Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

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Thousands of South Korean soldiers under Han Taizi'an were all executed. Zhao Jun raided the entire city and degraded all the adult men in the city as slaves. Some of them were sent to factories in the north to make iron, and some were sent to the northwest to build the city.

But this did not actually satisfy Zhao Jun, and many Zhao Jun generals even demanded to massacre the city.

The so-called massacre of the city is to kill all the men in the city that are higher than the wheels, and degrade the women and children into slaves.

This suggestion was rejected by Lian Po very decisively.

In any case, the fall of Wancheng is definitely an event worthy of being recorded in history, because it symbolizes the complete demise of South Korea.

After the Battle of Wancheng, Wei, Yan, and Han among the original Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period have completely become history, and only Qin, Chu, and Qi are left on the road to Zhao's unification of the world.

After this year's New Year's Day, a highly confidential discussion took place in Longtai, which ushered in the first snow of the year.

Zhao Dan looked at the absence of the eight important ministers of Longtai in front of him, Pang Nuan, who was guarding the northwest, cleared his throat with a cough, and said slowly: "The purpose of summoning all the ministers today is actually for one thing. The occasion is when the widows send troops again, which country do you think you should choose as your next target?"

As soon as Zhao Dan's voice fell, many ministers had different expressions on their faces.

Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng, as Xiangbang, was the first to speak of course: "My lord, I think Qin should be the next target."

Zhao Dan cast his eyes on Zhao Sheng: "Mr. Pingyuan, tell me your reason."

Zhao Shengdao: "Looking at the three countries today, only Qin is the strongest, and it has a rich land like Guanzhong, which is an excellent target for attacking. After taking Qin, Chu Qi will not be a problem."

"Besides, taking Qin is also convenient for the subsequent battle against Chu. At that time, the king can send a main force from Handan to go south, and at the same time send a partial army from Bashu to go east along the Yangtze River. In this way, the two cooperate to break the battle of Chu." It's much easier to fight."

Zhao Sheng finished these words in one breath without stopping, obviously he had already thought about it.

After listening to Zhao Sheng's words, Zhao Dan nodded thoughtfully, but did not express his opinion immediately.

No one else spoke.

After Zhao Sheng spoke, it was Lian Po who spoke next.

I saw the old general who had just returned to the court not long ago said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I think Qi State is the most suitable target. Now Qi State has been completely surrounded by Zhao State. If Your Majesty attacks Qi State, So whether it is Chu or Qin who want to send troops to help, they cannot directly reach the territory of Qi."

"In this way, the king only needs to send two partial divisions to delay the progress of the Qin and Chu countries, and Qi is the country with the smallest territory among the three countries. The king can definitely send the main force to attack it in the shortest time. , In this way, the Qin and Chu countries will not even have time to take any action, and the Qi State will already perish, so this is the right way, my lord."

Zhao Dan smacked his mouth to see a sign of it.

From Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng's point of view, he hopes that the difficulty will be difficult before the easy.

It is a natural thing to take down the most difficult bone, Qin State, and then eliminate Chu State and Qi State.

From Wu Xinjun Lianpo's point of view, it is hoped that the easy ones will be difficult first.

After all, Qi State is completely in the pocket of Zhao State geographically, and Handan is also very close to Qi State. Taking Qi State is undoubtedly a time-saving and labor-saving choice.

Although the two giants have already expressed their opinions, Zhao Dan still did not make a decision immediately, but said: "Do the other ministers have any opinions?"

Yu Xin and Li Bo quickly expressed their support for Lian Po, and Ju Xin naturally wanted to cheer for Zhao Sheng. After thinking for a while, Li Si also joined Zhao Sheng's camp against Qin.

In this case, only Zheng Zhu and Li Mu did not express their views.

Zheng Zhu cleared his throat, and took the lead to say: "Your Majesty, I also think it is a good idea to attack the Qi State. Now that the Prime Minister of Qi State, Hou Sheng, thanks to the efforts of the minister and Hu Yiwei, his attitude is extremely emel. I think that as long as we send a large army to attack If we attack Qi State and put Qi State on the brink of extinction, Hou Sheng may not be able to withstand the pressure and persuade Qi Wangjian to surrender."

