Chapter 199: Aftermath

In the Turbidity Deer Siege War, the Yan army lost more than 40,000 in the two months before and after, and the 105,000 army in the Battle of Shaoliang killed more than 40,000 and captured 110,000.

This was the largest war income of the Zhao State. As for the 2,000 chariots, for Zhao Jun, they were nothing, and they could only be dragged back to make tools for the peasants to pull soil or crops.

However, for Zhao Xing, there is another income, that is, the hundreds of thousands of bronze armor and weapons of the Yan people, in his eyes, if they melt, they are all tinkling money.

After Zhao Yong released the generals above the rank of Yan Guo in accordance with the rules of a gentleman, Zhao Xingyi reluctantly sent these thousands of generals out of the camp, and repeatedly discussed with them: "I use my silver armor in exchange for everyone's bronze armor, what a cost-effective deal, you wear my silver armor back to the capital, how glorious it will be?" ”

Zhao Xing's so-called silver armor is his tinned iron armor, which looks really powerful and ruthless in appearance, but in fact, in terms of defense, it is also better than bronze armor. For this reason, Zhao Xing also deliberately took out a bronze armor and compared it with his own tinned armor, and the result was, of course, Zhao Xing's tinned armor won completely.

Surrender in defeat and surrender and accept surrender are not humiliating things, but if you deprive others of their armor and weapons, it is a humiliation to those who surrender.

But Zhao Xing is really reluctant to let the copper helmets and bronze armor on these soldiers, it is all his future money, how can he watch his money being worn away by others like that?

However, due to the rules of this era, he couldn't peel off the armor of these surrendered soldiers, so he could only ask others to exchange with him, although he paid the cost, Zhao Xing still thought that he would make a lot of money.

For this reason, Zhao Xing had to put down the status of a winner, negotiate, plead, and even beg everyone to complete the deal.

Seeing the performance of the shameless teacher for money, Zhao Yong had to cover his face and send someone to pull Zhao Xing back, because the aftermath after the war still needs to be discussed with the teacher.

While being dragged back, Zhao Xing reluctantly turned around and loudly persuaded those generals: "This kind of exchange is appropriate, everyone think about it, think about it again, if it doesn't work, I'll give you another steel sword, it's a real treasure that is hard to find in the world-" The voice gradually drifted away.

"We have annihilated the main force of the Yan army of 200,000, which has greatly weakened the military strength of the Yan State, and it is estimated that it will not be five to ten years, and the Yan State will not be able to slow down this breath." Zhao Yong said proudly to Zhao Xing.

"I think my guiding ideology has come true." Zhao Xing reminded me that this is the victory of my guiding ideology.

"And Lou's annoying means of looting are too skillful, and now the area around Yandu, the richest area of Yan Country, has reached the level where it has become a luxury and ambition to find a piece of grass." Only then did Xu Jie really see Lou Fu's ability to scrape.

King Lou sighed: "It is poverty that limits your imagination." In your eyes, a bulky and worthless millstone is worth nothing, but where we can't even see a stone, it's priceless, and it's a good thing to survive. ”

"The north is bitterly cold, and the widow also feels the same way, and also understands your hardships, the king. In this seizure, the widow will give you as much as he can, so that you and your people may have a better life. Zhao Yong promised Loudi in a friendly tone. Guangxi

Because Zhao Xing was in the middle and the mud last time, Zhao Yong's perception of Lou's annoying feeling changed. Therefore, this is the first time since the founding of the entire Zhou Dynasty, and the first time to sit on an equal footing with the king of the Hu people. The tone of speech is no longer official, condescending rhetoric, but close to allies and friends.

And this time, Lou Fu sent 50,000 troops, which had a great effect on the victory of Yan Zhao in the battle of Spoon Liang. He not only lent the way to Zhao Xing, but also unexpectedly let the Zhao army rush to the city of Yandu, so that Yan Jun and his ministers were completely confused, and they made one trick after another; Moreover, during the decisive battle of Shaoliang, he blocked the few troops of the Yan army who wanted reinforcements, so that the whole battle ended in just one day. This is a great deal of merit, and it is only natural to receive the distribution of power for the capture of the entire campaign.

