Handan, the capital of the Zhao Kingdom, was named after the Handan Mountain outside the eastern city.

The Book of Han records: "Handan is based on the Great River (ancient Yellow River) in the south, Yan and Dai in the north, Taihang in the west, and Qi in the east. Although Chu defeats Qin, he will not dare to control Zhao, if he does not defeat Qin, he will re-emphasize Zhao, and Zhao Chengqin and Chu can be ambitious in the world. ”

It can be seen that Handan's geographical location is very important.

In ancient times, Nuwa, the ancestor of mankind, was in the ancient Zhonghuang Mountain (Wa Palace) in the Handan Mountains to make people and refine stones to make up the sky.

Therefore, the land of Handan can be said to be the birthplace of the Chinese family.

The city of Handan originated from Yin Shang. The Shang Dynasty built the capital in Xing (Xingtai), and moved the capital to Yin (now Anyang) for hundreds of years, Handan was the place of Qifu.

Since the naming of Handan City, it was still called Handan in Ji Kang's previous life. For thousands of years, the name of Handan has never changed.

Han, Zhao, and Wei were officially divided into three families, and King Weilie of Zhou appointed Zhao Liehou Zhao as the marquis. The capital of Zhao was not in Handan at first, but in Jinyang (present-day Taiyuan, Shanxi);

In the first year of Zhao Xianhou (423 B.C.), the Zhao State moved from the capital Jinyang to Zhongmu, Henan (now Hebi, Henan).

In the first year of Zhao Jinghou (386 BC), Zhao moved the capital from Zhongmu to Handan. So far, there has been no change in the capital of Zhao State.

Just as the Qin army was attacking Wu'an City, Ji Kang, the king of Liaocheng, ordered to increase reinforcements to Zhao State.

Ordered Lu Zhonglian and Su Dai to temporarily stay in Handan, so that Zhao Guo could prepare to receive the second batch of reinforcements from Liaodi, such as food, weapons and equipment.

On November 16, Wang Ling, the commander of the Qin army, brought the main force of the Qin army to the city of Handan.

The Qin State had an army of nearly 300,000 and surrounded Handan City, preparing to attack Handan City.

Ji Kang's uncle Zhao Wangdan, accompanied by Zhao Sheng, Lian Po and Le Cheng, the three of Pingyuanjun at this moment, came to the head of Handan City and looked out at the camp of the Qin army.

Looking at the outside of the city, the heavily guarded, endless Qin army camps, Zhao Wang Dan did not speak for a long time.

After a long time, King Zhao said to the veteran general Lian Po beside him: "General Lian Po, the widow will hand over this Handan City to you." You can dispatch all the generals in the city, including the widows. ”

Lian Po clenched his fists and bowed, and said to Zhao Wangdan: "Please rest assured, a certain general will not let the Qin army enter Handan City, not a single soldier." ”

Afterwards, King Zhao looked at Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, and asked, "The envoys I sent to Wei and Chu have any information in return?" ”

Zhao Sheng replied to Zhao Dan: "Your Majesty, the envoy to the state of Chu came some time ago, and the king of Chu received him and said that he would discuss with the ministers before making a decision. ”

"And the envoy to Wei has just reported today, saying that the king of Wei is willing to follow the covenant and send troops to rescue our Wei country, and now he is gathering domestic troops."

"The king, the wife of another minister, has sent a letter to Wei Yu, the king of Wei, and Xinlingjun, asking him to send troops to aid my Zhao country. The minister estimated that Wei reinforcements would arrive soon. ”

Zhao Wei, the wife of Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, is the sister of the king of Wei and the sister of Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling.

Therefore, Zhao Sheng said this to everyone.

Zhao Dan then asked: "Mr. Lu Zhonglian and Mr. Su Dai, are they still in my Handan?" ”

Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, said to King Zhao with a smile: "King, yes. Mr. Lu Zhonglian and Mr. Su Dai are still in Handan. In addition, two days ago, before the arrival of the Qin army, Liaochengjun ordered someone to send the second batch of food and military support. ”

"This second batch of aid is three times the size of the first batch. In total, I was given more than 30,000 pieces of armor of the Zhao army, more than 300,000 arrows, and more than 30,000 weapons such as Changge and bows and crossbows. ”

"Your Majesty, the most important thing is food, which is more than 30,000,000 catties according to the weights and measures of Liaodi, which is enough for my army of 400,000 to eat in March. In this way, coupled with the original grain reserves in Handan City, it is enough for my Handan soldiers and civilians to eat for seven or eight months. ”

When King Zhao, Lian Po, and Le Cheng heard this, they all had smiles on their faces.

