War has always been a continuation of politics.

Although with the overall retreat of the Qin army's Wang Gong's department, and the timely withdrawal of the Sungu department's department outside Hangu Pass, militarily, the Zhao State can be said to have achieved an absolute victory.

But the dispute between Qin and Zhao is not about a candy in the hands of a child, but about the whole of China!

It is also doomed that this struggle must be long and arduous.

Therefore, although a temporary military victory is gratifying, the aftermath of the military is equally important.

Of course, this is not under the control of Lian Po and Li Mu.

On the battlefield, the 250,000 Zhao troops are now divided into three parts, each busy with their own affairs.

First of all, it is naturally the Sun Gu Department who is still in the territory of the Qin State, and the only thing they have to do is to ride their horses and whip up their horses and return to the Zhao realm as soon as possible. Only when they return, can this battle really be regarded as a perfect end.

Secondly, there is the Li Mu Department stationed in Los Angeles.

As the most valuable city in Zhou Wangji, Luocheng is also the most solid city, and when the Qin State has occupied Yiyang City, it is bound to become an important node to block the Qin army from continuing to go east.

Therefore, Li Musuo's department is also very simple - to strengthen the city.

In the battle of Zhou and Qin, the city was damaged under the fierce attack of the Qin army, although the Qin army was also slightly renovated in the following days, but because the Qin army has been in an offensive posture, in fact, the city was not renovated enough to be strong.

In Li Mu's idea, it is not only necessary to restore Los Angeles to its original state, but also to build it more tall and majestic. It is necessary to build Luocheng into a city pass like Hangu Pass, and completely lock the development of the Qin State.

It should be said that Li Mu's ideas are very advanced.

Although the Qin army had just retreated, Li Mu was already thinking about the next battle. If it is really possible to block the way of the Qin army to the east with Luocheng, then the Qin State can only start from the Chu State in the south.

With the ditches of the Chu State, even if it is defeated in the end, it will fiercely drag down the footsteps of the Qin army. This also provided time for Zhao to continue to develop and grow.

The only problem is that Los Angeles is located in the middle of the world, the terrain is flat, and there are almost endless plains on all sides, which of course brings convenience to the traders who come and go, but it also makes Los Angeles not suitable for garrison defense at all.

That is to say, no matter how strong Li Mu built Luocheng, no matter how many troops Zhao amassed in Luocheng, he would not be able to defend one country with one pass like Hangu Pass.

But that's all for another time.

In any case, a strong Los Angeles can still give Zhao what he needs now, even if it can't give Zhao Jun more security, but it can also bring more economic benefits.

After all, a well-groomed city would obviously attract more vendors than a scorched earth.

As for this third part, it is naturally tens of thousands of troops under Lian Po. And they are also the busiest of the three part of the army. There was no way, because the Qin army was defeated quickly, and the land of Zhou Wangji, dozens of cities, were waiting for them to receive them.

Of course, at the same time, Li Mu also reported the battle and the current situation of Zhou Wangji to Zhao Kuo in Handan.

Zhao Kuo was not surprised to learn that the Qin army had occupied Yiyang City without giving up, if the Qin army did not leave any backhand, it would really make Zhao Kuo nervous.

For the few small cities in this area, Zhao Kuo really has no interest in taking them back. Although it can allow the Qin army to pass through the Kunhan Pass faster, in the final analysis, if the Qin army wants to continue to advance, it still has to do a game on the territory of Zhou Wangji.

In this case, it seems that there is no need to fight with Qin Jun now.

After all, in fact, the 250,000 troops of the Zhao army are now all tired troops - Li Mu and Sun Gu's troops who traveled thousands of miles to the south and fought for hundreds of miles, and Lian Po's troops who fought and defended continuously were already a bit like the end of a strong crossbow.

At this time, he went to Qin Jun desperately, he was simply looking for death by himself.

For Zhao Kuo, the most important thing now is the question of what to do in the land of Wangji this week.

That's right, literally. It's not easy

In the land of Zhou Wangji, Zhao Kuo did not want to stay in the hands of Zhao State.

The reason is simple: the gains outweigh the losses.

In terms of benefits, although the land of Zhou Wangji is not too big, the land is fertile and flat, and the output of grain is a lot of income.

In addition, as the central government of the world, there is almost an endless stream of merchants coming and going, and the tax is enough to be in today's Zhao State, and only Handan County can barely press it.

Therefore, the land of Zhou Wangji is definitely a piece of fat.

However, Zhao Kuo is not greedy at all, it is very simple, it is precisely because of enough fat that they will be targeted, especially Qin Jun, from the action of risking huge dangers to defend Yiyang, they definitely did not give up their greed for Zhou Wangji.

In other words, as long as the Qin army rebuilds Hedong and Hexi counties, it is bound to make a comeback.

And Zhao's national policy has never changed: first the north and then the south, first the easy and then the difficult.

