Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

King Qin's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't speak immediately.

Meng Ao is indeed one of the outstanding generals in the Mesozoic generation of the Qin State today, but due to the existence of a group of people such as Sima Jin, Sima Jin, the king of the mausoleum, Meng Ao actually rarely has the opportunity to lead the army independently.

Speaking of which, Meng Ao recently had a grandson, whose name seems to be Meng Tian?

An Guojun's rebuttal to Fan Sui immediately attracted Fan Wei's rebuttal: "An Guojun, although Meng Ao has rich experience, he has never led a large army to fight before. In Meng Ao's hands, it is too radical."

An Guojun disagreed: "Zhao Kuo didn't even command a single soldier before the Battle of Changping! Didn't he win?"

Two big figures from the state of Qin started a heated discussion around the candidate for this time's chief general.

Fan Sui's meaning is obvious, that is, to use the elderly and focus on stability.

And An Guojun's meaning is equally obvious, that is to promote newcomers and take a big gamble!Both sides actually have merits, but they also have obvious shortcomings.

Fan Sui's candidate, Bai Qi, had already been defeated by Zhao Kuo twice in a row, and no matter how he looked at it, he felt that the chance of winning the third time was slim.

An Guojun's candidate, Meng Ao, has never fought a big battle, and he will face the No.1 general Zhao Kuo as soon as he comes out, not to mention the risk.

The Qin ministers present were also divided into two factions, each supporting Bai Qi and Meng Ao.

Finally, King Qin stopped the argument: "Okay, there is no need to talk about it."

Everyone fell silent, waiting for King Qin to make the final verdict.

The King of Qin took a deep breath and said slowly: "The widows have decided to take Bai Qi as the main general, Meng Ao as the deputy general, and Wang He and Wei Liao as the assistant generals. They will lead an army of 20 to fight against the three-Jin coalition led by Zhao Kuo. We must crush it." Zhao Guo's coveting of Great Qin, let the princes of the world know the power of Great Qin!"

King Qin's words are the final order, and no one can disobey them. All the ministers present stood up one after another and replied respectfully: "I will follow the orders of the king!"

With the order of the King of Qin, the war machine of the whole country of Qin was activated again.

Qin Guowu An Jun Bai Qi and Zhao Guo Wu Xin Jun Zhao Kuo, this pair of generals who are very different in age but are also the number one pillars of their respective countries, are about to start their third battle in just three years!Who will win this time?

At least at this moment, the hearts of these two people are full of confidence in themselves!

Chapter 158 I want to fight with Bai Qi

Although Shangdang County of Zhao State is adjacent to Hedong County of Qin State, it is common sense that Shangdang County is located in dense mountainous areas, which is very inconvenient for large troops to move.

During the Battle of Changping, Zhao Guo had no choice, but now as the active offensive party, Zhao Kuo resolutely gave up on marching from Shangdang to the east of Qin State, but chose to cross the Zhangshui River and enter the territory of Wei State. Pass through Yecheng, Chaoge and then enter the route of South Korea.

This has another advantage, that is, it can join up with Zhao Guo's two allies Wei Guo and South Korea along the way.

Looking at the history of hegemony in the Warring States Period, in fact, in the final analysis, those who win Han and Wei get hegemony in one sentence!This is because South Korea and Wei State are located in the Central Plains, bordering Qi State to the east, Chu State to the south, Qin State to the west, and Zhao State to the north.

Therefore, what any hegemonic country does after its rise must be to bring the two younger brothers Han and Wei to attack other countries, such as the Qi State in the era of King Qi Wei and King Qi Xuan, or the current Zhao State.

The state of Qin belongs to the most greedy kind of overlord. King Qin Yingji doesn't intend to take Han Wei and his two younger brothers to attack the enemy, but intends to swallow Han Wei in one gulp!Due to the existence of Bai Qi, Qin's plan was almost successful until he met Zhao Kuo.

The Battle of Changping, the Battle of Negative Chenopodium, and the two battles of Zhao Kuo defeated the Qin State, and now it is going to retrace the path of the hegemony of the past, leading the two younger brothers Han and Wei to attack the Qin State!It is not that Zhao State did not send invitations to Qi State, Yan State, and Chu State, but among these three countries, Qi State and Chu State are pretentious and unwilling to follow Zhao State's back as younger brothers, while Yan State is located in a remote place in the northeast He was completely too lazy to get involved in the battle of Hedong County thousands of miles away, so only Zhao Hanwei, the "Three Jins", joined forces to attack Qin.

Zhao Kuo is not dissatisfied with this. You must know that Zhao Kuo's initial request is actually simpler as long as no one interferes with the duel between Zhao Guo and Qin Guo.

