Chapter 333: Watch the changes and wait for opportunities to move

After receiving the war reports that Yanga and Gaodu were lost, the whole country of Zhao was furious. Qin had already reached the bottom line of Zhao. However, due to climate problems and in autumn, most of the elite main forces were transferred to the northern border, and some were guarding against Chu and Deng in the Central Plains. There were not many troops in the Jinyang area. What's more, most of the generals of Zhao were guarding various places, and there was only one Zhao Xin left in Jinyang City.

Faced with the fierce force of more than 100,000 Qin troops, Zhao Xin decided to avoid the edge when his troops were at a disadvantage and weather problems, and first led the army south to confront the Qin army and curb the Qin army's offensive. As long as he survived the cold winter and waited for the rest of the troops to return, the Qin army's doomsday would come.

Zhao State has stationed 50,000 troops in the Jinyang area for many years and is responsible for guarding the capital. This time, in order to resist the Qin army, Zhao Xin led 40,000 people to the south, leaving behind 10,000 elite troops to stay in Jinyang City. Jinyang, as the capital of Zhao State, is located in the hinterland of Zhao State, and has hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops guarding the capital. The only dangerous place is Shangdang County in the south. However, Zhao State is very relieved with Zhao Xin leading the troops south.

Zhao Xin led 40,000 elite Zhao troops to go south. When he first arrived at Huguan, he heard that the Qin army had broken through Changzicheng. Li Ruhong, the defender of Changzicheng, died for his country, for fear that the Qin army would march straight into the country. Zhao Xin only stayed in Huguan for a day and went south to Tunliu without stopping, and sent troops to garrison Hukou Pass, forming a junction with Tunliu, blocking the Qin army's way north.

On the tenth day of November of the 20th year of Qianyuan, Zhao Xin led his troops to Tunliu and began to garrison. Due to the gap in force, Zhao Xin could only adopt a defensive momentum, intending to block the Qin army in Tunliu, drag the war to the beginning of spring, and wait for the support of various troops from the Zhao army.

On the other hand, the Qin army fought in the middle of winter also reached its limit. Especially when he learned that Zhao Xin led tens of thousands of troops to the south, the Qin army commander Bai Qi gave up his plan to continue to go north. After conquering Changzicheng, the Qin army's strategic goal in Shangdang County was basically established, but it was necessary to fight in the beginning of spring and it must be won. Otherwise, the Qin State, which only got half of Shangdang County, could not solve the problem of food shortage.

The Qin army went north in the middle of winter and attracted the attention of Deng. Twenty years ago, the only five countries in the world were left in the south. Chu and the southern countries were basically made up for the numbers. The future belonging of the world would inevitably be between Deng, Zhao and Qin. The three countries of Deng, Zhao and Qin were the strongest, followed by Deng, and Qin, so the possibility of allies between Deng and Qin was greatly greater than that of hostility. Deng was also happy to see the Qin army heading north.

Zhao State is too powerful, so powerful that even if Deng and Qin join forces, they can only barely compete with him. Deng State, who has never fought with Zhao State, is very happy to see Qin State challenge Zhao State. It is best if Qin State can successfully drag Zhao State into the quagmire of war and to the greatest extent possible, which will be of great benefit to Deng State's future competition for the Central Plains.

Deng Qin and Deng were all placed in the territory except Hanzhong County because they had taken the entire Qinchuan to Huaihe Line, except for Hanzhong County, and could attack and defend. They were invincible. As for Qin, it was quite embarrassing, because so far, Qin was still working hard to resolve the food shortage crisis. After being sniped by Deng in the Battle of Bashu, Qin turned his attention to the more powerful Zhao State.

"King, I think there will be no full war between Qin and Zhao!" In Ganyang Palace, a discussion was held on whether the battle between Qin and Zhao would extend to a protracted war. The Deng State think tank headed by Cui Hao and others unanimously agreed that the possibility of a full war between Qin and Zhao was not high.

