Chapter 108: Qin Wangji's secret change of generals
In the blink of an eye, the Changping War reached a stalemate, close to three years. Qin could not defeat Zhao, and Zhao could not defeat Qin. If the war continues to drag on, it will be unfavorable to both Qin and Zhao. Both Qin and Zhao also know it. In this battle, whoever can't hold it will lose.
Qin Wangji and Qin Xiang Fan Ju, seeing that Zhao was strong, were definitely not Han and Wei scholars. Qin and Zhao went to war in an all-out way, and there was no possibility of dΓ©tente. In this battle, we can only stop by dividing the winners and losers.
Qin Sheng, he can be proud of the princes and decide the world in one battle. The princes of the world, there are no princes who oppose Qin.
If Qin could not overwhelm Zhao by force, it would have to defeat Zhao in other aspects. This battle was not only a simple military contest between Qin and Zhao, but also an all-round confrontation, and it was also a battle of national fortunes between the two countries.
In order to win this tough battle, the Qin State did a lot of homework.
Qin Wangji first used the envoy Zheng Zhu of Zhao to enter Qin to negotiate peace, deceived Zhao and the princes, and then isolated the relationship between Zhao and the princes, and then made Zhao fall into passivity. In order to send grain, grass and equipment to the front line, and also to confuse the monarchs and ministers of Zhao State. Qin Wangji imprisoned Zheng Zhu and others, stayed in Xianyang, and blocked the news.
Qin Wangji has been the king of a country for more than 40 years, and has fought with the princes many times, so he has rich experience. At this moment, Qin State is also in the hands of Qin Wangji alone. However, in the treatment of Zhao State, Qin Wangji still did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
Qin Wangji isolated the Zhao State, secretly escorted grain, grass, and equipment to the front line, and increased troops to attack. However, Zhao General Lian is quite worthy of being a famous general of Zhao State, and he was able to block the offensive of the Qin army even with a small number of people.
Seeing that these measures were not enough to defeat Zhao, Qin Wangji considered a new strategy. Qin Wangji also understood that it would be difficult to defeat Zhao if he did not win by surprise. If you want to defeat the Warring States, Zhao General Lian Po is also a tricky figure.
Qin Wangji realized the crux of the problem, so what he had to do was to solve the problem.
How to replace Zhao General Lian Po, and not let Zhao Guojun's ministers be suspicious, Qin Wangji let Qin Guojun's ministers talk about these issues for several days.
When Qin Wangji thought that Zhao Guo would not replace Lian Po, who could fight well, he got another piece of good news. That's his opponent, Zhao Wangdan came to help.
Lian Po disobeyed orders and refused to fight, which made Zhao Wangdan angry. The courtiers of Zhao were dissatisfied with Lian and admired Ma Fujun. As a result, a strategy to divide and disintegrate the Zhao state from within was formed.
King Ji of Qin ordered people to carry treasures to Handan and spread a lot of news. Among these messages, there are true, false, and even fabricated out of nothing. Among them, the two deadliest and most terrifying news, one is that following the meaning of Zhao Guojun and his ministers, Qin Guo conveyed that he was afraid of Ma Fujun, and he was even more afraid of Ma Fuzi as a general. The other took advantage of Zhao Wangdan's dissatisfaction with Lian Po to spread the word that Lian Po was through Qin and sold Zhao.
Qin Wangji has been waiting for the news from Handan in Xianyang. This wait, only half a month has passed.
On this day, Qin Wangji, as usual, handled state affairs.
"Great news, king." people, not yet arrived; sound, first.
Qin Wangji heard Fan Ju's voice and put down the battle situation sent back from the front line in his hand.
After a while, Fan Ju smiled and walked quickly, shouting, "Your Majesty, great news. β
Qin Wangji looked at Fan Ju's joy, immediately guessed the other party's intention, and asked, "Our plan has succeeded." β
"Your Majesty, our plan has succeeded, succeeded." Fan Ju couldn't suppress the joy in his heart and shouted, "King Zhao, you've been fooled." β
"Great." Qin Wangji waited for so long, and finally waited for the good news, and high-fived: "The widow has done so much, and after waiting for so long, he has finally waited." β
Qin Wangji put a lot of energy into winning this tough battle. When I heard the news, I could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and what I paid was worth it.
