Chapter 50: Destroying Zhao (2)
The news that Yan was preparing to attack Zhao had already spread to various countries at this time.
Wei State Liang, Wei Wangyu and Xin Lingjun discussed this matter.
"Xinlingjun, this time the Yan State attacked Handan, how should my Wei State deal with it?" Wei Wangyu asked.
Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, thought for a while, and said to Wei Wangyu:
"Brother Wang, at present, the news that has been fed back from all sides, this time the Yan State attacked Zhao, not a small battle in peacetime, but to prepare to destroy the Zhao State. Relying on Zhao alone, I am afraid that it is powerless to stop the Yan army's conquest. ”
"Yan Wang Kang is a person with great ambitions, and his ambition is the same as that of King Qin Zhaoxiang, who wants to destroy all the countries in the world. A few years ago, the Yan State had already destroyed the Qi State; The year before last, he took the defense of the country into his pocket; This time, it is even more south to destroy Zhao. ”
"Brother Wang, from the perspective of my Wei State, the Zhao State cannot die. If Zhao Guo dies, then the next target of Yan State will definitely be my Wei State. In the opinion of the ministers, this time the Yan State attacked Zhao, and our Wei State must send troops to rescue. ”
After listening to Xin Lingjun's words, Wei Wangyu pondered and hesitated in his heart.
"Wuji, last year Zhao Wangdan sent an envoy to my Wei State, and the widow also agreed to help Zhao State. But have you thought about it, at present, the Yan country is powerful and the military is strong, and it is only up to me to go to the aid of the Zhao country, and I am afraid that there will be no one to ...... I'm afraid it's worth the loss! ”
Wei Wangyu's words are very reasonable.
Over the years, the national strength of Wei has indeed declined greatly.
Xinling Jun bowed down to Wei Wang Yu and said: "Brother Wang, as usual, the minister knows that it is inappropriate for my Wei State to aid Zhao at this time. However, this time the Yan State attacked Zhao, and my Wei State has no way out! ”
Although Wei Wuji's words were not as straightforward as he said, Wei Wangyu naturally knew the meaning.
If Zhao really died this time, then Wei would definitely die.
Wei Wangyu was in the palace, walking back and forth.
After a while, he said to Xinling Jun:
"Wuji, Yan Wang Kang also sent an envoy, and his envoy said to the widow that as long as my Wei State does not rescue Zhao State this time, Yan State is willing to sign an alliance with my Wei State to form a friendship between the two countries."
Xinling Jun Wei Wuji was in a hurry, and said to Wei Wangyu:
"Your Majesty, in the more than a hundred years since the state of Wei, has there been few alliances with the countries of the Central Plains? That's a lot! But in the end, which country has honestly carried out these covenants? Not a single one. ”
"Yan Guo came to envoy this time, in the opinion of the minister, it is a plan to delay the army! After the Yan State really destroyed the Zhao State, if the army went south and attacked our Wei State, how would my Wei State deal with itself? ”
Wei Wangyu thought for a while and said to Wei Wuji:
"Wuji, Yan Guo is fighting Zhao, my Wei State can want to rescue. However, it is reported that Zhao Wangdan also sent envoys to Qin, Chu, and Han. Why don't we Wei mobilize a large army to prepare first, and after other countries send troops, our Wei State will send troops again, what do you think? ”
Xin Lingjun was speechless, his brother Wang's approach was simply a copy of the Battle of Handan a few years ago.
After leaving the palace gate, Xinling Jun looked up to the sky and sighed, and said to his doorman Tang Ju:
"Brother Wang's head rat at both ends, my Wei country is in danger!"
After Han Wangran met with the envoy of Zhao State, he brought his younger brother Yang Chengjun Han Yang to discuss countermeasures.
Yangchengjun Han Yang said directly to Han Wangran: "Brother Wang, my Korea is weak, where can I face the powerful Yan Kingdom?" The year before last, the five countries of the Central Plains, including my South Korea, were defeated by the Yan State, not to mention now! ”
"Last year, Yan occupied Jinyang, the former capital of Zhao State, and it already bordered Shangdang County in South Korea. If I aid Yan Guo in South Korea this time, Yan Wang Kang will be angry, and he will definitely attack my Korea. ”
"Brother Wang, the minister thinks that my South Korea should take the attitude towards the Qin State when dealing with the Yan State, and send an envoy to Jidu to bow down to Yan Wang Kang. In this way, we can protect the society of South Korea. ”
After listening to Yang Chengjun's words, Han Wangran agreed very much and said to Han Yang:
"Brother Wang's words are very much in line with my heart. This time, Yan attacked Zhao, no matter what other countries do, my South Korea will not send a single soldier to aid Zhao. By the way, you go down and personally meet the envoy sent by Yan Wang Kang, and inform him of the widow's intentions, and ask him to convey it to Yan Wang. ”
Yangcheng Jun Han Yang bowed down and said, "No." ”
The main generals of the Yan army attacking Zhao did not stop in Xiadu after the Wuyang Conference in Xiadu, and led their own guards to rush back to their respective stations.
