Chapter 723 This War Is Not About Attacking Soldiers, but About Attacking a Country! Han Cang: Go Ahead and Fight, I Am Rich!

Wei Liao sighed softly: "It took several days to reach Licheng, and we rushed to support over a thousand miles."

"Without resting, we went straight into the fierce battle, killing or capturing 151,580 Zhao soldiers, which finally severely damaged the morale of the Zhao army and blocked the Zhao army to the east of Fukouxing."

"Chang'an Jun, how brave you are!"

A short battle report can reveal a lot of information.

On March 4, the Zhao army attacked Licheng, which shows that the speed of the Zhao army's blitzkrieg was faster than the speed that Qin guessed at the pre-war meeting.

But Ying Chengjiao led the vanguard troops to rush to support over a thousand miles overnight and confronted the main force of the Zhao army.

The delusion of the Zhao army to use the distance advantage to quickly take Fukouxing was extinguished!

It is no exaggeration to say that Ying Chengjiao rewrote the overall pattern of this battle between Qin and Zhao with his own strength!

Wang Ben even sighed: "Lord Chang'an has more than 81,000 men under his command. After this battle, 55,995 of them were killed or injured. Only 25,105 soldiers under Lord Chang'an are left to fight again."

"Lord Chang'an, how great you are!"

"I am far inferior to you!"

More than 81,000 men went to the battle, and more than half of them died or were seriously injured!

This is definitely the heaviest loss in all of Ying Chengjiao's expeditions.

As a general, Wang Ben can fully imagine how tragic this battle was.

Most of the gains and prisoners obtained by the Qin army in this battle must have occurred in the post-war pursuit stage. The casualties of Qin and Zhao in the confrontation stage are probably the same!

But because they are both generals, Wang Ben can't figure it out.

How can Ying Chengjiao keep this army from collapsing after suffering such huge casualties!

You know, even if the main field corps of the Qin army, which is composed of old Qin soldiers, has a casualty rate of 30% and is not defeated, it can be said to be the elite among the elite.

But the main soldiers of the vanguard army under Ying Chengjiao are not elite, they are not even old Qin soldiers, but Shangdang soldiers.

The combat effectiveness of Shangdang soldiers is certainly not inferior to that of old Qin soldiers, but Shangdang soldiers do not have the feelings for Qin that old Qin soldiers have for Qin. Why should they follow Ying Chengjiao to fight to the death!

Li Si said excitedly: "Although it is difficult for Chang'an Jun to win this battle."

"However, the main force of our Qin army will soon join Chang'an Jun."

"Just leading the vanguard, Chang'an Jun can fight against the Zhao army and defeat it, so that the Zhao army's plan will fail."

"When the main force of our army joins forces with Chang'an Jun, Chang'an Jun will surely win a great victory!"

"I congratulate the king! I congratulate the Qin!"

After speaking, Li Si winked at Wei Liao and Wang Ben.

Wei Liao and Wang Ben also came back to their senses.

You can feel emotional anytime.

But now, the king is obviously worried about Chang'an Jun's situation. It is their duty as ministers to explain the war situation and share the king's worries.

Wang Ben, Wei Liao and other court officials hurriedly bowed: "Congratulations to the king! Congratulations to the Qin Dynasty!"

However, Ying Zheng had no intention of listening to the congratulations of the ministers, but only looked at the second letter in the bamboo tube seriously.

