Chapter 568: Hesitation

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Qin Wangzheng's loud laughter sounded in the main hall, and the other officials naturally laughed with Qin Wangzheng.

Wang Juan was the first to come out and said: "Congratulations to the king, and destroy another country, since the king succeeded to the throne, but in 20 years, he has destroyed four countries in a row. ”

Li Si also said: "Yan has always been a descendant of the Zhou family, arrogant, unprovoked arrogance, and now it has also been destroyed by my Qin State, such as today there are only two countries left in Daijun and Qi Chu, and there are few villains in Daijun is not to be afraid, and although the two countries of Qi and Chu are big, but the monarchs and ministers are old-fashioned, and the twilight is gloomy, it seems that my Qin State unifies the world and opens a new dynasty, but it is just around the corner, and the king's martial arts achievements are enough to be better than Yao Shun and Weisheng Wenwu." ”

Wei Yu said: "This time, under the pressure of my Qin army, not only can we not unite and work together to defend Yan State, but instead kill Prince Dan, provoke a popular uprising, and Jijing is in chaos, as a result, my Great Qin soldiers captured Jijing and destroyed Yan State without bloodshed, it can be seen that the monarchs and ministers of Yan State are really self-inflicted and cannot live." ”

Qin Wangzheng listened to the congratulations of the officials, and was also very happy in his heart, originally this time the Qin State sent troops to attack the Yan State, which was very strong, firstly, because although Qin Yan's territory is now bordered, but after all, the Yan State has Daijun as a barrier, and it is impossible for the Qin army to bypass the Daijun to attack the Yan State, and it is necessary to send troops to attack on both fronts at the same time; Second, after the destruction of Wei, Qin's national strength was greatly damaged and had not yet recovered, in this case, it was indeed very difficult for Qin to attack on two fronts and attack Daijun and Yan at the same time, with the current national strength of Qin.

It's just that the reason for sending troops this time is that Prince Yan Dan sent assassins to assassinate Qin Wangzheng, this breath Qin State naturally can't swallow, no matter how difficult it is, it must also send troops. However, because the current national strength of the Qin State is insufficient, this battle can only last for about half a year, otherwise the Qin State will be unsustainable.

Although the war has only lasted for more than a month at this time, the development of the process has gone through several ups and downs, first of all, before the war, Yan Wangxi killed the prince Dan, and wanted to use the head of Tai Xiao Dan to ask for peace with the Qin State, but the goal of the Qin State is to destroy the entire Yan State, of course, he will not accept Yan Guo's request for peace, but Yan Wangxi's stupid behavior still makes the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State very happy, because now the entire Yan State still has only some knowledge of Tai Xiao Dan, and Yan Wang Xi killed the Prince Dan, although it is not a self-destruction of the Great Wall, but it is also self-cutting wings.

And then in the first two days, the battle report was sent back from the front line of Daijun, and the Qin army of Han Teng's department was defeated by the Dai army, this news did make Qin a little nervous, because once the plateau defeated the Qin army, you can free up your hands to rescue Yan Guo, fortunately, just today, there is good news that the Qin army led by Wang Jian took advantage of the civil strife in Jijing, and actually captured Jijing without wasting his efforts, although Yan Wangxi fled to Liaodong with some ministers, but Yan Guo is indeed a substantial country.

The process of attacking Yan State was so smooth, it was indeed a big surprise to Qin State, not to mention that Qin Wangzheng and Xianyang officials did not expect it, and even Wang Jian, who led the army to attack Yan State, did not expect it.

But this good news came back very timely, so Qin Wangzheng and the officials of Qin State couldn't help but be surprised and happy, and then the officials congratulated Qin Wangzheng one after another.

Although at this time, on the other front, the Qin army led by Han Teng was defeated by the Dai army, and the loss of more than 50,000 troops did not dilute the joy of the Qin monarchs. Because the purpose of this time is to destroy the Yan Kingdom, not to eliminate the Dai County, so attacking the Dai County is actually just to contain the strength of the Dai Army, so that the Dai County does not have enough energy to rescue the Yan State, and judging from the results, these goals have indeed been achieved, the Yan State has been destroyed, and the Dai County did not send troops to rescue the Yan State.

Although the Qin army lost more than 50,000 troops in this battle, it was definitely worth paying such a price to be able to destroy a country. In fact, before the war, no one in the Qin State could have imagined that Han Teng would be able to defeat the Dai Army, although in the past few years, Han Teng has worked hard for the Qin State, and the limelight has even overshadowed Wang Jian, but Han Teng's ability to use troops is still a certain distance from Wang Jian and the plateau, so it is indeed a little difficult for him to defeat the plateau that fights with all his might. However, he was able to hold back the Dai Jun and did not let the Dai Jun rescue Yan Guo, and Han Teng could be regarded as having completed his task.

After the officials were a little quieter, Qin Wangzheng said: "Now that the Yan State has been destroyed, I don't know what the Qing Dynasty thinks our Qin army should do next, whether to withdraw the troops and stop the battle and hold the Yan land, or take advantage of the victory to continue to march, attack from both sides, and destroy Daijun in one fell swoop." ”

Although this time the army was dispatched, the goal of the Qin State was only to destroy the Yan State, not to destroy the Dai County, because the Dai County was small, but it was not comparable to the Yan State, the plateau was proficient in the art of war, and there was an army under his command that could fight well, and the current national strength of the Qin State was insufficient, so as long as the Yan State was destroyed, it was enough to form a two-sided clamp on the Dai County, and wait for three or five years later, after the national strength of the Qin State was restored, and then go all out to destroy the Dai County.

