Chapter 200: If You Want to Fight, Then Fight

Zhao Wuji was extremely depressed. Since the ancestor King Wuling of Zhao introduced Hufu riding and shooting, the national power of the Zhao Kingdom has been booming all the way, and its strength has overwhelmed other countries. At its peak, the entire Zhao Kingdom maintained a standing army of more than 200,000 people. The private armaments of the noble lords in the Shang Kingdom, when needed, the Zhao Kingdom can pull out a fighting force of millions of people at any time. Such a huge force once made the countries in the Central Plains and the surrounding Hu people tremble. Even Now, the strength of Zhao State has declined, not compared with that of the past, but the standing army of more than 100,000 people is the second strongest in the world after Qin State. When will it be the turn of Yan State to bully you?

Gently rubbing his forehead, it has to be said that Ye Tiannan is indeed a great expert in layout. The strength of Yan State is not good, but he cleverly used the hostile forces around Zhao State to attack Zhao State at the same time. Make trouble, this makes Zhao Wuji very difficult to do.

The Huns are vicious wolves, Qin is a fierce tiger, Qi is just a hungry dog, and Yan is just a nasty mouse, and now the mice want to steal food. Yan State is just a disease of mustard ringworm. It is clear at a glance who is less serious and who is more serious. What Ye Tiannan wants to use is Zhao State's mentality. This is also the biggest reason for him to send troops. Land, fight a big battle with Yan, because in the end, Yan is no match, but Zhao is very likely to be taken advantage of by the Xiongnu and Qin. Fortunately, the Huns don’t want to land, they just want to rob , just to make a windfall, but now the Qin State is aggressive, and its intention to unify the country has been fully revealed.

"Even though my state of Zhao is struggling now, it is not something that you, the state of Yan, can afford to provoke." Zhao Wou-ki walked around in the hall several times, gritted his teeth, and said, "Ye Tiannan, if you want war, I will give you war." .”

"Your Majesty!" The servant walked over on tiptoe cautiously: "Prime Minister, the Taiwei and the others are all outside asking to see you."

"Let them in!" Zhao Wou-ki clapped his hands. commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The servant backed out without a sound, but Zhao Wuji found a huge map from the top of the case, spread it on the gold bricks, and leaned over it, examining it carefully.

Zhao Qi, Zhao She, Zi Li, Zi Lan, Zi Zhang and others filed in. Seeing Zhao Wuji's appearance, everyone looked at each other, but some were worried and some were excited.

Zhao Wuji raised his head and had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, "You needn't say it, dear friends, this time it's not us who want a war, but the country of Yan wants to impose a war on us, and we have to fight. If we don't fight, we will lose face." If you are mourning, you will no longer have the face to gain a foothold among the nations. Fighting, but you may not lose."

Zao Wou-ki sat cross-legged on the map, looked at the crowd, and nodded around his body. "sit!"

A group of people waited to sit cross-legged. Gong Zilan looked at the map and couldn't hide her worry: "Your Majesty, although the country of Yan is not enough to worry about, Ye Tiannan will definitely use the elite of the country of Yan, but we cannot deal with him wholeheartedly.

Compared with Ye Tiannan, Qin State is in serious trouble. When there is a war in the west, Qin State in the east will inevitably take advantage of the fire, and the Xiongnu will definitely break in. The only one who can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight is Qi Tiandan, but even so, We can't handle it either! "

"I know." Zao Wou-ki nodded heavily, "Even so, this battle has to be fought, Zi Lan, your territory is in Dai Commandery, facing the Xiongnu directly, this time you may have to make sacrifices."

"Is Your Majesty planning to withdraw the troops there?" Zi Lan asked in surprise.

"That's right, I want to transfer your standing army to Hedong." Zhao Wuji nodded, "Qin Li Xin raised troops in a large scale at Hedong. But the land, the population."

"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu's mobilization of troops is not the same as before. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to resist the opponent's front if they rely entirely on the subordinate soldiers in the territory of the ministers." Zi Lan said embarrassingly.

"Didn't Daijun build the city wall all these years to resist the Xiongnu? The treasury also invested a lot of money every year. How is it going?" Zhao Wuji asked.

"The construction of the city wall connecting the entire Dai County is such a huge project. Your Majesty, it is only completed in the place where the Huns often invaded. It is not connected at all. It is a sieve. The Huns cavalry come and go like the wind. We can't predict it at all." They will invade from there." Zi Lan said helplessly.

"There is no other way, Zilan, Daijun can only concentrate its forces to keep some important cities and strategic points, and give up other places for now!" Zhao Wuji said firmly, "The standing army of Daijun must be transferred to Go east."

"Your Majesty, Dai Commandery is also the territory of Zhao State!" Zi Lan almost begged, Dai Commandery is not only the territory of Zhao State, but also Zi Lan's fiefdom.

"After this incident, I will compensate you." Zhao Wuji didn't want to continue this topic anymore, "There was originally 50,000 standing troops in the east of the river. Zhaoshe’s private army in Shangjinyang County, with an army of 100,000 against Li Xin, should be able to stop his advance. Zhaoshe, Jinyang is your fief, what will you do as a general?”

