Soon, Qu Yong walked quickly into the hall under the guidance of Qu Zhi.

Then, when Qu Yong got closer, Xiong Huai saw that his excited expression had a tiredness that could not be concealed, and his face was full of wind and frost, and even had a trace of water.

I don't know if it was sweat, or if I learned that I was summoned by myself, I just hurriedly washed my face and came over.

However, judging from the obvious dust on his clothes, Xiong Huai guessed that it should be the latter.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai vaguely guessed how quickly Qu Yong came.

Moreover, it took more than a month to drive normally from Yanguo Jidu to Huaiyin, but Qu Yong took half a month.

Among them, it is enough to show that the situation in Yan is already very urgent.

At this time, Qu Yong had already walked to the king of Chu, and when he saw the king of Chu on the throne, he remembered the entrustment of King Yan when he set off from Jidu, and his heart was heavy.

The Yan army was defeated, and Zhao was secretly plotting against Yan, and at this time, Yan was attacked on all sides. Although King Yan has tried his best to stabilize Zhao Guo as soon as possible, he will not let Zhao Guo fall into the ground.

However, Yan Guo has fallen into the current situation, and everyone in Yan Country who can rescue Yan Guo thinks that only Chu State is left.

Thinking about it, Qu Yong swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and before the king of Chu could speak, he hurriedly cried and said: "King, the Yan country is unfortunate, it fell into the treacherous tricks of the Qi country, and was defeated by the Qi country. ”

Seeing this, Xiong Huai glanced at Chen Zhenqu, who was accompanying him on the left and right, and immediately saw a hint of discoloration in their eyes.

As a messenger, this Qu Yong didn't have the slightest reserve as an envoy, and he opened his mouth to ask for help, is the situation on Yan Guo's side really so critical?

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai's face remained unchanged, and he asked: "Xianqing, please hurry up, since King Yan ascended the throne, Chu Yan has had a close relationship." Although the country of Yan is far away, but the widow often gets the help of the king of Yan, and now the country of Yan is in trouble, and the widow is duty-bound, and he has to help each other. ”

"Thank you for your help." Qu Yong's expression relaxed slightly, and then showed a strong look of expectation, and then bowed: "Dare to ask the king, I don't know when to send troops to rescue." ”

Xiong Huai couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard that Qu Yong's expression was still a little nervous.

Now that the Yan Kingdom is under attack on all sides, it urgently needs a reliable ally.

At this moment, it is the time for Chu to send charcoal in the snow.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai didn't have the slightest intention of being perfunctory, and said directly: "As early as when the news came from the Yan Kingdom, as soon as the widow learned that the Yan army was defeated, he had already ordered to gather troops in Huaiyin. Although the current Huaiyin troops are still insufficient, the Chu troops in various places are already on the way to converge, and within 20 days, the troops from all over the country will arrive.

Therefore, as soon as the army recruited by the widows arrived, the widows would immediately wave their troops to attack Qi and force the Qi army in Yan to return with a powerful offensive. ”

As soon as Qu Yong heard that the king of Chu had ordered the gathering of troops before his arrival, the stone in his heart immediately fell to the ground, and he bowed excitedly: "The king is benevolent and righteous, and the minister once again thanks the king for his rescue." ”

"Xianqing is quickly exempt from courtesy, King Yan is friendly with the widow, and has helped the widow many times, and now the Yan country is in trouble, this is what the widow should do."

When Qu Yong got up, Xiong Huai looked at Qu Yong and said with a smile: "The envoy has come from afar, and he has worked hard all the way, and now that he has arrived in the Chu State, the widow should take the wind and wash the dust for the envoy." ”

When Qu Yong heard this, he saw that his mission had been completed, so he immediately responded with a smile: "Thank you, the king." ”

Next.

The day after Qu Yong arrived in Huaiyin, news came from the north again.

"The king, the news from Gongzi Ziqing, not long ago, King Yan asked King Zhao for help, but King Zhao agreed to send troops on the grounds that the army had not yet gathered. However, later, the water division of the Qi State blocked Yishui, and the King of Yan saw that the Yan army that was reversing Sanqiu was cut off, so he had no choice but to bribe Zhao Guo with heavy gifts.

King Yan ceded more than 150 li of Qu Yiyang City, which was willing to belong to Yan State in the eastern part of Sanqiu, plus 100 li of the northern border of Yan and Zhao, a total of 37 cities, to Zhao State.

