Storm Kite and Li Mu quickly glanced at each other, and they both saw the longing in each other's eyes. Soldiers fought on the battlefield and made a name for themselves. What Han Wangran wants is Hanzhong! The two knew very well that taking Hanzhong was equivalent to taking the two counties of Bashu.

After all, it was only eight years ago that King Qin set up a county guard in Shu County. Previously, the king of Qin set up three marquis of Shu in a row, the first was killed by the prime minister of Qin, and the last two were disrespectful to Qin and were deposed. Don't look at Shu County now, it is very calm, but as long as South Korea can occupy Jiameng County, it will wipe out the influence that Qin has built up in Shu County. Shu County will definitely be in chaos!

As for Ba County, because the Qin State implemented a policy of restraint here—that is, to control it with military and political pressure, and to appease it with economic and material benefits. Now the Qin State still retains the title of the chief of the Bajun barbarians, but it is limited to each generation of Bahou to marry the daughter of the Qin clan. The Qin state vainly tried to cultivate a group of pro-Qin forces with this policy in order to control Ba County.

However, such a premise is based on the premise that the Qin State has a strong deterrent power, and with the defeat of the Qin State, the Qin State gradually discovered that a self-reliant force appeared in Ba County. There was the coercion of Shu County's soldiers and horses before, and Ba County didn't dare to make too many times! But if Ba County finds out at this time that Shu County is in chaos, then Ba County will definitely seek independence!

However, the two counties of Bashu fought almost the same, and South Korea sent out a large army again, and a sandpiper and mussel competed for the fisherman's profit, and then comforted it, and the two counties of Bashu took it.

Storm Kite and Li Mu knew that it was still a little difficult to take Hanzhong County. One of the most important factors is the inconvenience of the road, Hanzhong is about a thousand miles long from east to west, if the army starts from Nanyang, it will not be possible to reach Nanzheng without half a month's march. There are too many variables here.

Secondly, although the Qin State was in crisis on all sides, it looked like it was too busy to take care of itself. But once I learned about the crisis in Hanzhong. A large army will definitely be sent into Hanzhong. After the Korean army took Hanzhong, it was necessary to quickly block the main road from Guannai to Hanzhong and build layers of fortresses. Among them, it is best to hurt the Qin army and fear the Qin army at one time. Otherwise, after taking Hanzhong. The Han army was about to face a steady stream of Qin troops.

From Guanzhong to Hanzhong and Bashu, there are three main roads. One of them is the Bao slope road, which starts from the slope valley mouth of Meixian County in the north and reaches the Baogu mouth of Nanzheng in the south, which is about 500 miles long. The plank road is built along a valley road formed by the two river valleys of the Weishui tributary and the Hanshui tributary Baoshui. This plank road was excavated the earliest and the largest, and it is now the most important passage to communicate with Qinguo and Hanzhong and Bashu. At the beginning, Sima Coo's attack on Shu was through this way, and it was actually a place where the northern and southern soldiers would fight.

The other way is the old way. It is also known as Chencang Road and Jialing Road. It has been opened up as early as the Western Anniversary. The old road extends along the valley of the Jialing River, all the way to the southwest, until Jiameng County, Shu County. Here, if you go southeast, you can go straight to Nanzheng, the land of Hanzhong, and if you continue to the south, you can go straight to Chengdu, the place of Shu County.

The third is the Meridian Road, which is about 600 miles long, but it is not yet passable through the army. But it is also necessary to guard against the small sabotage detachment of the Qin army infiltrating Hanzhong, after all. If the Qin State found that Hanzhong could not be recovered, it would definitely be destroyed.

These questions. It flew through the minds of Storm Kite and Li Mu. Now the Qin State has 80,000 troops stationed in Hanzhong, and if it were not limited by the problem of grain and grass, it should have stationed more.

"The minister is willing!"

"The minister is willing!"

Storm Kite and Li Mu responded almost at the same time.

Han Wangran smiled, he had expected this situation a long time ago. But unfortunately, there can only be one who leads the troops, and one has to sit in the country. Respond to possible threats.

"The two Aiqing are both widows' love generals, and widows can only choose one, how can this be good!" Han Wangran pretended to have a headache.

"Your Majesty! Pick me! He has been in the army for decades and has rich experience. Thousands of miles away from Hanzhong, all kinds of dangerous situations may be encountered. The minister believed that with the experience of the minister, he could take Hanzhong along the way. Expand the territory for the king! "The first to exit the storm kite knows that now is not the time to be humble. Since Han Wangran has not made a decision, he should fight for it!

