Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Mi Chen's face was flushed with anger by Lu Buwei's words, and he said angrily: "Lu Buwei! If it is according to your wishes, is it possible that you will die and leave Zhao Guo alone? What's more, if Daqin doesn't rescue his allies this time, So next time, who can safely form an alliance with Daqin to fight against Zhao Guo?"

Lu Buwei shook his head and said: "Mr. Yangquan's words are wrong. Throughout the hundreds of years since King Ping moved to the east and the feudal lords came together, there are many acts of betrayal among the states. In the past few years alone, Wei Guo has betrayed The Wei-Zhao Alliance, the Chu State backs the Chu-Zhao Alliance, and the Qi Country backs the Qi-Zhao Alliance. If this is the case, then for the survival and development of the Great Qin, why can’t the Great Qin back the Qin-Yan alliance today?"

When he said these words, the irony in the corner of Lu Buwei's mouth was very clear, and every minister of Qin State could clearly see this mocking smile.

The officials of Qin State suddenly felt a little ashamed.

In fact, when it comes to the matter of betraying the alliance, not only other countries have done more, but Qin has also done less.

Mi Chen was stunned again by Lu Buwei's words, and after a while he said: "If the Great Qin doesn't send troops, then the Zhao Kingdom will definitely win? When the Zhao Kingdom destroys the Yan Kingdom, the Great Qin will not be called a leader. Safety!"

Lu Buwei calmly said: "First of all, although the State of Zhao is strong, it may be difficult to say that the State of Zhao will destroy Yan. Although the State of Yan is weak, its people have always grown up in a bitter and cold place, and their characters are tenacious. It would be annexed so easily. Otherwise, the overlord Qi State would have destroyed Yan State long ago, so why bother today?"

"Secondly, even if the State of Zhao can destroy the State of Yan, is it a good thing for the State of Zhao? I don't think so. In the past, the State of Qi only destroyed a small State of Song and then attracted five countries to attack Qi. Now if the State of Zhao is really If Yan is destroyed, the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Qi will surely turn their backs on Zhao because of fear, and the five kingdoms will defeat Zhao soon, isn't this the good fortune of Qin?"

After Lu Buwei said these words, Mi Chen was immediately speechless.

It was at this time that another voice suddenly sounded: "Prince, I think that Lu Qing's words are the correct answer. Da Qin only needs to recuperate now. Regardless of whether Zhao Guo annexes Yan Guo in this battle, it will definitely be the next step for the world." All the countries are afraid, if we can organize all the countries to attack Zhao, then great things will be accomplished!"

Everyone turned their gazes to the speaker, only to realize that it was none other than Cai Ze, Gang Chengjun, one of the three giants of the Qin State.

For a long time, Cai Ze has actually maintained a relatively detached position, somewhat in the sense of sitting back and watching the two tigers, Lu Buwei and Mi Chen, compete.

Judging from the current situation, Mi Chen is undoubtedly the most powerful as a prime minister, Cai Ze also has a foundation as a former prime minister, but he is not stronger than Mi Chen and can only be regarded as the middle, and Lu Buwei is the most trusted but has the most foundation due to his recent rise. shallow.

Even so, since Zi Chu was replaced after the destruction of Xianyang City last year and a large number of Qin officials were arrested and imprisoned for dereliction of duty, Lu Buwei also took the opportunity to arrange a lot of his own people, which is considered to have greatly increased his strength.

So if Lu Buwei and Cai Ze join forces now, it is enough to resist Mi Chen's strength.

Therefore, when Cai Ze also spoke, the forces opposing the battle in the entire Qin Dynasty immediately gained the upper hand.

Zi Chu pondered for a moment, and finally made a final decision: "In this case, let's rest and recuperate temporarily, and wait for the opportunity. By the way, Mr. Gang Cheng, you and Lu Qing have recently contacted other countries to try to recruit Zhao's allies. They secretly win over, so that they can cooperate with Daqin to give Zhao Guo a blow at the critical moment!"

After all, the blood of the old Qin people also flows in Zi Chu's body. Although temporary dormancy is allowed, the ultimate goal of the old Qin people is never to shrink to a corner in Guanzhong.

Zi Chu believes that he will break through the damn Zhao State's restraint like those indomitable Qin Kings, and finally aspire to the Central Plains!

Seeing Mi Chen's unhappy expression, Lu Buwei showed a happy smile on his face, and turned his head to meet Cai Ze's friendly gaze, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Maybe it's time to find an opportunity to visit Mr. Gang Cheng's mansion." Lu Buwei thought to himself.

Chapter 6 The Victorious Huns (First update)

Yan State, Fenmen City.

The 20 troops of the Yan State defended here with their backs against Beiyishui, firmly blocking the 30 Zhao-Qi allied forces preparing to go north from here.

Half of the spring has passed, but the snow outside the city has just melted, and the muddy land is quite difficult. Perhaps this is the reason why the Zhao Qi coalition forces did not start to attack the city immediately.

The tense atmosphere has quietly spread in the city since the day the city was surrounded. After all, the record of Yan Guo and Zhao Qi in the past few years is not enough for Yan in the city. The army and the people of the country feel at ease. Although the Qi country still has occasional victories, when the Yan country faced the Zhao country, it was completely defeated.

What's more, with the current strength of Zhao State, any country will instinctively feel afraid when facing Zhao State's army.

Le Jian, the young commander of the Yan Army, stood at the top of the city of Fenmen, quietly watching the two large camps in the southwest and southeast. These two camps stretched endlessly outside the city of Fenmen like two giant dragons connected end to end. , filled all the eyes of Lejian.

