Chapter XVIII Resolutions
After the rain stopped, Xinlingjun preached this truth to the Empress Dowager Zhao with the help of Zuo Shi Touch the Dragon. For Zhao Guo, Chang'anjun is a fish, and now the fish is trapped in Luoyang. Hanoi and Shangdang are bear's paws to Zhao State. If you get it, it is enough to become a hegemon!
If you want Chang'an Jun to return to Handan from Luoyang safely, and want to get Hanoi and Shangdang, this is absolutely impossible! According to the current situation, even if Zhao Guo wants to slowly pass through Hanoi and go to the party, it will even be a luxury to keep Chang'anjun's safety at the same time!
Because who dares to guarantee that after the three kingdoms of Qin, Chu, and Qi invaded Korea, South Korea would not use Chang'anjun as a threat to force Zhao to start a war against the three kingdoms of Qin, Chu, and Qi?! Therefore, even if Zhao Guo wants to stay out of the matter and think about it in the long run, it is impossible!
Now, seeing that the three kingdoms of Qin, Chu, and Qi will raise troops to attack Han next month, Zhao State will rebel at this time, not only losing trust to the princes, but also missing the God-given opportunity to pacify the Central Plains in a war. South Korea was Zhao's biggest enemy in Shandong. If Zhao wants to become the hegemon of the Central Plains, he must take advantage of this God-given opportunity to raise the troops of the whole country to defeat South Korea and make South Korea collapse!
Xin Lingjun offered advice to the Empress Dowager Zhao with the help of Zuo Shi Touch the Dragon, thinking that this was the best time for Zhao to send troops! It's early, without the containment and help of the three kingdoms of Qin, Chu, and Qi, the sacrifice of Zhao State will be great! Late, Korea's strength will grow to the point where Zhao is invincible.
The security of Chang'an Jun, which Empress Dowager Zhao is most worried about, also does not exist! Because once the four countries start to attack South Korea, South Korea is bound to be overwhelmed, and it will be useless to kill Chang'an Jun at this time! If South Korea kills Chang'anjun, it will be just a momentary hurry, in exchange for Zhao Guo's endless revenge! It will completely cut off the retreat of Han and Zhao Yihe! With the wisdom of Korean monarchs and ministers, they would never do such a stupid thing. On the contrary, if South Korea treats Chang'an Jun well, it can still leave a way back for itself! When the time comes. Regardless of whether South Korea wins or loses, you can make a fuss about Chang'anjun!
As for the possibility of failure, there is the joint efforts of Qin, Zhao, Qi, and Chu, and in Xinlingjun's view, there is absolutely no reason for failure! After the defeat of Korea, Zhao Guo carried the power of victory. It is completely possible for the king of Han to send his henchmen to send Chang'an Jun to Handan in person, and it can also make Korea cede the cities that Zhao Guo wants.
In this way, it can be regarded as a fish and a bear's paw! Chang Anjun was just scared for a while! At that time, Chang'an Jun will return to Handan with great merit, and he will not have to worry about the wealth of his life. After a hundred years of Empress Dowager Zhao, the people of the country will not think that Chang'anjun is a corpse and loses his power.
Empress Dowager Zhao was really moved when she heard the consequences, and after thinking about it, she agreed. Zhao Guo was on the basis of the original 200,000 troops. An additional 100,000 troops, a total of 300,000 troops, divided the troops into two routes, all the way to Hanoi and all the way to the party, and completed their work in one battle.
Because the grain and grass needed to recruit so many large armies also doubled, and summer and autumn were the gathering of harvested grain, so Empress Dowager Zhao postponed the dispatch of troops until September. To achieve the best results. The three kingdoms of Qin, Chu, and Qi are also best in September. In this way, South Korea can be caught off guard.
Shin Ling-kun thought for a moment. So he agreed. Don't look at 300,000, which is only 100,000 more than 200,000, but considering the strength of Zhao's army, it can play an overwhelming role when the battle is stalemate! The problem of grain shortage in the Qin State was only partially alleviated after the summer grain harvest, and now it is more than two months, giving the Qin State enough time to raise and transport grain and grass, and the Qin State has no good excuse to work and not contribute again. Let alone. After hearing the news of Zhao's additional troops, the Qin State would definitely not be able to settle down. Because after defeating South Korea, the benefits that each country can obtain are directly proportional to the strength of troops. To put it simply, the more soldiers and horses you use, the larger the territory you can grab. How much land can be acquired. It all depends on the strength of each country itself!
