Guanzhong was not as prosperous as imagined, there were almost no people on the roads, and a large number of officials from various places were recruited to the front line, which caused some problems in the management of Guanzhong.
Due to the decrease in young adults, large areas of farmland were deserted. Many old people and children were looking for wild vegetables in the fields. After seeing Zhao Jun, they quickly hid aside.
Although there was fear in his eyes, it was mainly because of Zhao Jun's power, rather than disgust or fear.
Of course, it was not because of the good reputation of Zhao Jun, but because Zhao Jun did not show his flag, and the Qin people did not know that the army in front of them was not the Qin army.
"This war has completely wiped out all the savings of the Qin State. If the war continues, the people in Guanzhong may have to exchange their sons for food." Huang Shigong said while looking at the promising Qin people.
He came from a lower class background and had the deepest feelings for these people. When he saw these Qin people, it was as if he saw himself back then.
"I don't know what's going on with Zhao State," Lian An said.
He had no feelings for the Qin people. In his opinion, the Qin people were enemies of Zhao. The more they died, the happier he would be.
Sympathy? That doesn’t exist.
In contrast, he cares more about Zhao's current situation.
"Looking at the treatment of our army, you know how much pressure there is on the rear. If it weren't for the king's reforms and the fact that so much land has been reclaimed in recent years, it would have been unsustainable long ago." Huang Shigong said.
In his opinion, the battle between Zhao and Qin was still too early. If Zhao could develop for another five to ten years, even without South Korea and Wei, it would be able to destroy Qin with absolute strength.
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Now even if Zhao State invades Guanzhong, it is impossible to destroy Qin State.
Regardless of whether other countries agree or not, the fact that Qin's land and population are no less than those of Zhao will seriously slow down the development of Zhao.
However, sometimes it is not up to Zhao Guo to decide when to start the war.
"Don't worry, there is no letter from Handan urging us, the food and grass can definitely support us." Feng Ting said with a smile.
For generals who lead troops to fight on the front line, as long as there is no pressure from the rear, there is no problem.
After Zhao Jun crossed the Wei River, he quickly arrived at Lantian.
"Do you want to fight?" Lian An looked at Lian Po and Huang Shigong. As long as he took action, it would mean that Zhao Jun was exposed. He could not waste a moment in the remaining time and must go to Wuguan without stopping.
Although the Zhao army was rampaging through Guanzhong before, they never entered a city and did not show their flags. The Qin people were not sure of their identities, which bought them time.
Huang Shigong frowned. Lantian's position was a bit tricky. It happened to be at the exit of Wuguandao. If Zhao Jun wanted to enter Wuguandao, he would definitely be discovered by the defenders on the city.
"Is there any way to bypass Lantian?" Huang Shigong glared and looked at the Qin people he had just captured. He waved his hand and said to Lian An, "Interrogate them separately. Anyone who dares to lie will be killed directly."
The Zhao army was completely unfamiliar with this place. Without the help of the locals, let alone attacking the Qin army from behind, they would not even be able to find Lantian.
If you want to bypass Lantian and enter Wuguan Road, you still need to rely on the help of local people.
When the Qin people captured by Zhao Jun heard this, their expressions instantly changed, as if they were mourning for their heirs.
"Answer well and then lead the way. You still have a chance to survive. If you dare to play tricks, you will not be able to go back alive. The Qinling Mountains are beautiful and the water is beautiful. If it is used as your cemetery, it will not be a injustice to you." Huang Shigong said solemnly.
"General, there is really no way around it. There are two trails nearby, but the army can't go there. And it's dark now, so walking on the mountain road is particularly dangerous." The captured Qin man knelt on the ground and said.
After a while, Lian An came over with the remaining three Qin people. His face was not very good, and he shook his head at Huang Shigong.
"His grandma, the geographical location of Qin State is really unique. It is surrounded by passes and there is no way around it." Lian Po clapped his thigh and said angrily.
"For today's plan, we can only fight." Huang Shigong looked in the direction of Lantian. Since it was getting late, the city gate of Lantian was already closed.
"Fight now?" Lian Po asked.
"No." Huang Shigong shook his head, "It's night now and the Qin army hasn't discovered us yet. Let the soldiers rest for the night. When it's almost dawn, take Lantian and then go straight to Aoguan."
"Okay." Lian Po nodded.
"Joining the army, what about these people?" Lian An pointed at a few prisoners, put his right hand on his neck, and made a wiping motion.
"Please, don't kill us." The Qin people knelt on the ground.
"Lock him up. We need them to lead us after entering Wuguan Road. Don't just think about killing him all day long." Huang Shigong gave Lian An a white look.
"promise."