To put it bluntly, Zhao Kuo is going to use time and his experience and technology from later generations to constantly widen the gap with the Qin State, until the gap between Zhao and Qin is irreversible, and it will be the time for a decisive battle with the Qin State.

And the reason why such a decision was made was not only because the old Qin people were too capable of fighting.

If you want to be invincible, the best way is not to end up, use geopolitical games to test the opponent's bottom line, and use proxy wars to consume the opponent's strength. For example, when the Soviet Union collapsed, the Yankees used this trick. When the opponent is exhausted, he will completely crush the opponent in terms of technology and economy.

And today's eagles, why don't they want to continue to use this method to contain pandas!

Monkeys, foot pot chickens, pineapples and other forces around the panda are all in conflict with the panda like Shi Lezhi, why?

Apparently behind them, standing is the big boss of the eagle!

Zhao Kuo wants to use this trick. Let Wei, Chu, and even Han go to war with Qin.

Of course, Zhao Kuo knew that these countries would not be Qin's opponents at all, but with Zhao State's support behind him, at least several countries would not be defeated too quickly. And once it falls into a scorching confrontation, that is the result that Zhao Kuo is most willing to see.

Not only can the war potential of both sides be consumed in this continuous war, but it can also be used to stop the progress of its scientific and technological civilization and the improvement of its national strength, and then win time for the transformation and advancement of Zhao.

If you are lucky, in the course of the war, Zhao will still be able to grasp the lifeblood of these weak countries profitably.

For example, the iron ore of Han Zhiguo, the grain of Wei and so on......

After all, when these weak countries faced the Qin State, they didn't want to be swallowed by him in one bite. Since you don't want to be swallowed, you have to accept Zhao Guo's assistance, and these aids will naturally not be free! There has to be some collateral, right?

Just like the World War II, the whole world lost, only the eagles were rich; is like the current Da Mao and Er Mao, the eagles who sit behind the scenes and watch the play have made a fortune.

Who wouldn't want to be that hateful eagle sauce?!

In this case, if Zhao continued to occupy the land of Zhou Wangji, I am afraid that in a year or two, he would be forced to fight the Qin army again, which was obviously not what Zhao Kuo wanted.

Therefore, the best way is to hand over this land to the Wei and Chu states.

However, with such an advanced idea, Zhao Kuo is really not sure that he can convince his ministers.

Land is a fatal temptation for any Chinese son, even if these ministers are already in high positions. After all, such a large piece of territory was given to other countries so easily, and everyone would have to go crazy.

What's more, for the sake of this territory, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Zhao army traveled thousands of miles from north to south and from east to west, and even lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Even with Zhao Kuo's prestige in the army, I am afraid it will be difficult to suppress the turbulent public opinion.

What's more, Chu and Wei are not fools, they don't dare to eat such a big piece of pie!

After thinking about it, Zhao Kuo thought that the only way was to let Wei and Chu go

proposed, and then pretended to be reluctant to exchange land with the two countries.

And the reason, Zhao Kuo has already helped them think of it: the pre-war agreement is the best reason.

Before the war, in order to encircle the three kingdoms of Wei, Han and Chu to form a four-nation alliance, Zhao Kuo had promised that after defeating the Qin army and occupying the land of Zhou Wangji, Zhao would not take a single city, and would reward the three kingdoms with the land of Zhou Wangji.

Now, although the coalition army was defeated by the Qin army, Zhao used a plan to take back the land of Zhou Wangji.

If it is shameless and far-fetched, it can also be said to be a continuation of the war of the coalition forces. At least the coalition forces have a part of the credit for it.

Of course, Han Zhiguo, who abandoned the coalition army, will definitely not be able to share the reward, but it seems reasonable for Wei and Chu to ask Zhao for some benefits after spending so many troops, grain and grass.

The only question is whether Wei and Chu, whose troops have been greatly damaged, still dare to ask for land from Zhao, and whether they dare to continue to stand on the land that Qin must pass through when it goes east.

These may seem like two problems, but in fact they only require one solution.

As long as the two countries realize a little that Zhao still needs them and will still be bound to them, it is enough.

Driven by interests, even if he knew that the Qin State was not easy to deal with, as long as the Zhao State was also among them, the courage of the King of Wei would rise to the occasion and he would soon take action.

And the actions of the King of Wei will also affect the King of Chu in a short period of time, and when the time comes, Zhao Kuo only needs to push the boat down the river, and the big thing can be done.

Of course, the first thing to do is to let them remember Zhao Kuo's promise before the war.

As for this, it is not difficult, to inform the two countries of the current war situation of Zhou Wangji with the letter of state, and to reiterate the friendly and cooperative relations between the three countries, plus the detailed workers placed in the courts of various countries to remind a little, with the greed of the king of Wei, he will soon realize that he can try to ask Zhao for this territory.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo immediately summoned Pingyuan Jun and Zhao Ping, who was in charge of the secret guard, into the palace.