The King of Wei paid no attention to the stiff-faced Zhou Yu, and then said to Wei Wuji: "Brother Xian, how much more troops do you think it is appropriate for Wei to send more troops to?"
"I will lead an army of 40,000 to Xingyang first. Your Majesty can order General Jin Bi to recruit another 100,000 troops, and then go to the battlefield." Wei Wuji thought for a moment and said.
Zhao State is currently fighting on four fronts, and it is unlikely that it will continue to send troops to support. The army can only rely on Wei State and South Korea to support it.
"My dear brother, rest for a few days first, and then send out troops in three to five days. Let the soldiers rest for a while, how about it?" King Wei said.
"That's fine. I just want to take advantage of these few days to check the military achievements of the soldiers and distribute the rewards. Let the soldiers feel at ease." Wei Wuji nodded. The past few years in Zhao State have made him deeply aware of the credibility of the government. importance.
The Wei State once had very good credibility, but in the past hundred years, its national power has continued to weaken, its territory has continued to shrink, and the promises it made often cannot be fulfilled, which has led to a continuous decline in the trust of the people and soldiers in the government.
Three feet of ice did not last in a day, and Wei Wuji could not help Wei Guo regain its credibility. However, the Chinese people in this era were very simple. Even if Wei failed them time and time again, they were still willing to give Wei a chance.
In the past few years, Wei's national power has gradually increased. As long as rewards and punishments are clear, corvee is light and taxes are light, it is not difficult to slowly re-establish credibility.
"After the wise brother has finished the statistics, just tell me directly. I will never deduct a single reward from the soldiers." The King of Wei said solemnly. Although he was fatuous at times, he was not a pure fatuous king.
If the Wei State had no money and was extremely poor, he might do something like deduct the rewards, but now that the Wei State's treasury is full, no matter how stupid he is, he would not deduct the rewards from the soldiers.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wei Wuji bowed and bowed.
After the banquet, Wei Wuji returned to his mansion and washed his face. First, he wrote a letter to Zhao Kuo, telling Zhao Kuo about his defeat of Wei Ran, and then asked Zhao Kuo about the situation and whether there was any news from the battlefields of Yan and Qi. He planned to take advantage of the victory to pursue and drive Qin back to the pass. , What does Zhao Guo think?
Zhao is the leader of the Three Jins and the most powerful among the three kingdoms. It is more powerful than the declining Qin. If Wei wants to pursue victory, it must get the support of Zhao.
Although he is the prime minister of Zhao State, he cannot make decisions on behalf of Zhao State at this time, so he must ask Zhao Kuo.
Then, Wei Wuji wrote another letter to Le Yi, first apologizing that he did not notice that Bai Qi secretly left the army, which caused the Zhao army to almost be defeated, and then thanked Le Yi for the news that allowed him to successfully defeat the Qin army. Finally, he gave his He told Le Yi about his plan, saying that he would lead his army to Xingyang in a few days, and we would discuss it then.
Then, Wei Wuji wrote a third letter, which was addressed to King Han. He talked about Wei's defeat of the Qin army and planned to send troops, and then asked South Korea and Wei to send troops together.
Wei Wuji handed the three letters to the knights and told them to deliver them.
Returning to the room, Wei Wuji hesitated for a moment, then took out another piece of paper and began to write a letter. This letter was written to Huang Xie, inviting Chu to jointly attack Qin. It is said that now that Qin has just been defeated and the land of Jing is empty, it is a good time for Chu to regain its old capital.
"The State of Chu is attacking the State of Qi, so the possibility of sending troops to the State of Qin is probably low." Hou Ying shook his head.
"We will make money if we send troops, and we won't lose if we don't send troops. A piece of paper is worthless anyway." Wei Wuji said nonchalantly.
On the other side, Bai Qi led thousands of Qin troops all the way to Hulao Pass. Looking at the three flags of Han, Zhao, and Tian fluttering in the wind on top of the city, his heart suddenly went cold.
"Hulao Pass has been lost." Bai Qi's face was ashen. Even though he had been fighting for so many years, it was still hard to accept.
Hulao Pass is the only passage for the Qin State to go out to the east and the Qin Army to return home. To the north is the Yellow River and Hanoi of the Wei State, and to the south is Yingchuan in South Korea. No matter which way you take, you have to pass through the enemy country. This is very difficult for the Qin Army. Extremely dangerous.
"General, what should we do now?" Wang Lu looked at Bai Qi. He looked better than Bai Qi, not because he was conceited, but because there was a tall man above him.
Wang Lu has a certain feeling for Bai Qi
Blind trust, as long as Bai Qi is still there, any problem is not a problem.
"Go south and retreat to Yangcheng." Bai Qi glanced at Hulao Pass and gritted his teeth.
To go north, you need to cross the Yellow River. With the current strength of the Qin army, it is impossible to safely cross the Yellow River under the pursuit of the enemy.