The next day, it was still dark.
Zhao Jun simply ate a few mouthfuls of dry food and then launched an attack on Lantian.
Lan Tian had no idea why the enemy would appear here or attack from behind. Without even reacting, the Zhao army captured the city.
Lian Po wasted no time and left two thousand troops to his son Lian An to garrison Lantian, and led the remaining eight thousand troops into Wuguandao.
Then, Zhao Jun easily captured Aoguan Pass in the southeast of Lantian.
All the Qin army was on the front line, and there were not many defenders in Lantian and Aoguan, causing almost no casualties to the Zhao army.
Lian Po did not continue the march, but ordered the sealing of Aoguan, prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting. He rested for a day at Aoguan, ate up all the Qin army's grain reserves, and then set off on his journey the next day.
This time Zhao Jun did not rest until midnight before he arrived outside Wuguan Pass.
"Looking at these torches, I'm afraid there are quite a few defenders on the city." Huang Shigong narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.
"Bai Qi led the troops boldly, but he was also cautious. Even if our army fought with them in Xicheng, he would leave enough defenders in Wuguan." Lian Po said.
The enemy is Bai Qi, which is a very troublesome thing for all famous generals. If you are bold, you will find that Bai Qi is bolder than you. If you are cautious, you will find that Bai Qi is more cautious than you.
Even Lian Po didn't want to face Bai Qi.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Let the soldiers rest for half an hour, and then we attack the city?" Huang Shigong looked at Lian Po and asked.
"Okay." Lian Po nodded and gave orders to the soldiers in a low voice.
When the soldiers heard this, they sat down on the ground one after another, took out the dry food, bit off a little bit hard and stuffed it into their mouths. Then they opened the water bottles on their waists, took a sip of water, and swallowed it hard.
Half an hour later, Lian Po stuffed the last mouthful of dry food into his mouth, chewed it casually a few times, and slowly stood up.
After the soldiers saw it, they immediately understood what was happening and stood up immediately.
Under the cover of darkness, Lian Po led his army to quickly approach Wuguan.
"Who?" At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the city.
Puff puff!
Three piercing sounds came from the city, and three Qin soldiers fell to the ground.
"Kill!" Lian Po stopped pretending, directly supported the Heavenly Control Formation and Talent, and struck towards the Wuguan City Gate with a halberd.
boom!
Without the blessing of Zhan Yun, the Wuguan city gate could not even resist and was smashed to pieces. Lian Po led the Zhao army and poured into Wuguan like a flood from a bursting embankment, killing and beheading everyone they saw.
It was midnight at this time, most of the Qin troops were sleeping, and the Qin troops responsible for guarding were basically close to the wall in Guandong. No one expected that Zhao Jun would come out from behind.
In just a few minutes, more than a hundred soldiers deployed by the Qin army were overwhelmed by the Zhao army.
Zhao Jun stepped over Qin Jun's corpse and continued to kill inside.
"General, General, the enemy is coming." At this time, Du Ling, the guard of Wuguan, was sleeping soundly. Hearing the shouts of the guards, he jumped up from the bed, grabbed the weapon next to him, and shouted
Called, "Where, where?"
"There are enemy troops everywhere," the guard said.
"That's nonsense. Wuguan is the most powerful pass in the world. How could the enemy defeat it so quickly?" Du Ling strode outside.
The moment he walked out of the courtyard, Du Ling's heart sank. At this time, there were shouts of killing everywhere in Wuguan City, and the fire was soaring into the sky. It was impossible to tell how many enemy troops there were.
"Where is your general?" Lian Po casually grabbed a Qin soldier and asked. After a few breaths, seeing that the other party didn't speak, he broke his neck and then grabbed another Qin soldier.
"Don't... don't kill me, I said, our general is there, you can see it if you keep walking forward." The Qin sergeant said tremblingly. At this time, Lian Po was a hundred times more terrifying than the devil in his eyes.
"Huh!" Lian Po snorted coldly, and the Qin army soldier tilted his body and fainted from fright.
"You are so cowardly." Lian Po threw his soldiers to the ground and led the Zhao army to kill in the direction pointed by the soldiers. At the same time, he said to Feng Ting, "General Feng, you immediately lead an army of three thousand to take over the east gate of Wuguan. Don't let it go."
A Qin army came out of the pass."
"Nuo." Feng Ting said with clasped fists, and led part of the Zhao army to kill towards the east.
After successive defeats and setbacks, the morale of the Qin army itself was low. Now it was midnight again, and the Zhao army took Wuguan without much resistance, and even the general was killed by Lian Po.
