Listening to Wang Jian and Su Mo's reports, Zhao Jia couldn't help but recall the past.

At that time, the Yan State bullied the Zhao State Changping and defeated the lack of adult men, and attacked the Zhao State with the strength of the country, in a vain attempt to destroy it.

Zhao Jia participated in the whole process of that war, and saw countless veterans, disabled veterans, and even women all joining the army to defend their families and defend the country, and fought to the death against the Yan army.

It is precisely because of the bloody nature of the Zhao people that the Zhao State did not perish because of the defeat of Changping, but hibernated for nearly ten years and repeatedly defeated strong enemies, opened the road to Zhongxing, and became the strongest country among the Seven Kingdoms except Qin.

Of course, if you only talk about territory, population, and land, Zhao may not be comparable to Chu, but when it comes to being able to fight well, only Qin can compete with Zhao.

Even if there is no Zhao Jia to change history, at least before the death of King Zhao Xiaocheng, Zhao is also on the road to prosperity.

It is a pity that in history, due to various reasons, after all, after Zhao Yan succeeded to the throne, Zhao gradually began to decline, but was repeatedly attacked by Qin.

Rao is like this, the Zhao State in the same period in history, in addition to the Qin State, can also beat the rest of the neighboring countries.

Zhao was also the only great power at the end of the Warring States period that had the potential to block Qin's eastward departure.

Today's Zhao State, because Zhao Jia changed history, not only expanded and intensified the prosperity of Zhao State, but also greatly weakened the Qin State in accordance with the general trend of history.

The current Zhao State has reached the level where it can threaten the Qin State, which is the reason why Qin Wangzheng would rather not want the ten cities between the rivers of the Yan State, but also want to fight a decisive battle with the Zhao State first.

It's a pity that it was precisely because of the appearance of Zhao Jia that Qin's strategy made another mistake, and Zhao not only found life in a desperate situation, but once again provoked the banner of Hezhong, first swept away 100,000 Qin troops, and then made Qin fall into great passivity.

The successive victories not only made the generals of Shenqi feel a little fluttering, but even Zhao Jia, who used to walk on thin ice and was extremely jealous of the Qin State, also felt that the tight spell on his head was gone.

Zhao Jia even had the illusion that even if this battle could not defeat the Qin State, after digesting the spoils of this war, the Zhao State would have the opportunity to compete with the Qin State head-on with the characteristics of the Zhao people's courage and good fighting.

It's just that this unexpected defeat once again sounded the alarm for Zhao Jia.

Among the Seven Kingdoms, not only the Zhao people are brave and good at fighting, and they can unite up and down and fight bravely against the enemy when facing the disaster of the country.

What the Zhao people can do, the Qin people did no worse than the Zhao people more than a hundred years ago.

After experiencing the Shang Dynasty reform, the old Qin people who were once full of blood and willing to shed their blood for the Qin State have become vested interests and have won countless fiefs and rewards in Guanzhong.

Their blood is already full of love for this country, and the belligerent factor that rejoices when they hear war.

As long as these people are still there, as long as the monarch of the Qin State is not mediocre, and as long as the Qin State firmly uses the law of Shang Ying, it will be difficult for the Qin State to be truly destroyed.

Even if there is a temporary weakening and trough, as long as it is given a chance to breathe, the Qin State will make a comeback sooner or later with the accumulation of several generations.

In history, the death of Qin II, in addition to the mediocrity of Qin II and the corruption of the government, is also greatly related to Qin Shi Huang's unification of the world, the reckless army, the tyrannical conquest, the great joy, and the insensitivity to the people.

In addition, there were not a few old Qin people who guarded the border, and many Qin people in Guanzhong were moved to other countries, which led to the rapid collapse of the Qin State.

Qin Shi Huang is indeed an emperor through the ages, and has done many great things that emperors can't do in their lifetimes, but no one is perfect, and the more such a male lord who has the power to swallow the world, the more obsessed he is with the use of troops everywhere.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty after Qin Shi Huang was the same, in order to expand the results of the war, not only consumed the accumulation of several generations of the Han Dynasty, but even reached the level of selling officials to maintain the war, so that the domestic rebellion broke out, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had to issue an edict to calm the people's anger.

