Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 216 Visiting Xue Qian ([-])

In the mansion of the Fourth Prince of Cheng outside Handan City, Zhao Wuming walked out yawning, staring at the sunshine from the sky for a moment.I came back too late last night, as if I forgot something important.

Looking around the mansion, he frowned slightly for a while but couldn't remember.At this time, Sun Buer came out from the outside, and when he saw Zhao Wuming, he quickly bowed and said, "See my lord."

"Did Gu forget anything when he came back last night?".Seeing Sun Buer, Zhao Wuming asked him subconsciously.

Sun Buer thought carefully and shook his head slightly, and replied to Zhao Wuming: "My lord doesn't seem to have explained anything since he came out of the palace last night."

"In the palace?"Zhao Wuming gradually fell into deep thought, and then seemed to think of something: "What happened to the [-] personal guards?".

"As long as the lord gives an order, you can go to the battlefield at any time."Sun Buer replied to Zhao Wuming without thinking.

Hearing the word "battlefield", Zhao Wuming immediately showed a sudden realization expression: "I almost forgot, Brother Xue is seriously injured, so I should visit him at his residence."

"Sun Bu'er hurry to prepare some gifts, and go with Gu."After Zhao Wuming finished speaking, he ordered immediately without waiting for Sun Buer to speak.

Sun Buerjian looked at Zhao Wuming in a hurry and asked him: "My lord just woke up, should I?".

"This statement makes sense, it's not too late for Gu to eat and drink before going."Hearing Sun Buer's question, Zhao Wuming smiled awkwardly, he was indeed too hasty.

Sun Buer didn't talk too much, and took Zhao Wuming to a room.After a while, the people in the mansion brought wine and food, and enjoyed them immediately.

Satisfied with wine and food, he got up and walked outside the mansion. Someone had already prepared the horses.Zhao Wuming took Sun Buer and other ten guards to get on their horses and gallop towards Handan.

Not long after the horseshoe galloped, Duwei's mansion appeared in front of him. Looking at the mansion in front of him, he thought of the scene of having a banquet here when he first came to this time and space, and a little emotion rose in his heart.

The guards in front of the mansion saw who was coming, knew Zhao Wuming's identity, and immediately bowed: "I have met the fourth son of King Cheng."

"Brother Xue is in the mansion?"Zhao Wuming asked several guards.

A guard hurriedly replied respectfully: "I am resting in the bedroom in the mansion, do you need a villain to go in and report?"

"Need not".Zhao Wuming rejected the guard's kindness, looked at more than a dozen personal guards and immediately ordered: "You wait here and wait."

"promise".More than a dozen personal guards hurriedly bowed and agreed.

Zhao Wuming saw that the guards were taking orders, and immediately ignored him, and walked inside with Sun Buer.

Xue Qian was resting in the bedroom with his eyes closed when he heard footsteps.Slightly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound, he was startled and then smiled: "I thought Wu Ming would be busy for a while, but I didn't expect to come so early today."

"I planned to come to visit brother Xue yesterday, but I didn't expect that after the envoys from various countries dispersed, I would go to the palace for a banquet at night. It was too late so I didn't come. Please invite Haihan."Zhao Wuming looked at Xue Qian lying on the bed, and explained to him.

Xue Qian shook his head slightly, looked at Zhao Wuming and sat up from the bed: "How can we blame the country if it is a matter of importance, if Wuming hadn't helped me yesterday, I am afraid that this mere arrow would not have injured me."

"Brother Xue is in trouble, so it's only natural to lend a helping hand. I talked with my elder brother in the palace yesterday. Lou Fan is about to start a war. I'm afraid Zhao Fan's army is imminent."Zhao Wuming looked at Xue Qian, changed the subject and brought up the matter of the banquet last night.

Xue Qian gradually fell into deep thought, not knowing what he was thinking, and then sighed softly: "This is an inevitable thing to avoid, how will King Dai Yun resist it when he is powerful?"

"The current plan is to persuade the public, but the public has already expressed their attitude that they will not participate in this matter. Although Zhao Zhen is the commander of the Imperial Army and has a personal grudge against Zhao Fan, he will also make a choice between the interests of the public and personal grievances. Refuse to go to war".Zhao Wuming explained to Xue Qian.

Xue Qian looked at Zhao Wuming with some emotion: "If the previous king hadn't suppressed the public family so hard, why would it be so troublesome to convince the public family with Wu Ming's relationship?"

"How can we change what happened in the past? The most urgent task is how to persuade the public, otherwise it will be difficult to defend for a long time with the current military strength."Seeing Xue Qian's emotion, Zhao Wuming didn't want to talk too much about past events.

Xue Qian seemed to have sensed Zhao Wuming's thoughts, and he didn't talk too much about those things: "It is really difficult to convince the Duke under the current situation. oath, how could they wade into this muddy water."

"I don't know how difficult it is. Last night, I discussed with my eldest brother to buy time to set the warring place on the front line of Xindu, and try to find a way to convince the public within this time."Listening to Xue Qian's words, Zhao Wuming also showed a embarrassed expression.

Xue Qian was startled, and quickly said: "No".

"Why not?"Seeing Xue Qian's surprised look, Zhao Wuming asked him subconsciously.

Xue Qian explained to Zhao Wuming: "Our military strength is not as good as Daijun, and Xindu and Julu are on the front line, so the front line will become longer. It will make the already weak military strength even weaker."

"If you gather troops in Handan, let alone whether the fortifications are fully repaired, just say that once Handan is besieged. As the king of Zhao, how will the eldest brother send the will to the whole country, and how can he find a way to persuade the public?"Zhao Wuming asked Xue Qian back.

Xue Qian was dumbfounded that this is indeed a very fatal problem, but he couldn't find a better solution after thinking for a while.

Looking at the speechless Xue Qian, Zhao Wuming's tone gradually softened: "As for how to persuade the princes, this is the matter of the elder brother. We only need to train our soldiers well and buy more time for the elder brother in the front. what we should do".

"The words of Wuming are reasonable. When the wound is a little better tomorrow, I will immediately go to the Handan garrison camp outside the city to train the soldiers."Xue Qian nodded slightly, this is indeed the only thing he can do at present.

Zhao Wuming was slightly worried when he thought of the scene where the Gong clan and Zhao Fan raised their troops to go south, but seeing Xue Qian's wound on his left shoulder was bandaged, he immediately retracted the words he was about to blurt out: "You are injured by an arrow and at this time the main thing is to recuperate, Handan You are not the only captain in the garrison camp, I believe the captain will handle this matter well."

"Speaking of the arrow injury is really embarrassing. If it weren't for Wu Ming and the envoy of the Han Dynasty in the battle with Loufan Fifty Cavalry yesterday, I might be a sinner."Xue Qian looked a little depressed when he thought of the scene of the battle outside the city yesterday.After all, the fifty Handan defenders who went to battle were all trained by him, but he didn't want to be wiped out in one battle.

Zhao Wuming comforted Xue Qian: "Things are over, don't worry about it, and take good care of your wounds. After the wounds heal, you and I will lead the army together, and we will face Zhao Fan on that battlefield."

"Okay, just to fight side by side and lead the army to fight against Zhao Fan. I, Xue Qian, risked my life to heal this wound. If I can't fight because of this wound, I will regret it for the rest of my life."When Xue Qian said these words, a sense of pride rose in his heart, but when he thought of yesterday's scene, he couldn't hide a trace of loneliness in his expression.

(End of this chapter)