"General Feng, please work harder. You should go to our army camp immediately, meet with the king, and tell the king the news that our army has captured Wuguan." Lian Po handed the letter he had just written to Feng Ting.
"No." Feng Ting said, took the letter, rode a war horse that he had taken from the Qin army, and ran towards Xicheng.
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During this period, although Zhao Jun made some progress in attacking Xicheng, it was still far from being truly defeated.
However, after learning that the siege of Handan had been resolved, Zhao Kuo no longer worried and did not continue to attack, but instead laid siege instead of attacking.
Pull up the big pot from before and continue to cook the meat in front of Qin Jun.
But now Zhao Jun has no conditions to invite the whole army to eat meat. At most, it will be used to provoke the Qin army.
The war not only impoverished Qin, but also impoverished Zhao.
Neither Xicheng nor Yuzhong is a particularly large city. In addition, the grain roads are constantly harassed by the Zhao army. At most, 30% of the grain and grass can be delivered to the city. Over time, even if Qin Wangji can bear it, ordinary soldiers cannot.
In fact, if it weren't for the presence of Qin Wangji and Bai Qi, the soldiers of the Qin army would have started to rebel now if there was a change of generals.
Zhao Kuo had nothing to do every day and continued to wander around the army, focusing on the Great Wall Army.
The Great Wall Army is the only legion of Zhao State that is not a direct descendant of Zhao Kuo. Since it has been stationed in the north for a long time, it is not as close to Zhao Kuo as other legions. Zhao Kuo knows very few soldiers.
When he first came to the throne, Zhao Kuo sent Li Mu to take charge of the Great Wall Army out of this consideration.
For any monarch, military power is the most important thing. Without military power, everything else is just a castle in the air.
Now that Li Mu has led the Great Wall Army to support him, Zhao Kuo is taking advantage of this time to win over and win over each other. He must at least let them know whose food he is eating, whose salary he is receiving, and who is giving him the land at home.
In the early morning, Zhao Kuo had just gotten up and was inspecting the military camp. At this time, a guard chased him, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, there is a man outside the camp who calls himself Feng Ting and asks for an audience. He also says that he is the governor of Shangdang."
"Feng Ting! Why is he here? Please come over immediately and come to the camp." Upon hearing this, Zhao Kuo's expression changed instantly and he strode towards the camp. At the same time, he sent someone to notify Le Yi, Tian Dan, Wei Wuji and others.
Although I don’t know why Feng Ting appeared here, something big must have happened to him.
After a while, Feng Ting came to the camp, and the generals in the army also came one after another. They were all a little surprised when they saw Feng Ting.
"The general will pay homage to the king." Feng Ting knelt down on one knee and said with clasped fists.
"General Feng, please get up quickly." Zhao Kuo did not wait for everyone to arrive and asked directly, "General... why are you here?"
"Your Majesty, our army has just captured Wuguan. General Lian Po sent his junior general to report to your Majesty." Feng Ting took out Lian Po's letter from his arms, handed it to Liu Ping, and then told him what happened during this period. Zhao Kuo.
"Huang Shigong is really a great talent." Zhao Kuo stood up happily. All along, what he was most worried about was not how to defeat the Qin army, but how to retain the most Qin army, and even bring Qin Wangji and Bai Qi with him. All the Qin troops including them stayed behind.
Defeating the Qin army is enough with the strength of the Zhao army, but it is too difficult to retain all the Qin army, let alone Qin Wangji and Bai Qi.
Now Lian Po's magic soldiers descended from the sky and completely solved Zhao Jun's problem.
Wuguan has fallen into the hands of the Zhao army, and the Qin army's retreat has been completely cut off. Unless the Qin army can fly, it will never be possible to cross the Qinling Mountains.
"It's finally time for the general attack." Meng Wu said excitedly, slapping his thigh.
"At this time, our army is not in a hurry. Wuguan is in the hands of our army, the Qin army's food route has been completely cut off, and the remaining army of more than 100,000 will surrender in a short time." Tian Dan said calmly.
In a war, whoever has no food and grass is in a hurry.
"We should prevent the Qin army from counterattack." Wei Wuji said.
"Yes, the Qin army will definitely mobilize all its forces to attack our army after learning that its retreat is cut off." Le Yi nodded.
At the same time, a soldier covered in blood fled into the Qin army camp...
"Wuguan was lost?" When Bai Qi heard this, his face instantly turned pale, and he felt a little dark, and he slumped on his chair.
He had obviously arranged 10,000 troops at Wuguan. Why did Zhao Jun break through Wuguan so quickly?
"Send the order and seal the news immediately. No one is allowed to know except the king." After a while, Bai Qi slowly stood up and walked towards Qin Wangji's residence.