In fact, just as Xin Lingjun expected, after learning that Zhao Guojian had postponed the attack on Korea and increased his troops, Qin really couldn't sit still. 300,000 Zhao troops divided Hanoi and Shangdang, if Zhao really succeeded, Qin at least had to take Hedong, Sanchuan, and Nanyang to smooth out this gap. Because the geographical location of Shangdang is too good, whoever owns Shangdang can condescendingly attack Handan and Luoyang, this is the geographical advantage!
The king of Qin summoned Prime Minister Wei Ran and Wu Anjun Bai Qi into the palace to discuss, and soon made a decision to add an additional 50,000 troops. This is not to say that the Qin State cannot send more soldiers and horses, but because the Qin State is really short of grain and grass, even if it is eaten in South Korea, the heavy logistics can also drag down the Qin State. What's more, it is impossible for the Qin State not to consider South Korea's counterattack. With only 400,000 elites in the entire Qin State, this is already the limit of the Qin State!
The states of Qi and Chu were already eager to try, but after learning that Qin and Zhao had asked to postpone the action, they thought about the gains and losses and agreed. The summer grain harvest is over, and there is still autumn grain! Who would think that there is too much food and grass!
What's more, with the 500,000 troops of Qin and Zhao attracting the attention of South Korea, the Qi State and the Chu State believed that their soldiers and horses could bring unexpected trouble to South Korea! The state of Chu calculated his belongings and decided to increase the army of 100,000 to the front line, in any case, the king of Chu asked for an army of 250,000 to take Runan for himself, and if there was a chance, even Yingchuan. Qi Guo thought about it and felt that Dongjun and Dangjun were good! Maybe you don't need to let Wei have two counties, one county is enough for Wei to be a buffer between himself and Korea! As for whether to choose Dongjun or Dangjun as the object of territorial expansion, Qi Guo had enough time to hesitate.
All of a sudden, conspiracy and conspiracy were all over the world. Countries are calculating each other, assessing how much benefits they can gain in this big war that will determine the fate of the world in World War I, and South Korea has obviously become a fat sheep in the eyes of Qin, Zhao, Qi, and Chu!
Is Korea a fat sheep? Apparently not! South Korea naturally knows how unpeaceful the undercurrent of the world is! Although in July, kings from all over the world sent ministers to congratulate him on his birthday. Although trade between Korea and other countries was as smooth as ever, Korean caravans moved through the countries without hindrance. But South Korea knows that a huge conspiracy has been formed against itself.
Huge interests and a strong fear of South Korea, the hegemon of the world, have brought countries together, and this is the biggest crisis that South Korea has ever faced. When Pang Juan attacked Xinzheng, it was just a thrilling test compared to this! And this time, it is a matter of life and death for South Korea, and victory will prosper and defeat will die. There is no way back for South Korea, only to rise to the challenge! South Korea cannot break up this alliance that has made up its mind. Can only fight stubbornly!
At this time, the meticulous work all over the country played the most important role, especially on the Qin side. The sudden dissolution of half of the armies assembled by the countries was originally a great relief to the Korean monarchs and ministers, but they immediately received a secret report that the reason for such a change was not because the four countries had dismissed their minds. It was because the four countries wanted to collect and raise more grain and grass, and more soldiers to complete the fatal blow to South Korea.
The number has already come out, Zhao State sent 300,000 troops, Qin State and Chu State sent 250,000 troops each, and Qi State sent 200,000 troops, a total of one million troops, which will be killed to Korea from all directions! All countries know it, and South Korea knows it, that this is not just a contest of forces. It is also a competition that affects the outcome of the war such as logistics, will, and luck! No one wants to lose, no one can lose, and once the war breaks out, it is bound to be protracted!
In terms of the number of troops, South Korea can certainly cobble together an army of one million. But the problem is that millions of troops consume countless amounts of food and grass every day. Qin, Zhao, Qi, and Chu used twice the population of Korea and three times the land of Korea to feed this million army! At this point, South Korea has a complete disadvantage!
And, it seems, given that countries are not so in unison. They all want to occupy more interests, and this time the countries of the South Korean operation are going their own way! Each country is responsible for one direction! South Korea is their only common enemy! South Korea wants to divide the other. It is no longer possible for Bai Qi to defeat the allied forces of the Four Kingdoms against each of the Han and Wei coalition forces in the Battle of Yique!
