Zhao Guo fought against Zhongshan State, and Zhao Junyong and Zhongshan Wang Zi personally led the army to fight. Zhao Jun won Yongsheng, and Zhongshan Wang Zi was defeated. Wang Zi of Zhongshan led the remnants of the defeated army and fled back to Turin Shou to make the last resistance. The Zhao army was like a bamboo, broke through the defense line of the Zhongshan army, and marched all the way to Lingshou. Just when the battlefield situation in Zhao State was very good, Zhao Junyong did not take advantage of the victory to pursue and level Zhongshan Kingdom, but concluded an alliance with it.

Tian Buli asked: "Your Majesty, why don't we go all out to break through Lingshou and level the Zhongshan Kingdom." ”

Zhao Xi also said: "Your Majesty, this is the best time for us to eradicate the trouble in our hearts, and we can't miss it." ”

Xu Jun also said: "We missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to level Zhongshan Kingdom, and we have to wait for a few more years." ”

Tian Buli saw that Zhao Yong was indifferent, and said anxiously: "Leveling Zhongshan is the dream of the ancestors of the Zhao family for a hundred years. Your Majesty, leveling Zhongshan, not only opened up the territory, but also established a thousand years of achievements. The monarch also completed the unfinished great deeds of the ancestors of the Zhao family. ”

"Swinging Zhongshan is just around the corner, but the widow can't be in a hurry." Zhao Yong looked at everyone puzzled, "The widow's implementation of Hufu cavalry is to destroy Zhongshan, march into Hudi, open up Hujiang, and strengthen the national strength." And then point to the Central Plains to fight for the world. ”

Tian Buli asked impatiently: "Now is our great time, what are you waiting for?" ”

Zhao Xi, Xu Jun and others also said: "The sword points to Lingshou and flattens Zhongshan." ”

"On this day, the widow has waited for more than 20 years, so what if he waits for a few more years." Zhao Yong said calmly: "Things in the world are changing rapidly, and personnel are unpredictable. As the saying goes, woe is where blessing rests, and blessing is where misfortune lurks. The widow is the king of a country, so he has to think about what happened after the war. We can't forget the prestige of the princes because of the incident in Zhongshan. The widow didn't want to follow the old path of King Qi and King Chu. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Xi's expression was confused, "The minister doesn't understand." ”

Xu Jun and the others saw the king's eyes drift over, and bowed their heads and said, "The ministers don't understand either." ”

"The State of Qi swallowed Yan, and the State of Chu destroyed Yue, and they were all besieged by the princes." Zhao Yong paused, and then said: "The widow doesn't want to be besieged by the princes because of the matter of Zhongshan. The widow will wait until the destruction of Zhongshan is a foregone conclusion, and the princes are unable to interfere if they want to. The widow must completely eradicate the troubles of the heart, and must not let him resurge. The widow wants to go down to the world, and there will never be Zhongshan again. ”

"Your Majesty means that the princes will interfere with us?" Tian Buli pondered for a while, "The Central Plains is in chaos, and the princes are fighting. How can they interfere with our defeat of Zhongshan? ”

"Don't forget, we still have the Yan Kingdom to the north and the Qin Kingdom to the west. These two countries did not join the princely war. ”

"The Yan State and the Qin State are our allies. For the sake of Zhongshan State, they will betray our alliance and send troops to attack our country. Tian Buli said suspiciously: "Your Excellency, the minister does not believe that Yan and Qin will attack me for the sake of Zhongshan State's betrayal of the alliance." ”

Not only Tian Buli didn't believe it, but the people here didn't believe it.

Yan Wangzhi and Qin Wangji were both supported by Zhao Jun. The state of Zhao was kind to the kings of Yan and Qin. How could Yan and Qin interfere in the internal affairs of Zhao for the sake of Zhongshan.

