Although Jushou's words were a little reserved, the meaning behind them was very clear.
With the two major defeats in Beihai and Julu, the gap between the Northern Han and Qin armies has completely widened. Unless a Qin army is completely wiped out in one battle, it will never be possible to regain the disadvantage.
However, it is almost impossible for the Northern Han Dynasty to annihilate a Qin army in one battle. After all, none of the Qin army commanders are mediocre.
I won’t go into details about Wei Qing of Daijun. Huo Qubing’s subordinates are all cavalry, and they come and go like the wind. Wei Qing can only be beaten, and he doesn’t even dare to leave the city. How can he talk about annihilating Huo Qubing?
As for Han Xin in Yecheng, he had plotted against Bai Qi more than once or twice, but it was just like Qin Hao used his body as bait to lure him into taking the bait but Han Xin remained unmoved.
No matter what kind of strategies Han Xin came up with, they were basically stuck as soon as he encountered Bai Qi. So far, he has never really plotted against Bai Qi.
It has to be said that Bai Qi, who has a command of 106, and Zhang Liang, who has an intelligence of 103, are simply invincible and invincible. Not even Han Xin, the wise and resourceful soldier, can do anything about them.
Therefore, it is impossible for the princes of Hebei to win if they rely on military power, but if they rely on politics, there may still be a glimmer of hope.
After all, Qin Hao was originally the overlord of the princes. If he occupied Hebei, after digestion, even if all the princes in the world joined forces, they might not be able to compete with the Qin army.
Therefore, it is impossible for the princes to watch Qin Hao conquer Hebei. The best proof is that the Southern Han Dynasty sent troops to attack the Qin army's rear.
The princes of Hebei are no longer able to control the situation in Hebei. Whether the Southern Han Dynasty will severely inflict heavy damage on the Qin army, whether the Yuan and Meng Dynasties send troops, and whether the Manchu and Qing Dynasties send troops are the key to determining the trend of the battle in Hebei.
So the question is, what else can the princes of Hebei do during this period?
Answer: It is not to fight to the death with the Qin army, but to conserve strength and delay until the Qin army and the Southern Han Dynasty decide the winner.
If the Southern Han Dynasty wins, the Qin army will definitely retreat, and this battle will be won.
If the Qin army wins, there will be nothing to say, so it is better to surrender as soon as possible.
With Han Xin's wisdom, how could he not know what Jusuke said, but he was deliberately avoiding it, and now that Jusuke raised it in person, Han Xin had to face this issue.
Han Xin is different from Wang Mang. He has no serious enmity with the Qin army. He has helped the Northern Han Dynasty to this point, which can be said to be the most benevolent and righteous.
When Han Xin initially opposed Qin Hao, he just thought that Qin Hao belonged to the faction that protected the Han. But since Qin Hao became king, Han Xin also saw that Qin Hao would replace the Han sooner or later.
Han Xin hated the Han and wanted the Han to destroy the country. Now Qin Hao also wanted to destroy the Han. Their goals were actually the same.
Logically speaking, Han Xin should join Qin Hao's camp and help Qin Hao unify the world, but Han Xin is still against Qin Hao. Why is this?
There are actually two reasons why Han Xin did this:
1, for the name.
Bai Qi, who has never been defeated so far, has been recognized as the best military strategist in the world. If Han Xin can defeat Bai Qi, he will become the first military master of this era. Even Han Xin cannot refuse this temptation.
2, for power.
The general trend of the Qin army made Han Xin, like Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, have the desire to surrender to Qin, but it was far less urgent than them.
After all, Han Xin was a prince with real power, so he was naturally unwilling to surrender as a last resort. In addition, with tens of thousands of people behind him counting on him for their lives, it was impossible for him to surrender unconditionally like ordinary generals.
In Han Xin's view, if he wanted him to surrender, Qin Hao had to give him the highest standards and retain his military power, but Qin Hao could not agree to such conditions.
Therefore, even if Han Xin knew that the war in Hebei was hopeless and that continuing to fight would not bring good results, he still fought with the Qin army with all his strength, just to hurt the Qin army, to prove his worth, and to force Qin to fight
Hao stepped back and gave in.
I have to admit that Han Xin considered the problem from a very comprehensive perspective and had even considered his own retreat. Unfortunately, both of his calculations failed.
For the sake of fame, Han Xin failed to defeat Bai Qi;
For power, Han Xin was unable to hurt the Qin army;
Both of his wishful thinking failed, leaving Han Xin in an awkward situation where he couldn't advance or retreat.
"If this plan can be completed, the chips in my hand will be much heavier, and I won't be so passive in the future."
Han Xin thought to himself, but his eyes were full of exhaustion. He really felt tired.
When he faced Xianbei Shan Yu Tan Shihuai, the situation was much more critical than it is now, but Han Xin was able to deal with it calmly. Now the situation is not as dangerous as before, but Han Xin felt a sense of powerlessness.
Tan Shihuai and Bai Qi are simply incomparable!
This time using the Yuan brothers, even if he calculated it mentally or not, Han Xin was still not sure of the decision, but he had to give it a try no matter whether it was successful or not.
[Ding dong, Han Xin’s skill ‘Soldier Immortal’ effect 2 is activated. When planning a plan, it can reduce the intelligence of the enemy leader by 1 to 4 points. Currently, Bai Qi’s intelligence is reduced by 3 points. Bai Qi’s current intelligence is reduced to 88. 】
At the same time, brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were thinking about how to "abandon darkness and turn to light", without realizing that their actions were what Han Xin expected.
Inside the Qin army camp.
After Bai Qi read the letter in his hand, he couldn't help but frown. After a long time, he rushed down and asked: "Brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are willing to serve as internal agents and open the gates of Ye City for our army. They only ask to inherit Yuan Shao's position as Duke Zhao. I don't know.
What do you think?"
[Bai Qi’s skill ‘Human Slaughter’ effect 2 is activated. This effect can ignore any negative skills of the enemy. Therefore, Han Xin has no effect on Bai Qi’s intelligence suppression, and Bai Qi’s intelligence is restored to 91 points. 】
Hearing Bai Qi's words, the generals were all excited, and most of them agreed. Only a few people such as Zhang Liao and Xue Rengui had some thoughts.
Seeing this, Bai Qi immediately looked at Zhang Liang and Guo Jia. After Zhang Liang and Guo Jia looked at each other, Guo Jia took the lead and said, "Captain, I'm afraid there is a fraud in this matter."
[Ding dong, Guo Jia’s skill ‘Ghost’ effect 2 is activated, which increases the commander’s intelligence by 1~3 points when serving as a military advisor. Currently, Bai Qi’s intelligence is increased by 3 points, and Bai Qi’s intelligence rises to 94 points.]
Bai Qi's brows furrowed even more tightly and he said, "What does the military advisor mean by saying that Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are pretending to surrender?"
"This is not necessarily true, but as long as Han Xin and Jushu are here, the governor will think that the two young masters Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang can be defeated..."
Guo Jia looked straight at Bai Qi and asked: "Is it possible to overturn the world?"
"this……"
Bai Qi couldn't help but be speechless, and he couldn't help being secretly disappointed.
Bai Qi hoped that Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang could succeed. After all, in this way, casualties could be minimized. However, Yecheng had Han Xin, an opponent who gave him a headache, and Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were the only ones who wanted to succeed.