Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 599 Zhao Guo's Decision

Chapter 600: Zhao Guo's Decision
In the third year of Tiantong, on April [-]th, in the Chengqian Palace in the capital of Zhao State, Zhao Guojun and his ministers received the envoy of Qin State from Chang'an.

"Empress Dowager, Deng Guo is mobilizing hundreds of thousands of troops to invade our Great Qin Guanzhong. We feel that we are alone and alone, and we fear that the enemy army will be invincible. My emperor sent me to Jinyang, hoping that your The country reads the alliance agreement and sends troops to help." The envoy of Qin said neither humble nor overbearing.

At this time, in Chengqian Hall, Zhang Yuan, the young emperor of Zhao State, sat on the throne, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces sat on the left and right of the throne to listen to the government. However, the Empress Dowager Meng was just a mascot, and the real power rested with the Empress Dowager Song's hands.

Song said: "The Ai family has also heard a little about Deng's dispatch of troops, but now Deng's army has not really launched an offensive. As long as your country is ready, I, Da Zhao, will send troops at this time. Is it too early?"

From Song's point of view, Qin State seems to be making a big fuss. If Deng State really attacks Qin State and Qin State is defeated, it is reasonable to send people to Jinyang to ask for help. After all, the two countries are allies now, and Zhao State will also Sending troops, but the problem is that now Deng Guo is only dispatching troops and generals, and not a single soldier has entered the border of Qin State. It is unreasonable to ask for help before fighting.

"Otherwise!" Qin envoy said: "Deng Guo is powerful, and every move threatens the safety of our two countries, and Deng's intention to send troops this time is already very clear. On that day, I am afraid that I will be caught off guard. If Daqin loses to Deng Jun, and Daqin is defeated, your country’s disaster will not be far away. I hope the Empress Dowager will learn from you.” Qin envoy was afraid that Zhao Guo would not pay attention to it, so he purposely explained the matter. Very serious.

"This..." Mrs. Song didn't know how to reply, so she asked the five ministers for help.

Seeing the embarrassment of the Song family, Zhuang Ping came out and said to the Qin envoy: "Is your honor too pessimistic? Although the strength of your country is not as good as Deng's, the Guanzhong land is surrounded by natural dangers. Deng's army is not many times stronger." With the above strength, it is impossible to break through the four fortresses and enter the Guanzhong, besides, it has not yet been fought, and your honor is decisive that your country will be defeated, isn't it too arbitrary?"

"Master Zhuang, this is a misunderstanding." When the Qin envoy saw Zhuang Ping coming out, he saluted first, and then said, "It's not that I want to boost other people's ambitions and destroy my own prestige. With the current strength of the Deng country, no matter whether it is our Great Qin or your country , against each other alone, I'm afraid they won't be opponents, isn't it enough to prove it three years ago?"

"What do you mean by that? Is this looking down on me, Da Zhao?" Li Rubing was not happy when the Qin envoy mentioned the old incident three years ago. The biggest stain in my life is that as the commander-in-chief of the three armies of Zhao, he lost to Deng Jun, which killed hundreds of thousands of elites of Zhao, and at the same time ruined Zhao's ambition to fight for world hegemony, but the facts are facts, but Li Rubing will not be willing I heard someone mention this matter, especially the person who mentioned it now is from the state of Qin.

"General Li misunderstood!" The envoy Qin also knew that he had slipped his words for a moment. He first told Li Rubing that he was wrong, and then said: "I am not trying to expose your country's shortcomings, but just stating a fact. Facts have proved that , Whether it is the Great Qin or your country, they will not call out the odds of winning against the Deng country alone. If you want to compete with the Deng country, the two countries must work together."

"Hmph!" Li Rubing was still dissatisfied and wanted to say something.

At this time, Lin Qingfeng saw Li Rubing's attitude of intransigence, and hurriedly came out and said, "General, the envoy of Qin just made a slip of the tongue for a while, and I hope General Haihan, don't let this matter affect our alliance relationship between Great Zhao and Qin. .”

