When Cai Ze went all the way east along the river (Yellow River) to Daliang, Puyang, Taiyuan County was a different scene. Qin, Zhao, and Han have been confronting each other here for more than ten days. During this period, the two sides tested each other, and the combined forces of Han and Zhao had the upper hand because of their superiority in strength, but only a slight advantage.

Bai Qi operated Puyang like an iron barrel, and the commanding heights around Puyang were occupied by the Qin army early. If the combined forces of Han and Zhao wanted to conquer Puyang, they must first take a hill east of Puyang, where the Qin army was stationed with more than 30,000 men. There are a considerable number of springs on the top of the mountain, and the Qin army has long been prepared to hold on for a long time, so the plan of the Han and Zhao coalition forces to cut off the water source of the Qin army naturally cannot be carried out. If it is attacked, the casualties are too great, and for a while, Storm Kite and Lian Po are a little worried.

However, Qin Jun's life was not easy. In front of the Qin army were 200,000 Han and Zhao elite soldiers, and the leaders were Lian Po, Storm Kite, Li Mu and other famous generals. The gap of 50,000 troops is by no means a small number, and Bai Qi can only carefully look for the flaws of the coalition forces, hoping to continue to accumulate small advantages, which will eventually be transformed into big advantages. After several attempts, Bai Qi found that the Han and Zhao alliances had close contacts and were horns with each other, and it was really difficult to start. As a result, the situation has become somewhat deadlocked.

For the Qin army, which came from afar, the supply of grain and grass was a long-standing problem. Shangjun was not originally a place rich in grain, so except for the Qin army that ate in Shangjun and Taiyuan at the beginning, the subsequent grain and grass were transported from Guanzhong. However, across the Luoshui and river waters, the cost of transporting grain for the Qin army was too high.

Bai Qi knew that the longer the time dragged on, the more detrimental it would be to the Qin State. Or, the state of Qin mobilized a large army from Guanzhong to support itself. In one fell swoop, it broke through the defense line of the Han and Zhao coalition armies, separated the Han army and the Zhao army, and decided the battle in one battle. Or, the Qin State shrinks its forces and returns to Shangjun. Don't look at the violent kite, Lian Po now has an attitude of ignoring Qin Jun, Bai Qi is sure. As long as he retreats, the Han and Zhao coalition forces will definitely catch up.

After thinking about it, I still felt that I had to find a breakthrough. At the beginning of the Battle of Yique, he faced 240,000 Han and Wei coalition troops, because he saw that both countries hoped that the other side would take the lead in the battle, take the weaker Wei army, attack the Wei army camp in one fell swoop, and then completely annihilate the 240,000 Han and Wei coalition troops. Now the armies of South Korea and Zhao trust each other and support each other. Unlike the Han and Wei coalition armies in the Battle of Yique, Bai Qi could only try to create a discord between the two armies first, and then divide them.

"Perhaps, it's a good idea to send people into Handan to spread rumors and slander Lian." Bai Qi thought secretly. After all, Lian Po had been treated coldly by Zhao Guo for so long before, and now the lord Shaoguo is suspicious, and what the superior is most afraid of is what kind of rebellion the generals of the military have. I just need to send people to spread rumors everywhere in Handan, and it works well. said that Lian Po had decided to throw himself into South Korea and wanted to offer Taiyuan County. If the South Korean army is led into Handan, most of the Zhao side will change generals, and even South Korea will be jealous. Now that Han and Zhao are not going to meet in Luoyang, maybe their own move can force this alliance to break up unhappily!

Just when Bai Qi was slowly perfecting this plan in his heart, Deputy General Wang Jian hurriedly walked in and said, "General! The King's Messenger has arrived! ”

Bai Qi is happy. Thinking that King Qin had agreed with his idea, he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and walked out with Wang Qian. At the gate of the city, the carriage of the envoy of the King of Qin had just driven into the city.

After the two parties met and saluted, the envoy of the King of Qin was not polite. The order of the King of Qin was immediately announced. Bai Qi took the king's decree with a solemn expression, invited the envoy to sit down, and asked: "I don't know when this 100,000 army will arrive?" ”

Although the envoy was the person next to the King of Qin, he did not dare to slack off against Bai Qi, an important minister of the Qin State, and immediately said: "The first batch of 50,000 troops has entered Shangjun, and it must be possible to arrive within four or five days." The following batches will be in place within half a month. ”

Bai Qi nodded secretly, this speed was already beyond his imagination. However, the arrival of reinforcements so quickly must be a rapid march all the way, and it takes at least two or three days of rest to have the strength to fight, but the pressure of this logistics should not be underestimated! After the first batch of reinforcements arrived, the army under his command numbered 200,000, which was just the same as the combined army of Han and Zhao. Bai Qi is confident that as long as there is no problem with his food and grass, it is enough to defeat the Han and Zhao coalition forces on the opposite side. However, if you want to win big, you need to plan carefully.

