"What, the army of the Qin State moved to Wusui?" Han Wangcang stood up suddenly, and said with a look of surprise, "How is the battle situation now?" ”

"I don't know yet, but I just know that now Wusui has been surrounded by the Qin army and is in danger."

King Han sat back in despair, and everyone in the hall was also chattering, obviously this news was no less than a thunderbolt on a sunny day for them.

"Guys, what's the plan?" King Han muttered. It's just that his voice is too quiet, and the ministers below are all talking, and obviously no one pays attention to what he says. He could only say it again, but he didn't see anyone taking care of him, so he was inexplicably irritable, kicked out the few cases in front of him, and scolded loudly: "Are they all deaf? ”

Only then did everyone come back to their senses, and they hurriedly pleaded guilty one by one, lest they become the first bird and be punished by King Han.

"Now that the situation is like this, the army hesitates and does not dare to fight the Qin army, and once the Qin army breaks through Wusui, Yiyang will also be in danger. Will the plan be settled? Han Wangcang also collected his mood, sat down and said gloomily.

Naturally, everyone couldn't make up their minds, so they patrolled for a while, focusing their eyes on one person.

Gong Zhongxuan knew that at this moment, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "King, the army of tigers and wolves of the Qin army is unstoppable, and with the strength of my Korea, it is definitely impossible to defeat." At the beginning, the ministers and others discussed, let the Qin army besiege Yiyang, and then the army arrived, and the front and back attacked, which will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. It's just that the soldiers have not been in place, and they really dare not send troops easily. ”

Koreans are very depressed, speaking of which, today's South Korea can be regarded as very rich, at least the property in the treasury cannot be faked, speaking of wealth, compared to the Wei State, it must be not much better. However, with such abundant money, it is impossible to organize an efficient and powerful army, and even if they are given the best conditions for combat readiness, they are still slow and low, which makes many people scratch their heads. They don't know, why are there fewer and fewer soldiers? Why is it becoming more and more difficult to reserve food? These things are bothering Koreans.

In fact, the answer to this question is not so complicated, even Shang Ying, a person who has become an ancient, can give South Korea an answer: businessmen are troublesome.

Is a businessman good? It can be said that if it were not for businessmen, the country's economic development would certainly be a different face. Therefore, even if the Qin State emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, it could not completely cut off the profession of businessman.

However, the reason why Shang Yang encouraged farming and warfare in the Qin State instead of commercial development was because the merchant profession was not the most important thing for the princes in the Warring States Period. The connection with the princes can be completed by relying on the commercial sector led by the princes themselves, and only in this way will they not be stuck by others in the neck of strategic materials, nor will they be infiltrated by spies from other countries. More importantly, only by tying the people to the land can they sow more seeds and harvest food, and when it comes to a big war, they can immediately integrate into an armed army. In the final analysis, the war is fought with food and population, and as long as there is enough in the past two years, it will not be completely defeated.

South Korea also attached great importance to this matter before, but since Zhao Guo began to buy weapons from South Korea, the whole South Korea has become impetuous, and many people have changed their identities and began to become some craftsmen and businessmen. Since you can sell to Zhao, can't you sell it to other princes? Well, since the officials don't sell, we, the people, come to help sell it. As a result, the trend of business spread in South Korea.

Korea, like other princes, had a very ambiguous attitude towards commerce, and although they did not support it, they did not oppose it. What's more, due to the constraints of conditions, the tax revenue of commerce is also relatively low, and the agricultural tax accounts for the majority of the entire country.

Because of this, more and more people fled from the land and began to do business, and the environment in Korea was not suitable for business, so many magnates moved to other princes with their wealth and wealth.

Years of war, combined with extremely low fertility rates, have slowed population growth; The prosperity of commerce has affected the development of agriculture, making food the most important strategic resource; South Korea is already sparsely landed, has a limited population, and the prosperity of commerce has essentially undermined South Korea's war potential. South Korea's food prices have entered a crazy stage, but all this is hidden under the appearance of Han Wang's increasing wealth.

Therefore, even if South Korea is mobilized nationwide, it may not be able to gather 300,000 troops, and there are even fewer of them who can be called elite.

"Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, even so, they must be allowed to go to the front line, otherwise, if you lose Yiyang, at most, Sanchuan County will be occupied by the Qin State, and if you lose Wusui, South Korea will be stuck by the Qin State."

