The good news of the Chu army's attack on the capture of Chendu finally came.

But keenly like Zhao Kuo and Li Mu, they saw a little bit of something wrong from this good news.

Without him, the news came too suddenly. Suddenly, to the point where Zhao Kuo and Li Mu both felt incredible.

Chen Du is the most important fulcrum in the rear of the Qin army, and it is also the most important assembly point for the Qin army's military supplies.

If this place is lost, the more than 300,000 Qin troops on the front line will lose their food support in an instant, and they will run out of food within ten days. This situation is probably not much different from the Zhao army in the Battle of Changping in history.

As a veteran of the killing field, how could Wang Di allow such a situation to happen?

You must know that after Zhao Kuo won the Wei State, he asked Tian Dan to return to fill the position as soon as possible.

Zhao Kuo understands the importance of rear security, could it be that Wang Yu, who also experienced the Battle of Changping, and his follower Bai Qi planned to surround the Zhao army, would not know? Will Wang Yi, who single-handedly arranged for the Qin-Wei coalition army to capture Yicheng, understand?

Moreover, with the combat strength of the Chu army, even if it has a huge advantage in troops, how can it be an overnight thing to capture Chen Du?

Even if there is an internal response, I am afraid that it may not be able to be taken bloodless in the hands of the tenacious Qin army, right?

What's more, in the face of the Chu army's attack, how could the Qin army remain indifferent? Especially since the Chu army captured Chendu, such an explosive military situation has been transmitted to the Zhao army, why can the Qin army over there still be as stable as Mount Tai? There was not even a point of withdrawal.

To say that before, the army was trapped in Xinzheng City, and may not have been able to detect the movements of the Qin army at the first time, but now Zhou Qi and Zhao Weishu are camping outside, forming a horn trend with Xinzheng, and at the same time, they are also monitoring the Qin army in all aspects.

But under such circumstances, Qin Jun still did not move. Obviously, the Qin army was not elite enough to evade the uninterrupted surveillance of the Zhao army's scouts for twelve hours.

In the case that Zhao Jun already had an advantage, Qin Jun's insistence revealed a trace of weirdness.

Now that the Chu army has suddenly occupied the Chen capital, the Qin army has not made a big move, which is even more strange.

The only possibility is that the Qin army was not surprised by the Chu army's occupation of Chendu.

From this, two possibilities are derived:

First, the Qin army set a trap and waited for the Chu army to drill in the net;

Second, the Qin army has merged with the Chu army......

If the first possibility is possible, it will not be a big problem for the Zhao State, after all, Qin and Chu are fighting, no matter who wins or loses, it will have no impact on the Zhao State.

Even, even if the Qin State destroyed the Chu State in the First World War, and the Zhao State, which had already occupied the absolute momentum, did not have much impact.

But in the latter case, then the problem is really big!

However, the vast majority of the Qin army, which had already poured out, was under Xinzheng City, and even Hangu Pass was unable to reinforce more troops, let alone set up a trap for Chu with tens of thousands of troops.

Obviously, the latter scenario is much more likely to occur than the first.

couldn't help but look at Zhao Kuo and Li Mu, who were looking at the map, and looked at each other.

Obviously, both of them had already thought of the possibility of the confluence of Qin and Chu.

It's just that the two of them still don't want to believe that the two countries that were still fighting for life and death last year, and the two armies with a deep hatred of blood, would suddenly unite?

"All impossibilities have been eliminated, and the last possibility, even if you don't want to believe it, it can only be the truth." Zhao Kuo let out a long sigh and muttered to Li Mu.

Hearing this, Li Mu was suddenly struck by lightning, he knew too well what it would mean for the current Zhao State once the Chu State defected.

"Still." Zhao Kuo continued to sigh and said, "Regardless of whether the Chu army has defected or not, we still warn the Chu army and ask them to be careful of the Qin army's traps. The purpose is threefold:

First, as allies, we must fulfill our obligations and not let the world pick out our problems;

Second, according to the response of the Chu army, it can also help us judge the matter of its confluence;

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Third, if it is true that the state of Chu has defected as we expected, this reminder may also allow the Qin army to relax its vigilance a little and buy more time for our army."

Listening to Zhao Kuo's words, Li Mu also felt reasonable, and then nodded and promised, "Weichen will arrange it."

"There's no hurry." Zhao Kuo waved his hand slightly, and said, "It doesn't matter if this matter is an hour earlier or an hour later, the most important thing now is how our army should deal with it next."

"Yes." Li Mu nodded and agreed again.

And with Zhao Kuo's unhurried words, Li Mu's slightly impatient mood finally quieted down.

"Let's take a look at how the Qin-Chu coalition will attack." Zhao Kuo then said to Li Mu.

"Yes." Li Mu took a deep breath, then continued to look at the map, and said, "According to the intelligence, the Chu army should send around 150,000 troops, which is basically the same as the situation that our army's detailed work in Shouchun has been transmitted. However, since the Chu army has defected, it is bound to come with the determination to fight to the death, so it cannot be ruled out that the Chu State will send Shouchun's 30,000 defenders along with it in the future."

