After Zhao Dan finished saying this, he glanced at Pang Nuan.

Han Fei has been transferred back to Zhao Dan. Now the Zhao State's general staff is in charge of Pang Nuan, who is equivalent to the role of deputy commander and chief of staff.

Pang Nuan understood and immediately stood up from the position, came to a map that had been hung in the hall, and began to patiently explain to everyone present.

"If you want to attack Qin, there are three ways to choose. First, go west from Pujin, Hedong, and attack Qin's Guanzhong; second, go south from Hedong County, first attack Qin's Guhan Pass, and then decide whether to continue to march into Guanzhong; third, go south from Hetao and Shuofang County, attack Qin's Shangjun, and then attack Guanzhong."

After hearing what Pang Nuan said, everyone in the hall fell into deep thought for a moment.

Among these three plans, each of them mentioned attacking Guanzhong, which was to attack Qin.

This is a very normal thing. After all, if Zhao wants to send troops to attack Qin, then Guanzhong is an impossible place name to bypass.

As long as you can take over the Guanzhong of Qin, Qin will be basically done, and the possibility of turning over is slim.

Zhao Dan nodded slightly and said, "So you think, which route should you choose?"

Lian Po blurted out without any hesitation: "King, in the opinion of his ministers, of course, he crossed the river from Pujin and headed straight to Xianyang!"

Zhao Dan glanced at Lian Po, well, it suited the straightforward style of this stubborn old man.

But Zhao Sheng of the prime minister obviously had different opinions, and he saw Zhao Sheng saying: "Xianyang is the capital of Qin. Now that he mobilized troops on a large scale, the Qin people will definitely hear the wind and arrange heavy troops to defend in the direction of Xianyang. In this case, Xianyang will definitely be urgent and difficult to capture."

Zhao Dan glanced at Zhao Sheng without comment: "So what Pingyuan Jun means..."

Zhao Shengdao: "In my opinion, if the Qin people gathered heavy troops in the direction of Xianyang, then the line of the Wuhan passage must be empty. It is better to send troops from Hedong County to attack the Wuhan passage, and they will definitely be able to succeed in one battle. If the Wuhan passage is in hand, then the way Qin will go east will be completely blocked, and it will not be able to echo the Wei, Qi and other countries. Isn't this the best strategy?"

As soon as Zhao Sheng said this, everyone in the hall thought about it carefully and found that it made sense.

Geographically speaking, once the Wuhan Channel is occupied by Zhao, Qin, Han and Wei will be completely separated by Zhao.

Under such conditions, even if Han or Wei fall to Qin, Zhao is not worried that they can join forces to threaten Zhao.

As for the Hangu Pass, the world-class pass arranged by Qin State in the Guhan Pass, the Zhao king and ministers present did not care at all.

Because after occupying Hedong County, the Zhao army only needed to cross the Yellow River and head south, and it was already behind Hangu Pass. It did not need to attack Hangu Pass from the front, but instead could cut off the retreat of the Qin defenders of Hangu Pass.

The last time in history, the six countries jointly attacked Qin, Pang Nuan, the commander of the Six-Nation Alliance, chose to bypass Hangu Pass and go straight to Xianyang from Hedong County, and successfully fought outside Xianyang City.

It’s a pity that the Hezong failed in the end. Otherwise, if Xianyang was captured, the six Shandong countries would have been able to survive.

Zhao Dan thought for a while and said, "What do you think of Pingyuan Jun's words?"

This time, Pang Nuan said: "King, if you go south to attack the Wuhan passage, I really have no objection. But if the king gathers his army in the direction of Hedong County, once Wei, Qi and other countries send troops to attack, what should Handan do?"

As soon as Pang Nuan finished speaking, all the ministers of Zhao who were present frowned.

This is indeed a problem.

As we all know, the capital of Zhao State Handan is located on the plain in the southeast of Zhao State, very close to both Wei State and Qi State.

If Zhao mobilized all the main forces to Guanzhong in the west to fight against Qin, then once Wei and Qi come to attack, there will definitely be no time to return to aid.

