For the Qin army, this was obviously a great victory.
As a result, the current situation has become that more than 160,000 Zhao troops are surrounded by nearly 300,000 Qin troops on the west bank of Danshui.
And what happened next seemed to become easier.
The Qin army only needs to slowly close the encirclement, wait for the Zhao army to counterattack, and then wait for the Zhao army to run out of ammunition and food, or to surrender, or...
Of course, Zhao Jun's idea is also very simple - wait.
Waiting for changes in the international situation, waiting for the Qin army's attack, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements...
Naturally, the news that Zhao Kuo was seriously injured and that Zhao Jun was trapped on the east bank of Danshui was spread quickly to the capitals of the Six Kingdoms as if it had wings.
War has always been a continuation of politics. As Zhao Jun was surrounded, a fierce political game began surrounding the Battle of Changping.
The news of defeat first reached Handan City.
That was the military information reported in the name of Tian Dan. After a clear introduction to the situation, it was a suggestion made in the name of Tian Dan: Send an envoy quickly to contact Qi and Chu to attack Qin and save Zhao! Of course, there was no mention of the situation in Daliang Mountain.
This is of course not Tian Dan’s real suggestion, nor is it the real idea of Zhao Kuo behind Tian Dan.
To put it bluntly, Qi Chu was just a cover to protect Wei.
Tian Dan also elaborated on the reasons for inviting Qi and Chu in his report: Yan was not close to Qin, and Han and Wei were too weak to resist Qin. Only Qi and Chu were great powers, and could unite to fight against it.
This is not entirely false. At least the weakness of the Yan State near Qin and Han is true. It’s just that the Wei State has made great progress in recent years. The wonderful thing is that in the Battle of Yique, Han and Wei are even more powerful. They were allied forces, and they were defeated by the Qin army together. Now that Han is weak, common sense would suggest that Wei should be about the same.
And the reason why we want to bring Qi Chu in is that it would be best if we can persuade the two countries to send troops, but it doesn't matter if we can't. Their role is first to cover the real rescue force, the Wei army, and secondly to put pressure on the Qin army, forcing the Qin army to attack the Zhao army's fortress that was "powerless to resist".
When the news of defeat arrived, there was a flurry of excitement in the Longtai Palace.
"Zhao Kuo has lost his master and humiliated the country. Please send an envoy to kill Zhao Kuo." Lou Chang suggested in a timely manner.
Hearing this, Lord Pingyuan was immediately startled. When Zhao Kuo left that day, he asked to kill Lou Chang. As expected...
Seeing a stern look in King Zhao's eyes, Mr. Pingyuan just wanted to get out of work to defend Zhao Kuo, but he was overtaken by the old man on the side.
"Ahem..." The old man left work and coughed twice, and the originally bustling Longtai Palace suddenly became quiet. The old man's prestige is evident, and even Lord Pingyuan does not dare to take advantage of him lightly.
"Does your Majesty have something to say?" King Zhao's eyes flashed with a stern look, and he changed to a gentle look and said: "Come here, please sit down with your Majesty. Your Majesty, please speak slowly, I am all ears."
The old man who left work was none other than Lin Xiangru, the minister of the state of Zhao who was seriously ill and was about to die.
Due to his poor health, Lin Xiangru and Lin Shangqing have not been involved in court affairs for many years. Most of the time, they are just beautiful ornaments. This led to the fact that when General Lian Po, his old friend, was replaced that day, Lin Xiangru was not present to turn the tide. But now that Zhao Kuo's defeat was reported, Lin Xiangru dragged himself to court despite his illness.
In the eyes of many courtiers, Lin Xiangru answered the question at this time, obviously to vent his anger on Old General Lian Po. After all, Lin Xiangru's friendship with Lian Po was well known.
Once Lin Xiangru opened his mouth, even if Zhao Kuo did not die, he would probably shed his skin. Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng could not help but secretly regret why he did not go out to defend Zhao Kuo as soon as possible.
However, Lin Xiangru's words surprised everyone present.
"That's what Doctor Lou said." Lin Xiangru thanked the king for sitting down, but did not sit down. Instead, he turned around and looked at Lou Chang until he felt uncomfortable all over, and then continued: "You can punish me." That’s it.”
Can be punished?
Who can be killed?
Zhao Kuo, or... Lou Chang?
Everyone was a little puzzled by Lin Xiangru's words for a while, but Lou Chang was very happy, but he thought Lin Xiangru was approving his suggestion, and immediately jumped up and down to agree to ask Zhao Kuo to be executed.
Lin Xiangru narrowed his eyes slightly, and the light in his eyes immediately gathered, just like when the Qin court held and threw He's Bi.
"The person I want to kill is Doctor Lou Chang." Lin Xiangru said calmly.
Just eleven words, but it made Lou Chang feel like he had fallen into an ice cave. What's going on? Why did it happen to you? Shouldn't you fight for your old friend? You and I are on the same page!
Lou Chang couldn't figure out why Lin Xiangru would raise the butcher's knife to him. He was obviously fighting for him and his old friend.
Also, how can a sophisticated egoist understand what "life and death are for the benefit of the family and the country", and he will never understand what "selflessness" means.
"Come on, sir." Lou Chang's words were trembling: "Your Majesty, I misspoke."
The king of Zhao also said with some confusion: "Shangqing, this matter is about blaming Zhao Kuo, not about Dr. Lou?"
"My King Rongzhen: As Lou Chang said, it harms the country and the people. Not killing is not enough to make the people angry and to increase the morale of the army." Lin Xiangru said with a slow salute: "Regardless of whether Zhao Kuo is guilty of this battle, or whether General Zhao took the lead. Seriously injured, with unknown life and death, a heroic feat, I only have one question for Dr. Lou."
Lin Xiangru then looked at Lou Chang and spoke again in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, the army is alone and trapped in a heavy siege. You don't think about how to rescue it, but you advise to kill the general Zhao Kuo. Are you going to join the army?" Do you want to take over from me, or do you want to surrender our Zhao army of tens of thousands to the Qin army?"
After hearing this, all the ministers in the Zhao court suddenly realized that if it was a mistake to replace General Lian Po with Zhao Kuo that day, then it would be even more wrong to kill Zhao Kuo now.
Just as Lin Shangqing said, killing Zhao Kuo at this time will not only help the situation, but may also completely plunge the army into death. Think about it, the general who had just been with him through life and death was killed by a piece of royal orders. It would be strange if the soldiers didn't mutiny. Even if the soldiers do not mutiny, can the army that has lost its morale and command still be able to break out of the Qin army's encirclement?
Even if we want to deal with Zhao Kuo, we have to wait until this battle is completely over! Isn't it a joke to kill one's own general, or the seriously wounded general, at the moment of battle? It's a joke with the lives of hundreds of thousands of Zhao soldiers!
Following Lin Shangqing's reminder, everyone immediately remembered the peace talks between Qin and Zhao that Lou Chang had proposed, which resulted in Zhao having no reinforcements, and the fact that Zhao Kuo was jumping up and down to encourage King Zhao when Zhao Kuo changed generals.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Lou Chang with something wrong. Could this man really be a guest of Qin? !
When Lou Chang saw everyone's expressions, he suddenly felt that the situation was not good, and immediately expressed his loyalty to King Zhao: "I have thought inappropriately, please ask my king to punish me!"
