Chapter 771 The Six Nations Want a Decisive Battle?
Five days later, another meeting was held in the main hall of Longtai, Zhao Guo.
This time, the 800-mile accelerated military information gathered from all over the country finally gave the monarchs and ministers of Zhao a rough understanding of the current situation.
Zhao Dan sat in the hall and said to Lian Po in front of him: "Mr. Wu Xin, please tell me about the military information you just received."
Lian Po held the baton in his hand and stood on the giant map hanging next to the hall with a serious expression. He nodded to Zhao Dan first, and then spoke to several important officials of Zhao State in the hall: "First of all, let's talk about Qin State. King and Chu of Qin sent Wang Yan as the main general and led an army of 150,000 from Jincheng, Guanzhongyin. He is now attacking Hangu Pass. It seems that he is obviously going to break Hangu Pass and then go east to the Central Plains."
Everyone in the hall was stunned when they heard Lian Po’s words. Zheng Zhu couldn’t help but say, “Aren’t the Qin people attacking Hedong County?”
After all, in the past few wars, the Qin State's attack on Hedong County was almost a fixed pattern.
Lian Po shook his head with a serious expression and said, "No. According to the marching route and attack direction of the main force of Qin, the Qin army definitely wanted to break out of the Central Plains by opening the Donggu Pass and seek a decisive battle in the Central Plains."
The faces of the Zhao kings and ministers present began to become a little serious. Judging from the current situation, the country that is most threatening to Zhao actually has to be counted as Qin.
It would not be a bad idea to use Hedong County, or even add a Shangdang County as a buffer to hold Qin. In fact, Zhao has always done this in the past few wars.
But now the Qin people clearly no longer play with the Zhao people in Hedong County, and they just want to go out to Zhongyuan to fight with Zhao, which made the monarchs and ministers of Zhao feel a little pressure.
Li Bo couldn't help but say, "The Qin army came out so much, don't you want their Guanzhong old nest? Don't forget that General Li Mu's border cavalry army is still there, and the county soldiers of Hedong County and Jinyang are enough to cut off the passage of the huhan after the Qin people went east, right?"
Everyone present looked at Lian Po, hoping to get Lian Po's answer.
Lian Po said in a deep voice: "From the current situation, the Qin army should plan to defeat our country in the decisive battle first, and then solve other things."
Obviously, the Qin people chose a very risky way of playing, and they didn't want any way to retreat from their old nests, and they just wanted to defeat Zhao first.
Lian Po added: "Of course, the Qin people did not completely ignore Guanzhong. There are still 50,000 main forces of the Qin army in Xianyang City, and the King of Qin has issued a national convening order to prepare for the attack from the Hedong and Hetao directions of our army."
After Zhao Dan was silent for a while, he spoke, "Can Hangu Pass be kept?"
Lian Po shook his head slowly and said, "If it were just a Qin State, then perhaps with the support of the county soldiers of Hedong County and Jinyang County, he could still defend the upper hand. But now, since South Korea is not on our side, once the army is mobilized to support Hangu Pass, it is very likely that the two countries of Qin State and South Korea will be attacked from the front and back, which is inappropriate."
Zhao Dan frowned and said, "If you say so, Hangu Pass can't be kept."
Lian Po said in a heavy tone: "Back to the king, this is indeed the case."
Zhao Dan shook his head and said, "Then continue talking about other countries."
Lian Po continued to speak, "The next is South Korea. South Korea has now mobilized heavy troops in the capital Xinzheng, and it is initially estimated that it should be around 150,000. However, the Korean army showed no sign of being dispatched, and it may be afraid of being defeated by our army alone. According to speculation, the Koreans are likely to be waiting for the main force of the Qin army in Guanzhong to break through Hangu Pass and then go east to join them."
As soon as these words were said, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became even more tense.
Judging from the previous few wars, each defeat was the most convenient and reliable choice for Zhao State.
After all, the current state of Zhao has a vast territory that can be used as a strategic depth to delay the offensive of other countries. Even if some land is temporarily occupied by other countries, as long as the war is victorious, all of these lands can still be returned to the hands of Zhao.
Once the countries cannot form a joint force, Zhao can use its powerful troops to defeat them one by one and eventually achieve complete victory.
After two defeats, the new generation of anti-Zhao alliance obviously also learned this lesson, and it seemed that there were signs of joining the army.
Zhao Dan thought for a while and continued to ask: "So what about the troops of Chu and Tian Chong of Wei? What are their movements?"
Lian Po replied: "The Chu army seems to have reached some agreement with Tian Chong, Wei. It was obviously a place of life and death before, but now it has joined forces in Shouchun. It has just crossed the Huai River and looks like it may be ready to go north."
Zhao Dan yelled and said, "Just with these 150,000 troops, will they dare to enter Suiyang City?"
Lian Po said seriously: "King, according to the speculations of ministers and others, it is likely that it is not just the Chu-Wei coalition forces that target Suiyang City."
Zhao Dan said: "What does Wu Xinjun mean?"
Lian Po said: "I think that this time the Six-Nation Alliance is likely to want to fight a decisive battle in Suiyang City!"
"Decisive battle?" Zhao Dan showed a look of surprise on his face.
At this moment, Pang Qing, who was standing by, said in a timely manner: "That's true. According to the analysis of the General Staff, this time the Allied Forces of the Six Nations should want to gather superior forces to join forces and then seek a decisive battle with our Zhao army. From the map, the most suitable place for the six countries to fight with us is Suiyang City."
Zhao Dan asked subconsciously: "Why is Suiyang City?"
Lian Po replied: "Because Suiyang City was once the land of Wei and Chu, Wei and Chu were very familiar with this place. At the same time, it is also relatively close to South Korea and Qi, which makes it convenient for the troops of South Korea and Qi to join here."
Lian Po did not mention Qin, but everyone also understood Lian Po's meaning very well. Since Qin had decided to go east to the Central Plains, it would not matter wherever he went.
After all, compared to the Qin State who traveled thousands of miles to participate in the five countries' attack on Qi, Suiyang City is still closer.
Zhao Dan's face became even more serious and asked Lian Po: "So, the people of Qi are also heading towards Suiyang City?"
Lian Po nodded and said, "What the king said is exactly. The Qi army has set out from Linzi and is advancing towards Onozawa. As long as you bypass Onozawa and head south, you can reach Suiyang City."
By this time, the situation was already very obvious.
The Six Nations Alliance obviously wanted to gather at Suiyang City and then defeat the main force of the Zhao army who was stationed here in a battle!
Yu Xin coughed with some difficulty and said, "Where are the Yan people? The Yan people don't want to go south to Suiyang, right?"
Lian Po shook his head and said, "Although the Yan people have indeed gone south, they did not detour within Qi, but directly pointed directly at Gucheng and Zhongrencheng in our country. According to judgment, Yan State should not participate in this decisive battle in Suiyang City."
After hearing this, the king and ministers of Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if one less enemy country is involved, the pressure on Zhao will be lower, which is also considered a bad news among the many bad news.
At this point, Lian Po's introduction to the entire battlefield situation was over.
Zhao Dan let out a long sigh, glanced at the Zhao king and ministers present, and then said, "Very good. Since we have fully understood the trends of the other six countries, let us discuss how to solve this problem."
Chapter completed!