Ten days later, in December, the weather became colder and colder, and snow began to fall in the north. Even though Lantian is located south of the Qinling Mountains, close to the river, it can be called a southern country in the true sense, but the air is also filled with a sense of coldness!

On the battlefield in Hanoi, perhaps because of the problem of logistics and supply, or perhaps because of the heavy snowfall, although the war between Han and Zhao never stopped, the scale of the war gradually became smaller. It's just that both sides have always been well aware of each other's casualties. As many as 40,000 Zhao soldiers are buried here, and although the number of Korean casualties is less than half of the Zhao army's casualties, the long list of dead is still busy with local officials everywhere. Because in South Korea, the compensation work for soldiers who died in national war has always been handled by the local government. Although it is undeniable that this has caused a great burden on the country, it is precisely because of this that South Korea's military strength has surpassed that of Zhao and even Qin in a short period of time.

On the Lantian side, the state of Chu deliberately delayed for five days before giving Han Teng the final reply, that is, Lantian could be ceded, but it was necessary to obtain the letter of state from Korea, and the number of Han troops surrounding Lantian could not exceed 20,000. Han Teng neither agreed nor objected, but told Huang Xie that he would truthfully report the situation to Luoyang. It's just that during this time, the South Korean army's attack on Lantian has never stopped, and there is even a tendency to become more and more violent.

In this case, Chu was a little anxious, and the peace team led by Huang Xie set off to Luoyang, but it is unknown whether they were deliberately showing the sincerity of Chu to seek peace or whether they wanted to take the opportunity to spy on the reality of South Korea.

In the next few days, tens of thousands of troops from the direction of Yiling in the upper reaches entered Yingdu, and about 20,000 troops went out of the city for thirty miles to set up camp. In other words, the sincerity of the state of Chu is not very sufficient.

But. In order to paralyze the Chu State, after Huang Xie's delegation went north to Luoyang, Han Teng still ordered the offensive on Lantian City to be slowed down a bit, and in just a few days of offensive, there were originally 15,000 Lantian defenders still alive, but there were only 12,000 people!

Zhao Guo. Handan.

After Lu Buwei entered Handan, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Starting from Xianyang on the way, first take the road to Shangjun to enter Taiyuan, and then take the trail from Taiyuan to enter Shangdang, passing through the towering Taihang Mountain, which is thrilling and difficult for ordinary people to experience! It only took half a month to travel thousands of miles, which is enough to prove how difficult Lü Buwei's trip was. There is naturally no lack of "luck" in this, but the two Qin prince's guards who guarded Lü Buwei felt that Lü Buwei's will was really admirable!

After finding a place to settle in Handan, Lü Buwei only had time to take a bath and freshen up before he could take care of the fatigue of traveling. Go to the mansion of Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, and hand over the prayer post.

Although the war with South Korea was stalemate, it obviously did not make Handan nervous, after all, no matter how you say it, Zhao Guo is also on the offensive side and holds the initiative. Pingyuan Jun, as the high-ranking and powerful patriarch that the Empress Dowager Zhao relies on now, is compared to when King Zhao Huiwen was there. There is even more traffic in front of the door! There are those who seek officials, and there are those who seek to do things. The door is like a city, so that passers-by can't help but sigh and envy.

Fortunately, after bribing the doorman, the identity of the guest secretary of the Qin State saved Lu Buwei from the embarrassment of queuing! After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, the butler of the Plains Monarch's Mansion came out in person and led Lu Buwei to the study.

For Lü Buwei. Pingyuanjun still has the impression that earlier, he was just a big businessman in Handan, although he was rich but not expensive. Today, when the crown prince of Qin State, Yiren was hostage to Handan, Lü Buwei's friendship with Yiren was ridiculed by many people. He was also on the list, but no one expected that the originally unfavored Yiren would become the crown prince of Qin in a short period of time, and it was obvious that there must be a shadow of Lu Buwei in this. Moreover, before the Qin State attacked the Zhao State, the Yiren absconded from Handan, although there is no direct evidence, but Pingyuan Jun is sure that this must be a trick used by Lu Buwei! Otherwise, how could Lü Buwei turn around and become a guest secretary of the Qin State in just a few days?! However, now that Lü Buwei is seeking to see him as the guest secretary of the Qin State, these are not easy to explain.

"I've seen Pingyuan-kun!" Lü Buwei gave a salute from afar.

Regarding Lu Buwei calling himself a knighthood instead of an official position, Zhao Sheng quickly reacted, the next meeting between the two was by no means in an official capacity, and what the two said could be their own private opinions, and they didn't need to be on the table!

"Mr. came from afar, (Zhao) Sheng should have gone out to greet him, but he was entangled in mundane affairs, which made Mr. smile!" Zhao Sheng also said politely.

Lu Buwei smiled and said: "After all, King Zhao is young, and he needs to rely more on a humerus minister like Junshang, how dare Buwei blame Junshang!" ”

Zhao Sheng nodded, acquiesced in Lu Buwei's statement, and said with a smile: "Mr. has traveled thousands of miles to come here, and he must have some advice for Zhao Guo!" (Zhao) Sheng is willing to listen to Mr.'s teachings! ”

"Don't dare to advise! I just have some thoughts, and I feel that if Zhao Guo does it, it will be beneficial to the monarch and Zhao Guo. Lu Buwei waved his hand again and again and said modestly.

Zhao Sheng hurriedly made a listening statement and waited for Lu Buwei's next remarks.

