Chapter 34: More About Easy Setting
After Zhao Kuo came to Shangdang, he spent a few days visiting several checkpoints of the Zhao army in Shangdang. He also privately met several current Zhao army generals and learned about the current deployment of the Zhao army. He was extremely dissatisfied with the defensive deployment strategy adopted by veteran Lian Po in Shangdang area.
Lian Po's defense strategy is obviously not the strategic deployment he wants.
This strategic deployment of defense is neither incompatible nor in line with the expectations of King Zhao for leading the Zhao army to quickly defeat the Qin army. Zhao Kuo said that he must also change this "turtle-style" defensive strategy. After two days of thinking, Zhao Kuo finally made up his mind and had his own plans.
This time, Zhao Kuo came to Shangdang with the order of King Zhao of Zhao to serve as the commander of the Shangdang Zhao army. He had to fulfill his promise to Zhao Wangdan when he came to Shangdang in Handan, that is, to defeat the Qin army as quickly as possible and recover the Shangdang city and defense line occupied by the Qin army.
On July 26, on the tenth day after Zhao Kuogang arrived in Shangdang, he summoned many generals of the Zhao army in the ancient city of Bailishi Great Wall and redeployed the latest war plan against the Qin army.
This is the first military meeting held by the new commander Zhao Kuo. The generals of the Zhao army did not dare to neglect and came to the conference hall early to wait for Zhao Kuo to arrive. Changing generals in the last battle has been a taboo in military strategists since ancient times. The generals who came to the conference hall were also talking, and there was a lot of noise in the entire hall.
The three of them were gathered together, and were also discussing the Zhao army's change of commander.
Wang Rong said to Fu Bao, who was two years older than him: "General Fu Bao Bao, you have been under the tent of Zhao She, the former horse lord, and have also worked with the current coach Zhao Kuo. How much do you know about the current coach Zhao Kuo?"
Fu Bao shook his head and said to Wang Rong and Su She: "When I was working under General Zhao She's tent, General Zhao Kuo was just starting out and was in charge of the logistics work of military funds and other forces. To be honest, I didn't have much contact with him, and I didn't know much about him."
Su She was next to him at this time, and Wang Rong and the other two whispered: "According to the captain of the Central Inspector, General Lian Po left, he advised General Zhao Kuo to continue to adopt a defensive strategy, but it seemed that General Zhao Kuo did not promise, but instead refuted General Lian Po. For this reason, General Lian Po was very unhappy."
When Fu Bao and Wang Rong heard this, they felt a little worried like Su She.
After Zhao Kuo entered the meeting hall from the back hall, the hall suddenly became quiet. Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang County, and many Zhao generals including Wang Rong, Fu Bao, Su She all bowed to Zhao Kuo and said, "Go to the General."
Sitting in the main seat where veteran Lian Po once sat, looking at the many Zhao army generals under the hall, Zhao Kuo, who was now 28 years old, had a flush on his face, a little intoxicated and a little emotional.
At this age, I finally reached the high position that my father Zhao She once had. And my power was even more powerful than the rights that my father Zhao She had at that time.
Looking at the many Zhao army generals with armor under the hall, Zhao Kuo suppressed his excitement and slowly said to the generals: "Dear generals, please don't give me a gift."
"Thank you, General." The generals replied in unison.
Zhao Kuo nodded and said to the generals: "Dear generals, I am commanding our Shangdang army by the order of the king. I hope that all the generals can help each other and unite to defeat the Qin army and expel them from the Shangdang area. In this way, I will not be humiliated by the king's order."
The generals replied in unison: "No."
Zhao Kuo was very satisfied when he saw the generals responding to the order. He immediately ordered the generals: "The generals obey the order. From now on, our army will move the tent of the shogunate commander to the northern Hanwang Mountain to expand the Danshui vision. He will wait for an opportunity to cross the Danshui west, raid the Qin army and find out the truth."
When the generals heard this, they were shocked. This was to change from defense to attack!
