a good place."
Lian Po shook his head and said, "This is not the reason why I stayed in Changping."
Li Mu was stunned and then asked: "Then the general is stationed here because he wants to protect the logistics?"
"No."
"Why is that?"
"I did not come here voluntarily. I was driven here by the Qin people. They fought and retreated all the way, from Duanshi City to Guanglang City, and then to Changping. As for why I am stationed here, it is because I will go further.
If you retreat, you will be in the elixir water. If you retreat further, you will fall into the water." Lian Po said seriously.
"This..." Li Mu was speechless and looked at Lian Po in front of him in surprise. Lian Po waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "If you lose, you will lose. You don't have to be so surprised.
Decades ago, I experienced a defeat that was even more painful than now. What’s more, I was still young. After a defeat, I gained a memory and accumulated experience. Sooner or later, I will grow up.
Defeat them again!"
You are still growing up at this age??
Li Mu asked curiously: "How did you fail?"
"At first, I was stationed in the Duanshi City area to confront the Qin people across the river. This was the best place. I speculated that the Qin people did not dare to cross the river, and also thought that they might take a detour. However, I did not expect that the Qin general was really
He was so audacious that he left a partial army behind to pretend to be the main force to confuse me, but the main force rushed to attack Yinshi City, crossing the river from the north and going straight down, trying to cut off my retreat and surround and annihilate me!!"
"I have hundreds of thousands of people, and he actually wants to surround and annihilate me? This shocked me, but fortunately I also deployed troops in the Changzi City area. Relying on their resistance, I retreated to Guanglang City.
They escaped from the Qin people's encirclement, but Changzi City was captured by them. Guanglang City was surrounded by mountains, which was an excellent defensive location. However, because of the Qin people's previous fierce attack, the logistics line could only be transported through Changping.
"
"The enemy marched straight from Changping City in the north to Changping and wanted to encircle and annihilate them. I sent reinforcements, but the Qin people's partial army attacked our fortress of Guanglang City at this moment, captured three fortresses, and captured
With the four captains, I can only retreat to Changping and firmly protect the logistics line. I am afraid that the other party will try to encircle and cut off the supply. This Qin general Wang Lu is a formidable opponent." Lian Po said.
After experiencing the defeats in these years, I sighed helplessly.
Lian Po did not say that he lacked food and grass, nor did he say that his soldiers had no fighting spirit. He admitted his defeat generously. He always felt that a defeat was a defeat, and there was no need to find any reasons, but he was not depressed either.
On the contrary, he is very energetic. According to his words, enemies like this can sharpen him and make him grow stronger.
Li Mu then revealed the purpose of his coming. He said: "I came to see the general because of Ma Fuzi's orders. Ma Fuzi got information that Qin State is very likely to make Bai Qi its general.
.." Before he could finish speaking, Lian Po immediately interrupted him, "Bai Qi?"
"Yes."
"I'm going to tell you why the Qin people are so persistent in wanting to surround me and annihilate me. It turns out to be Bai Qi! It's not that Bai Qi is the general, but Bai Qi is hiding in the Qin army!" Lian Po said angrily.
He said, Li Mu was shocked, Lian Po looked a little angry, and said: "You don't know, when Que fought with him, Bai Qi took a detour and captured the rear of the Han and Wei coalition forces, cut off their food and grass, surrounded and destroyed them, and then attacked Chu
At that time, he also bypassed the mountain road on the border of Chu State, directly captured the capital of Chu, and surrounded hundreds of thousands of people in Chu State in his own country!"
"No wonder..."
"We have been fighting with the Qin people for so long, but I haven't even figured out their generals. How can we be invincible?" Lian Po asked, "What did Zhao Kuo say again?"
"Ma Fuzi said, please feel at ease here to resist the Qin people. He will find a way to get supplies of food and grass to support the general. He also sent a person to promote the Qin people's military merit system, hoping to motivate the soldiers.
Military spirit."
Hearing his words, Lian Po was a little disdainful. He said: "Zhao Kuo, what are you talking about? If I am not here to resist the Qin people, how can I run away? As for food and grass, his father did not give him any."
How much can he keep, and how much can he get? As for motivating the military, there is no reward, just words, how long can it be done? And he only sent one person, just one person, among hundreds of thousands of people.
How big a role can it play in this?"
He shook his head, sighed, and said: "If his father is still alive..."
He raised his head, and finally a trace of loneliness appeared on his face.
"General!! The Qin people have gathered a large number of troops at Tangwang Mountain!!" The retainer suddenly rushed in and reported hurriedly. Lian Po hurriedly looked at the map, and the loneliness on his face disappeared without a trace.
He shouted: "Let Feng Ting be prepared! If the enemy attacks Tangwang Mountain, send troops from Hanwang Mountain and directly threaten Daliang Mountain. Tell him to be careful and not to rush in!"
"Let Zhiziling send two thousand cavalry to Deyi!"
"Inform the camp at Danzhu Ridge to send people to conduct reconnaissance, so that the enemy can take the opportunity to attack Zhizi Ridge with cavalry!"
"Let the soldiers from Tangwang Mountain be divided into three thousand men and stationed on the plain from Tangwang Mountain to Zhiziling!"
"Let the soldiers be prepared and follow me to send troops to the Xiwang Valley Road!"
The old general shouted, his whole body burning with fighting spirit.
