Chapter 118: Barbarossa
Zhao Dan was stunned when he heard it, what is it? Frederick I the Redbeard? Which king of the Western Regions is this?
"Young Master Lu, what does the Qin army's strategy have to do with this redbeard in the Western Regions? I heard Pingyuan Jun say that there is a red-haired pola jockey in the Western Regions, why do people in the Western Regions like to dye their hair and beards red? ”
Chen Zheng smiled: "They not only like to dye their hair and beard red, but they also like to dye their eyes blue. Let's put it this way, this redbeard is also named Barbarossa, which is exactly the same as the Qin army's strategy of marching. ”
Le Cheng said on the side: "How can Lu Gongzi speak so unbelievably? ”
"Haha!" Chen Zheng said with a smile: "As far as I know, this time the King of Qin did not send Bai Qi to lead the troops, but the five doctors Wang Ling served as the commander, their plan was to divide the troops into three routes, one was the northern army group led by Sima Terrier to go straight to Taiyuan, blocking the main force of Zhao in the north to go south, and the other was the southern army group led by Wang Yi to attack Wu'an and Pigao, and then occupy Nanyang to prevent any changes in Wei and Chu, and the central army group was led by Wang Ling to attack Handan City. This was the Barbarossa Plan formulated by the Qin State. This time, the Qin army claimed to have 500,000 horses, and I also heard in Xianyang that in order to save face, the king of Qin vowed not to stop the army this time if he did not destroy the Zhao State. The king must be ready to fight a great war, a vicious war, and a protracted war! ”
Zhao Dan was a little panicked after hearing this: "500,000? How could the Qin State mobilize so many people? If it is really as Gongzi said, the men and horses in the north of my Zhao State were blocked by Sima Terrier, and the reinforcements of Wei and Chu in the south were stopped by Wang Ji, how could they defeat the Qin army with only these tens of thousands of horses in Handan City? ”
Le Cheng stood in front of Zhao Dan and bowed down and said: "King, and hand over the task of guarding Handan City to the last general, no matter how many men and horses he sent by King Qin, he will teach them to come and go." ”
Zhao Dan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, waved his hand and said: "What Lu Gongzi said just now may not be true, how can Lu Gongzi easily know about such a confidential matter?!" I'm afraid that the Qin State is bluffing and using the mouth of Gongzi Lu to intimidate the king into handing over those six cities, right?! Half a million? I don't believe that the Qin State can send so many men unless they bring in all the three-year-old dolls. Hahahaha! ”
Chen Zheng thought to himself, the genetics of this Zhao Wang family are really not good, Zhao Dan's grandfather was starved to death by eating up bird eggs by himself, if Zhao Dan and his father were not escorted by Lin Xiangru, he could only swallow his anger in front of King Qin, and now the IQ of Zhao Dan and Zhao Sheng's uncle and nephew is lower than the other, it seems that the reason why the six countries in the east were destroyed by the Qin State is that their own reasons account for a large part.
Chen Zheng said solemnly: "The king must not take it lightly. The Qin army is menacing, and it will want to destroy the Zhao State and then quickly, once the soldiers come to the city, Handan City will be besieged for several years, if you don't plan early, the people of this city will suffer. ”
Seeing that Chen Zheng's expression was so serious, Zhao Dan said with a piercing gaze: "Since Gongzi Lu is so concerned about the safety of Zhao Guo, then the king will also say it directly." A few days ago, Lou Chang suggested to this king that Zheng Zhu should be sent to Xianyang again to negotiate peace, as long as Qin no longer attacks Zhao, when the Qin army attacks Wei and Korea in the future, my Zhao State will be a watcher and will never send troops to help. After weighing it repeatedly, this king and Pingyuan Jun felt that Lou Chang's suggestion was feasible. In this way, my Zhao State will no longer owe him the six cities of the Qin State. ”
Chen Zheng thought to himself, isn't this death?!
"Could it be that the king only wants to be at peace for a while, and when the Qin State destroys the Wei State and Korea, and the Zhao State is in trouble, who will help him?"
"Isn't there still the State of Qi, the State of Chu and the Kingdom of Yan?"
Chen Zheng was indeed a little anxious: "Okay, good!" Great King, you don't want to think about it, if Qin and Zhao can reach a tacit understanding, can't Qin force Qi, Chu and Yan to follow Zhao's example? At that time, the six eastern countries will only seek self-preservation, and as long as the Qin State is defeated, does it need to be said that the result will be said? Speaking of this, a big question mark suddenly popped up in Chen Zheng's mind, huh? Isn't it here to accomplish the task of unifying the world? Which end of the earth am I?
