When Wang Hao received the news that Hu City had been breached, he struggled for a long time, but in the end he did not choose to go north to take back Hu City.
The Qin Army's intelligence about the Zhao Army is now unclear. They don't know who the general is, how many troops there are, how many chariots there are, how many cavalry there are, and where they are marching.
Even before this, Wang Lu was not sure whether the Zhao army's target was Xingyang or the main force of the Qin army outside Daliang City.
Just as a precaution, he personally led his troops to the Great Wall to set up defenses. Unexpectedly, he actually encountered Zhao Jun.
Unfortunately, it's still a step too late.
He doesn't know where the main force of the Zhao army is now. If the Qin army attacks Hu City with all its strength, and the main force of the Zhao army happens to arrive and attack from both front and rear, the Qin army is likely to be defeated.
After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Hao could only give up the city.
"Send the news to Xianyang and Lord Wu'an immediately." Wang Lu said to the messenger.
He didn't know whether the Qin army should continue to attack Wei or withdraw, but he believed that Bai Qi would be able to make a correct judgment after receiving the information.
"Now we're in trouble." Lu Buwei said with a gloomy face, pacing back and forth in the tent.
He actually didn't want to lead troops to fight, but there was Fan Ju in the court. No matter how he fooled around, even if he helped Qin Wangji open up the Hexi Corridor and set up a strategy to split the three Jin Dynasties, he could not surpass Fan Ju.
In desperation, Lu Buwei had no choice but to start with military merit.
Although he captured Sanchuan last year, Lu Buwei was not rewarded by King Qin because he lost Jiuding.
I asked for orders to go out with the army this year. I didn’t expect to meet Zhao Jun again.
Lu Buwei always felt that since he brought the stranger back from Zhao to Qin, Zhao seemed to have become his nemesis. Every time something was about to succeed, Zhao would appear.
Lu Buwei couldn't help but clenched his fists when he thought that his former concubine was also left in the Kingdom of Zhao and was taken into the harem by King Zhao.
"I hope Wu Anjun can capture Daliang as soon as possible." Zheng Anping said.
Thanks to Fan Ju, this time he followed the army to perform military exploits.
However, he did not go to the front line with Bai Qi, but chose to stay in the rear with Wang Lu. He thought that he would not go to the battlefield again, but who would have thought that the Zhao army actually came.
Lu Buwei glanced at Zheng Anping with disdain. In the past few decades, Wei Ran and Bai Qi had surrounded Daliang many times. If Daliang was so easy to capture, Wei would have perished long ago.
I really don’t know how the Qin State, which was founded on military merit, could have such a general without military qualifications.
"With the support of Zhao State, it is impossible for Qin State to subdue Wei State in a short period of time, unless we can block the Zhao army and buy Wu An Jun enough time. At the same time, we can persuade the three countries of Yan, Qi, and Chu to form an alliance with our Qin State." Lu Buwei said.
"So no matter what, we have to stop Zhao Jun." Wang Hao took a deep breath and looked at the map.
The location of Hu City is disgusting. It is located on the south bank of the Yellow River. Zhao Jun can directly land from the Yellow River and enter Hu City, and then attack Yuanyong from behind.
You can even give up attacking Yuanyong and go straight to Xingyang.
From Hucheng to Xingyang, there is no big city in the middle, and it is a flat river.
"Zhao Jun is not an easy general." Wang Hao's expression became more and more solemn. He suddenly discovered that Zhao Jun only occupied a city and changed the geographical advantage from Qin Army's advantage to Zhao Jun's advantage.
Now the Qin army is at a disadvantage no matter what choice they make.
Half a month later, Zhao Jun arrived at Hucheng from Handan.
"General." Le Cheng and others greeted Le Yi outside the city.
"Well done." Le Yi happily patted Le Cheng on the shoulder. He didn't expect Le Cheng to be able to capture Hu City, and things became much easier from now on.
"Hehe, it's all Li Si's credit. I just followed orders." Le Cheng said with a smile.
"Let's go in and talk." Le Yi pointed at the city.
"Isn't Zhao Feiqi here yet?" Le Cheng looked behind him and didn't see Yan Ju or Zhao Feiqi.
"We have to wait for a while. The enhanced medicine has just been made. After taking it, the imperial physician's order still needs to record the data." Le Yi said.
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Last year, Taihua offered elixirs to Zhao Kuo, causing Xiangzi to accidentally discover that these elixirs could promote the evolution of factors deep in the human body and increase strength.
Later, after experiments, it also had an effect on the military soul army.
So Zhao Guo began to vigorously purchase related medicinal materials and increased investment in medicine, hoping to develop other drugs suitable for popularization.
In the past few months, Zhao Feiqi has been staying in Handan to cooperate with the imperial doctor's orders. Because the medicine does not become stronger immediately after taking it, but is a slow and continuous process, so he needs to take the medicine every day and observe the changes in his body.
