The next day, when the morning sun was rising, the envoys of Qi, Han, and Wei sent the news back to China as soon as possible. The envoys of the Three Kingdoms came to Congtai Palace to bid farewell to Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun comprehended the meaning of the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, and also achieved his goal. So, let Zhao Envoy leave Handan with them. The secret envoy Wang Ben also followed the Chu envoy to the state of Chu. Lou Fu set off for Qin to find out the latest news of Qin's civil unrest.

Zhao Jue, Qiu Li, Fu Ding, Lou Zhuan, and Wang Ben went to the princes as envoys of Zhao State. Subsequently, Zhao Yong took Li Jian as an envoy and sent an envoy to Yan to further consolidate the alliance between Yan and Zhao. At the same time, he intended to leak the news of Zhao's attack on Zhongshan to King Yan, so as to test King Yan's attitude. Zhao Yong also took Tian Buli as an envoy to the Song State to consolidate the alliance between Song and Zhao and deal with the sudden situation in the Central Plains. Zhao Yong ordered Zhao Gu to return to Daijun, monitor the movements of the Hu people, and recruit a large number of Hu soldiers and train cavalry archery.

The king of Chu received the envoy of Zhao in the palace, and Wang Ben handed over the letter of state and conveyed the meaning of Zhao Jun.

The king of Chu read the letter of state, and his heart was overjoyed, and he asked people to entertain the envoys of Zhao with good wine and meat. Zhao envoy Wang Ben followed the attendants out of the Chu Palace. Seeing that Zhao not only agreed to the proposal of the princes of the Central Plains from the north and south, the king of Chu also sent envoys to conclude an alliance. Xiong Huai, the king of Chu, greatly increased his confidence, which further fueled his ambition to annex the world and dominate the Central Plains.

"If the widow is Zhao Jun, he will not participate in the affairs of the princes of the Central Plains. The widows will choose to wander between the princes of the Central Plains and the state of Chu to seek the greatest interests of their country. Seeing that it didn't take much effort to persuade Zhao Jun to attack the princes of the Central Plains in the north and south, the king of Chu looked down on Zhao Jun a little in his eyes, and said in a contemptuous tone: "Zhao Jun is young and can be regarded as a hero. Now it seems that this is no more than that. Zhao Jun's strategy and courage are far worse than those of Zhao Chenghou and Zhao Suhou. ”

Jin Shang said in a pandering manner: "Zhao Guo saw that my country had broken through the Yue country, and he was afraid of my country's strength. In order to curry favor with our country, Zhao Jun promised to attack the princes of the Central Plains from the north and south. Your Majesty, we will win the world and unify the Central Plains, just around the corner. ”

When the king of Chu heard this, he laughed wildly above the main hall, and his arrogance was even more incredible.

Xiong Hua asked: "The king really plans to divide the territory equally with the Zhao State, and divide the north and the south. ”

"Just Zhao Guo is also worthy of dividing the north and south with us." The corners of King Chu's lips hooked up with a wry smile and said: "In order to deal with the Qi State and deal with the princes of the Central Plains." This is just an expedient measure of the widow to lure Zhao Jun and confuse the soldiers and people of Zhao State. The widows broke through the state of Qi and defeated the princes of the Central Plains. The widow will send troops to destroy the Zhao State and dominate the world. The widows want that the territory of the Central Plains is all Chu State. ”

"The king's ambition is high, and he will strengthen the prestige of my Chu country. We will soon be able to defeat the Qi State and bring the princes of the Central Plains to their knees. The sword points to the Central Plains and dominates the world, just around the corner. Xiong Biao shouted: "Long live the state of Chu, long live the king." ”

Chu Chen also shouted in unison: "Long live the Chu State, long live the king." ”

Zhao Guo's help made the ambition of Xiong Huai, the king of Chu, swell sharply. The king of Chu believed that taking the world was like exploring the bag and taking things. The king of Chu took Jing Cui as his general and increased his troops by 50,000 to support Zhaoju and attacked Qi with all his might.

The king of Qi was defeated by Zhao Jun and remained neutral. The king of Qi had no worries, let go of his hands and feet, and ordered a war with the state of Chu. The king of Qi took Tian Yang as his general and increased his troops by 50,000 to support Kuang Zhang's attack on Chu. Han and Wei also increased their forces and attacked the state of Chu.

The three kingdoms of Qi, Han, Wei and Chu attacked each other, and the war was fierce.

