Tian Dan heard about Huang Xie's conspiracy for the first time. He asked: "How did you know about this conspiracy?"
Mang Mao said: "He planned on Wei Shu, so he knew about it." Both of them laughed.
Tian Dan said: "I heard that Huang Xie and Zhang Lushan were planning to do this."
Mang Mao smiled and said: "It's not Huang Xie's plan, but Han's plan. In the former, Qin defeated Zhao Yan and it was Han's plan. Now, Zhao captured Han Shangdang, which was also Han's plan. Han's power is the weakest when the world is in conflict. If not How can this conspiracy survive! In the past, the three Jin and Wei Dynasties were the strongest, and Han was close to them. They fought vertically and horizontally to become a strong neighbor. But Qin is thousands of miles away!"
Tian Dan agreed very much and said: "In the past, the distant princes of Qi accidentally lost the capital. When Han was in trouble, hundreds of people accompanied him to Qi. Why did Han do this?"
Mang Mao said: "Because of its power, it can use its ears!"
Tian Dan thought for a moment and said, "It's difficult!"
Mang Mao said: "It's also time and momentum!"
Tian Dan said: "I am the envoy of Zhao to Chu, and I will advise Zhu Chunshen. Do you think he can teach me?"
Mang Mao said: "This situation is all laid out by Chun Shen. The strategy to break the situation lies in Chun Shen."
That night, there was a visitor in Mangmao's town: it was Mr. Hu Zhong.
Mang Yin hurriedly welcomed him in and asked, "Sir, when you arrive, you must have something important to do."
Mr. Hu Zhong said: "I heard that Mr. Anping was here, so I came to visit you!"
Mang Yin reported to Mang Mao, who was still chatting with Tian Dan. After listening to Mang Yin's words, he said to Tian Dan: "Your dialect is Chunshen, and Mr. Zhong from Chunshen Jun's family has arrived!" He said to Mang Yin: " Please Mr. Zhong!”
Mang Yin hurriedly came out and invited Mr. Hu Zhong to come to the hall, calling him Mr. Zhong. Hu Zhong didn't understand the meaning of this title because he didn't want to reveal his identity as a disciple of the Mang family in front of Tian Dan. Then he said politely to Lord Anping: "I heard that your Majesty is the envoy of Zhao, and I dare to welcome you. I specially order this minister to be the advance guard!"
The arrival of Mr. Hu Zhong interrupted the conversation between Mang and Tian. Tian Dan simply asked where Mr. Chun Shen was now and how he knew I was coming. Mr. Hu Zhong answered them one by one and pointed out , it should be that King Han deliberately leaked Tian Dan’s identity. Tian Dan gained further understanding of the insidiousness of King Han's little moves. It seems that King Han is hiding something secretly!
Now that his traces were exposed, after Tian Dan met Huang Xie on the road, he prepared his carriage and horses and entered Chenqiu. Chu Ling Yin Chunshenjun Huang Xie personally greeted him at the border and accompanied him throughout the entire journey. Tian Dan stayed in Chu for three days, and the king of Chu summoned all officials to entertain him.
In addition to these official activities, Tian Dan and Huang Xie had a lot of private communications. What's interesting is that their exchanges usually have nothing to do with Changping, but talk about the general trend of the world broadly.
Huang Xie said: "Chu has had ten years of fertility. The population has waned, the treasury is full, the warships have thousands of ships, and millions of armors. If you fight with it, you will win, if you defend it, you will be strong. The general of Chu will regain its strength!"
Tian Dan said: "The Qi Dynasty was destroyed, something strange happened in the 20th year. There were only a hundred thousand soldiers, and the treasury was empty. The scene in the past, only one out of ten is left, which is surprising!"
Huang Xie said: "The foundation of Qi lies in industry and commerce. Fishing and salt are the main industry, and people are famous all over the world. Today, thieves are everywhere, industry and commerce are not good enough, and there is not enough soldiers and food. It is really difficult to rise up! Although Chu has lost its homeland, it has no foundation. Even though we have not lost it, we still have two of the three Chu lands, so we started."
Tian Dan said: "When Chu comes, will he restore his homeland in the west and expand his territory in the east?"
Huang Xie actually had nothing to hide and said: "Ying and Chen are blocked by mountains and rivers. It is difficult for Qin to attack us, and it is difficult for me to attack them. We should be friendly with Qin outside, and we want to take Wu and Yue east."
