Chapter 221: An Army of 800,000
"Sir, it is important to balance Qi and Yan, but if you offend Qi for the sake of Yan, I'm afraid it's not good?"
After the envoys of the Yan Kingdom left, Zhao Yan looked at Fan Zeng who quietly walked out from behind the screen, and said with some doubts.
Fan Zeng immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, the king. ”
"If the Qi State has the desire to compete for hegemony and threatens the Zhao State, it will naturally use the hand of the Yan State to suppress the Qi State, if not, why should the Qi State be hated because of the Yan State?"
The State of Qi was not only commercially developed and the people were rich, but it was also a land of grain production, and the war with the State of Qin was indispensable for the support of the State of Qi.
As for Yan Guo, there is hardly much use value.
With Fan Zeng's wisdom, how could he offend the Qi State because of the mere Yan Kingdom?
When Zhao Yan heard this, he was puzzled: "Didn't Mr. let the widow promise Yan Guo that in the future, when Yan Guo seized the land of Du Kang, Zhao Guo would not interfere, and even secretly helped?" ”
Fan Zeng smiled and said, "Did the king write a letter of alliance?" ”
Zhao Yan was a little stunned at first, and then his eyes lit up, and he said, "What does Mr. mean is to make the widow regret it in the future?" ”
Fan Zeng's head: "This mediation of the war between Yan and Qi is to truly include the ten cities in Hejian into the ownership of Zhao, and secondly, to allow Qi and Yan to draw troops and horses to join the army of Hezhong and fight against Qin. ”
"If the war is won in the end, even if the king allied to destroy the Yan Kingdom, what does it matter?"
When Zhao Yan heard this, he couldn't help but secretly think: "Today, it is also said that Zhao Guo has no intention of getting involved in Yan State, and is willing to balance Qi and Yan, and then he is thinking about the matter of destroying Yan after the war, this Fan Zeng is really very human!" ”
Fan Zeng's actions made Zhao Yan pay more and more attention to him, but he also secretly became vigilant.
"So in Mr.'s opinion, this time the six countries will be able to succeed in attacking Qin?"
Fan Zeng frowned and pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head and sighed: "If the Yan State agrees to all the conditions of the king, it will naturally be able to attack Qin by the Six Nations Alliance, but the Yan State is weak, even if it can send 100,000 troops, it is definitely only old, weak, sick and disabled, and can only escort grain and grass, which is unbearable." ”
"The State of Qi is not threatened by the State of Qin, even if it can supply grain and grass, it may not be willing to fight to the death with the State of Qin, if you want to defeat the State of Qin, the State of Qi cannot be reliable!"
"In addition, the three kingdoms of Chu, Wei, and Han all have skin pain with Qin, if they know that they are righteous and righteous, the three kingdoms may not dare to fight to the death."
"However, South Korea is weak and lacks troops, so it is embarrassing to take on a big task."
"Although the state of Chu is strong, the army has been weak for a long time, and the stubborn disease is quite deep, and it may be difficult to compete with Qin."
"Without Wei Wuji, even if there is General Lian Po to lead the army, it will be difficult to restore the glory of the past, if you want to break Qin in this battle, Zhao must take on the heavy responsibility."
"In other words, whether Childe's strategy can succeed or not is related to this victory or defeat."
When Zhao Yan heard this, his face showed hesitation.
Originally, in Zhao Yan's opinion, even if the Six-Nation Alliance could not destroy the Qin State, it could also greatly damage the vitality of the Qin State, but after Fan Zeng's analysis, Zhao Yan found that it was not easy to defeat the Qin State.
"According to what Mr. said, even if the Qin army is defeated, my Zhao State will inevitably suffer heavy losses, so wouldn't it let the rest of the countries reap the benefits of the fisherman?"
Fan Zeng sighed slightly.
He finally understood why it was difficult to succeed many times before when various countries had joined forces and the overall strength was obviously above that of Qin.
