Wang Lu, who finally understood King Qin's intention, immediately clasped his hands and said, "My king is wise." Then in order to tell King Qin that he understood, Wang Lu added: "When we arrive in Hedong at the end of the day, I will personally lead the guards to greet my king. Emperor Zhou. It’s just that the general’s rude behavior may offend the Emperor!” King Qin burst out laughing after hearing this.
Obviously, he is still very satisfied with Wang Lu's success. Immediately, the King of Qin said: "The general is our general of the Qin Dynasty. Even the emperor of Zhou should treat him with courtesy. If the emperor of Zhou shows disrespect, I will definitely seek justice for the general."
"In this case, I will thank my king in advance!" Wang Lu immediately followed.
"Count him as a lowly minister! At least he should be polite before fighting." Fan Sui also answered.
"How can we miss the Prime Minister? What does General Wang think of next autumn equinox?" King Qin asked with a smile.
"Dare you disobey your order?!" Wang Hao said with clasped fists. In the main hall of Xianyang Palace, the three of them looked at each other, and then they all laughed.
Amid the laughter, even the haze that shrouded Xianyang City dissipated a lot. In a few words, a complete plan to attack Zhou has been formulated.
The specific measures are: taking advantage of the opportunity to help Yan, Wang Hao went to Hedong and took the opportunity to cause trouble in Zhou Wangji. It would be best to arouse the anger of the Zhou royal family, or even get hurt. Then, Fan Sui He will come forward to mediate the matter, but the mediation is false, and the further irritation is true. Of course, it is also to delay some time.
In the end, a small matter was turned into a big deal, and the army marched eastward... It must be said that although this plan was made in a hurry, it was very feasible.
Needless to say, the Zhou Dynasty had no ability to resist at all, and the same was true for the Zhao State. After experiencing the Yan State's backstabbing, even if they won in the end, the losses would be certain.
As for the Kingdom of Han, it has basically been expelled from the Seven Heroes; the Kingdom of Wei has lost nearly 100,000 troops this year and will not be able to recover in a short time; the Kingdom of Yan was beaten by the Kingdom of Zhao, let alone the Kingdom of Qi; the Kingdom of Qi now has two ears. Ignore what is happening outside the window, pretend to be deaf and mute about such a big thing as the Battle of Changping, and most likely will not intervene in the War of Zhou Dynasty. Even if I intervene, I will have to borrow it from Han and Wei. Ask Han and Wei if they dare to borrow it ?
The last Chu State, it would be great if Chu State sent troops because of this, but I am worried that there is no next target! Obviously, this hasty plan is the best choice for Qin to restore its strength now.
Things in the world are often like this. The more you want to complete something, the less likely you are to do it. But when you calm down and work hard to prepare, opportunities will suddenly appear in front of you by chance.
Of course, it is not yet known whether such an opportunity is a real good opportunity or a crisis disguised as an opportunity. Whether it will bring new dangers.
In fact, this opportunity also appeared in front of Zhao Kuo. Taking advantage of the capture of Hanoi County, he immediately marched into the Zhou Dynasty and captured it in one fell swoop. Not only could he expand his territory again, but he could even make up for the extreme deficit within the Zhao Kingdom caused by the three-year confrontation.
Zhao Kuo has always known this option. However, on the one hand, what Zhao Kuo needs is
"Getting the country upright", if Zhao is used to destroy the Zhou Dynasty, no matter how he erases the traces with the Spring and Autumn Period, he will not be able to escape the traces of history. On the other hand, what Zhao Kuo needs now is not merit. Although he has obtained the land of Zhou Wangji, there will be temporary gains. It is good for the State of Zhao, but it is not good for him, Zhao Kuo, and it is not conducive to the great cause of unification.
The most important thing is that Zhao Kuo needs an inner saint and an outer king, and Dai Bei's layout is obviously a more important part.
And since Zhao Kuo has noticed this cake, it is naturally impossible for him to be completely unprepared. However, even Zhao Kuo did not expect that the Qin people's tentacles would stretch out so quickly.
The battlefield may be like this. Even if you have calculated the opponent's actions, once your actions fall behind, it is meaningless!
It's just like
“Justice that is delayed is no longer justice.” However, no one knows now whether Qin's hands are faster or Zhao Kuo's Mo Dao is more powerful.
...Unconsciously, the Chinese land has entered the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the last yellow leaf has ruthlessly left the treetops. A few rare squirrels on the bare branches are busy preparing for winter. Making final preparations, the wild geese flew south, the snakes and bears returned to silence, and it was once again a desolate scene of complete silence.
The world seems to have stopped at this moment, and everything is ready, waiting for the cold to come, waiting for the ice and snow to freeze the world.
Yan Jun, who was supposed to swear an oath today, failed to do so either! It's not that they are also waiting for the coming of winter. On the contrary, from the King of Yan to the courtiers of the Yan Kingdom, they are all looking forward to this battle starting soon.
It is a pity that both the King of Yan and the Prime Minister Li Fu miscalculated the speed of the mobilization and assembly of the Yan army. Without the help of Le Jian and others, just concentrating the troops on Jicheng had already made the general in charge Li Comrade Fu was very worried.
