Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 159
In the woods, Wei Ying and Zhao Zhong sat facing each other.A waiter held the jug and poured the wine from the jug into the wine bottles of the two.

Wei Ying glanced at Zhao Zhong, seeing his pale face, she couldn't help sighing deliberately: "I heard that King Zhao was sick in Daliang, but I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that King Zhao is really sick."

"The king of Wei cares about you, but the widow just feels cold occasionally, which is not worth mentioning."Looking at Wei Ying's appearance, Zhao Zhong felt bored for a while, and replied immediately without thinking.

Seeing Zhao Zhong's bored look, Wei Ying's heart burst into joy for no reason: "Fengchi? I'm afraid Zhao Wang's windchill is the deadly windchill."

"How can this mere wind and cold take my life? I heard that the king of Qi is going to visit the king of Wei in Daliang. I'm afraid that's a fatal thing."Zhao Zhong replied without showing any weakness.

Wei Ying seemed to have heard a joke, and couldn't help but chuckled: "King Qi? We, Wei, have been in power for a hundred years. How is it possible for a mere Qi to kill me?"

"If that's the case, why did King Wei come here today?"Zhao Zhong asked unceremoniously.

Wei Ying pointed in the direction of Handan: "I heard that this thing is a heart disease of King Zhao. I can't bear it, so I came to have a look."

"Now you, King Wei, have seen it, and you don't know when you will give this heart medicine to the widow."A trace of anger rose in Zhao Zhong's heart when he mentioned Handan, Zhao Zhong asked Wei Ying.

Wei Ying didn't want to return Handan so happily, so she changed the topic: "Wei, Han, and Zhao were originally one family, and now Qi has sent troops to our three Jin lands. I don't know what King Zhao thinks about this matter."

"This is the business of the king of Wei, what can I do to the widow?"Zhao Zhong directly declined the topic.

Wei Ying had obviously expected Zhao Zhong's attitude, and sighed slightly: "Once we are defeated in the battle of Wei, who in the land of the Three Jins can resist the advance of Qi State's soldiers. At that time, King Zhao may also become that chopping board." The fat meat is at the mercy of others."

"I don't know whether Zhao Guoguo will be slaughtered or not. I only know that once Wei State is defeated, Qi State will definitely slaughter Wei State."Zhao Zhong retorted without showing weakness.

Having said that, Wei Ying didn't want to waste time, and went straight to the point: "Dare to ask King Zhao, I wonder if you still want this Handan."

"If the widow doesn't want it, why would he come here?"When Zhao Zhong heard what Wei Ying said, he couldn't help being shocked.

Wei Ying showed a playful smile: "Since we want it, how does King Zhao plan to go back to Handan?".

"Wei and Zhao stopped the war and rebuilt the alliance."Zhao Zhong put these two conditions in front of Wei Ying.

Wei Ying seemed to have heard a joke, and couldn't help laughing out loud: "King Zhao, you are already old, how can you be so childish? How much blood has been shed by our soldiers in Handan, how could it be possible to rely on you With these two sentences, I will offer Handan with both hands."

"Since this is the case, why did you, Wei Ying, invite someone to come here?"Seeing Wei Ying laughing, Zhao Zhong couldn't suppress his anger anymore, and called him by his name directly.

Seeing that Zhao Zhong was angry, Wei Ying's smile deepened: "For the good of the three families, the widow can return Handan. But you, Zhao Zhong, should also pay a certain price, or else this matter will not be mentioned."

"What price?".Zhao Zhong followed Wei Ying's words and asked further questions.

Wei Ying put away her smile, her gaze was firm, and her tone was unquestionable: "Xindu has all the food and supplies."

"Don't even think about it".Zhao Zhong was furious and stood up abruptly from his seat.Behind Zhao Zhong, Shen Tuxiu and several imperial guards drew their swords one after another, while Zhao Wuming stood behind and watched coldly.

Hearing the sound of drawing the sword, Wei Guo stood up not to be outdone, and both sides looked at each other covetously.

