Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

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Zhao Sheng was speechless.

Yu Xin's words are indeed reasonable. After all, Wei Guo has not blatantly violated the covenant, let alone directly attacked Zhao Guo. Under such conditions, if Zhao Guo sent troops to attack Wei, then it would be Zhao Guo himself who betrayed the covenant. .

Zhao Dan coughed and asked, "Then Yu Qing thinks how the widows should deal with this matter? Could it be that they are just waiting for the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei and Qi to attack Zhao?"

Yu Xin said, "My lord, although you can't attack Wei, you can attack Qin first! Qin is the main initiator of this Lianheng. If Qin is defeated, then Lianheng will not attack." Self-destruct."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dan felt that Yu Xin's words seemed quite reasonable.

So Zhao Dan said: "My dears, what do you think about the fact that you are the first to attack Qin?"

To be honest, Zhao Dan really didn't want to fight in his heart. After all, the Hetao area had just been captured. What Zhao State needed was time to consolidate its rule and develop agriculture, so as to achieve the goal of making the country strong.

But in the current situation, it is obvious that this battle cannot be fought. After all, the other countries are not fools. Who would watch Zhao Guo become stronger and then send troops to attack him?

Lian Po thought for a while and said first: "In fact, it is indeed a feasible strategy for the king to attack Qin first."

Pang Nuan on the other side looked a little worried, and said, "If you attack Qin, will you be feared by other countries?"

As soon as Zhao Dan heard this, he turned his attention to Zheng Zhu, who was standing beside him, and asked, "In the doctor's opinion, what should the widow do?"

As a big bank in charge of diplomacy, Zheng Zhu is now one of the seven important ministers of Zhao Guo, and there is also a diplomatic staff under his command, which specializes in the study of international relations, so it is normal for Zhao Dan to ask Zheng Zhu for advice at this time of.

Zheng Zhu thought for a while, and said to Zhao Dan: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, even if Your Majesty does not take the initiative to attack, he will send troops to attack Zhao after the Qin State Lianheng is over. Therefore, it is better for Your Majesty to strike first, so Firstly, while conquering Qin, the king can also send envoys to other countries, either intimidate or lure, so it will be easier to accomplish things.”

Zhao Dan pondered for a while, and said, "This sounds pretty good. If so, then from which direction do you think we should attack Qin?"

Chapter 389 Guanzhong or Weihan? (third change)

After Zhao Dan finished speaking, he glanced at Pang Nuan.

Han Fei had been transferred back by Zhao Dan, and now Pang Nuan was in charge of Zhao Guo's staff department, and Pang Nuan was equivalent to the role of a deputy commander and chief of staff.

Pang Nuan understood, and immediately stood up from his seat, came to the side of a map that had been hung in the hall, and began to explain patiently to everyone present.

"If you want to attack the State of Qin, you have three options. One is to go westward from Pujin in the River East and attack Guanzhong of the State of Qin; Continue to march into Guanzhong; third, go south from Hetao and Shuofang counties, attack Shangjun of Qin State, and then attack Guanzhong."

After listening to Pang Nuan's words, everyone in the hall fell into deep thought for a while.

Among these three plans, each plan mentioned Guanzhong, which was going to attack Qin.

This is a very normal thing. After all, if Zhao Guo wants to send troops to attack Qin, then Guanzhong is a place name that cannot be bypassed.

As long as the Qin State can be taken down in Guanzhong, then the Qin State is basically finished, and the possibility of turning over is very small.

Zhao Dan nodded slightly, and said, "Then Zhu Qing thinks, which route should we choose?"

Lian Po blurted out without any hesitation: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, of course we must cross the river from Pujin and go straight to Xianyang!"

Zhao Dan glanced at Lian Po, um, it fits the straightforward style of this stubborn old man.

But Xiangbang Zhao Sheng obviously had a different opinion. He saw Zhao Shengdao: "Xianyang is the capital of the Qin State. Now that large-scale mobilization of troops and horses, the people of Qin State will definitely hear the news and deploy heavy troops in the direction of Xianyang. If this is the case, Xianyang must be Urgency is hard to conquer."

Zhao Dan looked at Zhao Sheng noncommittally: "So Mr. Pingyuan means"

Zhao Shengdao: "In my opinion, if the people of Qin gather heavy troops in the direction of Xianyang, then the front line of the Weihan Passage must be empty of troops. Your Majesty might as well send troops from Hedong County to the south and go straight to the Weihan Passage. They will surely be able to win the battle. If the Weihan Passage is in hand, then Qin's way out to the east will be completely blocked, and it will not be able to respond to Wei, Qi and other countries, isn't this the best strategy?"

