108. Shikoku Defeats Zhao
There were only about 300,000 troops in the whole of Korea, 100,000 in Yewang and Jingcheng, 50,000 surrendered to Zhao Kuo, and 100,000 were defended on other borders.
Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, has only more than 50,000 troops.
Although there are 10,000 of South Korea's most elite crossbowmen, they are extremely combative.
But when Zhao Kuo's general flag appeared outside Xinzheng, King Han was almost scared.
I don't know if it was to gather the old and young of Zheng Guo to the greatest extent, or to be afraid of the lethality of the crossbow when defending the city, Zhao Kuo did not directly attack the city, but chose to besiege it.
This made the news of Zhao Kuo's siege of Xinzheng spread throughout the six countries.
The Great Liang of the Wei State, in the palace of the King of Wei.
Shangqing Sun Chen's eyebrows fluttered, and he reported the good news to King Wei.
"King, it turns out that Zhao Kuonan came out of Changping, and he had a heart of disobedience. I am the Great Wei Art of War Handan, and the fulfillment of King Hui's wish is just around the corner. ”
King Wei nodded and said softly, "Where to start." ”
"King Qiyu, you see, Zhao Kuo discussed with my country's Xinling Jun about exchanging the city for grain. Cessing the city, that is the power that only King Zhao has, and Zhao Kuo dares to do this, he is already ignoring King Zhao. Sun Chen said.
On weekdays, the courtiers did not dare to mention the three words Xinlingjun, for fear of angering the King of Wei.
But who knows that it was the secret order of King Wei that allowed Xinling Jun to get a steady stream of logistical supplies.
King Wei smiled and said, "I know about this. Enough for 200,000 troops to spend more than half a year of grain and grass, in exchange for Guangwolf City and other places, this account, my Wei State is not a loss. I heard that Zhao Dan Xiaoer, when she heard the news, she was so angry that she directly dropped the Baoyu paperweight on the table. Hahaha. ”
"It's not a loss, it's a big profit. King Zhao simply lost a big one because of a small one. At the beginning, as long as I was in Wei, there were more than a dozen cities on his Zhongmu and Neihuang side, and I also promised not to send troops to Handan within three years. Such a condition in exchange for the 200,000 elites of the Zhao State who have survived the battle to go back is already a huge concession made by my Wei State for the sake of belonging to the same Three Jin Dynasty as their Zhao State. Sun Chen smiled.
Long Yangjun on the side also said happily: "That's true, at the beginning, I was against this condition proposed by my king to King Zhao, but I didn't expect King Zhao to be so ignorant." Haha, I still want to exchange it for the Captain City of Light Wolf City. He didn't want to think about it, his troops were starving to death. The only remaining elite of their Zhao Kingdom that can fight, this is something that no number of cities can get back. ”
"Zhao Dan is really a faint king, far inferior to my king." Sun Chen said sincerely: "This condition is unacceptable. But who would have thought that Zhao Kuo would later have a stroke of genius and directly exchange the city for food. I reckon his logistical situation was on the verge of collapse by then.
But if he still has some respect for King Zhao in his heart, and forcibly leads these elites of a hundred battles to advance eastward, although our Wei army is brave, but Changping is so big, there will always be a gap that will be penetrated, and it is estimated that he can withdraw fifty or sixty thousand people back. ”
King Wei laughed: "The combat strength of our army is very clear, and Aiqing doesn't need to be golden." If Zhao Kuo is determined to march east to Handan, our army will definitely suffer heavy losses, and at least half of Zhao's army will be able to go back.
So at the beginning, the widow only needed two pieces of territory in Zhongmu and Neihuang. Unexpectedly, it was really a blessing from God. In return, Zhao Dan Xiaoer heard that Zhao Kuo exchanged the city for grain and went south to South Korea, so he was directly stunned on the spot.
However, this can't be all blamed on Zhao Kuo, who led the troops outside and won many battles, but the two soldiers were taken over in three days, and they were all taken over by some wine bags and rice bags. And in the end, the grain and grass were cut off, and the rear was my Wei army, and the front was the Qin army.