"Where is Xianyang, is the king okay?" Bai Qi asked with concern.

The envoy bowed in the direction of Xianyang and said respectfully: "The king is well!" Wu Anjun didn't know, if it was a qiēshun lì, within a month, the shape of the world would change greatly, and my Qin State was expected to enter the Central Plains eastward, and even the land of Nanyang and Sanchuan would be just around the corner to be recovered! ”

Bai Qi was suddenly puzzled, and in the edict, King Qin only earnestly hoped that he could drag the combined forces of Han and Zhao as much as possible, and force Han and Zhao to increase their troops in Taiyuan. I thought it was King Qin who didn't want to put too much pressure on myself, but I didn't expect that listening to the tone of the envoy, there was something else strange in it. Bai Qi didn't think that within a month, he could achieve a decisive victory. The Han and Zhao coalition armies and the Qin armies on the opposite side can be described as equal and evenly matched, although Bai Qi is confident that he can win a small victory, but to win a big victory, it is definitely not a January effort!

"Dare to ask where the joy comes from?" Bai Qi said.

Now that Han and Zhao will meet in Luoyang, Wang Shang adopted Cai Keqing's idea, planning to unite with Wei, raid Luoyang, and capture King Han and King Zhao in one fell swoop. If it happens, Han and Zhao will exist in name only, and there will be no enemy of our Great Qin in the whole world! The envoy said happily, his joy was in the form of color, as if he saw the situation of Qin Guodong sending a letter to Guguan and looking at the world.

Bai Qi was dumbfounded, such a heavy matter, why did King Qin listen to Cai Ze's words?! Cai Ze is so sure that Wei Guoken helps Qin Guo? Even if Wei Guoken was willing to help Qin Guo and wanted to encircle Luoyang in one fell swoop, he would need a lot of troops, and with such a large troop mobilization, Luoyang, which was close at hand, would not get the news?

"Hehe, Cai Keqing is too simple! Will Wei Guoken take the risk of uniting our Qin State? The girder can be around Xinzheng and Handan. Bai Qiqiang held back the surprise in his heart and asked quietly.

The messenger nodded again and again, and said, "Yes! The minister also thinks it is strange! But Cai Shangqing swore to the king that he would definitely be able to convince Wei. Even if Wei refused to borrow the way, Cai Shangqing still had a way to gain the trust of Wei. Let's take Hangu Pass from Daqin! ”

Bai Qi secretly shook his head in his heart, not quite convinced. Cai Ze is just a lobbyist, taking advantage of his tongue. Wei Guo is not a fool, how could he be so fooled?! What's more, I heard the rumor that Wei would also go to Luoyang to participate in the alliance. I want Wei to rebel against the water. It's harder.

"Didn't the king know that the Wei State had already decided to send troops to attack our Qin State? I heard that this Luoyang Alliance, King Wei will also participate. Bai Qi's immediate meaning is to question Cai Ze's construction. If the King of Wei also participated in the alliance, he would never put himself in danger. No matter how trustworthy the Qin State is, after discovering that it has successfully besieged the kings of Han, Zhao, and Wei, it will change its mind and even solve it with the King of Wei!

The envoy also said a little strangely: "Before Cai Keqing left, Xianyang did receive the news. It is said that the Wei State decided to crusade against our Qin State, but after Cai Shangqing asked to see the king, the king still sent him to set off! The inside story is not clear to the minister. ”

Bai Qi sighed secretly, I really don't know how Cai Ze persuaded King Qin. Perhaps, King Qin has had enough of all these years of failure! After all, over the years, King Qin's body has deteriorated. Perhaps the death of King Zhao Huiwen stimulated the King of Qin, who felt that time was running out. I want to redeem the shape of the Qin State before I die. However, what does Bai Qi think. None of these are good times. Perhaps, Cai Ze will return home after all! Compared with risking the outcome of a war to determine the fortunes of the country, Bai Qi is more willing to fight steadily. As long as the current 200,000 Han and Zhao coalition troops can be annihilated in one fell swoop, the strategic environment of the Qin State is as good, why is the King of Qin impatient?! Bai Qi can only think about these words. But they can't say it.

