Chapter 117： Wang Jian Messenger! Zhao Feng’s expectations!

Chapter 117 Wang Jian’s Messenger! Zhao Feng’s expectations!

"Admonition?"

"What does the teacher advise Zhao Feng to do?"

"Persuade him to give up the Wang family daughter? Give the Wang family daughter to me?"

"If that's the case, it's my fault."

"Teacher, you have put me in a situation where I am trying to force someone else to marry me."

"Although I have never met Zhao Feng, I can still think of his character. He has worked hard to achieve countless military exploits, and he is also young."

"Don't say that a soldier is angry at being threatened by this. Even if I am a scholar, if I am not a royal family, I will be angry at being threatened by this." Fusu said with an annoyed look.

He was also very dissatisfied with Chunyu Yue's actions.

And this also made Chunyu Yue lower his head, not knowing what to say.

"If I have the opportunity in the future, I will personally apologize to Zhao Feng." Fusu said.

"For the current plan, we must mobilize troops from the State of Yan to come back for reinforcements, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous." Zhao Yan immediately stood up to report.

Once the troops are withdrawn.

"The Qin State's troops stationed in Yingchuan are insufficient, and civil strife is raging. Wei Wuji leads an army of 200,000 to attack. How could he be defeated?"

Originally, he thought of completely suppressing Zhao Feng, but he never thought that Zhao Feng could defeat Wei Wuji in the desperate situation where Wei Wuji led his troops to attack. Wang Wan did not expect, the court did not expect, and even the whole world did not expect.

"Master."

"No, absolutely not."

The fundamental thing is to have the power of a king to control the ministers, rather than being controlled by the ministers.

"What happened?"

Zhao Yan looked angry and roared in shock.

Perhaps this is why Ying Zheng was disappointed with him.

…

Now Pang Nuan's offensive in Yan State was fierce, and he had continuously captured thousands of miles of Yan State's territory, dozens of cities, and almost 30% of Yan State's territory.

"What?"

But in Chun Yuyue's view, there is nothing wrong with this. Sacrificing the marriage of a mere deputy general to fulfill the prince's important event is a gain no matter what. If an ordinary person knew that he was the eldest prince, he would have simply submitted. However, he met Zhao seal up.

If you really want to become a prince.

Fusu is too kind to a woman.

"Wei Wuji was defeated?"

"Now that the matter has come to this, Master Chunyu has already done everything he has done, and it is irreversible."

"Master, you must not do this."

The expressions of the entire Longtai Palace ministers were almost astonished.

"Moreover, Zhao Feng has become a climate, and it is no longer possible for us to relax and win over him." Wang Wan sighed.

Zhao Guo, Handan!

Longtai Palace.

"Although Zhao Feng is very popular now, he is just a minister after all. How can the young master apologize to him with his status?" Chunyu Yue said immediately.

Perhaps from Fusu's point of view, Chunyu Yue's move was wrong.

"That's not a good thing."

"Wei Wuji has been defeated, and Wei has withdrawn its troops."

Seeing Wang Wan say this, Fusu also looked helpless.

Although he is in the position of the eldest son, Wang Wan and others take care of everything around him.

"Now that we have suppressed him, let's continue."

"Your Majesty."

"I don't believe that he will always have smooth sailing." Wang Wan said solemnly.

"This is impossible."

"If Wei is defeated, I, Zhao, will face Qin alone."

"The man who defended Weicheng was just a lieutenant of the Qin State. Wei Wuji actually lost to him?"

Even Wang Wan nodded: "Young Master's move is unnecessary. Since Zhao Feng was guarding Weicheng, we have suppressed him a lot in the court, and it is impossible to reverse it."

Zhao Yan immediately refused.

Many Zhao ministers in the hall became worried.

"This is impossible."

"What can we do?"

"Wei Wuji, how could he be defeated?"

These victories will be lost.

"The main forces of Zhao's army are with General Pang Nuan."

"If we don't withdraw our troops, how can we, Zhao, fight against the powerful Qin?"

"Although there are still 200,000 border troops in Dai, they are held back by Qin's Mengwu. Unless General Pang Nuan is mobilized to come back for reinforcements, it will be impossible to stop the Qin army." Zhao Yi said seriously.

