Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-08-20

The news of Chu people's attack on Qi State soon spread to Zhao State. Zhao's civil servants and military generals were divided into two factions. A group of ministers headed by Changluhou Zhao Ting believed that Zhao State was too busy to take care of itself and had no strength to save Qi. However, Lian Hai, who pushed for the alliance between Qi and Zhao, did not think so. Of course, his reasons were very good. When the two countries formed an alliance, they had stipulated the terms of mutual assistance. Now Qi is being attacked by the enemy. Attack, the Zhao people should naturally raise troops to rescue.The two groups of people expressed their opinions. The court of Zhao State had been discussing this issue for three days, but Zhao Ye still did not come to a conclusion. At this time, the envoy of Qi State asking for help had also arrived.

The people of Qi never imagined that their counties would be so vulnerable to Xiang Yu's attack. In a short period of time, not only Xue County was captured by Xiang Yu, but even Dongjun and Jibei counties did not stop Xiang Yu's army's attack. Now that Xiang Yu has already rested in Jibei County, Chen Bing will send his troops eastward, pointing directly at Linzi, the capital of Qi.At this critical moment of life and death, the king of Qi thought of the state of Zhao, which had made an offensive and defensive alliance with him, so he sent people out of the city at night to go to Handan, the state of Zhao, to ask for help from the Zhao people.

After hearing the words of the envoy of Qi State, Zhao Guochao hall was so quiet that even a needle dropped to the ground could be clearly heard.After a long while, Zhao Ye said: "Your envoy has worked hard all the way, let's go to the post to rest for a while, I will definitely give you an explanation after discussing with the ministers."

The envoy of Qi looked at the pale-faced officials of the state of Zhao, wondering whether they would really send troops to rescue the state of Qi, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Please listen to me again, my lord. There are several counties in the area, but because he attacked the city all the way down, the rear must be empty. As long as the Zhao army can take the opportunity to attack their retreat, the Chu army will be defeated. This will not only solve the difficulties of our country , and it can also severely injure the people of Chu, so that they will not dare to use troops against our two countries, and even the people of Qin will not dare to underestimate Qi and Zhao, and I hope the king will think twice." He continued to kowtow.

Zhao Ye hurriedly said: "Your envoy, don't worry, since our country Zhao has formed an alliance with Qi, we will naturally abide by the covenant, now the widow and the ministers are discussing who will lead the troops to rescue Qi, you go to the post station first and wait for the news. "

When the envoy of Qi heard what Zhao Ye said, he knew that he could not push too much, so he bowed again and went down to the palace.After he left, Zhao Yefang asked the officials below again: "What do you think now?"

Zhao Ting stood up and saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the purpose of our alliance with Qi is to have a firm ally, but he is so vulnerable. If I wait to raise troops to rescue, if I really beat back the Chu people It’s all right, if it’s rude, Chu will definitely turn its head to deal with Zhao Guo after destroying Qi. Our Zhao Guo has only tens of thousands of soldiers, how can we be the opponent of Chu people? And if we don’t send troops, Chu people are likely to After destroying Qi, we will no longer care about our little Zhao country. Therefore, my lord, I still suggest that you befriend the people of Chu and not send troops to help Qi."

Zhao Ye's worries were expressed by Zhao Ting, who nodded and said, "What Chang Luhou said is very reasonable, so why not wait for the war between Qi and Chu to end?"

"Your Majesty must not do it!" Lian Hai heard that Zhao Ye had the idea of ​​giving up supporting Qi, and hurried out, "If your Majesty does this, even if Zhao Guo can keep itself, it will not be able to gain a foothold in the world. Since We made a covenant with Qi that day, and today we must abide by the agreement and raise troops to rescue, otherwise we will be despised by the people of the world. Moreover, I listened to what the envoy of Qi said was very true. At this time, as long as Chu is busy attacking Linzi, the capital of Qi, come back Sending out troops will definitely catch the people of Chu by surprise, and even wipe out the entire Chu army. Your Majesty, you must not let this opportunity pass by."

Zhao Ye couldn't help being moved by what he said, but before he could say anything, Zhao Ting retorted: "The envoy Qi just lied to us to send troops, and his words are not to be believed. And even if it is true what he said , the rear of this Chu army is empty, but there are still [-] troops in Chu State. If they are annoyed at that time, our Zhao State will be in great trouble. And the matter of the covenant you mentioned, now only our Zhao State and Qi State If the country knows it, how can it make the people of the world laugh at it?"

"Although others don't know about this matter, God knows it. Do you want the king to bear a bad name of deceiving the world?" Lian Hai couldn't help being anxious when he heard Zhao Ting say that, and said loudly.

"Hmph, back then General Lian insisted on forming an alliance between Da Zhao and the people of Qi. Now this alliance not only cannot bring benefits to our country Zhao, but also encounters such a problem. You are afraid that the alliance between Qi and Zhao will break down. As a result, your reputation in my Da Zhao country has declined, so use my Da Zhao's national fortune to marry your reputation alone, or you are simply a spy of the Qi people." Zhao Ting sneered.

