The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire

The Qin army can directly attack the hinterland of Zhao State from the north of Zhao State to the south, avoiding the disadvantage of attacking the Taihang Mountain Fortress from the front and losing a large number of soldiers and horses.

Since then, the situation in Zhao State has been greatly unfavorable. Losing the advantage in strategic terrain, Qin State seized the advantageous geographical position instead, forming a comprehensive blow to the entire Zhao State.

Zhao Wang had to divide his troops to defend against the enemies from Dai County in the north. The Taihang Mountain's troops on the frontal battlefield became thinner because of withdrawal, and the defense line became precarious for a while.

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

Because the north of Zhao State is Yu State, which is powerful, and Qin State cannot afford to provoke it. To the east is the Kingdom of Yan, with the Kingdom of Yu behind. King Yan is also Yu Guo's number one younger brother, so Qin Guo is unlikely to move.

Needless to say, South Korea in the south of Zhao State is also related to Yu State by marriage, so it is impossible to become the target of Qin State.

Then there will be only one Wei State left, which is weak and surrounded by enemies.

And Wei Guo really needs an ally to share the pressure around him, otherwise Wei Guo would not be able to survive for a long time in this troubled world on his own.

Therefore, after receiving Zhao's request for help, Wei Guo did not dare to delay, but quickly assembled a group of troops again, about 50,000 people, and went north to Hengshan County of Zhao State to deploy defenses.

However, although Qin State obtained Daijun, his footsteps stopped, and he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue and launch a more aggressive offensive against Zhao State.

After fighting for more than half a year, because it is the offensive side, it does not have an advantage in terms of geographical advantage. The original 300,000 Qin army now has only 120,000 left, but the attack is no longer possible, 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, because they are on the defensive side, their strength is relatively well preserved.

In Hengshan County, north of the capital HD, the Zhao-Wei coalition forces have a 150,000-strong army, deploying defenses in every important town in the county to prevent the Qin army from going south.

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

With such a strong military force, it may be very difficult for Qin State to easily destroy Zhao State.

The reason is that the Qin State suffered a lot of losses in such a long war, and in addition to the previous disasters caused by Liu Bang and others, the loss of strength was too great.

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

With such a small number of soldiers and horses distributed in the vast territory of the Qin State, it can only maintain the rule of the Qin State, but it is powerless to attack other countries.

However, Qin State has no strength to break through the powerful defense line formed by the Zhao Wei coalition forces, and disintegrate this powerful enemy in the east. But Qin Guo can find other people to help him.

Therefore, the lobbyists of the Qin State actively appeared in Han Yan, the paradise of the two Warring States, and the court of the king of the country that had not been affected by the war for several years.

Not contrary to Qin State's expectation, the two were indeed seduced by Qin State's words, and they were deeply greedy for the territories of Zhao Wei and Zhao Wei.

After several years of restoring strength, South Korea's soldiers and horses finally expanded to as many as 150,000. This time, 100,000 troops were decisively sent to attack Hanoi County occupied by Wei State.

It didn't take long for Hanoi County to yearn for the peaceful life of the people in its homeland, South Korea, under the persecution of the long-term war and the life of the people.

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

As a result, South Korea took Hanoi County without a single soldier, and expanded its army from 100,000 to 120,000, with a huge momentum.

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

When the 120,000 South Korean army turned their guns to attack him, the defenders of Hadong 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 in size, and its population has reached 1 million, with 200,000 soldiers, and its strength has leapt to a first-class vassal state.

After the Wei State lost its two counties, its territory shrank greatly, its military force and population also decreased too much, and it completely shrank back to the Central Plains again, and could only hold on to its own place to survive.

Wei State's population dropped to about one million, and its military strength was only 150,000. Its strength was in the last vassal state.

In the north, Zhao State also lost Julu County under the attack of Yan State's 100,000 troops. Only HD County, where the capital of the rest of the country is located, and Hengshan County, which was stationed with heavy troops, were not invaded by Yan State.

The population is only about 800,000, and the military strength is only 150,000. Like Wei, it is among the last vassal states.

On the other hand, the momentum of the Yan Kingdom has risen sharply, and it once again owns the land of six counties. The population is about 1.5 million, but its military strength is still only 150,000. Its strength can be called a second-rate vassal state.

In the 11th year of Emperor Yuan, April.

After a long period of tandem, the coalition forces of South Korea, Yue, and Qi were built, and an army of more than 200,000 people appeared in the eyes of the world. Their goal was clearly Chu.

Chu State was caught off guard, and was attacked by South Korea in Nanyang County, and then by Qiyue Allied Forces in Sishui County. The troops approached the capital Shouchun, and Chu State was terrified.

For the sake of his own safety, the King of Chu led the aristocratic ministers of the court of Chu to evacuate Shouchun, the capital at the forefront. Instead, the capital was moved to Lucheng, the county seat of Hengshan County, which is mountainous and easy to defend. Several generals were left behind to lead the 50,000 Chu army in Shouchun to resist the attack of the 100,000 coalition forces of Qi and Yue.

At the same time, the king of Chu organized a large army to resist South Korea's attack in Nanjun area.

After some adjustments, the crisis of Chu State's perishing at any moment disappeared immediately. Although the situation is still unfavorable, the fear of national subjugation has disappeared.

In May, Wei Guo wanted to avoid the situation that his current territory is small and not conducive to strategic depth. 100,000 troops were sent south to attack Chen County of Chu State.

Chen Jun's defenders were weak, and Wei Guohui was not expected to join the war, so Chen Jun fell in less than January, and Wei Guo won a complete victory.

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

Fortunately, there is still a natural danger of the Huaihe River in the north of the capital, so we can rely on the big river as a support, so that people will not directly attack the vicinity of the capital.

In June, the Vietnamese army, which was originally united with Qi State to attack Shouchun City, the former capital of Chu State, withdrew its troops and returned after a long period of fierce attack and lost many soldiers and horses but failed. In the same month, Qi State also withdrew its troops, and instead stuck to the Sishui County it had just captured, preparing to digest this piece of fat.

In July, not long after returning to the mainland of Yue, the Vietnamese army suddenly attacked Lujiang County of Chu before they had time to rest. The defenders of Lujiang County were not on guard, and were captured by the Vietnamese army within one month, and Lujiang County once again returned to the arms of the Yue State