Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Speed ​​is of the essence in war. At this time, Zhao was at war with Yan and its rear was empty.

Wang Jian and Meng Wu each led their armies to raid the State of Zhao.

They quickly captured Zhaoye and Yanyu.

Zhao Guo

"bang"

"cough cough"

"Ying Zheng! Qin!"

King Yan of Zhao heard that Qin was taking advantage of the situation to attack Zhao and that the Qin army had already captured two places.

He slammed the table in anger and couldn't stop coughing.

"Your Majesty, I will call the doctor right away."

The eunuch did not dare to delay and left in a hurry.

Prince Qian helped Prince Yan of Zhao to sit down and tidied up the somewhat messy table.

"Father, the Qin State is abominable. They actually attacked from behind. What a despicable act."

"Father, why not recall General Pang Nuan and march south to fight the Qin army?"

King Yan of Zhao calmed down his anger and finally spoke: "No, if we recall Pang Nuan now, Yan will surely seize the opportunity to recapture the city and attack Zhao."

"Go and summon the nobles to discuss matters."

"promise."

Soon, the court officials arrived at King Zhao's palace.

King Yan of Zhao sat on the throne, looking at the ministers below.

"Prince, please show the battle report to the ministers."

"promise."

Prince Qian handed the battle report to Guo Kai, who read it and passed it on to others.

Wait until you all finish reading it.

Everyone was talking about it.

"Your Majesty, Qin has taken advantage of the war between Zhao and Yan to attack our state. This is truly abhorrent. Your Majesty should immediately send your generals south to fight Qin."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

In a blink of an eye, most of the court officials had expressed their opinions.

Guo Kai stood at the head of the group and said nothing. Seeing Guo Kai like this, King Yan of Zhao asked, "Does the Prime Minister have any other suggestions?"

Guo Kai thought for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have no other ideas. I was just considering which general to send, so I was a step behind the others."

Hearing this, King Yan of Zhao was satisfied.

The ministers also retracted their angry glares. They were just afraid that this villain would suggest that the king seek peace with Qin.

"Does the Prime Minister have a candidate in mind?"

"Your Majesty, I believe General Huzhe is the most suitable person."

Huzhe?

King Zhao nodded and asked, "Does anyone else have a different opinion?"

"Your Majesty, General Huzhe has many military achievements and can definitely stop the Qin army."

"I second the proposal."

"Okay, then send General Hu Zhe to lead his troops south to stop the Qin army."

Xianyang, Zhangtai Palace

Yao Jia hurried back to Xianyang, washed up at home, and then hurried to Zhangtai Palace to ask to see the king.

At this time, Ying Zheng was looking at the map of the six countries thoughtfully.

After hearing Shi Yi's report, he let Yao Jia in.

"Meet the king."

"Get up."

"Your Majesty, I have returned with a letter from Lord Zhang to Your Majesty."

As he spoke, Yao Jia took out the letter. Shi Yi walked over to take it, then turned around and handed it to Ying Zheng.

"What's the matter, Mr. Zhang?"

After saying this, Ying Zheng opened the letter and read it carefully without waiting for Yao Jia to answer.

As the paper turned, Ying Zheng had finished reading the contents.

"How did Zhang Qing know there was a man named Li Mu in Zhao State?"

"This..." Out of his trust in Zhang Yuanqing, Yao Jia had forgotten to ask about this matter at the time: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I forgot to ask, but I think it must be that they met when Lord Zhang was traveling in Zhao State."

Ying Zheng nodded, this was the only way.

"According to Mr. Zhang's speculation, Li Mu is a skilled military strategist. Although he is not currently valued by King Yan of Zhao, his leadership is no less capable than Meng Ao and Wang Jian."

"If that's true, it would be a shame if a general as talented as Zhao Yan were not employed by the Qin State."

"Then you will immediately go to Zhao and find out about Li Mu."

"Also, contact Guo Kai. If Li Mu is given a high position by Zhao Wangyan, we must try to stop him."

