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King Zhao of Qin, who was working overtime training the Young Imperial Guard Corps in Hanoi, received news from the front lines that Wuan Jun and Bai Qi were severely injured. Lu Ziquan would temporarily take command and lead the 150,000 Qin Army away from the Dan Shui River Defense Line into the Shangdang War Zone.
King Zhao of Qin was still pondering whether Luzi could defeat Zhao's Horse Armor General. News soon arrived that General Luzi had suffered defeat at Tiger Back Ridge. Luzi himself went missing in the Heavy Fog, and it seemed his fate was grim. At this time, General Wang Jian took over command, leading the trapped Eighty Thousand Qin Troops who were holding out for rescue.
Heavy Fog! Heavy Fog! If you are struggling to survive in the Heavy Fog, how could Zhao Kuo command with certainty!?
King Zhao of Qin slammed the memorial onto the ground and paced back and forth in the temporary palace in silence. The younger generation was becoming increasingly despondent! The established battle plans were passively revised again and again, to the point where they had to follow their thinking even in the later stages of the campaign.
Now it was worse! One severely injured! One missing! Where are your abilities!? Ah!
In a fit of rage, King Zhao of Qin grabbed a Ceramic Bowl from the table and smashed it to pieces. Listening to the crisp sound of shattering, he suddenly felt his mood lighten compared to before. He then proceeded to smash the remaining Ceramic Bowls into eight pieces each, finally returning to his throne amidst the trembling gaze of the palace attendants.
Since Shun Emperor inspected Azure Salt Lake in Yuncheng, the Southern Wind Song came into being. The southern wind can soothe my people's grievances; when the southern wind blows, it can enrich my people's wealth. The poem refers to the former inland salt capital, which was later divided among The Three Families Divide Jin and assigned to Wei Kingdom's Hedong County, also known as Anyi County, which is now Yuncheng City.
Since Wei Kingdom acquired this inland salt capital, it established its capital in Hedong County, and neighboring Zhongtiao Mountain was also incorporated into Wei Kingdom's territory. Zhongtiao Mountain was known as the mountain with the largest copper mine reserves in ancient times. Thus, possessing both Hedong salt capital and Zhongtiao Mountain could lead one to dominate the world.
Among the Seven Warring States, Wei Kingdom was one of the earliest powers to rise during The Three Families Divide Jin by accumulating capital. It obtained a large amount of copper for weapon manufacturing and enhanced its national economic strength through barter trade of mineral salt, becoming a military powerhouse. If not for the Qin-Wei War that led to Wei Kingdom's defeat at Shaoliang and the capture of Wei Kingdom's crown prince by Qin Army, Wei Kingdom would never have relocated its capital to Great Liang.
According to Qin State's initial battle plan, King Zhao of Qin intended to capture Anyi County. Heaven knows what Bai Qi was thinking; as they fought on, they deviated from their original plan. They pressed eastward until capturing Gao Ping and Shaoqu before taking a break.
Next came Feng Zhiyuan related to the Crown Prince Incident, prompting King Zhao of Qin to mistakenly order Wuan Jun to seize Wild King City as a preliminary measure to capture the traitor. If it weren't for this reason, King Zhao of Qin would never have allowed Qin Army's main force to venture deep into Han territory.
Of course, subsequent changes in generals were made quietly amidst urgent preparations. The reason King Zhao of Qin ultimately did not punish Bai Qi was that Bai Qi's arguments moved this Old King of Qin.
Returning from Wild King City, Bai Qi reported that the Common People are aware of the significance of the mountain and lake in Anyi County, and it is believed that Feng Ting will also take advantage of this. A Sovereign who does not aspire to unify the world is not a good Sovereign, and Zhao State will undoubtedly send troops to accept Shangdang, preparing for the eventual acceptance of Anyi.
Looking at the world at this time, the only state that can rival my Great Qin is Zhao State, which possesses tens of thousands of Cavalry. If our army abandons Shangdang, Anyi will never again belong to Great Qin.
King Zhao of Qin is certainly a Sovereign who aspires to unify the world. After listening to Bai Qi's passionate speech, he set aside his pride and asked how to proceed with the plan.
Bai Qi naturally had his own plans and directly suggested that the Qin Army take Shangdang as our frontline. At that time, Anyi County would become the strategic depth of our Qin State. If this plan succeeds, even if our army faces some initial setbacks due to long-distance difficulties, Anyi County will be firmly in the palm of Great Qin!
King Zhao of Qin restrained himself from asking who could undertake this task while expressing that he would consider it and allowed Bai Qi to leave the court to rest. As for the earlier intention to question Bai Qi upon his return, that idea vanished. In comparison, Bai Qi's proposed strategy was entirely feasible!
Meanwhile, Fan Ju, who had been eavesdropping from behind, believed this was already the best battle plan since he was the one who initially suggested a flanking attack on Anyi County. He intended not to touch that sensitive location at first and wait until the various Feudal States no longer paid attention to it before ordering the Qin Army to seize Anyi in one go. By the time the Qin Army made their move, it would be too late for the lords to react!
Fan Ju was well aware of his strengths and weaknesses; after all, he was not a person from Qin. He was capable of formulating battle plans but found that his practical execution skills were even inferior to those of a Centurion in the Qin Army.
From a pragmatic perspective, Fan Ju believed that at present, Bai Qi's military thinking as a general was more convincing. Moreover, since the Crown Prince Incident remains unresolved, capturing Feng Zhiyuan was imperative. Thus, he supported Wuan Jun's military strategy, although Wang He would still be the one implementing it.
The ruler and minister of Qin State revised the entire battle plan once again to adapt to the arrival of a new era. It was gratifying that the subsequent Shangdang Campaign proceeded quite smoothly. Furthermore, at the most critical moment, Qin State purposefully chose to inform several lords that this Shangdang Campaign was related to Qin State's Crown Prince Incident.
If it were not for capturing my great Crown Prince of Qin's teacher Feng Zhiyuan, how could my Qin Army venture far from our homeland and commit such a grave military error by penetrating deep into enemy-occupied territory!?
This is a segment of history where an unexpected turn led Bai Qi—who enjoyed taking heads among Thousand Troops and Horses—to encourage an investment of over one million troops in the Shangdang Campaign.
It can now be said that whether it is Qin State or Zhao State, whoever gains control over Shangdang will be the ultimate victor capable of accepting Anyi! With control over this largest Copper Mine in the world, weapon manufacturing will experience significant development from then on.
Although this county still belongs to the Wei Kingdom, this issue seems unimportant at the moment.
What was unexpected was that the seemingly smooth war had once again encountered setbacks in the hands of these young people. The Qin Army, which was clearly confident of victory, suffered losses due to the injuries of two commanders. Is heaven playing a joke on me, the Qin State!?
Thinking of this, King Zhao of Qin, who had just calmed his anger, reached for a freshly replaced ceramic bowl to listen to its sound. However, he suddenly lowered his hand as another urgent report from the front lines was hastily presented.
Could it be that Wang Jian has also gone missing!?
King Zhao of Qin hesitated for a moment before picking up the confidential report. In his view, there was nothing more frustrating than this news. Nevertheless, his hands were not idle. As he opened the report transmitted from the front lines, a piece of excellent news immediately caught his eye.
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