Of course, this does not mean that there are no differences between Qin and Zhao.
Although what stood in front of both armies was just a capital city, the difference was that Jicheng had completely become an isolated city, and behind Chen Du, there was this vast territory and a large number of soldiers.
Of course, whether this is the advantage of the Zhao army or the Qin army, it is really difficult to say.
If the King of Chu risked his life to protect Chen Du, then the vast land behind Chen Du would mean a steady stream of reinforcements, and the advantage would naturally lie with Zhao;
But if the King of Chu wavers a little, the land behind Chen Du will be Chu's retreat, which will inevitably cause the Chu army to lack the confidence to defend Chen Du, and the advantage will naturally lie with Qin.
Judging from the past situation in Chu State, the probability of the latter is obviously much higher than the former.
The only good thing is that from Xincai to Chendu, the Qin army still has to clean up several cities to ensure the safety of the grain roads behind them. While the Qin army was cleaning up, Zhao Guochangtang finally learned that the Qin army was about to attack Chendu.
It should be said that Zhao Kuo was confused and in disbelief when he heard the news.
I haven't paid attention to Qin Jun's developments in just ten days, and Qin Jun brought him such exciting news? After all, it is indeed the Qin Kingdom, which can always give people the biggest surprises when they least expect it.
But soon, Zhao Kuo recovered from the shock.
Now that this is the case, the most important thing is how to deal with it.
Fortunately, the Yulin Guards of Zhao State were quite capable. In addition to the news that the Qin Army had captured Zengcheng and Xincai, they also basically investigated the Qin Army's battle process clearly. Also attached is the current strength of the Qin army.
Zhao Kuo was not interested in the process of Zengcheng's fall. In five years, he could train a secret army. It was obviously not a big deal for the Qin army to train another army of sharp soldiers.
However, Zhao Kuo's eyes lit up when he saw Xincai being breached.
It's not that the tactics of attacking the south and attacking the north are so beautiful, what Zhao Kuo is paying attention to is the group of Korean troops wearing green armor!
Yes, Han Jun!
Judging from the intelligence, Han Zhiguo has dispatched at least nearly 30,000 troops. This number is already the majority of the troops Han Zhiguo currently has.
In other words, the current territory of Korea must be very empty.
If at this time, our Zhao army can take advantage of the trend and attack Xinzheng in one move?
Even if the State of Qin really captured Chen Du from the State of Chu, Zhao State would definitely not suffer any loss if two were exchanged for one!
Crisis, crisis, and danger often bring opportunities. Zhao Kuo finally understood this truth.
However, it is not that easy to realize this idea.
The first thing to be resolved is whether the Korean army returned to Xinzheng after completing the attack.
If Zhao Kuo or the King of Qin, or even the King of Chu, knew that their domestic troops were empty and could be attacked by other countries at any time, it would be impossible for them to agree to lend troops to Qin, even if they had no choice but to agree to lend troops to Qin. He will not send out an army that will overwhelm the country, but will recall all the troops as soon as possible after winning the victory.
If so, Zhao Jun would naturally have no chance.
But, that’s King Han!
A person who sacrifices his righteousness at the sight of small profits. This was clearly demonstrated in the Battle of Los Angeles.
Moreover, handing over the overwhelming troops to Qin itself also shows his greed and stupidity. It is very likely that this Korean army is still in the Qin army's camp.
The purpose is to get a piece of the Chu Kingdom's pie.
However, King Han is obviously not awake yet: if you take a piece of Qin's pie, sooner or later Qin will have to bite off a piece of meat from you to make up for it.
Greed will eventually harm you!
However, a warrior must think about defeat before thinking about victory.
If the Korean army has returned to South Korea, then there is a high probability that its attack on South Korea will fall into the quagmire of a two-front battle.
Mustache has used his life to warn the world: fighting on two fronts is not advisable unless one side
It's Gallic chicken.
The Kingdom of Han without the Korean army is naturally a Gallic chicken, but what about the Kingdom of Han with the army?
However, if the country of Han is not attacked, then there is only one way left before Zhao - fight against Qin for time! Let’s see whether Zhao Guo takes Yan State’s Jicheng first or Qin State takes Chu State’s Chendu first.
The best result was naturally that the Zhao army captured Jicheng first, and then more than 200,000 troops went south to join forces with Shangdang's army to deter Qin and force Qin to retreat to Xincai, thus ending this year's war with Zhao's small victory. fighting.
The second result was that Zhao and Qin captured Jicheng and Chu one after another. The troops of both sides lined up on both sides of Zhou, and then they paid gold and retreated their troops, each returning to their respective homes. The war ended with Zhao's small defeat.
The worst result is that the Qin army captures Chendu before Zhao, and immediately moves its troops northward. Zhao is forced to get involved in the battle between Zhou Wangji, and this leads to a two-front war. The final result ended with Qin's great victory in occupying most of Zhou.
This last result is of course the most unacceptable situation for Zhao Kuo.
Naturally, the first thing Zhao Kuo wanted to avoid was this situation.
The most direct way to avoid this situation is to urge the Northland army to end the battle as soon as possible. However, this will inevitably lead to increased losses.
Moreover, Jicheng was, after all, the capital of the Yan State that had been run for hundreds of years. Needless to say, the city was high and the ravines were deep; on the contrary, Chendu had only been the capital of the Chu State for a few decades, and the Chu army still had a way out. If they retreat, their determination to hold on may not be more resolute than that of Yan.
It can be said that no matter how you look at it, it is not that difficult to capture Jicheng before the Qin army captures Chendu.
