While the State of Zhao was in full swing making arrangements for the newly attached land, Xianyang of the State of Qin was not idle either.
Although Wang Lu and Meng Ao's last strategic strategy was defeated by Zhao Jun, no matter what, this battle finally brought a large piece of fat in the Chu land to Qin, which had not made any progress for a long time.
Therefore, the return of Wang Lu and Meng Ao was grandly welcomed by everyone in the court.
Of course, the meaning of this for the people of Qin is obviously more important. There is no way, Qin must let the people at the bottom see the hope of victory.
After the hustle and bustle has passed, the reality that needs to be faced still needs to be faced.
The first thing that faced the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State was that after the loss of the land of Han, the national power between Qin and Zhao would be fundamentally reversed.
Everyone in the Qin State had to admit that with the end of this war, the name of the first country in the Warring States Period had quietly changed.
Of course, a name is not important, and the Qin State cannot afford to lose. The Qin State was once weak and helpless, and it even lived in a time when Hangu Pass was not guaranteed.
It doesn't matter if you are weak for a while. What matters is how to get out of weakness and become strong again. .z.
King Qin, who was sitting on the main seat, looked at the people in the hall with burning eyes.
It was related to Qin's future plans, but the King of Qin only called a few people to discuss it.
Needless to say, in terms of generals, it was naturally Wang Ao and Meng Ao. After several battles, the name Meng Ao finally came into the sight of King Qin. Meng Ao, who gradually gained a firm foothold in the army, finally had his name. have a certain right to speak.
As for civil servants, apart from Prime Minister Fan Sui, there was only Doctor Tu Jia who was responsible for foreign affairs.
It is obvious that the Qin State has fallen into a state of stagnation, regardless of whether it is a civil servant or a military general. Especially after comparing the continuous emergence of people such as Lu Buwei and Li Mu from the Zhao State, the problem of Qin's talent shortage becomes even more obvious.
Of course, as long as Qin's fundamentals remain, the talent issue will not be a big problem.
After all, Wang Jian, who was born in an old scholar clan, is already thriving, and Meng Ao's sons (Meng Wu) and grandsons (Meng Tian, Meng Yi) are also in the pipeline.
With a slight cough, the King of Qin took the initiative to break the silence in the meeting place: "Although I, the Qin Dynasty, have gained some gains in this battle, it is a foregone conclusion that the Zhao Kingdom will become great. How should I, the Qin Dynasty, deal with it? Please teach me, Ai Qing."
Hearing this, Fan Sui and Tu Jia looked at each other, and then Fan Sui nodded slightly, while Tu Jia clasped his hands and bowed slightly to King Qin.
"This is my king." Tu Jia straightened up and said slowly: "I have observed that when all countries are weak, they all borrow their strength to become strong. If Changping fights, Zhao will win by borrowing Wei's strength. This can be traced back to the founding of the Qin Dynasty in Hexi. In the first battle, we also used the power of Qi to defeat Wei. Now that it is a foregone conclusion that we will be weak and Zhao will be strong, Wei Chen believes that we should change our foreign policy immediately."
"How to change it?" King Qin asked immediately.
"Okay, Lian Heng's strategy." Tu Jia immediately said: "Unite Wei and Qi to fight against Zhao and Chu."
"Wei and Qi are allies of Zhao. How can we break their alliance and unite them? Please explain in detail." King Qin frowned slightly.
"Yes." Tu Jia immediately accepted the order: "Let's talk about Wei first. In the battle between Han and Han, Wei was close at hand, but did not send troops. This shows that there is a rift between Wei and Zhao. According to Wei Chen's advice You see, the State of Wei actually did not want the State of Zhao to gain access to Han.
Judging from the current situation, the land of Han is like an enclave to the State of Zhao, and the land it spans is the land of the Zhou Dynasty that the State of Wei took from Zhao last year.
In this case, how could the State of Zhao be willing to do so, and how could the State of Wei be at ease? "
"There is no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed." King Qin nodded and said: "Besides, this enclave is quite important. Zhao State must want to open up communication with Han. Especially Zhou Di was taken from Zhao State, Zhao Wei Conflict is almost inevitable. It is possible to unite Wei and resist Zhao."
"I am Wang Yingming." Tu Jia immediately flattered him.
"What about Qi?" King Qin waved his hand after hearing this, and then continued to ask.
"The so-called fox is sad when a rabbit dies. This is what happens in Qi today." Tu Jia immediately said: "Yan and Qi are feuding people. Because of their feud, they hate to destroy Qi and have their own ancestral temple, so they know each other. What? Now that Zhao has destroyed Yan,
Qi will surely be destroyed in the future, but now that Qi is under siege by Zhao, everyone in Qi must be aware of it.
If we, the Qin Dynasty, can send an envoy at this time and promise that when the Zhao army comes, we will send troops to help, how can the King of Qi not respond? ! "
"It makes sense." King Qin nodded.
"In this way, the matter of contacting Wei and Qi will be handed over to Aiqing." King Qin looked at Fan Sui who did not refute, and said immediately.
"How dare you disobey your order!" Tu Jia immediately clasped his fists and accepted the order.
"However." After slightly nodding, King Qin continued to ask: "Contacting Wei and Qi, even forming an alliance with them, is just a self-protection strategy. The art of war is that if you defend it for a long time, you will lose. If you want to lose, Zhao, what's the plan?"
After the words fell, Fan Sui straightened up, clasped his fists and said, "If we can get help from Wei and Qi, we may be able to counterattack Han."
"The land of Han?" King Qin muttered and repeated.
"Of course." Fan Sui also nodded.
"Why is it the land of Han?" King Qin asked immediately.
Fan Sui was obviously well prepared. Faced with King Qin's question, he immediately replied: "There are three reasons for counterattacking Han's territory!
