Fushi is located in the northeast of Qin, west of the river, on the bank of Wuding River, far away from Xianyang. It is close to Linhu and is often invaded by Rong and Di. Qin's control here is not strong, and Zhao easily conquered it without spending much effort. Take it.
At that time, the State of Zhao and the State of Qin were bounded by the Wuding River. The north of the Wuding River belonged to the State of Zhao, and the south of the State of Wuding River belonged to the State of Qin. After Zhao State recovered Fushi this time, it established Hexi County here and arranged for Wei As the county guard, Shun did not continue to attack south.
Zhao's purpose this time was just to regain lost territory, and he did not want to start a full-scale war with Qin. Qin and Zhao are the two most powerful countries in the world. Neither side has the strength to crush the other. Once they fight, it will not be beneficial to either country. Instead, the five countries will watch happily, just like the battle of Changping. .
But the current Qin State does not have the national strength to bring down the Zhao State before the Changping War, and it is also impossible for the Zhao State to bring down the Qin State, so both sides are exercising restraint.
Zhao Jun repaired for a day in Fushi. On the morning of the third day, he raised his troops and continued southward. They crossed the Wuding River at the intersection of the Yellow River and then went south along the river.
"Report, Your Majesty, urgent report from the front." At this time, a messenger came galloping from a distance.
"What happened?" Zhao Kuo pulled the reins and asked. Zhao Jun did not bring a chariot when he went south this time, including Zhao Kuo, who was riding a war horse. The road was almost entirely mountainous, and the road was rugged and narrow, making it difficult for the chariot to travel, so it was all left to Li Mu.
"Your Majesty, General Lian Po has an urgent report." The messenger handed over the information.
"Lost?" Zhao Kuo opened the battle report and looked at it. He frowned at first, then relaxed. He did not blame Lian Po. That guy Bai Qi was not something that normal people could deal with. It was normal to lose. But if he won, he would have to I wonder if the Qin army has any conspiracy.
"Wei is in danger." Le Yi came over and said.
"I'm afraid that when we get there, Wei has been defeated." Pang Nuan looked worried, and Bai Qi personally stepped forward to stop Zhao Jun for Wang Hao. This shows how confident he is that Wang Hao will defeat Wei Jun.
Although Pang Nuan didn't like Bai Qi as a person and believed that he was too murderous and would suffer retribution sooner or later, he still admired his military vision very much. Since Bai Qi believed that Wang Lu could defeat the Wei army, there would be 90% chance that there would be no surprise.
"The Wei State still has an army of 200,000, so even if it were defeated, it would not be so quick." Han Fei said with a frown.
"The army was defeated like a mountain. The two sides may have been facing each other for several months without any losses, but once the war started, victory or defeat could only happen in a matter of seconds," Pang Nuan said.
A war may last for months or even years, but most of the time is spent testing, confronting, and looking for each other's weaknesses. The real decisive battle often only lasts a few days.
"Command the army to speed up." Zhao Kuo ordered.
On the other side, Le Cheng and Ju Xin led 30,000 Wei troops all the way north, and were blocked by the Qin army led by Sima Geng on the Fenshui River. After a battle, Le Cheng and Ju Xin successfully repelled Sima Gen, but they themselves were also stopped. The south bank of Fen River.
Later, the two received news of the fall of Anyi from the rear. They were worried that they would be attacked by the Qin army from both front and rear, so they were forced to retreat to Xintian.
Three days later, Zhao Kuo led the army to Qucheng, and then received news that the Wei army was defeated and Anyi was lost. The King of Wei led the army to retreat to Quwo.
"I didn't even last a day!" Pang Nuan couldn't believe it, when did the Qin army become so strong.
"The intelligence said that Wang Hao smashed the Wei army's defensive formation with one sword, and then sneaked under the city wall and broke through the city gate while the Wei army was not paying attention. The Qin army knew Anyi well, and the Wei army could only retreat. However, Wang Hao underestimated Long. Due to Yang Jun's strength, Wang Ling and Hu Yang were severely damaged by him. King Wei successfully escaped from Anyi under the cover of the Wei army. Now the Qin army has surrounded Quwo, but the Wei army is still persisting and has not withdrawn to Hanoi." Lian Po said.
"Wei Guo has a good plan." Huang Shigong snorted. If Wei Guo directly abandons Hedong and retreats to Hanoi, Zhao Guo can legitimately occupy Hedong after defeating Qin. Wei Guo will not be able to utter a word of objection. .
But as long as the Wei State does not abandon Hedong for a day, even if there is only one city left, until the Qin army is defeated, Hedong will still belong to the Wei State. Unless the Wei State cedes it to the Zhao State, the Zhao State will have no reason to occupy it.
Now Wei obviously wants to stick to Quwo and then rely on Zhao to defeat Qin, but Zhao still has to help, but Huang Shigong is still very unhappy.
"We are helping ourselves by helping Wei now. We must not only help Wei, but also help Wei as soon as possible." Han Fei said, if King Wei dies in Hedong and the Three Jin Alliance splits, the one closest to Qin will bear the brunt. of Korea.
Zhao and Wei were powerful and further away from Qin, so they were less threatened by Qin. However, South Korea was weak and close to Qin. If it could not rely on Zhao and Wei, it would have to rely on Qin.
Han Fei was very reluctant to let South Korea surrender to Qin, not only because he was dissatisfied with Qin, but more importantly, Qin's threat to South Korea was far greater than that of Zhao.
"The Qin army is in the south." Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice. While the main force of the Zhao army was moving south, Qin was also increasing its troops. At this time, there were nearly 100,000 Qin troops around Bai Qi.
Standing on the mountain, you can clearly see the Qin Army's camp not far away. The Qin Army did not take the initiative to attack, but continued to build defenses. The purpose was obviously to drag the Zhao Army here.
The current situation is that the Zhao army cannot quickly defeat the Qin army, and the Qin army cannot quickly defeat the Wei army. It depends on who can't hold on first.
Once the Qin army cannot hold on, all the previous efforts will be in vain. They will lose troops and generals in half a year and gain nothing. It will also make the relationship between the three Jins stronger.
Once the Wei army fails to hold on, Hedong will be lost, and the so-called dream of hegemony will completely become a mirror, and the prestige of King Wei will suffer a heavy blow. If the king of Wei dies here, the alliance of the three Jins will be directly broken up. South Korea will fall to Qin, and Qin will once again open the door to the east. The six eastern countries will face the threat of Qin at any time.
"Do you have any good ideas?" Zhao Kuo glanced at everyone's faces one by one.
The generals said nothing, and Bai Qi stood in front. Zhao Jun could either fight through or go around. But if he wanted to go around, he could only climb over Luliang Mountain, go south along the Fen River from Jinyang, and wait for Zhao Jun to arrive. Qu Wo, I guess he can collect the corpses for the Wei army.
As for fighting over it, even if the Zhao army outnumbers the Qin army by half, it is almost impossible to defeat the Qin army quickly.
"Can South Korea and Chu State send troops to put pressure on Qin?" Lu Zhonglian said.
"It's difficult. The Chu State suffered a major defeat the year before last and suppressed the East Vietnamese rebellion last year. So far, the country's national strength has not been restored. South Korea was worried that Qin would attack Sanchuan and Nanyang and did not dare to send troops to support Wei." Gongsun Long shook his head.
"I feel that we must show a tough attitude. Our Zhao State is unwilling to fight with Qin, and Qin is also unwilling to fight with our Zhao State. As long as our Zhao State shows its attitude of not giving up until Qin is driven back, With the momentum of great victory, we will be able to repel the Qin army before it defeats the Wei army." Xunzi said.
