Chapter 183: Reactions from Various Nations
The outcome of the Battle of Zhaobei spread throughout the country like the wind, accompanied by a blazing fire.
The whole world was shocked!
It started with the death of Duke Wu of Luo and Bai Qi's expedition to the east, followed by Wang Jian's sweep across the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han.
When has the Qin State ever suffered such a great loss?
When have you ever experienced such a devastating failure?
An army of one hundred thousand, with fifty thousand elite soldiers, defeated the Luo Kingdom's ten thousand soldiers and annihilated the entire army!
Even Bai Qi, the butcher who was best at fighting annihilation battles in the past, never had such a huge gap in numbers.
Luo State’s amazing victory naturally excited countless people.
"The people of Luo are brave and courageous!"
"Luoguo is magnificent!"
Throughout the world, countless people of noble character and lofty ideals who hoped to fight against the State of Qin expressed their own sighs.
"It's a pity that Luo's territory is too small. If Luo can pacify the world, I am willing to serve as a vassal forever. Even if I can't be a duke or a marquis, having sons and daughters will be enough."
At this time, countless old nobles began to miss the days when nobles were polite to each other.
The Zhao State, which Qin had just pacified, sparked a massive riot, and many nobles took advantage of Qin's weakening power in the hope of restoring their country.
The prince of Zhao who fled to Yan State established the Dai State in the north of Zhao State, and he issued a call to the entire Zhao State.
"The Qin State was as brutal as a tiger or a wolf, and the Zhao State was turned into a living hell in just a few months after its fall. Is there anyone who would not feel heartbroken?
I am a member of the royal family and I cannot bear to see my ancestors’ country and the people of Zhao continue to fall under the Qin army.
The old land has not been recovered yet, so we cannot use the name of Zhao. I call myself the King of Dai and vow to compete with the Qin people once again!"
As King Dai issued the edict, many people of Zhao who were unwilling to submit to Qin followed him in rebellion.
The King of Dai also contacted the Crown Prince of Yan, who was on good terms with him, and tried to unite with Yan to fight Qin to the end.
The Crown Prince of Yan naturally agreed, and the more radical one was even prepared to send assassins to kill King Zheng of Qin.
Because he pessimistically believed that even if the nations united now, they would not be able to stop the Qin State.
The King of Dai was shocked when he heard this and said, "Prince, if the assassination fails, the King of Qin will be furious. We will be annihilated at that time. Aren't you afraid?"
The Crown Prince of Yan knew this, but he still said firmly: "Your Majesty, if you do nothing, your country will still be destroyed, just like Zhao, Wei and Han.
Now I have to find a way to survive this desperate situation. This is the only way I have found.
If I fail, my father will naturally use my head to apologize to the Qin State.
If King Zheng of Qin could be killed, Qin would not be able to move eastward for at least several years, and a civil war would break out in Qin over the throne.
Perhaps the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han could be restored.
We still have a chance. All we need to do is kill King Qin Zheng."
What the Crown Prince of Yan did not say was that if Zhao, Wei and Han were restored, they would once again become Yan's western barrier against Qin.
While Zhao and Yan were planning here, Han and Wei were much quieter. In fact, the resistance forces of Han and Wei were almost defeated.
Although nobles like Zhang Liang also wanted to restore their country, without manpower and wealth, it would be impossible to gather a resistance team with just their mouths.
Even the people of Han and Wei did not want to follow them to death.
Not everyone has as high a prestige as the Luo royal family, who can rely on brushing holy marks to make the people follow him regardless of life and death.
The State of Qi was still in a state of drunkenness and dream. Under the persuasion of the State of Chu, the previous generation of the King of Qi was ready to fight for the survival of the King of Qi.
But after his death, the situation in the world has become completely clear, and now the Luo Kingdom is on the road to destruction.
In addition, the nobles persuaded Qi State not to provoke Qin State, so the new King of Qi simply chose to give up and indulge in music and dance every day in the Qi Palace.
The relative of Luo defeated Qin. The King of Qi laughed while half drunk and half awake: "Luo is truly the pride of all China.
If it were hundreds of years ago, with the support of Luo State, perhaps I could have become the overlord.
"I give orders to the world, and no one dares to disobey."
He shouted loudly, as if he had seen himself in a drunken fantasy, standing tall above everyone else. He squeezed the beauty in his arms hard, "I command the world, and no one dares to disobey."
