Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Zhao Shengdao: "From my point of view, the current situation in Chu is unfavorable, and the king of Chu must have the idea of ​​making peace."

This is actually a foreseeable thing. If the battle is lost, what else can we do if we don't cede the land and pay compensation?It's impossible to wait until someone breaks through the capital before seeking peace.

Zhao Dan snorted and slapped the table heavily: "Chu will never make peace with Qin and Qi at this time!"

Although it was only a short period of time, Zhao Dan had actually thought everything through clearly.

Once the Chu State seeks peace and withdraws from the battlefield, Qin's 25 main force can immediately return to Hedong and fight with the Allied Forces of the Three Jin Dynasties.

Then Qi State might take advantage of the fire to loot and attack Handan from the east.

In addition, the Three-Jin Alliance is not monolithic, and Wei Guo is already restless, and has been flirting with Qin Guo in secret.

In case Wei Guo also betrays at a critical moment, then Zhao Guo will have great fun.

If you want to prevent all these chain reactions from happening, you must first stop Chu's possible peace talks!

Zhao Dan raised his head, looked at the few ministers present, and said in a deep voice: "I am going to take the Northern Army as the main force and dispatch troops from various counties to form an army of 10 people to go south to reinforce Chu State!"

Zhao Dan originally didn't plan to fight on two fronts, but now it seems that he can't do it without two fronts.

Regarding this point, the ministers of Zhao State did not have much objection, and Chu State must be saved.

However, some people also raised some different opinions on the rescue method. For example, Zhao Sheng said: "Your Majesty, why don't you directly attack the Qi State and force the Qi army to return to aid?"

In terms of distance, Zhao State Handan is very close to Qi State, but Wei State is separated from Chu State. Obviously, it will be more convenient and closer to Qi State.

"No." Zhao Dan categorically denied Zhao Sheng's opinion, and said, "Mr. Pingyuan, what I want now is not for Qi to retreat, but for Chu to stay in this war!"

That's right, it seems that "encircling Qi and saving Chu" is a more economical and affordable choice, but the problem is that if Qi doesn't care about it, just like Wei when he surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao, he must first defeat the enemy in front of him before returning to the army, then it will be difficult. done.

Back then, Zhao Dan's great-great-grandfather Zhao Chenghou had the courage and iron will to fight against Pang Juan until the city of Handan was broken, but the current King Yuan of Chu may not have the courage of Zhao Chenghou.

In Zhao Dan's mind, the battle situation is very likely to be that Qi will encircle Chen Ying, and then the Chu army on the Jingyang side on the west line will collapse after hearing the news, and then Qin and Qi will join forces to encircle Chen Ying, and Chu will be forced to cede territory And, it is even possible to join Qin Qi to fight against Zhao Guo.

It's like an avalanche of dominoes.

Therefore, Zhao State has no time to slowly attack Qi State, but will directly send troops to Chu State, first to help Chu State survive!

Zhao Dan said in a deep voice: "Although the situation of the Chu State is unfavorable, at least Pengcheng is still in the hands of the Chu State! As long as Pengcheng is not captured by the Qi State, then the situation will not be so bad. So once the troops are dispatched, we must be the first It's time to rush to Pengcheng to help the Chu people stabilize their line of defense, and we must not let the Qi people continue to cross the Danshui and press Chen Ying!"

Zhao Dan's words convinced all the ministers present, and then Uncle Li asked: "Your Majesty, the Northern Army is the main force for this dispatch. Do you want to call the Northern Army Zhonglang General Pang Nuan back to Handan?"

Pang Nuan is still on the Zhao-Yan border, ready to lead the frontier soldiers from the five northern counties to interfere with the Yan King's throne.

Zhao Dan thought for a while, then shook his head resolutely: "It's too late, so I will take the deputy general of the Northern Army Ju Xin as the main general, complete the assembly within three days, and go south immediately!"

The military situation is on fire, and it will take five or six days to travel from Handan to the Yanzhao border in the north. When Pang Nuan returns, the day lily will be cold.

Zhao Dan went on to say: "Send an envoy to appease the state of Chu, and tell the widows of the state of Chu that they have sent troops to the south and will arrive in a few days. You must rest the king of Chu's heart and prevent him from making peace with Qin and Qi!"

"Also, immediately send an order to Lian Po, Wu Xinjun of Hedong County, no matter what method Lian Po uses, he must conquer the entire Hedong as soon as possible, so as not to miss the opportunity after the main force of the Qin army returns to aid!"

Zhao Dan uttered several orders in one breath, and then turned his attention to the ministers present: "Is there anything else you want to add?"

