Chapter 393 Please Make Peace

On Fuyang Mountain, when the morning light rose, Zhao Shuang climbed to the top of the mountain and looked at Zhao Jun's camp in the distance, but found that the murderous atmosphere had disappeared.

"Has Zhao Jun retreated?"

The Qin army's scouts quickly went to the Zhao camp to investigate and brought back the news that the Zhao army had withdrawn overnight.

"The Zhao army retreated really quickly. I think they only took people back."

In the room, a group of Qin army generals gathered, feeling a little excited. After days of bloody fighting, we finally saw the dawn of victory.

Apart from Li Xin, many of the tens of thousands of officers above the centurion level in the heavy armor army were from Wang Yan's old tribe, and the rest were descendants of the noble clan and Zhao Shuang's tribe.

Although Yang Duanhe is the commander-in-chief, everyone is obviously led by Zhao Shuang.

"It seems that the battle between Que and the other side is going well. The Zhao army retreated overnight, fearing that they would receive a death order from Handan and return to defend Handan at all costs."

The Zhao army retreated too hastily and took away no supplies, so that in front of the Qin army, there was a complete and usable camp. There are sufficient supplies in the camp.

"Hanyang Jun, what should we do next?"

Yang Duanhe asked.

"Bite Sima Shangjun and don't let them return to Handan easily. This time, we can coordinate with Wang Jian's army from the north and south to encircle Handan!"

"promise!"

Handan!

The battle reports from the front came one after another, but no one expected that the situation suddenly reversed.

Above the court, King Zhao suppressed the anger in his chest, but his face was very pale after his crowning.

Originally, after the Zhao army from Yandi returned for reinforcements, the crisis in Handan had been resolved. Just as Zhao Guoman and his ministers were gearing up to intercept and kill the tens of thousands of Qin troops who had brought shame to Zhao Guo between Zhanghuan and Jingxing, news suddenly came from Jingxing that Qin General Wang Jian had gone to Queyu and Yangyang.

For a time, people's hearts were horrified.

Wang Jian's army of 100,000 troops will leave Jingxing in a few days. And what happened next, all the ministers in the dynasty could think of.

The Qin army responded from the north and south and surrounded Handan.

At this time, Hu Zou's defeated army was still south of Zhang River. Once the Qin army in Dongjun moved north, it would be difficult to escape the danger of destruction. Li Mu's army was still in the Yan region. Nearly half of its troops had previously been allocated to support Handan. Even if they could negotiate a peace with the Yan state, it would be too late to go south and they would be intercepted by the Qin army.

Handan City urgently recruited Sima Shang's field army to return to Handan and defend the royal capital. But even if it could hold on, the Zhao army was still at a disadvantage. The two main battle legions were divided into three by the Qin army, and their forces were scattered.

"What do you think we should do now?"

King Zhao's inquiry made the originally repressed court even more silent. It was like a turbulent undercurrent hiding the water surface. It looked calm on the outside, but inside it was pregnant with the power of turning the river upside down.

"Your Majesty, please make peace now!"

Finally, Guo Kai came out and made the proposal.

"Please make peace?"

King Zhao looked at Guo Kai, and the anger in his words was clearly conveyed.

Guo Kai knew that this statement would offend King Zhao, but he had to say it. He could not sit back and watch the Huzhu army be destroyed, because there were many close followers of Guo Kai in his army.

Young Master Qian stood aside, feeling a little uneasy due to the depressing atmosphere. He didn't understand why Guo Kai would say something like this that would obviously offend King Zhao at this time, but he was even more worried about whether Guo Kai's move would implicate himself?

What surprised Young Master Qian was that many of the ministers who usually had no dealings with Guo Kai came forward to support the peace proposal.

Li Zuo stood in the court column and couldn't help but shook his head. If Zhao Guojun's heart is like this, how can he be undefeated? Although these ministers did not like Guo Kai, there were also many clan members in the Huzhui army, so naturally they could not just sit back and watch the Huzhui army be destroyed.

King Zhao looked around among the courtiers with cold eyes, feeling a sense of sadness in his heart.

