Handan, Longtai.

Although it was delayed for a full seven days, Zhao Dan was still very happy when he heard the news from the Qin State.

It was precisely because of this happiness that Zhao Dan tossed three more times that night, so that the delicate Mrs. Qi couldn't get out of bed the next day.

The next morning, Zhao Dan dragged his sore back body to gather many ministers of Zhao and started a very formal and serious meeting.

Zhao Sheng, Lian Po, Yu Xin, Pang Xuan, Li Bo, Zheng Zhu, and Li Si, who can only observe for the time being, this is the latest combination of the Seven Giants of Zhao State today.

This made Zhao Dan's heart can't help but feel a little emotional, it has only been more than five years, and when he crossed over, the six high-level officials of Zhao Guo had already changed a full half.

In a world of great controversy, victory or defeat in every war can lead to earth-shattering changes, not only for nations but also for individuals.

Zhao Dan coughed and said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, now that the harsh winter is about to pass, it is time for spring ploughing. When the spring ploughing is over, the widow will be ready to use troops abroad, I don't know what suggestions Zhu Qing has? ”

If it is from the perspective of later generations, Zhao Guo's expansion method of foreign conquest every year is somewhat reckless.

Back then, King Qi fought with the outside world every year, which led to the emptiness within the Qi State in the end, attracting five hungry wolves who were eyeing each other.

But after Zhao Dan crossed over and used history as a mirror, he found that this matter was not so simple.

Since the Qin State Shang Yang changed the law, especially since Qin Wangji came to power, the Qin State has used troops abroad every year, but there has not been the situation of exhausting the national strength with reckless force, but in the end, the six countries of Shandong have been almost exhausted.

Historically, if it weren't for the heavy attrition in the Battle of Changping and the defeat in the Battle of Handan, which caused heavy losses to the Qin State, then the first monarch in history to dominate the world should be Qin Wangji.

How on earth was the Qin State able to maintain this posture of fighting wars every year and then getting stronger and stronger? For this, Zhao Dan is very curious.

Since the establishment of the General Staff, Zhao Dan has left this subject to the General Staff for research.

Not so long ago, the General Staff gave the answer.

The answer is actually very simple, that is, to feed the war with war.

Because Qin's army was very elite, in foreign wars, Qin's army often lost much less than the enemy's.

In addition, Qin's foreign wars often ended in victory, which allowed Qin to gain access to a large number of enemy territories and populations.

Whenever the Qin State occupies a place, it will transfer a large number of young people from this place as soldiers and civilians in the next war, which can not only prevent rebellions in these occupied places, but also effectively reduce the casualties of the real old Qin people.

To put it simply, it is to constantly pump the blood of enemy countries and newly occupied areas as a supply for the army, and minimize the burden on the core area of Guanzhong.

Under the superposition of these factors, this is the seemingly completely unreasonable situation that the Qin State is getting stronger and stronger.

Of course, the most important and core point is victory.

Only continuous victories can continue this method of warfare, and once it is defeated, it will not work.

The historical Qin State and the current Qin State were both greatly damaged because of continuous losses and failures, and they had to stop the pace of external expansion.

After carefully reading the information summarized by the General Staff several times, Zhao Dan came to the conclusion that his own Zhao State seems to be able to learn from this set of experience of the Qin State.

If there is any country in the six countries of Shandong that is most similar to the Qin State, it must be the Zhao State.

Similar to the military merit system, the combat effectiveness of the army is very strong, and the same is a famous general.

It can be said that if anyone wants to learn from the advanced experience of the Qin State, then the Zhao State must be the most qualified and capable.

In fact, in the past few years, although Zhao did not have such a systematic understanding of war, he had already applied these experiences to war, intentionally or unintentionally, otherwise it would not have been possible to maintain the strong strength of foreign conquest after launching so many wars in a row.

As soon as Zhao Dan proposed to prepare to start a foreign expedition, the ministers of Zhao State present immediately became excited, and this time was usually the time when they were most active.

Lian Po glanced at Zhao Sheng and found that Zhao Sheng didn't mean to speak, so he coughed and said, "King, in the opinion of the old minister, it is better to conquer the Qi State." ”

Zhao Dan glanced at Lian Po and showed an expression of "sure enough".

For such a veteran who eats and sleeps and fights Qi State, Qi State is definitely the first target in Lian Po's mind.

Zhao Dan did not immediately express his opinion on what Lian Po said, but asked, "General, you might as well tell me your reasons." ”

Lian Po said confidently: "King, now that the army of Qi is difficult to get out of the Yan Kingdom, it is the best time to take advantage of the situation to attack the Qi Kingdom. ”

Since it was already winter, the war between Qi and Yan had already fallen silent, and it was said that the two sides were negotiating peace, but it was not known when the results would be available

Judging from the past nearly half a year, although the Qi army has seized a large area of land in the Yan Kingdom, it has also suffered stubborn resistance and paid a lot of losses.

If Zhao Guo took advantage of the situation at this time, it would really be a good opportunity.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Dan was still a little hesitant.

Naturally, there is no psychological obstacle to the psychology of Zhao Dan of Qi State, the problem is that Qi State and Zhao State are still allies in the past war against Yan, and they can be regarded as Zhao Guo's temporary younger brother.

But now that the war between Qi and Yan has not ended, Lian Po suggested that Zhao Dan should attack Qi.

If he really beat the temporary junior brother Qi Guo, will it make Han Wei's two younger brothers have any bad associations and have any dissent towards Zhao Guo?

This is where Zhao Dan really hesitates.

If you want to avoid Zhao Guo falling into a situation where the world is the enemy, it is very important to firmly hold Han Wei's two younger brothers, so you still have to pay attention to the feelings of these two younger brothers.

As if seeing Zhao Dan's concerns, Xiangbang Zhao Sheng suddenly coughed and said, "The king, in fact, the minister thinks that it may not be the only choice for the Qi State. ”

Zhao Dan turned his gaze to Zhao Sheng: "What good idea does Pingyuan-jun have?" ”

Since Zhao Bao was convicted, Zhao Sheng has been silent a lot for a while, and he rarely speaks during the court meeting, but this time it is rare to take the initiative to express his opinions recently.

Zhao Sheng smiled and said, "The minister thinks that the Wei State is the target that the king must attack!" ”