A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 287 Korea is destroyed and Changping
Wang Chong left Han Fei in Huaiguo, but did not stop his attack on South Korea.Since being defeated several times by Huai and Qin, South Korea's territory has shrunk by half, and its army has only numbered one hundred thousand.Facing Huaiguo's attack, they were unable to resist.

Xu Chao led [-] armies from Luoyi to attack South Korea eastward. The South Korean army was no match at all.Xu Chao defeated the Korean army in a battle, and the Korean army was defeated.Xu Chao marched straight in and surrounded Xinzheng.

South Korea sent envoys to ask for help from Wei, Zhao, Qin and Qi. As a result, before these vassal states could send out large armies for rescue, the King of Han could not stop the Huai army.

20 Huai troops besieged Xinzheng. As a result, the army attacked the city on the first day and almost captured the city.When the King of Han saw how powerful the Huai army was, he knew that Xinzheng would not be able to sustain the Zhao and Wei coalition forces coming to rescue.If he waits until the city of Xinzheng is defeated, it will be impossible for him to surrender.

Having made a decision in his heart, the King of Han sent an envoy to Xu Chao that night to request that he be willing to surrender.

So on the second day after the army besieged the city, the King of Han ordered people to open the city gate, and then led the Korean royal family, concubines, and nobles in the city to surrender to Xu Chao in plain clothes and leading sheep.Xu Chao immediately sent people to control all the treasuries, troops, warehouses, palaces and intersection walls in Xinzheng City.Then after accepting the surrender of South Korea, all South Korea and the Korean royal concubines were sent to Jinling in the Huai Kingdom.

At this point, Korea, which had been inherited for more than 100 years, perished.

South Korea was destroyed so quickly that Wei did not even react, and South Korea was already gone.Although the King of Han surrendered, Shangdang County was located north of the river and close to the State of Zhao. After learning that the King of Han had surrendered, it was bewitched by the State of Zhao, and then, under the leadership of the county guard, defected to the State of Zhao.

Shangdang County is located in the north of the river, surrounded by mountains, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.After learning that Shangdang County had surrendered to Zhao, Wang Chong was furious and immediately sent an envoy to Zhao to ask Zhao to return Shangdang County and to ask Zhao to hand over the Shangdang prefect.

The envoy from Huai State came all the way to Zhao State and met the King of Zhao.

"Your Majesty, Lord Han has surrendered to Huai State. The land of South Korea is naturally the territory of Huai State. The prefect of Shangdang County is treason against the country. Please ask King Zhao to give up Shangdang County and hand over the prefect of Shangdang County to Huai." The country will deal with it." After the envoy of Huai State saw King Zhao, he immediately stated Huai State's request.

When King Zhao heard the Huai envoy's unkind words, his face suddenly became uneasy.The minister next to him saw King Zhao's unswerving expression and immediately stepped forward and said: "The King of Han is immoral, and the three armies are unwilling to fight for him. Therefore, although the Shangdang surrendered, the Shangdang was unwilling to surrender to the unscrupulous man, so he led the Shangdang's [-] soldiers and civilians. Surrender to our country, Zhao!"

"King Zhao is unwilling to hand over Shangdang and the governor of Shangdang to Huai Kingdom?" the Huai Kingdom envoy said expressionlessly.

“It’s not that our Zhao State doesn’t want to hand it over, it’s that the Shangdang soldiers and civilians don’t want to enter Huaihe River!”

"The foreign minister understands what King Zhao means. The foreign minister will tell me what King Zhao means!" The envoy of the Huai State did not stay in the State of Zhao for a long time. He left the State of Zhao and returned to the State of Huai early the next morning.

Seeing the Huai State envoy leaving, King Zhao asked with some worry: "The Huai State is so aggressive. If we get nothing, I'm afraid we won't give up. Why don't we hand over the Shangdang Governor to the Huai State?"

