Chapter 699 Six Sword Slaves

The stars shone brightly, illuminating the peaceful woodland beside the river.

Zhao Shuang walked out of the tent. Behind him, Xiao Meng was sleeping quietly on the couch without making a sound.

The moonlight was very bright, and it was not all dark in front of him. Zhao Shuang could even see the hare scurrying in the grass a few feet away.

Zhao Shuang took the wine and walked a dozen steps forward. Near the edge of the forest, he saw a figure leaning against the big tree, waiting.

"Azhuang, are you here?"

"I have already taken care of Meng Yi's affairs. His army is now in Wancheng, and Meng's cavalry have also been gathered under his command."

Zhao Shuang threw the jar of wine in his hand to Wei Zhuang, who then took a whiff.

"Yan Di Craft Brew?"

A smile appeared on Wei Zhuang's face. You must know that Guandong is now in chaos, and the business routes from Yan to Guanzhong are severely affected. But the wine Zhao Shuang gave him seemed to be a new product that had just come out of the cellar.

"I know you like it, Azhuang, so I brought it here specially?"

Zhao Shuang opened his jar and drank.

"Li Xin just fought a great victory in Sanchuan. Zhang Chu's army was defeated, but Wu Kuang is still outside Xingyang. What are you going to do next?"

"Zhang Chu's army did not have anything to worry about. His troops were scattered before they reached Hangu, suffering heavy casualties. After this defeat, there will inevitably be discord within him. The only people who really need to worry about are the remaining tribes of the Six Kingdoms, especially the Tian family of Qi and the Chu state. The Xiang family."

Wei Zhuang took a sip. As soon as the wine brewed by Yan Di entered his throat, it felt like a knife being scraped across his throat.

"It seems that you don't plan to take advantage of the victory and regain the lost territory in Kanto?"

"Today's situation is different from that of the Six Nations. Blind counterattack will only make the front line too long and eventually get into trouble."

With the current strength of the empire, it is not difficult to mobilize four to five million troops. But the six countries in Shandong are no longer the six countries that fought on their own.

The six kingdoms are now weaker than before, but they have gathered together under the threat of Qin.

This is a huge threat to the empire.

Guanzhong is a place of physical victory. The so-called one hundred and two Qin Passes and one lock of Han Valley only require a small amount of troops to restrict the westward advance of the Guandong princes.

This is also one of the reasons why the six countries joined forces many times and could not conquer Qin.

But if the empire goes eastward, it will soon enter the plains. In such a vast territory, although there are four to five million soldiers and horses, they cannot fill every city and every place.

Even if the forces of the Six Kingdoms are wiped out, they will soon rise again. At that time, the empire's army will easily fall into a situation where it is attacked from both sides.

"You agree with me."

Wei Zhuang said.

Now that the empire's army is on the defensive, the princes of the six countries and Zhang Chu's army will not unite yet. But once the imperial army moves eastward, they will definitely gather together to resist together.

Even if the imperial army is at an advantage, it can easily fall into a quagmire and eventually become a tug-of-war.

But if Zhao Shuang only takes a defensive stance and sends troops to strictly guard the passes, the Kwantung princes will fall into the same predicament as when they united.

Although Wei Zhuang had similar views to Zhao Shuang, he also saw that the situation in the empire at this time was also different from that of the past.

Of the four to five million troops the empire can use, 200,000 are in Jiuyuan, 70,000 in the Western Region, 30,000 in Hangu, 50,000 in Taiyuan, 60,000 in Nanyang, and 80,000 in Xingluo.

The empire's army in the land of Kanto was torn to pieces under the invasion of various princes.

In a few areas, such as the Nanchu area, the rebels were repelled with the help of the Mohists, but they were only able to defend and not support.

The combat effectiveness of Guanzhong's army was also reduced. As for Zhao Tuo's army in South Vietnam, its composition was complicated and it was difficult to go north to assist.

