Taking advantage of the situation

In the past decade, Zhao State has been adopting a policy of resting with the people. Except for being invaded by Han Xin's army three years ago, it has never suffered any military disasters. Moreover, when Han Xin invaded, he thought he could conquer Zhao State, so he did not take too much damage to Zhao State. Therefore, the situation in Zhao State has always been good.

However, Zhao's good deeds are limited to economic and people's livelihood, but not very military.

The Zhao State had a population of about two million, with the main soldiers, Rong soldiers, and the total number of soldiers was 400,000 to 500,000. However, the Zhao State could not convene so many armies because Zhao State did not have enough military equipment, weapons, armor, and horses. The second general Bai Xuan tried his best to strengthen military equipment, but was repeatedly suppressed by the Asian Prime Minister Zhang Jing and General Zhao Wu.

The Asian Prime Minister Zhang Jing was in charge of the national treasury. If he had increased his military equipment greatly, he would have less fuel and water. Of course, he would not agree. As for General Zhao Wu, he opposed the expansion of military equipment because he did not want Bai Xuan to threaten his status. In this way, the expansion of military equipment was delayed again and again, and there was no improvement after Handan rescued the siege.

About half an hour later, Guan Gao, Zhao Wu and Bai Xuan entered the palace one after another.

After listening to Zhang Jing's introduction, Guan Gao and others changed their faces and couldn't speak for a long time. There was nothing else. This news was so shocking!

Seeing that no one was talking, Zhang Ao was a little unsupported and asked Guan Gao: "Old Prime Minister, how many words do you say?"

Guan Gao came back from the endless shock and sighed: "It is really surprising that the military strategist of the King of Qi was defeated by Bi Shu, the leader. It seems that the second general's concern is right. We shouldn't have formed an alliance with Chu at the beginning, but it is still time to correct the mistakes. King, please expand your military preparations quickly!"

"Of course, the military preparations need to be expanded!" As soon as Guan Gao finished speaking, General Zhao Wu continued, "But the most urgent task is to send troops to attack and destroy Qi immediately. Now that the Qi army is newly defeated, Han Xin dies again. Qi is in panic and the whole country is in turmoil. Our king will condemn the general and lead the army to attack it with a thunderous force, and it will be not difficult to destroy it!"

Zhang Jing also echoed: "What the General said is very true. Now is the time to use troops against Qi State.--net."

Zhang Ao hesitated and asked Bai Xuan, "Second General, what about your opinion?" Zhang Ao was cowardly and did not have the courage to disobey the old prime minister. The Asian prime minister also had the opinions of the general, but he always remembered the will of the former king before his death, so he also relied heavily on Bai Xuan's opinions.

Bai Xuan felt a little regretful. If Zhao really wanted to use troops against Qi and get a share of the pie from the war to destroy Qi, then it would have been time to send troops at the beginning of Bi Shu's confrontation with Han Xin. How could Chu give Zhao another chance when the troops were sent? If nothing unexpected happens, Bi Shu would have opened the trap and waited for Zhao to get in.

Besides, although the Qi army was newly defeated and Han Xin was dead, is the Ai soldiers really easy to bully? I’m afraid it may not be!

However, Bai Xuan also knew that since Zhao Wu and Zhang Jing agreed to send troops, Guan Gao was also a confused person. In this case, with Zhang Ao's cowardice and incompetence, he would not dare to disobey him no matter what.

Therefore, the only thing Bai Xuan can do now is to minimize the risk of using troops against Qi State as much as possible. Bai Xuan said: "King, it is not impossible to use troops against Qi State, but you have to go with the Yan State army."

"Why?" Zhao Wu shouted, "It would be fine to share with the State of Qi with Chu, why should I share with the State of Chu?" After saying this, Zhao Wu knelt down and stood up, bowed to Zhang Ao to fight, "My king, please lead a 100,000 army to conquer the Sun. If you cannot destroy Qi, you will not return to Handan!"

Zhang Jing then knelt down and said aloud: "King, I am willing to allocate food and grass and cooperate with the general with all my strength!"

Zhang Ao turned his head to look at Guan Gao. Although Guan Gao was honest and used Yu, his strategy and insight were quite lacking. He was unsure of his mind, so he just lowered his old eyes and refused to speak.

Bai Xuan sighed and said, "If the Yan army takes advantage of the opportunity to attack Handan, what can you do?"

Guan Gao's slightly narrowed old eyes suddenly opened, but Zhao Wu waved his hand and said disdainfully: "This is impossible. Yan State is an ally of Zhao State. How could he stab Zhao State behind his back?"

Bai Xuan retorted: "Liu Bang is still the King of Han who was enfeoffed by Xiang Yu. Why did he rebel?"

When Zhao Wu glared at him and was about to scold Bai Xuan, Zhang Jing quickly jumped out to smooth things over and said, "King, I also think that the second general's concerns are reasonable, but now it is indeed a good opportunity to attack Qi. Therefore, the general might as well lead the troops to fight, and the second general stays in Handan. If Zangtu comes from the second general, it will be blocked!"

Bai Xuan sighed in his heart, and he stopped talking about anything now.--.net.

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Almost as Zhao Wu led 100,000 Zhao troops to set out, King Zangtu of Yan also summoned 50,000 troops to prepare to go south. Obviously, Zangtu had the same thoughts as Zhang Ao, and believed that now was a good time to beat Qi, the dog that fell into the water. Even if the greatest benefit in the end would be occupied by Chu, as an allied country, Yan should have divided one or two counties.

