News of Chu's attack on Qi soon spread to Zhao. Zhao's civil servants and generals were divided into two factions over the incident. A group of ministers led by Changlu Hou Zhao Ting believed that Zhao was too busy to take care of itself and did not have the strength to save Qi.

However, Lian Hai, who worked hard to promote the alliance between Qi and Zhao, did not think so.

The reasons are of course very good. When the two countries formed an alliance, they had agreed on the terms of mutual assistance. Now that Qi is attacked by the enemy, it is natural for the Zhao people to send troops to save it. The two groups of people have expressed their opinions, and the Zhao court has already discussed this issue.

The discussion lasted for three days, but Zhao Ye still did not come to a conclusion. At this time, the envoys from Qi State asking for help had also arrived.

The people of Qi never expected 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 Dong County and Jibei County could not block Xiang Yu's army's attack.

Cutting, now Xiang Yu has already

After the troops rested in Jibei County, they would march eastward, aiming directly at Linzi, the capital of Qi. At this critical moment of life and death, the King of Qi thought of Zhao, who had made an offensive and defensive alliance with Zi Ding, so he sent his troops out of the city at starry night.

Handan of the State of Zhao asked for help from the Zhao people.

After listening to the words of the envoy from Qi, the Zhao court was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. After a while, Zhao Ye said: "Your envoy has worked hard all the way. Let's go to the post to have a rest first.

After discussing with the ministers, I will definitely give you an explanation."

The envoy of Qi looked at the pale-faced Zhao officials in the hall, wondering if they would really send troops to rescue Qi. He hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please listen to me again. Although the Chu people are coming now with great force and have repeatedly defeated Qi.

There are several counties in the area, but because he attacked the city all the way down, the rear must be empty.

If the Zhao army can take the opportunity to attack their retreat, the Chu army will be defeated. This will not only solve the problem of our Qi State, but also severely injure the Chu people so that they will not dare to use troops against our two countries again, and even use

The people of Qin do not dare to underestimate Qi and Zhao. I hope the king will think twice." He kowtowed again and again.

Zhao Ye hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Since our Zhao State has formed an alliance with Qi, we will naturally abide by the alliance. Now I and the ministers are discussing who will lead the troops to rescue Qi State. You can go to the inn first and wait for the news.

"

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

opinion?"

Zhao Ting stood up and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I, the State of Zhao, formed an alliance with Qi in order to have a firm ally. Unexpectedly, he was so vulnerable. If we had sent troops to rescue him, if we had really defeated the Chu people,

It's nothing more than paying it back. If Chu is rude once, Chu will definitely change his mind after destroying Qi.

Let us first deal with our Zhao State. Our Zhao State has only tens of thousands of soldiers. How can we be the opponent of the Chu people? And if we do not send troops, the Chu people will probably no longer care about our small Zhao State after destroying Qi.

.Therefore, Your Majesty, I still suggest that we make good friends with the people of Chu instead of sending troops to aid Qi."

Zhao Ting expressed his worries in his ambition, nodded and said: "What Chang Luhou said is very reasonable, so why don't we, the Zhao State, just sit back and wait for the war between Qi and Chu to end?"

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" Lian Hai heard that Zhao Ye had given up the idea of ​​supporting Qi State, and hurriedly came out and said, "If your Majesty does this, even if Zhao State can protect itself, it will not be able to gain a foothold in the world. Since

We made a covenant with Qi that day, and we must abide by it today

Raise troops to rescue, otherwise you will be despised by the world. And I heard what the envoy of Qi said is true. At this time, as long as Chu is busy attacking Linzi, the capital of Qi, and sends troops behind, he will definitely be able to catch the Chu people off guard, and even kill them.

This Chu army was completely wiped out. Your Majesty, you cannot let go of such an opportunity."

Zhao Ye couldn't help but feel a little moved when he said this, but before he could say anything, Zhao Ting retorted: "The purpose of envoy Qi is to deceive us into sending troops, and his words cannot be believed. And even if it is true what he said,

, the rear of this Chu army is empty

, but there are still 100,000 troops in Chu State. If they are offended by then, our Zhao State will be in catastrophe. Moreover, only our Zhao State and Qi State know about the covenant you mentioned. How can we let the world know about it?

Where are the words that people laugh at?"

"Although others don't know about this matter, God knows it. Do you want the king to have the reputation of being a deceitful person?" Hearing Zhao Ting say this, Lian Hai couldn't help but become anxious and said loudly.

"Hmph, it was General Lian who insisted that we, Zhao State, form an alliance with the Qi people back then. Now, not only does this alliance fail to bring benefits to our Zhao State, but it also encounters such problems. You are afraid that the alliance between Qi and Zhao will break up.

This will cause your reputation in our country to decline, so using the national fortune of our country to marry your reputation, or you are simply a spy of the Qi people." Zhao Ting sneered.

