Chapter 537 Choice
Handan.
"Your Majesty, the troops from Handan, Julu and Hengshan counties have been replenished."
In the huge room, a group of officials and generals gathered.
The Qin army's system was filled with a large number of county soldiers. These county soldiers were composed of civilians from local counties and counties, and relied on the Qin army's complete storage system and armament system to carry out operations.
Relying on the Qin army's military merit and title system, these county soldiers were able to explode into astonishing combat effectiveness.
The Kingdom of Zhao had just been destroyed, and most of the county soldiers in the three counties were composed of local Zhao people, and their combat effectiveness was not strong. But now it is enough to maintain local security.
At this time, the main force of the Qin army in Zhao was mostly elites from Guanzhong, Li Xin's flying army, and the rest was the Taiyuan army of the family line.
The Taiyuan Army has 5,000 elite soldiers as its standing army, and the remaining 40,000-odd people are watchmen. Because the Taiyuan Army's defense area was relatively wide, Zhao Shuang set up a thousand cavalry troops in it as a mobile force.
The State of Zhao has been destroyed. Changing the original feudal system to a county system will require a lot of expenditure and talent, and it will also take time.
When a bureaucracy is set up to govern local areas, the original governance system must also be reformed.
Zhao Shuang looked at the map. At this time, the local affairs of Zhao District have been dealt with and the bureaucracy has begun to operate. However, the most important thing facing the Qin army today is not the local rebellion and public security, but the potential military conflict with the Yan State.
After the county troops in the three counties where Zhao's population is concentrated are replenished, they can go north to fight the Yan army when necessary.
"Good students train in school, don't treat them harshly."
"promise!"
All the generals in the room accepted the order.
As far as Qin is concerned, the Six Kingdoms will be destroyed sooner or later. After that, it is about connecting the lands of the seven countries in the world. And Zhao Di's response measures are one of them.
"Your Majesty, the lieutenant has returned from Wei and is waiting outside."
Zhao Shuang smiled and waved his hand, and all the officials and generals retreated. Wei Liao came from outside and said with a smile.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, but things around Handan have changed a lot. Your talent is extraordinary."
"Has the Lieutenant met the Queen Mother of Wei?"
"That's natural."
"The Wei people didn't keep you?"
"Qin and Wei are not at war at this time, how dare Wei do this?"
Zhao Shuang called Wei Liao to the side room. The iron kettle on the stove was buzzing with steam.
Zhao Shuang brewed two cups of tea and placed one cup in front of Wei Liao.
"How is Wei doing at this time?"
"The whole country is preparing for war. The old Queen Mother wants to ask how to continue the country, but in fact it is no longer possible."
Although Wei Liao was from Wei, he had a very thorough understanding of the world's situation.
Wei's military strength is very strong, even though it is now a small country less than a thousand miles away, it still remains so. After the Battle of Changping, the State of Zhao fell into a long period of decline, but in the Central Plains, the powerful enemy of the Qin Army after leaving the border was still the Wei Army.
In the former Dongjun, the Qin army and the Wei army had a long confrontation. Even a city or a place is made up of countless bones piled up.
In fact, it's pretty much the same now.
The power of the world is naturally that General Qin will dominate the world. But in the Central Plains, the Qin army still faced tactical difficulties.
"Daliang is the most fortified city in the world. If the Qin army were to attack by force, they would suffer heavy losses."
Wei Liao touched his beard and spoke slowly.
At that time, the capital of Wei State moved from Anyi to Daliang. Wei State shifted the country's center of gravity from Hedong to the Central Plains to facilitate its struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains.
But because Daliang is located in the Central Plains, it is surrounded by enemies on all sides. Wei was the overlord of the Central Plains at that time and was besieged by Qin, Zhao, Qi, Chu and other countries.
In the two battles of Maling and Guiling, Qi defeated Wei. Since then, the Wei state has fallen into a period of decline.
However, even so, Daliang is the capital of the Wei State and one of the largest cities in the world. The Wei State has been operating it for more than a hundred years, and its city defense facilities are quite complete. It is a fortified city in the true sense.
"There is no invincible city in the world, and there is no undefeated army in the world."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
“Those who prosper with water will fail with water.”
When Zhao Shuang said this, Wei Liao's expression changed. When he was sent as an envoy to the State of Wei this time, in addition to accepting the invitation of the Queen Mother of Wei, he also considered the strategy of conquering the capital of Wei.
Daliang City was built at the intersection of water systems in the south of the river. The Wei State established its capital here in order to send troops from the capital to conquer various parts of the Central Plains with the convenience of transporting grain and grass.
For this reason, the Wei State even dug many artificial rivers to connect the water system from the big river to the Huai River.
Attacking it with water was indeed the strategy Wei Liao had in mind. But in Qin, there are still people who have thought of it.
"When did Mr. Hanyang think of it?"
"If the Qin Dynasty wants to rule the world, the land of Han and Wei cannot be bypassed. If it captures Wei and relies on Wei's original water system, starting from Xianyang, food, grass and soldiers can pass through the Wei River and flow into all parts of the world, from Langya in the east to Kuaiji in the south. It leads to Jicheng in the north. Once chaos breaks out in Shandong, we can send troops eastward to control the princes."
Wei Liao did not expect that Zhao Shuang was not only thinking about how to capture Wei, but also went much further.
For a moment, Wei Liao looked at the person in front of him with mixed emotions in his heart.
Jicheng.
When Long Ji went to Yan Di and brought the Chaotic God Sword, what she saw was not Qin Wuyang, but a stranger.
In the quiet room, Yan Mo's disciples retreated, and Long Ji felt a little nervous.
Yan Dan turned around and looked at the strange-looking woman in front of him.
"You are the one who set the trap!"
To put it lightly, Yan Dan did not provide any evidence, but there was an undoubted meaning in his words.
"Who are you anyway?"
The man in front of him was dressed luxuriously and he did not look like a small person.
"Isn't Luo Sheng always looking for me?"
"I do not understand what you are saying?"
Long Ji was so panicked that she took a step back without realizing it.
"The reason why I didn't object to your marriage to Jing Ke was because I felt that you were not like one of those hopeless killers caught in the trap."
For some reason, looking at the calm man in front of her, Longji felt even more panicked than when she faced Zhenri.
"Everyone has their own choice. And now, you are the same."
"What on earth are you talking about?"
"Jing Ke is going to do something - something that will lead to death and no life."
"What did you say!"
Longji's expression changed drastically. She had never felt like this before. For a moment, she forgot all the instructions in her heart about hiding the sun.
"Now, you can choose to tell Luo Sheng about this matter, so that the operation will be suspended. You have exposed yourself, but you can also save his life.
Or, you can choose to help us. That also means that from now on, you will no longer be caught in the trap. "
After Yan Dan finished speaking, he left here without even looking at the Luan Shen Sword brought by Long Ji. Only Long Ji was left in the house.
After a long time, Longji smiled bitterly. What she once thought was the easiest choice was now really placed in front of her, but it became so cruel.