As a king, his authority can only be established with the help of others, and the foundation of his rule can only be stabilized with the help of others. This is undoubtedly the biggest blow to this king.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Qin State is too powerful. Even the current Qin State cannot be faced by any of us alone! Even our joint commander must rely on us, the joint commander. Only with state aid can we resist Qin on the frontal battlefield!" The old prime minister also sighed and said with regret.
"In this case, let's do as the prime minister said. Half of the Wei people, 150,000, will be left to guard various places, and the remaining 150,000 will go with the king. I will personally lead the reinforcements to the front line to help the imperial country resist Qin. The army, this time, will not defeat the Qin State, and I swear not to return the army!" King Wei suddenly stood up, pulled out the sword from his waist, and cut off the corner of the case to express his determination.
"Yes, I swear not to return the army until the Qin Kingdom is broken!" All the ministers stood up together, with solemn faces, and shouted loudly.
Soldiers were recruited from various places by King Wei and rushed towards South Korea, where they would join the coalition forces and attack Qin together.
For this order, many soldiers were extremely confused and even resentful. They did not want to fight in the first place, but they were forced to the battlefield by King Wei. After countless people died, they finally looked forward to a period of rest.
Who would have thought that after only a month or two of rest, or even less than half a month in some cases, they would be sent to the battlefield, and they would have to face the main force of Qin head-on. This time the casualties would be even more severe.
I don’t know how many people will survive this time.
This is the common sentiment in the hearts of all Wei soldiers. They have taken a dim view that this war will not start as early as they expected and end as early as they expected.
It seems that if we don't fight him for four to five years, or even longer, we won't be able to stop.
The war has lasted for two years now. During these two years, no place in the world has been unaffected by the war.
The Imperial Kingdom in the north and the Xiongnu in the grassland all sent their own troops for the war, not to mention the Six Kingdoms and Qin in the south.
Although life is equally difficult for the people in the rear areas of various countries, and they may even have a hard time making a living, they can at least survive and have a house to live in and shelter from the wind and rain.
Even if their sons, husbands, and fathers were rushed to the battlefield for one reason after another, fell on the distant earth, and could not come back.
What is really miserable is that in the territory where the two sides are at war, that is, the homeland of the Six Kingdoms that was captured by the Qin State, the lives of the people there are miserable.
It's okay to be dragged into the army. After all, this was the norm during the Warring States Period. All ordinary people were compulsory soldiers. It was a rare thing for anyone who had not been on the battlefield once or twice.
What's even worse is that because we are in the center of the battle, it is extremely inconvenient and expensive to transport military rations from the rear. Countries do not have much military rations to transport to the front line, which makes it difficult to handle.
After thinking about it, whether it was Qin or other countries, they came up with a way, which was to collect grain and grass supplies on the spot.
At this time, the army's rations were all ready, but the life of the ordinary people was miserable. The originally small rations in reserve were robbed, and the grain for cultivation in the coming year was also robbed.
This can be said to be a complete and utter end to these people's livelihood.
If this is not too much, after all, no one knows the tyranny of officials. These common people went to dig wild vegetables and eat tree bark. Although they were hungry and uncomfortable, they were still able to survive.
What's even more cruel is that because of the war, all the soldiers are mentally tense due to constant death. After being tense, they need to be relaxed, and the best tonic is naturally a woman.
The local people were once again faced with the fate of having their food rations and money stolen, and their wives and children being humiliated. Countless women could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide, or were directly humiliated to death.
After all this destruction, the territory occupied by both sides can be said to have been almost destroyed. To say that it was reduced to ruins is a bit exaggerated, but it is definitely not a good place.
There are burned and abandoned houses everywhere. In the mountains and forests, there are more and more people who were originally sparse, and they are full of traces of refugees.
On the contrary, a large amount of fertile farmland has been abandoned, and the dense population has become sparse on the plains. It often takes more than ten or twenty miles to see one or two people, and they are all refugees.
What is even more terrifying is that after this disaster, all the local people no longer trust those armies, let alone their respective countries. Whether it is Qin or their own homeland, in the eyes of the people, that is There are things more terrifying than tigers and wolves.
Similarly, those soldiers also understood what they had done, and they knew even more clearly that their hometown would not be spared and suffered the same disaster.
But what can they do? You cannot disobey your boss's orders. You may die at any time, and you are not with your wife and children. How can they, the little pawns, take care of so much
Most people have the idea of carpe diem, enjoying more and earning more, wreaking havoc wherever they pass, creating an even more vicious cycle.
It can be seen from this that although the combat effectiveness of soldiers with this idea has become higher due to plunder, their fighting will has also become lower. Loyalty to their country can only be expressed in two words, haha. .
But how could the soldiers complain? Those who should go to the battlefield still have to go to the battlefield. They were driven by the expellers and rushed towards South Korea at a relatively fast speed.
Similarly, in Zhao State further north of Wei State, King Zhao also assembled an army of about 100,000 people and went south to make peace with the Imperial Congress.
In the south, the Chu State had already pacified Nanyang County, and was only one Hanzhong County away from completely recovering all the Chu State's lost territory. Now that he had his hands free, he also sent an army to the north.
The Chu State is worthy of its vast land and abundant resources. Even if its territory is sparsely populated, in terms of huge area, it far exceeds the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei.
This time, he sent a total of 300,000 people, which was 100,000 more than He Zongchang Yuguo's troops in South Korea. It can be said that he is rich and powerful, and his generosity is boundless.
After this calculation, the Hezong Alliance already has 900,000 troops, only 50,000 less than Qin. Although there are some slight disadvantages in terms of quantity, the quality is undoubtedly more advantageous than Qin.
After all, the number of young men and women in the Hezong Alliance's army far exceeds that of the Qin State. Compared with the Qin State's army composed of the old, weak, sick and disabled, it is still much stronger and more beautiful.
(End of chapter)