Lou Fu sent an envoy to the Qin State to bring the latest news of Qin's internal turmoil. Hurriedly wrote the letter of state and sent it back to Zhao State. Zhao Yong learned that Qin Hui and Mi Bazi were fighting, and it was difficult to decide the winner in a short time. No one in the Qin State was able to quell the turmoil. Li Wei and Tian Buli also returned to China as an envoy. and facilitated the conclusion of an alliance between Zhao and Yan and Song.

Zhao Yong saw that the Central Plains was in chaos, the Qin State fell into civil strife, and the princes had no time to meddle in the internal affairs of Zhao, which was a God-given opportunity to attack the Zhongshan State. Zhao Yong summoned Feiyi, Li Dui, Gongzicheng, Tian Buli, Zhao Ding, Zhao Yunshu, Zhao Xie and Sima Wangzu and many other important ministers to gather in the Zhao Palace. In order to prevent the news from leaking, Zhao Yong ordered Tu Yi to lead the black-clothed guards to personally garrison outside the door, and no one was allowed to disturb him.

Zhao Yong asked everyone: "The widow wants to take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, the Qin State is deep in civil strife, and the princes have no time to interfere in our internal affairs and send troops to destroy Zhongshan, this plan is feasible." ”

Fei Yi pondered a little and replied: "Your Majesty, Zhongshan Kingdom sits on a territory of 800 miles. Starting from the Henggong of Zhongshan, several generations of monarchs of Zhongshan have been diligent and self-reliant. Today, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Zhongshan Kingdom, and the soldiers are strong and strong. Zhongshan Wang Zi is not a cowardly and mediocre king. In addition, Zhongshan Guowu has Leju and Ji Xin, and Wen has Sima Xi, Zhang Deng and others. This battle is not easy to fight. ”

Li Dui also echoed: "Zhongshan leans on the barrier of Taixing, chokes the throat of Jijin, and relies on the moat of the Hutuo River. The convenience of the war and the relocation of our country is not inferior to the thistle of the Yan country. The land route of Zhongshan country leads to Youji in the north, Handan in the south, Linzi in the east of Qi State, and Daijun in the west. There are many rivers in the territory, and water transportation can lead to the whole country. If we attack Zhongshan, we will definitely lose our troops and consume our national strength. ”

Gongzicheng nodded, agreeing with the views of the previous two, and echoed: "Zhongshan Kingdom once followed the Qi State to attack the Yan State, opened up the feudal territory, hundreds of miles in square, dozens of Leh cities, and defeated the enemy state. A year ago, Zhongshan attacked our country in the south and captured the city; Attack Yan in the north and behead its generals. The power of Zhongshan is a thousand times, attacking the country of Yan and Zhao Wancheng, and one enemy and two are not defeated. It is enough to see that Zhongshan has a strong military strength. We are at war with the Zhongshan Kingdom, and we can't bargain. ”

Fei Yi saw that Zhao Jun was deep in thought, and did not speak, nor did he mean to object. After taking the words, he added: "The State of Qi could not attack Yan, and was besieged by the princes. The destruction of the state of Chu made everyone in the Central Plains endangered. The princes of the Central Plains were afraid of the power of the Chu State and united to attack the Chu State. If we attack Zhongshan, we can't win with one blow, and the princes of the Central Plains will also take the opportunity to intervene. If we destroy Zhongshan with one blow, we will also make Qi and Wei jealous. Qi and Wei did not want to see Zhao become a great power. Attacking Zhongshan, if we are not careful, we will follow in the footsteps of Qi and Chu. Even if we devote all our strength to attack Zhongshan, it will take at least five years. Your Majesty, you still need to be cautious when attacking Zhongshan. ”

Zhao Ding also said: "Zhongshan was born in adversity, and was bullied by a big country and became stronger. It was resurrected for the occupation of the powerful country. Zhongshan's indomitable, tenacious and self-reliant spirit is rare in the world. If we want to break through Zhongshan, it will be even more difficult. ”

"The Duke of Jin slaughtered me, and all the clansmen were killed, leaving only one orphan. Everyone says that our people have suffered a catastrophe, and it is not easy to survive, let alone revivenation. The ancestors Zhao Wu and Zhao Ying's ancestors and grandsons did not believe in the mandate of heaven and worked hard for the Zhao family. They not only revitalized the Zhao family, but also made the Zhao family's prestige spread far and wide among the princes, and they dominated the situation for decades. In the first battle of Jinyang, the Zhi clan was powerful, and united with Han Wei, and the Zhao clan faced the danger of losing the clan. Ancestor Xiangzi did not choose to sit back and wait for the enemy to be slaughtered because the enemy was strong. How difficult it is for the Zhao family to prosper the country. Zhao Yunshu said again: "Zhao is the state of the Seven Heroes, and the alliance of Qi, Wei, and Qin cannot take me." Although we are trapped in the land of four wars, the ancestors of the past dynasties have never admitted defeat to the east and west, so we have the current situation. King Wu owned the land of Xiqi, but dared to challenge Yin Shang and destroy it. Our territory is greater than that of the king of warriors, and our armor is greater than that of the king of warriors. We are afraid to attack Zhongshan, how can we compete with the country of ten thousand times. ”