The army is attacking, and the affairs are very cumbersome. But these things are handled by the generals of the Yan army and the officials of the Yan country. For Ji Kang, there is no need to worry so much.
Besides, the attack on Handan, the year before last, according to the plan of the Yan Kingdom, preparations had already begun, and all the details had already been arranged, so it seemed to be in order.
Changguo Junle did not return to Jinyang from Xiadu, but went directly to Daijun.
Here in Daijun, Lejian joined the first army of Rongyan and the second army of Zuo Zong, and other Yan armies, followed the Flying Fox, crossed the Taihang Mountains, and came to Wuyang.
The army went out on the expedition and passed through the lower capital Wuyang, and Yan Wangkang happened to be in Wuyang City at this time.
There's nothing to say about this, Ji Kang must come to the oath in person.
At this very time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites who followed Ji Kang to Wuyang, the lower capital, naturally did not engage in any particularly cumbersome etiquette.
On the third day of the first month of March, south of Wuyang City, Yishui Riverside.
The 100,000 troops on the West Road led by Lejian stood solemnly.
It's early spring, the weather is getting warmer, the snow is melting, and the vegetation is flourishing.
Although this season is still a little cold, in this place on the banks of the Yishui River, the sky is high and the clouds are light, the flags are fluttering, and the soldiers are numerous, so that on the banks of the Yishui River in this early spring, there are a few more killings out of thin air.
Since ancient times, the march of a large army has been a matter of conquest, a great evil.
According to the etiquette of this era, before setting out for the battle, Ji Kang had to go on the stage to worship the heavens and pray to boost morale.
After climbing the high platform and worshipping the sky, Ji Kang stood on the high platform and looked at the Yan army under the high platform.
Needless to say, the 100,000 troops of the First Army and the Second Army of the West Road led by Le Jian are the most elite armies in the Yan Kingdom, and they can be said to be the best in the whole army in terms of personnel quality and weapons and equipment.
Ji Kang, who was on the high platform, raised his eyes and looked into the distance.
I saw the 100,000 Yan troops under the stage, lined up in phalanxes one by one, standing solemnly and upright.
The entire phalanx of the Yan army could not be seen at a glance, and a murderous aura was about to emerge on the bank of the Yishui River.
For hundreds of years, no one needs to question that this is the period when Yan is the most powerful.
Seeing the generals with bright armor on both sides of the high platform, and then seeing the neat queues of soldiers under the stage, Ji Kang's chest could not help but produce a sense of pride, and his blood began to boil.
Seeing their own king and looking at themselves, the 100,000 Yan troops all knelt on one knee and shouted in unison:
"Ten thousand years of my king! Years! Ten thousand years! ”
"Ten thousand years of Yan Kingdom! Years! Ten thousand years! ”
Ji Kang took two steps forward, came to the loudspeaker in front of the high platform, and said loudly:
"The soldiers of my Yan country, the sons and daughters of my Yan country."
"For more than ten years, you have been stubborn and stubborn, and you have come and gone to meet the enemy."
"There's no day to relax and no night to sleep peacefully."
"The widow knows, it's not that we don't want to relax, it's not that we don't want to sleep!"
"It's the enemy of our Yan Kingdom, who won't let us relax or let us sleep peacefully."
"For hundreds of years, the war has never stopped."
"The world is so big, I can't find a place for our Yan people to sleep."
"The land on which you stand is where we were born and raised."
"Yishui behind you and Wuyang in front of you are our homeland."
"The great rivers and mountains of my Yan country, how can we tolerate our enemies coveting them!"
"Soldiers, sons."
"Let's start from here and defeat all the enemies of my Yan Kingdom."
Speaking of this, Ji Kang stretched out his right hand, pulled out the Wang Sword he was wearing, and shouted loudly:
"My Yan army will win!"
The 100,000 Yan troops in the audience were passionate.
Holding the weapon in his hand high, he shouted in unison with his own king:
"Our army will win! Our army will win! Our army will win! ”
After the oath was completed, the army of the West Road led by Lejian immediately went south and marched towards Zhongyang County.
The battle against Zhao is about to start.