The King of Wei was really angry.

After hearing the withdrawal of troops from Qi and Chu, the King of Wei's first thought was to withdraw his troops and seek peace from Zhao.

After all, Zhao State was defeated in a new defeat. I believe that the sum of Wei State would be relatively smooth. If it really doesn't work, just cut a few cities and pay some money. Wei State is located in the Central Plains and has two top commercial cities, Daliang and Taoyi. Money is not a problem for Wei State.

But the situation is different now. Zhao Kuo has already brought 180,000 troops into the territory of Wei. If Wei cannot handle it well, it is not impossible to destroy the country.

Faced with the rare loss of Wei King, Xinling Jun finally gritted his teeth and spoke first: "King, I think I will gather the troops first now, otherwise I will be unable to fight against Zhao's army."

Wei Xiang snorted and said, "How many soldiers can we gather now?"

Xinling Jun thought for a while and said, "If we spread the whole country's strength, we should be able to gather about 160,000."

Due to the objective condition of population size, the number of soldiers and horses that countries can gather naturally has limits.

As the two weakest countries, Yan State and South Korea have only about 200,000 national strength. Qi State and Chu State are stronger, about 250,000 national recruitment, and Qin State is stronger, but in recent years, 300,000 have been wiped out by Zhao Kuo, so about 300,000 troops can be mobilized at present.

Back to Wei, the national strength of Wei was between Yan, Han, Qi and Chu, so the national strength was about 22, 30,000. However, before, Jin Bi and Xinling Jun led 50,000 Wei troops to almost wipe out the entire army in the battle of Lingqiu, so the current number of 160,000 is more realistic.

"160,000?"

The King of Wei did not feel happy because of this number, but said coldly: "How many farmers are there in these 160,000 miles, and how many are elites who have been fighting for a long time?"

Xinlingjun opened his mouth and said nothing.

King Wei locked his eyes on Jin Bi.

Jin Bi swallowed a little hard, and said, "Most of the 160,000 people have received some military training and can be called qualified soldiers, but if we talk about elite troops..., including the Daliang City Guards, no more than 60,000 can be fought."

Raising an army is a huge expense, requiring a lot of supplies, equipment, and food. In today's situation of fighting for hegemony among countries, these things cannot be bought with money, so there are two types of standing army and reserve service.

The Standing Army is the elite troops mentioned by the King of Wei, and is completely separated from agricultural production and does not care about anything except training and war.

The reserve, also known as county soldiers and county soldiers, is the young and strong farmer of the Wei State. He usually plows the fields and grows vegetables, and spends one or two months of slack farming time every year to participate in the military training of the government. He is also recruited during wars, but it is generally cannon fodder or logistics. Basically, it only has quantity and no quality, which is a little stronger than the rabble.

The King of Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said lightly: "So, we must use 50,000 standing troops to deal with Zhao Kuo's 180,000 standing troops?"

Jin Bi showed a smile that was even worse than crying and said, "King, Zhao State has suffered a lot in the Battle of Gaotang. This time, there should be only about 100,000 Zhao troops among the 180,000 Zhao troops, and there will be no more."

King Wei said: "Okay.

Then tell me, can I win this battle?"

The hall fell into a dead silence again.

If you can win, you will win in the battle of Lingqiu. Do you still need to wait until Zhao Kuo comes to discuss?

But looking at the expression of King Wei, who dares to say such a terrifying thing?

Looking at the silent Jin Bi Xinling Jun, the King of Wei was extremely disappointed.

At this time, Long Yangjun on the side suddenly spoke: "Master, I have some ideas."

King Wei was stunned for a moment and looked at Long Yangjun in surprise: "What is the trick of Long Yangjun?"

Long Yangjun said slowly: "Zhao Kuo is extremely cruel and scheming, so the general of Jin Bi and Xinling Jun are not his opponents. If the Wei Dynasty fights head-on, it may be difficult to win."

Every time Long Yangjun said a word, the King of Wei's face became gloomy.

It was so heartbreaking! But King Wei still listened patiently because he knew that Long Yangjun must have said more than that.

Long Yangjun said: "Since that's the case, why didn't the king ask for help from the princes immediately?"

The King of Wei was stunned for a moment and said, "Will the princes really come to help?"

The Five-Nation Alliance collapsed just now during the Battle of Lingqiu. At this time, who did the King of Wei ask for help? Han and Yan, who were in trouble with him, would they withdraw their troops early and abandon Qi and Chu?

"The princes should still come to help."

At the same time, in the Zhao State camp that had just been camped, Zhao Kuo said this to Li Mu and Xu Li beside him.

Xu Li, who was used to being straightforward, suddenly showed a puzzled expression on his face and said, "Why is this?

Haven’t the princes just been separated from their ambitions and virtues in the Battle of Lingqiu?”

Zhao Kuo said slowly: "It is true, but the problem is that if no one really comes to rescue Wei, Wei will be dead.

Wei State is located in the Central Plains, with a large population, a developed trade and close to Handan, which can play an excellent role in the Great Zhao. As long as the princes are not stupid, they will definitely not let Wei State perish."

Li Mu thought something and said, "I wonder which countries will come to support me?"

Zhao Kuo smiled and suddenly asked Li Mu: "Which countries do you think will come to support?"

Li Mu was stunned by this question, and after a while, he said: "I think all three countries in Qin, Chu and Qi are possible."

Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "Actually, no matter which country sends troops to support it, it is not important to me. Do you know why?"

Li Mu seemed to have caught something and suddenly spoke: "I understand. Jun Hou didn't think about destroying Wei from the beginning!"

Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "That's right.

Although this marquis did win in Lingqiu, the loss of Da Zhao in the Battle of Gaotang was still too heavy.

If this lord really destroys the Wei Kingdom, then the second five-nation attack on Zhao will definitely come again, and this time the five-nation will definitely not be persuaded and alienated by this lord as easily as when he was in Lingqiu."

When Zhao Kuo said this, he felt regretful.

If Lian Po did not fail in the Gaotang, and even as long as Lian Po did not fail so badly, Zhao Kuo could take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to annex the Wei State in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, the battle of Gaotang under Lian Po directed directly caused more than 150,000 elite Zhao troops to permanently lose their combat effectiveness, causing Zhao's permanent army to directly lose half of it. Even if Zhao could still destroy Wei with Zhao Kuo's wisdom, he had lost the power that could successfully resist in the subsequent joint counterattack of the princes.
Chapter completed!