On the southern front, Wang Jian led 250,000 troops out of Hangu, passing through Rongyang and attacking the southern cities.
In addition, Scarlet Beauty City in the north had been forced into a corner, and the State of Zhao was anxious.
Zhao Wangqian panicked.
In the court, all the civil and military officials of Zhao did not dare to breathe too loudly.
On the high platform, Zhao Wangqian paced back and forth in exasperation.
"Speak!"
"What do I need you for?"
"Now that the Qin army has almost reached Handan City, don't you all usually boast of being resourceful?”
"Give me a countermeasure!"
Zhao Wangqian looked down at the ministers who were drooping their heads and roared.
However, no one dared to speak.
"Bang!"
Seeing them like this, Zhao Wangqian directly pushed all the fruit plates on the table in front of him to the ground.
"Yes!"
"Let me think!"
"You! Yes, it's you!"
Zhao Wangqian pointed at an official below the stage and said,""Tell me, how do we repel the enemy?"
The official who was pointed at had an ugly expression on his face. He quickly stood up and knelt on the ground."Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I…I am in charge of irrigation…"
"Tell me, do you have a plan to repel the enemy?”
Zhao Wangqian couldn't be bothered to listen to him and asked directly.
The official thought for a long time with a bitter face.
"Your Majesty, I…I don't have a good plan to repel the enemy.”
"No good strategy to repel the enemy?"
"Men, drag him out and chop him up!"
Zhao Wangqian waved his hand, his face filled with killing intent.
"Great King, spare me! Spare me!"
The official was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.
However, Zhao Wangqian did not listen to him at all. His gaze swept across the crowd below the stage.
"You!"
"Tell me!"
"If you have a good plan to repel the enemy, I will promote you by three levels and give you the position of Prime Minister!”
Zhao Wangqian had already lost his mind.
Below the stage, the current Prime Minister of the State of Zhao, Guo Kai, was instantly dumbfounded when he heard this. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said,
"Your Majesty…"
"Shut up!"
"If you can think of a way to repel the enemy, I'll reward you with ten thousand gold and fifty beautiful women!”
"If you can't think of it, then you don't have to be the prime minister!”
Hearing this, Guo Kai's face turned pale and his eyes rolled.
In order to keep his position as Prime Minister, he had to come up with a plan no matter what.
Moreover, there was a reward of ten thousand gold.
"Great King!"
"Great King! I have a plan!"
After a moment, Guo Kai suddenly said with a pleasantly surprised expression.
"What is it?" Wang Qian asked. Tell me quickly!"
"Your Majesty, the State of Zhao can ask for help!" Guo Kai cupped his hands and said.”
"Right now, the Qin army led by Wang Jian is attacking Rongyang fiercely. Rongyang shares a border with Han.”
"Han, Zhao, and Wei are one family. If the State of Zhao asks for help, I believe the King of Han will not ignore it.”
Guo Kai said confidently.
However, someone in the court immediately stood up and objected,"The Prime Minister is wrong."
"Now, the various countries fear Qin like tigers and are eager to hide from Qin.”
"That Han Country is originally bowing down to the strong Qin Country. How could they be willing to offend the Qin Country to help our Zhao Country?”
Hearing that person's words, the officials in the court nodded in agreement.
Seeing that everyone was against him, Guo Kai's expression immediately changed and he began to throw a tantrum,"This won't do, and that won't do either. Everyone, tell me a feasible method!”
"All of you are receiving the king's salary and enjoying the support of the people of Zhao. Why are you all silent at this moment?”
His gaze swept across the crowd, then he turned to Zhao Wangqian and said,""Your Majesty, I believe that the Han Country does not dare to offend the Qin Country.”
"As long as my Zhao State is willing to pay the price, King Han will definitely dare to attack Bao Qin!”
"At that time, Your Majesty can follow the example of Rhinoceros Head Su Qin and unite all the countries to break through Han Valley and destroy the Violent Qin!”
"Join forces to attack Qin?"
Hearing Guo Kai's words, Zhao Wangqian's ambition was ignited instantly, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.
"Is it really feasible?"
"Definitely possible!"
Guo Kai vowed.
"Join forces to attack Qin…"
"Join forces to attack Qin…"
Zhao Wangqian paced back and forth as he muttered.
"Prime Minister, what price do you think our Zhao country has to pay to make this happen?”
Finally, Zhao Wangqian thought of something important.
The price…
Guo Kai thought for a moment and said hesitantly,""I think…why don't we cede the fifteen cities bordering Rongyang to Han?”
"You mustn't!"
"Great King! You mustn't!"
As soon as Guo Kai finished speaking, an official immediately stood up and retorted,"Your Majesty, the fifteen cities bordering Rongyang stretch for five hundred miles!”
"That's a quarter of the land of our country!”
The old official said with a sorrowful expression.
"Grand Tutor…it's only fifteen cities. It's better than our Zhao Country changing hands and our ancestral temple being trampled by the Qin people, right?”
"Besides, these fifteen cities are only temporarily ceded to Han. Once the Qin army is forced back and the alliance is completed, we can take Han Valley in one fell swoop." Guo Kai said indifferently.”
"At that time, only my Zhao Country will be strong in this world!”
"Fifteen cities, just fight back!”
"This…"
Although the old minister was filled with grief and indignation, he was speechless for a moment.
Seeing that no one could refute Guo Kai's words, although Zhao Wangqian was very reluctant, he could only accept this suggestion for the time being.
"In that case, I will leave the mission to the Prime Minister.”
"Prime Minister, you can go to the national treasury to spend some money.”
Zhao Wangqian said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will not disappoint Your Majesty and the State of Zhao!”
Guo Kai hurriedly cupped his hands.
"Oh right, I ordered General Li Mu to assist Chi Li and Yi 'an. Why hasn't he taken any action?”
After settling the matter of retreating the enemy, Zhao Wangqian recalled the fall of Crimson Beauty City.
"Your Majesty, I've already said that Li Mu doesn't put Your Majesty in his eyes at all!”
"As far as I know, Li Mu's army didn't even come to Chi Li's aid.”
Guo Kai hurriedly said when he saw this.
"Great King!"
"General Li Mu is loyal to Zhao and has no second thoughts!”
"This time, it must be the Xiongnu in the north who restrained General Li Mu…"
"Alright! There's no need to say anymore!"
"Pass down my order. If Yi 'an City is lost again, let General Li Mu commit suicide!”
After Zhao Wangqian finished speaking, he turned and left.
Many officials sighed and shook their heads.
……
In the north, outside Yi 'an City.
Huan He's 70,000-strong army had already arrived at the predetermined location.
The fall of Scarlet Beauty City also gave Yi 'an some preparation.
This time, after the army surrounded the city, Huan He decisively ordered 70,000 troops to charge forward.
Attacking Yi 'an, he was also a little worried.
After all, Yi 'an was less than a hundred miles away from the Northern Territory.
Moreover, Li Mu, who was stationed at the Great Wall in the north, was a famous general who used his troops like a god. If his cavalry chose to return to Yi 'an to help, their troops would definitely die.
Therefore, he could only end the battle quickly!
"Pass down the order!"
Thinking of this, Huan He ordered,"Attack the city at the right time and take down Yi 'an before the people settle down!"”
"Yes!"
The messenger received the order and ran out.
……
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