Chapter 50: The Message Lü Buwei Brought
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Just after King Qin made this difficult decision, the eunuch Ling quietly walked in and said to King Qin: "Your Majesty, Lord Keqing Lu is back!" ”
King Qin was immediately overjoyed and couldn't wait to say, "Xuan! Hurry up and announce that Keqing will go to the palace! ”
There is only one guest secretary in the Qin State now, and that is Lü Buwei, who went to Handan in the Zhao State as an envoy. If Lü Buwei succeeded in persuading Qi and Zhao to join forces and attack Dongjun, the pressure on South Korea would not be ordinarily great. If it can be used well, maybe South Korea will withdraw its troops from Tongguan City! The two roads in the Hanzhong direction alone have a total of 80,000 Korean troops, and the pressure on the Qin State will be much less!
Of course, if Qi and Zhao still go their own way, the Qin State can only ask for more blessings, or the Xiongnu accept the peace, 150,000 Qin troops deal with 180,000 Han troops, and 100,000 Qin troops attack the city in Hedong; Either the Xiongnu refused to negotiate peace, and the 100,000 Qin army converged with the 40,000 Qin army in Qi County, solved the 160,000 Xiongnu army, and the 50,000 Qin army dealt with the 180,000 Han army, and held on until the Qin army fully occupied Hedong or returned to the division to reinforce Xianyang.
Either one, although it will not contribute to the current status quo of the Qin State, it can influence the next steps of the Qin State. And the sooner the attitude of Qi and Zhao is clarified, the more Qin can deal with this crisis calmly!
As soon as Lu Buwei entered the main hall, he felt that the atmosphere was a little solemn. Lü Buwei also thought that it was because Qin had fallen behind in the war with the Xiongnu, so he didn't care.
After Lü Buwei made a big salute, King Qin asked eagerly: "What good news did Aiqing bring back from his mission to Handan this time?" ”
Lü Buwei replied: "Your Majesty, fortunately, the minister has persuaded Qi and Zhao that the two countries will join forces of 300,000. Attack the East Gun! ”
King Qin's face suddenly turned flushed, and the ministers in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, Qi and Zhao still acted according to Qin's mind after all! The 300,000 Qi and Zhao coalition troops attacked Dongjun, and the leader of the troops was a famous general like Lian Po, which was enough to involve the main force of Li Mu's army.
Before. The monarchs and ministers of the Qin State have already made calculations, and the 150,000 troops under the command of Meng Fu were pinned down in Shangdang and Hanoi, and South Korea faced the threat of Qi and Chu, and more than 300,000 troops led by Li Mu may even be 400,000 to defend the border area, plus the 100,000 Han troops in Hanzhong, and the 100,000 troops invested in Hedong, the army that South Korea can mobilize is only tens of thousands! South Korea was able to mobilize 100,000 troops to storm Tongguan, either South Korea drew an army from the direction of Dongjun, or these 100,000 troops were some old and weak! Otherwise. Absolutely inexplicable! Unless, at the beginning, South Korea was prepared to mobilize a large army from the direction of Bashu!
Qin State can only gamble now, betting that Li Mu's men do not have enough soldiers to face this crisis! As long as the combined forces of Qi and Zhao take the Great Liang, and the Wei State is naturally supported, then there can be tens of thousands or even 100,000 more troops out of thin air, and the combined forces of Qi, Zhao, and Wei will not worry about Korea not giving in!
"Aiqing has a credit to Daqin!" At the end, King Qin said approvingly.
Lü Buwei did not take credit. Instead, he said humbly: "The minister is just doing his best, and he doesn't dare to take credit!" Your Majesty! The reason why the minister is so smooth this time. It is also God bless Great Qin, and the State of Chu just forced the State of Qi to send troops! ”
"Oh? The state of Chu also forced the state of Qi to send troops? King Qin muttered puzzled.
Lü Buwei nodded and explained: "50,000 soldiers of the Dongyue State invaded Jiujiang, and the Chu State mobilized 20,000 troops from Yingdu and 30,000 troops from General Jingyang, and worked together to go to Jiujiang County to clear the Yue army!" Originally, this should have happened. After all, although the Dongyue Kingdom was brave, it had long been entrenched at the foot of Huiji Mountain and had long lost its influence on Jiujiang. Who knows, South Korea took the opportunity to Yingdu to be relatively empty, sending 50,000 troops. Attacking Lantian, Lantian was only two hundred miles away from Yingdu, and Yingdu was shocked three times a day. But the nearest reinforcements can't be withdrawn in Jiujiang, and the farther away is the army of General Jingyang of Chu State! Therefore, the state of Chu was jealous of Qi's refusal to attack Han sincerely, and threatened the state of Qi that if the state of Qi refused to attack Dongjun or Dangjun, the state of Chu would cede land and sue for peace with Korea, and then unite with Korea to attack the state of Qi! After Qi State heard such news, where did he dare to shirk it, with our Great Qin, Zhao State, and Chu State to exert pressure, Qi State obediently agreed to let Lian Po serve as the main general, command 300,000 Qi and Zhao coalition troops, and pass through Luodong County! ”
The monarchs and ministers of the Qin State suddenly realized, and at the same time, they also understood that the Dongyue army that did not jump out early or late was probably instigated by South Korea. Now the monarchs and ministers of Qin can be sure that the reason why the Xiongnu did not attack Zhao but attacked Qin must also be the lure of Korea!