"Taiwei", Li Mu arched his hand and said with a smile: "Nanyang is thousands of miles away from the hinterland of the Han Dynasty, and the road is difficult. Taiwei is highly respected, just sit in Xinzheng and lead the overall situation! The work of charging into battle should be given to the herd! ”

Storm Kite's eyes widened, and he feigned anger: "Captain, you mean I'm old? Can't afford the long walk? ”

Li Mu hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "Taiwei is strict, Taiwei is old and strong, and he is a model for us!" How dare Mu say that the captain is old! ”

Han Wangran smiled even more, "You two don't have to brag about each other!" Show your real skills! Today, the three of us will deduce it! Whoever can win, the widow will appoint him as the main general of the crusade against Hanzhong! If you lose, just stay in Xinzheng obediently! A group of new cadets have come to the military academy, and they need to be trained well! ”

Storm Kite and Li Mu glanced at each other, and said in unison: "The ministers are willing to listen to the king's orders!" ”

Han Wangran nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then the widow will give you an analysis of the current shape, and you will each talk about how to take and defend Hanzhong." Now, the armies of the Three Kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Qi have crossed Luoshui. The Qin army in the direction of Hangu Pass should have discovered the anomaly of our six-nation alliance army, and has sent about 10,000 elite cavalry to attack Hedong County, and the next move is unknown. The armies of our Korean, Wei, and Chu states have already crossed the Wuguan Pass and marched in the direction of the Yaoguan. On the Hanzhong side, the Qin army totaled 75,000 people, including 40,000 Qin soldiers near Nanzheng and 20,000 troops on the Shangyong and Wuling sides. Well, the widow has given you all the information he has. ”

Storm Kite and Li Mu were shocked in their hearts, and unconsciously, the power of Fangs had expanded to this realm. The battle situation thousands of miles away was transmitted back to Xinzheng in the first time, you know, the military scouts have not moved yet! Han Wangran also talked about the distribution of the Qin army's power in Hanzhong just now, which invisibly shows that Han Wangran has already set his goal in Hanzhong and has been preparing for this!

After the shock, both of them were secretly thinking about the possible consequences of Qin Jun suddenly switching off at Hangu Pass. Now on the surface, it seems that the troops of the Six-Nation Alliance are divided into two ways and are fighting vigorously. But if the Qin army can use most of the country's troops, it can not only block the Six-Nation Alliance, but also march to Hedong County by surprise from Hangu Pass. If it is good, maybe it will be possible to recover Hedong County. And even further onto ground!

"Your Majesty! In the direction of Sanchuan County, do we need to increase our troops to guard against the Qin State? Storm Kite asked.

If the Qin State went crazy, with the strength of the Wei State in Hedong County, it really couldn't resist it. Li Mu also quickly realized this, Hanzhong seems to be a piece of fat, but if the Qin soldiers make a dangerous move and attack Sanchuan or even Nanyang. The shape will deteriorate dramatically. No matter how Hanzhong is calculated, it is not as important as Sanchuan County to South Korea. Having lost Sanchuan County, Xinzheng was under the command of the Qin State at any time.

"The widow has already ordered Sanchuan County to be on guard at the first time, and most of the soldiers have been recruited and can be assembled at any time. However, the widow felt that as long as the Qin army did not come to invade our Sanchuan, there was no need for us to have a head-on conflict with the Qin army. What do you say? Han Wangran said slyly.

Storm Kite nodded, indeed! Don't look at the allies of Wei and Korea now. But this does not mean that South Korea will be selfless until after the Qin army invades Hedong County, South Korea will immediately send troops to the rescue! Anyway, the Wei army also has the strength to fight, so let them fight and consume!

Li Mu then asked, "Your Majesty! How many more armies did Wei have in Hedong? ”

Han Wangran groaned slightly, and replied: "There are enough 50,000 soldiers to fight, but the army of the Qin State in Hangu Pass is only 30,000!" Therefore, in addition to making Hedong County chickens fly and dogs jump, the Qin State should not be able to take Hedong County! Unless, Wei Jun is too stupid. Or Qin Jun is too cunning! ”

Li Mu also secretly agreed in his heart, and it seemed now. It is imperative to attack Hanzhong, and it is also necessary to guard against Hangu Pass. I and the storm kite should be one outside the main and one inside! I don't have to worry about not having a war to fight!