Li Rubing just gave up, and then Lin Qingfeng said to the Qin envoy: "Your honor, sending troops is a very important matter. It is a troubled time for my Dazhao, and this matter needs to be discussed carefully. Anyway, the date of Deng Guo's sending troops has not yet been decided, and we will wait." Don't be in a hurry, why don't you stay in Jinyang for a while, how about I give you an answer after we discuss it?"

"Yes, yes, yes, your honor will stay in Jinyang for a while, and give an answer after the Ai family discusses with the ministers, how about it?" the empress dowager Song said quickly.

"Okay, then I will stay in Jinyang for a few days, but I hope that the Empress Dowager and all the generals can understand the truth that lips and teeth are interdependent, and make a correct decision." It was unrealistic to decide to send troops, so the camp had to stay in Jinyang and wait for news.

"Okay, please rest assured, the alliance between Zhao and Qin is still there, and I, Da Zhao, will never do anything to harm our allies. Da Honghe, all the living and living arrangements of Qin envoys in Jinyang are arranged by Honghe Temple." Song Song Shi said, and then arranged for Honglu Temple to arrange all the daily life of the Qin envoy in Jinyang.

After sending off the Qin envoy, the Song family quickly summoned the five major ministers to discuss the matter of dispatching troops.

Song asked: "Zhu Qing, do you think what the Qin envoy said today is true? Can Qin really be unable to stop Deng Jun?"

Everyone looked at each other, then Lin Qingfeng cupped his hands and said: "Back to the Empress Dowager, I think what the envoy of Qin said is true. If Qin State can still compete with Deng Jun by relying on the four fortresses, but Wuguan, one of the four fortresses, has fallen. In the hands of Deng Guo, if one of the four fortresses is lacking, the role of the four fortresses will no longer exist. Deng Guo now has millions of soldiers, but if half of the troops are dispatched, Qin is not able to resist."

"In that case, my great Zhao should send troops to help, otherwise, once Qin is destroyed by Deng, my great Zhao will be in danger!" Song said.

"Empress Dowager, sending out troops is a must, but now that my Great Zhao Xinjun is on the throne, the situation in various places is slightly unstable, and needs to be sorted out slowly, and the barbarians outside the Great Wall have also changed, and elite guards are still needed. Even if you send troops, it is not appropriate to send out There are too many soldiers and horses." Zhuang Ping said, sending troops is certain, otherwise Qin is gone, will the day of Zhao's fall be far behind?However, the situation in the current state of Zhao is not very good. The new monarch succeeds to the throne, the two palaces are regents, and there are varying degrees of turmoil in various places. In addition, the five major ministers in the court assist the government. The court is divided into several factions, fighting openly and secretly, and the court situation is unstable. Steady, even if troops are sent, there will not be too many. In fact, there are not many soldiers left in Zhao Guo.

Coupled with the fact that the barbarians outside the Great Wall are ready to move, Xin Zhao wiped out 30 barbarians in the first battle, but after so many years, the strength of the barbarians outside the Great Wall has already recovered a lot. As soon as they descended, the restless hearts of the Hu people outside the Great Wall were about to move again. In this case, how could Zhao Guo dispatch too many soldiers and horses?Maybe the Hu army had reached Jinyang City before Deng's army was repelled.

"Empress Dowager, what Prime Minister Zhuang said is true." Zuo Sheng praised the same: "Now that our Great Zhao's internal and external troubles have not been resolved, it is really inappropriate to send too many troops. According to Yichen, this time Deng Jun's attack on Guanzhong is nothing more than These are the main directions of attack. One is to cross the [-]-mile Qinchuan from Hanzhong; , so Qin only needs to deploy tens of thousands of elites here to resist hundreds of thousands of Deng Jun, and Hulao Pass is also a powerful pass in the world, and it is not easy for Deng Jun to break through. Chang'an in Guanzhong is less dangerous, and it is also the easiest to break through. Therefore, Qin will definitely say that most of the soldiers and horses will be deployed on the front line from Wuguan to Chang'an. So if you have to send troops, I, Da Zhao, can send tens of thousands of elites to Hulao Pass to help defend, and also let the soldiers and horses in the Central Plains prepare for the war, and contain the Central Plains Deng's army."

