In the State of Zhao there were handsome men such as Le Yi, Tian Dan and Lian Po, and Pang Nuan, Meng Ao and Le Cheng were all famous generals.
Although the Qin State still has Sima Cuo and Wei Ran, they are already old. Even the relatively young Wei Ran is nearly 80 years old, older than Le Yi, and is not trusted by the King of Qin and is not in danger. At this time, it is impossible for him to lead the troops.
Fan Ju relied on deposing the four nobles to become the prime minister. He was worried that Wei Ran would make a comeback, so he kept squeezing Wei Ran away.
Wang Jian hasn't grown up yet. Although Wang Lu can take on big responsibilities, compared with the top famous generals, he always feels that something is missing.
As for others, they can only be generals, not commanders.
The Qin State, which has always produced famous generals, is actually at a disadvantage compared to the Zhao State!
Moreover, this battle made Bai Qi feel what it means to be alone. Although there are many famous generals in the world, he is confident that he is not afraid of any one person, but when several people go together, he is still a little overwhelmed.
"What should we do now?" Si Li asked.
"Leave it to the king and the prime minister to worry about." Bai Qi waved his hand, stood up and walked towards the camp, "I'm going to sleep. Unless the Zhao army attacks the camp, don't wake me up."
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"Damn, our Zhao State has suffered a huge loss in this battle. Who would have thought that the Qin State would lose tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to stop our army for the sake of King Wei. The King of Wei did not wait for a good leader and insisted on running to the front line. I really thought Is it just for fun? It’s fine now. Not only was I surrounded, but I, the State of Zhao, was also harmed."
Zhao Kuo looked at the corpses on the ground and cursed loudly.
It is true that he wanted to help Wei, but the losses in this battle were too great. Even if some wounded soldiers could be rescued, about 30,000 people died in the battle. These are all old soldiers, and they are elites in any country. backbone.
If he had known that he would lose so many soldiers, he would have turned around and left without even looking at the Wei State. He would have died wherever he wanted.
Now my heart is bleeding, and I still have to pretend to be upright and upright in front of Wei Guo.
Xunzi felt very ashamed. If he had not proposed that he would not give up until the Qin army was driven back, the losses would not have been so serious.
Even in the battle with the Xiongnu, if the auxiliary troops such as Rong and Di were not included, the losses were not so great.
"Alas, miscalculation." Xunzi sighed inwardly.
"Send the corpses of the Qin army to them. As for our army... If you can send them back, try to send them back. If you can't send them back, bury them on the spot and mark them with their names and places of origin. After the war, they will all be moved to the Hall of Heroes for burial. All Zhao people offer sacrifices. When they are old, their souls return to their hometown." Zhao Kuo said.
Chinese people relocate to their hometown and want to be buried in their hometown even after death.
The battlefield was cruel, and Zhao Kuo could not guarantee that everyone could go home alive, but the bodies must be sent back.
We can't let everyone die and still have regrets.
"I will arrange it." Lu Zhonglian was very rare and took the initiative to take over the matter.
"Yeah." Zhao Kuo nodded.
"Send the order and the whole army will be in repair for three days." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.
"Your Majesty, aren't you going to save King Wei?" Han Fei asked.
"It's at least five days' journey from here to Quwo. What should I do with my wounded soldiers?" Zhao Kuo's face fell instantly.
"If Wei can't hold on for a few days, it's natural for it to fall into the hands of Qin." Lian Po said solemnly. In this battle, the Xuanjia Army suffered very serious losses. Although the culprit was Qin, Lian Po
He still couldn't help but anger the Wei State.
As long as the Wei State can exert more force and attack from both sides with the Zhao State, it can defeat the Qin army and even counterattack Hexi. It will not be like this now.
Han Fei opened his mouth. Although he really wanted to say that Wei Guo had been defending Anyi for even a day, but seeing that everyone was full of resentment towards Wei Guo, he chose to shut up very sensibly.
He only wanted to maintain the relationship between the three Jins for the sake of South Korea. He did not want to help the Wei State, and he could not offend so many people for the sake of the Wei State.
