(There were some modifications from the previous chapter.) ）

The Qin army was connected by chariots to form a 'city wall', standing on the basin, it was very difficult for the Zhao army to attack on the back, and there was a 'city wall' to block, so it was even more difficult for the army to attack, coupled with the Qin army's crossbow arrows continued to shoot, the Zhao army was repelled by the Qin army several times in a row.

The Qin army besieged the Zhao army and was not in a hurry to attack, but constantly improved the defense. Seeing this situation, Gongzi Cheng and Li Xin led the elite of the army to charge to the death. Gongzi Cheng Li Xin died in the battle array, except for thousands of Zhao troops who escaped in embarrassment, the remaining Zhao army was cut off from the water source, and there was no hope of breaking through, so the whole army could only surrender.

In this battle, Bai Qi besieged the Zhao army of 200,000 with more than 200,000 Qin troops, and used Gongzi Cheng's eagerness to win, lured the enemy to go deeper, and besieged the Zhao army with the help of favorable terrain. The Zhao army was already running for a long distance, and the people were sleepy and lacking, and they fell into the trap of the Qin army, and the whole army was annihilated. Only the thousands of Zhao troops who broke through the siege were left to retreat together with Li Xian, the county guard of Shangjun.

After a fierce battle, the Zhao army suffered tens of thousands of casualties for various reasons, and a large number of wounded soldiers died due to lack of water, and finally the Qin State captured 100,000 Zhao troops. When the news reached Handan, Zhao State, Handan was terrified.

Not long ago, Zhao Guo had just experienced a public strife, Gongzi Zhang's faction was all killed, King Zhao Wuling was starved to death, Zhao Guo can be said to be a big injury, and the result was a fiasco, Zhao Guo lost 200,000 elites.

King Zhao summoned his ministers overnight and asked them to discuss how to respond. Zhao Guo was not sure to deal with Bai Qi, and King Zhao saw that no one in the hall dared to stand up, and his face became more and more ugly.

"I'm a dignified Zhao, a thousand miles away, with 500,000 armor, isn't there anyone who can beat Bai Qi?"

Hearing King Zhao's questioning, the two generals outside the main hall couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately stepped forward and said, "King, the last general Lian is quite willing to lead the army to battle!" ”

"King, the last general Zhao Hao is willing to lead the army to battle!"

The two of them stood up one after the other and said.

After King Zhao saw the two of them, he was overjoyed and said: "Okay, if you can win this battle, you will not be stingy with rewards!" ”

"I want to die for the king." The two thanked each other again.

Next, the two explained their respective countermeasures to the king of Zhao, Zhao was newly defeated, morale was low, and it was necessary to strictly defend the city, fortify the walls and clear the wilderness, and deal with the Qin army's siege.

Zhao fought locally, and grain and grass did not need to be transported over long distances, while the Qin army's grain and grass needed to be transported from domestic, and the loss was more. At the same time, Zhao was good at cavalry, and could use cavalry to harass the Qin army's grain route to exhaust the Qin army. We will hold the city tightly, wait until the veterans of the Qin army are tired, and then attack with a large army, and we will definitely be able to break the Qin army.

King Zhao then appointed Lian Po as the main general and Zhao Hao as the deputy general to command the army and confront the Qin state. The Qin army attacked in a big way, and Lian Po Zhao Hao personally led the army to resist. The army strictly guarded the city, and the walls were clear. At the same time, Li Xian was appointed by King Zhao to send cavalry from the northern border army to harass the logistics of the Qin army.

The Bai Qi army was overwhelmed for a long time, and at the same time, Li Xian's cavalry was haunted in Zhao State, and the Qin army's grain roads were burned. And at this time, an urgent report came from the land of Bashu, and the Huai army attacked Bashu. After receiving the news of Huai's attack, the Qin State was shocked. hurriedly ordered Bai Qi to return to help.

When Bai Qi learned that Huai was attacking Bashu, he immediately appointed Hu Yang to lead an army of 50,000 to break off, and he himself led 150,000 Qin troops to the south to support.

The Qin army suddenly retreated, and the Zhao army thought that the Qin army's withdrawal was a deception, and they did not dare to pursue. By the time the Zhao army received the news that Huai had attacked the land of Bashu in Qin, Bai Qi's army had already rushed back to Qin, and then rushed to Shuzhong to support.

