Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 92
Chapter 92: Xin Zhao's Three Ways to Break the Swallow
State of Zhao, Taiyuan County, Jinyang City, Palace of the King of Zhao.

After returning from the Central Plains, Zhao Wang put the matter of destroying Yan on the agenda. This is the dream of Zhao Guo for many years. Since Zhao Guo became the roost in Hebei, he has always planned to compete in the Central Plains, but every time he mobilized troops, he was harassed by Yan Guo from the rear. , made Zhao Guo very distressed. During the war in the Central Plains, if Yan Guo did not want to get involved, I am afraid that Zhao Guo would have to weigh it if he wanted to go south.

So after returning, regardless of the loss of the Central Plains War, King Zhao resolutely proposed to destroy the Yan State, completely unify Hebei, and prepare for the competition in the Central Plains.

"Zhao Qing, how many soldiers and horses do you want to attack Yan this time?" Zhao Wang asked Zhao Xin.

"Back to the king, I dare to ask, is the king trying to teach the Yan country a lesson this time, or is he trying to completely destroy the Yan country?" Zhao Xin said bluntly.

"This battle must be successful in one battle, and the country of Yan will be completely wiped out. The country of Yan will not be destroyed. It will always be just a dream for my great Zhao to go south." King Zhao said without hesitation that he would completely destroy the country of Yan.

After Zhao Xin understood King Zhao's meaning, he began to think quietly. After a long time, Zhao Xin cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to destroy the Yan Kingdom, you need at least 40 troops."

"What!" The ministers were shocked.

Chen Liang, Prime Minister of the Zhao State, came out and said, "General Zhao, do you really want so many? You must know that this is a powerful army. If so many soldiers and horses are sent out, there will be no soldiers in Da Zhao."

The population of Zhao State has always been smaller than that of the Central Plains. After more than 200 years of development, Zhao State has saved less than 50 soldiers and horses. The battle of Huishan lost tens of thousands of elites. Now the entire Zhao State has only 40 soldiers and horses. , and among them, only about 20 can be called elite.

Zhao Xin looked at Chen Liang and said seriously: "Chen Xiang, you have to know that the strength of the Yan State is not weak. But if the country is to be destroyed, the people of Yan will definitely rise up and resist, without 30 soldiers, how can our army fight city by city."

"However, we have to keep soldiers in the country. If the countries in the Central Plains have different ideas, I'm afraid Da Zhao will fall into a state of eternal doom." It's not that Chen Liang doesn't believe in Zhao Xin, but the entire Zhao country only has 40 soldiers and horses. They were all sent to fight against the country of Yan, so if other countries or Hu people outside the pass came to fight against the country of Zhao, how could the country of Zhao resist.

King Zhao on the throne is also very distressed. He finally made up his mind to deal with the Yan Kingdom, but it would be too risky to send all the troops at once. If he is not careful, not only will the Yan Kingdom not be destroyed, but the Zhao Kingdom will also be destroyed. .

"My Majesty, I support General Zhao!" Lin Qingfeng, Xin Zhao's old partner, came out to support him: "With the strength of Yan Kingdom, if I, Da Zhao, don't send out all-powerful soldiers, I will definitely not be able to win. The matter of worry, I think it is nothing to worry about. After so many years of attacking the Hu people outside the pass, they have long since become ineffective. If it hadn’t been for Da Zhao who has been unable to spare his hands, the Hu people would have been wiped out long ago.”

"Secondly, among the countries in the Central Plains, only Han and Wei are bordered by our Great Zhao. These are all allies of our Great Zhao. Moreover, Qin and Han are now fighting against Longguan. There is also a state of Chu that looks at it covetously, and will never dare to act rashly, so it is a good opportunity to send troops at this time."

Lin Qingfeng's words moved Zhao Wang very much, and he wanted to take a risk, so he asked Xin Zhao: "Qing Zhao, if I hand over 40 soldiers and horses to you, how sure are you that you can destroy Yan?"

