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If Qin State can make a comeback in the future and regain Hedong County, it will only take a matter of minutes to open the Weihan channel.
The most important thing is that once the Weihan Passage is cut off, Qin State will no longer be bordered by the Central Plains countries, and the Central Plains countries will naturally no longer regard Qin State as a threat, and will shift their attention to Zhao State, which is in full swing. body.
Therefore, at the point of ceding the Weihan channel, the people of Qin were very happy.
This is actually a retreat-for-advance strategy.
After listening to Cai Ze's words, Lian Po narrowed his eyes slightly, and said after a while: "In addition to Hangu Pass, that general can withdraw immediately!"
"No!" Cai Ze refused without thinking.
After all, Hangu Pass is a grand pass that Qin State has managed for so many years, and its significance has even surpassed geographical factors. Therefore, before setting off, Zhao Zhu had already told Cai Ze that Hangu Pass must never be ceded.
This is Qin's bottom line.
After a quarrel between the two sides, despite Lian Po's stern pressure, Cai Ze also gritted his teeth and refused to give in.
Lian Po was obviously a little impatient, so he simply threw the secret report he just got from the state of Chu into Cai Ze's hand: "Look at it for yourself, and make a decision after reading it!"
When Cai Ze saw the secret report, his face suddenly changed again: "This, this"
Lian Po sneered and said, "Why, do you understand now? Let me tell you, if the Qin State is not willing to part with Hangu Pass now, then wait until the Chu people break through Xianyang and repeat what Bai Qi did to the Chu State's ancestral temple and the tombs of previous kings. Don't say that I didn't remind you when I was here!"
The Chu people came.
Now the Qin State can fight the people of Chu State only with the Qin army in the hands of Wang Lu of Yuanli City, and now Wang Lu is trapped to death by Lian Po.
This is the best opportunity for Lian Po to take advantage of him.
If Wang Yan was trapped here for a few more days and was even wiped out by the Zhao army, then when the Chu people called, Qin would really have no power to fight back, and could only let the Chu people slaughter them.
Considering what Qin State and Bai Qi did to Chu State, even a fool would know that the revenge of Chu State people must be very tragic, so tragic that Qin State cannot bear it.
The sooner the peace was negotiated, the sooner the Qin State could rescue Wang Yan's troops, and the sooner it could deal with the attacks of the Chu people.
Lian Po doesn't need to explain these principles, Cai Ze can also imagine them.
Cai Ze's body trembled unceasingly. After a moment of silence, he suddenly gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Okay, so what's the matter if I agree to this matter for the king? From today onwards, Hangu Pass belongs to Zhao State!"
Chapter 434 The widow thinks it's not good (first update)
Handan, the temporary headquarters of Zhao State.
At this moment, the Zhao State headquarters is full of dignified atmosphere.
It has been more than 50 days, almost two months, since Handan City was surrounded.
In the past two months, the hundreds of thousands of Zhao Guojun and the people in Handan City have united as one, resisting wave after wave of offensives by the coalition forces of Wei and Qi.
But these are not without cost.
Zhao Dan sat there with a serious face, listening to Pang Nuan and Ju Xin's report.
"My lord, the Wei army has used arrow towers, trebuchets, rams and other equipment to attack the city for the past few days, which has posed a great threat to our army! Now the four walls of the city have been damaged to varying degrees, and they may be destroyed by the enemy at any time. Take advantage of."
"My lord, the food in the city is starting to run out. After calculation, it can only last for another one and a half months at most!"
"My lord, there are too many wounded soldiers in the city, and there is not enough manpower to take care of them!"
One trouble after another was placed in front of Zhao Dan, waiting for the top leader of the Zhao country to make a decision. Fortunately, Zhao Dan looked very calm, with a bit of a sense of wisdom in his hands, but it made him feel very calm. These originally nervous courtiers gradually calmed down.
But don't look at Zhao Dan's appearance on the surface, in fact he is very unconfident in his heart.
In previous wars, Zhao Dan, as the monarch, usually sits at the center. Even though Zhao Dan himself is not good at military affairs, he can take some targeted measures based on the feedback from the frontline generals.
But now due to the siege of Handan City, although Zhao Dan is still the center of the town, all news and eyes and ears have been cut off.
Now Zhao Dan has not received any intelligence or news from the outside world for a whole month.
And the latest information received a month ago just told Zhao Dan that Li Mu had led troops to surround Daliang City.
Zhao Dan didn't know what stage the battle of Daliang City had reached and whether it could be broken.
In addition, how is the war in Guanzhong? Can Lian Po faithfully implement Zhao Dan's order to take down all the Weihan passages? Will the Qin Congress succumb to Zhao Dan's prior arrangement? It is also not clear at all.
So sometimes Zhao Dan really regrets it. Would it be better if he withdrew directly to Shangdang County or simply returned to Jinyang?
But until now, saying anything is nonsense. Zhao Dan is very clear that what he can and should do most is to solve the problems in front of him as much as possible, so that Zhao Guo can go all the way on the road to victory. Run wildly and finally reach the finish line.
So Zhao Dan thought for a while and asked, "How long can the city wall last? Can you send more people?"
Pang Nuan replied: "It won't last long, and it must be reinforced immediately! But if we want to speed up the reinforcement progress, then we must conscript more young men, and it will also lead to more casualties. I am afraid that it will cause instability among the people in the city."
Zhao Dan pondered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Then levy! First strengthen the city wall! Otherwise, once the Wei army breaks through the city, everything will be over!"
Pang Nuan responded when she heard the words, and said: "The minister will send someone to do it right away, but"
Zhao Dan knew the elegant meaning when he heard the string song, and immediately asked: "It's just what?"
Pang Nuan looked around and said, "Your Majesty, it's not a big problem for the young and strong to be conscripted in this city. But there is actually a better source of soldiers that can be used by the King."
"Oh?" Zhao Dan said, "What source of soldiers?"
Pang Nuan hesitated for a moment, and said, "Mentor Sheren! It's just that I'm afraid it will be troublesome if I want to recruit these disciples?"
"Trouble?" Zhao Dan was stunned for a moment, and then understood under Pang Nuan's explanation.
Handan City has been the capital of Zhao State for a long time, and this has led to one thing, that is, there are really too many aristocratic families in this city.
Many of these big families have been in the political arena of Zhao State since the founding of Zhao State, and even now they also have great energy in Zhao State's political arena.
It is not an easy task to get these families to willingly hand over their retainers to fight for the protection of Handan City. After all, these retainers are to some extent the private arms kept by these families. How could they be handed over so easily? Out?
In addition, there are many core figures in Zhao Guo's current political arena who also have the behavior of raising followers and giving up others.
Typically, for example, Lord Pingyuan Zhao Sheng raised [-] followers. Although Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao had fewer followers and brought some followers to Jinyang, there are still about [-] followers left in Handan City. The other big families also have hundreds of them each.
If all the diners of these dozens of big families and aristocratic mansions are organized, then there will be an extra team of almost 1 people in Handan City in an instant.
This team is far superior to civilian husbands in terms of physical fitness and force, and is obviously a better choice and source of troops.
Moreover, each of these retainers basically has a certain degree of force, so with a little training, a group of people can be selected to fight on the top of the city.
Zhao Dan nodded after hearing this, and said: "I understand, so is Pang Qing afraid of being resisted by those big nobles?"
"Exactly." Pang Nuan nodded with a wry smile, and said, "Your Majesty, it's just like those ordinary nobles, but this Pingyuan Lord and Pingyang Lord"
Zhao Dan finally understood.