"Is it a big threat?"

Zhao Run frowned and asked Wei Jiao.

Wei Jiao nodded and said: "The Chu army at Zhaoguan is well-equipped and the soldiers are well-trained, but the most difficult thing to deal with is Xiang Kuan and his cavalry of about 500 people. Our Luoyang Forbidden Army is

It was okay, but the "Volunteer Army"... due to the loose formation during the battle, Xiang Kuan led the cavalry to kill the general several times..."

The volunteer army he refers to refers to the more than 200,000 militiamen and rangers.

"...Xiang Juan's military power is so amazing that the general once looked at several rangers and promoted them to generals, but almost all of them were killed by this Xiang Juan... What's even more hateful is that for some reason, Xiang Juan

He was very wary of arrows and crossbows. The general sent his soldiers to shoot arrows at him with sniper crossbows several times, but he dodged them every time." Wei Jiao said a little depressed.

"Probably because the Yue people are good at flying arrow weapons, Xiang Kuan has sharpened his vigilance in this regard during the confrontation with the Yue army."

Nodding secretly, Zhao Run frowned slightly and said, "As you said, it seems we have to find a way to get rid of this Xiang Juan..."

"Exactly." Wei Jiao said sternly: "According to the general's opinion, if Xiang Kuan can be eliminated, the offensive strength of the coalition forces of various countries will be reduced by 30%... At least in the general's opinion, Xiang Mo

, Xiang Pei, Tian Dan, Ji Wu and others are not as brave as Xiang Kuan."

"Hmm."

Zhao Run nodded thoughtfully.

On that day, Zhao Run asked the generals in detail about the intelligence of the coalition forces of various countries.

At this time, a detailed comparison of the strength of the Wei army and the coalition forces of other countries showed that after the coalition forces of the various countries divided their forces and occupied Song County and Yingshui County, only about a million people were left stationed around Liang County of Wei State.

Although Zhao Run gave the allied forces a taste of defeat on the day he led his army to Daliang, and some wars broke out between the two sides thereafter, causing the allied forces to suffer successive losses in strength, but

Overall, the coalition's strength near Daliang still remains at around one million.

But this did not affect the morale of the Wei army, because although casualties continued to occur on the Wei army's side, the total force strength actually increased.

It turned out that although Yingshui County was captured by the coalition forces of various countries, there were still many rebels and local county troops who bravely resisted in the county. When these athletes of the Wei State learned that their monarch Zhao Run had actually led the expedition in person, he personally fought in Daliang.

When resisting the attack of the coalition forces of various countries, they spontaneously gathered in Daliang. This gradually increased the total strength of Zhao Run's troops from about 300,000 at the beginning to 350,000, and it is still increasing.

It has to be said that the fact that "King Zhao Run personally went to conquer the country" really gave the Wei people great courage.

After receiving about 50,000 new troops, Zhao Run ordered Wei Jiao and Zhou Ji to step up the training of his soldiers, and selected the best among them to be incorporated into the "Luoyang Imperial Guard" as the main force to resist the coalition forces of various countries.

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The other 200,000 militiamen and rangers were all organized into the "Volunteers" and served as auxiliaries to the Luoyang Imperial Guard, assisting the latter in resisting the coalition forces of various countries.

I don’t know if it’s because of the fierceness of the Wei people, or because most Wei people are born warriors. In short, after the war between the Wei army and the coalition forces of various countries in the past two months, many militiamen or rangers who had never had battlefield experience before

, tempered by blood and death, they grew rapidly and gradually transformed into qualified soldiers, so that although the coalition forces of various countries had an absolute advantage in military strength, they were still unable to break through the "Daliang Defense Line" of the Wei army.

Of course, the contribution of Yecheng was very important. The craftsmen of Yecheng worked day and night to build countless chariots and armaments for the Wei army, and gradually armed the more than 200,000 militiamen. Even the women and children of Liang County also

Contributing my meager strength, either sewing armors for soldiers, or making arrows and crossbow bolts for the army. The so-called unity of one heart and one mind is nothing more than this.

It is for this reason that the coalition forces of various countries have achieved nothing in the past two months. Although during this period, Xiang Kuan and Xiang Mo of Chu State, Tian Dan of Qi State, Wu Qi of Yue State and others were defeated again and again.

They led their troops to attack the Wei army and tried to open up the situation, but in general, the offensives of these generals were all blocked by the Wei army.

It is undeniable that the confrontation between the Wei army and the coalition forces of various countries in the past two months has been extremely fierce. Sometimes there will be wars of varying degrees on several battlefields at the same time in one day. But if you ask whether it is dangerous for the Wei army, to be honest, it is still

It was far from dangerous - the Wei army's tenacity thwarted the coalition's attacks time and time again.

In addition, the more than 20,000 Sichuan Luo cavalry sent by Zhao Run to Yingshui County, namely the 20,000 Sichuan Luo cavalry commanded by Lu Mu, Mu Qing, Lu Balong, Meng Liang, Wu Wu and others, also cooperated with Boxi

Le's more than 40,000 Jiejiao cavalry made contact.

According to the news sent by Mu Qing, when they led the cavalry to the Anling area, unfortunately, Anling City had been captured by the army of Shouling Jun Jingyun of Chu State. At that time, Shouling Jun Jingyun occupied the city and occupied the city.

Defend and let more than 20,000 Wei cavalry return without success.

In this case, more than 20,000 Wei cavalry were divided. Mu Qing led more than 3,000 imperial cavalry to find Bosile's men, while Lu Mu, together with the chiefs of the Sichuan-Luo alliance, led the more than 20,000 Sichuan-Luo troops.