The beauty, who felt a little pain, quickly filled the wine cup and fed it to the King of Qi, saying softly, "Your Majesty, please drink."
In the State of Chu, facing the great victory of the State of Luo, the nobles continued to argue over whether to support the State of Luo.
Normal people think that when things are difficult and dangerous, it is time to work together.
But normal people’s logic is not in line with politics.
Any country will inevitably face a series of failures at the end of its life, and someone must be held responsible for this.
Even for the sake of stability, the situation will be suppressed temporarily and those responsible will not be dealt with.
But the responsibility for failure does not disappear.
Therefore, the best way is to just pass on the blame and put an end to the matter once and for all.
Therefore, the closer it gets to the end of the period, the more intense the internal fighting becomes, and this is the case with the current Chu State.
Xiang had completely despaired of the Chu court and believed that it was impossible to govern the country with this group of insects.
Faced with the current situation, the Xiang family is also ready to run away. Fortunately, they don’t need to work as hard as the Luo family.
It is enough to just arrange for the clan members to leave. The Xiang family has great power in Jiangdong.
Ultimately, with Xiang's cold eyes, the resolution to aid Luo State failed to pass. These nobles were worried that rescuing Luo State would cause Qin State to turn and attack Chu State.
That is an army of 600,000. The number of troops in the entire Chu State that can still fight does not exceed 200,000, and the number of elite troops among them is even smaller.
Wang Jian was leading the main force of Qin when he received this news.
His eyes went dark immediately, and he threw the battle report heavily on the ground, saying in hatred: "Bai Cheng is so stupid and incompetent.
One hundred thousand people!
Even if there are 100,000 pigs, it is almost impossible to kill them all.
He was able to send away all 100,000 people."
Wang Jian felt like his heart was bleeding.
Considering the national strength of Qin, simply having 100,000 soldiers would not be a serious blow.
But among them there are 50,000 veterans who have been through many battles and are the backbone of the war.
No matter it is attacking a strong position or covering the rear, the decisive moment of the war depends on these small number of elite troops.
The most typical example is the brave soldiers of Luo State. During the Xu Huai Rebellion, it was the brave soldiers of Luo State who attacked the city and took it down in one day.
Afterwards, he followed the royal family of Luo State, often fighting ten enemies with one, beheading generals and seizing flags, destroying the front camp and sweeping the entire army.
Almost all the most difficult wars were fought by the brave warriors of Luo State. Without these brave and incomparable soldiers, how could the royal family of Luo State sit peacefully in Luo State?
Wang Jian realized that there was a huge flaw in his previous plan.
"As expected of the Luo Kingdom, the three armies fought bravely and their combat power is so strong that they can defeat ten enemies with one. Their reputation is well-deserved.
If I hadn't asked for 600,000 soldiers, something might have gone wrong."
The field combat capability of the Luo army was truly unexpected.
Although he cursed Bai Cheng for being stupid, he knew that Bai Cheng was not that incompetent, otherwise he would not have kept Bai Cheng in Zhao State to command the army.
Before the battle even started, the army of 600,000 had lost one-sixth of its troops, and the elite troops had lost one-quarter.
How do we fight this battle?
The cavalry in the Luo State army was too fast. Once they got the news about the food and grass, it would be very easy to cut off the food supply. This was what Wang Jian was most worried about.
The daily food and fodder consumption of an army of 600,000, no, 500,000 is an astronomical figure.
Protecting the security of one's own food supply is the most important thing a general should learn.
After much deliberation, Wang Jian decided to write a letter back to Xianyang, saying that the missing 100,000 soldiers had to be replenished, and Qin's national strength could still withstand it.
After the conquest of Zhao, Wei and Han, Qin no longer needed to mobilize food and grass from the distant Guanzhong. Once the losses in this area were reduced, the number of troops that could be deployed to the front battlefield increased sharply.
Although they are all auxiliary troops, they can still play a significant role as long as they are commanded properly.
When King Zheng of Qin received the news, his eyes were extremely gloomy. He directly agreed to Wang Jian's request for additional troops.
"Don't worry, I am in your kingdom, just focus on defeating the Kingdom of Luo!"
At this time, the most important thing is to reassure the generals on the front line.
After receiving the reply, Wang Jian gradually calmed down and his wisdom as a top general returned.
Start planning the next battlefield.
(End of this chapter)
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