Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 224

Chapter 223: The State of Zhao

Guanzhong, Youfufeng, and Wugong City have become the main base of the Qin army. Compared with the gloomy talk in Chang'an, the Qin army is much more relaxed. In several major battles, Bai Qi commanded the Qin army successively. More than 20 Han troops were beheaded and captured, and the main force of the entire Han army was almost defeated by Bai Qi.

However, the Qin army was not feeling well either. Of the 30 Qin army, there were only less than 23 left. The casualties were far beyond Qin’s expectations, and the dispatch of 30 people at once would be of great help to Qin’s logistics. After fighting for a year, although the Qin army had completely gained the upper hand, it was also forced to suspend the offensive because the domestic money, grain and military resources could not keep up.

The martial arts camp of the Qin army was completely in the hands of Bai Qi. Just two months ago, Meng Zhan was urgently transferred back to Guzang by the king of Qin. Once there was a rebellion, Meng Zhan went back to deal with the Qiang people.

Bai Qi looked at the map and was thinking about his next move. When Bai Qi became the commander-in-chief of the Qin army, no one in the Qin army would accept it. If it weren't for Meng Zhan's support, the commander-in-chief Bai Qi would probably be It was very difficult, but over the past year or so, Bai Qi has completely conquered the Qin army with his outstanding military skills. In the current Qin army, Bai Qi has established absolute prestige.

"Where is Gu Zang's food and grass now?" Bai Qi asked Ma Sheng, a general of the Qin Army.

Ma Sheng replied: "General, the spies reported yesterday that the grain transport team had arrived in Yong County, but this batch of grain and grass is not much, and it probably cannot support our army to continue to attack."

The Qin State is now fighting on two fronts, and the daily food consumption is astronomical. It would be good if there is no war, but once the war breaks out, the daily food needs will disappear, and the barren land of the Qin State is really difficult to support.

"Sigh..." Bai Qi sighed, and said, "Forget it, now we can only temporarily truce, let's talk about it in the spring of next year. Fortunately, the autumn harvest will be coming soon, and a batch of new grain will be put into storage."

The food problem has always restricted the development of the Qin State. In terms of the combat effectiveness of the army, Qin State can be said to be invincible to all countries in the world. However, every time when it is preparing to expand the results of the war, there will often be a lack of food in the rear and it will be forced to retreat.

In September of the 16th year of Qianyuan, the wars in the whole world have slowly quieted down. All countries are busy with the autumn harvest. At this time, Jinyang, the capital of Zhao, is in a tense atmosphere. After the fall of Yan State, Zhao State has been preparing troops to go south to the Central Plains.

In the past, Zhao Guo needed to find allies when he went south, but now Zhao Guo, in terms of strength, even if Qi and Wei add up, it may not be its opponent, and this time going south, Zhao Guo intends to bring the entire Central Plains into its territory Yes, within the Central Plains, there are no more allies worth making.

Zhao Guo originally planned to win over Deng Guo, but by coincidence, Deng Guo actually went to fight Wu Guo at this time. Since they couldn't get together, Zhao Guo simply sent troops alone.

In the Palace of King Zhao, well-known commanders of the state of Zhao, such as Xin Zhao, Li Rubing, Zhang Chuan, and Sima Chong, all gathered together. For this time going south, King Zhao made a strong base and planned to take down Qi and Wei in one fell swoop. At that time, Sitting in the Central Plains of Hebei, Zhao Guo, fighting the world alone is not a problem.

"My dear friends, now that Deng and Wu are fighting Jiangdong, and Qin and Han are fighting in Guanzhong, the only opponents of my Great Zhao are Qi Wei. The widows are determined that in the spring of next year, millions of troops will go south to win the Central Plains in one fell swoop, and establish the foundation of Great Zhao that will last forever." King Zhao sat on the throne and said in high spirits.

Since ascending to the throne, King Zhao has lived a very comfortable life. Except for the muddle-headed defeat in the Central Plains War, Zhao Guo can almost be said to be invincible and invincible, which gave King Zhao great confidence. I also believe that this time going south, Zhao Jun will also continue the myth of invincibility, defeat Qi Wei, unify the Central Plains, and then sweep the countries, ending this chaotic world that has been disturbing for hundreds of years.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have a million-strong army of Zhao, and thousands of generals are already ready. Just wait for the King's order, and the army will march south and destroy Qi and Wei in one fell swoop." Zhao Xin came out and said, as Zhao Jun's leader The supreme commander, Xin Zhao has always regarded the Central Plains as the biggest goal. Now, under his command, the Zhao army has won countless battles, wiped out the enemy of Yan for hundreds of years, and unified the land of Hebei. It is a great opportunity to go south to realize your ambition.

