Just when the king of Qin made up his mind and wanted Wang Yu to issue an order to return to Hangu, the Zhao army led by Sun Gu also arrived at the city of Hangu.

Taking advantage of the busy time at the Hangu juncture, Sun Gu brazenly launched an attack.

Of course, the result was naturally heavy casualties on both sides, and Zhao Jun immediately regretted leaving.

However, this is obviously the result that Sun Gu wants - how to get back the old fox Wang Di if he doesn't put enough pressure on Hanguguan.

Sure enough, after being beaten by the Zhao army, the guards of Hangu Pass did not have time to carefully investigate how many troops and horses the Zhao army outside the city was, and immediately reported to Xianyang again, asking for additional troops and horses.

The king of Qin also naturally sent a messenger, asking Wang Di to withdraw immediately after receiving the letter.

At this time, Li Mu's department, which had quietly crossed the Cuihan Pass, finally let go of the speed of the horse and galloped wantonly on the homeland of Zhou Wangji.

And they have only one goal - Los Angeles.

Fortunately, because of the confrontation for several months, coupled with the burning of fertile land by the coalition forces, the land of Zhou Wangji was emptied, and most of the local government offices also survived, and the Qin State because Fan Sui wanted to continue to rely on these "fat shortages" to accumulate wealth, and the people and officials have not sent it.

This made Li Mu very happy!

Hundreds of thousands of troops appeared on the plains of Zhou Wangji and advanced towards Los Angeles almost without concealment.

It was under such circumstances that after a whole day's march, neither the defenders of Los Angeles nor the Wang Yi outside the city could hear a trace of the wind.

Therefore, the fall of Los Angeles is a logical thing.

After all, in Los Angeles, the strength of the Qin army was only 3,000 people, while the strength of the Zhao army was 130,000, more than 40 times! In addition, the four gates of Los Angeles are extremely wide, and 3,000 people can't hold it at all!

But I have to say that the combat power and willpower of the Qin army are indeed very incomparable, and even under such circumstances, the Qin army still held out for nearly two hours.

It's just that the main force of the Qin army is far away in Yicheng, and it is not at all possible to rush back in two hours.

Fortunately, although the stubborn resistance of the Qin army was fierce, their emphasis on grain and straw seemed to be more serious than Zhao Jun imagined, and until the last moment, the generals of the Qin army still did not order the grain to be burned.

And by the time it tried to burn, it was too late.

Nearly half of the grain was retained by Zhao Jun, and this grain was enough for Li Mu's more than 100,000 Zhao Jun to hold out in this Los Angeles City for more than a month.

Coincidentally, these two bad news actually reached Wang Yi's hands back and forth.

Looking at the military report and the king's order in front of him, Wang Di almost fainted to the ground.

Obviously, one moment ago, he was still thinking about stepping up the offensive tomorrow and taking the city in front of him as soon as possible, but the next moment he was worried about his own going.

Fortunately, Wang Di remained sober at a critical time.

Immediately the order was issued, and the captains of all armies and the Chinese army were to discuss the matter.

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Outside the city, on a plain, a simple and neat military camp is displayed in it, because of the light control, the huge military camp is black and oppressive, and there is almost no light.

But there was silence in the rows of tents, and if it weren't for the occasional snoring and footsteps patrolling the camp, I would have thought it was a "dead" camp.

You know, this is a camp with an army of 200,000 troops!

Not all barracks can have such a peaceful night, and without iron discipline, even a barracks with only a few thousand people may not be able to achieve such silence.

In the middle of the huge barracks was one of the largest tents, one of the few lit tents.

Outside the tent, hundreds of soldiers armed with halberds and dressed in fine armor surrounded it to death, and the doors and windows were also sealed with thick felt cloth, only the gap under the tent faintly shone with a glimmer of light.

Compared with the darkness and silence in the barracks, inside the Chinese army tent, there was a lively scene with bright lights.

Several Qin

The generals of the army, sitting around the map, led by one with slightly white hair, heavy bags under his eyes hanging on a tired face, only the bursts of murderous aura revealed in his sharp eyes silently declared his ability and status - it was the current general of the Qin State, Wang Di!

"What is the situation at Hangu Pass, and what is the strength of the Zhao army?" Bai Qi was the first to ask.