The princes of Guandong are now dominated by Zhang Chu's army. The main force of their attack is on the Xingyang and Hangu lines. On this battlefield, Zhao Shuang can only mobilize 110,000 troops.

Li Xin's 30,000 flying army, plus Li You's 50,000 Sichuan army and Yang Xiong's 30,000 heavy armor.

It is foreseeable that this area will become a fierce battlefield.

It is not easy to keep it.

Nowadays, the total number of armies of various princes in Guandong is probably one million, among which Zhang Chu's army is the strongest.

Although Zhang Chu's army that invaded Sanchuan was defeated, Wu Kuang is now outside Xingyang City and still has considerable strength.

For Zhao Shuang, it is still a big problem.

But Wei Zhuang looked at Zhao Shuang, who didn't seem worried.

"Have you already thought about how to deal with Wu Kuang?"

"I have buried one of the most important chess pieces. Her ambition will help me solve the current difficulties."

The corners of Wei Zhuang's mouth were slightly raised, and the wine in his throat became very sweet at this time.

"You should have buried a lot of chess pieces in Guandong, but this one seems to be incomparable to the other chess pieces put together. But I want to remind you that the more useful chess pieces may become fatal once they are released. threats."

After hearing Wei Zhuang's reminder, Zhao Shuang smiled instead.

"The more dangerous and deadly things are, the more useful they are, right?"

Wei Zhuang's eyes showed appreciation and he raised the wine jar in his hand. In their bones, they are the same kind of people who came from the Guigu sect.

Lawless man!

"Well said!"

…

"Xiakui, why are you here?"

In the Zhang Chu military camp under Xingyang City, Tian Hu looked at Tian Yan who arrived at Weiye with some doubts.

"Second uncle, the army that invaded Sanchuan has been defeated."

"I know."

Tian Hu responded casually, but looking at Tian Yan's serious look, he felt something was wrong.

"Xia Kui, what's wrong?"

"Today's situation has changed drastically. After Chen Sheng invaded Chen's land, he sent troops to seize the territory. However, after the generals of the various rebel armies captured the hometown of the Six Kingdoms, they declared themselves kings and no longer obeyed Uncle Chen Sheng's orders. .The current situation in Xingyang is very dangerous."

"We still have over 100,000 troops here, so that's not enough!"

"The danger is not now, but in the future. The reason why the 100,000-strong army that invaded Sanchuan was defeated by Li Xin's 30,000-strong army was not only due to the gap in combat power between the two sides, but more importantly, the military minister's army did not obey Chen Sheng's dispatch and provide timely reinforcements."

"What a bastard!"

Tian Hu cursed loudly and was very dissatisfied. But what lies behind this dissatisfaction, only he himself knows.

"Not only did the military officials not send reinforcements, but they sent general Han Guang to attack Yan. At this time, the Qin army did not have much strength in Yan. After Han Guang easily captured Jicheng, he did not return to Handan, but instead declared himself king of Yan. This is What I call dangerous.”

"Ayan, what do you mean?"

"Second Uncle, after all, we are not the same people as Chen Sheng, and we still have old grudges. Now not only Chen Sheng, but also his generals have begun to claim the throne. There is not much territory left in the world, and Second Uncle leads the army What’s the point of spending it here?”

"so what should I do now?"

"Seize Wu Kuang's military power and occupy the land as king. At the worst, we must have the ability to protect ourselves."

"But Wu Kuang is Chen Sheng's brother after all. Will doing this anger him?"

"Have you forgotten how Chen Sheng treated his old friends after he became king? Chen Sheng did not get rid of his second uncle because he still had farm brothers from Chiyoutang and Gonggongtang who were loyal to him. Once the Qin army marched eastward and Xingyang was defeated, you I'm afraid I won't be able to escape death if I return to Chendu."

Tian Yan's words made Tian Hu determined.

"I understand, let's get ready."

"Second uncle, I have brought helpers for you."

After Tian Yan finished speaking, in Tian Hu's surprised eyes, Six Sword Slave walked in from outside the tent.