Does King Wei have any choice?
Obviously, no
From the moment Lord Xinling's coffin was carried into Daliang City, both the morale of the military and the people were gone.
Even if the King of Wei wanted to be like the King of Zhou and have the last remaining courage to fight to the death, it would be impossible.
Facing Qin, the king of Zhou and the people of Zhou hated and feared Qin;
But facing the Zhao army, King Wei had nothing. Even with the cutoff of foreign aid, even if King Wei wanted to fight for his country, his clan, his courtiers, his people and even his soldiers would not allow him to do so. .
Surrender is almost the common aspiration of all subjects regardless of whether they are high or low.
Especially after seeing the corpse of Lord Xinling and the boundless military formation of Zhao army.
Standing on the city tower, looking at the red banner with the word "Zhao" and the dark Zhao army in the distance, King Wei also fell into a daze.
Fortunately, although the Wei ministers on the side could not wait to surrender to the Zhao army, they still preserved the last dignity for their king, and no one urged the Wei king to make his decision.
Of course, this dignity is only based on the fact that the overall situation has been decided.
After all, no matter what King Wei decides, surrender is inevitable. The only difference is who will present the land and population.
King Wei was obviously aware of the restlessness around him, but he didn't care.
Perhaps, this is also the last time he will stand on top of his own capital.
"The three families were divided into Jin and finally returned to the State of Zhao." King Wei smiled helplessly.
The laughter, blown by the wind, became louder and louder, but also became more and more sad...
After a long time, King Wei seemed to be tired of seeing the scenery at the top of the city. He finally closed his eyes slightly and said, "Send the order: Surrender!"
"Historical Records" says:
"In the autumn of 253 BC, Lord Xinling of Wei was defeated at the hands of Zhao Kuo. His 100,000-strong army suffered a heavy loss and committed suicide outside Daliang City.
Feeling his loyalty, Emperor Zhao Shi personally collected his body, put it in a nanmu coffin, and sent it back to Daliang, the capital of Wei.
When the citizens in the city saw the body of Lord Xinling, they all cried bitterly. The King of Wei personally went to Fuling and ordered him to be buried in the ancestral temple. His posthumous title was Zhuang Wu.
Then Zhao's army of 140,000 troops besieged the city.
At that time, the main force of the Qin army was confronting the Zhao army and Yingchuan. Yan and Han had been destroyed, Qi and Chu could not defend themselves, and there were no more soldiers left to fight in Daliang City.
For the sake of the people and the ancestral temple, the king of Wei stripped himself and tied him up. He surrendered the population and land in a yellow book and surrendered to Zhao at the gate of Daliang City. .z.
Then he said: The three families were divided into Jin and finally returned to Zhao.
At this point, Zhao embraced the land of the Three Jin Dynasties, including the former lands of Yan and Zhou, and most of the world was in the hands of the First Emperor.
Or it can be said that Zhao's power of unification can no longer be matched by no one and no country. "
Of course, Zhao Kuo, who had captured Wei, was quite happy at this time, even a little proud.
Zhao Kuo understood very well that after he captured the Wei State, the entire Chinese Zhao State had occupied nearly half of the territory. As long as he could survive the current battle safely, even if Qin, Qi, and Chu would attack Zhao in the coming year, , and I can deal with it calmly.
It can be said that the blueprint for unifying the world has been completely unfolded in front of him. The only problem is how much time it will take.
However, after being excited, Zhao Guo quickly calmed down.
A journey of a hundred miles is half a mile. Even though the balance of victory in the war has gradually tilted towards Zhao Guo, Zhao Kuo still cannot take it lightly.
Once upon a time, the Qin State almost had the strength to fight against the Six Kingdoms, but it was gradually weakened by itself starting from the Battle of Changping.
Not to mention, this battle is still going on.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo made arrangements for his team again:
"First, Tian Dan led his 50,000-strong army, plus 20,000 cavalry, to quickly return to Huaisi County to guard against possible attacks from Qi;
Second, he personally led an army of 50,000 people, carrying the grain and grass in Daliang City, and marched southward to deliver grain and grass supplies to Li Mu's troops on the front line;
Third, with ten thousand
The army was stationed in Daliang City and guarded the surrendered soldiers. An army of 10,000 held the seal of the King of Wei and gathered other cities in Wei. "
At the same time, Zhao Kuo also issued an order to Handan:
"First, transfer Lu Buwei to Daliang City to take charge of the collection and reorganization of the surrendered troops of Wei and the Wei army;
Second, General Tiao Lejian accompanied Lu Buwei to assist Lu Buwei in reorganizing the Wei army and taking over the defense of Wei and Daliang City;
Third, he sent a note to the State of Chu and invited him to attack the State of Qin together, and the Zhao army would help him recover Chendu. "
Obviously, the focus of Zhao Kuo's deployment was not on Yingchuan County during the fierce battle between Qin and Zhao, but on the newly acquired Wei State.
It is clear that Zhao Kuo still has to eat the big cake of Wei first, and then fight to the death with Qin. .z.
Zhao Kuo did not make any adjustments to Yingchuan's troops except transporting supplies.
Zhao Kuo did not move a single soldier among the 50,000 troops in Yewang City, the troops in Luo City, and the main force in Xinzheng City on the front line. He even turned the 50,000 troops finally freed up after destroying Wei into a transport team.
It's not that Zhao Kuo didn't want to fight the Qin army. Obviously, after solving Wei's worries, Zhao Kuo obviously gained a considerable advantage over the Qin army that was stuck in the quagmire.
