The Chu army went into battle again, and the main general Xiang Ji once again divided the Chu army into five, and then took turns to attack Hangu Pass to ensure that all the Chu soldiers had the opportunity to go into battle and make meritorious contributions.

After five days of fierce fighting, the Chu army retreated, and then the Zhao army went into battle.

After two months of fierce fighting, although the Qin army sat on the Hangu Pass, it still showed signs of instability under the repeated attacks of various countries, and the morale of the army dropped significantly.

Xianyang, Qin State.

Wei Ran returned from the envoy to the state of Chu, and reported to the king of Qin in frustration: "The king, the minister is incompetent, and he failed to persuade the king of Chu to withdraw his troops, and he asked the king to punish him." ”

When Qin Wang Dang heard this, he sighed very disappointed and said: "The widow has expected that the right prime minister who guarded Hangu Pass before came to report that the Chu army, as the vanguard of the coalition army, attacked Hangu Pass regardless of casualties, which caused great pressure on Hangu Pass.

The Chu army must have received an edict from the king of Chu when he fought like this, and the king of Chu must have been extremely angry about the battle between Qin and Han when he issued such an edict. ”

Saying that, Qin Wangdang looked at Wei Ran and reassured: "Since the King of Chu has ordered the Chu army to attack Hangu Pass, how can the prime minister convince the King of Chu."

Therefore, it is not the fault of the prime minister. ”

At this time, Qin Wang Dang muttered: "Sun Ziyun: Go to the army to fight and plan, then fight the enemy, and then attack the army." Widowed and insensitive, with only one ally of Chu, he also sent troops to attack Korea, which had a very close relationship with Chu, and then coerced Wei, which was cooperating with Qi to attack Song.

As a result, although it achieved a major victory over Korea, it offended the two great powers of Qi and Chu at the same time, and attracted the siege of all countries in the world.

This widow is to blame, and he deserves it. ”

When Wei Ran heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "The king, the ministers are derelict in their duties, and the ministers are guilty." ”

After a pause, Qin Wang Dang groaned: "The right prime minister came to report, this time the countries attacked Hangu Pass, with the Chu army's offensive being the most ferocious, followed by the Qi state, and the Zhao state again, and the offensive of Yan and Wei was not fierce.

Therefore, the right prime minister suggested that the widow should focus on lobbying Yan and Wei, and the widow thought so. ”

Saying that, Qin Wangdang looked at Wei Ran and said, "However, the widow thinks that when he comes out of Yan and Wei, the Song Kingdom can also be persuaded."

Before the countries besieged our Qin State, the State of Qi was leading the armies of various countries to besiege the Song State, the same circumstances, such as the same emotions and words, and this time the Kwantung countries besieged Hangu Pass, only the Song State did not send troops.

Therefore, the widow wanted the prime minister to go to the Song State again, and the widow wanted to form an alliance with the Song State, help each other, and fight against the Qi State together. ”

When Wei Ran heard this, he immediately gave up his hand and said, "The minister has orders." ”

"Spread the edict, let people bring heavy gifts to lobby Yan and Wei. Tell the king of Wei that as long as Wei is willing to withdraw his troops, the widow is willing to return Puyang and other places to Wei. ”

"Yui."

At this time, the battle of Hangu Pass continued.

In the third month of fierce fighting, the Chu army, which was the most fiercely offensive, suffered nearly 20,000 casualties, the Zhao army suffered more than 15,000 casualties, and as the main force, the Qi army and its affiliated armies suffered nearly 50,000 casualties.

At the same time, the Qin army defending the city also suffered heavy losses.

With a large number of casualties, along with the further decline in the morale of the Qin army, under the fierce attacks of the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Zhao, the coalition forces were able to gain a foothold on the city walls, and even occasionally controlled a small section of the city walls.

At this moment, the coalition forces of various countries outside Hangu Pass can already faintly see the hope of breaking through Hangu Pass.

But at this time, Yan Wangzhi, who was far away in Jicheng, couldn't help but sigh to Yan Xiangle Yi in the face of the heavy gifts sent by the Qin State and the battle report sent back by Zhang Kui, the lord of Qin.

"Xiangguo, General Zhang came to report, my army of Yan outside Hangu Pass, was forced by the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Zhao to storm Hangu Pass, and attacked for two months, and now the casualties of our army have exceeded one percent, and the soldiers are full of complaints, unwilling to fight with the Qin State that has no hatred for the Yan State, and even more unwilling to be forced to fight with the Qin State by the Qi State that has a deep hatred for the Yan State.