It's just that the Shu Road is difficult, and the Qin army wants to support the land of Bashu, which is equally difficult. At the same time, the Qin State also needs to guard against the Huai State taking the opportunity to sneak attack the Qin State from Hanzhong.

There were 100,000 Qin troops in Shuzhong, and the roads were difficult to navigate, although the Qin State was worried about the Huai State attacking, but they did not think that the Huai Army could capture the land of Bashu in a short time. And the land of Hanzhong is an important threat to Qin's entry into Shu, so Bai Qi wrote a letter suggesting that Hanzhong should be broken first, and then enter Shu to rescue.

The king of Qin agreed with Bai Qi's suggestion, so he decided to attack Hanzhong with a large army. The Qin army entered the Baochuan Road from Yixian and attacked Hanzhong. At the same time, another large army moved south from Chencang Road, entered Miancheng, and then cooperated with the Qin army to attack Hanzhong.

Qin's 100,000-strong army attacked Hanzhong from the north and west, respectively. Le Yi ordered Wei Zong to guard Hanzhong, and the army blocked the mouth of Baogu Valley, while Wei Zong personally led the army to confront the Qin army in Mian County.

There are mostly mountain roads between Nanzheng and Mian County, the roads are narrow, rugged and difficult to travel, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Qin army was flanked by the two armies, and if the Qin army in Mianxian County attacked, Hanzhong would be in danger.

At this time, Le Yi was leading his army west from Jiangzhou to attack Bashu. Le Yi marched north on the Fujiang River in Jiangzhou to attack Chengdu, and Sima Cuo, the lieutenant of Qin, led his army to resist. After Sima Cuo seized the land of Bashu that year, he has been guarding Bashu and is very familiar with the land of Bashu.

The Qin army occupies a favorable position, and the morale of the soldiers is high because they protect their homeland. Le Yi led the army to fight against him several times, but except for the loss of some people, he did not gain much.

Bashu is already difficult to travel, and it is extremely difficult to attack, even if Huai has a Shanyue elite soldier, he did not take advantage of Sima Cuo. However, Le Yi has already received Wang Xu's edict, and this station is not in a hurry to end, but to consume the living force of the Qin State and the grain and grass of the Qin State. Although the grain and grass of the Qin army could be requisitioned from Shu County, the Huai State had a waterway of the Yangtze River, and then entered the Fujiang River, and the transportation of grain and grass was equally convenient.

Over the years, the Qin State has been fighting for many years, and although the results are rich, it has consumed a lot of grain and grass, and it cannot consume the Huai State at all. This kind of competition is completely a competition of national strength, and Huaiguo is not afraid of anyone at all. Just when Sima mistakenly thought that the Huai army was going to fight with him, Le Yi was not in a hurry and gave the rear army an order to attack.

Le Yi and Sima Cuo faced each other, and when they saw that Sima Cuo's army was firmly in Suizhou, and after successfully mobilizing Sima Cuo, he immediately ordered another army to set off from Jiangzhou to the south and continue to attack along the Tuojiang River. Wang Xu recruited 200,000 troops in order to attack Shu, plus the original 100,000 troops in Jiangzhou, a full 300,000 troops.

Le Yi this time is to suppress people with momentum, in addition to the 30,000 troops left behind, the remaining 270,000 go all the way to the Fujiang River, all the way to the Tuojiang River, and the last way to the Minjiang River. Huai is a strong country and can overwhelm people with power, and naturally will not let it go.

It's just that he was worried that Sima was wrong and the 100,000 Qin army was defending Chengdu, so Le Yi used this strategy. The most admired thing in the art of war is to fight more and fight less, and to oppress people with power.

Sima Cuo only has 100,000 Qin troops, if he joins forces in one place, he can still fight in the Huai army, but if he dares to divide his troops, Le Yi will immediately march in three ways, and when the time comes, Sima Cuo will not be able to stop him even if he has three heads and six arms. After Sima Cuo learned that the Huai army was advancing in three directions, he only blocked one army, and the other two armies drove straight in, so he could only grit his teeth, give up Suizhou, and lead the army back to Chengdu, wanting to rely on Chengdu to defend to the death.

(End of chapter)