Chapter 208 A shame before the snow
The Ye Wang, the Qin army camp.
"As the general expected, the person who cut off my food route was indeed pretended by the Zhao people. If the general had not been aware of his abilities, I would have been in trouble with the Wei State at this time."
Meng Ao's face was extremely solemn as he listened to his subordinate's report.
"In this way, the Qin army that plagued the Wei State Shanyang was also a disguise by the Zhao people?"
The subordinate nodded quickly.
Meng Ao stood up, walked back and forth in the tent with his hands on his back, his face full of doubt.
He was a little confused that Zhao State's so low-level alienation strategy was very easy to be seen through. In theory, with Zhao Jia's wisdom, such a clumsy strategy should not be used.
"Quickly send envoys to Daliang, Wei State, to inform the King of Wei of the reason for this matter, so as not to affect Qin and Wei alliance!"
Meng Ao pointed at a confidant and said in a deep voice.
"Report!"
However, at this moment, a messenger suddenly ran into the Qin army camp and said with a trembling voice: "Chu State sent 200,000 troops to help Zhao State. In order to form an alliance with Zhao State, Wei State killed Qin envoy Gan Luo, and had already raised 100,000 troops to join forces with the Chu army. The king of court and the country rushed over!"
Meng Ao was shocked when he heard this, but he didn't expect things to change so quickly.
"Report!"
"Li Mu held a banquet to capture Jing Ji and 20,000 generals of the Qin army who entered Zhao, and surrounded the Qin army and annihilated them. All surrendered were captured!"
"Report!"
"Zhou Zi, the Prime Minister of Qi, led 150,000 troops, and left Pingshu and came to the Dukang land of Yan State. Yan's army retreated and lost five cities. Zhao general Li Mu removed the troops who attacked Yan, and led 150,000 troops from Handan to Shangdang!"
Bad information appears one after another, even if Meng Ao has the mentality of not changing his face while Mount Tai collapses, he will still change his color at this time.
Originally, Meng Ao thought that Qin would join forces with the three kingdoms of Wei, Han and Yan. Even if Qi and Chu sent troops to help Zhao, Qin would not be afraid.
However, unexpectedly, the situation in the world changed rapidly, and the King of Wei actually killed the Qin envoy Gan Luo and joined forces with Zhao to attack Qin.
Meng Ao could guess that there must be something strange about Zhao, the Wei League, and if Ganluo was not killed, he would have been able to fight for one or two.
Unfortunately, Ganluo was an outstanding talent in the Qin State's local forces. He defected to Lu Buwei's subordinates, which greatly improved the relationship between outsiders such as Lu Buwei and the Qin State's local forces.
Lu Buwei repeatedly ordered Gan Luo to serve as an envoy, which was precisely because he wanted to give him merits to win over the Gan family.
But now, Gan Luo's death in Daliang of Wei will inevitably make the Gan family angry. If Lu Buwei did not give an explanation, it might even cause the local forces of Qin to rebound again.
With Gan Luo's death, Qin and Wei could no longer form an alliance. Instead, Qin wanted to send troops to attack Wei and quell internal conflicts.
In this way, it is impossible for Qin to concentrate all its troops to attack Zhao. If you are not careful, Qin may even be defeated.
“How about Korea?”
Meng Ao thought of the crucial South Korea and hurriedly asked questions.
Now Qin and Wei rebelled, and Yan State was attacked by 100,000 Qi troops. Even if they signed an alliance with Qin State, they would be unable to protect themselves, and it would be even more impossible to send troops to assist Qin State in attacking Zhao State.
The only thing Qin State can win over is South Korea.
Although South Korea is weak, as long as it forms an alliance with Qin, it can still allow Qin to eat from Han, which can greatly reduce the logistics burden on the Qin army's expedition.
As long as there is sufficient food and grass, with the national strength of Qin, it is possible to defeat the three kingdoms of Zhao, Chu and Wei who are ulterior motives.
