Although Qin is also one of the mainland powers, its comprehensive national strength is much worse than that of Han Zhao and other Central Plains powers, Han Zhao can easily mobilize tens of millions of troops, and Qin can only mobilize five million troops to the death, if it were not for Wang Mang to have Li Guanghuo and other generals in his hands, Qin would not be able to stop the Han and Zhao coalition forces at all.

Now the Han and Zhao coalition army is rolling in with an army of five million, and they will arrive at Hangu Pass without rì, but it is difficult for the Qin State to use an army of the same size, Wang Mang sighed secretly in his heart, and said: "Maybe it is possible to win Zhao Ping's people to join the Qin State?"

"It's hard. Wang Jian shook his head and said: "Zhao Ping is the prince of Zhao State, it is impossible for him to betray Zhao State, for him, his fate has been linked to Zhao State since he was born, and it is impossible for him to abandon Zhao State and join Qin State." ”

As soon as Wang Jian heard it, he knew that Wang Mang had the idea of those surrendered Han and Zhao coalition forces, and he had used his brains before, but he found it difficult, and it was almost impossible for those Han and Zhao coalition forces to defect to Qin.

Wang Mang raised his eyebrows and said, "If they are useless to us, wouldn't it be a waste of food for us to raise them?"

Wang Jian was stunned for a moment, his face turned white, and said: "Your Majesty, killing prisoners on the battlefield is a taboo, and it must not be!"

"I didn't say kill them, but it's really boring to keep them, they are of little use to me, and since they won't take refuge in me, I can't keep them. Wang Mang said lightly: "Send someone to contact those people on the grassland, and ask them if they are interested in the slaves from the Central Plains Han Zhao powerhouse?"

Wang Jian was stunned again, he didn't expect Wang Mang to say such a thing, and he would sell all the people who surrendered from the Han and Zhao coalition forces to the grassland.

Looking at Wang Jian's sluggish expression, Wang Mang said: " Since these people don't take refuge in me, then I will never raise them, and I can't release them back to Han and Zhao at this time, I'm afraid that if I put them back to their side, they will rush over with weapons, rather than let them delay here, it's better to send them to the grassland, the grassland tribes are now gearing up to fight, at this time, sending them such a group of powerful warriors will definitely be able to sell them for a good price, there are many excellent war horses in the grassland, which is exactly what my Qin country needs, and I feel that I can go further, if there are grassland tribes who don't want to participate in the next grassland hegemony, they can send their manpower to Qin State to be mercenaries, even let them cross the grassland to attack the Zhao State, but I know that the Zhao State and the grassland also have a lot of borders. ”

Wang Jian had to be amazed by Wang Mang's idea, but Wang Jian also had to remind Wang Mang that there was never a precedent for the countries to sell captives to the steppe people when they went to war, so they were afraid that they would encounter opposition from the Central Plains countries, but Wang Mang's next words made Wang Jian give up his opposition.

"Does the general think that now my Great Qin has not been targeted by the countries?" Wang Mang sneered: "The grassland is going to be a big war, and the Central Plains countries are also going to be a big war, the general thinks that Han and Zhao are joining forces to attack Qin at this time is really to take revenge for the defeat of Hangu Pass last time, and it is clearly deliberately provoking a war, treating Great Qin as a soft persimmon, and preparing for the next Central Plains war." ”

"In this case, as the saying goes, you are unkind and unjust, you did the first day of junior high and I did the fifteenth, isn't there a lot of Han and Zhao coalition troops? Then I will kill all their people, and all those who surrender will be sold to the grassland. Wang Mang said coldly: "These warriors are not only not easy to cultivate, but also their main reproductive population. ”

Wang Jian's heart was cold, knowing that Wang Mang was making a desperate move, but he had been a general for many years, and he knew the truth that mercy was not in charge of the army, and the effective force of effectively killing and injuring the enemy through various means on the battlefield was the most direct way to win the war.

Zhao Ping and the other Han and Zhao coalition captives were still waiting for the Qin State to send them back to Han Zhao by ransom, just like the other countries, but they didn't expect that the ransom was ransome, but the ransom buyers were the major tribes of the grassland.

The matter of the prisoners was arranged, but Wang Mang had to prepare for the next big battle, there were only 800,000 defenders in the city, but they were facing the attack of Han Zhao's five million jīng sharp soldiers, even if Hangu Pass was invincible, but the Qin ministers, including Wang Mang, were not sure of victory.

