"What? Why is this so, didn't the State of Zhao agree to fight with us against the State of Chu before? Could it be that Zhao's previous promises were all lies, just to paralyze Wei? When Gongsun Xi heard that Zhao had sent troops to defend the country, he was immediately shocked, thinking that Wei had been deceived by Zhao.

In fright, he hurriedly asked: "Sir, but there is an order from the King of Wei, and he is ordered to lead the army back to Wei to defend." ”

Zhai Qiang shook his head and explained, "Not busy. Zhao and Han had already informed the king before sending troops, so the king had already prepared in advance. With the general Ni Liang as the general, the defenders of Puyang were transferred to guard Yanling, and Chenglingjun was the general, leading the defenders of Daliang to guard Jishui, and Wei did not need to transfer the general back to China at the moment. ”

Gongsun Xi breathed a sigh of relief, was stunned, and asked again: "What about Weiguo Puyang, Zhao Guo has been coveting Weiguo for hundreds of years, and seven monarchs have paid attention to Weiguo, if there is no reinforcement from my Wei State, Weiguo is likely to be unable to hold it." ”

Zhai Qiang bowed slightly, and said with a heavy face: "This is also what the king is worried about, although the king of Zhao sent an envoy to say that it is really helpless for Zhao to besiege Puyang, Zhao Guo takes into account the relationship between Zhao and Wei, and will not break his previous promise, but will only besiege Puyang without attacking." However, the king was not at ease with Zhao's ambitions, fearing that this was still just Zhao's delaying tactic. Once the Zhao army was ready, or the general was dragged by the Chu army in Tengcheng, he would attack Puyang with all his might.

Therefore, the king sent an order, asking the general to act cautiously and not to fall into a bitter battle with the state of Chu, so as not to give the state of Zhao a chance. In addition, the king also asked the general to prepare, once Zhao rebelled and attacked Puyang, he immediately led Wei Wushu to aid Wei, and could not let Zhao succeed. ”

Gongsun nodded with a sad face: "Sir, don't worry, Tengcheng is not far from Puyang, and with the strength of Wei Wushu, you can kill Puyang from Tengcheng to Puyang within three days." ”

"That's fine." Zhai Qiang let out a long sigh.

Another place in the city.

Shengzi got the information from Tian Wen and couldn't help but smile.

"Zhao and Han attacked Wei, and this time, Wei was completely dragged into the water. I hope that the State of Chu will pay attention to the State of Wei in the future, and similarly, I also hope that the State of Wei will be able to pull the two countries of Zhao and Han into the Qi-Wei Alliance afterwards, so that it will not cost me a lot of hard work on the part of the State of Qi. ”

As he spoke, Shengzi kept the information in his hand aside, as if he had never known that Wei was under siege.

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"There is a news from the Zhao State that Gongzicheng led 100,000 Zhao troops to surround Puyang, and now he is preparing to attack the city."

"There is news from Sima's side, the Chu-Han coalition army attacked Wei, Sima and Han generals surrounded Anling, three days later, they took Anling lightly, and now, the Chu-Han coalition army is heading to Yanling."

"News of the Song army, the Song army was blocked by the Wei general Cheng Lingjun in Xiangqiu, and the Song army is preparing to attack Xiangqiu."

"News came from the Qin State that after Chu and Han sent troops to the Wei State, the Qin State took Wei Zhang as the general and led the Qin army in Xianyang to support Ganmao in Shangjun, and the war between Qin and Zhao resumed."

Suddenly, nearly a month passed quietly, and the Wei State also carried it to the death for a month under the siege of various countries, and still did not bow to the Chu State.

No, just when Zhao was ready to attack Puyang, it happened that Qin attacked Zhao.

"The Qin State sent troops so soon!" Xiong Huai was taken aback.

The time for the Qin State to send troops greatly exceeded the expectations of the Chu State.

Originally, according to the assumption of the State of Chu, the State of Zhao attacked the State of Wei on a large scale, and Shangjun fell into a helpless situation, and the State of Qin would definitely send troops to attack Shangjun. However, Shangjun has the Zhao army led by Lechi and reinforcements from various countries, and it can hold for a period of time in a short time, so the time for Qin's troops should be after Zhao officially besieged Puyang, and after the Zhao army fell into Puyang, then he sent troops to attack Shangjun.

