"The Chu army is defeated?" When Zhao Dan heard this, he was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said: "What is the specific situation, come quickly!" ”

From Mi Xian's expression, Zhao Dan understood that the Chu State must have suffered a very heavy defeat.

This made Zhao Dan can't help but want to complain a little.

These Chu people, if they can't resist Bai Qi, forget it, after all, Bai Qi himself is a general existence.

But now, can't the people of Chu even resist Wang Ji and Wang Ling?

What about the majesty of the Warring States Nantianba?

Jing Chu boy's bloody nature and fighting spirit, why did he lose it to Java?

Facing Zhao Dan's questioning, Mi Xian's face showed a wry smile: "Back to the king, a few days ago, Kuang Liang, the general of Qi State, led 200,000 skilled fighters to show the enemy's weakness, and induced Chu Guochun Shenjun Huang Xie to take the initiative to attack, break the Chu army in Lanling, and annihilate and capture more than 70,000 Chu troops in a battle. Now Huang Xie led the remnants to retreat to Pengcheng, and was pursued by Kuang Liang to completely besiege Pengcheng, and Pengcheng was already in danger. ”

"What?" Zhao Dan's eyes widened again, and the shock on his face became even stronger: "You said that the people of Qi defeated Huang Xie?" ”

Mikhyun nodded affirmatively.

Zhao Dan was even more speechless at this time.

You say that you can't beat the Qin State, forget it, you can't even beat a Qi State, that's making a fuss!!

Zhao Dan waved his sleeves and strode into the carriage: "Quickly return to Longtai, and then summon Zhuqing to come to discuss matters!" ”

The four ministers of Zhao soon gathered in Longtai.

In the face of this latest information, the faces of the ministers are not very good-looking.

Yu Xin was the first to speak: "Great King, now that the Chu State has been defeated in Lanling, the East Road can no longer stop the Qi State from advancing westward, and the fall of Pengcheng and the siege of Chen Ying are already things that may happen at any time. ”

Zhao Bao also said: "The Jingyang Department on the western front of the Chu State has already been attacked by the Qin army on two sides, if the news of Chen Ying's siege comes again, then the Chu army on the western front will definitely be defeated." ”

Zhao Dan listened to the analysis of several ministers, his fingers kept knocking on the table, and his face was solemn.

Since the outbreak of this war, the reason why Zhao has been able to deploy troops to attack Qin without hurry is because of the meat shield of Chu State that has been carrying damage in front.

But now that the state of Chu suddenly began to collapse, this situation was not what Zhao Dan and Zhao Guo wanted to see.

You say collapse and collapse, slowly collapse and let the widow have some time to react.

Even if it is going to collapse, you have to wait for the Three Jin Coalition Army to completely take over the entire Hedong County before collapsing.

But now the appearance of the Chu State looks like a flying stream of three thousand feet, and I will collapse to the end as soon as it collapses.

What a cheat!

Zhao Dan thought for a while, and opened his mouth to ask the ministers in front of him: "In the opinion of the princes, will the state of Chu make peace with Qin and Qi in the near future?" ”

Zhao Sheng said: "From the minister's point of view, the situation in Chu is unfavorable now, and the king of Chu will have the idea of peace." ”

This is actually a foreseeable thing, if the battle is lost, what can be done with the compensation if the land is not ceded? It is impossible to wait until someone else has breached the capital before suing for peace.

Zhao Dan snorted and slapped the table heavily: "The State of Chu will definitely not be able to make peace with Qin Qi at this time!" ”

Although it was only a short moment, Zhao Dan had actually thought everything very clearly.

Once the state of Chu sued for peace and withdrew from the battlefield, the main force of the state of Qin's 250,000 could immediately return to Hedong and have a big battle with the Sanjin coalition army.

Then the Qi State may also take advantage of the fire to loot and launch an attack on Handan from the east.

In addition, the Three Jin Alliance is not monolithic, and the Wei State is restless, and has been secretly eye-to-eye with the Qin State.

In case Wei also betrays at a critical moment, then Zhao will have a lot of fun.

If you want to stop all this chain reaction from happening, you must first stop the possible peace action of the Chu State!

Zhao Dan raised his head, looked at the several ministers present, and said in a deep voice: "The widow is ready to use the Northern Army as the main force, transfer soldiers and horses from various counties, and form an army of 100,000 people to reinforce the Chu State in the south!" ”

Zhao Dan originally didn't plan to fight on two fronts, but now it seems that it may not work if he doesn't fight on two fronts.

