Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

So we have to be smarter this time, and make it look like the people on Nightingale's side chose to surrender because they were afraid of our Zhao country's military strength.

In this way, not only are they not my subordinates, but they are people from the Kingdom of Yan who abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side. Maybe they will be used more by the king. Do you understand what I mean now? "

Only then did Xu Li understand, and he nodded in convincing immediately, and praised Zhao Kuo: "Sure enough, the master is far-sighted, so if this happens, our Nightingale forces in Yan Kingdom can be transformed into Zhao Kuo's future ruler." On the contrary, the officials of the land of Yan State have truly controlled the land of Yan State in our own hands."

Not only Xu Li and Zhao Kuo's, but other confidantes also showed admiration on their faces after hearing Zhao Kuo's arrangement. Obviously, they were quite convinced of Zhao Kuo's strategy.

Zhao Kuo chuckled, thinking that you have never seen those wonderful espionage activities in later generations, otherwise you would know that compared with those talents, espionage activities in this era are really pediatrics!After arranging Xu Li, Zhao Kuo turned his attention to Han Fei.

This time, because Zhao Kuo didn't have any major problems in Zhao State, Zhao Kuo directly brought out all his confidantes, and only left a part of Nightingale's power to monitor Handan, as long as there was nothing too serious about Handan. Big bells and whistles will do.

Zhao Kuo said to Han Fei: "Han Fei, your task this time is to cooperate well with your brother Li Si, and you must provide and guarantee the logistics of the army.

As long as you do this well, after the country of Yan is destroyed, I will personally give you credit in front of the king, and let you come to the country of Yan as the sheriff! "

Han Fei was overjoyed when he heard that, and thanked Zhao Kuo repeatedly.

Since Han Fei has a very serious stutter, he is actually quite unpopular in this era.

This is also one of the reasons why Han Fei has been able to stay with Zhao Kuo all this time and has no way to go out to become an official.

But no matter what the reason is, it is empty in the face of enough credit. As long as you can make enough credit for the country, do you still worry that the king will not give you an official position?

What's more, Zhao Kuo personally recommended it.

For Zhao Kuo, talents like Han Fei and Li Si feel that there is absolutely no problem in terms of ability or loyalty, so it is natural that it is time to let them out and train them, so that they can become independent and take over the power of Zhao Guo for the future Lay a good foundation.

Then Zhao Kuo turned his attention to the last confidant, Guo Zong, Zhao Kuo's chief financial steward.

"Mr. Guo Zong, our caravan has been doing business non-stop in the country of Yan these years. Of course, there are some people in the caravan on Nightingale's side, but there are some other information that only your caravan knows. Am I right?

So this time, you have to cooperate well with Nightingale, and use the money for me, understand?

My goal is very simple, that is to destroy Yan Kingdom in the fastest and shortest time! "

After listening to Zhao Kuo's words, Guo Zong also became serious, and hurriedly said to Zhao Kuo: "Please rest assured, this time, the old minister has already made preparations.

Therefore, all the forces that can be mobilized will be mobilized as soon as the war starts. Although I dare not say that it will definitely play a huge role like Nightingale, but I will definitely not let down the lord that you have treated our caravan for so many years. Support and training! "

After listening to Guo Zong's words, Zhao Kuo laughed very satisfied.

At this moment, Zhao Kuo was full of confidence, and felt that there would be absolutely no problem in destroying the Yan Kingdom!

Chapter 745 Lejian feels that the situation is not good

Just as Zhao Kuo led the army to continue northward, the army of Yan State also began to gather and set off to go south, preparing to confront Zhao Kuo.

There is no suspense, the candidate for the general of the Yan Kingdom this time is still Chang Guojun Lejian.

On the one hand, as an important minister of Yan State, Lejian's loyalty is beyond doubt.

On the other hand, Le Jian has also fought against Zhao Kuo many times. Although he has never been able to defeat Zhao Kuo, at least he is very experienced in this regard.

