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Chapter 205 Calling the Widow to Linzi(1/2)

Handan.

In the early morning, Zhao He came out of the queen's palace and felt refreshed.

For a person who is a father for the first time in two lives, a child is indeed a very fresh experience. He is pink and chubby. If he teases him for a few times, it seems that he feels much sunny all day long.

However, when Zhao He sat in the main hall of Longtai and held court discussions with the ministers in the hall, he felt a little sunny.

Xiangbang Feiyi sat down at Zhao He, looking worried: "King, count the time, war should also start in Gaotang City."

Zhao He nodded and said, "Yes."

Fei Yi said: "The king thinks, can the coalition forces win this battle?"

Zhao He held his forehead and said, "Master Fat, you have asked me about this question five times in the past few days."

"Is that true?" Fei Yi was stunned for a moment, touched the beard under his jaw with a little embarrassed, and smiled: "Maybe it's because the old minister is really old."

Zhao He: "..."

When Fei Yi, an old minister who had worked hard for Zhao State for decades and had white hair and hair said such words, Zhao He suddenly realized that the troughs in his heart just now were a little too late to spit out.

Zhao He sighed, looked around the ministers of Zhao State in the head and said, "Do you just don't believe in the master's father's ability to lead troops?"

It’s not just Fei Yi, but in fact, the ministers of Zhao State here have more or less worried.

Their worries were so obvious that Zhao He could see through the thoughts in his heart so easily at first glance.

The ministers looked at each other, and finally it was Siko Zhou Qi who said, "It's not that I don't believe it, it's really... King, that's the State of Qi."

In later generations, Qi State sounded nothing, wasn’t it just a country with a bit famous among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period.

But for people of this era, the significance of Qi State is very different.

Since the establishment of the three families divided the Jin and Zhao Kingdoms, in more than a hundred years, there have been two generations of overlord powers in the entire China, first Wei Kingdom, and then Qi Kingdoms.

King Wei of Qi, King Xuan of Qi to the current King of Qi, and the three generations of kings have won more than defeats in foreign wars.

Not to mention anything else, just say that Zhao's record against Qi in the past twenty years is - all defeats!

Qi State is synonymous with strength and invincibility in the hearts of several generations of Zhao people.

Even though Zhao State has become stronger because of Hu's clothing, riding and shooting, Zhao State has always been careful to maintain its interactions with Qi State and is unwilling to break up until the critical moment.

Zhao He's twists and turns of political marriage is actually enough to prove the mentality of the people of Zhao when facing Qi - they realize that the present is different from the past, but they are not confident enough.

Whether it is Feiyi, Zhou Qi, or even the Lord's Father, you can detect the contradictory mentality of the Zhao people.

Zhao He looked at the ministers of Zhao in front of him and had no choice but to shake his head: "Don't worry, this time... Big Zhao will not lose."

Zhao He still needs a lot of confidence.

Zhao He's comfort did not have much effect, but those present were all important officials of Zhao State. One or two knew that they were worried that they would not be able to solve the problem, so the problem was soon temporarily put down.

Fei Yi said, "Master, there is another problem. The border has become a little restless recently."

Zhao He exclaimed and said, "Hasn't you sent someone to fight back against Zhuhu?"

Fei Yi coughed dryly and said, "It's not the Donghu and the Xiongnu... it's Linhu."

"Lin Hu?" Zhao He frowned: "What's wrong with Lin Hu?"

Fei Yi said: "I just received the news that half a month ago, five thousand Linhu cavalry suddenly entered Shangjun, carried out some looting before leaving, and even besieged three county towns. At least tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were invaded by Linhu people, and more than 500 women were kidnapped by Linhu people."

After Fei Yi finished speaking, several ministers of Zhao State in the hall were moved.

Zhao He snorted, and a dangerous light began to appear in his eyes: "This King of Lin Hu... is really bold and reckless."

Although they are both nomadic peoples, for Zhao State, nomadic peoples such as Lin Hu, Dong Hu and Xiongnu are still different.

Lin Hu and Lou Fanhu were both border neighbors in the northern part of Zhao State. They had been harassing Zhao State for hundreds of years, and wars between them and Zhao State continued.

Until the master's father's Hu clothing and casinos, the situation between the two sides was reversed from the original victory or defeat, and Zhao went on a lot of battles and won a great victory.

After several years of war, Lou Fanhu was completely eliminated. Now King Lou Fan has been kept in Handan City, and Lou Fanhu's tribe members have become citizens of the five northern counties of Zhao State and the main source of force of the Zhao State's border cavalry.

It can be said that the nomadic people of Lou Fan no longer exists.

The Linhu tribe, which went to war against Zhao State side by side with Lou Fanhu, seemed a little lucky. Since the territory of the Linhu tribe was relatively western, and King Linhu was more clever and faster than King Lou Fan, the Linhu tribe did not fall into pieces after being defeated by Zhao State. Instead, some of the remnants fled across the Yellow River under the leadership of King Linhu, and came to the Hetao area to regain their foothold.

After arriving in the Hetao area, Zhao State, which had just opened up the five northern counties, was indeed too powerful to expand its territory and was eating too much, so he had to stop and digest the new territory first, and he was temporarily unable to pursue the Linhu clan again.