However, the battle to attack Yan went smoothly, but it greatly exceeded the expectations of the Qin State, although it suffered a big defeat on the front line of Daijun, and the loss of more than 50,000 troops, but now that the Yan State has been destroyed, the Qin army has almost no casualties, and the Qin State still has considerable spare strength, which can fully support another four to six months of war. Moreover, Daijun was caught in the two-sided attack of the Qin State, and strategically speaking, it had fallen into an extremely passive situation, so it was not impossible for the Qin State to adjust its tactics and attack Daijun from both sides at this time.

Even if this battle can't destroy Daijun in one fell swoop, it can still be done to deal a heavy blow to Daijun. And it also laid a good foundation for the destruction of Daijun in the future of the Qin State, because the Daijun is narrow and has few people, and the potential is limited, and now the Qin State has cut off the commercial trade route between the Daijun and the Qi State, so in terms of recovery ability, the Daijun is not as good as the Qin State.

In fact, after hearing the news of the capture of Jijing, many officials also considered the next trend of this battle, after listening to the words of Qin Wangzheng, the national lieutenant Wei Yu immediately went out and said: "Back to the king, according to the opinion of the ministers, the army must not be withdrawn at this time, and Wang Jian should be ordered immediately, let him send troops from Jijing, attack Shanggu County, and then give Han Teng a part of the reinforcements, march again, and attack Daijun in two ways, although the plateau is proficient in the art of war, but it is also difficult to resist, my Qin State can destroy Daijun in one fell swoop, if this time can destroy Daijun, Then the north can be determined, only Qi and Chu countries, are not to worry, my Qin State only needs to recuperate for another three years, you can send troops again, destroy Qi and destroy Chu, at most five years can cross the six countries, the king unified the world, establish a thousand years of merits, the foundation of the world, can be decided in one fell swoop. ”

Wei Yu's remarks also made many officials present impassioned and enthusiastic, as if the great cause of unifying the world was just around the corner. However, Qin Wangzheng was noncommittal, just nodded and said, "What do you think of the words of the national captain?" ”

Li Si also said: "Returning to the king, the minister thinks that the words of the national captain are extremely true, now that the Yan country is destroyed, and my Qin country still has the remaining strength, it should not give the plateau a chance to breathe, and immediately attack Daijun, if the army is stopped now, the plateau will not be willing to be captured, and will definitely go all out to seize Jijing, in order to open up the connection with the Qi country, or contact Qi Chu, and form a joint column again to fight against my Great Qin, and even encourage the remnants of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan countries to rebel, with the ability of the plateau to use troops, supplemented by the national strength of Qi and Chu, plus the remnants of various countries, With the strength of my Qin State, it is not easy to deal with. ”

Wang Juan also said: "King, before this battle, my Qin State has collected enough grain and grass materials to pay for half a year, and now the war is less than a month, so it can be completely supported, you might as well attack Daijun, and fight for a few more months, but if you can't destroy Daijun, it's not too late to stop fighting." ”

These three ministers spoke, and the other ministers also spoke one after another, advocating that the battle should be carried on and that the attack on Daijun should continue. Even the most conservative officials thought that they should fight another battle with Daijun, at least to get back the battle that Han Teng had lost.

After the speeches of the officials came to an end, Qin Wang Zheng nodded and said: "The meaning of the secretaries, the widow has already known everything, okay, and let the widow think about it, and then make a decision and retreat from the dynasty." After finishing speaking, Qin Wangzheng stood up and flicked his sleeves, turned to the back of the screen seal, and went back to the harem.

The officials couldn't help but be a little surprised, they didn't expect that Qin Wangzheng didn't make a decision in the palace, but had to think about it again, because Qin Wangzheng was a very strong decision-making monarch, never dragging his feet and being indecisive, although it was said that before every decision, Qin Wangzheng would seriously ask all the ministers for their opinions, but like this, all the ministers almost unanimously agreed that they should continue to march and attack Daijun, Qin Wangzheng was still a little hesitant, which is a very rare thing.

However, since Qin Wangzheng said this, the officials naturally did not want to ask any more questions, and for such a major decision, Qin Wangzheng should be cautious and reasonable, so they all got up one after another, left the palace, and returned to their own mansions.

In fact, from Qin Wangzheng's heart, he also thinks that the Qin army should continue to attack Daijun at this time, after all, Qin still has spare strength now, and the situation is also favorable to Qin, but Qin Wangzheng did not make a decision in the palace because something happened last night.

It turned out that after the Qin army sent troops, Qin Wangzheng had been relieved, and after the He Zhan report from the front line was transmitted back to Qin, it would be handed over to Qin Wangzheng first, so that the defeat of King Qin would be the first to be seen, so the news of Han Teng's defeat was also transmitted to Qin Wangzheng first.

This defeat really shocked Qin Wangzheng, because if the Dai army could not be contained on the front line of Dai County and the Dai army could be reinforced, then Qin State's dispatch of troops this time would probably be fruitless.