The only thing South Korea can take advantage of is that they can't echo each other, they fight on their own, and South Korea must have a choice. Because it is impossible for South Korea to occupy an absolute advantage in all four strategic directions, if it wants to do this, it will definitely be at the expense of one or the other, and it will be at a disadvantage in an all-round way!
Fortunately, there is still time. Although it is not known exactly when the countries will send troops, the approximate time around September can be determined, as long as there are no changes.
The attack on Han by the four countries was expected by the king of Han, and it was also unexpected. It is expected because King Han knows that the rise of any country can never be achieved by peace, and it is on the road to rise. must be mixed with blood and tears, and it is not a rainy day to listen to Zhang Ping and Fan Sui's construction! It is said that it is unexpected because King Han did not expect that the kings of the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Qi, and Chu would make such a great determination and dispatch an army of millions. Especially in Qi and Zhao, the bones of the older generation of monarchs are not cold, the lord is suspicious, and the queen mother of the two countries in charge of the country has abandoned the concept of cautious governance and dares to compete with South Korea for the Central Plains, which has to be said that history sometimes deceives people! Because King Zhao knew that the queen of Qi was unwilling to get involved in the affairs of the Central Plains in the original history. Empress Dowager Zhao is also a good person, and what she likes is to recuperate.
Since the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Qi, and Chu are determined to get along with themselves, King Han will naturally not sit still. After determining that the matter was irreparable in mid-June, King Han summoned his confidant ministers to discuss how to deal with it!
Han Wang didn't expect that the first focus of the debate was whether to strike first. There is a certain reason for Storm Kite to propose to destroy the army of Chu first. First of all, the state of Chu is the weakest among the four countries, which is not to say that the national strength of the state of Chu belongs to the bottom of the state, but that the officials of the state of Chu are chaotic, and the superior only knows how to fight for power and profit, and the corpse is vegetarian, and the people are not happy, and they are hungry. You can imagine how much combat power such an army can have!
As long as Korea gathers 200,000 troops and attacks Yingdu at a lightning speed, the state of Chu will be defeated! When the time comes, the state of Chu will inevitably be greatly damaged. Even if the three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, and Qi reacted and rescued the Chu State, it would be too late! South Korea can have no worries and concentrate on dealing with the three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, and Qi! From this point of view, it is undoubtedly a brilliant plan!
But on the other hand, it will also put South Korea at a disadvantage! First of all, last year's Xinzheng Huimeng was initiated by South Korea, and South Korea reversed itself and took the lead in violating it, which obviously would greatly lose its prestige! In the future, I will not be able to win the trust of the world! It will even give the four countries a fair and honest reason, the four countries can completely coerce Yan Guo to join in and attack South Korea together, and Yan Guo can't help it! If that's the case, then stealing chickens won't make it a recipe!
Secondly, the state of Chu is too big to conquer! If the king of Chu could not be captured, the king of Chu could completely flee to Shouchun and even Chen County, and here, the state of Chu also had an army of more than 100,000 people! If the king of Chu refused to give in, he could go north and continue to attack Korea. And South Korea needs to allocate troops to garrison the newly occupied Yingdu and other places, which invisibly weakens itself!
Although morality is not worth much in this deceitful Warring States era, it is at some moments. It still has a huge effect! For example, now. Once the fact that the four countries are attacking South Korea, South Korea can use this excuse to counterattack the countries. No one will say that South Korea is the second tyrannical Qin, and if you really think about it, people will find that South Korea believes that people don't offend me, I don't offend people. This is the case with the attack on Qin, and the destruction of Wei with that. World War I decided the shape of the world for ten years. It's worth the price! Moreover, compared to taking the initiative, the cost of holding on is less and the loss is smaller. South Korea can completely wear down the morale of the army of the four countries, and even exchange space for time to win this war. You must know that geographical location is also a key condition for determining the outcome of a war.
Therefore, after some arguments, King Han finally decided to brake statically. Wait patiently for Shikoku to provoke a war! The next issue is the question of attack and defense in each direction, and more precisely, how many troops to devote in each direction to deal with the army of the four countries. The direction with few troops is naturally stubborn, and the direction with more troops is naturally asking for victory!
