My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 874 What if we lose? If we lose, our country will perish! I will personally lead the army to fight!
King Yan was scared.

In terms of military strength, the number of troops mobilized by Yan State through conventional means was more than three times that of the troops that Dai State could mobilize with the whole country's strength.

In terms of food and fodder, the grain reserves in Yan's granaries were at least seven times that of Dai.

In both major factors of the war, Yan State had the upper hand, but King Xi of Yan was still cowardly.

Because in every war led by King Xi of Yan, Yan had a clear advantage in terms of money, food and military strength, but in the end it always ended in a miserable defeat!

Repeated devastating defeats and repeated demands for peace have made King Xi of Yan lose the ambition he had in his youth. He only dared to launch sneak attacks when other countries were in decline.

If Zhao Pu's tone had been softer, Prince Xi of Yan might still be eager to take over the State of Dai.

But now Zhao Pu's tough attitude, which can even be said to be eager to go to war, has made King Xi of Yan dare not to go to war with the State of Dai head-on!
Facing Zhao Pu's crazy gaze, King Xi of Yan panicked and shouted in an even crazier voice: "Shut up, everyone!"

"Dai State is an ally of our Great Yan."

"How can we, Great Yan, betray our alliance and send troops to attack Dai?"

"If you dare to talk about attacking the dynasty again, you will be expelled from the court!"

King Yan's sudden rage made Qi Pao and others a little confused.

Your Majesty, do you actually care about the alliance?
How strange!
King Xi of Yan stood up, walked down the stairs, and came to Zhao Pu, bowing and saying, "What the ministers have advised is not what I think."

"I have a minister in the Yan State who dared to persuade me to send troops to attack Dai. I apologize to Dai State on behalf of my ministers."

This gift was not to Zhao Pu, but to the State of Dai.

So Zhao Pu quickly stepped aside and saluted: "The officials of Yan State naturally put the interests of Yan State first."

"There will be different voices in the courts of all countries. Only in this way can a country prosper. My king will not blame me."

After a pause, Zhao Pu's voice turned deeper: "It's just that the foreign ministers advised the King of Yan to understand the current situation."

"In today's world, Qin has the power to sweep across the Three Kingdoms."

"After destroying Zhao, Qin Chang'an Jun even said clearly that 'Chitian is dead, Xuantian should be inaugurated', which shows that Qin was determined to replace Zhou."

"Dai, Yan, and Qi have long been in a state of mutual dependence. If we make a mistake, our country will be shattered and our society will be destroyed!"

"I think that for now, all distractions should be put aside for the time being."

"The only way for Dai, Yan, and Qi to resist the Qin army is to go all out, cooperate wholeheartedly, and have no suspicion of each other. Only in this way can we have a chance of survival for the three kingdoms!"

"This battle is not only for Dai, but also for Yan and Qi, and even more so for the Great Zhou!"

Zhao Pu spoke these words with great sincerity.

The world today is in an extremely delicate stage.

Although Qin's territory expanded rapidly, it had not yet digested the fruits of its wars over the years. The newly annexed people generally had no loyalty, and had never experienced Qin's conscription system. The combat skills of many of them were merely mediocre.

Even if the combined strength of Dai, Yan and Qi is combined, they can still go to war with Qin head-on, and there is even a chance to find cracks in Qin's bloated body and disintegrate it!

However, this is the last chance for the Three Kingdoms, and it is an opportunity that can only be seized if we go all out!

Zhao Pu only hopes that Prince Xi of Yan can understand this truth, put aside his selfishness and fight with all his might at this critical moment!
After pondering for a long time, King Xi of Yan slowly exhaled: "What Mr. Zhao said makes sense."

"But this matter is of great importance, and we, Dayan, will discuss it in detail."

"Mr. Zhao can go back to his residence and rest first. After we have discussed everything with Great Yan, we will summon Mr. Zhao to the court to answer questions!"

Zhao Pu's eyes showed deep disappointment, but he had to bow and say: "Yes!"

As he left Wuyang Palace, Zhao Pu looked up at the sky and sighed with regret: "Yan State, what a bunch of rats!"

"Until I left, no one even mentioned wanting to appoint Wu Anjun as prime minister!"

King Xi of Yan, Qi Pao and others were concerned about handing over Yan's military forces to the control of Dai, which meant that Dai regarded Yan as a vassal state.