[Oh, the Four Heavenly Emperors, you don't know how difficult it is for me to win! ]

[Of course, I won a great victoryヾ(^Д^*)/]

[Hahaha, I actually defeated Li Mu! That's Li Mu! Although I used some external force, victory is victory, which makes me feel so powerful. Let me put my hands on my waist first (ω`)]

[I originally hoped to win the battle quickly so that the soldiers could return home to farm and preserve this year's harvest, but now it seems that this is really a luxury. 】

【If my guess is correct, Zhao Wuan Jun will probably completely abandon the battlefield on the Taihang Mountain front and confront our army for a long time at Fukou Xingdong Xingkou and Zhangshui Great Wall. 】

【In this way, Zhao State only needs to cross a distance of 200 to 300 miles at most to transport food and grass to the army, but our Great Qin needs to cross more than a thousand miles or even thousands of miles, and also needs to cross the Taihang Mountains to transport food to our army. 】

【Zhao Wuan Jun's attack on our Great Qin is not to attack the army, but to attack the country! 】

【This matter is your business! 】

【Don't think of asking me to quickly destroy Li Mu's troops. You know I don't have that ability (righteously)! 】

【Then use the strategy of alienation quickly, I am still waiting to take the soldiers home to farm! 】

This family letter is quite relaxed and happy, Ying Chengjiao laughed and joked as if he was not on the battlefield.

But Ying Zheng couldn't laugh.

In Ying Zheng's view, more than half of the troops had been killed, and the remaining 20,000 soldiers were probably all injured. This battle was so brutal, how could Ying Chengjiao be as relaxed as he showed.

And with such heavy losses in his troops, Ying Chengjiao would definitely charge in person!

Perhaps just before writing this letter, Ying Chengjiao's family soldiers had just pulled out the arrows and sutured his wounds!

Ying Chengjiao's letter only made Ying Zheng feel more and more that Ying Chengjiao was wary and vigilant of Li Mu.

Apart from the warnings of previous kings, Ying Zheng really couldn't think of any reason why Ying Chengjiao was so afraid of Li Mu!

As for Ying Chengjiao's request, it didn't move Ying Zheng at all.

In Ying Zheng's view, Ying Chengjiao's request was Ying Zheng's responsibility.

Even if it was not Ying Chengjiao who went out to fight, but Wang Jian, Meng Wu or any other general, Ying Zheng would do it!

Looking up, Ying Zheng greeted his ministers with a cold gaze: "This battle was a tragic victory!"

"It was my Great Qin Chang'an Jun who led the vanguard to fight, and still won a tragic victory!"

"After the defeat, the Zhao army did not regroup in Shexian, but completely gave up Fukouxing and looked east for a favorable battlefield."

"It shows that even though Zhao general Wu'an Jun was defeated in a battle, he still did not waver in spirit and was ready to continue fighting with our army!"

"I don't need congratulations."

"Instead, you, my dear ministers, offer suggestions and send more support to the soldiers on the front line."

"Help our Great Qin win a great victory!"

The ministers put away their smiles and bowed solemnly: "Yes!"

Wei Liao stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, I think we can build Type B baggage carts on a large scale."

"In this way, it can help our Great Qin save more food and grass to invest in the war, and it can also reduce some pressure on Chang'an Jun."

Yang Hu looked at Wang Ben in confusion.

What is a Type B baggage cart?

However, Wang Ben also looked at Wei Liao in confusion.

What is a Type B baggage cart?

He didn't know either!

Seeing this, Ying Zheng frowned slightly: "If the Type B baggage cart is used in this battle, it will be difficult to keep it secret."

"After this battle, Zhao will be able to obtain the structure of this cart and imitate it."

"The situation of the Qin-Zhao war will also change greatly!"

Wei Liao said seriously: "The situation of the Qin-Zhao war has already changed greatly!"

"Although my Great Qin lacks food now, the current Great Qin owns most of the territory of the world, and has the Chang'an plow and the art of treating manure with gold juice."

"As long as we rest and recuperate for a few years, food will no longer be ours The weakness of the Qin is the strength of our Qin. "

"In terms of food and supplies, even if Zhao imitated the Type B baggage cart, our Qin still has a huge advantage over Zhao."

"And Chang'an Jun won this battle by a narrow margin."

"I think that helping Chang'an Jun win at all costs is the most important goal of our Qin now!"

"The rest should be considered later!"

Although the Qin is still very poor now, the territory of the Qin is no longer comparable to that of a few years ago.

What the Qin lacks is only time.