Compared with Zhao Yan who wanted to expand the territory, Zhao Yi wanted to preserve the foundation of Zhao State.

Although it has not yet reached the point where troops are approaching the city, anyone with a discerning eye can understand how bad Zhao's current situation is at a glance.

"Isn't there someone honest?"

"As long as he can defend Quyang, the Qin army will not be able to pass."

"When the Yan Kingdom is destroyed, the elite of Zhao will return to the army." Zhao Yan said coldly, not intending to withdraw from the Yan Kingdom at all.

After finally conquering the territory, how many soldiers died and how much food and money was spent. If he just withdraws his troops, then his joy will really be in vain.

"But your Majesty..." Zhao Yan looked worried.

Guo Kai immediately stood up: "Chunping Jun, the king has made up his mind, what else do you say?"

"Although all the elites of Zhao State have been transferred to the Yan Kingdom for the expedition, if reinforcements are really needed, hundreds of thousands of county soldiers can still be mobilized to reinforce Lian Po."

Finish this sentence.

Guo Kai immediately bowed to Zhao Yan, his smile still flattering, and respectfully said: "Your Majesty."

"Although the elites of the Yan State cannot be mobilized back, they can mobilize the county soldiers guarding various parts of the Zhao State. Although the military strength of the county soldiers is not as good as those of the elites of the Zhao State, they are all young and strong after all. We, the State of Zhao State, are facing Qin Just the guards, the county soldiers are enough.”

Hear the words.

Zhao Yan glanced at Guo Kai with great relief. Among all the ministers in the court, only Guo Kai understood him.

"What the Prime Minister said is good." Zhao Yan nodded with satisfaction.

"Your Majesty, you must not do this."

"If the county soldiers are transferred away, then our Zhao cities will have no soldiers to guard them. Once General Lian Po really cannot hold them, those cities will be useless and have no chance to stop the Qin army." Zhao Yi also wanted to persuade.

But Zhao Yan didn't intend to listen at all: "Shut up."

"Qin Jun, I have never taken him seriously."

"Now the main enemy of our country, Zhao, is the state of Yan. Now the state of Yan is being defeated by our soldiers. Now nearly half of the territory of the state of Yan has fallen into the control of our state of Zhao. Soon, the state of Yan will be destroyed. ." Zhao Yan shouted coldly.

Then he looked at Guo Kai.

"Prime Minister." Zhao Yan said.

"I'm here," Guo Kai replied immediately.

"I'll give you the order to mobilize troops. You can mobilize 100,000 county troops to reinforce Lian Po." Zhao Yan said in a deep voice.

"I accept the edict." Guo Kai nodded immediately, but after agreeing, Guo Kai looked a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, if one hundred thousand county soldiers are mobilized, the consumption of food, grass and baggage will be even greater. There is still a long way to go before the autumn harvest. For a long time, if the previous supply of food and grass continues, I am afraid that the food and grass in the national treasury and local government treasury will not be able to withstand the consumption. "

"Prime Minister, you will handle this matter."

"If it doesn't work, we should collect taxes in advance and increase taxes." Zhao Yan thought for a while and said immediately.

As soon as these words fell.

The faces of many Zhao ministers in the court changed.

Nowadays, the taxes of Zhao State are not low. If they continue to increase, Zhao State may cause a civil uprising.

But looking at Zhao Yan who looked like he had made up his mind, and looking at Zhao Yi who was scolded to shut up, all Zhao Chen shut up very honestly.

That's when.

"Report."

"Urgent report from Quyang."

An urgent reporting soldier from Zhao State rushed into the main hall of Longtai Palace in a panic.

"Qu Yang?" Zhao Yan frowned: "What's the urgent report?"

"Xiaquyang has been lost, and Quyang has now become an isolated city." The emergency soldier shouted hoarsely.

"What?"

"Xia Quyang fell?"

"Isn't Lian Po good at defense? What does he do for food?"

"It's all in vain that I put so much trust in him." Zhao Yan angrily said inexplicably.

"Your Majesty."

"Old General Lian Po only has an army of 100,000, and he faces an attack with several times the strength of Qin."

