"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Zhao is preparing to attack the Kingdom of Zhongshan. This is a letter of alliance sent by Zhao Guo. Yan Xiang came to the Yan Palace in a hurry and said to Yan Wangzhi: "How should we deal with it." ”

Yan Wangzhi read the book and looked calm. The king of Yan gave up his son, which led to the chaos of the Yan Kingdom. With the support of Han and Zhao, the king of Yan expelled the Qi people and recovered the Yan country. In 312 BC, King Yan succeeded to the throne in Jicheng and became the thirty-ninth monarch of Yan State. After Yan Wangzhi succeeded to the throne, he built a golden platform to recruit talents from all over the world. With the assistance of the minister, King Yan soon entered the role of the king of a country. A few years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Yan Wangzhi is already twenty-five years old, and he is no longer a teenager who cries bitterly when he hears that the country has been destroyed.

Yan Wangzhi put aside Zhao's letter of alliance and asked, "Yan Xiang, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Yan Xiang replied: "We should use Zhongshan Kingdom to balance Zhao State. ”

Yan Wangzhi thought for a while, looked at Yan Xiang, and there was a bit of sadness and indignation in his tone, "Zhongshan Kingdom unites with Qi State and sends troops to our country. Conquered dozens of cities in our country and plundered hundreds of miles of land. The shame inflicted by Zhongshan on Yan is not forgotten day and night. Zhao sent troops to attack Zhongshan, which can be regarded as giving anger to the widows. ”

Yan Xiang said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the Yan Kingdom has experienced turmoil and great decline in national strength. We have formed an alliance with Zhao, and Zhao can attack Zhongshan with confidence. If Zhao takes the opportunity to destroy Zhongshan, its territory will border China. Zhao Guo won the land of Zhongshan State, and his strength increased greatly, which was not good for our country. ”

Yan Wangzhi looked at him lightly and asked, "You mean to let the widows interfere in the mountain country and refuse to form an alliance with the Zhao country." ”

Yan Xiang smiled treacherously, "The biggest enemy of the Yan Kingdom is the Qi State. If Yan wants to survive, it must form an alliance with Zhao. But the existence of Zhongshan can ensure that Yan will not be bullied by Zhao and Qi. We should secretly send troops to support Zhongshan State, and we should not let Zhao State destroy it. ”

Yan Wangzhi recalled the past few years, his eyes were deep, "If it weren't for Zhao Jun taking the orchestra as his general and going to South Korea, it would be said that King Han Xuan." If King Han Xuan hadn't cared about Han Zhao's goodness, he would not have been able to withstand the pressure of the Qi State and kill the widow. If it weren't for General Lechi protecting the widow, the widow doesn't know how many times he died. If it weren't for the tens of thousands of soldiers of Zhao State, they would support the widow. How can the widow recover the Yan Kingdom? If it weren't for the help of Han and Zhao, Yan would have been the land of Qi and Zhongshan. The widow has today, which was given by Zhao Guo. Yan Xiang, you can't forget your roots! ”

Yan Xiang was speechless for a while, silent.

Yan Wangzhi said again: "Once, Zhao Guo learned that the widow secretly assisted Zhongshan. How can Yan and Zhao be at peace. Without the ally of Zhao State, Yan State would have no friends in the Central Plains. Isn't it because the state of Chu has fallen to this day because it has no friends? Between people, we must not forget our roots. Between countries, there should not be no faith because of petty profits. If Zhao wants to destroy Zhongshan, let Zhao destroy it. The Zhongshan Kingdom is a foreign race, and it should have been destroyed a long time ago. ”

Yan Xiang said: "What the king said is extremely true. ”

"The country of Yan has experienced a catastrophe and has hurt its vitality. What the widow has to do now is to maintain friendship with Zhao and try not to cause friction with Qi. As for whether Zhongshan is alive or dead, we don't need to care. In the past few years, the widow has recuperated and developed its national strength just to wait for time. "King Yan's eyes are bright, "God has given the widow twenty years, and the widow can revitalize the national strength and regain the spirit of the Yan people." The opponent of the widow is not Zhao Jun, nor the king of Zhongshan, but the state of Qi. How can we make enemies with Zhao because of Zhongshan. The shame inflicted on Yan by the Qi State will be repaid sooner or later. ”

Yan Xiang said ashamedly: "The minister is shallow and cares about the immediate interests. I almost forgot the ambition of the king's heart. The minister actually thought of aiding Zhongshan and forgot about the national shame. Please, the king rebukes. ”

