In the State of Zhao there were handsome men such as Le Yi, Tian Dan, and Lian Po, and Pang Nuan, Meng Ao, and Le Cheng were all famous generals.
Although the Qin State still has Sima Cuo and Wei Ran, they are already old. Even the relatively young Wei Ran is nearly eighty years old, older than Le Yi, and is not trusted by the King of Qin and is not in danger. At this time, it was impossible for him to lead the troops.
Fan Ju relied on deposing the four nobles to become the prime minister. He was worried that Wei Ran would make a comeback, so he kept squeezing Wei Ran away.
Wang Jian hasn't grown up yet. Although Wang Lu can take on big responsibilities, compared with the top famous generals, he always feels that something is missing.
As for others, they can only be generals, not commanders.
The Qin State, which has always produced famous generals, is actually at a disadvantage compared to the Zhao State!
Moreover, this battle made Bai Qi feel what it means to be alone. Although there are many famous generals in the world, he is confident that he is not afraid of anyone, but when several people go up together, he is still a little unable to do what he wants.
"What should we do now?" Si Li asked.
"Leave it to the king and the prime minister to worry about." Bai Qi waved his hand, stood up and walked towards the camp, "I'm going to sleep. Unless the Zhao army attacks the camp, don't wake me up."
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"Damn, our Zhao State has suffered a huge loss in this battle. Who would have thought that the Qin State would lose tens of thousands of troops and horses to stop our army for the sake of King Wei. The King of Wei did not wait for a good leader and insisted on running to the front line. I really thought Was it just for fun? Now it’s fine. Not only was I surrounded, but I, the State of Zhao, was also harmed."
Zhao Kuo looked at the corpses on the ground and cursed loudly.
It is true that he wanted to help Wei, but the losses in this battle were too great. Even if some wounded soldiers could be rescued, about 30,000 people died in the battle. These are all old soldiers. They are the backbone of any country.
If he had known that he would lose so many soldiers, he would have turned around and left without even looking at Wei Guo. He would have died wherever he wanted.
Now my heart is bleeding, and I still have to pretend to be upright and upright in front of Wei Guo.
Xunzi felt very ashamed. If he had not proposed that he would not give up until the Qin army was driven back, the losses would not have been so serious.
Even in the battle with the Xiongnu, if the auxiliary soldiers such as Rong Di were not included, the losses were not so great.
"Alas, miscalculation." Xunzi sighed inwardly.
"Send the corpses of the Qin army to them. As for our army...if they can be sent back, try to send them back. If they can't be sent back, bury them on the spot and mark their names and places of origin. After the war, they will all be moved to the Hall of Heroes for burial. All Zhao people offer sacrifices. After reaching the age, their souls return to their hometown." Zhao Kuo said.
Chinese people relocate to their hometown and want to be buried in their hometown even after death.
The battlefield was cruel, and Zhao Kuo could not guarantee that everyone could go home alive, but the bodies must be sent back.
We can't let everyone die and still have regrets.
"I will arrange it." Lu Zhonglian was very rare and took the initiative to take over the matter.
"Yeah." Zhao Kuo nodded.
"Send the order and the whole army will be in repair for three days." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.
"Your Majesty, aren't you going to save King Wei?" Han Fei asked.
"It's at least five days' journey from here to Quwo. What should I do with my wounded soldiers?" Zhao Kuo's face fell instantly.
"If Wei can't hold on for a few days, it's natural for it to fall into the hands of Qin." Lian Po said solemnly. In this battle, the Xuanjia Army suffered very serious losses. Although the culprit was Qin, Lian Po He still couldn't help but anger the Wei State.
As long as the Wei State can exert more force and attack from both sides with the Zhao State, it can defeat the Qin army and even counterattack Hexi. It won't be like this now.
Han Fei opened his mouth. Although he wanted to say that Wei Guo had been defending Anyi for even a day, but seeing that everyone was full of resentment towards Wei Guo, he chose to shut up very sensibly.
He was only trying to maintain the relationship between the three Jins for the sake of South Korea. He did not want to help the Wei State, and he could not offend so many people for the sake of the Wei State.