Fortunately, although Le Jian didn't help, he didn't mean to cause trouble either. He thanked the guests behind closed doors, which Li Fu couldn't blame even if he wanted to.
Finally, Qing Qin gave some strength, and finally gathered the troops within the time limited by the king. But there were problems with the distribution of weapons and the supply of food and fodder over there.
The contradiction between the border army and the Jicheng army also intensified in the distribution of weapons. The adequacy of weapons obviously related to the lives of soldiers. Naturally, every general wanted more and better.
The border troops with stronger combat power naturally believe that they should give priority to supplies and should be equipped with the best and most powerful weapons. However, the Jicheng Army considers itself to be the king's personal guard. No matter how strong your combat power is, you must give priority to yourself. ah.
As a result, the two groups of soldiers, who already disliked each other, almost staged an all-out martial arts showdown at the military quarter.
The Prime Minister obviously didn't have much experience or solution for such a situation. He just followed his own wishful thinking and beat each of the captains in charge with twenty military sticks. As for weapons and other supplies, he also added two to one to make five. , divided equally.
It seems like this
The practice of "a bowl of water is even" actually has huge hidden dangers. Let's not talk about the huge difference in the numbers of the frontier army and Jicheng army. The average distribution is simply an issue of unevenness. Let's just say that there are not many crossbows in the bed, and they are divided into two sides. The frontier army is not bad, and they know how to concentrate. However, the Jicheng Army had no such awareness at all. As soon as the bed crossbow was fired, it was distributed to all subordinate departments like candy.
A good strategic weapon was suddenly transformed into a slightly stronger crossbow. Of course, due to the authority of the Prime Minister, the soldiers of the border army could only swallow their anger even though they knew it was inappropriate.
If the distribution of weapons only slightly affected the Yan army's combat effectiveness, the issue of food and fodder was really a matter of life and death.
Li Fu is still clear about the principle of "movement of food and fodder before troops and horses are moved". Seeing that the allocated food and grass were still not arriving, Li Fu even had the urge to open his own granary to replenish the army.
The grain and fodder mobilized from various cities and counties were sent to Lifu with just a piece of official paper. There was no plan or arrangement. As a result, the grain and fodder of many cities had to be transported to the county government first, and then to Jicheng. This back and forth was not slow!
Fortunately, the envoy from the State of Yan to the State of Qin received news that the State of Qin had agreed to send troops to contain the Zhao army and was gathering and marching. In this way, it is not completely unacceptable to send troops in the evening. After all, it is possible. Wait a moment for the Qin army's rhythm.
Perhaps, this is what is called wrong and wrong? No matter what, the helpless Li Fu could only bite the bullet and apply to King Yan for a postponement of sending troops.
The good news is that King Yan obviously knew that Li Fu was a civil servant after all, and it was natural that he could not handle these military affairs well. He did not embarrass Li Fu, and even gave Li Fu five more days without saying a harsh word. The bad news is that because of the delay in the Yan army's departure, even though Jicheng has implemented a very strict curfew, it still failed to prevent the news from leaking out.
The news that "Yan's army has assembled in a large scale, with more than 100,000 people in number, and its intention is unknown." was quickly transmitted to the capitals of various countries like snowflakes.
Soon, before the Yan army set off, Zhao Kuo and the Zhao court received the news. But what is surprising is that not only the Zhao court, but also Zhao Kuo was indifferent to the news, as if everything in the Yan country did not need to be paid attention to.
It is normal for the Zhao court to have such thoughts. After all, Zhao defeated Qin, the strongest country in the world. As the younger brother of Qin, how could Yan dare to attack Zhao, who was not even his eldest brother's opponent?
With such arrogant thoughts, it is only normal to ignore the news of the Yan army's massive build-up. As for Zhao Kuo, it's not that he doesn't want to pay attention to it, but that he doesn't have the energy to pay attention to it anymore.
Because the Yan State had not taken action for a long time, the Hu people on the grassland did not get used to Zhao Kuo's intention. They still followed their established plan and began to gather all the way south. The nearest tribe even impatiently approached Sangqian City. One line.
It’s simply arrogant! Fortunately, this news is obviously not known to the kings and ministers of the Yan State. Otherwise, the Yan army may continue to delay the departure time, at least let the Hu people fight with the Zhao army in Daidi. In this way, Zhao Kuo will be unable to do anything at all. .
Even so, Zhao Kuo was in a dilemma. Since the news of Yan Jun can be transmitted, it must be about to set off, which is very uncomfortable.
Should Zhao Kuo fight against the barbarians or return directly to Handan? You know, it doesn't take too long to get from Jicheng to Handan City.
To fight against the barbarians, once the Yan army suddenly appears in Handan City, Zhao Kuo has already led his troops to fight. If something unexpected happens in Handan, it will be too late to regret it. It is of course the most appropriate thing to lead the army back to Handan, but the army is unknown. , not everyone can understand that the Yan army must be gathering for Zhao, but the Hu invasion in front of them is real.
It has to be said that Zhao Kuo was very uncomfortable with the accidental collision and the departure time of the Yan army. Of course, if the Yan army had set off according to the original plan at this time, perhaps Zhao Kuo would be even more uncomfortable.
