Although the conversation between Cheng Qiao and Ying Zheng has a profound impact on the future, it currently has no impact on the Qin State. Things that need to be carried out are still moving forward.

After the five kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Han, Chu, and Wei reached the alliance, they immediately began to speed up the deployment of troops and generals, and the preparation of weapons and supplies. When the intention was confirmed, the five kingdoms had already begun preparations, but they did not dare to be too blatant.

The five cooperating countries did not want to give Qin too much time to react. It was not until they knew that large-scale actions could not be hidden from Qin that they began to speed up the progress.

Because of Wei Yong's inner ghost, the Qin State secretly mobilized troops and generals, and prepared weapons and supplies much earlier than the commanders of the five kingdoms expected.

However, in order to make the enemy think that their actions had not been discovered, the scale was not large, and legitimate excuses were made for the mobilization of troops, food, grass and ordnance. In addition, the secret sweeps by snare killers and military scouts were also carried out. The news was not conveyed at all to the enemy.

Ignorant and ignorant.

Until the five cooperating countries no longer concealed their purpose, and the Qin State no longer concealed it, all its mobilization capabilities exploded, greatly accelerating the speed of mobilization.

In terms of the efficiency of the imperial court, none of the six countries can fight. Even if it is an urgent matter like war, which is urgent for hundreds of thousands of countries, it is still much worse than the efficiency of Qin.

Even if the Six Kingdoms prepared first, Qin slowly caught up with them, and both sides basically completed their preparations at the same time.

It is said that Lu Buwei, Meng Ao, Wang Jian and others are not vegetarians. They expected that once the war started, there would be rebellions in the newly occupied territories such as Shangdang County, Dongjun, Taiyuan County and other places, which would delay some of Qin's troops.

Since the rise of the Qin State, it has been encroaching on the territory of the six Shandong countries. Since Zhao, Han, Wei, and Chu are bordering the Qin State, the territory of these four countries has been encroached the most. No matter who is in power, they have never stopped encroaching on the territory. The same goes for Lu Buwei when he is in power.

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Therefore, the Qin State occupied a lot of new territory and occupied a large area. Since the people of the four countries could not accept Qin's occupation for a while, troops were often needed to garrison these places in order to stabilize the territory.

The more important the geographical location, the more troops will naturally be stationed. There are also a certain number of troops stationed in places with average geographical location. Some Qin troops are here and some Qin troops are there. Therefore, a large number of Qin troops are scattered outside the hinterland of Qin.

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This is also an important reason why the Allied Forces in history were able to fight all the way to 70 or 80 miles away from Xianyang after bypassing Hangu Pass. The hinterland was empty of troops and could not stop the Allied Forces. To divide the troops to defend could only be to seek death. It would be better to gather forces.

Come to Xianyang and fight to the death with the Allied Forces.

History has proven the correctness of this decision. If we really divide our troops to defend, it will become a fueling tactic, and there is a high probability that they will be defeated individually. In the end, there will not be enough troops to protect Xianyang.

Cheng Qiao has mentioned before that "if you save people and lose land, you will save both people and land; if you save enemies and lose people, you will lose both people and land." Although everyone understands the truth, how difficult is it to give up the meat in your mouth?

Fortunately, Ying Zheng, Cheng Qiao, Lu Buwei, Meng Ao, and Wang Jian all knew that there was a super mole from the Qin State in the Hezong Alliance. In order to have enough troops, they took the opportunity to trick the Hezong Alliance and everyone was able to accept it.

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What you lose is only temporary. Once you defeat the Allied Forces, you will get even more back!

The top leaders of the Qin State reached a consensus, and even if the people below did not understand it, they could only execute it in the face of mountains of military orders.

Therefore, it was quite smooth when the Five Kingdoms of the United Nations secretly operated the rebellion in the newly occupied areas of the Qin State. In most places, there was no Qin army to suppress it. When the spies of the Five Kingdoms of the United Congress entered the military camp where the Qin Army was stationed, they found that there were already people in the military camp.

The building was empty as people left.

The reason why it is said that most places were not suppressed by the Qin army, but not all, is because the Qin State did not give up all the occupied territories. It did not give up strategic and tactical key points with critical terrain and important effects, such as large cities, dangerous passes, and Tianjin fortresses.

The rebellions in these places were easily suppressed by the Qin army. Most of the Qin army's shrinking troops were hidden in them, becoming sharp nails that were firmly nailed to the newly occupied territory. They could then send troops to conquer the lost territory.

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Although it is impossible for these nails to withstand the attack of the Allied Forces, if they want to be taken down, human lives must be used to fill them, and a lot of human lives.