"It's very rare to be able to defend for several months." Zhao Yi immediately spoke up to defend Lian Po.

"When Quyang breaks down, Quyang becomes an isolated city."

"Tell me, now that the border is lost, what should Zhao do?" Zhao Yan was a little anxious at this moment and said angrily.

"What's going on with old General Lian Po now?" Zhao Yi asked with concern.

In Zhao Yi's heart, Lian Po is the cornerstone of Zhao State.

If Lian Po dies, Zhao will really be in danger.

"Start the memorial, Your Majesty."

"The general asked me to bring back a letter."

"It's the final letter from the old general."

The emergency soldier looked sad, took out a piece of cloth from his arms, and held it high.

Zhao Yan looked at it without much concern, but waved his hand very anxiously: "I don't want to read it anymore, you just read it out to me."

"this…"

"I am illiterate."

The emergency soldiers were a little frightened.

But Zhao Yi couldn't help it, and stepped forward directly, taking Lian Po's last letter from the hands of the emergency soldier.

When he opened it and took a look, Zhao Yan's expression changed instantly.

"Old General, isn't he going to withdraw his troops?"

"But we must defend Quyang City and fight the Qin army to the end."

"Exchange the remaining troops for more lives of the Qin army." Zhao Wei said with a trembling voice.

Hear this.

Zhao Yan's face looked better.

"Old General Gaoyi."

"There is an old general guarding Quyang City, so Zhao will definitely give me more time to deploy troops to guard it."

"Prime Minister."

"After the dispersion of the dynasty, you immediately pass on my edict and mobilize all the county soldiers to guard Jinyang."

"General Yan Ju, please go to Jinyang to guard the city in person." Zhao Yan said immediately.

A general immediately came out and responded: "I accept the imperial edict."

After hearing this, Zhao Yi couldn't bear it anymore.

"Your Majesty."

"It's come to this."

"Old General Lian Po even wrote this in his last words. Are you still going to be stubborn and mediocre and not withdraw your troops from Yan?"

"The old general sacrificed his own life to hold back the Qin army in order to give our country Zhao time to prepare. Only by withdrawing the army that conquered the state of Yan can we, our country, Zhao, survive. With hundreds of thousands of ordinary commanders, How can soldiers stop the elite soldiers of the Qin State?" Zhao Yan held the last words written by Lian Po heavily and said to Zhao Yan with an anger.

Listening to Zhao Yan's questioning tone, Zhao Yan frowned and was filled with anger.

"Zhao Yi, you are so presumptuous."

"How dare you be so rude to Your Majesty An?"

"The king is the king of Zhao, and everything belongs to the king."

"The king has made up his mind, how can I allow you to talk nonsense?" Guo Kai immediately stood up and angrily shouted, looking like he was loyal to Zhao Yan.

"The king is indeed the king of Zhao, but if Zhao really dies, will he still be the king?"

"Your Majesty, Zhao Yi, please quickly mobilize troops from the State of Yan to come back for reinforcements. You must never give up the last chance of survival that Old General Lian Po has fought for for our great Zhao!"

Zhao Yi's voice was low, and it contained more of a prayer for Zhao's future.

Lian Po understood what Zhao was facing now, and he also understood through Lian Po's last letter that this was the last chance.

"Shut up."

"The road to destroy Yan must not stop."

"Lian Po can still fight. We still have hundreds of thousands of county soldiers to defend us. No matter how strong the Qin army is, it is impossible to break through the city guarded by 200,000 people in a year and a half."

"It is said that I will be sent to prison."

"Order General Pang Nuan to speed up the attack so that he does not need to worry about what is happening in our country."

"alright."

"This is the end of today's court meeting, let's disperse." Zhao Yan shouted coldly.

Then he threw up his sleeves and left the Longtai Palace.

Looking at Zhao Yan's leaving figure, Zhao Yan couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and said loudly: "Zhao Yan, you will regret it."

"Da Zhao will die because of you."

"On the day when the country is overthrown, you will not be able to see your father again."

But Zhao Yan pretended not to hear it at all.

Quyang City!

The Qin army attacked fiercely.

