A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 291 Four Kingdoms Ally Longyang Xinling
The passes in Shangdang County fell quickly, and the Huai army easily annexed most of Shangdang County.At the same time, Xu Chao ordered the army to guard various mountain passes, waiting for the soldiers of Qin and Zhao to retreat.

This blizzard came and went quickly. After three days, the temperature rose and the ice and snow melted quickly.The trapped armies of Qin and Zhao could not wait to withdraw.

However, just in the few days when the ice and snow melted, Huai's army had occupied most of Shangdang County. Only a small number of Qin and Zhao's troops escaped, and countless people died of freezing and illness.

Of the 40 Zhao troops and the 20 Qin troops, less than one-third of the 60 Zhao troops and [-] Qin troops managed to escape under the encirclement and interception of Huai State, which can be said to have suffered heavy losses.Huaiguo defeated Qin and Zhao's [-]-strong army in the first battle, and all countries in the world were worried about it.

Shangdang County also fell into the hands of Huai State. The vitality of Zhao State and Qin State was seriously damaged, especially Zhao State. Only more than 40 people of the [-]-strong army of Zhao State fled back. Almost every family in Zhao State wore sackcloth and filial piety.

At the same time, the reasons for the defeat of Zhao and Qin also spread. When I heard that the war was reaching a critical moment, and the Huai army was about to be annihilated, it suddenly snowed heavily, and a large number of soldiers of Qin and Zhao were frozen to death. However, Huai State took the opportunity to occupy Shangdang.Therefore, there are many rumors that destiny is in Huai.

It's really because the heavy snowfall is too bizarre. You should know that this is just the beginning of autumn, and the season is completely wrong.At this time, these princely states thought of the several supernatural phenomena that had appeared in Huai Kingdom, and they all became frightened and confused.

So these vassal states blocked the news one after another. They only said to the outside world that Qin and Zhao failed to ambush Huai State, and were discovered by Huai State. They took advantage of the plan and caught the two countries by surprise, which led to the disastrous defeat of the two countries.

Even Zhao and Qin said so. They did not dare to admit that it was the heavy snow that saved Huai, but also caused them heavy losses.If he really said this, it would be a disguised admission that Huai Kingdom had obtained the destiny.

Qin and Zhao were defeated. The Huai army did not take the opportunity to attack Zhao. After annexing South Korea, there was still Wei between Zhao and Huai. Directly attacking Zhao stretched Huai's front line too long. At that time, even if the land of Zhao State was captured, it would be very difficult to hold it.

Xu Chao left part of the army to garrison in Shangdang County, and then led the rest of the army back to Huai Kingdom.

Zhao State experienced this great defeat and suffered heavy losses in population and vitality. The same was true for Qin State.In order to fight against the Huai State, the two countries became more and more closely connected. At the same time, the Yan State and the Wei State were also frightened by the strength of the Huai State, and began to unite with Qin and Zhao for warmth.

The existence of the Huai Kingdom made all countries in the world tremble.After the Huai State defeated the Qin and Zhao coalition forces, they did not engage in a large-scale war. All countries were very vigilant at this time. If the Huai State attacked, it would probably trigger a chain reaction.

Although the Huai Kingdom is not afraid of the alliance of the four countries, it is very difficult to defeat them. More importantly, doing so is likely to cost a lot but be in vain.On the contrary, after the Huai Kingdom goes dormant, it won't take long for these countries to have trouble with themselves. At that time, the Huai Kingdom can just push it and the alliance will fall apart.

There are many conflicts among the countries. This alliance is because the threat of Huai State is too great, but people are forgetful. Huai State can send people to bribe the favorites of various vassal states.

To relax their vigilance, you can send merchants to bring food, wine, and all kinds of rare things to let them relax their vigilance and indulge in it.Although there are wise officials in various countries who are aware of Huai Guo's plan, what does it matter?Those nobles and kings are not well-dressed and well-fed. They are the ones that meat-eaters despise.

Even if the same thing happened countless times in history, they still would not learn any lessons.They will not think that they are trapped in a trap and will only laugh at historical figures.Human beings like to enjoy themselves by nature. They can be self-disciplined for a day, a month, or even a year. But if you ask them to do it all the time, more than [-]% of the nobles cannot do it, let alone the powerful king of a country.After all, there are too few wise kings, and the vast majority of kings are just ordinary people.

Wei State, Daliang.

Since the fall of Korea, the Wei State has faced all the pressure from the Huai State.In particular, Huai State's defeat of the Qin and Zhao coalition forces in the first battle shocked the entire Wei State.Wei Wuji, Lord of Xinling, immediately supported the alliance between Wei State and Qin Zhaoyan to fight against Huai State.

But not everyone is optimistic about this alliance. The Huai Kingdom caravan travels all over the world. Everywhere they go, the Huai Kingdom caravan will cooperate with the local nobles. The same is true for the Wei Kingdom. Many Wei Kingdom nobles do business with the Huai Kingdom. The team is in contact.

In the Kingdom of Wei, the most prestigious person was not the King of Wei, but King Wei's brother Xinling Lord. This Lord Xinling had three thousand followers, and the King of Wei was very wary of him.Although Wei participated in the alliance with the strong support of Lord Xinling, the relationship was not stable.

Many nobles in the Wei Kingdom did not want to fight with the Huai Kingdom. Lord Xinling was very disgusted with these nobles. He wrote many times to ask the King of Wei to cut off the Huai Kingdom's caravans. However, these caravans brought a lot of profits every time. How could these nobles give up? ?

Once there is a battle with the Huai State, Lord Xinling will gain military power. As the most outstanding general in the Wei State, if he defeats the Huai State and his troops return to the court in the future, will there still be positions for these nobles in the court?

As for the kingdoms and lands of the Wei State, not to mention that they are not theirs, and even if they were defeated once, the country would not be destroyed.Even if the country is subjugated, the nobles of the Huai Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom of South Korea are living a pretty good life. They still have land and money, but they no longer have the privileges.

This is better than waiting until Lord Xinling gains power and telling them to kill their whole family.Therefore, after seeing that Huai Guo restrained his minions, he sent caravans to continue doing business, and gave heavy bribes to the nobles in Wei Guo who were willing to cooperate with Huai Guo.

These Wei nobles happily accepted Huai's bribes, and then gave generous gifts to King Wei's male favorite, Long Yangjun.Long Yangjun is also a legend, because he was as beautiful as a woman, and some people even compare him to Xizi's beauty.The King of Wei was even more fascinated by him, and even the queen was not as favored as Lord Long Yang.

This male favorite was even successfully crowned as king and became a figure inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people in the Wei Kingdom.

Lord Xinling always felt that it was a humiliation to be crowned a king with such a male favorite, so he was very hostile to Lord Longyang.Therefore, these nobles gathered around Lord Long Yang.

Long Yangjun's residence.Lord Long Yang straightened his clothes, and the person in the bronze mirror was really as delicate as a flower, as gorgeous as a peach or a plum, and extremely beautiful, making people fall in love with him at first sight.

In fact, no matter whether it is a male favorite or a traitor, there is no one who is ugly. You must know that it is human nature to judge people by their appearance. Without good looks, how can the king like him?
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