But isn’t there a solution to this?

As long as the State of Yan appoints Li Mu as its prime minister, the issue of it being a vassal state can be easily resolved!

However, until Zhao Pu left Wuyang Palace, no ministers advised against this policy.

This is enough to show what the king and his ministers of Yan were thinking!
Zhao Pu wanted to laugh.

But when he thought about the current situation in the world, Zhao Pu couldn't laugh.

After standing outside Wuyang Palace for a long time, Zhao Pu finally took a step forward and whispered to his entourage, "Quickly report today's events to the court."

"I report to the king: Yan cannot be trusted!"

at the same time.

Wuyang Palace.

After watching Zhao Pu leave, King Xi of Yan was silent for a long time before he murmured slowly, "Since ancient times, Yan and Zhao have been full of generous and tragic people."

"Now, what on earth has happened to my Dayan?"

"How could the Great Yan be considered as a people without faith and without justice by all the countries in the world?"

The ministers of Yan State looked at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses, and remained silent.

Before King Xi of Yan ascended the throne, the State of Yan and its people were as generous and righteous as ever.

Before Jiang Qu and Prince Dan of Yan died one after another, although the Yan court had begun to become corrupt and was not trusted by other countries, there was still a spirit of generosity and righteousness, and a few generous and righteous people were supporting the situation.

Now, isn’t the fundamental problem that Yan State is completely distrusted by its allies precisely King Xi of Yan himself who raised this question?

In silence, King Xi of Yan slowly walked back to the high platform, sat down again, and asked in a deep voice: "What do you think of this battle?"

Qi Pao took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I believe that we, Great Yan, have no choice but to fight in this coalition, and we must go all out!"

"The Qin Empire is growing stronger and stronger. Only the three kingdoms can unite to resist the Qin Empire!"

"I advise that in this war, we should not consider the gains and losses, but should do whatever it takes to defeat the Qin's aggressive tendencies."

"Only in this way can we gain an opportunity to turn things around for Dayan!"

When facing Zhao Pu, Qi Pao started fighting one by one.

But that was only for negotiation considerations and to put pressure on Zhao Pu.

Now, only the king and his ministers of Yan were left in Wuyang Palace, and Qi Pao did not hesitate to speak frankly about the crisis facing Yan.

King Yan's voice revealed obvious displeasure: "At all costs? Fight with all your might?"

"Qishang Lord, are you planning to hand over all of our Great Yan soldiers to Dai to squander?" Qi Pao said bitterly, "I think this is the only way for our Great Yan to face the current predicament!"

"I am fully aware that this will lead to the death of many soldiers of Great Yan and a significant decline in national strength."

"But as long as the Qin's aggressiveness is stopped, the pressure on the former Han, Chu, Wei and the survivors of many fallen nations will be relieved, and Qin will be unable to control the unrest within its borders."

"Once there is internal unrest in Qin, Great Yan will take advantage of the situation to invade Qin's territory!"

"No matter how much our Great Yan pays in this battle, we can get it back from Qin by then!"

The anger in King Xi of Yan's voice could no longer be concealed: "If after the war, the Dai Kingdom takes advantage of our Great Yan's weakness to attack our Great Yan, how do you think our Great Yan will resist the Dai Kingdom's army?"

Qi Pao said seriously: "As long as we can stop Qin's encroachment, the benefits Dai will gain from continuing to attack Qin will definitely be far greater than attacking Dayan."

"And I ask the king to think deeply about this!"

"The Dai State was trembling with fear because of the earth dragon rising in the Qin State, and was worried that the Qin State would take the initiative to attack the Dai State."

"But the blood feud between our Great Yan and Qin is irreconcilable! The possibility of Qin attacking our Great Yan is no less than that of attacking Dai!"

"Even if Dai Kingdom did not take the initiative to form an alliance with Great Yan this time, I will also advise the king to ask Dai Kingdom to form an alliance."

"Both Great Yan and Dai are in urgent need of an alliance, and accepting Dai Wangjia's proposal is something we have to do in order to form an alliance!"

Qi Pao felt that he had made himself very clear.

Even if this battle ends in a draw, the pressure within Qin will erupt.

Why did Dai attack Yan? After Dukang was ceded to Qin, Yan had no more meat left.

Wouldn’t it be great if Dai and Yan joined forces to cut some meat from Qin?