Zhao Dan said to the three of them with emotion: "Only when you are in danger can you see the truth!" My sister and I, my nephew, and even the wife of Pingyuan Jun, are not a relative of my Zhao Kingdom! ”

Zhao Sheng, Lian Po, and Le Cheng all nodded.

At the same time that King Zhao and everyone visited the camp of the Qin army, Wang Ling, the commander of the Qin army, also took Wang Jian and many other generals of the Qin army to inspect the guards of the Zhao army on Handan City outside Handan City.

The commander Wang Ling and many soldiers of the Qin army looked at the tall and majestic Handan city wall in front of them, and everyone had a heavy face.

Wang Ling pointed to the city wall of Handan and said to the generals of the Qin army behind him: "Generals, this Handan city is so majestic!" ”

After listening to Wang Ling's words, the deputy general Meng Wei nodded and said to Wang Ling: "General, we have been fighting with Wu Anjun for many years, and we have conquered no less than 100 cities. But it's the first time I've seen such a great city, even the Yingdu of Chu State can't compare to it! ”

The Qin general Meng Fu was appointed as the deputy general of the royal tomb by Qin Wang Yingji this time. In October, he led 100,000 Qin troops to reinforce the main force of the Qin army on the eastern road, and participated in the battle against Wu'an City.

At this time, Meng Fu was not as famous as Ji Kang in his previous life.

Among the many generals of the Qin army, they can only be regarded as excellent.

After listening to Meng Ling's words, Wang Ling nodded, and then said to the generals of the Qin army: "Order our army to build a siege ladder as soon as possible, as well as the latest siege equipment - siege tower." Three days later, our army will launch a general attack on Handan City, and we must take Handan in one fell swoop. ”

The generals of the Qin army said in unison: "No." ”

At this time, Wei Yu, the king of Wei, who promised to send troops to reinforce Zhao, did not have a good time.

In September, when the Qin army invaded Zhao in a big way, Zhao Wang Dan sent an envoy to Daliang, the capital of Wei, to meet Wei Yu, the king of Wei. Wei was required to send troops to reinforce Zhao in accordance with the provisions of the alliance between the two countries.

Wei Yu was in the court, convened the ministers to discuss the matter, but he did not expect it to cause a heated debate.

In addition to Wei Xiangzishun, ministers Zhou Xin, Ziqi and a few others agreed that Wei should send troops to reinforce Zhao according to the alliance between the two countries signed with Yu Xin, the secretary of Zhao, some time ago.

Many of the other ministers were opposed to sending troops to reinforce Zhao at this time. On the contrary, he thought that Qin's attack on Zhao was a good thing for Wei.

A minister said to the king of Wei: "Your Majesty, why did my Wei send troops to reinforce Zhao at this time, risking offending the Qin state?" ”

Wei Xiangzishun asked the minister, "What do you mean?" ”

The minister replied to Zishun: "In this battle between Qin and Zhao, if Qin defeats Zhao, then I will obey; If Qin is not victorious against Zhao, our Wei State can accept it and attack it. Isn't this the best of both worlds for my Wei country? ”

Zishun shook his head and said to the minister, "No. Since the beginning of filial piety, Qin has not yielded in battle; Now, there are many good generals such as Bai Qi, what is the inheritance? ”

Another minister said to the king of Wei: "Your Majesty, even if the Qin State defeats the Zhao State, what will it do to my Wei State?" The defeat of Zhao by Qin and the humiliation of Zhao are the blessings of our Wei State. ”

Zishun refuted the minister and said to the king of Wei: "Great king, the state of Qin is a greedy and tyrannical country. If Qin wins Zhao, he will ask for it. I am afraid that when the time comes, my Wei State will be invaded by the army of Qin. ”

"The ancestors said: The bird's nest is in the house, the children and the mother feed each other, and they are happy with each other, and they think they are safe. On the stove flame, Dong Yu will be burned, and the face of the swallow will remain unchanged, and he does not know that the disaster will be his own. ”

"Your Majesty, if I don't realize the Wei State and the Zhao State is broken by Qin, disaster will reach my Wei State. In this case, the people of my Wei country are the same as the birds! ”

Wei Yu, the king of Wei, had received a letter from his sister Zhao Wei, begging him to send troops to aid Zhao.