Fan Ju said with a smile: "Zhao Guo has many ministers, but King Zhao insists on going his own way. King Zhao has helped us a lot! Your Majesty, we have to thank King Zhao well. β
"King Zhao's move has indeed done the widow a great favor." Qin Wangji said: "King Zhao is not a foolish person, and he didn't expect him to make a stupid choice. β
Fan Ju said: "King Zhao is young and lacks a good heart, so he is easy to make mistakes. If he makes a mistake, we will be able to defeat Zhao. β
Qin Wangji asked: "Zhao Guo has so many ministers, no one can see through the widow's scheme?" Lian Potong Qin rebelled against Zhao, no matter how he thought about it, it was impossible. β
"Yes! It is impossible for Lian Po to betray Zhao State. Fan Ju sighed: "It's a pity! Zhao **, Handan Junchen also believed it. β
Qin Wangji asked: "The widows don't believe it, Handan monarchs and ministers, are they pig-heads?" Zhao Guo is not a sober person? β
"Your Majesty, there are still many ministers in the Zhao Dynasty who are sober-minded. However, Zhao Wangdan was angry and couldn't listen to the minister's words of loyalty. Zhao Wangdan asked Lian Po to take the initiative to fight, but Lian Po refused to fight. Zhao Wangdan is young and vigorous, how can he be willing to rest. β
Qin Wangji also knew that what the king was most afraid of was the generals who did not obey the king's orders. He didn't want to say much about this question, so he changed the topic and asked: "Zhao Wangdan replaced Lian Po with Ma Fuzi, what happened to Lian Po." β
Fan Ju replied: "Lian Po returned to Handan, although King Zhao did not embarrass him, nor did he reuse him. β
"The widow also thought that Lian Po would be punished by King Zhao when he returned to Handan." Qin Wangji said lightly: "In this way, Zhao Wangdan is still a person who takes into account the overall situation and has strength. This is a bit like Zhao He Lao'er. β
Fan Ju said: "Zhao Wang Xiao'er, his heart is insufficient, how can he compare to Zhao He Lao'er." Zhao He Lao'er could listen to the opinions of the courtiers, but King Zhao couldn't listen to them. After all, Lian Po has been famous for more than 30 years and has made great achievements. Lian Po's position in the Zhao army was unbreakable, and he was deeply loved by the soldiers of the Northland. Zhao Wang Xiao'er is very honest, and if he doesn't handle it well, he will be in chaos. β
"Yes, reasonably, reasonably. Lian Po and Lin Xiangru are the good stories of Zhao Guo. Lian Po was not trusted by Zhao Wang Xiao'er, and Lin Xiangru was also excluded. Qin Wangji laughed and said: "Zhao Guo's qi is exhausted, we will win this battle!" Zhao Wang Dan sent a big gift to the widow, and the widow defeated Zhao Guo and won Changping to repay him. β
Seeing this, Fan Ju said warmly: "Your Majesty, Zhao Kuo is the son of Ma Fujun Zhao Hao, who is good at the art of war, and argues with the ministers without being defeated. Ma Fujun and Du Changjun are ashamed of themselves. Ma Fuzi has not been through the battle array, but he has the spirit of blood and bravery. We must not be careless, we need to be careful. β
Qin Wangji asked, "You mean Wang Ji, you won't be his opponent." β
"King Zhao worships Ma Fuzi as a general, and he must ask him for a strategy to break Qin. Ma Fuzi was determined to repeatedly deduce the tactics and generals of our army. Otherwise, Ma Fuzi would not dare to take Zhao Wangdan's military order. Fan Ju paused a little, and then said: "The minister guesses that Ma Fuzi is full of confidence in the battle against Wang Di. For the sake of prudence, we still let Wu Anjun fight. β
"Zhao Guojun and ministers, I only know that the widow is not in harmony with Wu Anjun, but I don't know that the widow will use Wu Anjun." For the sake of the overall situation, in order to defeat Zhao State, Qin Wangji said forbearantly: "The widow takes Wu Anjun as his general, and he will definitely be caught off guard by the monarchs and ministers of Zhao State." That's it! It's time to let Bai Qi play. β
Qin Wangji shouted: "Come on, go and call the prince." β
The eunuch received the order and bowed and retreated.
After a while, Prince Qin walked in and saluted, "Son, please meet your father." β
Qin Wangji raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite. β
"Thanks, Father." Prince Qin knew that Qin Wangji paid attention to etiquette and did not dare to go beyond the slightest.
Qin Wangji was very relieved to see that the child was respectful and polite, and said: "You hold the widow's edict and go to summon Bai Qi to go to Changping." β
"Erchen, you can do it." When Prince Qin saw that Qin Wangji handed over this matter to him, it was to train him and establish his prestige.
Seeing this, Qin Wangji shouted, "Wait." β
Prince Qin stopped, "Father has nothing else to explain to his sons." β
"The widow takes Wu Anjun as his general, this is a top secret, and no one else can know about it." Qin Wangji's eyes changed suddenly, and he said with a solemn voice: "You go and tell Bai Qi to secretly replace Wang Ji." If someone leaks the news that Wu Anjun is a general, the three clans will be destroyed. β