"That's it! Two Aiqing! Let's talk about how to attack Hanzhong County! The fangs of the widow in the direction of Hangu Pass have been staring at it! Therefore, the defeated one does not worry about not having a war commander! Ha ha! Han Wangran said with a smile.

"The minister thinks that the road in Hanzhong is difficult, and the soldiers are fast! Now, Qin's attention is focused on the northern front, and a big war is coming on the Yaoguan side later. The state of Qin will face having to divide its troops! As long as the scale of the war is large enough! The main force of the Qin State will inevitably be trapped in the north and south lines! At this time, our South Korean army went against the current. First occupy the first line of Tin County and Xunyang, leaving 5,000 soldiers and horses to garrison, as for Shangyong, Wuling, and Fangling in the south, because of its remoteness. You can ignore it for now! ”

Han Wangran nodded, smashing Huanglong directly is the key to attacking Hanzhong, it must be fast and ruthless, and the Qin army was caught off guard. Now the opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, with the containment of the alliance forces in the Guanguan and Guannai, most of the attention of the Qin State will be involved. As long as you can win Nanzheng, it will be half the battle! Next, stand firm and withstand the counterattack of the Qin State, then you will succeed! In this case, it seems a little insignificant!

"In the second step, the minister plans to quickly take Xicheng, advance more than 100 miles, and leave 3,000 elite soldiers to guard the Meridian Pass. The army did not stop and went straight to Nanzheng. After conquering Nanzheng, the soldiers divided into two routes, all the way to the north, to take the praise, and cut off the oblique praise road. All the way to the west, attack Yangyang, and reach Jiameng. ”

"According to your estimates, how many troops are needed? How much time? Han Wangran asked the most critical point.

Li Mu thought about the possible situation and the troops that Han Wangran could send, and said conservatively: "One hundred thousand troops!" That's the bottom line! As for the time, the minister can conquer the main county towns in Hanzhong within a month, and if he wants to capture them all, it will take half a month! ”

Han Wangran frowned and was silent, counting the 50,000 troops that Meng Shu had taken away, South Korea now has about 300,000 troops to mobilize. But this is almost the strength of the country, after all, the Qin State has nearly 80,000 troops in Han, and the number of 100,000 is really not much!

"Captain Tyrant, what about you?" Han Wangran turned around and asked Storm Kite.

Storm Kite knows very well that he has always been cautious in using soldiers, and when the Qin army has 75,000 people, if he can't think of any accidents, it should be about 100,000! This is the same as Li Mu's prediction, all he can do is to buy less time.

"Returning to the king, the ministers also need an army of 100,000! After all, Hanzhong is mountainous, and if there is not enough army to garrison it, the Qin people will repeat! The second is that the three roads into Hanzhong need to be heavily guarded, and they also need to guard against the counterattack of the Qin army in Shu County, so 100,000 is already the smallest number. As for the time, the minister thought it should be about a month! ”

Han Wangran nodded and said with a smile: "Captain Tyrant, in this way, you can't come up with a better way than Li Weiwei?" ”

"Foolish! But I also know that those who are interested in a hundred miles will be a general, and those who will be interested in fifty miles. Half to the army. Soldiers are the great affairs of the country! The minister did not dare to boast of Haikou, but let South Korea suffer losses! Storm Kite said solemnly.

"Qing is a direct minister!" Han Wangran sighed. Li Mu also reciprocated with an expression of admiration, the violent kite had the advantage of saying later, but it told the truth. Even if he shortened the time, he could have a great chance of winning the position of the main general, but Storm Kite did not.

"Since Captain Tyrant took the initiative to give up, then. Li Weiwei ......" Han Wangran put away his feelings and said.

"The minister is here!" Li Mu saluted excitedly.

"The widow will appoint you as the chief general of the Han War! Commander of the army, the widow is not stingy, 150,000! Han Wangran said generously.

"150,000 ?!!!" Storm Kite and Li Mu were shocked. That's half of South Korea's current military strength! Han Wangran is so bold! What a trust and encouragement this must be!

"Minister...... Minister, Commander!! Li Mu, who was excited, knelt on his knees and made a big salute! At this moment, Li Mu no longer envied Meng Xi. Although Meng Yu led an army of 140,000 to attack the pass, speaking of which, only the 50,000 Han troops under him really obeyed him! How can I look like myself, I have an army of 150,000 under my hands!!

