In early August, Wang Ji, the governor of Hedong County who withdrew with the Qin army to Hangu Pass, returned to Xianyang.

According to Qin rules, county magistrates and county magistrates all have the responsibility to defend the territory. If the enemy invades, they cannot retreat. Otherwise, the clan will be destroyed!

Wang Ji not only lost Hedong County and fled back to Xianyang. But most importantly, he was the governor of Hedong County, and was also recommended by the prime minister Fan Ju. According to Qin laws, Fan Ju was jointly and severally responsible and was the same as him.

Wang Ji returned to Xianyang and did not go to the court first.

Instead, he spread his hair and was covered in a mess. Then he came to the gate of the prime minister's mansion and asked to see Fan Ju.

As soon as he entered the hall, Wang Ji faced Fan Ju, knelt down on the ground, and cried loudly:

"Master, the humble position... the humble position has let you down!"

Fan Ju stood up, lamented, and knocked his fist on the head.

He raised his right hand and pointed at Wang Ji tremblingly:

"Wang Ji, how did I explain to you and Zheng Anping? You and Zheng Anping both swore in front of me."

"One said that one is familiar with military books and knows about war, and wants to be a general. I am right in front of my king and recommends Zheng Anping to be a general. As a result... the result is that he leads his troops to surrender to the enemy and is subjected to the three tribes of the Yi."

"You told me that I wanted to be a county magistrate, and I also recommended it to me in front of my king and let you become a county magistrate. You told me that Hedong County would be like the Great Wall in the north of Qin State, and it was indestructible! But now that I was taken down by the enemy after a battle, you still have the face to cry in front of me."

"Now Zheng Anping is like this, you..."

Wang Ji understood Fan Ju's thoughts very well. This person has always been grateful and will not ignore his own.

Wang Ji didn't speak, but kowtowed to Fan Ju repeatedly, just crying.

Seeing this, Fan Ju angrily pounded the table in front of her lower body again.

He no longer paid attention to Wang Ji and ordered his side to follow: "Come on, tie him up and escort him to my king's place. Alas! I... I will go and apologize to my king again!"

When Wang Ji saw that Fan Ju was willing to meet with him, King Yingji of Qin, but he did not resist and allowed Fan Ju to deal with it.

Fan Ju and Wang Ji came to a palace in the palace and knelt in front of Ying Ji.

Yingji looked at Wang Ji, then at Fan Ju.

He sighed and ordered, "Come on, let go of Wang Ji."

After Wang Ji was relieved, Ying Ji pointed at Wang Ji and said, "I will not punish you for this time, go!"

Wang Ji was stunned and even said "ah".

King Yingji of Qin let himself go so easily!

Wang Ji hurriedly leaned over and kowtowed, "Sinners obeyed the order, thank you, the king."

"Wang Ji."

"The criminal is here."

Yingji shook his head, closed his eyes, and said to Wang Ji: "I don't want to cure your sins. Because I punish you, the prime minister who recommends that you serve as this position will also be the same as you and will be buried with you. Wang Ji, do you understand?"

Wang Ji kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, the guilty minister understands, the guilty minister understands."

Prime Minister Fan Ju was also on the side and cried bitterly. Knowing that the King of Qin treated Wang Ji like this was entirely due to his own affection.

Yingji opened his eyes and said, "This time Hedong is lost, I can be said to be caused by the failure of our army. When our army recovers Hedong in the future, I will ask you to continue to be the county magistrate."

"Wang Ji, I hope you will not let me down with the Prime Minister again. If you hold this position in the future, it will have nothing to do with the Prime Minister again. If you have any mistakes, I will not forgive you! I have something to discuss with the Prime Minister, so you can go down by yourself!"

After Wang Ji left, Fan Ju kowtowed to Ying Ji and said, "Thank you, my king."

Yingji looked at Fan Ju and said to Fan Ju: "Prime Minister, you are extraordinary in strategy and you are grateful for your kindness. But...ah!"

Speaking of this, Yingji couldn't continue and said to Fan Ju: "Prime Minister, get up! There is no need to be like this."

"Thank you, your lord."

Yingji came to the map in front of the wall and looked at the map, speechless for a long time.

Fan Ju said to the King of Qin behind Yingji: "Your Majesty, are you worried that the Central Plains coalition forces will attack Hangu Pass?"

Yingji nodded and said, "Prime Minister, now all the countries in the Central Plains have joined forces to gather hundreds of thousands of troops to attack our Qin State. This time, our army was defeated in the Battle of Handan. This is because I have never had any trouble since I ascended the throne. What if I do?"

