Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

When another spring comes, the pace of war is slowly approaching.

During the first meeting in spring, Zhao Dan began to ask a question.

Who should be the next target?

Year after year, day after day of war, to be honest, Zhao Dan sometimes feels a little bored and tired.

But in this situation where it is impossible for other countries to be annexed by Zhao Guo peacefully by virtue of diplomacy, war is an inevitable choice.

But as the saying goes, if you sail against the current, you will retreat if you do not advance. Only by constantly expanding the territory and weakening the national power of other countries can Zhao Danna's goal of unifying the world be achieved better and faster.

Around the question raised by Zhao Dan, the important ministers of Zhao State launched a very intense discussion.

Lian Po took the lead and said to Zhao Dan: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should continue to attack Qi State. Qi State took back the previously ceded land from Yan State last year, and once occupied a large area of ​​Huaibei in Chu State. The enmity between Yan and Chu is difficult to resolve. Therefore, the king only needs to unite Yan and Chu to attack Qi, and it will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort."

For Lian Po's point of view, Zhao Sheng obviously disagreed, and saw this Zhao Guo Xiangbang said: "Wu Xinjun's words are wrong. Yan Guo rejected the king's request to attack Qi Guo last year, and it was delayed in the battle against Chu. Therefore, the people of Yan are not trustworthy. Chu State ceded a large area of ​​territory to Zhao State last year, and Chu Wang Yuan must also be unwilling to send troops together. In this way, the matter of attacking Qi is not so simple."

Lian Po snorted and said, "Even without the two countries of Yan and Chu, Zhao Guo's power alone is enough to break the Qi!"

Zhao Sheng nodded, and said with a smile: "What Lord Wu Xin said is very true. But please don't forget that Lord Wu Xin is now the strongest country in the world, and all the people from the other six countries, although they appear to be submissive, are actually my Zhao State. The enemy of the country is also. If we attack rashly, I am afraid that it will lead to a joint reaction from the six countries, which will lead to bad things."

Hearing this, Zhao Dan suddenly said, "Mr. Pingyuan's words are justified."

In Zhao Dan's view, the current Zhao State is undoubtedly the strongest Zhao State in history, but at the same time, Zhao State's situation is actually the most delicate in history.

At the state of Zhao, any covenant is actually unreliable. It only needs an opportunity, and the Six Kingdoms may attack Zhao at any time.

How can we restrain this situation of the Six Kingdoms attacking Zhao?The answer in Zhao Dan's mind is not to stand on the opposite side with the other six countries at the same time.

So Zhao Dan has always paid attention to diplomacy, and almost every war will unite two or three countries to attack together.

Judging from Zhao's current national strength, as long as there are two countries fighting side by side with Zhao, then Zhao is basically very safe.

Zhao Dan said to several Zhao Guozhong ministers in front of him: "Every war must have two or more allies. This is the bottom line of the few. If there are not so many allies, then unless several other countries fall into We are attacking each other, otherwise the widow would not easily start a war. Well, do you have any other opinions?"

The ministers were silent in thought.

After a while, Zhao Sheng broke the silence and said, "Your Majesty, it is better to send troops to attack Qin State. Qin State suffered heavy losses in the war with Zhao State last year. Now that the national power is declining, it is a good opportunity to attack Qin State. .”

As soon as Zhao Sheng said what he said, Zhao Bao and Pang Nuan immediately expressed their agreement.

But Yu Xin obviously did not agree with Zhao Sheng's opinion. Yu Xin said: "Mr. Pingyuan's words are wrong. If you want to attack Qin, then Hedong County must provide food for the army. But Hedong County last year We were hit hard in the war, and last year's harvest was seriously insufficient, and we survived the crisis only by transporting food from the treasury, so how can we provide food for the army?"

Xiangbang Zhao Sheng thought for a while and said, "We can allocate grain from Jinyang."

Yu Xin shook his head and said: "Jinyang has been supplying grain to Hetao and Shuofang counties for the past two years, and the pressure is actually not small. Although there are still about [-] shi of grain stored in Jinyang's warehouses, but the [-] Stone grain is far from enough for the army to attack. If grain is transported from Handan, it must pass through Shangdang and Hedong before it can be transported to the front line of Guanzhong.

Zhao Dan couldn't help nodding slightly when he heard this. What Yu Xin said was indeed quite reasonable. It seemed that he could only wait until the grain production in Hedong County resumed before preparing to launch an offensive against Qin.

From another point of view, although the two or three years of suspension will also relieve Qin, Zhao also has the opportunity to restore Hedong County and take the opportunity to attack the East, which is not a loss.

The most important thing is actually Baiqi this guy.

Bai Qi is not dead, Zhao Dan is really not able to attack Qin boldly with confidence.

After all, this is a man who can create miracles in the true sense. Zhao Dan doesn't want his Zhao country to become a stepping stone for another miracle of war by Bai Qi.

Zhao Dan said: "Well, if that's the case, let's put aside the matter of attacking Qin for now. Qing Yu, what's your opinion?"

