Fifty-seven Zhao army pressed the border

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Towering Taihang, the wall stands thousands of miles, separating the Jin State and the Zhao State on both sides.

Seeing the rise of the Zhao State, the Jin State was unwilling, and sent troops to attack the Zhao State through the two major passes of Jing Cheng and Flying Fox Cheng many times, but they were all defeated by Lian Po and Zhao Sheng, and they could not gain the upper hand in many battles.

Although they were reluctant, the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State could only watch the neighbors across the mountain rise and grow, dominate the east of the Taihang Mountain, and slowly sit on an equal footing with the Jin State.

After learning from the pain, the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State decided to set the direction of development as the Central Plains, go south to conquer the two kingdoms of Yu and Yu, and then cross the Yellow River, sweep away the small states such as Shen, Su, and Zhongwu, expand their territory, improve their national strength, and then go east to compete with Zhao.

In the following years, the Jin State no longer used troops to the east, and sent troops to hold the three major fortresses of Jingcheng, Fukou, and Feihu to prevent the Zhao State from harassing the Jin mainland. Correspondingly, Zhao also controlled the two passes of Wangdu and Puyin, and confronted each other with the Jin State.

After Gongsun Yan came to Zhao State, he asked to see Zhao Yong, the Duke of Zhao, and asked Zhao State to send troops to attack Jin State and relieve the siege of Yu State, and he was willing to serve Zhao State as the suzerainty in the future.

Zhao Yong naturally will not sit idly by and watch the Jin State grow, but he also hopes that the Jin State will lengthen its front, consume the national strength, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman.

In order to achieve the strategy he planned for Fang Li, Gongsun Yan took great pains to run around the mansions of the major powerful figures in Zhao State day and night, and successively visited Lin Xiangru, the prime minister of Zhao State, Zhao Sheng, the king of Pingyuan, Zuo Shi Touchlong, the general Lian Po, and the general Zhao Hao, and others, and analyzed it very well, hoping that they could help him persuade Zhao Yong to send troops to attack Jin as soon as possible.

Among these Jin civil and military affairs, the scheming Lin Xiangru, Zhao Sheng and others suggested that they temporarily hold their troops and wait and see the development of the situation; The generals such as Lian Po and Zhao Hao were eager to fight, hoping to seize the opportunity to send troops to attack Jin, and if the Jin army returned to China, they would lose the opportunity.

Lian Po, who is seventy years old, fought hard and made many requests to Zhao Yong: "Lord, the old minister is seventy and three this year, and his prime of life is numbered. Many years ago, the Jin Kingdom repeatedly invaded, killed our people, and captured my property, and our army could only defend passively. Now that my Great Zhao State is becoming more powerful, it's time to take revenge on the Jin Kingdom! ”

"What General Lian said is extremely true!" Zhao Hao also echoed Lian Po's request, "The minister is also forty and eight this year, and if you waste the years, you will have a sixtieth year, the horse can't be ridden, the bow can't be opened, and An can fight for the country again?" Please give the order of the lord to send troops, and the minister is willing to be the vanguard! ”

The heroic and decisive Zhao Yong smiled and comforted the two generals: "Hehe...... The two Aiqing are directly in charge of rest assured, the widow has been paying attention to the movements of the Jin army, as long as there is an opportunity, they will never hesitate! ”

The battle of Jin Yu soon kicked off, the Jin army took Jiangguan like lightning, conquered Pinglu, and killed Bailishi, Teng Xun, Lin Yue and other major generals of Yu State, and Yu Guo Gong Ji Yan, Xiangbang Baili Xi and others were also captured, and the Jin army went all the way to the south, like a bamboo.

Gongsun Yan begged to see Zhao Yong again and begged to send troops: "Duke Zhao, the Yu alliance has broken down, and without the Yu army as foreign aid, the Yu State will not be able to resist the invasion of the Jin army at all. If Zhao Gong does not send troops again, the Jin army will soon destroy the Yu State, and then conquer the Yu State, and when the time comes, it will be difficult for the Zhao army to attack the Jin Dynasty! ”

Zhao Yong originally wanted the Yu Alliance to hold back the Jin army for a year and a half, consuming the strength and national strength of the Jin State, but he didn't expect the Yu Army to be so vulnerable, and the Yu State was even more stupid and couldn't help but scold when he saw death.