"No, Your Majesty!" Lin Xiangru, who had remained silent next to him, hurriedly stepped forward and said.Before, he did not agree with the State of Zhao to accept the surrender of the Shangdang Governor, but King Zhao and other ministers agreed. He could not stop it and could only acquiesce. Now seeing that King Zhao was afraid again because of the Huai State envoy, he sighed in his heart, How can one become a great person if he has such a weak will?He immediately stepped forward to stop him.

"Your Majesty, the Governor of Shangdang surrendered to our State of Zhao and offered Shangdang and [-] soldiers and civilians. He has done great service. If he hands them over to the State of Huai, I am afraid that our State of Zhao will become a laughing stock."

"What's more, handing it over to Huai State without distinction between rewards and punishments will make the rabbit dead and the fox sad. No one will surrender to our Zhao State, and it will definitely cause a catastrophe."

King Zhao hesitated immediately, and finally said: "In that case, let's forget it!" "Your Majesty, Huai State has suffered a big loss, and it will definitely not give up this time. I also ask your Majesty to give an order to mobilize the army, recruit grain and grass, and prevent When Huaiguo attacks, send envoys to Qin and Yan at the same time. Let the two countries prepare. Once Huaiguo attacks, they will send troops to attack Huaiguo." Lin Xiangru said.

Lian Po and Zhao She, who were nearby, also agreed and advised King Zhao to recruit a large army to prevent Huai State from raiding.

After the Huai State envoy left Zhao State, he immediately sent someone to report back to Jinling!

In Jinling City, the sky has just dawned, and the morning sunlight shines on the big spots.

At this time, everyone in the Qianyuan Palace was discussing state affairs. After hearing that Zhao Guo refused to hand over Shangdang County and the governor of Shangdang County, Wang Chong immediately snorted coldly and said: "The King of Zhao is greedy and has taken my Shangdang County away. Order Xu Chao to lead his army north to capture the State of Zhao, this time he will definitely teach the State of Zhao a lesson!"

"Your Majesty, the State of Zhao has formed an alliance with the State of Qin. Once there is a war with the State of Zhao, I am afraid that the State of Qin and the State of Yan will also go to war. When the time comes, the involvement will be even greater. When the three countries send troops, it will definitely be a big war. Please think twice, your Majesty." The minister next to him said quickly.

"Your Majesty, this faction is talking nonsense. The Huai State is strong and powerful, and Qin, Zhao, and Yan are deeply afraid of it. If the Huai State is weak and does not attack the Zhao State this time, it will definitely think that the Huai State is weak and can be bullied. From now on, it will no longer fear the Huai State. This time, we dare not fight because the three countries have joined forces. If the three countries join forces again to annex other places in the future, will we, the Huai State, fight or not?" Wei Zhan scolded.

The two sides refused to give in to each other and kept arguing, and the hall was very lively for a while.

"Okay." Wang Chong said in a deep voice, and everyone immediately stopped arguing and did not dare to say any more.

Wang Chong was different from his father, King Huaihuan. King Huaihuan was more tolerant of his ministers, but Wang Chongke was not so easy to talk to.If there is any overstep, it will range from a reprimand to a severe penalty or a reduction in position.

After seeing everyone stop, Wang Chong said: "This time the State of Zhao annexed Han and captured Shangdang. If we do not pursue the case because of the alliance between the three countries, how will we, the State of Huai, deal with it in the future?"

"Deploy another 20 troops from the country and go north to obey Xu Chao's orders. Then the army will attack Shangdang County and take Shangdang back to me."

"Here!"

Upon hearing that the army was being mobilized, many generals in the hall immediately responded.

An army of 20 people went north. After the army met with Xu Chao, Xu Chao led an army of 40 people to the north to attack Shangdang County.

Zhao Guo heard that Huai State's 40-strong army was attacking, and quickly sent people to Qin State and Yan State to ask for help. After Qin State heard that Huai State Army sent 40 troops, Qin State immediately ordered Bai Qi to lead an army of 20 troops from Hedong to attack Huai State. Go out of Wuguan to attack Huaiguo to reduce the pressure on Zhao. If there is an opportunity, take the opportunity to occupy Nanyang or Hangu Pass.

(End of this chapter)