"By the way, the food has been better these days, and the wounded soldiers must have meat every day." Zhao Kuo said.
He has his own small stove and does not eat or live with the soldiers. In fact, the same is true for most generals. Therefore, soldiers will be moved when they see people who eat and live together. If everyone was like this, everyone would have become accustomed to it.
Zhao Kuo initially tried to eat the same meal as everyone else, which was all rice and no vegetables. If he didn't train, it would be okay. If he trained, he would be hungry for more than an hour, and then he could only endure it.
Later, the food was served. I can’t say it was unpalatable, but it was extremely unpalatable. The only advantage was that it didn’t kill anyone.
After all, it's impossible to expect those cooks to know anything about cooking.
These days, only the nobles are interested in studying, and the common people can't even get enough to eat, so how can they possibly study that stuff?
Zhao Kuo had nothing to do about this. He couldn't train a group of cooks specifically, and even if he did, it would be a matter of the future.
The soldiers didn't have any objections to this, but were very happy. At least they had vegetables and often meat, although most of them were salted fish. Life was much better than before.
Therefore, these soldiers supported Zhao Kuo from the bottom of their hearts. They had never heard of any country where soldiers were treated better than them.
"Your Majesty, because the roads are rugged and it is difficult to transport grain and grass, there is very little meat stored in the army. If there is meat every day, the army's meat supply may not be able to last for a few days." Xunzi clasped his fists and said.
There was no cold chain during this period, so long-distance transportation of meat was either sprinkled with thick salt and dried like salted fish, or live animals were transported directly. But living animals also need to eat food and are prone to disease, so the cost is very high.
"When we get to Quwo, we can transport food and grass from Jinyang and Shangdang. And this war is about to end, so we don't have to worry about food and grass." Zhao Kuo said.
As for counterattacking Qin, he didn't want to think about it. After fighting for such a long time, the soldiers were tired of fighting and wanted to go home with their rewards.
"No." Xunzi said.
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Anyi.
"Your Majesty, the Qin army has retreated." Jin Bi rushed in in a panic and said excitedly.
"Really?" King Wei and Lord Long Yang couldn't believe it.
After the last battle, King Wei liked Long Yangjun even more. If he was inseparable before, now he is holding hands and walking together.
"Really, your Majesty can go to the top of the city and take a look." Jin Bi said.
"Okay, I'll go take a look now." King Wei quickly walked towards the city.
The original quarter-hour journey was completed in less than half a quarter of an hour. King Wei quickly climbed up to the top of the city. There was no one outside, and even the flags had been cleared away.
"Have you sent someone to investigate?" King Wei said.
"Your Majesty, I have personally investigated and found out that the Qin army has retreated twenty miles away and is still retreating. It doesn't look like a lie." Mang Mao said, cupping his hands.
"It's better to retreat, it's better to retreat." King Wei breathed a long sigh of relief and murmured. These days, he is not eating well or drinking well, and he is worried about the Qin army suddenly breaking through the city when he sleeps at night. Now that I received the news that the Qin army had withdrawn, the stone in my heart finally fell to the ground.
"Should we send troops to pursue him?" King Wei suddenly thought.
"Your Majesty, no." Jin Bi quickly stopped him, "The Qin army did not flee after defeat, but retreated in an orderly manner. If our army sends troops to pursue us, we will definitely be defeated."
"Forget it." King Wei waved his hand, and he suddenly remembered that he did not have to pursue it, "Why did the Qin army suddenly retreat?"
"It should be that Zhao's reinforcements arrived. The Qin army saw that they had no chance to break through Quwo, so they retreated." Fan Zuo said.
"Zhao Jun is so fast? I heard that the Qin State sent Lord Wu An to stop the Zhao Army. No matter how strong the Zhao Army is, it is impossible to defeat Lord Wu An so quickly." King Wei said, he had heard that the Qin State had released Bai Qi When I came out, I was almost in despair. Fortunately, I went to fight Zhao Guo.
"Maybe... Lord Wu An doesn't have many troops. I think we should send an envoy to contact Zhao Jun." Fan Zuo said.
"Okay, why don't you go there in person." King Wei said.
"I obey."
