Yes, since there is a fight, Zhao Kuo is ready to put all the treasures on it!
Since the main force of the Qin army is concentrated in the south, the Qin army in Hedong and Hexi areas will inevitably be insufficient. The 20,000 troops belonging to Guanglang City can also become a force that cannot be ignored.
Advancing westward may not be able to capture many cities, but at least it can put enough pressure on the Qin army.
If we can take the opportunity to capture Lishi Fortress, one-third of the territory east of Hedong will belong to Zhao. After the offensive and defensive changes, the Lishi Fortress will also become the bridgehead for Zhao to counterattack Qin.
As for Zhao Wei's secret army, since it was the first chapter of the decisive battle, Zhao Kuo finally decided to take out some secret weapons and teach the Qin army a good lesson.
"Should we bring back some of the army that attacked Yan?" Li Mu on the side saw that Zhao Kuo had even brought back secret weapons, and immediately suggested.
After pondering for a while, Zhao Kuo still shook his head and said: "Although if we capture Han, it doesn't matter how many nights in Jicheng, but if the Qin army comes to attack, even if it uses the army to attack Yan, will it be possible to win?" , it is also not yet known. To abandon a sure-to-be-obtained place in this way and to seek an unknown place is to be greedy for too much, and it is a taboo."
"Yes, I will make a mistake." Li Mu immediately said with his fists clasped.
"It doesn't matter!" Zhao Kuo didn't take it seriously and continued: "It's all for victory. Let's prepare for the war. We must capture Xinzheng in the shortest possible time. In addition, the Korean prisoners should be escorted back to Shangdang first. , if we want to fight Qin, these prisoners will only distract us."
In normal times, it would be a good idea to leave this group of prisoners behind and persuade the King of Han and the ministers of Han to surrender. It would at least shake the morale of the troops in the city and reduce some losses.
But now is the time to compete with the Qin army. Zhao must capture Xinzheng before the Qin army turns around to attack, so as to gain geographical advantage.
Otherwise, Zhao Jun can only retreat.
When time was tight, persuading surrender was simply a waste of time, and of course Zhao Kuo would not do it.
What's more, even if the persuasion to surrender is successful, will the King of Han stay or not? Even if the King of Han can be escorted to Handan, what about the ministers of the Kingdom of Han? Will you stay or not?
Stay, can you guarantee that with the arrival of the Qin army, the King of Han and his subordinates will rebel?
If you don’t stay, how will this look to the world?
Therefore, in an urgent situation, there is no such thing as surrender.
Li Mu naturally understood this truth, and immediately agreed: "Yes."
And just when Zhao Kuo decided to continue attacking Xinzheng, the King of Han finally received the report from the scouts: Han's 30,000-strong army had been wiped out, and Qin's army was defeated and fled south.
After receiving the news, King Han couldn't believe his ears. Although he still tried to stay calm, his empty eyes betrayed all the fear in his heart.
After waving his hand, the scout immediately retreated, and King Han sat down on the throne slumped.
He knew very well that with just the few thousand old, weak, sick and disabled in his hands, there was no way he could be a match for the Zhao army outside the city, let alone the fact that the Zhao army had just annihilated tens of thousands of coalition troops and was in full swing.
To be honest, King Han really regretted it! During the Battle of Luocheng last year, why did he betray Zhao and defect to Qin? Has Qin annexed too little of his own land in recent years?
What a wonderful piece of land in Hanoi, as well as a dozen cities in the east of the river, and Shangdang County. They used to be the territory of the Kingdom of Han, but now, after some hard work by the Qin Kingdom, they have become the property of others. .
If he had followed Zhao to resist Qin last year, he might have owned a large piece of land in Zhou like the kings of Wei and Chu.
Even if Qin came to attack, Zhao would definitely not send just a partial army of 20,000 people to rescue like Qin did.
Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.
What King Han now faces is not a dilemma, but two dead ends: surrender is death, and stubborn resistance is even more dead.
The only way the King of Han could think of was to cede territory and pay compensation. It can be said that the Korean king has always used effective means to ease the emotions of enemy countries by ceding territory and paying compensation.
But the problem is that at this time, the King of Han suddenly realized that Han Zhiguo, one of the seven progressive heroes, now did not even have the land of a county. How could there be any land ceded to Zhao?
However, if you don’t have any territory, you still have to create territory to conquer! Even if it is a city of nothingness! It’s better than being destroyed!
Immediately, the King of Han ordered Prime Minister Xuan and the minister in charge of foreign affairs to enter the palace to discuss the matter of subduing Zhao Guo and ceding land to accompany the money.
Unfortunately, the news that the Korean army's retreating army was completely wiped out by the Zhao army quickly spread throughout the city of Xinzheng under the deliberate dissemination of the Zhao army.
Families with children and grandchildren serving in the military were as shocked as if they were struck by lightning after hearing the news. And as the sky filled with cries, an unprecedented panic spread in Xinzheng City almost instantly.
Of course, these have nothing to do with King Han in the palace.
As for the high-ranking officials and nobles, they got the news earlier than the ordinary civilians. Of course, the sorrow of the civilians still had nothing to do with them.
