System: I let you have children, not fight for hegemony

Chapter 43 Desperate
King Qin decisively decided to go to Hanoi in person!

Hanoi County originally belonged to South Korea and is the county where Yewang Fortress is located.

Qin captured Yewang before formally attacking Shangdang, but did not recruit troops in Hanoi County.

Since Hanoi County is close to Shangdang, recruiting troops and food from here is the fastest and the lowest loss.

The most important thing is that the Qin State has suffered a lot of losses in the battles in the past few years, and other places cannot prepare much food.

The King of Qin conscripted all men over 15 years old in Hanoi County to the front line, and granted each man a first-level title.

This was a big move. If the common people of Qin wanted to be knighted, they could only exchange the heads of their enemies.

This time, it is equivalent to participating in the war, and each person will be given a house and a hectare of land.

This Qin army numbers more than 8. Although it has no combat experience, it will not be a problem to deal with Zhao's grain transport troops, which are also mainly militiamen.

They set out from Yewang and took Taihangxing to Changping. They then bypassed the southernmost end of Zhao Jun's Danshui defense line and followed Pushui, a tributary of Danshui, to Ma'an Valley, the easternmost end of the Bailishi Great Wall defense line, behind the Bailishi Great Wall. Join forces with Bai Qi's two extraordinary troops.

When King Zhao finally agreed to see Lian Po, news came that the food line had been cut off.

Lian Po cried bitterly in the palace: "The country of Zhao is in danger!"

King Zhao panicked and asked, "Is there any other way?"

Lian Po didn't want to pay attention to him, he just mourned the hundreds of thousands of young people.

Zhao Sheng, Lord of Pingyuan, was sweating profusely and explained to King Zhao: "If you want to transport grain from Handan, you can only transport it from Yangchangxing and Fukouxing to Beishangdang, and then go south from Beishangdang. But the Hundred Miles of Stone Great Wall has been built for the Qin Dynasty The army owns it, so we can only transport food through Baixing in Wei State!"

Lin Xiangru coughed up a mouthful of blood: "This line was also cut off by the Qin army."

King Zhao collapsed and asked: "Where did they get so many soldiers?!"

Yes, where did it come from?

"Your Majesty, please seek peace!" Lin Xiangru suggested with difficulty.

Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng said: "Qin does not want peace. If it wanted peace, Zheng Zhu would have agreed to peace talks when Zheng Zhu went to Qin."

The whole place was dead silent.

King Zhao's hands and feet were cold, thinking of Zhao Kuo's impassioned speech in the hall, the obstruction of the ministers, and the pleading of Zhao Kuo's mother...

Is all this really my fault?Would the situation be different if Lian Po was not replaced?
"Your Majesty, even if the 20 frontier troops are not used, there are still 10 garrison troops from Handan available. General Xinping Jun Lianpo must be ordered to rescue Zhao Kuo!" Lin Xiangru kept coughing and put forward a plan intermittently.

Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng stopped him loudly: "No! Lian Po is worse than Bai Qi fighting in the field!"

"Then Tian Dan, Le Yi?"

"Absurd! The Handan garrison has been transferred. How can we ensure the king's safety?"

King Zhao nodded in agreement: "Send people to sue for peace. We are willing to cut off three cities in exchange for 30 young men. No, we will cut off two cities."

Zhao Bao shouted: "Your Majesty is wise! Why don't you bring Qin's hostage Zhao Zheng with you to show your sincerity?"

Zhao Sheng objected: "How can the proton be returned so easily?"

Zhao Bao: "A great-grandson who has never met before, do you think the King of Qin would give up the attack for him? If it weren't for your mistake that day, how could Zi Chu escape back to Xianyang?"

Zhao Sheng was wrong and kept silent.

King Zhao also knew that at this time, not to mention a great-grandson, even a biological son, had to give in to this: "Be kind!"

As far away as Changping, the 30 Zhao army waiting for rescue had run out of ammunition and food.

"General, the flag of Daliang Mountain has been replaced by the flag of Lord Wu'an!" The lieutenant general felt sad. Daliang Mountain completely fell into the hands of the Qin army, almost extinguishing Zhao Jun's hope of retaking the Daliang Mountain food station.

