Zhao Guo, Handan.

The transition between heaven and hell is sometimes just a thought. The reinforcements that Zhao Guojun and his ministers had been waiting for so hard arrived in Handan, which was regarded as relieving the siege of Handan, but it brought a greater crisis. If it were possible, Zhao would rather maintain the status quo and let Lian Po's army continue to fight to the death with Qin, so that the Han army of Shangdang could not go north, rather than the current situation.

There is no doubt that in the face of the 50,000 Qin troops who crossed the Fenshui, most of the cities with empty defenses such as Yuci, Yangyi, Qiyi, and Zhongdu were more than lucky. The Tu Shui, which has the most garrisons, should be able to be preserved, but for Zhao Guo, it doesn't mean much. Zhao really couldn't muster a large army to rescue these cities. If there is no soldier to be saved, there is no city to defend inside. The fall of these towns is only a matter of time.

Of course, if it drags on long enough, it will inevitably affect the pace of the Qin State's plot against Yanmen and Yunzhong. If it can't withstand the slightest blow from the Qin army, then the Qin army can go north unscrupulously.

After all, there are still 20,000 troops in Yanmen and Yunzhong, which are more than 600 miles away from the Qin army, and it will take a lot of time for the Qin army to go north and pass through these two places. Before breaking through Wolf Meng and Meng County, the Qin army did not dare to put the risk of the six-hundred-mile grain route in the threat range of the Zhao army.

South Korea, and only South Korea, is the biggest problem of Zhao State, a matter of life and death.

Whether it is war or peace, it is once again in front of Zhao State. Different from a month ago, a month ago, Zhao still had the strength to fight, and Zhao could still hope for Qin, Qi, Yan, and Chu, but now, Chu, Yan, and Qi are watching from the wall, and Qin is falling into the ground, and all the elites of Zhao are trapped in Julu and Handan counties, and if they continue to fight, even if Zhao is preserved, they will suffer heavy losses. had to be attached to Yan or Korea. South Korea can afford to lose 300,000 troops, but Zhao cannot. That's the big difference.

The 350,000 Korean troops in Julu and Handan counties were enough to overwhelm Zhao Guo. Even if the final result of the war between the two countries is that South Korea takes the initiative to withdraw its troops because of too many casualties, what can the disastrous Zhao State get?! Coupled with the imminent summer grain harvest, there is no shortage of grain and grass in South Korea. On the contrary, if Zhao Guo could not repel the Korean army as much as possible, he would let the grain and grass rot in the fields. The hard work of the first half of the year will be wasted. Therefore, Zhao Guo had the heart to retreat. Many ministers have strongly advocated peace with South Korea, even if it is not unavoidable. The shape is stronger than people, and if the Zhao State is stubborn, the only way to destroy the country is to die.

Only a few ministers will wait until the Yan State will send troops to help them. If Yan is willing to send troops, he will help contain the hundreds of thousands of Korean troops north of Handan. There's still the power to fight. It's just that it's not without risk, who knows if Yan Guo will take the opportunity to occupy Zhongren, Quyang, and Nanxing Tang, and completely separate Yanmen, Yunzhong, and Daijun from Handan. At that time, I am afraid that what will be staged is the drama of Qin, Han, and Yan dividing Zhao, and Zhao Guo will become a wolf into the house and bring about his own destruction.

I want to put an end to this. The only more suitable thing is that Yan Guo sent troops from Fuliu and went south to the sand dunes. Garrison in Dune. In this way, there is a Yan army in Dune City, a Zhao army in Xingxian County, and the Han army in Julu City is forced by Yan and Zhao's army, and Yan and Zhao can still occupy a lot of advantages.

However, it is naturally useless for the Yan Kingdom to send fewer troops. I want to change that. Yan Guo must send at least 100,000 troops, of course, the more the better! It's just that this is not without hidden worries, that is, the army of Yan can still work without help. It's just to contain Zuò and let Han and Zhao compete and consume. It's just that with Yan Jun on his side, Han Jun will presumably keep a hand and will not go all out. For Zhao Guo, the situation will also be much better.

In the final analysis, rescuing Zhao Guo is good for Yan State, and falling into a well is also good for Yan State. The former benefit is long-term, and the latter is current. Zhao Guo could not guarantee whether Yan Guo was short-sighted and only saw the benefits in the moment, or whether he was far-sighted and would consider the future. This is an uncertain factor that Zhao Guo cannot grasp.

It is based on this consideration that even the ministers who support the Yan State for help cannot guarantee the King of Zhao that the Yan State will sincerely help the Zhao State.

