General Qin

On this day, outside Daicheng.

Nearly 20,000 generations of national soldiers formed a square formation and stood facing north.

The flags fluttered and fluttered in the wind, and the spears stood upright, looking like a metal forest from a distance.

Zhao Jia, the king of the Dai Kingdom, stood on his mighty chariot, and led a group of important officials of the Dai Kingdom, standing in the wind, waiting for the "guest" from the north.

"Daicheng has more than 20,000 soldiers. If soldiers from Gaoliu, Anyang, Pingyi and other places are gathered together, they can probably raise about 40,000 soldiers. Even if there are not many Huns soldiers, as long as there are tens of thousands of soldiers, two If you add them up, you can get an army of one hundred thousand."

"The state of Qin just dispatched an army of 600,000 to attack Chu, and the King of Qin sent that Zhao Tuo to attack Chu, probably only a few tens of thousands."

Chen Yu lowered his voice and told Zhang Liang and others the information he had obtained.

As guests of the friendly state and close allies who fought against the tiger and wolf Qin, they were treated with courtesy in Dai, and now they are standing beside the officials of Dai.

Hearing Chen Yu's words, Gongsun Xin nodded and said: "What Chen Jun said is true. If there is really a Yan people in the middle, Dai Guo and the Xiongnu join forces, and the number of soldiers is not inferior to the Qin army, we may not have a chance of winning."

Zhang Liang didn't speak immediately, but first looked back at the soldiers of Dai who were standing behind him, then shook his head and said: "A few years ago when Zhao was destroyed, Zhao Jia led hundreds of people from his clan and gathered more than ten thousand Zhao troops in Dai. In the same year, he suffered from severe famine, so he had to garrison Shanggu, relying on the help of Yan people to survive."

"Although farming has improved in the past two years, the country of Yan has been destroyed. Although the Qin army has not sent troops to Daidi, it has cut off the trade of Daidi people. Daidi is short of food and grass, and it can barely supply it. You can only see this. There are 20,000 soldiers in Dai City, but I haven't seen them look pale. Such a starving soldier can easily defeat the tiger, wolf and Qin army."

As he spoke, Zhang Liang sighed first.

Chen Yu showed displeasure and said: "Zifang An can grow the ambition of the Qin people and destroy his own prestige. Even if the generation soldiers are weak, don't they still have the Huns?"

"The Xiongnu ... conspired with it, but brought disaster upon themselves."

Contempt flashed in Zhang Liang's eyes. As a famous nobleman of the Fifth Minister Han, he never had a good impression of those barbarians in the north, let alone trust him.

Chen Yu raised his brows. Ever since Hengyang Lord Han Cheng was gone, without this middleman, there was always something wrong between him and Zhang Liang.

Now seeing the other party despise his views so much, Chen Yu's heart became angry, and he was about to speak back immediately.

Gongsun Xin saw that the two were about to fight, and quickly smoothed things over and said: "You two don't want to talk anymore, it's better to wait for the king of Yan to talk about the matter of the Xiongnu. Look, isn't that coming!"

As Gongsun Xin stretched out his hand and pointed, he saw smoke and dust billowing to the north.

First came the sound of horseshoes trampling the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Liang followed his reputation, and saw thousands of Hun cavalrymen in leather clothes, boots, and pointed hats coming amidst the billowing smoke and dust.

These Huns let out long howls and looked strange.

In Zhang Liang's eyes, these alien races are not like human beings, but more like some kind of human-shaped beasts.

There was also commotion in the 20,000 Dai Army outside Dai City. Some soldiers showed fear on their faces, while others held the weapons in their hands tightly with hatred in their eyes.

Fortunately, acting on behalf of Wang Jia to restrain them did not cause major disturbances.

In a short while, a thousand Hun cavalry galloped to the front of the Dai army, perhaps seeing that the Dai army was numerous and powerful, and they were ready to fight.

Although these Huns cavalry roared in their mouths, they were actually quite honest, and under the restraint of their commanders, they did not make excessive moves.

Zhang Liang nodded secretly, this was probably the reason Dai Wang Jia ordered the army to form a battle formation outside the city, in order to give these Huns a blow and deter them.

The Xiongnu cavalry stopped a hundred meters away from the Dai army, and separated from the middle to make way.

A carriage was torn off by a horse-drawn horse, and it came slowly.

Zhang Liang squinted his eyes, and saw behind the driver of the horse was a chariot with a canopy. As the carriage drove to the front of the Dai army formation, the driver reined in his horse and stopped, and a figure slowly walked down from the carriage.

Because he was far away, he couldn't see the person's face clearly, but he had a stooped figure and a head full of white hair.

"Is this Yan Wangxi?"

Zhang Liang was secretly surprised.

At this time, Dai Wang Jia had already got off the car, and together with Ju Wu, the Tai Fu of Yan State who was in Dai City, went forward to welcome the old man.

Zhang Liang and the others immediately followed.

"Zhao Jia has met King Yan, but he hasn't seen him for a few years. His majesty still looks the same."