But before the Yan army could set off, an urgent report from Handan was delivered to his desk.

After reading the urgent report, Prince Yan Zangyan said in a dark voice: "Father, you might as well wait for a few more days for the army to set off."

Zangtu slammed the table suddenly and cursed: "Fuck, I can't even drink the soup after a few days."

Although he was scolded by his father, the prince Zangyan was not concerned and whispered: "Father, the Zhao army has come out in full swing, Handan must be empty. The father might as well take advantage of the situation to seize Handan and destroy Zhao. Isn't it better to compete with Chu and Zhao for the territory of Qi? How can a Qi State, which has exhausted people's livelihood, be comparable to a wealthy Zhao State?"

Zangtu's heart moved slightly, and he held the beard curled upside down on his lips and said, "Will it annoy Xiang Zhuang and attract the army of Chu?"

Such things are not without precedent. When Xiang Yu enfeoffed Tiandu as King of Qi, Tian Rong was dissatisfied and drove away Tiandu. As a result, Xiang Yu was annoyed and attracted the army of Chu and was eventually defeated and died. Although Zangtu coveted the land of Zhao, he had to worry about Xiang Zhuang's attitude. It should be noted that Yan, Zhao and Han are now allies of Chu.

Zangyan sneered: "Xiang Zhuang is now confronting Liu Bang in Nanyang, and he is still too busy to take care of himself!"

"But what about the future?" Zangtu was still a little worried and said, "What if Yizhuang defeats Liu Bang and settles the score with us again? Just by my little Yan State, how can we resist the Chu army?"

Zangyan disagreed and said, "If Xiang Zhuang really defeated Liu Bang, he would inevitably use troops to Yan, Zhao, and Han. Even if you did not disobey him, he would find an excuse to make things difficult for you. Therefore, the father must take advantage of the situation to attack Zhao and strive to strengthen himself as much as possible before Chu conquers Han."

I have to say that this Prince Yan still has some vision and is a character.

Zangtu was obviously convinced, and after his eyes flashed, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Good, just hit Handan!"

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Compared with King Zangtu of Yan, King Han Xin of Han is obviously even more ambitious!

From the beginning, King Han Xin of Han had never thought of dividing Qi with Chu, Yan and Zhao. Han Xin's goal was Guanzhong. He wanted to take advantage of the Han army's full out and fight with the Chu army in Nanyang to take advantage of the opportunity to sweep Guanzhong, and then defend Guanzhong to confront Chu in order to seek an opportunity to rule the world!

In order to achieve this goal, Han King Han Xin has been enduring it all these years.

Moreover, what Xiang Zhuang and Liu Bang didn’t know was that King Han Xin of Han also found a powerful helper - the Huns!

As early as the beginning of the confrontation between Qi and Han and Chu in Huainan and Nanyang, the envoy of Han King Han Xin had already penetrated into the southern royal court on the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain and contacted the Xiongnu Shanyu Maodun. The Han and the Xiongnu families had even agreed that when the time was right, they would send troops to attack the Han Kingdom together. Of course, the Xiongnu target was Hetao, while the Han King Han Xin target was Qinchuan 800 miles in Guanzhong.

However, although King Han Xin of Han and King Han Xin of Qi had the same name and surname, he was not considered a military strategist. This time he sent troops, the so-called "strange plan" he came up with was just to pick up people's wisdom. Moreover, he learned the strategy of King Han Xin of Qi to conquer the Wei Kingdom, and even the odd and positive numbers did not change. He also crossed Puyang in an open manner and crossed Xiayang in secret.

Of course, King Han Xin of Qi crossed from west to east, and King Han Xin of Han Xin of Han of Han crossed from east to west.

At Puyang Ferry, 50,000 "Korean Army" have set up a pontoon bridge to be built to cross the river. In fact, this is just a temporary recruitment of old, weak, sick and disabled people. In secret, Han Xin, the King of Han, gathered 50,000 elite troops in Xiayang, including 20,000 cavalry. He is collecting large wooden basins to prepare to cross the river.

Under the cold moonlight, teams of Korean cavalry were crossing the west bank of the river with the help of a big urn. King Han Xin of Han stood on a dirt platform on the east bank of the river with a horse whip in his hand. He asked the military advisor Zhao Ji behind him without looking back and said, "Military advisor, do you think Maodun will raise an army to attack Jiuyuan at the same time as the agreement?"

The 100,000 Han troops in Jiuyuan were like a thorn pricked on the back of King Han Xin of Han.

The Korean army attacked Xianyang in surprise, and it would be fine if it could go down in one go. Once the war was not going well, the Han army stationed in Jiuyuan would definitely return to the army to rescue. Although the main general of Jiuyuan Lu Wan was a fool, his two deputy generals Li Shang and Mei Jiao were long-standing generals on the battlefield. King Han Xin of Han was very afraid of these two.

Therefore, whether the Huns will go south as agreed will determine the success or failure of the entire plan.

Military advisor Zhao Ji comforted King Han Xin and said, "Don't worry, the Hetao grassland is a fertile land that makes the Huns dream of. Maodun is ambitious and is even more worried about the Battle of Jiuyuan more than ten years ago. He always wants to avenge his revenge and retake Hetao. Therefore, I predict that the Huns will definitely send troops."

"Okay!" King Han Xin of Han said excitedly, "As long as Maodun is willing to send troops as agreed, as long as the Huns can restrain the 100,000 Han troops in Jiuyuan, I will have 100,000 people to take over Xianyang, haha!"

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ps: The first update is coming, it's a little late, sweat.
Chapter completed!