The situation had changed!
Wang Ling died in battle, and Wang He led 230,000 troops to retreat to Fen City on the west bank of the Fen River.
These two short sentences caused Bai Qi's expression to change. It had only been ten days since he received the news and went to Hangu Pass to wait for orders, but the situation had already changed so much.
Logically speaking, Wang Ling and Wang He should have 300,000 Qin soldiers, but now there were only 230,000 left.
This represented the loss of 70,000 Qin soldiers!
The death of a general showed how tragic the situation was.
"How could this be!" " Didn't we receive news that Wang He has led 100,000 troops to reinforce us?" Baiqi said in a deep voice." Even if Lianpo is still hiding his strength, he still won't be defeated so quickly even if he is only a peak Divine Immortal."”
Previously, Lianpo had already shown his late stage Land Divine Immortal strength.
Wang Ling's strength was much weaker, but this was only the difference in the strength of the commander.
A peak Land Immortal could indeed fight against an army of 100,000 by himself, but that was just a theory.
To achieve such a feat, only a general like Baiqi would be able to do it.
But even so.
Wang Ling should not have been defeated so quickly.
" It's Chu Country's reinforcements…" Wang Jian's expression was not very good."Lord Zhao Pingyuan did not only receive 200,000 troops to assist Chu, he also received the personal arrival of Lord Chun Shenjun, Huang Xie, and the general of Chu, Xiang Yan!”
"There is no need to say much about Chun Shenjun Huang Xie. When he was young, he went around to study and became a disciple. His talent is peerless and he has long reached the peak of the Great Grandmaster Realm. It is said that his main cultivation is the path of Legalism.”
"But the one who truly changed the situation was the Great General of Chu, Xiang Yan!”
"The Xiang clan has been passed down from generation to generation by the Chu generals for a long time. However, no one expected that Xiang Yan, who was only forty-four years old, could become a land immortal. Even General Wang He was not a match for Xiang Yan when he was colluding with the army. This is the real reason for the great change.”
There was no need for Wang Jian to say anything.
Baiqi could also imagine the change in the situation. Wang Ling was already in a stalemate, waiting for Wang He's reinforcements. However, just a few days after Wang He's reinforcements arrived, the 200,000 Zhao troops led by the Chu Country's General Xiang Yan and Chun Shenjun Huang Xie arrived. Their defeat was expected.
However, his expression was still unsightly.”
If Baiqi was the commander, even if Xiang Yan and Huang Xie had arrived, they would not have been defeated in just a few days.
This was the difference between Wang He and Baiqi.
In terms of cultivation base, Wang He was a late stage Earth Immortal, and he was on par with Baiqi, a peak Earth Immortal. However, in terms of prestige and strategy, Wang He was far inferior. Most importantly, Baiqi's ability to link up with the army was so powerful that it was almost like a heavenly being descending.
Bai Qi alone could fight against an army of 200,000!
"It's useless to say this now." Wang Jian sighed and did not mention this matter. As a ruler, it was not appropriate to say too much about Qin Wang's mistakes. He could only continue to say,"For now, we should quickly go to Fen City to provide support.”
"Fen City." Baiqi did not say anything else, his expression turning serious."If we go to Fen City to support, what should we do if Wei Anxi King also sends troops? I heard earlier that Wei Wuji intends to send troops to support Zhao.”
"Your Majesty has already sent someone to warn King Anxi of Wei that if he dares to save Zhao, he will attack the person who saved Zhao after defeating Zhao.”Wang Jian said resolutely," When this news arrived, King Anxi of Wei was already frightened. He ordered the Jin Bi army to stop at Ye and not move half a step. Wei is not to be feared, but it is extremely difficult to counterattack Handan.”
"If that's the case, Wei Country's reinforcements would not dare to come.”Bai Qi nodded.
"No!" Bai Zhong suddenly said,"Wei will definitely help Qin!"”
Knowing the history of the Qin Dynasty, he could not possibly watch Bai Qi and the others fall into defeat. Perhaps everyone in this era had great trust in the reputation of the King of Qin, and believed that the King of Wei would never dare to help Zhao. Even though the State of Qin had been defeated, he still did not dare to. This was the reputation of Bai Qi, who had killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers, and the reputation of the King of Qin, Ying Ji, who had been in power for 50 years. However, they had all miscalculated one person…Wei Wuji!
The story of stealing a talisman to save Zhao was famous even in his previous life.
The King of Qin looked down on the princes of the Warring States Period.
However, it was these four princes of the Warring States Period who truly influenced the situation of the Qin country unifying the world.
Lord Pingyuan Zhao Sheng asked for help from Chu, Lord Chunshen Huang Xie gladly helped, and finally Chu sent troops to help Zhao.
Lord Xinling, Wei Wuji, was even more ruthless. He did not care about his life and death and stole the talisman to save Zhao!
The friendship and foresight between these young masters were by no means ordinary.
Bai Zhong told him what he knew and finally said with certainty,"Perhaps the King of Wei will be afraid of the Qin State and not dare to rescue the Zhao State, but the Lord Xinling of the Wei State, Wei Wuji, is not an ordinary person.”
These words caused Baiqi and Wang Jian to sink into deep thought.
They did not treat Bai Zhong as a child who had yet to grow up. Instead, they seriously considered this possibility.
"If that's the case…once the Wei reinforcements arrive, it will be troublesome to attack from the flanks.”Wang Jian sucked in a breath of cold air, feeling terrified by this thought. Whether it was him, Baiqi, or even Wang He, none of them believed that the Wei Kingdom would send troops. However, once the Wei Kingdom sent troops, they would be trapped in Fen City.
"Not only that, once the Wei Country reinforcements arrive, they will definitely go to Xinliang City.”Baiqi's gaze was even more far-sighted," Zheng Anpin is leading the 20,000 Qin soldiers there. If they fall, it will cut off our path of retreat.”
Xinliang City was an important location for Xianyang to transport grain and fodder. The Qin army had stationed 20,000 soldiers here!
It was to ensure the logistics of attacking Handan.
However, even if they knew about this, it would be extremely difficult to stop the reinforcements brought by Lord Xinling, Wei Wuji.
Wei Wuji was a militarist and was extremely skilled in military matters. He was the younger brother of the current Prince Anxi of Wei. He had shown talent in martial arts since he was young and was now at the peak of the Great Grandmaster Realm. He also had 3,000 diners under him.
This kind of strength was not something that ordinary people could resist. Wang Jian could, but if Wang Jian went to stop Wei, how many people would he have to bring to resist the reinforcements led by a peak martial grandmaster?
What about the Battle of Fen City?
In the Battle of Fen City, Zhao Chu's side already had Xiang Yan and Lianpo, the two Land Immortals, not to mention Huang Xie, the peak stage Great Grandmaster. On the other hand, the Qin army only had Wang He, the only Land Immortal left to support them. Bai Qi's side was only evenly matched with the Land Immortals.
But who could restrict Huang Xie?
Although the Land Immortals seemed to be worthless now, these people were all famous generals and ministers.
A peak grandmaster was also someone who was qualified to leave his name in the history books.
There were really not many people in the State of Qin.
Meng Ao had to guard the border of Qin and Chu to prevent Chu from taking advantage of the situation. He couldn't act rashly.
"I'll go." Bai Zhong suddenly stood up and said.
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