The main hall of Huan Guo's court meeting was very majestic.
The ministers were divided into left and right ranks.
As soon as King Huan finished speaking, a minister stood up, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, according to the battle report, our army's strength has been reduced for the time being. The key issue in this battle is the disagreement between the three commanders. At present, "General Xiang Ge's request to change generals is just out of dissatisfaction with Ren Ying. Even if the king really changes generals, I'm afraid it will still be the same. If the generals don't get along, it's hard to talk about the war."
"What do you mean, retreat?" King Huan asked in a solemn voice.
"This..." The minister hesitated and did not dare to draw a conclusion easily.
Seeing this, another minister came out and said: "But if we retreat, our country may actually destroy the alliance. The four countries had an alliance in Baize at the beginning. If Huan Guo loses his trust in the world because of this, what will happen in the future?" There may be many disadvantages in our diplomatic relations."
"Well... this is a troublesome thing." King Huan frowned slightly and said: "Qin is so difficult to attack, and the allied forces have lost their troops and generals. At this point in the battle, they can't advance even half a step. The king made an alliance in the first place, and now it is Look, it’s a bit sloppy.”
To put it bluntly, it is not because all the countries thought that Qin was easy to attack and could be destroyed with a snap of a finger. Now if it is blocked, the war is unfavorable, and they are attacked head-on, they will naturally have the desire to retreat, because there are other countries beside the four countries that have not moved. I'm watching with eagerness, not knowing what I'm planning to do!
King Huan wanted to retreat now, because Xiang Ge's battle report was very detailed. According to the current situation, Yu Huan's army was very unfavorable, but it was related to the alliance. He was in a dilemma and couldn't help but look at the person at the head of the train on the left: " What suggestions does the Prime Minister have?”
This person is Huan Xiang Qiu Rong, about fifty years old. After hearing this, he thought for a moment and then said: "In my opinion, let's forget about changing generals. General Xiang Ge has a high prestige. With him, Being here is also a guarantee for our officers and soldiers of the Huan Army. As for retreating, now is not the time. Your Majesty can order Xiang Ge to continue to garrison the main battlefield, but he can withdraw from the front line and not confront the Qin Army. Although he still regards Jin as the leader of the alliance, But he chose the opportunity to act.”
His rhetoric is undoubtedly the best for the current Huan State, because in this way, the Huan army will not advance or retreat, it will not withdraw its troops and destroy the alliance, and it will relatively preserve its strength.
After hearing this, King Huan was overjoyed and said immediately: "What Prime Minister Qiu said is in line with my wishes, so let's do it!"
After Huan Guo's decision was made, King Huan's order was quickly spread to the front line, especially the one that chose the opportunity to act. After Xiang Ge read it, it is conceivable that Ren Ying might want to command the coalition forces next. Xiang Ge probably wouldn't be able to get rid of him even if he commanded the Huan army in battle in his name.
Huan Jun is not retreating and destroying the alliance. He is still stationing troops on the front line. He respects you as the leader of the alliance, but he just refuses to listen to you. This is true for him, and it is not much different for Chu State.
Because Hanzhou's punishment was more ruthless than Xiang Ge's, King Chu weighed the situation and could only choose the same decision as King Huan.
The four-nation alliance seems to be coming in a menacing way, but in fact it collapses in one blow.
The war became stalemate for a while. The Huan and Chu armies refused to obey the command. Ren Ying's position as commander-in-chief existed in name only. No matter how capable he was, there was nothing he could do at this time.
Under this situation, the two envoys sent by the King of Jin also entered the courts of Huan and Chu respectively.
The envoy came with a questioning attitude, and said directly in the Huanguo court meeting hall:
"The Four Nations formed an alliance with the intention of destroying Qin. They made an alliance before and jointly respected our king as the alliance leader. Now, I would like to ask, do you still recognize this alliance leader?"
"Yes, of course I do." King Huan said with a smile.
"In that case, why did the Huan army stand still and not listen to the allies' command?" the Jin envoy continued to ask.
"Huh? The messenger is serious." King Huan still spoke in a harmonious voice: "Now that Jin has become the leader of the alliance, the allies will obey his command. However, there are many misunderstandings between the three commanders, which will lead to disharmony among the three armies. If not handled properly, there is fear that It’s hard to talk about war.”
When the Jin envoy heard this, he immediately said: "Since the king knows, why not really hand over the command of the Huan Army to General Ren Ying, the commander-in-chief of the allied forces. In this way, our allied forces will be united and united, and they will be unstoppable!"
"This...hehe..." King Huan smiled.
Will the command of Huan's army be completely handed over to the generals of Jin?
How can this be!
What if Jin destroyed Qin and also wiped out all the 100,000 Huan troops?
As a monarch, how could King Huan not consider this?
After laughing, he also said quietly: "Let me think twice about this matter."
"Then, when will the king give you an answer?" The Jin envoy asked impatiently.
"Hey? Please be patient, envoy. You are tired from traveling and traveling. Please go to the post house to rest first. I will give you an answer after I discuss it with you." King Huan said.
This was obviously his perfunctory prevarication, but as a king, the Jin envoy had no choice but to take a deep breath and said patiently: "I hope the king can put the overall situation first."
"I'll take my leave first." As he spoke, he bowed down, bowed and bowed before retreating.
After he left, the ministers of Huan State began to discuss one after another.
Everyone was whispering to each other, and Prime Minister Qiu Rong stood up, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the Jin envoy came here today and said such words in the court meeting hall, then the Chu Kingdom must have the same thing."
"Oh? In the opinion of the Prime Minister, what will King Chu's reply be?" King Huan asked.
Qiu Rong said: "There is no need to guess. It is definitely impossible for the King of Chu to hand over all Chu troops to Jin."
"Well, that's the case, then there's nothing to say about Huan Guo." King Huan nodded.
You must know that this is an era when countries are competing for hegemony. Although the four countries have formed an alliance, no one is willing to hand over their troops to others.
The two kings of Huan and Chu were perfunctory and prevaricating, and the Jin envoys who went to the two countries had no choice but to return without success.
The news was spread back to the Kingdom of Jin. After hearing this, the King of Jin was furious. He couldn't help but slapped the king's case in front of him, stood up and said:
"The two kings of Huan and Chu are really just like men! They agreed to destroy Qin together, but now they are doing their own thing and pretending to station troops on the front line. It is simply shameless!"
"Since Huan Chu is unwilling to fight, then we, the Jin State, will destroy Qin with our own strength. When the time comes, don't say that I won't allocate territory to them!"
After venting his anger, he pointed his fingers and shouted: "Immediately send an order! Send another 100,000 troops to support Ren Ying! Let him break through Shanyu Pass no matter what!"
Hearing this, a group of Jin ministers were startled, and the prime minister hurriedly stood up, bowed his hands and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, according to the battle report of our army, the current strength of the Qin army cannot be underestimated. Look, if we deploy another 100,000 troops, our country will be relatively empty, fearing that other countries will covet us."
"It doesn't matter! Our Jin country has been strong for several generations, let's see who dares to attack me!" The King of Jin said angrily: "It's okay if the other countries don't agree to divide Qin. If you dare to take the opportunity to plunder the land, you are seeking death!"
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