King Zhao took advantage of the failure of the two aristocratic families to demand reform of the military system, which naturally aroused strong opposition from the aristocratic families. Although the reform was already quite gentle, the aristocratic families could only be said to be very resistant to the idea of dividing the cake again.
Today King Zhao dares to redivide the cake. Tomorrow King Zhao will follow the example of Xia and start dividing the land. But King Zhao is determined.
He also had legitimate reasons. He twice defeated the minority with superiority and the superiority with inferiority. He lost both times. It was your family that was holding us back. Why don't you change?
As for what the military system was changed to, it didn't matter. What mattered was that King Zhao was seizing more control of the army and breaking the balance of power between the family and the emperor.
The masters of both sides competed with each other, and the fighting was enjoyable for all the surrounding countries. However, they were too weak to help the family and overthrew the Zhao State.
Xia Guo was consolidating and digesting its territory, Jing Guo had just recovered from the civil war and was still doing some finishing work. Zheng Guo did not dare to go up alone, for fear that no one would be there to support and deliver food, so he could only watch the intelligence agency bustle. , the army was motionless one by one.
Xuannv was able to come up with this strategy because the surrounding countries were in a state where they could not send troops. Otherwise, they would rather be trapped in the dragon trap and die than attack. Zhao Guo wanted to cut off its tail to survive, not send it directly.
King Zhao used his experience in dealing with aristocratic families and his balancing skills as a king to generalize. Zhao Guo also put down his attitude and contacted Zheng Guo and expressed his willingness to make amends. Naturally, it cannot be said that it was for the purpose of forming an alliance at the beginning, but just to establish Initial relationship.
According to Xuannv's wishes, King Zhao is planning to cut off his tail to survive. He is a high-profile person, but that doesn't mean he can't let go of his figure. Zhuang Xun had endured the humiliation when he held Empress Dowager Jiang in his arms, but now for the sake of the Kingdom of Zhao, what would he have to suffer? Not aggrieved.
The exchange of information was never airtight, and all this was presented to the Xia Kingdom's court by the gradually developing Jin Yiwei.
But this time Li Rusi was also there. It was another winter, and the family was chatting around the fire, eating and playing together.
The Xia Kingdom was not as luxurious as the Zhao Kingdom, and a large amount of wood was used for heating. Zhuang Xun felt that since there was no spare time to pay tribute, it would be better to let the people plant more mulberry trees and wear better clothes.
It is a primitive stove. Because there is no coal in this world, it is basically charcoal, and new firewood needs to be added from time to time.
Recently, Zhuang asked him to think about whether there was something similar to cement that could allow people to live in warm and good houses.
Because it was an informal occasion, during office breaks, Zhuang Xun did not deliberately sit beside Siqin Mi. He held Bi Yuewu warmly, or Bi Yuewu held him.
Immortals are good, human-shaped hand warmers.
The room was quite warm. Zhuang Xun wasn't cold either, but he liked to pretend to be cold. He would touch and hug him. Since Si Qinmi didn't let him add carbon, he knew that Zhuang Xun was pretending to be cold.
When he was eating something like rice cakes, baked by He Tan and handed to his mouth, if he felt choked, Li Shaoyun would serve him fruit tea.
Si Qin Mi looked at it and smiled lightly while explaining something to Li Rusi.
"Zhao Guo's behavior is unusual. It seems he is preparing to cut off his tail to survive." Si Qinmi handed Li Rusi a stack of documents.
The document mainly focuses on the actions of various factions in the reform of the military system. The focus is on the discovery of secret connections between Zhao and Zheng.
"Cut off your tail to survive and reform the military system. In this case, wouldn't it create conflicts?" Li Rusi looked solemn and did not have the luxury of Si Qinmi.
There must be a supporting reason behind such outrageous operations, and it is not something that can be thought of immediately.
"It's just to create conflicts and make Zhao Guo weak. This information about contacting Zheng Guo can be used as confirmation."
Si Qinmi had already made a close guess, and after multiple confirmations, she came to a conclusion that was not optimistic. She looked at Li Rusi and said earnestly:
"Zhao may be fighting us desperately. General Li must pay close attention to the training of soldiers, and those Zhao soldiers who surrendered must be integrated according to their status, otherwise it will be troublesome to cause mutiny."
Li Rusi was a little confused. How could Zhao Guo think of attacking in this situation and fight Xia Guo desperately? What was he thinking?
"Zhao Guo's legs are broken, how could he think of fighting us desperately?"
"Focus on the connection with Zheng Guo. If Zhao Guo can reconcile with Zheng Guo, who else can its target be besides us?"
Si Qinmi was keenly aware that because of different strategic interests, Zhao Guo had no choice but to choose Zheng Guo to escape from the trap.
