Judging from the map, Gongcheng occupied by Jiang Yi’s troops was the only way for the Wei army to evacuate to the west. Heyong City was the shortest way for the Zhao army to flee north back to Zicheng. As for Fushu City, it was A key node in the Chu army's southward escape.
Obviously, the three armies deployed by General Wang Lu were rushing to keep all the coalition forces of the Three Kingdoms behind.
Of course, there are some differences among the three cities.
This is of course also related to the topography of Zhou Wangji. The land of Zhou Wangji is located in the world, sandwiched between the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Han, and Wei. Qin is to the west, Zhao is to the north, Han is to the south, and Wei is to the north. The overall trend is east-west, that is, from From east to west, it is narrow and long, from south to north, it is short and gathered.
Therefore, if the Wei army wants to withdraw to the west, Gongcheng occupies the center of the north and south, which is almost the place where the army must pass. Therefore, this is where Wang Lu is sure to win.
Therefore, Wang Lu sent the elite Jiang Yi troops to attack and occupy this place first. The purpose is of course self-evident.
Although Heyong City is the closest city to Zhi City, as long as you cross the Jishui River from here and go north, you can reach Zhi City, the important town of Shangdang County, in just a few hours. However, because of the long and narrow east and west of Zhou Wangji, Heyong may be the best place to cross the river, but it is not the only place to cross the river.
In other words, if Zhao wanted to return to the north, the best way was Heyong City, but with Lian Po's ability, he would avoid this place even in a hurry.
Therefore, for the Zhao army returning north, Wang Lu still had to rely more on Meng Ao's cavalry to stick to the Zhao army. Heyongcheng's interception could only be said to be better than nothing.
The same situation is also in the city of negative millet. Although this is also the most convenient way for Chu State to return to the south, there are too many roads that Chu State can take from east to west.
Therefore, in the south, Wang Lu only placed one captain with five thousand soldiers and horses. Of course, this is also related to the fact that there are only more than 20,000 Chu soldiers left. After the war, this number will drop sharply.
It is truly a piece of chicken rib that is "tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away". Therefore, Wang Lu's meaning is also very obvious. It is best to block it, but forget it if it cannot be blocked.
In summary, looking at Wang Hao's entire layout, his intentions are already very obvious.
Its primary target was not the Qin Army's biggest opponent, the Zhao Army, but the Wei Army, which contributed the most force and jumped the fiercest. Of course, this was not a decision made by Wang Hao at once, but the best choice made by the current military and political situation.
From a military perspective, the existence of Gongcheng made it possible for the Wei army to be completely annihilated by the Qin army among the coalition forces;
From a political point of view, strangling a Wei State that jumped up and down would frighten the other countries much more than defeating the Zhao army;
Even judging from the subsequent strategic layout, weakening Wei can better prepare the Qin army for the next battle.
What battle? Now that the war has reached this point, how can the ambitions of King Qin and Wang Lu be limited to the mere territory of Zhou Wangji? The coalition forces were defeated and the forces of all parties were damaged. This was the best time for the Qin army to expand its results.
The question is where to expand?
The country of Han? Obviously not, not to mention that Han Zhiguo had just switched sides to Qin, and Qin had attacked him after taking down the coalition forces. Who else would be willing to ally with Qin in the future?
If it had been in the past, it wouldn't have mattered, and Qin wouldn't need an alliance. But this battle in Luocheng sounded the alarm to Qin. As long as Zhao was still there, Qin had to consider the issue of its allies.
Although this battle consumed the Zhao army, it did not shake the foundation of the Zhao state. Naturally, the Han state could not move, at least not now.
On the other hand, the Kingdom of Han has always been a piece of meat on Qin Jun's lips. You can eat it whenever you want, and there is no need to waste such a precious opportunity.
What about Wei?
Killing the 100,000-strong Wei army under their horses had already greatly weakened the Wei state. It can be said that after this battle, Wei State will not be able to recover for at least five to eight years.
Eight years was enough for the Qin army to send troops and take away enough benefits.
There is no need to take up such precious time.
The rest are far away from the Chu State. Needless to say, Yan and Qi are even more distant and have not been involved in the battle, let alone the consideration.
After much deliberation, I decided to take advantage of Zhao Jun
disease, it is in Qin's best interest to kill Zhao.
Therefore, according to Wang Lu's timetable, in the first stage of the battle, the Qin army's primary goal was to eat this Wei army.
Then, all the troops were concentrated to pounce on the current Shangdang County of Zhao State, and at least get back the territory of Hanoi County (the current Shangdang County of Zhao State was spliced together from Hanoi County and Changping District).
Of course, in order to achieve this goal, while Wang Hao was encircling and annihilating the Wei army, he would still invest a large amount of troops, even more troops than encircling and annihilating the Wei army, to pursue and consume the Zhao army.
This is why Wang Hao transferred Meng Ao to the front line to pursue Zhao Jun.
If everything goes well, it is not impossible for Meng Ao to follow and attack, capture Zhi City, or even go straight to Yewang City.
After giving the order to fight, Wang Hao waved his hand, and the generals clasped their fists and followed the order.
Immediately, in Luo City, the Qin Army camp became lively again.
The main coalition camp outside Luo City was still eerily quiet. All the soldiers had gone to sleep, and bursts of snoring continued to resound over the camp.
It seems that nothing has changed, but everything is changing all the time.
