Chapter 9: Heroic Beauty
After the news of the Five Kingdoms attacking Zhao spread in Handan City, the whole Handan was boiling.
Yan Zhao's people are already heroic, bold, and brave and ruthless. This is certainly one of the necessary conditions for people in this era to survive. What's more, he and Zhao were in the north of the Central Plains, and they often had to deal with the Hu people.
Compared with the Yan State, the Zhao State dealt with the Hu people more frequently, because the Hu people they faced had three parts: Donghu, Lou Fu and Lin Hu. Therefore, the belligerent factor in the blood of the Chinese nation is well preserved in their genes, so it is not a fluke that Zhao became the only great power that can resist Qin in the west in the later period.
When Zhao Bao issued a conscription order in the name of Zhao Yong, the entire city of Handan joined the craze. The Great North City of Handan dragged the family to sign up, some brothers three, some father and son, and some entire clans went to sign up together. Especially in the face of the five-nation alliance, the young monarch who has not yet been crowned dares to fight, and he can't be ashamed.
Besides, the coalition army is imminent, and Handan is notoriously without any major fortifications, retreating, thinking that the country is ruined, even if it retreats, where can it retreat, can it return to the northwest, return to Jinyang and continue to fight for territory with the Hu people?
"Never underestimate the power of the poor, that is a kind of madness with no way back" Zhao Yong stood on the wall of the royal city, looking at the hustle and bustle of the Great Northern City, and couldn't help but think of a sentence that later generations had heard.
"Shaojun's words are very reasonable, and Sun Wuzi 'cast into the place of death and then survive, fall into the place of death and then live.'" There are quite a few similarities. Fei Yi stood behind Zhao Yong, looking at the boiling appearance of Dabei City, but he didn't expect Zhao Yong to say something that made sense.
"Even so, these people can still defend the city, if they really fight, I'm afraid they may not have the strength to fight." Zhao Yong said with some worry. Popular support is available, but Handan's biggest drawback is the lack of fortifications. Once the opponent attacks, I am afraid it will not be of much effect.
"Shaojun rest assured, the old minister has given orders to the defenders everywhere in the name of Shaojun, stick to the city, prepare to rush, and once Handan has police, they will quickly support. What's more, there are still 20,000 elite soldiers in Handan City, and it is not impossible to fight. ”
"Who is in command of the elite soldiers in the city?" Zhao Yong remembered that he didn't know whose hands his life was holding.
"Captain Zhao Zhuang is a disciple of the Zhao family who is more knowledgeable about military affairs, and he is assisted by Pang Cong, so he wants to come and have nothing to do."
"Pontoon? It's a special name. Zhao Yong said casually.
"This person was originally from the Wei State, and he was ordered to accompany Yan Shizi to our country, but he was afraid that someone would instigate his relationship with the King of Wei behind his back, so he told a story to the King of Wei." Fei Yi told the story.
"What's the story?" Zhao Yong was attracted over.
"He said to the King of Wei, if a man tells you that there is a tiger in the city that is biting people everywhere, do you believe it? King Wei said he didn't believe it. Would you believe a second person who also said that there was a tiger in the market? King Wei said, then I'm going to be a little suspicious. So if after a while, a third person comes running, or says the same thing, at this time, do you believe it or not? King Wei said, then of course I will believe it. ”
"Three-person city tiger?" Zhao Yong knew for the first time that this Pang Cong was still the original author of the three-person city tiger. "And then?"
Later, Pang Cong said, there are no tigers on the market, but there are more people who say it, and you believe that there are tigers. I'm going to Zhao Kingdom, the journey is much farther than going to the city, in case a few people slander me, do you believe it, or don't you believe it? ”
"Hahahaha, it's really a wonderful person!" Fei Yi's witty statement really made Zhao Yong's gloomy mood much better.
"But why did he come to my Zhao Kingdom later?"
"The three city tigers, the stories of ancient and modern times, are vivid. Although Pang Cong was relieved by the King of Wei, he was no longer reused. What's more, he was originally a son of the Wei Guoxian clan, but later his family fell into the middle of the road, and he thought that his learning was no worse than others, how could he do nothing in the Wei State? It was because he defected to the ancestors. The ancestor respected his ancestors, and he took them in to this day and led the troops in Handan. ”
"Was his ancestor famous?" Zhao Yong was a little puzzled, when he came to the Warring States, he didn't see any celebrities he knew, because he was very curious about Pang Cong's ancestors.