Xin Zhao cupped his hands and said: "As long as the king fully supports the minister, I have a [-]% chance of destroying Yan within two years."

For two years, King Zhao was seriously thinking about this time. In two years, the battle at Longguan should not be over. The possibility is not high. As for the State of Wei, with the State of Chu at his side, the King of Wei didn't have the guts at all. He made himself angry and directly joined forces with the State of Chu to destroy him.

As for the [-]% certainty that Xin Zhao said, Wang Zhao said that this is not within the scope of consideration at all, and the [-]% that Xin Zhao said is basically stable.

Zhao Wang struggled for a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Zhao Qing, I believe you, I will take a risk, but I don't know what plan Zhao Qing has?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust." Zhao Xin cupped his hands, and then asked someone to bring up the map, and said to King Zhao, "I want to report to your Majesty, this time I plan to divide the army into three groups."

"For this first route, I will personally lead an army of 20 troops to garrison Puyin, threatening Zhuo County and Hejian County. I believe that as long as I am in Puyin, Le Lei will not dare to send the main force south."

Everyone nodded in agreement, Xin Zhao's reputation is too great, and he has repeatedly defeated the Yan army. If the Yan army dares to go south while Xin Zhao is stationed in Puyin, Xin Zhao can go directly to Jicheng.

Seeing that everyone did not object, Zhao Xin continued: "For the second route, General Sima Chong will lead an army of [-] to attack Qinghe County, Anping County, Bohai County, and Hejian County. Drive the country of Yan back to the barren Youzhou, so that the country of Yan will have no chance of turning around."

Even though the core area of ​​the Yan Kingdom is in Youzhou, the most elite land in the entire Yan Kingdom is in these four counties. If these four counties are gone, the Yan Kingdom will be half dead.

"For the third route, General Zhang Chuan will lead an army of [-] to attack Dai Commandery. Dai Commandery is the most unstable place in Yan Kingdom. As long as Dai Commandery is taken down, Guangyang County can be threatened."

"The main purpose of the three-way army, the first line led by the minister, is to try to hold back more main forces of the Yan Kingdom, and the purpose of General Zhang Chuan's third line is to deter Jicheng so that the king of Yan will not dare to mobilize it. With the soldiers and horses in Jicheng, General Sima Chong’s second mission is to nibble away at the best of Yan’s land as much as possible. Without the support of the four southern counties, within a year, Yan’s food shortages will occur. Our army's opportunity has come."

Xin Zhao finished the marching route of the three armies in one breath, and said to Zhao Wang: "Your Majesty, Yan Kingdom is also a big country, and it is difficult to win a quick battle. We have to fight steadily. The weak four counties in the south won. How can the 30 Yan army be supported by the bitter cold of Youzhou alone? After the Yan army has a food shortage crisis, our army can defeat the main force of the Yan army in one go. Then go all the way to Ji marching into the city."

"Crack! Crack!" After hearing this, King Zhao clapped his hands and praised: "Zhao Qing is worthy of being the No.1 general of my Great Zhao. With such a plan, the weakness of Yan Kingdom has been exploited to the extreme. It seems that my Great Zhao has already done so in this battle." There is no chance of failure."

After finishing speaking, King Zhao stepped down from the throne, came to Xin Zhao, held Xin Zhao's hand, and said solemnly: "Qing Zhao, the widow has handed over the lifeblood of my great Zhao to you. You must not disappoint the widow."

Xin Zhao was very touched by King Zhao's trust in him, and looked at King Zhao, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will fulfill my mission, I will not destroy Yan, and I will come back to see Your Majesty without shame."

Zhao Wang patted Zhao Xin's hand with a smile, and said: "I have confidence in Zhao Qing." Then he turned to the ministers and said: "Zhu Qing, this battle is related to the fate of my country, I hope you will work hard to assist Zhao Qing, if anyone finds out, whoever dares to neglect, will definitely be executed!"

"I don't dare to wait, I will do my best to help General Zhao defeat Yan!" The ministers responded.

(End of this chapter)