Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Half an hour later, Handan Miyagi.

Zhao Kuo stepped out of the carriage steadily.

Coincidentally, today's Zhao Kuo happened to meet Lin Xiangru, whose title was only one word behind his own.

"Wu Xinjun."

"Wen Xinjun."

The two are not from the same faction, but they are colleagues anyway, and the grievances between them have not reached the level of Zhao Kuo and Han Xuwei, and it is really not a place for people to stay in the ice and snow outside.

So Zhao Kuo and Lin Xiangru went up side by side and walked up the long steps towards the palace above.

While walking, they were still chatting.

Lin Xiangru glanced at Zhao Kuo, smiled and said, "Mr. Wu Xin seems to be in a good mood today. Could it be that he already has the confidence to win?"

Zhao Kuo looked at Lin Xiangru and said, "Is Mr. Wen Xin trying to test this Marquis?"

Lin Xiangru said with a smile: "Could it be that Mr. Wu Xin is still afraid that the old man's temptation will fail?"

This may be a radical method, but Zhao Kuo didn't care, and said with a smile: "I will tell you, Wen Xinjun, that this Marquis is really sure of victory."

Lin Xiangru sighed, and said: "The old man knew that things would not be that simple. It seems that I really need to advise the grand master. Next time I confront you, I should think twice before acting."

Zhao Kuo looked at Lin Xiangru and said calmly, "Wen Xinjun is much smarter than the Grand Master, how about letting Wu Xinjun come in person next time?"

The two looked at each other for a while, and suddenly they all laughed at the same time.

Until they entered the hall, neither of them said a single word.

In the main hall, Lord Pingyuan, Lord Pingyang and Zhou Shaofen had already sat down. With the arrival of Zhao Kuo and Lin Xiangru, only Han Xu was left.

After waiting for a while, Han Xuwei still did not come.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little strange, Lin Xiangru's expression moved slightly and he was about to speak, when suddenly the voice of the eunuch of the Zhao Kingdom sounded: "The queen mother is here!"

Accompanied by these words, the Empress Dowager walked into the hall, and before everyone had time to think about it, they stood up and saluted the Empress Dowager: "I have seen the Empress Dowager!"

The queen mother nodded, and said as usual: "You don't need to be too polite, just sit down."

After sitting down, the Queen Mother immediately discovered the problem: "Where is the Grand Master, why is it not here?"

No one can answer this question, because no one knows where Han Xuwei has gone.

Lin Xiangru coughed and said, "Queen Mother, maybe the grand master has something to delay on the road, and the roads are not so easy to walk in this season."

Lin Xiangru's explanation did not satisfy the queen mother, because she felt that it was Han Xuwei's performance of ignoring the majesty of the queen mother.

The queen mother said coldly: "I didn't expect that our grand teacher is still..." The queen mother suddenly cut off her words.

If everyone felt something, they followed the Queen Mother's eyes and saw Han Xuwei slowly walking into the hall.

Looking at Han Xuwei, everyone had surprise expressions on their faces.

Today, Han Xuwei looked very haggard and lifeless, and there were obvious stains from ice and snow on his robe, making him look extremely embarrassed.

Many people couldn't help but have a question mark in their hearts, wondering what happened to Han Xuwei.

Lin Xiangru was the one who reacted the quickest. Instead of looking elsewhere, he looked directly at Zhao Kuo.

Lin Xiangruo saw a flash of what seemed to be a smile on Zhao Kuo's face.

This made Lin Xiangru's heart skip a beat: "Could it be the master?" Han Xuwei walked into the hall and bowed deeply to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, the old minister is late, please forgive me."

The queen mother looked at Han Xuwei, her face changed again and again, and finally she sighed and said, "It's okay, sit down."

Anyone who is not blind can see that something has happened to Han Xuwei, so the queen mother's original intention of blaming him has disappeared without a trace.

After Han Xuwei sat down, the court discussion officially began.

The Empress Dowager looked around at everyone present, and said: "Two months ago, Wu Xinjun said that Qin State was secretly colluding with Han, Wei and other countries to launch a surprise attack on Da Zhao, and there were some arguments with the Grand Master for this.

Today is the time to solve this problem, Wu Xinjun, Grand Master, bring your evidence and materials. "

Zhao Kuo was well prepared and confidently took out a thick stack of paper from his sleeve, and presented it to the Empress Dowager's desk.

Everyone subconsciously turned their attention to Han Xuwei.

Han Xuwei stood up, did not come up with information, but knelt down with a plop.

"Queen, the old minister is wrong."

This sudden change caused everyone in the hall to show expressions of astonishment.

Except for Zhao Kuo.

It wasn't until this time that Zhao Kuo's originally worried emotions finally came to the fore.