Since the last time Lin Xiangru said his opinion, the illness has become even more serious. These days, there are more comatose people and less awake ones. King Zhao was sympathetic to the old ministers and did not send anyone to disturb him, so in the court, after Pingyuan Jun proposed the proposal for peace, and stated that he hoped for the shortcomings of Yan State, the person who advocated asking for help from Yan State was speechless.

In the end, it was Pingyangjun who volunteered to give it a go. Asking for peace with South Korea, South Korea does not necessarily agree. It is better to send yourself as an envoy to Yan Kingdom to test the reality of Yan Kingdom. Yan must have prepared a large army to make sure it happens. If within half a month, King Zhao received the news that he was leading the Yan State reinforcements south, then he would fight a battle. If not, it means that Yan Guo has different intentions, and Zhao Guo will concentrate on negotiating peace with South Korea!

It's only half a month, and Zhao Guo can naturally afford to wait. King Zhao ordered that all localities must hold on, and rewarded the soldiers and civilians everywhere, men, women and children, all of whom had the responsibility of defending the city. King Zhao also personally appeared at the head of Handan City, saying that the city is in the people, the city is dead, and the will of the defenders is firm. Everything is ready, just waiting for the South Korean army to attack.

When Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao set off from Handan to go north to Jicheng, Zhao Guo didn't know that Jicheng had ushered in a messenger early, not from Qin, nor from Zhao, but from Korea. Fan Sui, the Korean imperial historian, personally sent an envoy to Yan Guo, so that Yan Guo had a spirit of 120,000 points.

Yan Guo was a little weak after all, and he swore an agreement with South Korea that Yan would take the giant deer and Han would take Handan. But after Yan Guo captured the three cities of Julu, he withdrew his troops "satisfied", intending to watch from the wall, leaving the Korean army to fight alone. Therefore, Yan Guo was very worried that Fan Sui was coming to Xingshi on behalf of King Han this time to ask for guilt.

Of course, Fan Sui can ask the teacher for the crime, Yan Guo's Xiao Jiujiu has long been looked at by South Korea, and he can also understand Yan Guo's struggle in the matter of killing Zhao. But what can Xingshi ask about sin?! As with the role of nuclear weapons, the most important thing is deterrence, not direct use! For South Korea, what is more concerned about Yan Guo's next attitude is not what Yan Guo did before.

Prime Minister Yan Guo met with Fan Sui enthusiastically and tested Fan Sui's intentions. With this relationship between Queen Han, Fan Sui talked about him from side to side, and seemed to plan to wait until he saw King Yan to explain his intentions. Of course, Jiangqu would not allow such a thing to happen, because he didn't know Fan Sui's intentions, and Yan Guoguo was caught off guard. King Yan will also feel that he is useless.

Jiang Qu couldn't, so he could only ask directly: "Mr. came from afar." It must be something to learn from Yan Guo! Now that Han and Yan are fighting Zhao, the two countries share weal and woe, and Qu is willing to listen to Mr.'s high opinion! ”

Fan Sui didn't hide it, and finally replied: "(Fan) Sui Before leaving, King Han intended to unite the Qi State and increase his troops in the Yan State. Prime Minister knows why? ”

Jiang Qu's face changed greatly, and he immediately recovered, and smiled awkwardly: "Mr. said he was laughing!" Yan and Han are married, and the sister of King Yan is the queen of Korea, how can South Korea attack our Yan Kingdom?! ”

Fan Sui snorted coldly and smiled disappreciatively: "It turns out that the prime minister still knows that Yan and Han are now forming an alliance to defeat Zhao?!" Now that you know, why did the army of Yan take the initiative to withdraw after occupying Wuyuan, Raoxian, and Anping?! Sui heard that the Yan State withdrew after the envoy of the Zhao State visited Wèn Jicheng! Could it be that Yan Guo has already reached an agreement with Zhao Guo?! Let's hear it! ”

Of course, Jiangqu will not admit it. waved his hand again and again and explained: "Our Yan Kingdom also has suffering! The Donghu people were ready to move during this time, and the Zhao State was on guard again, and we attacked Feixian repeatedly, but there were heavy casualties! The retreat is just to confuse Zhao Guo, and I want Zhao Guo to relax his vigilance, and when Zhao Guo loses his guard, we will conquer Feixian in one fell swoop. It's okay to echo South Korea, isn't it?! ”

Fan Sui naturally doesn't believe in this kind of rhetoric, June and July. The grassland aquatic grass is abundant, why did Donghu go south to find Yan Kingdom? !

