Thinking back to that day, in the old pass, the sand table deduction is still before my eyes.
Generals Lian Po and Tian Dan held the black son as the Qin general, and Zhao Kuo held the red son as the Zhao general. Seeing that the red Zhao army has been besieged by the black Qin army on the west bank of Danshui, just like the current situation.
A burst of red fighting power suddenly shot out from the corner of the battlefield. Looking closely, the red flag that quietly shot in from the corner had the word "WEI" written all over it.
"Wei Jun?" Lian Po murmured to himself in surprise: "Where did the Wei Jun come from? My king?"
As he spoke, Lian Po turned his head and looked at Tian Dan, obviously hoping to get a look of confirmation from Tian Dan. After all, Tian Dan also came from Handan. If Zhao and Wei formed an alliance, Tian Dan should not be unaware of it.
However, it is a pity that in fact King Zhao will only push his allies further and further away, and Tian Dan can naturally only respond to Lian Po's inquiry with a confused look in his eyes.
The two people exchanged glances and then cast all their questions on the "initiator" - Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo, not too hastily, handed the already slipping baton in his hand to Xu Li who was standing aside. He flexed his wrist a little, and then said to Lian Po: "Can you invite the Wei army? It’s up to the general.”
"General?" Lian Po's eyelids twitched unconsciously when he heard Zhao Kuo's words.
Tian Dan on the side was also shocked. When it came to arranging troops and charging into battle, Lian Po was naturally a good player, but when it came to talking heads and talking about alliances, he was definitely not his strong point! Otherwise, he would not have been so inextricable in the officialdom of Zhao State - except for Lin Xiangru, an sworn friend who came here to plead guilty, there were almost no allies among the civil servants.
Of course, Tian Dan himself is actually similar.
Of course Zhao Kuo had expected this, and without waiting for Lian Po's refusal, he explained briefly: "As I said before: the countries will not sit back and watch the demise of our Zhao country, otherwise Qin's march to the east will be unimpeded, but they will not be willing to fight with him. Our army works together to attack Qin in order to strengthen our country. Therefore, Zhao is unwilling to send troops unless we are defeated."
Tian Dan and Lian Po both nodded and signaled Zhao Kuo to continue.
"Old General Lian, that is the best testimony of the defeat of the Zhao army." Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "If there was no way to do anything, how could a famous general go all the way to ask for help? What else could be better than the former commander-in-chief of the Zhao army? Does asking for reinforcements in person better illustrate the danger of Zhao Jun?"
"This?" Lian Po was a little confused.
However, Tian Dan on the side had already understood, with a trace of doubt and a trace of worry flashing in his eyes.
"As the saying goes, a thousand armies are easy to get, but a general is hard to find." Tian Dan took a deep look at Zhao Kuo, then turned to Lian Po and said, "Even me, King Zhao paid fifteen cities for it. If it weren't for love, As a last resort, how could the State of Zhao let the general go to another country? Therefore, when the general appeared in the State of Wei, the King of Wei would believe seven points. As for the remaining three points, if the above general's strategy is implemented and a little combined with the military reports from the front, Then you will believe it. But, if this happens..."
After saying that, Tian Dan looked at Zhao Kuo again, frowned slightly, and said: "It is taboo for a general to engage in diplomatic matters. Has the general ever reported this plan to the king?"
Zhao Kuo shook his head, sighed softly and said: "When I agreed to go to war, I made a request to my king and Lord Pingyuan: please kill Lou Chang, the official who is attached to Qin, in order to restore the diplomatic relations between Zhao, Wei and Chu. Unfortunately... …”
"Since then, I have known that the matter of contacting other countries must not be known to the court. Otherwise, it will be stopped by the Qin State. If so, there will be no chance of a comeback." Zhao Kuo explained quite honestly.
When Tian Dan heard this, he was both angry and helpless: "In this case, I'm afraid that even if we win this battle, we will be tabooed by the court..."
When it comes to superior achievements, Tian Dan has obviously suffered a lot, so no wonder he is sensitive to this. Following Tian Dan's words, Lian Po's mood became very heavy, and his face became even more uncertain: the questions of whether he could and should not were torturing him repeatedly in his mind.
Can I go? It means whether he can play such a role that he has never done before and bring reinforcements to the hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops. According to what Tian Dan and the general said, it should not be a big problem;
But, should I go?
Knowing that he did not have the king's orders, as a general, he went beyond his authority to exercise diplomatic rights. According to General Tian's words, even if he won in the end, I am afraid this would be his last battle, and even his family would be affected by this. The risky move becomes precarious...
The country, nation, and family are now intertwined. How to make a choice is an extremely difficult question for anyone.
Of course, such entanglements were obviously within Zhao Kuo's expectation.
"General, don't worry!" Zhao Kuo said calmly: "Although I have never asked the king for diplomatic rights, when I agreed to go to war, I asked Pingyuan Jun to ask the king for the absolute right to command this battle. That is to say, as long as this war can be ended, we can do whatever it takes."
"Moreover, I am both a superior general and the leader of this battle. Everything General Lian Po did was based on my military orders. Even if the king blames me after the war, I will shoulder the blame!" " Zhao Kuo said, turned his head and looked deeply at Lian Po and Tian Dan, slowly stretched out his right hand, and said: "If you want to benefit the life and death of your family and country, how can you avoid it because of good or bad luck?"
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Scenes of the past appeared before Lian Po's eyes. The person he was yesterday seemed to be Lord Xinling today. They all love their motherland, they are both complacent and hesitant, and they all seem to lack a reason.
A reason for myself to risk my life, a reason for me to fight to the death.
On that day, Zhao Kuo gave himself a reason by saying "I will live and die for the benefit of my family and my country"; can I give myself a reason today by saying "How can I avoid taking advantage of good fortune and misfortune" to give Lord Xinling in front of me a reason?
But, now that you have this reason, what should you do?
Lord Xinling, who was facing him, raised his glass to toast again. Lian Po hurriedly pulled away from his memories and raised his glasses together, but he didn't want to move too much. The wine glass overturned and his chest and clothes were soaked.
"Tips!" Lian Po immediately thought of the kit that Zhao Kuo had given him before leaving, and said that he should not open it until absolutely necessary. So I kept it close to my chest, so as not to be soaked by the wine.
In a hurry, Lian Po immediately brushed the wine from his chest and took out a brocade bag from his arms. Seeing that the wine had soaked the outer bag, Lian Po could not care about anything else, so he hurriedly opened the brocade bag.
But I saw a silk book lying quietly among it.
He took out the silk book and read it carefully. There were four big characters written on it - "Steal the Talisman to Save Zhao!"
There is a way!