But knowing that the building of South Korea is about to collapse, the ministers of South Korea are naturally responsible for the future of themselves and their families.
If there was Qin's support before, the ministers of Han still had reasons to continue to persist. Now even Qin's army has been defeated, and it seems that nothing can stop Zhao Jun.
Under such circumstances, surrendering to Zhao would obviously be the best solution for many ministers and nobles.
It just so happens that the current King of Zhao has set up a stronghold in the south of the city and is working hard to build ordnance. It is obvious that he will attack the city soon. If he can help him attack Xinzheng, he will not only continue to prosper in the Zhao Kingdom, but also at least get a share of the pie. Will be reduced to the common people in Guizhou.
It's better to die than to die, this kind of thought almost filled the entire court of Han Kingdom.
As a result, more and more people came out of the city tower, and they couldn't even wait until dark. Obviously, everyone is afraid that if they are too late, they will lose this great achievement.
What's even worse is that as the various aristocratic families came out with their ropes regardless, even the Korean soldiers guarding the tower began to waver.
But what they didn't know was that Zhao Kuo looked down upon their surrender and never thought of accepting their surrender.
As for the edict of King Han?
Who else will pay attention to the King of Han who is about to be ousted from power now?
Therefore, even though the King of Han sent people to invite him several times, he ignored him at all.
Looking at the empty palace, King Han finally understood what it meant to be alone.
The only good news is that although people outside the royal city are already panicking, there haven't been too many waves in the palace yet.
The guards and eunuchs in the palace also became the last confidants of King Han.
Although the King of Han could not be called a wise king, he also knew very well that if he did not do something, Xinzheng might have been lost before the Zhao army could attack.
Army, King Han knew that the ministers outside were no longer reliable, and he must rush to the city gate immediately to take control of the army. Only if Xinzheng is not lost can he have more room to bargain with Zhao.
Immediately, King Han could only greet his last cronies and hurried to the city gate tower.
As luck would have it, King Han happened to see the wealthy families rushing out of the city.
This can be considered a mixed news for King Han.
Fortunately, the aristocratic family is about to leave the city, which shows that at least the soldiers at the city gate still care about the country of Han;
What's worrying is that before the sun sets, some people can't wait to come out of the city. Obviously, there are not a few wealthy families who want to rebel, otherwise they wouldn't be so unscrupulous.
Immediately, the King of Han beheaded several of the envoys of the city and hung their corpses high on the four city walls. This stopped the families from fleeing and surrendering.
Of course, at the same time, the command of the City Gate Army was firmly in the hands of King Han.
However, it is obvious that the feud between King Han and all the aristocratic families has been concluded. But it doesn’t matter. The King of Han has a large army at hand.
The aristocratic family cannot afford to make any big waves.
As long as the Kingdom of Han is not destroyed by the Kingdom of Zhao this time, after this disaster is over, the big families will naturally apologize, and then launch a few scapegoats. The King of Han will take the opportunity to ask for some benefits, and both sides will take a step back, and then they can Reunite together and continue to govern the beautiful country of Korea.
It can be said that this operation of King Han has the demeanor of a wise king.
If this plot continues, what King Han should do is to gather people's hearts and prepare for a desperate fight with Zhao Jun. At least he must tell everyone openly that he will fight Zhao Jun to the end.
Only in this way can he establish his fearless image in fighting against foreign enemies, intimidate all the nobles of the aristocratic families, win over the hearts of the people in the city, and resist Zhao Jun's upcoming attack.
It's a pity that a person who travels a hundred miles is half a mile, but at the last moment when he got the military power, the King of Han relaxed his vigilance and did something that no one could understand.
Yes, the King of Han sent his last confidant, the eunuch Ling, to the Zhao army camp to negotiate peace.
Logically speaking, it is not impossible to negotiate peace, but before the negotiation is completed, you have to be more careful. Even those aristocratic families know that they have to leave the city and do not dare to open the city gates openly.
It was better for the King of Han to directly let the eunuchs order him to go out from the south gate.
Although it was only after the sky gradually darkened that the eunuchs were ordered to come out. But, that is the south gate!
Countless pairs of eyes are staring at it!
What's more, there are so many soldiers guarding the city above the city gate. How could such a big movement below not attract their attention.
Just now, you killed several so-called "rebels" who came out of the city. In the blink of an eye, you, the king, sent them out of the city yourself. This is nothing.
The soldiers who originally wanted to defend the city and their homes lost all confidence.
Naturally, very quickly, the news that King Han sent people out of the city to seek peace spread throughout Xinzheng City.
At this point, King Han could no longer control the situation.
Not only the aristocratic families, but also the soldiers guarding the city tower were all shaken. Even on the city tower, deserters have begun to appear.
The terrible thing is that the guards at the city gate almost turned a deaf ear to this.
It can be said that if Zhao Jun launched an attack at this time, he would probably be able to easily win without any decent resistance. The only thing that kept the soldiers of the Korean army still persisting was that they were afraid that they would die if the identity of their soldiers was discovered by Zhao Guo.
And as the news that Zhao Jun captured tens of thousands of Korean soldiers returned to Xinzheng City, the last will of resistance gradually dissipated - it turned out that even the soldiers of the Korean army did not need to die...
