Chapter 719 Lake Pavilion

Pengcheng, the royal palace.

"General Xiang, you seem to be different."

Mi Xin looked at Xiang Shaoyu's appearance and felt that he was different from his original self.

"I have realized something. It is different from usual."

"In that case, you two can sit down first!"

Xiang Shaoyu was a little strange. King Chu called him and Fan Zeng, but he was not in a hurry to discuss military matters. Instead, he was watching the scenery in the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Soon after, Tian Yan, led by his chamberlain, also arrived at the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

"The people are here, now we can talk, how to destroy Qin?"

The most surprised person in this pavilion is not Xiang Shaoyu, but Fan Zeng.

Because of Tian Yan!

In King Chu's heart, does this woman have the same weight as them?

After a short silence, Fan Zeng touched his beard and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the Taiyuan army is now stationed in Zhongshan, isolating Yan and Zhao. At this time, we should rescue Zhao first, and then join forces with the Zhao army to capture Xingyang and march westward to Hangu."

All countries have always united, but they have stopped at Hangu. But knowing that Hangu is a natural danger, the princes still want to hit it because they can't get around it.

"Mr. Fan is absolutely right."

Just as Fan Zeng finished speaking, Tian Yan interrupted.

"Wei Bao inherited his brother's position. At this time, he unites the troops of Wei and goes north to rescue Zhao. At least, it is the right way to rescue the King of Zhao, then unite the Zhao army to attack Xingyang."

Fan Zeng looked at Tian Yan, and when she said this, she turned around.

"The way to use troops is to use the right combination to win by surprise. Now Zhao Shuang has occupied the mountains and rivers and deployed troops layer by layer. The line between Hangu and Xingyang will be filled with Zhao Shuang's main force. This battle will be dangerous."

"Does the hero have any clever ideas?"

Fan Zeng asked. Listening to the meaning in Tian Yan's words, she seemed to have a plan to deal with it.

"Nanyang!"

Tian Yan said these two words, and Fan Zeng quickly understood.

To attack Guanzhong, we do not have to take the Hangu route only. For example, King Wuling of Zhao once planned to pass Hangu and enter Guanzhong from Jiuyuan and Yanmen through Shangjun. Pang Nuan also attacked Guanzhong from the east side of the river when he attacked Zhao. Or when Qin and Chu fought for hegemony, the two sides Battles near Lantian and Wuguan.

But the problem is that for so many years, the princes have united and have not taken any other road. They still attack Hangu honestly and bite this hard nut because other roads are not easy to take.

"Zhao Shuang has already deployed heavy troops in Nanyang and ordered Meng's cavalry to garrison Wancheng. How to attack Nanyang?"

Attacking Wuguan from the direction of Nanyang is also a shortcut to enter the pass. But every time the princes united, it seemed as if they couldn't see this road, because the road from Kunyang to Wancheng was too difficult to walk.

Hundreds of miles of roads are all overland, with no waterways. Even the Chidao built by the empire did not include the section from Nanyang to Chenjun.

Since Chu was defeated in the struggle for hegemony with Qin and the capital of Ying was destroyed, no vassal state in the world could threaten Qin from the direction of Wuguan.

"The situation today is different from that of the past. The empire has been operating Nanyang for many years, and Wancheng is the iron manufacturing center of the empire. Officials of the empire manufacture vehicles in Wancheng, which connects the passage between Wancheng and Xingyang. If Wancheng can be captured, it will be enough Take this as the basis to enter Guanzhong from Wuguan."

"Xia Kui's words make sense, but they haven't solved the problem I just had."

Tian Yan knew it, and Zhao Shuang naturally knew it too, so he had already taken precautions. When hundreds of thousands of Chu troops attacked Nanyang, their supplies were cut off by the Meng's cavalry, and the entire army was almost annihilated.

Fan Zeng touched his beard. No one should know this better than Tian Yan.

After all, she was in Kunyang at that time!

"It is precisely because this is a dead move that it is possible to make a comeback."

Tian Yan looked at Mi Xin, who nodded and motioned for her to continue.

"The main force of the three armies of Wei, Chu and Zhao combined totaled 300,000 troops, and the Sanchuan Army could not cope with it. Even if the war goes well and the soldiers and horses of Qi are added to it, Zhao Shuang will not dare to look down upon it. This line will surely be defeated. Attract the main force of the empire. When the Guanzhong army is defeated, Chang'an will be empty."

"That's true!"

Fan Zeng nodded. In his strategic vision, he would fight the main force of the imperial army and defeat them before he could successfully march into Guanzhong.

"If at the same time, another partial army is led to attack Nanchu and enter Nanjun along the route that Wu State used to invade Chu in the past, then it will definitely attract the troops of Nanyang County."

"Zhao Shuang has a navy in Xiangyang and can go south at any time. Even if there is a change in Nanjun, at most it will weaken Nanyang County's military strength and will not fundamentally reverse the situation."

The navy did not play a key role in the battle in Nanyang. What affected the situation in Nanyang County was the Mengshi cavalry stationed in Wancheng.

Tian Yan smiled lightly, but what he said surprised Fan Zeng.

"What if there is unrest in Guanzhong at this time?"

If there is turmoil in Guanzhong, the fastest person to put down the rebellion is this Mengshi cavalry.

"Xia Kui, do you mean you have a way to set a fire in Zhao Shuang's backyard at a critical moment?"

"Hu Hai!"

When Tian Yan said this name, a look of understanding appeared on Fan Zeng's face. But at the same time, Fan Zeng was still very cautious.

"What does Xia Kui want?"

"Five thousand horses!"

Even though Fan Zeng had expected it, when Tian Yan said this condition, he still felt a little hurt and couldn't decide immediately.

After all, the war horses from the land of Yan and Zhao cannot be transported now. The Wei and Chu armies combined have only more than 10,000 war horses, and half of them are given out at once.

"Give it to her!"

Finally Xiang Shaoyu agreed. However, it was not that he was optimistic about Tian Yan's plan, but that he saw that Tian Yan and Mi Xin had already secretly connected each other and did not want to get entangled in this matter anymore.

"But Shaoyu, we don't have many war horses."

"Save King Zhao, and the war horses will naturally be replenished."

Xiang Shaoyu stood up and bowed his hands.

"The important matter has been decided. I will organize my troops and go north to rescue Zhao."

After Xiang Shaoyu finished speaking, he left.

"Shaoyu, wait a minute, old man."

Fan Zeng hurriedly saluted and chased after him.

The scene was delicate, Tian Yan took a sip of tea.

"General Xiang gave us war horses, but he doesn't seem to support us."

Mi Xin smiled softly and looked at Xiang Shaoyu's hurried back.

"It's not that he doesn't support it, it's that he looks down on such methods at all."

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"Shaoyu!"

Fan Zeng failed to catch up with Xiang Shaoyu all the way, and finally caught him as he was mounting his horse at the palace gate.

"She is the king after all, you can't be so rude."

"I'm not rude, but angry." Xiang Shaoyu was very dissatisfied in his heart, "Women are women, and all the ways they come up with to use troops are so unappealing."

Xiang Shaoyu pointed in the direction of the palace and said.

"They don't even think about it. If something goes wrong, the lives of 100,000 soldiers will be ruined. Even if their conspiracy succeeds in the end..."

"Shaoyu, please keep your voice down."

Fan Zeng took Xiang Shaoyu's hand, as if he was begging you.

Xiang Shaoyu waved his hand, his anger still lingering, and looking at Fan Zeng's expression, he finally didn't say anything.

"That's all! Five thousand war horses are given to them, and they can do whatever they want with them."