The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire Chapter 344: Chaos 2

The Qin Army can directly attack the hinterland of Zhao State from the north of Zhao State, avoiding the disadvantage of attacking the fortress of Taihang Mountain from the front and damaging a large number of soldiers and horses.

Since then, Zhao's situation has been greatly unfavorable. Losing the advantage in strategic terrain, Qin took advantage of it, and formed a full blow to the entire Zhao country.

The king of Zhao had to divide his troops to defend against the enemy from Daijun in the north. The frontal battlefield of the Taihang Mountain generation became thinner because of the withdrawal, and the line of defense became precarious for a while.

In order to deal with this unfavorable situation, Zhao Wang had to ask his good friend, Wei Guo in the south, for help.

Because Zhao Kingdom is the Imperial Kingdom to the north, so powerful that Qin Kingdom cannot afford it. And to the east is the Kingdom of Yan, backed by the Kingdom of Yu. King Yan is Yuguo's number one younger brother, and Qin is unlikely to move.

Needless to say, South Korea in the Kingdom of Zhao, it is even more of an in-law relationship with the Kingdom of Yu, and it is impossible for them to be the target of the Kingdom of Qin.

Then there is only one left, weak in strength and surrounded by enemy Wei.

And Wei Guo does need an ally to share the surrounding pressure for him, otherwise it is impossible for Wei Guo to survive for long in this troubled time.

So after receiving Zhao Guo’s request for help, Wei Guo did not dare to delay, but quickly regrouped a group of troops, about 50,000 people, and went north to enter Zhao State’s Hengshan County to deploy defenses.

However, although Qin State got Daijun, his footsteps stopped, and he did not take advantage of the victory and pursued Zhao Guo more aggressively.

After fighting for more than half a year, because it was the offensive side, it did not have an advantage in terms of location. The original 300,000 Qin army now only has 120,000 left, but the offensive is no longer possible, and can only barely maintain the current results.

On the contrary, although the Zhaowei and Wei coalition forces are now at a disadvantage in the form of the battlefield, because they are on the defensive side, their strength is rather well preserved.

In Hengshan County, north of Handan, the capital of the country, the Zhao-Wei coalition has an army of 150,000. They are deployed in important towns in the county to guard against the Qin army’s southward movement.

On the Taihang Mountain line to the east, there are also 150,000 Zhao-Wei coalition forces garrisoned. With the pass as a backing, 100,000 people are enough to tightly defend the entire Taihang Mountain front.

With such a strong force, Qin wants to destroy Zhao Guo easily, but it will be very difficult.

The reason is that Qin has suffered a lot from the war for so long, coupled with the previous disasters by Liu Bang and others, the loss of strength is too great.

Today, the population of the entire Qin State, including the newly annexed Daijun, is only about 3.8 million, of which only 350,000 are left.

With such a small number of soldiers and horses distributed in the vast territory of Qin, they can only maintain the rule of Qin, but they are powerless when they want to attack other countries.

However, Qin has no power to break through the formidable defense line formed by the Zhao-Wei coalition forces and disintegrate this powerful enemy in the east. But Qin Guo can go to other people to help him.

So Qin's lobbyists actively appeared in Han Yan, the paradise of the two Warring States, and the court of the king of the country that had not been affected by the war for several years.

Not beyond Qin's expectation, these two were really tempted by what Qin said, and there was a deep sense of greed for the territories of Zhao and Wei.

After several years of recovering its strength, South Korea’s soldiers and horses finally expanded to as many as 150,000. This time, they decisively sent 100,000 troops to attack Hanoi County, which was occupied by Wei.

It didn't take long for Hanoi County to be persecuted by the long-standing wars and the people's lack of livelihood, and became extremely yearning for the peaceful life of the people in their homeland, South Korea.

Without the initiative of South Korea, the defenders of Hanoi County killed their chief general and surrendered to South Korea.

For this reason, South Korea took Hanoi County without a single soldier, and expanded the army from 100,000 to 120,000, which is huge.

After that, Wei's Hadong County also completely lost contact with Wei and was surrounded between Korea and Qin.

When the 120,000 South Korean army turned their guns and attacked him, the defenders of Hadong also surrendered, and Hadong County fell completely into the hands of South Korea.

After this battle, South Korea doubled its territorial area in the two counties occupied by Korea, with a population of 1 million, with 200,000 troops, and its strength became a first-class vassal country.

After the loss of the two counties, Wei State's territory has shrunk greatly, and its military population has also shrunk too much. It has completely shrunk to the Central Plains again, and can only defend its own place to survive.

The population of Wei State has dropped to about one million, and its military strength is only 150,000, and its strength lies in the last vassal state.

The northern kingdom of Zhao, also under the attack of Yan's 100,000 army, lost Julu County, and only Handan County, where the capital is located, and Hengshan County, which was heavily stationed, were not invaded by the Yan Kingdom.

The population is only about 800,000, and the military strength is only 150,000. Like Wei, it is in the ranks of the last lords.

The country of Yan has gained momentum and once again has six counties, with a population of roughly 1.5 million, but its military strength is still only 150,000, and its strength can be called a second-rate vassal country.

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After a long time series connection, built with the coalition forces of South Korea, Vietnam, and Qi, an army of more than 200,000 appeared in the eyes of the people of the world~IndoMTL.com~ Their goal was the Kingdom of Chu.

Chu was caught off guard and was attacked by South Korea. Nanyang County was then attacked by the Qiyue coalition forces. The troops approached Shouchun, the capital of Chu.

For the sake of his own safety, the king of Chu led the noble ministers of the Chu court to evacuate Shouchun, the capital of the state, at the forefront. Instead, the capital was moved to the prefecture of Hengshan County, which was more mountainous in the county and was good for defense. Several generals were left to lead the 50,000 Chu army in Shouchun to withstand the Qiyue 100,000 coalition attack.

At the same time, the King of Chu organized a large army to resist South Korea's offensive in the South County area.

After some scheduling, the crisis of Chu State's original extinction at any moment was immediately extinguished. Although the situation is still unfavorable, there is no fear of subjugation.

In May, Wei Guo tried to avoid the situation that his current small country is not conducive to strategic depth. Send 100,000 troops to the south to attack Chen County in Chu State.

The defending army of Chen Jun was weak, and Wei Guoguo was not expected to join the war, so less than January Chen Jun fell and Wei Guo won a complete victory.

The new capital of Chu, which had just withdrawn to the rear and far away from the battlefield, lost the northern barrier of Chen Jun, and immediately faced the threat of Wei again.

Fortunately, there is a natural danger on the Huaihe River to the north of the capital. You can rely on the big river to prevent people from directly attacking the capital.

In June, the Vietnamese army, who had united with Qi and attacked Shouchun City, the former capital of Chu State, withdrew their troops and returned after a long period of fierce attack and the loss of many soldiers and horses. In the same month, Qi State also withdrew its troops, instead holding on to the Sishui County that had just been captured, preparing to digest this piece of fat.

In July, not long after returning to the mainland of Vietnam, the Vietnamese army, who had not had time to rest, suddenly attacked Lujiang County of Chu State. The defenders of Lujiang County were unguarded and were captured by the Vietnamese army within January. Lujiang County once again returned to the arms of the Yue Kingdom

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