After Zhao Dan finished saying this, he glanced at Pang Xuan.

Han Fei has been transferred back to Zhao Dan's side, and now Zhao Guo's staff is in charge of Pang Xuan, who is equivalent to the role of deputy commander and chief of general staff.

Pang Xuan understood, immediately stood up from his position, came to the side of a map that had been hung in the main hall, and began to patiently explain to everyone present.

"If you want to attack Qin, you have three options. First, from Pujin in the east of the river to the west, attack the Qin Guanzhong; second, from Hedong County to the south, first attack the Qin State Cuihan Passage, and then decide whether to continue to march into Guanzhong; Third, from Hetao and Shuofang counties, they moved south, attacked the upper counties of Qin, and then attacked Guanzhong. ”

After listening to Pang Xuan's words, everyone in the hall fell into deep thought for a while.

Of these three plans, each of them mentions Guanzhong, which is to attack the Qin state.

This is a very normal thing, after all, if Zhao wants to send troops to attack Qin, then Guanzhong is a place name that is impossible to bypass.

As long as Qin Guoguanzhong can be taken, then Qin State is basically finished, and the possibility of turning over is very small.

Zhao Dan nodded slightly and said, "Then what do you think is the best route to choose?" ”

Lian Po blurted out almost without any hesitation: "The king, in the opinion of the minister, of course, he crossed the river from Pujin and approached Xianyang!" ”

Zhao Dan glanced at Lian Po, well, it is very in line with this stubborn old man's straightforward style.

But Xiangbang Zhao Sheng obviously had a different opinion, only to see Zhao Sheng said: "Xianyang is the capital of Qin, and now that the troops and horses are mobilized on a large scale, the people of Qin will definitely hear the wind and arrange heavy troops to defend in the direction of Xianyang, so Xianyang must be eager to take it." ”

Zhao Dan glanced at Zhao Sheng noncommittally: "So Pingyuanjun means ......"

Zhao Shengdao: "In the opinion of the ministers, if the Qin people gather heavy troops in the direction of Xianyang, then the front line of the Cuihan Passage must be empty, and the king might as well send troops from Hedong County to the south to attack the Cuihan Passage, and he will definitely be able to succeed in a battle." If the Cuihan channel is in hand, then the eastward exit of the Qin State will be completely blocked, and it will not be able to echo with Wei, Qi and other countries, isn't this the best policy? ”

As soon as Zhao Sheng's words came out, everyone in the hall thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.

Geographically, once the Cuihan passage was occupied by Zhao, then Qin and Han and Wei in the east would be completely separated by Zhao.

Under such conditions, even if Korea or Wei fell to the side of Qin, Zhao was not worried that they would be able to threaten Zhao with their combined forces.

As for the Hangu Pass, the world's male pass arranged by the Qin State in the Cuihan Passage, the monarchs and ministers of the Zhao State present did not pay attention to it at all.

Because after occupying Hedong County, the army of Zhao only needs to cross the Yellow River and go south, which is already behind Hangu Pass, and there is no need to attack Hangu Pass from the front, but it can cut off the retreat of the Qin defenders of Hangu Pass.

For the last time in history, the Six Nations combined to attack Qin, and Pang Xuan, the commander of the Six Nations Alliance at that time, also chose to bypass Hangu Pass and approach Xianyang from the direction of Hedong County, and successfully hit outside Xianyang City.

It's a pity that the alliance failed in the end, otherwise, if Xianyang is broken, the six countries of Shandong should be able to continue their lives.

Zhao Dan thought for a while and said, "What do you have to say about Pingyuanjun's words?" ”

This time it was Pang Xuan who spoke: "King, if it is to attack the Cuihan Passage in the south, the minister really has no opinion. But if the king gathers the army in the direction of Hedong County, once Wei, Qi and other countries send troops to attack, what should Handan do? ”

As soon as Pang Xuan's voice fell, the brows of all the ministers of Zhao State present furrowed.

This is indeed a problem.

It is known that Handan, the capital of Zhao, was located on the plains in the southeast of Zhao, close to both Wei and Qi.

If Zhao mobilized the main forces to Guanzhong in the west to fight against Qin, then once Wei and Qi came to attack, it would definitely be too late to come back to help.

If the price of the fall of Handan was exchanged for the capture of Xianyang, Zhao Dan would definitely not do such a thing.

