"You'll find out in a few days." Zhao Kuo said with a smile without explaining.

Le Yi and Tian Dan were thoughtful, and the others were still puzzled, after all, Zhao Kuo's method had never been used before.

In the beginning, the beacon was used alone to convey military information. Later, with the development of the military, the beacon tower was gradually closely combined with the Great Wall, and it was rarely used alone.

Generally speaking, the Great Wall and the beacon tower were built on the weak or defensive side, such as the Great Wall built by Yan Zhao against the nomads and built by the mountains.

The Great Wall built by the Qin State based on Luoshui, the city of Chu Fang, and so on.

But there has never been a situation where the two sides have built a beacon tower in one place at the same time, but since Zhao Kuo didn't say it, the others would not continue to ask, so they could only discuss other things.

Since the onslaught began in February, the coalition forces have been in the upper hand, and the Zhao cavalry has repeatedly attacked the Qin army's grain routes and burned its grain and grass, but this upper hand is not enough to completely crush the Qin army.

As for the rumors of Qin Wangji's death spread by Zhao Jun, it did not have the same effect as the first time, although the morale of the Qin army was still low, but with Qin Wang and Bai Qi, they were full of resilience and had been trying to find flaws in the coalition army.

King Wei and King Han also wrote to inquire about the war on the front line, although they were afraid of offending Zhao Kuo and did not dare to say it clearly, but there was a retreat in their words.

This is the coalition forces, when they can get benefits, they will support them strongly, and once they can't get benefits, they will start to retreat.

Zhao Kuo ignored the King of Wei and the King of Han, he spent so much effort to buy the hearts of the army, and every day he remembered that he was dizzy and had to deal with military affairs.

The dignified Zhao Guojun is tired like a grandson every day, and he can't wait to be used by one person for two people.

Zhao Guo also paid so much manpower and material resources. So much food, meat and food were sent to the front line as if they didn't need money, and they begged Han Weiqi to send letters to the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms to relieve the homesickness of the soldiers, just to spend a few months with the Qin army?

Are you kidding?

The war was fought to such an extent that without completely defeating the Qin State, it would be impossible for the Zhao State to retreat a single step.

If you retreat at this time, the previous months will be in vain, and if you want to wait for the opportunity to defeat the Qin State, I don't know what year and month you will have to wait.

"The coalition forces are really unreliable! You'll have to rely on yourself in the future!" Zhao Kuo felt a wave of slander in his heart.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhao was so strong that Han and Wei didn't dare to have different intentions, and at the same time he regained the military hearts of the Han army and the Wei army, and won the support of the soldiers, I am afraid that the king of Wei and the king of Han would not have expressed their intention to retreat in a vague way, but directly ordered the withdrawal of the army.

Even so, if this war continues without any progress, I am afraid that the kings of Wei and Han will also order the withdrawal of their troops at the risk of offending Zhao Kuo.

After all, the domestic situation in the two countries is not good, last year was the Qin army Huo Huo, there was also a flood, and the Wei State was surrounded for several months.

has been able to survive until now, all thanks to the foundation accumulated in the past few years.

"Is there any progress on Xinlingjun and Lang Zhongling?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"No progress. Wang Yi, who defended Deng City, and Sima Cuo, who was sitting in Yuzhong, were both famous generals of the Qin State, and with the city to rely on, it was difficult for our army to take it in a short time." Liu Ping said.

It is very difficult to attack the city, and in the absence of internal response, and the people in the city are stable, even if it is a lonely city, it is not a few people who hold on for several months, or even a year or two.

Although Deng Cheng and Yuzhong are not particularly tall city walls, they are either backed by rivers or backed by mountains, and they are both easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"The widow knows, let's slow down the attack for a few days for the time being, and then attack after the beacon tower is built." Zhao Kuo said.

……

In the camp of the Qin army, Qin Wangji lay in the barracks and basked in the sun peacefully, his old face revealed a little ruddy under the reflection of the spring light.

Fan Ju sat next to him, holding a book in his right hand and stroking his mustache with his left hand, with a kind smile on his face.

If you don't know each other, it's hard to believe that these two people are the monarch and the prime minister of the Qin State.

A doctor walked in with a medicine box, and after giving Qin Wangji a diagnosis, a smile appeared on his face, "The king has not recovered

No, as long as you recuperate in peace, it will not be difficult to recover completely, but don't use too much force on your arms in the future."

"Hmm." Qin Wangji made a sound in his nose, but his eyes didn't open.

The doctor silently withdrew with the medicine box.

"King, letter from Xianyang." Qin Liu walked in from the outside and said with his fists clenched.

"Say." Qin Wangji said.

"Taifu sent a letter saying that Wang's grandson Chu blocked the Zhao army in Longxi." Qin Liu said.

"Worthy of my Qin Kingdom Qilin'er." Qin Wangji finally opened his eyes, and a chrysanthemum-like smile bloomed on his face.

