Qiao Hai saw that the king was moved, so he got up and took a few steps forward, and said, "The king knows how many war horses we have in our 40,000 elites." ”

"Twenty thousand." The king replied,

Qiao Hai said: "Less than 20,000 people, according to the ministers sent to make a detailed return, even if the soldiers of Yi Guo defend the city, half of them are equipped with war horses, and most of their elites are equipped with two to three horses, and they can travel two hundred miles a day by changing to a galloping army." ”

King Liu's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth to ask a question, but then he seemed to think of it, and said, "I think so many horses must be supplied by Fanbang." ”

"The king guessed right, its guards also hold fine iron knives and spears, its sharpness is better than our elite weapons, this is Xiangguo and Qi supply, both of these places are rich in fine iron, Yi Guo occupies a large area of Shun is the richest place in Shun country, silk cotton and hemp grain and other products can be used by the whole country more than enough, the king, Yi is far from what we think of as a small country, Zhao even if the whole country to fight may not be able to win, the minister said its troops, material resources, on talents, He Junshi is enough to reach a hundred good generals, and there is time to help." Speaking of this, he shook his head, "Shi Junshi is a rare talent in the world, not only has a family background, but also is humble and wise, he has a common demeanor at a young age, the king has seen him at the conference of the Alliance, and he will not forget this person." ”

Liuwang nodded slightly and said: "At that time, he was Zhao **Shi, and that calm bearing was far from what he should have at his age, how could a widow forget, he was the same age as He Junshi, but one above the conference was as quiet as a pond, and the other was unscrupulous, and the two teenagers were unforgettable, and they were also unfathomable. ”

"Before, the military division was not revealed, and people did not dare to underestimate it, but after arriving in Yi State, he was shocked, and finally showed his fists."

"Which battle did he fight?" The king of Liuwang seemed very interested,

"It was a big battle, the column swept the entire territory of Xiangguo for thousands of miles, and the army fled with the wind, and it is rumored that there were more than 50 large and small battles, and both field battles and city battles were won cleanly and neatly, and there was no defeat."

King Liu exclaimed: "Sure enough, there is no insult to his father's reputation, there is no vanity under the fame, the first soldier is such a big battle, Zhao Guo lost time Lang is like losing an arm, Zhao Min's blessing is too thin, if he ascended to the throne two years earlier, with his shrewdness, he will never lose Shi Lang, sometimes Lang rivals He Ran, the outcome of this battle is very unpredictable." ”

Qiao Hai is a pragmatic person, not interested in this meaningless assumption, "The current situation is that the two soldiers are assisting Yi Guo, and Shi Junshi knows Zhao Guo well and well, and this battle did not fight Zhao Guo and lost three points, plus Shun Guo was attacking and disturbing on the side, and then there were tens of thousands of elite soldiers who did not know when they would be killed, and the king felt that Zhao Guo had a few chances of winning." ”

King Liu was silent, and said for a long time: "In this way, the Zhao State is in danger, but no matter how strong the Yi State is, it is difficult to swallow the Zhao State in one fell swoop, and no matter how many talents they have, it is impossible to send so many officials to control so many regions." ”

"What the king said is extremely true, it is impossible for Yi State to swallow Zhao State in one bite, but this year's next ten cities may be thirty cities next year, one eliminates the other's strengths, and it will not take three or five years for Yi State to replace Zhao State and become a hegemon." Qiao Hai's tone was very firm,

The king's face was gloomy, and he was silent in thought,

Qiao Hai waited for a while, and said: "We send troops to rescue Zhao at this time, even if we try to send one or two thousand elites, it will not help at all, even if we can temporarily block the offensive of the Yi army, there is absolutely no possibility of a battle to determine the situation, is it possible that the men and horses we sent will act as the pawns of Zhao State." ”

King Liuwang waved his hand and said: "This is absolutely unacceptable, the widow did think that he could win a battle at the beginning, and after listening to Aiqing's explanation, the widow should discuss the matter of sending troops in the long run." ”

Qiao Hai showed a smile at the corner of his mouth, and said: "The minister said that sending troops is to set yourself on fire, and once you have a grudge with Yi Guo, there will be endless disasters." ”

Staying the king is a problem: "We and Zhao have always been the same as each other, the last time Xiping attacked, the king of Zhao still sent troops to rescue when he was deeply affected by Zhao Kun's rebellion, how can we turn our faces ruthlessly with such kindness, this ...... Alas. ”

"The king when the minister just opened his mouth of guilt, sacrificing his life for righteousness is the way of a gentleman, but protecting the people is the way of the king, the king today will decide the blessing and misfortune of my tens of millions of people, although the prevarication of sending troops provokes the king of Zhao unhappy, but the country of Zhao has no ability to look west, send troops, then grudge the country, the king also knows that the military division is the most affectionate and sexual person, this kind of people are clear grievances, once the Japanese soldiers come to the city, it is necessary to get out of the chest of this evil breath, its cruel methods are heard all over the world, the king really wants to put tens of millions of people under the butcher's knife."

King Liuwang got up and paced back and forth uneasily, and after a while stopped and asked, "Yi Guo can really rise so fast, it's only been a few years, and Zhao Guo really can't resist the enemy." ”

A wry smile appeared at the corner of Qiao Hai's mouth, he shook his head and didn't say anything, he had already said what he should say, and the king's words were not so much asking questions as complaining and unwilling to believe this fact,

For the king of Liu, this thing is indeed too sudden, as if the world has changed in the blink of an eye, he never dreamed that he would be threatened by the Yi country, he has always felt that it is just a puppy with the power of Kang Guo and the fox fake tiger, although this puppy has a sharp tooth because of He Ran's support, but after all, the size is too small to worry, it is good to be able to shrink in a corner to protect itself, how did this puppy suddenly become a tiger,

"According to what Aiqing sees, it should be." King Liuwang finally sat down, stared at Qiao Hai and asked,

Qiao Hai knew that he accepted this fact, and was about to speak, when the courtier walked in and handed him a brocade box, Qiao Hai opened the brocade box, took out a geographical map and presented it to the king, and said: "This is a geographical sketch map of the five kingdoms of Yi, Shun, Xiang, Qi and Fan, which is sketchy and unknown, but it can be known to the king." ”

King Liuwang looked at the geographical map, and the expression on his face couldn't help but change, "Shunguo has been devoured by nearly half of it." ”

"That's roughly it, most of the detailed works are drawn according to hearsay, although errors are inevitable, but in general it will not be too outrageous, and the south of the Rolling Dragon River is all easy and Xiang."

This map, which only has a few geographical outlines, allowed the king to further understand the situation of all parties, and looked at Qiao Hai again with a little more worry in his eyes.

Qiao Hai said solemnly: "It is unreasonable to not send troops, we can send a weak brigade to support, under the pretext that the elite has been sent to rescue the Chaodu, saving the Son of Heaven is the great righteousness, and then the elite will really be sent to the direction of the Chaodu, and if there is a suitable opportunity to be stationed there, you can also bluff and fight a few battles with Xiping, and make a show to stop the mouth of the Zhao people." ”

It seems that it is quite difficult to choose between the king and the king of Liu,

Qiao Hai persuaded: "The king must not wander between survival and death, if you feel that you don't want to go, you can send some grain and grass military resources to Zhao Guo, even then it can't be publicized, the minister and He Junshi still have a little affection, secretly send someone to communicate with it, so that he can understand our intentions." ”

"If you lose Zhao Guo, how about Xiping attacking again, Yi Guo's far water can't save the near fire." The curtain of the king looked at him for a moment,