Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

"Rest?" Lian Po shook his head and said, "If it's possible, I really hope to go to war every year!"

This old general is obviously an out-and-out war madman just like Bai Qi.

Yu Xin sighed, and said, "Didn't the general see it? If the general has been leading the army, let alone Pang Nuan, I'm afraid that even Ju Xin, Li Mu, and even Le Cheng will treat the general well." The general complained. So this time the king did not let the general lead the army, not only from the perspective of balance, but also to appease the hearts of other generals in the army."

After listening to Yu Xin's words, Lian Po pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "Listen to what you said, the king won't let me go out this time, but it's for my sake?"

Yu Xin said with a smile: "It's natural. The general is calm and don't be impatient. I think that even if Pang Nuan defeated a country of Yan, it would not be considered a great contribution due to the weakness of Yan country. What's more, Pang Nuan went to conquer this time. Yan Guo, then when the next real war comes, he will have no reason to compete with the general for the position of leader!"

Yu Xin's analysis made Lian Po's unhappy expression completely disappear, and a smile appeared on his face: "In this case, then I will wait for Pang Nuan's good news in Handan!"

Chapter 597 Combine Vertical and Horizontal (Second Change)

Yan State, Jidu.

Empress Dowager Yan sat at the head, holding the letter just delivered by the envoy of Zhao Guo in her slender hands, her pretty face was covered with frost.

"It's unreasonable, King Zhao is going too far!" Although she tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart, in the end, the Queen Mother Yan still couldn't hold back, and directly fired at the Zhao Guo envoy in front of her.

Zhao Guo's envoy smiled slightly, and said to Queen Mother Yan very respectfully: "Go back to Queen Mother, this is my king's decision, it is better for Queen Mother to obey."

"Observe?" Empress Dowager Yan sneered, and said, "On Zhao Wang's condition, how can people obey?"

Le Jian on the side also said: "What the Queen Mother said is true, but King Zhao's conditions are really too much!"

What kind of conditions did Zhao Dan offer?

In fact, Zhao Dan's condition was very simple, that is, he wanted a city of Yan State as compensation for Yan State's sudden betrayal of the alliance and attacking Qi State in the last war, which dragged Zhao State back.

To be honest, if it was a small city, then maybe Yan State would really be ceded to Zhao State.

But the problem is that the city Zhao Dan wants this time is called Wuyang, which is the lower capital of Yan State, and it is also the city with the largest area, the largest population, and the most developed economy in Yan State.

How could such a city be ceded as it is?

Empress Dowager Yan snorted heavily, and said to the envoy of Zhao State in front of her: "It is absolutely impossible for Yan State to cede Wuyang City! Here is a letter, you can return Handan and hand it over to King Zhao. "

Zhao Guo's envoy stood up, took the letter from Queen Mother Yan with a smile, and then bowed and said, "In this case, the foreign minister will leave."

Seeing the leaving figure of Zhao Guo's envoy, Queen Dowager Yan sighed softly, with an unconcealable sadness on her face: "Mr. Chang, is Zhao Guo planning to go to war with Yan Guo this time?"

Le Jian, who was sitting at the bottom, didn't look too good-looking, and nodded slowly after a while: "Returning to the Queen Mother, it must be so."

Empress Dowager Yan shook her head and said, "If that's the case, you shouldn't have rashly sent troops to Qi State last year."

As soon as this sentence was said, Le Jian's face immediately turned a little red. After all, Le Jian was in charge of the attack on Qi, and Le Jian was also in charge of losing the battle.

Le Jian hurriedly said: "Please be at ease, Queen Mother, I will send envoys to the countries in the Central Plains. Now that Zhao State is powerful, the countries must not tolerate Zhao State's unscrupulous attack on other countries. As long as the princes join forces, it might be a chance. Opportunity to counterattack Zhao State!"

Empress Dowager Yan nodded slowly, took a deep look at Le Jian, and said, "That's the only way to go."

The capital of Qi State, Linzi.

"King Zhao intends to join hands with the widows to attack Yan?" Qi Wangjian showed a surprised expression on his face, and after a while he said to Hou Sheng and Kuang Liang who were bowing down: "Houqing, Kuangqing, Ru Er How do you like it?"

After successive victories, Kuang Liang has now been promoted to the Grand Sima of the Qi State, and he is an out-and-out core minister of the Qi State.Hearing the words, he turned to King Qi and said: "My lord, I am willing to lead the army to attack the country of Yan for the king's vanguard!"

Hou Sheng rolled his eyes for a long while, and then he said: "Your Majesty, I feel that Zhao is a powerful country in the world and an ally of Da Qi. If Qi and Zhao join forces to attack Yan, then success must be immediate. Naturally, I have no objection to such a matter."

Neither Hou Sheng nor Kuang Liang, the two important ministers, had any objection to this matter.

What a joke, who would object to such a sure-win thing.