It seems that if we want to solve the problem, we can only work from the country of Han.
Zhao Kuo kept hesitating in front of the map, because all the generals around him were thrown out, and he didn't even have anyone to discuss with. This feeling was really not good.
With a slight sigh, Zhao Kuo continued to calculate the chips in his hand.
At present, the only ones that can be used are the 50,000 troops commanded by Shangdang Li Mu, which is also the 20,000 troops in Handan City.
An army of 70,000 invades the country of Korea. If the Korean army has not returned, it will naturally be captured. But what if the Korean army has already returned?
It seems that there is still a certain chance of winning?
Moreover, if he takes action in person, the Korean army will definitely be psychologically wary and will most likely ask for reinforcements from the Qin army.
Qin Jun’s approach is nothing more than two situations:
One is to reinforce the Korean army with at most about 50,000 troops. In this way, the pressure on Chu can be reduced a lot, and he can also hold a stalemate with the Qin and Korean coalition forces and wait for the outcome.
The second is to deal with the Korean army with a small number of troops. Then our army can further sweep South Korea and even bring Wei in. Not to mention reducing the pressure on the Chu army, at least it gave the King of Chu enough confidence and reason to continue to persevere.
Obviously, in both cases, it is beneficial to Zhao Guo.
In other words, sending troops to Han, regardless of whether they can capture Han, will be beneficial to Zhao. The only danger is that as the King of Zhao, he personally goes to the battlefield.
However, the Battle of Changping has been fought, so what is there to fear for the mere country of Han?
What's more, if so, he will defeat Lian Po's 100,000 troops
Thinking about this, it seems that there is nothing to hesitate about, so let's find out the movements of the Korean army first.
Then he said to Sun Gu (Commander of the Yulin Guards) in front of him: "Immediately issue an order to the spies in Chu and Han to strictly investigate the movements of the main force of the Korean army."
"Yes." Sun Gu, who had been waiting for a long time, agreed immediately.
"Instruct Pingyuan Lord to prepare food and fodder and assemble Handan soldiers and horses. I will go to Shangdang in person." After giving instructions to Sun Gu, Zhao Kuo immediately gave orders to the eunuchs beside him.
"Yes." Hearing this, the eunuch was obviously hesitant, but he quickly agreed.
As Zhao Kuo's confidant, the eunuch Ling Zhao Zhong naturally did not want his king to go to dangerous places in person, but obviously he also knew that he could not convince the king.
In this case, it is better to rush
Please inform Mr. Pingyuan of the situation immediately.
"In addition, let Buwei assist Lord Pingyuan." Zhao Kuo then added: "At Mao o'clock tomorrow, the army will set off."
"This." The eunuch was even more shocked when he heard this. There was obviously only one reason for setting off so quickly: the front line was critical.
Not daring to delay any longer, the eunuch immediately agreed: "Yes."
With that said, the eunuch bowed slightly to Zhao Kuo and then trotted out of the palace.
"Your Majesty." Zhao Kuo turned around and was about to continue checking the map when he suddenly heard another call.
Turning his head, Zhao Wei looked at him with a blushing face.
Zhao Kuo still didn't know what this boy was thinking. Ever since the battle with the Yan Kingdom, this boy had been by his side as a guard for more than five years. He must have missed the battlefield and the feeling of fighting.
"The heavy cavalry cannot move yet. The terrain of Han is not suitable for cavalry combat." Zhao Kuo smiled softly, but said his words of rejection.
After the words fell, Zhao Wei on the side was obviously a little depressed.
"Yes." Although he was unwilling to do so, Zhao Wei still held his fists and accepted the order.
After hearing this, Zhao Kuo laughed out loud and said, "The heavy cavalry cannot be exposed. I didn't say you couldn't go! Silly boy."
"Huh?" Zhao Wei suddenly raised his head, his eyes twinkling with light.
"I have already gone to the battlefield, can you not go?" Zhao Kuo shook his head helplessly and continued: "Go to Lord Pingyuan. Just as I said, I will grant you the position of vanguard. Cooperate with Lord Pingyuan and Buwei. Reorganize the military camp."
"Yes." Zhao Wei immediately agreed excitedly.
Immediately, Zhao Wei wanted to leave the palace quickly. After only taking two steps, Zhao Wei stopped again, turned around, and returned to Zhao Kuo's side.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Wei in surprise.
"The king can't be alone by his side." Zhao Wei said angrily.
"Hahaha." Zhao Kuo was naturally very satisfied with Zhao Wei's loyalty.
Looking at Zhao Wei with a determined look on his face, Zhao Kuo seemed to have returned to the bloody Changping battlefield. If it weren't for Zhao Wei's repeated rescues, I'm afraid Zhao Kuo would have died countless times.
Shaking his head helplessly, Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "Now the First World War is different from the Battle of Changping. We don't need to charge and kill anymore. What's the danger among the Chinese army? As long as you fight better on the front line, the better , I will be safer in the central army."
Saying that, Zhao Kuo did not wait for Zhao Wei to continue thinking, and then patted Zhao Wei on the shoulder: "Go, cooperate with Lord Pingyuan to organize the troops as soon as possible!"
"Yes." Subconsciously, Zhao Wei clasped his fists and agreed.
After sending Zhao Wei away, Zhao Kuo continued to look at the map. His eyes gradually focused on Jicheng of Yan State.
What a great piece of land, but it just lacks such a city, which is like a thin fish bone, but it blocked Zhao Jun's 170,000 troops...