King Yan took Le Jian's hand and said solemnly: "Mr. Chang, this time, remember not to be fooled by Zhao Kuo again, just hold your defense firmly.

As long as we can hold on for a few months, when reinforcements arrive, Zhao Kuo will naturally withdraw his troops and leave. "

This is not only the idea of ​​King Yan, but also the idea of ​​everyone in Yan Kingdom.

To be honest, no one really thinks that Le Jian can defeat Zhao Kuo, even Le Jian himself thinks so.

Le Jian nodded, and said to King Yan with certainty: "Don't worry, my lord, this time I will definitely stop Zhao Kuo in the south in real time, and never let Zhao Kuo have any chance to cause any harm to our capital. threaten!"

King Yan immediately smiled when he heard the words, patted Le Jian on the shoulder and said: "If this is really the case, then it would be the best, I am waiting here to celebrate you when Lord Chang returns in triumph!"

For King Yan, he was actually quite worried. After all, both King Qi and King Qi had been captured by Zhao Kuo before. King Yan didn't want to be the third king captured by Zhao Kuo. That would be too embarrassing. .

Lejian saluted King Yan, then boarded his chariot, and led 5 Yan soldiers to the south.

After being attacked by the Zhao State many times in the past, the number of troops that the Yan State can mobilize now has become less and less. The 5 soldiers and horses are still pieced together, and it almost took the whole country to barely get together.

Looking at the 5 soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom behind him, Le Jian actually had a lot of sadness in his heart.

This kind of worry not only comes from the fact that Yan State has almost no soldiers available, but also from the huge problem of Yan State's logistics support this time.

You must know that this time the war is after the spring plowing. According to common sense, a large number of young and strong civilians should be able to use them to transport food for the army of Yan State.

Then this time, after hearing that it was Zhao Guo’s soldiers who attacked, especially Zhao Kuo, the ever-victorious Wu Xinjun of Zhao Guo, a large number of Yan Guo’s people chose to flee directly into the mountains and forests, refusing Work for the government of Yan State.

As a result, although Yan Guo's military rations are full in the warehouse, there is a great shortage of those who transport it from the warehouse to the military camp.

As a result, Lejian had no choice but to let some soldiers stay and temporarily act as the responsibility of transporting food.

Originally, he was about to face a very powerful enemy, but he suddenly encountered such an unexpected situation during the expedition. The combination of the two things naturally made Le Jian completely unhappy.

Looking at the plain in the south, Lejian let out a sigh of relief, and murmured the name that made him, the whole country of Yan, and even the whole world fear.

"Mr. Wu Xin, Mr. Wu Xin, can't you rest for a few more years?"

The feelings towards Zhao Kuo Lejian can be said to be quite complicated. After all, in the past so many years, Lejian has been defeated by Zhao Kuo many times.

Not only that, Le Jian's uncle Le Cheng was also executed after the failure of Zhao Guo's political struggle, and Zhao Kuo's shadow was also inseparable behind this.

Simply put, the relationship between Le Jian and Zhao Kuo can be said to be intertwined with old and new enmity, which is difficult to resolve.

"Very good, I will never lose to you this time, Wu Xinjun!"

Facing the vast plain in the south, Lejian made a firm decision in his heart.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhao Kuo to know what kind of determination Lejian made. In fact, Zhao Kuo doesn't care what kind of determination Lejian will make. He just calmly led an army of 7 troops all the way northward, from the territory of Zhao State to Yan State. When it was in the territory, it began to attack the territory of Yan State.

This time, the Zhao army came prepared, while the Yan State responded hastily. Therefore, in just 10 days, Zhao Kuo conquered 8 large and small cities in a row, and directly pushed the battle line into the hinterland of the Yan State. .

It was here that Zhao Kuo finally met Lejian.

The two sides camped along a shallow river on a plain stretching for dozens of miles, located on the north and south banks of the river.

