Chapter 106: Prince Ran is missing
Qin State, Xianyang Palace.
Since receiving Wu Anjun's letter of request for help, the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State have exploded. The Yan Kingdom was defeated so easily, and the new monarch succeeded to the throne and turned close to the Three Jins. All the efforts made by the Qin State before were in vain at once. Although half of Yanmen County and half of Taiyuan County were taken, Zhao's 180,000 troops were already on their way to departure and would soon arrive. More important is the attitude of Zhao State, the news from Heibing Tai said that King Zhao was shocked and angry when he heard that Taiyuan County was in danger, and asked not to retreat the Qin soldiers and swore not to return the army.
However, Prime Minister Wei Ran came with real good news--- the siege of Anyi has been resolved. The 120,000 Qin army was facing off against the 150,000 Zhao and Wei coalition forces in the area of Haoyang. Although there is no news from the Qin soldiers in Nanyang County, the Han army has not gone north to support Zhao and Wei for a long time, and it seems that they have been pinned.
Qin's move this time is not insignificant, and now the northern, middle, and southern lines combined, Qin has invested 350,000 troops, attracting more than 400,000 troops from Zhao and Wei, and forcing South Korea not to dare to move. However, at present, there are only less than 300,000 troops left in the Qin State, and in this case, Bai Qi actually asked the King of Qin to send reinforcements to support him in a long-lasting war of annihilation!
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that from Yanmen County to Taiyuan County and Hedong County, although the strength of our army is slightly inferior to the enemy, our army can fight well, and the main general is a person who knows the soldiers, and these gaps are not enough. Prime Minister Wei and Zhao and Wei held each other, and there were many victories. Wu Anjun is a famous general in the world, and there is no need to send additional reinforcements. A minister said in a word.
King Qin nodded after hearing this, the Qin State had not yet recovered from the previous fiasco. Bai Qi actually wanted 100,000 reinforcements, and claimed in the letter that if there were 100,000 reinforcements, give him a year, and he could kill under the city of Handan. One year! 100,000 troops! These are not numbers that King Qin is willing to accept.
"Your Majesty, Korea has been completely pinned down by the soldiers of Chu and Nanyang. The minister thought that it would be better to send the defenders of Dingyang and Shangjun to gather 30,000 troops to march eastward, take Puyang, and join forces with Wu Anjun's army. In this way, the Zhao army of Hexi County will not be able to sleep and eat, worried that the back road will be outflanked by our Great Qin. One reduced the pressure on Prime Minister Wei Cheng, and the other could be regarded as sending reinforcements to Wu Anjun. "A minister who is good at reading people's hearts is not willing to be lonely.
Didn't Bai Qi want reinforcements, I built it for you. Even Wei Ran, who didn't ask for reinforcements, took care of himself. Once King Qin adopts his own Jianyì, Bai Qi and Wei Ran both owe him a favor! Such favors are not sold for nothing.
"What does Wanhou think about this matter?" King Qin thought for a moment and ordered the general of Gongzi City.
Recently, the prince of the city has been very satisfied, and he has not made friends with the minister except for drinking and having fun, and mentioning some of the buildings that the king of Qin is satisfied with. Perhaps, as he gets older, with the disappointment of the last battle for the crown prince, Childe has lost his mind about the throne? King Qin secretly put a question mark in his heart.
Hearing this, Gongzishi respectfully stepped out of the ranks, and said unhurriedly: "The minister thinks that whether the king sends reinforcements or not, they all have their own considerations, and it is inconvenient for the minister to assert which is better or worse. ”
Seeing Gongzi City's rare Tai Chi, King Qin was interested, so he asked, "What does Wanhou mean by this?" ”
"Back to the king, my Great Qin lost nearly 300,000 troops and millions of stones, grains and grass not long ago, and I need to recuperate. At present, the army has only been dispatched for a month, and it has taken half of Yanmen, half of Taiyuan, and half of Hedong, and the results are remarkable. If it stops there, I think it's okay. After all, there are now 180,000 Zhao and Wei coalition troops besieged by our Great Qin on all sides, and their range of activity is only one hundred and fifty miles, and my Great Qin occupies the absolute initiative. ”
King Qin nodded, the current shape is indeed excellent. Previously, the Zhao army of Hexi County was backed by Zhao Zhitaiyuan, and the Wei army of Hedong County relied on South Korea, and the Qin State moved the whole body. But now, Wei Ran's army has blocked the connection between Hedong County and Korea, and Bai Qi's army has blocked the connection between Hexi County and Zhao State. South Korea is weak and does not dare to come to help, even if it consumes it, it will consume the 180,000 Zhao and Wei armies.