Zhao Feiqi could be said to be in pain and happiness.
However, everyone is still very happy to improve their strength.
Originally, Zhao Feiqi was the most suitable to be the vanguard in this battle. Youyun Iron Cavalry was much slower and was almost overtaken by the Qin army. If it was Zhao Feiqi, this situation would definitely not happen.
However, because Zhao Feiqi's improvement was still at the last step, Le Yi could only let Le Cheng serve as the vanguard.
"I really envy Zhao Feiqi, who is already a member of the Army Soul Legion and can continue to get stronger. The Youyun Iron Cavalry is only super elite now, and I have reached the bottleneck. No matter how hard I train, the improvement is minimal." Le Cheng was extremely envious. Said, others also showed envy on their faces.
"If you become a military spirit army, I will apply for medicine from the imperial physician's order right now." Le Yi rolled his eyes and said angrily.
"Forget it, it's not so easy to become a military soul corps. I'm very satisfied with my current achievements." Le Cheng said.
Even the most powerful famous general dare not say that he can 100% create a military soul army, let alone him.
Zhao Guo also carefully studied how to become a military soul legion before. Later, the research result was that as long as one military soul legion was destroyed, there was a very high chance of becoming a military soul legion.
Le Cheng laughed when he learned about it. If it weren't for the fact that all the people participating in the research were big guys, he would have ridiculed a few words.
Is the Army Soul Legion so easy to destroy? It is extremely difficult for even the Military Soul Legion to destroy the Military Soul Legion, let alone an ordinary elite army.
During the Battle of Hetao, the Great Wall Guards also relied on Zhao Feiqi's help to destroy the Huns' cavalry.
If an ordinary elite legion can destroy a military soul legion, what difference does it make to them whether they have a military soul or not?
"If two military soul legions from Qin State come, I will let you face one military soul legion. You must be prepared." Le Yi looked at Le Cheng and said very seriously.
In addition to the imperial guards, Qin State has two military spirit legions, Zhao State has only one, and South Korea and Wei have no military spirit legions.
If Qin State's two military soul legions are sent out, Zhao Jun must have one legion to fight against it, and Le Yi hopes it will be Le Cheng.
This is not a trick, but the Youyun Iron Cavalry is the most suitable legion to resist the Army Soul Legion.
As long as Youyun Iron Cavalry can withstand the Army Soul Legion and is not defeated, its strength will definitely be greatly improved. This kind of improvement will not be achieved no matter how many years of training.
Le Yi didn't want to give up this opportunity to Wei Wuzu.
As for the Shesheng Battalion and South Korea's strong crossbowmen, they are both long-range corps, and it is impossible to fight against the military spirit corps.
Of course, everything has pros and cons. If Youyun Cavalry is completely beaten, Zhao Jun will suffer a big loss.
However, it is unlikely that Le Yi will fail. Since he dares to say this, he is confident that even if the Youyun Iron Cavalry cannot defeat the Army Soul Legion, it can be safely withdrawn.
Therefore, no one can stop the generals.
"I understand." Le Cheng nodded, feeling a lot more pressure in his heart.
"Don't be stressed. According to the intelligence from the Wei State, the Qin State only sent out the Black Armored Army this time. Of course, it is not ruled out that the Iron Eagle Warriors are hiding in the army and have not shown up." Le Yi said.
Le Yi only dared to believe 70% of the information sent by Wei and South Korea. As for whether it was true or false, he had to wait until he could verify it himself.
"Tell us the situation of the Qin army in detail." After arriving at the military camp, Le Yi walked to the main seat and sat down, while the other generals lined up on both sides.
"The leader of the Qin army is Wang Lu, with about 70,000 troops.
With more than 60,000 troops left, the main force was stationed fifty miles south of Hu City. During this period, the Qin army had been building a defense line centered on the camp. There is no news of changes in the main force of the Qin army outside Daliang City and the Qin army outside Huayang City. Lecheng said.
"It seems that Wang Lu is planning to fight our army here. Get the map." Le Yi nodded thoughtfully and felt relieved.
From Hucheng to Jishui, there is a vast plain, not to mention mountains, and there is not even a larger city.
This terrain is not suitable for defense.
Moreover, the Zhao army is mainly cavalry, and fighting on the plains is extremely beneficial to the Zhao army. Even if the Qin army really has some conspiracy, the Zhao army can escape.
This is the importance of capturing Hu City. Even if Wang Hao knew that he was at a disadvantage, he could only be led by the Zhao army.
Jishui is the food route for the Qin army and cannot be lost.
Without Jishui, the Qin army could only transport food by land, and the losses would more than double.
Without Xingyang, the Qin army had to detour hundreds of miles to transport grain, and the losses more than doubled again.
The fundamental reason for Qin to fight a protracted war is convenient water transportation. Without water transportation, no matter how wealthy Qin is and how much food and grass is piled up, it will not be able to sustain it for long.