However, thinking of Zichu's father, Prince Zhu, Qin Wangji's face gradually became cold again, he had heard about what happened in Xianyang during this time, it can be said that the wind was surging, and all the sons and grandsons jumped out.

However, seeing that in order to win his favor, these people donated money and food in the name of supporting the front line, Qin Wangji turned a blind eye.

Now it is really difficult for the Qin State, if it were not for Li Bing's construction of Dujiangyan in Shu County, which added 100,000 hectares of fertile land to the Qin army, the Qin State would not be able to hold on now.

"One more thing." Qin Liu leaned over and said.

"Say." Qin Wangji raised his eyebrows.

"The Qiang sent people to beg for the Qiang horses." Qin Liu said.

Since the second half of last year, the Qin State borrowed the Qiang Cavalry, and the Qiang Cavalry has been in the Qin State for half a year, and it is not too much for the Qiang people to ask for it.

We lent you someone, and you can't just keep not paying it back.

"Leave him alone, just say the war isn't over yet." Qin Wangji snorted coldly, from the beginning, he had no intention of returning the Qiang horse to the Qiang tribe, and now he has no such intention.

He Qin Wangji borrowed it with his ability, why should he pay it back?

"One more thing." Qin Liu said.

"Can't you just finish it all at once?" Qin Wangji glanced at Qin Liu.

"One last thing...... The caravan sent by our country to the Western Regions last year was all detained by the Zhao army on the way back to China." Qin Liu said.

The corners of Qin Wangji's mouth twitched twice, what he was distressed about was not the caravan, but the Hexi Corridor.

After opening up the Hexi Corridor, he knew that a horse of Shu brocade was so valuable.

Now that the Hexi Corridor has become the economic lifeblood of the Qin State, the Zhao State is no different from cutting off the connection between the Qin State and the Hexi Corridor from the middle, and inserting a knife into the heart of the Qin State.

"Send people to negotiate with Zhao State, money and goods...... You don't want to, as long as Zhao Guo lets people go." Qin Wangji said in a deep voice.

In the past, merchants were untouchables in the Qin State, and they were inferior beings. But now Qin Wangji knows that there is a specialization in the art industry, and business is not something that everyone can play well, and a shrewd businessman can help Qin Guo make a lot of money.

As for the money and goods, it was not that Qin Wangji was arrogant, but that he understood that since Zhao Guo had detained it, it was impossible to spit it out again.

"Write back to Taifu, recruit some merchants, and find out the way to connect the Mauryan Empire in the southwest." Qin Wangji said.

There was not only one Silk Road in Qin, there was also a spare one besides the Hexi Corridor, but this road was more difficult and dangerous, and few people would choose to take this road except for some naturally adventurous travelers.

The Qin State previously held the Hexi Corridor, so there was no need to spend manpower and material resources to explore the Silk Road in the southwest.

But now that the Hexi Corridor has been cut off by the Zhao State, Qin Wangji must take precautions and prepare for the inability of the Qin State to recover the Hexi Corridor.

"Great King, the Zhao army's offensive has slowed down in the past few days." Lu Buwei walked in and said with a smile.

"This is a good thing, it shows that Wu Anjun's arrangement is still effective." Qin Wangji said, "By the way, Wu Anjun."

"He's working on a new legion, supposedly to make up for the lack of our soldiers." Lu Buwei said.

Qin Wangji was a little silent, Bai Qi's dedication to the Qin State, everyone saw it, there was both merit and hard work, but it was a pity......

"Wu Anjun is in charge of the troops, and the widow can rest assured." Qin Wangji said with a smile.

The Qin army did not take it easy for too long, and half a month later, the Zhao army launched another onslaught.

"General, there's an early warning from the beacon tower in the north." The herald came running from outside and made a quick report.

"Order Wang Jian to lead the Longxi cavalry and six thousand Qiang cavalry to support, and be sure to leave the Zhao army behind." Bai Qi immediately ordered.

He had already expected that after a short rest, the Zhao army would attack again, and the cavalry was already ready to attack.

"No." The herald ran out.

Soon, Wang Jian led a cavalry to rush north.

"General, the South also lights the beacon." Soon, another herald rushed in.

"Let the Qiang cavalry lead the Qiang cavalry to support." Bai Qi ordered again.

For some reason, Bai Qi always had a faint uneasiness in his heart.

Half an hour later, Wang Jian led the Qin army back with an angry face, and after seeing Bai Qi, he said angrily, "General, we didn't meet the Zhao army at all."

"Tell me what's going on?" Bai Qi immediately asked.

"The last general rushed there only to find that our army had not lit the beacon tower at all, the beacon tower was set by the Zhao army, and the beacon tower built by the Zhao army was very close to the beacon tower built by our army, only separated by a river, and it was impossible to tell whether the beacon fire was ordered by the Zhao army or our army when standing a few miles or even dozens of miles away. The soldiers hiding in the beacon saw a beacon lit in the distance, and without thinking about it, they followed it and passed on the wrong information." Wang Jian said angrily.

