Chapter 287: National Focus

Zhou Yuan and Chun Yuyan glanced at each other, and both of them showed a look of surprise in their eyes, especially Chun Yuyan, who had just returned from Handan, Zhao State, and was even more clear about the situation there.

The envoy of the Qin State asked for an explanation, and in Handan, it was indeed a tide of public opinion, the two fronts of the Zhao State were all defeated, and someone must come out to be responsible, Zhao Qi has been driven out of Handan, but this does not satisfy some people.

Zhao Mu's goal is too big, he has controlled the Zhao army for many years, and there are already people who want to get rid of it, and there is no better chance than this one. Zhao Mu has an army of more than 100,000 people, and there are only more than 20,000 people on the opposite side of Yingteng, but after the last, Zhao Mu did not take Hangu Pass, although this point Zhao Jun killed Yingteng, but Zhao lost the best opportunity to defeat Qin in one fell swoop. The voices of domestic demands for the punishment of Zhao Mu have come and gone, and they are endless.

For Zhao Mu, King Zhao is inseparable, but he is suspicious, the key is the relationship between him and Zilan, which has become a dream in King Zhao's heart. If these two join forces, his throne will surely be lost. In the battle of Hangu Pass, Zilan went straight to Hangu Pass from Daijun, which made King Zhao even more shocked and angry. Zilan never expected that his move at that time would bring Zhao Mu a lot of trouble.

"Then do you think King Zhao will punish Zhao Mu?" Zhou Yuan asked with interest.

Gao Yuan thought for a moment, "Taiwei, if King Zhao is not completely confused, I think, he will not do anything to Zhao Mu, after all, Zhao Mu is the military god of Zhao State, I don't know what is going on above, but the soldiers are probably very supportive of him, and King Zhao can't afford to do this, but I'm afraid it will also make Zhao Mu withdraw from this stage in a short time."

"Well said!" Chun Yuyan slapped his hands hard, "Gao Yuan, you are right, Zhao Mu has lost a lot this time, under the Hangu Pass, he was so angry that he vomited blood, and after retreating to Hedong, he was attacked by the country, this person is not an ordinary person, and he immediately wrote a letter to resign. Now, he's an idler. However, the punishment of the king of Zhao ended there, that is, he did not strip him of his title, let alone drive him out of Handan."

"Even so, it depends on the development of the situation!" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "Now that the threat of the Qin State is here, the King of Zhao has to supply Zhao Mu up, once there is something, he can use it at any time, but after a long time, he will inevitably slack off, and once Zhao Mu leaves the army, his enemies will probably not be idle, they will inevitably infiltrate the army, even if Zhao Mu is reactivated in the future, the Zhao army is afraid that it will no longer be the current Zhao army."

"Then tell me, what will Qin Jun do now? Attacking Zhao with a big victory, or will it be obscure and wait for the opportunity?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"The Qin State will definitely die down now, firstly, to recover the strength, this time, their military losses are much greater than that of the Zhao State, and secondly, they will definitely wait for the changes in the domestic situation of the Zhao State, the Zhao State is defeated this time, it can be said that the defeat is extremely complete, and the domestic opposition to Zhao Wouji will inevitably rise, maybe there will be infighting, no matter what they do, the Qin State will reap the benefits of the fisherman." Gao Yuandao.

Zhou Yuan and Chun Yuyan stared at Gao Yuan, and the color of appreciation in Chun Yuyan's eyes was already lingering.

"Gao Yuan, is this good for us? What should we do?" Chun Yuyan suddenly asked.

"Is there any benefit, I don't know how to go!" Gao Yuan smiled, "But I know that the Zhao Kingdom can be weak, but it must not collapse, so during this time, our Yan Kingdom should give them the necessary help. Until we get stronger."

"How strong is the Yan Kingdom?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"Donghu!" Gao Yuan's hand pointed to the northeast, "Take Donghu!"

Zhou Yuan's face was silent, but he was shocked in his heart, he used to only think that Gao Yuan was a battlefield general, but he didn't expect that his thinking in terms of strategy was so far-reaching, and Gao Yuan's thoughts coincided with himself, which was also the next national policy of Yan Guo, a small county lieutenant, could have such skills, it was really shocking.

Ye Tiannan, don't you want such a good son-in-law? A shadow swept through Zhou Yuan's heart.

This time is also that time. Will Ye Tiannan still be like a stone in a pit like before, smelly and hard?

Yan Guo Zhao Mu! Zhou Yuan chewed these four words carefully in his heart.

A few days later, on the bank of the Yishui River, the flags were unfurled, the voices of the people were boiling, the Yan army began to move back to the DPRK, and a group of soldiers lined up from the camp and walked home happily.

Gao Yuan's subordinates were naturally excited, when they came, it was rainy, and their mood was as gray as the weather, and no one knew if they could go back alive, but now when they set foot on the return journey, it was a clear sky and the sun was shining, but it also just reflected everyone's mood. Yan Haibo, Naha, Meng Chong, and Xu Yuan will lead these five thousand subordinates across Yuyang, Hejian, and return to Fufeng in Liaoxi, of course, when this passes through Luliang Mountain, Yan Haibo still has other important things to do, this large windfall is enough for Fufeng soldiers to live a good life for a period of time, and Gao Yuan, will return to Jicheng with Zhou Yuan to accept the reward, as the person who ranks first on the merit book, he will get the title of a general, of course, this general title is just a miscellaneous name.

