PS: For new readers who don’t know, I’ll explain it again.
The reason why there are many handan, but Danhan, is because the place name handan will turn into an asterisk when pronounced, similar to western Tibet and Xinjiang.
I think that at least the reverse version looks better than the pinyin or homophonic characters, so I wrote it backwards.
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The news that the Qin State sent 400,000 troops to attack Zhao spread throughout the Zhao State due to the deliberate spread of the trap killers in various cities of the Zhao State. The people of the Zhao State were in turmoil. Many wealthy families in Danhan had sold their properties and went to Zhao State with their assets. Take refuge in other countries.
The nobles and powerful people who can settle down in Danhan, the capital of the Zhao Kingdom, are all the top nobles of the Zhao Kingdom. Originally, they, the nobles and powerful people of the Zhao Kingdom, did not need to escape. After all, even if the Zhao Kingdom died, they would still be able to live freely. .
If Ying Zheng did not want to lose the "people's support", he would naturally have to win over old nobles and powerful men like them. It would be nothing more than changing the king and accepting a few more foreign nobles and powerful men from the Qin State to come in and share the meat. What a big deal. .
But this time it was different. Qin and Zhao had a feud.
The current King of Qin, Ying Zheng, had been bullied for many years when he was held hostage by Zhao State. This time he sent troops with the intention of revenge, and 80% of those who had bullied the King of Qin would not be spared.
As for the nobles and powerful men in Danhan, except for those who have just settled in Danhan in recent years, how many of them are clean?
Qin and Zhao had a feud. It was Zhao's political correctness to insult Qin and bully Qin people. Many of the nobles and powerful men in Danhan had followed Zhao Yi and Zhao Yan and bullied Ying Zheng and Zhao. Ji, even bragging about this matter, many people had a lot of thoughts about Zhao Ji back then.
But now that Ying Zheng has become king, Ying Zheng has vowed to destroy Zhao, and they have seen the gap in national power between the two countries over the years. They have no choice but to move their families.
Those with less assets went to the nearby Wei State for refuge, and those who were poorer went to the Yan State.
Those with more assets chose to go south to Chu State. After all, Qin and Chu were now on good terms, and although Chu State was not as good as Qin State, it still had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and was quite safe.
However, many people chose to go to Qi State.
Chu State has never been very friendly to outsiders, and there are many nobles. If their interests are violated, even Confucian masters like Master Xun will be driven out of Chu State, let alone them?
Therefore, without the relatives and friends of the nobles in Chu District, there would not be much living space for outsiders in Chu District.
Qi State is different. Since the queen came to power, Qi State has encouraged people to immigrate to Qi State and will give them fields.
Moreover, the taxes in Qi are not heavy and the laws are relatively loose.
Of course, ordinary people may inevitably be oppressed due to loose laws, but if they, nobles and powerful men with considerable assets, go to Qi State, they can also enjoy these rights. Isn't this much better than going to Chu State to suffer the bird air?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see Qin's plan. Although Qin and Chu attacked Wei together last year and the two countries were on good terms, and the King of Qin even took the granddaughter of King Kaolie of Chu as his concubine, a war would inevitably happen sooner or later.
The situation in Qi was different. The country was peaceful and the people were peaceful, and they had good relations with Qin. Qi Wangjian even went to Qin to attend the celebration of the tenth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign, and also married Qi Wangjian's daughter as his concubine.
Can a niece help her parents' family and a daughter help her parents' family be the same thing?
What's more, this niece is much older than the current Little Chu King, and she is only related by blood. Her father, Mi Qi, had never set foot in Chu before Qin and Chu restored diplomatic relations. How much affection can his daughter have for Chu?
And that Concubine Qi was the legitimate daughter that King Qi Jian held in his hands and cherished since childhood. There was a huge difference between the two.
As soon as these top nobles and powerful people in Danhan ran away, other local nobles and powerful people in Zhao region also ran away, thinking that the top powerful people had received some news, such as the Qin army planning to massacre the city or something.
This series of chain reactions made the people even more panicked. The wealthy men had all run away. What should they do?
They are not those wealthy men. They are unable to leave their hometown not only because of their local feelings, but also because of the land and houses that they cannot move away from.
Moreover, they don't have the money to buy a house elsewhere, and even the food on the way out may not be enough.
In the palace of King Zhao
The faces of the officials were solemn, and many of them showed fear.
The last time the Qin army used 400,000-level troops to leave Hangu Pass was the Battle of Changping decades ago.
Wang Jie led an army of 400,000 to attack the State of Zhao, and had a stalemate with Lian Po in Changping. Later, he came to the formation to change generals and added 200,000 troops, completing an unprecedented battle of annihilation. Zhao, Zhao State has long been dead.
This time the Qin army dispatched 400,000 people, the purpose is self-evident!
Destroy Zhao!
The ministers originally thought that Qin had just swallowed up South Korea, and whether it was South Korea digested in its stomach or the food and grass accumulated, it would take several more years before it would be able to destroy the country.
Now I am afraid that I saw that the Zhao State suffered minimal damage in the Battle of Hezong, and I am planning to weaken the Zhao State. Who would have thought that the Qin State would be so reckless, attacking Zhao State only two years after destroying Han, and destroying the country's military power in the first place? .
Zhao Yan covered his chest, resisting the heartache caused by anger, and threw his favorite jade object to the ground.
He really wanted to give Ying Zheng a slap in the face and ask this reckless man if he knew what it meant to proceed step by step, and if he knew what it meant to be militaristic!
It's no wonder that Zhao Yan didn't know the national power of Qin. In the past few years, since Zhang Ji became the leader of Luowang and took over the power of Luowang, Luowang's biggest enemy, the Mo family, had a truce with Luowang and even started cooperation, including but not limited to Luowang's special equipment. creation and cooperation on tasks.
Without the biggest constraint, even the intelligence agencies of the Shandong countries could not compete with Luo Wang. Yin Yang, Taoism and even Confucianism all started preliminary cooperation with Luo Wang. Not to mention how much information Qin could find out about the princes of Shandong, but Hangu To the west of the pass, it is impossible for many servants of the Shandong princes to come out after entering Hangu Pass.
Even if you can get out, most of the information you come into contact with is crappy information.
It is not that no one has thought about destroying the Zheng Guo Canal, but at Lu Buwei's suggestion, the Qin State gathered the disabled veterans and arranged patrols for them in their respective villages, equivalent to the subordinate officers of a pavilion chief. Screen the strangers who enter the village.
Although these veterans are disabled, they have all seen bloodshed on the battlefield. Even if they are missing arms and legs, they are not comparable to ordinary young men.
Coupled with his sharp eyesight and intuition developed on the battlefield, he can tell at a glance who is a simple old Qin man and who is a man with evil intentions.
Veterans whose legs and feet are not disabled can also voluntarily choose whether to join the Water Conservancy Department established by the Qin government to protect the water canals that Qin has cultivated in various places over the years. The private sector also spontaneously organizes personnel to patrol together to prevent anyone from damaging the water canals.
The people are ignorant, they don't understand the truth, but they know who is good to them.
Although the wartime economy maintained by the Qin State over the years has not been a small burden on the people, they can still eat without worrying about the land being plundered by nobles and powerful people. Nowadays, the Zhengguo Canal and other water canals that benefit the country and the people do not want to be destroyed. The days were ruined.
As the countries in Shandong lacked information about the Qin State, Zhao Yan could not imagine that the Qin State had now reached the point of overflowing with food.
And Zhao State...is there really hope for Zhao State?
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