"If God doesn't take it, you will suffer the consequences."
Zhao Kuo silently repeated this sentence in his heart.
Indeed, the opportunity is rare. If we miss this opportunity, we still don’t know how long we have to wait, let alone how much we have to pay to truly complete the reunification.
Stability is necessary, but if it is too stable, it is a waste of opportunity.
Taking advantage of the opportunity now that the Zhao army has been assembled and their morale is strong, we must smash the biggest stumbling block on the road to unification.
After exhaling a long breath, Zhao Kuo came to Chendu with the determination to fight the war of two generations in one generation.
To be honest, Li Mu was a little surprised by Zhao Kuo's arrival.
Because in Li Mu's mind, the overall situation has been decided, and the army will retreat soon, there should be no reason for the king to come to the front line.
But unfortunately, Zhao Kuo is here.
In the Chinese military tent, a huge map has been spread out on the table.
Li Mu and Tian Dan, who had just stepped inside, looked at each other and seemed to have vaguely guessed Zhao Kuo's plan.
"I have met my king." They both paid their respects.
"Thank you for your hard work, two generals. Please get up." Zhao Kuo stretched out his hand and helped the two men up.
"Now the Qin army has withdrawn to Yingdu, the Chu army has stationed in Shouchun, and the Qi army has been trapped in Linzi. This battle also ends with a complete victory for our army." Zhao Kuo praised them while pulling the two people in front of the map, and continued: "Today, our Zhao State has acquired a large area of land such as Hexi, Hedong, Wei Jing, and Chendu. Today's Zhao State has not only unified the three Jins, but also has large areas of Yan and Chu. It can be said that it is prosperous."
"At the same time, I am also faced with two choices." Zhao Kuo did not hide it, and directly raised the question, saying: "Should we return to celebrate our victory, or should we continue to fight? If we continue to fight, where should we start? .”
"I have been thinking about this for a long time, but I have never been able to make a decision. I would like to ask the two generals to teach me." After saying this, Zhao Kuo looked at the two of them sincerely.
Yes, although Zhao Kuo had already made a decision in his mind, Zhao Kuo still wanted to ask Li Mu and Tian Dan for their opinions.
This is not only a respect for the two generals, but also a necessity.
If the two generals have the same idea as him, it is naturally best. If there is a disagreement, firstly, Zhao Kuo needs to judge whether the disagreement is fatal and whether it is something he failed to consider; secondly, If it is not fatal, Zhao Kuo will consider convincing the other party.
After all, the battle needs Li Mu and Tian Dan to fight, and unifying the coach's thinking is crucial for a proactive offensive campaign.
After hearing this, the two people immediately looked at each other.
Immediately, the two of them looked at the map that had been spread out on the table in silence. .
Obviously, both of them understood that their king wanted to continue the fight, but as generals of Zhao State, they had to think about this issue independently.
It is inevitable that the two of them do not pay attention to it. This is not a simple issue, and it can even be said to be an issue that will influence the future trend.
Therefore, even though they knew the answer in the king's heart, the two of them still forced themselves to abandon the idea and draw their own conclusions.
After a long time, the two of them gradually raised their heads.
Li Mu immediately clasped his fists and answered first: "If there is enough food and grass, I think we can continue the war!"
After hearing Li Mu's answer, Zhao Kuo did not nod, but asked: "Reason?"
Li Mu immediately replied: "There are only two reasons for not fighting: first, our army has been fighting for several months and feels tired; second, if the war continues in winter, it will inevitably drag into spring, which will affect spring plowing.
But in fact, our army is exhausted, and the enemy's army is even more exhausted. If our army affects spring plowing, the enemy's army will affect it even more.
Moreover, our army has a morale bonus for fighting at this time. If we return to fight again next year, although our army will no longer be tired, the enemy will be waiting for work, and our army will have less morale bonus. Instead of fighting at that time, It's better to fight now. "
"Where's General Tian?" Zhao Kuo still didn't comment, but looked at Tian Dan on the other side.
"War." Tian Dan immediately replied seriously.
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reason? "Zhao Kuo continued to ask.
"It is not easy to mobilize troops." Tian Dan also replied seriously: "Our army has now invested more than 500,000 troops. If they return, a large part of them will have to change their armor and become farmers again. They will need to be recruited again, especially in the It may not be easy to recruit soldiers without danger.
On the contrary, in order to ensure security, other countries must resort to militarism and maintain sufficient troops.
Instead of doing this, it is better to take advantage of the fact that our army has sufficient strength and get all the benefits we can get. "
"Of course." Tian Dan suddenly smiled and said, "Wei Chen still has selfish motives."
"Huh?" Zhao Kuo looked at Tian Dan curiously.
"Weichen is already over fifty." Tian Dan replied with a smile: "Weichen also wants to see Zhao's unification of the world before leaving, for himself and for General Lian Po."
After the words fell, Zhao Kuo and Li Mu suddenly felt a little sour in their hearts.
It was clearly on the eve of victory, but General Lianpo died in the final battle. How could it not make people sigh and feel sour.
With a slight sigh, Zhao Kuo quickly pulled himself away from the memory.
Seeing that his two generals supported his idea, Zhao Kuo no longer hesitated and immediately said: "Before the war started, I asked Lord Pingyuan to prepare three years of food. Now that half a year has not passed, the food is naturally sufficient. In this case, I have decided that we should use the remaining brave men to pursue the poor bandits and continue the war."
