General Qin

Yandu Jicheng.

In the magnificent palace.

King Yan sat high on the king's couch, his hand holding the letter of state was still trembling slightly.

In response to the current situation, the previous crown prince Yandan re-imported the strategy of Taifu Juwu's internal alliance with the three Jins, Qi and Chu, and external introduction of the Xiongnu to fight against Qin.

Although the king of Yan was happy but did not report his hope, but at that time the Yan army had just been defeated in the west of Yishui, and he had no choice but to treat the dead horse as a living horse doctor and implement it according to the plan.

Now, after a lapse of one month, he finally received a reply from various countries.

Qi Guo replied the fastest, and the meaning was very simple.

I, Qi State, do not participate in the war between you. I just want to protect the country and the people. It is none of my business how you fight. What's more, when the Five Kingdoms attacked Qi, it was your Yan Kingdom that caused the most damage to our Qi Kingdom...

At the end of the letter, Qi Guo once again counted the crimes of Yan Guo destroying more than 70 cities in Qi, digging people's ancestral graves and robbing people's property, looking like Yan Guo was heartbroken.

Chu State's reply was much more helpless.

I deeply sympathize with the current situation of the Yan State, and we also hate the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty. But we were also beaten by Wang Ben just now, and more than a dozen of my cities were robbed. Our country Chu can't take care of itself now, let alone cross thousands of miles to rescue your country Yan. Let's ask for blessings.

The most straightforward is Wei Guo's reply.

It was your country of Yan who sent assassins to assassinate the king of Qin. You were the ones who were unreasonable first. Qin country beat you, country of Yan. That's what it should be. Well done!

At the end of the letter, Wei Wangjia, who had just succeeded to the throne, even boasted about Qin Wang to show his loyalty.

Looking at these three letters of credence, King Yan's face turned blue with joy.

He threw the silk silk on the case, and asked all the officials in the palace: "The three kingdoms have already rejected it, the situation is like this, what can we do?"

In the spacious main hall, there were all the ministers of Yan State with Gao Guanbo.

Facing King Yan's questioning, there was a dead silence in the hall, and all the ministers lowered their heads and remained silent.

Seeing that all the ministers remained silent, King Xi of Yan was even more furious. He suddenly stood up from the king's couch and angrily said: "You are all the ministers of our country of Yan. Now that the country of Yan is in danger, you really can't take it." Any idea?"

Still no one spoke.

Yi Shui was defeated and all the elite were lost.

The lower capital fell, and all the geographical advantages were lost.

Now Wang Jian's army has moved to Zhuoyi, which is more than a hundred miles away, and they will be able to reach Jicheng in at most two days.

In this situation, it's useless even if Le Yi is resurrected.

Yan Wangxi gritted his teeth, looked at the crown prince Yandan who was sitting in the front row, and the anger rushed straight into his head.

He roared: "Yan Dan! It is because you want to send assassins to assassinate the king of Qin that you have attracted Wang Jian's army to attack. Otherwise, how could my majestic country of Yan end up like this? You are the one who killed the country of Yan!"

Hearing what King Yan said, some ministers immediately said: "What the king said is that the crown prince caused such a catastrophe to avenge his own revenge. Please also send the crown prince to Qin, maybe you can get some help." Forgive me, the King of Qin, and save my country of Yan from perishing."

When one person opened his mouth, all the officials agreed, "Please also send the crown prince to Qin to appease King Qin's anger."

Hearing the words of the ministers in the palace, Yan Dan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Send him to Qin, either torn apart or cut in half.

Yan Dan stood up and shouted, "Nonsense!"

"Don't you think that the Qin people can retreat with Yan Dan's head? Today, have you ever seen the fate of Han and Zhao? How could it be that I, Yandan, can solve the problem by killing people. If Qin can retreat and stop the war, and return my Zhuoyi and Xiadu, then I, Yandan, will kill myself here immediately, no matter what, do you think it is feasible?"

Yan Dan took a deep breath, and continued: "You must be aware that Qin's army has now arrived in Zhuoyi, a short distance from Jicheng, and it is bound to destroy my country of Yan. Even if you kill me now, there will be no harm. Useful, but it will make the people and soldiers in Jicheng alienated, and kill the crown prince before the enemy arrives, how can the whole country of Yan still fight against Qin wholeheartedly?"

Hearing Yan Dan's words, all the officials stopped talking.

Yan Wangxi shook his head, why didn't he understand this truth, just now he was just venting his anger, if he really wanted him to kill his favorite son, he still couldn't bear it.

Not to mention the current state of Yan, since Qin Wuji's death, the only people left in the court are wine bags and rice bags, and the only person who can really rely on him is Prince Dan.

