The joys and sorrows of people are not the same.
The Qin State celebrated the double happiness from top to bottom all night long, and even a small number of new-minded people had to pretend to be extremely happy, which was different in the Six Kingdoms.
The three countries closest to the battlefield, Han, Zhao and Wei, were the first to receive the news that the elite army that had bypassed Hangu Pass was almost completely destroyed, which was not much different from the time when Qin received the news.
The only difference is that one is in the first half of the night and the other is in the second half of the night.
King Zhao, King Wei and King Han were sleeping soundly with the beauties in their harem in their arms. After the news was passed to the palace, the eunuch who was serving them had no choice but to wake up the three kings.
Being woken up in the middle of the night, they were already very angry when they got up. In addition, after hearing the bad news, the three kings felt bad on the spot, especially the eldest King Han Ran. Fortunately, he was on the bed, otherwise he might have fallen to the ground.
Even though he was on the bed and not injured, he was so angry that he was so angry that the palace was in a state of panic. It took him a while to finally wake up.
After hearing the bad news, the three kings were not in the mood to sleep. They couldn't sleep even if they wanted to. They could only summon the important ministers to discuss the matter with them in a very bad mood all night.
As a result, the important ministers were also woken up. They half-closed their eyes and allowed the servants to help them change clothes and wash themselves. However, they still did not wake up completely until they got on the carriage and came to the palace to inquire about the news with the acquaintance of the palace. After hearing the bad news, they finally fully woke up.
Awake.
After discussing overnight, the monarchs and ministers of the Three Kingdoms decided to withdraw their troops immediately.
In fact, without the need for an order from the king of the Three Kingdoms, the 180,000 allied troops outside Hangu Pass got the news earlier than they did and had already retreated when the news was reported to the country.
The best part of the joint coalition forces has been lost, and the lives of the high-level commanders and generals are uncertain. Under such circumstances, it is still necessary to fight. If the movement is too slow, I am afraid that they will not be able to leave.
Although the coalition forces responded quickly and retreated very quickly, without giving the Qin army much time to prepare a counterattack, they still suffered heavy losses during the retreat, losing more than 20,000 people.
The Qin army, which was fighting against the 180,000 Allied Forces, received the news earlier. Although it was unable to transform the strategy of defending in the middle and leading the attack into a comprehensive counterattack strategy in a short period of time, it still seized the opportunity when the Allied Forces were panicked and hurriedly withdrew their troops to attack.
, biting off a piece of meat fiercely.
There were a total of 300,000 coalition troops. The losses during the stalemate and the losses in pursuit were only 140,000 that were finally evacuated, more than half of which were lost.
Especially with the loss of the most elite troops and the huge consumption of food, grass, arms and money, the Hezong Kingdom was so devastated that it had no pants left.
Even if this is not a loss borne by one country independently, if it is shared by the four countries, it is enough to make people feel heartbroken. Moreover, the blood that should be shed has not yet been shed. Don’t you think that Qin will not take the opportunity to retaliate?
The Qin State also suffered a huge loss of food, grass, weapons and money. After all, the number of mobilized troops was not inferior to that of the Allied Forces. However, it took away the supplies from the Allied Forces that invaded Qin's hinterland, plus the remaining supplies.
Although it is impossible to launch a large-scale battle, it is enough to sustain tens of thousands of troops to attack for a period of time. If the offensive and defensive situation is reversed, the members of the United Nations will be retaliated to some extent, but the degree of retaliation is different.
The members of the Hezong Kingdom are well aware of this. They understand Qin's behavior and will never treat a loss as if it never happened.
However, Han Weichu was not too worried. The intensity of the retaliation they received should not be too great.
Wei Han thought that he was not the mastermind, and Pang Nuan of Zhao State was the mastermind of the alliance, and Chu State was the nominal leader of the alliance, so the main target of revenge would not be their turn, right?
The State of Chu has the confidence to contact Qin's foreign Chu foreign groups and transfer the main target of Qin's revenge to Zhao State. At least it cannot become the main target of the attack, and the secondary attacks can be accepted.
There are mainly three foreign relations groups in the Qin State: Chu, Zhao and Han. The foreign relations of Yan, Wei and Qi are basically negligible. Among them, the foreign relations group of the Chu State is the most powerful and influential due to its long history.
In fact, Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei are not strictly relatives of Zhao abroad.
Although one is indeed a native of Zhao and the other has settled in Zhao all year round, they have nothing to do with the royal family of Zhao. Although there are indeed Zhao foreign relatives who have taken refuge with the two, Zhao foreign relatives have very little say in front of the two.
