A large number of Qin soldiers had died, but this didn't affect Qin too much. The key was that all of their provisions and siege weapons had been burned. This had a huge impact on the 20,000 Qin soldiers.
Kang Hou Pass, inside the General's Mansion.
Lian Po and Barter entered the meeting room side by side. Today's victory had caused Qin to lose more than 20,000 soldiers. The 200,000 Qin soldiers had lost more than 150,000 soldiers. This was a rare victory for them in many years.
"General Barter, please come in. Today's battle was won by the Yue family cavalry. Qin has no provisions and no siege weapons, so retreating is inevitable. They don't have many horses left, and it would be difficult for them to escape from our 50,000 elite soldiers. I believe that after hearing this news, the aristocratic families in Handan City will have some ideas!" Lian Po laughed for the first time in a few months, and the other generals also laughed when they heard this.
Now that Qin's provisions and siege weapons had been burned, it was impossible for them to attack Kang Hou Pass. Lian Po was already thinking about how to counterattack. If the 30,000 Yue family cavalry of the Hua family could help, he was confident that he could stop all of Qin's soldiers outside the pass.
Everyone entered the meeting room and sat down. Many people found that Barter's seat was closer to Lian Po. Barter's battle today had already shown everyone his military talent, and at the same time, it made everyone realize the strength of the Yue family cavalry.
"General Barter, today our army has completely taken the initiative. I don't know what plan you have for the Qin army." Lian Po was the first to ask for Barter's opinion. This made everyone feel that it was natural.
"General Lian is a famous general, and Barter is here to help under the orders of the head of the family. The arrangements are all up to General Lian."
Now that they already had the advantage, Barter didn't raise any more opinions. Helping people in need was a good thing, but adding flowers to a brocade might not be good.
"Based on my understanding of Bai Qi, the fleeing soldiers will soon spread the news of this battle to every corner of the State of Zhao. In order to eliminate the last resistance, the State of Qin has gathered all of its forces here. In less than three days, there will definitely be a resistance within the State of Zhao.
We need to contact the aristocratic families of Zhao who surrendered to Qin, and also contact Dai.
At the same time, delay the remnants of the Qin Kingdom and let them collapse on their own, "Lian Po said. Many people nodded. The Qin Kingdom had no food and could not hold on for long.
Everybody in the Kanghou Pass was happy because of the battle today. Some people were already discussing when King Zhao would come back. As long as the main force of Qin State was wiped out here, the situation in the world would be reversed. However, nobody noticed that in the camp of the Qin army outside the Kanghou Pass, countless figures were quietly moving southward. It was pitch-black in the southern part of the Qin army's camp.
When dawn broke the next day, the Zhao army stood at Kang Hou Pass and looked down at the Qin army camp. After losing their provisions, the Qin army seemed to be slaughtering horses to satisfy their hunger. The Zhao army did not pay any attention to them. As long as they did not escape, the longer they stayed, the faster they would be defeated. In the afternoon, they saw some Qin soldiers escaping from the camp, which proved that their guess was correct.
For three days in a row, soldiers constantly escaped from the Qin camp. Lianpo stood at Kang Hou Pass and watched all this. He could not help but frown.
From the walls of the pass, he could see countless Qin soldiers escorting some deserters. Outside the tents, some Qin soldiers were dying of hunger. He got up and flew to the Qin army camp. Bai Qi and several Foundation Establishment cultivators quickly came to greet him.
"Lian Jun, I trust you have been well since we last met!" Bai Qi smiled and greeted Lianpo.
"Bai Jun, you have already reached this point, but you still insist. I'm afraid the aristocratic families of Zhao have already rebelled. If we don't withdraw now, I'm afraid all the Qin soldiers will die here." Lianpo probed. He could not think of any way for Bai Jun to turn the situation around.
"Lian Jun, you can send troops to attack. We will have a decisive battle at Kang Hou Pass. I have a way to deal with Zhao," Bai Qi said with a smile.
Lianpo could not find anything strange. He returned to the study outside Kang Hou Pass and paced back and forth. Qin had obviously run out of food. Many soldiers were lying on the ground, unable to move. But what were they waiting for?
If they were waiting for Qin to send food and siege weapons, then what would they do if Zhao fell into chaos?
Qin would not let the aristocratic families of Zhao fall into chaos. If Wei fell into chaos, Qin would not have the power to suppress it. Thinking of this, Lianpo stopped.
"Men, let the elite cavalry of Zhao conduct a large scale probing attack on the Qin army." Lian Po ordered.
The Zhao cavalry left the city. The Qin camp was as usual. There was no sign of resistance. Lianpo saw the Zhao cavalry easily break through a corner of the Qin camp. He knew where the problem was!
There were still over eighty thousand elite soldiers left in Qin state, and another forty thousand surrendered soldiers. Every day, they would move about in the camp, and when they saw about fifty thousand Qin soldiers, they naturally assumed that the remaining Qin soldiers were in the main tent.
Although the granary of the Qin rear army was burned, there should still be some food in the middle army. The surrendered soldiers could not be so hungry that they could not get up. So there was only one result.
Most of the Qin State's elite troops had already retreated. The big tent of the military camp had been empty all this time. Everyone who lived outside the big tent was just pretending to go in and out. They were just acting for themselves. Most of the Qin State's elite troops had already left with all the provisions in the army. He was deceived!