"promise."

After Yao Jia left, Ying Zheng looked at the letter for a long time.

"If what Zhang Qing said is true, then Li Mu will indeed be an obstacle to Qin's conquest of Zhao."

"However, Zhang Qing knows about this talent, but Zhao Wangyan doesn't. Zhao Yan is indeed confused."

"How can Zhao, with such a foolish king, be worthy of being an enemy of Qin?"

In Zhao Ye, Wang Jian was ready to attack again, and Meng Wu cooperated with him, and then he captured Luoyang, Anyang and other places.

Zhao general Huo Zhe led his troops to stop the Qin army.

Wucheng is strategically located and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Zhao general Hu Zhe defended Wucheng to the death, and Wang Jian failed to advance further despite several military expeditions.

The armies of Qin and Zhao faced each other here.

秦军

"General, we have been attacking for several days and our army has suffered heavy casualties. Can we temporarily suspend the attack?"

Huan Xi looked at Wang Jian and the generals and asked.

Wang Jian frowned.

The attack on Zhao went smoothly and the morale of the Qin army was high, but who knew that they would be intercepted here.

"I can only give up."

"Zhao General Huzhe is an expert at defending cities, and he also has the advantage of terrain. I'm afraid our army will have difficulty advancing any further."

Even though the generals were unwilling, they had to accept this fact.

However, this time the troops captured ten cities of Zhao State, which was already a remarkable achievement.

Now that the State of Qin is growing stronger, there will be no shortage of opportunities to conquer the State of Zhao in the future.

"Well, all the generals, please return first. I will immediately report the war situation to the king and he will make a decision."

"promise."

Wang Jian wrote down the current situation of the Qin-Zhao war in detail and sent it to Xianyang at an urgent speed of 800 miles.

After the letter was sent, Wang Jian finally had time to visit the wounded soldiers.

"Ouch"

"Military doctor, is my leg no longer suitable for fighting?"

The soldier's forehead was sweating from the pain.

His leg was injured by the Zhao army, with blood and flesh rolling around and the bones faintly visible.

"Don't worry, the king has sent a group of military doctors this time. Their suturing skills are very advanced. Your leg can still be saved."

"Really?"

"Of course. Come, carry this to the tent on the left."

"promise."

The military doctors patiently checked the conditions of the wounded one by one.

When Wang Jian arrived, there were countless cries of pain in the tent, and the military doctors were busy as a bee.

Go into the big tent.

Wang Jian noticed the changes in the tent immediately.

The wounded soldiers' tents used to be smelly and messy, but now they are clean and tidy, except for the smell of blood.

However, Wang Jian had long been accustomed to the smell of blood and naturally didn't care much about it.

When the wounded soldiers saw Wang Jian coming, they greeted the general one by one.

"Everyone, let the military doctor treat you well."

"After I recover from my injuries, I will serve the king and expand the territory of Qin."

"promise."

Wang Jian walked around and visited several tents where the wounded were staying. Seeing his daughter treating the wounded with blood on her hands, he did not disturb her and left in a hurry.

Zhao Guo

"Report, General Huzhe, an urgent report: After the Qin army captured Ye and Yanyu of Zhao, they also took Luoyang, Anyang, and other places. Now our Zhao State has lost ten cities. General Huzhe and Wucheng have been holding off the Qin army. The two armies have been facing each other for several days, and the Qin army has not made an inch."

"Ten, ten cities!"

The State of Zhao lost ten cities. King Yan of Zhao was so angry that his already ill body could not bear it and he fainted in the court.

Prince Qian and Guo Kai quickly had King Zhao carried back to the bedroom, and the doctor carefully took his pulse.

"Doctor, how is the king?"

Guo Kai saw the doctor stand up and asked hurriedly.

"Prime Minister, Crown Prince, the King has been ill for many days and now he is mentally distressed. Alas, I can only do my best to treat him."

"what!"

Prince Qian and Guo Kai were horrified.

How could the king be so weak?