It has to be said that the Qin army's confidentiality measures are really powerful. Until now, Lord Xinling has not received any news. Seeing that the weather is getting cooler day by day, Lord Xinling's mood is getting hotter and hotter day by day.
As long as it can be delayed until winter, it will be even more difficult for the Qin army to attack under the severe cold.
If he waits until the beginning of spring, he can ask his king to urge the main force of the Zhao army to go south. As long as the main force of the Zhao army goes south, the protagonist of this battle will be the Zhao state. As long as he preserves his strength, no matter whether the Zhao army or the Qin army The final result of military fighting is a lose-lose outcome for both sides.
When the two powers competed, the winner was naturally Wei Guo, the third child.
Even if the Qin army finally occupied Zhou Wangji, with its own army of 100,000, they could calmly divide the city and rule with the Qin army.
If the Zhao army wins, then naturally, the Zhao state, which has been greatly damaged, will not dare to break the contract even if he thinks of it.
And as long as the Wei State takes over the territory of Zhou Wangji, it can peek into the homeland of Hedong and Hexi, restore the former glory of the Wei Dynasty, and strictly guard the Weihan Passage when retreating, completely blocking the Qin army's eastward exit.
In a word, as long as you persist until next year, everything will be fine.
Thinking of this, Lord Xinling's heart was also filled with fire. Even the inactivity and sabotage of the two countries in recent days, Lord Xinling no longer cared about it.
As long as they are still resisting Qin, as long as their troops are still in the coalition, that is enough!
Yes, while Qin, Zhao, and Han were each thinking about how to deceive their opponents to protect their own interests, Lord Xinling of Wei had already laid the groundwork in secret. What he was thinking in his heart was to deceive Zhao. in exchange for the interests of the country.
Although this foreshadowing still requires a lot of cooperation and has many flaws, for the currently weak Wei State, this is already one of the few opportunities.
Obviously, this seemingly ununited alliance has more gaps in the mainland than it appears on the surface.
Even the generals of the Chu State, who seemed harmless to humans and animals, were united with the generals of the Han State during various military discussions and shouted that they could not fight anymore!
His purpose seemed very obvious, which was to encourage the coalition forces to fight the Qin army completely.
The kind where you fight to the death and the sky is dark!
To be honest, the Chu State did not care about the gains and losses of Zhou Wangji, and even the Chu State would rather Zhou Wangji fall into the hands of the Qin army.
The reason is very simple. If Zhou Wangji is in the hands of the Qin army and the Qin army goes eastward, there will be at least two vents, one is himself at the south end, and the other is Zhou Wangji at the north end. Compared to the south with crisscrossed ditches, the Qin army would definitely prefer to go out from the north to the east. In this way, wouldn’t the Chu State itself be safe?
What's more, for the sake of their own safety, even if this battle is defeated, Zhao, Han, and Wei will continue to pay attention to Zhou Wangji, and even station troops all year round, in order to retake this place, which will naturally involve the Qin army. Sight.
On the contrary, if Zhou Wangji falls into the hands of the coalition forces, although he will also be divided into four
One percent, but across the country of Han, it is difficult for Chu State to implement effective control. The most it can do is collect some taxes.
However, in this case, Qin Jun's outlet for venting to the east is very likely to be transferred to his side.
After all, without Zhou Wangji's foothold, it may not be easy for the Qin army to attack the powerful Zhao State again. In comparison, the Qin army would obviously prefer to face the ditch in the south.
Of course, the prerequisite for the gain or loss of the Zhou Wangji territory is that the Qin army must consume enough troops here.
It can be said that the four-nation alliance, each with its own agenda, was able to survive in the Warring States period when etiquette collapsed. It can only be said that no country is still an innocent little white sheep, and no country has not dreamed of dominating the world.
It's a pity that some are inherently deficient, and some have collapsed. Now the only two countries left that still have the strength to compete for hegemony are Qin and Zhao.
However, even if the facts are there, no country will give up!
The weak want to become strong, the once strong want to restore their former glory, the already strong want to dominate the six countries, that's all.
Including the country of Han, the reason why they took the risk of offending Zhao, Wei, and Chu and turned to Qin was not for profit, nor for the slightest possibility of becoming stronger!
This is not just a matter of the Zhou Wangji's land, although the Chinese people's obsession with land is almost the same. But King Han is obviously not such a simple character.
In the eyes of everyone, the Kingdom of Han is already a withered skeleton in the grave, but since the King of Han is the king, he naturally wants the Kingdom of Han to rejuvenate.
You know, it is not that the ancestors of the Han Kingdom have never been generous. At least when the three kingdoms were divided into the Jin Dynasty, not only was it the most powerful among the three kingdoms, it was also considered the richest. Its geographical location close to the Central Plains and its developed iron smelting industry gave Han the country a great advantage among the three kingdoms. of. It's a pity that the kings of future generations are not sure.
Naturally, King Han also wanted to restore the glory of his ancestors.
Under the current circumstances, the only hope is that Qin and Zhao will fight to the death. The fight will be fierce and both sides will lose. Only when we are between the two countries can we have the slightest hope for Han.
If the two countries want to fight life and death, the most important thing is balance.
Qin lost the battle of Changping, so the King of Han naturally wanted Zhao to lose a battle as well, so that he could not lose his vitality, continue to accept Qin, and gain some benefits for himself.
Why not do it?
However, King Han obviously underestimated the ambition of Qin and the ability of Zhao.