Judging from the information obtained so far, the places that Zhao State is most interested in are Shangdang and Hanoi, and the places that Qi State is most interested in are Dongjun and Dangjun, while Chu State has a lot of thoughts about Runan and even Dangjun. Of course. If he could, the State of Chu would definitely not mind taking Yingchuan. Only the state of Qin. The meticulous workers inquired again and again, but they didn't know what King Qin really wanted. Perhaps, in the entire Qin State, only three people know the true goal of the Qin State. One is King Qin, the other is Prime Minister Wei Ran, and the last one is Wu Anjun Bai Qi.
South Korea can certainly be inferred. There were only three targets for the Qin state's troops, either Hanzhong, Wuguan, or Hangu Pass. More precisely, it is two directions, or passing through the Central Plains. Take Hedong, Sanchuan, and Nanyang; Or pass through Hanzhong and spy on Bashu and Nanyang.
South Korea cares about Qin not only because Qin is the strongest, but also because Qin knows itself best. Although the territory and population occupied by the Qin State, which had shrunk to Guanzhong, was smaller, it would be easy to deploy troops. South Korea, on the other hand, has too much territory, and defense has become a problem. Qin State can play a game and make South Korea dizzy, such a thing, Qin State has done it! If it weren't for the timely reinforcements of the Han army in Wancheng, perhaps, Wuguan would have been recovered by the Qin State three years ago!
The defense of the Qin State has become the biggest problem, because South Korea does not know how the Qin State will deal with itself! whether to take Hedong directly through Taiyuan, or to attack Hedong with the help of Fenglingdu; whether to go straight down the river to Michi, or to storm Hangu and enter Sanchuan; Whether to cross the mountains and mountains to attack Nanzheng, or to win Wuguan steadily, there are too many possibilities. Either way, it can cause a lot of trouble for South Korea.
In other directions, how Zhao State, Qi State, and Chu State attacked South Korea, South Korea knew it clearly, and it was naturally easy to defend. The state of Qin, a vassal state bound by Korea and in Guanzhong, has become the biggest hidden danger.
Originally, in peacetime, this hidden danger was enough to be eliminated, because South Korea had enough troops to hold every key road in the Qin State! Even if the Qin State sends a whole country's troops, South Korea is not afraid! But more than two months later, with the 750,000 troops of Qi, Chu, and Zhao pressing the border, South Korea's troops will be extremely nervous! This is the best opportunity that the Qin State can take advantage of! South Korea can imagine that with huge casualties, the Qin State will also make the desired breakthrough. How to deal with the Qin State is the biggest problem that really faces the Korean monarchs.
Of the twelve counties in Korea, except for Yingchuan and Shujun, which are not adjacent to other countries at all, the other ten counties are likely to be affected by this war. According to the estimates of the Korean monarchs, according to the fact that the war lasted for one year, the maximum number of troops that each county could gather was 800,000. No matter how much it is, it will be difficult to cope with the unexpected situation, and it will affect people's livelihood strictly. Because South Korea is on the defensive side, the number of 800,000 should be enough for this war. Of course, if the shape is extremely unfavorable to South Korea, South Korea can still increase its forces one after another.
The ministers were at loggerheads over whether the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Qi, and Chu should be offensive or defensive. There is no doubt that Qin and Zhao put the most pressure on South Korea, followed by Qi and finally Chu, which has the most direct relationship with the strength of each country! Therefore, Prime Minister Zhang Ping, in line with the idea that it is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt his ten fingers, built a Han king to give priority to the main force to deal with Qi and Chu. As for Qin and Zhao, because the national strength of the two countries is very strong, the war situation will definitely be very stalemate, and even if South Korea invests a lot of troops, it will not achieve heavy results in a short period of time!
Imperial historian Fan Sui has another idea, although Qin and Zhao are difficult to fight, but it is precisely because they are difficult to fight, as long as Korea achieves a decisive victory, Qi and Chu will inevitably retreat. For these four countries, Qin and Zhao are the backbone, and Qi and Chu are just fishing in troubled waters to take advantage. Once you have a clear priority, it is not difficult to make the right decision!
Compared with Zhang Ping and Fan Sui, Taiwei Tyrant's proposition is undoubtedly more radical. He believed that Qin and Zhao were great enemies, and since both countries wanted to complete their efforts in one battle, why not annihilate the main force of Qin or Zhao in one fell swoop. As long as you can achieve such a victory, even if you lose Dongjun and Dangjun, so what?!
All of a sudden, King Han was in trouble! (To be continued......)
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