After Zhao Jia, deputy general of Zhao army appointed by Zhao Wangdan, died in battle, Lian Po wrote a letter to King Zhao, and the general Fu Bao was appointed as the deputy general of Shangdang Zhao army.
When Fubao heard that the new commander Zhao Kuo had just arrived, he was forced to raid the Qin army before he understood the combat power of the Qin army. He was very anxious and hurriedly stood up and said to Zhao Kuo: "General Zhao Kuo, what kind of tactics our army adopts? Raid the Qin army."
Zhao Kuo saw Fu Bao asking this question, it was not surprising that this was not what he expected! He said to Fu Bao Bao: "General Fu Bao Bao, I want to send a hundred thousand troops to the forefront, raid the Qin army and explore its forces and deployment."
The generals of the State of Zhao were stunned. Is the Qin army still going to test the strength? It is obvious that the main force of the Qin army on the west side of the Danshui River is 400,000, and the deployment has long been clearly understood by the Zhao army!
Seeing that all the generals in the hall were stunned, Zhao Kuo thought that all the generals admired their plans, and smiled and said to the generals: "Generals, General Lian Po has been defending Shangdang for three years. The Qin army repeatedly called for war and wanted to fight with our Zhao army. General Lian Po has not yet fought. Now our army will raid the Qin army, either without attacking, and the attack will be like a flood, pouring down, unstoppable."
"In this way, the Qin army will be in chaos and will inevitably be defeated. Our army has the Danshui River defense line, which can attack and defend. This can be said to be the military strategy: the army can advance or retreat, and it is invincible. The Qin army did not expect that our army would turn into defense and attack, which means that the military strategy also says: if it is unexpected, attack and unprepared, the soldiers will be in constant power. In this way, our army will definitely win."
The generals of the Zhao army looked at each other and were depressed. The new commander, with one sentence on the left and one sentence on the right, did not explain in detail how to attack. This looks very unreliable!
General Wang Rong stood up and said to Zhao Kuo: "General, our army is waiting for an opportunity to cross the west, what is the best opportunity?"
Seeing this, Zhao Kuo frowned slightly and said to Wang Rong: "General Wang Rong, do you, as a general, don't even understand this? Okay, let me explain it to you! The so-called raid, military strategy says: It is better to attack the enemy when you are unexpected. General Wang, do you understand?"
Wang Rong is really stupid. I understand what a big deal! I also know that it is better to attack the enemy if you are surprised. But when and how to do it, isn’t this what you should explain as the head coach?
General Su She was a straightforward person and stood up to Zhao Kuo and said, "General Zhao Kuo, can you tell the generals in the hall more specific? Let's discuss together, we can't understand what you said!"
Zhao Kuo saw that another "thorn" popped up. He said to Su She and the generals: "I have no specific way to fight against the Qin army. Just as the military strategy says, eight words: head-on confrontation, adapt to changes."
When the generals of Zhao Jun heard this, they were all drunk. Mom! This new coach is too far from General Lian Po, and it is really unreliable! We all know what you said, but tell us the specific way!
When Su She heard this, she said to Zhao Kuo again: "General Zhao Kuo, are you a little casual about what you said? A general thinks that a more appropriate strategy should be formulated so that he can be a general!"
When Zhao Kuo heard this, he became angry again and said to Su Shi: "General Su Shi, what do you mean by what you said is more appropriate? Tell me about it."
Seeing this, Su She knew that Zhao Kuo was very dissatisfied with him, so she took the initiative and said to Zhao Kuo: "Since the general asked a general to speak, a general would tell me what I think. For example, the general mentioned head-on confrontation just now, the general should tell us, if we can defeat the enemy, what should our army be? If we cannot defeat the enemy, what should our army?"
"The so-called head-on confrontation, how many times are there to attack the enemy? How many troops are divided each time? In addition, the general should also tell the generals that since the head-on confrontation, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and us? What is the priority for our army to win? These are all generals, you need to arrange them in detail!"