Today's Qin State, although the territory and population are not as good as the unified Qin State, there are not so many problems, and the Qin fiefdoms are at least still in Guanzhong.

As long as the old Qin people are still in Guanzhong, the foundation of the Qin State will be indestructible.

Wang Jia's suggestion was refuted by Zhao Jia, but he was not angry, but said: "In this case, why don't you force cross the river in a desperate attempt and take Xianyang in one fell swoop at any cost." ”

Zhao Jia shook his head and said: "Not to mention that the cavalry is not good at attacking the city, and it is extremely difficult for the war horse to cross the river, even if you can cross the river in a desperate way, you may not be able to capture Xianyang; Even if Xianyang can be captured, it may not be able to destroy the ruling core of the Qin State. “

After finishing speaking, Zhao Jia looked at Wang Jian a little strangely.

He couldn't understand why Wang Qian's ability to command the army would make such a substandard proposal.

Wang Jian didn't seem to see Zhao Jia's strange appearance, and continued: "Since we can't advance, we can only withdraw for the time being, otherwise if we continue to drag on, it will only become more and more unfavorable to us." ”

When Zhao Jia heard this, he said with some hesitation: "Presumably, on the way back, the Qin people have already fortified the wilderness, and there may even be Qin troops who have guarded the way to retreat, even if they want to retreat, I'm afraid it will not be so easy." ”

Wang Jian said with a smile: "Your Excellency is relieved, with the mobility of cavalry, it is completely able to crisscross the territory of Qin, and it is not necessary to return the same way, and it is not possible for Qin to make the entire Guanzhong strong." ”

"If so, we will be victorious without a fight."

There are indeed many ways to retreat, and those so-called necessary roads only refer to some transportation arteries, but with the vastness of Qin's territory and the flexibility of Zhao's cavalry, crossing those so-called necessary roads is just a few more detours.

Zhao Jia also believed that as long as he was determined to retreat, with Wang Qian's familiarity with the Qin State, coupled with the map that had been made long ago, it would not be difficult to retreat safely.

And this is also where Zhao Jia's confidence lies in daring to go deep alone.

It's just that Zhao Jia still said unwillingly: "This labor expedition and hasty retreat without gaining military merits may affect the morale of the coalition army." ”

Since the rise of Zhao Jia, the battle will be won and the attack must be defeated, which will certainly make the subordinates have a little arrogance, but it will also make the soldiers of Shenqi have a kind of invincible momentum and victory in battle.

For the military, the importance of this momentum is self-evident.

Zhao Jia didn't want to see the 30,000 soldiers who followed him deep into the hinterland of the Qin State with hope to return like this.

Wang Jian finally showed a bright smile on his face.

"The king doesn't want to advance and doesn't want to retreat, let alone a stalemate with the Qin army here, so what's the matter?"

Zhao Jia saw the smile on Wang Qian's face, but his heart moved slightly, and he immediately scolded with a smile: "Since you have a good plan, why do you test me, just say it quickly." ”

Wang Jian is good at protecting himself, and many times before making suggestions, he will also test the meaning of the above, as long as the superior has a precise goal, Wang Jian will not rush to admonish.

Otherwise, the admonition will not be successful, but it may anger the superiors, this is Wang Qian's way of life.

"When the king invited the Chu State to send troops, he promised the Chu State to help it seize the Southern County?"

Zhao Jia said with some doubts: "That's true, but when it comes to seizing Nanjun, I am also powerless at this time." ”

The smile on Wang Qian's face remained unchanged, he took out the map and spread it on the ground, pointed to the location of Wuguan, and said: "Now that the attention of the Seven Kingdoms is concentrated on Xianyang and Hangu Pass, if the monarch does not attack Xianyang or retreat at this time, but instead goes south from Wuguan into the territory of Chu State, and jointly attacks Nanjun with the Chu army to open up a second battlefield?" ”

Zhao Jia was a little stunned at first when he heard this, and then said with great joy: "Wang Duwei is using his troops to be wild, I can't go far!" ”

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