That's what I said, but Zhao Kuo, the helper of Korea and Wei, would naturally not refuse.

As soon as Zhao Kuo crossed Zhangshui with Zhao's army, Zhao Kuo saw Jin Bi, the general of Wei who had already been waiting here with [-] Wei troops.

Although there is a despicable character in his name, Jin Bi's appearance is not despicable at all, but he is tall and handsome, and his smile is even more contagious: "Jin Bi has long admired Wu Xinjun's name, this time It is a great fortune for Zhan to be able to serve under Wu Xinjun's command!"

Zhao Kuo looked at Jin Bi in front of him, his face was complicated for a while.

This Jin Bi is well-known in the history books. He is the villain in the famous Lord Xinling's story of "Stealing Talismans to Save Zhao".

It's just that Zhao Guo won the battle of Changping in this time and space, so it is impossible for the Qin army to take advantage of the victory and march to surround Handan, let alone the story of Lord Xinling saving Zhao.

From this point of view, Zhao Kuo really saved this Jin Bi's life!The strange thoughts in Zhao Kuo's mind quickly faded away, with a smile on his face, he held Jin Bi's hand very kindly: "Where is it, Da Zhao and Wei are both called the Three Jins, and they are brothers, so they should support each other.

What is not under the command, the words are serious, the words are serious! "

The two sides were polite, and then they joined forces, and the 25 army was mighty, heading all the way to the southwest.

Six days later, the Zhao and Wei allied forces arrived at Yewang City in South Korea.

Here, Zhao Kuo was warmly welcomed by the Koreans as a matter of course, and the Korean general Han Zhou led [-] Korean troops to join Zhao Kuo.

In this way, the army under Zhao Kuo's command reached a total of 30! The number of 30 seems to be 40 less than the 30 during the Battle of Changping, but you must know that during the Battle of Changping, Zhao Guo spent all his power. It can be said that all the men who could be enlisted were sent to Changping. It’s flat, so [-] is actually a very astonishing number.

Take Bai Qi as an example, during the Battle of Yique, Bai Qi had only 15 Qin troops under his command, and during the Battle of Yanying, Bai Qi had only 8 under his command. It was not until the Battle of Changping that Bai Qi commanded more than 20 troops for the first time. human war.

Therefore, Zhao Kuo is very satisfied!After the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms completed their joint command, Zhao Kuo immediately summoned all the generals in the army and began to study and arrange the next marching route.

In the main tent, Zhao Kuo stood in front of a huge map, glanced around at the generals present, and talked freely with the stick in his hand as a guide.

"Everyone, first of all, we will continue to march southwest, cross the river from Mengjin, pass through Luoyi of Zhou Tianzi, and then continue westward."

Zhao Kuo's stick landed at the next place: "Here is Mianchi.

We're going to split up here! "

As soon as Zhao Kuo's words fell, the faces of many generals present couldn't help showing surprise expressions.

Someone couldn't help asking: "General Zhao Kuo, isn't our goal to attack Hedong?

Why divide the troops? "

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly and said, "That's a good question.

In fact, the reason is also very simple, because everyone sees here!see it?

This is the easternmost border of Qin people, I need a reliable general to take this place down for me!Where is General Le Cheng! "

Zhao Guo's General Le Cheng came out of the line and said in a deep voice, "The last general is here!"

Zhao Kuo stared at Le Cheng, and said slowly: "Once the main force of our army crosses the river from the Mianchi area and enters Hedong County, then the Qin army is likely to come out from the east of Weisai and directly block the back of our army! So I give you Thirty thousand soldiers and horses, you have to take down the fort and hold it firmly, so that the Qin people will not have any chance to cut off our retreat, can you do it?"

As the saying goes, think about defeat before thinking about victory, which is exactly what Zhao Kuo did at this time.

No matter when, when you can leave a way out, you still have to leave a way out.

The courage of breaking the boat and sinking the boat is of course commendable, but the result of failure is that the person dies directly, and there is no chance of making a comeback!Facing Zhao Kuo's question, Le Cheng straightened his chest and said loudly: "Please rest assured, Mr. Wu Xin, the general will definitely guard this passage and never give Qin people any chance!" Zhao Kuo nodded and said with a smile: "Very Alright, as long as you block this Weihan passage, we can safely and boldly enter Hedong County!"

After Wei Guozhu waited for Jin Bi for a while, he couldn't help asking: "Wu Xinjun, what is the battle plan after crossing the Yellow River and entering Hedong County?"

Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "Actually, I did think of a lot of plans, but we need to know that Bai Qi is still the main general of the people of Qin this time! So I can only tell you one sentence. In this battle, I will fight with Bai Qi. !"