As a result, now that Zhao has not attacked Puyang, Qin has sent troops.

On the other side, Tang Yu smiled happily: "Great King, the Qin State sent troops to the Zhao State, which is a great thing for us to withdraw our troops from Tengdi. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned and asked, "What does this mean?" ”

Tang Yu arched his hand and said: "King, originally, we thought that the Qin State would only send troops when the Zhao State attacked Puyang, so that the Zhao State would fall into a difficult situation when the State of Zhao was defending the country and it was difficult to be punctual. At that time, Zhao State may use Shangjun to delay time, and the main force will forcibly take the defense of the country, and use the Shangjun for the defense of the country, and Zhao Guo can still make a lot of money.

Not now, the Zhao State has not yet attacked the city, and the Qin State has already attacked. Although Wei Guo is small, Wei Guo itself is not without self-preservation, and he has always been wary of Zhao Guo. Therefore, it is difficult for Zhao to conquer the defense of the country in a short period of time. And Shangjun has been ruled by the Qin State for decades, coupled with the fierceness of the Qin army, the minister dares to predict that the time for the Qin State to capture Shangjun will definitely be faster than the time for Zhao to attack the Wei State. ”

Xiong Huai's spirit perked up when he heard this: "Si Defeat means that under the current situation, it is very likely that Zhao Guo will give up the plan of attacking Weiguo, and will keep Shangjun first." ”

"Exactly." Tang Yu responded, paused, and continued: "Great King, as long as the Zhao State cannot withstand the pressure of the Qin State, whether it is to withdraw from the Wei State, or to use the power of our Chu, Song and Han Kingdoms to subdue the Wei State first, we can withdraw from the Teng State. ”

Xiong Huai nodded, and said to Chen Zhen with a smile: "Chen Qing, you are paying close attention to the situation of Zhao Guo over there, Zhao Guo has already taken action, and he will report it immediately." ”

"Yui." Chen Zhen responded.

Two days later.

"Great King, not long ago, King Zhao once again allied with King Yan on the border of Yan and Zhao, and then King Zhao returned to Daidi and personally led the army of Daidi to aid Shangjun. In addition, because of the Qin State, the Zhao army of the defending country decided to postpone the attack on Puyang, and the main general of the Zhao army is currently besieging the defense of the country without attacking. ”

Listening to the news from Chen Zhen, Xiong Huai was taken aback.

After thinking for a long time, Xiong Huai spoke: "Zhuqing, the widow feels wrong, King Zhao is preparing to forcibly defend the country." ”

Jing Cui hesitated when he heard this: "Great King, there is indeed a problem on the Zhao side, and the Zhao army of the Daidi has always been used by the Zhao State to guard against the Yan Kingdom, the Zhongshan Kingdom and the Hu people in the north. Even if Yan and Zhao form an alliance, Zhao doesn't have to guard against Yan Guo, but what about Zhongshan and the Hu people? Yan Zhao Huimeng, in the case that Yan State had just fought a big battle with the Donghu people, King Zhao used the strength of Yan State to defend against the Hu people and Zhongshan State's strategy, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed. ”

Gongsun Yan nodded and said: "Great King, what Zhu Guo said is very true, once the Hu people and Zhongshan Guo make a move, I am afraid that Zhao Guo will be in great trouble." ”

Tang Yu opened his mouth and said: "It's just that we can think of this kind of thing in the Chu Kingdom, can't King Zhao think of it?" ”

Saying that, Tang Yu guessed: "Perhaps, Zhao Guo has other plans!" ”

"Plans for another?" Listening to Tang Yu's words, Xiong Huai couldn't help but nodded hesitantly.

After a pause, he continued to speak: "Zhuqing, no matter what the purpose of the Zhao State is, the widow wants to know how my Chu State can withdraw from the Teng State as soon as possible and withdraw to the Chu State with dignity and calmness. ”