The palace of the king of Chu.

"You mean, Pingqi Jun went deep into the hinterland of Qin from the land of Shenqi, and then made a detour south to conquer Wuguan?"

When the King of Chu heard the news, his face was full of disbelief, and he didn't expect that the young man who hooked up with his baby daughter back then would be able to do such a big thing.

"That's true, the king asks the king to quickly send troops to take over Wuguan!"

When the king of Chu got the exact answer, he immediately laughed heartily and said: "Wuguan has always been the southern gateway of Qin, and today it is obtained by Pingqi Jun, as long as Chu sends heavy troops to garrison Hangu Pass, he can enter Guanzhong in the future, and retreat can take advantage of the danger of Wuguan to defend the enemy outside the country." ”

"Pingqi-kun, he is really a good son-in-law of the widow!"

The king of Chu was extremely excited, and without the slightest drag, he immediately sent a general to lead his troops to take over Hangu Pass.

"Before the foreign minister left, the king also asked me to inform the king that this time tens of thousands of Zhao Guotie cavalry took Wuguan, and they are not ready to return, but will join forces with the Chu army to attack Nanjun, in order to fulfill the promise of the past!"

The king of Chu naturally became more and more happy when he heard this, and said: "The widow's son-in-law is the unparalleled son in the world, and he will never break his promise to do what he promised. ”

At this time, the ambition of the King of Chu, which had been suppressed by the Qin State for a long time and almost extinguished, swelled again.

In the previous time, the six kingdoms jointly attacked Qin, and Chu not only took the opportunity to divide Nanyang County of Qin with Wei and Han, but also occupied part of the territory of Nanjun.

Although the state of Chu took advantage, it trembled every day, worried that the state of Qin would send troops to seize the land.

But now, the Qin State has been defeated one after another, losing countless soldiers and horses, population, grain and grass, and now even the southern gateway Wuguan has been dedicated to the Chu State by Zhao Jia, and the Qin State has been strategically passive.

If the state of Chu took advantage of this great war and joined forces with Zhao Jia to capture Nanjun, the state of Chu would almost recover all the territories that had been occupied by the state of Qin in the past.

At that time, the stronger the state of Chu and the weaker the state of Qin, the ambition of the king of Chu began to swell.

Hangu Pass, the camp of the coalition army.

Li Mu looked at the battle report he had just gotten, and couldn't help but sigh: "Gongzi used his troops to be wild, and outsiders couldn't fathom them at all. ”

"Now that the King of Chu has once again recruited troops on a large scale and attacked Nanjun, presumably the Qin State is already in a hurry at this time."

"As for the front-line Chu army, it will definitely boost morale when you hear this news!"

It can be said that if Zhao Jiaruo led the cavalry to a frontal stalemate with the Qin army, the role would definitely not be too great.

Now, Qin State was first turned upside down in Guanzhong, forcing Qin State to have to clear the wilderness, leaving nearly ten county towns without harvest, and also greatly hurting the vitality of Qin State.

Even, even the Wuguan of the Qin State was conquered and became the northwest barrier of the Chu State.

Just when the two armies were at a stalemate, Zhao Jia had done such a big thing, which would inevitably shake the Qin government and the opposition, and if the Qin generals did not handle it properly, it might even affect the morale of the army.

On the contrary, the morale of the coalition forces is bound to be boosted.

Those vassal states that originally had two hearts, seeing Zhao Jia's trustworthy behavior, would inevitably work harder.

Because they know that as long as they follow Zhao Jia to fight the Qin State, everyone will be profitable, and it will no longer be like before, but they will not have the land.

In fact, all of these vassal states were captured.

Even the two countries of Qi and Yan, which did not border with Qin, plundered a large number of Qin's population, money and grain, and at least they would not suffer a loss when they sent troops this time.

As Li Mu expected.

Due to the good news from the south, the morale of the Qin State became more and more low, and on the other hand, the coalition army seemed to have taken a stimulant, attacking the Hangu Pass defense line day and night.

The two sides experienced more than a month of fierce fighting, all of which suffered heavy casualties, and the spirit of the coalition forces brought about by the victory in the south was slowly exhausted.

