Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

However, Zhao Dan was wrong.

Uncle Li stroked his short beard and said to Zhao Dan, "Since Qin sent troops to attack Chu, why doesn't Your Majesty take advantage of the situation and send troops to attack Qin?"

Chapter 227 Please don't doubt, we Warring States princes are so awesome! (fourth more)

As soon as Uncle Li said these words, all Zhao Guojun and his officials present, including Zhao Dan, were stunned.

Attack Qin?

Taking advantage of this time to attack Qin?

I have to say, if you think about it carefully, this idea seems promising!

Zhao Dan regained his energy all of a sudden, and hurriedly said to Uncle Li, "Li Qing, tell me your opinion."

Several other ministers of Zhao Guo also focused their attention on Uncle Li.

Although Li Bo, the lieutenant, has been in office for half a year, he has always been relatively low-key among the six ministers.

And because Uncle Li has not shown any obvious inclinations, no matter whether it is the public faction or the commoner faction, they have adopted a friendly attitude towards Li Bo.

Under such circumstances, although Li Bo has a sense of presence, but because it does not involve the struggle between the two factions, his sense of presence is not high.

But today is different. Uncle Li's unexpected opinion made Lieutenant Zhao Guo, who had seldom stood in the center of the stage for half a year, become the focus of everyone's attention. .

Uncle Li seemed a little unaccustomed to such a situation, so he straightened his body a little and said, "My lord, although Qin is about to send a large army south, Chu is not weak, and the southeast two counties of Qin are the result of Chu." The status of the capital is extremely important, so there must be a fierce battle between Qin and Chu. If the king can send troops to attack Qin's Hedong County at this time, he will definitely be able to defeat it in one fell swoop. In this way, Zhao's hegemony can be achieved!"

After Li Bo said these words, the eyes of all Zhao Guojun and ministers present instantly lit up.

Hedong County, also known as Hedong Land, also known as Hedong Plain, but no matter which name it is, it must be admitted that it is a good place.

The three ancient emperors, Yao, Shun and Yu, all established their capitals on the Hedong Plain.

This plain to the east of the Yellow River and west of the Taihang Mountains is not only one of the cradles of the Chinese Ming Dynasty, but also the base camp of the overlord Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period.Both Yi and Quwo, the capitals of the Jin State, are here. After the three families were divided into Jin, Anyi, the capital of the Wei State, is also here, and Pingyang, the capital of South Korea, is also here.

It was from here that the state of Jin made its fortune, occupied the entire Taihang Mountain step by step, and finally drank the horses of the Yellow River, occupied the Taihang Mountains with tigers, and shocked the Quartet, turning the entire history of the Spring and Autumn Period into a history of Jin's hegemony.

When the three families divided Jin, most of the Hedong land was assigned to Wei State, and only a small area such as Pingyang City was owned by South Korea because it was the capital of South Korea and the location of the ancestral temple.

With the passage of time, Wei State, which was invincible all over the world in the early years of the Warring States Period, gradually declined. Qin State, which was originally overwhelmed by Wei State, strengthened step by step after Shang Yang's reform, and began to attack Wei State. counterattack.

From 366 BC to 329 BC, after 37 years and the struggle of three generations of Qin monarchs, Qin regained from Wei the Hexi land that was taken away by Wei's soldiers led by Wu Qi, a famous general of Wei. The front is approaching the east of the river across the river.

But even so, Qin State did not seize Hedong immediately, but first captured Bashu, and fought two great battles with Chu State, and finally began to attack Hedong Land after Qin Wangji came to power.

The general of the Qin army who was in charge of capturing the Hedong land was very young at the time, and he had the support of Wei Ran, then the prime minister of Qin State.

This young Qin general, his name is Bai Qi.

In 293 BC, Bai Qi defeated and wiped out 15 Wei and Han coalition forces with 24 Qin troops in the Battle of Yique, completing a miraculous performance. In the following three years, he took advantage of the victory and pursued the pursuit, occupying the entire River East in one fell swoop.

It took Qin State 37 years to recover Hexi, but only three years to occupy Hedong!

All of this is certainly related to the fact that the state of Qin is no longer what it used to be, but Bai Qi's astonishing command art and military talent are the most important factors.

The land east of Jin State's old nest, which once suppressed Qin State for a whole Spring and Autumn Period, just fell into the hands of Qin State people.

