This is certainly not a good time to launch an attack on Zhao.

At least from a military point of view, it is not the best time yet. Without him, Meng Xiao's heavy armored iron cavalry has not yet been trained, let alone experienced the baptism of war.

But Wang Ji knew that he couldn't delay it any longer.

There is never a time when people are fully prepared for the things of this world.

When he is ready, Zhao Guo will only be more prepared, and the battle will only be more difficult.

Taking advantage of the busy agricultural time, Zhao Jun relaxed the attack on Chen County, and Wang Yi also hurriedly asked Xianyang for instructions, and after getting the permission of Chu, the grandson of the prison state, Wang Yi also rushed to Xianyang non-stop.

In the past two years, with the increasing decline of King Qin's body, King Qin Yingji has completely faded out of the government and the opposition.

Zi Chu, as the grandson of the prison country, has done a good job.

In the military, Wang Yi was used externally to resist the Zhao State, and the internal use of Meng Fu was used to establish heavy cavalry, and politically, the Tu Jia left by the King of Qin was reused, and at the same time, a group of ministers loyal to him were promoted, and Cai Ze, who was responsible for conscription (horses) and grain and grass matters, was one of them.

It should be said that Zichu is still quite discerning.

Cai Ze is also a figure who has left a strong mark in history.

It was he who persuaded Fan Sui to cook the dead lackey, and this was just a small test of his knife.

This ruthless man has gone through four dynasties of King Qin Zhaoxiang, King Qin Xiaowen, King Qin Zhuangxiang, and Qin Shi Huang without falling. This alone – after several dynasties without falling – is a testament to its capabilities.

Not only that, but he also proposed a divisive plan (separating the King of Wei and the King of Xinling) after the Wei soldiers came to Hangu, and at the same time, he was also the initiator of the destruction of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. In the end, he was also named Gangchengjun for his merits.

And now, Zichu has promoted this person to be responsible for the collection of soldiers, horses, grain and grass. Don't underestimate this conquest, the machine of war has been activated, and soldiers, horses, grain and grass can be said to be the most important things in the Qin State today.

Needless to ask, Cai Ze, who is in charge of these two things, is the one that Zichu used to replace Tu Jia, who is now the first person in the political arena.

Obviously, Zichu's strategy is to maintain stability militarily, and politically, gradually replace the old man with his own people.

This kind of behavior should have been full of resistance, but because of Fan Sui's sudden fall, it was obviously not difficult.

In addition, Tu Jia, the only thing the old people can rely on, has also become very tacit because of the disaster of imprisonment in the past, which makes Zichu's "reform" extremely easy.

It's just a pity that Zichu's so-called "reform" is only a replacement of political rights, and it has not made any changes to the political and legal system of the Qin State.

This also made the Qin State completely lose the possibility of catching up with the Zhao State.

Of course, this can't be blamed on Zichu's head.

After all, in the eyes of all the Qin people, including Zichu and King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Qin law was still the most advanced law among all the kingdoms, and Qin's system was still the system that could bring victory to Qin.

Under such circumstances, what Zi Chu wanted was naturally just a smooth transition of rights, rather than taking the opportunity to carry out some inexplicable reforms.

It should be said that it only took Zichu more than a year to achieve a smooth transition of power, which can be regarded as fruitful.

If there is a pity, it is that at the military level, Zichu can only rely on the two veterans Wang Yi and Meng Fu.

And in the current situation, in the face of Zhao Guo's fierce enemy, Zichu is not allowed to implement any too many changes to the army.

However, fortunately, the loyalty of the generals is obviously much higher than that of Wenchen.

Therefore, after receiving Wang Di's flying pigeon message, Zichu also agreed to Wang Di's request to return to Xianyang without hesitation. At the same time, according to Wang Di's request, a piece of royal order, Meng Fu, who was also training in Yongcheng, was also summoned to Xianyang.

Of course, at the same time, the Black Ice Terrace also received the corresponding orders.

It can be said that with a letter from Wang Di, the entire Qin State was in motion.

It's just that what Ling Zichu didn't expect was that the one who arrived in Xianyang before Wang Yi would come from

A secret envoy of the Wei State.

The secret envoy who was trained by Xinling Jun first met the first person in the current Qin State politics - Tu Jia through secret channels, and then under the leadership of Tu Jia, he secretly met the grandson Chu.

The secret envoy of Wei State, who saw the Qin State's storyteller, also explained his intention straight to the point: to invite Qin to attack Zhao State.

As for the reason, it is also very simple: the strength of Zhao has threatened the possibility of Wei's continued survival.

Immediately, the secret envoy of Wei also informed the Qin grandson Chu of the situation of the counties of Zhao that Xinlingjun had investigated.

If it was before, Zi Chu might only smile at this information and not pee at all.

But now the meaning of Wei's secret envoy is exactly the same as what his own general said.

The same impatience, the same "alarmism".

It's just that one is political and people's livelihood, and the other is military power.

The fateful thing is that the two are not an either/or relationship, but an interdependent relationship. In other words, it is very likely that both sides are right.