First, the teacher is famous. Fan Sui then continued: "Zhao invaded Han and captured the king of Han in Handan, Zhao. The Korean subjects all hated him. As for those who exterminated their ancestral temples, they also angered the people of the world. If we, the Qin Dynasty, restore Han If you attack with a good name, you will definitely win fans from all over the world. This is what is called a teacher who has a good name, a good name, a right word, and a good result.
Secondly, if they attack Korea, Wei will definitely help. The King of Wei knew very well that if the leader of Han was hanged outside, the State of Zhao would definitely not be willing to accept it. In this case, if Han is not allowed to return to the hands of Qin, a situation of three kingdoms can still be formed. This may be the only way to preserve Wei. Therefore, if we, Qin, attack Han, Wei will definitely help our army.
Third, attacking South Korea will be of great benefit to me. Needless to say, the ownership of Han will subvert the national power of Zhao and Qin. What's more important is that after our army captured the Chu Territory, there were only two roads going east and north, and both of these roads were controlled by the Han Territory. If this territory was blocked, our army would have almost no way out. also. "
After Fan Sui's eloquent talk, King Qin immediately showed a look of deep approval.
However, when it came to military matters, King Qin did not make a direct decision as he had just done with the diplomatic strategy. Instead, he looked at Wang Lu who was standing aside.
"General Wang." King Qin immediately said, "What do you think, Ai Qing, of the Prime Minister's words?"
Wang Lu had already expected this question from King Qin, but he still thought about it briefly before he handed over his hand and said: "General, I think what the prime minister said is reasonable. Our army's march eastward is nothing more than going to Dang and Han. , Chu and Di are just three routes.
The Chu region south of Chendu is surrounded by mountains and rivers, crisscrossed rivers, strong folk customs and a lack of supplies. It is not a place for progress;
In the land of Shangdang, there are first the natural dangers of Kongcang Ling, then the strong city of Guanglang City, and then the barriers along the Bishui River, and then there is the defense line of the Hundred-mile Stone Great Wall. It is not easy to break such an array;
Only in the land of Han, taking Xinzheng is enough. "
Hearing this, King Qin also stroked his beard and then made a decision.
However, at this moment, Wang Lu continued to say: "But."
"But what?" King Qin asked quickly.
"If we can't defeat Zhao's armored cavalry, our army shouldn't go to war at all." Wang Lu didn't hide anything, and immediately pointed out the reason for the failure of this battle.
When King Qin heard this, he also sighed deeply. Of course he knew that what Wang Lu said was right.
But since receiving Wang Lu's military report, the King of Qin also discussed with Fan Sui and the Qin generals stationed in Handan for several days, but they still could not find a way to crack the Zhao army's armored cavalry.
"How to break it?" King Qin asked tentatively.
"It can't be broken." Wang Hao shook his head and said without hesitation.
"Ah?" King Qin suddenly looked at Wang Lu in surprise.
Not only King Qin, but also Fan Sui and Tu Jia present could not help but look at Wang Lu. After all, it was a bit surprising and even more frustrating to hear from a general that the opponent's troops were indestructible.
"I am Wang Rongchun." Wang Lu immediately began to explain.
Standing up, he said: "What I mean is not that this heavy cavalry is invincible. On the contrary, after several days of research, Meng Ao and I have discovered many problems with it."
With that said, Wang Hao looked at Meng Ao.
Meng Ao understood and immediately took out a booklet from his arms and handed it over with both hands.
Eunuch Ling, who had been standing bowed to the side, immediately stepped forward to remove the book in Meng Ao's hand, and then sent it to King Qin.
King Qin opened the book, and Meng Ao on the other side immediately started talking: "Zhao's heavy cavalry has at least several weaknesses.
First, we cannot fight for a long time. Such heavy armor, although it protects the safety of people and horses, also puts a heavy burden on them. Even with the ability of our Qin army's elite soldiers and the strength of Yiqu's good horses, they can't hold on for more than half an hour at most.
Secondly, its attack method is single. In short, it can only fight directly. The mobility on the battlefield is far less than that of ordinary light cavalry. It is extremely difficult to even deflect the direction.
Third, it was expensive to build, and an army of three thousand was already the strength of Zhao's army. "
After saying this, Wang Hao let everyone digest for a while, and then continued: "Therefore, Zhao Jun's heavily armored cavalry can be avoided and given way to, but it cannot be destroyed. Even if there are a hundred thousand people, if they face it, they will be defeated. It was broken by it.”
"The general's intention is to attack from the side?" Fan Sui asked with some confusion.
"No." Wang Hao immediately shook his head and said, "Zhao's army does not only have this heavy cavalry. The elite of its light cavalry are still superior to ours. If our army wants to attack from the flank, it will be blocked by Zhao's light cavalry."
"What should we do?" King Qin was obviously a little anxious.
"For today's plan, follow the methods of Zhao State, make armor, and train heavy cavalry!" Wang Hao finally decided to try his best.
Hearing this, King Qin was a little dumbfounded, but then he laughed out loud: "I see! I didn't expect that since heavy cavalry is so powerful, why didn't our army learn from it?"
"In the past, there were military soldiers of Wei, but we, the warriors of Qin, have already disappeared. Today, the warriors of Wei have long disappeared, but we, the warriors of the Qin army, still dominate all the countries." Fan Sui then smiled and said, "Although Zhao had heavy cavalry first, I, Qin, have learned it. , those who remain in the world in the coming year will definitely be the heavy cavalry of our Qin army!"
With the support of all the ministers, King Qin immediately approved Wang Lu's idea of establishing heavy cavalry.
However, it was this decision that pulled Qin into a bottomless abyss...
