The sky and earth are one color, the spring breeze is gradually fading, and the afterglow of the setting sun stretches people's shadows infinitely. Zhao Yong ignored the compliments of the generals and looked at the soldiers who were still training hard in the distance. The shouts echoed in his ears and he fell into silence.
The fight has never stopped for a moment, but is getting more and more intense. Whether it is a dangerous battlefield or a seemingly peaceful hometown.
The Warring States Period without war is nothing more than idle talk. But do they really know why they are fighting? They may not even know why they are fighting.
For a lofty ideal? Make great achievements?
That's too far away... and it's just a burden imposed by the world.
Perhaps their original intention was just to have a bite to eat.
In this era of frequent wars, children are marked by war from the moment they are born. Scholars, farmers, merchants, and all walks of life, no matter noble or humble, people live as if they are serving the war.
No one has a choice...
If you are strong, you will be strong; if you are weak, you will perish!
Zhao Yong didn't want to be that loser, let alone the country of Zhao being submerged in the long river of history.
He wanted his name to leave a mark in the history of the country, and he wanted those Zhao soldiers who fought bloody battles to be able to achieve their goals and die in a worthy place.
Desire is motivating people's hearts, and it is also motivating the integration of the times.
After a long silence, Zhao Yong seemed to be talking to himself: "Are you really ready?"
Pang Nuan immediately clasped his fists and said: "The new recruits in the spring expedition are all strong soldiers. According to the new law of Zhao State, they will be trained in March. Now the morale is about to be high. The second and third sons are all looking forward to making contributions to the king."
Zhang Yuan hurriedly bowed to him and said, "Please be the vanguard."
The generals on the side also asked for battle: "I am willing to lead the way for the king in this expedition."
"Well..." Zhao Yong nodded slightly and made a noncommittal sound from the corner of his mouth.
In early February, in order to curb the continued growth of Qi State, the alliance was implemented, and Sima Feiyi was sent as commander-in-chief and Li Tong as deputy, leading 30,000 Zhao troops to Jiami to support Wei and Han.
There is no turning back once the bow is fired, and he must fight, but how to seek the greatest benefit for Zhao is what he has to consider now.
The war was originally limited to a corner of the southeast, but due to interests, more and more countries were participating in the war, and the war had spread to every corner of China.
According to the battle report received by the Metropolitan Procuratorate ten days ago, most of the Shang and Yu areas have now returned to the Chu State, but several important passes are still firmly in the hands of the Qin army, and the main force of the Chu army still cannot break through the Wuguan line.
However, looking at the posture of the Chu army, it seems that they are quite determined not to return until they reach Xianyang in this battle.
Now, with Qi's participation in the war, the center of the battlefield has gradually shifted from the southeastern line of Shang at the junction of Qin and Chu to the Central Plains of Qi, Wei, Song, and Chu.
Naturally, the generals of Qin and Chu could also see the change in the war situation.
As early as the beginning of the first month of the first lunar month, Qu Gai, the chief general of the Chu army, ordered Captain Zhaoju to divide 50,000 troops to increase the number of troops on the eastern front and merge them with the troops of Qi and Song, intending to make Wei and Han stand by and pursue their plans. 'Borrowing'.
Then from Hangu and Wuguan, they invaded the hinterland of Qin from two fronts.
Unprepared, the Wei army lost its first battle with the Qi and Song coalition forces at Chengqiu (northwest of Yanzhou, Shandong) and was defeated.
Thanks to the support of Qin and Han, the defeat was able to be stopped. Today, Qin, Wei, and Han are facing off against Qi, Chu, and Song in Jiami (Heze City, Shandong).
Under the protracted stalemate, the war situation began to heat up.
Each country has its own evil intentions, and the princes each have their own thoughts.
The small moves Qin and Chu made against Bashu secretly could not be hidden from the eyes of other countries, or in other words, the princes did not care.
They each had their own plans.
After the three Jin Dynasties gained an absolute advantage over Qin, they unanimously set their sights on each other.
As for aiding the Qin State, Wei and Han had originally planned to do nothing but take advantage of the opportunity to seek benefits, either to reject Qi or to seek Chu.
However, Qi's sudden dispatch of troops disrupted the original opportunities of the two countries and forced them to change their original strategies.
As for the route of sending troops from Qi State: the first step was to coerce Song State to send troops, and the second step was to advance towards Wei. After gaining the advantage, they did not take advantage of the victory and pursue it. Instead, they gave the Wei army time to wait for reinforcements from Qin and South Korea.
In this way, it is not difficult to see Qi Guo's plan.
I think the third step is to wait and see how the war between Qin and Chu goes.
As for why Zhao State sent troops, it was naturally not for the righteousness simply written in the alliance letter.
Zhao State has only one goal in this war, and that is Qi State.
Weaken the state of Qi and use the melee among other countries to eliminate the biggest potential threat today.
As for the battlefield on the eastern front, the three Jin Dynasties only need to join forces in one place and they are no longer afraid of Qi and Chu.
You can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then make plans when both Qi and Chu are defeated.
But the biggest goal of Zhao State is not to force the Qi army back, but to take the opportunity to kill its effective forces. In other words, the fundamental purpose of Zhao Army's participation in the war is no longer Jia Mi's tens of thousands of Qi and Song coalition forces... but Yan Di One hundred thousand Qi troops.
The reason why Zhao Yong did not let Pang Nuan lead his troops to Jia Mi was because he had a more important task assigned to him.
He forced the Qi army to withdraw from Yan and encircled the area for reinforcements.
According to the original plan of Zhao's monarchs and ministers, they did not want to start a war on two fronts. They prioritized the destruction of Zhongshan, and then planned to plot Qi in the name of restoring Yan.
However, God is not as good as man, and an opportunity suddenly appeared in front of Zhao State. If this opportunity is missed, and the cycle of plots continues, I am afraid that if you wait ten or even twenty years, you may not have another good opportunity to severely damage Qi State.
He didn't want to give up this opportunity, he wanted to take a gamble.