"Report to the general, the envoy who went to South Korea just sent a message: As long as Qin is willing to return Shangdang to South Korea after the war, South Korea is willing to form an alliance with Qin Yong and will no longer be an enemy."
When Meng Ao heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"only……"
When Meng Ao heard this twist, his heart raised again and shouted, "It's just what?"
"But the King of Han also said that South Korea was repeatedly war-torn, with few soldiers left, and he was unwilling to participate in frontal wars. He was willing to send 50,000 troops to carry food, grass and supplies for the Qin army."
Speaking of this, the messenger couldn't help but lower his head.
When Meng Ao heard this, he thought for a moment and smiled: "The Korean soldiers are in average combat power. Even if they go to the battlefield, they will not play much role. Moreover, the logistics and supplies also require escorts. As long as the Korean army can protect our food route, it will be fine."
When Meng Wu heard this, he said worriedly: "Food, grass and supplies are the foundation of the three armies, and they are all handed over to the Koreans to escort them. If he suddenly betrays the alliance, he will put our army in a dangerous situation. I hope the general will think twice!"
Meng Ao stroked his beard and nodded, "You are right."
After thinking for a while, Meng Ao said, "If the King of Han is willing to send the Prince of Han to Qin as a charity, Qin will naturally meet all its conditions. Otherwise, Han must send troops to help Qin resist the nations."
At the same time, the Qin State took Fan Yuqi as its general and Zhang Tang as its governor, leading more than a hundred soldiers and 300,000 soldiers to South Korea.
These two people are both local factions of Qin.
In history, Fan Yuqi once defeated the Zhao army. However, due to different factions, Lu Buwei wanted to use Li Mu to get rid of Fan Yuqi, but Fan Yuqi rebelled against his army and sent someone to draft a manifesto to fight against Lu Buwei.
Unfortunately, the Qin generals were afraid of Lu Buwei's power and did not dare to send troops to assist Fan Yuqi in serving the king. They were all on the verge of watching.
Later, Lu Buwei was killed, Fan Yu defeated Yu Li Mu, and the manifesto issued by Fan Yuqi revealed that Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji were accused of being accomplicated by the King of Qin, so he did not dare to return to Qin, fled to Yan and was taken in by Prince Dan, and his clan parents were both killed by King Zheng of Qin.
When Jing Ke assassinated Qin, Jing Ke wanted to give the title of Fan Yuqi to the King of Qin in order to gain the trust of the King of Qin. In order to avenge the family's parents, Fan Yuqi committed suicide and offered his title of Jing Ke.
As for Zhang Tang, when he was King Zhaoxiang of Qin, he led his troops to attack Zhao and Wei many times, and was deeply resentful to the people of Zhao. The King of Zhao even promised that those who were in the head of Zhang Tang would be rewarded with a hundred miles.
Originally, Lu Buwei was in power, and the two had few opportunities to command the army. Unfortunately, Meng Ao was defeated repeatedly when facing Zhao Jia. This time, Zhao Jia also picked peaches by Zhao Jia. Faced with the huge pressure in the country, Lu Buwei had to use the two as generals and send troops to help Meng Ao attack Zhao.
In addition to the 100,000 Qin troops led by Meng Ao, a total of 400,000 elite Qin troops, even if it is still a huge burden for the Qin State today.
Shangdang County, Changping.
Zhao Jia looked at the letter in his hand and his face was extremely solemn.
He suddenly looked up at Li Si and asked, "How many troops can be mobilized in the land of Shenqi?"
Li Si replied: "If the Huns who were registered in Zhao State were recruited together, they would get 30,000 strong strengths. However, the Huns were attached for a short time. If all the Huns were recruited into the army, it would be difficult to ensure that something would happen."
Zhao Jia pondered for a while and said, "This battle is related to the life and death of Zhao State. All the troops that can be recruited must be recruited."
"I passed on the order to recruit men over 18 years old and under 50 years old in the land of Shenqi, and recruited the heads of Man and the former Xiongnu tribes to come to Changping!"
Chapter completed!