"You are also thinking about the safety of Yan Kingdom. The widow doesn't mean to blame you. Yan Wangzhi said again: "Zhao State exchanged the land west of the river for the land east of the Qi country. Zhao Guo got his land and returned half of the land to Yan Guo, and the widow owed Zhao Jun a favor. Just because of Zhao Jun's courage, the widow should be friendly with him. Zhao Guo wants to destroy Zhongshan, and the widow should also give him a favor. ”

Yan Xiang said: "Zhongshan has 800 miles, 9,000 military vehicles, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The Zhongshan national army is full of generals, and the country is not weak. If Zhao wants to destroy Zhongshan Kingdom, it is not so easy. ”

Yan Wangzhi nodded and asked, "Yan Xiang, do you think it will take a few years for Zhao Guo to destroy Zhongshan." ”

Yan Xiang pondered for a little and replied: "During the heyday of the Wei State, it took three years to conquer Zhongshan. Although Wei won the battle against Zhongshan, it failed to destroy all the forces of Zhongshan. Decades later, Zhongshan was restored. Today's Zhongshan Kingdom, sandwiched between the three powerful countries of Qi, Yan and Zhao, is enough to prove that the military strength of Zhongshan is strong. Compared with the Wei State in its heyday, the strength of the Zhao State was naturally inferior. It will take at least five to ten years for Zhao to completely solve Zhongshan State. ”

"You're right. Zhao State could not defeat Zhongshan State in a war, and the longer it dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be to Zhao State. Yan Wangzhi said again, "If the widow does not interfere in the mountain country, the Qi country will not sit idly by." If other princes intervene and Zhao attacks Zhongshan, it will not be a blessing, but a catastrophe. The state of Zhao is the next state of Qi that the princes united to attack. ”

Yan Xiang said: "The minister just thought that the Zhao State would greatly increase the strength of the Zhongshan Congress when he attacked and destroyed it, and it would also pose a threat to our country." But the minister ignored that the princes of the Central Plains would not be willing to see a powerful Zhao State. Zhao State could not destroy Zhongshan State in a battle, and the vassal states would definitely send troops to intervene. ”

"The situation in the world is volatile. The state of Qin fell into civil strife and was too busy to take care of itself. The melee of the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Yue attracted the attention of the princes of the Central Plains. Zhao's attention was in Zhongshan. At this time, our country should not be involved in any disputes, and should take advantage of this great opportunity to recuperate and develop its national strength. Twenty years later, the widow will be able to break through the Qi country, and he will be ashamed. ”

When the minister heard the king's words, his blood boiled. The minister is looking forward to the day when Yan State will attack Qi Xuexue. Yan Xiang calmed down and asked, "Your Majesty, it is imperative that we deal with it." ”

"In order to repay the favor of Zhao State, and the kindness that Zhao Jun exerted on the widow. The widow agreed to conclude an alliance with Zhao, and sent a general to lead the army to Xiadu and stationed at the border of Yan and Zhongshan. ”

"Your Majesty, your ministers don't understand. We support Zhao to conquer Zhongshan, and we just promise to form an alliance with Zhao. Why send a large army to garrison the border of Yan and Zhongshan. ”

"The widow wants to show Zhao Guo that Yan Guo and Zhao Guo are of the same heart." Gongzi said lightly: "Supporting a person, just talking about it can't reflect sincerity." It also needs to be supported by practical actions. When Zhao Jun learned that the widow had stationed a large army on the border of Yan and Zhongshan, he would feel the signal and goodwill released by the widow. ”

"The king decided to put pressure on Zhongshan. And send troops with Zhao State? ”

"The widow means to wave the flag and cheer and contain the forces of the Zhongshan Kingdom. But he did not directly start a war with Zhongshan, and at the same time showed a widowed attitude to Zhao. ”

"I understand." Yan Xiang asked: "Your Majesty, the Zhongshan envoy of Jicheng..."

Yan Wangzhi waved his hand and said, "Drive out with a stick." Completely cut off contact with Zhongshan Kingdom. ”

"Your Majesty, isn't this too extreme?"