Lian Po, on the other hand, sat in the center of the city in military uniform and commanded.

"General."

"The Qin army attacked fiercely."

"There are less than 50,000 troops in Quyang City. Judging from the Qin army's offensive, even if we fight to the last soldier, we can only hold on for half a month at most." The deputy general said to Lian Po.

"Xia Quyang has been broken and the army has collapsed."

"This half month will be Lian Po's last chance to fight for Zhao."

"If the king understands my intention, he can issue an edict to withdraw his troops from Yan."

"As long as these 300,000 troops return, I, Zhao, will protect the country from destruction." Lian Po smiled slightly.

"But what if the king doesn't issue an edict to withdraw the troops?" the deputy general asked worriedly.

"Then I, Da Zhao..."

A trace of sadness appeared on old Lian Po's face, he raised his head and looked at the sky: "It's completely dangerous."

"General."

"The general feels that there is no need to defend Quyang, and he can retreat while fighting. This can also delay the Qin army." The deputy general suggested.

Lian Po smiled faintly and was not in a hurry: "If the king issues an edict to withdraw the troops, I am willing to defend Quyang with my life for as long as I can. If the king is unwilling to withdraw, then I will adopt your strategy and withdraw as soon as possible. ""but."

"I think the king will withdraw his troops."

"The country is in crisis, I believe the king will think it through."

for this.

Lian Po is quite confident.

the other side.

Within the territory of Wei State.

In a small city.

Zhao Feng stood on the tower, looking at the corpses on the ground, very calmly.

"General."

"This city has been completely captured. The 5,000 Wei troops stationed there were defeated by our army and more than 2,000 were captured." Tu Sui came to Zhao Baobao and reported.

"Okay." Zhao Feng nodded, with a bright look in his eyes: "This is the tenth, continue to attack."

"According to the current attack speed of our army, we can open a road to Zhao State within two months." Tu Sui said with a smile.

"This is called taking advantage of his illness to kill him."

"Wei Wuji has been defeated by our army. The city they are mainly defending at the moment is still the only way to his capital. As for the road leading to Zhao State, they don't have many troops to defend it, just some county soldiers. "Zhao Feng smiled faintly.

"General."

"How many soldiers are left to guard this city?" Tu Sui asked.

"It's still the same old rules."

"Leave more troops to guard the border city to prevent Wei from taking advantage of it."

"After the next one is conquered, we can dispatch the soldiers to leave." Zhao Feng said.

This is the defensive strategy Zhao Feng is adopting now.

About a thousand troops were left to guard the city in the middle, while the cities adjacent to the Wei army were guarded with more troops. After the city continued to be conquered, they were transferred again until the road to Zhao was opened.

"The general will understand." Tu Sui respectfully accepted the order.

Then quickly retreated.

"My lord."

"The results of Wei's attack this time are really unexpected." Zhang Ming came over at this time and said with emotion.

"Have the results been calculated?" Zhao Feng turned around and took a look.

"This is the calculated casualty battle report." Zhang Ming respectfully took out a military report.

"Just read it." Zhao Feng said.

“Since the defense of Weicheng until now, our army has suffered a total of more than 43,000 casualties, of which more than 28,000 have been killed and more than 15,000 have been injured. All the lightly injured have returned to battle, and the seriously injured are still recovering in the wounded barracks. "Zhang Ming said slowly.

"Compared to the casualties suffered by the Wei army, our army really won a great victory this time." Zhao Feng smiled slightly.

"Judging from the statistics of Wei Jun's corpses in front of the city."

"There are more than 80,000 tools, and that's just in Weicheng."

"Wei State really suffered heavy losses in this battle."

"And it's not just the casualties. The food and supplies in Shangwei City were used by the Wei State's 200,000 troops for half a year. Now they are all obtained by our army." Zhang Ming said with a smile.

"Who is assigned to guard these provisions?"

"Have you done everything I told you before?" Zhao Feng said solemnly.

"Don't worry, Lord."

"My subordinates have all given their instructions."

"Secretly transporting 10,000 people with food and grass for half a year to the training ground."

"Not only that."

"The military supplies stored by the Wei army in Shangwei City were also moved away by 20% by their subordinates." Zhang Ming said in a low voice.