"By the way, the food has been better these days, and the wounded soldiers must have meat every day." Zhao Kuo said.
He has his own small stove and does not eat or live with the soldiers. In fact, most generals are like this. Therefore, the soldiers will be moved when they see someone who eats and lives with them. If everyone was like this, everyone would be like this.
Just got used to it.
At first, Zhao Kuo tried to eat the same meal as everyone else, which was all rice and no vegetables. If he didn't train, it would be okay. If he trained, he would be hungry for more than an hour, and then he could only endure it.
Later, the food was served, and I couldn’t say it was unpalatable. I could only say it was very unpalatable. The only advantage was that it didn’t kill anyone.
After all, it's impossible to expect those cooks to know anything about cooking.
These days, only the nobles are interested in studying, and the common people don't even have enough to eat, so how can they possibly study that stuff?
Zhao Kuo had no choice about this. He couldn't train a group of cooks specifically. Besides, even if he did, that would be a matter for the future.
The soldiers didn't have any objections to this, but were very happy. At least they had vegetables and often meat, although most of them were salted fish. Life was much better than before.
Therefore, these soldiers supported Zhao Kuo from the bottom of their hearts. They had never heard of any country where soldiers were treated better than them.
"Your Majesty, because the roads are rugged and it is difficult to transport grain and grass, there is very little meat stored in the army. If there is meat every day, the army's meat supply may not be able to last for a few days." Xunzi clasped his fists and said.
There was no cold chain during this period. Long-distance transportation of meat was either like salted fish, sprinkled with thick salt and dried in the sun, or live animals were transported directly. However, live animals also need to eat food and are prone to illness, so the cost is very high
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"When we get to Quwo, we can transport food and grass from Jinyang and Shangdang. And this war is about to end, so there is no need to worry about food and grass." Zhao Kuo said.
As for counterattacking Qin, he didn't think about it anymore. After fighting for such a long time, the soldiers were tired of fighting and wanted to go home with their rewards.
"No." Xunzi said.
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Anyi.
"Your Majesty, the Qin army has retreated." Jin Bi rushed in in a panic and said excitedly.
"Really?" King Wei and Lord Long Yang couldn't believe it.
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"Really, your Majesty can go to the top of the city and take a look." Jin Bi said.
"Okay, I'll go take a look now." King Wei quickly walked towards the city.
The original quarter-hour journey was completed in less than half a quarter of an hour. King Wei quickly climbed up to the top of the city. There was no one outside, and even the flags had been cleared away.
"Have you sent someone to investigate?" King Wei said.
"Your Majesty, I have personally investigated and found out that the Qin army has retreated twenty miles away and is still retreating. It doesn't look like a lie." Mang Mao said, cupping his hands.
"It's good to retreat, it's good to retreat." King Wei breathed a long sigh of relief and murmured. He had not been eating well these days, and he was worried about the Qin army suddenly breaking the city when he slept at night. Now he has received the news that the Qin army has withdrawn.
, the stone in my heart finally fell to the ground.
"Should we send troops to pursue him?" King Wei suddenly thought.
"Your Majesty, no." Jin Bi quickly stopped him, "The Qin army did not flee after defeat, but retreated in an orderly manner. If our army sends troops to pursue us, we will definitely be defeated."
"Forget it." King Wei waved his hand, and he suddenly remembered that he didn't have to pursue it. "Why did the Qin army suddenly retreat?"
"It should be that Zhao's reinforcements arrived. The Qin army saw that they had no chance to break through Quwo, so they retreated." Fan Zuo said.
"Zhao Jun is so fast? I heard that Qin State sent Lord Wu An to stop Zhao Army. No matter how strong Zhao Army is, it is impossible to defeat Lord Wu An so quickly." King Wei said, he had heard that Qin State had released Bai Qi.
When I came out, I was almost in despair, but luckily I went to fight Zhao Guo.
"Maybe... Lord Wu An doesn't have many troops. I think we should send an envoy to contact Zhao Jun." Fan Zuo said.
"Okay, why don't you go there in person," said King Wei.