Looking at Zhao Kuo who was very excited, Li Jian paused for a moment and asked a rhetorical question.

"Why can't it be Shangdang County?"

Zhao Kuo immediately said: "Xinzheng is located in the plain, with a flat terrain that is easy to attack and difficult to defend. On the other hand, Shangdang County includes the southern part of the Taihang Mountains. The mountains are sparsely populated, and it is very easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is even more unfavorable to the army's actions."

"So, attacking Xinzheng not only allowed the destruction of South Korea faster, but the losses of the army were also smaller. It was absolutely impossible for the wise ruler of King Yingji of Qin to give up the easy and seek difficulties."

Li Jian looked at Zhao Kuo who was talking in front of him and began to gradually overlap with Zhao Kuo who had never failed in his "paper talk" in the history books.

It has an internal flavor.

Li Jian smiled and said: "From a military perspective, attacking Xinzheng is indeed the best way. But the problem is that war is not only military, but war must be considered for politics."

Zhao Kuo snorted, obviously dissatisfied: "If Doctor Li can't explain anything, then I can only think that the Doctor is making a quibble."

Li Jian was not upset, but reached out and clicked the map: "This is Shangdang County in South Korea. I would like to ask Brother Zhao, where is the east of Shangdang County?"

Zhao Kuo did not think: "It's Handan, the capital of Great Zhao."

Li Jian: "What about the northeast of Shangdang County?"

Zhao Kuo: "It is my Great Zhao Zhongshan County."

Li Jian: "Where is the north of Shangdang County?"

Zhao Kuo: "It's my Great Zhao Dai County."

Li Jian: "Where is the northwest of Shangdang County?"

Zhao Kuo: "It's my old capital of Zhao, Jinyang."

As he answered, Zhao Kuo's expression suddenly became wrong: "Wait, this..."

Li Jian laughed haha ​​and said, "So, Brother Zhao understands? Qin only needs to take down Shangdang County in South Korea, so that he can threaten the four places of the capital of Da Zhao, Handan, the old capital of Jinyang, Zhongshan County and Dai County at the same time."

"From Handan in the south to Jinyang in the northwest, it takes at least one and a half months for our Great Zhao army to march, but it only takes at most half a month for the Qin people to arrive from Shangdang to any of the four places in the above-mentioned Great Zhao territory."

"In other words, once Shangdang County belongs to Qin, when Qin attacks our Great Zhao, our Great Zhao defense line will have a vacuum period of at least one month."

"For a whole month, I will only rely on the power of our Dazhao County to fight against the entire Qin State's soldiers. Do I need to explain in detail the consequences?"

"At that time, I, Da Zhao, will definitely lose, and it is very likely to be a crushing defeat!"

Seeing Li Jian's fingers slowly passing around Shangdang County, Zhao Kuo's eyes suddenly straightened, his face full of shock.

After a long time, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but say, "So, Doctor Li, do you think the real reason why Qin State wants to attack Shangdang County is..."

Li Jian smiled and said, "Yes, Qin attacked Shangdang, on the surface to destroy South Korea, but in fact, his real purpose is still to target our Da Zhao and defeat our Da Zhao!"

Zhao Kuo said angrily: "This is just your own guess, there is no evidence at all!"

Li Jian's laughter became louder and louder: "Evidence? Of course there is. Moreover, my evidence is related to your father, Ma Fujun, Brother Zhao."

Zhao Kuo was stunned: "Doctor Li, what do you mean? My father has been dead for more than three years."

Li Jian gently tapped a place on the map with his fingers and said slowly: "Brother Zhao must be very familiar with this place."

Zhao Kuo looked closely and couldn't help saying, "Yanhe?"

Li Jian nodded and said, "It is. Four years ago, Ling Zun defeated 100,000 Qin troops here and killed the lord Hu Yang. This was the most painful defeat that the Qin King Yingji had suffered in the 40 years since the reign of Qin State. It also laid the international pattern of the battle between the two heroes of the Great Zhao and Qin State.

Zhao Kuo's expression changed and said, "What does it have to do with the evidence you mentioned?"

Li Jian couldn't help laughing: "Is Brother Zhao really a mess? Let me ask you, where did the Qin army send troops from in this battle of Yanyu, and where did they pass to reach Yanyu?"

Zhao Kuo looked at the map and subconsciously said: "The Qin army naturally sent troops from the Qin land of Hanoi and Hedong counties, and then passed through Shangdang County, South Korea..."

Zhao Kuo's words suddenly stopped. His eyes were staring at Shangdang County, and he did not move for a long time.

Li Jian stretched out his hand and gently drew a circle in Shangdang County: "Brother Zhao saw it? Four years ago, the King of Qin had already determined that Shangdang County was the best route to attack our Da Zhao, and put it into practice, but he failed."

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath and said hoarsely: "Since all failed, the King of Qin should not repeat the same mistake."

Li Jian smiled: "The King of Qin did not repeat the same mistake. Four years ago, Qin chose to borrow from Shangdang County, South Korea and work hard to expedition to Dazhao."

"Four years ago, the King of Qin chose to annex Shangdang County first, and then attack the nearest Da Zhao from Shangdang County, which had become the Qin land."

"By the way, if Shangdang County is annexed this time, the King of Qin will not necessarily go to the throne and threaten Handan. He can go east to Zhongshan, north to Dai County, or even west to Jinyang, and there are too many choices."

"He doesn't even need to defeat our Great Zhao in one breath. He just needs Shangdang County to be from Qin. The King of Qin can completely cut his flesh with a blunt knife and seize these territory of our Great Zhao step by step, making our Great Zhao become weaker and weaker, and finally defeating Great Zhao in one fell swoop!"

Zhao Kuo was speechless at all.

Li Jian leaned forward slightly and looked at Zhao Kuo with a smile: "Now, Brother Zhao still thinks that the King of Qin's choice to attack the mountains and ridges, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack Shangdang County is a stupid choice?"

Li Jian's words were filled with a hint of ridicule and... a silent mockery of Zhao Kuo.

Yingji, recognized as the wise ruler of Qin, second only to Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, defeated the three overlords of Chu, Qi and Zhao during his reign, laying the foundation for the existence of Qin's existence to overlook all the mountains and unify the Chinese situation.

The decisions made by such people are truly far-sighted.

Even a peerless and ferocious god like Bai Qi can only be a well-behaved dog under Ying Ji's command. In the end, he was killed by Ying Ji and dared not resist.

The considerations behind Yingji's attack on Shangdang County, South Korea, would be difficult to fully interpret if Li Jian had not been a time traveler for more than two thousand years.

Just because you, Zhao Kuo, are you worthy of questioning Yingji's strategic decision?

It's extremely ignorant and stupid!

Zhao Kuo's body trembled obviously, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Finally, he sat down dejectedly and let out a long sigh.

"Brother Li is right. Shangdang County seems to be a tough trick, but if we look at the Qin strategy of fighting for hegemony, it is indeed the place where the Qin King is bound to win."

"This debate, I, Zhao Kuo, lost, lost, and I lost so much that I had nothing to say, convinced!"

Zhao Kuo looked at Li Jian, and his eyes were filled with unconcealed admiration.

Since many years ago, Zhao Kuo has no success in debating military tactics.

Even Zhao Kuo's father, Ma Fujun, Zhao She, who was recognized as the world's number one general in Zhao after the battle with him, was no match for Zhao Kuo in debating the art of war.

But today, Zhao Kuo was refuted in front of Li Jian, who was a few years younger than him, and he didn't even have the power to speak.

Zhao Kuo sighed.
Chapter completed!