Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Zhao Guo once again acquired a large area of ​​plain land in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, greatly expanding the area of ​​cultivated land.

After this treaty, Qi State was seriously injured, and completely fell from the position of the second most powerful country in the world, and could no longer pose any threat to Zhao State's hegemony.

Zhao Kuo looked at King Qi and Zhou Shaofen signing the treaty with a smile, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

It was also once the number two in the world, why Qi was abolished in the first battle, and Qin was still able to maintain a strong competitiveness after being beaten so many times by Zhao Kuo?

The answer is actually very simple, the territory of Qin is very large!Zhao Kuo attacked the State of Qin several times, and obtained the land of five counties: Hedong County, Shang County, Dong County, Sanchuan County, and Xihe County. It is only one-third of the territory of Qin State in its heyday.

The territory of Qin State is large enough, so even though it keeps ceding land to Zhao State, it is still very large and strong.

This is like a modern Chinese alien dynasty in later generations, which had more than 300 million square kilometers of land in its heyday. Even if it kept ceding a large number of territories, it would still have 960 million square kilometers when the new Chinese Republic was established.

For a country like Qi, which is very powerful but has a small territory, ceding it once will directly hurt the muscles and bones, and instantly weaken it.

So there is a very reasonable saying that there can never be too many things like land and territory, and the bigger the better.

Only if it is big enough, the enemy cannot be wiped out in one battle, but can only be gradually encroached and annexed step by step. This gives the country time and space to accumulate strength to resist.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo secretly made up his mind.

"The Huaxia dynasty of this Marquis must be bigger than any other Chinese dynasty in history! It is so big that the unworthy descendants will lose their families for two or three hundred years in a row!"

The ceremony for signing the peace treaty was very grand. Hundreds of captured Qi ministers were all present, and most of their eyes fell on Zhao Kuo.

The most emotion in these gazes is undoubtedly fear.

In the past few years, although the Zhao army has swept the world, including the king of Qi and these ministers of the Qi state, they actually don't think highly of the state of Zhao in their hearts.

On the one hand, because Qi State was once a veteran overlord, it is natural to look down on Zhao State as an "upstart".

It was under the influence of these dual factors that Qi State even dared to unite with other princes to take the initiative to attack Zhao State.

Then, the nightmare of Qi people came.

It was the man in front of him, Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo, who led the Zhao army not only to easily defeat the Qi, Wei and Yan coalition forces in Kuangliang, but also after four months of peace, there was a sudden thunder, and Linzi was conquered in an instant, making everyone a subordinate Prisoner.

This is the power of the No. 1 general in the world. The Qi people felt it very deeply, and paid an extremely heavy price.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jiang's Qi State once became the first overlord under the leadership of Duke Huan of Qi, Jiang Xiaobai and Guan Zhong.

During the Warring States period, Tian's Qi State also dominated the world under the leadership of Qi Wei Wang Tian Yinqi and Zou Ji, Tian Ji, Sun Bin and other virtuous ministers.

Many Qi people thought that this year would be the beginning of Qi's third hegemony, but now they realize that they were wrong.

If you want to dominate in this era, you must climb the mountain of Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo.

The people of Qi thought that they could turn over, but when they really got their heads broken on the mountain, they realized that the mountain of Wu Xinjun was much higher than they expected!Zhao Kuo also realized something, and glanced over.

The ministers of Qi State were startled and bowed their heads one after another. No one dared to look at Zhao Kuo.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Kuo couldn't help showing a mocking smile.

It's not that the state of Qi doesn't produce talents, but that with the smoky combination of Qi Wang Tianjian and Xiangbang Housheng, talents can't stand out at all.

The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked.

Therefore, the Qi State, which is so rich, seems to be a castle in the air, and it collapsed after being pushed lightly by Zhao Kuo.

Qi State, that's all!

Chapter 548

On the second day after the agreement was reached, Zhao Kuo led Zhao Guo's army to withdraw from Linzi and return to the court formally.

It was still spring when the troops were dispatched, and after half a year of war, it was already the season of summer and autumn.

All the soldiers of the Zhao State were very happy, not only because of this victory, but also because of the other huge benefits brought about by the victory.

Qi State has always been a big country known for its trade, and Linzi City is one of the most commercial capitals among the Seven Heroes, gathering countless wealth.

This time, Zhao Jun only used more than [-] carriages to transport money, jade, and various treasures, and this did not include the many spoils that had been allocated by Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo's harvest is not limited to this.

Due to Lian Po's disastrous defeat in the Battle of Jidu, the generals of Lian Po's family either died in battle or were demoted and dismissed by the enraged Queen Mother.