The cavalry harassed the Chu army and tried to cut off the food route of Chu Shouling Lord Jingyun.

Chu Shouling Lord Jingyun had only a few hundred thousand soldiers and horses under his command, and the proportion of regular troops among them was only 20 to 30%. This meant that this Chu army was destined to be suppressed by more than 20,000 Sichuan Luo cavalry.

Unfortunately, cavalry was not suitable for attacking cities. Therefore, when Lord Jingyun of Chu Shouling turned from attack to defense and took a defensive position, it was difficult for the more than 20,000 Sichuan Luo cavalry to make any breakthrough.

In desperation, Lu Mu led the more than 20,000 Sichuan Luo cavalry to break through the Chu army's defense line and went to Shangshui County to join forces with Shen Yu, Wu Ji and others, greatly increasing the strength of Shangshui County.

It is no exaggeration to say that the combat capabilities of the current Shangshui County and the army in the county are probably about the same as those in Daliang.

That night, after Chengling King Zhao Shen, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan, Hou Dan, Wei Jiao and others resigned one after another, Zhao Run sat alone in the Manlu Hall in the palace, thinking about the comparison of strength between his Wei army and the coalition forces of other countries.

I don't know whether it was because of the encouragement of his "personal expedition" or the brutal "Battle of Daliang City" that stimulated the Wei army under his command, so that the 300,000 soldiers under his command blocked hundreds of people without his design.

More than 10,000 coalition forces from various countries - this was far beyond his expectation. He had never imagined that this battle, with an outnumbered enemy, would be so 'missing without danger'.

"... Now South Korea has surrendered. If my prediction is correct, Fourth Brother (Zhao Jiang) and the others will definitely seize South Korea's surrendered army and go south to attack Qi. Regardless of whether they can make Qi surrender, I believe they will."

If we can cut off the food and grass supplied by Qi to the allied forces, then the millions of troops under Chu Shuijun will definitely be defeated... Well, when the next spring comes, Chu Shuijun will definitely launch a fierce attack. As long as this offensive is blocked by then, all countries will

The coalition forces can no longer stir up trouble. In the meantime, we, the Wei Dynasty, can take advantage of the situation and counterattack..."

Thinking of this, Zhao Run felt inexplicably excited.

At this moment, Zongwei Chu Heng walked into the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Qin sent someone to deliver an urgent message."

"Huh?"

Zhao Run's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

It is undeniable that when South Korea surrendered to his Wei State, in Zhao Run's view, his Wei State had already grasped the victory of this battle in advance.

But the premise is that Qin does not get involved.

What Zhao Run is most worried about is that Qin will learn the truth that Ying Ying concealed, which will cause Qin to become angry and use force against Wei. This is an extremely troublesome thing for Wei - they defeated South Korea, but angered them.

The initiative held by Qin and Wei may be lost because of this.

"Let him in."

Zhao Run said in a deep voice.

After a while, a member of the Green Crows walked into the hall, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhao Run.

Zhao Run took the letter, opened it and looked at it. After glancing at it twice, he said melancholy: "Alas, the State of Qin finally found out... about this Li Mu."

"Your Majesty?" Chu Heng asked in surprise: "What happened?"

Zhao Run frowned and said: "Although South Korea has surrendered to the Wei Dynasty, Li Mu has not given up... According to Shaojun's letter, Li Mu deliberately surrendered Jicheng to the Wei Dynasty.

The matter was leaked to Gongsun Qi of Qin State, allowing Qin State to learn about Wei’s victory in Korea..."

"Li Mu? Why did he do what he did?" Chu Heng asked in surprise and confusion.

"Hmph!" Zhao Run snorted and said calmly: "I just want to use the power of Qin to turn the tide and save his country..."

He saw through Li Mu's intentions at a glance.

"Then, what was Qin's reaction?" Chu Heng asked with wide eyes, and asked naively: "Your Majesty and Concubine Qin deceived the King of Qin. The King of Qin will not become angry and send troops to attack Wei, right?"

Zhao Run glanced at the content of the letter and said calmly: "According to what Shaojun said in the letter, my father-in-law was very angry at first, but the next day, he seemed to acquiesce to the matter, and what else could he say?

, now I can only find a way to show my favor to my great Wei..."

When Chu Heng heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, and said happily: "That's good, it seems that Qin will not attack our great Wei..."

"No!"

Zhao Run interrupted Chu Heng's words and said expressionlessly: "My father-in-law is not someone who compromises so easily... Shaojun has been deceived, and the Qin State is about to use troops against me, the Wei Dynasty!"

Chu Heng opened his mouth and was at a loss.

Immediately, Zhao Run summoned several Qingya people and ordered them: "You will quickly go to Hexi and Hedong to ask Sima An and Wei Ji to prepare for the defense of the Qin army. Remember to warn them not to trust the Qin army easily."

Jun’s lie about “helping Wei Wei defeat its enemies”!...Go away quickly!”

"Yes!" Several green crows responded and retreated.

Looking at the backs of the Green Crows who quickly left, Zhao Run let out a sigh of melancholy.

Although because of Ying Ying's relationship, the Qin State did not turn against the Wei State during its most difficult period, the Qin State's use of troops against the Wei State at this time also greatly reduced the favorable situation for the Wei State after South Korea surrendered.

In the spring of next year, the Wei State must defeat the coalition forces of other countries before the Qin State invades Sanchuan County. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.

"I hope Sima An and Wei Ji can delay the Qin army as much as possible..."
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