"General Huiyu: The battle is still raging on Hangu Pass! The strength of the Zhao army is probably not less than 100,000!" The scout lieutenant, who knelt down on one knee in front of Wang Di, immediately replied.

Immediately, it seemed that there was still some inadequacy, and immediately added: "The closure has been in a hurry for the king several times."

The words of the scout captain are already obvious: General, hurry up and lead the army back to help.

It's just that, as a scout, all he has to do and can do is to inform the general of the situation on the battlefield one by one, and as for how the general decides, it is not something that he can suggest as a mere captain.

Naturally, the second half of the scout lieutenant's words did not come out.

But doesn't the king know what he means? Not only the scout lieutenant in front of him, but even all the generals of the Qin army, including himself, didn't they want to withdraw their troops immediately when they heard that Hangu was attacked!

Although Yicheng was already in danger under the attack of the Qin army, compared to Hangu Pass, Yicheng was simply not worth mentioning.

Of course, if it was just an emergency, Wang Yi didn't have to frown at all.

No matter how the Zhao army appeared in front of Hangu Pass, and no matter how many troops the Zhao army in front of Hangu Pass had, he only needed to send tens of thousands of troops back to help Hangu, and the majesty of Hangu Pass was enough to hold on long enough for his main force to capture Yicheng, or let the reinforcements from Shuzhong arrive in Hangu.

But the news that followed made Wang Di, who was the chief general of the Qin army, have to calm down and think.

Without him, the most important city on the back road of the Qin army, Los Angeles, was lost!

Los Angeles, the former capital of the Zhou Dynasty. Now it is also the most important grain and ordnance transit station in the rear of the Qin army, and its loss can be said to have a far-reaching impact.

There is no need to say much about the impact on the morale and combat power of the Qin army.

What's more, Los Angeles was like a pass on the Qin army's eastward exit, and once it was occupied by the Zhao army, the entire eastward exit plan would be in vain.

It was simply impossible for the Qin army to occupy other cities in Zhou Wangji without occupying Los Angeles.

Even if the Qin army spent a lot of effort and stationed a large number of troops in all the cities of Zhou Wangji, it would not work at all. Without the center of Los Angeles, other cities would have had a problem transporting food.

However, the Zhao army could start from Los Angeles and wantonly attack any city where the Qin army was stationed.

At that time, the entire Zhou Wangji will become a piece of meat on the side of Zhao Guo's mouth.

For the safety of the army, the Qin army was bound to withdraw from Zhou Wangji, retreat to the Hedong region, and surrender the territory of Zhou Wangji to Zhao State.

And the only way to break the situation is to take advantage of the fact that the Zhao army is not firmly established now, and immediately lead the army to counterattack.

But at this time, Hanguguan was also in a hurry.

This obviously makes the already confusing situation even more dangerous.

After exhaling a long breath, Wang Yi waved his hand to signal the scout lieutenant to get up, and then turned to the other general.

Compared with the scout lieutenant who had just arrived from Xianyang, the general looked even more embarrassed, his face was not only full of dust, but several arrow marks were also clearly visible, and the armor was full of blood.

That's right, this is the Qin military captain who stayed in Los Angeles. It was his arrival that made Wang Di have to think about it carefully.

It's false to say that you don't get angry, after all, Los Angeles is such an important place, say lose it, you lost it to me in less than two hours?

But Wang Yi also knew that he really couldn't blame the captain guarding Los Angeles for this matter, and he could only blame his own carelessness. After all, he only left him with 3,000 troops, and in the face of the sudden attack of the Zhao army, it was already his best to hold out for two hours.

What's more, now

Nor is it time to hold accountable.

"How many men and horses are there in the Zhao army attacking Los Angeles?" Wang Yi frowned and asked again.

"General Yushang: The Zhao army launched an attack on three walls at the same time, and the number of troops participating in the siege under each wall was 10,000, and the strength of its follow-up Chinese army was only a lot more, if it was still counted as the army of the palace, its strength should be more than 80,000." The grizzled lieutenant carefully said his answer.

Hearing this, Wang Yi's brows couldn't help but wrinkle deeper.

There's no way, Wang Di really can't figure out where the Zhao army came out of so many troops - the Zhao army at Hangu Pass is not less than 100,000, and the Zhao army on the side of Luocheng is also more than 80,000, and it is already 180,000 after a rough calculation.