Fortunately, it seems that the "information leak" plan carefully planned by the nightingales in Daliang City finally let Han Xu get wind of those idiots.

Looking at Han Xuwei who was kneeling on the ground, the queen mother was stunned for a while, and then said: "Master, why are you doing this?"

Han Xuwei leaned his forehead tightly on the floor, and said: "The old minister just received the news that Qin State has indeed reached an alliance with Wei State and South Korea. one strike!"

Han Xuwei did not choose to hide it, because although Han Xuwei has the final say on the entire intelligence system, it is Zhao Guo's intelligence system after all, and it is absolutely impossible to hide such a five-hundred-mile urgent military situation from the Queen Mother.

To admit it now is nothing more than a crime of dereliction of duty.

But if the concealment and denial are discovered afterwards, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor, and the whole family will be beheaded.

Which is more important, Han Xuwei is naturally very clear, so he decisively chose to admit this crime of dereliction of duty.

Listening to Han Xuwei's words, everyone except Zhao Kuo fell into a very unexpected mood.

Originally thought that Zhao Kuo and Han Xuwei would at least have a fierce fight today, but they didn't expect that the good show had just begun, and Han Xuwei would simply admit defeat?

The Empress Dowager was also so shocked that she was speechless for a while, and she finally came back to her senses and said, "So, what Wu Xinjun said is true?"

This is actually nonsense, but Han Xuwei still nodded respectfully and said, "Yes, what Wu Xinjun said is true."

Empress Dowager: "" At this moment, the anger in the Empress Dowager's heart suddenly accumulated crazily, and suddenly reached the critical point of explosion.

Over the years, the queen mother has spared no effort to support Han Xuwei to fight against Zhao Kuo. She often showed a gesture of protecting Han Xuwei, and even directly confronted Mr. Pingyuan in order to save Han Xuwei's life. Such a veteran of the three dynasties is angry.

As a result, what Han Xuwei handed over to the queen mother was such a performance.

Dereliction of duty and incompetence, not only diplomacy was crushed by Zhao Kuo, the military was crushed by Zhao Kuo, even Han Xuwei's essential work intelligence was also crushed by Zhao Kuo.

This huge gap made the Queen Mother almost go crazy!

Chapter 352 Zhao Kuo's War Plan

There was a long silence in the hall.

Everyone is not blind, everyone can clearly see the Queen Mother's face.

Even Zhao Kuo, who has always liked to beat dogs in the water the most, didn't speak at this time.

The Empress Dowager is obviously about to explode at this time, whoever touches this bad luck may attract the attention of the Empress Dowager instead and become a new target for the Empress Dowager to vent her anger.

Han Xuwei obviously understood this truth very well, and he didn't dare to get up, so he kept kneeling on the floor like that.

The floor in winter is very cold, so soon, Han Xuwei's body began to tremble visible to the naked eye.

Even so, Han Xuwei still didn't dare to move, and knelt obediently.

The queen mother still stared at Han Xuwei with a gloomy face, her expression was like a volcano about to erupt, which was extremely frightening.

After all, Han Xuwei is already an old man over 60 years old, and his physical fitness is simply not enough to last for a long time. Soon, everyone will be able to notice that Han Xuwei's body is reaching its limit.

Lin Xiangru sighed inwardly, and finally said: "Empress Dowager, although the Grand Master was negligent, he has always been loyal to the country, and he is even more loyal to the Empress Dowager and the King.

Now it's freezing cold, the veteran dared to ask the queen mother to let the grand master get up first and then ask the crime, how about it? "

Lin Xiangru knew that if he didn't speak again, something would really happen to Han Xuwei.

After all, Lin Xiangru is a veteran of the three dynasties, so he still has some face anyway.

Moreover, Lin Xiangru's words also reminded the angry Queen Mother that maybe Han Xuwei is indeed a fool, but Han Xuwei is also the one who has always been the most loyal to the Zhao royal family!The Empress Dowager took a deep breath, and the anger in her heart dissipated slowly at some point, and said coldly: "Since Xinjun has spoken, then the grand master should sit up and talk."

As if he had been pardoned, Han Xu got up from the ground with great difficulty. He first thanked the Queen Mother, and then cast a grateful look at Lin Xiangru, and then slowly moved back to his seat and sat down.

The Empress Dowager said coldly: "Since the truth has come to light, and the State of Qin has been proven to have dissent towards Da Zhao, then Mr. Wu Xin, the old woman wants to ask you, what should I do now?"

Since Han Xuwei is already unreliable, I believe that Zhao Kuo is the only choice.

Zhao Kuo was waiting for the queen mother to say this, so he immediately stood up and said: "Back to the queen mother, this is what I think.

Although Qin State can collude with South Korea and Wei State, our Da Zhao also has Chu State as a helper.