"The State of Qi swallowed Yan and the State of Chu destroyed Yue, and they were attacked by the princes. It's because of breaking the balance of the world. Although Zhongshan is small, its territory is also hundreds of miles. Zhao Yong pointed to the valleys, rivers, and cities piled up with sand tables, "If we break through the Zhongshan Kingdom, we will further border the Yan Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom." The contradictions between Yan and Qi and us will become even more prominent. The Zhongshan Kingdom existed between the three kingdoms of Zhao, Qi, and Yan without being destroyed by the great powers. It is because of the existence of Zhongshan that it can ensure the strategic relaxation of Qi, Yan and China. If any country wants to destroy Zhongshan, the other two countries will not sit idly by. ”

Zhao Yong's finger moved to the south and west, and said, "The Three Jin Dynasty is the roadblock for the Qin State to go east. If the Qin State wants to go east to the Han Valley to fight for the world, it will attack the Three Jins. Qin's internal strife lasted for three years, and the national strength declined greatly, but it did not hurt the fundamentals. The State of Qin will not want to see us become stronger. The state of Wei was the head of the Three Jin Dynasty. We conquered Zhongshan and crossed the Wei state. When the monarchs and ministers of Wei saw it, they would also feel panic. ”

Tian Buli hurriedly said: "If we break through Zhongshan, we will become the common enemy of the princes." Qi, Qin, Wei, and Yan will unite and attack us. We're going to be in the land of four wars. ”

"Zhao is a country of four wars, and it is not as powerful as Qi and Qin. The Zhao State did not have the strength to challenge the princes of the world, and what the widows had to do was to slowly encroach on the territory of the Zhongshan Kingdom. Zhao Yong's eyes stared at Lingshou, "If the widow attacks Zhongshan once, he will ask the king of Zhongshan to cede the land and compensate." Weaken its national strength. Once, the general trend of the world changes, and the widow will destroy Zhongshan in one fell swoop. ”

Although Tian Buli understood the meaning of Zhao Yong's words, he was still unwilling in his heart, "Your Majesty, if we attack Zhongshan, sooner or later we will have a bad relationship with the princes." The general trend of the world remains unchanged, and we will not destroy the Zhongshan Kingdom. We are willing to wait, God will not give us much time. ”

"In order to destroy Zhongshan, the widows have been planning for more than 20 years, so what does it matter if you wait a few more years." Zhao Yong let out a heavy breath, "If God doesn't pity the widow." The widows could not conquer Zhongshan, establish the merit of eternity, and lead the Zhao State to the road to prosperity. The widow had no choice but to hand over his last wish to destroy Zhongshan to his descendants to fulfill. ”

At this time, Fei Yi, Sima Wang, and Le Yi walked in and saluted, "See your lord." ”

Zhao Yong raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite." ”

Fei Yi said: "The gentleman's expectation is good, there are still a large number of Zhongshan troops in Lingshou. If we want to destroy the country in one war, I am afraid it will be very difficult. ”

Sima Wangzu took over and said: "We are attacking the city, and the Zhongshan army is bound to resist to the death. Our attack will not only fail to destroy the enemy's psychological defenses, but will also stimulate the enemy's fighting spirit. We were able to defeat Zhongshan and rely on the power of the Iron Cavalry. We lack siege equipment, and it is not good for us to force the siege. ”

Zhao Yong asked, "Le Yi, what did you see?" ”

"In the face of national calamity, Zhongshan will fight against us with the enemy." Le Yi said again: "When Zhongshan Wang Zi fled back to Lingshou, he sent the garrison Qin Wang to all parts of Zhongshan Kingdom. The Zhongshan army in the north and east is assembling towards Lingshou. If we attack Lingshou, we will be in a stalemate. When the army of King Qin of Zhongshan arrives, we will be attacked on our backs. ”

"Lingshou is a steep terrain, there are mountains in the city, and there are cities in the mountains. Zhongshan Wang Zi will definitely take advantage of the natural advantages and fight with us to the death. Even if the widows capture Zhongshan, they will lose too many troops. Zhao Yong looked at Fei Yi and asked, "What is the situation in Lingshou City?" ”

"Go back to your lordship." Fei Yi replied: "Zhongshan Wang Zi has restored Sima Xi's position as Xiangguo. ”