After Lejian rejected Zhao Guo's offer, both Queen Mother Yan and Lejian knew that a big battle was inevitable.

So Jidu immediately issued the highest-level mobilization order, and officials from all over the country of Yan acted with the highest efficiency under Shangfeng's death order, and succeeded in just over a month. A force of over 20 troops was recruited and formed into Fenmen City.

This is already the most powerful military force in the country of Yan, and it can be said that it has exhausted all its military forces. If this battle is defeated, then the territory of the country of Yan will really be completely at the mercy of the Zhao Qi coalition forces.

Regarding this point, Le Jian knew it well, and believed that Pang Nuan and Kuang Liang in the big camp outside the city knew it too.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Qi's coalition forces made a gesture outside the city that they will win or lose in a single battle, making it clear that they want to use this siege battle to completely disintegrate the defense forces in the Yan Kingdom.

A seemingly stable Yan general stood beside Le Jian, and said somewhat worriedly: "Mr. Chang, the enemy army is coming fiercely. This battle must be very difficult."

Le Jian nodded slightly, and said: "Difficulty is inevitable, but the Zhao Qi coalition army's immoral campaign will definitely be condemned by the princes. As long as they guard here until winter, Zhao Qi and the two countries will naturally retreat."

When Le Jian said these words, his heart was somewhat bitter.

You must know that the spring snow is melting now, which is the best time for spring plowing and sowing in the country of Yan. However, a large number of young and old people gather here, coupled with the reality of raging wars, this year's country of Yan will surely usher in a poor harvest year.

Even if it can be successfully defended, it will be a great weakening of the Yan Kingdom.

In Le Jian's mind, he was very clear that whether Yan could survive the attack of Zhao Qi's allied forces in this battle, apart from the fact that he had to defend this place to the death, there was another very important prerequisite, which was to get reinforcements. .

If there is no reinforcements, it is actually quite reluctant to use Yan's own national strength to fight against Qi, let alone add a giant Zhao.

Lejian sent envoys to almost all countries, hoping to get reinforcements to delay Zhao's advance, but to be honest, even he himself didn't know which countries would respond to his request for help.

"In short, let's do our best and obey the fate." Le Jian thought silently as he looked at the two enemy troops that had begun to gather outside the city.

The general of Yan State standing next to Le Jian is not as firm as Le Jian. After all, in his opinion, Yan State is so weak and Zhao State is so strong. Will there be reinforcements?

Reinforcements actually do exist.

Thousands of miles away from Fenmen City, behind the Helan Mountain Que on the west bank of the Yellow River, a great battle is unfolding.

The [-] Huns cavalry shouted loudly, and launched wave after wave of offensives amidst the sound of majestic horns.

Opposite them was a full [-] Yuezhi cavalry. Under the reflection of Lantian and Baiyun, the Yuezhi and Xiongnu, the old enemies, once again launched a desperate fight.

The current Xiongnu Da Shanyu is named Du Longqi, and he was the Hunxie King among the previous Xiongnu tribes. After defeating the Aries King, he succeeded in ascending the throne.

I have to say that Du Longqi Shanyu did a pretty good job after assuming the throne. When he was defeated by Li Mu at that time, Du Longqi Shanyu did not choose to continue going south, nor did he choose to go west. When there is civil strife, take the opportunity to move eastward.

After a series of battles on the prairie, Du Longqi Shanyu incorporated a large number of Donghu tribes, and defeated the [-] elite cavalry led by the King of Donghu in the first battle, further compressing the power of the Donghu people, and at the same time Let the Huns become the masters of the eastern part of the Monan grassland again.

But this is obviously not enough for the Huns.

The peoples on the grasslands were born to fight and plunder. Now that the plundering targets in the east have been defeated, their eyes naturally shifted to the west.

As the mortal enemy of the Huns, the Yuezhi people occupy the vast grassland from Helan Mountain to Yinshan Mountain. This area, which was called the Hexi Corridor in later generations, became the next target of the Huns.

So after the cold winter passed, Du Longqi Shanyu took advantage of the unpreparedness of the Yuezhi people and suddenly went south from the Xiongnu royal court to the Hexi Corridor, plundering countless Yuezhi tribes along the way.

After hearing the news that the Huns were going south, King Weishishka of the Yuezhi led [-] fine riders to the north, and fought a desperate fight with the Huns on the prairie on the west side of Helan Mountain.

The bowstrings kept snapping, countless arrows fluctuated in the positions of both sides like raindrops, and the warriors brandished their sabers to charge bravely. Many people fell on the way of charging, but more people followed closely. The comrades in arms opened up the road and rushed up.

The war lasted for a whole day, and the Yuezhi firmly suppressed the Huns with their slight advantages in numbers and combat effectiveness. It seemed that victory was imminent.

However, at this moment, [-] Wusun cavalrymen suddenly appeared on the battlefield under the leadership of the leader Jun Xu Mi, and stabbed heavily into the flank of the Yuezhi people like a sharp knife.

The Yuezhi people were in disarray, and after half an hour of fighting, they began to collapse.

The Xiongnu and Wusun coalition forces took the opportunity to pursue them. The whole pursuit lasted for three days and three nights. The whole grassland was stained red with blood. Numerous Yuezhi elites were either captured alive or killed by the coalition forces on the spot. The Yuezhi king Vishishka led Thousands of remnants of defeated generals escaped.