Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 145 The world is one

(Press; Some friends think that Zhou Chong gave advice to King Zhao, and King Zhao accepted it. , many of them were sent by the enemy country, but they were not adopted in the end. This is a special historical phenomenon in the Warring States period. The Warring States period was even more strange. Countries can send prime ministers to each other or even exchange prime ministers, which is hard to understand now , but it was real during the Warring States Period.)
Zhou Chong replied: "Your Majesty, please open the map and let the ministers make statements."

Although King Zhao didn't understand why Zhou Chong used the map, he opened it with his own hands and said, "Mr. Zhou please enlighten me."

Zhou Chong pointed to the map and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look. Zhao Guo has a strong Qin in the west, a great Chu in the south, Wei Qi in the east, and Yan in the north. Which of the five kingdoms is the weakest?"

This is a matter of common sense. Zhao Wang said: "The strongest is Chu. Now that Chu is in internal turmoil, it is no longer considered a strong country, but it cannot be regarded as a weak country. No matter which faction, Zhao Guo can't win."

Zhou Chong said with a smile: "Your Majesty's words are wrong! Chu State is currently in great chaos, and the war is endless. Why don't your Majesty send an envoy to detour in the middle, and it is unknown if there will be benefits."

Zhao Wang nodded in agreement, and said: "Yes, if Mr. Zhou hadn't mentioned it, I still forgot, I should send an envoy."

Zhou Chong corrected him again, saying: "If you want to send, it is best to send two, one on each side. Xu and Weiyi, there is a place to get back the 10 taels of gold that the king gave to Daqin. This is called Lost West." , harvested in the eastern corner."

Zhao Wang stared at the stars, clapped his hands in praise, and said: "A wonderful plan, a wonderful plan." The internal turmoil in Chu requires foreign aid most. Even a good word is a kind of support, not to mention that the State of Zhao is not weak. It is famous all over the world, if an envoy is sent, will Chu not send a generous gift?

Zhou Chong resisted being funny, pointed at the map and continued to analyze it for King Zhao, saying: "Your Majesty, for the State of Zhao, the strong Qin cannot be provoked, the State of Chu cannot be moved, and the State of Qi cannot be defeated. There is only one place where the soldiers of the State of Zhao can be left alone gallop."

"Yan State!" King Zhao pointed to Yan State on the map, and said, "Yan State's small soldiers are weak, and they are unable to compete with me to strengthen Zhao Zhengfeng. Oh, what Mr. Zhou means is that I want you to use troops against Yan State and dedicate it to the strong Qin State." It is a good idea to take back the land and city from the Yan State, but I, Qiang Zhao, have already implemented it. Otherwise, after all these years, my Zhao State will donate a city to Qiang Qin today, and another city tomorrow, it is not too early The country will perish."

As King Zhao said, Zhao State was repeatedly defeated by Qin State, and all the land and cities lost to Qin State were taken back from Yan State. Zhou Chong's idea was not very clever.

Zhou Chong laughed and said, "Your Majesty, this is not what the foreign ministers mean. The foreign ministers do not want the king to seize the city of the Yan Kingdom, but to destroy the Yan Kingdom. Your Majesty, please forgive the foreign ministers for speaking bluntly. In Zhou Chong's opinion The reason why Zhao State has become weaker and weaker over the years is that Zhao State does not have a clear strategy. In my humble opinion, Zhao State should adopt a strategy of defending from the west and attacking from the north. Angry Qiang Qin. For Yan, there is nothing to worry about, just attack with all your strength." Sighing, he said: "I think back then, if Zhao Guo was not greedy for Shangdang's land, angered Qin, and broke out in the Battle of Changping, With the loss of elite soldiers and good generals, Zhao Guo could not recover from now on, but instead adopted the strategy of defending from the west and attacking from the north, the situation would be very different.”

After the rise of Qin, the first enemy was Wei, and the second was South Korea. Zhao was just the third enemy of Qin.Although wars broke out between the two countries from time to time, they were just small fights, and the Battle of Changping was the first battle of life and death.If Zhao Guo judged the situation and worked out a complete strategy, he should maintain a good diplomatic relationship with Qin State and attack Yan State with all his strength before Qin State selected himself as the target.Even if the State of Yan cannot be destroyed, as long as the land and cities of the State of Yan can be eaten away, the situation today will definitely be very different for the State of Zhao.

These are all mistakes in Zhao Guo's decision-making, and there is no complete strategy.The biggest mistake was the Changping War. The reason why the Changping War broke out was not because King Zhao was greedy to obtain the land of Shangdang in South Korea.At that time, the State of Qin attacked Shangdang in South Korea fiercely. Feng Ting, the general guard of the Shangdang, knew that he could not defend it, and decided to bring trouble to others, so he took refuge in the State of Zhao.Sure enough, the state of Qin was furious and attacked Zhao with all its troops, and finally the Changping War broke out, causing Zhao to lose its most elite army of 40.

For Zhao Guo, the best strategy is not to have a grudge against Qin. At that time, he should not have accepted Feng Ting’s surrender, and supported Qin’s attack on South Korea in exchange for Qin’s goodwill. It’s not enough to support it, but at least acquiescence is okay. Concentrating more forces to attack Yan, it is conceivable that Zhao Guoguo will gain a lot of land.

In particular, the more than [-] elites invested in the Yan State, and the Yan State was not destroyed, and the difference was almost the same. It can be said that the Zhao State became stronger overnight. (Note: The author analyzed the strategy at that time, and he can only sigh that the counselor of Zhao Guo must have fallen asleep.)
Zhao Guo, a country with a strong military strength, did not seize the opportunity to become stronger, but became weaker and weaker. It is indeed admirable.Zhou Chong's design can be said to have hit Zhao Wang's heart disease, and it is impossible for him not to believe it.

