Chapter 263 The Battle of Changping

(PS: A map of the Battle of Changping was uploaded in the photo album of the book friend group. Those who are interested can take a look.)

After sending off the members of the Shanhai League, Ouyang Shuo began to mobilize the army to make final preparations.

The troops on the expedition included the Imperial Guard Brigade led by Wang Feng, the Second Heavy Cavalry Brigade led by Lin Yi, the Fourth Light Cavalry Brigade led by Luo Shixin, and the Independent Light Cavalry Brigade led by Schaub.

The 1st Brigade of the 1st Division guarded the camp in the west of the city, the 3rd brigade guarded the camp in the east of the city, and the fifth brigade of crossbow cavalry led by Sun Chuanlin switched to the camp in the north of the city to assist the remaining 500 cavalry of the Independent Brigade in guarding the camp in the north of the city.

Of course, the two generals, Shi Wansui and Elai, will also go out together.

Fortunately, all the ministries are cavalry, and within a day, they all rushed to the base camp to assemble. In terms of logistics support, Ouyang Shuo directly took 200,000 military ration pills from the War Preparation Department, which can be used by the army for 20 days. If war horses are included, it can only last for less than ten days.

Ouyang Shuo also wanted to bring some more military pills, one storage bag has limited space, and the production capacity of the two military factories is limited, 200,000 military pills is already the output of the military factory for nearly a month and a half.

Therefore, Ouyang Shuo would not use these military ration pills unless Qin's logistics support was not available.

Calculated according to the price of one silver coin for one grain pill, 200,000 grain pills would cost 2000 gold coins, plus 10,000 gold coins for the transmission fee. Before the battle even started, Ouyang Shuo would have already consumed 12,000 gold coins. , that would be a big loss.

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On November 14th of the first year of Gaia, at 9:00 a.m., the system announcement sounded on time.

"System Announcement: In 262 BC, the Qin Army attacked the Yewang of Han. The Yewang came to Qin, and the Shangdang died. South Korea panicked and proposed to offer the party to the Qin army. The county guard Feng Ting did not want to enter Qin, so An envoy was sent to ask Zhao to surrender, and the king of Zhao accepted Shangdang gladly. Qin Jun was furious and ordered Zuo Shuchang Wang He to lead an army to attack Shangdang again, and Zhao then ordered Lian Po to lead an army to help, and the Qin army held a stalemate in Changping."

"In the third year, Qin sent Qianjin to Zhao. In July, the Zhao people changed their generals, and Zhao Kuo replaced Lianpo in the battle. Qin secretly transferred Wu'an Lord Bai Qi as the general. Feign defeat and retreat, lure the enemy out of the position, and then divide and encircle and annihilate the combat strategy, win the war, and kill 200,000 surrendered troops of Zhao State. The third epic battle - the Battle of Changping, officially begins!"

The 10,000 elite cavalry from Shanhai County were lined up on the square and ready to go.

After testing the conditions for participating in the battle as usual, determine the number of participants, and select the camp.

"System prompt: Congratulations to the player Qiyue Wuyi for starting the battle teleportation. The number of people to teleport is 10,000. The teleportation fee of 10,000 gold coins for the player Qiyue Wuyi will be deducted."

"System prompt: Teleportation begins!"

After a brief period of dizziness, Ouyang Shuo and his party appeared on the Changping battlefield.

"System prompt: Welcome player Qiyue Wuyi to the headquarters of the Qin faction—Light Wolf City."

In 262 BC, the State of Qin captured Yewang, an important town in Hanoi, South Korea.

Yewangzhengka is at the exit of Taihang Eight Xing, the second Xing Taihang Xing. It is an important base to ensure that Shangdang County of South Korea enters Hanoi and then connects with the area south of the Yellow River in South Korea.

Losing Ye Wang, South Korea’s Shangdang County, which is located north of Taihang, and South Korea’s capital Sinzheng were cut off. For South Korea, Shangdang County, which is barren and sparsely populated, is a dead land, so South Korea intends to exchange land for peace. Shangdang County was ceded to Qin State, but Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang County, gave Shangdang County to Zhao State to continue to fight against Qin State, which triggered the battle between Qin and Zhao for Shangdang - the Battle of Changping.