Wei Ying didn't seem to notice the change between the two parties, took a sip from the wine bottle and put it on the table, closing her eyes slightly to rest.Handan is the key point of Zhao State, so I am not afraid that Zhao Zhong will not agree.

Seeing that King Wei was so calm, Pang Juan, Wei Ang, Zhang Meng and others immediately withdrew their swords and sat back on their seats.

At this moment, Zhao Zhong's anger subsided, and then he came to his senses, and sat cross-legged again: "Handan has been lost, and half of our treasury has been gone. If I hand over the property of Xindu to you, Wei Ying, then our country of Zhao will be empty. Once the enemy The army is coming, how will our country respond."

"That's your business, King Zhao, what's the matter with the widow?"Wei Ying slowly opened her eyes and looked at Zhao Zhong.

Zhao Zhong couldn't help clenching his fist a little bit: "Aren't you afraid that the widows will hold back Wei's army in Handan, making Daliang under the lead of Qi's troops?".

"Perhaps King Zhao didn't know that when the widow left Daliang, he had already ordered all the soldiers from Hexi and Shangjun to assemble, and it is estimated that they have arrived in Daliang by this time."Wei Ying reminded Zhao Zhong that the soldiers and horses here are not all the troops of Wei State.

Zhao Zhong suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help being startled: "You want to put all your eggs in one basket and defeat the soldiers of Qi State in one fell swoop. Have you forgotten that to the west of you, there is a State of Qin who hates you to the bone?".

"How can a widow not understand this truth? The Qin State is disabled. Even in these years, Wei Yang's reform has given Qin State some strength. But with the current national strength of Qin State, how dare we send troops to Wei State."When Wei Ying mentioned Qin, her face was full of disdain.

Zhao Zhong reminded Wei Ying: "You are not afraid of the alliance between Qi and Qin to destroy your Wei country together."

"If our Wei State is defeated, and Qi and Qin join hands, the land of the Three Jins will be in danger. My Wei State is only one of them, why bother with that carelessness?"Wei Ying looked at Zhao Zhong, obviously planning to drag Zhao and Han into trouble.

Zhao Zhong came to his senses: "It seems that you, Wei Ying, are forcing the widow to use the capital treasury to redeem Handan, and forcing the widow and the King of Han to stare at Qin together. Unfortunately, your calculation is wrong."

"Wrong or not, you should judge for yourself."Wei Ying didn't explain, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Zhao Zhong thought about it in his heart, and looked at Wei Ying for a long time: "Xindu can only give half of the food and supplies."

"If you don't give me all the food, grass and supplies in Xindu, how can I dare to fight Qi with peace of mind? Zhao Wang, this truth does not need me, let me emphasize it again."Regarding Xindu's food and supplies, Wei Ying did not show any signs of letting go.As for forcing Zhao and Han to stare at Qin, that was just a joke.

Seeing Wei Ying's resolute expression, Zhao Zhong sighed inwardly.Handan is in the hands of Wei Ying, and Wei Guo's soldiers are strong and Ma Zhuang can do nothing about it: "If I agree, when will your Wei State withdraw its troops?".

"After the food and supplies are brought in, the widow is ordering the army to return to the country."Wei Ying showed a satisfied expression, and replied without thinking.

Zhao Zhong felt that something was wrong, and immediately said: "If you get food, grass and supplies and don't retreat, what can you do?"

"What do you think?"Wei Ying asked Zhao Zhong back.

Zhao Zhong thought for a while, then looked at Wei Ying vigilantly: "The two sides retreated for hundreds of miles, and the widow immediately sent an order to Xindu to send food and grass to your Wei army. At that time, your Wei country had to withdraw its troops. I don't know what you mean. Next how".

"The widow will send an envoy to count the food, grass and luggage when I go to the letter."Wei Ying told Zhao Zhong about her conditions.

Now that it has been decided to buy Handan, it is reasonable for Wei Ying to send an envoy to supervise it. Zhao Zhong agreed immediately after thinking of this: "Yes."

"In that case, what about the alliance?"Wei Ying heard that the matter had been negotiated, and immediately asked about the next thing.