Tian Dan said: "If this is the case, Qi will become weaker!"
Huang Xie said: "Qi doesn't need you, it's just here! If you are here, how can you be weak?"
Tian Dan sighed: "Shan is old and can't do anything. Although, I think we can guard the five capitals together, but there is nothing to worry about!"
Huang Xie said: "Three of the five capitals of the Qi Dynasty were captured in one fell swoop, except for Ju and Jimo. Your Majesty restored the country to seventy-two cities, but Linzi was also included. Zhao took Gaotang's fifty-seven cities as his general, and Gaotang When they entered Qi, they could not maintain their strength, so they were tired of working for the princes. How can Qi have such things as Tao and Lu in Pinglu? From what I can see, Qi only has three capitals."
Tian Dan said: "If Qi is restored, what will you do?"
Huang Xie said: "Qi's four neighbors are of no concern to Yan. Zhao is the strongest, followed by Chu and Wei. Chu is the farthest and there is nothing to worry about. The only ones to worry about are Zhao and Wei. Zhao and Qin are decisive. Changping, its power will be exhausted. Although Wei repeatedly defeated Qin and rested for ten years, its power has been restored, and its power will devour others. The only thing it worries about is Wei!"
Tian Shan said: "It's not as good as what you said. In the past, when the five kingdoms attacked Qi, Chu was the only ally. However, the Chu general Nao Chi named himself to help Qi, and brutally killed the king of Qi, and then took control of Qi and Huaihe River. The people of Qi still think about it to this day. cold."
Huang Xie said: "My king made a mistake in sending troops to help Qi. Although the land was on the Huai River, the capital of Ying was Qiu. A wise man knows which is gain or loss! Today, Chu has Chen as its capital, and Lu is its boundary in the east. "
Tian Dan smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's impossible."
Huang Xie said: "It's hard to fix, but we should do it. For Qi's plan, controlling Wei is the best!"
Both of them are heroes for a lifetime, and they argue with each other. Although they are intrigues, they have their own insights.
A few days later, the Qin envoys arrived at the capitals of various countries and conveyed the King of Qin's opinion: "The princes should save Zhao, and if they are close, they will retreat, and if they are not, they will attack." By this time, the Zhao envoy Zheng Zhu had already arrived at Hangu and was personally greeted by Zhang Lu!
Tian Dan will resign. Huang Xie said: "No! This is not possible! King Zhao asked you to send envoys to the princes to ask for help, but you found nothing, how can you get your life back? I would like to live in Chu temporarily until the water clears up!"
Tian Dan said: "How will the water be clear?"
Huang Xie said: "But in Yue Yu'er!"
When Wu Anjun's documents arrived in Xianyang, Zheng Zhu was leaving Handan. Zhang Lumo calculated that he would send Guanzhong to transport roasted millet to Hedong, fearing that there would be a food shortage in Changping, but he would not send more troops to Hedong. He countered by saying that he was willing to make peace with Zhao.
Reactions from various countries emerged one after another. The State of Qi originally promised to transport grain from various townships in Jishang to the State of Zhao, but there was no movement. Although some people in the State of Zhao used the metaphor of dying lips and cold teeth to urge the rescue of the State of Zhao, the queen was unmoved. Wei State sent merchants to bring several ships of grain and sold them to Handan at high prices. There was no movement at all from Chu State, and Tian Dan didn't come back either. He seemed to be still working hard.
King Zhao was a little anxious, so he summoned his ministers to ask for advice: "I am sending an envoy to the princes as Lord Anping, but the princes have no help, what's the point?"
Yu Qing said: "The king sent Zheng and Zhu to have sex with Qin. Zheng and Zhu are noble people. If they enter Qin, the king of Qin will show his importance to the world. The princes who use Zhao as their consort will not save the king. If the king cannot have sex, the army will be destroyed." All those in the world who wish to celebrate the war are in Qin."
A few days later, news came from Changping Lianpo that two more fortresses had been captured by the Qin army. Zhao's army was half-fed, and their morale was unstable!
Most monarchs are most taboo about "unstable military morale" because it is actually a synonym for rebellion!
King Zhao and all the ministers calculated and calculated, planned and planned, and finally squeezed out another one million stone grain. The soldiers who will be rotated in July are ready, and they plan to transport grain to Changping again and replace the Zhao soldiers who have been on duty for half a year to eliminate the problem of unstable military morale.
