Lian Po asked: "Where is Young Master Zhao?"
The military envoy said: "He is in the army! If his condition is not strong, he will be ordered to rest in the camp and feed him porridge." After Lian Po asked, he waved his hand to the military envoy to retreat and said: "You can't speak nonsense, and you won't come out in a day." Mansion!" The military envoy responded and left.
After the military envoy left, the four people fell into deep thought. Lord Pingyuan asked: "Are his words true or false?"
Lian Po said: "See if his words are not true. But what he says is not true. But if you hear it from a young child, it is difficult to know the truth."
Lord Pingyang said: "The others may have some falsehoods, but if the Changping army is defeated, there must be no falsehoods."
Prince Pingyuan said: "If Changping is defeated, Qin will definitely invade Handan. What can I do?"
Yu Qing said: "The Qin people killed 400,000 Zhao people, and many of them were injured themselves. Both sides were injured in the defeat, and Zhao Shang still had the strength to protect himself. If Qin attacked, he would be asking for his own defeat."
Lian Po said: "Don't rely on them not coming, rely on me to be prepared. Even if the Qin people don't come, I must be prepared."
Pingyang Jun said: "Changping 400,000 yuan is still unworthy. How can Handan be worthy of it?"
Lian Po said: "Fukou is dangerous and can be defended. But if we have ten thousand elite soldiers, even if they are a hundred thousand, they will not be able to pass."
Lord Pingyuan said: "It all depends on Qing Lian."
Pingyang Jun said: "But if we defend Handan, Shangdang will eventually be in trouble. Moreover, if Shangdang loses, it is not his plan to say that he can defend Handan."
Lian Po said angrily: "Would you rather ask for peace?"
Lord Pingyuan said: "What is Yu Qing's plan?"
Yu Qing said: "War and peace are the two ends of a country, and we cannot stick to either. But the current plan is to find out the true situation in Changping."
Lord Pingyang said: "Zhao Jin also asks you to retreat. Even if the Zhao army is not defeated and cannot be rescued, it will definitely be defeated!"
Pingyuan Jun said: "Let Qing Lao Lian arrange the offensive and defensive matters. Pingyang Jun and Yu Qing will make detailed plans for peace. I will go to the palace alone to report to the king."
The three of them left. Lord Pingyuan changed his clothes and came to the palace of King Zhao.
Hearing that Lord Pingyuan asked for an audience, King Zhao felt a chill all over. Knowing that something was up to him, he hurried to the front hall to meet Lord Pingyuan in front of the steps. After Lord Pingyuan performed the ceremony, the two entered the palace. King Zhao couldn't wait to sit down and asked impatiently: "What about Changping?"
Lord Pingyuan said: "Wang Cheng is wise and Zhao Jin came to report that Changping's army was all dead and their bodies were burned for three days. The smoke continues for a long time!"
King Zhao suddenly turned pale and almost lost his temper. He put his arms on the desks to keep himself from falling, but the trembling all over his body had exposed his innermost feelings.
Lord Pingyuan hurriedly stepped forward and supported King Zhao. Seeing that there was no one in the palace, King Zhao fell helplessly on Lord Pingyuan and sobbed softly. Prince Pingyuan hugged him, caressed his shoulders, and said, "I only have Zhao Jin's report. I will investigate and repay you!"
King Zhao hissed: "I have to bear the burden of Kuo!"
Lord Pingyuan said: "When a general goes out into battle, he will not fight back until he wins, so that's a division. After Changping is defeated, it's reasonable for Kuo to die in battle. The king has no regrets!"
King Zhao said: "Changping is destined to die, but Kuo will take the responsibility himself. In fact, he is a mediocre person..."
Lord Pingyuan said: "It's a blessing to die in the country!"
King Zhao said: "I devoted all my power to fight Qin in Changping, but I was inevitably defeated. Zhao Kuo died. This is the day when Zhao Hu will be destroyed!"
Lord Pingyuan said: "No. Although Qin wins, many of them will suffer losses. Both sides will be injured. May the king regain his ambition and fight Qin outside Handan. I swear to behead the captives to avenge this shame."
King Zhao said: "What's the plan?"