Dai Wang Jia smiled and complimented, looking at Yan Wangxi, who was covered in wind and frost and wearing a fur, it was difficult for him to coincide with the Yan Wangxi who was in charge of the kingdom of ten thousand chariots.

But his appearance is actually the king who disappeared when the Qin army wiped out the country of Yan.

"Don't talk too much on behalf of the king, first prepare some food for Gu before talking."

There was a green light in Yan Wangxi's eyes.

He opened his mouth, and the sour stench of cheese gushed out from his mouth.

Zhang Liang was not far away, and suddenly felt a sour wind in the air.

Dai Wang Jia's face changed suddenly, he took a step back, and said in a low voice: "Please also invite King Yan to enter the city with the widow."

...

After half an hour.

In the palace of the ancient king city.

Dai Wang Jia sat on the upper seat, and Yan Wang Xi sat beside him, eating golden millet rice.

After the case in the hall, there were many ministers and bureaucrats of the Dai state, as well as foreign friends such as Zhang Liang, Chen Yu, and Ju Wu.

"The Xiongnu Shanyu promised to help you and others fight against Qin, but you need to send five thousand stones of grain, ten carts of pearls and jade, and one thousand women. After defeating the Qin army, the Xiongnu will occupy 90% of all the spoils... Youdai will cede the land north of Gaoliu to the Xiongnu."

Yan Guo Taifu Ju Wu stood up and officially announced the terms of the Xiongnu Chanyu's agreement to help Dai Guo fight against Qin.

As soon as these words came out, there was a gasp in the hall.

Zhang Liang suddenly changed color.

Not only him, but even Chen Yu, who was always willing to facilitate this matter, couldn't help scolding: "The barbarians are greedy."

Before Dai Wang Jia could reply, a young man from the Zhao family stood up in the hall and shouted: "Dai Wang, this matter must not be agreed!"

"My Zhao family has stood in the world with mighty force since ancient times. Even though the Zhibo flooded Jinyang in the past, and the Qin army surrounded Handan, my Zhao family has never surrendered!"

"Even though the people of Qin are cruel like tigers and wolves, they will eventually be the people of Zhu Xia with me, the people of Zhao, and the descendants of Boyi with me. We, An Neng, betray the glory of the crown and belt, and become the eagle dogs of the Hu people!"

As the young man from the Zhao family opened his mouth, all kinds of voices echoed in the hall.

"However, how heroic the Martial King of the past was when he broke through Lin Hu and Lou Fan and opened up the territory. I, Zhao Guoliang General Li Mu, defeated the Xiongnu more than ten years ago and killed 100,000 of them. How heroic!"

"Today, how can we ask for help from the barbarian Jishou and tribute to the Hu people in order to survive. Such actions are done by the descendants of the Zhao family!"

Amidst the bursts of screams, Dai Wang Jia's complexion was uncertain.

At this moment, a gloomy voice sounded.

"When the Zhao family is destroyed by the Qin people, all the cities and towns in Daidi will be Qin's prefectures, all the women will be Qin's concubines, all the treasures will be played by the Qin people, and all the food will be for the Qin people. What to eat. Even your heads will be chopped off by the Qin people, and it will be their meritorious service!"

"At that time, Qin will destroy the land, and all the things that you grudge now, including your heads, will be owned by the Qin people. Even your Zhao family's community will be destroyed by Qin, and the ancestors and kings will no longer have blood to sacrifice. Is it what you and the descendants of the Zhao family did?"

Yan Wangxi stood up, stretched out his tongue to lick away the yellow millet on his lips, and scanned the young Zhao family who was shocked by his words with his dark eyes.

"Mere food, jewelry, women...even land is nothing!"

"Without the help of the Hu people, wouldn't these all belong to the Qin people? Only after defeating the Qin people, these will belong to you!"

"And what is this thing? Gu has promised the Xiongnu Shanyu. As long as the Xiongnu can restore the country of Yan for Gu, Gu is willing to give all the territory in the north to the Xiongnu, and pay tribute every year for generations. Conditions. What are these things, you guys?"

King Yan scolded sharply, all the wrinkles on his face stretched out, like a chrysanthemum blooming.

Many members of the Zhao family were shocked by Yan Wangxi's identity and words, and no one refuted for a while.

But Zhang Liang secretly despised that there was something wrong with what the old King Yan said.

Now Yan State has been destroyed for several years, and all the old places of Yan State are occupied by Qin people. He Yan Wangxi has nothing but Ju Wu and other loyal officials.

The Xiongnu was willing to send troops to restore the country for him, but because of his status, in this case, he would naturally accept any conditions, because what Yan Wangxi promised to the Hu people was not what he had now , Empty promises are free to say.

But what Dai Guo wants to give now is something that really belongs to him. There are still slight differences between the two, so how can we generalize them.

But Zhang Liang didn't open his mouth. After all, although the Hu people's conditions mentioned by Yan's population were harsh, it proved from another aspect that the Xiongnu was willing to help this time.

"The Xiongnu do not want to unite the southern lands, so they are willing to send troops to defeat the Qin army for us, and even restore the old country for us to fight against Qin. This is because Gu and Ju Taifu persuaded the Xiongnu Shanyu for a whole year. If you refuse the opportunity you asked for just now, in the world, you will never find an opponent who can fight against Qin, and you can only sit and wait for death!"