At that time, there was a fierce debate within Zhao Ting about whether to accept Shangdang. Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng believed that Zhao Guo could occupy Shangdang "Limo Dayan" without a single soldier, and agreed to accept it; Starting from the national strength of Zhao and Zhao, the comprehensive national strength of Qin is far superior to that of Zhao, and firmly opposes accepting the hostility between Shangdang and Qin.

Zhao Kuo analyzed from the perspective of the Communist Party and came to the conclusion that Zhao Guo must accept the Shangdang.

Because if Qin State gets Shangdang County in South Korea, then occupies Huguan, and then goes east to Fukouxing, the fourth Xing of Taihang, it can directly attack Handan, the capital of Zhao State.

It is based on this that Shangdang is tasteless to South Korea, but it is indeed a matter of life and death to Zhao State. Qin State attacked South Korea Shangdang, on the surface it was at war with Han, but in fact it was preparing for the next attack on Zhao State. Therefore, no matter whether they accept it or not, there must be a battle between Zhao and Qin, and by accepting Shangdang, Zhao Guo can gain the initiative and prepare for the battle in advance, which is a wise move.

In 262 BC, Lian Po, the famous general of Zhao State, led the Zhao army to accept the Shangdang, and at the same time deployed defenses in the Changping area to stop the Qin army. Lian Po chose to deploy defenses in the Changping area because of geographical conditions.

First, Changping is a strategically important place with many superior military and geographical conditions in the entire Shangdang area. The area is dominated by hills, followed by mountains, followed by Hirakawa. The main river is the Dan River, and there are five major tributaries, Xu River, Dongcang River, Xiaodongcang River, Dongda River, and Yonglu River, which spread throughout the whole area in a network shape and have abundant groundwater.

In such a geographical environment, there are dangers in the mountains to rely on, especially in the west and north, there are Gaogaoguan, Changpingguan, Guguan and other group fortresses that can be defended. The hills are not a big hindrance to the movement of troops, but they can be hidden; the valleys and plains are very suitable for the dispatch of large troops and the transportation of supplies, and there is no risk of food and drink for large troops. All these and so on are extremely beneficial to the main army but not conducive to the guest army.

Second, no matter whether Qin is attacking Shangdang or Handan, there are only two strategic tunnels in the mountains that can be taken, that is, the west road along the line of Wuling and Laomaling, and the south road along the line of Yangchangban and Tianjingguan Forget it, Changping is a strategic shortcut, and there is no other choice but the only way. That is to say, as long as Lian Po has a strong army of sharp soldiers to stick to Changping, the Qin army will not be able to sneak up on the party, let alone approach Handan.

Zhao Jun marched westward from Handan, the capital city, crossed the fourth Xingkou Xing of the "Eight Xings of the Taihang", and then went westward and passed Hukou Pass before entering the hinterland of Shangdang. Pass through the old pass and enter the Changping war zone, then follow the Xiaodongcang River Valley, pass through Jinmen Town to Xuanshi, and then divide the troops to deploy defenses.

Xuanshi is located in the middle of the Dan River bed, at the confluence of the Dan River and the Xiaodongcang River. The terrain is relatively low and humid, and the terrain is open and flat. There are about 10 kilometers of open land on both sides of the river. Although there are many hills in the middle, it does not block the movement and is dangerous. It can not only move southeastward along the Danhe riverbed, but also trace the Danhe riverbed to the northwest. Go back to the riverbeds of Yuancun and Macun Rivers, which are roughly parallel, and go southward.

After Lian Po entered the Changping area, Dafan set up the following three lines of defense in sequence.

