Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Zhao Dan couldn't help but slapped his mouth. It seems that national honor is not as reliable as glory and wealth.

However, after seeing the grand occasion of the selection camp, Zhao Dan was also relieved. After all, Zhao Jun also lost tens of thousands of soldiers in the Battle of Changping, and this is the time when fresh blood is urgently needed.

After taking a quick look at it, Zhao Dan left the Northern Army camp. Before leaving, he specially told Le Cheng: "Practice hard, don't slack off, you will soon have the day to go to battle!"

Judging from the secret report sent by the surveillance guards and his own perception, Zhao Dan is quite satisfied with the northern army led by Le Cheng.

Just need to give it a while, Zhao Dan believes that this army will bring him a lot of surprises.

Of course, the rise of a country does not depend solely on the military, but also requires progress in many aspects such as internal affairs and diplomacy, and these are exactly the problems that Zhao Dan plans to solve in the coming days.

After these problems are almost resolved, Zhao's foreign expansion can begin again.

Chapter 2 So now the question is, who to hit first? (third change)

June 259, 2 BC.

Another meeting was held in Handan Dragon Terrace.

This time is also not a big court meeting, but it is worth mentioning that this time the six giants of Zhao State are all present.

Li Bo, Lieutenant Lieutenant of Zhao Guo, was just in his early forties. He was the former Sheriff of the Dai County. He was not tall and had a long beard.

During the first battle of Daijun, Li Bo mobilized the army and people of Daijun and a large amount of supplies as the county guard, and gave great help and support to Pang Nuan's army, and made a lot of contributions to Pang Nuan's defeat and capture of Lifu alive.

In addition, Uncle Li also managed Daijun in an orderly manner when he governed the territory on weekdays. He was well received by the army and people of Daijun, and he can be said to be a very capable official.

Moreover, Uncle Li himself was also a talent discovered by King Zhao Xiaocheng after he took office before he crossed over. He didn't have much connection with the public clan and the civilian faction, and he belonged to Zhao Dan's cronies.

Under the combination of several factors, Li Bo's promotion can be regarded as a matter of course.

Zhao Dan looked at the six giants of Zhao Guo gathered in front of him, his eyes stayed on Lou Chang for a few seconds before moving away, and then he said slowly: "The summoning of the ministers is really about the Zhongmou League. In your opinion, after the alliance, where should our country of Zhao expand?"

That's right, in today's meeting, Zhao Dan intends to discuss the future strategy of Zhao State with his cronies present, and after it is confirmed, he will discuss it with Han Wei at the meeting.

Who will hit first?this is a problem.

In terms of geographical location, Zhao Guo's geographical location is actually quite ordinary.

To the north of the State of Zhao is the prairie occupied by many nomadic peoples, to the east is the State of Qi, to the northeast is the State of Yan, to the west is the State of Qin, and to the south there are South Korea and State of Wei. It can be said that there are enemies in all directions.

With Zhao's current national strength, it is obviously impossible to attack from all sides at the same time and win, and it is only possible to focus on one direction.

Therefore, under such circumstances, it is imperative to take the lead in selecting a main attack direction.

Zhao Dan did not speak out his opinion first, but wanted to hear the views of the ministers.

The monarch, of course, has to make the final decision.

And the ministers were clearly prepared for this.

Yu Xin has just been promoted to the internal history, and at this moment is the time when the limelight is in full swing, so this time it can be said that he did his part. After glancing at the people present, he spoke first: "My lord, in the opinion of my ministers, next year's spring will come. Sending a large army to attack Chu, this is a good opportunity for our army to attack Qi."

As soon as Yu Xin finished speaking, the expressions of everyone present changed in unison.

Some people may ask, isn't Qi an ally of Zhao?

In the Warring States Period, such things as allies were not like the alliances of later generations that lasted for a few years or ten years, but could change anytime and anywhere. South Korea is a typical example.

Before the Battle of Yique, South Korea and Wei often formed an alliance to resist Qin's attack.

But after being defeated by Bai Qi several times in a row, South Korea turned into Qin's lackey again, and joined forces with Qin to deal with Zhao and Wei in the Battle of Huayang.