Lord Pingyuan said: "In the past, there was a war in Changping, and the countryside was deserted, so spies could not do it. Now we should send more people there to explore their situation and find out the truth. From Shangdang to Handan, all the troops were ordered to guard, and the ministers should be honest. Your Majesty is preparing the army together to wait for the people of Qin! I ordered Pingyang Lord and Yu Qing to pretend to be at peace with Qin, waiting for the right time and dispersing their ambitions!"
King Zhao said: "I am still young, so everything depends on you! I hope you will put the ancestral temple, the country, and the country first, and I will take it lightly!"
Prince Pingyuan said: "I'm so sorry! I heard that the Qin people have returned to attack Changping. I'm afraid that Changping has not been completely lost and Qin's power will be exhausted."
King Zhao weakly broke out of Lord Pingyuan's arms and said: "Changping will definitely die, don't leave anything to chance!"
Pingyang Jun and Yu Qing decided that night to send envoys to various princes to spy on their intentions. The most troublesome thing was the State of Qin, which decided that Yu Qing would go there in person.
Yu Qing did not go to Qin with great fanfare, but mixed with merchants and sneaked to Luoyang secretly. In order to find out what happened in Changping, Yu Qing did not take the water route. Instead, he walked on the outskirts of the Taihang Mountains for about ten days before arriving in Luoyang. The news I heard along the way was very bad: the Qin army withdrew from Changping one by one; the soldiers recruited from Hanoi did not fight a single battle, and they got a title for nothing, which made those who spent money to avoid military service regret it. When Yu Qing arrived in Wencheng, he heard that all Mengjin's ships had been requisitioned, and the Qin army had been crossing the river every day for more than ten days. The entire Mengjin section of the Yellow River was closed to navigation, with upstream and downstream traffic blocked; all business travelers were left ten miles away from Mengjin and were not allowed to enter. Yu Qing dressed up as a fisherman, wore a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, drove a small boat, fished in a patch of reeds, and observed the Qin army crossing the river.
After observing for several days, Yu Qing was secretly frightened. Thousands to 10,000 people cross the river every day. And now that we have been through for several days, 100,000 people have withdrawn. Yu Qing thought to himself, how many people are there in the Qin army in Changping? If the Qin army also lost 400,000 people in battle, there should be 500,000 Qin soldiers fighting!
What shocked Yu Qing even more was that he saw King Qin's guard of honor! When he was in Handan, he had already heard that the King of Qin personally came to Hanoi and conscripted all men over the age of fifteen in Hanoi. He was mentally prepared for the King of Qin to be in Hanoi, but seeing the King of Qin's ceremonial guard still made him feel upset: He You know that King Qin was a contemporary of King Wuling of Zhao, and the current King of Zhao is considered his grandson. The grandsons who were hiding in Handan did not go to war, but the old grandfather went to the front line in person, and went on an expedition thousands of miles away. There was a reason for the failure of the Zhao army. !
Around the King of Qin's ceremonial guard, the troops were in good order, with cars, horses and livestock, which was obviously different from the troops crossing the river a few days ago. This made Yu Qing sigh again: King Qin took out all the swordsmen and started fighting in this small place!
On the third day after King Qin crossed the river, Mengjin's alert was lifted, navigation was restored upstream and downstream of the Yellow River, and the Qin army's retreat was over! Yu Qing sighed once again: King Qin was the last to leave!
He changed his clothes and returned to the caravan. His caravan consists of more than ten cars, loaded with furs and game collected from the north. Taking advantage of the cold winter, they can transport them thousands of miles away and buy them at a good price.
The merchants had been waiting for several days, and finally the ban was lifted. They were all anxious to cross the river, and everyone showed their talents. Yu Qing and his party set out with Chaoge's caravan. They had a solid business network in Mengjin and quickly found tomorrow's ferry for each merchant in the caravan. Yu Qing was assigned to a large ship, and more than a dozen carts of goods were packed into one ship. After crossing the river, the convoys carrying the goods are relayed. In order not to attract attention, Yu Qing chose to stay in an inconspicuous Nilv outside Luoyang City. The businessmen under him went to find their customers one after another and contacted them for business.
