The fighting in the Shangdang area has been raging more and more fiercely, and it has been fighting for two years, but there is no sign of stopping.

In the Shangdang area, Wang Yi, the commander of the Qin army, since he sent Wang Jian to lead an army of 100,000 to the south to attack Korea, the defense line of the Zhao army in Kongcangling was even weaker. In desperation, Wang Yi had no choice but to send a letter to King Yingji of Qin, asking Qin to continue to send reinforcements.

In early May, after receiving a letter from Wang Yi asking for help, Qin Wang Yingji hurriedly summoned Fan Sui of Xiangguo to discuss.

Qin Wang Yingji frowned, and said to Xiangguo Fan: "Xiangguo, now Wang Yu is asking to continue to send troops to reinforce the party, what do you think?" ”

When Fan Sui saw Yingji's expression, he naturally knew what King Qin was worried about. Now Qin State has been fighting with Zhao State for two years. The number of troops on the front line is already more than 300,000, and if there are more reinforcements, they will have to start at least 100,000. This is also an unbearable burden for Qin's national strength.

After pondering for a moment, Fan Sui said to King Qin: "Great King, the two armies of Qin and Zhao are in the party, and this kind of confrontation between each other has long been expected by us?" If Zhao State was so easily defeated, it would not be our Qin State's biggest enemy! ”

After a pause, he continued: "Great King, from the current point of view, our Qin State is a little difficult now, but in terms of the national strength of the Zhao State, it is even more difficult!" The battle has reached such a point that it is impossible to give up lightly. ”

Then he bowed down to King Qin Yingji and said, "Great King, now is the battle of the national fortunes of the two countries of Qin. Please allow the king to grant Wang Di's request and continue to send troops to reinforce the party. ”

King Qin thought for a while, nodded, and said slowly to Fan Sui: "What Xiangguo said is extremely true, it is a widow who is too worried. ”

Then he said to the attendant next to him: "I plan to continue to send an additional 100,000 troops to the Shangdang area, and ask Wang Yi to attack Shangdang." ”

"No." The attendant hurriedly replied.

Qin Wang Yingji picked up a silk silk from the table again, handed it to Fan Sui and said: "Xiangguo, this is the news that the Black Ice Platform has returned to Liaodi from the Jidu of Yan Kingdom, take a look!" It's amazing! Of the six spies sent to Liaodi by Heibing Tai, only one returned. According to his report, Liaodi is extremely prosperous now, and it is not inferior to my Xianyang! ”

Fan Sui took the silk with both hands, looked at it carefully, and was surprised.

After bowing his head and thinking for a long time, he said to King Qin Yingji: "King, judging from what the silk silk described, this son Ji Kang is afraid that what he is trying to do is not small!" ”

Yingji shook her head and said to Fan Sui: "Xiangguo, you are a little worried. Now this Gongzi Kang is still young, how much can he claim? And the changes that have taken place in Liaodi are probably done by Ju Xin, Zou Yan and others. But how long do these people have to do when they are old?

What's more, judging from the current situation in Yan Kingdom, the possibility of Gongzi Kang ascending to the throne is very small. My grandson, Ji Xi, is much more likely to ascend to the throne than him. This Gongzi Kang is located in a remote place in Yan Country, and it is impossible to do much in Yan Country! ”

Speaking of this, his eyes narrowed, and he said slowly: "As far as the widow can see, this Gongzi Kang is at most like Xinling Jun of Wei State!" The more capable he is, the greater the internal friction of the Yan State, and it will be beneficial to our Qin State's desire to unify the world. ”

Then he smiled coldly and said to Fan Sui domineeringly: "Xiangguo, for Yan Country or the Central Plains countries, no matter who is in charge. For the widows, what is there to fear? ”

Fan Sui wanted to say something more, but seeing that King Qin was so domineering and confident, he couldn't say anything.