"Hmm." Zhao Kuo also nodded, and then Li Mu's words said, "Therefore, the number of the Chu army should be around 180,000, if it continues to increase, the Chu army will inevitably carry out large-scale conscription, which cannot be completed in the short term. For the time being, we can consider it in terms of an army of 180,000."

With an army of 180,000, Rao is two people have already been mentally prepared, and they still can't help but feel a wave in their hearts. That's a desperate number.

Especially in this situation that should have been on the one hand, it suddenly took a sharp turn, if it weren't for the fact that Zhao Kuo and Li Mu were both veterans of the battle, I am afraid that they would have collapsed at this time.

"Okay." After adjusting his emotions slightly, Zhao Kuo immediately pointed to Yutu and continued: "The Chu army joins the battle situation, and there are only two ways:

First, from Chendu continued all the way north, until Xinzheng, where it joined the Qin army, and with the advantage of troops, tried to defeat our army from the front;

The second is to go to the northeast, from the border of Wei and Chu directly into Huaisi, together with the army of Qi, to strangle our army's Tiandan Division. Then he waved his army to the east, inserted into the Wei realm, and attacked our army on his back. This will force our army to abandon Yingchuan and return to Shangdang."

"If the Chu army goes north directly, it would be good." Li Mu shook his head slightly and said, "Even if an army of 500,000 is pressing, with our army's current 300,000 army, Xinzheng may not be able to defend it. Even if Xinzheng can't defend it, our army can still retreat to Los Angeles or even Yicheng, use a strong city to consume the opponent's troops, and exchange space for time."

"I'm afraid that the Chu army will all rush into Huaisi County." Zhao Kuo also sighed softly and said, "General Tiandan over there only has only 70,000 troops, and more than half of his combat strength is insufficient, and it is already the limit to delay the 140,000 troops of the Qi army."

"Judging from the fact that the Chu army deliberately exposed the occupation of Chendu, Qin Chu should want to lock our eyes on the Yingchuan line." Li Mu immediately raised his head and looked at Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo also raised his head in time.

"The target of the Chu army is Huaisi County." The same judgment was spoken in the mouths of the two in an instant.

"If it were me, I would also pick the weaker Huaisi County to attack." Zhao Kuo sighed lightly and had to face this last thing he wanted to face.

"Indeed. Attacking Huaisi County is not only the easiest plan to get, but also the most beneficial plan for the Chu State." Li Mu also went on to add: "Almost immediately, the Chu State will be able to expand its territory, no matter what the final battle in Yingchuan County is, the Chu State will definitely not lose."

Soon, in the mutual complementarity of the two, Qin Chu's intentions were already on paper.

It's just that after knowing the intentions of Qin and Chu, the two of them didn't feel relaxed at all.

The 180,000 army, even if it is pressed to the frontal battlefield, the two of them can't stand it, not to mention that the 180,000 army is pressed to the remote battlefield of Huaisi County, not to mention, on that battlefield, the Qi army already has a great advantage.

320,000 people fight 70,000 people, who is changed, this battle can't be fought!

The key is that the only mobile force in the current Zhao State is still far away in the east of the river, and may even have marched to the west of the river.

Wait for Zhao Kuo to be from Hedong General

Sun Gu's troops were transferred back, and I am afraid that not only Huaisi County, but even Dongjun and the new Wei Realm were all occupied by the Chu army.

In an instant, a deep despair enveloped Zhao Jun's two dozen giants.

"Will there be a division of troops?" Zhao Kuo still asked with some reluctance.

Even if it is just a matter of sending tens of thousands of people to the north, it can reduce the pressure on some fields, and maybe there will be a glimmer of life.

It's a pity that in the face of this problem, Li Mu shook his head and denied without thinking about it: "It shouldn't be, although the Qin and Chu alliances, the Chu State must not be able to trust the Qin State, so it is impossible to dismantle their own troops." This may also be the reason why the State of Chu must occupy the capital of Chen first."

"yes!" Zhao Kuo nodded: "Starting from the Chu Realm, it is indeed not the fastest path to detour to Chendu. Occupying Chendu may be one of the bargaining chips for the Chu army to defect."

"Can you start from the relationship of distrust between Qin and Chu?" Li Mu listened to Zhao Kuo's words and immediately put forward an idea.

"If Qin Chu joins forces together, it may be of some use. But the Chu army is far away from Huaisi, and every city that is laid down is probably included in the pocket of the Chu State, so there is no way to plan at all." Zhao Kuo also shook his head and denied.

"What about the division between the Chu State and the Qi State?" Li Mu put forward the idea again.

"I'm afraid not." Zhao Kuo still shook his head: "The opponent's forces on the Eastern Front are too sufficient, enough to attack Huaisi County and Dongjun on the one hand, and Hejian County and Jibei County on the other. What separates you? They don't have to work together, and they don't have any conflicts of interest."

"Yes, the other side has too many troops, and our army has too few troops." Li Mu also shook his head helplessly and said.

"It's still a matter of troops." Zhao Kuo slapped the desk hard.

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