The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire - Chapter 349

[Chapter 344 Chaos 2]

The Qin army can directly attack the hinterland of Zhao State from the north of Zhao State, avoiding the disadvantage of attacking the Taihang Mountain fortress from the front and damaging a large number of troops and horses.

Since then, the situation in Zhao State has been greatly unfavorable.

Losing the advantage of the strategic terrain, Qin State seized the superior geographical advantage instead, forming a comprehensive blow to the entire Zhao State.

King Zhao had to divide his troops to defend against the enemy from Dai County in the north. The Taihang Mountain generation’s troops on the frontal battlefield also became thin because of the withdrawal, and the defense line became precarious for a while.

In order to deal with this unfavorable situation, King Zhao had to ask his good friend, Wei State in the south for help.

Because Zhao State is to the north of Yu State, its strength is so powerful that Qin State cannot afford to offend it.

To the east is the State of Yan, with the Kingdom of Yu at its back.

King Yan was also the number one younger brother of Yuguo, and it was unlikely that Qinguo would move.

Not to mention the South Korea of Zhao State, which is more related to Yuguo by marriage, so it is impossible to become the target of Qin State.

Then there is only one left, weak and surrounded by enemies of Wei.

And Wei Guo really needs an ally to share the pressure around him, otherwise Wei Guo alone would not be able to survive for long in this chaotic world.

Therefore, after receiving Zhao State’s request for help, Wei State did not dare to delay, but quickly assembled a group of troops again, about 50,000 people, and entered Hengshan County in Zhao State to set up defenses.

However, although the Qin State had obtained Dai County, his footsteps stopped, and he did not pursue the victory and attacked the Zhao State more violently.

After fighting for more than half a year, because it is the attacker, it does not have an advantage in terms of geographical advantages.

The original 300,000 Qin army now has only 120,000 left, but it is no longer possible to attack, and it can only barely maintain the current results.

On the contrary, although the Zhao-Wei coalition forces are now at a disadvantage in the form of the battlefield, their forces are relatively well preserved because they are on the defensive side.

In Hengshan County, north of the capital of Handan, the Zhao-Wei Allied Forces had a 150,000-strong army, and they were guarding all the important towns in the county to guard against the Qin army going south.

On the front line of the Taihang Mountains in the east, there are also 150,000 Zhao Wei coalition troops stationed there. With the pass as a support, 100,000 people are enough to strictly defend the entire Taihang Mountain front.

With such a strong army, it would be difficult for Qin to easily destroy Zhao.

The reason for this is that the Qin state suffered a lot in the long war, and coupled with the turmoil of Liu Bang and others before, the loss of strength was too great.

Today, the population of the entire Qin State, including the newly annexed Dai County, is only about 3.8 million people, of which there are only 350,000 troops left.

Such a small number of troops and horses are distributed in the vast territory of the Qin State, and they can only maintain the rule of the Qin State. When they want to attack other countries, they are powerless.

However, the Qin state did not have the strength to break through the powerful defense line formed by the Zhao Wei coalition forces and disintegrate the powerful and mortal enemy in the east.

But Qin can find other people to do it for him.

Therefore, the lobbyists of the Qin state have actively appeared in Han Yan, the two paradises in the Warring States Period, in the court of the kings of the country who have not been affected by the war for several years.

Not beyond Qin’s expectations, these two were indeed tempted by Qin’s words, and they expressed a deep sense of greed for the territories of Zhao and Wei.

After several years of regaining its strength, South Korea’s troops finally expanded to as many as 150,000. This time, they decisively dispatched 100,000 troops to attack Hanoi County, which was occupied by Wei.

It didn’t take long for Hanoi County, under the pressure of the long-term war and the people’s hard life, to yearn for the peaceful life of the people in their home country of South Korea.

Without South Korea taking the initiative to attack, the defenders of Hanoi County killed their main general and surrendered to South Korea.

Therefore, South Korea won Hanoi County without a single soldier, and expanded its army of 100,000 to 120,000, which is huge.

Afterwards, Hedong County of Wei State completely lost contact with Wei State and was surrounded by Korea and Qin State.

When 120,000 South Korean troops turned their guns to attack him, the Hadong defenders also surrendered, and Hadong County completely fell into the hands of South Korea.

After this battle, the territory of the two counties occupied by South Korea has doubled, the population has reached 1 million, and the army has 200,000 troops, making it a first-class vassal state.

After Wei lost the two counties, the territory shrunk greatly, and the army and population also decreased too much. They completely shrunk to the Central Plains again, and could only survive in their own place.

The population of Wei State has dropped to about one million, and the military strength is only 150,000. The strength is in the last vassal state.

The Zhao State in the north was also attacked by the Yan State’s 100,000 army and lost Julu County. Only Handan County, where the capital of the state was located, and Hengshan County, where heavy troops were stationed, were not invaded by the Yan State.

The population is only about 800,000, and the army is only 150,000. Like Wei, it is in the ranks of the last vassal states.

On the other hand, the state of Yan has soared and once again has the land of six counties, with a population of about 1.5 million.

However, the strength is still only 150,000, and its strength can be called a second-rate vassal state.

Emperor Yuan 11, April.

After a long period of series connection, the coalition of South Korea, Yue, and Qi was built. An army of more than 200,000 people appeared in the eyes of the world. Their goal was the State of Chu.

The state of Chu was caught off guard. Nanyang County was attacked by South Korea, and then Sishui County was attacked by the combined forces of Qi and Yue. The soldiers approached Shouchun, the capital of the country, and the state of Chu was terrified.

For the sake of his own safety, the King of Chu led the noble ministers up and down the court of Chu to evacuate Shouchun, the capital at the forefront.

Instead, he moved the capital to Zhucheng, the county seat of Hengshan County, where the mountains are more conducive to defense.

Several generals were left to lead 50,000 Chu troops in Shouchun to resist the attack of 100,000 troops from Qi and Yue.

At the same time, the King of Chu organized a large army to resist the Korean attack in the area of Nanjun.

After some scheduling, the crisis of Chu State’s impending doom at any time disappeared immediately.

Although the situation is still unfavorable, there is no fear of subjugation.

In May, in order to avoid the situation where the country of Wei is now small, it is not conducive to the strategic depth.

They sent 100,000 troops to the south and attacked Chen County in the state of Chu.

The defending army of Chen County was weak, and it was not expected that Wei Guo would join the war, so within a month of Chen County’s fall, Wei Guo won a great victory.

The new capital of Chu State, which had just retreated to the rear and was far away from the battlefield, immediately faced the threat of Wei State after losing the northern barrier of Chen County.

But fortunately, there is a natural danger on the Huaihe River in the north of the capital, and you can rely on the river as a support, so that people will not directly attack the vicinity of the capital.

In June, the Yue army, who originally united with the state of Qi and attacked Shouchun City, the old capital of the state of Chu, withdrew their troops and returned after a long-term attack and many troops and horses were damaged.

In the same month, Qi State also withdrew its troops, and instead stuck to the newly captured Sishui County, ready to digest this fat.

In July, not long after returning to the mainland of Vietnam, the Vietnamese army, who had not had time to rest, suddenly attacked Lujiang County in the State of Chu.

The defenders of Lujiang County were not guarded, and were captured by the Vietnamese army within a month. Lujiang County once again returned to the arms of the Yue Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)

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