At the end of May, Wang Di, who had received support from the Qin state in the Shangdang region, then launched a fierce attack on the Zhao army. At the same time as the confrontation between Kongcangling and Lian Po. At the beginning of June, taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Zhao army was on the front line of Kongcangling, he sent troops to raid and occupy four cities in the west of Shangdang like lightning.

When the news reached Handan, Zhao was in an uproar.

Ji Kang's uncle, Zhao Wangdan, said angrily to Xiang Guotian: "Xiang Guo, what is Lian Po doing?" He asked for reinforcements and said that he wanted to occupy Wuling, so the widow sent reinforcements to him. But what the result! The result is that Wuling Pass has not been taken, and now it has lost the four cities of the Shangdang, is this Lian Po still good? ”

Tian Dan pondered for a moment and said to King Zhao: "King, the battle of the party now is of great importance to my Zhao State. Lao Chen sent letters to Wei and Chu again, asking them to send troops to Qin. Please be gracious! ”

Zhao Dan sighed, thought for a while, nodded, and said to Tian Dan: "Xiangguo, go and handle it as soon as possible!" ”

After Tian Dan left, Zhao Dan said to Zhao Sheng, Pingyuanjun, who was standing next to him: "Pingyuanjun, it seems that Xiangguo Tiandan and the veteran Lian Po are getting older!" Do you think among the generals of the younger generation of my Zhao Kingdom, who is better? ”

Zhao Sheng was also very dissatisfied with Lian Po's loss of the party's four cities. Seeing King Zhao say this, a figure who often interacted with himself appeared in his mind.

After pondering for a moment, he said to King Zhao: "Great King, among the younger generation, the minister thinks that Zhao Kuo, the son of the late Ma Fujun Zhao Hao, is more outstanding. This Zhao Kuo, who has been familiar with military books with his father since he was a child, knows all kinds of wars well.

His father, Ma Fujun Zhao Hao, was a famous general in the world, but when he was alive, he debated the art of war with Zhao Kuo, and was often speechless by Zhao Kuo's debate, which can be said to be the pillar of my Zhao country! ”

King Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this: "The widow often hears the name of Zhao Kuo in the palace, Pingyuan Jun, you call Zhao Kuo, what do I think of him?" ”

"No."

Zhao Kuo, who is in his twenties, is tall and burly, and has a dignified appearance.

King Zhao asked Zhao Kuo: "General Zhao Kuo, what do you think of the war between Zhao and Qin in the Shangdang now?" ”

Zhao Kuo bowed down and said: "King, the art of war: "The brave wins when they meet on a narrow road", and now my Zhao and Qin armies are facing each other in the Shangdang, and the strength is equal. We should chase and fight bravely, not blindly defend as we are now. If the confrontation continues for such a long time, it will be a waste of our Zhao country's military strength. ”

King Zhao listened and agreed with Zhao Kuo's point of view. nodded, and said to Zhao Kuo: "General Zhao Kuo, now that veterans such as Chaozhong Tiandan, Lian Po, and Le Yi all advocate defense, why do you advocate attacking?" ”

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he showed a confident gaze in his eyes, and said to King Zhao: "King, the art of war: "Surprise, attack unprepared", when my father was alive, I Zhao and Qin broke out a war between the two countries.

Lian Po, Le Yi and other veterans all said that they could not be saved, only their father's words could be saved. The first Wang Yunzhi, with the father of the first sent to lead my Zhao army to rescue Yan He, defeated the Qin army in a battle, this is exactly the art of war: "All those who fight, with the right fit, with the odd victory" also. ”

Zhao Wangdan was overjoyed when he saw that Zhao Kuo was so familiar with the method of using soldiers.

Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, said: "It's really not a loss for the son of Ma Fujun!" As Jun said, it can be said that I am the pillar of Zhao Guo. ”

In the eleventh year of King Wucheng, in late June, the capital of Wei was in Daliang, and the palace of Xinling Jun.