"This time the enemy will not make the same mistake as before, and they will launch the most brutal attack on Hangu Pass with the most powerful posture. Wang Mang said: "You are all ready." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers are ready to fight to the death!" Wang Yi said: "Not only the ministers, but also all the people of Hangu Pass are also ready for a bloody battle, and the ministers have ordered the government to recruit 300,000 militia for use as logistics during the war, so it can be said that the entire Hangu Pass has the same hatred for the enemy, waiting for the enemy to arrive." ”

Wang Mang nodded and said, "The scout can say how long it will take for the enemy to arrive." ”

"The vanguard army at the front has reached the city of Hangang, and they are marching very fast, and in an hour at most, they can reach the front battlefield of Hangu Pass. Deng Zhong said.

Wang Mang said again: "The captured Korean Zhushen crossbows have been assembled, these Zhushen crossbows are extremely powerful, they are gifts from our Korean friends, we have to use them well." ”

"In addition to the last capture, now our side has assembled a total of seven Zhushen crossbows, all of which are placed on the city wall, and the minister intends to use them directly to give them a big surprise when they attack in the first round. Wang Jian said: "It's just that the national strength of Han and Zhao is extremely strong, and they have joined forces of five million this time, so they must have brought a lot of Zhushen crossbows in the army, if their Zhushen crossbows attack Hangu Pass, the minister is worried that the city defense of Hangu Pass will be lost quickly." ”

"All the staff of the Divine Sword Villa are on standby, as long as Your Majesty needs it, the Divine Sword Villa will devour and destroy all the Divine Crossbows in the enemy army. Luo Yu, who had been silent, spoke at this time.

Wang Mang glanced at Luo Yu and said: "The last time you were able to easily rush into the enemy formation, it was to catch them off guard, this time they must be on guard, and it will be as difficult as the last time, what the Divine Sword Villa did for my Great Qin, I will see it all, and I will have a good reward." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Luo Yu said.

Wang Mang looked at Li Guangdao and said: "You are a god shè hand, with your current cultivation as an arrow shè out, I am afraid that in the opposite coalition army, unless every Zhushen crossbow is followed by a god master, you will not be able to stop your arrows, and it will depend on you to deal with their Zhushen crossbow, you are hidden in the shadows, without my order, you just wait for their Zhushen crossbow, don't care about the rest." ”

"Your Majesty, after all, the minister is also a general. Li Guang frowned.

"Of course I know your general, but this time it's a city defense battle, the best at defending the city here is Cheng Buzhi, you are good at attacking, if you have a chance to fight back once you defend the city, then it's time for you to lead people to charge. Wang Mang said: "In addition, you contact Huo Qubing, he can't just disappear with 80,000 people, he has to make some moves in the rear of the battlefield to attract the attention of the Han and Zhao coalition forces as much as possible, he can't just have fun himself, but also consider the impact of the frontal battlefield in Hangu Pass." ”

The minister knew, and the minister immediately sent someone to contact Huo Qubing. Li Guang nodded.

Wang Mang was about to say something, and then he was stunned for a moment, and said: "Everyone, the enemy vanguard has arrived, let's go to the head of Hangu Pass to have a look." ”

Wang Jian didn't get the news of the arrival of the vanguard of the Han and Zhao coalition forces, and he didn't know where Wang Mang knew it, but the words were said by the Son of Heaven, Wang Jian naturally wouldn't run stupidly to say no, and a cadre of soldiers followed Wang Mang and soon arrived at Hangu Pass. ”

Wang Jian looked at Wang Mang with some surprise, and once again realized Wang Mang's magic, and less than a quarter of an hour after the scout report, he saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and countless troops were surging wildly, and in a blink of an eye, a large array of black pressure was placed in front of Hangu Pass.

"How many people are there?" said the general in the crowd.

"At least one and a half million people. Wang Jian said coldly: "They are really scared, they have sent so many people over in a single vanguard, it's crazy!"

"It's not crazy, it's not that I can't help it. Cheng Buzhi said silently: "This is also a desperate bet, this battle two Central Plains powers jointly attack the Qin State, if they can't take the Qin State, or even lose too much, they will be in great trouble, and there will be many ambitious countries doubting their strength, so they will definitely go all out in this battle." ”

Wang Mang nodded and said: "This battle has completely changed since the defeat of Han and Zhao in the first battle of Hangu Pass, and my Great Qin army has gone deep into Korea to fight, this battle is not only the national war of Han and Zhao, but also the national war of my Great Qin, after dealing with this siege battle, I will consider national mobilization, generals, this battle is related to the survival of my Great Qin, and please tell the whole army to know, so that the officers and soldiers of the whole army will do their best." ”

"Yes. The generals said loudly.

