There are two thousand miles from Yingdu to Jingxing, Zhao State, but this road requires passing through the East County of Qin State. The Feixun route can only pass through Qi State, cross the Yellow River, and bypass the war zone. The actual mileage exceeds three thousand miles. According to the latest Feixun station construction standards, stations are set up every twenty miles, and the route requires at least 150 Feixun stations.

A message came from the Jingxing front line, which would take at least one quarter of an hour. However, if any of the telex stations fail, or any area rains, snows, or is damaged by the enemy, the message transmission will be interrupted. Xiong Jing will summon Aristotle IV in the afternoon, mainly because the court talks continue until the afternoon.

If the Zhao State was defeated in a decisive battle, it would inevitably save Zhao, but there were different opinions on when the Zhao Dynasty ministers would be saved. Lian Po returned to Zhao to guard the Great Wall of Zhao south of Handan. If Li Mu was really defeated, he would inevitably retreat to Handan and carry out the second Handan defense battle. The Battle of Handan twenty-seven years ago was still talked about by people at that time. When the common people in Handan changed their children, the nobles dispersed their family wealth, and the wife was assigned to the army. After three years of hard work, they finally waited for the rescue of the Chu and Wei countries, and the Qin army was defeated.

Since Zhao State could defend Handan for three years after its great defeat more than 20 years ago, Zhao State can defend at least two years. What's more, starting from the following year, the grain imported from Zhao State will reach 10 million stones every year, and there will be arrows produced by the Three Kingdoms, and the Chu State will import troops and armor. Therefore, if Li Mu is defeated, there is no need to rush to save Zhao, and he should slow down and save Zhao State at least two years later.

There are differences when to save Zhao, and how to save Zhao. Should we directly combine with the Wei soldiers to save Zhao, or should we implement the old Ying battle plan and attack Qin and save Zhao?

The court discussed a lot, and each had its own reasons. Two years later, the country saved Zhao and Chu countries to accumulate more grain. In the first year of the end of the war with Qin, production had not yet recovered, and only seven million stones of grain was accumulated at that time; in the second year, the plan to accumulate millet with large plantings of wheat and small plantings of mulberry and hemp was determined, and 12 million stones of grain was accumulated; in the third year, the whole country began to grow wheat and accumulate 26 million stones of grain. This year, it was expected that the accumulation of millet would reach 30 million stones, but starting from last year, the millions of stones of grain imported into Zhao countries would have to be subtracted every year.

If Zhao is saved this year, the accumulation of grain will only be more than 70 million stones, which is only enough to support one and a half years. If Zhao is planted in the spring of the following year, it will accumulate 60 million stones more, reaching more than 130 million stones. If the corn imported into Zhao State is reduced, the accumulation of grain can be eaten for two and a half years. Even so, the war will become very difficult if it goes on for three years.

The Wei State had surplus of 30 million stones of millet each year, but 20 million of them had to be supplied to Qi State, and only 10 million stones per year was surplus. Chu State adjusted grain production and could accumulate millet a year in two years, but Wei State needed three and a half years to accumulate millet a year. Therefore, there would be no situation where Wei State supported Chu State, but Chu State needed to support Wei State. Qi State could not be self-sufficient in food, so it was determined that large-scale accumulation of millet was last year. The year after that, it would be thankful for Qi State to accumulate millet for two years.

The number of Taotie sea boats is increasing year by year. Twenty-five ships were launched this year, plus ten last year, a total of 35. Next year, thirty ships were launched each year, and the total number reached 95 when the war started. However, India and Chu could only travel back and forth once a year, and at the time of war, 100 sea boats were produced, and the total number was only about 200. Even if they were dehulled and transported rice, they could only transport 10 million stones a year.

The Chu State needs 54 million stones of millet every year, the Wei State needs 36 million stones of millet every year, and the Qi State needs 82 million stones of millet every year. Ten million stones cannot be said to be a drop in the bucket, but it is certain that there are more monks and less porridge. The Qin State has three major plains of Bashu, Old Ying and Guanzhong. More than 10 million Dingkou in the country either farm or fight, and the corn is almost endless.