In contrast, the morale of the soldiers of the Qin State became very low due to too many casualties.

The defense line of Hangu Pass became precarious.

At this critical juncture, the southern front once again received good news, and the Chu army united with tens of thousands of cavalry in the land of Shenqi to capture the entire southern county of Qin.

Even, the king of Chu also released a bold statement, wanting to recruit troops from Wuguan to attack the Qin State Pass and destroy the Qin State Sheji.

The arrival of this news once again boosted the morale of the coalition forces, and those sharp spirits that had been worn out were picked up again, and the coalition forces began to storm the front line of Hangu Pass again.

On the contrary, pessimism is now rife in the Qin army.

If it weren't for the Qin people's good fighting and strong willpower, I am afraid that the defense line of Hangu Pass would have collapsed long ago, Rao is so, if the coalition forces continue to attack like this, I am afraid that in less than two months, the defense line of Hangu Pass will be broken through by the coalition forces.

Qin Palace.

"Now that the war on the front line is urgent, and Nanjun has been obtained by the Chu State, the King of Chu is even more prepared to attack Guanzhong with the troops of the whole country, can the Qing and others have a good strategy to resist the enemy?"

Qin Wangzheng's slightly immature face was already full of exhaustion.

Since Zhao Jia led his troops into Guanzhong, Qin Wangzheng has hardly slept well, and he has to worry about state affairs every day.

Even if he is not yet in power, he still has a lot to do.

Today's Qin State is almost the whole country at war.

Originally, with the national strength of the Qin State, as long as the whole country was recruited again, it was fully capable of blocking the attack of the coalition forces at Hangu Pass.

However, the news that the state of Chu wanted to attack Guanzhong with the strength of the whole country made the state of Qin feel real pressure.

This time, the six countries jointly attacked Qin, except for Zhao, the rest of the countries did not do their best.

Especially in the state of Chu, which has a vast land and a large number of people, if it really wants to fight the whole country, even the state of Qin must be cautious about the war potential that can erupt.

Now that the ambition of the king of Chu is inflated, he wants to use the east wind of the coalition army to attack Qin and destroy the Qin State in one fell swoop, even if he is as powerful as the Qin State, he also feels fear.

"This time the coalition army attacked Qin, all because Xiangguo tore up the alliance between Qin and Zhao, and united Yan, Han, and Wei to destroy Zhao."

"The coalition army and our army will be in a stalemate for a long time, and they must not be able to support it for too long, and the reason why they have not withdrawn must be because of Zhao State."

"According to the old minister's opinion, the king might as well send someone to Zhao State with a heavy amount of money to bribe the Secretary of Zhao State, and then send an envoy to sue for peace.

"If the Zhao State retreats, the coalition army will naturally collapse, and the Chu State is not to be afraid!"

As soon as the minister of the Qin State finished his remarks, many people immediately echoed them.

Qin's current situation is indeed not good, and it would not be a good thing if the war could be quelled by suing for peace.

Even Lu Buwei didn't dare to say anything more at this time.

It's just that the strength of the coalition is too strong, if it is really determined to jointly destroy the Qin State, the Qin State Sheji will be really dangerous.

Listening to everyone's remarks asking for peace, King Qin couldn't help frowning slightly, and said secretly: "It seems that everyone has been frightened by the coalition army. ”

At this time, Meng Tian, who was transferred to Xianyang to be responsible for the defense of the capital, walked out.

"If Qin seeks peace, the nations will think that they can control Qin, and if Qin goes east again in the future, Zhao Jia only needs to raise his arms and shout, and the countries will inevitably echo each other."

"In this way, Qin Zong can protect himself, but he also loses the possibility of going east."

"Although the coalition army is numerous, there is not a small number of money and food, and it is now winter, it is not suitable for a large-scale march, in the opinion of the last general, the state of Chu may not dare to recruit troops to attack Qin at this time, and the coalition army may not be able to support it for too long."

"As long as Qin is united and works together to resist the enemy, as little as one month, and as long as three months, the coalition army will retreat!"