"In this battle, we won a complete victory, and it also shocked Zhongshan Kingdom. If we push too much, we will stimulate their blood. Only by collecting and releasing can their fighting spirit be broken. Zhao Yong smiled: "When the widow saw hope, he beat them so hard that they fell into the abyss. The widow wants Zhongshan Wang Zi to want to change, but he can't change it. The widow wanted the king of Zhongshan to live in fear, so as to cause chaos and destroy the Great Wall. ”

Tian Buli asked: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't understand. Let's make peace, why don't we talk to Zhongshan Wang Zi, or other ministers. Why did the king designate Sima Xi as the person who negotiated peace? ”

Zhao Yong's eyes looked at everyone, "You don't understand either." ”

Fei Yi also said: "The minister can't figure it out. ”

Le Yi also said: "The minister can't figure it out. ”

Xu Jun, Zhao Xi and others are people in the army, and they can't understand it even more.

"Sima Xi understands Zhao Guo. The widow also knows Sima Xi. Zhao Yong said meaningfully: "Sima likes to value power and is good at strategy. He is a smart man, he knows the strength of Zhao Guo, and he knows the disadvantages of Zhongshan Guo. Sima Xi is jealous of us, and when he becomes the prime minister of Zhongshan, he will be bent on befriending us instead of going to war with us. Sima Xi will only think about the strategy of survival, but not the way to be strong. ”

Sima Wangzu asked: "Sima Xi's move touched the bottom line of the monarchs and ministers of Zhongshan Kingdom. Zhongshan Wang Zi will abolish him. ”

"In order to keep his rights, Sima Xi will also exclude dissidents and disrupt the government of Zhongshan State." Zhao Yong looked at Lingshou on the sand table again, "Sima Xi misled the country and messed up the country, which is more beneficial to us." Zhongshan Wang Zi's abolition of Sima Xixiangguo's position is tantamount to challenging the bottom line of the widow. The widow used an excuse to attack Zhongshan. ”

Sima Xi led Gongzi Shang, Wei Yi, Yin Jian Gong, Sima Ziqi and others to the Zhao position. Zhao Junyong took Fei Yi as the person in charge, and asked Tian Buli, Xu Jun, Zhao Xi and others to go to the alliance. The two kingdoms of Zhao and Zhongshan concluded peace under Lingshou City. After negotiation and regression between the two parties, an agreement was finally reached. The territory south of the Hutuo River in Zhongshan was assigned to the Zhao State.

Zhao Guo's four expeditions to Zhongshan finally came to an end.

When Zhongshan Wang Zi saw Zhao Jun withdraw from Lingshou, he looked up to the sky and said: "Thanks to the protection of the ancestors, Zhongshan Kingdom finally escaped death." ”

Zhao Yong arranged for Zhao Xi and Xu Jun to take over the new territory, and let the generals of Zhongshan Guoshi, Ji and other generals be responsible for guarding. Everything was ready, and Zhao Yong led the army back to Handan. On the way back, Zhao Yong received a letter of state from Handan.

When Feiyi, Tian Buli and the others saw that the monarch had read the national letter, the whole person fell silent and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened." ”

Zhao Yong handed the letter of state to Fei Yi and looked at the sky, "The three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei have defeated the state of Chu. ”

"The state of Chu is defeated." Tian Buli asked, "Your Majesty, we might as well join the Qi State and attack the Chu State." ”

"The widow is still the same sentence, attacking the Chu State is a matter of the three kingdoms of Qi, Han and Wei. The strategy of the widow is still in Zhongshan Kingdom. ”

"It's time for the Central Plains princes to stop fighting again." After reading the letter, Fei Yi replied: "The state of Chu was defeated by the three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei, and will definitely ask the state of Qin for help." The Qin State sent troops, and the world should be calm again. ”

"The Qin State finally intervened in the affairs of the Central Plains." Zhao Yong's eyes rippled, "The world will be calm, but it won't be calm for too long." A brief lull will be followed by a larger, more violent storm. When the world is in turmoil, it is the day when we step into the spiritual life. ”

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The king of Chu took Tang Wu as his general and led a division of 100,000 Shen Xi to fight against the three kingdoms of Qi, Han and Wei. The two sides fought for three rounds, and the state of Chu was defeated in all three battles. Tang Yu led the army to retreat, from an active offensive to a passive defense.