After the Battle of Changping, South Korea betrayed Qin again and stood on the side of Zhao and Wei.

The idiom "Chao Qin Mu Chu" is a satire on the rapid change of foreign policies of the vassal states in this era.

Therefore, none of the ministers of Zhao State present were surprised when Yu Xin said the words of attacking the quasi-ally of Qi State.

For the people present, every other country except Zhao is a potential ally in the future, as well as a potential enemy in the future. All Zhao has to do is to choose who to regard as an ally and who to regard as an enemy.

Since Zhao Dan had already set the tone of the alliance between the three Jins, Han and Wei were first excluded from the list of enemies.

Judging from the words of Yu Xin who was the first to speak, Yu Xin wanted to attack Qi first.

Zhao Dan glanced at Yu Xin and asked, "Why attack Qi?"

Yu Xin talked eloquently: "There are three people who attacked Qi. Although Qi State borrowed grain from Zhao, it was unwilling to send troops to help Zhao. This is one of them; although Qi State allowed half a year's grain, it only gave grain for May. This is the second; Qi has long been sparse in battle formations, and the Qi army is far less sharp than the Zhao army, this is the third; therefore, if you attack Qi, Zhao will surely win."

As soon as Yu Xin finished speaking, Lian Po who was on the side also said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, attacking Qi is the best strategy!"

Zhao Dan took a look at Yu Xin and Lian Po's singing one and duo, but he wasn't too surprised.

After all, Lian Po is famous for "eating and sleeping to attack Qi State". He captured almost a hundred cities in Qi State for Zhao State alone. For Lian Po, attacking Qi State is not a challenge at all. , but should be called enjoyment

So of course Lian Po likes to fight against Qi.

Then we will fight Qi Kingdom?

Someone disagrees.

As soon as Lian Po's words fell, Zhao Sheng on the other side also spoke: "It is absolutely impossible to attack Qi!"

Everyone turned their attention to Zhao Sheng.

I saw Zhao Sheng said: "Nowadays, the world is fought by Qin and Zhao. Although Qin was defeated by Changping, it did not hurt the root, and is still Zhao's great enemy. Therefore, for today's strategy, we should go west and break Qin with all our strength. In the land of Hedong and Shangjun, it is the best policy for Zhao Ke to dominate the world!"

Zhao Bao immediately echoed his words: "Mr. Pingyuan's words are correct. If they attack Qi, then Qin and Qi will join forces to attack Zhao. Zhao will be attacked on both sides. How can he be successful? Therefore, it is the best policy to combine the three Jins and attack Qin."

Yu Xin was dissatisfied when he heard it, and retorted: "Qin has such a famous general as Lord Wu'an. If Qin and Zhao confront each other, how can Zhao say that he will win? Attacking Qi will surely win. And Qin will attack Chu, Qin Chu There must be a big battle. If Zhao attacks Qi, how can Qin have the strength to support Qi?"

Zhao Sheng sneered, and said: "Yu Qing's remark is absurd! Changping's Qin is the strongest Qin in history, but this strong Qin cannot be the coalition army of the Three Jins. Today's Qin is only a weak Qin. If the Three Jins come out again, the weak Qin will definitely lose! And if Qin attacks Chu, then it will be Zhao, Wei, Han, and Chu who will face Qin at that time. Is it possible for Qin to win? Certainly not!"

After Zhao Sheng said these words, Yu Xin was speechless for a while.

Everyone was also very surprised. They didn't know why Zhao Sheng, who had always been unable to speak to Yu Xin, was so eloquent today.

Sitting on the throne, Zhao Dan secretly laughed when he saw everyone's expressions.

In fact, Zhao Sheng's rhetoric was basically taught by Zhao Dan.

In fact, this is not the first time that the two factions of the Gongzu and the civilians have disputed over Zhao's line.

The commoner school has always been a firm "first Qi and then Qin" school, that is, easy before difficult; and Gongzu school has always been a "first Qin and then Qi" school, advocating difficult before easy.

To be honest, both views actually have merit.

But for Zhao Dan, who is a traverser, Zhao Dan understands the horror of Qin State, so naturally he wants to kill Qin State as the first priority.