The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 315 Hesitation
The only way would be for all the states to fight to the death with Qin in Hedong, resulting in both sides suffering heavy losses, but this seems unlikely.

It is possible for the Three Jins to work hard, but it is impossible for them to risk their lives.

Chunshen Jun knew this very well.

With this division of troops, should Da Chu stay behind to block Hangu Pass and provide reinforcements, or should it follow the others northwards?
If they followed the enemy northward to attack the city, Da Chu would gain nothing but losses, and even if they could divide up an enclave, they would not be able to hold it.

Hedong is a strategic location and a prosperous place with many big cities. It is difficult to attack. If we suffer heavy losses, it will be a huge loss.

But if they were blocked at Hangu Pass, what if the Three Jins were in a hurry to seize Hedong and left too few soldiers, and Meng Ao led his army to attack and attack the Great Chu, wouldn't that be making things difficult for the Three Jins?

Oh! Damn Wei, stupid Wei, if they had not lost the land of Hedong, they would have bypassed Hangu Pass and directly entered the heart of Guanzhong of Qin. How could they be in the current dilemma?
We could defeat Qin and then withdraw our troops with little loss, leaving Qin alone to retaliate against the Three Jins.

Chunshen Jun thought about it all night and felt that the matter was of great importance, so he sent a secret message to King Kaolie of Chu over a thousand miles, asking him for advice.

Although Pang Nuan had made up his mind, he was still undecided about the specific actions.

It is easy to say that dividing troops is easy, but it is difficult to do so in reality.

Now the Yellow River is connected with Hangu Pass and Qinling Wugu Pass, so they can support each other. We don't know if there are ambushes in other places.

If they are not careful and someone attacks from behind, they will have to rely on this coalition army that has its own ulterior motives and can only fight against the wind, which would be extremely dangerous.

First of all, the State of Yan is definitely unreliable and should be directly excluded.

Not only should he be excluded, but he should also be on guard against. Prince Xi of Yan is not a respectable person.

The State of Chu must be unwilling to accept this. It is difficult for the State of Chu to gain any benefit. The State of Chu can work hard, but it is impossible for it to risk its life.

The State of Chu will certainly still be on guard against Wei and Han.

It is possible to attack Hedong and Henei relying solely on the Three Jins, but firstly, the losses will be too great. Secondly, if Chu and Yan see that the situation is not right and retreat directly, or are repelled, and the Qin army attacks from both sides, the large army will be in great trouble.

If Wei and Han stayed, it would be a waste for everyone, as no one would want to stay. Moreover, if only two countries attacked the Yellow River, the losses would be staggeringly large, and it was not impossible that they would be counterattacked.

As for asking each country to allocate some soldiers separately, Pang Nuan didn't even think about this idea. It was simply unrealistic. Not to mention that the commanders of each country would not agree, even if they agreed, they would not be able to command. The military orders of each country were different, so how could they form a fighting force?

Add to that the foul affairs among the countries, I'm afraid the coalition forces will start fighting first.

As for the entire army directly abandoning Hangu Pass and moving all to Hedong, that is possible, but if the Qin army reinforcements go out of Hangu Pass and Wugu Pass respectively to attack the rear of the various countries, the rear of the various countries will now be empty, and it is easy for something more terrible to happen.

As long as the Qin army can hold the river, even if it takes a while, it will be enough for the Qin army to sneak home.

Even if the Qin army did not dare to attack the rear of other countries and only harassed the food supply routes, they would not be able to withstand it.

You have to know that the coalition forces of 560,000 had huge daily losses. Although each country was responsible for its own food, the food was transported to Xingyang via Luoyang, using the Yellow River and Luoshui waterways. This was the main food route.

Hangu Pass is located north of the Yellow River and south of Luo River. Even if we cannot break into Hangu Pass, we must not let anyone out.

And there is Wuguan Pass, and the allied forces at Wuguan are also on guard. To the north of Wuguan Pass is Luoshui River. If they are not on guard, the army may be cut off from food at any time, which would be very terrible.