"Yes." Li Mu and Tian Dan agreed immediately.
"Since we have decided to continue fighting." Zhao Kuo also continued to ask: "I wonder how our army will advance next?"
"Attack Qin!" Li Mu and Tian Dan almost unanimously said the answer in their hearts.
Seeing that his generals were in tune with him, Zhao Kuo gradually became excited: "What's the goal?"
"Qin's stronghold in Hangu, and the natural danger of Bashu, it is difficult to defeat it in one battle. Our army should aim to weaken and blockade Qin in this battle." Li Mu immediately pointed to the map and replied: "We should take it In the land of Yanying, the goal is to completely push the Qin army to Bashu."
"Once the Qin army loses the land of Yanying, it will completely lose its offensive momentum. It can only rely on the dangers of Hangu Pass and Bashu to defend. Then our army can calmly deal with Qi and Chu in Shandong." Tian Dan also agreed. . ..
Such a plan obviously played into Zhao Kuo's hands, and Zhao Kuo then continued to ask: "How to attack?"
"Leave a small number of troops to defend Chendu, and 300,000 troops will go southwest to attack the land of Yanying." Li Mu replied almost without thinking.
"The other 100,000 troops will turn north, enter the east of the river and block the Han Valley." Tian Dan on the side then continued Li Mu's words and said: "Forcing the Qin army to return for reinforcements."
"If the Qin army returns to Hangu to aid, our army will cut off the road between Shu and Ying, trap the Qin army in the capital of Ying, and then take it." Li Mu then added: "If the Qin army does not return to aid, then we will use Attack Hangu with superior force."
"If we can get the land of Yanying, we can completely block the Qin army's way out from the east." Tian Dan continued: "At this point, this battle may be temporarily suspended."
"When our army captures all the land east of Xiaoshan Mountain, and then uses the strength of the whole country to attack Hangu, the world can be unified." Li Mu finally filled in the last piece of the puzzle.
With one word from you and one word from me, a complete plan has been formed.
This is often the case between heroes. No more explanation is needed, everything is in the heart.
"In addition, the prisoners of Qi and Chu can be organized into an army as soon as possible to supplement the military strength." Zhao Kuo also added immediately.
As soon as these words came out, it undoubtedly showed Zhao Kuo's approval of the two people's plan. Immediately, Li Mu and Tian Dan also worshiped in unison: "I am the king Yingming."
"That's it." Zhao Kuo nodded and immediately ordered: "General Tian Dan, you will be the commander-in-chief of the North Route Army. You will be in charge of Sun Gu's 100,000 troops and horses, and you will also mobilize 100,000 troops from your own army to attack Hangu. .”
"Yes." Tian Dan immediately accepted the order.
"Li Mu." Zhao Kuo continued to point.
"The general will be here." Li Mu also immediately agreed.
"The general of the South Route Army is entrusted to you." Zhao Kuo immediately ordered: "Although intelligence shows that some of the Qin Army has returned to Shuzhong and is heading towards Guanzhong, the Qin Army should not be underestimated. We must communicate with General Tian Dan. Everyone cooperates well."
"Yes. Don't worry, my king." Li Mu also immediately agreed.
"Each army will set off today and arrive at the designated position within fifteen days without delay." Zhao Kuo immediately ordered. ..
"Yes." The two of them agreed, clasping their fists together.
In this way, when everyone thought that the war was over and the main force of the Qin army had even begun to gradually retreat to Guanzhong, the Zhao army took action again.
However, because Tian Dan's 100,000-strong army was moving north, and Zhao Kuo's own Luan Jia was also heading towards Handan, everyone thought that Zhao's army was returning in batches.
But it only strengthened the wrong ideas of everyone except Zhao Jun.
It wasn't until Tian Dan's army suddenly appeared in Hedong that Qin suddenly realized that something was wrong.
But at this time, the main force of nearly 200,000 Qin troops had returned to Shu.
This actually made Qin Wangzi Chu feel a little more at ease.
Sure enough, just as Zichu hurriedly transferred Xianyang's last mobile troops to Hangu Pass, the main force of Zhao's army appeared outside Hangu Pass, and the number was more than 200,000!
Immediately, Zichu also urgently ordered the main force of the Qin army in Shu to go to Hanguguan for reinforcements.
However, the main force of the Qin army in the center of Shu has just rushed through the dense forest and hills to reach Guanzhong. Over there, urgent news came from the land of Yanying - the main force of the Zhao army attacked the city, and the number was still 300,000. superior!
The main force, the main force again, how many main forces does Zhao Jun have?
This is the question Zi Chu wants to ask the most today.
It was obvious that the strength of the Qin army at this time was no longer enough to support a two-front battle. What was even worse was that Zi Chu suddenly discovered that even if he wanted to find allies to relieve the siege, Qin could not find them at all.
The Qi State will not talk about it. At this time, they are trembling in Linzi while training the new army.
Chu State was holding Shouchun City in its arms and refused to move, not daring to take even half a step.
At this time, the Qin army was truly isolated and helpless.
Fortunately, such a situation had already been thought of when Wang Lu led the army to withdraw from the Yingchuan front line, but he did not expect that Zhao Guoguo would continue to fight and would not give him time to calmly deploy his troops. And this time, the entire army pressed forward, without any politeness.
This pressure really made Qin State breathless...