Hear the words.

Zhao Feng smiled with satisfaction: "Not bad."

With such a great opportunity, and it was still during war, how could Zhao Feng not use his authority to benefit himself.

So much free grain and grass can be used to make wine, and the money can also be turned into funds for one's own power.

Anyway, these things are all done by his confidants, and no one will know about it.

And if Zhao Feng hadn't taken the risk, even Wei Wuji wouldn't have been able to break it, let alone capture Shangweicheng, so Zhao Feng felt at ease with these things.

"Report."

"A general order came from the general's camp."

At this moment.

A personal guard ran up quickly, followed by a hundred personal guards around Wang Jian.

"General Zhao."

Seeing Zhao Feng, the guard bowed with awe.

"What's important, General?" Zhao Feng asked immediately.

"Go back to General Zhao."

"The general knows that the general defeated the Wei army, and today he asked his subordinates to come and praise General Zhao."

"This battle, the general said, was a good one." The guard said with a smile.

"To be praised so highly by the general, it seems that I really did a good job in this battle." Zhao Feng said with a smile.

"General Zhao is so humble."

"The general said that this battle will be spread throughout the world, and everyone will know that General Zhao defeated Wei Wuji."

"This battle can be said to be about defeating the many with less, and the weak defeating the strong." The guard said with a smile, and it could be seen that his eyes were full of admiration for Zhao Feng from the bottom of his heart.

"Aside from compliments, does the General have anything to say?" Zhao Feng asked.

Although this kind of flattery sounds pleasant to the ears, Zhao Feng still wants to go to battle quickly. Now he is about to break through all attributes.

"This is a private letter from the General to the General."

"He said the general would be very happy after reading it." The guard took out a piece of cloth from his arms and handed it to Zhao Feng respectfully.

"Private message?" Zhao Feng was stunned for a moment, then immediately took it and took a look.

Suddenly.

As expected, a smile appeared on Zhao Feng's face.

"Yan'er is about to give birth."

"Judging from the time of sending the letter, doesn't it mean that it will be within half a month?" Zhao Feng was happy in his heart, but then he felt helpless: "I am about to become a father, but now Yan'er is about to give birth. I can’t even go.”

"And she hasn't been given a title yet."

Think of this.

Zhao Feng was very helpless.

But as a war general, and now experiencing war, he naturally couldn't help himself.

Just like when Zhao Feng was drafted into the army, he couldn't help himself.

"General, do you have anything to say or any letters to take back?"

"The general also said so."

"After the general reads the letter, he will definitely have something to say." The guard smiled respectfully again.

"There is indeed a letter. Please take it back with you. It's just not for the general, but for the general to deliver it back to Xianyang." Zhao Feng said immediately.

"Please rest assured, General, my subordinates will take care of this matter." The guard immediately replied.

immediately.

Zhao Feng raised his hand.

Zhang Ming, who was beside him, immediately took out a piece of cloth and a pen that he had not written on.

As one of Zhao Feng's personal guards, he naturally carries these with him.

After a while.

After Zhao Feng finished writing, he took out the mailbox and put it in it.

"Thank you, brother, for delivering the letter." Zhao Feng handed it to the guard.

"General Zhao's words are serious. This is the responsibility of my subordinates." The guard immediately replied.

"correct."

"Zhang Ming."

"Let this brother take the situation of the battle and the gains of our army back to the general to report to the general." Zhao Feng said to Zhang Ming.

"promise."

Zhang Ming immediately took out the military report he had prepared long ago and handed it to his personal guards.

"My subordinate understands."

"Also, the general asked his subordinates to tell you something."

"Now that the royal envoy has set off in Xianyang, he should come to find the general in the next few days to reward him." The guard said with a smile.

Hear this.

There was a look of expectation on Zhao Feng's face: "This time, King Qin should directly promote me to the rank of general, but I don't know if the title will be improved."

King Qin had promised it originally.

As long as we hold Weicheng and prevent the Wei army from entering Yingchuan County, this will be a great achievement and we can promote Zhao Feng to the position of chief general.

From deputy general to chief general.

