Li Mu's silk book has been read, Zhao Kuo is naturally accurate, and Longtai Palace is also immersed in a burst of laughter.

At this moment, another hurried voice came from outside the hall.

"My king, General Sun Gu and Lord Zhao Ping ask to see outside the palace." A eunuch reported respectfully outside the palace.

Everyone who heard the words was slightly stunned, and although the few people present were not familiar with Zhao Ping, they were still clear about Sun Gu, the commander of Yulinwei.

Yu Linwei, who was in charge of military intelligence, asked for a meeting late at night, and it was obvious that something big had happened. Immediately, everyone restrained their smiles and waited quietly for King Zhao's order.

"Biography." When Zhao Kuo heard this, his brows were also slightly furrowed. The arrival of the leaders of Yu Linwei and the Dark Guard is definitely not small, and if today, there are only a few things that can bring the two intelligence leaders under his command together. Zhao Kuo had almost guessed the possible scenario.

"Yes." When the eunuchs outside the hall heard the order, they immediately agreed, and then quietly retreated.

Not long after, Sun Gu, who was dressed in military uniform, and Zhao Ping, who was dressed in doctor's clothing, came to the palace together.

"I've seen my king." The two of them greeted Zhao Kuodao together.

"Flat." Zhao Kuo picked up the two of them with one hand and said, "Come here at night, but something happened to the Qin State?" ”

Hearing this, the two glanced at each other, and then nodded one after another.

"How's it going? Hurry up. Zhao Kuo's heart sank, and then said.

"My king." Sun Gu took half a step forward and replied: "Hangu Pass Xizuo sent a message that the Qin army's nearly 250,000 people left Hangu five days ago and disappeared in the Cuihan Passage, and there was no trace of Xizuo along the way. ”

"In addition, about 50,000 Qin troops crossed the border, and the target was directly aimed at Shangdang." Zhao Ping, who was on the side, also added.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand troops." Zhao Kuo's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and sure enough, although his operation to go north to exterminate Hu was carried out in concealment, it was still detected by the Qin State.

Of course, this is expected, after all, his intelligence system can know the movements of the Qin army, and the black ice platform of the Qin State is not a vegetarian, and his own large-scale operation can be regarded as a very powerful intelligence department to be able to conceal the Qin State so far.

It can be said that Qin's eastward departure has always been expected by Zhao State.

But Rao was like this, and Qin Guo's generosity still deeply shocked Zhao Kuo and everyone present.

Although I don't know if the 50,000 troops in Hedong are the division of these 250,000 troops, these 250,000 alone are enough for the current Zhao State to drink a pot.

You must know that the 150,000 army in the north is almost all the elites of the Zhao State today. In order to gather these 150,000 troops, Zhao's Handan County and Zhongshan County were almost emptied, in addition to facing Qin's Shangdang County still retains strong military strength, even Hejian County, facing Yan State, only more than 10,000 troops are stationed in it.

And the Qin State, which also experienced the attrition of the Battle of Changping, and even lost troops in it, actually came up with 250,000 or even 300,000 troops five years later.

This can't help but be staggering.

Today's Qin State is not the previous Qin State, and everything will be fine if you hold Hangu, because of Bai Qi's strength, Qin State annexed the Yanying land of Chu State, so that it actually has a large amount of land bordering Chu State.

In other words, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of troops in the direction of Hangu, the Qin State also had at least 100,000 troops in the southern Yanying land.

Counting on the fingers, in just five years, the Qin State has expanded its troops by at least two or three hundred thousand, which is almost twice that of the Zhao State. In terms of this family background, it is obviously much thicker than Zhao Guo.

Of course, the family background is one thing, and it is even more courage to dare to show the family background.

Tens of thousands of dollars were pushed to the table, even if it was just coins, Zhao Kuo's heart had to tremble, not to mention that this was a living human life!

Not only Zhao Kuo, but also several people present were also shocked by Qin Guo's generosity.

"Is the news confirmed?" Pingyuanjun on the side couldn't help but ask.

"After verification by many parties, it is confirmed that it is correct." Sun Gu replied immediately.

Zhao Kuo waved his hand, and then asked: "A few questions, first, have you ever conveyed this news to General Lian Po of the Shangdang?" Second, was the Qin army in Hedong out of 250,000, or did it have another force? Third, who will be the commander of the Qin army? ”

Listening to Zhao Kuo's question, Sun Gu and Zhao Ping glanced at each other, and then Sun Gu, who had a slightly higher status, came forward and replied: "My king, this news has been passed on to General Lian Po, and General Lian Po also issued an order to prepare for war with the army of Shangdang, including the 100,000 troops of the Tuntian Army. ”

After a brief pause, Sun Gu continued: "Because the main force of the Qin army has entered the mountains and forests since it left the Han Valley, and it is difficult to investigate the detailed work along the way, so it is not known whether the 50,000 Qin troops in Hedong are part of it. Judging from the time of its appearance, it is indeed possible that it is a division of 250,000 troops. ”

"Third, the main force of the Qin army will be General Wang Di." Sun Gu continued to answer.

Hearing Sun Gu's words, Zhao Kuo's heart was mixed.

Happily, the news has reached Lian Po's ears, and with Lian Po's ability, he will not be attacked by the Qin army;

The worry is that the situation of the enemy is unknown—the number of enemy troops, the route of the march, and even the objectives of the operation.

In such a situation, there seems to be no better way than passive defense. But the problem is that because of the northward extermination of Hu, the main force of the Zhao army is far away in the Daidi grassland, and there are only 100,000 troops in the entire Shangdang County.

100,000 against 250,000, or even 300,000, I want to know what the odds are.

