At Hangu Pass, in a house inside the pass, Lin Ze, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.
Glancing at the ten tarnished magic stones beside him, Lin Ze couldn't help but sigh and said: "The resources consumed by integrating divine thoughts are increasing."
When the total number of divine thoughts increased from 360 to 180, Lin Ze only needed to spend three magic stones to successfully fuse the two divine thoughts into one.
Now in the process of fusing one spiritual thought from one hundred and eighty to ninety, Lin Ze's consumption of magic stones to fuse one spiritual thought has gradually increased from the initial six to ten. The number of magic stones consumed has suddenly increased by three.
twice as much.
Looking at the one hundred and twenty-eight divine thoughts of different sizes in his mind, a look of melancholy appeared on Lin Ze's face. The more than a thousand magic stones left in his hand may not be enough to break through to the divine soul realm.
I wonder how long it will take for the batch of magic stones that Modoofu sent to purchase to arrive?
"Well, let Mo Daofu urge me," Lin Ze made up his mind, opened the door and walked out.
Not long after Lin Ze walked out of the courtyard, Wu Fan hurried over, bowed his hands and saluted: "Master Marquis, since the rebels have retreated, General Han asked his subordinates to come over and ask you, what are your plans next?"
Lin Ze asked casually: "The rebels really retreated?"
Wu Fan nodded and said: "Yesterday, news came from the Jin Yiwei that the rebels left the camp and marched together for fifty miles before they parted ways. Zhao, Qi, Wei and Han Yan each led their armies to leave, leaving the Chu army and Liu Ji's army behind."
"The Chu army and Liu Ji's army stayed where they were for a day, and then they left with peace of mind when they saw that we were not pursuing them. Someone in the Jinyi Guards saw it with their own eyes. The Chu army set off south, and Liu Ji's army went north, two hundred miles away from Hangu Pass.
There is no threat to Hangu Pass for the time being."
"After the break?" Lin Ze chuckled. It must be an ambush. Is Xiang Ji and Liu Ji really so kind-hearted, sacrificing themselves for others?
"Is there someone to keep an eye on the rebels' movements?"
"Going back to the Marquis, every army is watched by a dozen or so uniformed guards who are not subordinate to each other. They don't know each other's companions are there. The latest news will be passed back after a while. Please rest assured, Marquis."
Lin Ze nodded slightly: "Let's go to Han Xin's office to discuss what to do next."
Wu Fan bowed slightly and signaled Lin Ze to go first.
When Lin Ze came to the yard where Han Xin was, Han Xin was studying the map.
The huge territory map of the Qin Empire is painted with many different colors, representing the current situation of the Qin State.
The entire map looks as if it has been irregularly split into two pieces, with Hangu Pass as the boundary.
The area to the west is a bit smaller overall, including Guanzhong, Yongliang, Western Regions, Shu, Nanyun, etc.
The eastern area accounts for about three-fifths, and is divided into seven areas, representing the Six Kingdoms after the restoration and the newly rising hero Liu Ji.
The grasslands and wastelands at the top of the map, and the Nanyue and Nanzhao at the bottom, do not have very specific boundaries. They are probably too desolate. The person responsible for drawing the map has never been there.
"How's the research going?" Lin Ze asked with a chuckle, "Have you decided where to fight next?"
Han Xin thought for a while, pointed to the location of Zhao State and said: "I am reporting to you that we should attack Zhao first."
A look of surprise flashed across Lin Ze's face, and he asked, "Oh, why do you want to let Wei Han, who is the closest and weakest, go and attack Zhao, who is far away?"
Han Xin bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to attack Wei and Han."
"Master Marquis, please look at the map. Qin is in the west, Wei and Han are to the east of Hangu Pass, Qi and Liu Ji are to the east, Zhao is to the north of Wei, and Chu is to the south of Han."
"The weak Wei and Han separated the stronger Zhao, Chuqi, and Liu Ji from Qin."
"If we attack Wei and Han first, after we capture the land of Wei and Han, we will be besieged by Zhao, Chu, Qi and Liu Ji from all sides. After calculation, based on our strength, it will be extremely difficult to defend the four battlegrounds of Wei and Han.