"Zhao Guo is serious about Zhongshan Guo. The widow should also firmly express his attitude, how can he still have the slightest ambiguous relationship with Zhongshan Kingdom, so that Zhao Guo misunderstood. ”

……

Zhao Yong selected 10,000 iron horsemen and returned to Zhao Palace. Zhao Yong understood in his heart what it meant for him to send troops to Zhongshan Kingdom. When these 10,000 iron horsemen entered the Zhongshan Kingdom, they were bound to have a fierce battle with the Zhongshan army. How strong these 10,000 iron horses are, Zhao Yong has no bottom in his heart. How strong the military strength of Zhongshan is, he has no bottom in his heart. As the king of a country, he could have let his right-hand man lead this 10,000-strong iron horse to test the combat effectiveness of Zhongshan Kingdom. Perhaps, the descendants of the Zhao family, who are brave and good at fighting, will always establish their own merits on the battlefield.

Zhao Chenghou and Zhao Suhou two generations, fighting the princes everywhere, and the good martial spirit of the Zhao family was also inherited to Zhao Yong. Zhao Yonggang succeeded to the throne, only fifteen years old, and at the expense of the weak national strength, he competed against tens of thousands of funeral divisions of the five kingdoms of Wei, Qi, Yan, Chu, and Qin.

Subsequently, Yan State took advantage of the young lord of Zhao State to set up and went south to attack Dai County. Zhao Yong ignored everyone's opposition and insisted on personally leading the army north to start a war with Yan.

Later, the Battle of Hangu Pass, the Battle of Guanze, and the Battle of Xiuyu, Zhao lost all three battles. Zhao Yong continued to carry forward the spirit of Zhao's tenacious struggle and never admit defeat. King Qin Hui saw that Zhao Jun did not seek peace, and sent Zhang Yi and others to attack Zhao Xiyang and Zhongdu; Send Yingjian and others to cross the river to the east, attack Lin City, and occupy Lishi. The war situation was extremely unfavorable to Zhao State, and Zhao Yong was unwilling to cede land and sue for peace, and insisted on fighting a bloody war with Qin State.

Zhao had not yet gained time to breathe, Zhao Yong ignored the opposition of his ministers, supported Gongzi to return to China, and interfered in the internal affairs of Yan to compete with Qi and Zhongshan. Zhao's unyielding and courageous spirit is vividly reflected in Zhao Yong.

However, this attack on Zhongshan Kingdom, Zhao Yong felt a little more jealous. For Zhao Yong, Zhongshan is a strange country. Several monarchs of Zhao attacked Zhongshan to no avail, coupled with the deeds of Zhongshan to defeat Yan State, so he did not dare to underestimate it.

Zhao Yong returned to Handan and summoned the minister to the palace. In this attack on Zhongshan Kingdom, he had to take the worst-case scenario into account. On the top of the main hall, Zhao Yong used the northern hunt as the reason, and no one in the national capital presided over political affairs, so that the prince Zhang supervised the country, and the prince of the great secretary Kou became an auxiliary country, and made the highly respected ministers and military generals with outstanding military achievements complement each other.

Although everyone didn't understand why the king would make such an arrangement, they also carried out the decree made by Zhao Jun.

Everything is arranged properly for internal and external matters. Zhao Yong led Feiyi, Li Dui, Tian Buli, Sima Wangzu, Lou Chuan and many other young generals, led 10,000 iron horsemen, marched north, and arrived at Zhao to resist the frontier military town of Zhongshan... Shancheng.

Zhao Yong and others replenished military supplies in Shancheng, explained the matter to Gongsun Pu, the general of the city, and led the army to the border of Zhongshan. Zhao Yong pointed to the city of Zhongshan in front of him, and said loudly: "Husband, you must make meritorious contributions and make a name for yourself." You are a hundred gold men chosen by the widow out of hundreds of thousands of people. This time, we went to Zhongshan for a few days, and there will be many dangers ahead. We must use the long sword in our hands to cut a bloody path. Through Zhongshan Kingdom, arriving in Daijun, the widow drinks wine with you. ”

Everyone shouted in unison: "Long live Zhao Guo, long live Junshang." ”

"The widow has only one request for you." Zhao Yong shouted: "You have to give the widow a life." ”

Sima Wangzu raised his arms and shouted: "God bless Zhao State, our army will win." ”

"God bless Zhao Guo, our army will win." Everyone shouted in unison, and the sound of thunder resounded through the valley and could not be dissipated for a long time.

"We let Zhao Guotie ride to the Zhongshan Kingdom. Let the soldiers of Zhongshan Kingdom tremble in front of Zhao Guo's iron cavalry. Zhao Yong pulled out his long sword, sent it forward, and shouted, "March." ”