Song Shi nodded silently, and then asked Li Rubing, "General, what do you think?"

Li Rubing thought for a while and said, "Empress Dowager, if the target of Deng Guo's troops this time is really Qin, then such an arrangement is the best choice. What about bluff?"

"General, do you mean that Deng Guo deliberately increased troops on the Deng-Qin border in order to hide the truth and cross the sea, and when Qin and my great Zhao are all focused on Guanzhong, they will attack my great Zhao with a feint shot?" Hearing this, Zhuang Ping Said with a frown.

Li Rubing nodded and said: "It's not impossible. You must know that this time when Deng Guo increased his troops, there were hundreds of thousands of elites in the Central Plains. This kind of force is more than enough to attack my Great Zhao. Once Qin Guo deploys troops and horses to At the border, it will not be easy to regroup again, and I, Da Zhao, may have to face the wolf-like Deng Jun alone."

When everyone heard the words, they all lowered their heads and remained silent. It has to be said that Li Rubing's worries were not unreasonable. As the saying goes, soldiers never tire of deceit, and Deng Guo did not insist on attacking Qin. The attention of the country, the remaining troops can attack Zhao if they want to, and now only Qin and Zhao are standing in the way of Deng's domination of the world. Zhao Guo is no different to Deng Guo.

"What the general said is not unreasonable!" Lin Qingfeng said: "Deng Guoming's famous generals are like clouds, and advisers are like rain. It is not difficult to come up with such a strategy. It was intended to attack Qin State, but in fact, it was attacking east and west, and when my Great Zhao and Qin State were all focused on Guanzhong, they suddenly attacked my Great Zhao, and our army would be very difficult to resist if we were caught off guard."

"However, if Deng's goal is really Qin's, and I, Dazhao, don't send troops, Qin will be defeated, so what should I do?" Zhang Ying said.

"Ha ha!"

Li Rubing smiled and said: "It's not that we won't send troops, but it doesn't need to be too early. With Deng's current posture, he must be rushing to destroy the country, but with Deng's current strength, if he wants to launch a campaign to destroy the country It is absolutely impossible to attack Qin and my Dazhao at the same time, so as long as Deng’s offensive comes together, we will know where Deng’s goal is. By then , we can also face it calmly.”

"That's right!" Zuo Sheng said in admiration, "The empress dowager, what the general said is true, it is not impossible to send troops, but it must not be too early. When Deng Guo's purpose is not clear, our soldiers and horses must not move lightly. "

Mrs. Song nodded, and said: "Okay, since that's the case, then stand still for the time being, Zhuang Xiang, Lin Situ, and Zuo Sikong, you go and discuss the pros and cons with the Qin envoy, and truthfully inform the Qin envoy of the conjecture that Deng Guo may be making a fuss. , and assured the envoy of Qin that if Deng Guo really attacked Qin, my Great Zhao would definitely not stand idly by. My Great Zhao has hundreds of thousands of troops and can enter Qin to fight at any time."

"Here!" Zhuang Ping, Lin Qingfeng, and Zuo Sheng responded.

After the dynasty dispersed, Zhuang Ping, Lin Qingfeng, and Zuo Sheng went to Honglu Temple to meet the Qin envoy together, and told the Qin envoy truthfully about Li Rubing's guess. This kind of possibility still exists. If Deng Guo is really bluffing and making a big fuss on the Deng-Qin border, his real purpose is Zhao Guo. Yang, dealt with Zhao Guo, and sent someone back to Chang'an to inform Qin Jun and his ministers of Zhao Guojun's reply, and let Qin Guo make preparations as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)