However, King Qin quickly asked suspiciously: "South Korea sent another 50,000 troops to attack Lantian, is it possible that South Korea has so many troops?" After all, Wei Di has just returned to South Korea, and South Korea is really relieved to use the remnants of Wei? Aren't you afraid that the King of Wei will raise his arms and shout, and the remnants of Wei will rebel? ”
South Korea can now not only send 100,000 troops to attack Hangu Pass, but also send 50,000 troops to threaten Chu to withdraw from this war, as well as 150,000 Korean troops in Shangdang and Hanoi, which are also on an equal footing with the Zhao army, and do not fall behind, so that Chu can not have half of the benefits, how many troops does South Korea have? ! That's more than 400,000! The 100,000 army in Hedong is by no means an imaginary number, and the 100,000 army in Hanzhong is also real! In this way, I don't know if the army that got rid of Bashu is in the Central Plains or in Bashu, and the Korean army in Dongjun and Dangjun is 200,000, and the 200,000 Han army wants to defend the two counties within a radius of thousands of miles, isn't it an excellent opportunity to give 300,000 Qi and Zhao coalition troops? !
Lü Buwei said softly: "The minister thinks that most of South Korea is desperate. The four countries invade South Korea, and the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to South Korea! Moreover, the battlefields are all within the territory of South Korea, and South Korea's losses are large! South Korea made a surprise attack on Lantian in order to force Chu to withdraw from this war earlier! In this way, the State of Qi did not dare to fight with South Korea, and the real enemies of South Korea were our Great Qin and Zhao State! However, now Zhao changed his strategy and attacked Dongjun with Qi to support Chu, and Chu should give up peace with Korea. As for the strength of South Korea, it is at most 8.9 million, of which 100,000 are in Bashu. The minister thought that it was not cost-effective for South Korea to mobilize troops and horses from Bashu to the Central Plains, and the march of more than three months alone was enough for South Korea to dispel this idea. In this way, South Korea's 100,000 troops attacking Tongguan this time are likely to be all the troops of South Korea near Luoyang, and even South Korea may have drawn quite elite troops from Li Mu! After all, the pressure on South Korea from the Qi State in the direction of Dongjun and Bashu is really smaller, and the Chu State is almost no more pressure in the eyes of South Korea because of a partial division of South Korea in Lantian and the army of the Dongyue State that is making trouble in Jiujiang! ”
Prime Minister Wei Ran nodded, and also seconded: "Your Majesty! When Keqing said this, the minister also thought it was very reasonable! South Korea must be fighting a quick battle, if it weren't for the fact that we forced Zhao and Qi to join forces and attack Dongjun wholeheartedly, what would be the current shape? ”
King Qin was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said: "Zhao Guo will continue to be trapped in Hanoi and the party, and cannot take a step forward." The state of Qi strictly guarded the camp, which could not cause the slightest pressure on the Korean army. The state of Chu was disheartened by the pressure created by Korea in Lantian and the rebellion of the Dongyue State in Jiujiang County, and was too busy to take care of itself! ”
"Yes! Your Majesty! Therefore, at this time, South Korea drew troops from Dongjun and Dangjun, integrated 100,000 soldiers and horses, and attacked Tongguan, isn't it just a clever move? If we withdraw our troops from Hedong, Korea can recover the entire county of Hedong without much effort! If we don't withdraw from Hedong, they will pretend to do it, anyway, the Xiongnu army has pinned down most of the elite of our Qin State, they can take the risk of trying to attack Guanzhong, or more safely, force us to withdraw from Hedong! No matter how we deal with it, they can win big! Wei Ran's words broke South Korea's thoughts.
King Qin suddenly realized and understood Korea's strategy. With the cooperation of 50,000 troops and the 50,000 troops of Dongyue State, they launched a war in the heart of Chu State, forced Chu State to withdraw troops from the front line, relieved the pressure, and even forced Chu State to withdraw from this war. Align the army, bluff, maintain the status quo. For the Zhao State, it is mainly to defend to the death. South Korea's real main direction of attack is aimed at Qin State and Xianyang! The Xiongnu were the great enemies of Qin, and whether or not Korea could attack Guanzhong or not, they could make Qin chaotic. No matter how bad it is, the chances of Hedong being recovered will be great! If it works well, it can even destroy the Qin State in one fell swoop! This is a bold plan! But it's also fate! South Korea's gamble is that the army of Qi will continue to do nothing under the leadership of Hou Sheng! If it loses, with the combat effectiveness of the Qi army, South Korea should also have enough time to return to the division to ensure the safety of Daliang!
"In this way, it is a clever move for us to order Qi and Zhao to join forces to attack Dongjun? Just crack this move?! King Qin said with great joy.
If the Han army is really empty in Dongjun, then the Wei State will soon be restored! The shape shì will become extremely favorable to the Qin State in a month or two! The Triple Alliance's advance into Luoyang is enough to force South Korea to strike and sue for peace, and South Korea has absolutely no intention of passing through Guanzhong again under such circumstances!
Wei Ran nodded and said, "The only thing that is uncertain now is how many troops South Korea has in Dongjun, according to the minister's estimates, in Dongjun and Dangjun, there should still be 100,000!" It's just that I don't know whether South Korea will focus on Dongjun or Dangjun as a defensive focus! In addition, after the main force of the Zhao army withdrew from Hanoi, how long would it take for Meng Fu to see through it, and what would he do? After all, if 100,000 Han troops crossed the river (the Yellow River) and headed south to Dongjun, the forces of both sides would be reversed! ”
King Qin nodded, it is indeed as Wei Ran said, if the Han army takes Dongjun as the focus of defense, although there are many 300,000 Qi and Zhao coalition troops, the progress will not be so fast! If the Korean army takes Dangjun as the focus of defense, the 300,000 Qi and Zhao coalition forces will save a lot of effort! (To be continued......)