Zhao Dan chuckled and said: "Since Gongzi Lu knows the strategy of the Qin army well, and is so sure that the Qin army will definitely come to the city of Handan, then may I ask, what strategy does Gongzi Lu have to retreat from the enemy to crack that Barbaro's plan?" ”
Chen Zheng sorted out his thoughts and said slowly: "King, before the Battle of Changping, Zhao State occupied the Shangdang that Qin State was about to have at his fingertips without spending a single soldier, and after the war, he lost his trust in Qin State, and now if he follows what Lord Lou Chang said, Zhao State will either fulfill his promise, and he will lose foreign aid in the future when he is in danger, or he will be isolated in the world if he does not believe his words again, who will believe what Zhao State said?!" Therefore, Lou Chang's words are absolutely unworkable. ”
Zhao Dan took a breath of cold air, his eyes stopped for a moment, and suddenly said: "What Gongzi said is indeed reasonable, this king almost missed a big thing." So what about the child's opinion? ”
"In my opinion, there should be the following strategies for retreating from the enemy. First, mobilize the people in the city to expand their forces and train diligently to meet the urgent needs. Second, if you want to attack it first, you must first sharpen your weapons, recruit craftsmen in the city to forge weapons, especially the arrows needed to defend the city, and the more the better. Third, regardless of whether Qi borrowed grain or not, it was necessary to take advantage of the opportunity of the war to send people to various countries to buy grain, and buy as much grain as they could. Fourth, the Qin army pressed the border, and the periphery of Handan was bound to be unsafe, and the key was to hold the city of Handan, so it was necessary to clear the field and not give the Qin army any available resources. Great King, this war is a protracted war of attrition, Qin and Zhao have their own advantages and disadvantages, and whoever can hold out to the end will be the winner. ”
Lecheng was puzzled: "What are the pros and cons of each? ”
"The advantage of the Qin State lies in the strength and morale, and the disadvantage lies in the fact that they have traveled long distances, and the logistical supply of hundreds of thousands of troops is afraid that it will hollow out the national strength of the Qin State. The advantage of Zhao is the geographical advantage and the people, but the disadvantage is the lack of troops and the lack of food and grass. However, there must be three phases in a war of attrition and a protracted war, namely, the strategic offensive of Qin and the strategic defensive stage of Zhao, the strategic stalemate of the two armies of Qin and Zhao, and the stage of Qin's exhaustion and Zhao's strategic counteroffensive. As long as the Zhao State makes use of its strengths and complements its weaknesses, the army and the people are united, unite as one, and defend Handan, the Dingjiao Qin army will be wiped out in the vast sea of Zhao soldiers and civilians. ”
Le Cheng's eyes widened: "Young Master Lu, how do I remember that you are a businessman?" ”
Chen Zheng waved his hand and smiled: "General, don't forget, my family is in Handan City, not to mention, keeping Handan City can not only save thousands of people in the city, but also my business can be done all over Zhao Kingdom, why not?!" ”
Zhao Dan high-fived and said, "Okay!" As long as the Qin army can be defeated, Lu Gongzi's business will be on this king. Hahahaha! ”
Suddenly, Zhao Dan's laughter came to an abrupt end.
"As far as this king knows, at the moment, except for Qi and foreign countries, there is no one with the most food than Chu State. The country of Chu is vast and rich, and it can't eat enough grain for hundreds of years. Lu Gongzi, this king has something to ask for, so he will go to Chu to buy grain in the name of your merchant, and buy as much as you can. I don't know what you think? ”
Le Cheng clapped his hands and said: "The king is reasonable! Qin and Chu are countries of in-laws, and if they go to buy grain in the name of Zhao, they will definitely return in vain, and it is very suitable for Gongzi Lu to go. ”
Chen Zheng's head buzzed, why did he make trouble for himself again? Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, the scorpion king, was knocking on a pair of big pincers waiting for him, and it gave people goosebumps just thinking about it.
"King, I'm not the only businessman in Handan City, hasn't that Lord Zheng Zhu also done business, let him go. By the way, which general is the king going to make the commander of the city? Chen Zheng deliberately diverted the topic, but forgot that Lecheng took the initiative to invite Ying in front of Zhao Dan just now.
Zhao Dan smiled: "What about the child's opinion? ”
"Of course it's Lian..."As soon as he said this, Chen Zheng's words changed: "How dare I, a businessman, dare to talk nonsense about such a big thing, or the king thinks twice and decides." ”
"Hahahaha! Childe and the king thought of going together. Zhao Dan said and ordered Lecheng: "Go!" Invite General Lian here, today the king wants to get drunk with General Lian and Gongzi Lu, and taste the wine that Uncle Wang enjoys exclusively. ”
Le Cheng panicked: "Great, king, it's getting late at this time, and I'm afraid that General Lian is..."
Zhao Dan glared: "What are you afraid of?" Are you afraid that this king and Lu Gongzi will not be able to meet assassins if they stay here? Joke! Is it true that anyone under this king dares to make a mistake before this king? Why don't you go yet?! ”
Le took three steps and turned around and went out.
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After about a quarter of an hour, Chen Zheng and Zhao Dan were chatting casually, when three people suddenly broke in from outside, and the two behind them had bandages on their arms and held bows and crossbows that had been wound in their hands.
I saw that the two people with bows and crossbows rushed straight behind Chen Zheng and Zhao Dan, and the bronze arrows instantly aimed at the back of the two heads.
Chen Zheng fixed his eyes and saw that the person in the leader was clearly Chang Yu's house, and turned his head to look at the other two, but they were his accomplices who touched porcelain with Chang Yu.
