On the battlefield, in the court, openly and secretly, Qin and Zhao have fought for more than a few rounds.
Overall, both sides seem to have gotten what they wanted. Even in their respective fields of vision, the changes in the entire battle situation are developing in the direction they expected.
The Qin army not only completely cut off the attack on the food routes of the Han Dynasty, but also took advantage of the opportunity of the coalition forces to burn food in batches to launch a vigorous siege and annihilation of the Han army.
A complete victory, directly annihilating nearly 10,000 Korean troops.
Of course, the loss of just ten thousand people was not that much, but the shock these ten thousand people brought to King Han was visible to the naked eye.
Tu Jia, the Qin envoy in Xinzheng, the capital of Han, clearly felt this the most. The King of Han, who was originally unwilling to even see him, immediately dispatched his troops to the palace after receiving the news that the Korean army alone had lost tens of thousands of troops. The eunuch came to ask if he was satisfied with his stay.
With such an obvious compromise, Tu Jia certainly understood King Han's intention.
Tu Jia did not submit directly, but politely rejected the suggestion of entering the palace.
Years of experience on missions tell Tu Jia that the more difficult it is to obtain, the more people will cherish it. Of course, more importantly, news has come from Heibingtai that Wang Sun Qin Yiren has left Handan and will arrive in Xinzheng soon.
Tu Jia was waiting for this final blow.
Although he is not a king bomb, he is definitely qualified to be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
And as long as the Korean army switches sides, even if they just withdraw their troops or sit back and watch the success or failure, the rest will be much easier.
As for the Zhao State, the confrontation with the Qin Army has lasted for several months. It can be seen with the naked eye that this battle will last at least several more months. It is obvious that the weakening of Qin's national power has been achieved.
There was only one remaining demand that Zhao made at the beginning, which was to prevent the Qin army from getting the fertile land of Zhou Wangji. At least most of them cannot be handed over to Qin.
Of course, it would be better if the Qin army could be consumed a lot during this process.
And as the food near Zhou Wangji was burned out, Qin was bound to launch an attack if it did not want to be dragged to death. In this way, the final goal and appeal will be close at hand.
However, the most important thing in Zhao State today is not the battle of Luo City.
It is the problem of the hundreds of thousands of people of Zhou Wangji.
As long as these hundreds of thousands of people can be eaten, not to mention morally, in terms of etiquette and public sentiment, what kind of position Zhao will occupy from now on, just the visible benefits are enough to shake people's hearts.
The labor force of hundreds of thousands increased Zhao's national strength by at least 10%. If Zhao Kuo could follow Zhao Kuo's idea and transfer him to Northern Xinjiang, his salary could even increase by more than 20%.
Not only that, while Zhao's national power increased, Qin's national power also declined.
Even if the most undesirable situation occurs - the Battle of Luocheng ends with the victory of the Qin army, how much benefit can a Zhou Wangji without his people bring to Qin?
Even if there is any benefit, it will be three to five years later.
Three to five years will be enough for Zhao Jun to strengthen his troops and fight against Luo City again!
Therefore, it can be said that as long as these hundreds of thousands of people are captured, Zhao will actually be in an invincible position in the Battle of Luo City. Its strategic significance is no less than that of Li Mu's hundreds of thousands of troops heading south.
In order to achieve this strategic goal, Zhao Kuo did not hesitate to use almost all the country's resources.
Let’s not talk about grain, Mr. Pingyuan has lost weight in order to arrange the daily amount of grain.
The Yulin Guards and Secret Guards, who were regarded as trump cards by Zhao Kuo, also poured sand into the Zhou Wangji area at all costs in order to encourage the people to go to Zhao after the food supply was cut off.
Even Tian Dan was sent to Shangdang County by Zhao Kuo in order to make unified arrangements for the incoming refugees.
Even Lu Buwei, who had already built a city on the grassland, was asked to complete the project early and go to Dai City to preside over the reception of refugees.
It can be said that the entire Zhao Kingdom is already making almost all possible preparations for the arrival of refugees.
As acres and acres of land were lost to the coalition forces,
The land of love was burned down, and the wailing gradually resounded throughout the land of Zhou Wangji.
However, as the occupier, the Qin army not only failed to distribute food to the people to help them tide over the difficulties at this critical time, but continued to collect taxes from the people.
The strict and rigid Qin law was like a mountain in an instant, pressing hard on the heads of the people of Zhou Wangji.
At the same time, it also completely extinguished the last traces of hope of the people.
After a year of hard work, the fields have yielded no harvest, but Qin's taxes cannot be spared even a grain of rice. Death may be the only destination for the people.
Of course, as a frontline general, Wang Hao had never thought of asking the king to reduce taxes or even open warehouses to release grain.
However, King Qin replied to Wang Lu with a thick account book.
In a word, there is not much food left in the national treasury. If you want to continue the war, you must suffer for the people.
At this point, Wang Hao didn't dare to say anything more.
It's just that people without income, even if they want to endure hardship, they don't have to!
Just when hundreds of thousands of people were crying without tears, and even started to hoard weeds to prepare for the winter, a message quietly spread among the people at the bottom - go to Zhao State, Shangdang County, where the refugees will be accommodated, and they will have enough food. eat.
With a dubious attitude, some people began to get ready to take action.
Three days later, the people who were ready to move had already started to set off;
Within five days, more people knew the news;
In seven days, the people who were ready to move had arrived in Shangdang County;
In ten days, countless people rushed to Zhao State and Shangdang County with their families!
Shangdang County, where they sought refuge, seemed to have been well prepared. Not only did it not block their entry, they also prepared hot meals, clean rooms, and even enough hot water to wash themselves off at the border. of fatigue.
While washing away the fatigue and putting on the clean clothes that had been prepared, the registration of the refugees began.
