Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

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By chance, this became the place where the attacking Zhao army and the defending Qi army met.

Standing on the city wall of Changguo City, Kuang Liang watched the mighty Zhao army under the city wall with red flags waving, the expression on his face was undoubtedly very dignified.

This time, Zhao Guo’s army is really astonishing in terms of oppression, and it’s not the first time that Kuang Liang has fought against Zhao Kuo’s army. He can feel that after eliminating the other three countries, The current Zhao State army is a bit stronger than before.

On the Qi side, not only has the combat effectiveness of the army not improved, even the logistics supply has been insufficient, and the military salary will also affect morale.

All in all, no matter from which angle you look at it, it seems that the preparation levels of both sides are not at the same level.

But the problem is that the current situation is that Qi is not the party that initiates the war, but only a passive party.

Therefore, whether this battle can be fought, or whether it wants to be fought, these are not issues that Qi State can consider. Qi State must take over this battle.

Thinking of this, Kuang Liang involuntarily sighed.

This is the sorrow of small countries in this era. Big countries can completely rely on their own will to ask for anything from small countries, but small countries can only respond passively anyway, and will always be only a supporting role for big countries.

Under the city, Li Mu also raised his head and stared at the city wall of Changguo City in front of him.

Li Mu didn't notice Kuang Liang on the city wall, because Kuang Liang was not standing under the handsome flag.

But for Li Mu, he is still very happy, because Li Mu finally left Handan City again, and can devote himself to his favorite war.

As far as Li Mu is concerned, of course he doesn't mind helping Zhao Kuo seize the highest power.

However, this kind of tricks on the political stage is really not the scope of Li Mu's liking. Only the passionate way of war is Li Mu's favorite.

Thinking of this, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, and said to the many Zhao generals around him: "This time, we only need to take down this city and the Linzi city behind him, then all the tricks will be over, everyone! Then you can go home with peace of mind, hug your beautiful wife and sleep with piles of spoils at home, understand?"

Li Mu's voice fell, and the generals of the Zhao Kingdom who were present immediately let out a burst of laughter.

"Please don't worry, General, this time we will definitely destroy this country of Qi."

"Attention, General. After destroying Qi, remember to reward us with a few more beautiful women."

"That's right, that's right, the beautiful woman is in her arms, that's not for a god, hahahaha."

Amidst the bursts of laughter, Zhao Guoren's self-confidence can be said to be extremely bursting.

Chapter 1011 The Choice Between Qin and Chu

Now that Zhao State has already sent troops to attack Qi State, there is no need for Qi State's envoys to go out. Of course, Qin State and Chu State have also received the news.

After hearing the news, Qin King Ying Zichu immediately called his ministers to discuss this matter.

"Everyone, this Zhao countryman really doesn't want to be idle, and it's only been a year since he went to attack Qi country again.

You all tell me, what should we do now, should we send troops to help Qi? "

From Ying Zichu's point of view, he is of course willing to send troops to help Qi, but anyway, he still hopes to hear the opinions of other Qin ministers.

Ying Zichu's personality is more or less weak, and he is not the kind of person who can make decisions alone at critical moments.

It's just that what surprised Ying Zichu this time was that the opinions of the ministers of Qin State were actually one-sided.

"My lord, we must immediately send troops to rescue Qi."

"If Qi is destroyed, then only Qin and Chu will be left in this world.

Chu State is not a reliable country. We need Qi State to contain Handan City in the east, so that Zhao State can not boldly attack our Qin State in the west, so we still have to rescue Qi State this time. country. "

"If we still sit back and watch the state of Qi perish this time, then it is very likely that we will take care of the one who will attack our state of Qin next.

At that time, how could it be possible to fight against Zhao Guo only by relying on the strength of our country?

So now we must keep more countries as fire to fight against Zhao people with them. "

Hearing what the Qin ministers said, Ying Zichu was stunned for a moment.

He really didn't expect that one day he would get so many approvals for his request to go to war with Zhao Guo.

After all, in the past so many years, Qin State has always been repaid by Zhao State, and the psychological shadow of Qin State's monarchs and ministers on Zhao State is quite serious.

However, from another point of view, this is enough to prove that Zhao Guo's threat to Qin's survival is indeed very serious now, and it is serious enough to make these Qin ministers get rid of their fear and choose to resolutely rise up to resist.

While thinking, Ying Zichu turned his attention to Lu Buwei who was not far away from him.

As we all know, Lu Buwei has always been completely opposed to going to war with Zhao Guo, so in the current situation, what kind of decision will Lu Buwei make?

This is what surprised Ying Zichu again, Lu Buwei didn't speak.

So Ying Zichu simply asked: "Grand Master, in this situation, don't you have anything to say?"

Although Fan Sui is still the Xiangbang of the Qin State, Ying Zichu actually listened to Lu Buwei's opinions on many things.