Chen Zheng, who had crossed the ghost gate many times, was a little afraid, and smiled coldly: "What does this mean?" The three of them think that deception is not fun, and they have changed their careers to become bandits? ”
Zhao Dan said in a trembling voice: "Lu, Lu, Lu Gongzi recognizes, recognize them?" He, he, who are they? ”
Chang Yu glared at Zhao Dan: "Shut your stinky mouth!" The master is looking for the surname Lu today, and I'll talk about you later. Then he came to Chen Zheng and sneered: "I heard that you have been looking for me all this time? Isn't it over? Yes? Looks like you really want to fight with me. Fight with me, do you have the strength? I heard that you brought back a lot of crossbows from Korea, why don't you bring one with you? Didn't you bring a crossbow with you? Okay, come on! Chang Yu took the bow and crossbow from the hand of the man behind Chen Zheng and handed it to Chen Zheng.
"Is it okay?" Chang Yu aimed the arrow of the crossbow in Chen Zheng's hand at his head: "A buckle machine, my little life, yours." If the surname is Lu, I'll count it three times, just three times. ”
"One"
"Two"
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"Three"
Chang Yu snatched the bow and crossbow from Chen Zheng's hand and shouted: "You don't cherish the opportunity to give you!" Be a witness, I gave him a chance today, and he didn't grasp it, so I don't blame him. Now I have a small request, Brother Stephen, let me follow you in the future, I will let you go, let you go, how about it? Fair, right? ”
Chen Zheng said contemptuously: "Young people, don't be too arrogant! ”
"Aren't you angry and young people?"
"Brother, brother, let me remind you, it's the dragon that has to be coiled, the tiger has to lie down, what kind of person am I, Lu Buwei, I don't need to say it myself, just a ruffian like you, are you worthy of me?!"
"Don't come with me! You think I don't know who you are?! Aren't you just a businessman, the master wants to follow you, and you still have a shelf. I've inquired clearly in the past few days, you raised a prince of Qin to the throne and gave him a daughter-in-law, aren't you just thinking that the Qin army will attack Handan City, so you can build a ladder with the Qin State! I also obeyed you, you fought with Pingyuanjun hotly, and became a sworn brother with Lian Po, and now you have a prince of Qin, this kung fu of stepping on two boats is really unique in the world, and others can't learn it if they want to! What's wrong? How about letting the master follow you to touch the light of this prince of the Qin Kingdom? ”
Chang Yu pointed at Zhao Dan, who was stunned.
Zhao Dan stood up suddenly: "This brother, I think you recognize the wrong person, right?" I'm not the son of Qin. ”
"Stop, don't move! You say no, no? Chang Yu beckoned to the other two: "Show me him closely, and our brothers will depend on him for their future fortunes." ”
The two were not ambiguous, and their four eyes were fixed on Zhao Dan, as if there was a mountain of gold in front of them.
At this moment, two people quietly walked in outside the door, and tiptoed to a short distance behind Chang Yu.
Zhao Dan was blocked by the three people in front of him, but he didn't find that Lian Po and Le Cheng had entered the house, but Chen Zheng saw it clearly, and smiled at Chang Yu: "Brother, you really recognize the wrong person." You saw that prince of Qin a few days ago, forgot? ”
Chang Yu stared at Zhao Dan and recalled, Huh? It doesn't seem to be a person.
Chen Zhengle said: "Brother, with your IQ, are you still going to follow me?" I think you'd better save it. ”
Chang Yu raised his hand: "Don't come with me like this!" It doesn't matter if he is the prince of Qin or not, if you don't agree to me and you, I will shoot him through with an arrow first. I've seen the three of you talking and laughing and coming here, and a few of us waited until the guy with the sword left before he came in to greet you two, I want to see, it's so late, who else can save you?! Hahahaha! ”
A person next to him quipped: "Big brother, isn't this surnamed Lu a sworn brother with the old man of Lian Po, if that Lian Po comes, I will shoot him with an arrow first, and our brother will take Lian Po's head and present it to Qin Guo, hehe, Qin Wang Shao said that he also has to reward our brother with a golden cake." Hahahaha! ”
Lian Po, who was standing behind the three of them, also had a green face.
I saw Lian Po snatch a bow and crossbow from behind Chang Yu, and pointed an arrow at the temple of the person holding another bow and crossbow next to him, and the person's head was instantly burst through, and he fell to the ground with a "plop".
Before everyone could react, Lian Po grabbed the neck of the person who made fun of him just now, and slapped a round fist in the face, scolding while beating: "Your grandfather Lian's head is worth three gold cakes?" I'll tell you how much it's worth today! ”
In the blink of an eye, the man's face was already bloody and miserable, and he didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy.
Zhao Dan had never seen such a formation, and sat there dumbfounded, with only a bloody picture flashing in his pupils.
Le Cheng pulled out his sword, and the blade of the bronze sword flashed a cold light under the reflection of the bronze oil lamp, and the tip of the sword cut through the stagnant air and stabbed at Chang Yu like a ghost.