At this time, when I saw the ministers of the court, they were full of opinions, and they held each other for a long time, and they suddenly felt extremely troubled.

On the one hand, I had to ask the general Jin Contempt to gather the army first, and on the other hand, I wanted to see the situation.

In October, the king of Qin, Yingji, received information that the king of Wei was gathering a large army and preparing to rescue the state of Zhao. was furious, so he wrote a letter to Wei Yu in his own handwriting.

The letter warned the King of Wei: "I attack Zhao, and if the princes dare to save him, I have pulled out Zhao, and I will move my troops to attack him first!" ”

After Wei Yu received the letter from King Yingji of Qin, he was extremely frightened.

In the end, he came up with a compromise solution, and ordered the general Jin Contempt to gather an army of 100,000 first, go to Yecheng (the west of Linzhang County, Hebei), and then garrison to watch the two countries of Qin and Zhao fight, called saving Zhao, and actually coerced both ends.

Wei Yu also strictly ordered the general Jin to contempt, if he did not see the tiger talisman he gave him, he was not allowed to lead the army to Handan to fight the Qin army.

When Wei Xiangzishun saw King Wei like this, he felt very disappointed in his heart, and said to the ministers Zhou Xin and Ziqi:

"The Qin State is a country of tigers and wolves, but now the countries east of the Kushan Mountains are exhausted and languishing, and the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei are vying to cede land in order to steal peace, and the two sons of heaven in the east and west have also bent their waists to return to the Qin State."

"The kingdoms of Yan, Qi, and Chu also succumbed. It is foreseeable that in less than twenty years, the whole world will be owned by the Qin State! ”

"I will be Wei Xiang in the future, but my king will not accept my suggestion. It's my suggestion, the Xiangguo, that there are inappropriate places, and the suggestion is not in line with the monarch's wishes. ”

"To be the Xiangguo of Wei again, and to enjoy the high amount of money of my Wei State, is not to do things for nothing. In this way, the sin of my Xiangguo is too great! ”

After that, despite the obstruction of Zhou Xin, Ziqi and other ministers, he resigned from the state of Wei due to illness.

Wei Yu, the king of Wei, ordered the general to lead an army of 100,000 and stay in Yecheng.

I was embarrassed to offend Zhao Guo and his sister Zhao Wei because of this.

When I think about it, I can't think of a way to get the best of both worlds.

I summoned Xin Yuanyan, a guest general I trusted, and wanted to ask him what he thought.

After pondering for a long time, Xin Yuanyan said to the King of Wei: "Great King, the reason why the King of Qin is in a hurry to attack Zhao and besiege Handan, the capital of Zhao, is nominally because Zhao broke the treaty and did not give the six cities of Qin. ”

"But in fact, it was because in the past, the King of Qin and the King of Qi competed for the title of emperor (one was called the Western Emperor, the other was called the Eastern Emperor), and later the King of Qi canceled the emperor's title, and the King of Qin was forced to cancel the emperor's title."

"Now the state of Qi is much worse than before, and it is much weaker than it was in the era of King Qi. And now, there is only one Qin State left to dominate the world, and this time the Qin army came east, not necessarily to covet Handan City, his real intention is to restore the former emperor's title. ”

"If our king sends an envoy to Handan to persuade the king of Zhao to send an envoy to the state of Qin and support the king of Qin Yingji as emperor, the king of Qin will definitely be very happy, then he will order the Qin army to withdraw from the siege."

"In this way, on the one hand, our Wei State does not need to send troops to reinforce the Zhao State, and on the other hand, my Wei State does not need to offend the Qin State. It's the best of both worlds, so why not? ”

After hearing Xin Yuanyan's words, King Wei was overjoyed and said to Xin Yuanyan: "General Xin, are you willing to go to Handan to persuade King Zhao?" ”

Xin Yuanyan threw off his robe, hugged his fists and bowed to King Wei and said: "The king's order, I don't dare to ask for my ears!" ”.

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