As long as Ying Chengjiao wins this battle and greatly weakens the vitality of the Zhao State, or even empties Zhao's generation like the Battle of Changping.

Qin will naturally gain enough time for development.

After that, Qin will not be afraid to compete with any country for food and logistics!

After thinking for a while, Ying Zheng finally made up his mind: "Then we will build more Type B baggage carts!"

"Order the Ministry of Crafts to immediately build enough Type B baggage carts to transport food and grass to our army."

"After the spring plowing, order the Ministry of Generals to continue to build more Type B baggage carts."

"Since this secret is hard to keep, then let all the counties and towns in the Qin Dynasty use this car!"

Wei Liao excitedly bowed: "Yes!"

Ying Zheng and Wei Liao were discussing fiercely, but Han Cang was a little anxious.

No, you are talking about food and grass on the left and on the right, but my grain management office knows nothing about it?

Is this appropriate!

Han Cang hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "May I ask the king."

"What is a Type B baggage cart?"

Ying Zheng smiled: "Minister Meng, push my Type B baggage cart to the Qilin Hall."

Soon, Meng Yi pushed a wheelbarrow into the hall.

In order to allow the wheelbarrow to enter the hall smoothly, several ministers even removed the threshold of the hall.

Han Cang looked back at the sound, and then his eyes were filled with astonishment: "This cart is loaded with at least two stones of corn!"

"Minister Meng actually pushed this cart into the hall by himself."

"What a supernatural power!"

Bamboo baskets were stacked on the wheelbarrow, and each bamboo basket was filled with corn!

Han Cang, who has been dealing with grain for many years, could see at a glance that at least two stones of corn were piled on the cart.

Meng Yi used the support sticks on the back of the wheelbarrow to park the cart in the middle of the Qilin Hall, and bowed to Han Cang: "Report to Han Shangqing, I have placed two and a half stones of corn on this cart."

"When pushing it, if it is on flat ground, even an ordinary adult will feel as light as holding a shield."

"It's just that it's too tired when going uphill, but you can stop and rest at any time."

Han Cang's eyes were filled with astonishment, and the pupils of the ministers shrank, and they all looked at Meng Yi in disbelief.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"This cart can carry two and a half stones of grain, I believe it, but can an ordinary adult push this cart as light as holding a shield? Absolutely impossible!"

However, just when the voice of doubt was about to burst out, Meng Yi smiled gently: "This cart was made by Chang'an Jun."

The voice of doubt stopped abruptly.

Made by Chang'an Jun?

Oh.

That's fine.

Han Cang asked with fiery eyes: "I wonder if I can give it a try?"

Meng Yi immediately looked at Ying Zheng, and when Ying Zheng nodded slightly, he stepped back: "Please, Han Shangqing!"

Han Cang immediately ran to Meng Yi's position, and lifted the wheelbarrow like Meng Yi just did, and then pushed it forward.

The wheelbarrow carrying millet moved slowly forward, but the horror and fiery color in Han Cang's eyes became stronger.

"How can it be so easy? Such heavy millet! Two and a half stones of millet!"

"How can it be so easy!"

Han Cang pushed harder and harder, stopped suddenly, advanced quickly, and even pushed the wheelbarrow out of the Qilin Hall and rushed down the horse path!

This made the other ministers anxious.

"Han Shangqing, don't run away!"

"Han Shangqing is the internal official in charge of millet. I asked you to push first, but how can you push this thing away!"

"Let me try it too!"

A group of court officials surrounded Han Cang, and several of the Nine Ministers even joined forces to grab the handle of the wheelbarrow from Han Cang.

But Han Cang did not take the wheelbarrow back, but stood there in a daze, thinking seriously.

After a long time, Han Cang looked at Ying Zheng, his eyes a little crazy and whispered: "My king."

"Let's fight!"

"The internal official in charge of millet will definitely support our army to continue the expedition."

"Even..."

"Destroy Zhao in one battle!"

Han Cang has been stingy all his life.

The trench is up!