After the anger, the queen mother wanted to support Le Cheng to fight against Zhao Kuo, but after all, Le Cheng was a new official and was beaten in the face by Zhao Kuo in various ways, so Le Cheng's power in the army is far inferior to that of Lian Po .

Now after this victory in Qi Qi, Zhao Kuo can still promote a large number of loyal subordinates to a more important position with their military exploits, helping Zhao Kuo better control Zhao's army.

Zhao Kuo's position in the army became more and more stable.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but smile.

As long as Zhao Kuo continues to win, it is impossible for the Queen Mother to fight Zhao Kuo to the death, and can only play the game of suppression and weakening according to the rules in the political arena.

Every suppression by the Queen Mother is a big crisis for Zhao Kuo, but there are also opportunities in the crisis.

Zhao Kuo was not afraid of the queen mother's suppression. What Zhao Kuo was more worried about was that the queen mother left herself idle and did not give herself any chance to fight for several years.

When a general cannot get the opportunity to lead the army, he will be gradually forgotten, even for a person like Zhao Kuo who has been called the "Military God".

Fortunately, the current situation has changed all the way, and the Queen Mother has never found any chance to keep Zhao Kuo in cold storage.

Zhao Kuo let out a long breath with a smile on his face.

Sneaked into the night wind, moisten things silently.

Everyone thinks that Ben Hou is just a minister, but they don't know how much power Ben Hou has cultivated.

Benhou is looking forward to the surprised expressions on everyone's faces when the world truly realizes the power of Benhou!When Zhao Kuo returned to the court in a happy mood, he didn't know that thousands of miles away, a tribe he was very concerned about was discussing something that would be closely related to Zhao Kuo and Zhao Guo.

There are many nomadic peoples living on the northern prairie of China. They raise livestock and live a life of chasing water and grass.

Among them, the Huns are undoubtedly a relatively powerful nation.

The Xiongnu is actually a tribal alliance composed of hundreds of large and small tribes living in the vast area from Ruoshui in the west to Liaoshui in the east.

The Xiongnu in this era has not really formed a country under the leadership of Mao Dun Shanyu like decades later. Usually, everyone lives in their own way, and when something big happens, they will elect a few chiefs of the big tribes to gather together for discussion. .

On this day, the patriarchs of several major tribes of the Huns were discussing matters.

The four chief clans are Huyan clan chief, Lan clan chief, Xubu clan chief, and Shuda clan chief. Together, these four clan chiefs determine the fate of the entire Xiongnu clan.

The head of the Huyan clan is the oldest, with gray temples, and said worriedly: "Last winter was colder than the past ten years, and our livestock suffered a lot.

Autumn is coming soon, if we don't do something, more people will freeze to death this year! "

Livestock can provide herdsmen with food such as meat and milk, as well as war horses. They are the most important and only property of herdsmen.

It is precisely because of this that herdsmen are extremely dependent on livestock. Once there are not enough livestock as a living resource, herdsmen cannot survive.

Last winter, a once-in-a-decade severe cold covered the entire prairie, causing a large number of Xiongnu's livestock to freeze and starve to death.

Herdsmen who lack livestock as a survival resource can barely survive in the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn, but when another winter comes, they absolutely cannot survive.

The herdsmen are the people of these patriarchs. Of course, they can't watch their people freeze to death or starve to death in large numbers, otherwise their tribe will decline, or even be wiped out by other tribes.

The head of the Lan clan had the most vicious appearance and the most sinister expression, and said coldly: "What else can I do?

Of course it can only be snatched from other places!As long as we can grab enough food and livestock, we will naturally survive this damn winter! "

The head of the Xubu clan said: "Who is it to steal?"

The head of the Lan clan seemed confident, and said, "Let's go and grab the Yue clan!"

The Yue clan is a nomadic people located in the Hexi Corridor of the Qilian Mountains. For hundreds of years, they have fought against the Huns continuously, winning and losing each other. They are the mortal enemies of the Huns.

Among the four major tribes, the Lan family is the most western tribe in the ranch, and it is also the tribe that has fought the most wars with the Yue family.

The patriarch of the Tongda clan frowned and said: "The power of the Yue clan is still very strong, we have rarely been able to defeat the Yue clan in recent years, isn't this inappropriate?

If you want me to say, let's hit Donghu directly! "

The Suoda clan's pasture is the easternmost of the four major tribes, so naturally they don't want to go all the way to the west to fight the Yuezhi. Donghu in the east is a closer and better target for the Shuda clan.

The head of the Lan clan snorted, and said dissatisfiedly: "Donghu is our suzerain, if we can defeat Donghu, do we still have to pay tribute to them every year?"

The patriarch of the Suoda clan retorted: "Didn't Qin Kai, the general of Yan State, beat the Donghu people to the ground a few years ago?