The infantry took twenty cavalry as escorts to go with Gao Yuan, but Cao Tianci had already rushed to Jicheng in advance, this good news, Gao Yuan was naturally eager to let Ye Jing'er of Jicheng know that the sooner the better.

Jicheng, Yefu.

Ye Tiannan's face was gloomy, he had just come back from the palace, he saw Zhou Yuan's report, and saw that Gao Yuan's dazzling name was in the first place, so he was angry, and almost tore this report to pieces, Jiang Dawei is really a useless thing, as a county guard, he can't help Gao Yuan, a small county lieutenant, Zhou Yuan is not a thing, is this a slap in the face?

In fact, Ye Tiannan blamed Zhou Yuan for this, under the premise of not affecting the Yan army's battle, Zhou Yuan didn't care about selling him a favor, and he did so, creating conditions for Jiang Dawei to clean up Gao Yuan, the problem is that Gao Yuan is too good, and he actually did incredible things under absolutely unfavorable conditions, if Gao Yuan was not under that extreme condition, the idea of gathering those rabble, now Gao Yuan should be a pile of bones.

Yanwang Jiping smiled meaningfully, "Gaoyuan, the good general of the country!"

This evaluation made Ye Tiannan even more mixed.

Outsiders think that Ji Ping is just a puppet of Ye Tiannan, but Ye Tiannan knows that this young man who has been on the throne with one hand is by no means so easy to get along with, in fact, it can be relieved to think about it, how can a prince who has been in exile for more than ten years be like a flower growing up in the palace? He has been in exile for so many years, and I don't know how many times he has escaped the pursuit and killing of the Linghu clan and the killers of the Zhao State, how can he not have any skills?

At the beginning of Ji Ping's coming to power, he showed a very high political literacy, Yan Guo had three carriages, he was impartial, and he was not biased because Ye Tiannan shared weal and woe with him.

"The king is ready to crown Gao Yuan as the general of the expedition to the east!" Looking at Xun Xiu, Ye Tiannan said sullenly.

"General Zhengdong? Didn't you say it was General Fenwei?" Xun Xiu was taken aback, General Fenwei is a fictitious name, a miscellaneous general, but the general of Zhengdong is different, the army level of Yanguo, the captain of the Tai Lieutenant commands the national army, when he goes out, he sets up a general, which will be abolished after the war, and others such as the dragon inlay, although the status of Xiao Cai is high, but it does not lead the real army, it is just a honorific title, and the real power of the army is the four expeditions and four towns, that is, the east, the west, the north, the south general, the four towns, the east of the town, the west of the town, the north of the town, the general of the south of the town, these four expeditions and four towns, is the permanent position of the standing army of the Yan State.

Ye Tiannan's coup d'état supported Ji Ping to come to power, and among the original generals of the four expeditions and four towns, three of them were pulled off the horse because of their attachment and Linghu Yi, and this general of Zhengdong was one of them.

And Yan Wang Ji Ping's decision to grant Gao Yuanzheng the official position of General of the East at this time is of great significance, especially when the highest level of Yan State has decided to use troops against Donghu immediately after the truce of Yan and Zhao. Linked to Gao Yuan's resume, Ji Ping's determination to reuse Gao Yuan has been seen at a glance.

"General Zhengdong!" Ye Tiannan accentuated his tone, "Zhou Yuan folded the title of General Fenwei who asked for Gao Yuan, but the king decided to crown him as General Zhengdong!" He snorted heavily, "Behind this, Ning Zecheng has made a lot of effort."

Xun Xiu was silent for a moment, "The king is not a foolish person, on the contrary, he is very shrewd, Ning Zecheng let the king know what he said?"

"All the details of the operation!" Ye Tiannan said: "Ning Zecheng's Yan Lingwei recorded all the details of Gao Yuan's battles and handed them over to the king. That's what made the king determined, but I haven't seen it yet."

"Prime Minister!" Ye Zhong on the side said in a low voice: "I heard some news in the palace."

"Say!" Ye Tiannandao.

"When Gao Yuan set out on the expedition, he brought more than 1,000 soldiers, but after the battle, his soldiers and horses had expanded to more than 5,000 people. When others fight, the fewer soldiers they fight, the more they fight, the more they fight." YE Chongdao.

"Where did these soldiers come from?" Ye Tiannan changed color.

"It's those miscellaneous soldiers from various counties, after a few battles, these soldiers actually bowed their heads to Gao Yuan, unwilling to return to their original places, but wanted to follow Gao Yuan to help the wind!"

Looking at Ye Tiannan's somewhat puzzled gaze, Ye Chong then said: "Didn't the Minister of State want me to infiltrate some people into Yan Lingwei, I have a little eyebrows here, where did these news come from?"

"Five thousand?" Xun Xiu took a breath of cool air, "If you add the men and horses he left in Fufeng, then Gao Yuan's subordinates already have six or seven thousand men who dare to fight. With his ability to train soldiers, he will definitely be able to train these soldiers into tigers. If the king crowns him as the general of Zhengdong, then Gao Yuan and his subordinates will become the standing army of my Dayan, and the military salary and materials will be uniformly supplied by the imperial court.

Listening to Xun Xiu's words, thinking of the scene under Fufeng Nanshan, Ye Chong only felt goosebumps all over his body. (To be continued......)