NOVEL WEB Chapter 16
Five days later,
Meng Wu led 100,000 cavalrymen to join Wang Jian's army.
After a rapid march, they have now reached the territory of Wei.
But something unexpected happened.
Wei actually sent a large army to Dangyin.
That was the only way for the Qin army!
After all, it was very difficult to cover up the tracks of hundreds of thousands of troops.
Qin naturally got the news.
But now the arrow was on the string and had to be shot, so Wang Jian could only bite the bullet and move forward.
This news was also passed back to Xianyang through the Black Eagle......
Zhangtai Palace.
The sudden intelligence made the situation more complicated.
All the civil and military officials were here to discuss countermeasures.
Looking at the intelligence, Ying Zheng was also furious.
"How dare Wei State change its mind!"
Although Wei State was fickle in the past, and had fought dozens of battles with Qin State.
The famous Battle of Hexi lasted for a hundred years.
But now Wei State is weak, and Qin Army is like a tiger and wolf.
Under such circumstances, they are just seeking their own death.
"Your Majesty, calm down. It seems that Wei's actions now were planned in advance." Li Si stepped forward and spoke.
When he went to Wei to borrow the road, he was a little surprised that Wei agreed so readily.
Now it seems that he fell into the other party's trap.
Li Si continued:"Now that Wei has sent a large army to block the road, it must have colluded with Yan. I believe Yan also has a large army going there to join them."
"Since the two countries have united, they must have mobilized a lot of troops. Although our Qin army is as strong as tigers and wolves, and we have General Wang Jian in charge, my victory will surely be a miserable one."
There was no need for him to say more, as everyone present knew it.
This time, the Qin State was going to fight a war of annihilation. The other side was in a desperate situation, and their morale was definitely higher than that of the Qin State.
Once the battle started, there might not even be a tragic victory.
It was very likely that the entire army would be annihilated!
If these 300,000 troops were lost, it would definitely bring unimaginable losses to the Qin State.
Not destroying any country was only secondary.
The most important thing was that it would seriously weaken the power that the Qin State had accumulated over the years. The fact that the Qin State was now able to make the world shudder was not achieved overnight.
But the loss of 300,000 troops would certainly cause the power of the Qin State to decline seriously.
It would even affect the future layout.
Whether it was a fight between children or a war between two countries, it was all about taking the initiative!
If the power declined, it would be a devastating blow to the morale of the Qin army.
Therefore, Wang Jian chose to bite the bullet and move forward
"Your Majesty, the 300,000-man army is very important to the Qin State, and all of them are elite."
"If they are killed on the way, it will be very detrimental to future plans. Please order the withdrawal of troops and make plans after the situation becomes clear."
Li Si made his own suggestion.
According to his idea, the withdrawal of troops would certainly damage the morale of the Qin army.
But compared with the 300,000 troops, it was just a small matter.
But as soon as these words were spoken, they immediately triggered a wave of opposition.
Wei Liao even stood up and said directly:"This move is not feasible. War is all about spirit. Once the momentum is weakened, even the tigers and wolves will be defeated."
"Earlier, it was announced to the world that the Qin State was going to attack the Yan State, and the Qin soldiers were in high spirits."
"If we withdraw our troops now, we can certainly preserve our strength, but the morale of the Qin Dynasty will collapse, and it will be very difficult to destroy a country in the future."
"Your Majesty!" Wei Liao stepped forward and said:"Please order the mobilization of 200,000 troops from Hangu Pass to support us. We must destroy one country this time!"
Feng Quji had a different opinion.
He said:"Your Majesty, we originally planned to attack Zhao this time. Why don't we attack Handan instead and then send the Shangjun army to attack Zhao!"
But this was still opposed by Wei Liao.
Wei Liao spoke again:"Of course we can attack Zhao instead, but the situation in Zhao is unclear now."
"Not to mention that Handan had two great military strategists, Lian Po and Pang Nuan, in charge, and Li Mu secretly mobilized the border troops, and no one knew where they were going."
"It would be unwise to attack Zhao when those border troops have not yet shown any signs."
"Please give the order to send troops again!"......
Everyone in the court held their own opinions, and the quarrel broke out immediately.
Everyone had their own views and opinions.
But it made Ying Zheng feel overwhelmed.
""Enough!"
He raised his voice a little, and the court suddenly became quiet.
All the ministers looked at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng also frowned at this moment.
Whether it was Li Si, Wei Liao, or Feng Quji, what the three said was all reasonable.
But now there is a very critical information that has not been clarified.
That is where the army mobilized by Li Mu on the border of Zhao State went.
If these are not clear, no arrangements can be made.
Just when he was at a loss.
Suddenly, another message came from Xuanying.
But a moment later, new information was delivered again.
Lian Po of Zhao State led 25 armies to cut off the food supply of Qin State, and surrounded the Qin army in a siege!
In addition, the general of Chu State, Xiang Yan, led 200,000 troops to train troops on the border.
This news came.
It made Ying Zheng furious.
"Chu! What a great Chu!"
Chu has always had an alliance with Qin, but now it wants to get a piece of the pie in Qin's foreign war.
Now wandering around the border like this, it has tied up the troops in Hangu.
It is impossible to go to support Wang Jian.
Moreover, even if the troops of Shangjun are dispatched to attack Zhao now, it is too late.
Even if the armies of Zhao, Wei, and Yan are surrounded but not attacked, they can still wear out the 300,000 troops.
For a while, they were in a stalemate.
"The State of Zhao actually intervened and tried to cut off the grain supply of our Great Qin at this time!"
"And the Chu State has an alliance with our Great Qin. Could it be that they also want to break the alliance?!"
When these words were spoken, several relatives of the Chu State in the court immediately became nervous.
"At the moment, Hangu Pass was being tied down and the 300,000-strong army was trapped. Unless another army was sent to encircle the flank, the 300,000-strong army would definitely be killed!"
"But where are the troops available now? Even if we mobilize troops from Qianzhong County, we can't catch up."
"Didn’t the Third Young Master previously lead 10,000 cavalrymen to act alone? Where is he now?"
"With so many troops piled up, what role can 10,000 brave cavalry play?"......
There were many discussions in the court.
However, Ying Zheng was also a little flustered.
""Where is my son now?" Ying Zheng asked the waiter beside him.
The waiter said respectfully:"We received news yesterday that the third son has arrived in Shicheng."
"Shicheng?!"
Ying Zheng was stunned.
He didn’t expect Ying Yan to have arrived here.
This was the edge of the siege of 300,000 people!
When Zhao sent troops, Ying Yan was already surrounded by the army.
Even though he knew that Ying Yan had the ability to control the earth and could move a hundred miles in an instant, more than 10,000 people would be a huge crowd, not to mention that Zhao had sent out 250,000 troops this time.
There was also the general Lian Po in charge. Even if he could break out, if he met Lian Po ,....
Especially in this battle, Ying Zheng's purpose was to train Ying Yan and prepare him to take over the military power in the future.....
Ying Zheng couldn't help but worry.
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