Han Wangran smiled and waved his hand. said: "Captain Wei, please get up!" The 150,000-strong army has 30,000 sailors, and they are now assembled in Danyang to stand by. Nanyang County will send 50,000 troops! As for the remaining 70,000 troops, the camp outside Xinzheng City is also packed up! Just wait for you, the general, to come out and take them away! ”

"This time, the widow has handed over all the new army that has just formed to you. And the Yulin Army! It's just a few forbidden troops! How's that, do you have the confidence to do it well? The widow doesn't want you to take Hanzhong in a month, as long as you can take Hanzhong before the Qin State reacts. ”

"On the northern front, the widow can't do anything! But in terms of the pass. The widow will order Meng Xi to do his best to attract the attention of the Xianyang side of the Qin State! Buy time for you guys! As for the water army, you can still reach most places by going upriver along the Han River. Although Nan Zheng can't arrive. But it's still no problem to get to Xunyang! Moreover, Danyang's navy has prepared enough ships, and now we are waiting for you to bring the army over! Han Wangran told Li Mu all kinds of news one after another.

Li Muqiang held back the excitement in his heart and listened carefully. With 150,000 troops in hand and the full support of South Korea behind it, this Hanzhong can go. Get it!

"The king can rest assured, the minister will do his best to take Hanzhong! Expand the territory of our Korea! Li Mu assured.

"Good! That widow is looking forward to your triumphant return in Xinzheng! Ha ha! Tyrant Captain, don't blame the Captain for robbing you of your great merit! Han Wangran quipped.

"What did the king say? Chancellor is not such a superficial person! As long as I am in South Korea's martial arts, whoever makes meritorious contributions will benefit my Korean community. I'm a Korean citizen! The storm kite replied kindly.

Han Wangran thought deeply and said: "There is General Li Mu in Han, and the widow is very relieved. What the widow is worried about now is the movement of Hangu Pass. ”

"Didn't the king just say ......?" Li Mu said in wonder. Han Wangran clearly asked the two of them not to worry about Hanguguan just now, why did he change his mind so quickly!

Han Wangran sighed and said, "There are no outsiders among the three of us!" The widow has an idea, and I don't know if it's right! The widow is very distressed about this! ”

Storm Kite and Li Mu looked at each other, and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please speak!" The ministers are willing to share the king's worries! ”

"There are currently 30,000 Qin troops in Hangu Pass! According to the current situation, the Qin State will hardly increase its troops in the direction of Hangu Pass! Under such circumstances, the garrison strength of Hangu Pass has virtually dropped to the lowest point! The widow is wondering if we can use some strategies to take Hangu Pass! Although Hangu Pass is not of much use to us in Korea, it is quite important to Wei State! The most important thing is that if the Qin State loses the Hangu Pass, there will be no danger to defend! Han Wangran said.

"Your Majesty! According to the plateau in the west of Hangu Guanxi, it is bordered by the Absolute Stream in the east, the Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. But the minister thought that Hangu Pass was equally important to Wei and to Korea in China. Now that our South Korea has occupied Wuguan, if we take Hanzhong again, the road of Qin's development to the south will be completely cut off! Under such circumstances, if we take Hangu Pass, we will undoubtedly put our South Korea on the front line of resistance against Qin. From then on, the Qin state could only go north, or invade the Zhao state through Shangjun. Between Korea and Zhao, there is no doubt that Qin would prefer to choose our Korea as an enemy! Think, Your Majesty! As soon as the violent kite heard Han Wangran's coveting of Hangu Pass, he immediately dissuaded him.

"Yes! Your Majesty! Even if Hangu Pass is won, it will do more harm than good! Not advisable! Not advisable! Li Mu also spoke out against it.

"Your Majesty! According to the plateau in the west of Hangu Guanxi, it is bordered by the Absolute Stream in the east, the Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. But the minister thought that Hangu Pass was equally important to Wei and to Korea in China. Now that our South Korea has occupied Wuguan, if we take Hanzhong again, the road of Qin's development to the south will be completely cut off! Under such circumstances, if we take Hangu Pass, we will undoubtedly put our South Korea on the front line of resistance against Qin. From then on, the Qin state could only go north, or invade the Zhao state through Shangjun. Between Korea and Zhao, there is no doubt that Qin would prefer to choose our Korea as an enemy! Think, Your Majesty! As soon as the violent kite heard Han Wangran's coveting of Hangu Pass, he immediately dissuaded him. (To be continued......)