Moreover, the State of Chu would never agree to this. Wugu Pass could send troops downstream to attack the heartland of Chu at any time. If Chunshen Jun did not send troops to block Hangu Pass and Wugu Pass, he would dare to withdraw his troops directly.

Pang Nuan also thought about it all night, cursing in his heart, "Stupid Wei! Damn Wei! They lost the land of Hedong, otherwise the coalition army would have bypassed Hangu Pass long ago!"
It's not like now, hesitating and in a dilemma. Pang Nuan sighed in his heart, the Qin State has already become a major trend, if all the countries are united, they can still compete, but each country is on guard and has its own ulterior motives. Facing the Qin State that has no weaknesses, what can they do?

Nothing to do.

But now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to fight. Could it be that these countries are just coming to Hangu Pass for fun?
We have to gamble now. Now we can only leave Chu and Han to block the reinforcements of the Qin army and guard the food supply route, while Wei, Zhao, Wei and Yan attack Hedong!
We can't let Chu and Yan, two scoundrels, be together. Who knows what might happen. We also have to keep an eye on Yan to prevent any trouble.

Pang Nuan snorted coldly, "Even if Yan State sends 50,000 people, you can't get away with it. You have to go too!"
The State of Wei should also be happy to see this happen. With Wei and Zhao forcing them, you, the State of Yan, should not think of just watching the fun no matter what. After all, if Yan suffers more, Wei and Zhao will suffer less, and the State of Wei will not disagree.

And with Han facing the Qin army and keeping an eye on Chu, they were not afraid of the situation collapsing in an instant. If they had no chance to fight back, it would be hopeless, but at least they could retreat calmly.

We still need to set up a set of rules with the State of Chu before this matter can be implemented smoothly only with the consent of the State of Chu.

Pang Nuan found an opportunity to invite Chunshen Jun. When there were only two of them, Pang Nuan took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think about dividing the troops?"

Chunshen Jun pondered for a long time, then asked, "General Pang, what do you think?"

They are all old foxes, there is no point in playing some tricks.

Pang Nuan said bluntly: "Your Majesty should also be aware of the threat from Qin. As the saying goes, if one's lips are gone, one's teeth will be cold. There is no need to explain the reason."

"I would like to ask Your Majesty to lead the Chu army and the Han army to guard the grain road, block the Hangu Pass and send troops to rescue."

"I will lead the four states of Zhao, Wei, Yan and Wei to attack Hedong and Henei. As long as we take the land above and below the Dahe River of the Qin army, I will convince Wei and Han to each offer five cities to Chu!"

Chunshen Jun thought deeply after hearing this. Pang Nuan’s conditions were very sincere, but they were just empty promises.

It’s not that I doubt whether Wei and Han are willing to do so. If they can take over the entire Yellow River and make a good exchange of interests, these cities will be nothing.

The question is, what if we can’t get it?

If Meng Ao at Hangu Pass rushed to rescue and went out of the pass to attack Chu and Han, would Chu and Han fight to the death?
If they didn't fight for their lives and Meng Ao's successful support, they would definitely not be able to defeat them.

What I’m afraid of is that even if I sacrifice my life, I still can’t take down Hedong, which would be a huge loss.

Even if we conquer it, we will need the life of Chu State, so the gain will not seem worth it.

These are the 150,000-strong army of the Great Chu. They can only fight for the Great Chu, not for other countries.

Pang Nuan looked at Chunshen Jun quietly.

After a long while, Chunshen Jun slowly said, "I understand what Brother Pang said, but this is really a serious matter. Can you allow me to think about it?"

Pang Nuan sighed inwardly and nodded: "Of course it is so."

Pang Nuan stared at Chunshen Jun and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, we have been friends for decades. Your Majesty asked me to come out and fight against Qin together for you and my country. Now is a matter of life and death. The situation of Qin is irreversible and we must attack it."

"Please think twice, my Lord!"

(End of this chapter)