If you ask me, the current Donghu is no longer the Donghu of the past. We should overthrow the Donghu and stop paying tribute to them. "

The head of the Lan clan said: "Even if you don't want Donghu to continue to be our suzerain, you should send troops when our army is strong, not when our strength is affected!"

The two patriarchs quarreled endlessly, and the smell of gunpowder in the big tent became stronger.

At this moment, the most experienced patriarch of the Huyan clan said: "Okay, stop arguing.

I have an idea that will resolve your dispute between the two of you. "

The two patriarchs of the Lan family and the Shuo family stopped at the same time, watching the chief of the Huyan family.

The head of the Huyan clan has always been regarded as the think tank of the Huns, and his prestige is still very high.

The head of the Huyan Clan coughed and said: "The Yue clan is in the west, and the Donghu is in the east, there is not enough time for us to gather our troops.

So this time we went directly south to attack Zhao Guo! "

Chapter 549 The Xiongnu went south, Zhao Kuo was rewarded

After the Huyan Clan Chief finished speaking, the other three showed surprised expressions on their faces at the same time.

The head of the Lan clan lost his voice and said, "Attack Zhao?

Are you confused? Now everyone knows that Zhao Guo is the most powerful country in China! "

The clan chiefs of the Xubu clan and the clan chiefs of the Shuda clan also looked at the clan chief of the Huyan clan with the expressions of "you are a bad old man", and their eyes were full of doubts.

The head of the Huyan Clan coughed and said seriously: "Your news is outdated, understand?"

The head of the Lan clan frowned and said, "Could it be that Zhao is not the most powerful country in the world now?"

The head of the Huyan clan shook his head and said, "No, Zhao Guo is still there."

The head of the Lan clan was furious, and said, "Are you kidding me?

Since it is the most powerful country in the world, why should we fight Zhao people? "

The head of the Xubu clan also said: "One Yan country defeated our suzerain Donghu and fled. Zhao country is obviously stronger than Yan country. How can we be Zhao's opponent?"

Although these patriarchs have lived in the grasslands for a long time, they are eager to go south from the bottom of their hearts.

There are fields in the south, more food and people, and warmer weather. These are the things that people in the grassland yearn for and yearn for.

Therefore, they are also very concerned about the Huaxia princes in the south, but because the communication between the two parties is not much, their information about China is only hearsay, and the timeliness and accuracy are not high.

Facing the doubts from the other two patriarchs, the Huyan clan chief said with confidence, "Don't I know what you two said?

Moreover, our Huyan's ranch itself is the closest to Zhao. "

The patriarch of the Zhuan clan said: "So what is your plan?"

The patriarch of the Huyan clan smiled slightly, and said: "Although the Zhao country is strong, the Huaxia people have six other powerful countries. They are indeed weaker than the Zhao country, but they are not too weak.

According to my information, Zhao Guo was defeated by Qi Jun and Yan Jun in Yan Guo Jidu last year.

This year, the people of the state of Zhao launched the revenge of the state of Qi. The most famous general of the state of Zhao, Wu Xinjun, Zhao Kuo, led the main force of the state of Zhao to fight in the state of Qi, and surrounded Linzi, the capital of the state of Qi.

Since it is the capital, it cannot be captured so easily, understand?

The main force of Zhao people is fighting in the south, and the defense line in the north must be short of troops to guard, and the defense line must be relatively empty.

We have rarely gone south in these years, and the Zhao people would not have thought that we would suddenly attack them.

In this way, our chances of success in attacking Zhao in the south are very high, understand? "

The eloquent talk of the Huyan clan chief made the other three patriarchs look at each other in dismay, and their hearts were shaken.

In the final analysis, they just want a successful robbery, and it really doesn't matter who the target of the robbery is.

The patriarch of the Shuda clan said: "But the Zhao people will end the war sooner or later, what should we do then?"

The head of the Huyan clan laughed: "We are not going to occupy Zhao's land, we just need to quickly go south and plunder the Zhao's land, get enough livestock, food and other resources and then return to the grassland. What can you do to us?

For so many years, apart from the Zhao Wuling King decades ago, when did the Zhao people dare to enter the grassland on their own initiative? "

After the Huyan Clan Chief finished speaking, the other three patriarchs couldn't help but secretly nodded.

Although Zhao Guo is very powerful, Zhao Guo's army has never entered the northern grassland.

It's not just Zhao, but the same is true of Qin and Yan, two other countries bordering nomads.

On the one hand, these countries lack enough cavalry, and on the other hand, these countries have no motivation to expand to the north. Isn’t the rich land in the southern Central Plains fragrant? Why do the army go to the northern prairie to suffer from the cold?