Chapter 385: The gloomy Jinyang City

Stopping Chenliu County was Deng Sheng's final decision. When Deng Sheng's edict was passed to the Jiyang Camp, the debate on whether to continue to advance north finally came to an end. Although Chang Yuchun and others were very dissatisfied with this, this was Deng Sheng's decision and the decision of the Deng State's court, so they could only choose to accept it. After resolving the disputes in the army, Yue Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief and stationed troops in Jiyang City. Watching Zhao State's reaction, what Yue Fei didn't know was that at this time, the capital of Zhao State, Jinyang City, was in confusion.

Zhang Chuan was defeated! He suffered a very bad defeat, Zhao's army lost 100,000 people, and three generals died in battle!

As soon as this news reached Jinyang City, it caused an uproar, and it could even be said to be a wailing sound. The people of Zhao have not tried it for a long time. Especially when Zhao Xin was still there, Zhao State can be said to have swept the world. Yan, Qi and Wei, who were in line with Zhao State, fell under the military front of Zhao State. At that time, Zhao State could be said to be the best in the world. Even Deng State's strong rise in the south did not affect the mood of the people of Zhao State, because all Zhao State believe that no matter how strong Deng State is, it will eventually fall in front of Zhao State. In the eyes of Zhao State, Deng State is just a nouveau riche, and its foundation is far inferior to Zhao State.

However, this nouveau riche whom the Zhao people had never seen before, gave Zhao a very profound lesson in the Central Plains. Now, just one year after Zhao Xin's death, in just one year, Zhao State has gone from a transcendent overlord to an existence that everyone can bully. Whether it is the powerful Deng Qin or the dispensable Chu State, they all come to Zhao State to gain benefits, but Zhao State cannot stop it.

From the 21st year of Qianyuan to the 22nd year of Qianyuan, it was sad for Zhao. First, Bai Qi of Qin raided Shangdang and seized half of Shangdang, and then Chu raided Pei County, and lost another county. Later, 300,000 Wuhuan troops went south, and all sides of Zhao were filled with wars. However, the people of Zhao did not feel scared because they had Zhao Xin. They firmly believed that no matter how difficult the situation was, their military gods would come out to turn the tide. The fact was just as the people of Zhao expected. Zhao Xin personally visited the northern border and broke through 300,000 Hu people, which made the entire Zhao State excited. Everyone was looking forward to Zhao Xin being able to lead a million Zhao troops south and bring back the lost Nan Shangdang and Pei County.

But at this moment, Zhao Xin suddenly passed away, which made the entire Zhao State extremely sad, lamenting the injustice of heaven and taking away the best commander in Zhao State's history. However, when the people of Zhao State thought that Zhao Xin's death was the greatest bad news, less than a year later, Deng, Qin and Chu joined forces to the north and instantly seized a large area of ​​Zhao State's land. Now even the general Zhang Chuan, who was highly anticipated by the Zhao State, was defeated. Ten thousand elbows died on the battlefield, which instantly gave a heavy blow to the proud heart of Zhao State. Everyone was wondering, what happened to Zhao State, the overlord who once suppressed the world? Now the people of Zhao State are full of sorrow. They can all feel that the Zhao State, which once dominated the world, has gradually stepped down from the altar.

The Zhao Palace and the Zhao Palace, at this time, the Zhao King was lying on the bed without blood. After learning that Zhang Chuan's army was defeated, the Zhao King, who was facing him, finally vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted on the ground. In the end, it was a group of imperial physicians who had worked hard for nearly all their lives to rescue him.

After waking up, the King of Zhao immediately summoned all the ministers. In the bedroom, Prime Minister Mi Fang, Situ Zhuangping, Zhao State military advisor Zuo Sheng, who was as famous as Lin Qingfeng, and others stood here. Looking at the weak King of Zhao, who is over 50 years old this year, his health has been worse than before in recent years. Everyone can basically conclude that King of Zhao has not had much time, especially when the news of Zhao Xin's death reached Jinyang, it gave King Zhao a heavy blow, causing King Zhao's health to deteriorate day by day. Now another bad news came, directly crushing King Zhao.

"Cough! Cough! Are you here?" The weak King Zhao struggled to hold up and looked around and said.

"I'm waiting!" Everyone responded quickly when they heard King Zhao's shout.

King Zhao looked at the ministers in front of him, sighed, and said, "You are the situation in the Central Plains is corrupt, Zhang Chuan is defeated by Deng's army, and he has lost one hundred thousand Erlang of our great Zhao, and several generals. Now Chenliu County, Chen County, Liang County, and Guangling County are hopeless. I have only one meaning, that is, I cannot lose land anymore!"