Zhao Xie also stood up and said: "Lingshou, Zhongren, Gu, Fei, Fuliu, and Shiyi are the most important places in Zhongshan Kingdom. Zhongshan is less than 300 miles from north to south, and less than 200 miles from Jingcheng to Fuliu from east to west. We are a great country with ten thousand vehicles, how can we be afraid of the Zhongshan country, whose territory is less than 1,000 miles and the military chariots are only 9,000 times. ”

Tian Buli echoed: "The king of Zhongshan is king, which leads to a gap between Qi and Zhongshan. Attacking the Yan State, the Zhongshan State took the lead in withdrawing its troops, causing the Qi State to suffer heavy losses. Qi Wang Tian Bibi hated Zhongshan Kingdom. Zhongshan took advantage of the momentum of Qi to attack Yan and became enemies with Yan. Now Zhongshan has offended the princes and is isolated. In addition, the princes of the Central Plains fell into a scuffle and had no time to meddle in our internal affairs. Zhongshan Wang Zi succeeded to the throne, but he was also defeated by us, and his prestige was not established. Sima Chou and Zhongshan Wang Cuo died, and no one in Zhongshan could control the situation. At this time, it is the best time for us to attack Zhongshan Kingdom. We can't miss it. ”

Sima Wangzu said: "Zhongshan Kingdom implemented the policy of Confucianism and cheap warriors, which led to the slack of soldiers in the battle and the laziness of farmers in the fields. Zhongshan is weak and poor. We attacked Zhongshan twice to test the combat power of Zhongshan Kingdom. We captured Jingcheng, advanced and defended, and occupied the initiative on the battlefield. At this time, we will not attack Zhongshan, but when. ”

Zhao Yong listened to the words of everyone, weighed the pros and cons of attacking Zhongshan in his heart, was silent for a long time, and said: "Zhongshan is a problem in our heart, and we must not get rid of it." The rhinoceros also said that Zhongshan is not destroyed, and Zhao is not prosperous. The widow waited for more than 20 years to separate the relationship between Zhongshan and Qi and Yan. Now Zhongshan is lonely and difficult to speak, how can it be our opponent. There will be casualties in the attack. Although the widow could not destroy Zhongshan in one battle, he must also destroy the living force of Zhongshan and deal a devastating blow. ”

Gongzicheng asked: "If we attack Zhongshan and fall into a stalemate, and the princes intervene, we can't retreat with our whole body." ”

"The three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei were busy dealing with the state of Chu, the state of Qin was plunged into civil strife, and the state of Yan formed an alliance with us. Naturally, they have no time to intervene in our war with Zhongshan. Zhao Yong's eyes gradually brightened, and his tone was clear: "We will end this campaign before the Central Plains melee determines the victory." ”

Gongzi Cheng was stunned for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, the matter of attacking is very wide-ranging. To fight or not to fight, please think twice. ”

"Zhongshan must fight." Zhao Yong's tone was firm, and he did not hesitate to say: "We attacked Zhongshan twice. Even if we don't go to war with Zhongshan, Zhongshan will go to war with us. The two countries have already started a war, and we cannot give Zhongshan time and a chance to breathe. We go to war with it, and we will not break or retreat. If it is not extinguished, the war will not stop. ”

Zhao Ding asked, "How does the monarch plan to attack Zhongshan?" ”

"Zhongshan has a territory of 800 miles, less than 300 miles from north to south, and less than 200 miles from east to west. We attacked Zhongshan twice and found out that the strength of Zhongshan did not exceed 300,000. No more than 150,000 combat troops can be mobilized. We launched simultaneous attacks from the south, north, and west with all our national strength. Zhongshan was exhausted, and An Neng faced it. ”

Fei Yi thought about it when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "If we want to attack Zhongshan from the south, north, and west at the same time, we must prepare at least 200,000 troops. This time to attack Zhongshan, the king wanted to move seriously. ”

"Yes, this attack on Zhongshan is not a small fight, but a real move against Zhongshan." Zhao Yonglang said: "The princes of the Central Plains are fighting, and the widows cannot be idle. This time, it is the third time that the widow has attacked Zhongshan. It's not a temptation and a prestige, the widow wants to have a real battle with Zhongshan. ”