"I'm afraid the prime minister doesn't know yet, we have sent 150,000 troops, and we have captured Jingcheng, Fanwu, Lingshou, Yuanshi, and Yi'an! As long as Yan sent a large army from Anping to the west, our Han army would go east, and it would be only Feixian. Alone! At that time, we will join forces again and go south to attack Songzi, Fang, and Bairen, so that the main force of the Zhao army will be trapped by us! When the time comes. Don't say a giant deer, we can also divide it equally in Daijun, Yanmen, and Yunzhong! Fan Sui pretended to accept Jiangqu's argument and proposed a tempting plan.

Jiang Qu was stunned for a moment, Yan Guo really didn't know that the Han army had captured so many places in Julu County! But there is no doubt that the Han army must have entered Julu County from Jingcheng. With the influx of these 150,000 troops, Zhao Guo has been forced to a life-and-death situation. At this time, the only one who could influence the situation of the war, and the only one who decided the fate of Zhao was Yan State. Jiang Qu finally understood Fan Sui's true intention.

South Korea's idea is simple, that is, to carve up the state of Zhao with the state of Yan. Of course, with South Korea's strength, it can be swallowed alone, but perhaps regardless of casualties, or perhaps worried that Yan Guo would defect and stand on the opposite side of South Korea, South Korea threw out this bait. If Yan Guo agreed, then everyone would naturally be happy. If Yan refuses, then Korea will consider uniting with Qi to crusade against Yan. This is also why as soon as Fan Sui opened his mouth, he threatened himself that King Han intended to unite with the Qi State and attack the Yan State. The reason is not Yan Guo's "Chao Han Twilight Zhao" at all, but a naked threat. These thoughts flashed through Jiang Qu's mind.

Looking at Fan Sui's tranquil face, Jiang Qu considered his tone and said, "So, congratulations to Mr.!" ”

South Korea has such a good situation, which naturally has the credit of the lives of the three armed forces in the front, but it is also inseparable from the strategic planning of the court in the rear. It can be concluded that Fan Sui has contributed a lot in it. Therefore, saying hello first is not only to bring the relationship closer, but also to continue to organize ideas.

Without waiting for Fan Sui to speak, Jiang Qu continued: "Now Donghu is about to move on the border, and the matter of destroying Zhao is a big matter, and Qu really can't guarantee anything. It's better for Mr. to rest here for a while, and leave it for tomorrow morning to discuss it in the court. ”

Fan Sui looked at the sky outside, and naturally knew that Yan Guo wanted to have half a day to analyze the pros and cons, but what Fan Sui hoped was that Yan Guo would cut through the mess quickly. South Korea doesn't care about the attitude of Yan Guo, but Yan Guo's attitude must be clear. Or, Yan sent troops to rescue Zhao, then South Korea would attack Yan first; Either Yan and Korea will fight Zhao together, and they will all be happy and take what they need; Either Yan Guo watched from the wall, and South Korea and Zhao Guo patiently maneuvered!

With such an idea, Fan Sui reminded threateningly: "The prime minister of Qi is now in Luoyang, after all, the king of Qi is strong, and this time Yan Guo attacked Qi, so that Qi lost a lot!" If it weren't for the fact that we in South Korea put the people of the world first and calmed the anger of the Qi country, the army of the Qi country would have crossed the Jishui long ago. This time, we will win after making us Korea, or do we want to restore our homeland, and I don't know if King Han will agree? Sui wants Qi Guo to retreat on the south bank of Jishui, but Zhao Guo also has to come up with a reason to convince King Han, right?! Sui heard that the main force of the Yan army was on the north bank of Yishui, and if the Qi army of tens of thousands of troops marched north. At least the homeland of Qi south of the river is not difficult to take! If the Yan army is not bad, maybe Wuyang will be dangerous! ”

Jiang Qu nodded with an extremely heavy face, everyone knows that the Qi State has been robbed of more than 300 miles of land by the Yan State over the years, which has greatly reduced the strength of the Qi State. The strength of the Yan Kingdom has increased greatly. If this land is lost, the efforts made by Yan Guo before will be in vain. The Yan State will still be an ordinary country in northern Xinjiang, unable to meddle in the affairs of the Central Plains. Moreover, Qi is dependent on South Korea, and Yan wants to expand its territory, so it can't fight the idea of Qi, otherwise, it will cause South Korea to counterattack. In this way, Yan Guo can only fight Donghu's idea! Donghu is vast and sparsely populated. There is no fixed place to live. Even if the Yan Kingdom wins, what's the use of asking for so much land? What Yan needs is the population, the people! And these can only fight the ideas of Zhao and Qi.