"First of all, the reason why the Qin army suddenly went north was believed to be the same as when it went south to Bashu. The purpose was to solve the long-term food shortage crisis. Therefore, as long as one successful battle, the Qin army would stick to the existing results. Zhao State is powerful and does not pay too much attention to the gains and losses of each county, so the possibility of going to war is not high. However, one thing is certain that the battle between Qin and Zhao after the beginning of spring is inevitable. As the strongest country in the world, Zhao State has great power and its majesty cannot be violated, so it will fight with the Qin army no matter what, and how much benefit the Qin army can get in this battle depends entirely on this battle." Cui Hao analyzed.

"Then Cui Qing thought what would happen to the Central Plains after this battle?" Deng Sheng had always believed Cui Hao's analysis, so Deng Sheng was eager to know whether the pattern of the Central Plains would change after the Battle of Qin and Zhao.

Cui Hao replied: "If the Qin army wins in this battle, Qin can get the Southern Shangdang and even the entire Henan county, which greatly alleviates the Qin army's food shortage crisis. The grain output of Nan Shangdang and Henan county means that Qin can launch a war every two to three years, which will greatly change the pattern of the entire Central Plains. Even if the Qin army is defeated, the Southern Shangdang Zhao State will not be able to take it back. Unless Zhao State mobilizes one-third or even half of the troops in the country to be put into the Shangdang battlefield, otherwise the Southern Shangdang will definitely enter the hands of Qin."

"In other words, the Southern Shangdang still belongs to Qin after all!" Deng Sheng frowned. Although Zhao could throw one-third to half of the country's troops into the Shangdang battlefield, defeat the Qin army in one fell swoop, and recapture the Southern Shangdang, Deng Sheng knew that Zhao did not dare. Zhao was not like Deng. Deng had no other opponents except Qin and Zhao, and the two opponents were in the north, so Deng State could calmly place most of its troops in the northern border. Except for Qin and Qin in the west, Zhao State had Deng Chu in the south and Hu people in the north. Neither side was good, so Zhao State did not dare to mobilize a large number of troops to the battlefield at will, which was too dangerous.

"Then what do you think, I, Deng, should do?" The three kingdoms are in harmony, and the changes that occur in any side may trigger a change in the entire situation. If Deng can take advantage of the Qin and Zhao war and Deng can take the opportunity to go further, he will gain the lead in the future war for the belonging of the world.

"Watch the change and wait for the opportunity to move!" Zhang Bin said eight words, which also represents the position that Deng State is in this time. Now the two countries seem to have the upper hand, but the specific number of who wins and loses is still an unknown number. Joining too early is of no benefit to Deng State, so watching the change is the best choice.

Zhang Bin's meaning was approved by most people in the Ganyang Palace, but since he chose to wait for an opportunity to act, Deng State could not do nothing. Deng Sheng ordered the tiger-wing guards, Lingser guards, Yingyang guards, Shence guards, and Shenwu guards in the northern border to reorganize their troops and prepare for war. The purpose was to make the Zhao army stationed in the Central Plains fearful and dare not return to join the battle between Qin and Zhao, giving Qin a chance to defeat the famous generals of Zhao State.

Once Qin defeats Zhao, there are pros and cons for Deng. This disadvantage is that Qin eases or solves the food shortage crisis. In the future, Qin's aggressiveness will become very strong, which is not a good thing for Deng. This advantage is that once Qin defeats Zhao and seizes Nan Shangdang and Henan County, it means that it is difficult for Qin and Zhao to ease up. If Qin wants to fight against Zhao, its own strength alone will definitely not work. It must form an alliance with Deng. In this way, under the alliance of Deng, there is a lot of potential to compete for the Central Plains. In contrast, Deng Sheng prefers Qin to defeat Zhao. A strong aggressive Qin is the most ideal ally of Deng.

As for the defenses in the northern border to reorganize their troops and prepare for war, in addition to restraining the Central Plains garrison of Zhao's State for the Qin army, Deng Sheng also wanted to see how much Zhao attached to this battle. If Zhao really fought with Qin, then Deng Sheng would not mind going north to grab one or two counties from Zhao's State. Even if he didn't go, his younger brother Chu State would still fight.
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