With the current situation of the Three Kingdoms, it is safe to save Zhao in the next year, but what if Zhao cannot last until the next year? Xiong Jing originally wanted to propose a court decision, but the message from Zhao has not arrived. Only by confirming that Zhao's defeat will the court decision be meaningful.

Within a few days, Feixun, who was inquiring about the situation in Zhao, went north from time to time. On the fourth day, there was a clear message, saying that while the tributary of the Yellow River was frozen, a Qin army crossed Changcheng and cut off the Feixun route. Feixun Station could not communicate in the wind and snow, so the news article of the Qin army attack was not sent.

"The Qin army cut off the flying message, and the two armies are determined." The cold wind was howling outside the bed, and Naojiu and others came to report the news.

"If you decide, you can decide the winner in three days." Xiang Yan couldn't help but lick his lips when he mentioned the decisive battle. He missed the fishy smell of blood and the sound of the drums. It was three years since the end of the last war, and the changes in the Chu army in the past three years have been earth-shaking, but he has been sitting on the verge of Qin's attack on Zhao.

"Can the Zhao army win?" Xiong Jing asked again. He only remembered that Li Mu defeated the Qin army once before the demise of Zhao.

"Reported to the great king, the Qin people knew that the Zhao people wanted to fight to the decisive battle, and also knew that Li Mu's cavalry was very strong, so they mobilized cavalry across the country to fight." Don't let me report. "It is reported that the Qin cavalry has more than 30,000, and there are two thousand cavalry."

"Two thousand Chok cavalry?" Xiong Jing is certainly clear. To put it nicely, it is the continuation of the Chou cavalry of the Qin Mu Gong, and to put it nicely, it is the clan of the Chu heavy cavalry. However, even the clan is not something that ordinary infantry can resist. The horses of the various countries have leather vests a long time ago, and the Qin soldiers also have stone armor. If they really rushed forward like the Chu heavy cavalry, the Zhao army would not be able to resist.

Xiong Jing was worried about the Chow cavalry itself, while Naojiu and others were concerned about the number of Chow cavalry. Because of the limitation of horses carrying weight, the Chu army had only 500 heavy cavalry so far. The Qin army's leather armor and the stone armor worn by the cavalry were importantly lighter than the heavy cavalry of the Chu army. In addition, there was no standard, the number was naturally several times that of the Chu army.

"Since you have bought the bloody horse, please be the heavy cavalry." The normal state of the Warring States Period was to win in quantity, and Xiang Yan was a little worried that the heavy cavalry of the Chu army would be defeated by the Qin army.

"The heavy cavalry cannot be achieved in one year." Xiong Jing shook his head. It's not a pity that nearly 50,000 sets of military armor. He felt that instead of using sweat and blood horses as heavy cavalry, it would be better to wait for the Nisama to arrive next year. "There is no heavy cavalry in less than three years."

"It's going to take so long?" Xiang Yan didn't know the cavalry, and never expected that the training of heavy cavalry would take so long.

"However, if you save Zhao this year, or if you save Zhao in the next year, you will not be able to go into battle." Xiong Jing said. "The only one who can go into battle is the dragon horse light cavalry. The one who doesn't know the most now is that the Qin army can fight for several consecutive years."

Xiong Jing had previously agreed with the idea that the soldiers of the Qin army would be exhausted after three years of conquest, but now it is not exhausted. If the Qin army can continue to attack and instead attack the three kingdoms of Chu, Qi and Wei, the three kingdoms will not be able to support them after two years of support, will Zhao, who has breathed, save him?

This is another question of who should be trusted. At this time, it is difficult for countries to have any trust.

"I think the Qin army will be exhausted for three years." Xiang Yan said. "This year, Qin has been exhausted and the grain is about to be exhausted, so he has no way to attack Chu."
Chapter completed!