"General, general, we came back, we didn't meet Zhao Jun at all, those boys deceived Lao Tzu." At this time, Wan also rushed in with Qiang Qi with an angry face.

"I see." Bai Qi said in a deep voice, his right hand clenching the hilt of his sword.

It's not the Longyuan Sword, the Longyuan Sword was lost on the battlefield, I don't know if it was picked up by Zhao Jun, and Bai Qi replaced it with a new sword.

"General, general, northwest, northwest and northwest." The herald rushed in.

"You lead the army to support first, and I'll figure it out." Bai Qi quickly said to Wang Qian.

Although he knew that it might be Zhao Jun's plan this time, Bai Qi didn't dare to bet and couldn't afford it.

"No." Wang Jian knew that the big thing was important, so he didn't dare to delay time, and once again led the army to rush out of the city and rush to the north.

"Looks like it'll be my turn in a while." Wan said silently.

As he expected, half an hour later, the beacon tower in the southwest was lit, and Juan led the Qiang cavalry to support.

An hour later, the two returned to the city again in a rage, and they didn't even see the shadow of Zhao Jun.

"General, if nothing else, the Zhao army will continue to light the beacon, we don't have anything, if it goes on like this, the soldiers and war horses won't be able to stand it." Wang Jian said.

"It's really not good, move our army's beacon back, as long as you distance yourself from the Zhao army's beacon, you won't be wrong." Juan said.

The main reason why Zhao Jun was able to use the beacon tower to confuse the Qin army was that the beacon towers on both sides were too close to each other, and the Qin army in the distance could not accurately identify them.

As long as there is enough distance, Zhao Jun's strategy will be useless.

"Moving the beacon back is abandoning the turbulent line, and abandoning the turbulent line means that there is only one city left to defend. After the cavalry of the Zhao army surrounds it, it can easily cut off the food route of our army." Bai Qi said.

Behind the city was a large plain, perfect for cavalry combat.

Under the continuous blows of the cavalry of the Zhao army, the grain route of the Qin army has been seriously damaged, on average, only about half of the grain and grass can be safely transported to the city, and the rest of the grain and grass are all burned by the Zhao army.

This is still under the condition that the turbulent defense line has not collapsed, if the turbulent defense line is abandoned, with a lonely city that is not very strong, it is impossible to defend the Zhao army no matter what.

The Zhao army did not give the Qin army time to rest, and after a quarter of an hour, there was another place to light the beacon.

"We're not coming back this time." Wang Jian and Juan roared angrily as they left.

But if they don't come back, it doesn't mean that they can rest, the Qin army's defense line stretches for hundreds of miles, and wherever the beacon tower is lit, they have to go to the rescue, and they don't dare to delay time at all.

Because they don't dare to gamble, bet to lose

It's just that the soldiers of the first battalion are gone.

"Dad, they've been running back and forth several times, and even the war horses have been changed to three, so we should get on." On the other side of the turbulent water, Meng Wu put down his binoculars and looked back at Meng Fu.

"Get on the horse." Meng Fu pondered for a few breaths and ordered.

"Finally able to kill the enemy, suffocate us." The soldiers turned over and mounted their horses.

"Rush!" Meng Fu pointed the big axe forward, the fiery red internal qi covered the whole army, the war clouds rolled in the sky, and the speed of the Zhao army instantly increased a lot.

"Not good! It's Zhao Jun!" When she saw the black torrent rising from the horizon in the distance, her heart sank, and the worst thing happened.

The goal of the Zhao army was not to let them run back and forth, but to gradually weaken the strength of the Qin army, so that the Qin army was forced to abandon the turbulent defense line.

"A few of you go back immediately and ask Wu Anjun for help." Wan quickly said to a few guards around him.

"No." Although the guards were worried about Juan's safety, they knew the priority and did not dare to delay time, so they hurriedly rushed towards the city.

"You guys, go to the two nearest barracks for help." Juan said to the other guards.

"No." Several more soldiers left.

"Others, follow me to block Zhao Jun." Wan roared loudly and led the Qiang cavalry to rush towards the Zhao army.

In fact, he didn't have much confidence in Qiang Qi in his heart, but at this time there was no choice, the Qin army was running continuously, people were sleepy and horses were lacking, and they couldn't run Zhao Jun, and it might be possible to hold out until the arrival of reinforcements.

"I hope that General Sima didn't lie to me, and really trained the Qiang cavalry to produce some results." Juan thought in his heart that he didn't expect to lead the Qiang cavalry to defeat the Zhao army, but only begged the Qiang cavalry not to see the Zhao army strong, and to run away if he left him, then he really wanted to cry without tears.

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