Looking at the dense farmland on both sides of the river, Zhao Kuo couldn't help shaking his head.

It is still the tail of spring.

It is not yet such a time of summer, and the grain growth in these farmlands is quite gratifying, but it is far from the time to harvest.

It is conceivable that these grains will no longer survive to be harvested.

In this regard, Zhao Kuo actually has no good solution at the moment.

For Zhao Kuo, what can be done is to eliminate Yan State as soon as possible, and bring all the people of Yan State in this land under the rule of Zhao State.

By that time, this place will never be invaded by war again.

But obviously, it is impossible for Le Jian on the other side of the river to agree with Zhao Kuo.

After Zhao Kuo thought about it, he said very calmly: "Come here, send me an order to send a scout to the other side to try the strength of the Yan people."

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

Of course, Zhao Kuo wanted to defeat the Yan army led by Le Jian here once and for all, so first of all, Zhao Kuo had to find a way to grasp the combat effectiveness of the troops under Le Jian.

On the other side, after hearing that Zhao Kuo sent scouts to enter his own territory, Le Jian immediately issued an order without thinking.

"Send the most elite warriors in our army to fight, and this time we must beat all Zhao people back!"

From Lejian's point of view, Zhao Kuo had to give a very severe response this time, which made it easy for Zhao Kuo to become cautious and dare not launch a large-scale attack.

After all, in terms of the number of troops, Zhao Jun's 7 troops are actually not much more than Yan's 5 troops.

Although the overall combat effectiveness of the Yan army may not be as good as that of the Zhao army, the warriors in the land of Yanzhao have always been talked about by others, so it is not too good for Zhao Kuo to get one soon. news.

"What, almost all the scouts sent out were wiped out?"

After hearing the news, the other Zhao generals in the big tent frowned, obviously finding it quite tricky.

However, Zhao Kuo laughed.

Chapter 746 King Qi's New Idea (First Update)

"Le Jian, this is a trick of suspicious soldiers."

Zhao Kuo said to the many subordinates in front of him with certainty.

Looking at the eyes of his subordinates looking at each other, Zhao Kuo explained with a smile.

"According to the normal level, our army's combat effectiveness is definitely higher than that of Yan's army, but the current situation is that the battle between our army and Yan's army has been overwhelmingly crushed.

This shows what?

This definitely shows that Le Jian has already brought out all the most elite troops in his hands.

But according to common sense, the most elite troops should not be used as scouts, which are relatively simple and cannot affect the battle situation. The real elite should be used to attack in decisive battles to change the situation in one fell swoop. .

Lejian is not a fool. Since he chose to do this, it only proves that he is eager to regain the situation and wants to give us the illusion that Yan people are strong.

Since he wants to give us this illusion, the correct answer can only be that the Yan army led by Le Jian is actually very weak and very unconfident. "

After listening to Zhao Kuo's explanation, Zhao Jun's generals came back to their senses, and all showed expressions of sudden realization.

A Zhao general couldn't help but asked, "If that's the case, then I don't know what the lord is going to do?"

Zhao Kuo chuckled, and said to the general in front of him: "Since Le Jian thinks we will be fooled, then we will use our tricks and just show him the appearance of being fooled."

So in the next few days, Zhao Jun also sent more elite scouts to cross the river and start a small-scale battle with Yan Jun, but the large troops stayed on the south bank of the small river, and did not have the consciousness to continue crossing the river.

Regarding this situation, Lejian was naturally overjoyed after hearing this.

"Very good, very good, this is what we want to make the people of Zhao feel that we are very powerful, so that they dare not act rashly.

We must continue to delay them here, and don't let them have any idea of ​​​​launching a large-scale attack! "

After giving this order, Le Jian picked up the pen again, wrote vigorously for a while, and wrote a memorial to King Yan.

This memorial soon traveled hundreds of miles and appeared on King Yan's table in the Palace of King Yan.

