General Lian Po's retainer opened the door to the house on the right. Di was like a frightened rabbit. He sat on the bed and looked at the door in fear. When he saw Zhao Kuo walking in, he rushed forward excitedly and almost hugged him.
Zhao Kuo started crying and said: "Young Master, you are finally here. Lian Po is unreasonable!" Zhao Kuo sighed helplessly and said helplessly: "General Lian Po is guarding Changping.
What he needs most is the support of his soldiers, how can you slander him?"
"I didn't slander him, I just told the soldiers that you can do better than him!"
"What ability do I have that can compare to a general who has experienced hundreds of battles?" Zhao Kuo shook his head and took him out of the house. He just ordered: "Fortunately, Ge and the others are here. One of them is called
Sima Shang's captain has arranged for them. You can go to them for now. I have important matters to discuss with General Lian Po in detail. Sima Shang seems to be in charge of the city gate. You should find him at the east gate." Di said
Then he wiped his tears and said: "Sima Shang is in charge of the west city gate, Shaojun, then I will go find him."
"I'll talk to you later, Mr. Young."
After seeing off Di, Zhao Kuo returned to the house just now. Lian Po was chatting with Li Mu. Zhao Kuo sat aside and said seriously: "General, how long will the food I sent this time last?"
, Lian Po frowned and said seriously: "You sent 424,600 stones of millet, 20,000 stone rice, 17,000 stone hemp, 2,000 stone beetles... I heard there are some more
The livestock have not been delivered, but if I can save some food, it will be enough for me to persist here for a year."
Zhao Kuo thought for a moment and then said: "There are almost no young people in the Zhao Kingdom. Some cities are like dead places. There is a shortage of food in many places. We must find a way to end the war. If it continues, we will only
I'm afraid that even if Changping can persist, the people will not be able to persist." Lian Po sighed, stood up, walked to the wall, and looked at the map.
He said: "Now, I have set up defenses in the Danshui area, and the Qin people are stationed here... You see, it is surrounded by mountains and hills, and there are only a few small roads connecting the inside and outside. They are stationed in the highlands. If you want to pass through these few
It's a fool's dream to stay on a small road. Even if we win, we will have to pay a very heavy price..." Lian Po described the current situation, and Zhao Kuo looked at it very seriously.
This map told him that his original idea about the Battle of Changping was somewhat wrong. He originally thought that the so-called Battle of Changping meant that he led hundreds of thousands of people to guard the city while the other party attacked the city. But now it seems that,
This is not the case. Zhao's hundreds of thousands of soldiers were stationed in various places hundreds of miles up and down Danshui. The defense line included more than twenty cities and towns. The Qin people surrounded Danshui from three sides.
A partial force of the Qin people set out from Fencheng, attacked Anze, Changzi, and besieged the Zhao army from the north. The main force of the Qin people set out from Gaoping, broke through Qinyang, and reached Changping from the south. On the south side of Changping,
Facing the main force of Zhao State, the second partial division is attacking Fengshi City. If it is defeated, perhaps this partial division will directly bypass the Danshui defense line and attack Handan directly.
Lian Po was still talking, and he said: "It is very difficult to end the war early. Now we are occupying a high position to resist the enemy's attack, and we can still gain some advantages. If we give up these geographical advantages and attack the Qin people
Not only will we not gain an advantage, but we will also cause a lot of casualties. If the troops stationed in various places are not enough, and the enemy attacks Zhuling and Tangshan, our rear will be in danger. At that time, the food road will be cut off, and almost
If one hundred thousand soldiers fight on an empty stomach, they will definitely lose!!"
"But if we continue to defend here...when all the food and grass are used up, Zhao's cultivated land will be covered with weeds, and we will definitely lose, right?" Zhao Kuo suddenly asked, Lian Po frowned, no
answer.
"If you want to end the war, you don't have to just use war. If you can persuade all countries to send troops to help each other and form a coalition to attack Qin, the Qin people will definitely retreat." Zhao Kuo said seriously.
"It's useless. All the countries are waiting for Qin and Zhao to suffer losses so that they can benefit from it. How can they send troops to help Zhao? Unless Zhao is on the verge of destruction and the Qin people are unstoppable, they will not be able to sit still.
Stay here." Lian Po said, shaking his head.
"If you don't try it, how will you know it doesn't work?"