When Jiang Qu entered the palace and informed King Yan of this amazing news, King Yan suddenly felt that the whole person was not good. I made a lot of calculations, and I thought that Han and Zhao would fight to the death. Who would have expected that Zhao Guo would be so uncompetitive. was beaten by South Korea and was powerless. Although Zhao has not lost too many soldiers and horses so far, it is completely at a disadvantage. It was besieged by the main force of the South Korean army again, and defeat was a matter of time. It depends on how much South Korea is willing to pay to destroy Zhao!

King Yan immediately ordered to summon his ministers over to discuss countermeasures. Whether or not to accept South Korea's tempting offer must be a quick decision. On one side is Zhao Guo, and on the other side is South Korea. Yan Guo can only choose to help one of them.

Yaqing Rongyi unexpectedly took the lead in expressing his position and said: "Your Majesty, the 350,000 Han troops echo from the north and south, and the Zhao State is already outstretched. If our Yan State does not send troops to rescue Zhao, South Korea can completely increase its troops. Occupy Daijun, Yanmen, and Yunzhong, and then gather the strength of the whole country to destroy the Zhao State. If Zhao Guo dies, our Yan State will be subject to Korea. After all, Daijun is only a few hundred miles away from Jicheng, and the ministers are afraid that the Yan Kingdom will also follow in the footsteps of the Zhao Kingdom, and this lip is cold and the teeth are cold! ”

King Yan nodded, deeply convinced. South Korea is aggressive, if Zhao is there, Yan can still form an alliance with Zhao to balance South Korea. If Zhao dies, Qin, Yan, Qi, and Chu will be separated from South Korea and fight for each other, and no country in the world can stop South Korea from unifying the world! The community is in danger!

"The widow is just worried that if we rescue Zhao Guo, South Korea will definitely be angry. Qi is afraid that it will be used by South Korea, and the two countries will join forces with 200,000 troops to crusade against our Yan country. After all, excluding the army on the frontier, we can only use 200,000 troops! ”

Regarding King Yan's worries, Rong Yan analyzed: "To rescue Zhao State, there are 100,000 troops enough!" The remaining 100,000 troops can completely block the combined forces of Qi and Han! Don't forget, the king, we have 300 miles of land south of the river, and we can completely rely on Jishui and Luoshui to block it, and at the worst of all, we also have the defense line of the river! This time is enough for the occupation to be reversed. ”

King Han was noncommittal, but just looked at the prime minister Jiangqu worriedly, and said, "What does the prime minister think?" ”

Jiang Qu took a deep look and said, "The minister thinks that what Yaqing said is very true!" South Korea invited us to carve up the Zhao State, which on the surface was beneficial to our Yan State and did no harm, but in fact it was not. The ROK army exceeds 300,000, and there may be additional troops in the future. If we destroy Zhao, the maximum army we can use is only 200,000. The combat power cannot be compared with the South Korean army. Once divided, we will get up to half of the giant deer, and the rest of Handan will inevitably belong to South Korea. As for Daijun, Yanmen, and Yunzhong, the land is vast and sparsely populated, even if they are all assigned to our Yan Kingdom, what can they do?! It's better to help Zhao Guo tide over this difficulty and get Zhao Guo's strong reinforcement! As for the threat of the Qi State, the minister did not think it was enough to worry. One is that the soldiers of the Qi State are weak, and the other is that the monarchs and ministers of the Qi State are easy to satisfy. At most, we will lose the land south of the river, and the Qi State will inevitably withdraw its troops. But if we Yan and Zhao work together, we can have the possibility of defeating South Korea. In the event of a major defeat in Korea, its vitality will inevitably be greatly damaged, and it will take advantage of the situation to go south, and the land it will seize may even exceed the land it has lost. The states of Chu, Qin, and even Qi will also have different hearts because of the defeat of Korea. That's the most important win! ”

Rong Yan also said: "Your Majesty! The minister also thinks that if Zhao Guo dies, we will lose the southern barrier, and even if we get Daijun and Julu, it will be worth the loss! Saving Zhao is first aid, even if we gather a large army and hold our troops still, we can contain a lot of Korean troops, so that Zhao Jun can fight with the Korean army with peace of mind. On the contrary, the threat of Qi is difficult to see in a short time! Even if Qi really had the heart to send troops, it would take a month to prepare. If South Korea were to send a large army to support Qi, it would take even more time! ”

"The ministers seconded it!" The ministers said in unison.

Contrary to King Yan's expectations, none of the ministers of the court supported the partition of Zhao with Korea. In addition, King Yan was originally worried that Korea would become big and lose its checks and balances, so he was naturally willing to do good and agreed to send a large army to rescue Zhao State. However, after all, Han is strong and Yan is weak, in order to paralyze South Korea and achieve unexpected results, King Yan still said his own strategy! (To be continued......)

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