"Yu Guo is really a wine bag and rice bag, and Yu Guo is even more stupid, doesn't this Ji Shubi understand the truth of cold lips and teeth? The Jin State destroyed the Yu State and let them go? ”

"Zhao Gong, the situation has deteriorated dramatically, and it is useless to complain. If the Jin army destroys the two kingdoms of Yu and Yu, the population will increase by more than 2 million, and then it will not only be able to go south to conquer the Central Plains countries, but also cross the Taihang to threaten Dazhao. Therefore, please Zhao Gong send troops as soon as possible to save Yu Guo in danger, and in the future, Yu Guo is willing to serve Da Zhao as the suzerain, but Zhao Gong is the first to look forward! Gongsun Yan knelt on the ground and bowed, his words earnest.

The promises of the princes in these years are simply worthless, it is possible to serve you as the suzerainty today, and you are the only one, or it is possible to suddenly turn your face tomorrow and scold your ancestors for eight generations, so Zhao Yong will not take Gongsun Yan's words too seriously and just use each other.

Zhao Yong weighed it and decided to send troops to attack Jin, and said to Gongsun Yan: "I heard that Ji Zhai, the son of Ji Yan, inherited the position of Duke of Yu in Wenxi, so I will repair a letter to Yu Guo, and you will serve as the minister of Yu State, and stay in our Zhao State as a doctor, running between the two countries to contact and cooperate matters." ”

Zhao Yong's meaning is self-evident, the prime minister of your Yu State can only be a doctor in our Zhao State, so it proves that Yu State is a vassal state of the Jin State.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was common for a person to hold official positions in various countries, the most famous being Su Qin, who wore the seal of the Six Kingdoms; And Gongsun Yan also served as the prime minister of Wei and Korea at the same time, which proved the alliance between the countries.

Zhao Yong's proposal was beneficial to Gongsun Yan and harmless, so he naturally agreed to it, and revised the book to Fang Li, who had just paid homage to General Yu Guoda, to inform Zhao Yong's attitude and decision.

After receiving the letter, Fang Li agreed, and immediately asked Ji Zhai to appoint Gongsun Yan as the prime minister as the monarch, and wrote a letter back to Zhao Yong, and in the future, Yu Guo was willing to attach himself to Zhao and regard him as the suzerain.

Ji Zhai originally wanted to appoint his confidant Hou Xi as Xiangbang, but in the face of Fang Li's pressure, he could only succumb and announced the appointment of Gongsun Yan as Xiangbang, reappointed Hou Xi as Dazai, and Gong Zhiqi was still the doctor.

After receiving Ji Zhai's letter, Zhao Yong summoned the generals Li Mu and Zhao Hao, and ordered the two to raise 50,000 troops each, and sent troops from Wangdu and Puyin to attack Yanmen, Jiuyuan and other places in the Jin Kingdom, plunder the materials of the Jin State, and relieve the siege of the Yu State.

When the general Lian Po learned that he was not allowed to send troops, he immediately came to see Zhao Yong angrily, knelt down and pleaded: "Lord, the old minister is seventy years old, and his life is short. This time, if the lord doesn't let the old minister go into battle, does he want me to die at home? ”

Zhao Yong deliberately used a trick on Lian Po, and said with a smile: "It's not that the widow doesn't trust Aiqing, it's just that you are old, and you are afraid that you will make a mistake when you go to attack Jin, it is more appropriate to let Li Mu and Zhao Hao go, and the old general only needs to sit in the country!" ”

Lian Po patted his chest and pleaded loudly: "Although the old minister is old, he can still eat ten catties of meat, a bucket of rice, and a three-stone strong bow for a meal, please ask Li Mu and Zhao Hao, who disagrees with me?" ”

"Aiqing really wants to send troops?" Zhao Yong looked at Lian Po with a smile, just waiting for Lian Po to be furious.

Lian Po hit his head on the ground and pleaded loudly: "The old minister only wants to die on the battlefield, and the horse leather shrouds his body, not on the bed!" ”

Zhao Yong took the case: "Okay, then the widow will give you 100,000 soldiers and give me a Jin!" It is best to be able to take several important towns in the west of Taihang Mountain this time, so that our army can have a foothold in Shanxi. ”

Lian Po was overjoyed, got up and hugged his fists and said: "Lord, please rest assured, the minister will take a major town between Yanmen, Jiuyuan, and Leping this time, and repay the lord's trust!" ”

With Zhao Yong's order, the people of Zhao shouted horses, the situation changed, Lian Po, Zhao Hao, Li Mu, the three famous generals of Zhao divided into three routes, left the territory of Zhao with thunder, crossed the Taihang Mountain, and began to attack the territory of the Jin Kingdom.

This is also the reason why Wei Chou, Xianfeng and others suddenly withdrew their troops from Louzhai Pass, after obtaining the information, Jin Xiangong was shocked and angry, while ordering Bi Wan, Zhao Shu and others to strengthen the defense, and on the other hand, quickly notified the Xianzhen and asked him to quickly take countermeasures.