"Immediately send the news of the alliance with Wei to Changping, Handan, Gongsun Long and Liu Ping to give everyone a surprise. By the way, send another copy to Ye Wang."
Coming out of the palace, Zhao Kuo gave orders to the five guests.
Wei has already agreed to form an alliance. If nothing else happens, when the news reaches South Korea and Chu, 80% of the two countries will agree.
As long as one country agrees to this kind of thing, the other two countries will basically have nothing to do.
There is no need to worry about King Zhao. The Qin State will definitely not negotiate for peace at this time. It is just to delay time.
As for forming alliances with other countries under the guise of the emperor's order, it doesn't matter as long as you win in the end.
If you lose, haha, then just wait!
However, compared to the fate of Zhao's army being wiped out, Zhao Kuo said that these are trivial matters.
…
In Changping, after an autumn rain, the weather suddenly turned cold. The soldiers had no winter clothes and could only huddle in the camp every day. Morale was extremely low.
"There is only one month of food and grass left in the army. Even if the soldiers only eat one meal a day, they can only last for two months at most. If there are no more reinforcements, I'm afraid we..." Lian Po walked into the camp and said in a deep voice.
.
He has been fighting for so many years and has never felt so weak.
"We must not give the soldiers one meal a day." Le Yi said immediately.
"However, if this is not the case, our army's persistence time will be shorter." Jia Yan said.
"Soldiers must have enough food to be able to fight, and only if they have enough food can they maintain their morale. What if, and I mean what if, the king does not send reinforcements, and Ma Fuzi fails to persuade him to form an alliance with Wei. Then...
We need to fight it out on our own. If the soldiers are hungry every day, what can they do to fight the Qin army?" Le Yi asked in a deep voice.
"It's me who has lost control of the lake. I will immediately give the order to restore the daily food intake." Lian Po suddenly realized.
Yes, we must not sit still and wait for death. Even if there are no reinforcements in the end, we must fight to the death!
"Report, general. The commander-in-chief has sent news." A retainer traveled all the way from Daliang to Changping over the mountains and ridges.
"Show me quickly." Lian Po immediately grabbed the bamboo slip from the retainer, opened it, and was overjoyed: "Ma Fuzi is really a great talent. In just a few days, he persuaded the King of Wei and signed a cooperative agreement with the State of Wei.
Covenant.”
"Really?" All the generals stood up.
"Let me show you, hahaha!" Lian Po's face lit up with joy, and all the pressure suddenly disappeared.
He handed the bamboo slips to the generals and secretly wiped his somewhat red eyes.
"Ma Fuzi, I will never betray everyone's trust." Le Yi clenched his fists, unable to conceal his excitement.
"When someone comes, immediately spread the news throughout the military camp to make the soldiers happy, but no one is allowed to leak it," Lian Po said.
"Nuo." The generals shouted Ma Fuzi's name and rushed out of the camp. After a while, cheers came from all the military camps.
…
South Korea, Xinzheng.
"Your Majesty, we, the Three Jin Dynasties, are one family, and South Korea and Zhao have been friends for generations. Without the Zhao family, the Han family would not have become the Six Ministers. Likewise, without the Han family, there would be no Zhao family today.
The friendship between South Korea and Zhao has lasted for hundreds of years. The Qin State was just a barbarian in the western borderland. It developed to this day by chance. It does not follow morality and does not respect the law. Can your Majesty have the heart to watch our Zhao State be invaded by barbarians?
Destroyed?"
Liu Ping's grief-stricken voice echoed in the hall.
"I would like to ask the envoy of the State of Zhao, since we have hundreds of years of friendship between South Korea and Zhao, why did the State of Zhao attack Huayang in South Korea, but it was the State of Qin that saved us?" A minister stood up and said.
"May I ask this minister, who is holding Nanyang, Sanchuan, Hedong and Shangdang in your country now?" Liu Ping leaned over and asked.
The minister was speechless and retreated silently.
"It's not that I don't want to help Zhao. It's just that Korea, a small country with few people, is not as good as Qin and Zhao. I'm afraid it's hard to help." Han Wangran said bitterly.
He really didn't want to get involved in the affairs between Qin and Zhao, let alone face Bai Qi.
For South Korea, both Qin and Zhao are big countries, and South Korea is just a little minion in the middle. Anyone who doesn't like it can come over and give it a beating.
In recent years, other countries have conquered more and more land, while South Korea's land has decreased. The King of Han is worried that if this continues, it will be conquered all!
"Don't you, Your Majesty, want to take back the land of Sanchuan, Nanyang, Hedong, and Shangdang? Did your ancestors just give up on the land that our ancestors had conquered with great difficulty when exposed to frost and dew and cut through thorns?"
"The foreign minister heard that the ancestral land of Korea is still in the hands of the Qin people. No one has offered sacrifices for hundreds of years. The front of the mausoleum is covered with weeds. Rabbits and hogs are scurrying among them, and the sun cannot shine. When the king makes sacrifices every year, he can only look away.
Looking north, facing those spiritual tablets in the sky, I miss my ancestors who are far away. Doesn’t your Majesty want to take a look at the ancestral land in Korea and pay homage to your ancestors?”
Liu Ping's true words reached the ears of King Han and every Korean minister.
The ancestral land of the Korean royal family was occupied by the Qin State, and their ancestral land was not occupied by the Qin State.
Some ministers could not help but shed tears when they thought that the ancestral land had not been cleaned for hundreds of years and was overgrown with weeds, with almost no mausoleum visible, and rabbits and hogs scurrying among them.
Guangzong Yaozu!
Is this how he is so proud of his ancestors?
"Your Majesty." A minister took a step forward and said, "I request to go on an expedition to recover the lost territory."
"I also request to go on an expedition!"
…
A famous minister stood up resolutely.
The king of Han was on pins and needles, in a dilemma, not knowing whether he should agree or not.
Just agree, if we can't beat it anymore, South Korea will really be gone!
Don’t agree, so many people are asking for a fight!
At this time, a guard suddenly walked in from outside: "Report to the king, someone is looking for an envoy from Zhao State outside."
"Since the envoy has something to do, it's better to leave temporarily." Han Wangran breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly.
"Foreign minister, I'm sorry." Liu Ping bowed and bowed, then exited the palace.
After leaving the palace, Liu Ping saw two retainers standing not far away waving to him. One of them was apparently following Zhao Kuo to the Kingdom of Wei.
"Is it true?" Liu Ping was overjoyed and strode outside.
"But the Lord convinced King Wei?" Liu Ping said quickly.
"Exactly." The retainer handed the letter to Liu Ping.
"Okay, okay. In this way, I am sure to convince King Han." Liu Ping opened it and took a look, and he was immediately overjoyed.
"You go to the official residence to have a rest first, and we will discuss it with you in detail after I convince the King of Han." Liu Ping said to the retainer.
"Sir, go ahead and don't worry about me," the doorman said.
When Liu Ping returned to the main hall, Han Wangran asked: "Did the envoy handle the matter?"
"It's nothing. It's just that the foreign minister just received some news."
"Oh? I wonder what the news is?" Han Wangran asked.
"The State of Wei has agreed to form an alliance with our State of Zhao, and appointed me, Zhao Guokuo, as a general to command an army of 200,000 to attack the State of Qin." Liu Ping said.
"Your Majesty, by combining the power of the three Jin Dynasties, we can compete with Qin." Han Xiang Zhang Ping said immediately.
"Your Majesty, if you don't miss this opportunity, don't come again. If you miss this time, it will be difficult for Korea to regain its lost ground." Another minister said.
"Get the seal, I will join forces with the State of Zhao." Han Wangran said.