If you are not careful, the army will fall into a quagmire and be unable to extricate itself."
"On the contrary, we will attack Zhao first. After capturing Zhao, we will face the four parties of Wei, Yan, Qi, and Liu Ji. Wei Yan's strength is almost negligible. The only ones that really need to be guarded against are Qi and Liu Ji in the east."
"If we can go one step further and destroy Qi and Liu Ji, the entire north will be in the hands of Qin. By then, with the general trend of going south, the world will be settled."
"I have some foolish opinions, please correct me."
Lin Ze disapproved and asked: "If the army attacks Zhao and Qi, Chu and Liu Ji cross Wei and Han and take the opportunity to attack Hangu Pass, how will they respond?"
Han Xin said without changing his expression: "We must guard the pass. However, I think this situation is unlikely."
"Although the six countries are an alliance, they all exist independently after all. Qi and Chu want to cross the border to attack Qin. Aren't Wei and Han afraid that they will attack Guo on false terms?"
"So the Marquis only needs to send people to spread rumors that Qi and Chu want to annex Wei and Han. As long as Wei and Han are not stupid, they will not think of attracting wolves into the house."
"If Qi Chu really has evil thoughts, we won't be the ones to worry about him. However, Jin Yiwei needs to pay close attention to Qi Chu's movements, just in case."
Lin Ze said with admiration: "Well said, you can look at the whole world instead of focusing on one place. Han Xin, you have the qualifications to be a famous general."
"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Marquis," Han Xin responded without being humble or arrogant.
"In your opinion, how many troops and horses are needed to destroy Zhao?" Lin Ze asked.
Han Xin thought for a while and said: "If we just want to destroy Zhao, a hundred thousand troops are enough. If we want to guard against Qi and Liu Ji, we must have an army of two hundred thousand."
Lin Ze nodded and said: "There are nearly 400,000 troops in Hangu Pass now. You can choose 250,000 from them, and you will command them to go north to attack Zhao."
Han Xin cupped his hands and responded loudly: "No."
As soon as he finished speaking, hurried footsteps sounded outside the hospital. A guard in golden clothes, holding a mailbox with two red ropes tied on it, hurriedly walked in, bowed and said: "Master Marquis, urgent report from the North."
Lin Ze's pupils shrank, and he used the power of the master to attract it. When he opened it, he saw it clearly read: The Governor of Mongolia Province led his men to poison the grain transport team, deprived the North Army of grain and grass, and the Hu people suddenly increased their troops by 300,000.
, besieging the North Army camp, the situation is critical.
"When did this happen?" Lin Ze asked in a cold voice with murderous intent in his eyes.
The Jin Yiwei who delivered the letter trembled slightly and replied: "This happened five days ago. After the Jin Yiwei learned about the incident, in addition to sending someone to deliver the message to you, they also arranged for someone to go north to warn you."
"But we were still late. The two sides seemed to have discussed it. When the governor of Mongolia poisoned the food transport team, the Hu people sent troops to block all roads to the North Army camp. The Jin Yiwei could not pass the news at all.
"
Lin Ze's chest was heaving. At this moment, he suddenly wanted to kill someone, especially a traitor who betrayed him at a critical moment.
Lin Ze calmed down and ordered in a deep voice: "Han Xin, you immediately lead an army of 350,000 to the north. It's best if you can save the northern army. If you can't save it, don't force it."
"You remember, the main purpose of this trip north is to kill people. In Mongolia Province, from the governor down, all those who participated in the poisoning and killing of the grain transport team and those who had liaisons with the barbarians will be executed."
"As for the barbarians, they don't want to live. Surrender can be accepted, but no one will be left alive."
Lin Ze's strong murderous aura made several people present couldn't help but shudder.
Han Xin hesitated and said, "Why don't you, Lord Marquis, go north together?"
Lin Ze said expressionlessly: "I will guard Hangu Pass to prevent the six countries from taking advantage of the situation."
"Compared to Beidi, the safety of Chang'an is more important."