Chapter 159 Who is the roundworm in Zhao Kuo's stomach?

Just when Zhao Kuo joined South Korea and Wei and marched westward with a strong army of 30, Qin's army preparations for war had also been completed.

Although in terms of time, the preparation time of Qin State was far less than that of Zhao, Han, Wei and the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, but the powerful farming and warfare system bred by Qin State’s Shang Yang Reform was destined to far exceed the efficiency of other countries in the war mobilization system. Therefore, The combat effectiveness of the 20 Qin army is also beyond doubt.

Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an of the State of Qin, was once again appointed as the main general by the King of Qin!In front of the ancestral temple, when King Qin handed over the military talisman to Bai Qi in front of many Qin ministers after completing the sacrifice to the ancestors, the old King Qin said a word.

"Mr. Wu An, this time we must give the widow a victory!"

Bai Qi, who was also full of white hair, knelt on the ground and took the military talisman in King Qin's hand, and said decisively: "Please rest assured, the old minister will fulfill his mission!"

Bai Qi is neither deaf nor a fool. Ever since the failure of the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Chenopodium, the voices of attacks on him in Qin State have never stopped. It is undoubtedly a huge torture to be the No.1 general in the world.

Bai Qi is the person who most wants to defeat Zhao Kuo in this world!Confronting Zhao Kuo is Bai Qi's greatest wish. If he can defeat Zhao Kuo, it doesn't matter if Bai Qi dies!This time, King Qin also assigned enough elite subordinates to Bai Qi.

Wang Yan, Meng Ao, and Wei Liao, all of these people are famous generals in history books and played an important role in the history of Qin's unification of the world.

Any one of these people alone is capable of commanding an army of 10 people. When they gather under Bai Qi's command, this is definitely the strongest lineup that Qin can assemble!Under the leadership of Bai Qi, Qin's army left Xianyang mighty and mightily, heading east.

But everything has advantages and disadvantages, and this is of course the same for Qin Jun.

When many smart people gather together and all want the army to act according to their own opinions, conflicts will naturally arise.

Three days later, when Qin Jun arrived at Zheng County to set up camp that night, a fierce quarrel erupted in Qin Jun's tent because of the information just received.

The deputy general of the Qin Army Wang Yan said with a serious face: "This time, Zhao Kuo obviously came for the Xiaohan Passage. He just wanted to break through the Hangu Pass and drive straight into the pass! So we should put the army at the Hangu Pass for defense. Hedong County only needs to send [-] to [-] troops to deploy defenses on the north bank of the Dahe River!"

Since it is a quarrel, it means that Wang Lu's opinion has been strongly opposed, and it is indeed the case.

Meng Ao, another deputy general of the Qin Army, said coldly: "General Wang's words are wrong, Guanzhong and Zhao Guo do not border each other, so what's the use of Zhao Kuo really entering Guanzhong?

Can he hold Guanzhong across the land of South Korea and Wei?

If you ask me, what Zhao Kuo wants to attack must not be Guanzhong, but Hedong County, which is adjacent to Shangdang County of Zhao State!As long as Zhao Kuo can take down Hedong County, he can cross the river to the west to threaten us in the Great Qin Pass, and he can also cross the river to the south to attack the Daqin Weihan Passage. This is Zhao Kuo's real goal, so we should mobilize the main force in Hedong County and Zhao Kuo have a decisive battle! "

In order to judge the direction of Zhao Kuo's main attack, the quarrel between the two lieutenants of the Qin Army is extremely rare.

One of the most important factors in war is to predict the enemy's plan first. If Zhao Kuo can't even guess the main offensive route, then there is no such thing as anticipating the enemy's plan, but Zhao Kuo leads him away.

Bai Qi sat quietly on the head seat, his eyes half-closed, turning a blind eye to everything in front of him.

The attitude of Bai Qi, the only one who could be stopped, undoubtedly intensified the conflict between the two lieutenants and escalated their quarrel.

Wang Yan let out a hey, and said, "Hedong County?

In the Battle of Changping two years ago, we started from Hedong County to attack Shangdang County of Zhao State. If Zhao Kuo wanted to attack Hedong County, he should have fought back from Shangdang County instead of going to Yecheng like now. In Chaoge, the land of Hanoi, this route is obviously to attack Hangu Pass! "

Meng Ao shook his head and said, "That's wrong.

The reason why Zhao Kuo went to Hanoi was simply because he felt that the mountain roads from Shangdang County to Hedong County were easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the 30 army he led could not be used at all!General Wang Yan, don’t forget that when you invaded Shangdang County, there were multiple routes for you to advance, but if you attack Hedong County from Shangdang County, there is only one route from Baixing, and the attack will be more difficult. too much! "

Wang Yan also became angry after arguing, slapped the table and said: "You are talking nonsense, the main direction of Zhao Kuo's attack must be the Weihan Passage, and the Weisai and Hangu Pass must be heavily guarded!"