As soon as Zhao Sheng said these words, everyone in the hall thought carefully and felt quite reasonable.

From the geographical point of view, once the Weihan passage is occupied by the state of Zhao, then the state of Qin and the two countries in the east, Han and Wei, will be completely separated by the state of Zhao.

Under such conditions, even if South Korea or Wei State fell to Qin State's side, Zhao State did not worry that they could join forces to threaten Zhao State.

As for Hangu Pass, the world's most powerful pass arranged by Qin State in the Weihan Passage, Zhao Guojun and his ministers present did not take it seriously at all.

Because after occupying Hedong County, Zhao Guo's army only needs to cross the Yellow River south, and it is already behind Hangu Pass. There is no need to attack Hangu Pass from the front, but it can cut off the retreat of Hangu Pass Qin's defenders.

The last time in history that the Six Nations joined forces to attack Qin Dynasty, Pang Nuan, the coach of the Six Nations Allied Forces at that time, also chose to bypass Hangu Pass and approach Xianyang from the direction of Hedong County, and successfully fought outside Xianyang City.

It's a pity that the joint vertical failed in the end, otherwise, if Xianyang was breached, the six kingdoms of Shandong should be able to continue their lives.

Zhao Dan thought for a while and said, "What do you think about Lord Pingyuan's words?"

This time it was Pang Nuan who spoke: "Your Majesty, if it is about going south to attack Weihan Passage, I really have no objection. But if Your Majesty gathers the army in the direction of Hedong County, once Wei, Qi and other countries send troops to attack, Handan What should I do?"

As soon as Pang Nuan finished speaking, the ministers of Zhao Guo who were present all frowned.

This is indeed a problem.

As we all know, Handan, the capital of Zhao State, is located on the plain in the southeast of Zhao State, very close to Wei State and Qi State.

If it is said that Zhao State mobilized all the main forces to Guanzhong in the west to fight against Qin State, then once Wei State and Qi State came to attack, it would definitely be too late to return.

If the price of the fall of Handan was exchanged for breaking Xianyang, Zhao Dan would definitely not do such a thing.

So Zhao Dan asked: "Do you have any plans to solve this matter?"

Lian Po said: "You can order the southern army to guard the southern Great Wall and Handan, and the northern army will attack Qin as the main force. Then we will mobilize county soldiers from Zhongshan and Hejian counties, and there should be 20 troops to guard Handan. As for the Guanzhong direction, Send troops and horses from Shangdang, Hedong, Jinyang and other places to cooperate."

Zhao Dan asked: "If this is the case, will the combat effectiveness of the troops in the Guanzhong direction be insufficient?"

Pang Nuan interjected, "We can let the side cavalry regiment go south through the two counties of Hetao to attack the upper county of Qin State. With such a two-pronged approach, the Qin army will definitely lose sight of the other."

Zhao Dan said: "How many soldiers and horses does the Frontier Cavalry need to mobilize?"

Pang Nuan said: "Now the Frontier Cavalry Corps has a total of [-] cavalry. Excluding the necessary troops to maintain the northern defense line, at least [-] cavalry should be able to move south."

Zhao Dan asked again: "Is there any use for such a large number of cavalry going south?"

Pang Nuan said: "From the south of Hetao to Guanzhong, all the way is a land with rich water and grass, and there are no high mountains and no big ridges. It is an excellent place for cavalry."

In fact, when the Han Dynasty was just established, the Huns often traveled all the way south along this route, and came to the Guanzhong area to fight the autumn wind.

Zhao Dan thought for a while, and then said: "If that's the case, then who is responsible for leading the main force in the direction of Hedong County to attack Qin?"

Lian Po did not give in, and straightened his white eyebrows: "Your Majesty, the veteran is willing to lead the army!"

Zhao Dan asked again: "Who is in charge of the defense of the Handan area?"

Pang Nuan said: "Your Majesty, the veteran can help you guard Handan."

"What?" Zhao Dan looked at Pang Nuan in surprise: "Pang Qing, shouldn't you lead the border cavalry to go south?"

Pang Nuan smiled and said: "Guarding Handan and the king is the most important thing, how can the veteran trust others? As for the general of the side cavalry regiment, the veteran is willing to recommend one person."

"Who?" Zhao Dan asked with doubts.

"Li Mu!" Pang Nuan said with affirmation.