Two days later, outside Daliang City, 200,000 troops lined up, with flags covering the sky and drums thundering.
It was completely different from the desolate scene of Zhao Kuo's expedition from Handan. The King of Wei gave him enough face and built a nine-foot-high general worship platform in the west of Daliang City in ten days.
Zhao Kuo wore a purple gold crown on his head, black armor, and a sword at his waist. He stood on the high platform with his head held high, and 200,000 people looked at him.
Under the attention of everyone, the King of Wei, dressed in royal robes, climbed to the general worship platform surrounded by ministers, and personally worshiped him as a general.
Zhao Kuo "repeatedly refused" and the King of Wei "repeatedly requested."
Finally, under the constant "requests" of King Wei and the strong "demands" of all the soldiers, he "reluctantly agreed".
Then the King of Wei handed Zhao Kuo the white jade, yellow yue, seals, ribbons, and military talismans in turn. Each time he gave them to Zhao Kuo, he had to bow once and say a word. Then Zhao Kuo returned the bow and said another word.
Later, Huang Xie, Chun Shenjun of Chu State, came forward to worship Zhao Kuo as the general on behalf of the King of Chu, and handed Zhao Kuo the seal and ribbon of the general of Chu State.
Then came South Korea. On behalf of the King of Han, Han Prime Minister Zhang Ping worshiped Zhao Kuo as general, and also handed over the seal and ribbon of South Korea's general to Zhao Kuo.
At this point, Zhao Kuo was awarded the title of General of the Four Kingdoms and became the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces of the Four Kingdoms.
Finally, the King of Wei poured a full glass of wine for Zhao Kuo and said solemnly: "I and the future of Wei are in the hands of the general. Don't let me down."
"The Qin army will never return until it is defeated." Zhao Kuo drank it down.
He turned to the west, drew his broadsword, and pointed the blade forward.
"Set off!"
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Wild King.
Tian Dan stood at the top of the city, looking at the Qin army squirming not far from the city. It was as dark as a dense swarm of ants.
Ten days ago, King Ji of Qin personally led an army of 150,000, known as 300,000. With Si Li as the vanguard, he left Hangu Pass in the east to attack the Yewang.
Upon seeing this, Tian Dan immediately asked Yan Ju to lead Zhao Fei to ride outside the city as a mobile force to harass the Qin army. He and the remaining 5,000 soldiers guarded the wild king.
The Qin army surrounded the entire city. They beat drums and charged every hour. They retreated every time they almost reached the city wall. There was no actual attack on the city.
However, Tian Dan did not dare to relax at all. Qin General Si Li was a veteran who had been on the battlefield for many years and was deeply trusted by the King of Qin. He could turn a fake attack into a real attack at any time.
In order to deal with Si Li's harassment, Tian Dan had to divide his soldiers into two teams and take turns defending the city.
Originally, Tian Dan was worried about the unrest among the people in the city, and even colluded with the Qin army, planning to massacre half of the city first to shock him.
Later, it was discovered that almost every family of the people in the city had relatives who died at the hands of the Qin army, and they were very disgusted with the Qin State. However, because the two county governors before and after Shangdang defected to the Zhao State, they are still resisting the Qin Army in Changping and have a certain hatred for the Zhao State.
Quite a good impression.
Of course, this good impression will at most prevent them from resisting Zhao Jun. As for eating pots of slurry, they can't even think about welcoming them along the way.
So Tian Dan immediately gave up his previous idea and instead used the money and food in the city to recruit 5,000 young men to help him defend the city. He also distributed the armor and weapons that Qin had stored in Ye Wang to these young men.
Tian Dan believed that the money and grain were not his own anyway, so he could spend them how he wanted, so he paid immediately after guarding the city every day, and gave grain to those who didn't want money. He never defaulted on arrears and gave him as much as he needed.
As a result, the people's favor towards the Zhao army continued to rise. In addition, the Qin army did not really attack the city and there was no danger. Every day, strong men came to sign up. Now there are more strong men standing on the city than Zhao soldiers.
