Hangu Pass is named because it is in the valley and is as deep and dangerous as a letter.
Hangu Pass guards the throat of Xiaohan, is connected to Hengling Mountains in the west, Juejian Mountain in the east, Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. The terrain is dangerous and the roads are narrow. The saying "cars do not square the track, horses do not have bridles" is not a lie, it is true. One man is in charge, but ten thousand men are not allowed to open it.
Therefore, since the founding of the Qin State, although it has suffered heavy losses and was even attacked by a group of countries in Shandong, it has never been seriously injured. This is the credit of this magnificent pass.
Now, Qin's army is concentrated on this dangerous pass, preparing to fight against the other countries in Shandong again.
At Hangu Pass, Ying Zheng put his hands on the wall and looked at the joint forces standing across the river from Hangu Pass. The initial excitement gradually faded away, and he became a little worried.
He knew that the reason for the alliance of the countries this time was that he was afraid of the canal that would be able to irrigate more than 40,000 hectares of land, which would be enough to increase Qin's national power tenfold. He also hoped to use this canal to irrigate Qin. When the country's treasury was exhausted, Qin was completely destroyed.
In fact, it is not difficult to find out the details of the Zheng State. He was born in the Zheng family in Xinzheng, and became a disciple of the Kan Yu family. He had a good relationship with Han Fei, the Korean prince, and was a family friend of the father of the city, Zhang. He was personally recommended by Han Prime Minister Kaifeng and sent to Hangu Pass. , its purpose is naturally self-evident, it is just a plan to tire Qin.
This is a conspiracy, a gamble arranged by South Korea for Qin.
Therefore, Qin took over.
However, if you say you are not nervous when you are really sitting at the gambling table facing an opponent who has put all your money on you, that would be an absolute lie.
From ancient times to the present, no one, no matter whether they are wise kings or foolish kings, wants to become the king of subjugation, and Ying Zheng is no exception.
"A total of 900,000 troops, unprecedented in history."
Even Wang Yan, who was following Ying Zheng, couldn't help but sigh.
The largest battle he had ever experienced in his life was the Battle of Changping.
In the early days, he and Lian Po each had more than 200,000 troops under their command. Later, domestic reinforcements from both sides arrived, turning the battle into a battle with a total of one million troops. At that time, he thought that such a scale was unprecedented. If not With Lord Wu An personally in charge, he was a little afraid to take command.
But this time, the number of the coalition forces alone has reached 900,000. These are only the soldiers who appear on the battlefield, not counting the miscellaneous soldiers and civilians who ensure logistics and transport food and equipment in the rear. As for the Qin army, The Lantian camp expanded from 200,000 to 450,000 troops, and the frontier army's 400,000 troops also expanded to 800,000. In addition to the border troops stationed in various places, the Qin army's estimated troop input on the battlefield will not be Less than 950,000.
In other words, the total number of combat troops on both sides is close to two million.
You must know that South Korea, one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, only has a total population of about 1.8 million, which means that the total military strength of both sides in this war actually exceeds the number of people in the entire country.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The alliance of the six kingdoms is nothing more than putting loose sand in one vessel. If you can retreat one country first, in an instant, the quicksand will be like water flowing out of the land."
As the familiar voice reached his ears, the sorrowful look on Ying Zheng's chiselled face gradually faded away, and a smile appeared instead.
Ying Zheng turned around and looked at the figure with the same smile on his face. He didn't know whether it was because of Zhang Ji's breakthrough to the master level, or because he changed from a black costume to a suit of armor. His originally thin and slender body Becoming a little stronger.
"My lord, please pay homage to your Majesty."
Zhang Ji greeted Ying Zheng with a military salute, but before the salute was completed, Ying Zheng grabbed him.
"Are you okay, sir?"
Ying Zheng slapped Zhang Ji hard several times, saying he was checking whether Zhang Ji was healthy, but in fact he was just beating him twice to vent his anger.
Zhang Ji spent decades in the fantasy world, but only half a month passed in the real world, but the news about Du Youting had already spread.
The elaborate operations arranged by the Six Nations in Guanzhong tried to spread panic, but they were all wiped out within three to five days. However, the people in the inner history place, especially near Du Youting, were still somewhat panicked.
Some wealthy families bribed county officials to change their registrations overnight. After receiving the talisman, their families moved away from Du You Pavilion and sought refuge elsewhere. They even gave up a lot of their land, which caused some people to panic.
The common people who survive in troubled times have their own survival wisdom to some extent. If the wealthy families in the place where they live, especially the nobles, suddenly move, then some disaster will definitely happen in this place.
Therefore, many people did not hesitate to violate the laws of Qin and become the dead (the unregistered Fu Chuan fled privately) and also planned to leave their hometown and go elsewhere.
What is unexpected is that Zhao Ji, whose IQ has always been erratic, actually stood up at this time.
Although Zhao Ji handed over all her power to Ying Zheng, as the Queen Mother of Qin, she naturally had supreme power.
Zhao Ji ordered Tingwei Wei to arrest those fleeing wealthy families and officials who had accepted bribes and violated the regulations to change their status. All of them were beheaded and their property confiscated. 50% of their fields were put into the national treasury, and 50% were given to the local people to calm the people. Xiaoze was all exiled to Shu County.
After punishing several wealthy families who knowingly committed crimes one after another, Zhao Ji's thunderous methods successfully shocked everyone.
Then, without notifying Ying Zheng, Zhao Ji took Li Wu and Feng Wuze who stayed at the Qin Palace and their 4,000 Yulin troops to inspect the internal history on behalf of the Qin King in the name of the Queen Mother, appease the people, and even Du Youting wandered around, which scared Wang Jian, Feng Quji and Feng Jie and ran to Du Youting to stop Zhao Ji.
Although Zhao Ji's patrol was obviously selfish, she still had a sense of proportion at this time and followed the advice of Wang Jian and others. After staying for a night, she left the vicinity of Du Youting and set off to other places.
Zhao Ji's inspection successfully appeased the Qin people in the inner history. The dignified Queen Mother and the mother of a country stayed outside Duyou Pavilion all night without fear of danger. So what did they, the common people, have to fear?
Moreover, most of the places where they were located had at least one wealthy family whose property was confiscated, and 50% of the land fell into their hands. Naturally, not many people were willing to leave.
For a time, Zhao Ji's prestige soared, and both the court and the people called her a wise queen.
Ying Zheng and Zhang Ji both learned about this incident afterwards and were a little scared.
However, fortunately, Zhao Ji did not encounter any danger, and Zhang Ji also returned safe and sound, and also received a great opportunity.
"However, although you have received a great opportunity, you should not go to such a dangerous place lightly in the future."
Ying Zheng was afraid of Zhao Ji's experience, and even more afraid of Zhang Ji's incident.
If there is less resentment, as far as he knows, he can just find a Taoist to get rid of it. It is nothing more than a minor illness. Considering Zhao Ji's current physique, which seems to be glowing with a second spring, it is not a serious problem.
But Zhang Ji, that was a real close call, which really shocked him.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."
Zhang Ji looked at the blame in Ying Zheng's eyes and it was impossible not to be moved. At least in the feudal era, the king was so caring and trusting to his ministers. This could only be done in this world and in the Qin Dynasty, which had never experienced betrayal by the person closest to him.
"Then the gentleman will take the blame and perform meritorious service. He will break up this alliance for the sake of politics and let this quicksand be like water leaking out of the ground."
For some reason, Ying Zheng felt that the worries in his heart were reduced a bit after seeing Zhang Ji who had returned from a near-death experience.
Perhaps, Zhang Ji's experience is an appetizer for this war.
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