"You..." Lian Hai was very annoyed when he heard that Zhao Ting slandered him so much, but he couldn't refute his words for a while, so he could only point his finger at Zhao Ting and glared at him.

"You can talk now, my lord, we'd better wait and see." Seeing that Lian Hai couldn't refute him for a while, Zhao Ting hurriedly said to Zhao Ye, hoping to settle the matter immediately.

"Isn't Chang Luhou afraid that he will be regarded as a spy of the Chu people?" Before Zhao Ye could speak, Lian Hai had already thought of refuting his words, and said in a neutral tone, "This time it is obvious that as long as I Zhao Guo sent troops to defeat the people of Chu, but Marquis Chang Lu has always been alarmist. Could it be that the people of Chu have given you a lot of benefits?"

"..." Zhao Ting didn't expect that the words he used to mock Lian Hai would be used against him instead, and he was stunned by these words.Now the officials in the main hall didn't dare to say anything. No matter who they were on, they might be the spies of the Qi people or the Chu people. They had to look at Zhao Wang and Zhao Ye who were sitting on it. .

Zhao Ye also felt dumbfounded. No matter how many discussions he had, two "spies" came out. He knew he had to come to a conclusion, otherwise more "spies" would come out, and it would be bad by then. Packed up.Ever since the Qin people surrounded Handan and was frightened last time, Zhao Ye was quite afraid of the Qin army. Now thinking that the Chu people can even defeat the Qin army, how could his own army be their opponent? Thinking of this He just wanted to follow Zhao Ting's suggestion and sit back and watch the people of Qi be wiped out by Chu.But just when he was about to speak, he saw Zhao Ting standing below with a proud face, obviously he also knew that Zhao Ye had the same thoughts as himself.But just this one glance made Zhao Ye's decision turn a 180-degree turn. He thought that he had approved the alliance between Lian Hai and Qi last time. If he ignored the alliance this time, it would mean that his last time If the decision is wrong, then Zhao Ting may be even more proud.Thinking of this, he knew that regardless of whether it was wrong to form an alliance with Qi, since he had already signed the alliance agreement, he had to go on, even if it was wrong, he would be wrong to the end.So Zhao Ye took a deep breath and raised his voice: "After thinking about it, I still feel that the world cannot be bullied and the covenant cannot be forgotten. I, Zhao, will send troops to help the people of Qi. General Lian!"

"The minister is here!" Lian Hai originally thought that Zhao Ye was going to abandon the covenant, but unexpectedly, this was what he heard. Hearing Zhao Wang telling him to cheer up and look at Zhao Wang, waiting for his orders.

"The widow ordered you to select the best and strongest men in our country of Zhao, and go to Qi to attack the rear of the Chu people."

"The minister takes orders!" Lian Hai promised loudly, with joy overflowing his face.

"Now the widow entrusts the future of my big Zhao to you, you can't let the widow down." Zhao Ye looked at Lian Hai and said.

"I will definitely live up to the king's entrustment, and I will definitely defeat the Chu army this time!" Lian Hai hurriedly agreed.

"Well, this way I can rest easy." Zhao Ye turned his eyes to Zhao Ting and said, "Marquis Changlu!"

Zhao Ting hasn't reflected on it until now. He doesn't know why King Zhao suddenly made this decision, so he didn't listen to a word of the conversation between King Zhao and Lian Hai, and only thought about three words—why.Now when he heard King Zhao calling him, he said in high spirits: "The minister is here!"

"Although the widow did not accept your opinion, you still have to make preparations for General Lian's troops and horses. At the same time, when General Lian leads the troops to go out, the defense of Handan City will be entrusted to you." Zhao Ye thought in his heart. I feel somewhat apologetic to Zhao Ting, so my voice is softer.

"I obey the order!" Zhao Ting also accepted the order.

In this way, the general mobilization of Zhao State began. Lian Hai selected 4 strong men from the army as the main force to aid Qi, and at the same time recruited a group of young and middle-aged people from the people as backup supplements, forming a 2-strong army. army of men.After such a transfer, there are less than [-] combat personnel in the entire country of Zhao.The Qi envoy was very moved when he saw that the people of Zhao were using all their strength to help the country of Qi. He repeatedly assured the king of Zhao that once the people of Chu were driven back, the country of Qi would definitely help the country of Zhao economically, and even agreed. Send Dongjun to Zhao Guo.

Hearing the envoy Qi's gratitude and generous remuneration, Zhao Ye felt that he had made the right decision this time.Now that Handan City is almost at the end of its rope, if it can get assistance from the wealthy Qi State, it is not impossible for Zhao State to re-prosper.

After worshiping the ancestors of heaven and earth, the [-] troops led by Lian Hai went to Qidi under the guidance of the envoy of Qi. All of them didn't know whether they would be able to come back after they left.

At this time, the army of Chu State had already left Jibei County and came to Linzi. These Chu soldiers believed that they would be able to capture Linzi smoothly. By then, the gold, silver, treasures and beautiful women in Linzi City would be all It is his own, because in order to motivate his subordinates, Xiang Yu promised them to plunder for three days after breaking Linzi. In their eyes, Linzi has become a huge treasure house.