It seems that it is not impossible!

But even if there are so many troops in the territory of Zhao State, the return of the Black Ice Platform is not going on day by day, and there is no movement of soldiers and horses in Hejian County, Zhongshan County, and Handan County, and the only thing that may be out of sight is the army far away on the grassland.

But that army is only a hundred thousand! (The total strength was originally 150,000, and at the beginning of the war, a large army went south to reinforce, and the Qin army scouts did not know that the Zhao army had absorbed the grassland Hu people into the army, so they misjudged the strength of the troops)

Where did the remaining 80,000 come from?!

If you don't think about this clearly, the next decision will be even more difficult.

If Luocheng is not lost, he can let Meng Fu go to Hangu with 70,000 cavalry to relieve the siege, and he will continue to besiege Yicheng with the remaining 100,000 foot soldiers.

But now that Luocheng has been lost, of course, he can still let Meng Yu and his cavalry bypass Yicheng and go to Hangu to relieve the siege, but his hundreds of thousands of foot soldiers are not besieging Yicheng, but there is a danger of being flanked by the Zhao army before and after!

Therefore, there were only two ways in front of Wang Di, either immediately lead the army to recapture Yicheng, or the whole army retreated, and the division of troops was absolutely impossible to divide.

This is also the reason why Wang Yi is desperate to know how many people there are in Zhao Jun.

If Hangu's Zhao army is not strong, even if he is wearing the hat of disobeying the king's orders, he must take Yicheng first.

After all, the king didn't know the news of the loss of Luocheng now, and he didn't know that once the army returned to help, he would lose not only the opportunity to open the gate of Zhao, but also the land of Zhou Wangji, which had been fighting for several months.

And Wang Di's plan is also very simple, dedicate a part of the forces to contain the Zhao army in Los Angeles, and the main force will continue to attack Yicheng at all costs. Once Yicheng was taken, the Zhao army in Hanoi was completely locked by himself, and the Zhao army hiding in Los Angeles became a turtle in the urn.

But Hangu's urgent request for assistance and nearly 100,000 Zhao troops in the three reports a day have obviously blocked this road.

If the Zhao army in Los Angeles does not have many troops, he can send cavalry back to help while counterattacking Los Angeles with the main army.

As long as Luocheng is taken back, it is nothing more than no advantage in attacking Yicheng, at least the land of Zhou Wangji is firmly held in his hands.

It's a pity that the 80,000 Zhao army in Los Angeles blocked this road again - in a short period of time, he couldn't break through Los Angeles with more than 100,000 troops, and the Zhao army in Yicheng was not vegetarian.

Looking at this royal order to withdraw the army, Wang Di, who had just come down from the battlefield, fell into a bitter struggle.

In the dark, Wang Di always felt that one of the Zhao troops on these two roads must be a feint, and even Wang Di was at least seventy percent sure that the Zhao army attacking Hangu Pass was the Zhao army that feintmed.

However, in the face of the king's order and the return of the scouts, does Wang Yi dare to gamble?

Even if he took 10,000 steps back, even if Wang Yi was 100% sure, he could conclude that the Zhao army that attacked Hangu Pass was fake, and they were not able to break through Hangu Pass at all.

But in this way, can Wang Ji not withdraw his troops?

You must know that Luocheng is already in the hands of the Zhao army, even if you have the advantage of troops, with the number of Zhao's 80,000 troops, it is impossible for you to break the city in a short time.

And the army that lost Los Angeles had less than 15 days of grain in their hands.

I want to transport grain from the rear, letter

Zhao Jun outside the valley pass will definitely not let the grain be transported out smoothly.

In other words, regardless of whether the Zhao army feinted to attack Hangu or not, the moment the urgent news came from Hangu Pass, from the time when Luocheng fell one after another, Wang Yi and his army had no choice!

It's just that after months of hard work and tens of thousands of soldiers, Luocheng and Zhou Wangji, who were finally defeated, made Zhao Guo's wedding dress in this way, which really made Wang Yi restless.

What's the use of being annoyed and regretting?

If the urgency of Hanguguan is still beyond the scope of Wang Di's ability, then the loss of Luocheng is completely caused by Wang Di's carelessness.

But who would have thought that Zhao Jun would appear behind him?

There was no point in thinking about anything else, Wang Yi sighed softly, and then redeployed the army under his command.