"What good news?" King Zhaoxiang asked the soldier.
Perhaps it was because he had just received news that Baiqi had conquered Handan City, but in Qin Zhaoxiang's eyes, there was nothing that could make him more excited than this.
Therefore, when King Zhaoxiang heard the good news again, he did not look too excited.
"Great, great victory, a great victory in Zhao!”The soldier panted, perhaps because he had been running all the way here and was in a hurry.
"Great, Great General is here. Within the territory of the State of Zhao, we have wiped out the 100,000 reinforcements from the Wei and 100,000 reinforcements from the Chu!”The soldier continued to pant.
"What is it? Annihilate the 100,000 Wei and 100,000 Chu reinforcements?”
When King Zhaoxiang and his ministers heard this news, they immediately lost their composure. Their faces were first filled with shock, then instantly turned into ecstasy.
This was indeed great news.
King Zhaoxiang and his ministers did not expect Baiqi to be so powerful. Not only did he take down Handan City, the capital of Zhao, but he also wiped out 100,000 reinforcements from Wei and Chu. It was simply unbelievable.
Each and every one of them had a shocked expression on their faces, and their hearts were indescribably shocked.
"Good, that's great!" After a long while, King Zhaoxiang finally recovered from his shock. Then, he could not help but say with a look of ecstasy.
At this moment, his mood was indescribably happy.
The Wei Kingdom and Chu Kingdom had lost another 100,000 soldiers. This was definitely a heavy loss for the Wei Kingdom and Chu Kingdom.
The strength of the Wei and Chu countries had been greatly weakened by Baiqi, and it would be very difficult for them to recover in a short period of time.
"Great General is really into using troops!”The generals in the court could not help but sigh.
They were completely convinced by Bai Qi, and only Baiqi had the ability to wipe out hundreds of thousands of enemies.
Only Fan Ju had a forced smile on his face, and he was also shocked by Baiqi's god-like military skills.
He knew that the greater Baiqi's contribution, the higher Baiqi's prestige in the Qin Country and the Qin army would be. It would be harder to touch Baiqi.
"Where is the Great General now?" King Zhaoxiang asked.
"After wiping out the Wei and Chu reinforcements, the Great General once again led the army north, intending to take the opportunity to destroy the Zhao Country in one fell swoop.”The soldier reported truthfully.
"Good!" King Zhaoxiang could not help but laugh when he heard that.
At this moment, he had already forgotten about the matter of Baiqi withdrawing his troops. As the ruler of the Qin Country, he naturally hoped that the Qin Country would expand as much as possible.
It would be best if Baiqi could destroy the State of Zhao in one fell swoop.
To be honest, King Zhaoxiang was not a fatuous ruler.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have used Baiqi after Empress Dowager Xuan's death and gained complete control of the empire.
Because he knew who he should use and who he should not use.
In fact, Bai Qi's death in history was due to many reasons.
"I wonder if Great General can destroy the State of Zhao?”At this moment, King Zhaoxiang and most of the officials in the court were filled with boundless expectations.
They even believed that the Great General might really be able to destroy the State of Zhao, so they were filled with anticipation.
"Good news! Good news!" Just as King Zhaoxiang and his officials were immersed in their daydreams, another shout rang out, and a soldier rushed into the hall.
"What good news?" King Zhaoxiang hurriedly asked, his face filled with an unconcealable smile. Even his breathing became a little hurried, and his eyes were filled with anticipation.
He knew that this news must have come from the State of Zhao in the north.
However, he did not know what good news it was this time. Did the Great General take down a few more cities, or did he defeat the reinforcements of another country?
The officials in the hall also looked at the soldier with anticipation.
Perhaps it was because they had expectations in their hearts that they were even more expectant.
"Great, Great General persuaded the last Yanmen County Governor Li Mu to surrender. The Zhao Country is officially destroyed!”The soldier hurriedly said.
"What?"
"W-what did you say?"
"Say, say it again!"
……
When King Zhaoxiang and the officials in the hall heard the soldier's words, they were slightly stunned, and then their faces were filled with disbelief.
They thought that they had heard wrongly and could not help but ask again.
"Great, Great General persuaded the last Yanmen County Governor Li Mu to surrender. The Zhao Country is officially destroyed!”The soldier could not help but speak again.
"Zhao, Zhao is dead?"
"Zhao was really destroyed by the Great General?”
……
After receiving the soldier's confirmation, King Zhaoxiang and his ministers were dumbfounded.
All of them felt as if they were still in a dream because everything was too unreal.