"General, will you stay here after this battle?" A strong man walked up to Tian Dan and asked respectfully.
Tian Dan looked back and recognized the person.
His name is Zhong, he is a Gangyuan level warrior, possesses brute strength and has a high prestige among these strong men.
"No." Tian Dan said, Zhao Kuo had promised to hand over the wild king to Wei.
In Tian Dan's view, Zhao Kuo's approach was correct. The position of the wild king was not good for Zhao, and it was better to exchange it for Wei's reinforcements.
"Then can we go back to Zhao with the general?" Zhong said with some fear.
"Why do you want to join the Zhao Kingdom?" Tian Dan was a little confused.
Among the countries, except Chu State, which had a large number of clan nobles and oppressed the people a little bit, the other countries were similar.
Zhao State is not stronger than other countries.
Of course, the Qin State was different. They oppressed the people more than the Six Kingdoms, but they also left a glimmer of hope for the people to improve.
"Both County Sheriff Jinbo and County Sheriff Feng Ting have joined the Zhao Kingdom, and I also want to join the Zhao Kingdom. At least in the Zhao Kingdom, I won't be sold out by the monarch at any time, and I won't break the law at every turn."
Zhong touched his still somewhat bald head and said, hair had just grown on it not long ago.
He didn't do anything, but he didn't report it in time when his fellow neighbor escaped, so he was tortured, had all his hair shaved off, was demoted to the city Dan, and had to build the city wall for four years.
If he hadn't been worried about the whole family, Zhong would have turned against him. With his strength, he would have fled to other countries after failure, and Qin would have no way to deal with him.
Don’t want to be sold?
Tian Dan was suddenly speechless. After a moment, he looked at Zhong, "How many people like you are there in the city?"
"I don't know either, but Da Zhuang, Er Niu and the others also want to join the Zhao Kingdom." Zhong said.
"When the commander comes, I will report the matter to him. You guys have to wait for a few days." Tian Dan said.
"Is the commander coming too? We must wait." Zhong said, patting his chest excitedly. "General, don't worry, I will let the brothers defend the city well. As long as we are here, the Qin army will never be able to attack the wild king."
Looking at Zhong's back, Tian Dan suddenly seemed to understand something.
"Not even a Guizhou capital is willing to be sold."
…
"Brothers, come with me!" Yan Ju shouted.
Zhao Feiqi instantly swooped towards the Qin army in the distance like a locust. The distance of several thousand meters was no more than the blink of an eye. With a flash of sword light, the food transport team of thousands of people completely disappeared, leaving only one person.
bodies and blood on the ground.
"It's all burned."
Yan Ju was a very particular person. He would be fair to those he killed and would never cause trouble to others. Every time he killed someone, he would burn them clean directly so that the Qin army would not waste manpower to bury the bodies.
"Where is the next grain transport team?"
A burst of thick smoke rose, and Zhao Feiqi was already dozens of miles away.
"General, there is another one thirty miles away."
"Okay, let's hurry up."
After a while, a Qin scout team discovered this place.
"Go and report to the king quickly." The scout captain was shocked and quickly got on his horse.
…
Qin army camp.
"This is the tenth grain transport team that has been attacked in three days. No one has been spared. Our army has not even found the shadow of Zhao Jun so far."
Qin Wangji split the eucalyptus in half with one sword, his eyes blazing fiercely, and the veins on his forehead bulged with his heavy breathing.
"Your Majesty, urgent news." Qin Yue walked in quickly.
"What's the matter?" King Qin asked in a deep voice.
"The four kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Han and Chu unite, with Zhao Kuo as the commander-in-chief of the coalition, and use the power of the four kingdoms to defeat Qin." Qin Yue said.
"The four kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Han and Chu united? Didn't I send people to spread the news of the peace talks? Why did they unite?" King Qin's face was ashen.
Qin Yue said nothing.
"When will they send out troops?" King Qin asked again.
"Wei State has sent 200,000 troops yesterday, and they have almost arrived at the border of South Korea. South Korea and Chu State have not sent troops yet, but they are recruiting soldiers." Qin Yue said.