After the Prime Minister of Qin and the Six Ministers withdrew, Emperor Zhao felt a little uncertain in his heart.
If Zhao and Shezhao form an alliance to regain the lost territory, it will be no different from luring a wolf into the house, but if they do not form an alliance, there will be no way to recover the Shuzhou area.
It would be fine if the place of Shuzhou was occupied by the empire. Their reputation is not justified. Even if it belongs to them for a while, Zhao can still hide its power and bide its time. Anyway, sooner or later, it can be taken back.
To take a step back, it doesn't matter even if you can't get it back. As long as you promise enough benefits to Shezhao, Shezhao will not come back.
But the rebels are different, especially the rebels under the banner of King Ming and King Xiao Ming. Their purpose is to replace you, and they make it clear.
She Zhao can be immortal but the rebels must be destroyed!
Now, since Long Wu was dealt with, the common people have become more and more dissatisfied with him as the emperor. If it weren't for the tough attitude of the government, these common people would have been unable to suppress him long ago.
If the State of Zhao forms an alliance with Shezhao, it will mean that all the hard work of the Zhenxi Army for more than ten years has been wasted. Why won't the people rebel?!
Now there has been a rebellion in one part of Zhao State. What will he, the emperor, do if the people in the country rebel again?
The State of Zhao is already in chaos and must not continue to be in chaos!
Now it seems that the strategy of forming an alliance between Zhao and She Zhao is absolutely undesirable!
But if you can’t take it back, you can’t take it back. So what should Shuzhou do?
Nowadays, Shuzhou has no shortage of food, population and firearms. Now it is definitely impossible to win it with the power of Zhao State alone. If She Zhao is not involved, Shuzhou will continue to be unstoppable. It will not take long.
Time, I’m afraid this palace is really going to change hands!
You know, this firearm was able to defeat the invincible She Zhao in the beginning, and even almost destroyed the country!
It's just a pity that Zhao and Shezhao were so late in developing firearms for a few years. Now faced with the tight blockade of Chu and Zhou, they couldn't even find a Taoist priest who could refine elixirs, so what's the point?
Develop firearms?
After Zhao Guo suffered a defeat, the Emperor of Chu ordered the Minister of Industry to start developing firearms, but the development has not made any progress until now.
Today, Emperor Zhao has a natural fear of firearms.
In Emperor Zhao's opinion, the only weapons that could deal with firearms were more powerful firearms. Those of them holding spears, bows and arrows were definitely no match for firearms. Of course, this was also the case.
Shuzhou
Xin Honggao was sitting in the check-in room and finally received a reply from Chang'an.
A group of generals and officials from Shuzhou gathered around to see what the military advisor and commander had written.
Although Long Binger and Xu Qing are no longer in Shuzhou now, they are still the irreplaceable backbone of Shuzhou.
In the days without them, officials and generals would be in a state of restlessness, as if a country cannot live without a king for a day.
Without a leader in Shuzhou, they are really thinking about Nan'an.
As long as it is a letter from the commander or patrol, even just a few words can calm their minds.
Not to mention that the current situation in Shuzhou is not peaceful. It can be said that there are wolves in front and tigers in the back. Maybe there is still a situation in Shuzhou where the two countries are fighting each other.
The brains of their generals are really a bit lacking.
Xin Honggao held the letter, and a crowd of civil and military officials gathered around him. When Xin Honggao and everyone saw the contents of the letter, their expressions were quite strange.
What I said before is quite normal. The military advisor used a grand vision and a keen sense of smell to explain to them that Zhao Guo and She Zhao were both paper tigers now. They did not dare to do anything to Shuzhou now, but in the end the military advisor was
He came up with a sentence and sent a document directly to Shezhao, telling them: As long as Zhao dares to use force against Shuzhou within half a year, Shuzhou will use firearms to open the way and attack Shezhao at all costs until it captures the entire territory of Shezhao.
If you can't defeat the State of Zhao, can you still defeat you, a Shezhao who currently only has his ancestral land?
Really...
When Xin Honggao and everyone saw this scene, they just wanted to give Xu Qing a six.
How can you still play like this?
"Sun Tzu's Art of War" doesn't even cost that much, right?
When Xin Honggao saw this, he directly threw the general's letter to Zhong Xing and asked Zhong Xing to draft a document to be sent to She Zhao.
Now that Shuzhou is besieged both inside and outside, Zhong Xing's work efficiency is still very high. Not long after, he drafted the document to be sent to Shezhao, and Shuzhou sent someone to send the document out.
Now Xin Honggao and others are just waiting to see She Zhao's reaction.
No matter what your reaction is, your expression will definitely be wonderful.
However, within a few days, Shezhao received a document from Shuzhou.
Of course, Emperor Shezhao had already expected that Shuzhou would issue a document to Shezhao.
Nowadays, Shuzhou can be said to be surrounded by enemies from both sides, with Zhao State to the east and Shezhao to the south.
Although Shuzhou has the power of firearms, the current military strength of Shezhao is only sufficient for defense but insufficient for offense.
Of course, Shezhao had no intention of attacking Shuzhou because they had firearms.
Although Shezhao has now recovered some combat effectiveness after three years of recuperation, it is still not appropriate to focus on self-protection now, and they do not want to do such a thankless task as attacking Shuzhou. The psychological shadow left by the firearms on them can be
It's said to be deep-rooted.
They are more willing to deal with Zhao State than deal with Shu State.
Nowadays, Shezhao's army is constantly mobilizing around Shuzhou. Naturally, it has no intention of starting a war with Shuzhou. The emperor Shezhao's intention is also very simple. Their army of Shezhao is moving near the border with Shuzhou to fight against Shuzhou.
Some pressure.
Tell Shuzhou, don’t think that your only enemy is the State of Zhao. They are also bordering on you!
Until now, you have not announced your attitude towards us, Shezhao. We, Shezhao, are already a little dissatisfied with you. If you still want to concentrate on fighting against Zhao, shouldn't you agree to some of our conditions?
Without talking about anything else, why don't you just give them a letter of credence as a token of appreciation?
You can't offend all the neighboring countries to death, right?
Then how do you play?
To put it bluntly, if you want to concentrate on dealing with Zhao Guo, then you must give us some benefits from the imperial edict, right?
Gold, silver, grain, cloth, tea, we want everything, and we won't have too much. Of course, we won't be too greedy. You just have to be more willing.
This is the result of the discussion between Emperor Shezhao and the Prime Minister.
Of course, this is also a bad habit that Zhao Guo has accustomed to them. When Zhao Guo used force against Chu with a kind of deluded confidence, he was so appeased by the imperial edict.
It cost a lot of money and cloth!
This is to prevent Zhao State from attacking Chu State and She Zhao from causing trouble behind.
Of course, everyone knows what happened next. Liuzhou of Zhao State was lost...