In the end, Lü Buwei left the big tent satisfied, although he said that it would take a few days to think about it, but not refusing it meant that there was hope. The Huns are wolves from the north, and when the wolf is afraid, don't expect it to be as fierce as before!

The news of the victory in Qixian County was reported to Xianyang as quickly as possible, including the attitude of the Xiongnu towards peace. Because before the departure of the army, the strategies formulated by the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State were calculated based on the fact that the Xiongnu lost less than half of their troops. The number of the Xiongnu army was either 1340,000, or 1560,000, in short, 230,000 or even 30,000 or 40,000 more than the Qin army. But no one expected that the Huns would be so eager for quick success and heavy losses! Today, the Xiongnu are only 100,000 people, and the morale is still low to the limit, and the number of the Qin army is more than 1,000 people, and the morale is still high! Perhaps, the state of Qin can take other means! For example, a battle with the Huns. As long as the Xiongnu lost another 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses, the Xiongnu could only return to the grassland.

After receiving the battle report, King Qin was surprised and delighted. I was surprised that the Xiongnu were so vicious, and they went forward and followed one after another for half a month, day and night, and lost 100,000 soldiers and horses; Happily, Wang Jian finally held Qi County, although the original army of 50,000 was only 2,000 people left! But now, the initiative is completely in the hands of the Qin State! Whether it is war or peace, the Huns are already involuntarily.

If it weren't for the urgent reports from Tongguan asking for help several times a day, if it weren't for the fact that the Korean army was attacking Ziwu Pass and Anping Pass more and more urgently, the King of Qin would naturally be willing to use dignified soldiers to kill the Huns, and when the Huns were willing to retreat, they would send troops to pursue! This is a shame! But the shape shì really did not allow it, time did not stand on the side of the Qin State, although it did not stand on the side of the Xiongnu, but under the same circumstances, peace became the next policy.

King Qin decided to endure it, which he learned from the previous king, King Qin Zhao. Since the South Korean army is very urgent to attack Tongguan, Meridian Pass, and Anping Pass. Then 50,000 troops were dispatched from Wang Jian and Gong Qi to rescue Sanguan. The remaining 50,000 will stick to the county town of Qi and stalemate with the Xiongnu. Although there was not much grain and grass in Qin, it was enough to last for three or five months or even half a year, but the Xiongnu did not. When the Huns ran out of grain and grass, in addition to retreating, they surrendered!

Prime Minister Wei Ran also has the same opinion, there is no doubt that South Korea intends to fight hard with Qin this time! When it comes to danger, there is no country more dangerous than South Korea! The Xiongnu had 200,000 troops before and couldn't conquer Qi County, which was garrisoned by 50,000 troops, and now there are only 100,000 leftovers, how can they conquer Qi County, which has recently been guarded by 50,000 fresh troops?! Fifty thousand troops were transferred from Qi County to selectively increase troops to Tongguan, Ziwu Pass, and Anping Pass, and the Qin State only had to hold on. There is no difficulty or obstacle that can prevent the Qin State from holding the three passes!

The Xiongnu lost the qualification to negotiate peace, or they fled, and the Qin State temporarily spared the Xiongnu; Either even if you come to attack, the Qin State will accompany you at any time! This was the latest order given by the King of Qin to Lü Buwei.

Wang Qian, who walked around the death line, was ordered to lead an army of 20,000 to help Tongguan! Tongguan is the most precipitous of the three passes, but it is also the most fierce attack of the Han army, and the king of Qin believes that Wang Jian is in charge. Tongguan will never be conquered!

It's just that good news often goes hand in hand with bad news! Just as the king of Qin had just decided to end the peace negotiations with the Xiongnu. When the last troops in the pass were gathered to defend the three passes, a bad news came again. South Korea, with the partial general Han Teng as the general, led an army of 100,000 to attack the Qin State!

Qinyi-Shang County, located between Yaoguan and Wuguan, was vulnerable to the offensive of 100,000 Han troops. The defenders of Shangxian only had time to inform Yuguan of the news of the Korean army's invasion, and they completely lost contact.

Behind the pass is Lantian. It is only one hundred and thirty miles away from Xianyang, and since the loss of Wuguan, the Qin State has been strengthening the city defense of the Guan, and now, the Qin State has enough self-confidence. In terms of precipitousness, the pass is no longer under the Tongguan and Hangu passes! This is also the reason why the four cities from Lantian to Xianyang - Duxian, Yidao, Zhiyang, and Zhuli are completely unfortified! Because the Qin State believed that the armies of Xianyang and Yaoguan were enough to protect the safety of these four cities!

The king of Qin did not have any illusions about Shang County at all, and the beginning of the establishment of this city was to warn the pass behind him, with only 3,000 defenders and more than 1,000 people, all of whom were old and weak. Being able to hold out for two hours under the offensive of the Han army was already a miracle in the eyes of King Qin!

With the precipitousness of the pass, the King of Qin is confident that the defenders of the pass can hold out for a month, or even longer, in the face of the attack and defense of 100,000 Korean troops! If it weren't for the Battle of Qi County, King Qin would still think so!

It's just that in just half a month, the Xiongnu, who are not good at attacking the city, actually annihilated 50,000 Qin troops at the cost of losing 100,000 troops! You must know that most of these 50,000 Qin troops are elite! The troop losses on both sides were not the usual 1:3 or 1:4 or 1:5 in defending the city, but 1:2, which can only show that the continuous offensive of the Huns completely disrupted the rhythm of the Qin army's defense! In other words, the Huns did not play their cards according to common sense, did not care about casualties, but were crazy and seemed to want to take Qi County! This caught Qin Jun off guard!