First, the Laomaling line of defense. In the center of Laomaling is a huge Xingkou, commonly known as Gaoping Pass. Close the cliff on the left, the steep stream on the right, and only the middle line to connect the east and the west. Xingkou is 350 meters long from east to west and 1000 meters wide from north to south. There are river valleys leading to the foot of the mountain in both the east and west of the Kanto, and the Yuxi River, a tributary of the Duanshi River in the west of the Kansai. Although there is the top of the Haoshan Mountain in the Kanto East, there are two tributaries of the Dan River, the Xu River, in the south and north of the mountains. The two sources are Macun River and Yuancun River. Both are excellent, and Xiang is another important communication throat and military hub between Shangdang and Hedong.

After Lian Po fortified on Laomaling, he built Erzhang City at the intersection of Macun River and Hehebed at the southern foot of Haoshan Mountain in Guannei and at the intersection of Yuancun River and Hebed at the northern foot of Haoshan Mountain. The Erzhang cities are both backed by mountains and facing the river. They are a gathering place where the situation of one side is complete, and heavy troops can be stationed to help Gaoping Pass at any time.

Erzhang City runs down the Macun River and Yuancun River to the east of the original village, and at the confluence of the two rivers is Kangying Village. The south of the village is Xuhe, Henan is Beiling Mountain, the west of the village is the intersection of Macun and Yuancun, and the west of Hexi is Langshan. This village can be described as surrounded by four mountains and confluence of three rivers, forming a closed geographical environment. At the same time, the three river valleys bend and lead to the outside, forming a typical military hub that can be advanced or retreated, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Kangying is the "Light Wolf City". It was originally an important backup and supply base for Zhaohou Fangxuan and Daliangshan to defend the outpost of Laomaling;

The Light Wolf City where Ouyang Shuo and his party descended was here.

Not to mention this, let's first introduce the other two lines of defense that Lian Po arranged.

Second, the Danhe line of defense. The Dan River originates from Gaoping and Danzhuling in Changzijie Mountain. It meanders to the southeast, runs through the whole area from the center of Gaoping, passes through Jincheng in the south, and flows into the Yellow River in Henan. The valley is deep and the flow is large.

Lian Po took advantage of this natural barrier to build a second line of defense along the mountain line on the east bank of the Dan River, which was the deep main line of defense for the Zhao army, that is, the main position. This line of defense runs from Zhaozhuang and Daliangshan on the east bank of the Danhe River in the southeast from Xuanshi to the upper and lower Chenggong villages at the junction of Gaoping and Jincheng; from the northwest of Xuanshi along the east bank of the Danhe River to Dianshang and Qijiayuan , Siege, Shimen, Arrowhead, Three Armies, Hanwangshan, Yonglu, Changping, Dushan, Jueshui, Danzhuling.

Daliang Mountain is the place where Lian Po collected grain and grass. From this mountain to the northeast, there are Guanjialing and Qifo Mountains in turn. The three mountains are connected at the foot of one mountain. This mountain is the highest among the mountains in the central part of Gaohu. You can see Guguan to the northeast and Laomaling to the southwest. With Hanwang Mountain, which is more than 10 kilometers to the north, it is condescending from the south to the north, constituting the tens of miles of Zhao Jun. The two eyes on the defense line can make the situation of the enemy and the enemy on the whole battlefield clear at the palm of your hand, and you can freely dispatch me in the east of the river and watch the enemy in the west of the river.

Such a situation, from the perspective of military geography, is extremely superior, especially in cold weapon warfare and ancient wars without modern means of communication, it is doubly important. At the foot of the mountain, there is the Xiaodongcang River Valley on the left and the Dongcang River Valley on the right, extending parallel to the northeast and pointing directly to the direction of Handan, which can maintain close contact with the rear and ensure the supply of food and grass.

The Lian Po shogunate was located in Daliang Mountain.

Hanwang Mountain, located 7.5 kilometers north of Gaoping, is the watershed of Dan River, Xiaodongcang River and Yonglu River. head.

On the west side of Hanwang Mountain is Jiangjun Ridge, the remaining vein, which is as high as the main mountain. When you climb up the mountain, you can see the Dan River line for tens of miles. Just as Daliang Mountain was the place where Lian Po set up a curtain during the three-year confrontation, Hanwang Mountain was the shogunate of the main general Zhao Kuo during the decisive battle, and the line from the western foot of Hanwang Mountain to the Danhe River was the main battlefield of the decisive battle, that is, the final battle of the Zhao army. The besieged heartland.

