"Borrowing the way" is just a fancy way of saying it. In fact, King Zhao colluded with Xihu to help Xihu attack Daqin. This was something King Zhao had agreed with Xihu before.
For King Zhao, the land of Qin was vast and rich. If Xihu could help him win the throne, it didn't matter how many cities he gave to Xihu. Wait until he secures the throne, and he can fight back Xihu.
King Zhao symbolically took out Xihu's credentials and asked for the opinions of his staff. King Zhao's staff all knew the inside story. They understood that King Zhao did not want to bear the infamy of actively colluding with the enemy country, and they needed to give him a step down so that Zhao could be freed.
Wang "reluctantly" agreed to Xihu's "borrowing the road".
The staff did not disappoint King Zhao. As usual, there were both supporters and opponents. After a verbal dispute between the two sides, the supporters naturally gave the upper hand, and King Zhao finally agreed to let the staff persuade him.
Xihu "borrowed the road".
In order to prevent others from getting caught, the letters in reply to Emperor Xihu were all written by his staff, and King Zhao did not even touch them.
The matter was decided, and King Zhao immediately passed the news to the Xihu army. Then he waited for the Xihu army to invade Da Qin, and mounted Qin Jiyan's troops.
He wanted to see how Qin Jiyan's 200,000 troops could fight against Xihu's 500,000 troops, and how he could send people to resist his 200,000 troops.
It takes time for news to come and go, and it also takes time for the Xihu army to station. This time is enough for King Zhao to recuperate, and it is also enough for Qin Jiyan to write to the old emperor about the situation in the northwest.
The Xihu army of 500,000 troops pressed into the territory and colluded with King Zhao. The situation in the northwest was very dangerous. When Qin Jiyan wrote to the old emperor, he added two more points, just short of directly saying that the country was destroyed.
In fact, facing an army of 700,000, Qin Jiyan was really under great pressure. If it weren't for Feng Yao who led Xihu's troops this time, Qin Jiyan would never have been able to sit calmly in the camp and sip tea.
Yes, while the discussion among the first lieutenant general was in full swing, His Highness Qin was holding a cup of fragrant tea and slowly sipping it. To say that fragrant tea was a bit excessive, this tea was prepared for him by Gu Qiancheng. It is said to have a refreshing effect.
I don’t know if there is His Highness Qin specifically, because his energy is just as good whether he drinks it or not.
Facing an army of 700,000 people, the lieutenants were so anxious that the corners of their mouths were blistering. You spoke to me in a heated tone, and His Highness Qin also listened carefully, but his attitude was not very nervous.
The lieutenants were arguing fiercely at first and did not notice anything unusual about His Highness Qin. When they paused and took a look, they discovered that His Highness Qin was not in a hurry at all.
"Your Highness, aren't you worried about this?" General Cheng couldn't hide his words and asked immediately.
"The half-million troops from Xihu are approaching the border. Do you think I am worried?" His Highness Qin answered without asking. General Cheng pointed at the tea cup in front of him, "Isn't this..." I see you are not in a hurry, Your Highness.
"Isn't it what? I can't even have a cup of tea?" Qin Jiyan held the tea cup with a dissatisfied look on his face. General Cheng shook his head hurriedly: "No, it's not." It has nothing to do with drinking tea, the main thing is your expression, Your Highness.
There was no trace of nervousness or uneasiness at all.
"It's not the best." Qin Jiyan put down the teacup, "West Hu is pressing down with half a million troops, and King Zhao's 20 troops are watching eagerly from the side. How can I not be anxious, but what's the use of being anxious? No matter how anxious we are, we can't change it.
The fact that King Zhao has colluded with Xihu, instead of arguing here, it is better to find a way to hold off Xihu's army so that we can wait for reinforcements."
200,000 men versus 700,000 men and horses, there is no way they can win. In the cold weapons era, the disparity in military strength was so great that the only chance of defeat was defeat.
"King Zhao borrowed a road from Xihu, and there will be no obstacle between Xihu and me. We can't stop Xihu's troops at all." General Cheng was dejected, like a defeated rooster.
"You have to stop me even if you can't!" Qin Jiyan knew that he could wait for reinforcements, and very quickly.
The King of Pingxi County has 150,000 soldiers and horses to suppress the bandits. They have not returned to Beijing yet. If there are no accidents, a group of soldiers and horses will be able to join them in less than five days at the earliest.
With these 150,000 men and horses here, they can hold on longer, at least until the court sends reinforcements.
"Xihu is still a thousand miles away from us. We can capture King Zhao first, or weaken King Zhao's troops to solve the hidden danger of King Zhao first." Yan Qing took a step forward and put forward his own opinion.
As soon as Yan Qing's words came out, someone immediately retorted, "No, now we are fighting to the death with King Zhao. Aren't the people of Xihu taking advantage?"
"If we don't fight, when Xihu and King Zhao join forces, we will be under even greater pressure. When 700,000 troops are sent out by then, we will have no power to fight." Some people agreed with Yan Qing's method.
"When we are exhausted and face Xihu's 500,000 troops, we have no chance of winning."
In front of them are two groups of ferocious wolves. There are too few people in their hands. No matter what they do, they will end up being overwhelmed.
"If there is no chance of winning, we must first reduce King Zhao's troops, so that King Zhao and Xihu cannot cooperate again." If the disparity in strength between the two parties is too great, there is a possibility of being swallowed up.
If they weaken King Zhao's strength, Xihu will definitely swallow King Zhao's men and horses. King Zhao will naturally not be willing to give in, and maybe the two sides will bite each other.
"It's too difficult to defeat King Zhao. King Zhao specially robbed a batch of grain in order to hide in Qingzhou City so that we could compete with Xihu and he would come out to take advantage." The general who objected was very reasonable.
.Qingzhou City is not that easy to break, and the narrow path is enough to make the army suffer.
King Zhao suffered a loss on the Yangchang Trail, so he would definitely set up an ambush there and wait for them to come to his door.
Both sides argued their own reasons, but no one could convince the other, and then they started arguing again...
The two parties argued for a long time, and it was not until His Highness Qin finished his third cup of tea that they stopped. Each sent a representative to step forward and said: "Your Highness, please make a decision!"
The people below could not decide the matter, so naturally it was the coach who had the final say. Qin Jiyan was not polite and said directly: "There is no need to capture Qingzhou City, just trap King Zhao inside so that he cannot join forces with the Xihu army.
General Luo, take 10,000 troops to guard the trail. Once King Zhao wants to send troops, we must hold them back at all costs."
In fact, Qin Jiyan did not think that King Zhao would send troops, so he sent 10,000 people to guard it just in case.
"Yes." General Luo stepped forward to take the order.
He happened to be slightly injured before and would be a little unable to kill enemies on the battlefield, but now he is just fine for marking people.
"General Yan, take your soldiers to repair the city wall and dig a battle tunnel two hundred miles away from the city gate." Their main enemy is the northwest army that is about to attack.
"Yes." Although Yan Qing proposed to capture King Zhao first, he never refuted Qin Jiyan's order.
Before His Highness Qin issued an order, he could have opinions. Once His Highness Qin issued an order, he only had to follow it.
"General Cheng..." Qin Jiyan called the names one by one. Each of the lieutenants present had their own tasks.
After hearing Qin Jiyan's order, everyone also understood that His Highness Qin was on defense, trying to maintain his strength and avoid a head-on confrontation with the Xihu army, but...
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