In terms of determination, at such a tense moment in the army, South Korea mobilized four lines of soldiers and horses, totaling 300,000 troops, and unmistakably expressed a determination, that is, if it does not attack Guanzhong, it will not give up, unless the Qin State takes the initiative to cede land and ask for surrender! Otherwise, if South Korea takes great pains to mobilize more than one-third of its troops and returns in vain, wouldn't that be a big joke in the world?! Just like the Huns, who gathered an army of 200,000 in order to obtain enough benefits, otherwise, why did they go forward and follow one after another when attacking the city, regardless of casualties?!

In terms of siege equipment, the Huns only had the simplest ladders and extremely rough crashes, while the Korean army was famous for its equipment, such as ladders, trebuchets, siege crossbows, watchtowers, and rushing cars. In terms of the ability to attack fortified positions, the Korean army is enough to throw off the Huns for several streets!

Although the steepness of the pass is not comparable to that of Qi County, the defenders of Qi County are 30,000 more than the defenders of the pass! Therefore, King Qin was very worried, if the Han army desperately attacked the pass, how long could the pass hold? Even if there are only 30,000 or 40,000 people left in the Korean army, they can drive straight into Xianyang City and attack Xianyang City! By that time, the last fig leaf of the Qin State would be gone!!

Even if the Qin State drove the Korean army out at that time, the morale of the people could no longer be recovered! Guanzhong is the last trace of sustenance of the old Qin people, when Guanzhong is no longer safe, what is the difference between Qin and Qi and Zhao?! Since Korea can attack once, there will be a second, a third, and even the destruction of the Qin State!

"Or, can we make peace with the Huns? Or, order Wu Anjun to dispatch an army of 350,000 to stabilize the shape of the Guanzhong? Wei Ran said tentatively.

King Qin shook his head and vetoed Wei Ran's suggestion.

"The Xiongnu are already at the end of their strong crossbows, and the reason why they refuse to withdraw now is just to hope that South Korea will invade Guanzhong so that they can take the opportunity to blackmail our Qin State! If they negotiate peace, they must also be false and wronged! On the Hedong side, Wu Anjun is attacking South Korea and withdrawing his troops, I'm afraid it will affect our plans in Hedong! It's hard! It's hard! ”

Zong Zhengying said softly: "Xianyang is the foundation of our Great Qin after all, Tongguan originally had an army of 20,000, but now it has only been ten days, and more than 5,000 people have been killed and wounded!" At least for ten days, there is no danger! Do you want to finish the battle, defeat the Huns first, and then make plans? ”

The only mobile force of the Qin State was the 100,000 army led by the Duke of Qi, which shouldered two tasks, one was to make the Xiongnu retreat, and the other was to reinforce Tongguan, Yaoguan, Zimeridian Pass, and Anping Pass, and strive to ensure the safety of the pass. There is no doubt that for the Qin State, which was attacked from three sides, the most suitable thing was to make the Xiongnu retreat! After all, South Korea did not have the problem of the shortage of grain and grass for the Huns, nor did it have the low morale of the Huns. So, the Huns were the easiest to defeat.

Either negotiate peace, satisfy the appetite of the Huns, and the Huns naturally retreat. Or defeat the Huns, you don't need to annihilate them all, just defeat the Huns. After all, as long as the Qin State blocked the news, the Xiongnu could not receive the news of Korea's attack on the Qin State, and they might think that Korea was besieged by the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Qi, and Chu, and had no skills and could only be defeated in disgrace.

Therefore, Zong Zhengying thought about making a time difference and decisively defeating the Xiongnu when the pressure on the Qin State was not so great. Without the threat of the Xiongnu, Qin can relax and patiently deal with Korea!

Of course, there is also a seemingly safe but only a plan to demolish the west wall to make up for the east wall, that is, to divide half of the troops to actively defend, and the other half to divide the troops everywhere (Tongguan, Yaoguan, Meridian Pass, Anping Pass), implement the technique of adding oil, and wait for the Huns to run out of grain and grass, and then return to the four levels of the division, and think in the long run!

No matter which one you choose, there are gains and losses. None of them are safe and will not have any problems. In addition to actively coping with it, Qin Guo also needs a little luck at the moment.

"Prime Minister, how many soldiers and horses are there in Xianyang? What about Longxi County? King Qin suddenly asked.

"King Qiqi, Xianyang still has 10,000 troops, most of the soldiers and horses in Longxi County follow Wu Anjun to Hedong, and the remaining 10,000 troops are in Xiaoguan and Dasanguan!" Wei Ran said respectfully.

King Qin nodded slightly, made a decision, and said: "Immediately spread the widow's will, Xiao Pass and Dasan Pass will each leave 1,000 people to garrison, and the rest of the army will go to Anping Pass to assist the local defenders to resist the Han army!" Arrive within 10 days! ”

"Xianyang left behind 3,000 troops, and the remaining 7,000 people all went to Tongguan! In Lantian County, all men over the age of 12 and under the age of 60 must be conscripted into the army, and they must ensure the safety of the Meridian Pass and the Meridian Pass for one month! At the same time, he ordered Wu Anjun to take possession of Anyi within a month, and sent a detachment of partial divisions to cross the river to the south and threaten Hangu Pass! Ordered Wang Jian and Gong Qi to find ways to annihilate more than 30,000 Xiongnu troops within half a month! So be it! King Qin said tiredly. (To be continued......)

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