Changping Pass is located at the junction of the northern border of Gaoping and Changzi. The north of the pass is the source of the Zhuozhang River, which belongs to the source of the Zhuozhang River. The south of the pass has the Dan River passing through the pass and winding southeast. The east and west of the Guandong are hilltops, and the west hilltop is Danzhuling, which is the highest peak. The north slope of Changping Pass is relatively gentle, while the south slope of Guanguan is steep.

Changping Pass is the northern terminal of the second in-depth defense line of the Zhao army built by Lian Po, and it is a huge defense against the Qin army going east or north.

Third, the defense line of the Great Wall of Bailishi. This line of defense generally also runs in a northwest-southeast direction, mainly east-west. This line of defense starts from Changping Pass in the west, winds to the east through Nangong Mountain to Yangtou Mountain, and then passes through Jinquan Mountain to Ma'an Valley at the junction of Lingchuan and Huguan. Hence the name of the Great Wall.

If Lao Maling is Zhao's defensive outpost and Danhe is the main position, then the Bailishi Great Wall is Zhao's way out. This line of defense was built by Lian Po in the most northeast, that is, the deepest behind Zhao's rear, and it was also the last giant defense that was related to the safety of Shangdang and even the headquarters of Handan.

In the spring and summer of 262 BC, Lian Po deployed his defenses on the front line of Laomaling, and Wang Lu led his army to prepare for an assault along the Qinhe River. Zhao Laomaling's defenders encountered Qin's outpost troops. The defenders were overwhelmed, and the Qin army advanced step by step.

Wang Yan broke through Zhao's natural danger, Lao Maling and its defense clusters, and captured its support and supply base - Guanglang City, a fortified fortress with four mountains surrounded by sanitation and three rivers converging. After entering the line on the west bank of the Dan River, a situation of confrontation with Zhao across the river was formed.

In the encounter, Lian Po realized that the Qin army's combat power should not be fought head-on, or it could be used to wait for an opportunity to attack the enemy out of preservation of strength, and then withdraw to the east bank of the Dan River along the mountain line without organizing resistance, and stick to the favorable terrain. Relying on the Danhe River, we will do our best to strengthen the defense line of the Danhe River.

So far, Lian Po stood firm and waited for Qin, and Qin challenged him several times, but Zhao Bing did not come out. In this way, he made full use of the favorable terrain he occupied, stood firm, and responded to all changes without change. He persisted for several years, but Wang Lu, who was strong and eager to fight, was at a loss and could never cross the Dan River.

The battle situation showed a stalemate.

The Qin army came from afar, and the supply of food and supplies was difficult, and it was known as the so-called "tiger and wolf country" for war and bloodthirsty. There is also the full support and cooperation of Shangdang officials and people. This determines that the Qin army is good for quick battles, and Zhao is good for protracted battles.

It is impossible for the war situation to stay on the same level for a long time. Either continue to develop according to Lian Po's strategic thinking, counterattack at will, defeat or eliminate the Qin army; , causing the situation to develop in the opposite direction.

As a result, King Zhao Xiaocheng, who was young and irritable and had little or no military knowledge at best, took Lian Po's strategy of "waiting for work with ease and attacking the enemy later" as "not daring to fight".

Zhao Wangshu thought he would give way, and Fan Ju, the prime minister of Qin, made people spend money against Zhao, because he made Zhao Kuo replace Lianpo as a general to attack Qin; Wang Yan was a lieutenant general, and even ordered that any general in the army who dared to betray Lord Wu'an be beheaded. Since then, the three-year stalemate and balance between the weak Zhao and the strong Qin has finally been broken, and the war situation has turned sharply in a direction that is beneficial to Qin and unfavorable to Zhao.

When Ouyang Shuo came to Light Wolf City, it is still unknown how far Gaia has pushed the battle. Whether it is in the stage of three-year confrontation between Lian Po and Wang Lu, or advancing to the stage of the decisive battle between Bai Qi and Zhao Kuo, everything is unknown.