King Zhao nodded, and then shook his head: "Xiangguo, not only that, but now the widow has finally befriended Qin Qi at the same time to get the opportunity to attack Zhongshan Kingdom, so the widow does not plan to make enemies with Qin Qi." But Wei and Han are all brothers' countries, and the widows don't know what to do. ”

Fei Yi knew that what King Zhao was asking was actually the question of joining the Qinqi Alliance or continuing to stay in the Hezong Alliance.

After thinking for a moment, Fei Yi said: "Great King, it is not the Chu State that threatens our Zhao State, but the Qin and Qi countries. Now that Qin and Qi are allied, the country they want to deal with is not our Zhao State, but the Chu State. This time, Qin and Qi attacked Wei at the same time, and it was not Wei that was targeted, but Chu. ”

"Therefore, the minister thought that as long as the state of Chu was not weakened by Qin Qi, then the two countries of Qin and Qi would inevitably target the state of Chu first. Only if the strength of the Chu State is weakened, then the two countries of Qin and Qi will turn their attention to other countries. If after the weakening of the Chu State, it is okay for the two countries of Qin and Qi to disperse, once they continue to form an alliance and advance and retreat together, it will be a disaster for our Sanjin. ”

"Instead of betting on the relationship between Qin and Qi and facing the pressure of Qin Qi, it is better for our Zhao State to hide behind the Chu State again, let the Chu State and Qin Qi maneuver, and our Zhao State continue to accumulate strength."

"As for the king's worries about the relationship with Qin and Qi, the minister thinks that there is no need to worry. As long as our Zhao State and Yan State are closely attached to each other and hug together to advance and retreat together, then before the defeat of Chu State, Qin and Qi will only draw us together and let us stay neutral. ”

King Zhao nodded and sighed: "It seems that the next time to attack Zhongshan, we can only wait for the decisive battle between Qin and Qi and Chu." ”

"Xiangguo, tell the world: war is dangerous, peace is desirable, such as today's successive beacons, this is what the widow does not want to see, so the widow decided to truce with Zhongshan and re-establish friendly relations."

"He sent messengers to the nations, and said that the widows were willing to mediate and settle the disputes between the countries. If Qin and Qi are unwilling to accept the mediation of the widows, then our Zhao State can only fulfill the responsibility of allies and advance and retreat together with the allies of Chu, Wei, Han and Vietnam. ”

"The order, with Zhao He as the general, will lead 10,000 soldiers from the stone to the south at any time to support Wei Fenyin at any time. With Zhao as a general, he commanded 20,000 Zhao troops, stationed on the north side of the river, ready to go south at any time to rescue boiled dates, in order to show the support of our Zhao State for the allies. ”

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The fastest to get the news of Zhao was the envoy of Wei who had been stranded in Handan.

After learning that the king of Zhao reaffirmed the brotherhood of the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han and was willing to abide by the covenant, he immediately sent the news back to Daliang.

After receiving the news from the messenger, King Wei's heart that had been hanging was finally steady.

Since learning of the defeat of Zhao, during this time, the king of Wei has been worried that Zhao will give in to Qin and Qi, and intends to take the opportunity to recover the losses lost in Zhongshan from the enemy of Wei.

Now, reinforcements are coming, and King Wei can sleep comfortably.

Qi country.

"The king, the envoy of Zhao is visiting..."

···

After the envoy of Zhao left, the king of Qi said to Xiang Chuzi: "Xiangguo, Zhao sent an envoy to mediate, asking all countries to make peace with each other and suspend disputes, I don't know what Xiangguo thinks." ”

A cold light flashed in the prince's eyes: "Great King, Zhao not only sent an envoy over, but as far as the minister knows, Zhao Guo recently led 20,000 troops south with Zhao Chengcheng and stationed in the north of Yecheng of Wei State, it seems that he wants to intervene in the war of cooking dates." ”

"If the minister's expectations are not bad, Zhao is in the west, and he must also be ready to intervene in the battle of Fenyin."