Seeing King Qin's approval, Gongzishi continued: "However, it is precisely because we take the initiative that we have the opportunity to go further. Wu Anjun just wanted to fight a decisive battle with 200,000 Zhao troops under the city of Jinyang, if he won, Zhao would definitely lose his heart, and the Zhao and Wei coalition forces in Hexi and Hedong counties were very likely to collapse at the first touch, and there was no need for us to encircle and suppress them with great difficulty. In this way, after Jinyang's victory, it would not take me a month for Daqin to regain all the lost territory. ”
King Qin was silent after hearing this, and Gongzi City analyzed the pros and cons clearly. If you want to be on the safe side, choose to defend on the spot. If you want to go further, you will make a bloody investment and choose to believe in Bai Qi.
Because Wei Ran was not in the court, Wei Ran's family didn't know which side to support, so they could only figure out Wei Ran's possible thoughts as much as possible. Other ministers, like the warlike Jingyang Jun Gongzi Kui, sent reinforcements, like the old and steady minister, built yì to keep the results in front of them.
Whether it is risky or steady has become a topic that King Qin needs to face at this moment.
Ten days later, South Korea, Seongseong.
A cavalry galloped in from the north. Their clothes and armor were tattered, and their expressions were full of exhaustion that could not be concealed. But everyone straightened their backs, without any complaints or grievances. Looking at the city gate that was getting closer and closer, the young lieutenant who led the army showed a touch of joy. He suddenly raised his arms and roared hoarsely, "Stop! ”
The galloping army came to an abrupt halt and raised a huge earth dragon that instantly engulfed a hundred and ten paces in front of it. The school captain is named Li Mu, and after receiving the military order transferred by the storm kite, Li Mu immediately led the 3,000 Yulin army back to Xinzheng.
In the battle of Yan, Li Mubiao was outstanding, first defeating 8,000 defenders of Yangcheng, and then retreating to 5,000 troops, and then maneuvering around the bank of Yishui, disturbing the chickens and dogs on both sides of the strait. If it weren't for the letter he received from the tyrannical kite, saying that Gongsun Cao had been removed, the new monarch would have succeeded to the throne, and Yan Guo had become an ally of South Korea, Li Mu would have continued his undefeated record.
It's a pity that Jing Yang, a famous general of Chu State, led an army of 50,000 troops to the border between Chu and South Korea, and the Qin soldiers of Nanyang County were ready to move, which made South Korea panic. King Han was worried about the change, and urgently recruited the Han army to return to China. As a cavalryman, the Yulin Army naturally became the first choice for reinforcements back home.
In the more than ten days of the Yan Kingdom, the Yulin army lost no more than 700 people, but killed and wounded more than 8,000 Yan troops. In order to make up for the battle losses in time, Li Mu took it upon himself to gather some Yan people who were good at riding and archery to join the Yulin Army, of course, after careful screening. The number of war horses of the Yulin Army also quietly doubled, and it was a full seven thousand war horses. In this way, Li Mu led the Yulin Army with one man and two horses, and returned to help in the starry night, and even a thousand more war horses were used to transport grain and grass luxuriously.
It's just that after Li Mu led the army to Yiyang, the Yiyang defenders actually said that they had not seen Taiziran, but only told Li Mu that the 30,000 troops of Nanyang County of Qin State attacked Xincheng some time ago, and Taiziran sent a message that he would go to relieve the siege of Xincheng first. Li Mu hurried to the new city again.
After seeing the situation of the county order, Li Mu still did not see Prince Ran, but got the second shocking news--- Prince Ran left Xincheng with an army of 20,000 seven days ago.
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