Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 507 Qin's Dilemma

Chapter 5 and Eight: Qin's Dilemma
In the 24th year of Qianyuan, in March, as Deng Guo's reinforcements gradually arrived at the front line of Jianshan, the Qin army had no choice but to retreat. In this battle, the Qin army lost 10 people, and the Deng army lost more than [-] people. However, this number For Deng Guo, it was only a small problem, but for Qin State, it was a serious injury. In just a few months, Qin State's military strength was weakened by a quarter.

As the commander-in-chief of the Qin army, Bai Qi shouldered most of the responsibilities. After all, this war was launched by Bai Qi to stabilize his position and military power in his hands. Since he failed, he had to accept the consequences of the failure. As a result, as soon as Bai Qi returned to Chang'an, he was relieved of his military power by the King of Qin, and his position as Taiwei was also removed, leaving only the title of Lord Wu'an. After all, Bai Qi also made great contributions to the Qin State. It might be all the way to the end, but judging from Qin Guo's actions, if there is no accident, Bai Qi may never have a chance to recover.

In the 24th year of Qianyuan, in April, the Qin army retreated to Bashu, and the news that 10 soldiers were lost had spread throughout the world. In recent years, Zhao Guo, who had suffered successive losses from Deng Guo and Qin Guo, became active.

In the 24th year of Qianyuan, on April [-]th, General Li Rubing of the State of Zhao led an army of [-] to raid the eldest son city. The Qin army was caught off guard and the eldest son city was broken.

In the 24th year of Qianyuan, on April 23, Wang Feng, the new general of the Qin State, led an army of 28 to support the Nanshang Party. On April [-], the Qin and Zhao armies fought fiercely in Xuanshi City.

In the 24th year of Qianyuan, on the third day of the fifth lunar month, Zhao Jun pretended to retreat and lure the enemy deep into the army when he was unable to attack for a long time. Wang Feng was newly appointed as a general. Set up an ambush at the Changping Pavilion, defeated the Qin army, and beheaded more than [-] people. Qin general Sima Gong retreated as the main cover, and led more than [-] soldiers to fight the Zhao army. Finally, he died for the country. Wang Feng led [-] remnant soldiers to retreat to Xuanshi City , And wrote to Chang'an asking for support.

In Chang'an City, in the Tai'a Hall, the officials of the Qin State had a fierce debate. Wang Feng's defeat at Changping Pavilion put Zhao Jun at an absolute disadvantage in the front line of the Nanshang Party, and Wang Feng was beaten everywhere in the fight with Li Rubing. Facts have proved that However, Qin's new general, Wang Feng, is not Li Rubing's opponent, and at this time, the restoration of Bai Qi has become the subject of debate.

General Bai Chen advocated the recovery of Bai Qi. Although Bai Chen was not liked by the King of Qin, after Bai Qi was dismissed, Bai Chen became the leader of the Bai clan in the court and army. Therefore, the King of Qin didn't do anything to Bai Chen, but the real power was gone, and there was only idle work left, and because of Bai Qi, he was at odds with the veterans in the army headed by Wang Feng, and he was squeezed out everywhere in the army, so he was watching Bai Chen. When Wang Feng defeated Changping Pavilion disastrously, Bai Qi had hope of recovery, and Bai Chen began to win over important officials in the court to build momentum for Bai Qi.

There are those who support Bai Qi's resurgence, and there are those who oppose Bai Qi's resurgence, and those who oppose Bai Qi's resurgence are headed by Prime Minister Li You, but everyone knows that Prime Minister Li You is the mouthpiece of King Qin in the court. You's objection means that King Qin doesn't want to see Bai Qi revive either.

"Your Majesty, General Wang defeated Chang Ping Ting miserably, and [-] elites were killed at Chang Ping Ting. I am not belittling General Wang. But from this battle, in the face of a famous general like Li Rubing, General Wang is almost powerless to fight back." , Now the Nanshang Party has lost more than half, in order to reverse the defeat, I propose to reactivate Wu'an Lord Bai Qi to lead the troops to fight against Zhao Jun!" In the Tai'a Hall, Lu Chang, the senior official of the Qin State entrusted by Bai Chen, spoke to the King of Qin.

Before the King of Qin could speak, Li You said, "Your Majesty, I don't agree with what Doctor Lu said. Lord Wu'an lost troops in Bashu, and the white cloth in Chang'an City has not been completely dispersed. If Lord Wu'an is activated at this time, the people of Chang'an may be dissatisfied. In addition, it is true that General Wang may not be Li Rubing's opponent in a direct confrontation, but once our army is under strict defense, Zhao Jun will not have any chance. Besides, General Wang is a general appointed by the king himself, so we should give appropriate support. So I think that the most urgent thing is that the imperial court should send reinforcements to reinforce Xuan's City."

"Your Majesty!" Li You had a high prestige in the court, and if he spoke out, many courtiers would support him, so Lu Chang, Bai Chen and others became anxious.

"Okay, don't need to say too much, Li Xiang is right. Now is not the time to use Lord Wu'an. Besides, the situation of the Nanshang Party has not been completely ruined. We should trust the soldiers on the front line. Changing commanders before the battle is not good for the battle. Now It's better to think about where to recruit soldiers and horses to reinforce Xuanshi City." King Qin said with the final word.

Bai Chen still wanted to fight for it, but Lu Chang shook his head at him, signaling Bai Chen not to talk anymore, Bai Chen is not a person who doesn't know what is good or bad, and it is obvious that King Qin doesn't want to use Bai Qi now, and people like himself who talk too much don't care. It's useless, we can only wait until the Nanshang Party's war situation deteriorates further, and it may be the time for Bai Qi to recover.