"How many troops does the king want to send to attack Luoyang?" Bai Qi still said with concern.

The envoy knew that if Bai Qi was in Xianyang, such a heavy matter would also have to participate in decision-making. Therefore, he did not hide it, stretched out his two hands and said: "One hundred thousand troops!" ”

Without waiting for Bai Qi to show a look of surprise, the messenger said another astonishing news: "The king has ordered the conscription of the whole country. All Chinese who are between the ages of 16 and under the age of 50 must enlist in the army. Who dares to slack off, affect the king's plan to revive the Qin State, and make a decision! ”

Bai Qi's face was moved, looking at the direction of Xianyang from afar, and he was silent for a long time. I thought that King Qin's book was already big enough, but I didn't expect that I was only half right. Recruiting soldiers from all over the country, Bai Qi didn't need to think about it to know that the King of Qin intended to confuse the audio-visual of the Six Kingdoms, or the audio-visual of Han and Zhao, so that the two countries would think that the Qin State had no intention of entering the Central Plains at all. Now is the critical season of spring ploughing, and King Qin is going to gamble on the country's fortunes. If it succeeds, Qin can remove the two strong enemies of Han and Zhao in one fell swoop. There are many kinds of failures, which can affect the harvest of the year at least and collapse at worst.

"Please ask the envoy to go back and report to the king, and say that the minister will do his best to attract the attention of Han and Zhao to Taiyuan County!" Bai Qi said with some heaviness.

The envoy didn't hear Bai Qi's words at all, and only thought that Bai Qi was happy for the Qin State, and complimented: "The general has added 100,000 troops, and with the general's ability, it is naturally unstoppable. When Luoyang is completed, Han and Zhao are in chaos, and the general can chase the dead and chase the north and achieve supreme feats! The minister first congratulated the general on his promotion to the knighthood, and the flag was victorious! ”

"Inherit your good words!" Bai Qi said lightly.

In the next few days, the Qin army went against the norm and launched rounds of onslaught against the Korean army camp more than ten miles away. Of course, with Bai Qi's command ability, it was naturally not a swarm of orders for the Qin army to rush forward, but a virtual reality, sometimes attacking from the east to the west, and sometimes attacking at night. Qin Jun seemed to recognize Han Jun and turned a blind eye to Zhao Jun on the side. Even Lian Po couldn't bear it, the Han army, which was originally a guest army, and the Qin army fought to the death, but the Zhao army, who was originally defending the country, was surprisingly quiet and was not harassed by the Qin army.

After such a few days, Zhao Jun couldn't help but be a little relaxed. Bai Qi sent a partial division and took the opportunity to capture a camp of the Zhao army, and the Zhao army suffered 3,000 casualties, which was also the largest casualty of the Zhao army in the five or six days of the Qin army's onslaught. But when it comes to real consideration, the losses of the Qin army are far more than those of the Han and Zhao coalition armies, after all, the Han and Zhao coalition armies belong to the defensive side and occupy the advantage of the terrain. Even if the Qin army's various tactics came up one after another, it could not change the fact that the casualties were too large.

Storm Kite, Li Mu, and Lian Po met several times in a row, but they didn't come up with a reason. It's just that Bai Qi is crazy, and the Qin army is short of food and grass. Bai Qi wants to defeat himself in a short period of time. Although this conclusion was reached, none of the three dared to underestimate Bai Qi, Bai Qi's combat exploits did not have a little moisture, and if he was a little careless, Qin Jun would give him a lesson that he would never forget.

So, on the one hand. The combined forces of Han and Zhao strengthened the defense of the camp, while secretly mobilizing troops, intending to counterattack the Qin army when the Qin army showed fatigue. It wasn't until the sixth day, when 50,000 Qin troops crossed the river, that Lian Po, Storm Kite, and Li Mu realized that the reason why Bai Qi was so fearless was that there were reinforcements to reinforce him. Looking at the posture of the Qin army's onslaught, maybe. Reinforcements arrived one after another. Naturally, the three of them did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported to the rear, hoping to get follow-up reinforcements to maintain their superiority over the Qin army.

Wei State, Great Liang.

Cai Zetong was introduced to the eunuch order, and finally met the king of Wei. Regarding the arrival of Cai Ze, the envoy of the Qin State, King Wei originally had no good face. In the eyes of the King of Wei, most of the Qin State came to ask for help from him. But he was forced to do so. He has promised to send troops to crusade against the Qin State, and at this time he will meet with the envoys of the Qin State. If you spread it, it will always be bad for your reputation.