"Of course, its ancestors also have a lot of connections with the Zhao State, and even fought with our country several times, and was called the 'God of War' by the Wei State, but Ma Ling was defeated and fulfilled the reputation of others."
"Maling defeated? It turned out to be Pang Juan's descendant. Zhao Yong nodded, he just knows how little history is, and he also knows the story of Pang Juan and Sun Bin's wit.
"Yes, Pang Juan died in battle, which fulfilled the reputation of Sun Bin and Tian Ji, but because of the contradiction with Zou Ji of Xiangguo, the two never dared to return to Qi again, but fled to Chu State. It can be seen that heroes and famous generals are all shocked in this troubled world, and they will not get a good death. Fei Yi sighed faintly.
"Since ancient times, beauties have been like famous generals, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world. The troubled times are like a surging river, and all the famous generals and heroes have been overturned in this history. Speaking of this, he also felt a little emotional. After being thrown into this great river of history, it was possible to become a wave of history, but now, not only can it not make a wave, it is estimated that it will not even form a water molecule, and it will be over.
"Shaojun thinks too much. Fight the old minister, but also leave the name of the young monarch for the Zhao family. Fei Yi said that he was excited, and his beard was open, which showed that this old minister was very loyal to Zhao Suhou.
Just when Zhao Yong wanted to say something encouraging, the sound of "kicking and kicking" came from the stairs of the city wall. Zhao Yong looked at it with the voice, it was his close attendant Zhao Guang. This is also a child of the Zhao family, a relative of the same generation as himself, but a distant relative. When he was a child, he was in the palace with himself, and now he is his personal bodyguard.
"Shaojun, there is an alarm." Zhao Guang quickly handed the silk book in his hand into Zhao Yong's hand, Zhao Yong hurriedly took it, opened it and looked at it.
"How?" Fei Yi asked.
"The Five Nations Alliance has arrived at the border of Zhao and is about to enter Zhao. The border guards asked Handan if they would let him go. Zhao Yong said, handing the silk book in his hand to Feiyi.
Fei Yi took it, looked at it carefully, closed it and said slowly, "I don't think I can put it down." The silk book clearly states that each of them brought nearly 10,000 soldiers. Although the name is for the ancestors to be buried, once they are let in, they will attack in a big way. This kind of trick, be careful. ”
"The master is the same as I thought. I also felt that I couldn't let them in. It's just that this silk book, how should it be replied? No matter how full it is, Zhao Yong's mood at the moment is also apprehensive, after all, the other party is an army of 50,000, and Handan only has an army of 20,000, although there are many other people, but they can only defend the city, unable to attack, no matter who it is, they will be very nervous.
"I think this is the reply: If you come to the funeral, please dismount the envoy, our army will support you, and if there are other schemes, you will have a king and a master to treat you." Fei Yi thought about it for a while and said.
"That's it." Zhao Yong nodded, now he could only trust the vision of Fei Yi and Zhao Suhou, so he motioned for Zhao Zhuang to do so.
"Wait, Shaojun, I still have a plan, maybe I can add some pressure to the other party a little." Fei Yi said.
"Master, please."
"And send an insignificant person to proclaim the message, and it must be announced in front of the forces of the Five Nations. The other party saw that our country sent an unprovoked official, although he was angry, but he was probably also a little puzzled psychologically. In this way, it may be feasible to combat the arrogance of the other party. Fei Yi said slowly.
"Well, I think so." Zhao Yong nodded, "But the person who preached the oracle, who does the master think is appropriate." ”
"Haha, I think it's okay to take a yellow-mouthed child, but this child must be able to calm the scene, don't be scared to cry by the other party." Fat Yi said narrowly.
"It seems that the master already has someone to belong to." Zhao Yong saw that Feiyi's expression was so relaxed, and he knew that he must have thought of who to arrange.
"That's true." Fei Yi said, and said to Zhao Guang, who was puzzled, "Go, tell General Pang Cong, ask him to take his son Pang Nuan to meet him at the south gate of Dabei City, and say that there is something important to entrust." ”
"Yes!" Zhao Guang looked at Zhao Yong and saw that he had no opinion, so he immediately turned around and went to find Pang Cong.