Zhang Chuan's defeat made King Zhao realize that the lost land cannot be taken back, but the rest cannot be lost. After all, although the Zhao State has a great family and great business, it is not endless, so it is the bottom line of King Zhao that no longer loses land.

"Don't worry, the general has sent someone to send a message. Yan has already arranged defenses in the Central Plains. The remaining land will not be lost, and the Deng army has also stopped marching. Therefore, the current situation in the Central Plains is stable!" Zuo Sheng bowed and replied, Zuo Sheng believed Zhang Chuan's words. After all, Zhang Chuan is also a world-class general. Although he can't attack Yue Fei head-on, with all his strength, Yue Fei can't get any city from Zhao State.

After hearing Zuo Sheng's words, King Zhao was relieved and said, "Send someone to tell Zhang Chuan that if he can't defend the Central Plains, he doesn't have to come back and die directly in the Central Plains!" King Zhao was extremely disappointed with Zhang Chuan. Even though King Zhao knew that Zhang Chuan was not as good as Zhao Xin, he did not expect that Zhang Chuan would be defeated so badly. In less than two months, Zhao State almost collapsed in the Central Plains. The once invincible Zhao army, under the leadership of Zhang Chuan, was like a weak brigade, being pressed on the ground by Deng's army. This was unacceptable to the arrogant King Zhao, so he directly sent a death order to Zhang Chuan. If he could not defend the Central Plains, Zhang Chuan would not have to come back.

"Here!" Zuo Sheng heard the anger in King Zhao's tone. Although he was willing to defend Zhang Chuan, he finally gave up. After all, Zhang Chuan was defeated too badly this time. Ren Zuo Sheng could not come back for Zhang Chuanyuan even though he was so smart, so he had to respond.

"What's the situation in Shangjun?" Then, King Zhao asked about the situation in Shangjun again. There are now two major battlefields in Zhao State. One is against Deng's army in the Central Plains, and the other is that Li Rubing, a famous general of Zhao State, was against Bai Qi, a famous general of Qin State. Now that the Central Plains has been defeated, Shangjun cannot be lost. As for the other battlefield, Shangdang, King Zhao has never been worried. Although Sima Chong's opponent was Meng Zhan, the former number one general of Qin State, the strength of the two sides was too disparate, and there was no reason for the Zhao army to lose.

"Return to the king, the situation in Shangjun is still stable. With General Li Rubing's full defense, the Qin army and Bai Qi are unable to advance in an instant. However, General Li Rubing also wrote a letter. Because the gap in strength is too big, he can only defend passively, and it is still very barely. Therefore, General Li Rubing hopes that the court can send more reinforcements!" Mi Fang bowed and replied.

After hearing this, King Zhao nodded with satisfaction. The Qin army in Shangjun had a population of 100,000, while the troops under Li Rubing were less than 50,000, and he had to defend all the important places. It was very rare to be able to do this, and there was no reason to ask for anything else.

Thinking of this, King Zhao couldn't help but sigh and said, "It seems that after Zhao Xin, only Li Rubing in my Great Zhao army can take the lead. He will draw another 30,000 troops from all over the country to reinforce the county and tell Li Rubing that as long as he can defend Shangjun, I will definitely reward you when I return to the court in the future!"

After hearing what King Zhao said, everyone understood that Zhang Chuan had lost the trust of King Zhao. As long as Li Rubing could block the Qin army this time, after the war was over, Zhang Chuan's position as general would inevitably fall into Li Rubing's hands, and the Zhao army was about to usher in another great change.

In fact, King Zhao has already thought about Yi Shuai. If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Chuan was still fighting hard in the Central Plains, he would have wished to withdraw Zhang Chuan's general now. At this time, King Zhao was extremely regretful. After Zhao Xin passed away, someone would have advised King Zhao, saying that Zhang Chuan was not as capable as Li Rubing and could not support the sky of Zhao State. However, out of trust in Zhao Xin, Zhang Chuan was the heir designated by Zhao Xin on his deathbed. In addition, Zhang Chuan had made great achievements over the years, so King Zhao would give Zhang Chuan the position of general, but Zhang Chuan disappointed him. The Battle of the Central Plains was the touchstone of King Zhao's fight against Zhang Chuan. Zhang Chuan could not stand the test after all. The defeat in Jiyang not only cut off Zhang Chuan's future, but also cast the Zhao State indestructible haze.
Chapter completed!