After all, the city defenders already have the advantage, and the Qin army is defending either a large city or a strategic and tactical strategic point with a dangerous terrain. It has sufficient reserves of weapons and food, and has a large number of elite soldiers. It is definitely a tough bone with spikes!

If you want to chew off all the spiky bones, the casualties you will pay will be absolutely terrifying, and the price will be unbearable.

Besides, it is also a question which side will be the main force to get rid of these hard-core enemies. For example, the hard-core enemies of Zhao State’s territory are absolutely impossible for other countries’ armies to sacrifice the lives of a large number of soldiers for Zhao State.

So which country's territory is the turf, and which country is going to gnaw on the hard bones?

If we do this, will we still be coalition forces?

Let's just regain the lost ground and start chewing on the hard bones.

Not to mention that the coalition forces were disbanded and went their own way, even if the coalition forces were farther away, they might be in danger of being attacked by the Qin army. Qin was good at attacking, even if it was defensive, it was to defend and lead the attack.

A unit like cavalry cannot be used to defend the city, right?

The cost of training a qualified cavalry is at least three to four times that of infantry. It is a waste of resources to defend the city, and the commander must have been kicked in the head by a donkey!

Therefore, after the massive 300,000-strong coalition army captured all the lost territory that needed to be recovered, they found themselves in a dilemma.

Let's attack them one by one. The strength consumption is too serious. When we reach the more dangerous passes such as Hangu Pass, let alone conquering Hangu Pass and other dangerous passes, we will still face the risk of being counterattacked by the Qin army. Once we cannot withstand it,

That was the result of the entire army being defeated.

If we don't fight, the losses will be huge. These 300,000 elite soldiers will be eaten by horses and chewed by horses, and the wealth consumed every day is an astronomical figure. More importantly, returning without success will cause huge damage to the morale of the army and the morale of various countries.

Besides, the joint coalition cannot be formed just by slapping one's head. It is a difficult problem to convince all countries to agree. What is more important is the loss of food, grass, gold and silver. War is a gold-devouring beast.

If you want to form a joint vertical army, even if everything goes well, you will have to accumulate savings for several years.

In order to break the situation, the commanders-in-chief of the five countries racked their brains. Of course, the newly appointed general of Weiguo was just a make-up. If it were Gongsun Yu, he had been a general for so many years and had a decent reputation, and he had some say.

The real decision-makers are the commanders of the four kingdoms of Zhao, Han, Wei and Chu. The commanders of these four kingdoms are Pang Nuan of Zhao, Ji Wuye of South Korea, Wei Yong of Wei, and Chunshenjun Huang Xie of Chu.

In history, Pang Nuan was a famous general in the late Zhao Kingdom and a strategist. In this world, he was the hidden leader of the Guigu Sect.

The speaking rights of these four people are also different. Pang Nuan, as the actual commander of the coalition forces, has the first speaking power, but the speaking power of Chun Shenjun Huang Xie can be equal to or even higher.

Although Huang Xie, Lord of Chunshen, has not yet been named one of the Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period, he is the only remaining one with the most fame. Zhao Sheng, Lord of Pingyuan, passed away last year.

Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, died earlier because of Cheng Qiao's intervention, and Tian Wen, the king of Mengchang of Qi, died much earlier.

And fame is not the main factor. As a prince of the Chu State, and even the magistrate of the Chu State, Huang Xiejun is much more powerful than the other three.

Ling Yin was the highest official title of the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was the highest official who controlled political affairs and issued orders. He was in charge of the state affairs of a country. He was in a high position to lead the people, preside over state affairs internally, preside over wars externally, and take charge of military affairs. Great power in one body.

In terms of power, today's Lu Buwei is inferior. Only Lu Buwei, who became a powerful official in history, would have greater power than Ling Yin of Chu State.

In addition, in fact, the real commander of the joint forces this time, the "Zong Yue Chang", was the King of Chu. Chu Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, the prime minister of Chu, temporarily had the command of the Zong Yue Chang, but Huang Xie was not good at it compared to Zhao Nuan. Marching and fighting, so he chose to support Pang Nuan.

It is precisely because of Huang Xie's support that Pang Nuan's voice can be ranked first with Huang Xie's. Without Huang Xie's support, the Chu army would not listen to him at all, and the military command of South Korea and Wei would also be greatly affected. Influence.

This command model is also one of the important reasons for the defeat of the Allied Forces in history.

Unlike the fourth joint attack on Qin, the commander of the alliance and the actual commander of the coalition forces were all Xinling Lord Wei Wuji. His reputation, prestige and ability convinced other commanders and they were willing to obey Wei Wuji's orders.