Xiangbang Zhao Sheng blinked, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling of the State of Wei, is leading [-] Wei troops to fight in Tao County. Why didn't Your Majesty order Wei Wuji to lead the army to assist Chu? , You only need to go down the Heshui River and Surabaya River, and you can reach Pengcheng in a few days, which is much faster than the king sending troops from Handan."

As soon as Zhao Dan heard Zhao Sheng's words, he slapped his thigh fiercely: "That's right, immediately tell me about the state of Wei, and directly send an envoy to Taoyi, ordering Wei Wuji to remove the siege of Taoyi immediately, and go south to help Chu!"

"Tell Wei Wuji, if he doesn't send troops, the widow will depose him!"

Chapter 3: Huang Xie's Life-saving Straw (Second Update)

Pengcheng.

In later generations, the name of the city was Xuzhou.

Speaking of the origin of this city, it really has a long history.

Thousands of years ago, Emperor Yao, one of the five emperors, enshrined Pengzu here as the "Great Peng's Country", and the name of Pengcheng came from this.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this place once belonged to the State of Song, but now it has become the territory of the State of Chu.

After the Chu State Commander Yin Chunshen Jun Huang Xie suffered a big defeat in Lanling, he led the remaining tens of thousands of defeated soldiers and fled here, trying to use this as a stronghold to defend against the enemy.

As for the Qi State, Kuang Liang, the main general of Qi State, chased here with 20 fighters from Qi State and surrounded Pengcheng.

This afternoon, Chun Shenjun Huang Xie standing at the head of Pengcheng City looked at the Qi army slowly retreating below the city, and then looked at the dense Qi army camp outside the city like a dark cloud cover, his face was full of frustration, He couldn't help sighing, his originally slender face was now stretched like a horse's face, and his brows were almost squeezed together.

Although he survived the onslaught of the Qi army for another day, will he be able to survive tomorrow?Huang Xie was not sure at all.

In the Battle of Lanling City, Huang Xie lost almost all of his main force, and it was Huang Xie's limit to be able to survive the onslaught of the Qi army for such a long time with the remaining defeated soldiers. up.

Thinking of the Battle of Lanling, Huang Xie's mind was full of regrets.

Speaking of which, the battle of Lanling was really Huang Xie's own death.

The Qi army on the opposite side only showed a little flaw, deliberately making an appearance of lax military discipline and order, and then Huang Xie attacked rashly, and then the Zhongfu was defeated.

Otherwise, with Huang Xie's initial defense line inside and outside Lanling City, even if it was given to the Qi people for three years, no, five years, the Qi people would not be able to break through it at all!

But it's too late to say anything now. Huang Xie can only accept the fact that he was not only beaten into a pig's head by the Qi people, but also surrounded by Qi people who were several times his size in Pengcheng. It should not be said that the ground is not working, let alone reinforcements, and even escape is almost impossible.

A close aide quickly walked up to Huang Xie and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, just now Kuang Liang sent another envoy to persuade him to surrender."

Kuang Liang, a name that Huang Xie hated so much.

It was this guy who led Qi's 20 fighters to defeat Huang Xie, making Huang Xie fall to where he is today.

Huang Xie was furious when he heard the words, and snorted: "I am the Minister of the Chu State, one person is under one man and over ten thousand people, how could I surrender to him, a small Zhuzi in Kuangliang! Come on, beat the messenger of Chuzi out of the city with a stick go!"

After a while, a man who was stripped naked ran out of the city gate of Pengcheng, holding his butt in embarrassment under a burst of sticks, causing the few laughter from the Chu army up and down the city gate.

Yes, the morale of the Chu army in Pengcheng has been low to a certain extent.

If it hadn't been for Huang Xie's constant infusion of ecstasy soup, saying that the Chu army on the western front had already defeated the Qin army, and Da Sima Jingyang led reinforcements to Yunyun soon, then the morale of the Chu army in Pengcheng would have collapsed long ago. It was breached.

But having said that, Huang Xie knew very well in his heart that there were no bullshit reinforcements at all, and Jingyang, the only one capable of supporting Huang Xie, could not protect himself now.

In fact, if it weren't for knowing that Jingyang had been cheated, maybe Huang Xie wouldn't have attacked in such a hurry.

Yes, Huang Xie actually planned to defeat the Qi army first, and then go back to the west of the division to rescue Jingyang.

It's a pity that Huang Xie obviously overestimated himself, and also underestimated Kuang Liang, the general of the Qi State on the opposite side.

Whenever he thought of this, Huang Xie felt infinite regret in his heart.

But there is no one in this world who regrets taking medicine, so no matter how regretful Huang Xie is, he can only look at the disciples of the Qi army who are several times his size outside the city and say nothing.