Not to be outdone, Meng Ao glared at Wang He with his eyes, and said coldly: "I don't know who is talking nonsense! Let me say that the main direction of Zhao Kuo's attack must be Hedong!"

The two stared at each other with big eyes, and there were raging flames in their eyes, wishing to devour each other.

The other Qin generals also looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one dared to speak at this moment.

The reason is actually very simple. Lieutenant General Wang Yan was hand-picked by Qin Guoxiang Bang Fan Sui to succeed Bai Qi.

But the new lieutenant general, Meng Ao, is not small or even bigger, because the one who supports Meng Ao is the current Crown Prince of Qin, Yingzhu An, who is likely to ascend to the throne and inherit the throne of King Qin at any time!A Xiangbang representing the head of a hundred officials, and a prince representing the supreme power of the future Qin State. This quarrel is like a fight between gods and gods. Which mortal would dare to step forward?

Everyone can only cast their hopes on Bai Qi.

I don't know how long it took, when Wang Yan and Meng Ao both seemed a little dry due to the violent quarrel, Bai Qi finally spoke leisurely.

"The two generals don't need to continue arguing, the old man already has an idea in his mind."

The big tent suddenly fell silent, and everyone held their breaths, waiting for Bai Qi's order.

Bai Qi stroked the temples that floated in front of his eyes, and said slowly: "Since the two generals disagree, then this is fine, General Wang Lu, I will give you [-] soldiers and horses, and you go to guard them. You think Zhao Kuo will come." Weihan Passage; General Meng Ao, I will also give you [-] soldiers and horses, and you go to guard Hedong County where you think Zhao Kuo will come.

The old man will take care of it in the middle, if anyone makes a wrong judgment, then the old man will take back his military power, how about it? "

This proposal first made Wang Yan and Meng Ao look surprised at the same time, but immediately the two nodded in unison, and said in unison: "Just like what Lord Wu An said!"

These two Qin generals both felt that they were the roundworm in Zhao Kuo's stomach who knew everything!

Chapter 160 Your name is Li Mu?

Zhao Kuo didn't know that the Qin people had such a big quarrel because of him, even if he knew, he didn't care.

Standing on the chariot, Zhao Kuo said to Xu Li who was beside him: "Uncle Xu, all the kingdoms in the Kanto region have actually made a mistake in attacking Qin. Do you know what it is?"

Xu Li shook his head.

Zhao Kuo narrowed his eyes and pointed to the west: "That is the Weihan Passage! This passage is controlled by the Qin people, and the Qin people built Hangu Pass, a fortress comparable to our Great Zhao Gaoque Fortress. In fact, it is tantamount to sealing off all the channels of Weihan, which is tantamount to writing the words "This road is not open" on it.

But for so many years, our six kingdoms in Shandong have been stubbornly rushing towards Hangu Pass, like a fool who doesn't turn back if he doesn't hit the south wall! "

There is historical basis for what Zhao Kuo said.

More than 30 years ago, when King Yingji of Qin came to the throne, the most powerful country in the world at that time was Qi.

The State of Qi not only has a solid foundation built by King Qi Wei with Zou Ji, Tian Ji and Sun Bin, but also King Qi Xuan, the son of King Qi Wei who is as talented as his father, is on the throne. Kuang Zhang, the No.1 general, led the troops.

It is such a powerful overlord Qi, the number one in the world, and the golden combination, who brought Han and Wei to form the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces to attack Qin Hangu Pass, which could only compete with Chu for the second most powerful country at that time. It took three years to break through the Hangu Pass!Does this mean that Qin is very strong?

No, this shows that Hangu Pass, the most important pass in the world, is really a one-man pass and ten thousand passers-by!So here comes the question again, can't Qin be defeated if Hangu Pass can't be taken down?

of course not.

Where is the answer?

It is in the mind of Zhao Kuo, the traverser.

According to the historical knowledge in Zhao Kuo's mind, in 241 BC, the five eastern countries launched their fifth and last joint vertical attack on Qin.

This time the attack on Qin State was led by Pang Nuan, the general of Zhao State. Under the command of Pang Nuan, the Allied Forces of the Five Nations directly bypassed Hangu Pass and attacked Guanzhong, and once hit Xianyang, the capital of Qin State, within a hundred miles.

This is also the closest to Xianyang among the many joint verticals.

What Zhao Kuo is walking now is the route that Pang Nuan took in history!Knowing that there is a hard rock in front of you, you still hit your head on it?