Chapter 95 Armistice
"Thank you for your help," Zhao Kuo leaned over and saluted.
Since Le Yi, Tian Dan and Pang Nuan chose to stay, they must have decided to help Zhao Kuo.
Le Yi and Tian Dan looked at each other. Although these two people were old rivals, they were the ones who knew each other the best and could see what the other person was thinking at a glance.
Compared with Zhao Kuo and Zhao Wangdan, it is obvious that the former is more talented. What Zhao Kuo lacked before was just an identity. Now he has an identity. In Zhao Kuo's words, "If Zhao Dan can sit in this position, Zhao Kuo cannot do it?"
Moreover, with the relationship between Le Yi, Tian Dan and Zhao Kuo, it is more in line with the interests of both of them.
"What are the next steps for Ma Fuzi?" Le Yi asked.
"How long does it take for Sima Cuo and Wei Ran's reinforcements to arrive in Hexi?" Zhao Kuo looked at Liu Ping.
"If you march urgently for about ten to thirteen days," Liu Ping said.
"The Qin State must be asked to seek peace within ten days, otherwise the troops will be withdrawn and returned to Handan." Zhao Kuo said solemnly.
Sima Cuo and Wei Ran were both famous generals of the Qin State.
Especially Sima Cuo, who opened up the border at the age of 30, killed all directions at the age of 40, was unparalleled in the world at the age of 50, and guarded one side at the age of 60.
Now that I have left my hometown again at 80, I am talking about the crazy young man, and there is a little cold light.
The army of only 50,000 defeated the 300,000 Chu army. Except for killing people, Bai Qi was not inferior to Bai Qi.
If the coalition forces cannot resolve the Qin State before the two arrived, the difficulty will be greatly increased later.
Zhao Kuo didn't know what King Zhao would do next. In order to avoid the long nights and dreams, he had to rush back as soon as possible. Moreover, his mother and younger brothers and sisters were in Handan. I wonder if Ben had taken them out, Zhao Kuo was a little worried.
But now he could not leave the Han and Wei armies here, so he retreated himself, so he could only set a time.
"It's not easy to defeat the Qin army, but it's almost impossible if there are only ten days." Le Yi frowned and said.
The commander of the Qin army was not an unknown person, but Bai Qi, the commander, and the commander's soldiers were not much smaller than the coalition forces. They were also the defensive side and had a good position. It would be difficult to defeat, let alone ten days.
"The advantage of the Qin army lies in Bai Qi. Although our three Jin generals are like rain, there are not one who dares to say that we can definitely defeat Bai Qi." Zhao Kuo said.
Neither Le Yi nor Tian Dan refuted. Although they were not afraid of Bai Qi, they dared not say that they could definitely defeat Bai Qi.
"But the disadvantage of the Qin army is that there is only one Bai Qi. As long as you find a way to bypass Bai Qi, Qin will definitely be defeated." Zhao Kuo pointed to Xianyang on the map and said. "So I want to cross the Qin army and attack Xianyang directly."
"Across the Qin army? Directly attack Xianyang?" Pang Nuan was a little puzzled. The Qin army stood in front of the coalition forces and did not deal with the Qin army, how could it be possible to attack Xianyang?
"Bai Qi spreads scouts along the river bank, almost five steps per 10 steps, and you will be discovered as long as you attack. However, at the junction of the river and the Wei River, due to the rapid flow, it did not freeze before, and Bai Qi had almost no scouts there."
"But when I was inspecting today, I found that it had frozen there. According to the current situation, the ice layer would be enough to support the army to pass by at most two days. So I plan to..." Zhao Kuo pointed to the map and said.
When fighting, the defense does have an advantage, but there is a saying that long-term defense will lead to a loss.
The Yellow River is one or two hundred miles long from the Fen River to the bend. If it is not frozen, the coalition forces can only choose to build a floating bridge if they want to cross the river. The Qin army only needs to defend a few main locations.
But now it is the middle of winter, and the ice layer on the river can pass through the army, and the coalition forces can attack from anywhere at any time. No matter how powerful Bai Qi is, it cannot cover everything, and the troops alone are not allowed.
Le Yi's eyes lit up. After hearing this, he said, "Bai Qi is not an ordinary general. Two days is enough for him to discover this problem, but compared with us, the Qin army's troops are somewhat insufficient, so we can..."
"I hope you will say this. In those two days, it will be a La Festival. It is better for us to go directly... We have more troops than the Qin army. No matter how the Qin army chooses, we have enough strength to deal with it." Tian Dan also stretched out his head, with a sinister smile on his face.
"I think..." Pang Nuan also participated.
It was not until the third update in the middle of the night that the three of them left the tent with satisfaction.
"Master, this is a secret letter from King Zhao to Lian Po." After everyone left, Liu Ping took out a letter from his arms, not a bamboo slip, but a cloth. It was only a small piece of it and it was difficult to find it when hiding it in his clothes.
He had intercepted the letter before, but the matter for Chu Jun was even more urgent, so he took it out first, but he didn't expect that such a big deal would come up in the end.
"Where is the person who sent the letter?" Zhao Kuo opened the letter and was not surprised by the contents of the letter.
"I drowned in the ice cave on the way back." Liu Ping said calmly.
Zhao Kuo glanced at Liu Ping and said nothing.
"If you drown, drown. This letter has bought us a few more days. At least until the news is released, King Zhao should not make any other moves." Zhao Kuo threw the letter into the brazier, and a ball of flames rushed out, and the letter instantly turned into ashes.
"Master, do you want to use Lian Po..." Liu Ping said viciously with a beheading gesture.
"No need, although he won't help me, he won't help King Zhao either. From now on, he will be the general of my Zhao State." Zhao Kuo shook his head.
He wouldn't have to kill Lian Po because of this little thing. Moreover, if he becomes King Zhao in the future, the more talents the better. How could he kill himself?
"No." Liu Ping leaned over and said.
"By the way, is there any news coming from Ben?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Not yet." Liu Ping shook his head. "But no news now is good news. If King Zhao has controlled the old lady and others, Ben will definitely send the news as soon as possible. There is no news now, so he should find a way to resettle the old lady. After the resettlement is completed, the news will come."
“It should be.”
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Qin army camp.
Bai Qi's face became thinner. He stood beside the map, thinking about how the coalition forces would attack.
After so many years of leading troops, this is his first defensive battle, and he is somewhat uncomfortable.
"Master, the Three Jin Dynasties sent someone to send a letter." Wang Yan walked in, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.
"San Jin actually sent a letter? Show me."
Bai Qi was a little surprised. The two armies had fought for so long, and Qin sent many envoys to Zhao or the coalition camp. This was the first time Zhao sent people here after asking for peace.
Wang Yan handed the letter to Bai Qi.
"The war is in three days on La Festival, so that the soldiers can worship their ancestors? What do you think?" Bai Qi looked at Wang Yan.
He thought the Three Jins would take advantage of the victory, but he didn't expect that he would have to make a three-day truce.
"Things have a heart to be rooted in, and people have the feelings of thinking about their ancestors. La sacrifices are the tradition of China, so they should be agreed." Wang Yan thought for a while and said.
If it was the Spring and Autumn Period, the war would be fought at this time, but it was obviously impossible to withdraw troops from the Three Jins now.
If there is only a three-day truce, both sides will be able to accept it.
"Since that's the case, then let's agree, but be vigilant to prevent the three Jins from attacking them." Bai Qi said.
"promise."
Chapter completed!