He was about forty years old, had a goatee, and looked like a typical scholar.

Zhao Xie frowned slightly, as expected, the situation was not very good, and he had to find a way to increase his income.

Zhao Xie said: "Then 50,000 will be tentatively recruited." Judging from the Battle of Jingcheng, the combat power of the Zhao army is inferior to that of the Han army. Whether it is a recruit or a veteran, training must be strengthened, and Guangwujun is solely responsible for this aspect. ”

Li Zuoche first gave up his hand to receive the order, and then said: "Chu State and Liu Bang are incompatible, so you can consider uniting with Chu State." It just so happened that the State of Chu had already sent people here. ”

Under the leadership of the chamberlain, Wu Shi walked into the temple.

"The envoy of the State of Chu, Wu She, meet the King of Zhao!"

Wu Shi just bowed to Zhao Xie and did not bow down, which can be said to be rude.

Without waiting for King Zhao to speak, Wu Shi preemptively said: "King Zhao, Han Xin led the Han army to take the Zhao State with great momentum. King Xiang specially sent me to convey goodwill to King Zhao, he can save your Zhao Kingdom. ”

Wu Shi represents the state of Chu, and he looks high, and as soon as he speaks, he wants to gain the upper hand in momentum and occupy the initiative in negotiations. Xiang Yu had corresponding instructions for him, and he thought it was the most appropriate move on the premise of implementing the master's policy.

His words aroused the dissatisfaction of some ministers, but after all, the state of Chu was powerful and its military strength was stronger than that of the Han state, so no one said anything to refute it.

The two countries should not show weakness in their negotiations, and they must have a certain degree of skill in negotiations.

Zhao Xie retorted: "This is wrong! Liu Bang has been staying in Xingyang for several months, but King Xiang has not been able to attack for a long time, so he sent you to see the widow in desperation, hoping to unite with Zhao State to attack Liu Bang. ”

Wu Shi debated again: "King Zhao's words are wrong, it is a matter of time before King Xiang takes Xingyang, even if he does not unite with Zhao State, he can defeat the Pavilion Chief of Surabaya." At the Hongmen banquet, Liu Bang begged King Xiang, and King Xiang was merciful to spare his life; Liu Bang dared to unite with other Xiaoxiao to attack the capital of our Chu State, and King Xiang only led 30,000 cavalry, and defeated hundreds of thousands of coalition troops, and Liu Bang fled in embarrassment. On the other hand, Zhao State, Han Xin only led only 30,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhao sent 100,000 troops to almost be defeated. ”

As for the process of the first battle of Jingcheng, it was first spread in Xiangguo, and then it was spread out, and Wu Shi had already heard about it.

On the surface, what Wu Shi said is some truth, but Zhao Xie understands the history of the Chu and Han dynasties in modern times, and his eloquence is not too bad, and it is not difficult for him to refute Wu She.

Zhao Xie said again: "That's because you have eyes and no beads, and you look down on me Zhao Guo." In the first battle of Jingcheng, because Cheng Anjun was arrogant and ignorant of military affairs, Han Xin's treachery almost succeeded. ”

As long as there is an opportunity to suppress Chen Yu, he will not let it go, and this time he took the opportunity to bring up the matter again.

He glanced at Chen Yu, who was blushing at this time.

Zhao Xie said again: "My Zhao country is a strong country, the widow can lead the troops, and Guangwujun can also lead the troops, even if Han Xin's soldiers are cunning, what are they afraid of?" Taking a step back, if the state of Zhao was destroyed by the Han army, the state of Qi itself was the sworn enemy of the state of Chu, the king of Han occupied the entire north, surpassing the state of Chu in strength, and Yingbu rebelled against the king of Xiang. Xiang Wang will not be so kind, what he said about saving Zhao Guo is actually saving himself. ”

King Zhao's powerful debate made the people present look at him again. Many people believe that King Zhao's previous weakness is likely to be faked, otherwise it is impossible to explain why there have been such big changes in the past half a month.

At this time, Li Zuoche thought of a question and almost broke out in a cold sweat.

Wu Shi belongs to the vertical and horizontal strategists, and belongs to the same type as Su Qin and Zhang Yi, but his abilities are not as good. King Zhao had such a vision, which really surprised him, and he couldn't find any reason to refute it anymore, so he had to retreat to the next best.

He put away his lofty demeanor and said in a calm tone: "The cooperation between the two countries lies in interests. Liu Bang was a common enemy of both Chu and Zhao, and cooperation was beneficial to both countries. King Xiang meant that if the Han army came to attack, he could send troops to protect the Zhao state and deal with the Han army together. ”

Zhao Xie nodded and said: "Zhao Guo can cooperate with Chu State, but you are wrong about one thing, the widow cooperates with King Xiang to deal with common enemies, not to get King Xiang's protection." ”

For cooperation, it can be divided into different types of cooperation, Zhao Xie will never let his country be dwarfed, and cooperation with Xiang Yu must be based on the premise of equal status.

Wu Shi did not argue with Zhao Xie in this regard, and continued: "There must be a co-master in the world, and this co-master is King Xiang. After Liu Bang is eliminated, King Zhao can be your king with peace of mind, and he only needs to pay tribute and pay tribute to the state of Chu. The premise of cooperation is that Zhao must be a vassal to Chu. At the beginning, King Xiang divided the king of Changshan, and King Zhao and Chen Xiangguo drove Zhang Er away without the permission of King Xiang, which was disrespectful to King Xiang, and King Zhao must admit his mistake to King Xiang. ”

When dividing the princes, Xiang Yu divided the Qi State into three, namely Jiaodong Wangtian City, Qi Wangtiandu, and Jibei Wangtian'an. Tian Rong refused to accept the separation, sent troops to kill Tian Shi and Tian Du, drove Tian An away, and established himself as the king of Qi.

In Xiang Yu's opinion, it was a rebellion against him, and he soon personally led the army to attack Tian Rong.

Soon after Tian Rong's rebellion, Chen Yu also sent troops to attack Zhang Er, the king of Changshan, and finally drove him away to welcome Zhao Xie back to Zhao.

For Xiang Yu, Zhao Xie and Chen Yu were also rebels against him.

Li Zuoche had long expected that Xiang Yu would definitely have other requirements, and he was not surprised by what Wu Shi said.

The other courtiers present all thought that if they wanted to unite with Xiang Yu, they could only accept the request.

Li Zuoche said to Zhao Xie: "King, this matter is very important, you can let the envoys go to the side hall to rest first, and then reply after we have discussed." ”

He hopes that Zhao Guoxian will eventually dominate the world on three legs, and King Zhao also has this ambition, but this must be done step by step, and the problem of Zhao's survival must be solved first, and time to gradually expand his strength.

Han Xin has a super ability to command troops, if he leads more than 100,000 well-trained soldiers to kill, even if Zhao has already captured Yan first, and reorganizes the government and drills soldiers, Li Zuoche also feels that the chance of victory will not exceed fifty percent, and the pressure is very great.

It is in the current interests to form an alliance with Xiang Yu to jointly fight Liu Bang, even if it is temporarily a subordinate and admits his mistake to Xiang Yu, it is worth it. Han Xin can even endure the humiliation of his crotch, and for the sake of lofty ideals, King Zhao should show weakness to Xiang Yu for the time being.

Li Zuoche wanted to discuss with King Zhao alone and persuade King Zhao to agree.

"No..."Zhao Xie immediately rejected his proposal and said categorically: "The widow has made a decision, and he can answer now." ”