In early August, he withdrew with the Qin army to the Hedong County Shouwang Ji of Hangu Pass and returned to Xianyang.

According to the Qin law, the county guard and the county order have the responsibility of defending the territory, and if the enemy army comes to attack, they cannot retreat. Otherwise, the clan will be wiped out!

Wang Ji not only lost Hedong County at this time, but also fled back to Xianyang. But the most important thing is that he himself served as the county guard of Hedong, and he was also recommended by Xiangguo Fan Ju. According to Qin law, Fan Ju is jointly and severally liable and is guilty of the same crime.

Wang Ji returned to Xianyang and did not go to the court first.

but he scattered his whole cloak and was full of messes. Then he came to the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion and asked to see Fan Ju.

As soon as he entered the hall, Wang Ji faced Fan Ju, knelt on the ground, and cried:

"Lord Xiangguo, humble ...... I have failed to live up to your expectations! ”

Fan Ju stood up, sighed, and knocked his head with his fist.

Raising his right hand, he pointed at Wang Ji tremblingly:

"Wang Ji, how did the old man explain to you and Zheng Anping? You and Zheng Anping both swore in front of the old man. ”

"One said that he was familiar with military books, knew about war, and wanted to be a general. The old man was in front of my king and recommended Zheng Anping to be a general. Outcome...... As a result, he led his troops to surrender to the enemy before the battle, and the three tribes were razed. ”

"You told the old man that you wanted to be a county guard, and the old man also recommended it in front of my king, so that you became a county guard. You told the old man that Hedong County would be like the Great Wall in the north of my Qin Kingdom, indestructible! But now that you have been taken by the enemy in a battle, you still have the face to cry in front of the old man. ”

"Now Zheng Anping is already like this, you ......"

Wang Ji understands Fan Ju's mind too well, this person has always been grateful for his kindness, and he will not ignore himself.

Wang Ji didn't speak, but kowtowed to Fan Ju, just crying.

Seeing this, Fan Ju angrily slammed the table in front of him again.

He no longer bothered with Wang Ji, and instructed left and right: "Come, tie him up, and escort him to my king." Alas! Old man...... The old man will go and ask my king for guilt again! ”

Wang Ji saw that Fan Ju was willing to meet Qin Wang Yingji with him, and he did not resist, and let Fan Ju dispose of it.

Fan Ju and Wang Ji came to a hall in the palace and knelt down in front of Yingji.

Yingji looked at Wang Ji and then at Fan Ju.

With a long sigh, he ordered: "Come on, untie Wang Ji." ”

After Wang Ji finished loosening the tie, Yingji pointed at Wang Ji and said: "This time the widow will not cure your crime, you go!" ”

Wang Ji was stunned for a moment, and he actually let out an "ah".

Qin Wang Yingji, just let go of himself so easily!

Wang Ji hurriedly leaned over and kowtowed, "The guilty minister obeys the order, thank you to the king." ”

"Wang Ji."

"The sinners are here."

Yingji shook her head, closed her eyes, and said to Wang Ji: "The widow doesn't want to punish your crimes, because of your crimes, Xiangguo, who recommended you to serve in this position, will also be guilty of the same crime as you and will be buried with you." Wang Ji, do you understand? ”

Wang Ji kowtowed again and again: "Your Majesty, the sinners understand, and the sinners understand." ”

Xiangguo Fan Ju was also on the side, crying bitterly. Knowing that King Qin treated Wang Ji like this, it was entirely based on his own feelings.

Yingji opened her eyes and said, "This time the loss of Hedong can be said to be caused by the defeat of our army. In the future, when our army recovers Hedong, the widow will let you continue to be the county guard. ”

"Wang Ji, I hope you don't disappoint the widow and Xiangguo again. In the future, you will hold this position, and you will have nothing to do with Xiangguo. If you lose again, the widow will not spare you! The widow and the other country have something to discuss, you go down by yourself! ”

After Wang Ji left, Fan Ju kowtowed to Yingji and said, "Thank you to my king." ”

Yingji looked at Fan Ju and said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo, you are strategic, and you know how to repay your kindness." But...... Alas! ”

Speaking of this, Yingji couldn't say any more, and said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo, get up!" It doesn't have to be that way. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yingji came to the map in front of the wall, looked at the map, and was speechless for a long time.

