Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Some departments that were very obedient to greetings suddenly stopped paying attention to Cai Ze's greetings.

Some of the subordinates who were working very hard at first seemed to become less hardworking all of a sudden.

Those officials who were flattering and flattering to Cai Ze with a smile all over their faces seemed to suddenly become unwilling to serve the dignitaries.

With just one order, everything changed drastically.

Cai Ze spent several months crocheting the sky and earth, but now it is full of holes.

This is the power of the aloof kingship.

This undoubtedly made Cai Ze very, very depressed.

So the next day, Cai Ze also entered the palace alone to ask for an audience.

After earnestly expressing the need to continue the investigation, Cai Ze received the following answer from King Chu of Qin: "Mr. Gang Cheng, now that the Great Qin State is in trouble, you should stop thinking about these party struggles. Let's focus on Zhao Guoren first, and join hands with Wu Chengjun to help the widow and Daqin survive this catastrophe together."

When saying these words, Qin Wangchu's tone was very gloomy.

But when Cai Ze heard these words, he felt a very absurd feeling in his heart.

Because if Lu Buwei is really a spy of Zhao State, isn't it helping Zhao State now that Qin Wangchu asked Lu Buwei to come back?

But Cai Ze did not say this in the end.

This is how things are, no matter whether Cai Ze is willing or unwilling to admit it, the time to completely pull Lu Buwei down this time has passed.

If you want to get Lu Buwei out of power, then Cai Ze has to wait for the next opportunity.

So Cai Ze could only leave with melancholy, and then left Xianyang Palace.

But when he left, Cai Ze secretly made an oath in his heart.

"Lu Buwei, this matter will not end here!"

No matter whether Qin Wangchu is stupid or not, and whether he made a wrong judgment on this matter, there is one thing that Qin Wangchu said is indeed correct, that is, the current Daqin is indeed facing a very difficult situation.

Standing on the high platform of the camp at the forefront of the Qin army in Hexi, Wang Jian watched the dark Zhao army rush towards his defense line like a tide, and his face did not look very good.

Out of his own considerations, Wang Jian did not set up the Qin army's camp in Yuanli City, but set up a camp outside the city, forming a corner with Yuanli City.

Shocking thunders fell from the sky one after another, followed by explosions, and even a lot of kerosene bombs ignited the bodies of the soldiers of the Qin Army after they landed, turning them into screaming burning men.

Having said that, the Great Qin Empire's system of all-people farming and warfare has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for so many years. The resilience of the old Qin people when the country was in crisis made Wang Jian himself a little impressed, so no matter how Zhao Jun used it Shocking thunder or kerosene bombs came to attack, but they were blocked by the Qin army wave after wave.

Standing by Wang Jian's side was his lieutenant Wei Liao, and the two of them were considered the youngest and most energetic pair in the Qin Kingdom.

It's just that at this moment, the topic of conversation between the most energetic pair of partners is completely sluggish.

Wei Liao said in a low voice: "General, according to the news just now, the cavalry led by Yi Qulie has been completely defeated by a main cavalry force of the Zhao people, and Yi Qulie himself has also been captured by the Zhao army." kill."

As soon as Wei Liao's words fell, Wang Jian's body trembled undetectably, then he turned his head slowly, staring at Wei Liao in front of him: "Is this really true?"

Wei Liao nodded with some difficulty, and said: "Yes, General. From this point of view, the strength of Zhao Guoren's cavalry is probably far beyond the estimation of you and me."

Wang Jian was silent for a while, and couldn't help sighing softly: "No, maybe it's just because Yi Qulie's luck is relatively bad."

Wei Liao was dumbfounded, but what he actually wanted to discuss with Wang Jian was not this topic.

Wei Liao continued to say: "General, now that Yiqulie's troops have been defeated, there will no longer be our army's main cavalry unit in the entire Beidi County. I am afraid that Zhao Jun's cavalry will come from Beidi, Hetao, etc. It is a foregone conclusion to go south to Guanzhong."

As soon as Wei Liao said this, Wang Jian's eyebrows trembled again involuntarily.

For the current Wang Jian and the Qin State, this is a real imminent problem that needs to be solved immediately.

In the past few wars, the reason why Qin State was so passive when facing Zhao State was because Zhao State had the advantage of being commanding and could always go south from the Hetao area to attack the hinterland of Guanzhong.

