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This is actually not a long-term plan, but it is such a short-term plan that immediately changed after the Battle of Hedong.
Wei Wuji, who was supposed to be a pro-Zhao faction, took Wei Guo to rebel against Zhao Guo in minutes, and stood with Qin Guo, and then Zhao Guo was forced to attack Qin State first, and then there was the next Handan defense battle .
Who would have thought of this before the war.
After all, every monarch faces too many choices before each war. In the most extreme case, a lobbyist may be able to decide whether a war will start or whether the country will stand in the war. on which side.
How do you guess?It's too hard to guess.
So Zhao Dan gained an experience in this matter. It's bullshit to have a long-term vision. It's more reliable to take one step at a time.
Anyway, as long as we keep winning battles, one day Zhao Guoguo will be so strong that all the six countries combined will be no match for them.
Wait until the world is truly unified, and then slowly consider those century-old plans!
Chapter 458 Qi State or Wei State? (third change)
As soon as Zhao Dan's words fell, the ministers of Zhao Guo who were present immediately began to offer suggestions.
The first to speak was Lian Po, General Zhao Guo.
Lian Po coughed and said to Zhao Dan: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Qin State is located in a remote place on the West River, and the people of Qin State have always disrespected etiquette, refused to accept the Central Plains, and cannot be used by our Central Plains countries. Therefore, it doesn’t make much sense to continue to conquer Qin. It’s better to negotiate a peace with Qin and develop eastward.”
Logically speaking, Lian Po's remarks seem to have many opponents, but in fact, almost all Zhao Guo ministers agreed with Lian Po's remarks, even Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao These Zhao Guo ministers who have never dealt with Lian Po are no exception.
The reason for this situation is that Shandong, or the countries in the Central Plains have always had an inexplicable sense of superiority over Qin.
In the eyes of the monarchs and ministers of these vassal states, Qin was not born well, and he was not even considered one of the vassals of the Zhou Dynasty. He belonged to that kind of mountain village savage, how could he be qualified to be looked up to by others?
In fact, it's not just Qin, Chu is also on the discrimination list of the Central Plains countries. It's just that after Qin became bigger, all countries had to unite with Chu, which made this kind of discrimination invisible. Quite a lot.
Generally speaking, the countries of the Central Plains considered themselves nobles with rich heritage, so they naturally looked down on Qin as an "upstart".
But it’s funny to say that, in fact, among the countries of the Central Plains, Wei, Han, and Zhao are far behind Qin in terms of the time of founding the country, but it happens that the three kingdoms of Wei, Han, and Zhao go from the monarch to the people. discrimination is the most serious.
It was precisely because of this kind of discrimination that the ministers of the State of Zhao who were present all agreed that the State of Qin was actually a weakling and did not have much value for attacking.
Zhao Dan frowned upon hearing this, but did not speak.
Zhao Dan, who comes from the future, is very clear in his heart that the strength of Qin is not in the people, but in the system. As long as the system of Qin is not destroyed, there is still a possibility for this country to make a comeback.
But no matter what, the current state of Zhao has defeated the state of Qin three times in a row. It can be said that the self-confidence of the whole state of Zhao has been completely overwhelmed, and they don't take Qin as a thing at all.
So even if Zhao Dan wants to convince everyone that Qin is actually a very threatening opponent, no one will believe it.
So Zhao Dan pondered for a moment, finally nodded slowly, and said: "If that's the case, then I will host a banquet for Mr. Yangquan in two days. By the way, let him inform Zhao Zhu, and I will meet with you in a few days." Let's meet Zhao Zhu once."
In fact, it is not impossible to temporarily agree to negotiate peace with Qin.
Anyway, for Zhao Guo, all the benefits that should be taken have been obtained now, and it is not bad to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight and let Qin and Chu kill each other.
Moreover, Zhao Dan knew very well in his heart that a country like Qin would never give up its external expansion, but Qin's expansion to the Central Plains had been completely blocked by Zhao!
So sooner or later, conflicts will break out again between Qin and Zhao.At that time, Zhao Dan will be able to confidently persuade Zhao's ministers to continue westward to destroy Qin.
Zhao Dan had a premonition that that day should not be too far away.
Zhao Dan coughed and continued: "Since we are going to negotiate peace with Qin, which country do you think should be the focus of attack next?"