So when the Lin Hu tribe complied with Zhao State and paid a large amount of tribute, Zhao Master's father followed suit and agreed to Lin Hu's request for peace.

This happened almost ten years ago.

Over the years, the father of Zhao has inspected the border many times, but he has not had any plans to shock the many nomadic peoples in Zhao State, including Lin Hu. Compared with the Huns and Donghu who invaded from time to time, Lin Hu has always been a relatively docile type. He should send horses and horses and should send troops, and he is rarely ambiguous.

Overall, Lin Hu's performance over the years is in line with the promises he made when he was paying homage to Zhao State, and he is a very reliable minister.

"No." Zhao He said: "Aren't the Linhu tribe very obedient these years? Why did they suddenly turn against each other? Could it be that they were encouraged by Qin?"

Fei Yi shook his head and said, "The king is joking. The grassland people value strength very much. Qin State failed one after another in the war against Zhao. How could the Linhu people take Qin seriously?"

Zhao He said: "So what is the reason?"

Fei Yi said: "The specific reason is not clear, but according to previous information, it may be because King Lin Hu is seriously ill."

"Seriously ill?" Zhao He was about to say that King Lin Hu was only forty years old, so he should be in good health, right?

But before he could speak, Zhao He came to his senses and closed his mouth in time.

These days, it is common for people who die of old age at the age of forty. It seems that it is no big deal to get sick. What's more, the tents on the grassland are not as good as palaces in the Central Plains, and it is normal to have a short life.

Zhao He thought for a while and said, "So according to this statement, the matter in Shangjun this time may not be what King Lin Hu means?"

Fei Yi nodded and said, "Lin Hu is a barbaric person. Although every generation of Lin Hu kings would designate a prince as his heir during their lifetime, other princes would not be convinced. They often have to go through war to determine the final real winner. The current Lin Hu king was not the heir designated by the previous Lin Hu king back then."

Zhao He nodded and said, "That's true, that's not the reason why the Lin Hu people can invade my territory at will! Fei Xiang, please immediately find out about this matter. When I free up my hands, I must teach it a lesson."

It is necessary to teach Lin Hu a lesson. After all, as long as Lin Hu is eliminated, the entire Hetao area will be completely controlled by Zhao.

In the Hetao area, anyone who has a little knowledge of Chinese history knows that it is a strategic location that the Central Plains dynasty must control, and it is also an excellent channel for going west to the Western Regions in the future. It is the best to take down this place while the Huns and Donghu in the north have not grown up.

Fei Yi responded and was about to speak up for something else, but at this time, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly rang out.

"King, Gao Tang is urgently reporting!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone closed their mouths and their eyes instantly bet on the temple man who was walking in quickly.

Here comes.

Needless to think about it, the thin silk book written in the hands of this temple must be the result of the Battle of Gaotang!

Zhao He almost couldn't wait to speak, "Hurry up, let me show you!"

Zhao He opened up this emergency military situation, and everyone was waiting nervously. The atmosphere in the hall seemed to have suddenly become solidified.

This is a battle report, a battle report written by Zhao Zhu’s father.

Zhao He looked at the battle report and a smile slowly emerged.

Finally, he let out a long sigh and raised his head.

"Two and three sons, the master father led the four-nation coalition forces outside Gaotang City to defeat the Qi and Yan army, beheaded and captured more than 200,000 Qi army. The Qi army chief Kuang Zhang died in battle. Gaotang City has been occupied by the coalition forces!"

After Zhao He finished speaking, several important officials of Zhao State in the hall opened their eyes wide in disbelief at first. After a moment, the joy suddenly burst out.

Cheers rang out in the hall.

"Victed!"

"I knew I would definitely win!"

"The Great Zhao has won. From now on, the Great Zhao will be the overlord of the world!"

An old minister like Fei Yi was even so excited that his eyes were wet.

For decades, watching Zhao State grow from a second-rate country step by step to now, I finally feel proud!

Zhao He was also full of spring breeze, and his excitement was no less than these ministers.

Although there were many accidents in the attack on Qi by the four countries led by me, the final result was indeed as I wished and defeated the Qi army.

Kuang Zhang died in battle, and the Qi army suffered more than 200,000 losses. In addition to the previous defeat in Taoyi City, Qi is now completely damaged. Just like the Wei Kingdom, which suffered Guiling and Maling twice, it will never be able to become the overlord of the world again.

From now on, only my Da Zhao will be the strongest overlord country in China!

At this moment, everyone was out of control.

Stabilizing? Calmness? Nothing.

From now on, Da Zhao will be the best in the world!

After a quarter of an hour, the excited Zhao king and his ministers finally calmed down their emotions and began to discuss the post-war affairs.

"What should it be?" Zhao He said almost without thinking: "Is that need to be said? Of course, it's just to beat me and go to Linzi!"

This is almost inevitable for Zhao He.

However, other ministers of Zhao obviously have their own opinions.

The big pedestrian Qiu Ye hesitated for a moment, and said, "Master, this move may be... a bit rash."

Zhao He looked at Qiu Ye with some surprise: "Rare to the point?"
To be continued...
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