At this time, King Zhao raised an unexpected question: "Pingyuan Jun praised him, he is an honest man, he is brave and loves his soldiers, he knows the difficulties and endures shame, but fighting in the field is not as good as fighting in the field. He is enough to stand up. Now he can't hold on." , what will happen again?"
Pingyuan Jun said: "If we can get troops and supplies, Lianpo will definitely defend it."
The king of Zhao said: "If you have one million dan of grain, you can keep it for a month. If you get 12 million dan of grain every year, you will have to support it. Zhao will have no country! Now that there are millions of dan of grain, there will be no worries in July. What will happen in August?" "
Pingyang Jun said: "Either we can marry Qin with heavy treasures, or we can marry Qi and Wei with heavy treasures. If we only use Handan, it will be difficult to support them."
King Zhao said: "I sent Zheng and Zhu to have sex with Qin, and Lord Anping to marry another country, but nothing happened. What can I do?"
Pingyang Jun said: "I heard Qin's plan to the princes and said that if the princes save Zhao, if they are close, they will retreat, if they are not close, they will attack. If there is no big profit, who can save Zhao?"
King Zhao said: "The one we are fighting for, Shangdang, only has seventeen cities, and it is a dangerous place with not much produce. If we bribe the princes with fertile fields, why fight with Shangdang?"
Pingyang Jun said: "Otherwise! If Shangdang returns to Qin, Handan will be uneasy; if Shangdang defeats Qin, Zhao's name will spread far and wide. How can it be a mere seventeen cities!"
King Zhao said: "I can't bear to cut off my ancestral land to benefit the country at that time. I would like to think more about it!"
At this time, Yu Qing suddenly spoke: "If we abandon defense and instead attack, how can we defeat Qin in one month?"
King Zhao said: "The rules are not good, how can we attack them! No way!"
Yu Qing did not give up and said: "I heard that Qin's soldiers numbered only 40,000 to 50,000, and Zhao's soldiers had no less than 200,000 strong soldiers, while the old, weak, women and children were outside. Based on this rule, there may be strong and weak, so attack from all sides. The situation is different. The art of war is to encircle the enemy ten times, attack it five times, divide it if the number is doubled. The enemy can fight it, if it is small, it can escape, and if it is weak, it can avoid it. Today, if the five are in Qin, and defend it, it is not The way of war!"
Pingyuan Jun said: "In the art of war, there is more than enough in defense, but not enough in attack. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is also said that it is impossible to win first, and then wait for the enemy to win. If you cannot win, you must defend; if you can win, you must attack..."
Yu Qing didn't wait for Lord Pingyuan to finish speaking, and said sharply: "It's not enough to defend now, let alone attack. The invincible momentum is not yet seen, but the inevitable defeat is already apparent. The general's use of troops is only a waste of food." Now that Handan is exhausted and there is no more food and fodder, how can the general defend it? If he can win in the seventh month, he will win. If he cannot win in the seventh month, he will definitely be defeated in the eighth month!"
Although what Yu Qing said was sharp and mean, it did hit the point: July is the key. After July, even if the sky is broken, food will no longer be produced. The so-called offering a city to seek help from the princes is not just humiliation. , or even just wishful thinking! Even if another million stones are found, it will only be postponed for another month. The grain has not been harvested in September, so it will not last until October!
Lin Xiangru said with some regret: "Maybe 30,000 soldiers in Shangdang are enough, so that the people of Shangdang can farm and feed themselves, and there is no urgent need today!"
Pingyuan Jun said: "Don't talk about what happened, don't admonish what happened, and don't blame the past. It was General Lian's plan to build a fort at Changping and defend it. Everyone agreed and there was no objection. If we only have 30,000 troops, I'm afraid I'll be defeated in one fell swoop. That’s it!”
Lin Xiangru knew that it was time not to settle old scores and take the medicine of regret, so he stopped talking. In the past two years, Lian Po has sent troops abroad, and the economic pressure on Zhao State has been very heavy. It is all thanks to Lin Xiangru and others who have tried their best to fill the gaps. Sometimes he also wonders, is it really necessary to use so many soldiers? But the news came from the Qin State that the Qin people had even mobilized the prisoners from Nanjun, Ba, Shu and other counties. These soldiers from the Zhao State must be comparable to each other!