Although Zhao State had long wanted to destroy Yan State, he had never really implemented it. Hearing this, Zhao Wang was shocked and said: "Destroy Yan State? How is this possible? Do it all at once. not."

Zhou Chong vetoed King Zhao's opinion, saying: "The king's only concern is to strengthen Qin. If the conditions of the king are good enough, it is not impossible for Qiang Qin to sit idly by."

Zhao Guo has been resisting the attack of Qin State for decades, so he wanted to destroy Yan but was unable to achieve it. He could only make small troubles. If Yan State was destroyed in one fell swoop, then Zhao State would really become stronger overnight. This is indeed true. It is a brilliant strategy, the key is to win the support of Qin State.

Zhao Wang pondered for a while, and said: "What Mr. Zhou said is very true. May I ask Mr. Zhou, what kind of conditions does your country want?"

Zhou Chong didn't talk directly about the conditions, and then went on to analyze, saying: "To destroy Yan, it is not realistic to have the support of Qin alone. There is nothing to say in the internal turmoil in Chu. Qi and Wei will definitely not allow it. Why don't you, the king?" Send an envoy to Qi Wei to persuade the kings of the two countries to send troops to destroy Yan together. As long as Zhao Guo promises to give Qi Wei a city, the two countries will agree, and the thing that destroyed Song will repeat itself. The king will take advantage of it, and Zhao Guo will Temporarily strong."

As long as you have the support of Qin State, it doesn't matter whether you have Qi Wei or not. King Zhao is most concerned about Qin State. He interrupted Zhou Chong and asked: "Mr. Zhou, what kind of conditions does your country want? Thirty seats How about the city?"

"Thirty cities are just my strategy." Zhou Chong is not a fuel-efficient lamp, said: "To get the support of the Qin State, it must be the land of Dukang, and every ten cities in other cities need Three of them belonged to Qin."

Dukang is the granary of the Yan State, and a strategically important area of ​​the Yan State. Zhou Chong asked for it as soon as he asked, and it was really a lion.If King Zhao agreed, it would be the same as giving all the benefits to Qin, but Qin just said a word: Go and fight, remember to share the benefits with me!
Zhao Wang categorically rejected Zhou Chong's proposal, saying: "No way! Du Kang can't do it no matter what! Others can be followed."

Zhou Chong shrugged his shoulders and said: "If there is no Du Kang, my king will not agree. The king also understands that no monarch is willing to see his neighboring country become stronger. If Du Kang enters Zhao State, Zhao State will It cannot be explained by the word powerful, it should be said that it is very powerful, and it can stand up to Qiang Qin, this is the last thing our king wants to see."

"But Mr. Zhou, have you ever thought about it? If there is no Du Kang, then what is the point of Zhao's conquest? After all, it is not for nothing that the Qin State is cheap. Qin State has no soldiers, but it is the biggest benefit." Zhao Wang resolutely said: "This is a business that few people will not do."

Zhou Chong said with a smile: "If the king really thinks so, it will be too late to regret. Does the king know why Yan Taizi Dan stayed in the Qin country and did not return?" Yan Dan was detained by the king of Qin, and everyone in the world knew about it. How could the king of Zhao know? I don't know.

"Yan Dan was detained by the King of Qin, and he will not be released to Yan!" Zhao Wang said without thinking.

This is absolutely true, but Zhou Chong shook his head and said, "Why did your majesty know it for a lifetime but not for a while? The majesty knows that Yan Dan and my majesty were of the same quality in Handan back then, and they have been good friends since childhood." , Your Majesty often talks about the old story of the two urinating and making mud in Handan. My Majesty respects friendship and treats him like a brother. Zhou Chong came to Handan here with another mission, and he wants to negotiate with the Majesty."

Zhao Wang was in doubt, and said: "Mr. Zhou, what is your mission?"

Zhou Chong pretended to ponder, and said: "Your Majesty knows that South Korea has been destroyed. My Majesty wants to use troops, but he has not yet decided whether it is Yan or Zhao." Of course, it is better to destroy Zhao. The King of Qin has already established his goal. Zhou Chong This is just talk.

King Zhao's eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he said: "This, this, this... Qin Guo wants to use troops against Zhao Guo?" Qin Guo's war against Zhao Guo is what King Zhao fears most. Don't you feel frightened?
Zhou Chong comforted him and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, My Majesty has not yet decided on this matter. In fact, this matter is not decided by my Majesty, but by the Majesty of Yan and Zhao."

Although King Zhao was stupid, he couldn't understand what he had said. He almost jumped up and said, "Yan Dan is negotiating terms with King Qin, and wants to use troops against our country of Zhao. The combined forces of Yan and Qin, isn't it the end of our country of Zhao? ?” His face was pale, with sweat oozing from his forehead, if Guo Kai hadn’t supported him, he must have fallen down.

It is the most ideal strategic idea for Yan and Qin to send troops on two fronts to attack Zhao. It is from this point that King Qin detained Yan Dan regardless of his past feelings, in order to coerce Yan to send troops.

Zhou Chong nodded slowly, and said: "That's right. Your Majesty understands that if Yan State asks Qin State to send troops to avenge Yan State's loss of land, then it will be justified for me to send troops from Qin State."

The truth is like this, King Zhao knelt down to Zhou Chong, and said: "Mr. Zhou, save me, Mr. Zhou, save Zhao Guo!"

The terrified King Zhao didn't expect that even if everything goes his way, the shrewd King Qin would give him time to make him stronger?He has stepped into the trap designed by Zhou Chong without knowing it.

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