Chapter 301 Qi State's Involvement
In the eighth year of Emperor Yuan, at the beginning of March.
At this time, all countries in the world have just organized domestic civilians to finish planting this year's seedlings, and then they have just freed up their hands and liberated enough labor to start a new round of ambition.
A year has passed, and after these periods of recuperation, the countries that had fought the war slowly regained their vitality, and the domestic food and grass became sufficient again, and with strength, they launched a new round of attacks again.
And with these time preparations, it is enough for them to carry out various alliances and plots to instigate rebellion.
First of all, Wei Guo, which is located in the center of the world and in the hinterland of the Central Plains, started his first move.
The state of Wei is located in the center of the world, and its every move attracts all attention. So he just started to make some moves, and the news quickly spread to various countries, arousing the speculation of interested people.
Wei Guo sent 150,000 elite troops, leaving only 100,000 ordinary soldiers guarding the country. It can be said that except for basic defense, all forces were used.
And this frightening movement of the army suddenly pointed to Tao Guo, who was next to him and had a deep conflict with Wei Guo.
The Tao Kingdom was terrified, and 70,000 soldiers and horses from all over the country went to the frontier one after another, stationed in the three major cities and towns built in this year.
These three important cities are the achievements of Tao Kingdom in the past year.
Tao Guo knew very well that between himself and Wei Guo, it was either you die or I lived. Before either side fell first, the war would never stop.
But the situation is very clear, the strength and national strength of the Tao country are far inferior to the Wei country, no matter how you look at it, it is the first to fall, and there are almost no exceptions.
In order to extend his own life and preserve his own designs, Tao Kingdom had no choice but to build these three important cities, regardless of the fact that his own country was already devastated and was in urgent need of cultivation.
The results are also obvious.
The three heavy cities were finally built before the attack of Wei State, even though Tao State was ignoring it and squeezing its national strength.
This made Tao Guo heave a sigh of relief.
With these three big cities, Tao Kingdom can persist for a long time under the attack of Wei Kingdom.
For such a period of time, whether it is delaying the footsteps of Wei Guo, slowly exhausting his food until he retreats, or there is a change in the rear, it is excellent.
Or stick to the time and wait for the support of Qi, an ally in the rear, which is also a life-saving time.
Today, Tao Kingdom is stationed in three big cities. As a result, Tao Kingdom's frontiers were immediately stabilized, domestic turmoil subsided, and peace was restored.
And after Tao Guo entered, he quickly asked Qi for help.
They knew very well that even with these three important cities, with the strength of Tao's soldiers and horses, it would be difficult to resist Wei's army, which had more than twice the number of Tao's army.
"We must have foreign aid in order to preserve the country of Tao." This is the consensus of the whole country of Tao, and it is also the truth they firmly believe in.
Ever since, Wei's 150,000 army attacked for half a month, and Qi, who heard Tao's request for help, quickly mobilized the army to the front line to help Tao resist the Wei army.
The reason why Qi State moved so quickly was that he wanted to keep an ally so that he would not fall into the situation of fighting alone.
There is another very important reason.
That is, Tao country is located in the west of Qi country, which helps him block the pressure from the direction of Han and Wei.
As long as Tao State exists, big countries such as Wei State and South Korea who want to attack Qi State from the west must first unplug Tao State, otherwise their stomachs will always be threatened by Tao State.
Therefore, the geographical location of Tao State, under the situation of the world, coupled with the innate factors between him and Wei State, naturally determined that Tao State was a staunch ally of Qi State, and it was the kind that could not be betrayed.
In addition, Tao's strength is far inferior to that of Qi, so he can only act as Qi's younger brother, waving the flag and shouting by his side.
So for Qi Guo, this kind of younger brother who is loyal to him and can fight hard is not willing to give up.
Therefore, when the 100,000 elites of Qi State rushed to the front line of Tao State and were fighting against Wei State, the strength of Tao Qi's coalition army and Wei army were balanced again, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner.
After half a month of fighting, only 40,000 of Tao's original 70,000 soldiers and horses remained, nearly half of them lost.
Similarly, the situation in Wei Guo is not very easy.
Because it is the siege side, it naturally has a disadvantage, so even if the Wei army is elite, it will suffer a lot. In a few days, only 120,000 of the 150,000 Wei army remained, and a full 30,000 people were killed or injured, and the loss was heavy.
As a result, both sides needed to recuperate due to casualties, and slowly regained their morale and combat power.
The battlefield once again fell into a long and peaceful confrontation, exactly the same as last year.
In the hearts of Qi Guo and Tao Guo, both thought that this time would definitely be the same as last year, no one could do anything to the other, and the food was slowly consumed, and the two sides retreated. Not only Tao and Qi, but people all over the world think so.
However, just one month after the Qi army arrived on the battlefield, the war did not break out, and as they expected, it fell into a strange calm.
The war on the Taowei border did not break out, but a more terrifying war broke out in the territory of Qi.
This time the war was too sudden and unpredictable. So much so that no one in the world thought of it, and everyone was shocked.
The State of Zhao in the north of the State of Wei sent 200,000 elite troops to attack the territory of the State of Qi by way of the State of Wei.
The 50,000 cavalry of Zhao State's vanguard headed south at night with two horses, and rushed to Xue County in Qi State before the news of the dispatch of the army spread. Before Xue County's defenders reacted, they fought successively and captured the entire Xue County with the advantage of a surprise battle.
The reason why it went so smoothly was that Xue County's defenders were too lax and careless!
Xue Jun is located in the rear of Tao State, and the soldiers and horses of Tao Qi's coalition forces are resisting Wei State in front, restraining all the troops that Wei State can mobilize.
And the Chu State in the south of Xue County, although it borders Xue County, Chu State is now in full swing with the Yue State. I heard that it is mobilizing troops and plans to start another war with the Yue State. How can it have any energy? How about provoking the Qi State in the north!
Isn't he afraid that Qi State will mobilize troops and go south to attack Chu State, and attack him on both sides with Yue State?
Therefore, the possibility of Chu State attacking Xue County was directly rejected by Qi State.
On the other side of Xue County, there is Langya County in Qi State. With his own country's capital, it is even less likely that there will be any enemies.
Therefore, the mentality of Xue Jun's defenders is very relaxed and comfortable, and they can't feel any temporary atmosphere at all.
Under such lax defenses, it is not too surprising that Zhao Guo took the whole county in one fell swoop under Zhao Guo's carefully prepared and well-planned surprise attack.