Yan Wangxi sat back on the couch and asked: "Then tell me what to do now."

Yan Dan gritted his teeth and said: "Qi people have always been short-sighted. Now that Chu and Wei are coerced by Wang Ben, they dare not fight against Qin people. But at least the Xiongnu agreed to send troops, and our country of Yan is not alone. The Xiongnu has dozens of people who control the strings. Wan is not weak. We just need to defend Jicheng and drag the Qin army here, and when the Huns send troops to invade Guanzhong, the King of Qin will be terrified and withdraw his troops to help. At that time, our country of Yan will be saved."

"Hun?"

King Yan laughed happily, and the Huns did reply that they would send troops.

But Yan Wangxi is very clear about the virtues of those prairie barbarians.

While the Qin army is away, it is possible for the Xiongnu to take advantage of the situation and plunder the border of Qin State, and sincerely rescue Yan State?

It would be better to expect Qi Guo to change his mind.

What's more, those Huns who talked about helping Qin to send troops might turn around and loot the northern border of Yan.

Yan Wangxi shook his head and said: "If that's the case, it's nothing more than sitting and waiting to die. You said to contact Qin Xiangchang Pingjun before, did you get a reply?"

Yan Dan said awkwardly: "Not yet."

Yan Wangxi was completely disappointed, he raised his head, his eyes skipped the court officials, and looked towards the east.

Liaoxi, Liaodong.

There are still thousands of miles of land.

...

Qin Palace.

Mr. Changping hesitated outside the hall, but walked in anyway.

Qin Wangzheng was still sitting on the couch, holding the bamboo slips in his hands, carefully reading the words on them.

Lord Changping sighed in his heart, every time he saw the king, he would either read the bamboo slips or make annotations on the slips.

The king is always at work, as if there are endless bamboo slips to review.

How can the monarchs of the six countries compare with such diligence.

"Mr. Changping is here, sit down."

Qin Wangzheng still stared at the bamboo slips in his hand, and said without raising his head.

Lord Changping clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the General has been attacking Yan for several months now, and the transportation of grain and grass in Guanzhong is thousands of miles away, and the journey is wasteful. Moreover, General Xiao Wang attacked Jing Jing and threatened Wei, and stationed tens of thousands of troops, which also consumed a lot of food and grass. In addition, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians are rushing on the road, and countless fields are abandoned. If this continues, our country of Qin may be in danger of running out of money and food."

Qin Wangzheng raised his head and stared at his prime minister.

"So, what does Mr. Changping mean?"

Mr. Changping took a deep breath, he was afraid that if he hesitated again, he would not have the courage to speak out.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Yan's plot to assassinate should be punished for his crime. Now that the general has seized Xiadu and Zhuoyi, all of them occupying Dukang's field, and troops are approaching Jicheng, the punishment for Yan is enough."

"Jicheng is strong. If King Yan sticks to it, and the people of Yan are united, our army will not be able to take it. If it takes a long time, it may cause changes in the three kingdoms of Qi, Jing, and Wei. In this case, it is better to let the kingdom of Yan hand over the mastermind Yandan , sent to Xianyang to crack the car, to show the world that our Qin State sent troops this time only to avenge the assassins, not to destroy the country of Yan State. In this way, the strength of the whole country can be preserved, and Qi Wei and other countries will not complain."

"Our Qin army can also be withdrawn. First, we will continue to plow the farmland to replenish the warehouses. Second, we can appease Zhao and Han's old land and stabilize the foundation. In the future, we will wait for the warehouses to be enriched, and then plan to move eastward."

Mr. Changping took a deep breath and finished speaking in one breath. He was afraid that if he hesitated again, he would not have the courage to speak out.

Qin Wangzheng had a cold face, and the hall was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

He suddenly smiled.

"What Mr. Changping said is reasonable."

"But, the widow likes a sentence that the boy said."

"My widow, I will not only be the king of Qin, but also the king of the world!"

"What are the six countries?"

"Han and Zhao are both dead, and if Qi, Jing and Wei dared to make any changes, the widows also turned their hands and wiped him out."

"Decree to Wang Jian that Jicheng must be destroyed in this battle, and if it is not destroyed, it will not return."

"My lord, the food..."

"I also know that the treasury of the Qin State is enough for several years of fighting. Lord Changping, you don't have to worry about it. Go down."

Lord Changping looked at the king in front of him with a complicated expression.

After a long time, he cupped his hands and said, "Wei."

"Historical Records: The Chronicle of Qin Shihuang": In the twenty-first year, Wang Ben attacked Jing.

"Zi Zhi Tong Jian Qin Ji II": Wang Ben conquered Chu and took more than ten cities.

This matter should be carried out at the same time as the battle against Yan.