Chapter 360: First set the northern frontier, and then take Xianyang
Mi Bazi walked around the Xianyang Palace, anxiously waiting for the news that Wei Ran had captured Master Zhao's father. A Jing Guo Jun gave Qin Guo a headache. Coupled with a Zhao master's father, the situation in the Qin State is not optimistic.
Suddenly, a eunuch rushed in and said, "Queen Mother, General Wei asks to see you." ”
Mi Bazi urged: "Invite him in." ”
Wei Ran walked in in a military uniform, and saluted: "Minister, meet the Queen Mother." ”
Mi Bazi didn't care about these etiquettes and asked, "Has Master Zhao caught it?" ”
Wei Ran said ashamedly: "Minister, incompetent." ”
"What." Mi Bazi was shocked and asked, "You didn't catch up with Master Zhao's father." ”
Wei Ran said: "Minister, lead the cavalry, travel under the stars, and when you arrive at Hangu Pass, Lord Zhao's father has already left the pass. ”
Qi Rong asked: "Hangu Pass, the inventory is strictly checked, only in and not out." Without the edict of the Queen Mother and the King, how could Lord Zhao's father get out of Hangu Pass. ”
Wei Ran said: "Master Zhao led eighteen horsemen, in the name of the black panther horse, out of the Han Valley. General Hanya was afraid of the black panther riding and did not dare to block the road, so he could only let it go. ”
Mi Bazi shouted angrily: "Master Zhao, you deceive people too much. ”
Wei Ran hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother is angry. ”
Mi Bazi's eyes gushed out fierce flames, and he said coldly: "Master Zhao's father deceived me, and this revenge cannot be avenged." ”
Gao Lingjun saw that the Queen Mother was messed up, and hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, our enemies are the three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei, and Zhao is not our enemy. ”
"We and Zhao Guo have already started to fight." Mi Bazi's murderous aura leaked, "Master Zhao's father entered Qin, which is the beginning of the war between Qin and Zhao." ”
Wei Ran was shocked: "The Queen Mother decided to start a war with the Zhao State? ”
Mi Bazi restrained his murderous aura and said with a smile: "Lord Zhao's father is mighty, and it resounded among the princes. After the Zhao State after the Hufu cavalry shooting, the national situation is even more unspeakable. Right now, the Qin State is in an eventful time, how can he offend Lord Zhao again. ”
Wei Ran breathed a sigh of relief and said in his heart: "Fortunately, my sister was not carried away by anger and lost the etiquette of judgment. ”
Qi Rong asked: "Lord Zhao's father deceived me, won't I take revenge?" ”
"If Lord Zhao's father does not die for a day, the Qin State will not be at peace." Mi Bazi soothed his mind, and said in a domineering tone: "If Master Zhao doesn't get rid of him for a day, it will be difficult for the Qin country to be safe." ”
Wei Ran also nodded and said, "Master Zhao is a dangerous person. If he connived with the princes to attack me, the Qin State would be more auspicious and less auspicious. Queen Mother, how should we respond. ”
"I was also confused by Lord Zhao's father, and I almost broke the big thing." Mi Bazi said again: "Master Zhao's father will not die for a day, and Qin and Zhao cannot go to war." We will endure this enmity first, and one day, we will double it back to Zhao Guo. ”
"Master Zhao's father entered Qin alone and left Qin in a chic manner, this is a national shame! Thinking that Lord Zhao is discussing the princes of the world in front of us, we don't know Lord Zhao. This time, in the confrontation with Zhao's father, we lost completely. Qi Rong said angrily: "Unwilling! ”
Mi Bazi said lightly: "Lord Zhao's father covets the Qin State, and we also want to separate the Zhao State." ”
Wei Ran asked, "What does the Queen Mother mean by this?" ”
Mi Bazi said with a smile: "Although Master Zhao is invincible in the world, he is a hero of the world. But he is not a saint after all, and he has weaknesses. We took advantage of Master Zhao's weakness and attacked him. ”
Gao Lingjun asked, "What is Master Zhao's weakness?" ”
"Master Zhao's biggest weakness is that he is too emotional. Don't forget, the death of Empress Han Jiyao and Empress Meng Yao was a blow to Lord Zhao's father, but it was devastating. Mi Bazi's eyes were cruel and vicious, "But the sons left by these two people are also dragons among people." ”
"Master Zhao's father values feelings, this is true. What is the relationship with its children. Wei Ran asked, "Minister, I don't understand." ”