Zhao She shook his head again and again: "Your Majesty, Li Xin is a famous general in the world, and it is difficult for me to defeat him. I recommend General Zhao Mu to take command. I am willing to arrange food and grass for General Zhao Mu."

"Zhao Mu? I want to use him to teach Yan people a lesson!" Zhao Wuji hesitated for a moment.

"Yan Guoye Tiannan is just a clown, Zhao Mu is needed there, I invite you to be a general." Zhao Qi said loudly. "I don't need your majesty to mobilize the standing army, but every adult here. Of course, Zilan can't be counted." Inside, each person will support five thousand men and horses, and if all the ministers are mobilized in the territory, they should be able to recruit 50,000 young men, enough to deal with the Yan people."

"Although the civil strife in Yan Kingdom has just subsided this time, when Ye Tiannan sent troops, he must be the elite of Yan Kingdom. Can you win the battle?" Zhao Wuji asked.

"I am a great warrior of Zhao, An is comparable to the people of Yan!" Zhao Qi said proudly: "Although I have not fought for decades, it is easy to deal with Yan."

"I support it. Master Zhao Qi is also a veteran general of our Zhao country, with rich experience, and with such an arrangement, Master Zhao Qi also has tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands, which is enough to deal with the Yan people. In fact, it is not a problem even if you lose, as long as you are undefeated." , Ye Tiannan just came to power, as long as this battle is protracted and turned into a protracted war, a war of attrition, Ye Tiannan's status is unstable, and domestic opposition to him will inevitably rise. In this way, we can force them to sign a peace treaty." Zizhang Nod in agreement.

"So it's decided like this." Seeing that all the ministers had no objections, Zhao Wuji immediately made a decision, "Zizhang, you are an internal historian, and you are going to go to Chu as an envoy immediately. Qin wants to take advantage of the fire, and I think Chu will also You won't just watch Qin Guo being so arrogant."

"Yes, my lord, if I go here, I will definitely persuade Chu to send troops, but what do we need to pay?" Zizhang bowed, saying that there is no free lunch in the world, and the king and ministers of Chu will not fail to see Zhao's current predicament. It would be weird if you didn't take the opportunity to ask for it.

"Tell the King of Chu that my country of Zhao will bear half of the military expenses for his dispatch of troops this time, and if he gains something, my country of Zhao will not take any of it." Zhao Wuji said.

"I understand."

Your Majesty, the Xiongnu, Qin, and Yan have all taken countermeasures, what about Qi? "Zi Li asked.

"Qi has nothing to worry about, as long as Qin cannot defeat me, and Chu takes the opportunity to send troops to Qin, Tian Dan will definitely retreat." Zhao Wuji sneered, "But if we are defeated in Hedong, Qi will send troops. Take a bite out of us. The key to this battle is in the east of the river, Zhao Mu blocks the Qin army, and Zhao Qi can defeat Yan, then we will be able to spare in other places."

"Your Majesty, why don't you send an envoy to the State of Wei and ask the King of Wei to lend a helping hand. As long as the King of Wei makes a gesture, the State of Qi will be careful and take back their claws." Zizhang suggested.

"That's fine." Zhao Wuji nodded, "Zizhang is going to Chu State, so let's go to Wei State by the way. Wei Guoguo is supportive, greedy for money, you bring more rich and beautiful women, do what you like, don't be stingy for money."

"Follow the king's orders."

"My lords, if I, Dazhao, win this battle, I will show off my power and national strength. Dazhao will be safe and stable for decades. If I lose, Dazhao will be in a precarious situation. Everyone They are all the shares of the country, and we share weal and woe with the country. At this time of crisis, we should work together to defend against foreign aggression, and we must not be half-hearted. If the great Zhao prospers, everyone will prosper. When the great Zhao prospers, everyone will perish. Introspect yourself." Zao Wou-ki stood up, his eyes glanced at everyone, everyone present is an important minister of Zhao Guo, but there are also conflicts of interests between each other, and each has their own ghosts. In this critical situation, Zao Wou-ki has no choice but to Hit them hard.

"Wish to prosper and prosper with the country!" A group of ministers stood up together and bowed to Zao Wou-ki and promised loudly.

"Everyone, let's encourage each other!" Zhao Wou-ki nodded in satisfaction, these people still know the general idea.

Chunyuyan packed up her luggage in the posthouse, just waiting for the officials of Zhao State to expel her. She was prepared in her heart, so she appeared extremely calm. I have done it many times, but this time it makes me feel at ease. I let out a big breath of bad breath in my chest.

"My lord, Zhao Guoshang's doctor Gong Zilan is visiting!" The waiter came in and bowed to report.

"Zi Lan? I didn't expect that he came to drive me away. It seems that he is going to break up with me?" Chunyuyan laughed and stood up, "Please, please!"

If Chunyuyan still had one friend in Zhao, then Zilan barely had one.

"Brother Zilan, I didn't expect you to come here?" Seeing Gong Zilan with a worried face, Chun Yuyan laughed and greeted him. "I've already packed my luggage. Your Majesty, how do you want me to reply to your Majesty?" ?”

The melancholy look on Zilan's face remained undiminished, and she looked at Chunyuyan, "My king has only six words, if you want to fight, then fight!" (To be continued...)