Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

At this moment, there was a sound of rolling wheels, and Jingyang's chariot drove over under the escort of a group of Chu soldiers.

Kuang Liang didn't bother to talk to Mr. Xinling anymore, he immediately laughed and said, "Sima Jingyang is here, it's a bit late today, maybe it was too late to go back to bed worrying about state affairs last night?"

Kuang Liang also didn't seize any opportunity to laugh at Jingyang, because he knew that Jingyang would do the same if he had the chance.

However, Jingyang didn't have any intention of continuing to quarrel with Kuangliang today. He looked at Kuangliang coldly, and said a word that stunned everyone present: "Everyone, the old man received the national interview last night. King Zhong urgently ordered me to withdraw my troops immediately.

So today I am here to bid farewell to you, and today I and all the generals of the Great Chu will withdraw their troops and return to the Great Chu. "

Kuang Liang's body shook, and he looked at Jingyang in disbelief: "Withdraw?

Da Sima, are you kidding me? "

Jingyang snorted heavily, and said, "I hope the old man is really joking! Well, the old man is gone, you can take care of yourself!"

After saying this, Jingyang immediately left with all his subordinates.

Although he was also very unwilling in his heart, Jingyang had no choice. Chunshen Jun was sharpening his sword in the state of Chu, just waiting for Jingyang to resist his orders.

After Jingyang left for a while, the whole scene was dead silent.

Lord Xinling murmured to everyone's ears: "So that's the case, it really is like this, Mr. Wu Xin, hey, tall, really tall!"

After hearing Lord Xinling's words, everyone's faces were burning hot.

Just now, Lord Xinling also said to be careful that Zhao Kuo would persuade other princes to withdraw their troops, but everyone didn't think so.

As a result, Jingyang really led the Chu army to retreat now!And Mr. Xinling himself, although his prediction was successful, did not show any expression of joy. Instead, what emerged from his heart was a strong helplessness, and even a vague fear.

There is no doubt that the sudden order of the king of Chu to withdraw his troops must be inseparable from Zhao Kuo.

So this is why Zhao Kuo deliberately said the real intention of the decisive battle in five days, because Zhao Kuo needs to buy time for the lobbyists sent to Chu State, so that the envoys of the King of Chu can arrive at Lingqiu before the decisive battle , ordered Jingyang to withdraw his troops.

In other words, Zhao Kuo had already concluded that the king of Chu would be persuaded and would choose to withdraw his troops before the fight.

Zhao Kuo is obviously not in Chencheng and he is not a courtier of Chu State. Why can he have such a thorough understanding of the psychology of the King of Chu, and why can he be sure that the lobbyists he sent will be able to convince the King of Chu?

After thinking about it carefully, Mr. Xinling realized that this was the most frightening thing!Kuang Liang also lost all arrogance at this moment, looked at Lord Xinling and said, "Mr. Xinling, tell me, what will happen next?"

Although he has been competing with Jingyang for the dominance of the coalition forces, the departure of Jingyang still caused Kuang Liang to be in chaos, and even began to ask for help from Lord Xinling who was very disdainful just now.

Lord Xinling smiled wryly, and said, "Actually, I think the retreat of the Chu army may not be the most troublesome thing."

"what?"

Kuang Liang widened his eyes and said, "Is there any worse news?"

Lord Xinling said with a serious expression, "I'm afraid that besides the King of Chu, there may be other kings who will also be persuaded by Zhao Kuo's emissary and choose to withdraw their troops!"

A dead silence.

After a long time, Kuang Liang swallowed with some difficulty, and said, "Which king might it be?"

Lord Xinling sighed, "Maybe every king."

Obviously the sun was shining brightly, but everyone suddenly felt as if a cold wind was blowing, which was extremely biting.

Chapter 255 Is this also in Zhao Kuo's scheme?

Lian Po boarded the city wall of Lingqiu.

As the general of the Zhao army, Lian Po is used to inspecting the city wall every day before the coalition forces launch an attack, to find out possible problems in advance.

In the morning sun, Lian Po hurriedly walked, nodding and saying hello to some familiar subordinates from time to time, and occasionally patted some soldiers on the shoulder affectionately, stopping to ask about the practical difficulties these soldiers were facing.

Lian Po is definitely a general who loves soldiers very much. Of course, he will become extremely decisive when he is on the battlefield. At that time, casualties are just a number for him.

It was precisely because of Lian Po's performance that the 40 defeated Zhao soldiers in Lingqiu City were able to persist for such a long time under the siege of the [-] coalition forces.

But even so, as the inspection distance gradually deepened, Lian Po's brows inevitably frowned after all.

The situation in Lingqiu City is already very bad. There have been many gaps in the city wall, but they can only be repaired hastily. Sooner or later, it will become a bigger gap, which is a huge hidden danger for the city defense.