At this time, a light cavalry came out of the camp of the Han and Zhao coalition forces, and a tiger eye general walked in front of the light cavalry, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived at the kilometer of Hangu Pass. ”

"General Wang Jian is so happy!" Hu Sandao laughed and rushed to the five hundred meters, and said in a loud voice: " General Hu Sandao, presumably General Wang heard of my name, I have been fighting with the grassland tribes in the north all the year round, and it is the first time to fight in the Central Plains, this time I led a vanguard army of 1.8 million, here is 1.5 million, and there are 300,000 baggage and logistics troops behind, a total of 1.8 million people, as far as I know, there are only hundreds of thousands of sergeants in Hangu Guanzhong, far lower than our army, if you want me to say, this battle is really not necessary to fight, and there are no casualties or injuries, what does the general think?"

Wang Jian looked at Wang Mang silently, and then shouted: "General Hu Sandao resisted the attack of the grassland tribes in the north for the countries of the Central Plains, and his merits are known to the people of the whole continent.

"Is the general laughing?" Hu Sandao laughed and said: "This general came on the emperor's order to take Hangu Pass and go back to renew his life, but this general considered that the Qin people are also from my Central Plains, and they have also resisted the grassland in the northwest for many years, and they have made meritorious contributions to the countries on our continent, and General Wang's personality is also admired, so he wants to give the general and the generals under the command a chance to live, does the general think that he can resist the general's army with this little manpower in the city?"

"Didn't the general know that not long ago, Shi Dangdang was also talking like this outside Hangu Pass, and now he has lost the lives of millions of your Han Zhao warriors. Wang Jian said lightly: "I was able to kill Shi Dang as a million-strong army with hundreds of thousands of people in Hangu Pass before, is the general so sure that now Hangu Pass, which has more soldiers and wider generals, can't destroy the general's million-strong army?"

"Haha. Hu Sandao laughed three times, his face was cold, and he shouted: "Wang Jian, Hugh wants to compare Lao Tzu with Shi Dang as that waste, when Lao Tzu was in the bloody battle in the North, Shi Dang didn't know where to catch the bandits, Lao Tzu told you so much, but it was a pity to give you a chance, since you are bent on death, then Lao Tzu sent you to die, just a Hangu Pass, hundreds of thousands of Qin troops, and also want to compete with Lao Tzu's million army, it's a joke!"

Wang Jian looked at Hu Sandao coldly, stretched out his hand and wiped it on his neck, and said, "Then let's see life and death on the battlefield!"

Shout!

As Wang Jian's voice fell, thousands of arrows aimed at Hu Sandao fell towards Hu Sandao like water, Hu Sandao didn't expect Wang Jian to say that he would fight, angry wow wow ** called a pass, patted the horse and left, even if his strength was against the sky, it was not easy to let the crossbow in the army aim, but it was a pity that he brought a light horse, except for a few people, all died under the Hangu Pass, and when he ran out of the Qin army's arrows, Hu Sandao pointed at Wang Jian and shouted: "Wang Jian, take advantage of my unpreparedness, kill my sergeant, where is the morality?"

"If you go to the battlefield, you are the enemy, and killing you is the righteousness!" Wang Jian said coldly: "The Han and Zhao coalition forces who want to break through my Hangu Pass listen, since you want to kill me, you must be ready to be killed, there are no millions of heads, it is not enough to fill the trench dug by the old Qin people in front of Hangu Pass for hundreds of years." ”

Hu Sandao went back with a blue face, he heard from Wang Jian's words that the Qin people swore to fight to the death, since ancient times, they were afraid of being stunned, they were afraid of going crazy, and they were afraid of dying, and the entire Hangu Pass was clearly full of outlaws at this moment, if it was according to Hu Sandao's xìngzi, there was no need to fight this battle, but the emperor's order had arrived, and he would have to step on Hangu Pass even if he died.

Kill!

Hu Sandao returned to the big tent, took out the tiger talisman, and said directly: "Where is General Xiongba?"

"The end will be. "Xiong Ba is about a battle, weighs hundreds of pounds, stands out in the crowd, is very conspicuous, is Hu Sandao's life love general, the battlefield is not afraid of death and not death in the past wars have made countless achievements, almost every hard battle is Xiong Ba leading the troops in front.

"Xiongba, give you 300,000 jīng soldiers, and you may break through Hangu Pass!" Hu Sandao said.

"Yes!" Xiong Ba said loudly: "General, just rest assured, 300,000 people are enough to let the Qin people know how powerful Xiong Ba is." ”

"Good. Hu Sandao took out the military order and wrote 300,000 troops and handed it to Xiong Ba, and said to the side: "Yi Man, you lead 200,000 archers to open the way for Xiong Ba." ”

"The last general commanded. Yi Man said softly. (To be continued)