Chapter 59: A Call for Help
Knowing that the grain road was cut off, Zhao Kuo and Bai Qi both scolded each other in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to rush over and dismantle each other.
But without the slightest hesitation, he immediately commanded the army to begin to withdraw, and no side chose to pursue.
A big war, just like that, ended in a tiger.
Only blood and scraps remain to prove that this war ever existed......
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"Report, the gate of heaven has been lost."
Just as Bai Qi was returning to Gaodu, another herald rushed in to report it.
Tianmen, the gateway to Taihang, has now fallen into the hands of Zhao Jun, which means that the road to Taihang has been completely cut off.
Bai Qi was suddenly in a trance, he would look for an opportunity to cut off the enemy's rear road in every battle, in order to annihilate it completely, but he didn't expect that one day his back road would be cut off.
Shame on you!
"How long can the grain and grass in the army last?" Bai Qi asked in a deep voice.
"It's handsome, and it can last for about a month and a half." The lieutenant in charge of the grain and grass stood up and said.
"Send someone to inform Xianyang to transport grain and grass from Duanshi instead." Bai Qi ordered.
The Qin army is different from the Zhao army, after the Fukou is cut off, the Zhao army's grain road is completely cut off, and not a single grain of grain can be transported in.
However, the Qin army could also transport grain and grass from Duanshi, but the transportation of grain and grass from Duanshi could not rely on waterways, and the loss of grain would have to be at least doubled.
Moreover, Duanshi's roads are even more rugged and narrow, and there is very little grain and grass that can be transported, so it is difficult to maintain the current army of 400,000.
But at this time, the Qin army was already ready to send an arrow, or withdraw its troops now, and all the efforts of the previous years were in vain, and 200,000 soldiers were lost in vain!
Either you and Zhao Jun will go down, and you won't be able to hold on to whoever you want!
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"Lord Lord, the scouts have verified, Baili Shi and the eldest son have been lost, and the two generals Yang Qi and Hei Xiao have died in battle." Liu Ping walked in from outside and said in a deep voice.
Everyone's faces were filled with despair, the food route was cut off, and even the most ordinary creeps knew what it meant.
Zhao Kuo's fists were clenched, his fingers turned a little white under the force, his sharp nails pierced into the flesh, and drops of red blood dripped from his fingers.
He didn't expect that he had gone through a lot of hardships, invited doctors, craftsmen, Le Yi, Tian Dan, Li Mu, and even persuaded domestic nobles to donate grain and grass, and finally reached this point, which has not changed a little bit from history.
Is it true that Bai Qi cannot be defeated?
Zhao Kuo didn't believe it.
There is no such thing as an invincible person in this world.
If so, what else is the traveler to do?
"I will definitely win, Tian Dan's natural skills indicate that Zhao will be stronger in the future, if this war ends in defeat as in history, the future of Zhao will not be even stronger." Zhao Kuo kept cheering himself up.
"Shall we surrender?" I don't know who whispered.
No one responded, no one scolded, everyone looked at Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo stood up abruptly and said sharply: "Surrender? In the battle of Yique, Bai Qi beheaded Han Wei 240,000. In the battle of Yanying, Bai Qi burned the tomb of the king of Chu, cut off his temple, humiliated his ancestors, flooded Yancheng, the people drowned hundreds of thousands, the east of the city is stinky, it still exudes a stinky smell, and it is called the stinky pool by the locals. In the Battle of Huayang, Bai Qi beheaded 130,000 Wei troops, and all 20,000 prisoners of our Zhao State were sunk into the river by Bai Qi, and none of them were spared. ”
"What makes you think that surrendering to Bai Qi will let you go? Is it the mountain of bones? Bodies floating in the river? Or the burning tomb of King Chu? A stinky pool? Yes? ”
Zhao Kuo's voice kept rolling over the camp, and the generals lowered their heads in shame.
yes, what if you surrender? Hasn't anyone surrendered before?
"Now tell me, do you want to surrender?" Finally, Zhao Kuo asked.
"If you surrender today, you will die, and you will die in a decisive battle, it is better to fight to the death and fight with the Qin army!" Feng Ting stood up, waved his fist and said.
He would rather die in battle than surrender to the Qin State.
"Yes, we fought with Qin Jun! Fight to the death! The generals stood up and shouted.
Praying for survival is instinctive, but Zhao Guoerlang has never lacked due blood.
There are many righteous soldiers in Hebei, and now since the war is death, surrender is also death, it is better to gnaw off a piece of meat on the Qin army before dying.
When everyone was almost out of catharsis, Zhao Kuo raised his hands and pressed twice, "Everyone listen to me." ”
The fiery eyes of all the generals looked at Zhao Kuo one after another.
"Although our army has been cut off from the grain route and is in a desperate situation, it is not without a way out. When the news reaches Handan, the king and the ministers of the court will definitely find a way to rescue us. Zhao Kuo said.
There was a light in everyone's eyes, yes, the king will not give up on us, and our relatives and friends will definitely form an army to rescue us.
As long as we hold out until reinforcements arrive, we still have hope!
Zhao Kuo sighed in his heart, he said this just to appease everyone and prevent everyone from losing their fighting spirit.
In the Battle of Changping in history, King Zhaoxiang of Qin learned that the grain route of the Zhao army was cut off, and personally went to Hanoi to mobilize all adult men over the age of fifteen to go to Changping to block the reinforcements and grain and grass of the Zhao State.
On the other hand, Zhao State, because there was no grain and grass, first went to Qi State to borrow grain, and after being rejected by Qi State, he could only watch 400,000 soldiers being buried alive in Changping, and there was no way.
With layers of dust covering history, it is difficult for future generations to see the true appearance of more than 2,000 years ago through the dusty history books.
The exact details of this war are even more unknown.
But Zhao Kuo would not put his hope on King Zhao no matter what.
He continued: "In addition, I plan to go to the Wei Kingdom in person and ask for help from the King of Wei. After I left, General Lian Po was the main general in the army, General Le Yi was the deputy general, and everything was dominated by the two of them. ”
Zhao Kuo didn't give you a chance to think, and directly ordered.
If Handan sent an envoy to Wei Chu for help, Zhao Kuo estimated that the grass on his grave had grown, and he would have to go to Wei in person to persuade the king of Wei to support Zhao's army.
"Now that the general has decided, it is better to send two more envoys to Korea and Chu respectively." Le Yi said.
At this time, the right to be a dead horse is a live horse doctor, and the two countries promise to earn blood, and if they don't agree, they won't lose.
"The subordinate is willing to send an envoy to South Korea." Liu Ping immediately got up and said.
"That's one short." Zhao Kuo looked left and right, and all the men below were five big and three rough, and there was no one who could speak well.
Of these guests, only Liu Ping is suitable for envoys.
"It's better to let Mr. Zibing send an envoy to the Chu State." Liu Ping suggested.
"Okay, invite Mr. Zibing immediately."
Zhao Kuo almost forgot to Gongsun Long, famous people eat by mouth, and Gongsun Long is the leader of famous people, so there is no more suitable thing for him to make this kind of thing.
A moment later, Gongsun Long walked in.
Zhao Kuo explained the situation to him, and Gongsun Long immediately patted his chest and promised to persuade the King of Chu.
"If this matter can be completed, the previous agreement between you and me will be canceled, and I will definitely ask the king for Mr. Zibing." Zhao Kuo grabbed Gongsun Long's hands and said sincerely.
"Ma Fuzi is polite, Long followed and learned a lot by Ma Fuzi's side." Gongsun Long said respectfully.
"Prepare for the evening, and we'll set off early tomorrow morning." Zhao Kuo said.