Zhao Kuo's face was stained with blood. Every time he resisted the Qin army, he bravely killed the enemy and rushed to the front line, which greatly boosted morale.

However, the headquarters camp has been besieged on three sides for half a month, why haven't the Handan reinforcements arrived yet?
Zhao Kuo: "Tell the soldiers that there are 20 defenders in Handan and [-] frontier troops. Changping is also close to Handan. Your Majesty must be raising food and grass, and reinforcements are on the way."

"General, break out!" the deputy general knelt down and begged.

Zhao Kuo shook his head and refused: "Qin's losses far exceed ours, and their food and grass cannot sustain it. Wu'an Lord Bai Qi will definitely fight us. We must recharge our batteries and attack with all our strength when the critical battle comes!"

"But General Lian has hoarded a large amount of grain and grass in Daliang Mountain, and the Qin army captured Daliang Mountain..." Zhao Kuo had a complicated mood: "General Lian told me before he left that most of the granaries on Daliang Mountain were actually filled with sand."

There was a sudden noise outside the tent. The deputy general was worried that there was a mutiny in the army and hurried out to check.

I saw Qiuwu and others knocking down a row of sword-wielding Zhao soldiers to the ground, with every blow being a ruthless blow.

"Qiuwu, stop! What are you doing?" The deputy general was deeply impressed by Qiuwu. He was very brave on the battlefield and beheaded dozens of Qin soldiers. He was very prestigious in the team.

Prisoner Wu glared at the scum on the ground: "This boy is a useless person! He wants to attack Bletilla striata and eat it!"

Baiji is the youngest in Qiwu's team.

The lieutenant's expression changed, and he chopped off the attacker's head with one knife: "If there is another fratricide, the consequences will be like him!"

The soldiers dispersed and returned to their barracks.

"Commander, come here." Baiji called Qiwu softly.

"What's the matter? Are you injured?"

"Nothing." Bai Ji secretly took out a round object from his robe and stuffed it into Qingwu's hand.

Qiwu put it into his arms calmly: "How could you have this?"

General Lian and his guards valued potatoes very much, and ordinary soldiers could not get close to them.

Bai Ji said shyly, "I stole it."

"Half for each of us."

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Although the lieutenant general is trying his best to curb cannibalism, soldiers are still missing every day...

At this moment, the scout came to report in horror: "The Qin army built three layers of fortifications and completely surrounded us!"

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Many Fish and Zhao Zheng had no time to say goodbye to Lian Po and Lin Xiangru who were far away in Handan, so they were taken away by the envoy from Handan.

"Master Wife, I left one third of the food, which is enough for you and the villagers. I took the rest away." Many fish said goodbye to Mrs. Lian and Mrs. Lian.

Madam Lian burst into tears: "In the box are the clothes for all seasons that I prepared for you and Azheng. Please cherish them along the way!"

Mrs. Lian kept stroking Duoyu's hands: "You have to be good. No matter what the future holds, survival is the first priority. Zheng, you and Duoyu must help each other!"

Zhao Zheng said seriously: "Mrs. Lian, please rest assured. Duoyu and I grew up together and depended on each other since childhood. We will continue to support each other in the future!"

"Nvjun! This is the rattan mat I weaved. No one within ten miles can match my craftsmanship!"

"Nvjun, Gongzizheng, this is the mushroom sauce I made."

"There are also dried shrimps and dried fish!"

The farmers willingly dedicated their best treasures to the two.

"Female Queen!" Liu Xuan came with his family to say goodbye, "I..."

Duoyu said: "Shuang has been praising you in front of me for being cheerful, loyal, smart and studious. You and your family can stay here with peace of mind. I have told my master and my wife that they will take good care of you."

"Nvjun, we want to go with you..." Madam Liu said sadly.

"When I gain a foothold in Qin, I will send someone to pick you up."

"Well, we are waiting for the queen!"

Everyone watched as many fish and others left.

Duoyu and Zhao Zheng left, Heidou left, Xu Xing left with half of the farm children, Xunzi and Xunshuang left with their students...

The long carriages and horses, like moving ants, meandered and disappeared at the end of the line of sight.

(End of this chapter)