So Zhao Dan asked, "What strategy can you have to solve this matter?" ”

Lian Po said: "You can order the southern army to guard the southern Great Wall and the first line of Handan, and the northern army will attack Qin as the main force." If the county soldiers are mobilized from Zhongshan and Hejian counties, there should be 200,000 troops to guard Handan. As for the direction of Guanzhong, troops and horses were dispatched from Shangdang, Hedong, Jinyang and other places to cooperate. ”

Zhao Dan asked: "In this case, will the combat effectiveness of the troops in the Guanzhong direction be insufficient?" ”

Pang Xuan interjected: "You can let the border cavalry regiment go south through the two counties of Hetao to attack the upper county of Qin, so that the Qin army will definitely take care of one and lose the other." ”

Zhao Dan said: "How many soldiers and horses does the border cavalry army need to draw?" ”

Pang Xuan said: "Now that the border cavalry regiment has a total of 50,000 cavalry, except for the necessary men and horses to maintain the northern defense line, it should be possible to send at least 20,000 cavalry south. ”

Zhao Dan asked again: "With such a large number of cavalry going south, can there be a place for them?" ”

Pang Xuan said: "From the Hetao south to Guanzhong, there are abundant water and grass along the way, and there are no high mountains and no big mountains, which is an excellent place for cavalry. ”

In fact, when the Han Dynasty was just established, the Huns often traveled all the way south from this route to the Guanzhong area to fight the autumn wind.

Zhao Dan thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then who is responsible for leading the main force in the direction of Hedong County to attack the Qin State?" ”

Lian Po was unyielding, and his white eyebrows were straight: "King, the old minister is willing to lead the troops!" ”

Zhao Dan said again: "Who is responsible for the defense of the Handan area?" ”

Pang Xuan said: "The king, the old minister can help the king guard Handan." ”

"What?" Zhao Dan glanced at Pang Xuan in surprise: "Pang Qing, shouldn't you lead the border cavalry army south?" ”

Pang Xuan said with a smile: "Guarding Handan and the king is the top priority, how can the old minister rest assured that he will be handed over to others?" As for the general of the border cavalry regiment, the old minister is willing to nominate one. ”

"Who?" Zhao Dan had a questioning face.

"Li Mu!" Pang Xuan's tone was affirmative.

When Zhao Sheng heard this, he couldn't help but interject: "Although Li Mu did make great contributions in the battle to capture the Hetao, is he too young?" ”

Pang Xuan said with a smile: "Pingyuan Jun doesn't know, although Li Mu is young, he has been in the army for more than ten years, he is calm and wise, and he has special experience in cavalry combat. If I lead a large army to fight, Li Mu may not be as good as me, but if I lead a cavalry, it will be difficult for me to defeat Li Muye! ”

Zhao Dan pondered for a long time, a little hesitant in his heart.

Although I also know that Li Mu is a god, but the current Li Mu is young after all, Li Mu in history only began to rise up after twenty or thirty years, is it too early to entrust Li Mu with a heavy responsibility?

But no matter what, Pang Xuan is also a famous general after all, and he has led the Zhao State Border Cavalry Corps to fight against Yan State twice, and he still has the right to speak on the cavalry.

And in this way, Li Mu can be regarded as Pang Xuan's old subordinate, since Pang Xuan is so respected, then Li Mu has grown up almost now, right?

After a while, Zhao Dan took a deep breath and made a decision: "Since this is the case, then the Hedong side will take Wuxin Junlian as a general, and give you 250,000 soldiers and horses, first capture the Cuihan Passage, and then act at the opportunity, and decide whether to continue to attack Guanzhong!" As for the Hetao, with Li Mu as the general, he led 20,000 border cavalry troops to the south, mainly to contain the Qin army, and buy time for Wu Xinjun's main force. ”

"As for Handan, Pang Qing is in charge, assisted by Ju Xin, and is responsible for the war in Handan!"

"Doctor Zheng Zhu, don't be idle, and immediately send envoys to various countries, especially Wei and Qi, to try to keep these two countries neutral! Then ask Han Wangran and Chu Wangyuan to see if they are willing to send troops to attack Qin with the widows! ”

With Zhao Dan's orders issued in an orderly manner, the war machine of the entire Zhao State began to rumble again after a year of silence.