A year later, Ying Zheng's period of mourning had ended.
The Qin state launched a war of annihilation against the Yan state.
With Wang Jian as the general, leading an army of 300,000, they launched a surprise attack on the border of Yan. Unable to withstand the attack, Yan immediately sought help from the other three states.
The Chu Kingdom, the Chu King's Palace.
"Sir, the envoy from Yan has arrived. Judging from Qin's actions, it doesn't seem like a feigned attack!"
How could a feint attack involve 300,000 troops? That was clearly a desperate move, aimed at destroying the Wei Kingdom.
Yun Qingshu was questioning his life again. This Lu Li really never played by the rules. How could he be so bold?
"Your Majesty, since he dares to attack Yan, that's even better. According to our previous plan, we should attack the former Han state and cut off Wang Jian's supply lines!"
"At that time, the Qin army from the former Zhao state will be isolated!"
Once isolated and without logistical support, even Wang Jian would be helpless and could only wait to die.
"Very well, so be it, sir! I will immediately write a letter to Qi and Wei to order them to launch a military campaign!"
The State of Wei was naturally willing and agreed almost without hesitation, but the State of Qi refused.
This infuriated the King of Chu. Even at this point, Qi still hadn't sent troops.
Yun Qingshu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is a deep-seated blood feud between Qi and Yan, just like the Qin and Zhao of the past."
"I was already mentally prepared!"
"The general currently guarding the former Han state is Li Xin. I am confident that I can defeat him. All we need is the Wei state and our Chu state."
Yun Qingshu has been planning for so long, he absolutely cannot give up just because of the State of Qi.
"But sir, what if the State of Qi sends troops to launch a surprise attack on us while we are attacking the former State of Han?" King Chu asked, voicing his greatest concern.
The State of Qi is too cunning. The last time the five states formed an alliance to attack Qin, the State of Chu retreated because of Qi's harassment.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, Qi is not sending troops because it does not want to rescue Yan, but it is absolutely impossible for it to attack us."
If the Qin state becomes the sole superpower, only by uniting the other states can they be able to counter it.
If it weren't for the hatred between Qi and Yan, Qi wouldn't have stood idly by.
After hesitating for a moment, the King of Chu gritted his teeth and said, "Very well! We will do as you say!"
At this moment, Yun Qingshu was deeply moved. After traveling to many places, he had finally met a wise and virtuous ruler!
This gave him the impulse to die for someone who understands him!
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will certainly not disappoint you!"
Upon receiving the news, Xiang Yan immediately mobilized 200,000 troops to march into the former Han state.
At the same time, after receiving the news, Wang Ben ordered his army to set off immediately, heading straight for the capital of Wei.
This time, however, the Wei state fought desperately, preventing Wang Ben from advancing an inch.
Moreover, the King of Wei dispatched 50,000 troops to attack Han.
For a time, Li Xin was attacked from both sides, especially by the Chu army, which numbered 200,000!
However, Ying Zheng's task for Li Xin was to hold the line and not to launch any attacks. As long as he held out until Wang Jian conquered the Yan state, he would have completed his mission.
Then Wang Jian and Wang Ben's army can directly encircle the Chu army!
However, to the surprise of Ying Zheng and Lu Li, the Chu state attacked for five days and five nights without success, and suffered heavy losses.
Xiang Yan ordered a retreat, but Li Xin couldn't sit still!
He has a total of 300,000 troops under his command. If he can defeat the Chu army, then Li Xin will have made a great contribution!
Thus, Li Xin was blinded by his military achievements and completely forgot the instructions given to him by Ying Zheng and Lu Li.
He left only 10,000 troops to guard the area, while the rest of his men chased after the Chu army, intending to annihilate them.
However, to Li Xin's utter surprise, it was all Yun Qingshu's scheme.
He had already laid a trap, just waiting for Li Xin to jump in!
A group of cavalrymen cut Li Xin's army in half, and Xiang Yan returned to launch an unprecedented battle against Li Xin's army.
However, the vanguard was quickly annihilated by Xiang Yan after losing Li Xin's command.
Upon seeing this, Li Xin quickly fled back!
But when he fled back to the former territory of Han, he found that the city had been occupied by Wei!
The 50,000-strong Wei army, acting as if they had no regard for their lives, finally captured the city at the cost of losing 30,000 men.
With wolves in front and tigers behind, Li Xin almost fainted from exhaustion.
"Your Majesty! I am so sorry! If I hadn't been so greedy and reckless, how could I have ended up in this situation?"
After saying this, Li Xin was about to draw his sword and commit suicide, but his personal guards quickly stopped him.
"General, you mustn't! We still have 180,000 troops. What will happen to them if you die?"
An army of 300,000 was reduced to only 180,000. It was a disgrace.
Li Xin slowly lowered his sword; he had to bring this army of 180,000 back to Qin!
Once we return to Qin, we will apologize to the king!
Like a stray dog, Li Xin led 180,000 Qin troops back to the Qin state.
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"What? Li Xin chased after him? You idiot!"
Upon hearing the news, Lu Li jumped up from his seat.
He anxiously went to the map to check it and quickly found the location where Li Xin would be ambushed.
"Li Xin, Li Xin! You've ruined my plans!"
Despite Lu Li's meticulous planning, he never expected Li Xin to be so greedy for merit and act rashly!
He knew this man well; he was a general whom the King of Qin trusted greatly, and he was calm and cautious in his actions.
Unexpectedly, he would be so greedy for merit and reckless as to pursue and kill the Chu army!
"Brother Lu, quickly report to the King of Qin and send reinforcements to Li Xin."
Lu Li shook his head helplessly and said, "It's too late. By now, the former territory of South Korea should have already been conquered."
If Li Xin had left 50,000 troops in the city, it wouldn't have been conquered by Wei so quickly.
But he only left 10,000 troops behind, which shows that he didn't take the Wei army seriously at all and valued the Chu army more!
However, this was the most fatal mistake he made.
"Once the Chu and Wei armies capture the former Han state, they will cut off our connection with Wang Jian. What I fear most now is that the three states of Yan, Chu, and Wei will surround Wang Jian and attack his reinforcements!"
Lu Li sighed. Indeed, high returns come with high risks, and the battlefield is ever-changing.
If he had persisted a little longer and attacked Wei first, the situation would certainly not be what it is today.
But now that it has already happened, how should we break this deadlock?
At the same time, Ying Zheng also received news that Li Xin had suffered a major defeat and that the former state of Han had been captured by Wei and Chu.
Everything was exactly as Lu Li had said, and Ying Zheng panicked!
He rushed to Lu Li's villa, only to find that Lu Li was not there.
"King Qin, Brother Lu has gone to the front lines."
Ying Zheng was filled with regret, regretting that he hadn't listened to Lu Li's advice!
"Sir, I..."
"King Qin, before Brother Lu left, he asked Your Majesty to order Wang Ben to withdraw from Wei and advance eastward to the cities of Han, to hold them off at all costs!"
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