In the imperial study room, King Qin summoned Li You, Bailijin and other confidant ministers. Wang Feng was defeated at Changping Pavilion, which put a lot of pressure on King Qin. If he loses again, King Qin will have to use Bai Qi After all, you can't make fun of Jiangshan Sheji.

"Li Xiang, is Wang Feng sure? The pressure in the court is gradually increasing. If Wang Feng can't stop Zhao Jun's offensive, I will have to use Bai Qi." King Qin asked Li You.

Li You is also very helpless, they finally got the general power back from Bai Qi's hands, it is impossible to give it back to Bai Qi so easily, but Wang Feng is really a pig teammate, facing an opponent like Li Rubing, He actually dared to chase after him. I really don't know if he is daring or looking for death. The last incident also proved that Wang Feng is not suitable to sit in the position of the general, but without Bai Qi Now, Wang Feng is already the best choice for King Qin.

"Your Majesty, although Changping Pavilion suffered a disastrous defeat in the first battle, our army still has [-] elite troops. As long as we defend the city, we will have no problem blocking the Zhao army, but it will be difficult to turn defeat into victory." Li You said.

"Alas..." King Qin sighed, and said: "After General Meng left, there is not even one person who can share the worries of the big Qin in such a big Qin." In this situation, King Qin thought of the dead Meng Zhan, Although Meng Zhan is not the most powerful fighter in Qin State, it is the one that makes King Qin the most worry-free. Meng Zhan has outstanding ability and never takes credit for himself. He treats his colleagues in the army and courtiers with respect and courtesy, and has won praise from both inside and outside the court. This alone is not something that Bai Qi can compare to. Although Bai Qi is likely to be the most powerful general in the Qin Kingdom in a century, his character is destined to make him not reassuring.

"My lord, as long as General Wang Feng can't hold on, there won't be any problems on the front line for the time being. However, our army has just suffered a major defeat, the morale of the army is low, and we are in a situation where the enemy is outnumbered. I think we should attack as quickly as possible. Reinforce the Xuan's City with reinforcements to avoid further deterioration of the battle situation." Bai Lijin said at this time.

After the first battle of Changping Pavilion, Qin's troops in the South Shangdang had only 3 troops left, and the opponents they faced were Zhao's famous general Li Rubing and the 3 Zhao's tiger and wolf division. The strength of the Qin army, [-] people stationed in the city, and the [-] Zhao army have no possibility of breaking the city, but now the Qin army has suffered a big defeat, the morale of the army is turbulent, and the morale is low. It is already on the verge of collapse. Send troops to reinforce, it will be easily defeated by Zhao Jun.

"Li Xiang, I don't know how many reinforcements my Great Qin can send?" King Qin asked. In the past six months, Qin has been plagued by many disasters. First, it lost 7 elites in the battle of Bashu, and now it lost in Changping Pavilion. 40 people, and several generals in the army died. It can be said that Qin State has encountered the greatest predicament in a century. You must know that before attacking Bashu, all the troops of Qin State added up to the so-called With [-] soldiers, nearly half of them have been wiped out at once. In addition to the need for heavy troops to garrison important border areas such as Xiliang and Beidi, the army that Qin can gather is very limited.

Li You calculated carefully in his heart, and then said: "Back to the king, after the two battles of Bashu and Changpingting, our Daqin soldiers and horses were severely damaged, and now there are only 10,000+ soldiers and horses that can be used in the country. The soldiers and horses in Xiliang and Beidi must not move, otherwise the Hu people and Qiang people in the grassland will change. This will be 10 people missing. In addition, there are 5 people in Hanzhong County, but Baiqi burned the Jia Mengguan caused Deng Guo to station [-] elite troops on the ruins of Jiamengguan. In addition to the [-] soldiers and horses, our Great Qin can use at most [-] soldiers and horses, and these [-] troops are all around Chang'an, as long as the king gives an order, we can rush to help Xuanshi City within three days."

"The background is still too thin!" King Qin sighed. Qin's territory is too small, let alone Xiliang. At its peak, there were only 200 million people, and when Qin was in Xiliang, it was already militaristic, almost It took nearly 30 elites to compete with Han after exhausting all the resources in Xiliang.

After entering the customs, due to the massacre of the people in Guanzhong, the population of Guanzhong dropped sharply. At its peak, there were 500 million people in Guanzhong. After the battle of Guanzhong, there were only 300 million people left. Later, the remnants of the Han Dynasty were suppressed everywhere. In the turmoil, Qin State killed another 10 people, so that the population of Guanzhong was only more than 300 million people, and these two million people hated Qin State so much that Qin State did not dare to expropriate it. The Xiliang immigrants stabilized the situation in Guanzhong, which also led to the complete desolation of Xiliang. Now Xiliang has a population of less than one million, and later captured Nanshangdang, Henan County, Hanoi County, and Qin State. The population increased by another nearly 40 million, which brought the number of soldiers to [-]. However, Qin has been fighting for years, and there are actually not many strong men in the country, accounting for only [-]% to [-]%.

In contrast, the background of Deng State is not deeper than that of Qin State, but it can't bear the fact that Deng State has a large territory, and its population is fully twice that of Qin State, so the loss of tens of thousands is a bit painful for Deng State , but it will not hurt the bones.

"Deploy another 5 elite reinforcements from Chang'an to reinforce Xuan's City, and tell Wang Feng to let him stick to the city. If he loses again, then he won't have to go back to Chang'an." Among the people, [-] elites were dispatched to reinforce Xuan's City, but King Qin also let go of his cruel words. If Wang Feng loses again, he doesn't have to come back.

"Here!" Li You also knew that Wang Feng's performance was disappointing, so he didn't say much.

(End of this chapter)