The state of Jing was too weak and was still hostile to the state of Zhao even after being supported. There was a fundamental conflict between the state of Xia and the state of Zhao. The state of Zhao blocked the way of Xia's westward advance and was irreconcilable, so the only one left was the state of Zheng.
"Zheng Guo? Union?" Li Rusi suddenly felt a sense of crisis. After Si Qinmi mentioned it, she saw the benefits to Zhao Guo.
"That's right, Zheng Guo captured Jing Guo, Zhao Guo captured Jizhou, the two heroes fought for hegemony, Zheng Guo obtained a lot of resources, Zhao Guo got out of the trap and moved to the next level."
Si Qinmi summarized the gains and losses of both sides and found that the only losers were Jingguo and Xiaguo. Zheng and Zhao had the basis to unite with each other.
"I will pay attention. When will it start? How should we respond?"
Accepting Si Qinmi's explanation, Li Rusi nodded in understanding, planning in her mind and acquiescing that the other party had already united.
"At least one year, it will take time for Zhao to rectify its military system, and it will also take time for Jing to complete its unification and consolidation. Zhao will use the two methods of seizing Jing to sow discord between the two countries, but this bait is not given to Zheng in vain. They Zheng Guo must also pay a price for holding Zheng Guo back, so Jing Guo must be unified and stabilized."
Now the land of Liangdao will not be handed over directly to Zheng Guo. Jing Guo must have a certain strength to fight Zheng Guo, otherwise he will really raise another monster.
"The time is too short. The people are now very enthusiastic about joining the army, but their quality is not high. If Zhao State raises 100,000 Xuanjia troops to attack, it will indeed be a big trouble."
Li Rusi felt that it was a bit tricky after hearing the time. Xia Kingdom seemed to have always been so difficult. At every stage, the weak had to defeat the strong.
"That's it. The Zhao Kingdom came here just to take advantage of our Xia Kingdom's weakness during this period. What they want is to decide the outcome in one battle and win it quickly, because it will be difficult to deal with us if we really grow into a big dragon."
Si Qinmi understood Zhao Guo's intentions, and she would have been so decisive. This was Zhao Guo's best choice at the moment, if he didn't want to be trapped to death.
It is also a tightrope move. The first possibility is to raise a giant Zheng Guo. If Zhao Guo is slow and delayed in the process of conquering Xia Guo, and swallows up Jing Guo, Zheng Guo will definitely not have the spirit to abide by the contract. Of course, Zhao State, which destroyed Xia State, would not have any credibility and would not turn its gun.
Second, the reform of the military system will definitely arouse strong opposition from Zhao's family. The resistance is quite large. If it is not controlled well, it will lead to civil war, which will over-consume Zhao's own strength.
Therefore, the timing must be very particular, that is, choose a time when Xia Guo is uncomfortable, Jing Guo is okay, and Zheng Guo is uncomfortable but can accept it.
"Then how should we respond, sit back and watch the other party implement such a plan?" Li Rusi lacked a sense of the overall situation and was a little anxious after hearing this.
She is not afraid of fear, she has been prepared to sacrifice for a long time. It is not the first time to attack more with less, and it is not the first time to deal with Zhao Guo.
The problem is that she is worried about Zhuang Xun's world. This may be the biggest difficulty Zhuang Xun faces. Having come to this point, it would be a pity to stop here.
"There is no good way. It is a conspiracy that you can see but cannot change. This is human nature and national interest. It does not change because of other factors. The courage to survive with a broken arm shows that Zhao State is not without people. .”
Si Qinmi praised that although it was an enemy country, it was capable enough to have the courage to plan and implement it.
"But while practicing your internal skills diligently, you don't have to cause trouble for them. The family of Zhao State are not fools, especially the military family. How could King Zhao remain indifferent if he wants to attack them? Secondly, what does Jing Guo think? Zheng Guo and Zhao Guo contact , this is a betrayal of Jing, and the trend is that Jing Guo and Zheng Guo are going to be hostile, and now Jing Guo is also very anxious."
After analyzing the enemy, Si Qinmi analyzed the strength of the friendly forces and found that they were relatively weak, but just like when Zheng Jing faced the Zhao State before, weak people would not have so many thoughts and were rushing to survive. So thoughtful.
"Uniting with Jingguo? What's the use? What can Jingguo provide us?" Li Rusi knew that Jingguo could win over, but there was no need to win over such a country that couldn't take care of itself, and it couldn't share the pressure of Xiaguo.
"Provide a window. Our reputation in the aristocratic family will be known. Even if we come into contact with the aristocratic family, you will know the aristocratic family's guard against us. With Jing Guo, we can open the door to the Zhao Guo aristocratic family."
Si Qin Mi said with a smile, feeling a little helpless. According to Zhuang Xun's words, unite all the people and forces that can be united. However, the Xia Kingdom's system of destroying aristocratic families is not favored by aristocratic families. The stronger the aristocratic family, the more afraid it is. It is difficult to Deep acquaintance, let alone connection.
