Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Le Jian coughed heavily, and then said with a smile: "Everyone, go back and gather your soldiers and horses, show your best mental state, and set off with Benhou tomorrow to meet Lord Wu Xin for a while!"

Chapter 663 Zhao Kuo's Ultimatum

The next day.

This morning, Zhao Kuo got up early as usual.

Just after breakfast, just as Zhao Kuo was about to order the whole army to pull out the camp and move on, a message came.

"My lord, Lord General Chang of the Yan Army sent someone to send a letter to you!"

Zhao Kuo remained calm and opened the letter in front of him.

The above content is also very simple: "The matter of Donghu is not only a matter of Zhao Guo, but also a matter of great concern to Dayan.

If Wu Xinjun is willing, Lejian hopes to have a good discussion with Wu Xinjun and resolve the matter peacefully. "

Looking at the letter, Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Lejian really hasn't learned its lesson."

Li Mu was gearing up and said with a smile, "My lord, shouldn't we attack now?"

Zhao Kuo chuckled: "Wait a minute, let's go and see what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd in Lejian."

Lejian's weakness last time left a deep impression on Zhao Kuo.

If it was someone else, Zhao Kuo would call the door without saying a word.

But in the case of Le Jian, maybe there is no need to be so troublesome.

Half a day later, on an extremely vast grassland, the two armies confronted each other.

Looking at the red flags all over the mountains and plains opposite, Le Jian couldn't help swallowing subconsciously.

Red is actually one of many colors, but for Le Jian, this color always makes him involuntarily fear.

"Be sure to stay calm."

Le Jian told himself so in his heart.

Lejian took a deep breath, and said to the driver of his coach's chariot: "Go, we can set off."

Soon, Zhao Kuo and Le Jian met in the open space between the two armies.

Lejian took a deep breath and cupped his hands to Zhao Kuo: "Mr. Wu Xin, we meet again."

Zhao Kuo returned the salute, and looked at Le Jian calmly: "Mr. Chang, why did you lead the Yan team to invade the Eastern Hu County of Great Zhao? Could it be that you want to start a war against Great Zhao?"

Lejian was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Wu Xinjun, Dayan has no intention of going to war with Zhao Guo, Dayan just thinks" Zhao Kuo directly interrupted Lejian: "If you don't want to go to war, then I will give you The troops will be withdrawn in three days, and the rest of the time will be used by Ben Hou to solve Da Zhao's internal affairs.

If there are any Yan State soldiers standing on the land of Dazhao Donghu County after three days, then this Hou will regard Yan State as wanting to fight Dazhao head-on, understand? "

Zhao Kuo's gaze shone on Le Jian's shoulder like lightning, immediately putting great psychological pressure on Le Jian.

Le Jian took a deep breath and said: "Wu Xinjun, this matter is related to the interests of the two countries, and a decision cannot be made so simply, do you understand?"

Zhao Kuo chuckled, and said very calmly: "This Marquis only knows that you are standing on the land of Da Zhao, and you are also bringing your soldiers and horses from Yan State with you.

Do you know what this is?

This is an invasion!How does Da Zhao deal with the Donghu people? This is Da Zhao's internal affairs. When will it be your turn to point fingers?

Well, Ben Hou has said enough, if you are still obsessed with it, just come to the decisive battle after three days! "

After saying this, Zhao Kuo's chariot left without turning back.

Looking at the back of Zhao Kuo leaving, Le Jian was immediately dumbfounded.

Of course Le Jian would know that Zhao Kuo's attitude might be tough, but this time Le Jian also came here with Yan's fortune on his back, and he was ready to be tough.

However, Lejian never expected that Zhao Kuo would drop a few harsh words and then leave?

Several representatives of Donghu elders who were beside Le Jian also looked at each other in blank dismay, and it took a while before they said humanely: "Mr. Chang, what should we do now?"

Le Jian was silent for a while, then let out a wry smile: "What else can I do now?

Go back and prepare for war! "

Almost at the same time, Zhao Kuo also said something with almost the same meaning as He Lejian: "Let our soldiers prepare for war."