But it is not easy to convert this advantage into victory.
From Zhao Kuo's point of view, the Qin army on the Yingchuan battlefield still numbered at least 356,000, and even if he added the 50,000 troops from Wei, he could only compete with the 400,000 troops.
In such a large-scale battle, the difference in strength between 40,000 and 50,000 troops may not necessarily give an absolute advantage.
In particular, the entire Yingchuan battlefield still presents a tangled situation of you being among me, and you being among me. It is not an ordinary difficulty to annihilate the main force of the Qin army in one fell swoop.
The biggest possibility is that both sides will suffer losses.
Of course, this is acceptable to Zhao Kuo. But there is no doubt that the best result is of course for Zhao to eat up Wei's dividends and then continue the decisive battle with the Qin army.
Especially the tens of thousands of Wei troops. Although their combat strength is slightly worse than that of the Zhao army on the front line, they are no less inferior to the Tuntian army. If they can use these tens of thousands of Wei troops for their own use, then what will happen to Qin? The advantage of the army is really great.
This is also the reason why Zhao Kuo transferred Lu Buwei, a secondary assistant to the cabinet, to Daliang.
Of course, Qin will definitely not wait to eat Wei's dividends in vain.
Either fight or retreat, the Qin army will definitely not sit still and wait to die.
If we fight, Qin will definitely win over Qi;
Withdraw, Qin will start to win over Chu.
Therefore, while the overall structure remained unchanged, Zhao Kuo also deployed two back-up moves.
First, regarding Qi State, Zhao Kuo's intention to increase troops for Tian Dan is very obvious. In one sentence: if Qi State dares to attack, Zhao State will fight back. Even if Qi State is not destroyed, Qi State will be defeated;
The second is to once again paint cakes for the Chu State. As long as the Chu State can send troops to harass the Qin Army's retreat, Zhao Kuo will lead an army to pin down the Qin Army to death within the Chu State.
In a word, although Zhao Kuo wanted to eat Wei's dividends, he did not want Qin to bring Qi and Chu together.
Especially the Chu State. Although the current strength of the Chu State has been greatly reduced, its vast territory is the largest war resource. Zhao Kuo does not want the situation of the Three Kingdoms to appear.
It should be said that with the fall of Wei State, the entire chessboard of Zhao State has come back to life. Zhao Kuo's choice of "conservative treatment" again is indeed a safe approach.
In fact, this is also the most suitable method for Zhao State today.
Of course, conservative treatment does not mean that Zhao Jun will give up the initiative on the frontal battlefield.
On the contrary, after taking off the burden of Wei, Zhao Jun can go into battle lightly.
Although Zhao Jun only entered the battlefield with a mere 50,000 troops, the confidence that Zhao Kuo brought to the Zhao Jun soldiers was far greater than the 50,000 troops themselves.
Even before the 50,000-strong army joined the battlefield, Li Mu and Zhou Qi's troops on the Yingchuan battlefield had already launched a counterattack against the enemies in front of them - Wang Lu and Meng Ao's troops.
Overnight, the offensive and defensive momentum was different!
Wang Lu and Meng Ao of the Qin Army had obviously been notified by the Qin Army's general in Zhi City. They were struggling with the key point of fighting or retreating when the Zhao Army counterattacked.
Obviously, the possibility of Zhao Jun's bluffing is not high. It is more likely that the development of Wei's war has exceeded everyone's expectations, and the results have been achieved in just a few days.
As for the results, it is self-evident.
As a result, another multiple-choice question was placed in front of Wang Lu.
war? Or retreat?
war?
Once the Zhao army ends the war in Wei, not only will the food roads be unblocked again, but there will be at least tens of thousands more Zhao soldiers in front of them. Wang Lu has no confidence that he can win this battle.
retreat?
Not to mention how to retreat in front of Zhao Jun who has entered an offensive state and has many cavalry.
What's even worse is that once this battle is over, there may be no chance of coming back.
Wang He knew very well that, just as in the words left by Lord Xinling, the only variable now was not in Yingchuan, but in Qi State.
As long as Qi can send troops, the Qin army will still have a chance.
But how difficult it is to persuade Qi to send troops.
For a while, Wang Lu couldn't make up his mind at all, so he could only send a letter to Xianyang via a flying pigeon.
Of course, with the emergence of the Qin and Wei coalition forces, Meng Ao's suspicious soldiers near Luocheng became meaningless.
At the same time, now that the Wei territory has been captured by Zhao, it is meaningless to hold on to Zhi City.
Although they were defeated one by one by the Zhao army, Wang Lu decisively ordered the troops to join forces. The specific plan is: Zicheng's troops will immediately move closer to Meng Ao's headquarters. After the two armies merge, they will move toward Xinzheng together.
From Wang Lu's decision to join forces, it is actually not difficult to see that Wang Lu wanted to withdraw his troops from the bottom of his heart.
There is no other way. If we really want to defeat the enemy, it may be a better way to attack Zicheng's army to the northwest, Meng Ao's army to attack eastward, and Wang Lu's army to attack due north.
As the Qin army moved, Zhao Jun also quickly received the news.
Immediately, Zhao Jun's various departments also began to take action.
Sun Gu's troops in Yewang City began to tentatively recapture Zhi City;
In the direction of Luocheng, Zhou Qi also sent Zhao Wei to lead the light cavalry to harass the Qin army heading south from Zicheng;
As for Li Mu, who had been guarding for more than ten days, he uncharacteristically started to attack Wang Lu.
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