It was already not easy for them to obtain victory in the Battle of Changping. They had never thought that they would be able to take down Handan City and destroy the 200,000 troops of the Wei and Chu countries. In fact, even the entire Zhao country had been destroyed by Great General Baiqi.
All of this was too dreamy. It was something they did not even dare to imagine before.
More importantly, from the fall of Handan City to the destruction of the Wei and Chu armies, to the destruction of the State of Zhao, all of this happened in a short period of time. In just half a month, the State of Zhao was destroyed.
Moreover, they had not received any news before.
It was also because everything had happened so suddenly and in such a hurry that they had been so shocked, shocked, and incredulous when they had received the news that the State of Zhao had been destroyed.
"Haha, good, this is great!”After a long while, King Zhaoxiang finally recovered from his shock and could not help but laugh heartily.
"Men, spread this good news. I want to celebrate with the people of Qin!”King Zhaoxiang ordered.
The State of Zhao had been destroyed by the State of Qin. This was definitely the best news he had received since he ascended the throne. It could also be considered his greatest achievement in his long reign. Of course, it was worth bragging about.
"When will Great General return to court?" King Zhaoxiang asked the soldier.
"The Great General has already brought the army back to the court. He might return in a few days.”the soldier replied.
"Alright, ministers, get ready. After the Great General returns to court, I will reward the army according to their achievements.”King Zhaoxiang said excitedly.
To King Zhaoxiang, destroying the State of Zhao was a pleasant surprise. Before this, he did not even dare to think about it, but now that Baiqi had done it for him, he was naturally very happy.
"Your Majesty, the Great General sent me here to ask if the Zhao Kingdom had signed a peace treaty with the Qin Kingdom.”At this moment, Bai Lin found an opportunity and said to King Qin Zhaoxiang.
This matter had to be resolved. If it was not resolved now, Fan Ju would use this matter to make a fuss, and Baiqi would be in a passive position.
"It's like this. When the Great General led the army to Handan City, an envoy from the State of Zhao called Su Dai asked to see the Great General. He said that the State of Zhao had signed a peace treaty with the State of Qin, asking the Great General to withdraw his troops.”
"But the Great General did not see the messenger sent by the King, nor did he receive the order to retreat, so he specially sent me to verify.”
"It's just that on the way, my warhorse died from exhaustion. Then, I walked all the way back to Xianyang City, so I only saw you now.”
"Great General was afraid that the peace treaty was a ploy by the State of Zhao to stall for time and wait for reinforcements, so when I came to verify it, I sent more troops to attack Handan City. I didn't expect that with this delay, not only did Great General break through Handan City, but he also destroyed the State of Zhao.”
"This is the peace treaty. Please take a look, Your Majesty.”As Bai Lin spoke, he took out the peace agreement from his pocket and raised it high.
There was only one purpose for Bai Lin to say so much. The Great General had never seen the King's messenger, nor had he received the King's order to withdraw his troops. Therefore, attacking Handan City and destroying Zhao was not considered disobeying the King's order.
The ministers in the court naturally knew that the Zhao Kingdom had sent envoys to sue for peace. There were even many ministers involved in this peace agreement.
However, now that the State of Zhao had been destroyed, the authenticity of this peace treaty was no longer important.
"I don't remember. Do you know about this peace treaty?”King Zhaoxiang immediately said.
King Zhaoxiang of Qin naturally wouldn't admit it, or else he would be called a traitor.
Although it was common for the monarchs to break the agreement during the Warring States Period, they still had to put on a show.
"We also don't know about this peace treaty. I think that the envoy of Zhao wants to stall for time and wait for reinforcements from Wei and Chu.”Immediately, a civil official stood up and said indignantly.
In any case, the State of Zhao had been destroyed, so they would admit to this matter.
Moreover, since the matter had been made clear today, these ministers would not mention this matter in the future, nor would they use this matter to attack Baiqi.
"In that case, it must be a conspiracy of the State of Zhao.”In the end, King Zhaoxiang concluded.
"Your Majesty, the other generals and soldiers are easy to reward, but how should the Great General be rewarded?”At this moment, Fan Ju stood up and said.
The moment he said this, he changed the topic and placed the focus of the question on Bai Qi.
After all, he was the one who pushed for the peace treaty back then. He did not want to continue to be entangled in this issue.
Fan Ju's words caused everyone to fall silent.
That's right, with the Battle of Changping, the Battle of Handan, the destruction of the 200,000 troops of Wei and Chu, and the destruction of the entire Zhao, Baiqi had achieved great feats. He was already Lord Wu An, so how could he be promoted?
This was truly a headache.
Just as King Zhaoxiang and the officials were having a headache over Baiqi's reward, Baiqi had just passed by Handan City with his army.
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