Chapter 208: A Shame Before the Snow
Wild King, Qin military camp tent.
"As the general expected, the person who cut off my grain channel is indeed pretended to be by the Zhao people, if it weren't for the general's discernment, I'm afraid that we would have made enemies with the Wei State at this time."
Meng Fu listened to the report of his subordinates, and his face was extremely solemn.
"In this way, the Qin army that attacked Shanyang of Wei State was also pretended to be by the Zhao people?"
The subordinate nodded hurriedly.
Meng Fu got up and walked back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, his face full of doubt.
He couldn't understand that Zhao Guo's low-level strategy of discord was very easy to be seen through, and it was said that with Zhao Jia's wisdom, he shouldn't have resorted to such a clumsy strategy.
"Quickly send an envoy to the Great Liang of Wei to inform the King of Wei of the reason for this matter, so as not to affect the alliance of Qin and Wei!"
Meng Fu stretched out his hand and pointed at a confidant and said in a deep voice.
"Report!"
However, at this moment, suddenly a messenger hurriedly ran into the Qin army's camp tent, and said with a trembling voice: "The State of Chu sent 200,000 troops to help the State of Zhao, and the State of Wei killed the Qin envoy Ganluo in order to form an alliance with the State of Zhao, and has raised 100,000 troops to join forces with the Chu army, and the king of the court and the wild is coming!" ”
Meng Fu was shocked when he heard this, but he didn't expect things to change so quickly.
"Report!"
"Li Mu set up a banquet to capture Jing Ji and 20,000 generals of the Qin army in Zhao, and surrounded and annihilated the Qin army, and those who surrendered were all prisoners!"
"Report!"
"Qi Xiang Zhouzi commanded 150,000 troops, out of Pingshu and the army came to the place where the governor of Yan State was over, the Yan army was defeated and retreated, and five cities were lost. Zhao removed Li Mu's troops from Yan and commanded 150,000 troops from Handan to Shangdang! ”
Bad information appeared one after another, even if Meng Fu had the mentality that Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change, it was also a little discolored at this time.
Originally, Meng Fu thought that this time the Qin State united the three kingdoms of Wei, Han, and Yan, even if Qi and Chu sent troops to help the Zhao State, the Qin State was not afraid.
Unexpectedly, the situation in the world was changing rapidly, and the King of Wei actually killed Qin's envoy Ganluo, and allied Zhao to attack Qin.
Meng Wei could guess that Wei Guomeng Zhao must have something wrong, and if Ganluo was not killed, he could still fight for one or two.
It is a pity that Gan Luo was an outstanding talent of the local forces of the Qin State, and he defected to Lü Buwei's disciples, which also greatly improved the relationship between Lü Buwei and the local forces of the Qin State.
Lü Buwei repeatedly ordered Gan Luo to send envoys, and it was precisely because he wanted to give him meritorious service in order to win over Gan's family.
But now, Gan Luo died in the Great Liang of Wei State, which will inevitably provoke the anger of the Gan family, and if Lü Buwei does not give an explanation, it may even cause a backlash from the local forces of Qin again.
With the death of Ganluo, it was impossible for Qin and Wei to form an alliance, and Qin would instead send troops to attack Wei to calm down internal contradictions.
In this way, it is impossible for the Qin State to concentrate all its forces to attack Zhao, and if it is not careful, the Qin State may even be in danger of defeat.
"How about South Korea?"
Meng Fu thought of the crucial South Korea, and hurriedly asked.
Now that Qin and Wei are turning against each other, Yan State has been attacked by 100,000 Qi troops, even if it signs an alliance with Qin State, it will be difficult to protect itself, let alone send troops to assist Qin State in attacking Zhao State.
The only thing that Qin can win over is South Korea.
Although Korea is weak, as long as it forms an alliance with Qin, it can also allow Qin to eat in Korea, which can greatly reduce the logistical burden of the Qin army's expedition.
As long as the grain and grass are sufficient, with the national strength of Qin, it may not be impossible to defeat the three kingdoms of Zhao, Chu, and Wei who have evil intentions.