Although the distance to the south is a little farther, there is no need to cross the natural dangers of the Yellow River, and it is far away from Zhao. The lengthening of the front makes it more difficult for the Zhao army to transport food and grass, which is more beneficial to the Qin army.
Back at the camp, Bai Qi wrote a letter to Wei Ran, asking Wei Ran to withdraw his troops. He didn't know it yet, but by the time the letter was delivered to Wei Ran, it was already too late.
Then, Bai Qi wrote another letter to Qin Wangji, first confessing his guilt. He is the commander-in-chief of the Qin Army, and he has an unshirkable responsibility for the Qin Army's defeat.
Then he analyzed the current situation and suggested implicitly that now that the Three Jin Dynasties are powerful, Qin should temporarily avoid the front and withdraw its troops.
"Are we going to retreat?" Wang Hao sighed, feeling very uncomfortable.
"The three Jins combined are far more powerful than our Qin state. If we continue to fight, either both sides will suffer losses, or our Qin state will be defeated. In either case, it will not be good for our Qin state." Bai Qi said.
"What about Yan and Qi?" Wang Lu asked.
Yan and Qi were pulled into the carriage by Qin. If Qin jumped off the carriage and threw Yan and Qi into the carriage, Qin's already bad reputation would only get worse.
"Leave it to your Majesty to make the decision. I'm just a general leading the troops. I don't care about these things." Bai Qi shook his head.
Wang Lu is right to say that the war now is not just between Qin and the three Jins, but between Qin, Qi, Yan and the three Jins.
Logically speaking, as long as either Qi or Yan wins, the most important thing Qin should do is not to retreat, but to hold Zhao Jun back so that it cannot return and create opportunities for reinforcements.
Victory in war does not necessarily only depend on the battlefield. As long as the enemy's losses are greater than one's own, that is victory.
But Bai Qi didn't trust Yan and Qi from the bottom of his heart. One gave Le Yi to Zhao for nothing, and the other sold the field to Zhao. This kind of country wants to defeat Zhao unless the sun rises in the west.
Bai Qi looked at it this morning and saw that the sun was still rising in the east.
From the beginning to the end, Bai Qi never regarded Qi and Yan as allies, nor did he convey any military information or discuss any tactics. He is used to relying on himself for everything. For him, two less pig teammates are much more important than two more allies.
As for the fate of Yan and Qi after Qin withdrew its troops, it was none of his business.
Thinking of the state of Yan and Qi giving Le Yi and Tian Dan to the state of Zhao, which led to the defeat of the Qin army, Bai Qi felt a twinge of pain in his kidneys. These two countries, which have little success but more than failure, would have had no success if Le Yi and Tian Dan had not defeated Wang Lu and Tian Dan. Zhang Ruo, he has already defeated San Jinqian, how can there be so many things?
The next day, Zhou Yu led the rescue team to the disaster-stricken areas around Xingze for disaster relief.
After arriving at the disaster area, Zhou Jie didn't see the scene of people dying of hunger, exchanging children for food, nor did he see countless people rushing up to him, hugging his thigh, and being moved to tears.
The people even looked helpless, with smiles on their faces. He didn't pounce on them when he saw them, and he didn't even ask them if they were here for disaster relief.
Zhou? continued walking towards the destination and saw someone organizing people to dig ditches to divert the flood. In areas that have not experienced flooding for the time being, embankments are being built to intercept the floods.
There was also a group of people who took people to high ground in small boats and distributed food to them.
"Don't worry, everyone. The flood is only temporary. We, Zhao Guoguo, will stay with you until the flood is over." A very young man said loudly to the Wei people.
"Benefactor, when will the floods end?" asked a Wei man.
"It has rained a lot recently, causing the water level in Xingze to be very high. Xingze is connected to Jishui. Now the water level has not decreased at all. It is expected that it will take ten days at the fastest to reduce the water level. By then, our Zhao Guoguo will arrange for people to rebuild it. Dam. Don't worry, everyone, we won't leave until the dam is built and everyone's houses are rebuilt." the young man promised.
"Thank you very much, if not
We don't know what to do without you. "The Wei people expressed their gratitude.
"Don't be grateful to me. If you are grateful, just be grateful to our king. After he learned that the Qin army breached the embankment in Xingze, he did not waste a moment and ordered to organize manpower for help overnight. If it weren't for the Qin State uniting Qi State and Yan State to attack our Zhao State , The king really can’t leave, he even said he would come over in person.” The man said with a smile.
"King Zhao is benevolent and righteous, King Zhao is an eternal and wise king."
"We will definitely build a shrine for King Zhao to commemorate King Zhao." The Wei people said.
"Wait, who are you?" Zhou Xi stepped forward and asked.
"Who are you?" the man asked.
"Yeah, who are you?" People from Wei gathered around the man and looked at Zhou? with vigilance. Some even secretly grabbed hoes and shovels in their hands.
"..." Zhou Xi almost fainted from anger when he saw the scene in front of him. He heard what he said correctly just now. This man is from Zhao. Now a Wei man is actually standing with a Zhao man, questioning him, the Prime Minister of the Wei State.