In addition, the most difficult thing for the Qin army was that they had no way to defend the city.
Although these cities were captured by the Qin army, in the final analysis they were still Koreans, and the people regarded themselves as Koreans, not Qin people, from the bottom of their hearts.
The Qin army has no mass base here.
To put it bluntly, these Koreans are kinder to Zhao people than Qin people.
When they saw Zhao Jun, the Koreans were a little scared at most, but when they saw Qin Jun, they felt nothing but hatred.
Moreover, the Qin army committed many crimes in Han during this period.
Why did the people of Qin become soldiers? One was forced, the other was to get promoted and make a fortune. However, Qin had been defeated repeatedly in battles before, and everyone failed to get rewards. Instead, they continued to die in battle, were injured, and were even demoted or demoted. There was a lot of resentment and anger accumulated.
After finally capturing the land this time, he will naturally release his anger in South Korea and Wei.
The senior officials of the Qin State also knew this, so as long as they didn't go too far, they could just turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye.
Anyway, the people who were shocked were Koreans, not Qin people.
Originally, South Korea was weak and Qin was strong. The Koreans were bullied by Qin and had long been filled with hatred for Qin. Now that Qin has captured Korean land, it has not resolved the hatred. Instead, it has intensified, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil.
The hatred in the hearts of the Korean people has long reached the extreme. Due to the strong pressure of the Qin army, they dare not speak out. As long as there is a fuse at this time, the Korean people will explode and stand up to fight the Qin army.
And Zhao Jun was the trigger.
When the oppressed Koreans in the city learned of the arrival of Zhao Jun, they would definitely find ways to help Zhao Jun defeat Qin Jun.
Once Wang Lu took control of the city, the Qin army would not only have to deal with the Zhao army outside the city, but also divide their troops to guard against the Koreans in the city. They would not even dare to sleep peacefully at night.
Rather than doing this, it is better to camp outside the city.
This is the disadvantage of fighting outside the local area. If we are in Qin, this situation will not happen.
Zhao Jun is also unlikely to receive a warm welcome.
"In the past few days, the scouts sent out in Guangzhou must have a clear look around, especially in the direction of Daliang and Xinzheng. We must always be on guard against the sudden withdrawal of the Qin army. We are thinking of surrounding the Qin army, and the Qin army may also be thinking of how to attack us. Zhao Jun eats it. We cannot trust the lives of 90,000 Zhao Jun on the intelligence of Wei and Han Jun. We must also keep an eye on the direction of Chenggao and report immediately if there are reinforcements." Le Yi solemnly said said.
"I understand that victory can only be achieved if you have more information than the enemy. In the words of the king, there is a lack of information." Jia Yan said.
"The army will be repairing for a few days. Wait for Zhao Feiqi." Le Yi continued, this battle would be much easier to fight if Zhao Feiqi was there.
"Can Zhao Feiqi arrive in time?" Le Cheng asked.
"It should be possible. It only takes one day for Zhao Feiqi to get here from Handan. We were delayed for a few days on the road." Le Yi said.
No one has any objections, Military Soul
The Legion was entitled to make them wait a few more days.
"Two... ahem, three military advisors, are you interested in going together to see how the Qin army's camp is arranged?" Le Yi originally wanted to call Xunzi and Gongsun Long, but after speaking, he remembered that Li Si was also a military advisor, although he was young. Quite a bit.
"It just so happens that I have nothing to do. I'll go over there with Mr. Wang to have a look." Xunzi and Gongsun Long nodded.
Li Si was stunned for a moment, but did not refuse.
"I will lead the troops to protect the general." Le Cheng said quickly.
When Zhao Jun came ashore, Qin Jun also received the news.
There was no way to hide such a big movement.
Wang Lu and Lu Buwei, surrounded by a group of soldiers, came to a high ground on which a high platform was built.
Wang Hao and Lu Buwei stood on the high platform and could see the Zhao army lining up to disembark, as well as a large number of war horses.
"Le Ziqi, it seems that the commander of the Zhao army is Le Yi." Wang Hao murmured. The leader of the Zhao army is Le Ziqi, and the coach behind is also Le Ziqi. It is almost certain that the coach of the Zhao army is Le Yi.
In the shadow of a famous tree, no matter how conceited Wang Lu is, he would not dare to say that he is Le Yi's opponent, not to mention that his side is still at a disadvantage.
He now regrets not retreating to Jishui to defend.
"The Zhao army is almost all cavalry. There are so many horses, tens of thousands of them, and there are so many ships behind them, stretching endlessly." Lu Buwei looked very solemn.
"I really don't know how Zhao can afford so many cavalry." Wang Lu said.
Qin State also has grasslands and horse farms, and there is no shortage of horses, but it cannot afford to raise so many cavalry. Even if they steal them from the Qiang people or the Hu people, they still cannot afford them.