How many people are there in the family?
Going to seek refuge with relatives? Then who, a road ticket for Changzi County!
What? Lots of luggage!
Tell me earlier! So, leave another carriage on the way to Changzi County! This family is quite large, please arrange a larger carriage!
what money? Do not worry! Your Majesty will give you this little money! It would be great if I could stay in Zhao State with peace of mind and happiness!
Great ticket! It takes three to five days to go to the eldest son, and you have to pay for food along the way! Don't lose it. If you lose it, I will have to do it again. It will be very troublesome.
Next!
No relatives to join you? I want to come to Zhao State to beg for a meal!
Well...you are making it difficult for me! The people of Zhao are all self-reliant, they look down on beggars, and they don’t even have a job as beggars! Read the book
Haha, just kidding!
It's you I'm waiting for!
How about this! Zhongshan County in the north of Zhao State is being developed. How about going there? The government will first lend you the grain from this year to next autumn, and then when it reaches the local area, each adult will be allocated three acres of farmland, and will be exempted from taxes for one year, and will receive one tax for every ten years after one year! How about it?
There are many children in the family, but three acres of land is too little?
clear!
Then we can only go further north, yes, Daijun!
It's a bit far, but fortunately each ding is divided into five acres of land! There is still no tax for one year, and one tax per ten after one year. OK?
Still less! Are you kidding me? Where do you get so many mouths to eat! One wife and one concubine? Six children? After all, I haven’t even married yet!
Fine! Then we can only go further north! It’s time for development over there, with huge tracts of land!
What Huren grassland?
That is already the land of my country, Zhao!
I, Wang Longen, can allocate up to 20 acres of land per ding. As long as you are willing to plant it, talk to the officials over there and I think I can get some more for you. The most important thing is that taxes are low! There is no tax for three years, and one tax for every ten people after three years.
In three years, it’s time for your little boy to grow up and get another twenty acres! I’m afraid you won’t be able to plant it!
how! Isn’t it exciting?
? I'm so excited! If we didn't want to make a mark on the battlefield and get a wife in the city, we would all want to go!
Not yet? It belongs to his mother, but where is my sword?
Go around the world and ask around. Except for our Zhao country, there is no country that would catch anyone who has fled and tie them up in a mine without saying a word. They will first be refining them in water and fire for three years, and they will have to detach them even if they don't die. Skin. My king gives such good conditions, but he is still picky.
Is it because you're crazy or because I can't hold the knife anymore?
Misunderstand? It's best if you can explain yourself!
Uh-huh......
Clearly! If you had told me earlier, why would you take it seriously? Don’t worry. Isn’t it written on the notice? A group of 100 households will set off when the number of people is full. There is no need to worry about safety on the road. There will be a large army escorting us! There is no need to worry about food or anything else. You can eat whatever the army eats, I, the King, will take care of it. Can I still give in to you?
Go on the road with peace of mind, ah, you can just follow along with peace of mind!
What? "Thank you my king!"
now it's right! Go and cultivate the land well to serve my king! When Guawazi grows up, remember to join the army! If this land is taken away by the Qin people, they will not live such a good life.
"Thank me?"
But that’s no need. Last year, I also came here to escape from famine, haha! Now, this general is already a commander in the army!
Well, my king said: "Here comes the Zhao people!"
"Here comes the Zhao people!"
This is what the people of Zhou Wangji who fled to Shangdang County heard most often here! And such words also spread in various cities in Zhou Wangji.
Obviously all this is the work of the Yulin Guards and Secret Guards under Zhao Wangkuo.
Zhao Kuo understood the truth of "prosperity, the people suffer; death, the people suffer" during his nine-year compulsory education.
The war will inevitably affect the people, not to mention the Qin army known as tigers and wolves.
Without food, if you want to survive, fleeing seems inevitable. As more and more people go to Shangdang County of Zhao State, some of Zhao State's policies also spread like wildfire. After all, some people just go alone first. After the explorer learned about the situation in Zhao State, he immediately ran all the way back to the village and headed towards Zhao State with his family and clan members!
In this way, it was spread from ten to ten and hundreds of times. In a short period of time, it had spread throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty.
By the time the Qin army reacted, it was already too late.
There is no way to stop them. If you set up a traffic jam during the day, I will leave at night. If you block the main road, I will take the small road.
What's more, because the coalition forces arrived too quickly, the Qin army only had time to replace the important positions in each city with old Qin people, but the subordinate officials below were still locals.
These days, subordinate officials also have to live!
Therefore, in many levels, subordinate officials and the people even fled to Zhao State together.
However, in just over half a month, the people of the entire Zhou Dynasty had gone from ten to sixty-seven.
And as the people of Zhou Wangji successfully obtained land under the arrangement of Zhao State, such news quickly spread throughout the six countries. By the way, the propaganda said: "No matter where you are from, you are a Zhao State person when you come!" The slogan was also widely advertised, and countless people from all over the world, who were living in dire straits, quietly left their hometown and came to Zhao State.
So a war over food unexpectedly led Zhao to launch a plan to introduce people.
Fortunately, the attention of all countries has now been firmly attracted by the upcoming Battle of Luo City. The countries participating in the war have also felt the oppressive atmosphere. They are preparing wholeheartedly for the final war and cannot care about Zhao Guo's arrogance. operate.
Of course, what the State of Zhao wants are the common people of Guizhou. In the eyes of the superiors in various countries, these Guizhou people are just like leeks in the field. If you cut off one stubble, the new one will grow more lush. There will be no growth at all. Care more.
Therefore, even if someone finally noticed something strange, it would not have any impact on Zhao Guo's plan.
As everyone knows, it is these insignificant people in Guizhou that quietly change the national power status of Zhao and Qin...