King Zhao immediately accepted the generous gift from Yan, reaffirmed the alliance between Zhao and Yan, and announced that he would send troops to rescue Yan on the same day. ”

Chen Zhen said, swallowed his saliva, and continued: "The next day, King Zhao personally led an army of 150,000 from Handan to attack the Zhongshan Kingdom in the east. In addition, Niu Qian, the general of Zhao State, led an army of 100,000 troops from Daidi, aiming directly at the Zhongren City of Zhongshan Kingdom. ”

"Zhao Guo sent troops to save Yan? How is this possible, how can Zhao send troops, how can he send troops! Is the previous speculation about Zhao Guo all wrong, and Zhao Guo did not betray Yan Guo? Or does Zhao Guo have other plans? Or is it just that King Zhao covets the land of Yan? ”

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, then stood up suddenly, came to the map in the hall, and looked in the direction of Zhao Guo's troops.

King Zhao didn't have anything on his side, it was nothing more than to attack Zhongshan Kingdom.

However, the Zhongren City that Niu Jian went to was in the west of Quyi, where Qi and Yan were fighting.

This Zhongren City has been conquered by the Yan army once before, and the Zhongshan Kingdom has not long recovered it, and the main force of the Zhongshan Kingdom has been defending the Zhao State in the west.

Therefore, it is obvious that the difficulty of Zhao Guo's attack on Zhongren is not high.

As long as Niu Jian conquers the Chinese and then moves eastward, he doesn't even have to fight with the Qi army, and only needs to contain the Qi army slightly, then Qu Rebellion City can be preserved.

If the Chu army goes north next, the Qi State gets the news and hastily withdraws its troops.

That...

King Zhao rescued Yan and obtained the gift of Yan Guo Qu Yingyang City, and from then on, Yan Guo could no longer fight the attention of Zhongshan Kingdom.

In addition, the Yan State has already cleaned the Chinese people in the Zhongshan Kingdom once, and the Zhao army only needs to take over the territory.

After all these territories fell into the hands of Zhao State, the entire Zhongshan State was already surrounded by Zhao State.

In this way, Zhongshan became the country of Zhao, although it was not a dead country, it was no different from a dead country.

All this has many benefits for Zhao Guo.

However, for the state of Chu, it is to make a wedding dress for people.

Originally, the Chu State saved Yan to gain the gratitude of King Yan and build a long-term alliance between Chu and Yan.

But now Zhao took the lead in sending troops, and then Chu sent troops, even if Chu raided the hinterland of Qi and prompted Qi to retreat, this was also the Zhao army's contribution to force the Qi army back.

The effectiveness of Chu State's troops will be greatly reduced, and it will become a foil for Zhao State!

The main contribution to the rescue of Yan Guo became Zhao Guo.

The original charcoal in the snow has become the icing on the cake!

What's more critical is that the rescue operation will not yield anything for the Chu State.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai felt that he was so active in saving Yan, compared to Zhao Guo, who was waiting for the price to sell, it seemed to be a big loss.

"King Zhao is really calculating!" Xiong Huai couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing this, Chen Zhen nodded thoughtfully.

"The king is wise, King Zhao has already obtained enough benefits from Yan Guo when he sent troops this time, and where can he get greater benefits from Zhongshan Kingdom in the future. Moreover, Zhao sent troops, not only to maintain the weakened Yan-Zhao Alliance, but also to show with direct actions that Zhao had not turned his back on the Hezong Alliance, so that my Chu State would continue to contain Qi and Qin in the south. ”

"This King Zhao has eaten all the benefits, and he doesn't even leave any benefits to the widow, and the widow is really panicked." No, Xiong Huai also nodded, and said angrily.

After a pause, Xiong Huai's face turned cold, and he said gloomily: "However, the widow also wants to let King Zhao know this time, there are too many benefits, it is easy to swallow it, but it will choke." ”

"What does the king mean?" Chen Zhen asked.

"The widow plans to postpone the dispatch of troops to attack Qi, and after the Zhao army arrives in Quyi, let Qi and Zhao fight a big war first." Saying that, Xiong Huai smiled coldly: "Since King Zhao has accepted the benefits of Yan Kingdom, then King Zhao must take action to show that the price of Yan Kingdom is worth it." Otherwise, if Zhao Wangguang takes advantage and does not act, how will all countries in the world still view Zhao Guo, and how will Yan still look at Zhao Guo.

As long as Zhao and Qi go to war, the most direct consequence will be that Qi and Zhao will fight each other.

If Zhao State wins and makes Qi State's plan to annihilate the Yan Army go bankrupt, then Qi State will definitely not sit idly by and watch Zhao State attack Zhongshan next. If the State of Qi wins and the State of Zhao is weakened, the widow will send troops to rescue Yan and suppress the arrogance of the State of Qi. ”