And more importantly, this kind of offensive behavior of the Zhao State can always be rewarded generously. Li Mu's attack on Xianyang twice is the best illustration of this kind of reward.

Looking at the silent Wang Jian, Wei Liao couldn't help but said worriedly: "It is said that Pang Nuan has [-] cavalry under his command. If these cavalry under Pang Nuan cut off the supply between our army and Xianyang, then we will It is a big problem for the army to continue fighting, General."

Wang Jian was silent for a moment, and then said: "Then what do you think I should do? Is it impossible for me to send troops back to Guanzhong? If this is the case, won't I repeat the mistakes of General Wang Ling?"

Wang Jian did not forget that Wang Ling, the general of the Qin State who was of his own clan, also led a divided Qin army to the west to return to the pass, and then fought against Li Mu in Chongquan, and was defeated by Li Mu. Losing, using his own reputation to achieve Li Mu's great reputation.

The lesson from the past is a guide for the future. The 2 Zhao Jun cavalry in Pang Nuan's hands is obviously stronger than the [-] Li Mu's back then. How could Wang Jian commit the same mistakes that Wang Lu and Wang Ling made back then?

When asked by Wang Jian, Wei Liao seemed a little speechless.

But right away, Wei Liao seemed to have made up his mind, and said in a deep voice to Wang Jian in front of him, "General, maybe it's time to consider a decisive battle with the Zhao people!"

After listening to Wei Liao's words, Wang Jian's body visibly shook, and he said after a while, "Why did General Wei Liao say that?"

Wei Liao looked at Wang Jian without hesitation, and said in a deep voice: "General, the current situation is very obvious. Li Mu clearly intends to attack our army back and forth by cutting off our army's retreat. If our army wants to To find a chance of victory, we must find a way to defeat Li Mu's main force before Pang Nuan's cavalry marches south!"

Wang Jian shook his head slowly, and said: "Li Mu is a famous general in the world, and he has never been defeated in his life. Zhao Jun is also the most powerful country in the world. He has wiped out the four kingdoms of the Central Plains until today, and has the potential to sweep the world. You Now I hope that I will take the initiative to send troops to a decisive battle with such an army? Have you ever thought about what consequences will be brought to our army and Daqin if this battle fails?"

Wei Liao nodded firmly, and said to Wang Jian: "General, if this battle fails, I am well aware of the consequences. But the current situation is that if this continues, then this war Our army has absolutely no chance of winning!"

Wang Jian was silent.

To be honest, Wang Jian knew very well in his heart that what Wei Liao said was indeed the truth.

If you just look at the strength of the troops, it doesn't seem to be too much of a disadvantage to match Qin's 25 against Zhao's 35.

After all, when Zhao Guo was in the Battle of Changping, 40 faced Qin's 60.

But Wang Jian is very clear that what he is facing now is the 35 Zhao Guoxiong who swept the world, and his subordinates are only 25 who have been defeated and fought repeatedly. army unit.

More importantly, Zhao Guoren has the capital to fail, but Wang Jian does not.

Wang Jian knew that the current state of Zhao could easily mobilize an army of 70 to [-]. The reason why he didn't do so was because the King of Zhao State who was sitting in Handan didn't think it was necessary.

35 people are enough to deal with Qin.

To take a step back, even if Li Mu's 35 troops are defeated, then Zhao Guo may send another 40, or even 60 or [-] troops to conquer Qin next time.

But Wang Jian and Qin Guo only had these 25 troops.

As long as the 25 troops lose, then Qin will have no room for a comeback.

So after Wang Jian was silent for a while, he still said slowly: "General Wei Liao, maybe what you said has some truth, but I can't agree to your request."

Wei Liao became anxious as soon as he heard it, and he didn't care about the matter of paying attention to his attitude and tone when speaking between the lieutenant general and the chief general, so he blurted out: "But General, if we continue to delay, our army will undoubtedly be defeated. ah!"

"Enough!" Wang Jian stopped Wei Liao's words, and said in a deep voice: "As a general, I shoulder the heavy responsibility of the king and all the old Qin people, so how can I attack so easily under the current situation? Could it be that it just suits Li Mu's wishes? Before the right opportunity arises, I will definitely not send troops!"

Chapter 958 Lu Buwei's "Smart Plan" (Second Update)