Zhao Zhong shook his head slightly: "The widow only agrees to the truce. As for the alliance, it is related to the three Jins. It is necessary for the king of Wei and the king of Han to come together to restore the alliance."

"Looking at what King Zhao means, there is no plan to restore the covenant?"Wei Ying smiled when she thought of the food and grass in Xindu.Zhao Guo has no food and grass, and he will threaten himself again. Thinking of this, he suddenly became proud: "Forget it, the widow has defeated Qi Guo. Let's see what you and King Han have to say."

"The general left half of his troops to receive the food and supplies sent by the king of Zhao, and the remaining soldiers and horses returned to the country with the widow."Before Zhao Zhong could speak, Wei Ying immediately gave instructions to Pang Juan who was behind her.

Pang Juan quickly stood up from his seat and bowed to Wei Ying: "Observe the order."

"King Zhao, the widow is very sincere, and the rest depends on how you decide, King Zhao."After Wei Ying finished speaking, she stood up from her seat and said goodbye to Zhao Zhong: "Since the two things have been negotiated, the widow will leave first and arrange the withdrawal of troops."

"Please".Zhao Zhong made a gesture of invitation to the outside.

Wei Ying returned the gift and walked away with Pang Juan and others. Zhao Zhong watched them grab the wine bottle from the case table and throw it on the ground.Immediately afterwards, there was a pain in the heart, and a severe cough sounded.Subconsciously covering his hand, the blood fell on the palm of his hand, he took a step forward, but he was unable to continue, and one of them lost his footing and almost fell: "Wei Ying, An dare to bully the widow. When you defeat Qi, do you want Annex Zhao and Han to unify the three Jins".

"Father calm down".Zhao Yu hurriedly supported Zhao Zhong and persuaded him.

Zhang Gao quickly took out a silk handkerchief and handed it to Zhao Zhong, but Zhao Zhong threw it to the ground: "Calm your anger? Wei Ying forced the widow and the king of Han to stare at Qin, which is ridiculous, ridiculous. How could the widow and the king of Han be like this?" It is not wise, if Qin, Wei, and Qi are in a melee, all three losers will suffer, and only then can the hatred in the hearts of the widows be relieved."

"Father, just now the king of Wei said to arrange the withdrawal of troops. Can we send troops to take back Handan after the king of Wei withdraws his general forces. This way, we can also guarantee that Xindu will not lose food and grass."Zhao Yu was behind and suggested to Zhao Zhong.

Zhao Zhong thought of something, showing a trace of fear.The strength of the Wei state cannot be resisted by the state of Zhao: "No, the Wei state and Qi state have not formally fought, and the whole force of the Wei state has gathered in the beam. If we raid Handan at this time, we will definitely anger Wei Ying. If Let Wei Ying make up her mind to negotiate a peace with Qi and attack our country with all her strength, then my country of Zhao will be in danger of destroying the country."

"Father King".Zhao Yu still wanted to persuade Zhao Zhong.

Zhao Zhong interrupted Zhao Yu's words. He was seriously ill at this moment, and the most urgent task was to stabilize the internal affairs, so how could he start the war himself.Moreover, there is not much food in the country, so recuperation is the most important thing: "Since he, Wei Ying, has withdrawn half of his troops to Wei, I should also quickly withdraw the soldiers of the public clan."

"The widow Zhang Gao ordered you to go to the army of the public clan immediately, and let them withdraw to various places in batches tonight."Zhao Zhong felt a little worried when he thought of the army of the Gong clan, so he gave Zhang Gao instructions.

Zhang Gao bowed and said, "The old slave obeys the order."

"Guo Wei, Shen Tuxiu, I order you to go to Xindu immediately and call the imperial army and the Handan garrison to come."Zhao Zhong didn't wait for the two to reply, and turned his eyes to Zhao Yu who was supporting him and Zhao Yu who was beside him: "You two are going to Xindu to take charge of the matter of food and supplies."

"Follow the order".Zhao Yu and Zhao Yu both took orders at the same time.

Zhao Zhong felt a little recovered, then stood up straight, and led Zhao Yu and others to walk outside the woods.

(End of this chapter)