Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

It was as if the other countries felt that Chu State was about to become stronger once Chu State regained Yingdu. If Wei State could take back Anyi, it would probably have the same effect.

Wei Wangyu looked at Wei Wuji with an inquiring look on his face, and said, "Mr. Xinling, in your opinion, will Zhao Wangdan return Anyi to the widow?"

To be honest, the condition that Zhao State set for Wei State was actually acceptable to Wei Wangyu.

What Wei Wangyu was worried about was that Zhao Dan would not keep his promise and would not return Anyi to Wei after he captured Hedong County.

This is not to say that Wei Wangyu treated the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, but mainly the former overlord of the Warring States, Qin, who has always been known for not talking.

Wei Wuji thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, since Zhao Wangdan attaches so much importance to the alliance of the Three Jin Dynasties, it is impossible for him to back down on this matter."

Although he only met Zhao Dan once, with Wei Wuji's ingenuity, he can certainly feel that Zhao Dan actually attaches great importance to this alliance of three Jins.

Since it is so important, there is no need for Zhao Dan to disintegrate the alliance between Zhao and Wei because of Anyi City, which is not very important to Zhao, but is very symbolic to Wei.

Wei Wuji continued: "If the minister's expectations are correct, then Zhao Wangdan must have promised Han Wangran that he would return Pingyang City to South Korea. Therefore, if Zhao Wangdan backtracked, Zhao would not only lose an ally of Wei, but It is the Wei and Han countries.”

After Wei Wangyu heard this, he felt relieved, and said to Wei Wuji, "Since this is the case, Lord Xinling will lead the army this time."

To Wei Wangyu's surprise, Wei Wuji rejected Wei Wangyu's request without any hesitation.

"Your Majesty, I am sorry that you cannot lead the army in this battle, and go out with Zhao Jun."

Wei Wangyu looked very surprised: "Why?"

Wei Wuji smiled slightly, looked left and right, suddenly lowered his voice, and said to Wei Wangyu in front of him: "I have a plan, if the king is willing to adopt it, it will definitely make Wei Guo strong and dominate the princes!"

Wei Wuji's tone was decisive, exuding incomparable confidence.

Chapter 254 Depressed Sima Jin (fourth update)

June 259, 12 BC.

Yingdu.

Yingdu is a city with a very special status, whether it is for the entire Huaxia, or for the state of Chu.

Since the Spring and Autumn Period, this city has been the capital of the Chu State, and has witnessed the ups and downs of the Chu State for hundreds of years, and witnessed how the Chu State continued to struggle unyieldingly under the oppression of the Jin State until it became the capital of the Chu State. The story of Nan Tianba in the Zhao Kingdom era.

It can be said that Yingdu represents the rise and glory of Chu State.

It is precisely because of this that when this city was captured by the Qin army led by the invincible Qin general Bai Qi 19 years ago, such an idea popped into everyone's mind

The state of Chu is about to decline.

There is nothing wrong with such thinking.

Since the Chu State was forced to move its capital to Chencheng, the original Nantian Ba ​​Chu State became a second-rate country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. It played a supporting role for the next 18 years and faded out of the central stage of the Warring States Period.

Until last year, when the main force of the Qin army was fighting fiercely with the Zhao army in Changping, Chu State Chief Sima Jingyang led 20 Chu troops to completely recover the two southeast counties, and returned Ying Du to the Chu State again.

The news of Ying Du's return made King Yuan of Chu and all the ministers of Chu State ecstatic.

The return of the two counties in the southeast, especially the capital of Ying, not only allowed the territory of Chu State to overtake Qin State again, becoming the largest country in the Warring States Period so far, but also made the people of Chu State feel that they finally ushered in the hope of rising again .

If it weren't for the strong persuasion of the ministers, Chu Wangyuan almost planned to move the capital back to this city immediately.

Of course, no matter how persuasive the ministers of Chu State were, telling Chu King Yuan Yingdu that he was not suitable to be a capital because of the long war and being far away from the Central Plains, they could not change Chu Wang Yuan's determination to move back to Yingdu.

After making up his mind, King Yuan of Chu sent a large number of craftsmen to carry out a thorough renovation of Yingdu.

After the repairs are completed, this city that once carried the glory of Chu State for hundreds of years will once again become the capital of Chu State!

Everything seemed to be going well until six days ago.

On November 259, 11 BC, after conquering Yiling City, Wangling led 30 Qin troops down the river without any pause, and suddenly appeared on the river outside Yingdu City after three days of sailing. superior.

For the appearance of Wang Ling, there was no psychological preparation in the capital city of Ying at all.

The time for the fall of Yiling City was too short, so short that the capital of Ying hadn't even had time to receive the news, and the Qin people had already arrived one step ahead.

Fortunately, Yingdu City has a huge advantage over Yiling City, and that is the field of vision.

Yiling City is located in the middle of the Yangtze River. Wuling Mountain and Daba Mountain face each other across the river.

Therefore, after breaking through the Three Gorges waterway, the Qin army advancing eastward from Yufu City was able to quickly land on the surface of the Yangtze River, which was blocked by countless mountains, and launched a lightning-fast offensive against Yiling City.

Yingdu is located in the upper reaches of Yunmengze, which is the hinterland of what later generations call the "Jianghan Plain". The average altitude here is only 27 meters, which is the lowest altitude plain in the entire land of China. Unobstructed.

It is precisely because of this that when the fleet of Qin State led by Wang Ling was still sailing on the river more than ten miles away, the defenders of Chu State in Yingdu City had already discovered the existence of the enemy. And ready to fight.

So although it was still caught off guard, this time the Qin army led by Wang Ling was not able to break through the capital city of Ying in the first place, and brought this city back to the Qin State for less than a year after it returned to the State of Chu.

After five days of bitter fighting, the Qin army still failed to capture Yingdu, and the two sides inside and outside the city fell into a confrontation.

To be honest, this situation made Sima Jin, the vanguard of Qin State, very dissatisfied.

What made Sima Jin even more angry and incomprehensible was that he was obviously the number one hero in conquering Yiling City, but since the start of the offensive and defensive battle in Yingdu, Sima Jin had not even had a chance to go to the battlefield.

If Sima Jin was a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, then maybe he would feel lucky for it in his heart.

But Sima Jin's heart not only did not have any fear of the battlefield, but was full of desire for the battlefield!

So the depressed Sima Jin had drilled the soldiers under his command extremely hard these days. Almost every soldier under Sima Jin was drilled to the point where he was so tired that he almost fell down immediately after the training.

But even so, it still couldn't dispel the unhappiness in Sima Jin's heart.

If it weren't for the strict ban on alcohol in the Qin army, Sima Jin would have come to get drunk a long time ago.

On this day, Sima Jin, who had already taken a rest early, was just about to fall asleep, when a messenger suddenly appeared in front of Sima Jin.

"General, please go to the commander's account."

Sima Jin was puzzled, but seeing that Wang Ling's order was indeed in the hands of the visitor, he put on his armor and followed the visitor all the way to the commander's tent.

Sure enough, Wang Ling was waiting for Sima Jin in the handsome tent.

Sima Jin did not dare to be negligent, and saluted Wang Ling: "I have seen the general."

Wang Ling looked at Sima Jin with a half-smile and a rather special expression on his face.

"Sima Jin, are you blaming me these few days?"

Sima Jin said in a muffled voice, "The last general dare not."

"Don't dare?" The smile on Wang Ling's mouth became even stronger: "It's not that I don't want to, but I don't dare, right?"

Sima Jin simply closed his mouth.