Fan Ju thought about it for a while and said to the King of Qin: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Hangu Pass is a natural danger in the east of our Qin State. General Wang and General Wang led hundreds of thousands of soldiers to guard it. The coalition forces will definitely not be able to defeat it."

"Now the army of the Central Plains has not retreated, but I am really afraid of our Qin State. I am afraid that once the troops of the Union retreat, our Qin State will take revenge. In my opinion, the Central Plains countries do not want to offend our Qin State too much. They just want our Qin State, a promise to stop sending troops."

"Oh, in the opinion of the prime minister, are the countries in the Central Plains who want to negotiate with us Qin?"

"King, yes. Now as long as I, Qin, talks with their countries, and says that I will no longer send troops to attack other countries, and their troops will disperse themselves."

Ying Ji laughed, turned around, and said to Fan Ju, "Okay! Prime Minister, what about your opinion?"

Fan Ju also smiled and said, "King, the reason why our army lost in the Battle of Handan is because the Kanto countries have been successful in the past three years. Our army has indeed suffered a lot of losses, but the countries in the Central Plains have also suffered great damage."

"I suggest that my king can send envoys to negotiate with the countries and dismantle the troops of the countries. When the troops of the countries retreat, my king can defeat them one by one. I don't believe that all countries will continue to fight against our Qin?"

"King, our Qin State can give the land originally occupied by Guandong to all countries. However, these lands can only be taken back by the army of the various countries. Therefore, I will say that my king does not have to worry."

King Yingji of Qin immediately said, "The words of the prime minister are very consistent with my own wishes. Prime Minister, you can follow this wish and go and handle it as soon as possible!"

"No." Fan Ju bowed and retreated.

In the first year of King Xiao of Yan, at the end of August, Qin and the Central Plains reached a joint negotiation agreement before Hangu Pass.

Qin returned the land of Han, Wei and Zhao that they had previously occupied, and Qin no longer sent troops to attack the Three Kingdoms.

The Central Plains countries withdrew their troops and no longer attacked Hangu Pass.

Since the spring of the 48th year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Qin State mobilized a large army to attack Zhao. After three years, it was defeated.

The Qin army lost as many as 35 troops, losing many outstanding Qin generals such as Meng Ao and Sima Geng. This was the biggest defeat in the use of foreign troops since Qin King Yingji ascended the throne.

After the Battle of Handan, Zhao State recovered Taiyuan County, Wu'an City, and Pilao Pass; Wei State recovered Hedong County, Anyang and Fen City; even South Korea also re-incorporated Shangdang County and Hanoi County into its own territory.

The Battle of Handan severely hit Qin's arrogance, causing nearly 350,000 soldiers in Qin's state, and seriously consuming Qin's strength.

The Battle of Handan was the first great victory after the formation of the Qin State's unique strategic pattern. The princes of Kanto jointly won the fight against Qin. It directly led to the bankruptcy of the strategies of the Central Plains implemented by Qin State in the past.

After the Battle of Changping, Qin had the opportunity to unify the world. However, after the Battle of Handan, due to the re-rise of Yan, Qin's chance to unify the world became increasingly slim.

Before the Battle of Handan, the Qin army killed hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops in Changping. This directly caused the Zhao State to be full of deep hatred for the Qin army. Faced with the Qin army's invasion, the high morale of the Zhao State's military and civilians were the key to winning this battle.

Finally, under the slogan of "revenge", Zhao united and hated the enemy, and developed a rare combat power.

At the most critical moment when the Qin army besieged Handan, even if the Zhao army and civilians changed their children in the city and used bones as a cook, they were unwilling to surrender to Qin. This was unexpected by the Qin State.

When the situation of unity within Zhao and external alliance against Qin was established, King Yingji of Qin simply believed that Qin was strong and Zhao was weak and insisted on attacking Zhao, which was a major strategic mistake.

When the initial battle failed and the city was strengthened, the troops continued to attack and rebel, and the reinforcements of Yan, Wei and Chu were ignored. The combat guidance was also not safe, which led to failure, and ultimately lost the opportunity to destroy the six countries.

Especially most importantly, after the end of the Battle of Handan, the strength of Qin and even the Central Plains was severely damaged, but the national strength of Yan in the north was increasingly strengthened.

The young helmman of Yan State, the future, will no longer give Qin State and even the Central Plains any chance to breathe.
Chapter completed!