"You..." Lian Hai was very angry when he heard that Zhao Ting actually slandered him like this, but for a moment he couldn't refute his words, so he could only point his finger at Zhao Ting and glare at her.

"Now you have nothing to say, Your Majesty, we'd better wait and see what happens." Seeing that Lian Hai was unable to refute him for a while, Zhao Ting hurriedly said to Zhao Ye, hoping to settle the matter immediately.

"Then Marquis Changlu is not afraid that he will be regarded as a spy of the Chu people?" Before Zhao Ye could speak, Lian Hai had already thought of a rebuttal to him, and said in a nonchalant manner, "This time it is obvious that as long as I am

The State of Zhao could defeat the Chu people by sending troops, but Changluhou has always been alarmist. Could it be that the Chu people have given you many benefits?"

"..." Zhao Ting didn't expect that the words he used to ridicule Lian Hai would be used against him instead, and he was choked by these words. Now the ministers in the hall did not dare to say it.

What's wrong? No matter who they were on, they might be spies of the Qi people or the Chu people. They had no choice but to look at Zhao Wang Zhao Ye who was sitting on top.

Zhao Ye also felt dumbfounded. After much discussion, two "spies" came out of the discussion. He knew he had to draw a conclusion, otherwise more "spies" would emerge, and it would be bad by then.

Clean it up. Since the last time Handan was surrounded by the Qin people and was frightened, Zhao Ye was quite aggressive towards the Qin army.

He was afraid, and now he thought that the Chu people could defeat even the Qin army, so how could his own army be their opponent? Thinking of this, he wanted to follow Zhao Ting's suggestion and sit back and watch the Qi people be destroyed by Chu. But just then

When he was about to speak, he saw Zhao Ting standing below with a proud look on his face. Obviously he also knew that Zhao Ye's thoughts were with

He was the same. But just this 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,

That meant that his decision last time was wrong, and Zhao Ting would probably be even more proud. Thinking of this, he knew whether

No matter whether it is wrong to form an alliance with Qi, but since he has signed the alliance, he must go on, even if it is wrong, he must be wrong to the end. So Zhao Ye took a deep breath and raised his voice: "After thinking about it, I still

Feeling that the world cannot be deceived and the alliance cannot be forgotten, I, the State of Zhao, will send troops to assist the people of Qi. General Lian!"

"Your Majesty is here!" Lian Hai originally thought that Zhao Ye was going to abandon the covenant and ignore it, but unexpectedly he heard these words. When he heard King Zhao tell him, he cheered up and looked at King Zhao, waiting for his instructions.

"I order you to select the strongest men in our Zhao Kingdom and go to Qi to attack the Chu people's rear."

"I accept your order!" Lian Hai agreed loudly, with joy overflowing from his face.

"Now that I have entrusted the future of Zhao State to you, you can't let me down." Zhao Ye looked at Lian Hai and said.

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

"Well, this puts me at ease." Zhao Ye turned his eyes and looked at Zhao Ting and said, "Marquis Changlu!"

Zhao Ting hasn't realized it yet. She doesn't know why King Zhao suddenly made this decision, so she didn't listen to a word of the conversation between King Zhao and Lian Hai. She only thought of three words - why. Now she heard King Zhao calling

After seeing himself, he said listlessly: "I'm here!"

"Although I have not adopted your opinion, you still have to prepare the rear for General Lian's troops. At the same time, when General Lian leads his troops, the defense of Handan City will be handed over to you." Zhao Zhizhong said.

I felt a little sorry for Zhao Ting, so I spoke in a gentler tone.

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

In this way, the whole Zhao State began a general mobilization. Lian Hai selected 20,000 strong men from the army as the main force to assist Qi. At the same time, he also recruited a group of young and middle-aged people from the civilian population as reserve supplements, forming a 40,000-strong army.

After such a deployment, the entire Zhao country’s internal

There were less than 20,000 people who could fight. Seeing that Zhao people were devoting all their troops to help Qi State, the Qi envoy was very moved and repeatedly assured King Zhao that once the Chu people were driven back, Qi State would

He will definitely provide great financial assistance to the State of Zhao, and even agreed to give Dongjun to the State of Zhao.

Hearing the Qi envoy's huge gratitude and generous reward, Zhao Ye felt that he had made the right decision this time. Now Handan City is almost at the end of its rope. If Zhao can get help from the wealthy Qi State, Zhao Ye

It is not impossible to thrive again.

After paying homage to the ancestors of heaven and earth, the 40,000-strong army led by Lian Hai and under the guidance of the Qi envoy went to Qidi. None of them knew whether they would be able to come back.

At this time, the Chu army had left Jibei County and was heading to Linzi. In their hearts, these Chu soldiers believed that they would be able to successfully capture Linzi. By then, all the gold, silver, treasures, beauties and cloth in Linzi City would be
Chapter completed!