"We can't help the aristocratic family fight against the Zhao royal family. After all, the people have not been systematically trained. Their enthusiasm is high, but it is useless against the Tiance army. It will take a relatively long time for us to have enough troops to threaten Zhao."
Neither the Xuanjia Army nor the Tiance Army are easy to train. The relative training cycle is three years starting from five years to maturity, and more people are needed to meet the basic requirements. The magic armor is easy on the horse, but not easy on the wearer.
This is an objective reality and a regular thing. It cannot be transferred by human will, and you cannot breed good soldiers who are not afraid of death even if you try to force them to do better.
"We can't send troops, but that doesn't mean we don't have soldiers. Do you remember the captured soldiers? It would be best if they can be tamed. Most of them cannot be tamed. Killing these people will also damage their merits. What do you think you can exchange with the family? .”
Si Qinmi mentioned the prisoners of war again, and Li Rusi's eyes lit up. Many Xuanjia soldiers were captured in the last battle of Shou'an. Many soldiers are patriotic. If you ask them to help Zhuang Xun fight against Zhao, they are Not willing, even if his position is more biased towards the aristocratic family.
"What a good resource! I am arsenic and he is honey. King Zhao is going to suffer now. Let him have as much blood as you can and let him have Xia Guo's idea. Why can't he think about it and have to fight with us all day long?" "
Li Rusi laughed out loud. The low-pitched conversation attracted the attention of Zhuang Xun and others, and they all stopped what they were doing.
"If there is anything funny, tell me and everyone laughs." Looking at his sister and Si Qinmi who were chatting happily, Li Shaoyun spoke up first and fed Zhuang Xun a small orange at the same time.
"Look at these letters." Si Qinmi also handed the information to a group of people for circulation. Zhuang Xun didn't see anything, but he just felt something was wrong.
Li Shaoyun, He Tan and Bi Yuewu all frowned. They could more or less understand the meaning of the information compiled by Si Qinmi.
"Okay, don't be so sad, General Li smiled." Si Qinmi said with a smile, retelling the conversation between the two of them just now.
"Is this the only way?" Li Shaoyun still frowned slightly. Implementing this matter still did not hit Zhao Guo enough.
"It is indeed not enough, but this step is not enough." He Tan's face also showed dissatisfaction. It was indeed the biggest difficulty for Xia Guo to free Zhao Guo.
"What do you think, what should be done?" Si Qinmi asked with a smile, looking forward to more answers from the two of them.
"Based on this, my sister thinks that Jiang Zhaoyi should be allowed to persuade the troops to surrender. Jiang Zhaoyi had carried out a military reform on Zhao State, and we will have more soldiers."
Li Shaoyun could not forget Empress Dowager Jiang. Last time Empress Dowager Jiang also wrote a letter persuading her to surrender. If there is loyalty on the surface, let's make the most of it.
"That's a good suggestion." Si Qin Mi nodded understandingly and agreed with a chuckle.
Because of Si Qinmi's calm demeanor, Li Shaoyun suddenly felt that she had been set up. When an offending suggestion came out of her mouth, Si Qinmi just agreed.
Although Empress Dowager Jiang was uncomfortable in the first place, it was okay to say such things, but if she offended someone in this situation, she felt like she was being led into a pit, which was quite uncomfortable.
"Sister Tan, do you have anything to add?" Li Rusi also asked. She also had a grasp of the ways of the world. She saw that her sister had fallen into a trap at a glance. Someone else would not let her continue to fall into the trap.
"Since you have decided to increase your help to the Zhao family, why not introduce them who failed in the struggle into Jingguo? As Jingguo's strength increases, maybe Zhengguo will not dare to act rashly. Zhengguo will not dare to act rashly, and Zhao Guo will not dare to act rashly." Don’t dare to move, but the balance of strength is broken.”
Self-study and studying with Xuannv Si Qinmi, He Tan also has his own understanding of the general trend of the country.
"The theory is credible, but the operation is too precise. If Zhao Guo attacks us, we only need to defend until Zheng Guo destroys Jing and attacks. After that, Zhao Guo will withdraw. If one of the supporting Jing Guo does not do well, we will be frightened. If we cannot stop Zheng Guo, then Zheng Guo will not be able to attack Jing Guo for a long time, but it will make our defense difficult."
Si Qinmi had considered He Tan's words. It was an extremely risky move. It all depended on the human heart. People's hearts were treacherous and changeable. Si Qinmi felt that he couldn't grasp it, so he didn't mention it.
"So Zhao Guo has bet, why don't we bet? Only those who don't care about their lives can survive on the battlefield, right?"
"If the gains from risks cover the losses from gambling." Si Qinmi pondered.
(End of chapter)