After receiving a letter from Zhao Xiang Tiandan, Xinling Jun Wei Wuji called Hou Huan, a doorman, and asked him to read Tiandan's letter.

Hou Huan, who is now seventy years old, carefully read all Tiandan's letters, and said to Wei Wuji: "Son, the army of the Qin State has occupied the four cities of Shangdang, and it seems that the Zhao State cannot resist it. If Qin defeats Zhao, then my Wei State will not be better. Now I advocate that Gongzi should immediately meet with the king of Wei and ask him to send troops to aid Zhao. ”

Wei Wuji smiled bitterly: "Hou Huan! I also agree with your suggestion. But you must know that although my king of Wei is my elder brother, he is very suspicious of me. I'm afraid that going to persuade will backfire! ”

Hou Huan smiled and said to Xinling Jun: "Childe is worry-free!" Zhao Xiangtian Shan also sent a letter to the King of Wei. Tomorrow in the court, King Wei will definitely discuss this matter with his ministers. You can privately find a few ministers of the court and agree to this matter! During the court meeting, you did not say a word, and your face was sad. Seeing this, the king of Wei would definitely agree to send troops to aid Zhao. ”

Sure enough, Wei Yu, the king of Wei, was in the court and saw that the ministers all advocated sending troops to aid Zhao. And his younger brother Wei Wuji frowned, didn't say a word, and was overjoyed. Let the general Jin Contempt lead an army of 100,000 and prepare to aid Zhao State.

At the beginning of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, summer is scorching.

In the military pavilion of the Prince's Mansion in Xiangping City, two broad maps were hanging on the walls of the martial arts room.

Last year, Liaodi was restructured, and Rong Yan, who was appointed as the only general in the four counties in the northeast, was standing in front of the wall, introducing the two wars currently taking place in the Central Plains to Ji Kang, Ju Xin, Zou Yan, Lu Zhonglian, and Ji Mao.

Rong Yan used the baton in his hand to point to a region in the south of Qi on the map, and said to everyone: "Son, my lords, at present, the army of Qi led by Chu Guochun Shenjun Huang Xie has occupied Xuzhou and continues to advance north.

It is estimated that the occupation of Ni and Di will be completed by the middle or end of this month. But what made a certain general strange was that Ni and Di were the vassal states of Qi, and the queen of Qi regent did not pay attention to Ni and Di's pleas for help. ”

Ji Kang and the others could only sigh after listening to Rong Yan's words below. Especially the two old gentlemen, Zou Yan and Lu Zhonglian, who came from Qi State, shook their heads even more.

Then, Rong Yan pointed his baton to another map, pointed to the Korean region, and continued to everyone: "Son, my lords, in March this year, Qin and Zhao fought in Wuling, and the Qin general Wang Yi led the army to reinforce, and then led 300,000 Qin troops to the party.

At the same time as fighting with the Zhao army led by Lian Po in the Shangdang battle, Wang Jian sent Wang Jian to lead 100,000 troops south in April, and by mid-May, he had already occupied the two cities of Taku and Lun in Korea. ”

After a pause, his brows furrowed slightly, and then he pointed his baton at the Shangdang area and said to the people: "After the Qin army occupied the two cities of the Korean Gur and Lun, it did not stop. After the summer harvest, he received reinforcements from the 100,000 troops of the Qin army, and joined the 200,000 Qin troops in the Shangdang area, with a strength of 300,000.

At present, according to our intelligence, Lian Po has been defeated by the offensive of the Qin army, and has abandoned the four cities in the west of Shangdang, and retreated to the first-line fortifications from Kongcangling to Guangwolf City, which had been built in advance.

Subsequently, Lian Po asked Handan Zhao Wangdan for support, and was supported by Xiang Guotiandan. However, Tian Shan was reprimanded by Zhao Wangdan, and Zhao did not send reinforcements to Lian Po. Now Zhao Xiangtian Shan has asked Wei and Chu for help, hoping that the three countries will unite to fight against Qin. ”

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