When Zhao Xing made this suggestion, the courtiers brought by Zhao Yonghe did not object much. In their opinion, the last time Loudi sent envoys to bring cattle and sheep to the turbid deer army, it was Loudi who paid tribute to Zhao, and Loudi was already a vassal of Zhao. Equal distribution of the spoils of war to the vassal states that followed them in the war was the tolerance and aristocratic demeanor that the overlord should show.

"After sending an envoy to Yandu to reprimand Yan Wang's rudeness this time, we overcame. Should the widow build an alliance with him according to the rules, and then ask the Yan State for the taxes of the defeated country? Zhao Yong asked Zhao Xing for advice.

Zhao Xing shook his head decisively: "Although the rules are so, this rule is not suitable for now." ”

"Please Xingjun analyze." The Ministry of Rites, who hurried over in a hurry, said cautiously and asked cautiously.

Zhao Xing said: "First, this is the war that the Yan people first provoked, and we should send envoys to them to ask questions." But the purpose is not to be endless with him. If we win, we should accept it as soon as we see it, and continue to fight, and see that we can all take advantage of the situation to destroy the country, but we can't do that. Because we're pushing them into a hurry, they're jumping over the wall, and we're going to be in an endless war of attrition. This is not in the interests of our Zhao State. ”

Zhao Yong and his courtiers frowned, because they were really not used to Zhao Xing talking about interests at every turn. Everyone is a gentleman, a gentleman and a nobleman, how can the aristocracy always talk about the interests of the second fruit? What is on the lips should be Zhou Li, righteousness, and the great road of the world. Although, what Zhao Xing said is right, but it must also be pretended.

"As long as we announce to the world that Yan Guo is unkind and unreasonable, we occupy the moral high ground. Then if we withdraw our troops, we will let the princes of the world see our benevolence and tolerance, and they will see us observing etiquette, which will give the king a great good name. Now the king is still young, and he has not yet received the true respect of the other princes. Therefore, it is the first important thing to let the king gain the recognition and respect of the princes at all costs, which once again echoes our interests. ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu felt the same way, and he ran among the princes for the Zhao State, and deeply felt the pain of being despised because of the king's youth: "Xingjun is right, we have to forgive people and forgive people, and when we don't lose our interests, we must make some tolerant concessions." ”

"And the king had better not meet with King Yan, because that is a humiliation to King Yan, we don't need to hit King Yan's self-esteem, it will make his thinking change. Changing our thinking so that we don't understand is not good for us. ”

Zhao Yong thought for a while, and finally said with unwilling hatred: "He humiliated me so much at the beginning, but I can't humiliate back, I'm really unwilling." But what the teacher said is right, then do what the teacher says. ”

"Then what should the Queen Mother do?" The Ministry of Rites Shangshu continued to ask: "After all, the Empress Dowager Zhao is the Empress Dowager of our Zhao Kingdom, and she is the mother of the monarch, and the monarch should be returned in the name of filial piety." ”

Zhao Yong thought that his mother was like that to him, so he was silent in anger.

"As the old saying goes, the son is not ugly to the mother, although the mother has done wrong, where does the son have the right to hold grudges? First, Zheng Zhuang dug the ground to see his mother, and our monarch should invite the queen mother home three times. Empress Dowager Zhao is the queen mother of Zhao State, always in Yan State, and has a bad reputation for the monarch, in order to show that the monarch is filial to the Queen Mother, please bring the troops, is to lead the troops, and go to the suburbs of the capital of Yan to welcome the Queen Mother back. ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu smiled bitterly: "Take the troops to the suburbs of the capital of Yan Kingdom, if the Empress Dowager Zhao dares to come out, it will be strange." "Actually, everyone here doesn't want Empress Dowager Zhao to return to China again.