Fan Ju was behind Yingji and said to King Qin: "Your Majesty, are you worried that the Central Plains Coalition Army will attack Hangu Pass? ”

Yingji nodded and said: "Xiangguo, now the countries of the Central Plains are united, gathering hundreds of thousands of troops, and jointly attacking our Qin State." In this battle of Handan, our army was defeated, which has never happened since the widow ascended the throne. What can I do? ”

Fan Ju thought about it for a while, and said to King Qin: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Hangu Pass is a natural danger in the east of our Qin country, and with General Wang Yu leading hundreds of thousands of soldiers to defend it, the coalition army will definitely not be able to break it. ”

"Now the armies of the Central Plains countries are not retreating, but they are really afraid of our Qin State. I am afraid that as soon as the soldiers retreat, our Qin State will retaliate. In Yichen's opinion, the countries of the Central Plains don't want to offend our Qin State too much now. I just want my Qin State, a promise not to send troops again. ”

"Oh, in the opinion of Xiangguo. It's the Central Plains countries that want to make peace with my Qin State? ”

"Yes, my lord. Now, as long as our Qin State talks with its countries, I will no longer send troops to attack various countries, and its troops will disperse by themselves. ”

Yingji laughed, turned around, and said to Fan Ju: "Okay! Xiangguo, what do you think? ”

Fan Ju also smiled and said: "King, our army lost in the Battle of Handan, because the Kwantung countries have been successful for three years. Our army did suffer great losses, but the countries of the Central Plains were also greatly damaged. ”

"The minister suggested that my king should send an envoy to negotiate peace with the nations and break up the combined armies of the nations. When the combined armies of the nations retreat, our king can break them again. Don't you believe that all countries will continue to work together to attack our Qin State? ”

"Your Majesty, I, the Qin State, can give the land that Kanto originally occupied to all countries. But these lands, as long as the combined armies of various countries retreat, our Qin State can take them back. Therefore, the ministers will say that my king need not be worried. ”

King Yingji of Qin immediately said: "Xiangguo's words are very much in line with the meaning of the widow. Xiangguo, you can handle it as soon as possible! ”

"No." Fan Ju bowed and retreated.

In the first year of King Yan Xiao, at the end of August, the Qin State and the Central Plains countries reached a joint agreement in front of the Hangu Pass.

The Qin state returned the lands of Han, Wei, and Zhao that had been invaded to the three kingdoms, and the Qin state no longer sent troops to attack the three kingdoms.

The countries of the Central Plains withdrew their troops and no longer attacked Hangu Pass.

Since the spring of the forty-eighth year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the Qin State mobilized a large army to attack Zhao, and after three years, the result was a great defeat.

The Qin army lost as many as 35 troops, and lost many outstanding Qin generals such as Meng Fu and Sima Terrier. It is the biggest setback for the use of foreign troops since King Yingji of Qin ascended the throne.

After the Battle of Handan, Zhao recovered Taiyuan County, Wu'an City, and Pigao Pass; Wei recovered Hedong County, as well as Anyang and Fencheng; Even South Korea has re-incorporated Sangdang County and Hanoi County into its territory.

The Battle of Handan dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Qin State, causing casualties among nearly 350,000 soldiers of the Qin State and seriously depleting the strength of the Qin State.

The Battle of Handan was after the formation of the strategic pattern of Qin's independent power. The Kwantung princes won the first great victory against Qin. It directly led to the bankruptcy of the strategy implemented by the Qin State in the past to comprehensively crack down on the countries of the Central Plains.

After the Battle of Changping, the Qin State had a chance to dominate the world. But after the Battle of Handan, because of the re-emergence of Yan, the chances of Qin to unify the world became more and more slim.

Before the Battle of Handan, the Qin army killed hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops at Changping Pit. This directly caused the whole Zhao State to be full of bitter hatred for the Qin army. In the face of the Qin army's attack, the high morale of the soldiers and civilians of Zhao State was the key to winning this battle.

In the end, under the slogan of "revenge and hatred", Zhao was united and hated the enemy, and broke out with rare combat effectiveness.

At the most critical moment when the Qin army besieged Handan, the soldiers and civilians of Zhao were unwilling to surrender to Qin even if they were eating in the city and using bones as cooking, which was unexpected by the Qin state.

Under the circumstance that the internal unity of Zhao and the external cooperation to resist Qin had been completed, Qin Wang Yingji believed that Qin was strong and Zhao was weak, and insisted on attacking Zhao, which was a major strategic mistake based on the comparison of troops.

When the first battle was lost and the city was fortified, he still repeatedly increased his troops to continue the strong attack, ignoring the reinforcements of Yan, Wei and Chu. It was also not sound in its operational guidance, which led to defeat and ultimately lost the opportunity to destroy the Six Nations.

Especially the most important thing is that after the Battle of Handan, the strength of the Qin State and even the Central Plains countries was hit hard, but the national strength of the Northern Yan State was more and more enhanced.

The future young helmsman of the Yan State will no longer give the Qin State and even the Central Plains countries any respite.

Its troops have pointed to the land of the Central Plains!