"At the age of fifteen, Zhao abolished Prince Zhang can be the commander of the first army, the Northern Expedition to Zhongshan, and the defeat of Sanhu. King Zhao He is only thirteen years old, and he also has the appearance of a king. Mi Bazi paused, and said: "We only need to send someone to enter the Zhao State and provoke the relationship between Zhao's master's father, the abolished prince Zhang, and the king of Zhao." Let Lord Zhao's father and son fight. ”
Wei Ran thought for a while and replied: "Lord Zhao's father is still here, how can the abolished prince Zhang and King Zhao fight each other." The minister sent an envoy to Handan and witnessed the stability and peace of the Zhao dynasty. It is not easy for us to let Lord Zhao's father and son fight. ”
"Before the storm, it's always calm." Mi Bazi smiled lightly: "Let's let the storm come more violently." ”
Qi Rong asked, "Queen Mother, what are you going to do?" ”
"Rights are not shared by others." Mi Bazi smiled faintly and said: "The abolished prince Zhang and Zhao Wang He have inherited the courage and courage of Lord Zhao's father, and they will not be subservient. How could the two sons not fight for the sake of power? ”
Wei Ran asked: "The abolished prince Zhang and the Zhao Wang He brothers are in harmony, how can they fight for power." ”
"The most ruthless king's family, the rebellion of the first kings and princes, is not a living example." Mi Bazi sneered: "Master Zhao is far away from the center of power, and he will naturally be overshadowed by the ministers. The abolished prince Zhang and Zhao Wang He will also fight in the same room for power. If the two sons fight, the Zhao State will be weakened, and even the national capital will be shaken. Zhao's father and son are in the same room, which is a punishment for Zhao's father. If Lord Zhao's father falls, Zhao will wither. ”
Gao Lingjun exclaimed: "Zhao is weak, Qin is strong." ”
Mi Bazi laughed loudly: "The two sons fight, the master father is dead, Zhao Guo is weak, and Qin is worry-free." ”
Gao Lingjun hurriedly said: "What the Queen Mother said is extremely true. But now, we have to survive the crisis in order to compete with Zhao. ”
"Wu'er is right. Before competing with Zhao, we must break the three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei and keep Qi. Mi Bazi said domineeringly: "Pass the order and prepare to start a war with the three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei." ”
Qin Chen united as one, and said in unison: "Oh." ”
Master Zhao led eighteen iron horsemen to return to Handan day and night. Zhao Wang He received the news that Zhao's father had returned safely and was about to arrive in Handan in the near future, and led the military generals to greet him in the suburbs of Handan.
Just after noon, a scout came on a horse and said, "Your Majesty, Master Zhao has returned." ”
When Zhao Wanghe heard that Master Zhao's father had returned, his whole person was full of energy. Not long after, Master Zhao and others appeared in everyone's sight.
Zhao Wang He led the ministers and saluted: "Son, welcome Lord Zhao's father." ”
The ministers also shouted respectfully: "The ministers welcome Lord Zhao. ”
When Zhao Yong saw it, he laughed and said, "Wang'er, how can you greet each other in person." ”
"Master Zhao has returned, as a son of man, how can he not greet him in person." King Zhao's eyes were full of admiration, "It is said that the country of tigers and wolves is not to be entered." The king of Chu entered Qin and was imprisoned in Zhangtai. Jing Guojun entered Qin and returned to China in embarrassment. Only Master Zhao's lonely ambition can escape with his whole body. The princes of the world, Mo is not compared with Lord Zhao's father. ”
The ministers also said: "The lord father entered Qin alone and returned safely, and the ministers also want to witness the demeanor of the lord Zhao." ”
Seeing this, Master Zhao smiled and said, "Okay." ”
Zhao Wang He said: "Master Zhao's father will tell the child about the interesting things that happened in the Qin Kingdom. ”
Master Zhao smiled and said, "Lonely, I will definitely explain the trip to Qin for you when I have time." ”
Fei Yi hurriedly said: "Master Zhao, Wang, the wind is strong in the wild, we still enter Handan." ”
Back in Handan, Lord Zhao did not summon the ministers and hold a super meeting, but summoned Feiyi, Tian Buli, Li Dui, Que Guanzi, Sima Wangzu, Le Yi, Zhao Xi and others to enter the other palace to discuss matters.
Naturally, the meeting was held in secret. King He of Zhao held a court meeting as usual to stabilize the court situation.