Luoyang produced a famous scholar who was famous all over the world, the political advisor Su Qin. Su Qin, a poor scholar, eventually became the seal of the Six Kingdoms and became the pride of his hometown. Many people of the Su clan work as lobbyists. Yu Qing came here this time to find Su Li, the most talented lobbyist of the Su family's generation.
Generally speaking, lobbyists travel among the princes to promote their ideas, win the favor of their employers, and seek official positions. But Su Li was different. He seemed to have convinced King Zhou to serve him and live in his own home. In fact, the King of Zhou was called the Son of Heaven, his territory was no more than 700 miles away, and he had no more than a thousand soldiers, but his household registration was hundreds of thousands, and he was completely supported by merchants. There is a field outside Luoyang City and a grave on Beiman Mountain, which are the dreams of countless people. Su Li not only owns land in Luoyang, but also has shops in the city. He has access to the gates of princes and emperors, and is also a famous family in Luoyang.
Yu Qing came to visit through Zhao Guo's secret channel. Su Li naturally welcomed him, and the two held a banquet in the Su family's house outside the city.
After chatting casually, Su Li asked: "In the battle of Changping, Zhao's army was completely wiped out. You must have something to do when you come here."
Yu Qing said: "We can't win the battle, but we can only make peace!"
Su Li said: "What will you say to advance?"
Yu Qing said: "Zhao Chu was defeated and Handan was shaken. If he shows up in Xianyang, he will be captured! That's why there is no plan."
Su Li said: "Although Zhao is defeated, Qin is also embarrassed. If you talk about it occasionally, you will definitely be able to advance."
Yu Qing said: "That's why I entrusted it to Li Qing!"
Su Li was a little surprised and said: "Yu Chen?..."
Yu Qing said: "Qin and Zhao are fighting on both sides, and it is difficult to coordinate the situation. If you are in the middle to solve the problem, you will definitely get what you want."
After Su Li pondered for a moment, he asked: "What's the value?"
Yu Qing said: "A hundred gold."
Su Li said: "Three hundred gold."
Yu Qing said: "Two hundred."
Su Li laughed and said: "Zhao was defeated by Qin, and all the princes in the world trembled. Qin's sword points at Handan, and he will gain great benefits, so he will get a marriage."
Yu Qing said: "No. Although Qin defeated Zhao, many people were injured. Now they want to make peace, but they can't do it. If you go and talk about it, it will be done."
Su Li said: "You know that Qin's power has been lost? No! First, Qin conquered Bashu and got 40,000; conquered Nanjun and got 20,000. These numbers are not Qin's territory, but are used by Qin. Later After recovering the armies of Beidi, Shangjun, and Guanzhong, and those who wanted to resist Changping with Zhao, Qin only had more than 100,000 men!"
Yu Qing was shocked and said, "Is this true?"
Su Li said: "If you don't believe me, you can count on Qin Zao!"
Yu Qing said: "Everyone in Qin eats cold food, so where can we find a stove?"
Su Li said with a smile: "You are laughing at me! Although they have no stoves, we can tell how many camps they have. The Qin army only has more than twenty camps, so it must be true!"
Yu Qing said: "Qin has more than 100,000 soldiers, but what can we do to Zhao's 450,000 soldiers?"
Su Li said: "Although Qin's soldiers were only one hundred thousand, there were many people transporting them. Grain was transported from Guanzhong to the east of the river; the men in the east of the river carried loads and the women fried millet for many years! Moreover, there were salt ponds in the east of the river. Qin used salt to exchange grain for several years, and the accumulation There are countless grains. Now the warehouses are all empty. If you put them together, they are much better than Zhao! Zhao is only one or two years old when he transports grain to Handan. Zhao soldiers in Changping often get half food. In September, no grain of millet can enter. After more than ten days, the Zhao army collapsed. It was not a crime of war."
Yu Qing said: "How can I know what Wei Qing said? However, Zhao Si is four and Qin is one. If he hits them with a drum, there will be no damage?"
Su Li said: "The long and flat road is narrow, and even a hundred thousand soldiers cannot win, let alone 400,000 people. Zhao doesn't know about soldiers, but he knows that winning with more is better. He doesn't know the use of numbers. Even if there are many soldiers, what is the benefit of victory?"