To be honest, Zhao Dan really doesn't like the kind of people who only know how to deny other people's opinions, but never know how to propose any solutions.

Being a courtier is for you to come up with ideas, not for you to talk to other courtiers. It is more reliable to say a thousand words than to come up with one idea.

Fortunately, as Zhao Dan's confidant, Yu Xin obviously already knew Zhao Dan's character, so he said without haste, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better to crusade against Yan."

"Yan Guo?" Zhao Dan showed a surprised expression on his face, and after a while he said: "Why is this?"

To be honest, although Zhao Dan was very dissatisfied with Yan Guo's delay in the last battle against Chu, Zhao Dan really never considered attacking Yan State.

The country of Yan is located on the border, neither its geographical location nor strategic significance is considered important, so Zhao Dan's need to attack the country of Yan is not very urgent.

In addition, Yan has only two neighboring countries, Qi and Zhao. Under the premise that other countries will definitely not participate in the battle against Yan, even if Zhao and Qi form a coalition to attack Yan, it is not in line Zhao Dan's idea of ​​"every war must have two allies".

Yu Xin cleared his throat, and said, "Your Majesty, I think that attacking Yan State is the perfect opportunity for Zhao State."

"Last year, Qi State lost a large area of ​​Huaibei in Chu State because of Yan State. After all, Qi Wangjian hated this. If Your Majesty sends envoys to Qi State, then Qi Wangjian will definitely agree to attack Yan State together with Your Majesty. As long as Zhao and Qi attack Yan together, then Yan will definitely be defeated."

Zhao Sheng was obviously very dissatisfied with Yu Xin's dismantling just now, so he immediately said: "Yu Qing, what if the other four countries take the opportunity to attack Zhao when they attack Yan, what should we do?"

As soon as Zhao Sheng said this, several other Zhao Guozhong officials nodded one after another. This is indeed a big problem.

Yu Xin was obviously prepared for this, and immediately laughed when he heard the words: "Mr. Pingyuan's words are reasonable. Handan is located in the Central Plains and the State of Yan is located in the northeast. If a large army sets out to attack the State of Yan, then Handan in the hinterland of the Central Plains is indeed in danger of being attacked by surprise." So in my opinion, before attacking Yan, we should find something for the Central Plains countries to do."

"Looking for something?" The officials in the palace looked at each other with puzzled expressions on their faces.

Yu Xin turned his face to Zhao Dan, and said to Zhao Dan: "Your Majesty, I remember that last year, Your Majesty promised King Han and King Wei to attack Chu State freely. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Zhao Dan nodded and said, "It's true. Could it be that Yu Qing wants to persuade Han and Wei to attack Chu?"

Yu Xin said with a smile: "Your Majesty is indeed discerning, and I have this intention. The capital of Chu State was conquered last year, and a large area of ​​territory was seized. It was the weakest time. If Han Wei and Wei jointly sent troops to attack Chu State, the odds of winning must be It is quite large, so the king of Han and the king of Wei should agree to join forces to attack Chu. As long as there is a war between Han, Wei and Chu, then the king can rest assured that he will unite with Qi to attack Yan in the north."

Pang Nuan on the side interjected, "Did Yu Qing forget that Chu State has such an ally as Qin State? If Chu State is attacked by Han and Wei, Qin State will surely not stand idly by?"

Yu Daoxin: "Pang Qing's worries are justified. But Pang Qing, don't forget that Qin State also suffered heavy losses last year, and the people of Qin State may be powerless to rescue Chu State. What's more, if Qin State also Joining the battle group is actually a good thing for Zhao Guo."

After hearing what Yu Xin said, Zhao Dan thought about it, and felt that it really seemed to be the same thing.

As long as Han, Wei, Qin and Chu are involved in the melee of the four countries, Zhao Guo can naturally go north without worrying about future troubles.

So Zhao Dan no longer hesitated, and quickly made a decision.

"Yu Qing's words won the hearts of the few. Zheng Qing, you quickly arrange envoys to go to Yan, Qi, South Korea and Wei to implement what Yu Qing just said!"

Zhao Guoda's pedestrian Zheng Zhu bowed and said, "Here!"

Zhao Dan paused for a moment, and then said: "As for the general who will attack Yan Kingdom"

While talking, Zhao Dan glanced over Lian Po and Pang Nuan, obviously hesitating.

But soon Zhao Dan made a decision: "This time, Pang Nuan will be the main general and Li Mu will be the deputy general. When everything is ready, lead an army of 15 to attack Yan!"

An expression of dissatisfaction immediately appeared on Lian Po's face, and he was about to speak, when Yu Xin who was beside him gave him a wink in time, the old general gritted his teeth and closed his mouth.

In a short while, several important officials left the main hall of Longtai, Lian Po deliberately slowed down, and waited until Yu Xin came up and walked side by side before saying: "Why did Yu Qing stop Yu Wu?"

Although the current civilian faction is nominally headed by Lian Po, Yu Xin, as a think tank, often speaks very heavily.

Yu Xin stroked the beard under his chin, smiled at Lian Po, and said, "The general attacked Chu last year, so it's okay to take a rest this year."