"Buwei heard that the 200,000 troops of Zhao State were blocked by Chaoge, and they were in a dilemma, I don't know if there is such a thing?" Lü Buwei also inquired on the road, but the people of Zhao along the way did not know anything about the war in Hanoi, and Lü Buwei was not sure whether Lian Po's army had made a breakthrough, so he asked this question.

But in Zhao Sheng's eyes, Lü Buwei should have asked knowingly, and as soon as he came up, he would take Hanoi as a matter, and it was estimated that the Qin State was very dissatisfied with the current war in Zhao State, and now he was the first to attack! If you admit it, there is a Qin army galloping across the east of the river for comparison, but it seems that the Zhao army is weak; If you don't admit it, you're talking nonsense.

After considering his tone, Zhao Sheng smiled and excused himself and Zhao Guo: "Hanoi is not more than 100 miles wide from north to south, the south is close to the river, and the west and north are facing mountains. However, now that the South Korean army has been surrounded by our regiments, the South Korean army's food and grass have been cut off, and in a few months, the South Korean army will inevitably be defeated! ”

Lü Buwei naturally did not believe Zhao Sheng's remarks, in the earlier information, the Han army was camped along the river, and there were boat divisions to transport grain and grass, so the Han army must have hoarded a large amount of grain and grass. Although the river is now frozen, this year can be called a warm winter, and the ice is not thick, so it is impossible for the Zhao army to bypass the river by surprise and surround the Korean army. So the most likely thing is that Zhao Jun has no way to take the Korean army, and the Korean army is unwilling to go out of the camp to fight and maintain a stalemate! The so-called grain and grass have been cut off, and when the ice and snow of the Yellow River melt, it will be difficult to maintain!

"I heard that General Zhao Hao Zhao led an army of 100,000 to attack Yanhe, I don't know what the situation is?" Lu Buwei asked nonchalantly.

"Yan and Chengjian are difficult to conquer for a while, but most of the forces of the Zhao State Party are concentrated in Shiyi and Yanhe, as long as your country takes Anyi or there is turmoil in the land of the old Wei, our Zhao army will definitely be able to conquer Yan He!" Zhao Sheng swore an oath.

Of course, Lü Buwei believed this, but his original intention was to let Zhao and Qi take the lead, not to contain the main force of the Korean army on his own side, so that Zhao would benefit in vain! Therefore, after hearing such remarks, Lü Buwei let out a long sigh.

This naturally caused Zhao Sheng to wonder, and Zhao Sheng asked suspiciously, "What's the matter, sir?" Is there something wrong with what Katsu said? ”

"Since the king also knows that Shangdang and Hanoi will be difficult to conquer for a while, why don't you try to change directions? It's just that I am counting on the Qin State to take the whole county of Hedong, I'm afraid that it is the fate of the wood to ask for fish, right?! ”

Zhao Sheng was stunned for a moment, and quickly thought about the deep meaning of Lu Buwei's words. Zhao Sheng naturally heard Qin's dissatisfaction with Zhao, but Qin's capture of Hedong County could indeed deter South Korea and make South Korea's troops even more stretched. Don't you see the steady stream of Korean reinforcements coming to An-eup? Qin and Han launched a large-scale war around Anyi, and Zhao took advantage of the situation to break the current predicament.

Thinking that there had been no news of the Qin army's victory in Hedong for a long time, coupled with Lü Buwei's words that the Zhao army could attack in a different direction, Zhao Sheng faintly guessed Lü Buwei's intention.

"Now that the Han army has begun to gather in Hedong County, the longer this war drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to the Qin State! It's just that Shangdang is mountainous, Hanoi is narrow, and although our Zhao State has a lot of troops, it is difficult to use it! If you want to change directions, it's easier said than done! I wonder what Mr. thinks about the current situation? Lu Buwei asked.

Lu Buwei nodded heavily and said, "There is not much grain and grass in the Qin State, and he is powerless to Hedong!" However, in order to defend Anyi, South Korea is constantly increasing its troops, and in Buwei's opinion, most of the troops drawn are soldiers and horses near Luoyang. Luoyang's troops are already empty, why don't you take advantage of Puyang to attack Dongjun? ”

Zhao Sheng did not dare to interface on the issue of grain and grass, because if he lent grain and grass to the Qin State, the Qin State would have no worries, and it was difficult to say how much war results would be obtained, but it would definitely be greater than when there was no grain and grass; If you don't borrow grain and grass, it seems that Zhao Guo is very wary of Qin State! Zhao Sheng simply pretended to be deaf and dumb, and only heard Lü Buwei's meaning that the shortage of grain and grass in the Qin State restricted the movement of the Bai Qi army.

"That's a problem! If it's just to attack Dongjun, shouldn't it be something that Qi Guo does? Now that our Zhao Guo Yue is acting on his behalf, Qi Guo is afraid that he will be very dissatisfied! Zhao Sheng said with a smile, but there was pride in his tone. Obviously, what Qi Guo did has not entered Zhao Sheng's eyes!

And no wonder! Although Zhao Guo is also the lord of Shaoguo, but he still has himself, Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, and Zhao Hao as a courtier, what about Qi State, as soon as the Empress Dowager of Qi State took power, she promoted her younger brother to be the prime minister, drove Tian Dan to the countryside of the East China Sea, and eliminated Tian Dan's influence in the court, which can be regarded as a self-cut arm! (To be continued......)

PS: First update!