The different fates of the Qin and Jin countries can be said to be 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, which is very emotional.

Since then, Hedong has become the Hedong County of Qin State, and it has been 31 years.

Moreover, the importance of the Eastern Land is not only reflected in these historical significances.

The east of the river is a plain with fertile land and a large population. It is listed as the three major grain producing areas of Qin State along with Bashu and Guanzhong.

If Zhao State can win the Hedong Land, then the population and food problems that have been plagued by Zhao State can be greatly alleviated or even completely resolved. It is not an exaggeration to say that Zhao State's war potential can be directly doubled.

In addition, once Zhao Guo takes the Hedong land, then the entire Weihan channel of Qin State will be under the deterrence of Zhao Guo's soldiers, and Zhao Guo can easily attack Xiao from the south of the Hedong land by virtue of its geographical advantages. The passage of letter completely blocked the route of Qin State from Hangu Guandong.

That's right, the rich and handsome Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period blocked Qin State in Guanzhong for hundreds of years.What the state of Jin can do, of course the state of Zhao can also do.

The more Zhao Dan thought about it, the more excited he became, and the more he looked at Uncle Li who made this suggestion, the more pleasing to his eyes, he wished he could jump up and hug Uncle Li and kiss him a few times.

How can this idea be so good!

The other ministers of the Zhao State also looked excited, obviously thinking of going with Zhao Dan.

Of course, there were also some naysayers. For example, Lou Chang was the first to raise a question: "Now that the Xiongnu are raging in the north, Handan also needs to be guarded by heavy troops. It seems inappropriate to rashly attack Qin's Hedong County at this moment."

As soon as Lou Chang finished speaking, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Why is it bad?Because Lou Chang suddenly realized that the people around him looked at him very unkindly.

The first person to refute was none other than Zhao Sheng, who was supposed to be Lou Chang's big brother.

I saw Zhao Sheng waved his hand, and said to Lou Chang in a very unhappy tone: "The doctor's words are absurd! We will send troops to wait for the fierce battle between Qin and Chu, at least until next spring." If we send troops, the Xiongnu may have already been defeated and retreated by then, so why worry about it?"

Don't look at the later generations of the Han Dynasty who were beaten so hard by the Huns that they couldn't find the north at the beginning. The emperors of the three generations of the Han Dynasty had to bear the humiliation, but in the Warring States Period, the fear of the northern nomads did not exist at all.

You can take stock of several nomadic peoples in the north during the Warring States Period.

Yiqu?Yiqu was destroyed by the Qin State long ago, and its former territory is now called Qin State Shangjun.

Lin Hu, Lou Fan?Lin Hu is now a vassal of Zhao State, and Lou Fan simply became a member of Zhao State. Their territory is now called the five northern counties of Zhao State.

Donghu?That was the defeat of Yan Guo, the most powerful competitor from the bottom of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. Almost half of Yan Guo's current territory was taken from Donghu.

Qin, Zhao, and Yan, the three countries bordering on the northern nomads, without exception, beat up their northern horse-riding neighbors.

Nomads?That's a fart!

Yes, please don't doubt, we princes of the Warring States Period are just like that!

Chapter 228 Surrounding Qin and Rescuing Chu? (first update)

To be honest, if the Xiongnu went south in previous years, the Zhao Kingdom would basically be able to resist it with the frontier troops of the five northern counties, and rarely mobilize the central army.

However, when the Huns went south last time, there was only a team of [-] people. The scale is obviously different from the current [-] Huns cavalry going south.

It is precisely because of this that when Zhao Dan first mobilized [-] cavalry from the Northern and Southern Army to go north, many ministers of Zhao State still felt that Zhao Dan was simply making a fuss out of a molehill.

There are only [-] to [-] Huns in the area, and they even want to mobilize elites like the Northern and Southern Army

However, since Zhao Dan's prestige was as high as three or four floors after the Battle of Changping, no one dared to openly question it, but they just complained secretly in their hearts that Zhao Dan made a big fuss.

But when the news came that the Xiongnu had [-] cavalry going south, those who questioned Zhao Dan were immediately slapped in the face by the speed of light.

Now that the Huns have already come out in full force, sending [-] Northern and Southern Army cavalry north is not a fuss, but a must.