Su Li's words made Yu Qing blush. Yu Qing didn't understand the meaning of soldiers, "the use of a small number of people", and "it's difficult to win even if one hundred thousand people, let alone four hundred thousand people", he couldn't understand it at all, but he understood the final result: Zhao Jun lost four hundred thousand, Qin's The army may not have even lost 40,000. If Su Li's information was reliable, the Qin army's participating troops were only over 100,000. He counted nearly 100,000 Qin troops crossing the river from Mengjin alone. Compared with the Zhao army, the Qin army's losses were almost negligible! The most important thing is that Su Li believes that this failure was due to Zhao Guo's wrong decision-making! Although Yu Qing did not participate in the Shangdang's decision-making, he knew the basic process and did not think there was anything wrong! He had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Su Li: "Zhao's power is greatly damaged, but Qin's power is not weak, then Qin will definitely defeat Zhao. Where will he return?"
Su Li said: "The soldiers of Qin have been exposed to the wild for many years. Their families are hanging on their heads, and their wives and children are leaning against the door. How can they not return home?"
Yu Qing asked: "Will it come again?"
Su Li said: "Qin's fifty thousand soldiers have arrived at Pu Ban, do you not know about it?"
Yu Qing said: "Qin Dan wants to conquer millions of Handan with fifty thousand soldiers. Is it right?"
Su Li said: "It's not foolish! Qin only has 50,000 people, and Zhao must fight with 100,000 people. One hundred thousand people will be transported, and 100,000 people cannot farm. And the daily expenses and the plunder of the Qin army cannot be calculated. The year of Qin When the war comes, how much can Handan support?"
Yu Qing said: "What's the plan?"
Su Li said: "Shangdang's failure, the defeat is like this, what can I say!"
Yu Qing said: "With the loss of Shangdang, all the princes will be uneasy. Is it possible to join forces to fight Qin at this time?"
Su Li said: "If Zhao defeats Qin's generals at the foot of Handan City, it will naturally happen!"
Yu Qing said: "Will Zhao be able to resist alone?"
Su Li said: "After three years of age, the combination can be achieved!"
Yu Qing said: "Zhao must not be able to support three years old alone. I have been ordered by the king to have sex with Qin. Please teach me!"
Su Li said: "Zhao Fei cannot fight Qin alone, nor can he consort with Qin alone."
Yu Qing said: "Why?"
Su Li said: "Zhao cannot fight against Qin alone because he is too weak; if his strength is too weak, Qin will fight, and Zhao cannot go to war. Zhao will definitely want to go to war, so he must boost his morale, prepare his army, and build deep trenches and strong walls to fight Qin. .Then the marriage can be successful!"
Yu Qing said: "Qin killed 450,000 of our Zhao people, how can I, Zhao, be the one to defeat him? Those who are interfering with him are preparing their army to fight Qin!"
Su Li said: "I should report to the king and enter the Qin Dynasty as a minister. I will treat you with care!"
Yu Qing said: "What should you say to advance?"
Su Li said: "Zhao wants to use six cities to have sex!"
Yu Qing said: "How can I do anything without the king's order?"
Su Li said: "But watch it change!"
Three days later, the King of Qin sent an envoy to inform the princes of the world that Qin killed 450,000 Zhao troops in Changping! The king of Zhou sent Su Li to congratulate him on entering Qin in twelve vehicles!
Among the princes, Zhou was closest to Qin, followed by Han. However, the King of Zhou was the least powerful and was not valued highly by ordinary people. However, since he was the emperor, he naturally had to receive him. Su Li reported to Hanguguan the twelve congratulatory gifts from the King of Zhou, which were nothing more than grain, silk, wine and meat.
The next day, the gifts were left at Hangu Pass, and Su Li was allowed to bring twenty followers into Xianyang. Su Li and his entourage were guided by the post officials and marched all the way to Xianyang.
It was already deep winter and the weather was freezing cold. The post coach was heading west along the mountain path, and the wind hurt people's faces. Although Su Li tried his best to suppress Yu Qing, he was just trying to gain more benefits for himself. He also knew that if the Qin army was allowed to attack Handan all the way, Handan would not be protected, and the princes themselves would not be able to protect themselves. He also didn't know what Handan's actual combat strength was and whether it could withstand the Qin army's attack. The news coming from Fenshui is that Zhaocheng, Taiyuan's first line of defense, has fallen. King Zhao has the courage to keep Handan even if he gives up Taiyuan? Su Li couldn't imagine it.
He suggested to Yu Qing that he had some considerations in making false claims about six cities: too many would not be like what King Zhao had done, and would be seen through at a glance; too few would be unattractive, and it would be difficult to impress the people of Qin. These six cities are all his capital. However, the Zhao people lost more than 400,000 people. Even if there were hundreds of thousands of Koreans who were party members, there would still be 300,000 Zhao people! In the Battle of Yique, the Han-Wei coalition lost a total of 240,000 people, and was in ruins; in the Battle of Huayang, Wei lost 130,000 people, and it has been more than ten years now, and it still cannot recover. Can the Zhao people still be able to fight if they lose 300,000 yuan?
However, the Zhao people's ability to fight is the key to the success of the peace negotiation. If Zhao did not have the strength to fight, like Han, Wei, and Chu, and allowed Qin to take whatever he wanted, Qin would not be interested in making peace with Zhao and just make an alliance directly! But after losing at least 300,000 elite soldiers, can Zhao still be able to fight?
In addition to Zhao Guo's ability to fight, Qin's vitality also needs to be seriously injured. After eating Zhao's 450,000 troops, Su Li did not believe that Qin was not exhausted. Naturally, he heard that the Qin army had recruited 50,000 prisoners and entered Puban, and that a Qin army had begun to attack Taiyuan, and there might be another one to attack Handan. But Su Li hoped that this was the last strength of the Qin army, and it was just used to scare people.