The reason why Wu Sui is important is because this place happens to be at the entrance of Yiguan, and it echoes with the wild king one after the other, and controls the entire Yiguan. If Yewang is the gate of Shangdang and the fortress of Yiguan, then Wusui is equivalent to the gate of Yiguan. As long as the Qin State occupied Yiguan, the Qin army could reach Korea directly through the occupied city of Anyi in the former Wei State and directly through Yiguan without much effort. is for its importance, self-evident.

"I'm afraid that the minister is leading to save the scriptures, which is counterproductive." At this moment, he suddenly spoke. He was sent to Yewang by King Han Xuanhui many years ago, and now he has been called back, not that King Han attaches great importance to him today, but because Han Wangcang himself is an opportunist, whether it is the Six Kingdoms of Shandong or the State of Qin, he has an attitude of being left and right, and it is precisely because of this that he can return to Xinzheng with open land.

King Han's eyes narrowed, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Great King, the combat effectiveness of these troops is extremely low, and they cannot form a combat force at all, and sending these troops to the front line is nothing more than sending some slaves to the Qin State. Not only will it not stop the Qin State, but it will make the Qin State stronger and stronger. At that time, not only will it not be able to solve the difficulty of Yiyang, but I am afraid that even this Sanchuan County will be under the control of the Qin State. At this time, the king will regret it too late! ”

"Ridiculous!" Seeing that this political enemy was opposing him again, Gong Zhong hurriedly came out to refute, "Qin is a brave man, and South Korea is like a chicken, is it vulnerable?" Doctor Zhang's words, the minister dare not agree! ”

Zhang Kaidi also ridiculed Gong Zhong's words, and some of the ministers who followed him also came in to help, of course, Gong Zhong's extravagant followers also did not show weakness, and Zhang Kaidi and others started a confrontation, and the two gangs of people quarreled with each other in the court, and they were very happy.

Han Wangcang watched the ministers arguing with a headache, very helpless, he originally transferred Zhang Kaidi back from the wild king in order to satisfy the favor of the Kwantung princes, and at the same time, he also hoped to learn the means of Shen Bu harm back then, control his subordinates with power, and restore the strength of Korea back then.

As a result, I didn't expect that the two factions were in the same situation, and the suggestions put forward were all opposite, which made Han Wangcang very headache, I didn't expect it to be like this, and I wanted to transfer Zhang Kaidi away again, but it turned out that Zhang Di's wings were already complete, and he couldn't move easily, so it was the only way.

"You can't beat it, you can't let it go, right?" Taking advantage of the time when the two factions were arguing, King Han finally interjected helplessly, which was also his usual practice.

"The king, the minister thinks that it is better to accept the conditions of the Zhao State first, hand over the wild king to the Zhao State, and at the same time let the Zhao State send troops against the Qin State, at least to help Korea avoid this crisis. Of course, it is best to convince King Zhao to exchange other cities for the Wild King. ”

After all, Gong Zhongxuan was a little older than Zhang Kaidi, and his reaction was not as fast as him, and he was about to refute, but he saw Zhang Kaidi and continued: "In any case, the most important thing for Korea at this moment is not how much it has lost in this battle, but whether it can drive the Qin people away from Korean land and protect Sanchuan County. ”

"If Sanchuan is lost, Yiyang and Wusui will also become the things in the bag of Qin, at that time, even if there is a wild king, it will not help. On the contrary, it is better to agree to Zhao Guo's conditions first, in exchange for the other party's troops. As long as I can ensure that Wu Sui is in my hands, then even if Cheap Yang is lost, there is still room to take it back. And the wild king lost its meaning. ”

"Just imagine, a little wild king, surrounded by my Korea, what can he do?"

Han Wangcang fell into deep thought, and seemed to be a little shaken by his original thoughts. Seeing this, Gong Zhong hurriedly went to persuade King Han, but he waved his hand and said solemnly to everyone: "In any case, send troops to the Qin army in case of emergency, at least drag them down." ”

"As for handing over the wild king to Zhao Guo, the widow has to think about it again." As he spoke, he fell into an inexplicable helplessness again. It turned out that this was what it was like to be alone, he thought to himself.

(End of chapter)