In terms of strength, the combat effectiveness of the Zhao-Chu Alliance is far superior to that of the Qin, Han and Wei Allied Forces. "

This kind of statement sounds a bit overconfident or even arrogant, but from Zhao Kuo's mouth, no one can really refute it.

Who made Zhao Kuo the No.1 general in the world?

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Go on."

Zhao Kuo said: "So, the key now lies in Yan and Qi. As long as these two countries do not participate in the war, then Da Zhao has a very good chance of winning this time."

The queen mother said: "Then how to deal with Yan and Qi?"

Zhao Kuo said: "The country of Yan was just defeated by the minister last year, and Donghu and Jizi North Korea are ready to invade the country of Yan at any time. The country of Yan should only be able to protect itself for a while, and it is impossible to have any more The power has come to participate in the war against Da Zhao, so the queen mother can rest assured about this."

"As for Qi State, Qi State may be a variable.

Although King Qi and Housheng have no big ambitions, after all, they defeated Da Zhao in the battle of Gaotang the year before last, which might give them some confidence and make them willing to participate in this war. "

"So my minister's suggestion is to send envoys to Linzi with a lot of money and gifts to bribe the Prime Minister of Qi State, Hou Sheng. Neutrality in a war."

Zhao Kuo's analysis was well-organized, which immediately made the queen mother look a lot better.

Not to mention Zhao Kuo's loyalty, just saying that Zhao Kuo's narration is orderly, the overall plan is very stable and obviously well-thought-out, makes the Queen Mother feel very comfortable.

This is what a truly capable courtier should look like!The Empress Dowager said: "The old women you mentioned will naturally send people to deal with them at that time. If there is a real war, I don't know what strategy you will adopt, Mr. Wu Xin?"

Although the Queen Mother knew nothing about the war, after experiencing the defeat of Gaotang, the Queen Mother felt that she still needed to understand the plans of the frontline generals before starting the war, and be mentally prepared in advance, so as not to hear the news of failure all at once. Rise too high.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "My minister's plan is actually very simple. Qin, Han, and Wei are on an east-west horizontal line, with the state of Wei on the east and the state of Qin on the west.

Handan, the capital of our Great Zhao, happened to be the closest to the State of Wei, so this time I started fighting from the State of Wei, fought all the way to South Korea, and then invaded the Guanzhong of the State of Qin.

In this way, the vital forces of these three countries can be eliminated at one time, laying the foundation for Da Zhao to completely eliminate these three countries in the future! "

When Zhao Kuo said these words, his entire face shone with light.

It's a glow called confidence!Looking at Zhao Kuo who was talking eloquently, the queen mother lost her mind for a moment for some reason.

This is what a man should look like!Fortunately, the Empress Dowager soon realized that she was absent-minded, she calmed down in time, and regained the cold and indifferent expression before.

"Very good, Mr. Wu Xinjun, the plans you mentioned are very good, and the old lady is very satisfied, so let's follow your plan.

By the way, how many soldiers and horses do you need? "

Zhao Kuo already had an answer to this question, Dang even said: "Going back to the Queen Mother, I need at least 25 troops!"

20 soldiers and horses are actually not many for the current state of Zhao, but they can be considered quite a lot.

The reason for saying this is that the number of soldiers that Zhao Guo can recruit has already exceeded 50, but excluding the necessary garrison forces in various places, the 25 is almost all that can be used in the entire Zhao Kingdom. The number of standing armies is up.

To put it simply, the queen mother will hand over half of Zhao's army to Zhao Kuo's hands!Is the Queen Mother willing to do this?

There is a question mark in everyone's mind.

The next moment, the queen mother spoke lightly.

"Alright, since Lord Wu Xin wants 25 people, the old woman will give you 25 people!"

Chapter 353 Zhao Kuo's Powerful Team

The queen mother finally agreed and agreed to give Zhao Kuo 25 people.

The reason is also very simple. To deal with a powerful enemy like Qin, no matter from which point of view, at least 20 soldiers and horses must be dispatched. There is no essential difference between this number and 25.

As for why Zhao Guo couldn't dispatch 40 soldiers and horses like during the Battle of Changping, the answer is actually very simple, not that it can't, but that it doesn't want to.

If 50 million soldiers and horses are really dispatched, the consumption of food, grass and materials alone will be an extremely terrifying astronomical figure.

The behavior of going out in large numbers will also cause the border of the entire country of Zhao to fall into a basically undefended state, allowing other surrounding countries and nomadic peoples in the north to invade Zhao's territory very easily.

And with so many soldiers and horses dispatched, it's okay to win, but if it loses, it might be like the battle of Changping in history, where tens of thousands of people were slaughtered.

After all, Zhao Guo is now the most powerful country in the world, and there is no need for Zhao Guo to make such a big bet without seeing enough benefits.