Zhao Yong saw that everyone had arrived, and after a brief greeting, he went straight to the point, "Lonely, summoning you here is to plan to destroy Qin." ”
Lord Zhao's father ordered Sima Wang and Le Yi to unfold the map, "This is the widow's westward journey to the Qin State, drawing the mountains, rivers, landforms, river valleys, and main passes of the Qin Kingdom. Ladies and gentlemen, is it feasible to cut down Qin? ”
Fei Yi asked: "Lord Zhao's father is planning to unite the princes and cut down Qin together. ”
"The widow went west to the Qin State and especially inspected the Hangu Pass. This pass is worthy of being the first fortress for the Qin State to block the princes of the Central Plains. Lonely, I finally understood that more than ten years ago, the army of the Five Kingdoms was huge, and there were Yiqu people to help, why couldn't they break through Hangu and wipe out the Qin State. Master Zhao pointed to the pass of the Qin State on the map, "This is Hangu Pass." The Qin people occupy this pass, which can be attacked and defended. ”
Fei Yi asked, "How does Master Zhao plan to cut down Qin?" ”
Master Zhao faced everyone and asked, "Lone, this is the reason why you were summoned to come. ”
Li Dui looked at the map for a while, and replied: "The combined forces of Qi, Han, and Wei are powerful, and the commander of the coalition forces is the most capable Kuangzi of Qi. The minister believes that it is the best policy to join forces with the princes to jointly attack Qin. ”
Fei Yi also said: "To cut Qin, you can only enter from Hangu Pass." Although the alliance of the princes is numerous, the soldiers are near Hangu Pass, and they will not give full play to the advantage of their troops. The momentum of the five countries cannot break through Hangu. The momentum of the four countries can break through Hanya? ”
Tian Buli groaned for a while and replied: "More than ten years ago, General Zhao Xie led his troops to attack Qin. If General Zhao Xie was here, we would know about the Battle of Hangu Pass. ”
Que Guanzi inspected the map brought back by Master Zhao's father, and then looked at the mountains in the hall that were piled up with dirt.
After half a ring, Que Guanzi smiled and said, "Master Zhao, the minister has a strategy to cut down Qin. ”
Master Zhao hurriedly said, "Sir, please speak." ”
The bird called the people to the earth where the earth was piled up and asked, "What do you see on this map?" ”
Everyone shook their heads when they saw it, indicating that they had found nothing.
"The map is very vivid and accurate. However, it does not fully depict the true topography. Everyone, please see, this is Jinyang, Zhao State, and Hebei County. Crane Guanzi's fingers kept sliding, "This is Hedong County and Shang County of Qin State." Looking at it here, I don't see any clues. However, the real topography is that the terrain of Zhao is high and the terrain of Qin is low. As far as we are concerned, we are under the high collar and create an oppressive trend for Qin. Like a sharp sword, hanging over the heads of the Qin people. ”
Fei Yi hurriedly said: "What Mr. means is that we will attack Qin, and we may not necessarily choose to join the princes and enter from Hangu. ”
"Not bad." Que Guanzi said again: "More than ten years ago, the princes of the Five Kingdoms attacked Qin, and there was only one way, and that was the Valley of Pohan. Hangu is dangerous, and no matter how many troops there are, they can't give full play to the advantages of the coalition forces. This time, we can change our tactics and change the direction of our attack. ”
Tian Buli asked, "How does Sir plan to change his tactics and change the direction of his operations?" ”
Li Dui also said: "There is only one way to attack Qin, and that is Hangu Pass." ”
Fei Yi replied, "No, there is a second one. ”
Everyone was shocked and asked, "Where is the second one?" ”
"Enter from here." Fei Yi pointed to the city pass on the Kanyu map and continued: "We occupy Jiuyuan, Yunzhong, Yanmen and the counties in the northwest of Hexi, and we go down from the north to the south and drive straight in. ”
Crane Guanzi answered, "Not bad. We attacked Linhu, defeated Sanhu, and gained the territory on the north and south banks of the Great River. We don't need to enter from Hangu, we can choose to go from north to south. ”
Li Dui pondered for a moment and replied: "In this territory, the roads are rugged and difficult, and there is a desert. This is the scope of activities of the Yiqu people. When we arrive here, we will fight the Yiqu people. The Qin State and the Yiqu people fought for hundreds of years, but they were unable to distinguish the winner from the loser. We fought with the Yiqu people and lost both, how to cut down Qin. ”
Tian Buli also said: "Shangjun and Hexi County are also the way for Qin to block our south. The Qin State will definitely set up many passes in this place to block us from going south. We will also have many difficulties when we go south from the counties in the northwest of Hexi to attack Qin. In addition, the mountains are high and dense, and the roads are narrow and difficult to travel, which is not conducive to the southward movement of the army. ”
"Have you forgotten what our military system is?" Crane Guanzi asked: "If it is to use the Central Plains car battle, this plan will naturally not work." But we have implemented Hufu cavalry and archery, and tempered tens of thousands of iron horsemen. We only need to prepare a small amount of dry food, and we don't need to prepare a large amount of military posture and grain and grass. What will happen if we lead the iron cavalry southward and drive straight in. ”
"Attack Qin with iron horses? It's a good idea. Tian Buli thought for a while and asked, "The iron cavalry is good at field warfare, but not good at attacking fortifications. How do we break through the Qin army in Shangjun and Hexi. Could it be that we led a large army across the desert and went to war with the Yiqu people. By the moral canal, it will not be possible to destroy Qin. ”
Li Dui replied: "Yiqu is an eagle on the grassland, and they naturally will not lend us the way. We defeated Yiqu, but we could not break through the pass set up by the Qin State on the border of Yiqu, although this plan was good, it was difficult to succeed. ”
"It's a feasible plan." Fei Yi pointed to several key passes and said, "You have overlooked one thing. That is, the three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei attacked Hangu Pass. Qin's attention will also be drawn to this war. In order to meet the princes, a large number of Qin troops from the northern frontier of Qin, Shangjun and Hexi counties would rush to Hangu to fight. Here, the defense must be weak. ”
Crane Guanzi took over and said: "This place is weak, how can I resist the might of my tens of thousands of iron horsemen." The Qin State also never imagined that our country would win by surprise with an iron horse, and go straight to Xianyang, the Qin State. ”
Zhao Yong high-fived and smiled: "Your argument is really wonderful. Lonely, too. ”
Sima Wang took out the strategy of cutting down Qin and handed it to Lord Zhao's father.