When the king of Chu got the news in Yingdu, he was so angry that his beard trembled, and he shouted: "We lost to the princes of the Central Plains, you have a strategy to retreat from the enemy." ”

Seeing that everyone was silent, the king of Chu scolded angrily: "When you attacked the Central Plains, you were not full of confidence. Now, we're defeated. You're all dumb. ”

Zhaoyu replied: "Your Majesty, it is difficult for us to win against three kingdoms with the strength of one country. We might as well sue for peace with the princes of the Central Plains. ”

"Sue for peace with the princes of the Central Plains." The king of Chu said angrily: "The widow will never bow to the princes of the Central Plains. The widow doesn't want to see the Qi State above our country. The widow would rather fight with Tian Biqi to the end. ”

"Your Majesty, keep fighting. We can't win either. Zhao Yu said: "In the name of peace, we will delay time, and transfer all the generals such as Zhaoju, Zhaohua, and Jingque back, and wait for the opportunity to fight again." ”

"The widow will never bow to the princes of the Central Plains." If the king of Chu really sued for peace with the princes of the Central Plains, wouldn't he be a resounding slap in the face, "Today, we are asking for peace with the princes of the Central Plains." Tomorrow they will intensify their attacks against our country. Summing is the same as showing weakness. The widow will never make peace. The princes of the Central Plains are willing to fight, and the few people are ready to fight. ”

Everyone persuaded the king of Chu to do so, so he bowed his head and said nothing.

When the king of Chu saw that no one in the palace came out to ask him about his worries, he shouted: "Do you have no other way than to ask for peace with the Central Plains?" ”

At this time, Chen Zhen returned from the envoy of Qin and walked into the palace, "Chen Zhen, see the king." ”

The king of Chu asked, "What does the state of Qin say?" ”

"The state of Qin promised to send troops to attack Han and Wei." Chen Zhen paused slightly, "But they have one condition. ”

"Hmph, the Qin State also dares to make conditions to the widow." King Chu sneered: "What a big joke. ”

Zhao Yu asked, "What conditions does the Qin State want?" ”

Chen Zhen replied: "The prince entered Qin as a hostage, and Qin sent troops. ”

"What do you say. The state of Qin wants to enter Qin as a hostage. The King of Chu scolded angrily: "What kind of thing is the Qin State, An dares to put forward such an impudent condition. The widow's daughter had just married to the Qin State. The Qin State wants to be widowed again. The Qin State is really too deceitful. ”

"The king will be angry." Zhao Yu comforted: "The Qin State didn't want to send troops to attack Han Wei, so he deliberately used this as an excuse to prevaricate us. We refuse to let the crown prince enter Qin as a hostage, and the Qin state does not have to bear the responsibility of betraying the alliance. ”

"Your Majesty, we are already powerless to fight the princes of the Central Plains." Xiong Biao said: "If the Qin State joins the Central Plains princes to attack us, we will be in danger. ”

"Qin Guoan dares to join the princes of the Central Plains and attack the Chu State." The eyes of the King of Chu spewed flames, "The widow led the army to destroy the Qin State." ”

"Our elite is pinned down by the princes of the Central Plains. Once, the state of Qin attacked us. Zhaoyu worried: "We will lose even more." ”

"Tell the widow what to do."

Zhaoyu said: "Please let the prince enter Qin as a hostage, form a good alliance with Qin, and share the princes." ”

The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs echoed: "The ministers seconded it. ”

The king of Chu said angrily: "Chu is a strong country, and we will send Heng'er to Qin State, won't it make the world laugh." This is a national shame, a national shame! ”

"We are at war with the princes of the Central Plains, and the situation is unfavorable. We should focus on the overall situation and stabilize the Qin State first. Zhaoyu persecuted: "Please let the prince enter Qin." ”

"Please let the prince enter Qin."

The king of Chu couldn't suppress the ministers, and said helplessly: "The widow will listen to you and let Heng'er enter Qin." ”