Chapter 707 Handan Wartime Conference
Handan.
The atmosphere in the main hall of Longtai is very serious.
Zhao Dan looked up at Zhao Sheng and said to Zhao Sheng: "Mr. Pingyuan, please inform you of the recent battle situation."
From common sense, this should be what military giants should do, but now both Lian Po and Pang Nuan are leading the way, so it falls on Zhao Sheng.
To be honest, if it were before, then such an opportunity would undoubtedly be a very good time to show your face, but now... just looking at Zhao Sheng's sad face, you will know that the news he is going to say is definitely not good news.
But the king has spoken, and he has to say it even if he doesn't say it.
So Zhao Sheng calmed down his mood, coughed and said slowly, "Since that's the case, then I will tell you about the current situation on the battlefield to you."
"Let's talk about Wei State first. According to Pang Nuan's report, he led our main force to attack the Wei army's defense line these days. Now the Wei army is gradually showing signs of being unable to resist. It is just because the King of Wei has repeatedly increased its troops on the front line, so it cannot be broken in one moment. But Pang Nuan concluded that the Wei State's military strength is now insufficient, and at most ten days and half a month, the Wei people should be unable to hold on. Victory is near in front of us!"
As soon as Zhao Sheng said this, the people in the hall looked different.
Yu Xin said hesitate and said lukewarmly: "I am so mobilizing troops to deal with a Wei State, but I still cannot break through its defense line. Pang Qing is really a good commander and a good means."
As soon as Yu Xin said this, the ministers present couldn't help but feel a little nervous, knowing that this was going to start a war.
In the previous pre-war meeting, Yu Xin's ally Lian Po's position as the chief general was taken away by Zhao Sheng's ally Pang Nuan, which naturally made Yu Xin very dissatisfied. Now that he found an opportunity, he couldn't wait to fire at Pang Nuan.
Zhao Sheng was obviously a little unexpected about this.
In Zhao Sheng's opinion, Pang Nuan's results are actually quite good. After all, this kind of war cannot be a quick battle every time. Besides, the Wei people had made up their minds to be the turtle that shrank and did not fight against Pang Nuan. What would Pang Nuan do?
Zhao Sheng believed that it was already a very satisfactory performance to be able to conquer the Wei army's defense line in less than two months.
In addition, Pang Nuan is from Zhao Sheng's side, so Zhao Sheng naturally wants to protect his ally.
Therefore, Zhao Sheng immediately sneered and said, "Yu Qing's words are wrong. I think that Wei is also one of the princes, and he has just defeated Chu. His momentum is not to think of a second country except for the Great Zhao. Now Pang Qing has forced the Wei people to a dead end in less than two months. Is there anything else that Yu Qing is dissatisfied?"
"It's a dead end?" Yu Xin smiled slightly, his face full of sarcastic expressions, and said to Zhao Sheng: "The Wei army has not yet failed, and I don't know where the dead end comes from? It should be noted that the battle situation is urgent now. It would be more critical to the Wei battlefield for one day. Pang Nuan is so delayed and unable to win for a long time. He is simply irresponsible to other battlefields!"
Zhao Sheng snorted heavily, his dissatisfied expression in words: "Pang Qing's appointment is under the king. Could it be that Yu Qing's words are questioning whether the king is successful?"
Yu Xin sneered: "The King Shengming, naturally I know that I am not questioning the King. What I question is that some people are incapable of occupying high positions, which will harm the country and the people!"
"Okay, don't argue!" Seeing that the two of them were getting angry, Zhao Dan had to stop them and said, "The two Qing families are important officials. Now the war is not good. The Qing families should work together instead of arguing here to let the people in the world laugh at it."
As soon as Zhao Dan said this, even if Yu Xin and Zhao Sheng were unhappy, they had to shut up their mouths.
When Zhao Dan saw that the hall was quiet, he said to Zhao Sheng again: "Pingyuan Jun will continue to introduce the situation on several other battlefields."
Zhao Sheng glanced at Yu Xin. Although he was very unhappy, he continued to speak according to Zhao Dan's instructions: "In the Qi State, Kuang Liang has led 200,000 Qi troops to conquer most of Hejian, and only Gaotang is still in my hands. However, judging from Wu Xinjun's report, the current situation in Gaotang is still acceptable, so there is no need to worry in a short period of time."
For the battlefield of Qi, this is not the main battlefield of this war, and Lian Po is the number one general in Zhao, so everyone is naturally very at ease with Lian Po's ability.
Although Zhao Sheng is determined to find fault, he can't say anything here.
So Zhao Sheng continued to speak: "In Shangdang County, according to the latest information, Xu Li has successfully made the Koreans relax their vigilance. It should be only one or two days to launch the general attack. If Xu Li's attack can be successful, the main reinforcements will soon arrive in Changzhi City and meet with the defenders of Changzhi City."
After hearing Zhao Sheng's introduction, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, at this moment, what worried the Zhao monarch and ministers the most was the battlefield in Shangdang County.