All the ministers in the court, no one dared to speak out anymore. The generosity and determination shown in the court not long ago when Sima Shang led his army to repel the Qin army were completely gone. What was left was just cold calculation for his own benefit. .

Finally, King Zhao turned his attention to Sima Shang.

"What do you think?"

Sima Shang came out with a loud voice.

"I think this is not the time to ask for peace. For the current plan, we should reach a peace agreement with the Yan State as soon as possible and let the general lead troops back to Handan. When the time comes, we can decide whether it is war or peace."

Sima Shang's voice gave King Zhao a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

However, Sima Shang's voice was eventually covered by more calls for peace in the court.

It's very simple. Although Sima Shang's suggestion is good, Hu Noi doesn't have time.

As Wang Jian captured Queyu and Xuyang, he was about to leave Jingxing. At this time, the original situation suddenly changed. Hu Zhu and Sima Shang were originally encircling the heavy armored army, but now they became a lone army. The heavy armored army, which was originally a lone army, suddenly transformed into a huge threat guarding the dangerous points and threatening southern Handan.

The Huzhou army is now cut between Zhanghuan and Zhanghuan by the Qin army. In their current state, they may be destroyed at any time.

Between ceding territory and paying compensation and tens of thousands of soldiers' lives, King Zhao had to make a choice. Even if he doesn't want to do it, the officials will force him to make a choice.

And Guo Kai also believed that King Zhao would choose the latter. This was the reason why he dared to ask for peace and did not hesitate to offend King Zhao.

"The Prime Minister is in charge of this matter, let's get in touch with the Qin army!"

King Zhao's voice was filled with exhaustion and helplessness. He spoke sadly and his voice was low.

"promise!"

"Please make peace?"

Zhao Shuang really didn't expect that before tens of thousands of heavy armored troops arrived in Handan, Zhao's peace envoy had already arrived.

In the camp, Zhao Shuang looked at Zhao Xiang Guo Kai who came this time, waved his hand, and asked all the generals to retreat.

"In the past, the Japanese emperor wanted Prime Minister Zhao to offer nine cities in Ye, but Prime Minister Zhao refused. Today, our Great Qin army of hundreds of thousands is about to surround Handan. Prime Minister Zhao wants to offer Ye again, is that okay?"

Guo Kai looked coldly, facing Zhao Shuang, and slightly arched his hands.

"Lord Hanyang, you and I are both sensible people, so there is no need to go into details. Wang Jian's men are all new troops, and there are not even 100,000 people. On the other side of Dongjun, Fan Yuqi's army has also been refusing to defend the Wei army. I am willing to go north. With your army, there is no way to capture Handan."

Guo Kai has sufficient knowledge of the situation between the enemy and ourselves.

"Your Majesty's capital is actually the tens of thousands of troops currently roaming between Zhanghuan and Huan. In exchange for the nine cities in Ye, it is the best result. Otherwise, when Li Mu's army returns to aid Handan, I am afraid that your Majesty will Gain nothing.”

Zhao Shuang smiled and looked at Guo Kai, as if he didn't care.

"With tens of thousands of heads, how can you say you get nothing? At least each of our soldiers will get a hundred acres of land, a house, and, if you're lucky, a beautiful maid."

"Your Majesty, I know the military merit system of the Qin State very well. You don't need to repeat it again."

Guo Kaixin was uneasy because he knew that once the entire army in Huzhou was destroyed, his foundation in the army would be lost, and his years of hard work would be in vain.

In fact, for Guo Kai, Hu Jujun was his biggest weakness.

"What do you want, Your Majesty?"

"Nine cities in Ye, military expenses, and two thousand grassland war horses!"

"What did you say?"

Guo Kai took a step back, a little unsteady on his feet. Ye territory and military expenditure were within Guo Kai's expectation, but Zhao Shuang wanted military horses. This was to weaken the foundation of Zhao Jun's cavalry!

But the faint smile on the other person's face seemed to be telling a fact. King Zhao may not agree to this condition, but Guo Kai will definitely agree.