One side advocates war and the other side advocates waiting and watching.
Both sides also had their own reasons, and they had a heated argument for a while.
Emperor Zhao looked at the quarrel below and was constantly thinking in his mind.
Now he wants to attack Shuzhou but he doesn't want to bear the infamy, and it's still this kind of infamy.
There are firearms in Shuzhou, and the pass is very dangerous. If one man can block the pass, ten thousand men can't open it. They may not be able to defeat this attack.
If Shuzhou's army returns in time, they won't be able to attack Shuzhou even with a single soldier. All this will be blamed on the abominable Zhou Kingdom.
Why are you selling firearms if you have nothing to do?
It was all sold out at once!
Otherwise, the situation of Zhao State would not be as passive as it is now.
At this moment, the problem left for Emperor Zhao is also very realistic: if you attack and capture, you will be infamy that will never be washed away for the rest of your life. Of course, this is already a good result. The worse result is that if you attack without
If you defeat him, not only will you suffer infamy, but the hearts of the people of Zhao State will shift towards Shuzhou.
Since ancient times, the world has been dominated by those who win the hearts of the people. If the Zhao court lost the hearts of the people, wouldn't it be an advantage to Shuzhou?
At that time, Shuzhou will truly become a threat to the capital.
Wouldn’t this be more gain than loss?
Emperor Zhao looked at Prime Minister Qin and asked, "What do you think we should do?"
Since Bai Fu, the chief eunuch who had been with Emperor Zhao for decades, was killed by people from Shuzhou, he had no choice but to ask the prime minister when he had problems.
Of course, Emperor Zhao didn't think about using the whole country to avenge Bai Fu. He still knew how much he weighed and couldn't do it for a slave.
Qin Xiang looked at Emperor Zhao and cupped his hands and said: "Report to your majesty, I do not advocate war. At this time, the rebels in Shuzhou are destroying Shezhao, or they are destroying Shezhao in the name of Zhao State. In any case, if troops are sent to attack Shu at this time
Shuzhou will definitely be criticized by thousands of people and lose people's hearts. This will be an immeasurable loss to the imperial court. If it cannot be defeated, it will play into the hands of the Shuzhou rebels. We are afraid that we cannot rush to send troops."
Emperor Zhao nodded and said: "What Prime Minister Qin said makes sense. Now the Shuzhou rebels are still using the banner of our Zhao State to destroy Shezhao. It is not the best idea to attack them at this time, but it cannot be done like this.
Watching Shuzhou grow bigger and threaten the imperial court! This will be even more detrimental to the imperial court!"
The Minister of War said: "Your Majesty, there is actually a way to break the situation."
Emperor Zhao looked at the Minister of War and asked, "What's your plan?"
The Minister of War said: "Now Shezhao is a thorn in the hearts of the people of Zhao State. This thorn has been stuck in their hearts for decades. The people are also extremely hostile to Shezhao. Now Shuzhou has sent troops to Shezhao, and we are attacking Shu."
It is true that the state is not the best strategy, but what if we mobilize the Zhenxi Army to attack Shezhao and get a share of Shuzhou?"
Emperor Zhao's eyes clearly lit up when he heard the news.
Attack Shezhao?
This is a great idea!
Now Shezhao will soon be at war with Shuzhou. It is indeed not suitable to attack Shuzhou at this time, but Shezhao's power will definitely be restrained by Shuzhou. At this time, they can definitely attack Shezhao!
Think about that scene. The main force of Shezhao was restrained by Shuzhou, and then at this time, the State of Zhao sent the Zhenxi Army to destroy Shezhao!
Anyway, these rebels launched an attack on Shuzhou in the name of Zhao State. It should be reasonable for you to help Zhao State contain Shezhao's army!
Emperor Zhao didn’t know whether Shuzhou thought it was reasonable or not, but Emperor Zhao thought it was quite reasonable.
The words of the Minister of War are indeed a good policy.
Not only can Shezhao be used to weaken the enemy forces in Shuzhou, but also a wave of oriole attacks can be used to occupy a large area of Shezhao's territory. Why not do this?!
The Minister of War is quite smart sometimes, right?
Just when Emperor Zhao was about to agree happily, Prime Minister Qin stood up again and said, "Report to your Majesty, I have objections."
After seeing Prime Minister Qin, Emperor Zhao asked, "Does Prime Minister Qin have any objections?"
Prime Minister Qin said, "Nowadays, it is not easy for ordinary generals to suppress the wild horses of the Zhenxi Army. If they are allowed to expand their territory at this time, it will be difficult to guarantee their combat effectiveness."
What Prime Minister Qin said is true. The Zhenxi Army is strong, but it depends on who will lead it. Opposite is Long Wu's daughter and the former deputy general of the Zhenxi Army. It is naturally no problem to use the Zhenxi Army to suppress She Zhao.
It's okay to leave it alone, but I'm afraid of encountering Shuzhou's army while fighting.
No one can say whether half of the Zhenxi Army will follow the Shuzhou gang...
Of course, Prime Minister Qin actually thinks about this for himself. It doesn't matter whether these people follow Shuzhou or not. What is his idea? It is to ensure that Shuzhou's army can defeat Shezhao and provide evidence that Shezhao threatens him.
destroyed.
In this way, Prime Minister Qin's control will not be in the hands of others.
Of course, Prime Minister Qin wants Shuzhou to destroy Shezhao!
If Zhao State sends troops, She Zhao will definitely threaten him and ask him to find a way to make Zhao State withdraw his troops.
Instead of wasting a lot of effort at that time, it would be better not to help each other and wait for Shuzhou and Shezhao to fight until both sides suffer.
When they were almost done fighting, Zhao would gather another army to finish the battle.
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to eliminate the rebels in Shuzhou and accept Shezhao's territory at the same time?
Prime Minister Qin praised his wit.
Prime Minister Qin praised it, but She Zhao was tricked by Zhao Guo.
Originally, the meaning of She Zhao was, can you ally with me and we can attack Shuzhou together?
As a result, Zhao Guo's thinking now is that if I don't follow Shuzhou to fight you, it can be regarded as the result of my restraint.
If She Zhao knew the truth, I don’t know what he would think in his heart.
She Zhao sent two letters of credence to the State of Zhao, but in the end there was not even a letter.
It was obvious that Zhao Guo was not going to help them give up the imperial edict.
The court of Zhao State has fallen silent at this time. As Xu Qing expected, the only army that Zhao State can assemble to attack Shezhao in the short term is the Zhenxi Army. However, now the Zhenxi Army can still defend the city if it stands still.
Mobilizing might expose some problems, so Shezhao did not dare to mobilize the Zhenxi Army to attack Shezhao.
Since Zhao State no longer plans to send troops, Shuzhou will naturally launch an attack on Shezhao.
This time, Xin Honggao personally led the team, with Zhao Huaiyi as his deputy, and Long Bing'er and Xu Qing stationed in Shuzhou City.
Now that Xin Honggao is familiar with firearms tactics, it's time for Xin Honggao to train in actual combat.
It is not difficult to attack Shezhao. What is difficult is to prevent Zhao Guo from sneak attack. Who knows whether Zhao Guo will change its mind temporarily?