Although it is a matter of taking one step at a time, as the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy will never end in a hundred battles, so before you start, you should determine a target, then focus on investigating the situation of this target, grasp the weakness of the target country, and finally send elite soldiers to defeat the target country together. This is the most scientific way of fighting.
And like the kind of people who just slap their heads and cram their feet when it's really time to fight, it really depends on God's will to win or lose.
To be honest, in fact, Zhao Dan didn't have too many choices for this question.
First of all, Chu State does not border Zhao State, so Chu State must be excluded.
Secondly, Qin State has just signed a contract with Zhao State, and Zhao Dan is planning to have an alliance with Zhao Zhu, so Qin State is naturally excluded.
In addition, the only targets Zhao Guo can attack are Wei, South Korea, Qi and Yan.
Yan Kingdom is located in the northeast of China. Although it will be the capital of later generations, in the eyes of the Central Plains countries, it belongs to that kind of remote and bitter cold place, which is much more tasteless than Guanzhong.
Moreover, the relationship between Yan State and Zhao State is actually not bad, and they can be regarded as half allies. Although Yan State did not provide much help to Zhao State in the last war, at least Yan State did not take the opportunity to attack Zhao State. Stab in the back.
So whether it is Zhao Dan or the ministers of Zhao Guo who are present, they are not very interested in Yan Guo.
Then there is South Korea. As the younger brother of Zhao Guo, South Korea is still very qualified, at least judging from these few wars, and sent troops to help Zhao Guo in every war.
If Zhao Guo really attacked South Korea, it would be to let him lose a younger brother who seemed to be obedient enough, which is obviously not cost-effective.
After such an elimination method, there are only two targets that Zhao Guo can choose.
One is the state of Qi, and the other is the state of Wei.
It was also around these two goals that Zhao's ministers launched a very intense discussion.
Lian Po took the lead and said: "Your Majesty should attack Qi State. The Qi army is weak in fighting power, and now Wei, Chu, and Qin countries will not help Qi State. Your Majesty only needs to unite with Yan State to easily seize a large area of Qi State. !"
Zhao Dan looked at Lian Po in surprise.
A guy like Lian Po, who is so devoted to war, actually pays attention to diplomacy?
But immediately Zhao Dan came to his senses, the idea of uniting Yan State to attack Qi State was probably Yu Xin's idea.
Before Zhao Dan could speak, Zhao Sheng, Xiangbang on the other side, spoke first to refute Lian Po: "Wu Xinjun's words are wrong! Although Qi State is indeed very hateful, but in this war, Qi State is not I haven't suffered many setbacks, but I am an out-and-out tough bone. If we attack Qi, then our army will suffer heavy casualties, and it will even attract the covetousness of other vassal states. Therefore, Qi is not a good Target."
Lian Po snorted heavily, and there was a completely undisguised anger in his tiger eyes: "If you don't attack Qi, how dare you ask Lord Pingyuan what's your opinion?"
Zhao Sheng laughed, stroked his beard with some satisfaction, and then said: "In my opinion, Wei Guo is the best target to attack. Now Wei Guo Liang City has been submerged. I am very afraid. If the king sends troops to attack the Wei country at this moment, then the people of the Wei country must have no fighting spirit. In this way, the central plains of the Wei country can be easily obtained, and this is the best strategy."
When Lian Po heard this, he couldn't help but snarled heavily, and said, "Wei Wuji is a famous general in the world. Is Mr. Pingyuan really so sure that he can defeat Wei Wuji so easily?"
Zhao Sheng laughed, and looked at Lian Po strangely: "If the time comes to attack Wei State, it is natural that Lord Wu Xin will be required to lead the army. Does it mean that Lord Wu Xin thinks he is not as good as Wei Wuji?"
Chapter 459 The widow has decided! (fourth more)
Lian Po was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that Zhao Sheng's words really couldn't be refuted all at once.
As a famous general with a long history, Lian Po is of course very aware of Wei Wuji's level.
If it is to fight against Qi, then Lian Po can say that, no one in the Chinese kingdoms can compare with Lian Po. After all these years, "Lian Po must win Qi" is almost equivalent to an iron law up.
But Wei Wuji is different.
As the saying goes, as soon as a master makes a move, he will know if there is one.
So after carefully studying the Battle of Yewang City and the Battle of Taoyi commanded by Wei Wuji, Lian Po knew that Wei Wuji's level might be almost the same as his own.