The number of soldiers who can fight on the city wall is decreasing day by day, while the number of wounded soldiers is constantly rising, but there are not enough doctors and medicines to treat the wounded soldiers.

The food consumption is about to decrease. Lian Po has already started to reduce the ration share of each individual as much as possible under the advice of the military ration officer, but all the food will be consumed in at most five days.

Difficulties follow one after another, but what about hope?

There is only one hope, and that is the [-] reinforcements led by Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo outside Lingqiu City.

Will Zhao Kuo save Lian Po?

Lian Po's answer to this is yes.

He knew that although he was at odds with Zhao Kuo, both of them were ministers of Zhao Guo, and they both hoped that Zhao Guo would become stronger.

Zhao Kuo will definitely take the overall situation into consideration, and it is absolutely impossible to play any tricks on matters related to the interests of Zhao because of political differences.

In all fairness, if Zhao Kuo brought 20 reinforcements, Lian Po felt that Zhao Kuo had hope of winning, but the number of [-] really made Lian Po dare not hold any hope.

The news that Lian Jing brought back from his adventure out of the city last night made Lian Po's heart chill.

The rising sun is a symbol of hope, but now Lian Po is standing outside Lingqiu City, facing the rising sun, but what he feels is full of despair!A familiar voice suddenly sounded beside Lian Po: "General, the enemy is about to launch an attack, it's time to return to camp."

Lian Po looked at Lian Jing in surprise, "Didn't I let you have a good rest?"

Lian Jing raised his head and said loudly: "The children of the Lian family fight for the country, and they never know the word tired!"

Lian Po was silent for a moment, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Okay, this is the old man's son!"

The father and son looked at each other and smiled, with determination and determination in their eyes.

Suddenly, an exclamation came.

"Look, are the Chu people withdrawing their troops?"

Lian Po's and Lian Jing's bodies froze at the same time, and the original sense of heroism of sacrificing their lives for the country completely disappeared in an instant. At the same time, they turned their heads to look at the Chu army camp outside the city.

At this moment, a large number of Chu troops in the camp of the Chu army are constantly moving out. However, the direction of the Chu army's marching is not in the direction of Lingqiu City, but heading towards the south without looking back. out of the battlefield.

Lian Po and his son watched this scene in disbelief, shaking with excitement.

Among the Allied Forces of the Five Nations, the State of Chu is definitely ranked in the top two. Now that the Chu army suddenly retreats away, this is definitely unparalleled good news for the Zhao army in Lingqiu City.

The next moment, bursts of cheers began to erupt from the city wall.

"The Chu army has retreated!"

"The Chu people have run away!"

Amidst the cheers, Lian Po let out a long breath. It felt like a huge boulder that was pressing on his body suddenly became much lighter at this moment.

After a while, the cheers gradually died down.

Because everyone suddenly discovered that it was only the Chu people who had run away, and the other four-nation coalition forces still showed no signs of moving.

But even so, the fact that the Chu army retreated still greatly boosted the morale of Zhao's defenders in Lingqiu City.

Lian Jing looked at his father and asked softly, "Could it be that person who did it?"

Lian Po sighed and said, "Except for Wu Xinjun, who else can do this?

Don't forget what Wu Xinjun said to you last night. "

Lian Jing's eyes widened in surprise, and he said after a while, "Is this also in Wu Xinjun's scheme?"

Lian Po didn't speak, but nodded slowly.

Outside Lingqiu City, the camp of Zhao Guo's reinforcements.

Xu Li rushed into the camp excitedly: "Your Majesty, the people of Chu have withdrawn their troops!"

Zhao Kuo, who was drinking porridge, put down the empty bowl in his hand very calmly, and said, "Yes, I see."

Xu Li was dumbfounded for a moment, then slapped his head: "That's right, I forgot, this must be in the lord's scheme."

Zhao Kuo laughed, seeing Xu Li like this, he was also quite emotional.

Once upon a time, Uncle Xu Li, who used to worry about Zhao Kuo this and that, has now become a fan of Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Uncle Xu, just wait, maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will still receive news of Qi's retreat."

A day passed like this, and Kuang Liang returned to his handsome tent with a gloomy expression.

The departure of 30 Chu troops brought the number of coalition troops outside Lingqiu City to [-]. This number is still extremely advantageous, but it can no longer be said to be a sure win.

But Kuang Liang did not lose hope because of this. After all, in his opinion, the current situation is at best that the odds of winning have changed from [-]% to [-]%, which is relatively stable.

"Maybe it's time for Lord Xinling to pay attention to Lord Xinling's strategy."

Kuang Liang muttered to himself.

I have to admit that Mr. Xinling is the only one in the coalition army who has accurately sensed Zhao Kuo's thoughts so far.