"Hmm!" King Qi nodded, and then smiled disdainfully: "Although the current war between the countries started because of Yan Zhao's attack on Zhongshan, when it will end can not be decided by Zhao State." ”

"Now the outnumbered army's more than 200,000 troops are fighting against the hundreds of thousands of Chu, Wei and Han coalition forces, even if the 20,000 reinforcements of the Zhao State are added, the widows are nothing more than hostile. A little grain and grass, the widow can still take it, ignore the threat of Zhao State, continue to fight against the alliance's army, and wait for news from Qin State. ”

"Yui."

Before Chu Zi got up after saluting, Tian Pan hurriedly walked in.

"King, it's not good, Kuang Zhang is in a hurry, and Xiapi is lost." Tian Pan took a breath and continued: "Fortunately, with the response of Doctor Ju, Kuang Zhang was not completely wiped out. ”

King Qi opened his mouth and asked: "Panzi, there are 50,000 troops led by Zhang Zi in Xiapi City, and there are 60,000 reinforcements from Doctor Ju outside, why did they suddenly lose their ground, and there was no news at all before. ”

Tian Pan explained with an ugly face: "King, with the support of Doctor Ju, Xia Pi City could have held out for a while. But not long ago, a new siege weapon suddenly appeared in the Chu army, a trebuchet that could throw boulders. ”

"According to Zhangzi, at that time, nearly two hundred trebuchets appeared outside the city, placed outside the city, projecting boulders into the city, the soldiers faced this thing for the first time, panicked for a while, and their minds were taken away, and the Chu army took the opportunity to capture a section of the city wall, and then under the crazy attack of the Chu-Yue coalition army, although our Qi army fought for a day, but the army of Chuyue was endless, and the city of Xiapi was lost."

"Trebuchet?" King Qi muttered for a while, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he said curiously: "Panzi, the widow remembers the record in "Mozi", and there is a weapon to project things into the distance. ”

Tian Panying said: "What the king said is good, there is a record of the registration car in "Mozi", which specializes in projecting light objects such as charcoal fire outside the city, and there are places to arrange the registration car in some important cities of my Qi country. If it is as expected, the trebuchet is supposed to be an improved version of the car, allowing it to project boulders. ”

King Qi said lightly: "I heard that most of the Mo family in Chu has taken refuge in King Chu, and now it seems that the Mo family has played a role in Chu State." ”

After a pause, King Qi asked, "Where is Zhangzi now?" ”

Tian Pan replied: "Now Kuang Zhang has joined forces with Doctor Ju and retreated to Zhongwu City in the north of Xiapi City, but Zhongwu City is small, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the offensive of the Chu-Yue coalition army, please make plans as soon as possible." ”

"Zhongwu Castle..." King Qi closed his eyes and pondered.

Zhongwu City was originally the capital of Zhongwu in the past, and later Zhongwu was destroyed by Wu and became the territory of Wu, and then Wu was destroyed and became the territory of Yue, and then Yue declined, and the area around Zhongwu Xiapi became the territory of Qi.

The northwest of Zhongwu City is Xuedi, and the northeast is Tancheng, and the north of Tancheng is Jucheng.

Thinking about it, I saw a waiter hurriedly walking in: "King, Tian Wen, the son of Jingguo Jun, asks to see the king." ”

Jing Guojun···

The king of Qi knew that Jing Guojun's Xue Di had never had a city wall, and if the armies of Chu and Yue killed Xue Di...

King Qi smiled when he heard this: "It seems that Jing Guojun is really anxious and has come to ask the widow for help." ”

The waiter took a breath and continued: "King, Tian Wen came in plain clothes..."

Plain clothes···

King Qi was taken aback.

Plain clothes, filial piety clothes.

Tian Wen is wearing filial piety clothes···

Could it be that Tian Ying is dead?

Yes, Tian Ying's wife has long died, and Tian Wen's mother is just a concubine, and Tian Wen can wear filial piety clothes, except for the widow, only Tian Ying.

King Qi closed his eyes painfully: "Jing Guojun, the widow brother, now he is away from the widow, the widow is grieving inexplicably, and now the widow is in turmoil, it is difficult to manage the government, pass the order, and strike the dynasty for three days." ”

"Xiangguo, the widow intends to accept the mediation of King Zhao, withdraw troops from Wei, and make a truce with various countries."

After a pause, King Qi sorted out his mood and said to the waiter: "Let Tian Wen come to see the widow!" ”