"Commander, if our army forcibly crosses the river, I'm afraid it will cause immeasurable casualties." Jin Bi reminded.
He was worried that Zhao Kuo would issue an order to forcibly cross the river in order to support the Zhao army as soon as possible. After all, few generals would take the lives of soldiers from other countries seriously.
He was even prepared to join forces with Wei Wuji to deprive Zhao Kuo of his military power if Zhao Kuo ordered a forced crossing.
Although Zhao Kuo was the general of Wei, he was a native of Zhao after all and had no foundation in the Wei army. As long as he and Wei Wuji joined forces, Zhao Kuo would not be able to command a single soldier.
"How about our army crossing the river from the lower reaches?" a general suggested.
The Qin army only controlled the upper part of the river, and the lower reaches were still in the hands of the Wei army.
"No." Zhao Kuo shook his head.
The Wei army finally reached this point. If they retreated and crossed the river from the lower reaches, it would be a waste of time. If they wanted to defeat the Qin army, they would also have to cross the Qinshui River. The gain would not be worth the loss.
"How about we wait for the troops from Chu and South Korea to arrive and cross the river together," a general said.
Crossing the river will inevitably cause a large number of casualties, but if the three countries share the burden, then it is not unacceptable. After all, no one will die in a war.
Zhao Kuo looked at Liu Ping, and Liu Ping said: "The Korean army has set off, but the Chu State is still in the process of conquest."
"Can't wait so long."
Zhao Kuo sat at the top, staring at the map, constantly thinking about what to do.
When things have reached this stage, a fight is necessary. Without a fight, the Qin army cannot be defeated, but if there is a fight, the Wei army cannot suffer too many losses.
The so-called alliance is just an alliance of interests.
For Wei, once the losses exceed the benefits, the alliance may be destroyed.
Wei is the first country to unite with Zhao. Once Wei withdraws, South Korea and Wei will not even have to think about it.
The alliance he finally put together will be disintegrated.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo must find a way to reduce the losses of the Wei army.
"I heard that Zhao Feiqi of the State of Zhao is in Hanoi. It's better to let Zhao Feiqi come to meet us." Wei Wuji suggested.
If Zhao Feiqi can sneak attack the Qin army from behind when the Wei army is crossing the river, he will be able to share a lot of pressure, and the Wei army can take the opportunity to cross the river and gain a foothold in a short time.
"No." Zhao Kuo suddenly stood up.
The expressions of all the generals suddenly changed. Zhao Kuo decided not to treat Wei Jun as a human being!
Zhao Guoren is indeed unreliable as the coach.
Just when Jin Bi was about to stand up and stop Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "We will not cross the river."
"If you don't cross the river? How can you defeat the Qin army?" All the Wei generals looked at Zhao Kuo in surprise.
Zhao Kuo pointed to Hangu Pass on the map and said resolutely: "We attack Hangu Pass."
"Attack Hangu Pass? It's not as easy as crossing the river." Jin Bi said.
Hangu Pass is the most majestic pass in the world. Qin State was able to face the six eastern countries without defeat because of Hangu Pass.
Over the years, Hangu Pass has only been breached once, and the coalition commander at that time was named Kuang Zhang.
However, Kuang Zhang's victory over Hangu Pass also reminded Qin that Hangu Pass was not invincible, causing Qin to once again strengthen the defense of Hangu Pass.
"No, we should attack Hangu Pass." Wei Wuji said excitedly.
Hangu Pass is the most majestic pass in the world. The Qin army stationed a large number of troops here!
However, this time, the King of Qin sent troops out of Hangu Pass to attack the Wild King. He was short of major generals and would inevitably take away a large number of the defenders at Hangu Pass.
For the Qin State, the only enemy at that time was the State of Zhao, and all the troops of the State of Zhao were in Shangdang and Yewang. Even if an enemy came to attack, the frontline army could block it, and it was impossible for the enemy to reach Hangu Pass.
Therefore, Hangu Pass must be empty at this time.
After hearing Wei Wuji's explanation, everyone looked at Zhao Kuo differently from before.
"If the Qin army crosses the river to attack us, we will fight. If they don't attack us, then we will attack Hangu Pass and then attack Xianyang. I want to see whether it is more important for Qin to annihilate our Zhao army's 400,000 soldiers or Xianyang."
important."
Zhao Kuo pressed his palm on the location of Xianyang on the map and said with great determination.
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Early the next morning, the Wei army immediately set off and rushed towards Hangu Pass.
The next day, they arrived at Mianchi where King Qin Ji and King Zhao Huiwen met. It was here that Lin Xiangru relied on his courage and wisdom to protect King Zhao from being humiliated, and was therefore named Shangqing.
Mianchi was only a small town, with only a few hundred soldiers and less than a thousand households. How could it withstand the 150,000-strong Wei army? The defender did not struggle when he saw that he was surrounded, and immediately surrendered.
Zhao Kuo asked about where the alliance between King Ji of Qin and King Huiwen of Zhao was. Jin Bi pointed to a platform not far away that was more than a foot high, as big as a room, and covered with withered grass, and said, "Isn't that right?"
Zhao Kuo felt dull for a moment.
On the third day, the Wei army arrived outside Hangu Pass...
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Hangu Pass.
There were lingering sounds coming from the small courtyard, which was heartbreaking.
Qiangxu was originally a Qiang people. Later, when his tribe was annexed by the Qin State, he joined the Qin State. He originally thought that his identity would be discriminated against in the Qin State.
However, it didn't.
In the Qin State, no matter you are from Zhao, Chu, Qi, Bashu, Qiang, or Yiqu, as long as you are capable, you can win enough respect.
Soon, Qiang Yu relied on his bravery in fighting and was promoted to the fifth rank of the ninth rank. He was assigned by the King of Qin to guard Hangu Pass, the gateway to the Qin State.
This was a good job. The King of Qin personally led an army of 150,000 people outside. As long as the Qin army was undefeated, Hangu Pass would not be attacked. Therefore, Qiang Hu's life was very comfortable these days. He even took in two new concubines. Every day
Except for a symbolic search camp, I spent almost all the time with my concubine.
That day, at the critical moment, a soldier suddenly rushed into the courtyard and shouted: "General, something bad is going on. There are enemy troops outside the pass... outside the pass."
Qiang Xu suddenly became excited, and then he rushed out of the room angrily and asked in a deep voice: "Enemy army? Where did the enemy army come from at this time?"
"General, really, go and take a look. The enemy troops outside the pass are so densely packed that you can't even see them." The soldier was almost crazy with anxiety and wanted to rush up and shoot Qiang Fu twice.
These Nima Qiang people are really unreliable.
"In that case, I'll go take a look. If it's fake, you'll be prepared to be punished by military law."
Qiang Yu said angrily, then went back to the house to comfort his concubine, put on a single coat and walked towards the city.
It's not that he has no money, it's just that Qiang He feels that only wearing single clothes in winter can show off his manliness.
By the time Qiang Yu slowly climbed to the top of the city, the Wei army below the city had already set up their catapults.
"Go quickly and ask for help from the king." A sharp voice echoed throughout Hangu Pass.