"My king." Tian Dan on the side also frowned, and said: "Now that Beihu has been pacified, do you want General Li Mu to quickly lead the army south and rush to the aid of the party." With 100,000 against 250,000 of the Qin army, even if it is General Lian Po, I am afraid it will be difficult to fight the enemy. ”

"In addition, there are about 20,000 Tuntian soldiers in Handan County, Zhongshan County and Hejian County, will they be sent to Shangdang County together?" Pingyuanjun on the side obviously realized the seriousness of the situation, and immediately suggested to Zhao Kuo.

"The Qin army is powerful, and it is not my Zhao family to fight." Lü Buwei was not to be outdone, and immediately put forward his own suggestions: "Weichen thinks that he should send envoys to various countries to ask for help, especially Chu and Wei, one is to contain the southern army of the Qin army, wait for the opportunity to recapture the land of Yan Ying, weaken the national strength of Qin, and the other will join the party to resist the Qin army." ”

Zhao Kuo, who heard the words, did not rush to express his position, his fingers lightly tapped on the desk, and fell into deep thought.

Of course, the few people who saw this knew that this was their performance that King Zhao was thinking, and immediately everyone held their breath for fear of interrupting the king's train of thought.

In military affairs, the people were still convinced of their king.

After a long time, Zhao Kuo finally stopped tapping his fingers, slowly raised his head, shook his head and said: "Knowing oneself and knowing that the other side can win a hundred battles, now our army knows almost nothing about the actions of the Qin army, except that it has at least 250,000 troops going east. This battle can't be fought. ”

"Sun Gu, Zhao Ping." Zhao Kuo then looked at the two people standing at the bottom of the steps.

"The end will be." The two replied in unison.

Zhao Kuo immediately ordered: "Pass the book to the sentinels along the way, make sure to find out the whereabouts of the main force of the Qin army as soon as possible, and when necessary, you can seek the help of General Lian Po's sentry cavalry." Within three days, the widow must know where the main force of the Qin army is. ”

"Yes." The two people who heard the order immediately agreed in unison.

After repeating Sun Gu and Zhao Ping, Zhao Kuo immediately looked at Tian Dan on the side, and said slowly: "The north has just been pacified, and the army urgently needs to rest, and the new Hu people also need the army to deter on the side, so Li Mu's army can't move lightly." At least its main force will continue to stay in Daijun to deter the land of Daibei. ”

"My king." Tian Dan, who heard the words, immediately became anxious, you must know that although Daibei is important, no matter how important it is, it can't compare to Shangdang, the loss of Daibei is nothing more than a rebellion, but once Shangdang is lost, the Qin army will completely grasp the initiative on the battlefield, and even Handan may be attacked by the Qin army on both sides, this consequence, Zhao Guo can not afford it.

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he did wave his hand calmly and said, "The importance of the party is unknown to the people." ”

However, when the enemy's situation is unknown, it is not the work of a wise man to mobilize the strength of the whole country to meet the enemy. In addition, there were still 100,000 troops in the territory of the party, although it was not enough to retreat from the enemy, but it was not a problem to hold on to the fortified city for a while. Zhao Kuo then explained slightly.

Tian Dan, who heard the words, was not good at insisting more.

"As for the soldiers of Tuntian, we have already estimated that the number of soldiers in Tuntian in each county is now the limit, and if it is reduced further, it will inevitably affect the autumn harvest. The matter is not yet critical, so don't mess with yourself. After appeasing Tian Dan, Zhao Kuo immediately said to Pingyuan Jun.

"It's an envoy, and it's okay." Zhao Kuo then looked at Lu Buwei and said: "The Qin army is attacking in a big way, whether it is directed at my Zhao State or not, it should know all countries, so that all countries can deal with it a little." ”33

"Plains-kun." Zhao Kuo then turned to Pingyuan Jun on the side, and said: "Regarding the matter of the envoy, Aiqing and Yu Qing will discuss it, and come up with a plan tomorrow, and before noon, the envoys to various countries will set off." ”

"Yes." Pingyuan-kun also immediately agreed.

"With such a large-scale attack by the Qin army, our army cannot but be prepared." Zhao Kuo thought for a while and then said: "Ordered Zhou Qi to lead 3,000 cavalry from his headquarters, and 20,000 of the newly collected Hu cavalry to obey the orders of General Lian Po of the Shangdang Party. In addition, 20,000 foot soldiers stationed in Daidi and 10,000 Hu foot soldiers were used as the second echelon to rush to the aid of the party. ”

"In this way, in a short period of time, the party can increase its troops by more than 50,000." Tian Dan nodded silently, and then said with some worry: "It's just these 30,000 Hu people? ”

Of course, Zhao Kuo knew what Tian Dan was worried about, the lesson of "if you are not of my race, your heart will be different", Zhao Kuo still understands it very well.

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said: "First, the Hu people have just seen the combat strength of our army, and they dare not have evil thoughts in a short time; Second, the grain and grass are controlled in my hands, which is enough to contain the throat of the Hu army; Third, the grassland is in the hands of our army, but there are changes, and its family and children are all punished by it. ”

"Be taught." When Tian Dan heard this, his hanging heart was slightly relaxed.

"Also, pass the order to General Lian Po." Zhao Kuo then continued: "Now that I am newly attached to the Hu people, the troops are insufficient, and the place where I go to the party should be on the defensive. If the Qin army really comes to attack, it will be a victory to hold Yewang City and the line of Kongcang Ridge; If the Qin army invades other countries, they can not go out lightly and rescue them for the time being. In a word, to endure and hold on is a great achievement. ”

"Yes." Tian Dan immediately received the order.

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