Seeing Lord Pingyuan respond, Zhao Kuo seemed to let go of his heart.
After the household affairs are taken care of, it’s time to take care of the state affairs. Zhao Kuo straightened up slightly, poured another cup of tea for Lord Pingyuan and himself, and said slowly: "I heard that this time I persuaded my king to use you as the chief general, and among them, the one who got the most joy was the one who persuaded Zhao Kuo that day. Qin He talks with Dr. Lou Chang?"
"Yes, yes!" Mr. Pingyuan obviously heard a bad breath from Zhao Kuo's slightly lower tone.
"Since Dr. Lou Chang has so much faith in me, and during the peace talks, he even cut off the alliance between Qi, Chu, Han, and Wei for our great Zhao, causing Changping to be trapped. Now I am leaving for reinforcements. I don't know whether I am alive or dead, so I am here." Please use Dr. Lou Chang's head as a sacrificial flag for me!" Zhao Kuo held up the tea cup with one hand, brought it to his mouth, and drank it all.
Dang clang......
Mr. Pingyuan was obviously shocked by Zhao Kuo's words. The tea cup in his hand actually fell down. Fortunately, the height was not high, and it did not break when it fell on the wooden table. It was a pity that he lost a good cup of tea. Then it floated on the table.
"This..." Mr. Pingyuan looked at Zhao Kuo in disbelief. Now a doctor is going to sacrifice the flag. Is it so cruel?
Zhao Kuo looked at the tea cup spinning on the table, stretched out his left hand to hold it up, added another cup for Lord Pingyuan, and continued: "If this is not the case, you cannot understand my determination to fight Qin; otherwise , we cannot regain the trust of all the countries in their alliance to attack Qin; otherwise, hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line cannot fight with peace of mind."
Three "It must be so, it must not be" once again stunned Mr. Pingyuan.
Yes, although the Qin army's words like "only fearing horses and clothes" are quite a signal of tacit understanding of war, the Qin people are famous for their lack of faith.
Will the Qin army really let the army that has blocked them for three years retreat calmly?
Obviously not.
The so-called "tacit understanding" is probably the wishful thinking of King Zhao and others. If you want to truly get out of it, you still have to rely on yourself.
Of course, if we can get help from the surrounding Wei, Han, and even Qi and Chu countries, we don't even need to send troops. Even giving some food can greatly alleviate Zhao's predicament.
In order to gain the understanding and support of surrounding countries, it is undoubtedly the easiest and fastest way to introduce Lou Chang, who has worked hard to promote the peace talks between Zhao and Qin.
Of course, if there is no personal grudge in it, then Mr. Pingyuan won't believe it - you pushed me to the battlefield of a near-death situation, and I will let your head fall to the ground to become my stepping stone.
Such a simple and direct revenge, but still justified and well-founded under the banner of "serving the country and the people" that Lou Chang once used.
Mr. Pingyuan has fallen in love with the young man in front of him!
"This is to ask my king to be good at killing ministers. I'm afraid..." Of course, if you like it, you like it, and if you appreciate it, you appreciate it. Lord Pingyuan still has to say what needs to be said.
Of course Zhao Kuo knew that it was almost impossible for King Zhao to agree to this request.
But first, he needs to use this incident to show his tough attitude, so as to restrain those who are trying to hurt him. Secondly, even if the king does not kill Lou Chang, seeing that he is about to command the entire army, he will at least distance himself and belittle him, which may make him less harmful to Zhao. And finally, and most importantly: since you have rejected this first clause, do you still have the heart to refuse the following clauses?
This is what the saying goes, take the method from the top and get it from the middle!
Zhao Kuo smiled brilliantly, took out a bamboo slip from under the table, handed it to Lord Pingyuan with both hands, and said: "This is a letter asking for the death of Lou Chang. I kindly ask Lord Pingyuan to forward it to my king. As for how to deal with it, it is up to my king to decide."
Hearing this, Mr. Pingyuan solemnly took the bamboo slip and said, "I will definitely bring it to you. If you have any other requests from Mr. Mafu, please tell us together."
Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, but did not continue to make requests. Instead, he asked Lord Pingyuan: "This battle is related to the survival of our Zhao country. I wonder how many reinforcements my king has prepared for me?"
"Fifty thousand horse and infantry troops!" Mr. Pingyuan stretched out five fingers, and immediately added with a blushing face: "This is the limit. There are already 400,000 troops on the Changping battlefield, except for the army of Daidi defending the Huns and our king's imperial guards. , Zhao's army has all been handed over to the general, and my king's trust cannot be said to be unworthy."
Zhao Kuo didn't answer. How trustworthy? Then I would rather not have this so-called trust.
Even Zhao Kuo could guess from Lord Pingyuan's slightly shy expression that these 50,000 troops were definitely not elites. King Zhao really thought of letting himself lead a makeshift army of 50,000 people to the rescue!
However, Zhao Kuo's focus is obviously not on the number of troops.
In this era of cold weapons, an excellent general is more effective than a thousand soldiers. Therefore, Zhao Kuo's real intention was to general, not soldiers.
King Zhao obviously had Tian Dan, Le Yi, Pang Yuan, Li Mu and many other famous generals in his hands. Even King Qin drooled after seeing them, but he refused to use them. As for King Zhao, a card collector who never wanted to play cards, Zhao Kuo was really convinced. Now that I have finally become the master of the family, I naturally want to spend a lot of money. Not having two or three famous generals is disrespectful to others!
"Since you are using me, you must trust me. I do not ask my king to mobilize more soldiers, but I ask my king to allow me to mobilize all the generals in the country to make a complete plan." Zhao Kuo finally made his request, and from When I arrived at this general, it was obvious that Zhao Kuo had gradually entered a state of combat.
Lord Pingyuan almost didn't hesitate and replied: "This is the right of the general! I can now promise the general on my behalf."
"So, please transfer General Tian Dan to join our army." Zhao Kuo immediately requested.
It's not that Zhao Kuo doesn't want Li Mu, one of the four generals of the Warring States Period, but that Li Mu is still unknown. What's more important is that Li Mu is still in Daidi. He wants him to come and come and go. At least ten days will pass. , and King Zhao didn’t have the patience to wait for another ten days.
As for Le Yi and Pang Yuan, they are indeed quite old and obviously not as useful as Tian Dan.
Of course, Tian Dan is not so easy to invite, especially if Zhao Kuo comes to invite him. Without him, Tian Dan had a debate with Zhao Kuo's father, Zhao She, about the amount of military power needed. After this debate, driven by thoughtful people, the two immediately became political enemies of each other.
Now, Zhao Kuo wants Tian Dan to work under his account...
Mr. Pingyuan looked at Zhao Kuo with some suspicion, his eyes seemed to say: "Boy, if you want to stand up for your father, you don't have to choose a time."
Zhao Kuo seemed to understand Lord Pingyuan's suspicious eyes, and then smiled and said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, and asked General Tian to come out. It's just because General Tian is good at guarding, and I need to use him to defend Baili Shi for our army." The line of defense of the Great Wall, that is, the line from Changping Pass to Gu Pass, leaves room for our army to retreat."