If it weren't for the eunuch order to persuade the King of Wei, saying that the palace was full of Wei King's henchmen inside and outside, and the envoy of the Qin State was secretly coming to Daliang, the news would not have leaked, which was one of them. Second. Avoiding the envoys of the Qin State will inevitably make the Qin State think that the King of Wei is afraid of the Qin State, and it will not be good for the reputation of the King of Wei to spread it. See you in the future. I can't guarantee that Wei will cooperate with Qin in the future, so why block this road now?! Only then did King Wei reluctantly agree to meet Cai Ze.

Cai Ze knew that this meeting with King Wei would determine the glory and wealth of the rest of his life. Before coming to Daliang, he swore that he could persuade the King of Wei so that the Qin State could benefit from the Han and Zhao Huimeng. Even if Wei had decided to turn to Han and Zhao and declare war on Qin, Cai Ze did not change his original intention.

This is a big gamble, if you win, Cai Ze can leap above Wei Ran and succeed him as prime minister, and the marquis is just a gesture. If you lose, you will be defeated, and it will be difficult for you to stand out in the Qin State. Maybe you have to go to Zhao, Korea or other countries, start all over again, and even be directly dragged out by the angry King of Qin to divide the body.

It is rare for King Qin to trust himself, and Cai Ze decided to fight for glory and wealth. If you want to persuade Wei to change your mind, you must strengthen the belief of King Wei, as long as King Wei is determined to follow him to take risks, then no matter how hard the ministers of Wei try to persuade him, it will be useless! In order to avoid complications, Cai Ze did not plan to meet Xinlingjun and other important ministers at all. If you want to succeed, you must finalize this matter at the first meeting with King Wei!

Seeing Wei Wangchao coming over by himself, Cai Ze did not salute immediately, at this time, his posture must not be too low, otherwise he will be despised by King Wei; Don't be too high, otherwise it will make the King of Wei angry. After King Wei sat down and stared at him, Cai Ze said playfully: "Cai Ze, the envoy of the King of Qin, has seen King Wei!" ”

King Wei looked at Cai Ze arrogantly, and said impatiently: "Mr. came from afar, and he has something to say, the widow is tired and wants to rest early!" ”

Cai Ze glanced at the sun outside in the center, it was obviously noon, but the king of Wei was sleepy, and the intention of not waiting to see himself was already obvious. Cai Ze was not angry, but said with a smile: "The king is so leisurely and elegant, the Wei country is in danger, but the king is in the mood to rest." Alas! That's it! That's it! Let's go to Xinzheng for a while! ”

King Wei was annoyed in his heart, but he didn't want to be angry on the spot, so he just snorted coldly and said, "Mr. is alarmist!" Now that the alliance of Han, Zhao and Wei is about to start an army to attack Qin, it is obviously your Qin State that is in danger, and the widowed Wei State is as stable as Mount Tai. If the gentleman doesn't say why today, hum! ”

Cai Ze sighed, as if he was regretting that King Wei couldn't see the situation clearly, and said: "The king said that the Qin State was in danger, but the minister didn't think so. The king thought that the Qin State was in danger, but he just felt that with the strength of the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei, our Qin State would inevitably be unstoppable, right? ”

King Wei bowed slightly, and the mockery on his face was unmistakably told Cai Ze that King Wei just felt that the Qin State could not hold on.

Cai Ze smiled and said, "King Zhao Huiwen is newly collapsed, King Zhao is young, the lord Shaoguo is suspicious, and our Qin State is attacking Zhao." Otherwise, with the national strength of Zhao State, why should it be subservient to South Korea? Now that the Three Jin Dynasty have invaded Qin, the king of Qin is unwilling to fight with Zhao and Wei to benefit Korea, and has decided to retreat to the land of the West River. With the barrier of the river and the danger of Tongguan, Sanjin wants to attack our pass, which is by no means an overnight achievement. Does the king think so? ”

King Wei just snorted coldly, but didn't answer. King Wei naturally knew that what Cai Ze said was absolutely true. Unless the Sanjin were willing to pay huge casualties to break through the Qin army's river defense line or conquer Tongguan, they would never be able to hurt the vitality of the Qin State. At most, it's just a matter of letting the Qin army lose some men. Once the Qin State withdraws its troops, the Zhao State is afraid that it will not be willing to increase the casualties in vain! (To be continued......)

PS: Just came back from a business trip