Now, General Zhang has written a letter requesting to withdraw from the army!

The widow was confused and didn't know where he was, so I asked Xianqing to teach me. ”

As soon as Le Yi heard that Yan Wangzhi was moved by the Qin envoy, he already had the intention of retreating, so he resolutely objected: "The king must not have the idea of retreating, if the general trend is today, in the invasion of Qin, at this time, any country withdrawing troops will cause resentment from other countries."

Yan Guoguo is small and weak, once he retreats and has a grudge against Qi Chuzhao, then he will definitely be retaliated against by Qi afterwards.

And if the State of Qi comes to attack, the State of Zhao will stand by, the State of Chu will stay out of the matter, and the State of Qin will be thousands of miles away, so the State of Yan will be in danger.

Therefore, not to mention that the casualties of the Yan army are more than one percent now, even if the casualties of the Yan army are more than half, then they cannot retreat, so as to avoid the King of Qi from setting his sights on the Yan Kingdom again. ”

Saying that, Le Yi saw that King Yan still had a difficult look on his face, so he continued: "Shuyun: If you want to be defeated, you will be assisted; If you want to take it, you will give it.

At this time, it was in the prelude to the consummation of the Qi State, and the Qi State led the coalition forces of various countries to besiege the Qin State, which was a key part of the consummation of the Qi State, and a key step for the separation of the Qi State and the Qin State of our Yan State, and also an important step in the separation of the Qi State and the Chu State.

Therefore, at this moment, the minister asked the king to assist the king of Qi wholeheartedly and serve the king of Qi, and he could not be impatient and unbearable.

When the water of Qi is full, the moon is full, and then the country will unite with all countries to rejuvenate the army to destroy Qi.

At that time, the king will be able to show his ambition and take revenge. ”

When Yan Wangzhi heard this, he said with a ruthless face: "Okay, the widow listens to the country, so be patient for the time being, and issue an edict to appease the soldiers in front of him to serve the king of Qi." ”

"The king is wise." Le Yi breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and then, seeing that Yan Wangzhi's face was still unaverted, he thought about it, and arched his hand again:

"The king, the minister knows that the king is sympathetic to the people, loves the nurses, and can't bear to stain the blood of the soldiers on the Hangu Pass of the Qin State. Although the king could not take the lead in retreating, the king could let Qi take the initiative to retreat. ”

Yan Wangzhi was stunned and said happily: "What does Xiangguo mean?" ”

Le Yi said with a smile: "Great King, my Yan State and Qin State do not have a deep hatred, and they do not want to fight against the Qin army, so the same is true of the Qi State.

Now that the blood of the armies of various countries is splashed in Hangu Pass, the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Chu have suffered the most serious casualties, and the ministers want to come, at this time, the Qi State must not want to fight with the Qin State.

Therefore, the king only needs to repair a book, and then ask Su Dai, who served the king of Qi in the state of Qi, to make a statement to the king of Qi, and then continue to lure the king of Qi with the state of Song.

In this way, the Qi army will retreat. ”

At this time, Le Yi smiled: "Although the Qi army retreated, but with the opportunity for Qi to call on all countries to attack Qin, Qin will not be grateful to Qi because Qi has withdrawn, on the contrary, Qin will be jealous of Qi because of Qi for Korea."

At the same time, this time the countries invaded Qin, with the Chu army is the most determined to fight, as long as the Qi State retreats, the Chu State will definitely resent the Qi State, and the Qi State as the leader of the alliance can not avenge South Korea, and let the blood of the soldiers of the Chu State flow in vain on the Hangu Pass.

At the same time, the Three Jin Dynasty were the most panicked about the Qin State, and they also wanted to see the Qin State weakened the most. However, once the Qi State retreats when it is expected to conquer Hangu Pass, the Sanjin will definitely complain deeply about the Qi State in their hearts.

This is the way to make the Qi State complain against the world, and ask the king to investigate it. ”

When Yan Wangzhi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he frowned and said: "Xiangguo, the widow also knows that now the Qi State is the first to retreat, which is a great disadvantage to the Qi State.

However, what everyone knows, King Qi must also know, so how could King Qi take the risk of resenting the world and take the lead in retreating. ”

"Not really." Le Yi said with a smile: "Although the first retreat of the Qi State will have a grudge with all the countries in the world, it is beneficial to the Qi State, so the minister thinks that the King of Qi will definitely do it." ”

"Huh?" Yan Wang was stunned. 8)