Hezong and Lianheng can be said to be the two greatest strategic ideas throughout the Warring States Period.
It seems simple to say, but it is very complicated to do in practice.
And relatively speaking, the difficulties that need to be overcome in combined vertical operations are obviously greater than in horizontal ones.
Because the purpose of uniting is to unite the weak to attack the strong, internal unity is very important.
But the human heart is the most fickle thing in the world, especially the heart of a king.
Therefore, the failures of alliances in the past have always been caused by the disunity of people's hearts and the disintegration before the full success was achieved.
Lord Xinling Wei Wuji, as the initiator and commander-in-chief of this alliance, naturally could not fail to take this into consideration.
As the tentacles under his command, the Iron Blood Alliance has influence in all corners of the Seven Kingdoms, providing him with countless secret intelligence, and is also an important force for him to maintain the unity of the joint front.
Therefore, in fact, before King Yan sent a fast horse messenger to Ju Xin's camp, Wei Wuji had already learned about the matter and paid close attention to it.
At present, in the five-nation coalition, Zhao and Wei are his base, and South Korea is sandwiched in the middle. Basically, there is no room for movement. The ability of Huang Xie, the real leader of the Chu State, is also worthy of recognition.
, at least you can see the situation clearly and won't hold you back too much.
The country most likely to have problems is Yan State!
First of all, everyone in the Yan Kingdom from the monarch to the ministers are idiots. Even the prince Yan Dan, who took the lead in the battle, was nothing more than a man with great ambitions and little talent in Wei Wuji's eyes.
Secondly, the Yan State was sent out with troops this time, because from the geographical location point of view, attacking the Qin State does not have any practical benefits for the Yan State. It is impossible for them to cross the huge territory of Zhao State, Wei State, and South Korea.
Get an enclave in Hexi or Hedong.
The only feasible way is actually replacement.
For example, if the achievements of Yan State in this alliance can be divided into three cities, then Zhao State, which borders it, will allocate three cities to it from the northeastern border in exchange for the Yan State won in the land east of Hexi and Hexi.
The spoils of war were taken over by Zhao Guo.
If the war ends successfully, it will not be difficult to do so with Lord Xinling's prestige.
Because the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han actually changed places frequently, and because of stealing talismans to save Zhao and living in Zhao for ten years, Lord Xinling's words were very influential in Zhao.
But the premise is that the spoils can only be divided after the war is over.
Now that the two sides are fighting fiercely, there is no way he can urge Zhao to allocate territory to Yan now.
Therefore, Yan State has always been a key target in the eyes of Lord Xinling, and he is afraid that they will cause some troubles along the way.
Therefore, when Ju Xin reorganized the Yan army and left camp, Lord Xinling immediately sent someone to notify Zhao's leading general Li Mu. Not only that, in order to avoid a direct conflict between the two sides, he also sent an envoy from Wei to negotiate peace.
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As for himself, as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, he could not leave without permission, so he could only write a handwritten letter for the envoy to take with him.
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Northern Line.
As a veteran of the Yan Kingdom, Ju Xin is relatively steady and thorough in his work.
Although King Yan's order was for him to turn back and attack Zhao Kingdom, he did not choose to directly attack the closer Li Mu camp after weighing the situation, but chose to go north.
At this time, most of the Zhao army's elite were under Li Mu and stationed in Hexi. The Zhao country was relatively empty. Although Ju Xin was not confident that he could confront Li Mu head-on, he was still confident in bullying those soldiers who stayed behind.
Moreover, Ju Xin was once a famous general who worked with Le Yi. Apart from Li Mu, there was no other general in the huge Zhao Kingdom that he could take note of.
Of course, he was afraid of Li Mu not because he thought he was inferior to him, but because he felt that his soldiers were not as good as the elite border troops of Zhao State.
But how can I put it, Ju Xin's plan sounded good, but he discovered a problem before he led his army very far.
Someone is chasing you from behind!
"General, Zhao Jun has discovered our movements, what should we do?"
Ju Xin's lieutenant looked uneasy.
Because Yan and Zhao joined forces on the northern front, anyone with a discerning eye knows how powerful Li Mu is after getting along with him for this period of time. In addition, there are only a few people from the Yan Kingdom. If he encounters Li Mu's troops in the wild, there is no need to elaborate on the outcome.
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"So fast?!"
Ji Xin frowned. He didn't expect Li Mu to be so alert and decisive.
You must know that they are confronting Wang Jian. This one may be taken advantage of by the Qin army!
Looking up at the flat terrain under the moonlight, Ju Xin said, "The alliance was originally voluntary. Now that Yan State is unwilling to continue fighting, what's wrong with retreating? Does he, Li Mu, dare to take the lead in attacking us?"
Humph, stop where you are, I will wait here to see what Li Mu has to say!"
As for the secret order to attack the State of Zhao, hasn’t it been done yet? Then just pretend it doesn’t exist!
Just hearing these few words made him sound righteous, but the actual situation was that they couldn't outrun the cavalry troops behind them on the plain terrain, and they would have to be overtaken if they didn't stop.
Not long after, the sound of horse hooves from behind gradually approached. A majestic and mighty general in front reined in his horse and neighed loudly, shouting: "Is General Juxin here? Why do you want to evacuate suddenly?"
Ju Xin also rode forward, not showing any sign of weakness in his words: "Li Mu, our Yan State is just your cooperation in conquering Qin, not a subordinate of Zhao State. Now that we don't want to fight and want to return home, how will you treat us?"
"Don't want to fight?"
Li Mu's face darkened.
Although when later generations evaluate the famous generals of the Warring States Period, everyone always says that Li Mu was good at commanding military formations and short on political vision, which was slightly insufficient compared to Wang Jian's all-around.
But Li Mu is just not good at maneuvering and fighting. It’s not that he only knows how to fight without considering the overall situation.
He could clearly see the current situation in the world. Although the proportion of Yan State's power in Hezong's side was very small, even if Juxin's 20,000 people returned, it would not have a serious impact on the combat effectiveness of the Hezong coalition.
But that’s not the problem.
As the saying goes, a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant nest. The five kingdoms' joint attack on Qin is like walking on thin ice. Any mistake may lead to wasted efforts. Yan's withdrawal will severely damage everyone's confidence, and in a war, morale is the most important thing.
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Moreover, the Qi State did not participate in the alliance behind the scenes, and everyone did not take much precautions because they knew that the current Qi State really did not have the power or ingenuity to cause trouble for them.
But Yan State is different.
First of all, Zhao Guo cannot rest assured that Yan Guoguo will stay behind and not cause trouble.
Once there is such a worry, the Zhao State will divide its troops to watch the border. The difference will be huge as one enters and exits.
This is also the reason why Zhao and Wei wanted to force Yan to send troops.
Just because he was put behind his back, everyone felt uneasy.
Thinking of this, Li Mu took out the secret order sent by Lord Xinling and looked at it. He saw many small words written on it like iron hooks and silver strokes, but the central idea was: Keep the Yan army on the front line no matter what.
If you have troubles that cannot be solved, you can send him a letter for further discussion.
So Li Mu waved his hand decisively: "Surround them all!"