But Qi Pao's words sounded full of sarcasm to King Xi of Yan.

It was precisely because King Xi of Yan step by step seduced and acquiesced in Yan Dan sending assassins to assassinate Ying Zheng that Yan State became Qin's eternal enemy!
It was precisely because of King Xi of Yan's repeated betrayal that the State of Yan had to give up its leading position in order to form an alliance between the State of Dai and the State of Yan!

It is precisely because of King Xi of Yan’s incompetence that the once prosperous Yan State has fallen into its current state!

King Xi of Yan suddenly picked up the bronze cup on the table and smashed it towards Qi Pao, roaring angrily: "Shang Qing Pao!"

"Are you a subject of the Great Yan or the Dai Kingdom?"

"You only need to consider that if we win this battle or the two sides are in a stalemate, Dai will not take the initiative to attack our Great Yan."

"If we lose this battle, Dai may attack Dayan to make up for its losses. Why didn't you say anything?"

Qi Pao wanted to say, if we lose this battle, then there would be nothing to talk about!

The two states of Yan and Dai will all perish! It's only a matter of time!

But before Qi Pao could finish his words, his head started buzzing.

It was because the heavy bronze goblet hit Qi Pao's forehead directly!

"Ride on the Lord!"

"Send a doctor quickly!"

Qi Pao staggered and nearly fell to the ground. He covered his forehead with one hand and waved the other hand to indicate that he was fine.

But Qipao's forehead was already bleeding profusely, and his heart was bleeding like a fountain!
Qi Pao murmured bitterly: "I did not try to persuade the king, but in the end, the king still disliked me!"

Qipao has been very patient over the years.

But Qi Pao didn't expect that he was just making a normal remonstration but was still injured by King Xi of Yan!
"My dear! Are you okay?"

King Xi of Yan quickly ran down the platform and helped Qi Pao up with both hands, his eyes full of regret: "It was my fault that I accidentally hurt you, my beloved minister!"

"I am wrong!"

Seeing King Xi of Yan squatting with sincere eyes, Qi Pao felt warm in his heart.

But soon, a shadow appeared not far in front of Qi Pao. It was Jiang Qu, who had his ribs broken by King Xi of Yan and was lying on the ground wailing!

The king has made so many mistakes.

Qi Pao's eyes dimmed again, but he could only suppress his discomfort and bowed his hands, saying, "I made a mistake in my words, I hope the king will forgive me!"

King Xi of Yan held Qi Pao's arm with both hands and said sincerely: "It is my fault. My dear minister, you are not wrong! You are not wrong!"

"Your injuries are felt physically, and my heart is in pain!"

"Pass the widow's order!"

"I will give you a hundred pieces of cloth, a thousand dan of grain, five catties of gold, and thirty dancers, and then..."

Listening to King Xi of Yan's endless words of comfort and consolation, Qi Pao felt a little sick.

How many times did Prince Xi of Yan apologize to his subjects to become so familiar with apologizing!
But after King Xi of Yan apologized to his subjects so many times, what improvements had been made?
Qi Pao finally couldn't help but interrupt King Xi of Yan's consolation and said seriously: "Your Majesty! State affairs are urgent!"

"I am stupid, I only thought of this one strategy."

"I believe my colleagues will have good suggestions to offer. I am willing to lead the way for Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, King Xi of Yan also stopped trying to comfort him and just patted Qi Pao's arm vigorously: "I, your Excellency, have great faith in you!"

Then King Xi of Yan looked at all the court officials and asked in a gentle voice, "Do you have any good advice?"

It’s a pity that after seeing Qi Pao’s miserable condition, who among the Yan officials would dare to make another appeal?

Only Ju Guang bravely bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think what Qi Shangqing said makes sense."

"Yes, your Majesty's concerns are reasonable!"

"So I advise you to agree to King Dai's proposal and let Your Majesty lead the army in person to attack Qin with the Dai army!"

Hearing Ju Guang's words, King Xi of Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but cast a look of approval at Ju Guang: "This advice really wins my heart!"

Without giving his ministers a chance to dissuade him, King Xi of Yan made the final decision: "This is settled!"

"make!"

"Recruit young and strong people, prepare money and food, and we, Great Yan, will fight with all our might!"

"In this battle, I will personally lead the army!"

(End of this chapter)