Chapter 260: Decision-making
Since the beginning of spring, Zhao Guoming has been calm on the face, looking like he is resting and recuperating, but in fact, he is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and he has been secretly raising grain and ordnance, looking at the posture, he is preparing for a big battle. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info If according to the original plan, the object of this expedition should be the Later Qin of Yingguang, because it has just established the country and the situation is not stable, choosing this time to send troops, Zhao will definitely be able to grab the maximum benefits at a very small cost. But the plan can never catch up with the change, just on the eve of King Huiwen's decision to send troops, the Qin State suddenly attacked Wei, Bai Qi and Le Yi fought and fought under the city! In this way, Zhao Guo has one more choice.
"King, in the opinion of Wei Chen, our army should attack Qin!"
In the main hall, the doctor continued to look excited, and his voice was even louder, as if King Huiwen would suffer a lot if he didn't listen to his advice.
"That win is a corner, the soldiers are few and difficult to become a big weapon, even if he is allowed to establish a country, what can he do, just a few counties, if my Zhao army attacks, it will be a day and night! But the Qin State is different, his territory is comparable to my Zhao State, and the strength of the army is not much different, if he is allowed to annex the Central Plains countries without containment, sooner or later it will become a problem for my Zhao State's henchmen! ”
"Humph! The adults are too worried, the meal must be eaten in one bite, and it is fundamental to strengthen oneself. Zhao Mu snorted coldly, as if he was very dissatisfied with the continuation of the argument.
"From the point of view of Lord He, as long as the Qin State attacks other countries, I will attack Qin, and I will attack it once, not to mention whether those small countries will remember the good of my Zhao State, just this practice will make those small countries dependent, and they will not try their best to resist the Qin State at all, anyway, the Zhao State will send troops, why waste that energy! And what did my Zhao State get, the labor and wealth of the people again and again, only in exchange for the hatred of the Qin State, when we fought with the Qin State to lose both sides, those small countries under our protection, maybe turn their faces and bite us hard! Therefore, if Qin annexes other countries, we also annex the surrounding small countries, and only by strengthening ourselves can we compete with Qin in the end! ”
"You! You ......" He continued to refute, but he didn't know where to start, although he knew very well in his heart that what Zhao Mu said was just some immediate interests, all of which had a premise, that is, Zhao and Qin could always be on the same starting line, and the speed of expansion was the same, and the growth of national strength was the same, only under this premise would there be a final decisive battle between the two countries that were evenly matched. But all this is unrealistic, because the current Qin State has already made great strides ahead, the Yue clan has surrendered, and the Qiang tribe is weakened, which allows the Qin State to have a stable rear and no need to worry about the attack on the grassland. Looking at Zhao again, 300,000 border troops are stranded on the edge of the desert, beware of the Huns who may appear at any time, just this point, Zhao is already far inferior to Qin!
It's just that the interests are charming, everyone only sees the benefits in front of them, what can they do about it?! Seeing that there were more and more people in the court, he could only sigh and retreat to the side silently.
King Huiwen sat at the head of the hall, letting the ministers below talk about it, but he never made a decision, looking at the calm appearance, it seemed that he already had a plan in his heart.
The discussion became quieter and quieter, and finally calmed down, and the eyes of all the courtiers were focused on King Huiwen, waiting for the final result.
King Huiwen tilted his head and asked the attendant beside him, "Has the person already arrived?" ”
The chamberlain lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "The news just came, the person has entered the palace gate and is coming to the main hall, and it doesn't take a cup of tea to reach the outside of the palace." ”
"Yes." King Huiwen nodded and ordered: "Tell the guard on duty, you don't have to pass through, let him enter the hall directly!" ”
"Yes!"
The king is waiting for you!
The ministers of the court looked at each other, and even Zhao Mu was a little caught off guard, and carefully counted a few people in Handan City, Zhao Mu really couldn't guess who could influence the king's decision.
There was no need for everyone to wait too much, and a series of steady footsteps soon sounded outside the door of the main hall. A general in full armor stepped into the palace gate, and the snow-white cloak behind him was full of dust, which showed that he had traveled a long distance without resting, and went directly into the royal city.
"Minister, Li Mu, meet the king!"
"Get up." King Huiwen raised his hand with a smile and asked Li Mu to get up, and then asked gently: "Qin and Wei are fighting fiercely and fighting against Yicheng, is it better for my Zhao State to attack Qin State to relieve the siege of Wei State, or to attack Hou Qin and expand the territory?" The ministers of the court and China had different opinions, and they also asked the general to give a suggestion. ”
In the face of such a militaristic event, Li Mu did not hesitate at all, and immediately replied: "Kill Qin!" ”
"Huh?"
"Returning to the king, Qin is the army of tigers and wolves, and the annexation of the six countries has always been their national policy, any luck is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, so as long as there is an opportunity, it is necessary to take the destruction of Qin as the first priority, the existence of those small countries can attract the troops of the Qin State and greatly relieve the pressure on my Zhao State, besides, there is the hungry tiger of the Qin State on one side, and I am not afraid that those small countries will have two hearts. Moreover, with the delay of these small countries, my Zhao country has time to develop and grow. ”
Zhao Mu next to him couldn't help it, walked outside the team and said sourly: "General, if you say it, then you will definitely mobilize troops and horses to attack Daqin, but now the northern border army can't move, and the south has newly acquired Luofeng County and also needs a large army to be stationed, if you attack Daqin in the west, who can be the general?" Where do the soldiers come from? ”
In the face of Zhao Mu's reprimand, Li Mu seemed confident, obviously on the way here, he already had a belly case.
"Later Qin Xinli, more than self-defense but not enterprising enough, as long as there is a steady general to guard the city, it can be as stable as Mount Tai. I will go to the northern border army in the starry night, replace the old general Lian Po, and he will defend Handan, and he will return with 50,000 border troops, these people will become the main force to attack Qin, as for the commander of the army ...... this time to attack Qin."
Li Mu paused for a moment, and said loudly: "The minister thinks that Zhao Hao is brave and resourceful, and this person can be a general!" ”
"Zhao Hao?"
Zhao Mu was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Li Mu to recommend Zhao Hao as a general, this Zhao Hao is the same clan as himself, although he usually doesn't move around much, but he is also a member of Zhao Mu's line, and now Li Mu has elected him, Zhao Mu is not good to say more, and the reason why Zhao Mu wants to conquer Hou Qin is mainly because Hou Qin's domestic instability is that this military merit is easy to get, but if Zhao Hao is in charge of the army, those Xu military merits are not important.
After weighing the pros and cons in an instant, Zhao Mu suddenly put on a smiling face, and said respectfully to King Huiwen: "After all, the general is a veteran of the battlefield, and he is already in his chest, since this is the case, Weichen seconded the proposal and raised troops to attack Qin!" (To be continued.) )