Zhao Guo is now the most powerful country in the world, and it can be said that it is absolutely pointing where to fight, and attacking Yan Guo together with Zhao Guo, this is simply the land falling from the sky to Qi Guo for nothing.

Qi Wangjian obviously had already figured out the joints, squinted his eyes and said to the Zhao Guo envoy in front of him: "Messenger, I still want to ask, how should the land be allocated in this battle against Yan?"

Zhao Guo's envoy said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, in this battle against Yan, all the land conquered by the Qi army belongs to Your Majesty, but Wuyang City must be owned by Zhao Guo."

Qi Wangjian thought for a while, and then laughed happily.

"Very well, then you will go back and tell King Zhao that this time, the widow agrees to the joint attack on Yan!"

The capital of Wei State, Taoyi.

"Wei and South Korea join forces to attack Chu State?" Wei Wangyu sat at the head with great interest, looking at Zhao Guodaxing Zheng Zhu in front of him: "Zheng Qing, listen to what you mean, isn't Zhao Guo going to attack this time?" Send troops?"

Zheng Zhu cupped his hands towards Wei Wangyu, and said: "My lord, Zhao Guo fought against Qin and Chu last year, and now the veterans are exhausted, so naturally they don't want to go to war rashly."

Wei Wangyu stared at Zheng Zhu for a few seconds, and then sneered: "Zheng Zhu, don't you use these words to fool the widows! Zhao Guo is known to be warlike, and it is simply nonsense that the old soldiers are tired. gibberish!"

Duan Ganzi, Prime Minister of the State of Wei, also said, "Could it be that the king of Zhao intends to lure the State of Wei to go to war, and then stab the State of Wei in the back?"

Obviously, although they are allies on the surface, in fact, the monarch and ministers of the state of Wei still have a deep fear of the state of Zhao.

Looking at Wei Wangyu and Duan Ganzi who looked wary in front of them, Zheng Zhu couldn't help laughing.

"My lord, Zhao Wei is an ally, why is your lord so wary of Zhao Guo?"

Wei Wangyu snorted heavily, but did not answer Zheng Zhu's question.

Isn't this nonsense, which country in this world is not wary of Zhao Guo?It's just that due to the identities of the allies of both parties, there is no need for Wei Wangyu to speak out directly.

But Duan Ganzi said: "Zheng Qing, if you want Wei to send troops to attack Chu, it's not impossible, but first, Zhao must send troops together, second, this time Zhao can't make peace with Chu on its own, and third, Wei The state of Zhao cannot interfere in any way. As long as these three points are met, I believe that the king will not object to attacking the state of Chu."

Wei Wangyu nodded, expressing his agreement with Duan Ganzi's opinion.

Zheng Zhu hesitated for a while, and seemed to have finally made up his mind, and said to Wei Wangyu: "Your Majesty, to be honest, the reason why Zhao Guo did not participate in the battle against Chu this time is not because Zhao Guo has any intentions. I want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but because my king intends to conquer the country of Yan."

"Fight against Yan State?" Surprised expression appeared on Wei Wangyu's face, and he nodded slowly after a while and said: "So that's the case, no wonder Zhao State is unwilling to participate in the battle against Chu. King Zhao intends to directly destroy Are you in the country of Yan?"

The reason for asking this question is because the current Wei Wangyu feels that the Zhao State actually has the ability to directly destroy the Yan State.

Zheng Zhu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking. Although Yan is weak, it is also one of the seven heroes. How can you destroy it at will? This time Zhao Guo sent troops, just hoping to punish Yan, so that Yan will not be defeated again next time." It's all about making wind and rain after Zhao Guo's death."

Wei Wangyu nodded and said: "There is some reason. How about this, you go back and tell Zhao Wang that as long as Han Wang agrees, then the widow will join Han Han in sending troops to attack Chu!"

After Zhao Guo's envoy left, Duan Ganzi said worriedly: "Your Majesty, Wei Guo is not as good as Zhao Guo. Zhao Guo is now powerful and has a large population, so it can support years of fighting. Wei Guo just reconciled with Zhao Guo last year. It seems a little inappropriate for Chu to start a war with Chu again."

The so-called inappropriate is actually a relatively euphemistic term.

Although Duan Ganzi is indeed a sycophant, he still has the basic ability to govern, otherwise he would not be promoted to the position of Xiangbang.

From Duan Ganzi's point of view, the current state of Wei went to crusade against the state of Chu, in fact, it was somewhat reluctant.

The supply of military rations is one problem, and the other problem is that Wei Guo's military resources have begun to show signs of shortage. If he encounters another defeat in this war, it will be a big trouble for Wei Guo.

Wei Wangyu waved his hand, and said to Duan Ganzi: "Of course I know about Duan Qing's worries. But Duan Qingru also has to think about it. The area of ​​Chu State is several times larger than that of Wei State. Now is the time when Chu State is extremely weak, if you don’t take advantage of this time to attack Chu State more, then you will not have such a good opportunity after Chu State recovers.”