If this was spread, he would never have the face to hang out in Wei State in the future.
"I am the Prime Minister of the State of Wei, Zhou?." Zhou?'s face was ashen, his chest heaved, and he almost said every word.
"Zhou?? Never heard of it?" A Wei man shook his head.
"Isn't the Prime Minister of our Wei State Fan Zuo Fan Xiangguo?" Another Wei man said.
"Yes, this person must be a fake."
"Fan Zuo...Fan Zuo no longer serves as the prime minister. Now I am the prime minister of the Wei State." Zhou Xi almost spit out blood.
"Li Qi, the minister of the State of Zhao, has met the Prime Minister." After the man heard Zhou? reveal his identity, he quickly stepped forward and bowed to salute.
Ordinary civilians don't know who the Prime Minister of Wei is, but he knows. Moreover, this is the Kingdom of Wei, and no one would dare to pretend to be Zhou Wei.
"His Majesty Zhao? Why are you here?" Zhou? took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, after the Qin army breached the dike at Xingze, I, the king of Zhao, immediately sent a message to the king. After the king received the news, he said that the three Jin Dynasties are one family, and the people of Wei are the people of Zhao. We must not let the people of Wei fall into this trap. He ignored the fire and water. So he allocated a large number of manpower and materials from Zhongmou and Yecheng overnight to rescue the disaster-stricken areas of South Korea and Wei. He also ordered you to allocate military supplies and send Zhao troops to rescue the affected people at all costs." Li Qi was neither humble nor arrogant. said.
This time, the State of Zhao did come to the rescue and did not abduct these people to the State of Zhao. The State of Zhao had already abducted more than 100,000 people before, so it would be too much to continue abducting them.
Moreover, Zhao Guo has too many things going on now, and it is hard to spare manpower.
Zhou Yu was shocked when he heard this. You know, Handan is several times farther away than Daliang, but Zhao Guo had already sent people here.
This shows that Li Qi did not lie. King Zhao indeed ordered the rescue as soon as possible after receiving the news, and the rescuers were Wei and Han.
Zhou? didn't think deeply about it. He was just grateful for Zhao Guo's help and recognized Zhao Guo in his heart. Although Zhao Guo hesitated for a long time before sending reinforcements, after agreeing, he did not slack off and immediately sent troops to support.
Now there is a flood in Han and Wei, and the rescue of Zhao is faster than them.
This shows that Zhao Guo really regards Wei Guo and South Korea as his own people, rather than just talking about it.
"Thank you, King Zhao. Thank you, King Zhao." Zhou Qi leaned over again and again. Although Li Qi looked younger than his son, what he did was worthy of his salute as the Prime Minister of the country.
"Xiangguo...is this also here for disaster relief?" Li Qi asked, pointing to the convoy behind Zhou?
"Not bad." Zhou? nodded.
"That's just right, let's go together." Li Qi said, "By the way, our young master Kong Bin is also here. He once served as the prime minister in your Wei State. Do you know the prime minister?"
"I know. I know." Zhou? nodded repeatedly.
No one in the official circles of the Wei Kingdom knew Kong Bin. He was the man who was personally invited by the King of Wei to come to the Kingdom of Wei. Then he found out that the King of Wei was not good enough and ran away without giving the King any face.
"I will take you to meet him." Li Qi
said.
Zhou? He wanted to say that disaster relief was the most important thing, but seeing that Zhao Guo had already handled the disaster area in an orderly manner, they might not be able to handle it as well as Zhao Guo. Moreover, as the chief officer sent by the State of Zhao to be responsible for the rescue, Kong Bin wanted to meet him and express his gratitude on behalf of the State of Wei, so he nodded in agreement.
"The remaining personnel should go with our people to provide disaster relief." Li Qi pointed behind Zhou? and said to one of the personnel behind him without waiting for Zhou?
"That's fine." Zhou? nodded, thinking that although this Zhao official was very young, he was very experienced in handling things. Little did he know that he had been tricked by Li Qi a long time ago.
Zhao Jun has been rescued for several days. The Wei people here all know Zhao Jun, but they are very unfamiliar with the Wei government officials.
The people sent by Wei to support followed Zhao Jun, and the Wei people would only regard them as Zhao Jun.
Even if they revealed their identities, it would be useless, because they arrived later than Zhao, and several days later. Zhao Jun began to rescue after receiving the order from Handan that day, and the Wei people had already recognized Zhao Jun in their hearts.
Dayi has long been on Zhao Guo's side.
And Wei Guo can't say anything. I, Zhao Guo, help you with disaster relief. You should be grateful both emotionally and rationally.
However, Wei Guo did not realize that Zhao Guo was buying people's hearts, and he did not even think about it. People's hearts are the least valuable in this era. No one will really take the people at the bottom seriously, let alone any big fool. It will consume a lot of food, manpower and material resources to win over the hearts and minds of other countries.