Being able to lead the whole army to escape is already Zhao Kuo's military attainments, and for this reason alone, Zhao Kuo can already be famous through the ages. Not to mention that he defeated the killing god Bai Qi before, and the world was shocked. If Zhao Kuo can vote for my Wei State, I am willing to entrust him with the whole country's soldiers and horses. ”
King Wei said it generously, and all the ministers under him praised it, but in fact, how could a monarch dare to hand over all his military power to one person.
Such a monarch is either a saint who can be famous for eternity, or a deposed emperor who is about to be remembered for 10,000 years.
"Now Zhao Kuo has captured Jingcheng and forced Tian Huai'an, the widow of Zheng Guo, outside Yewang City, to subvert South Korea with the help of Zheng Guo's power, so as to create a career in South Korea, and it is not impossible to establish himself as a king, he is a clan."
"That's right, as long as the Zhao State is destroyed, he, as the clan of the Zhao State, and the clan with outstanding military achievements, will raise his arms and stand up as the new King of Zhao, which is also in line with legal principles."
"King Zhao is really too stingy and has forced himself into a corner."
"I heard that a few days ago, King Zhao also sent an envoy over, saying that he was willing to cede Zhongmu, Neihuang, and even Anyang can be discussed."
The courtiers below talked a lot, but the king of Wei laughed: "The current Zhao State is like a piece of fat and juicy beef, waiting for our countries to go up and divide it together." Zhongmu, Neihuang, and even Anyang, Handan, and Julu, where do the widows still need to rely on him, won't the widows send troops to take it themselves? ”
Hearing this, Sun Chen continued: "What the king said is in line with the principle of domineering. Now Zhao has become an undefended country due to the stupidity of King Zhao and Zhao Kuo's southward march and empty troops. Carefully reported that the State of Qi had launched a westward expedition, and the doctor Jimo personally led an army of 100,000 into the State of Zhao to conquer the city.
Yan Guo was not willing to be lonely over there, and the prime minister ignored the opposition of Le Yi's son Le Jian, and prepared to go south with Le Cheng to attack Wuyang and Dingzhou. The main force of the Chu State is now being led by Chun Shenjun to attack the Lu State. However, the country is also urgently recruiting troops, and the general Jingyang has repeatedly asked for war and wants to go north. It's almost time to go.
We can't be absent from this feast to carve up the Zhao Kingdom! ”
King Wei nodded with a smile and said, "That's what the widow means. But the plate that my Wei State is currently spreading out is too big. In the west, Wuji and Qin Guomeng fought back and forth, and they were very stale. The Qin State did not want my Wei State to repair Gaoping Pass, and he would come to harass him every day.
In the east, Tao County and Weiguo have become the end of the strong crossbow, and they really don't want to go if they don't take the opportunity to annex them. Our army's newly recruited 100,000 troops have also set out, and it is believed that within three months, these two countries will be destroyed.
But in this way, there were no available troops, and they attacked Handan and carved up the Zhao State. ”
"Why should my king worry, the troops are right in front of you." Sun Chen said.
"And so it goes."
Because of King Wei's unscrupulous voice just now, Sun Chen realized that Xinling Jun led troops privately, and it was very likely that he had the instructions of King Wei, so he no longer avoided suspicion and said: "Xinling Jun's 250,000 troops are facing off against the Qin people, which is really a bit of a waste. He can draw an army of 500,000 to 100,000.
In order to protect the safety there and prevent the Koreans from repenting, our army general Duan Zigan led 100,000 troops to be stationed there. Yuanyong's terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and now that South Korea is too busy to take care of itself, Zhao Kuo wants to be reborn with Zheng Guo's shell, where will he care about that place.
The 50,000-strong army was in Yuanyong, guarding for two days, and it was extremely easy. Moreover, Yuanyong is less than a hundred miles away from our girder, and our army can support it at any time.
General Duan Zigan can lead an army of 50,000 troops to the west from there, join the army drawn by Xinlingjun, form a large army, capture Handan, and carve up the Zhao State, which is just around the corner. ”
"Color!" King Wei stroked his palms and laughed.