Wei army camp.
"Commander, if our army forcibly crosses the river, I'm afraid it will cause immeasurable casualties." Jin Bi reminded.
He was worried that Zhao Kuo would issue an order to forcibly cross the river in order to support the Zhao army as soon as possible. After all, few generals would take the lives of soldiers from other countries seriously.
He was even prepared to join forces with Wei Wuji to deprive Zhao Kuo of his military power if Zhao Kuo ordered a forced crossing.
Although Zhao Kuo is the general of Wei, he is a native of Zhao after all and has no foundation in the Wei army. As long as he joins forces with Wei Wuji, Zhao Kuo will not be able to command a single soldier.
"How about our army crossing the river from the lower reaches?" a general suggested.
The Qin army only controlled the upper part of the river, and the lower reaches were still in the hands of the Wei army.
"No." Zhao Kuo shook his head.
The Wei army finally reached this point. If they retreated and crossed the river from the lower reaches, it would be a waste of time. If they wanted to defeat the Qin army, they would also have to cross the Qinshui River, which would not be worth the gain.
"How about we wait for the Chu and South Korean armies to arrive and cross the river together." A general said.
Crossing the river will inevitably cause a large number of casualties, but if the three countries share the burden, it is not unacceptable. After all, no one will die in a war.
Zhao Kuo looked at Liu Ping, and Liu Ping said: "The Korean army has set off, but the Chu State is still in the process of conquest."
"Can't wait so long."
Zhao Kuo sat at the top, staring at the map, constantly thinking about what to do.
When things have reached this point, a fight is necessary. Without a fight, the Qin army cannot be defeated, but if a fight is made, the Wei army cannot suffer too many losses.
The so-called alliance is just an alliance of interests.
For Wei, once the losses exceed the benefits, the alliance may be destroyed.
Wei is the first country to unite with Zhao. Once Wei withdraws, South Korea and Wei will not even have to think about it.
The alliance he finally put together will be disintegrated.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo must find a way to reduce the losses of the Wei army.
"I heard that Zhao Feiqi of the State of Zhao is in Hanoi. It's better to let Zhao Feiqi come to meet us." Wei Wuji suggested.
If Zhao Feiqi can sneak attack the Qin army from behind when the Wei army is crossing the river, he will definitely be able to share a lot of pressure. The Wei army can take the opportunity to cross the river and gain a foothold in a short time.
"No." Zhao Kuo stood up suddenly.
The expressions of all the generals suddenly changed. Zhao Kuo decided not to treat Wei Jun as a human being!
Zhao Guoren is indeed unreliable as the coach.
Just when Jin Bi was about to stand up and stop Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "We will not cross the river."
"If you don't cross the river? How can you defeat the Qin army?" All the Wei generals looked at Zhao Kuo in surprise.
Zhao Kuo pointed to Hangu Pass on the map and said resolutely: "We attack Hangu Pass."
"Attack Hangu Pass? This is not as easy as crossing the river." Jin Bi said.
Hangu Pass is the most powerful pass in the world. The reason why Qin was able to face the six eastern countries without defeat was because of Hangu Pass.
Over the years, Hangu Pass has only been breached once, and the coalition coach at the time was named Kuang Zhang.
However, Kuang Zhang's victory over Hangu Pass also reminded Qin that Hangu Pass was not invincible, causing Qin to once again strengthen the defense of Hangu Pass.
"No, we should attack Hangu Pass." Wei Wuji said excitedly.
Hangu Pass is the most majestic pass in the world. The Qin army stationed a large number of troops here!
However, this time the King of Qin sent troops out of Hangu Pass to attack the Wild King. He was short of major generals and would inevitably take away a large number of the defenders at Hangu Pass.
For Qin State, the only enemy at that time was Zhao State, and all the troops of Zhao State were in Shangdang and Yewang. Even if an enemy came to attack, the frontline army could block it, and it was impossible for the enemy to reach Hangu Pass.
Therefore, Hangu Pass must be empty at this time.
After hearing Wei Wuji's explanation, everyone looked at Zhao Kuo differently from before.
"If the Qin army crosses the river to attack us, we will fight. If they don't attack us, then we will attack Hangu Pass and then attack Xianyang. I want to see whether it is more important for Qin to annihilate our Zhao army's 400,000 soldiers or Xianyang important."
Zhao Kuo pressed his palm on the location of Xianyang on the map and said with great determination.
…
Early the next morning, the Wei army immediately set off and rushed towards Hangu Pass.
The next day, they arrived at Mianchi where King Qin Ji and King Zhao Huiwen met. It was here that Lin Xiangru relied on his courage and wisdom to protect King Zhao from being humiliated, and was therefore named Shangqing.
Mianchi was only a small town, with only a few hundred soldiers and less than a thousand households. How could it withstand the 150,000-strong Wei army? When the defender saw that he was surrounded, he did not struggle and immediately surrendered.
Zhao Kuo asked about where the alliance between King Ji of Qin and King Huiwen of Zhao was. Jin Bi pointed to a platform not far away that was more than a foot high, as big as a room, and covered with withered grass, and said, "Isn't that the place?"
Zhao Kuo felt dull for a moment.
On the third day, Wei Jun arrived outside Hangu Pass...
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Hangu Pass.
There were lingering sounds coming from the small courtyard, which was heartbreaking.
Qiangxu was originally a Qiang person. Later, when his tribe was annexed by the Qin State, he joined the Qin State. He thought that his identity would definitely be discriminated against in the Qin State.
However, no.
In the Qin State, no matter you are from Zhao, Chu, Qi, Bashu, Qiang, or Yiqu, as long as you are capable, you can win enough respect.
Soon, Qiang Yu relied on his bravery in fighting and was promoted to the fifth rank of the ninth rank. He was arranged by the King of Qin to guard Hangu Pass, the gateway to the Qin State.
This is a good thing. The King of Qin personally leads an army of 150,000 people outside. As long as the Qin army is undefeated, Hangu Pass will not be attacked. Therefore, Tian Qiang Fu's life is very comfortable these days, and he even took in two new concubines. Except for a symbolic camp search every day, he spends almost all the time with his concubines.
On this day, at the critical moment, a soldier suddenly rushed into the courtyard and shouted: "General, something bad is going on. There are enemy troops outside the pass... outside the pass."
Qiang Xu suddenly became excited, and then he rushed out of the room angrily and asked in a deep voice: "Enemy army? Where did the enemy army come from at this time?"
"General, really, go and take a look. The enemy troops are so densely packed outside the pass that you can't even see the end." The soldier was so anxious that he almost went crazy and wanted to rush up and shoot Qiang Fu twice.
This Nima Qiang person is really unreliable.
"If that's the case, then I'll go take a look. If it's fake, you'll be prepared to be punished by military law."
Qiang Yu said angrily, then went back to the house to comfort his concubine, put on a single coat and walked towards the city.
It's not that he has no money, it's just that Qiang He feels that only wearing single clothes in winter can show off his manliness.
By the time Qiang Yu slowly climbed to the top of the city, the Wei army below the city had already set up their catapults.
"Go quickly and ask for help from the king." A sharp voice echoed throughout Hangu Pass.
