A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 293 Secret Guard Action Zhao Kuo
Huai State, Jinling.

After some training, Prince Luo has recovered.This time, using the Divine Artifact of Destiny shortened his lifespan by ten years, but he also gained great reputation and was able to participate in state affairs.

Wang Chong looked at the information just passed back by the secret guard in his hand, and said with a smile: "The secret guard's plan in Wei State was successful. This King of Wei is really an infatuated person. He actually did this for Lord Long Yang. I really I am so curious about how beautiful this Lord Longyang is."

"It is said that the world praises his appearance as compared to Xizi. If he really has the appearance of his ancestors, it is normal for King Wei to act like this." Prince Luo sighed slightly, thinking about how elegant King Wei Wen was back then, leading Wei to rise to a first-class power. As a result, The descendants are unfilial, and Wei has fallen into this horrible state.

"If future generations fail to live up to expectations, no matter how large the inheritance left by our ancestors is, they will not be able to hold on to it." Wang Chong shook his head and said.

"You must always remind yourselves and at the same time strengthen the education of future generations, otherwise the Wei State of today will be the Huai State of tomorrow!"

"Yes!" The public servants in the main hall responded one after another.

"Although Wei is already a piece of meat on the chopping block, it can't be swallowed up yet. What's the situation like with Zhao and Qin?"

"Qin is still the same as before. Qin Wangji still trusts Bai Qi. At the same time, Qin's Prime Minister also supports him. It's difficult to break up." The secret guard next to him said respectfully.

"Qin Wangji is so tolerant." Wang Chong said.

"Your Majesty, Qin Wangji is indeed a wise king, but his character is also flawed. If Qin's situation continues to be difficult, Qin Wangji will always support Bai Qi, but if Qin prospers, Bai Qi will have a hard time.

Qin Wangji was a hostage in Zhao State, but he didn't care about the slaves who followed him. At the beginning, he vowed to give these people a prominent position, but now they don't know where they are dead.

This person can share adversity, but not wealth and honor. He is unlucky and ungrateful. Once he is threatened, he will inevitably turn against him and be merciless. It is difficult to separate now. "

Wang Chong nodded and said: "He is unkind, good at forbearing, and cruel at the same time. If he had been born a hundred years earlier, it would not have been easy for our Huai Kingdom to develop and grow to this day. If you want to alienate people with this kind of character, there is a high chance that King Qin will do the same. Choose to remain silent."

"Let's deal with the State of Zhao first. When Wei and Zhao are all annexed, the State of Huai will surround the State of Qin. Even if the State of Qin is extremely powerful, it will not be able to make any waves. Moreover, it can also directly attack from the north. If the Qin State is carried out, then the Qin State will be a fish in a net and a bird in a cage."

"Your Majesty, compared to King Ji of Qin, King Zhao is much simpler. He has a suspicious personality, short-sightedness, is easily deceived by others, and is greedy and lustful. Our evaluation of him is not as good as King Li and King You. In recent years, the Kingdom of Zhao has had such a prosperous capital. It was the foundation laid by his father King Hui, coupled with a group of virtuous ministers and generals such as Lian Po, Zhao She, Lin Xiangru, etc., that led to the Zhao Kingdom today."

"Then let's open a gap from him!" Wang Chong continued.

As for the State of Yan, Wang Chong didn't take him seriously at all. The State of Yan once grew stronger in the hands of King Yan Zhao and Le Yi, but after Le Yi left, the State of Yan plummeted and was not worthy of attention at all.

"Your Majesty, if you want to alienate the State of Zhao, you need some cooperation from the country." "I ordered people to cooperate with you."

The Qin army was defeated and had retreated again.Shangdang County fell into the hands of the Huai State. It was the highest-lying place in the surrounding area. It could not only attack Qin, but also Zhao. This is why Zhao State was unwilling to give up Shangdang.

Extremely thick dark clouds enveloped the sky, so dark that there was no light.But the fighting on the land did not stop.Soldiers from Huai and Zhao were constantly fighting.

Although Huai Guo did not launch a large-scale attack on Zhao, small-scale battles involving hundreds of people never disappeared.The State of Zhao stationed heavy troops on the border and faced off against the State of Huai, but was repeatedly defeated by small groups of soldiers.

Dozens of people were killed today, and more than a dozen were killed tomorrow. Over the course of a month, Zhao Jun's cumulative casualties were in the thousands.

Zhao State could not afford such heavy casualties. However, in the face of such heavy casualties, General Lian Po retreated again and again, abandoning several cities one after another and withdrawing his army to tall cities and passes that were easy to defend and difficult to attack. Defense.Since then, the Zhao army's casualties have been reduced, but the Huai army has become more unscrupulous, and will even go around the city and burn Zhao's farmland.

Such a small-scale war made Zhao Guo miserable, and at the same time, Lian Po was criticized a lot in the court.But in fact, the kings and ministers of the Zhao State did not know that the Huai army's strong attack actually caused greater losses, but it was covered up by the Huai State. In this case, some rumors appeared in Handan City, saying that Lian Po was because of his superiors. When Ci Changping was defeated, he was afraid of the Huai River and was no longer fit to lead troops in battle.

It's just that although there are many rumors, Lin Xiangru protects him, and the Zhao court still trusts Lian Po.

In fact, the reason why Zhao State lost to Huai State on the battlefield was not because Lian Po was not able to command and lead the army well, but because Zhao State's overall strength was lagging behind.The Huai State mobilized the country's elite Tengjia Army, and the Zhao State suffered heavy losses due to the defeat of Changping. Now there are not many elite soldiers, and the weapons and equipment are not as good as those of the Huai State. After the Huai State occupied Shangdang, it occupies an advantageous location.

No matter how hard Lian Po tried, he was helpless under the pressure of absolute strength.

Lian Po is also a general in terms of command and strategy. In terms of personal ability, he is not much different from Xu Chao, and is between equals.They specialize in different directions, but because of the gap in national power between Huai and Zhao, Lian Po is helpless.

Facing Zhao Wang's questioning, Lian Po lost his temper and complained directly to the left and right: "When manpower is limited, if Sun Wuzi and Wu Qi are still alive, with the elite army, they may be able to face the Huai Kingdom and win." , or even recapture the Shangdang, I have limited talent and limited knowledge, so I can’t do it!”

These words soon reached the ears of King Zhao. When he heard Lian Po's words, King Zhao was furious and immediately wanted to take back Lian Po's right to lead the army. Lin Xiangru tried hard to persuade him, but he did not let King Zhao take back the edict.

At this time, many people in the court began to recommend Zhao Kuo, the son of Ma Fujun Zhao She.Zhao Kuo's name is also very famous in Zhao State. The main reason is that in the military map deduction, no one in Zhao State can beat Zhao Kuo.

Both Lian Po and Zhao She were defeated by him, and Zhao Kuo became famous as a result, and was even called the young military god of the Zhao Kingdom.However, although Zhao Kuo was unrivaled in military map deduction, he had never led an army in battle.

Therefore, although Zhao Kuo's name as the 'God of War' is resounding, it can only scare laymen who have not led troops.There is a huge difference between actually leading troops and military situation deduction.The idea of ​​​​the Huaiguo secret guards was to squeeze out Lian Po, the old Jiang, and replace him with Zhao Kuo.

(End of this chapter)