Li Mu on the side was obviously a little puzzled: "Why is your lord so tough today?"

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, and said, "Ben Hou originally thought that Lejian would continue to be stupid, but since he has brought the representatives of the Donghu elders here, it proves that this time he will definitely not betray the Donghu elders again.

That being the case, it is useless to say any more, let's go to war directly. "

Saying that, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart.

Although Lejian is stupid, he is not so stupid as to make the same mistake twice in a row.

Lejian returned to the camp, summoned many Donghu elders, and truthfully informed these elders of the meeting.

After learning of Zhao Kuo's tough attitude, the elders of Donghu obviously panicked.

"This Wu Xinjun is so confident?"

"We must defeat him this time and let him know how powerful the Donghu Warriors are!"

"Forget it, it's better to negotiate a peace. Wu Xinjun is a famous general. He must be so tough because he thinks he can win."

"What kind of peace is negotiated?

Didn't you see that Mr. Wu Xin didn't listen to Mr. Chang's terms of peace and left, he didn't come here for peace at all! "

"Then what to do?

Let me tell you, if we force ourselves to fight, we will definitely be Wu Xinjun's opponents? "

Zhao Kuo's tough attitude made the original peace-seeking faction among the Donghu people stand up again, trying their best to resolve the war with Zhao Kuo.

Looking at the noisy Donghu people in front of him, Lejian felt quite tired.

When are these damn barbarians still arguing here, can't they take care of the overall situation?

Le Jian coughed heavily, finally calming down the Donghu people, and then spoke.

"Everyone, this is the end of the matter, and it is useless to say anything else.

Please also gather your troops and horses, and follow me in a decisive battle with Zhao Jun in three days! "

The Donghu elders looked at each other in blank dismay, but they also knew that Le Jian's suggestion was indeed the only solution at present, so they dispersed.

The next morning, Lejian just woke up when he received bad news.

"Mr. Chang, last night seven or eight Donghu elders ran away with their followers!"

Le Jian: ""These Donghu people who are greedy for life and afraid of death!Fortunately, after counting, Lejian found that there were only about 6000 or [-] Donghu people who had escaped, and there were still [-] Donghu cavalry for his own use.

In addition to the [-] Yan troops brought by Lejian this time, the total is [-] soldiers and horses.

On the opposite side, Zhao Kuo had only [-] cavalry, only one-third of Lejian's strength.

Le Jian took a deep breath, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.

"Wu Xinjun, I lost to you before, but this time it is still unknown who will win and who will lose!"

Chapter 664 Can't give Zhao Kuo a chance to increase troops

Handan, the palace city of Zhao State.

Zhao Guoda Sima Wuding Jun Lecheng walked towards the hall step by step, thinking about the urgent letter sent from Yan Guo last night in his mind.

Why is it a letter from the country of Yan?

This is of course because the State of Zhao has a Le family, and the State of Yan also has a Le family!Thinking about it, a smile appeared on the corner of Le Cheng's mouth.

"My good nephew, Lejian, this time, your interests and mine are exactly the same."

Le Cheng didn't really care about Donghu County, anyway, Le Yu had already been dismissed, and was dispatched to the frontier to repair the Great Wall a few days ago.

What Le Cheng really cares about is Zhao Kuo's failure!As long as Zhao Kuo loses, even if he loses Donghu County, or even the entire Mobei Grassland that Zhao Kuo just conquered, in Le Cheng's view, it's no big deal.

Isn't it just a bad place occupied by a group of barbarians on horseback, and it can't be planted, so what's the use of it?

With this in mind, Le Cheng walked into the hall.

Today is the day of another court meeting, the queen mother sat at the head and asked calmly: "How is the battle going on with Lord Wu Xin?"

Le Cheng stood up and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, Lord Wu Xin has recovered nearly half of the land in Donghu County, and is now confronting the coalition formed by the elders of Donghu and the Yan Army."

Le Cheng deliberately did not say the number of enemy troops who were confronting Zhao Kuo, which was immediately noticed by Pang Nuan.