From Ying Zichu's point of view, Lu Buwei is the one who really turned Ying Zichu's fate upside down. He trusts Lu Buwei from the bottom of his heart.

On such a big matter, if Lu Buwei's opinion cannot be obtained, Ying Zichu is really worried.

After hearing Ying Zichu's question, Lu Buwei stroked his beard, and said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, I don't have any opinion on what the other ministers said. This time, I really can talk to Zhao Chu." The country went to war."

After Lu Buwei finished speaking, Mao Sui, who was also sitting in the hall, changed his expression slightly.

However, his expression was moving, but Mao Sui had always been silent when discussing things, and this had long been taken for granted by everyone, so no one noticed Mao Sui.

After hearing Lu Buwei's words, Ying Zichu was relieved, and then he smiled and said: "Since everyone has no opinion, then let's let the two generals Wang Jian and Meng Ao lead all our troops in Daqin Go east to attack Zhao Guo.

This time our goal is not necessarily to win, but we must be able to contain part of Zhao's troops so that the people of Zhao cannot concentrate all their heavy troops in the direction of Qi.

As long as Qi can survive, then our military operation this time can be said to be a complete victory. "

Ying Zichu also made a very accurate judgment this time. He didn't think about recovering the land of Qin State. What he wanted was to contain Zhao State so that Zhao State could not destroy Qi State. country will do.

As long as Zhao Guo can continue to delay the pace of expansion and Qin Guo can continue to have the opportunity to recuperate, then Ying Zichu feels that Qin Guo may not necessarily be Zhao Guo's opponent in the future.

All in all, it is 4 words, it depends on human effort.

After hearing Ying Zichu's order, the two Qin generals Meng Ao and Wang Jian immediately stood up and accepted the order, and said that this time they would definitely live up to the king's high expectations.

After a while, Lu Buwei sat in the carriage going home, and opposite him was Mao Sui.

These two people are one of Qin's strongest political allies, so even if other people saw this scene, they wouldn't be surprised.

Mao Sui stared at Lu Buwei, and said very calmly: "When you were in the hall just now, why didn't you stop the king's decision to send troops to Zhao?"

Did Lu Buwei have already thought that Mao Sui would ask such a question, and immediately said with a smile: "Is there no new order from Handan City?"

Generally speaking, the instructions from Handan City are passed to Mao Sui first, and then Mao Sui conveys them to Lu Buwei.

Mao Sui just looked at Lu Buwei and didn't speak.

Lu Buwei, who didn't get an answer, was not angry, but continued to explain: "The current situation is actually very simple, Zhao Guo has wiped out half of the countries in the world, and now there are only three other countries in the world.

Under such circumstances, if you still want to persuade the king not to send troops to Zhao Guo, it is actually completely impossible.

All we have to do is to watch quietly and see how Wu Xinjun can defeat these people. "

Mao Sui said to Lu Buwei with a very calm expression: "You may have forgotten that the general who is in charge of attacking Qi this time is Li Mu, not our lord."

Lu Buwei suddenly laughed, and said to Mao Sui: "My lord really did a good trick this time. Let Li Mu go undercover, and he deceived the young and naive King Zhao at once."

Mao Sui's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but said to Lu Buwei, "How did you know about this?"

With a smile on his face, Lu Buwei said slowly: "No one else in this world knows how smart the lord is than I am. A smart man like him will definitely not have Zhou Shaofen. There may be a second Zhou Shaofen.

However, in Zhao Guo's political arena, a second Zhou Shaofen and Li Mu did appear, which is very abnormal.

So in my opinion, there is only one real result of this matter, and that is that Li Mu's so-called betrayal was completely manipulated by the lord behind the scenes. "

After hearing this, Mao Sui was also a little speechless for a while.

I have to say that Lu Buwei's logic is quite unexpected. He first concluded that Zhao Kuo is the smartest person in the world, and it is absolutely impossible for him to be teased by others. Let Li Mu act as an undercover truth.

Mao Sui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I suddenly understand why the lord has always told me that when it comes to matters related to Qin, I must first listen to your opinion before making a decision."

Lu Buwei chuckled, and said to Mao Sui proudly, "Now you know, to be honest, if the lord can trust me as much as he trusts you, then why would Xu Li and Li Mu have any business at this time? "

Facing Lu Buwei's self-praise, Mao Sui obviously didn't have the intention to answer, but said coldly: "As a subject, I suggest that you'd better not guess the mind of the lord, this is an act of courting death."

Lu Buwei shrugged his shoulders and did not continue the topic.

Suddenly Lu Buwei laughed again, and said: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, there are not many countries left now, maybe our lord will start a real power seizure soon.

At that time, the day when you and I leave this damned city and return to Zhao Guo's political arena is really just around the corner. "

After Mao Sui heard this, he was stunned for a moment, but then there was an expectant expression on his face.