If Zhao Dan was at the cost of the fall of Handan in exchange for breaking through Xianyang, he would definitely not have done such a thing.

So Zhao Dan asked, "What are your plans to solve this problem?"

Lian Po said: "You can order the Southern Army to defend the South Great Wall and Handan line, and the Northern Army as the main force to attack Qin. Then, from Zhongshan and Hejian counties to mobilize county troops, there should be 200,000 troops to guard Handan. As for the direction of Guanzhong, troops will be drawn from Shangdang, Hedong, Jinyang and other places to cooperate."

Zhao Dan asked: "If this happens, will the combat effectiveness of the troops in Guanzhong direction be insufficient?"

Pang Nuan interrupted: "You can let the border cavalry army go south through Hetao counties to attack Qin Shangjun. If you work in a two-pronged way, the Qin army will definitely lose sight of one thing."

Zhao Dan said: "How many troops do the border cavalry need to draw?"

Pang Nuan said: "Now the border cavalry has a total of 50,000 cavalry. Apart from the necessary personnel to maintain the northern defense line, at least 20,000 cavalry should be drawn to move south."

Zhao Dan asked again: "Will such a large number of cavalry go south? Is there a place to use it?"

Pang Nuan said: "From Hetao to Guanzhong, there are places with abundant water and grass along the way, and there are no mountains or large ridges. It is an excellent place for cavalry to use their skills."

In fact, when the Han Dynasty was just established, the Huns often went south from this route to the Guanzhong area to catch the autumn wind.

Zhao Dan thought for a while and said, "If this is the case, then who is responsible for leading the main force in Hedong County to attack Qin?"

Lian Po took the initiative and his white eyebrows were straight: "King, the old minister is willing to lead the troops!"

Zhao Dan said again: "Who is responsible for the defense of Handan area?"

Pang Nuan said: "King, the old minister can help the king guard Handan."

"What?" Zhao Dan looked at Pang Nuan in surprise: "Pang Qing, shouldn't you lead the border cavalry army south?"

Pang Nuan smiled and said, "Preventing Handan and the King is the top priority. How can the old minister feel at ease to hand over to others? As for the generals of the border cavalry, the old minister is willing to elect one person."

"Who?" Zhao Dan asked with a question.

"Li Mu!" Pang Nuan said with certainty.

When Zhao Sheng heard this, he couldn't help but interrupt: "Although Li Mu did make great contributions in the battle to conquer Hetao, is he too young?"

Pang Nuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty Pingyuan is not aware that although Li Mu is young, he has been in the army for more than ten years. He is calm and wise and has a special experience in cavalry fighting. If he leads a large army to fight, Li Mu may not be as good as me, but if he leads one cavalry each, it will be difficult for me to defeat Li Mu!"

Zhao Dan pondered for a while, feeling a little hesitant.

Although I also know that Li Mu is very magical, Li Mu is young after all. Li Mu in history only started to become amazing after twenty or thirty years later. Isn’t it too early to entrust Li Mu with important responsibilities now?

But no matter what, Pang Nuan is also a famous general after all, and he has led the Zhao Border Cavalry Army to fight against Yan twice, so he still has the say in the cavalry.

And in this way, Li Mu is also considered Pang Nuan’s old subordinate. Since Pang Nuan is so respectful, then Li Mu is growing up almost now, right?

After a while, Zhao Dan took a deep breath and made a decision: "Since that's the case, then the Hedong side will take Wu Xinjun Lianpo as a general. I will give you 250,000 troops to capture the Guhan passage first, and then act at the opportunity to decide whether to continue attacking Guanzhong! As for Hetao, Li Mu was the general and led 20,000 side cavalry to the south, mainly to restrain the Qin army, and to buy time for Wu Xinjun's main force."

"As for Handan, Pang Qing is in charge and Ju Xin is assisted by the war in Handan!"

"Doctor Zheng Zhu, don't be idle to your major business. Immediately send envoys to various countries, especially Wei and Qi, to strive to keep these two countries neutral! Let's ask King Han Ran and King Chu Yuan again to see if they are willing to send troops to attack Qin with me!"
Chapter completed!