Pang Nuan asked, "I don't know how many enemies are fighting Wu Xinjun now?"

Le Cheng glanced at Pang Nuan with some displeasure, and said, "It should be in the early sixty thousand."

Lecheng still discounted the real numbers.

"Sixty thousand?"

After hearing this number, the Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly, and she said, "I never thought that Yan Jun would be so determined to fight Da Zhao this time."

Pang Nuan also immediately said: "Queen Mother, Lord Wu Xin has only 5000 troops, and the veteran feels that it may be insufficient to fight against so many enemy troops.

Please also ask the queen mother to immediately order more reinforcements to be sent to Wu Xinjun, so as not to affect Da Zhao's chances of winning in this war. "

Le Cheng glanced at Pang Nuan, feeling more and more upset.

Why must Zhao Kuo win?

Le Cheng coughed and said coldly: "The fastest way to transfer troops from Handan to Donghu County is one month.

When the soldiers and horses arrive in Donghu County, the battle has already been over, so what's the use?

Twenty-five thousand soldiers and horses was Wu Xinjun's own choice. Since he thought he could win with so many soldiers and horses, then let him fight. "

Pang Nuan said angrily: "It is true that Lord Wu Xin often wins more with less, but if Lord Wu Xin is allowed to fight more with less every time, will people in the world think that our Great Zhao can't even bring out such a small amount of troops? Have you underestimated our Great Zhao?"

After Pang Nuan's voice fell, the faces of everyone present changed a little.

On the surface, this sentence is talking about Zhao Kuo's military strength, but there is a hidden meaning in it.

As the most powerful country in the world, why does Zhao Kuo always let Zhao Kuo fight more with less every time he is on Zhao Kuo's side?

If other princes are allowed to experience this situation, will they make use of it in the future?

Le Cheng was the first to react, and directly retorted: "It's simply unreasonable! If Wu Xinjun felt that the number of soldiers and horses was too small during the expedition, he could continue to apply for more soldiers and horses from the Queen Mother. Could it be that the Queen Mother will not give it?

Now that the decisive battle is about to start, what's the point of arguing about it at this time?

It's too late! "

Pang Nuan chuckled, stared at Le Cheng and said, "Some people even disregard national interests for the sake of political struggle, it's ridiculous!"

Le Cheng felt a little guilty, but still had an expression of not wanting to be outdone on his face, and retorted: "Some people know how to criticize others every day, like mad dogs, they either bite this or that, it's really ridiculous!"

Disputes continued between the two parties, and they reached a stalemate for a while.

The queen mother also felt helpless, rubbed her temples, and said: "The other ministers should also express their opinions."

The so-called "other ministers" are actually the two giants, Lord Pingyuan and Lin Xiangru.

Lin Xiangru hesitated.

From a rational point of view, Lin Xiangru is actually very supportive of immediately adding troops to Zhao Kuo, because this is the best way to ensure victory.

But now Le Cheng, who is clearly opposed to the increase in troops, is Lin Xiangru's ally, which makes Lin Xiangru's position awkward.

After a long while, Lin Xiangru sighed and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, the old minister thinks what Da Sima said is right.

If there was really a need for more troops in Donghu County, Wu Xinjun would have returned to Handan with a memorial.

So since Wu Xinjun did not submit a memorial, it proves that the entire Donghu County war is still under Wu Xinjun's control.

Wu Xinjun is the No.1 general in the world, we should still trust Wu Xinjun's judgment. "

Lin Xiangru finally chose to side with Le Cheng. After all, Le Cheng's power in the army is not small, second only to Zhao Kuo's existence.

The current situation is not that Le Cheng needs Lin Xiangru, but that Lin Xiangru needs the support of Le Cheng.

Otherwise, if he falls out with Le Cheng, and Le Cheng can go to cooperate with Yuan Yuan and Ping Yang Jun in minutes, then Lin Xiangru will be at a loss.

Mr. Pingyuan looked at Lin Xiangru thoughtfully.

As an old opponent who has been competing in the political arena of Zhao State for many years, Mr. Pingyuan can more or less understand Lin Xiangru's thoughts.