When Zhao Kuo heard Su She's questioning, he laughed and said, "What the general said is very true. I want to ask you here. You have been fighting with the Qin army for three years in Shangdang. Can you explore the disadvantages of the Qin army in the Qing Dynasty? And discuss what good strategies to retreat to the enemy?"
When the deputy general Fu Bao was by the side, he was very unhappy. You are knocking over a boat of people with one blow!
Fu Bao bowed his fists and said to Zhao Kuo: "General, General Lian Po, a certain general and others have been unable to defeat the enemy for three years. However, since he confronted the Qin army, he has won and lost half of the victory and has never been defeated!"
General Wang Rong, beside him, also questioned Zhao Kuo: "General, the battle of Shangdang is related to the fate of our country. You just came to Shangdang and didn't know the enemy's situation, so you arranged for our army to go rashly and raid the Qin army. How can you win in this way?"
Deputy General Fu Bao and General Su She also took a step forward, bowed to Zhao Kuo with his fists and said, "General, our army must not attack the Qin army rashly, please think twice!"
When the generals in the hall heard this, except for the generals brought by Zhao Kuo, they nodded and said, and they all bowed to Zhao Kuo with their fists and said, "Please think twice."
There was a sudden noise in the conference hall.
Seeing this, Zhao Kuo was furious and slapped the handsome table in front of him and shouted: "You wait for the three of you to be arrogant. I will know when I went to Shangdang in the future that you, as the deputy generals and deputy generals of General Lian Po, will not be able to use it."
Speaking of this, he gritted his teeth and said to the generals: "All the generals obey the orders, from now on, they will be exempted from the position of deputy generals of Boxing Bao, and Wang Rong and Su She, the two of you can go back to Handan and submit their orders to the court. From now on, the deputy generals and generals brought by me will be led by their troops."
Fu Bao, Wang Rong and Su She looked at each other with red faces. The deputy general Fu Bao bowed to Zhao Kuo with his fists and said, "General, since that's the case, a certain general and three others will follow your order and return to Handan to reply to the court and say goodbye."
After saying that, he said to Wang Rong and Su She: "Since General Zhao Kuo doesn't need us anymore, brothers, let's go back to Handan and wait for General Zhao Kuo to defeat the Qin army!"
Seeing Fu Bao and the other three people walking out of the conference hall angrily, the other Zhao army generals were stunned.
Deputy General Fu Bao and the other three, as old men who have followed the veteran Lian Po for many years, especially in Shangdang's three years, have attacked the Qin army many times and have a high prestige in the Zhao army. Such three generals with outstanding military achievements have disagreed with Zhao Kuo and were dismissed from office, dismissed from office, and returned home. The generals also felt extremely desolate and confused in their hearts.
Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang, stood in the hall and did not speak for a long time. Seeing Zhao Kuo doing this, he couldn't help but feel a shadow in his heart and sighed in his heart: "This new commander Zhao Kuo doesn't seem to have been in many battle formations. How could King Zhao arrange such a person to come to Shangdang and command the army! If he does this, the Zhao army is in danger! Shangdang is in danger! What should I do?"
I wanted to come forward to dissuade me, but when I saw the ferocious expression on Zhao Kuo's face, I knew it was useless. I sighed, stood aside, and closed my eyes.
After the two men of Fubao left, Zhao Kuo slapped the handsome table again and shouted to the generals: "All generals obey the orders. After going down, they can prepare for the army to attack according to the general's orders. If there are any more people who disobey the general's orders, they will be dealt with according to military law and severely punished."
When the generals heard this, they had no choice but to hold their fists and bow, "No."
What Zhao Kuo didn't know was that on the night he held a military meeting, a van quietly drove into the Qin army's central camp. The Qin general, Wu'an Jun Bai Qi, secretly came to Shangdang and served as the commander of Shangdang's Qin army.
In July of the 12th year of King Wucheng (260 BC), Qin and Zhao both changed their commanders on the Shangdang front line.
Chapter completed!