"The losses are so serious." Zhao Kuo frowned. He didn't want Wei to be too strong, but he also didn't want Wei to be too weak. He also expected Wei to help Zhao fight against Qin for a few years.
"The number of Qin's cavalry is twice that of Wei's. Although their strength is average, they still have to surpass the Wei army. The general tried his best to help Wei keep its seeds."
Le Cheng gritted his teeth and said, if it weren't for those stubborn old men who insisted on wearing wide-sleeved clothes, which seriously slowed down the cavalry, with his strength, even if he couldn't defeat the Qin army, he wouldn't have been defeated so miserably.
"And the young general named Wang Jian has some strength, quick reactions, and is very good at commanding. If he grows up in the future, the general... may not be his opponent."
If he faced Wang Jian now, Le Cheng was still confident that he could defeat Wang Jian, but what was really terrifying about Wang Jian was that after every battle, Le Cheng could clearly feel Wang Jian's progress.
This is very scary.
Success does not necessarily belong to those who work hard, nor does it necessarily belong to those who are talented, but it will belong to those who work hard and are talented.
And Wang Jian obviously belongs to this kind of person.
What's even more disgusting is that this guy is also a good person. Many officials in the Qin State have a good relationship with him. Even Qin Wangji is full of praise for him.
After only a few battles, Le Cheng felt that his skills in commanding cavalry over the years had been imitated by Wang Jian. So much so that he did not dare to show too much in subsequent battles, for fear that Wang Jian would imitate him.
"Wang Jian... is indeed incredibly talented, but don't worry, I have Li Mu in the State of Zhao." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
"General Li Mu... is indeed as good as Wang Jian." Le Cheng nodded. Although he didn't know Li Mu very well, judging from his previous performance, Li Mu was indeed no worse than Wang Jian, and even exceeded it.
At least now Wang Jian has no experience of commanding an army alone to defeat the enemy. As for defeating the Yuezhi, Le Cheng doesn't think it is a big deal. Although he doesn't know how strong the Yuezhi is, as long as he is Rong Di, he should win.
"General, you have worked hard during this period. This time, the general will return to the Kingdom of Zhao with me." Zhao Kuo said.
"Didn't the king just sell 50,000 war horses to Wei? I wonder who the king plans to appoint to replace the general to help Wei train cavalry?" Le Cheng was a little surprised.
"Who? Of course, let Wei State train its cavalry. After such a long time, hasn't Wei State learned to train cavalry?" Zhao Kuo said with eyes wide open.
Even if he helped Wei train cavalry before, why should he still ask Zhao to help? Zhao is not a nanny.
"Um... Wei Guo arranged two lieutenants for the last general to learn how to train cavalry, but they both died in the battle." Le Cheng scratched his head and said a little embarrassed.
"..." Zhao Kuo.
"Your Majesty, since there won't be any war in our Kingdom of Zhao for the next period of time anyway, why not let General Lecheng stay in the Kingdom of Wei for a while longer." Ju Xin took the opportunity to say.
"What do you mean by General Lecheng?" Zhao Kuo looked at Lecheng.
"The general will listen to your Majesty." Le Cheng said with clasped fists. He was not dissatisfied with helping Wei train cavalry. After all, the King of Wei actually gave him a fief, although he could only collect land taxes.
"Then go back to Zhao State first, and then help Wei State train cavalry after the autumn harvest." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.
"No." Lecheng said.
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Xuanyuan Pass, located southeast of Luoyang, used to be Luoyang's barrier, but now it has become South Korea's bridgehead against the Qin Dynasty.
As for the area west of Xuanyuan Pass, it has once again gloriously become the territory of Qin. If it were not for the six eastern kingdoms, Qin could easily destroy the two principalities of the East and West Zhou Dynasty.
Bao Yuan stood at Xuanyuan Pass, looking forward worriedly, with his sparse gray beard hanging at the corner of his mouth, making people worry that it would be blown away by the wind.
Not far outside the pass is the Qin army's camp, with a total of 50,000 troops standing there. The commander-in-chief is Zhang Tang.
Although Zhang Tang was not ranked high in the Qin Kingdom, if he were placed in South Korea, he would still be a top-notch general. At least in the entire South Korea, except Bao Yuan, no one would be Zhang Tang's opponent.
"Hey." Baoyuan sighed deeply and looked back at his son, grandson, and the Korean generals.
Let alone becoming a famous general, he would be satisfied if someone could reach Zhang Tang's level.
However……
In such a huge country, South Korea cannot even find a general who can lead troops in battle!
"General." Zhang Ping looked at Baoyuan with questioning eyes.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister. Qin's main purpose is to hold us back from Korea and prevent our army from supporting Wei. It won't attack easily." Bao Yuan shook his head.
He advocated helping the Wei State, because the stronger the Qin State, the greater the danger to South Korea. Although the Wei State also poses a threat to South Korea, it is far less than the Qin State.
Whichever is the lesser of two evils.
However, the Korean ministers insisted on protecting themselves, saying that apart from him, there was no general in Korea who could stand alone. If he led his army to support the Wei army, Zhang Tang would most likely invade the hinterland of Korea and surround Xinzheng.
Bao Yuan suggested that Zhao general Jia Yan could lead the army, but was rejected by the pro-Qin faction.
This is also the difference between South Korea and Zhao and Wei. Although Zhao and Wei have ministers who are pro-Qin, they are not very powerful. Zhao did not say that all the details of the Qin State were investigated, but at least most of them were discovered, and the high-level officials
There is absolutely no one in the country who is pro-Qin.
Duan Ganzi of Wei State was also killed by Wei Wuji, leaving only some big cats and kittens.
But South Korea is different. The country that Qin has been planning for the longest is South Korea. Even the King of Han is not sure who secretly defected to Qin.
In desperation, Bao Yuan could only stay here.
"Huh?" Bao Yuan's eyes suddenly widened, staring closely at the Qin Army camp, his face full of disbelief.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Ping asked.
"The Qin Army... has moved out of camp." Bao Yuan said with some disbelief, but the Qin Army was indeed moving out of camp, with no intention of stopping. After a while, all the camps disappeared.
Except for some soldiers who were on guard against the Korean army, other soldiers began to retreat one after another. After a while, even the soldiers at the rear disappeared.
"Bao Luan." Bao Yuan said loudly.
"The end is here." A man who looked somewhat similar to Bao Yuan came out, but he was not as tall as Bao Yuan.
"You lead an army of five thousand to follow the Qin army. If the Qin army stops, you will stop. If the Qin army leaves, you will leave. Send out scouts to avoid being ambushed by the Qin army." Bao Yuan said.
"No." Bao Luan cupped his fists and saluted.
As the door slowly opened, a large army rushed out.
"There won't be any problems," Jia Yan said worriedly.
"Probably not." Bao Yuan said. Although his son has mediocre abilities, he is cautious and has insufficient talents. He can still lead a partial army.
However, this time things went beyond Baoyuan's expectations. The Qin army retreated very decisively without any hesitation. They did not even leave the defenders behind. They withdrew all the way to Hangu Pass and returned all the territory they had conquered to South Korea.
Baoluan followed suit and regained hundreds of miles of land in just ten days with 5,000 troops. This shocked the whole of Korea and was called the first man in Korean history.