In any case, Su Li's trip to find out the true strength of Qin was the main purpose of entering Qin. The same is probably true for the princes of various countries!
With such a mood, Su Li and his followers entered Guanzhong. As soon as we got off the mountain, we immediately felt the unconcealable joy in the hearts of the Qin people, which was a heartfelt recognition of victory. Su Li carefully observed the pedestrians on the road to see if there was a disproportionate increase in the elderly, weak, women and children, and whether there were people with limited mobility near the houses. But Su Li was very disappointed. None of the phenomena he hoped to see happened! Could it be that the Qin army really easily killed more than 400,000 people? Although he told Yu Qing that the Qin people's losses were not big, in fact, in his heart, he hoped that the Qin people would suffer heavy losses! It is the tacit strategy of the princes of various countries to cause Qin and Zhao to fight and weaken each other. If Zhao is weakened but Qin is not, it will completely deviate from the intentions of each country.
The post coach gallops along the Wei River and on the Guanzhong Plain. Every time he went to a post station, Su Li talked enthusiastically with the post officials, hoping to get some truth out of their mouths. He did get some information. For example, most of the prime-age knights in the city were requisitioned. At the end of the year, a grain shipment was carried out, which requisitioned a lot of labor and added pressure to the autumn harvest. But this is not what Su Li wants. He hopes that the war will bring real losses to Qin, not just difficulties! It is impossible to fight such a big battle without any difficulties, but if life is just a little more tense, everything is actually as usual... Su Li doesn't even dare to think about it anymore.
There is another circumstantial evidence that the Qin army suffered few casualties: there were not many people wearing filial piety, and they did not see the condition of filial piety in every village. No, almost no one was seen, which made Su Li almost feel that it was impossible: there must be people who died of illness!
After walking for three days, Su Li finally entered the Guanyi next to the Wei River in Xianyang City. In Xianyang City, Su Li's entourage finally met up with Luoyang merchants in Xianyang City and learned about the developments in Xianyang during this period.
In early September, King Qin learned that the war in Changping was urgent, so he left Xianyang and went to Zhicheng to supervise the war. The counties in Guanzhong rushed to transport grain to the east of the river. At that time, the ships on the Wei River were full of grain. Although everyone did not know about the war at this time, they were all very nervous: it was obvious that the battle on the front line was very anxious, and victory or defeat was only a matter of millimeters. King Qin's personal visit to the front line was something that had never happened in the nearly fifty years since he came to the throne.
In late September, Guanzhong once again conscripted 50,000 prisoners. Because of the conscription in June, the soldiers recruited last year did not go to the front line. The government publicly stated that this was just a routine war this year! However, there are a lot of discussions among the people, thinking that the front line may be tight. But there was gossip during the New Year: the Qin army won the battle at Changping. However, there is no official document from the government, and there are no celebrations during the New Year. They just celebrate the New Year normally. Everyone felt that this rumor might be incorrect.
In anxious anticipation, on October 15th, news of victory finally came from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the Qin army in Changping was victorious. On the same day, Guanzhong prisoners were ordered to gather in Puban. Xianyang City will be closed for the day to celebrate with the public. The conscripted prisoners were all high-spirited and had an invincible spirit.
The King of Qin arrived in Hangu a few days ago. Three days ago, he held a banquet in front of Zhangtai and gave meat and wine to the meritorious officials in each county. Su Li finally understood why all he saw along the way were beaming scenes. It turned out that the King of Qin had spent a lot of money, and all counties were given wine and meat!
Did the Qin people really have no losses? Su Li thought with dissatisfaction, maybe the news of the death in battle has not come back yet!
When asked about the people around them returning to their hometowns, the businessmen all said that they only saw the Northland Army returning to the Northland via Xianyang, and the sergeants from the counties in Guanzhong did not return.
At night, when Su Li was chatting with the postman, he casually asked: "All the prisoners in Guanzhong have achieved great merit. They will return home and they will be able to cultivate acres of land."
The post official shook his head and said: "All the prisoners in Guanzhong are exempted from guilt. They are staying in Shangdang and stationed without being able to return. Those whose families are willing to go will be sent by the officials. Those who are unwilling will be given land and houses in each county according to their merit."
Su Li is even more frustrated!
As usual, Dianke Mansion sent travelers to inquire about Su Li's mission and the people he wanted to meet. Su Li said: "The king and the prime minister have nothing to say. Wu'an Jun has the highest merit, and I am willing to see him. The other generals of the Shangdang are willing to comfort him!"
After waiting in the post house for two days and meeting with a large number of Luoyang merchants, Su Li finally waited for the notice from Dianke Mansion to meet with Zhang after the morning meeting tomorrow morning.
At nearly noon the next day, a post car stopped outside the post gate, and a passerby from Dianke Mansion came to invite Su Li. Su Li got into the car, accompanied by ten followers, and arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion together.
The Prime Minister's Mansion is only a few miles away from Guanyi and can be reached in just a short time. Zhang Lu personally greeted Su Li outside the door to show his respect for Su Li.
After three bows and three concessions, the two of them climbed the steps into the hall and sat down. Please come and sit in front of the court with the retainers and disciples who are accompanying you to the prime minister's palace. When the wine and fruit are presented, Su Li will be the longevity of King Qin first, the longevity of Yinghou next, and the longevity of Wu'an Jun next. Zhang Lu also responded as Zhou Wangshou. At this time, the music of Jian Jia was played in the hall to welcome people from afar. Dancers sent from the Shaofu danced in front of the court. The atmosphere is harmonious and harmonious!