King Yan could not help but be overjoyed when he saw the memorial written by Lejian, and smiled at the minister of Yan State in front of him, "It seems that Lord Chang has indeed learned the lessons of the previous wars this time, and he was actually able to take Zhao Including firmly delayed.

In this way, our country of Yan may not necessarily fail in this war. "

In front of King Yan, Guo Wei, Prime Minister of Yan State, nodded in agreement and said, "Your Majesty is right, but we still need to send someone to remind Lord Chang not to be careless.

Zhao Kuo's combat style has always been to listen to the thunder in a silent place, and often suddenly send a surprise soldier to break the previous battlefield situation and win the victory. "

King Yan also nodded when he heard the words, and quickly said: "Yes, yes, yes, there is indeed such a reason.

Waiting for the widow to give an order to Chang Guojun, telling him to be careful this time, even if some territory is given to Zhao Kuo, it doesn't matter, the key is absolutely not to fail, absolutely not to allow Zhao Kuo to break through the defense line and come to Ji All over here! "

Having said that, the monarch and ministers of Yan State are generally quite rejoicing.

After all, with the national power of Yan State, it can fight with Zhao State in such a battlefield situation, no matter who looks at it, it is absolutely very satisfied.

The battlefield situation of Zhao and Yan was quickly passed back by spies from other countries, and spread to the desks of other princes and kings.

Qi State is the third-party country closest to the battlefield, so King Qi is naturally the first monarch to obtain this information.

Looking at the piece of information in front of him, King Qi nodded with some satisfaction, and said to Hou Sheng in front of him: "It seems that Zhao Guo really didn't want to completely destroy Yan Guo, otherwise, this time Zhao Kuo took it It should not only be the 7 troops, but at least another 10."

Hou Sheng also showed a smile when he heard the words, and said to King Qi: "Your Majesty is right. In fact, the situation of the seven heroes standing side by side has been maintained for more than 200 years. Things that change can be changed.

This time, Zhao Kuo probably wanted to completely control the ginseng from the Liaodong side of Yan State in his own hands, and by the way, ceded a few cities from Yan State to consolidate his power. "

King Qi nodded slightly when he heard the words, and suddenly sighed and said: "It would be great if Zhao Kuo was a courtier on the widow's side. This feeling of hitting other people's homes at every turn and letting other princes cede a few cities must be very good. .”

After that, Katsuki could only show a very stiff smile, and then nodded.

Speaking of it, Zhao Kuo is actually the brother-in-law of King Qi, but Zhao Kuo is a courtier of Zhao State first, so this relationship is actually not very useful in the context of the mutual hostility between the two countries.

Hou Sheng thought for a while, and suddenly said: "My lord, since the war in Zhao country is not going so smoothly, why don't we just raise the previous conditions again, so that we can make everyone more happy?" Has Qi obtained more benefits?"

King Qi was stunned when he heard this.

After a while, King Qi said a little uneasy: "If we suddenly propose to modify the conditions at this time, will it attract Zhao Guo's anger?"

After all, King Qi was captured by the Zhao people not long ago, so he still has lingering fears at the moment.

Hou Sheng smiled and said, "It's not that important whether you get angry or not.

It is impossible for Zhao Guo to have the opportunity to continue to attack Linzi City like before. Now that Zhao Guo wants to attack Yan Guo, it must take into account the attitude of our Daqi.

As long as Da Qi disagrees, it is impossible for them to attack the Yan Kingdom this time.

Anyway, with Zhao Guo's current status, it is impossible for him to be friends with Qi Guo for a long time after all.

Therefore, when there is a chance, it is definitely the best choice for our country of Qi to slay the country of Zhao. I wonder what the king thinks? "

When King Qi heard it, he thought it was very reasonable, so he nodded and said, "In this case, then immediately send an envoy to Handan to put forward our new request to King Zhao in Handan!"