"It's no use even if I try."
"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I am willing to try!" Zhao Kuo stood up, stared at Lian Po, and said seriously: "Millions of Zhao people are waiting for me to bring them a way to survive, but I won't
Those who give up will never."
"What do you want to do?"
"I want to see the Lord and ask him to send Lord Pingyuan to various countries to ask for help. If there is anyone who can bring help to Zhao, it must be Lord Pingyuan. I also want to mobilize the nobles of Handan and lead the old and weak women and children who are left behind in Zhao.
, to open up farmland, they have many retainers and followers, who can help. I heard that Fan Ju and Bai Qi have a bad relationship, and I want to try to see if I can cause discord between them." Zhao Kuo said one by one in his heart.
Thoughts, his expression became more determined.
Lian Po shook his head and said nothing.
When the Lord first became the King, the relationship with his father-in-law was still very good.
Until the later incident: Fan Ju came from a poor family in his early years. He wanted to establish a career in Wei State and joined the disciples of Xu Jia, a senior official. When he followed him on a mission to Qin State, Fan Ju spoke uprightly and displayed his talents and courage.
As a result, he gained the attention of the King of Qi, but Xu Jia was ignored by the people of Qi, which made him very angry. So after returning home, he slandered Fan Ju and said that he had an affair with Qi.
The innocent Fan Ju was almost beaten to death by the Prime Minister Wei Qi. He pretended to be dead and fled Wei, rushed to Qin, and became the Prime Minister again. This made Wei Qi very frightened, so he fled to Zhao and hid in Pingyuan Jun's house.
The King of Qin wanted to avenge Fan Ju, so he wrote a letter to Zhao Sheng, saying, "I have heard of your high righteousness, and I would like to be a friend of the common people. I hope you can come to me, and I am willing to drink with you for ten days." Zhao Sheng
Rushing to Qin, at the banquet, King Qin just revealed his true purpose.
He said: "In the past, King Wen of Zhou had Lu Shang as his Taigong, and Duke Huan of Qi had Guan Yiwu as his father-in-law. Mr. Fan was also my father-in-law. Mr. Fan's enemy is in your house. I hope you will have someone take his head, otherwise I will not be able to do it."
Let you out." Zhao Sheng was not afraid and said angrily: "Wei Qi is my friend. Even if he is in my home, I will not hand him over." So, King Qin wrote to
King Zhao, again, hand over Wei Qi, or kill Lord Pingyuan and attack Zhao again.
As a result, King Zhao immediately surrounded Lord Pingyuan's residence, intending to besiege it. Wei Qi escaped at night and met Zhao Prime Minister Yu Qing.
, Lord Xinling was afraid that this would cause trouble to Wei, so he refused to meet him. Wei Qi was furious and committed suicide. King Zhao cut off Wei Qi's head and gave it to King Qin, and King Qin released Zhao Sheng.
Returned to Zhao Kingdom.
Since this incident, the relationship between Pingyuan Lord and King Zhao has become very bad, and King Zhao no longer allows Zhao Sheng to go out. King Zhao said that he was worried that Zhao Sheng would be detained in another country again and become a hostage.
Lord Pingyuan also started drinking and having fun every day, gathering all kinds of guests, and became particularly keen on fame, as if he didn't care about anything except fame. King Zhao would not allow Zhao Sheng to go out to ask for help, especially
They are those foreign aids who are relatives to him. Whose orders will these reinforcements follow after they arrive in Zhao?
But Lian Po couldn't say these words to Zhao Kuo. He sighed and said, "Then I hope you can succeed. Then you still have to go back to Handan?"
"After finishing these things, I will bring my sword and come back here. At that time, please allow me to be a soldier. I will die here." Zhao Kuo said and looked towards him again.
Li Mu stood aside and said: "Please don't risk your life to fight the Qin people. You are the future Great Wall of Zhao. It is because of you that we can die here without worrying about what will happen in the future."
Li Mu smiled and shook his head.
"Brother, if you lead the army to charge into battle, I will drive and kill the enemy for you. If you defeat the Qin people and win, I will stick a wooden stick on Bai Qi's head and ride a fast horse to sing your praises.
If you are defeated and die, I will definitely die in front of you. If I can die on the battlefield with someone like you, this is my greatest honor and the best destination."