Queen Mother Xia and Mrs. Han's close ties with the Korean royal family are between those of Chu foreign relatives and Zhao foreign relatives. They are indeed the leaders of Korean foreign relatives, but there is no need to speak at all.
In terms of the degree of enthusiasm for the alliance, South Korea ranked last. Because the Wei State was severely bitten by the Qin State during the transition of power, its enthusiasm was limited, and it was not South Korea's turn to become the main target of the attack.
Who is the main target of attack depends on whether Lu Buwei has any intention to speak for Zhao Guo. If so, Zhao Chu's relatives will still need to fight. If not, Zhao Guotie will definitely be the main target of attack.
The members of the Hezong Kingdom are very concerned about who is the main target of attack, but the senior officials of the Qin State, such as Ying Zheng and Cheng Qiao, do not care very much. They will deal with it one by one. Sooner or later, it makes no difference to them.
After the members of the Hezong Kingdom received the news, Yan State and Qi State also received the news one after another, and the mood of the kings of the two countries was more complicated.
On the one hand, he was gloating over the misfortunes of the Hezong Kingdom; on the other hand, he was frightened by the power of the Qin State, and the awe in his heart greatly increased.
King Xi of Yan was unhappy with Zhao, and King Jian of Qi was unhappy with Hezong.
King Yan wanted to hold a nationwide celebration for Zhao's fate. Who told Zhao to destroy Yan's 100,000-strong army? His hatred was as high as the sky!
Fortunately, King Yan still had sense and did not provoke Zhao Guo. He just celebrated in private in the palace. Otherwise, Zhao Guo would probably use him as a weakling to vent his grievances and anger.
Although the losses of Zhao State were heavy, it would not be difficult for the remaining troops in the country to squeeze out the national strength and beat Yan State.
If the 100,000-strong army had not been destroyed, King Xi of Yan not only had the courage to provoke, but was also very powerful. It would have been normal for him to directly take advantage of the situation and attack Zhao.
King Jian of Qi has always been worried about the Six Kingdoms' attack on Qin.
If it weren't for the six kingdoms' rampage that completely destroyed Qi's economic foundation and caused Qi's vitality to be severely damaged, and it still hasn't completely recovered until now, would he have served Qin respectfully and made no achievements?
However, King Jian of Qi did not dare to openly celebrate the defeat of the Allied Forces. He chose to celebrate in the palace in the same way as King Xi of Yan. The mood was so high that the music and music lasted for three full days.
In addition to national-level strength, various forces such as various schools of thought also had different reactions.
In the midst of this turmoil, the news of Cheng Qiao's ascension to the throne of Chenghou also spread to the world at a terrifying speed as the aftermath of the failure of the Allied Forces and the great victory of the Qin State.
In today's Qin State, because Zhao Ji did not indiscriminately ennoble Lao Du as a marquis, the title of Marquis Che was as valuable as ever, without any decrease. In order to make Cheng Qiao's marquis worthy of his name, the imperial edict issued attached to Cheng Qiao's many achievements.
Of course, the achievements that should be hidden must still be hidden. For example, the matter of instigating Wei Yong's rebellion cannot be disclosed.
However, even if some achievements cannot be announced, the four announced achievements alone are enough to make Cheng Qiao famous all over the world. It can be said that he became famous all over the world at once.
The four achievements can be described in vernacular as follows.
First, it forced South Korea to cut hundreds of miles of territory to open up territory for Qin; second, it predicted the commander of the Allied Forces, proposed and directed the interception of Wei Wuji, and bought enough time for Qin to prepare for the war, and also put forward effective plans for the war.
Strategy.
Third, guide the great innovation of papermaking technology, reform the carrier of written records, greatly improve the efficiency of government operations, and create chambers of commerce to enrich the national treasury.
Fourth, he checked for leaks and filled them up. He uniquely predicted that the Allied Forces might bypass Hangu Pass, which enabled the Qin State to prepare in advance and prevent the Qin State's hinterland from experiencing the devastation of war, and even avoided the danger of annihilation of the country.
The last few sentences of Wang Zhao are described in vernacular as follows.
The merits are superimposed, and there is no great merit. There is no way to repay the merits except heavy titles and rewards. In particular, the king of Chang'an in the Jin Dynasty won Chengqiao as the Marquis of Yong, with a fiefdom of Chang'an County and a settlement of 6,000 households in Yongcheng!
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Okay, I finished writing the outline. I was too lazy yesterday and didn’t post the follow-up plot. Today I was stumbling over the typing. I was so unhappy. I only wrote two chapters in about the same time. I have to push the plot of the Tianjiu timeline tomorrow (?ω?) hiahiahia
This chapter has been completed!