"General Qiyu, the envoy to Wei has just sent a message: as long as Qin is willing to return Shangdang to South Korea after the war, South Korea is willing to form an alliance with Qin Yong and no longer be an enemy."
When Meng Fu heard this, he breathed a long sigh of relief.
"It's just ......"
When Meng Fu heard this turn, his heart rose again, and he shouted, "But what? ”
"It's just that King Han also said that Korea has been repeatedly warned, and there are few soldiers and horses left, so he is unwilling to participate in a head-on battle, and is willing to send 50,000 soldiers and horses to escort grain, grass, and baggage for the Qin army."
At this, the messenger couldn't help but hang his head.
When Meng Fu heard this, he immediately smiled after a little thought: "The combat strength of the Korean soldiers is average, even if they go to the battlefield, they will not play a big role, and the logistics baggage also needs to be escorted by soldiers and horses, as long as the Korean army can ensure that our grain is not lost, it is okay." ”
When Meng Wu heard this, he said worriedly: "Grain and grass are the foundation of the three armies, and all of them will be handed over to the Han people for escort, if he suddenly repents, he will put our army in a dangerous situation, I hope the general will think twice!" ”
Meng Fu stroked his beard, then nodded, "You are not false. ”
After thinking for a while, Meng Fu said: "If the king of Han is willing to send the Korean crown prince to the Qin State as a hostage, Qin will naturally meet all its conditions, otherwise Korea must send troops and horses to help the Qin State defend against the other countries." ”
At the same time, the Qin State, with Fan Yuzhi as the general and Zhang Tang as the overseer, led more than 100 generals and 200,000 generals to Korea.
These two people are both local factions of the Qin State, and in history, Fan Yuzhi had broken the Zhao army, but because of the different factions, Lü Buwei wanted to get rid of Fan Yuzhi by the hand of Li Mu, but Fan Yuzhi rebelled against the army and sent people to draft a document on Lü Buwei's campaign and publish it everywhere.
It's a pity that all the Qin generals were afraid of Lü Buwei's power and did not dare to send troops to assist King Fan Yu Qiqin, and they were all on the sidelines.
Later, Lü Buwei was killed, Fan Yu defeated Yu Li Mu's hands, coupled with the text that Fan Yu had released, revealing that Lü Buwei wanted Zhao Ji to be reluctant, and he had been hated by the King of Qin, so he did not dare to return to Qin, and fled to Yan and was taken in by Prince Dan, and his clan parents were killed by Qin Wangzheng.
When Jing Ke assassinated Qin, Jing Ke wanted to use Fan Yu to dedicate the first rank to the King of Qin, in order to get the Qin King and Qin people.
As for Zhang Tang, when he was the king of Qin Zhaoxiang, he led troops to attack Zhao and Wei many times, and won the resentment of the Zhao people, and the king of Zhao even promised that those who got the head of Zhang Tang would be rewarded with a hundred miles of fiefdom.
Originally, Lü Buwei was in power, and there were not many opportunities for the two to command the army, but unfortunately Meng Fu was repeatedly defeated in the face of Zhao Jia, and this time the attack on Han was also picked by Zhao Jia.
Coupled with the 100,000 Qin troops led by Meng Wei, a total of 300,000 elite Qin troops, even for the current Qin State, it still has a great burden.
Shangdang County, Changping.
Zhao Jia looked at the letter in his hand, his face was extremely solemn.
Zhao Jia looked up at Li Si and suddenly asked, "In the land of Shenqi, how many soldiers and horses can be mobilized?" ”
Li Si replied: "If the Huns who are included in the household registration of Zhao State are also recruited, you can get 30,000 strong, but the Huns are attached for a short time, if all of them are recruited into the army, it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will happen." ”
Zhao Jia pondered for a long time and said: "This battle is related to the life and death of the Zhao State, and all the soldiers and horses that can be recruited must be recruited. ”
"Pass my order, recruit men over the age of eighteen and under the age of fifty in the land of Shenqi to enlist in the army, and bring Touman and the leaders of the former Xiongnu tribes to Changping!"
"This time, it will be the shame of Zhao in Changping!"