In other words, the state of Zhao had swelled to heights that were almost unattainable by the state of Qin in less than two years.

This really surprised Zichu, who returned from Handan.

But when I think of the changes I have seen in Handan City since Zhao Kuo came to power, it seems that it is not impossible to find these in that land.

For a while, Wang Di had not yet returned, and his grandson Chu had already been persuaded by the secret envoys of Wei.

Of course, Zi Chu, who has become a superior person, still maintains the calm he deserves.

did not agree to the request of the secret envoy of Wei State in a moment of excitement, and said that it was to be considered, so he sent the secret envoy of Wei State first.

Just when the secret envoy of Wei was anxiously waiting for Qin's reply, Wang Yi also quietly returned to Xianyang City with less than ten personal soldiers.

Yes, it's still a secret.

Both Xinling Jun and Wang Yi knew that if they wanted to defeat the now powerful Zhao State, secrecy and surprise attacks were the only way to go.

didn't even have time to go home to wash, hurried back to Xianyang's Wang Di, and then quietly came to the palace to meet the grandson Chu.

Before long, Tu Jia, Cai Ze and Meng Fu, who had just returned, were all summoned into the palace by Zi Chu.

In the council hall, Zi Chu sat at the top of the table like his grandfather, and under the desk, the four of them sat on the left and right sides.

The doors and windows were closed, and in the flickering candles, Wang Di had already revealed all the news he had discovered.

"If our army does not act again, the main army of the Zhao army may exceed 500,000 next year. At that time, our army will not have any superiority in terms of strength or combat strength. If we wait until the next year, the main force of the Zhao army will probably exceed our army by nearly 100,000."

This is Wang Di's final summary judgment between Zhao and Qin.

As the words fell, the hall fell into silence.

Everyone present was a high-level member of the Qin State, and they all knew more or less about the situation of the Qin army, so they naturally understood what the number of 500,000 meant to the Qin State, and they also understood what a total of more than 100,000 troops would mean for a battle.

"Tu Jia Aiqing." It was Zi Chu who took the lead in breaking the silence: "Tell a few Aiqing about the situation of our secret meeting with the envoy of Wei yesterday."

"Yes." When Tu Jia heard this, he immediately agreed.

Immediately, Tu Jia also told the arrival of the envoy of Wei, as well as the request and reason for Wei to invite Qin to attack Zhao together.

Obviously, with the explanation of the situation of the envoy of Wei, it also further corroborates Wang Di's judgment of Zhao from the side.

Not only that, Zi Chu immediately took out several silk books from the desk and said to a few people, "This is the data checked by the Black Ice Platform after receiving the report from General Wang Di's flying pigeon."

As he spoke, Zi Chu handed the silk book to a few people to look at.

"The data recorded in it is almost the same as what Wei said." Zichu immediately concluded.

The words fell, and everyone looked

The silk book in his hand immediately looked at each other a few times, and it was already clear in his eyes: this battle has to be fought.

"Your Highness, give the order." Tu Jia nodded to everyone, and then he, as the first person in the Qin State, took the lead in expressing his position to Taisun.

"Your Highness, give the order." The other three also clenched their fists in unison.

Hearing this, Zi Chu also nodded, and said, "If you don't fight, you can't do it, although I don't know how Zhao Guo suddenly became so strong, but this momentum must be contained."

When everyone heard this, they also nodded.

Immediately, Zi Chu looked at Meng Fu on the side and asked, "If there is a war with Zhao State at this time, the heavy cavalry may fight?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Meng Fu immediately clasped his fists and replied, "Although I dare not say that I will definitely suppress the heavy cavalry of the Zhao army, I am still sure that I will fight against it. At the very least, the heavy cavalry of the Zhao army will not be given the opportunity to harass the main force of our army. 「

"Okay." Zi Chu stroked his palms when he heard the words and praised.

In the battle with Zhao, what he was most worried about was the heavy cavalry of Zhao. With Meng Fu's firm words, Zichu is also determined in his heart.

Of course, the other three listened to Meng Fu's words, and they were also quite uplifted.

Immediately, Zi Chu looked at Wang Di and said, "Lone has decided to take advantage of the fact that Zhao State is not yet in power, and will fight to the death with Zhao State, how to set up the formation, and ask the general to demonstrate."

"Yes." Wang Yi was also refreshed when he heard this, and then slowly got up and came to the map that had been prepared a long time ago.

Seeing this, the rest of the people also followed one after another.

"The focus of this battle is to weaken the main force of the Zhao army and eliminate its number of young and strong." Standing in front of Yutu, Wang Yi was obviously more imposing.

"To do this, I need to concentrate the main force of my Qin army's 400,000 troops, and I also need the cooperation of at least 100,000 troops of the Wei State." Wang Yi then spoke, "The total number of troops should be around 500,000."

"Yes." Zi Chu barely blinked his eyes, and immediately agreed, "Whoever belongs to my Qin State will obey the general's dispatch."