Chapter 239: Lack of Food

Meng Tian's words made the originally noisy court of the Qin State instantly quiet.

Everyone stopped talking, and then turned their eyes on Meng Tian, some with thoughtful expressions, others with disdain.

At this time, King Qin, who had already been in a lot of noise, heard the words, but his eyes were bright, and his eyes were full of appreciation when he looked at Meng Tian.

"Qin is easy to protect himself, and it is difficult to win the world."

"Meng Tian's words can be said to be to the point, especially at the critical moment of the life and death of the Qin State, Meng Tian can still think about the Qin State's hundred-year plan, which is really very popular."

"If there is no one who is in power, he must be reused!"

Although Ying Zheng secretly praised Meng Tian in his heart, he didn't say anything, but set his eyes on Lu Buwei.

First of all, Qin Wangzheng is not yet pro-government, and many times it is only equivalent to a mascot, and he does not have the final say on military affairs.

Secondly, Meng Tian is the person promoted by Lü Buwei, since Meng Tian said such a thing, presumably Lü Buwei will also serve as his solid backing.

Now, Lü Buwei's words are obviously more effective than King Qin.

"Bang Bang!"

Sure enough, Lü Buwei suddenly began to applaud, and then said sharply: "Some people are afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and only think about seeking peace and self-preservation, but General Meng Tian still thinks about the fact that the Qin State will go east in the future, and then sweep the world." ”

"I really didn't expect that the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't compare to a young general!"

Lü Buwei looked around at everyone, his gaze lingering for a moment on those who were strongly advocating peace, and his face was full of mockery.

"Suing for peace with Zhao can certainly quell this war."

"However, the six countries were able to merge, all because of the Zhao State, except for Chu and Qi who were willing, most of the other countries had their own ghosts."

"If the Qin State seeks peace in this war, the countries will inevitably respect Zhao from now on, and it will be difficult for the Qin State to go east again."

"On the contrary, if it can be delayed until the cold winter comes, the day when the allied forces run out of food and grass, there will inevitably be many contradictions between the nations.

"Therefore, according to the original view, those who dare to speak up and make peace will be killed!"

A court meeting about the future fate of the Qin State finally set the tone with Lü Buwei's strong attack: the Qin State resisted the Six-Nation Alliance with the strength of the whole country, and never made peace!

In order to boost morale, the underage Qin Wang Zheng personally went to the front line and worked with the soldiers of the three armies to resist the enemy.

In addition, the Qin State conscripted almost all adult men, and the defense line extended from Hangu Pass to the southwest, and deployed defenses in Kuafu Mountain, Yanghua Mountain, Yangxu Mountain, and Zhushan, not only to guard against the main force of the coalition army, but also to guard against the Chu army that could send troops from Wuguan to enter the pass at any time.

Although the possibility of Chu recruiting troops is not great, the Qin State does not dare to gamble on its own national operation, so it can only spend huge manpower and material resources to defend with the strength of the whole country.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Qin State has almost squeezed out the war potential of the entire country in this battle, and even if it can finally block the coalition army, it will inevitably be greatly damaged, and it will no longer be able to go east in a few years.

Deng County.

After reading the information about the Qin State, Zhao Jia couldn't help but sigh: "The strategy of trying to intimidate the Qin State with this and let the Qin State take the initiative to sue for peace really ended in failure." ”

There is no doubt that the news released by the king of Chu the previous time that he wanted to use the strength of the whole country to attack the pass from Wuguan and destroy the society of the Qin State was just a bluff.

If the King of Chu was really ready to do this, he would definitely not make a big deal of it.

In fact, although the territory of Chu is vast, although there are many people, and the comprehensive national strength is second only to Qin, there are many nobles in Chu State, and they have too many private fiefs and population.

These great nobles of the Chu State are also equivalent to weakening the national strength of the Chu State in disguise.

This time, Chunshenjun Huang Xie commanded 200,000 Chu troops to attack Qin, and the Chu State had almost done its best, even if it was a joint Zhao Jia to attack the soldiers of Nanjun some time ago, it was also the soldiers and horses recruited by the nobles of the Chu State from the fiefdom.

It is almost impossible for the king of Chu to command the private soldiers of these great nobles and involve them in the war to destroy the Qin state.

Only when the state of Chu is really facing the crisis of annihilation, these great nobles will help the king of Chu to repel the invading soldiers at any cost for their own interests.

Therefore, the state of Chu has more than enough to defend the city, but not enough to enter.

When Wang Jian heard Zhao Jia's words, he smiled and said: "Although the King of Chu's move failed to force the Qin State to sue for peace, it also made the Qin State do its best to start arranging defenses, presumably in order to complete that defense line, the Qin State also spent immeasurable manpower and material resources. ”

"The king's strategy of consuming Qin's national strength has worked, and even if he fails to force Qin to take the initiative to sue for peace, it can be regarded as half of the success."

Zhao Jia stroked his beard when he heard this, and his face was full of smiles.

"This war should also end!"

Zhao Jia raised his head, the slowly setting sunset, and couldn't help whispering in his heart.

The capital of South Korea, Xinzheng.

"King, the granaries in all parts of Korea are almost exhausted, if you continue to provide grain and grass to the coalition forces, I am afraid that the grain and grass stored in various places will not be able to support the day of grain harvest next year!"

Han Xiang Zhang Ping held a thick stack of documents and said with a sad face.

When King Han heard this, he said: "Aren't Qi and Chu also transporting grain to the army, since we are no longer able to supply the grain and grass consumption of the coalition army, why not let Qi and Chu, the two major grain-producing countries, take on the heavy responsibility?" ”

Zhang Ping said with a wry smile: "In this battle, the Qi State sent more than 100,000 troops, and in the end only gained a small population, the Qi people and the Qin army did not have a strong desire to fight, so it is okay for them to supply some money and grain, if the Qi State is allowed to provide money and food on a large scale, the King of Qi will definitely not agree." ”

"As for the Chu State, since the capture of Nanjun, the grain and grass transported from the Chu State to the coalition army has been significantly reduced, and it can only be used by the Chu army, and there is no surplus to supply the soldiers and horses of the rest of the countries."

When King Han heard this, he immediately said angrily: "The state of Chu has gained benefits, and it is unreasonable to be unwilling to contribute any more!" ”

In fact, South Korea doesn't want to contribute much money after two weeks of getting its homeland.

It is a pity that South Korea, as a weak country, does not have the slightest right to speak at all, and since it has not contributed much on the frontal battlefield, it is natural to satisfy the coalition forces in terms of logistics and supply.

Otherwise, even if Korea occupied its homeland for two weeks, without the backing of the coalition forces, it would be easily recaptured by the Qin State in the future.

Zhang Ping was silent for a long time, and then suddenly said: "Now that winter has arrived, it is not suitable to continue to fight with the Qin State, and on the frontal battlefield, it is not easy for the coalition forces to break through the Qin army's defense line. ”

"Especially after the King of Qin came to the front line, the morale of the Qin army was greatly boosted, and the Chu State had not sent troops from Wuguan for a long time, and the morale of the coalition army was already a little low."

"In that case, why doesn't the king use the lack of food at home as an excuse to persuade all countries to withdraw their troops?"

Hearing this, King Han hesitated and said: "It is easy for the coalition forces to withdraw their troops, but after the withdrawal of troops, South Korea will inevitably face the Qin State head-on again. ”

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