Looking at the four battlefields in the entire war, Zhao State was arranged in advance in the other three battlefields, and only this Shangdang County battlefield was suddenly caused by the sudden incident, so all the troops were summoned in a hurry.
Now the troops arranged and dispatched by Zhao State in the battlefield of Shangdang County are the weakest. Although there are nearly 100,000 nominally, their actual combat power is only the 20,000 to 30,000 Zhao State Central Army in Xu Li's hands, and the other county soldiers are just here to shout.
Under such circumstances, the king and ministers of Zhao have always believed that the battlefield in Shangdang County was likely to be selected as a breakthrough by the four countries' attack on Zhao Alliance.
Considering the geographical location of Shangdang County, if it is really occupied by the Koreans, Zhao State will be in trouble.
According to the deduction of the situation of the Zhao Army’s General Staff over the past few days, if Zhao wants to win this war or at least maintain a draw, Shangdang County will inevitably not be able to lose it.
And if you don’t want to lose Shangdang County, then Changzhi City will undoubtedly have to be preserved.
Therefore, after hearing that reinforcements were likely to have joined the defenders in Changzhi City, Zhao's king and ministers naturally relaxed a lot.
Zhao Dan nodded and said, "I know Xu Li, this man. He was also the old man who followed Ma Fujun Zhao She to fight. I am still very confident in him. By the way, how is the war with Qin?"
Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng replied: "Back to the king, since Shangdang County is now in the midst of war, the intelligence transmission with Hedong County has also been affected. The latest military information has happened seven days ago. Judging from the military information seven days ago, the main force of the Qin army has crossed the Yellow River. Le Cheng's troops cannot resist the sharp offensive of the Qin army and have begun to retreat to Anyi. Li Mu has also led his army south to Guanzhong, but he does not know what the situation is."
Zhao Dan frowned slightly, and after a while, he said, "Who is the Qin State leading the army this time?"
Zhao Sheng replied: "This time the leader is Wang He and Wang Ling."
It turned out that after Bai Qi was defeated, the Wang brothers were once again activated and took on the heavy responsibility of attacking Zhao State this time.
This is actually impossible for the Qin people. After all, in the war with Zhao in recent years, the generals of Qin were old and died. Looking at the entire Qin State, only the two brothers Wang and Wang Ling are still useful.
In addition, the fact that Wu'an Jun Bai Qi's death no longer exists, so it is not surprising that the Wang brothers regained the military power of Qin.
Zhao Dan let out a long sigh and said, "Send someone to tell Le Cheng that as long as the Qin people are dragged to Hedong, don't care about the gains and losses of a city and a land. As long as this war is won, the Qin people will return it to me after it is over!"
When we get here, the inventory of the four battlefields is over.
Judging from the current situation, Zhao State has an advantageous situation against Wei State, Qi State has a balance of power due to Lian Po's existence, Qin State has a disadvantageous situation, and South Korea has a major disadvantageous situation.
If you look at it like this, the whole situation will not be reassuring.
This made Zhao Dan think of the Wei Kingdom in the early Warring States Period, which was invincible in the world.
The Wei State back then was like the Zhao State today. They had to face several different enemies on different fronts at the same time, and the war on the fourth line almost never stopped.
It was precisely because of the continuous use of troops to the outside world for decades that Wei State consumed a lot of national strength, making itself weaker and weaker, and eventually fell completely after the two decisive battles of Guiling and Maling.
Thinking of this, an uneasy thought flashed through Zhao Dan's mind: "Can I become that Marquis of Wei Wu?"
At this moment, Mao Sui suddenly appeared in the hall and handed a urgent report to Zhao Dan with an excited and excited look on his face.
"King, good news from Shangdang County!"
"Shangdang County Good News?" Zhao Dan was immediately excited when he heard this and immediately said to Mao Sui: "Hurry and show me!"
What this good news is about Xu Lijuxin and his two men collaborated inside and outside to use a night attack to defeat the Korean army.
After reading this battle report, the pores all over his body seemed to open up all of a sudden. The original worry in his heart was instantly thrown to Java. A big smile appeared on his face, he picked up the urgent report in his hand, and signaled to Zhao Sheng.
"You are all victorious, Shangdang County! You are all circulating it."
After a while, the entire Longtai main hall swept away the previous solemnity and became happy.
For the current not optimistic war situation, this great victory means too much.
Yu Xin said excitedly: "King, if the situation in the entire Shangdang County is stabilized, as long as you can defend Shangdang, victory will be expected!"
Zhao Dan nodded with a spring breeze on his face. Yu Xin's words really came into her heart.
As long as Shangdang County is not conquered by the Koreans, the fourth-line battlefield of Zhao State can maintain close contact and facilitate mutual support.
Next, as long as Pang Nuan can defeat the Wei people, this game of chess will be considered a complete life.
Humph, it doesn’t seem difficult to fight four?
But it is obvious that Zhao Dan still looked up to him or underestimated other Warring States princes.
Just as Zhao Dan and his ministers celebrated together, another emergency military message suddenly came.
Chapter completed!