It seems like there is only one level of difference, but it is a world of difference.

For this level, many people have no chance. Becoming a general is a qualitative leap. It can be said to be a well-deserved military power.

Wait until the guards leave.

Zhang Ming immediately clasped his fists and congratulated: "My lord, when the king's envoy comes, my lord will be promoted to the rank of general. The youngest general in the Qin Dynasty, who can be more popular than my lord?"

Say this.

Zhang Ming also had a strong sense of pride on his face.

The same goes for the surrounding guards.

The youngest general in Great Qin, a seventeen-year-old general.

It is their honor to be able to serve Zhao Feng.

"Haha." Zhao Feng smiled lightly.

After Wang Jian's personal guards left.

Zhao Feng didn't waste any more time.

"Send the general's order."

"Continue the attack and open the road to Zhao as quickly as possible."

"Our army must participate in the battle to destroy Zhao." Zhao Feng said solemnly.

"No." Zhang Ming replied immediately.

Wei State, Daliang!

In the court meeting hall.

Wei Wuji, dressed in military uniform, knelt in the hall, with a downcast and dejected look on his old face.

"Your Majesty."

"The old minister was unable to send out troops and failed in commanding the troops. As a result, our Wei Dynasty lost hundreds of thousands of troops and the national strength was greatly damaged. Please punish me, your Majesty."

Wei Wuji knelt down and bowed in a low voice.

Although King Wei who was sitting on the throne also had a kind of anger in his heart, seeing Wei Wuji like this, his anger turned into helplessness.

Today, the Wei State has no strong generals to lead the army. If he really has a choice, maybe the King of Wei will really punish him, but he has no one to choose from. Without Wei Wuji, if the Qin State attacks one day, his Wei State will not even be able to There is no truly capable commander.

Read this.

King Wei slowly stood up from the throne.

He quickly walked to Wei Wuji's side and gently helped Wei Wuji up with his hands: "Winning or losing is a common thing for military officers, uncle, there is no need for this."

"This time it comes down to it."

"Uncle lost to Tianshi, and even more so to the generals under his command. If everyone followed my uncle's instructions, how could we, the Wei Dynasty, have suffered such a defeat?"

King Wei said in a false comfort.

Compared to King Zhao.

This King of Wei was smarter, he knew how to win over people and how to rely on others.

"Your Majesty."

"Old minister, I am ashamed of you."

"An army of 200,000, but less than 70,000 returned."

"The king raised 200,000 military supplies, but Qin captured more than half of them."

"Old minister is guilty."

Wei Wuji said with tears in his eyes.

"Uncle, don't think like that."

"Now it's a done deal and there's no way to change it."

"What my uncle wants to think about is how we, the Wei Dynasty, should face Qin."

"We, the Wei Dynasty, are launching troops against Qin this time. In the future, Qin will definitely send out troops to attack our country, the Wei Dynasty."

"This... has to be guarded against."

King Wei said with a fake serious face, his eyes full of worry.

"If we want to protect our country, the Kingdom of Wei, the only way to survive is the Kingdom of Zhao."

"As long as Zhao is not destroyed, Qin will not dare to attack Wei." Wei Wuji said very seriously.

"uncle."

"I just received the news."

"The Qin army has broken through Lian Po's line of defense with two connected cities, but King Zhao still has not ordered the withdrawal of troops from Yan."

"If this continues, the Kingdom of Zhao will be in danger!" King Wei said with a fake look of worry.

"King Zhao did not withdraw his troops from Yan?" Wei Wuji was also shocked.

We have reached such a stage and yet we still don’t withdraw our troops?

"King Zhao is too persistent." King Wei shook his head helplessly.

"Please write a letter of resignation to the king, and immediately send someone to send it to the king of Zhao, asking him to withdraw his troops from the country of Yan quickly, otherwise the country of Zhao will be in danger." Wei Wuji said with a serious face.

King Wei was about to nod.

"Report."

"Urgent news from the frontier."

"The Qin army mobilized troops from Weicheng and conquered nearly ten cities in the Wei Dynasty."

"The attack continues today."

"Please make your decision, Your Majesty."

A messenger rushed into the hall to report.

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(End of chapter)