The attacks of Zhao Xing, Zhao Yong and Yan Guo caught the King of Zhongshan off guard, and at the same time, this time the Zhao State came over violently, and when discussing how to use troops in the main hall, the King of Zhongshan really found several key problems.

The first problem is very fatal, three ways to be attacked, at least three commanders are needed. As a result, when the commander-in-chief was elected, those Confucians who talked eloquently would only talk highly. However, when he really wanted to appoint this man who was the leader of the way to be the coach, he immediately resolutely refused with all kinds of grandiose excuses. The final outcome of this was for King Zhongshan to discover that he was full of sages, and he couldn't even choose three candidates who could lead the troops to fight. It's embarrassing, quite embarrassing.

And the second question is also in front of us. That is the food that they have not accumulated.

At the beginning of the conscription, according to the old rules, the soldiers brought three months' worth of food, but it was even more embarrassing to find that the Zhongshan people, who had always been brave and good at fighting, had evaded military service. In previous years, with a shout, an army of two or three hundred thousand was formed in a blink of an eye, and these tigers and wolves, with a fanaticism for war, slaughtered to the battlefield to obtain their military glory, but this year, in the end, under the coercion, they reluctantly organized an army of 200,000 people.

But the food prepared by these soldiers could not cope with a month, which simply surprised King Zhongshan.

King Zhongshan was obsessed with Confucianism because he believed that only Confucianism could govern the country well and be closer to China. The results of the three-year governance are very satisfactory to him, the streets are neat, the people know the courtesy, and the ministers are of one heart. And the most important thing is that because of the peace of mind of the people, Zhongshan's grain and iron output has doubled compared with the past, and Zhongshan has become a country of grain buyers and exporters. The amount of wheat sold to the vassal states through four customs clearances every year was an astronomical amount, which made the king of Zhongshan very proud, because it showed that he was much better than his father in governing the country.

I am a big grain producer, why don't my people have food in their hands?

After an urgent investigation, the king of Zhongshan suddenly realized that after the price of the grain in Zhao Guo and Daijun Zhao was as high as four hundred yuan, the people sold all the grain in their hands, except for the rations that could only be eaten next year, and exchanged them for the square and shining coins of Zhao State.

The people are rich, and what is rich is only the money in their hands, but they do not have the most basic material - food.

Therefore, those soldiers who enlisted in the conscription could only piece together a month's rations, and no matter how much, no matter how many people in the family there were, they would starve to death. And the king of Zhongshan, who was full of treasury, wanted to take out money to buy grain, but he found that under the siege of Zhao State, he couldn't buy grain with money.

Now, the king of Zhongshan feels that there is a mistake in his policy, but if he wants to correct it, it is too late.

So in desperation, the king of Zhongshan sent his younger brother Gongzi Kuan, who was not to be seen.

To say that everyone is a Confucian and stands in a high position, then this Gongzi Kuan is an outlier.

Alien is alien because he does not study Confucianism, but specializes in the art of war all day long, and he has a deep understanding. I also once went into the mountains to look for Guiguzi, but I didn't find it, and I have always regretted it.

And his younger brother Gongzi Kuan, who has always had trouble with the concubine of the King of Zhongshan, always chirped in his ear to state the disaster of Confucianism, Zhongshan has quietly degenerated, which is of course very unsuitable for the taste of the King of Zhongshan.

But fortunately, the King of Zhongshan also knew that the biggest threat to the throne of Zhongshan was the real Jiangmen Sima family, which had been eradicated in the last turmoil.

But it is precisely because of the last turmoil that the new King of Zhongshan deeply feels that Zhongshan's army can no longer be handed over to others, and must be in the hands of his own family.

For this reason, King Zhongshan, who has always admired Confucianism, is actually a Ming monarch, and he can only tolerate this younger brother who is always screwing with himself and loves the art of war. Moreover, the military power of the three central countries was handed over to him with confidence. Therefore, every time there is a discussion in the main hall, there is always a young and tall figure, full of armor and incompatible with those officials with high crowns.

This is really a national disaster. This time, the king of Zhongshan gave all his hopes of defending the country to this younger brother who was out of place in the court.

In the face of the attack of the enemy on three sides, the two brothers, and the two brothers could only conspire all night, and finally decided to take the weak Yan State first, and by the way, take some grain in the Yan country.

Gongzi Kuan was indeed a fierce general, and with those teams that had long since lost their original fierceness, he defeated the army of Yan State with lightning speed and killed its generals. Then he plundered all the Yan cities that he had originally occupied, and immediately returned to the army to deal with Zhao Xing, who had already forced to Quyang.

The king of Zhongshan immediately sent envoys to negotiate with the Yan State, and at the cost of returning the thirty Yan cities, he swore an alliance with the Yan State of non-aggression.

Yan Wangzhi also knew that after years of civil war, coupled with the looting of the Qi State, his treasury was empty, so he got off the donkey, accepted Zhongshan's conditions, took back his own 30 empty cities, and ended the war with dignity.

With a mountain of Yan materials, Gongzi Kuan, who killed Quyang, faced an army of 100,000 Zhao Xing, he did not choose to fight a field battle with Zhao Xing, but left a deputy general, led 50,000 soldiers, and defended Quyang, and then he took 100,000 soldiers including the captured Yan people to go south overnight to block Zhao Yong.

Now Zhao Yong has beaten the Yuan clan like a bamboo, and the Yuan clan is already in danger.

In the face of the strong and morale-boosting main force of Zhao State, Gongzi Kuan decided to launch a continuous resistance to Zhao Yong, and ordered every city to be guarded and garrisoned, as long as it held for a month, there was no responsibility for losing it, and it could be abandoned. If you can't hold out for a month, kill the city and guard the whole clan.

This order was immediately approved by the King of Zhongshan, and the garrison and city guard of the Yuan clan did not last for a month, and the King of Zhongshan did not hesitate to kill the two officials.

When Zhao Yong's army reached Fenglong, he encountered the Zhongshan people resisting stubbornly in the city, and Zhao Yong's northward march was slowed down.

When Zhao Yong's army reached Shiyi, it was already three months later. His blades were already exhausted by the end of their crossbows.

And during this period, Gongzi Kuan saw that his goal of exchanging space for time and exchanging the enemy's fatigue had been achieved, so he rushed back to Quyang with 50,000 soldiers and starry nights, preparing to attack Zhao Xing, yes, to attack, to solve this enemy in the north, and then go south to deal with Zhao Yong.

The marquee-like running back and forth not only achieved brilliant results against Yan, but also stabilized the northern and southern fronts, which finally relieved Zhongshan in the initial circle. During this period, King Zhongshan once again used the agitation ability of Confucianism to reluctantly recruit 50,000 militiamen, so that Gongzi Kuan's troops reached 100,000.

100,000 against 100,000, what role can it play?

Gongzikuan confidently believed that Zhao Xing's 100,000 army should be tired after besieging Quyang for two months, and Gongzikuan was ready to attack.