Do big things and cherish yourself, and forget your righteousness when you see small profits.
The monarchs of all countries have such thoughts, not to mention those generals and soldiers, if the combined army can't be twisted into a rope, and the strength is far above the Qin State, what can it do?
Fan Zengtian returned to his thoughts, and said with a straight face: "Do you still remember, the reason for this coincidence?" ”
When Zhao Yan heard this, he remembered that Qin originally wanted to unite the three kingdoms of Wei, Han, and Yan to attack Zhao, but it was resolved by Zhao Jia one by one, and in the end, it contributed to the feat of the Six Kingdoms attacking Qin.
If it weren't for this, Zhao would probably have lost the country.
Fan Zeng watched Zhao Yan's face change, and then continued: "This battle started because of Zhao, if even Zhao State is unwilling to fight to the death to fight against Qin State, how can the rest of the countries contribute?" ”
"If the war is unfavorable and the alliance is dissolved, the rest of the countries will have a big deal to return with their troops, and only Zhao may usher in a large-scale retaliation from Qin!"
"Even if it is to protect itself, Zhao must go all out in this battle."
Zhao Yan's face changed several times, and then he said: "In this case, the widow will recruit troops from all over the country and swear to fight to the death with the Qin State!" ”
When Fan Zeng heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
This time is an unprecedented opportunity to hit the Qin State hard, and if you miss it, it will not be so easy to find such an opportunity in the future.
Zhao recruited troops from all over the country at this time, which could not only boost the morale of the coalition army, but also allow the coalition army to help share the grain and grass.
The Zhao people were already good at fighting, especially after the integration of many Huns, although the style of private fighting among the Zhao people became stronger and stronger, the folk customs became more and more fierce.
If Zhao Guo did not have the constraints of food and grass, the combat power that could burst out was absolutely terrifying.
As time passed, the Qin army and the coalition army confronted each other on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the morale of the soldiers became extremely low due to the strength of the coalition army and the death of the Qin army due to the death of 100,000 troops.
As a result, the Qin general Fan Yuzhi did not fight with the coalition forces in the field, but defended the city step by step, pulling the coalition front apart.
Within a few days, the envoys of the Yan State rushed to Handan and brought the news that the King of Yan had accepted all the conditions of the King of Zhao.
Zhao Yan was overjoyed, so he sent people to persuade Zhou Zi to withdraw his troops and attack Qin together.
Got the rich governor of the land, and did not worry about the Yan State sending troops to regain it, the whole country of Qi rejoiced, and the King of Qi readily agreed to the request of King Zhao, and ordered Zhou Zi to command 100,000 troops to join the coalition army.
At the same time, King Zhao recruited 100,000 soldiers again, plus 100,000 Yan troops and 100,000 Qi troops, commanded by General Pang Nuan, and 300,000 troops rushed to the front line.
At this time, even if you don't count South Korea, which is playing soy sauce, the total strength of the coalition army is as high as 800,000, which is almost an unprecedented grand occasion.
Of course, how much water is in it, only the countries themselves know.
Qin Guo, who heard the news, finally began to panic.
You must know that in history, the Qin State destroyed Chu and dispatched 600,000 troops to prepare for a long time in advance, and almost the entire Qin State was mobilized.
The Qin State at that time was much stronger than the Qin State at this time.
What's more, due to the appearance of Zhao Jia, the Qin State lost a lot of territory, and also lost more than 200,000 troops, even if it is as strong as the Qin State, it will not be able to recover in a short time.
Even if the Qin State was not completely destroyed by the coalition forces in this battle, as long as it lost another 120,000 troops, it would lose the capital that swept the world.
Qin's intelligence system was not weaker than Zhao's.
The allied armies of Zhao, Qi and Yan have not yet met, and Qin has begun to increase its troops, and at this time, Zhao Jia has quietly returned to the land of Shenqi with 30,000 cavalry.