The ministers of Zhao did not have many objections to this, and Chu would definitely save it.

But some people also put forward some different opinions on the way of rescue, for example, Zhao Sheng said: "Great King, why don't you directly attack the Qi State and force the Qi army to return to help?" ”

In terms of distance, Handan of Zhao is very close to Qi State, but it is separated from Chu State by a Wei State, so it is obvious that it will be more convenient and closer to fight Qi State.

"Nope." Zhao Dan categorically denied Zhao Sheng's opinion and said, "Pingyuan Jun, what the widow wants now is not for the Qi State to withdraw its troops, but to let this Chu State continue to stay in this war!" ”

That's right, it seems that "encircling Qi to save Chu" is a more economical option, but the problem is that if Qi doesn't care about it, like Wei when he besieged Wei to save Zhao, he first has to overturn the enemy in front of him and then return to the division, then it will be difficult to do.

Back then, Zhao Dan's great-great-grandfather Zhao Chenghou had the courage and iron will to fight Pang Juan to the death, and held on until Handan City was broken, but today's Chu Wangyuan may not have the courage to break the net like Zhao Chenghou.

In Zhao Dan's mind, the battle situation is likely to be surrounded by Chen Ying, and then the Chu army on the Jingyang side of the western front collapsed when they heard the news, and then the two divisions of Qin and Qi joined forces to encircle Chen Ying, and the Chu State would be forced to cede land and sue for peace, and it was even possible to join Qin Qi to fight against Zhao.

It's a domino avalanche.

Therefore, Zhao Guo did not have time to attack Qi State slowly, but wanted to directly send troops to Chu State, and help Chu State to continue his life first!

Zhao Dan said in a deep voice: "Although the war situation in Chu is unfavorable now, at least Pengcheng is still in the hands of the people of Chu!" As long as Pengcheng is not captured by the Qi State, then the situation is not so bad. Therefore, once the troops are dispatched, it is necessary to rush to Pengcheng as soon as possible to help the people of Chu stabilize the defense line, and the people of Qi must not be allowed to continue to cross the Danshui and attack Chen Ying! ”

Zhao Dan's words persuaded all the ministers present, and then Li Bo asked: "King, this time the troops are mainly sent to the Northern Army, do you want to summon the Northern Army Zhonglang to return Pang Xuan to Handan?" ”

Pang Xuan is still on the border of Zhao Yan, sharpening his sword Huo Huo is preparing to lead the border soldiers of the five northern counties to interfere with the throne of Yan.

Zhao Dan thought about it and shook his head categorically: "It's too late, so I will take the deputy general of the Northern Army, Ju Xin, as the main general, complete the assembly within three days, and go south immediately!" ”

The military situation is like fire, and it will take five or six days from Handan to the Yanzhao border in the north, and when Pang Xuan comes back, the daylilies will be cold.

Zhao Dan then said: "Quickly send an envoy to pacify the Chu State, inform the Chu State that the widows have sent troops to the south, and they will arrive in a few days, and we must settle the heart of the King of Chu and prevent him from making peace with Qin Qi!" ”

"Also, immediately send an order to Hedong County Wuxin Jun Lian Po, no matter what method Lian Po uses, he must conquer the entire Hedong as soon as possible, so as not to miss the opportunity after the main force of the Qin army returns to help!"

Zhao Dan said several orders in one breath, and then turned his gaze to the ministers present: "What else do you have to add?" ”

Xiangbang Zhao Sheng blinked, and suddenly said: "Great King, isn't Wei Wuji, the Xinling Monarch of Wei State, leading 20,000 Wei troops to fight in Tao County, why didn't the Great King order Wei Wuji to lead an army to aid Chu?" With the advantage of the Wei army, it only needs to go down along the lotus water and Surabaya, and it will only take a few days to reach Pengcheng, which is much faster than the king sending troops from Handan. ”

As soon as Zhao Dan heard Zhao Sheng's words, he slapped his thigh: "That's right, immediately spread the Wei State to the widow...... No, directly send an envoy to Taoyi to the widow, and order Wei Wuji to immediately remove the siege of Taoyi and go south to aid Chu! ”

"Tell Wei Wuji that if he doesn't send troops, the widow will abolish him!"