Thinking of this, Lianpo saw that the Zhao cavalry had already attacked the Qin camp. Some of the soldiers who still had energy left started to escape.
At this time, Bai Qi led a few Foundation Establishment cultivators into the sky. They looked at the Qin soldiers who were still resisting the Zhao cavalry and turned to fly south.
Kang Hou opened the gate, and the Yue cavalry charged out. Soon, the Qin camp was breached, and the battle ended in less than two hours.
"Commander Lian, there are only 40,000 starving auxiliary soldiers in the Qin camp. There are only 6,000 of the Qin elite soldiers. Half of them are injured and there are not many horses. The rest of the Qin elite soldiers should have left a long time ago." A general reported to Lian Po.
"It's my fault. The main forces of the Qin Kingdom should have left for many days. They should be very far away from Kang Hou Pass. Let the Zhao Kingdom's elite cavalry and the Yue Kingdom's cavalry go out and chase after the Qin Kingdom's elite troops." Lian Po shouted.
The Yue cavalry was the fastest. They chased south for 300 miles and saw traces of the Qin army. The Qin soldiers retreated in a hurry and didn't take care of the traces.
They chased until noon of the second day. The Yue cavalry chased all the way to Shuo County. They saw Bai Qi on the city wall looking at them. Tens of thousands of Qin soldiers were standing on the wall. Barter knew that they were too late.
The Qin soldiers walked 700 miles from Kang Hou Pass to Shuo County in three days. Walking 200 miles a day was unimaginable for normal soldiers. It has to be said that all the soldiers were wearing their own armor, holding weapons, tents, and food. The difficulty was beyond imagination.
The Zhao army captured 50,000 Qin soldiers outside the pass. They chose 20,000 of them to defend Kang Hou Pass. The rest of the captives were on the city wall. This was their only pass.
The thirty thousand Yue Clan cavalrymen were also left behind in Kang Hou Pass to help them clear out all the enemy soldiers outside of Kang Hou Pass. Some of the citizens of Zhao Country started to graze in the north of Kang Hou Pass. Lin Huguo didn't dare to say anything when facing the once powerful Zhao Army. Lianpo used the spirit items and funds they brought from Handan City to purchase food, weapons, and equipment from the north mountain.
Dai Guo couldn't refuse Lianpo's kindness. Not only did they send 20,000 soldiers to Kang Hou Pass, they also sent large amounts of food and livestock to Zhao. Just like that, the "Empress" Zhao was born.
At the end of July, Wuren Tu Ya returned from Yue Shi to Hua City in Gao Liu County. Her belly was very big. This little guy had been in his mother's belly for two years and could be born at any time.
As a master of Yin and Yang, Hua Kai couldn't divine when the little guy would be born. Everything about him seemed to be very vague.
When the news of the victory at Kang Hou Pass spread to Gao Liu County, Hua Kai let out a sigh of relief. They didn't lose Kang Hou Pass. This meant that the Hua family's trade route to Yue Shi was still there. Although Qin was powerful, their cavalry was ordinary. With the help of 30,000 Yue cavalry, the 700 miles of land south of Kang Hou Pass was under the control of Zhao.
There was no more news of Zhao Dan after he arrived at Yan. However, the clans that surrendered to Qin were very happy, especially in Handan City. The clans of Zhao had been asking Qin for the rights that clans should have, but Qin had always ignored them. If Qin returned the rights to the clans of Zhao, it would just be changing the regime of Zhao. How could they be willing to do that?
Following the news of Qin's defeat at Kang Hou Pass, the resistance of the aristocratic families of Zhao State became more and more serious. Many aristocratic families started to move closer to Handan City from various counties. Because Qin State had too many cities to defend, Handan City only had fifty thousand elite soldiers and two hundred thousand surrendered soldiers.
Putting down the information in his hand, Hua Kai turned to look at Xue Yiyu. Xue Yiyu stood behind Wuren Tu Ya like an ordinary maid. Facing Wuren Tu Ya, she didn't feel as comfortable as before in front of Hua Kai.
"How is the situation in Ye City? How is the textile workshop?" Hua Kai asked Xue Yiyu.
"Husband, the news came the day before yesterday. More than 40 yards of the textile workshop in Ye City have been started. The wool workshop, wool workshop, and clothing workshop have all been started. Moreover, the leather workshop that you requested will also be started soon," Xue Yiyu replied.
"Yes. This year, there are more and more wild beasts on the roads of Gao Liu County. A large part of this is caused by the war in the Central Plains. It may be more difficult to defend the cities this winter. The leather clothes and woolen sweaters of the six armies must all be delivered before winter," Hua Kai said.
Wuren Tu Ya pulled Xue Yiyu in front of Hua Kai and said unhappily, "Don't ask Sister Yiyu about Ye City anymore. You have been asking about the workshops in Ye City since I came back. If you have time, walk with Yiyu. How can you stay in Pegasus Field all day?"
Hua Kai looked at Wuren Tu Ya and said, "The situation in the world is uncertain now. Everyone knows that Qin is determined to unify the world. We must seize the time to perfect our foundations. Two months later, Huaxia will be established. At that time, the target will be bigger and bigger. We must arrange everything before that. Qin Zheng may already have his eyes on us."