Lord Xinling also said today that other countries might follow in Chu's footsteps and retreat. This is what really worried Kuang Liang.

Which country will it be?

At this moment, a report suddenly came from outside the big tent: "My lord, the king's envoy is here!"

Kuang Liang was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously said, "Please invite the envoy in."

For some reason, Kuang Liang suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

A moment later, a minister of the State of Qi walked into Kuang Liang's tent, took out a decree and handed it to Kuang Liang.

"You can see for yourself, Da Sima."

Kuang Liang took the King Qi's decree with some trembling, and read it, only to see that it said "If the Chu army retreats, they will immediately withdraw and return to the country, there must be no mistakes!"

Kuang Liang froze in a daze.

He had indeed thought about the possibility of other countries withdrawing their troops, but he never imagined that the one withdrawing this time turned out to be his own king!

Chapter 256 What, Qi has also withdrawn its troops?

Kuang Liang looked up with some difficulty, and showed a very reluctant smile to the messenger, "The messenger is tired all the way, can you rest for a while, and I will call the generals to deliver the order tomorrow, how about it?"

There was an obvious pleading in Kuang Liang's words.

The messenger shook his head and said, "General Kuangliang, the Prime Minister has a word for you that you cannot do anything, don't go against the trend!"

These words were like a silent arrow that directly hit Kuang Liang's chest, making his body start to shake.

Anyone who has been involved in the political arena of Qi State knows that one thing is better to offend the King than to offend the Prime Minister!Although King Qi focused on pleasure and seldom paid attention to state affairs, he was not a cruel and easy-to-kill king. In recent years, few ministers in Qi State were executed by King Qi's order.

But Housheng is just the opposite. Housheng has a very small mind and always pays back. If a Qi official dares to disobey Housheng's order, then being dismissed is the best result. Many people will be found by Housheng afterwards. It is common for other reasons to counterattack and reckon, and it is common for families to be destroyed.

Moreover, in the past two years, King Qi's trust in Housheng has obviously strengthened a lot. None of the official appointments proposed by Housheng were refuted by King Qi, but all of them were approved. Housheng almost completely controlled the personnel power of Qi State, allowing Kuang As one of the "Five Great Officials of the Qi State" like Liang, an important minister of the Qi State can only act cautiously under the shadow of Hou Sheng.

Kuang Liang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said after a long time, "I understand, please rest assured the envoy, I will definitely obey."

In the camp of the Wei army, Lord Xinling sat in front of Jin Bi, and said with a serious face, "General Jin Bi, I know that you have a lot of opinions on me, but now that the Chu army has suddenly retreated, the hearts of the coalition forces have been shaken." , if you and I continue to squabble like before, I am afraid we will really miss the victory!"

Jin Bi looked at Lord Xinling in front of him, and said after a long time, "What do you think Lord Xinling should do next?"

Lord Xinling breathed a sigh of relief at this sentence, and immediately said, "The next thing is very simple, that is, to fight Zhao Kuo immediately, the sooner the better! Otherwise, once the kings of other countries are persuaded to withdraw their troops, everything will be in jeopardy." It's too late to regret it!"

Jin Bi frowned for a long time, quite hesitant.

After all, Lord Xinling is the object that King Wei fears very much. If Jin Bi listens to Lord Xinling here, will King Wei feel that Jin Bi is secretly colluding with Lord Xinling?

Lord Xinling also seemed to see the doubts in Jin Bi's heart, and said very earnestly, "Please think about it, General, if this battle is defeated, will Zhao Guoguo let Wei go?

At that time, it will be the time when the real disaster of Great Wei will come. This Marquis asks the general to make the most correct decision for the sake of millions of Wei soldiers and civilians! "

Jin Bi let out a long sigh, and said, "Since the Marquis has said so, what else can Jin Bi say?

When I see Kuangliang Da Sima tomorrow, I will tell Da Sima what Jun Hou said. "

This is agreed.

Lord Xinling was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "Thank you General for taking care of the overall situation. Although this battle is difficult, we will definitely win!"

Jin Bi and Lord Xinling, the political enemies who were completely at odds with each other, chose to cooperate with each other, with the only goal of defeating Zhao Guowu Xinjun Zhao Kuo!Another night passed.

The next morning, Jin Bi and Lord Xinling got up early, and soon after finishing the army, they came to the front of the battle.

The main general of Yan State, Ju Xin, and the main general of South Korea, Han Wen, have arrived, but the main general of Qi State, Kuang Liang, is missing.

Lord Xinling looked around, and found that the Qi army's camp was so quiet that no soldiers came out, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding, "Where is the great Sima Kuangliang?"

Everyone was stunned, but no one could answer Lord Xinling's question.