Zhao Dan hummed and nodded slightly.

In history, when the Qin army attacked Qi, it was Hou Sheng who persuaded Qi Wangjian to surrender without a fight, and Qi was also the country with the weakest resistance in Qin's unification war. Victory has a lot to do with the faint king and courtiers.

Although Wang Jian of Qi didn't know what medicine he took wrongly after Zhao Dan crossed, he always wanted to fight against Zhao Dan, but after all, the victory is still the victory. It is indeed not impossible for Qi Wangjian to surrender.

Zhao Dan finally turned his attention to Li Mu: "Governor, you are the commander in chief this time, so please share your opinion."

It was already well known that Li Mu was going to be the main general in the next battle.

Everyone turned their attention to Li Mu one after another, wanting to know Li Mu's answer.

Since Li Mu has always been deeply trusted by the king, all the officials present knew that Li Mu's answer was the most important.

Li Mu also seemed to have a plan in mind, so he quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I think that the proximity of Qi State to Handan is a factor of instability. Therefore, it is better to settle Qi State first, so that I can rest assured later. Go west and go south to conquer Qin and Chu."

Li Mu also believed that Qi State was a suitable target for conquest.

This is actually understandable. After all, from Li Mu's own point of view, it was the first time for a young girl to command a super-large army of infantry and cavalry in a sedan chair. It was understandable to choose the most confident opponent.

Now that everyone has answered, Zhao Dan no longer hesitates to make a decision.

"Very good, then let Qi be the next attack target, all ministers should perform their duties, don't make any mistakes!"

Chapter 8: Zhao Guolai's envoy (second update)

The capital of Qi State, Linzi.

The city looks as prosperous as ever. People are bustling through the streets of Linzi City. Even if you are far above the street, you can hear the sound of hawking from the market. The turbulent crowd proves that Compared with the past few years, Linzi's popularity has not lost any loss, but has increased a lot.

This is actually something that can be expected. After all, in the past few years, the flames of war have rarely reached this city, so the increase in Linzi's popularity is inevitable.

Even in the so-called world of great controversy, people's psychology of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is still an instinct.

Except for a very small number of war madmen, no one likes war, and no one likes to live in a place where wars are frequent.

Even Qin and Zhao, which are famous for their military merit system, are only because the common people have no way out except to participate in the war.

All men have a sense of responsibility. When they have to work hard to ensure that their offspring have a chance to survive, even if they don't want to, they can't do it.

After all, in the barbaric era of ancient times, people used their lives to fight wild beasts in this way, and then they survived and multiplied slowly.

It's just that now, the object of this kind of life-threatening has changed from a beast to a human being.

"I hate war!" Hou Sheng sat on the carriage, watching the bustling crowd in front of him, thinking silently in his heart.

To be honest, Hou Sheng is not opposed to war, but the problem is that Qi has not won any foreign wars in the past few years!

Although it is said that the decision maker of these wars is Qi Wangjian, the king of Qi, there is no doubt that when people criticize, they generally do not blame their own king.

Who is going to offend their own monarch when they are full? What if one day the monarch gets angry and wears small shoes for himself?

So of course, the No.1 under the monarch, Qi Guo Xiangbang Housheng has become the target of everyone's accusation.

There have been more than one public accusations that Hou Sheng has misled Qi Wangjian in the past few years, causing Qi Wangjian to make wrong decisions again and again, which has caused Qi to participate in wars repeatedly in the past few years. But often get no benefit.

In fact, this kind of accusation was not taken seriously by Hou Sheng at the beginning, and even the person who accused him did not take it seriously. After all, it is well known that Hou Sheng is favored.

But as time passed, as Zhao Guo became stronger step by step, the voice of accusation began to become more urgent and stronger.

No one is a fool. After seeing Wei, Yan and South Korea perish one after another, everyone can clearly feel that the shadow of war may hang over Qi at any time!

Under such circumstances, Hou Sheng was very embarrassed, and the saliva from all sides almost drowned him.