Lu Buwei is not from the country of Zhao, but Mao Sui is a real person from the country of Zhao. For Mao Sui, it would be great if the days of leaving his hometown to hide his identity for so many years can really end.

It is not only the Qin people who are entangled in the matter of sending troops, but also the Chu people from Shouchun City.

After the previous resolution to move the capital was proposed and passed, the King of Chu acted very vigorously and immediately moved the entire capital to Shouchun City.

After moving the capital here, the King of Chu also breathed a sigh of relief. This place is hundreds of miles away from the border between Zhao State and Chu State. Even if Zhao State really called, Chu State would have enough time to make a decision. reaction.

After hearing the news that Zhao State attacked Qi State, the King of Chu felt extremely fortunate for his decision to move the capital, and felt that he was so wise that he could think of this matter in advance.

But happy is happy, Zhao Guo attacked Qi Guo, in fact, it is impossible to make the king of Chu laugh.

After all, no matter how you look at it, if Zhao State really destroys Qi State, then the only remaining opponents of Zhao State are Chu State and Qin State.

Therefore, the King of Chu immediately called a group of his ministers to hold a meeting, and the goal of the meeting was very simple, that is, what position does the Chu State have in this war?

Regarding the question asked by the King of Chu, Da Sima Jingyang also immediately gave an answer.

"My lord, these Zhao people are becoming more and more rampant now, if we can't suppress their rampant arrogance, then our Chu country will definitely become the next country to suffer.

Therefore, the minister's suggestion is that we must send troops to rescue Qi State now, so that Qi State can be preserved and become a force to continue to contain Zhao State in the future. "

Jingyang's suggestion is actually similar to that of the ministers in Qin State. After all, things have come to this point now, so anyone who is not a fool can easily analyze the whole situation.

After hearing Jingyang's words, King Chu nodded slightly, obviously in his whole heart, he also agreed with this suggestion.

However, Jingyang's suggestion was still opposed by Chun Shenjun as always.

Chun Shenjun said: "We have already signed a covenant with Zhao Guo before, and this covenant has just been signed not long ago, are we going to abandon the covenant again?

If this matter gets out, how will the people of the world treat us? "

For Mr. Chunshen, it is obvious that he actually doesn't like the feeling of breaking the covenant, not to mention that Chu State has already done something to break the covenant with Zhao State before, and now it is coming again, which is even more so. It is not in line with Chun Shenjun's own values.

After hearing Chun Shenjun's words, Jingyang also snorted heavily, and said very unhappy: "When is this already?

Are you still thinking about your so-called gentlemanly demeanor?

If we can't continue to rescue Qi, then our Chu state will perish next, understand?

Put away your demeanor, it should be used against weaker enemies.

Now that Zhao Guo doesn't talk about demeanor with you, don't you find it ridiculous that you are still talking about it here? "

Jun Shenjun was obviously very angry about Jingyang's accusations, and the two immediately quarreled.

But this time, things have changed from before.

If it was before, then there must be more voices supporting Chun Shenjun, but this time, most of them are on Jingyang's side.

The reason is actually very simple, because everyone thinks the same as Jingyang, Chu State will soon face a huge crisis, who cares about the covenant at this time?

After the King of Chu saw this situation, he no longer hesitated and made up his mind very decisively.

"Give the order to the widow, and immediately gather all the soldiers and horses in the country and hand them over to Sima Jingyang to command. This time we must actively rescue the Qi State, and we must never let the Qi State perish again."

This time, Chu State and Qin State made the unanimous decision, that is to rescue Qi State and fight to the death with Zhao State!

Chapter 1012 Zhao Kuo's Response

Now that Qin and Chu have made a decision, the next thing they have to do is to mobilize their troops and lead them to the border with Zhao.

Of course, such a large-scale mobilization of troops cannot be hidden from the spies of Zhao State lurking in the territory of Qin State and Chu State, so the news was soon sent to the desk of King Zhao of Handan.

After Zhao Wang got the news, he immediately summoned many ministers to the palace to discuss this matter together.

"Now Qin and Chu have sent troops, Wu Xinjun, what should you do?"

When Zhao Wang spoke, his tone was actually a little unhappy, because Zhao Wang felt that since Zhao Kuo signed an alliance with the people of Chu last year, at least Chu should not send troops to interfere with Zhao and Qi this year. attack.

But for Zhao Kuo, his thoughts are actually different. In fact, Zhao Kuo thinks that the significance of the covenant signed by Zhao Guo and Chu State to Zhao State is that Zhao State can destroy South Korea without interference. As for the next Qi State In the event of war, it is impossible to rely on this covenant.

But in any case, now that he has faced this problem, of course Zhao Kuo still has to give an answer.

So Zhao Kuo also said unhurriedly: "Actually, it is very simple to solve this problem, Your Majesty.

Since Qin and Chu want a war, then we will give him a war.