Master Zhao smiled and said: "This is the strategy of fighting Qin alone, you see, what is this battle plan." ”
Lord Zhao's father will unfold the strategy of cutting down Qin on the case.
When they heard this, they all gathered around and leaned down to watch. I saw that the parchment map depicted mountains, rivers, rivers and valleys, as well as the important passes of Qin and Zhao. Jiuyuan, Yunzhong, Yanmen, and the northwest of Hexi, four sharp swords, directly inserted into Xianyang, Qin State.
Master Zhao looked at the map and said: "Lonely, I decided to lead all the iron cavalry to the south, and combined the military forces of Jinyang County and Hebei County to attack the upper county and Hexi County of Qin. Conquered the upper county and Hexi of the Qin State, made a detour to Hangu, and Zhao Guotie rode directly to Xianyang. ”
In the face of Master Zhao's strategy of destroying Qin based on Yunzhong, Yanmen, and Jiuyuan, everyone continued to deduce on the map and predicted the unexpected situations that would occur. There are even weather and hydrology that will occur, and many other factors are taken into account. After five days of deliberation, everyone finally worked out a perfect set of strategies to defeat Qin.
Seeing that it was feasible to destroy Qin, Master Zhao laughed and said, "Qin can be broken or destroyed." ”
The crowd congratulated, "Congratulations to the Lord Father." ”
Fei Yi asked, "Master Father, do we immediately implement the policy of cutting down Qin?" ”
Master Zhao asked, "Where did the allied forces of Qi, Han, and Wei arrive?" ”
Fei Yi replied: "According to the scout's report, the allied forces of Qi, Han, and Wei have arrived in Xinzheng. ”
"Xinzheng is still hundreds of miles away from Hangu. The coalition forces marched slowly, and it would take some time to reach Hanya. Zhao Yong paused for a moment, and then said: "The strategy of cutting down Qin, stop for the time being." We have to wait until the princes attack Qin and both sides are defeated, and then we will surprise our troops and take Xianyang directly. ”
Tian Buli asked: "Master Zhao, should we prepare to cut down Qin and go straight to the relevant process of Xianyang." ”
"Before cutting Qin, we have to eliminate hidden dangers." Master Zhao stared at Kanyutu Northern Xinjiang for a long time, and said: "After Lou Furen was defeated by us, the troops traveled north into the desert and grassland, and we led the iron cavalry to attack Qin. Lou annoys people to go south, not only will it be fruitless to cut down Qin, but we will also gain and lose the land in the northern frontier. ”
Fei Yi asked: "Master Zhao's intention is to eliminate the hidden dangers in Northern Xinjiang first, go deep into the desert and grassland, and look for the traces of Lou's annoyance. ”
Lou annoys the desert in the north and goes deep into the grassland, which is also an unstable factor in the Zhao Kingdom. Besides, the northern frontier is vast, and there is still a lot waiting for them to explore and explore. Perhaps, in addition to Lou Annoying, there are more warlike tribes in Northern Xinjiang than Lou Annoying, which is also unknown. When Lord Zhao's father invaded Qin, he must not let anyone threaten the security of Zhao's borders.
"The building is annoying, and it will not be removed for a day. The hidden dangers in northern Xinjiang will not be peaceful for a day. Master Zhao looked at the three counties in northern Xinjiang, where Zhao Guoxin was newly developed, and said sharply: "First set the northern Xinjiang, and then take Xianyang." ”