Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

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The sun gradually moved towards the west, and it was already dusk.

Huang Xie's mood, like the sun, gradually sank to the bottom.

Even though the state of Chu no longer has the tradition of overthrowing the army and killing generals as before, even if Huang Xie could escape from Pengcheng after suffering such a big defeat, how would he face the enraged Chen Ying? What about Chu Wangyuan?

In the cold winter wind, the Chun Shenjun of the Chu Kingdom showed a bitter smile.

"Unexpectedly, this world is so big, but there is no place for me, Huang Xie!"

The sound of footsteps approached from far away.

Huang Xie recognized the owner of the footsteps, frowned, and said in a cold voice: "Don't persuade me, I still need to sit here and meditate for a while!"

However, the answer Huang Xie received was quite unexpected: "Your Majesty, there is a businessman from Zhao State in the city who claims to be the envoy of King Zhao and wants to see Your Majesty!"

"Businessman?" Huang Xie froze for a moment, then waved his hands listlessly, and said, "Send him here."

After a while, a somewhat fat businessman came to Huang Xie, smiled and saluted Huang Xie in a very substandard Chu dialect: "Zhao Zhong has met Chun Shenjun."

These days, a businessman is a good cover for spies.

Huang Xie glanced at the Zhao businessman in front of him, frowned inadvertently, and said in standard elegant language: "You claim to be the envoy of King Zhao, do you have proof?"

Zhao Zhong took out a secret letter from his pocket, and handed it to Huang Xie respectfully.

Huang Xie took the secret letter, opened it casually, and read it.

But soon, Huang Xie's eyes widened.

It was really because of what was said in the letter, it was really a timely help for Huang Xie today.

The [-] Wei army led by Wei Wuji in Tao County has already gone south, and they should reach Pengcheng within a few days!

Not only that, Zhao Guo sent [-] reinforcements in one go, and they are rushing south to rescue Pengcheng!

Huang Xie put down the secret letter in his hand, tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, stared at the envoy in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Are you serious about what is said in this letter?"

Zhao Zhong said with a smile: "With Chunshen Jun's ability, he should be able to distinguish the authenticity of this letter."

Huang Xie hesitated for a while, and finally narrowed his eyes, with a smile on his face: "Come here, take the envoy down, and arrange to entertain him in my mansion!"

To be honest, this is also the first time Huang Xie has received a letter written by Zhao Dan. Although the letter does bear the seal of King Zhao, Huang Xie doesn't know whether the seal is genuine or not.

But Huang Xie was willing to believe it was true.

Because at this moment, Huang Xie was completely desperate.

When a drowning person finds a straw, no matter whether the straw can save his life or not, he must hold on to it firmly!

This is Huang Xie's psychology now.

So after the so-called Zhao Guo envoy left, Huang Xie immediately cheered up and said to his cronies: "Quickly gather all the generals and say that I have good news to announce to all the generals!"

After saying these words, Huang Xie strode down the city wall. He was obviously an old man over fifty years old, but he looked vigorous when he walked.

He really needed such a life-saving straw.

Chapter 3 The envoy of the Zhao Kingdom came outside Taoyi City (third update)

On January 258, 1 BC, Taoyi.

dusk.

Wei Guo Xiangbang and Xinling Lord Wei Wuji stood in the Wei army camp outside the city, staring at the big city in front of him in a daze.

White snow covered the entire city, but if you look carefully, you can find countless bloodstains on it, as well as hundreds of corpses of Wei Jun under the city.

This city was once the seat of Emperor Yao's feudal kingdom in ancient times, and it is also one of the best cities in this era.

Because it is located on an important traffic road and it is also the bridgehead of Qin State in the east, Qin State attaches great importance to this city, and has deployed a total of [-] elite soldiers here.

Although many people heard the news and fled the city at the beginning of the war, there are still nearly [-] soldiers and civilians in the city sticking to the city at this moment.

In the beginning, Wei Wuji didn't actually take the entire hundred thousand soldiers and civilians of the Qin State seriously.

After all, the 2 troops in Wei Wuji's hands today are elite troops built with five thousand Wei soldiers from the Wei State. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the strongest combat power in the Wei State today.

As long as he can kill the head of the city and start hand-to-hand combat, then Wei Wuji believes that it is absolutely no problem for his soldiers to fight ten of them.

But the problem is that the city of Taoyi is a bit difficult to climb.

It has to be said that although it was an excellent opportunity for Wei to send troops to Taojun when the Allied Forces of the Jin Dynasty aggressively attacked Hedong to attract Qin's attention, God did not stand on Wei Wuji's side this time.

The heavy snowfall caused great difficulties for Wei Wuji's military operations in Tao County, and the extremely slow marching speed turned Wei Wuji's surprise attack into a long siege battle.

Even so, Wei Wuji still relied on his own means and wisdom to capture other cities in Taoyi one by one.

After Zuo's City also fell, Taoyi is now the only isolated city in the entire Tao County.

Sitting in a sad city with no reinforcements outside, this is the best portrayal of Taoyi today.

Because of this, Wei Wuji felt that the city should have been captured soon.

But the fact is that after four full days of siege, no matter how brave Wei Wuji's soldiers were, they couldn't climb the tall city wall of Taoyi.

Thinking of the battles he witnessed with his own eyes these days, Wei Wuji couldn't help but sighed softly.

"Unexpectedly, the Qin people are so brave!"

The combat effectiveness displayed by the guards of Tao County in Qin State during these days was indeed beyond Wei Wuji's expectation.

Strong, really strong.

If it wasn't for the fact that Wei Wuji had more troops, and if it wasn't for the fact that Wei Wuji's command was far superior to the generals of the Qin army, then it would have been really difficult for Wei to take most of Tao County from Qin with these 2 people. .

Sometimes Wei Wuji really couldn't figure out how capable Shang Jun was, just relying on a mere reform to make Qin, who had been suppressed by Jin for hundreds of years and also the younger brother of Chu for hundreds of years, Strong to the point where it is now?

"Shang Jun, you are truly a god!" Even with Wei Wuji's talent, he couldn't help but let out a sigh from the bottom of his heart.

But Wei Wuji immediately thought of another point, that is, even the Qin State, which has gathered the power of four generations since the reform of the Shang Dynasty, has broken Qi and defeated Chu and shaken the world, cannot please Zhao State.

"King Wu Ling is also a god and a man!" Wei Wuji sighed again.

In Wei Wuji's view, it was King Zhao Wuling's Hufu riding and shooting that completely laid the foundation for Zhao's current strength.

This also made Wei Wuji feel a lot of pressure.

The two overlords, Qin and Zhao, are like two big mountains pressing down on the other five countries, making them a little breathless!