Chapter 95
Handan.
Another court discussion is about to be held.
Fei Yi met Xinqi under the steps of Xin Palace. After the two greeted each other, they walked side by side.
The topic came naturally, and we talked about the recent war.
Xinqi said: "Fat Xiang, I heard that the Qin general Bai Qi has now attacked the Hedong County of Wei State. The Wei people have almost no defensive power."
Fei Yi nodded, his face also a little solemn: "Yes, I didn't expect that Qin State will have another general since Leliji and Sima Chou."
Fei Yi was also a little worried. Qin is now a direct opponent in the battle against Zhao to dominate the world. However, the generals of Qin are completely unchanged from generation to generation, which is more troublesome.
Xinqi said again: "Wei Ran has led his army to confront General Le Yi for several days. I believe it is almost time to decide the winner at this time."
Fei Yi nodded and said, "Marquis Rang Wei Ran himself is also quite talented in commanding troops, but General Le Yi defeated him once, so the chance of defeat is still quite good."
Xin Qi shook his head and said a little dissatisfied: "Fatty Xiang, maybe he is a little overestimated with General Le Yi, right? You know, this time Wei Ran has Sima Cuo as the deputy general. General Le Yi is just a fledgling cottage, and it is very difficult to go against these two people."
After a pause, Xinqi complained softly: "Fat Xiang, I said before that the steel armor of the Dragon Horse Army should be abolished and more swords were made for the other soldiers. However, you rejected my opinion because of your favoritism to the king, which really reduced our army's chances of winning in this battle."
The relationship between Xinqi and Feiyi is quite good, so if this is more taboo, Xinqi can also speak to Feiyi calmly.
Fei Yi smiled when he heard this and said, "The Censor has been too worried. It is just 500 sets of steel armor. Even if it is really used to cast weapons, it cannot change the overall situation. On the contrary, the new soldiers established by the king are something that can change the situation of the war."
Xinqi curled his lips and disagreed.
It can be felt by Xinqi that Fei Yi has a lot of confidence in the king.
But Xinqi felt that this was blind optimism!
Five hundred sets of steel armor can produce at least a few thousand weapons, so why is it useless!
Isn’t thousands of weapons better than five hundred knights wearing bulky armor?
The king is young and has some wild ideas and is normal to make a fool of himself.
But you are so fat and can be the grandfather of the prince at the age of yours, why are you still so unstable and messing around with him?
Xinqi shook his head and didn't say anything.
A dispute over words is useless, so let the facts speak.
The two walked into the hall.
In the hall, other ministers of Zhao had arrived. After a while, the master father and Zhao He appeared together.
Everyone stood up and saluted: "I have met the Lord Father, the King."
The Lord's father and Zhao He returned the courtesy, and the king and his ministers each took their seats.
The Lord's father was in a good mood. As soon as he sat down, he smiled at Niu Jian and said, "General, I heard that you have done a good job in suppressing the rebellion in Zhongshan Kingdom."
There are naturally some people who can suppress Zhao, such as Zhongshan, which was able to suppress Zhao for a time, so even after being conquered by Zhao, some people still kept rising up and causing trouble, hoping to restore their homeland like Duke Wu of Zhongshan back then.
Niu Jian grinned and said, "Master Father, those Zhongshan people are just a group of mobs, which is really not worth mentioning!"
This time during the Zhongshan rebellion, the rebels once exceeded 10,000 people and besieged Lingshou City, with great momentum.
However, Niu Jian only brought two thousand soldiers from Handan and gathered two thousand county soldiers from Zhongshan, and easily defeated the rebels in a total of four thousand people.
In one battle, more than 3,000 people were beheaded and more than 5,000 prisoners were captured, which could be said to have wiped out all the rebels.
After reporting the information, Niu Jian bowed and said, "Master, don't let the old minister do such a thing next time. I really can't get excited! The old minister still wants to expand territory for the Great Zhao on the foreign battlefield!"
The Lord Father laughed and said, "Okay! The General is calm. There are many opportunities like this in the future!"
After the Zhongshan incident, the topic naturally turned to other military and national affairs.
The pedestrian Qiu Ye stood up and said, "King, the Qi army attacked the State of Song. Now the war is going well and has occupied five cities of the State of Song. The King of Song sent an envoy to Handan for help. I wonder if the Lord's father met?"
"Song State..." The master's father pondered for a moment and subconsciously glanced at Zhao He.
Speaking of which, Song State is indeed an ally of Zhao State.
A few years ago, in order to resist the alliance between Qi, Han and Wei, the master father united Qin and Song, and formed a Zhao, Qin and Song alliance.
Then, when Qin was beaten by Qi, Han and Wei, Zhao turned around and attacked Zhongshan. Song did not hesitate to attack several nearby small countries, allowing Qin to guard Hangu Pass alone and face the Three Kingdoms coalition forces led by Kuang Zhang...
Even after Qin lost Hangu Pass, he had to serve as the prime minister and asked his father to designate Zhao's minister Lou Yan as the prime minister of Qin.
The black-hearted King Yingji of Qin, who has always been known for his unfaithfulness and untrust of his words, can be said to have been harshly disguised by his master's father in this matter.
Ginger is still so spicy.
Now, Song State has asked Zhao State for help.
What should I do if the Lord Father falls into thinking?
The Lord Father pondered for a moment, suddenly felt aroused in his heart and said, "Wanger, please tell me your opinion."
Zhao He was stunned for a moment, I'm all right?
However, Zhao He was also prepared. After all, he was the king of Zhao, so of course he had to think about this kind of thing.
Zhao He said: "Master, my son thinks that as long as the Song State was not destroyed by Qi State, then the Great Zhao would not need rescue!"
The Lord's Father's eyes flashed and said, "Why?"
Zhao He said: "If the King of Qi wants to destroy Song, this matter has been known to the world. If the Great Zhao rescues Song, then it will be evil to Qi. Now that the Great Zhao has started a war with Qin, and if he gets evil with Qi, wouldn't it be that Qi and Qin will attack Zhao in advance? Therefore, I think this matter is not possible."
In this era, things like Covenant are basically not much easier to use than toilet chips.
Especially after King Yingji of Qin used the name of alliance to lure King Huai of Chu and imprison him and set up an extremely bad deed, the alliance between the princes was basically useless.
To put it bluntly, it depends on whether it is in your own interests.
If there is a benefit, then this covenant will be useful. If there is no benefit, this covenant will be worthless!
The master father frowned and said, "But in this way, can Song really fight against the strong and powerful country alone?"
Zhao He smiled and said, "Did your father forget that there is a Chu State south of Song State? If Song State really wants to perish, Chu State will definitely not sit idly by."
The Lord Father thought for a moment before nodding: "Wang'er's words are reasonable, so let's do it!"
The matter of Song State was also finished. The last thing we discussed next is naturally the war that Zhao State is currently in progress - the Battle of Shangjun.
The master's father cleared his throat and said, "Two and three sons, what do you think about the battle in Shangjun?"
After the Lord's father finished speaking, hesitated for a moment while sitting in the lower head, but stood up.
Chapter completed!