System: I let you have children, not fight for hegemony

Chapter 42
"General, let's break out towards Handan!"

"General, the Qin army's losses are greater than ours, and the strength of the two armies is almost the same. They are defending according to the danger, and it is difficult to dispatch their troops for a while. Once we break through, we will definitely succeed!"

"General, the camp is short of food and fodder, we can't wait any longer!"

The contents of the Art of War kept popping up in Zhao Kuo's mind. Should he escape or fight?
Zhao Kuo was from a distinguished family, well versed in military literature, and had a good reputation with King Zhao.

But he wanted to become famous in one battle like his Aweng, so he insisted that the first battle must be the main general.

The Battle of Changping was a national war between Qin and Zhao. Opposite was the famous Wu'an Lord Bai Qi!
Bai Qi is over sixty years old, can he still have the keen sense of the battle situation like he did when he was young?
This world belongs to young people after all!
As long as I win this battle...

"Send people to Handan for reinforcements and add [-] troops. We should cooperate internally and externally to cover up the Qin army!" Zhao Kuo felt that this was a gamble. By then, the offensive and defensive momentum would be easy!
The lieutenants had no choice but to ask for help from Handan.

Upon learning that 30 troops of Zhao State were besieged, the whole country was in an uproar.

Lin Xiangru hurried to the palace and asked to see King Zhao.

"Your Majesty, the State of Zhao cannot afford to lose 30 young men! I beg your Majesty to recall Lord Xinping to discuss the war."

It was the first time for King Zhao to experience such a big failure. Even though his father was starved to death, he was not as at a loss as he is today: "Let's discuss this later. Mr. Pingyuan, what do you think about the increase in troops?"

Lord Pingyuan was in a dilemma: "At present, only Daijun and the garrison at Yanmen Pass can be mobilized, and they can arrive in ten days. However, once the garrison is mobilized, the Huns will most likely go south."

With the current situation of Zhao State, it is simply impossible to fight on both sides.

King Zhao decided: "Increase food! Send people to borrow food from other countries!"

Zhao Guo's borrowing of grain was in vain. Because of King Zhao's repeated actions, Wei Qi and other countries did not trust Zhao Guo to resolutely resist Qin.

What's more, can Zhao State be able to afford it by then?

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"Master, do you want to donate food?" Many fish were holding a long list of granary keys.

The Lian Po in front of him had a sticky beard and his eyes were scarlet: "Yes, although the Zhao army is besieged, as long as there is enough food and grass, they can continue to mediate with the Qin army."

"King Zhao has sent people to various countries to borrow food."

"It's impossible for them to borrow it. But as long as we hold on for a while, the counselors will have more support. When the six countries unite, they can retreat the Qin soldiers."

Many fish lowered their eyes: "King Zhao has abandoned you, you still want to help him?"

"Not for King Zhao, but for 30 young men!"

Many Fish looked at Lian Po deeply: "You know, A Zheng and I are going to Qin. What should I do if the King of Qin learns about my borrowing food?"

Lian Po dodged to avoid the sight of many fish, but stood stubbornly on the spot.

Things are really changing. Once, I wanted to elope with Ah Zheng. How similar was Ah Weng's question to today?
He didn't know how Awen felt at the beginning.

But today, I feel really sad, helpless and in a dilemma.

Suddenly there was a rustling sound outside the courtyard, and many fish and Lian Po opened the courtyard door to investigate.

"My lord! My lord!"

Outside the hospital, common people and refugees were kneeling on their knees.

Old Man Ding, as the oldest person in the village, was the first to speak: "Nvjun, we heard that Zhao Jun is trapped and lacks food and grass. This is our intention."

Following Old Man Ding's hand, he found that the open space was filled with grain, including wheat and potatoes.

A rough estimate shows that they used at least three-quarters of their stored grain.

Many fish said with dry throats: "Without this food, you may not be able to survive this winter."

Old Man Ding smiled with wrinkles on his face: "I am fifty-two this year, already a senior citizen, and I have lived enough. Let those dolls live on for me."

"My husband is in the army, but he has never heard a child call him Aweng."

"My eldest son is a filial son and joined the army in place of his father. However, as parents, how can we bear to let my son starve to death?"

At this time, the fox cub came over dragging a bag of things with a groan.The fox cub touched a handful of tears on his face: "Nvjun, these are the dried fruits I saved and my grandson's pension. I am still in Changping, please Nvjun, help me bring it to him... "

Many fish raised their heads, and the blazing sun hanging high in the sky was so dazzling.

"You guys can take it back. My master plans to donate food. Everyone knows this year's harvest. There will be no shortage of you. Live well and wait for them to come back."

"Thank you, queen! Thank you, lord!"

"When we get back, we will set up immortality tablets for the Lord and the Queen."

……

Lian Po was deeply moved: "You..."

Many fish blocked Lian Po's words: "Master, I have conditions. First, when you go to Handan, you must travel lightly. If King Zhao agrees, I will send food and grass directly to save time. Second, no matter what Whatever the outcome of this battle is, if you don’t want to stay in Zhao State in the future, you and my wife will go to Qin State to find me."

"good!"

Lian Po didn't even change his clothes and rode straight to Handan.

Zhao Zheng: "Do you know what you are doing?"

"I know. Azheng, if the King of Qin is really bad for me, just sit back and watch."

Zhao Zheng was furious: "Are you looking down on me?!"

"A Zheng, we are still too weak. If the King of Qin wants my life, I will run away. If he doesn't want my life, A Zheng, you have to gain a firm foothold in Qin."

Zhao Zheng was very angry, hating that many fish should be meddling in other people's business.But when I looked at the grateful eyes of the farmers and recalled every detail of the past, this anger slowly dissipated.

Lian Po rushed to Handan and asked to see King Zhao several times, but was rejected.

"Xinping-kun, King Zhao doesn't want to see you."

"Donate food? Wait for me to pass the news." The eunuch ran into the palace and came back after a while, "Xinping Lord, the king said that most of your fiefdom is pasture, where does the food come from? Let you return to your fiefdom. go."

Lian Po said anxiously: "I have a disciple who is quite good at business management..."

The eunuch said impatiently: "Xinping Lord! Your Majesty is already magnanimous enough. If you hadn't lost on the battlefield, how could these hundreds of thousands of troops have been besieged?!"

Lian Po's face turned blue and white for a while. He wanted to walk away, but when he thought of the hundreds of thousands of young men whose lives were unknown, there were many elite soldiers and generals he had personally trained, including his lieutenants for many years...

Lian Po turned around and knocked on Lin Xiangru's door.

……

The city of Xianyang is majestic and solemn.

"Report! Your Majesty, Lord Wu An has besieged Zhao's 30-strong army at the foot of Hanwang Mountain!"

King Qin laughed: "Okay! Well done!"

"Report! Your Majesty, the State of Zhao is borrowing grain from the State of Wei, State of Qi, and State of Chu!"

Fan Sui calmly said: "Wouyou, they won't act rashly."

"Report! Xinping Jun Lianpo went to Handan to donate food!"

The King of Qin was surprised that Lian Po's fiefdom was mainly used to raise military horses: "Where did he get the food?"

"Reporting to your Majesty, it is said that Lord Xinping's direct disciple invented the tool for plowing, rented a large amount of land, and produced [-]% more grain than before."

King Qin sat up in shock, not only for this weapon for farming, but also for the possibility of changing the situation of the war!

The Zhao army is besieged, but the Qin army is equally matched with the Zhao army. The competition now is who's reinforcements will arrive first!

　Thanks for the support of Sui Feng musing 2 and Weng Lai c

　　
　
(End of this chapter)