Now Zhao Guo, it can be said that the morale is like a rainbow. The whole country is gearing up and preparing to go to the Central Plains. Of course, King Zhao will not stop him. King Zhao believes that the world is so big that he can resist the people of Zhao Guoxiong. Not yet born.

"Okay, now that everything is ready, the general will talk about the specific plan for this time." In fact, a long time ago, Zhao Wang asked Zhao Xin to plan a plan to go south to the Central Plains. For this plan, Zhao Xin even gave up. In order to attack the four counties in Liaodong and completely destroy the state of Yan, Li Rubing has directly achieved Li Rubing, and Xin Zhao is also full of confidence in going south this time.

Xin Zhao came to the map placed in the middle of the main hall and said: "This time going south will definitely shock the entire Central Plains. In order to protect ourselves, Qi and Wei will join forces, so our army can be said to be one against two, Qi Wei and Wei are both powerful countries with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and countless capable ministers and famous generals, so this battle is very difficult."

As soon as Xin Zhao said this, everyone in the hall showed a trace of solemnity on their faces. Qi and Wei, as traditional powers that were not weaker than Zhao, should not be underestimated. The strength has increased greatly, and Wei Guo, although he was beaten badly by Deng Guo in the battle of Changshe, but after so many years of recuperation, coupled with the acquisition of Chen Jun and Pei Jun, his strength has almost recovered to the battle of Changshe At the previous level, if there is a fight, Qi State can at least pull out 40 people, and Wei State can also pull out 30 or [-] people. In terms of military strength, Zhao State's advantage is not very great.

As for the generals, Zhao Guo has Zhao Xin, Li Rubing, Zhang Chuan, Sima Chong, and Qi Wei also has Han Qing, Pang Kuo, Wei Bu, Sima Song and others. In a real fight, the outcome is still unpredictable.

Xin Zhao looked around at the generals and was very satisfied with their performance. Qi and Wei combined, there are difficulties, but in Zhao Xin's view, it is not invincible. After all, Qi and Wei do not belong to each other, Zhao Guo can completely divide and attack The reason why he deliberately exaggerated the strength of Qi and Wei was to raise the vigilance of the generals in the army. Over the years, the Zhao army has been victorious in all battles and has become a proud soldier. When it comes to the battlefield in this state, it is often not defeated by the enemy. , but lost in his own hands.

Seeing that the atmosphere has almost been mobilized, Xin Zhao continued: "But you don't have to worry about it. Although the Qi Wei United is evenly matched with our Great Zhao, Qi and Wei are not subordinate to each other and cannot cooperate effectively. Our army can definitely find Opportunities were broken one by one. This time, except for some soldiers and horses guarding the northern border, my Great Zhao army was dispatched, with a total force of 80. This is more than the combined strength of Qi and Wei. We still have a lot of strength advantageous."

When everyone heard this, they put down a lot of their original concerns. When they first heard that the Qi and Wei countries combined had 70 million people, everyone was still a little worried, but now with Xin Zhao's guarantee, Everyone is full of confidence in this battle.

Zhao Xin pointed to the map and said: "This time, the general plans to divide the army into three groups, one to attack Pingyuan County in Qi, the other to attack Hanoi County in Wei, and the other to attack Dong County in Wei. Yes, General Zhang Chuan commanded 20 soldiers and horses to attack Hanoi County, and his generals Tu Gao, Chen Kai, Yang Ping, Dong Zhong, Kou Fei, military adviser Zuo Sheng, and General Li Rubing led 20 troops to attack Dong County. , Le Ting, Wang Buyi, Zhuang Hong, military adviser Lin Qingfeng, this general personally led an army of 40 to attack Pingyuan County, General Sima Chong served as the deputy general, generals Le Yun, Zhao Qing, Sima Tai, Li Rengong, Zhang Jie, Huang Fuming, Huang Wei."

After Zhao Xin arranged the lineup of each army, he turned to King Zhao and said, "Your Majesty, this is what I plan to do. It is already September and winter is about to come. I ask for orders. From now on, the imperial court will distribute food and grass in batches. The military supplies will be sent to Bohai, Qinghe, and Shangdang counties, and on February [-] next year, the army will set off south."

In fact, Xin Zhao had already made peace with King Zhao about this plan, and today it was just a formality. Of course, King Zhao would not object, and said: "The general has worked hard, I agree."

(End of this chapter)