Although Yan Wangxi was old, his voice was sharp and aggressive.

Dai Wang Jia hurriedly said: "King Yan calm down, this matter is very important, let us discuss it."

Yan Wangxi squinted his eyes and said: "Since that's the case, Dai Wang should think about it carefully. Should I wait to be destroyed by the Qin people, and the country's blood and food will be wiped out, and you, Zhao Jia, will also become a prisoner of the Qin people, or should you follow?" Let alone join forces with the Huns and continue to be the king of a country."

Saying that, Yan Wangxi stepped out of the hall.

Ju Wu stood up, apologized to Dai Wang Jia, and quickly followed out.

In a short while, only the Zhao clan, Zhang Liang and others from Dai Guo were left in the hall.

"My lord, we can't run dogs for barbarians."

Zhao's young man spoke again.

Dai Wang Jia sighed quietly, and said: "The Qin army is coming, will I sit and wait for destruction?"

His eyes swept across the palace, and when he glanced at Zhang Liang, his heart skipped a beat.

"Zifang, you are the son of Prime Minister Han. Gu once heard that you are quite resourceful, and you planned to attack and kill Prime Minister Qi and win the victory. Now that the Qin army is here, I don't know that you may be planning for Gu."

Zhang Liang was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he said, "If the Dai Wang is unwilling to join forces with the Huns, if he wants to fight against the Qin army, he may have to start with his general Zhao Tuo."

Dai Wang Jia shook his head: "Let Xiangbang talk about Zhao Tuo's matter."

Hearing the call, Prime Minister Zhao Jing stood up and said with a wry smile: "As far as we know, Zhao Tuo's son is the grandson of the former Pingyang Lord, and his father and ancestors are all loyal and good of Zhao Zhi. This son should be my good general of Zhao Guo. It's a pity. His father persuaded Li Mu about his affairs, but was killed by Zhao Wang and Guo Kai, and his clan dispersed, and this son disappeared. He entered Qin State for some reason, and accomplished such a career in a few years."

"When I entered Qin before, I also thought about motivating Zhao Tuo to speak well of us in front of King Qin so as to preserve Zhao's community."

"However, this son deliberately avoids our visit, and the King of Qin regards him as the main general who will conquer our country, Zhao Tuo may be jealous of his father's hatred, and it is difficult for us to persuade him."

Hearing this, Dai Wang Jia sighed before Zhang Liang responded.

"Whoa, Zhao's demise is all due to the ignorance of the previous king!"

"If the former king was not deceived by the advocacy of the later, he abolished the position of the widowed prince and established Zhao Qian's son, I, Zhao Guoan, would be where I am today."

"If the widow succeeds to the throne as the King of Zhao, and there is a good general Li Mu as the commander, leading Zhao's elite soldiers, how can the people of Qin be allowed to enter Handan. If the widow is the King of Zhao, he will kill the traitor Guo Kai, and there will be disasters for the country. If Zhao Tuo's father had not been killed by Guo Kai, Zhao Tuo must have served the widow."

"At that time, I will have Li Mu and Zhao Tuo and other good generals to guard the country's borders, and at the same time make good friends with Yan, Wei, Qi, and Chu. I will be able to compete with Qin, and I will never be in the desperate situation I am today!"

"Woohoo, I hate that I can't be the king of Zhao!"

Dai Wang Jia looked up to the sky and sighed, tears rolled down, the scene was very sad.

Zhang Liang sighed and shook his head, he didn't expect Qin General Zhao Tuo to have such a life experience, his parents were killed by Zhao Wangqian, this kind of hatred is really not easy to talk about.

Just when everyone in the palace had nothing to do.

"I have a plan."

Chen Yu stood up abruptly.

He glanced at Zhang Liang, and a hint of jealousy flashed in his eyes.

When calling Zhang Liang on behalf of Wang Jia just now, he said that the assassination of Prime Minister Qi was planned by Zhang Liang.

At this moment, someone in the hall stood up.

Dai Wang Jia was stunned for a moment. He also knew this person. He was the son-in-law of Zhao Guogong's Cheng family.

He hurriedly asked: "What is Mr. Chen's plan?"

Chen Yu smiled lightly.

"Although Qin general Zhao Tuo is difficult to convince, but you are also of the Zhao family's blood. If you search carefully, you must be able to find someone close to Zhao Tuo. As long as you find an excuse and opportunity to get close to Zhao Tuo, you can kill him with a single sword." His assassination!"

"Zhao Tuo is the general of the Qin army. As long as he dies, the Qin army will be in chaos. The Dai king can take advantage of the opportunity to lead the army to attack. Maybe he can defeat the Qin people in one fell swoop and relieve the danger of the Dai country! In this way, there is no need to ask the greedy Hu people ask for help."

As soon as Chen Yu said this, everyone was shocked.

Zhang Liang blinked and looked at Chen Yu, who was full of confidence.

Why is this person always thinking of assassinating?