In this way, the combined forces have a greater chance of defeating the Qin army.

Historically, Lu Buwei analyzed the weaknesses of the coalition forces. It is also said that Wang Jian saw it and reported it to Lu Buwei, who adopted it.

In short, Lu Buwei ordered Wang Jian and other Qin generals to concentrate all the elite forces of the Qin army to attack the most powerful Chu army first. After the Chu army scouted the Qin army's movements, Chunshengjun Huang Xie was afraid of defeat and did not even bother to greet other allies. , withdrew eastward on their own.

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Isn't this a scam?

When the remaining armies of the four countries learned that the Chu army had retreated, their morale was shaken. In addition, the supply line was too long and it was difficult to supply. Pang Nuan had no choice but to agree to the coalition's request to withdraw.

Although Pang Nuan was resourceful and good at maneuvering this time, the coalition forces were in different beds and lacked coordination, so they finally returned without success.

As for Wei Yong and Ji Wuye, they are naturally more powerful, senior and famous, and Wei Yong, who is backed by the Wei State, has a greater say.

Ji Wuye has been in the position of general for about the same time as Wei Yong, but his qualifications are not as good as that of Wei Yong, and his reputation is also much lower. Wei Yong finally beheaded eight thousand Qin troops and defeated the Qin army.

If South Korea is more powerful than Wei, then there is still the possibility of competing, but South Korea is the younger brother among the seven countries.

Fortunately, there is a general who only wears ears, and Ji Wuye can still say a few words. Otherwise, Ji Wuye's temperament must be extremely angry, but he still can't vent it.

Of course, in terms of actual ability to lead troops in battle, Ji Wuye is still stronger than Wei Yong.

As for force, Ji Wuye had to beg Wei Yong not to die with one punch.

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When encountering a dilemma, the military commanders of various countries will naturally discuss it.

Huang Xie of the Chun Sheng Army was the first to speak. He believed that we should give up as soon as possible. In addition to the lost ground that had been recovered, it would be enough to gnaw off some of the hard bones.

As long as part of the fortress with dangerous terrain is recaptured, the Qin army will have to pay a huge price even if they want to re-capture it. In this way, their joint alliance this time is not in vain, it can be regarded as a small victory, at least not a defeat.

Huang Xie's idea is not wrong, it is just conservative. However, Pang Nuan firmly disagrees with Huang Xie's idea, just to gain Huang Xie's support, the rhetoric is more tactful.

Pang Nuan believed that he could not get into a tug-of-war with the Qin army. The recovery speed of Qin's national power was not comparable to theirs, and its military strength was even stronger. As long as it did not lose at all, it would make a comeback even stronger.

However, their national and military strength could not recover as quickly as Qin's. If they did not form a joint force, they would be easily defeated by Qin individually. The cost of retaking the lost territory would never be as high as Huang Xie expected.

In order to convince Huang Xie, Pang Nuan elaborated and analyzed Qin's system in detail, focusing on Qin's mobilization ability.

After finishing speaking, Pang Nuan came up with the idea of ​​bypassing Hangu Pass and raiding the hinterland of Qin. He elaborated on the advantages of success and did not mention the disadvantages at all.

Although Pang Nuan was very eloquent and what he said made sense, Chun Shengjun Huang Xie still didn't make up his mind completely.

Huang Xie was not a mediocre person. Although Pang Nuan didn't mention it, he knew in his heart the huge risks of taking a risk.

The greater the benefit, the greater the risk, and the greater the risk, the greater the benefit. Huang Xie is still very clear about this principle.

The most important thing is that for Huang Xie, what he values ​​most is his own position of power.

Defeating Qin would naturally be the best, as it would help enhance his prestige in Chu and completely subdue his overt and covert opponents, but defeating Qin would not allow him to go any further.

He was already the Ling Yin of the Chu State, and controlled at least half of the military and political power of the Chu State. In the early years, his fiefdom included twelve counties. Now, although the number of fiefdoms on the surface has not increased, he secretly controls a lot more.

It can be said that he has already become a very popular minister in Chu State. If he wants to go further, he must replace the King of Chu, but this is impossible. The big families in Chu State will not allow it. Once he has this intention, most of them will support him. All his people will rebel, and relying solely on confidants is not enough to accomplish anything.

There are benefits to defeating Qin, but compared to the consequences of defeat, they are insignificant and insignificant, but they are not that important.

As long as he is not defeated, retains his reputation, and retains his loyal army, then his position as commander is as stable as Mount Tai.
To be continued...