After a long while, Zhao Zhu snorted sullenly and said, "It's not high." ”

As the crown prince of Qin, Zhao Zhu knew much more about the battlefield than Lü Buwei.

Today's defense line of the royal city on the front line of the Qin State is actually weak, and it is somewhat difficult to resist.

Not to mention that there are still 20,000 cavalry of the Zhao State back and forth between Liyang and Xianyang!

It was because he knew that the situation was not good, so Zhao Zhu wanted to take a gamble.

If you can directly send troops to annihilate this Zhao cavalry, you may be able to turn the tables in one fell swoop.

After getting Zhao Zhu's answer, Lu Buwei's eyes immediately lit up, and he said, "Since this battle is difficult to win, why doesn't the king suggest that the king let the king negotiate peace with that Zhao Wang Dan?" ”

Zhao Zhu glared at Lu Buwei and said, "You may not know the temper of the king, but I know very well. Want to make peace between the king and Zhao Guo? It's hard! Besides, Handan is now surrounded by the combined forces of Wei and Qi, once Handan is broken, not only will my Great Qin win this battle, but also be able to take advantage of the victory to recapture Hedong, so why negotiate peace with King Zhao! ”

In fact, this kind of idea of negotiation and peace, Zhao Zhu's heart is not nothing.

If you can't fight, you can ask for peace, this kind of thing has not been done by any country in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period for hundreds of years, and the Qin State is of course no exception.

It's not just Zhao Zhu, other ministers in the Qin State political arena have this kind of thought, and they are definitely not a few.

But the problem lies in the two points that Zhao Zhu just mentioned.

First of all, Qin Wangji was unwilling.

As for the reason why Qin Wangji was unwilling, that is, of course, that the king of Qin did not want to bow his head for the third time in front of Zhao Dan and sue for peace.

It's just three things!

Secondly, and most importantly, the people of Qin feel that it is not yet to the point where they cannot win at all.

That's right, Qin Guo really can't beat Zhao State, and now anyone with a little bit of brains has to admit it.

But this war is not a one-on-one confrontation between Qin and Zhao, but Qin has two allies, Wei and Qi!

As long as the Wei-Qi coalition is a little stronger and can take Handan before the complete defeat of the Qin State, then at that time, whether Lian Po is willing or unwilling, he must withdraw his troops and return to the Zhao State itself.

In this way, the Qin State will have a chance to come back to life and fight back, and maybe even recapture the Hedong County that it just lost!

Under the temptation of these two conditions, although the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State knew that they could not fight, they still unanimously chose to die!

But Lü Buwei obviously disagreed with this idea, and immediately shook his head and said, "Your Excellency's words are also false. The minister dared to ask the king, the current situation, did the king and the king have expected it before the war? ”

Zhao Zhuleng paused, and then slowly shook his head.

To tell the truth, at least when uniting Wei and Qi, Qin really didn't expect that Zhao would leave Wei and Qi, which were close at hand, and let the main force of the army go all the way to Guanzhong.

But Zhao Guo did just that.

And not only did he do so, but he also sent almost the elite of the entire Zhao Kingdom.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Zhu's heart couldn't help but have an urge to look up to the sky and roar.

What a hate!

Lü Buwei continued to ask: "Then the minister asks the king again, the king thinks that before the war, did the king of Zhao expect that Handan would be surrounded?" ”

Zhao Zhu hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly: "This ...... It should be possible to predict. ”

Although in terms of diplomacy, the Qin State took the initiative to unite the two countries of Qi and Wei, but when it came to this war, it was actually the Zhao State that took the lead in launching the attack.

Since it was Zhao Guo's attack, Zhao Guo must have expected the current crisis in Handan City.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhu's heart couldn't help but secretly admire the king who was far away in Handan.

If the place is changed, this kind of behavior that does not hesitate to put the capital in a dangerous situation for the sake of victory, Zhao Zhu feels that he should not be able to do it.

Lü Buwei continued: "Since this is the case, then the minister thinks that the Zhao State must have already prepared in Handan City, and the combined forces of Wei and Qi may not be able to capture Handan in three or five months, even in a year and a half. Jun Shang thinks that the current Qin State can survive such a long time under the soldiers of the Zhao army? ”

Zhao Zhu glanced at Lu Buwei very unhappily, and after thinking about it, he said with some confidence: "It's not impossible. ”

Zhao Zhu's weak expression completely fell into Lu Buwei's eyes, but Lu Buwei did not expose Zhao Zhu, but nodded and said: "What the king said is good, if the whole of the Great Qin Empire can unite and work hard to hold on, it is indeed possible to hold on for such a long time." But the question is - if Chu also helps Zhao to defeat Qin, then does the king think that Great Qin can still win this battle? ”

"Chu State?" Zhao Zhu's body shook, and Mrs. Huayang on the side also showed a hint of discoloration on her face.

Mrs. Huayang is a native of Chu.

"It's the State of Chu." Lu Buwei said: "What is the relationship between Qin and Chu now, presumably Buwei does not say it, and the monarch is also very clear in his heart. Once the state of Chu sends troops from Wuguan to attack Great Qin, then Great Qin will be in a desperate situation of being attacked on both sides, and he can't negotiate peace! Please think deeply. ”

Zhao Zhu's face was gloomy, and after a long while, he said: "If the Chu State wants to send troops, then after defeating the Lu State, it should send troops to attack the Wei State or the Qi State, so why bother to mobilize the people to attack Daqin?" ”

In terms of distance, the land of Lu is located on the east side of the Central Plains, not far from the Great Liang of Wei or Linzi of Qi.

If the State of Chu sends troops, it will be enough to fight directly from the land of the State of Lu towards the State of Wei and the State of Qi, and run a few hundred miles more to the west to fight the State of Qin, wouldn't it be willing to seek the near and far?

Lü Buwei shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, if the Chu State sends troops to attack Wei and Qi, can it win?" No, too. If Chu sent troops to attack Qin, would it be victorious? Yes! Since attacking Qin will win, what are these hundreds of miles of distance for the state of Chu? ”

Zhao Zhu's expression fell into a tangle, and after a long time, he said: "But now the attitude of the Chu State is still in two ways, if you can win over the Chu State, it may not be possible to reproduce the incident of the five countries in the past." ”

Looking at the hesitant Zhao Zhu, Lu Buwei felt that it was time for him to throw a killer move.

So Lu Buwei straightened up and said, "Your Majesty, although the current Qin State is slightly inferior to the Zhao State, it is still a big country in the world. But if the war continues and fails again, then not to mention the recovery of Hedong, even Hangu Pass, Nanyang County and other places may be lost. Could it be that what the king wants to inherit is such a weak Qin State? ”

Zhao Zhu's face changed after hearing this, and he fell silent.

Lü Buwei continued: "If there is a truce with Zhao now, then you can win a chance for Great Qin to recuperate, only need to recuperate for a few years, and when Great Qin's national strength recovers, the monarch should also succeed to the throne." At that time, wouldn't it be more certain that the king would take the Great Qin Xiongshi out of the pass to attack the Zhao State? ”

"And if there is a truce between Qin and Zhao, then the ambition of King Zhao will definitely not stop attacking other countries, so that Zhao will not be tolerated by the princes. At that time, the king ascended to the heights and called for the princes to join forces, no matter how strong the Zhao State is, it will definitely collapse like the Qi State back then! Your Majesty, please endure this moment and lay the foundation for the Qin State! ”

After Lu Buwei said this, the whole person reached the ground for a long time, and he couldn't stand it for a long time.