Chapter 929: Qin Xiang with a flexible bottom line
Just when all the officials were helpless, Prime Minister Shezhao said: "Your Majesty, you have forgotten that we still have an internal correspondent in the Zhao Kingdom. Why not let him persuade the Emperor of Zhao to say that I, Shezhao, are willing to surrender?"
When the emperor heard what the prime minister said, he nodded and said: "What the prime minister said is reasonable. Let's do it. I promise him a lot of profit and let him find a way to make Long Wu retreat."
Prime Minister She Zhao immediately raised his hands and said: "Yes!"
It was easy for that old guy Qin Hui to persuade the emperor, but it was difficult to convey it to his ears.
The two armies started fighting, the caravans stopped, and the people were even more panic-stricken and afraid of disaster. At this time, running in the opposite direction towards Zhao State was clearly telling the Zhenxi Army that there was something wrong with him.
We have to find a way to send the messenger there!
Emperor Shezhao thought for a while and then said: "Now that I, Shezhao, are about to lose another city, Longwu only attacks the city but does not massacre it. Why not let the messenger simply disguise himself as a commoner and wait until Longwu General's city is reached?"
After capturing it and leading the Zhenxi Army to move forward, he ordered the messenger to wait for an opportunity to leave the city and send a message to Qin Hui."
When the civil and military officials heard the emperor's plan, they immediately raised their hands and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Although this strategy was not worthy of praise in exchange for a chance to survive at the cost of losing a city, it was the only chance to give up the imperial edict.
Now everyone in Shezhao understood the terrible fighting power of the Chu State and how powerful firearms were to the morale of the enemy and how lethal they were to the enemy.
Chu State is indeed the most powerful country in the world.
Shezhao has been bordering the State of Zhao all year round, and it has faced Zhao's army whose elites have been transferred to the Forbidden Army. It can be said that Shezhao is almost fighting a group of new recruits every time, so Shezhao's attack is only
Can be invincible.
Now they were fighting against a powerful Chu army equipped with firearms. The elite troops of Shezhao that he originally thought were scattered and suddenly became vulnerable to a single blow.
Now Emperor Shezhao is deeply aware of the gap and cannot slack off in training troops and weapons.
She Zhao must develop firearms!
The combat effectiveness of the army must be compared with that of the Chu State! Don't think that you will be invincible if you can't compare with the Zhao State!
And the most important point is, don’t ever think about replacing Zhao State. Maybe one day Chu State will covet the land south of the Yangtze River!
They are still developing.
When the weapons can catch up with the Chu State, then they can destroy the Zhao State. When the weapons are not as good as the Chu State, let the Zhao State be their natural barrier to abandon the imperial edict!
However, these are all things for later. If you want to realize everything envisioned later, you must first ensure that the edict is preserved and the messenger can successfully deliver the message.
And things went as expected by Emperor Shezhao. Soon after, the city gate was breached by General Long, while the Zhenxi Army only made some adjustments before continuing to move forward to breach the city.
General Long obviously didn't want to give up this great opportunity that only comes once in sixty years, and neither did any of the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army.
They have been oppressed by She Zhao for too long, how could they show mercy to She Zhao now?
It was precisely because the Zhenxi Army couldn't wait to advance that it gave the messenger an opportunity.
The main reason is that even if the Zhenxi Army expected that there would be spies, as long as the capital city of Shezhao was taken over, it would be useless to have more spies, but they would never expect that there would be a hidden messenger.
To be precise, even if they thought that the peace negotiation delegation from Shezhao would hide in advance, they never thought that His Majesty would really agree to negotiate peace with Shezhao.
Nowadays, anyone with a discerning eye can see the decline of Shezhao. As long as we work harder, maybe the problem of Shezhao will no longer exist in three months.
The slightest movement in the city will naturally not have any impact on Zhao's army. Isn't it a normal operation to leave a few craftsmen in the city after attacking it?
In this era of sparse population, who has nothing to do but massacre the city all day long?
General Long also never expected that a certain person in the court who was inferior to ten thousand people would be the greatest detail of the edict.
Just when General Long was working hard to capture one city after another in Shezhao.
Prime Minister Qin also started to exert force.
In the royal study
Emperor Zhao looked at Prime Minister Qin and asked, "Prime Minister Qin, why are you here?"
Prime Minister Qin said: "Your Majesty, we can no longer allow the Zhenxi Army to attack Shezhao."
Emperor Zhao said displeasedly: "Now that our Zhao army is attacking smoothly, and the momentum along the way is overwhelming, it is a great opportunity to eliminate Shezhao in one fell swoop. Why can't we continue the attack?"
Prime Minister Qin reminded him: "Has your Majesty forgotten the admonition of Emperor Taizu? Generals who support their troops must respect themselves!"
After the elite Zhenxi Army defeated King Ming, Emperor Zhao ordered the elite Zhenxi Army to return immediately. This would have been impossible before.
All elite border troops should be incorporated into the Forbidden Army to defend the capital.
If the border army generals have mastered the elite, what should the emperor do if he becomes disobedient?
This is also the admonition given by emperors of all ages to those who come after them.
Emperor Zhao, who had been dazzled by the victory at this time, naturally had no time to take into account the ancestral precepts and only wanted to quickly destroy the edict. In this way, while Zhao Guo Shao would be in serious trouble, he could still be famous throughout the ages.
This would have been unthinkable before!
Now that the opportunity has come, Emperor Zhao obviously doesn't care anymore.
Now being reminded by Prime Minister Qin, Emperor Zhao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Nowadays, the Zhenxi Army has more troops than the Forbidden Army in the capital, and most of them have transformed into elite soldiers and strong generals after two years of fighting.
What should we do if the Zhenxi Army destroys Shezhao and becomes Shezhao himself?
Emperor Taizu used his personal experience to tell future generations that it is definitely a feasible way for generals to support their troops and proclaim themselves emperor to overthrow the old regime, so emperors of all dynasties must beware of this.
Rather than achieving immortality, Emperor Zhao would rather die of old age comfortably on the throne.
Emperor Zhao looked at Prime Minister Qin with a trace of fear in his eyes and said: "Then I will immediately ask the Zhenxi Army to withdraw and let Long Wu return to Beijing to report on his duties!"
But Prime Minister Qin shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you must not be so extreme. The most important thing for a general is military power. If Your Majesty acts too hastily, I am afraid it will be counterproductive!"
Naturally, Prime Minister Qin had his own considerations. The reason why he advocated surrender was because he could benefit as long as the annual payment increased.
But as the biggest beneficiary of annual contributions, he absolutely did not want Zhao to perish.
She Zhao had his reasons, so he had no choice but to persuade the emperor to stop the Zhenxi Army's attack.
But if Long Wu is transferred back, what if Shezhao is just deliberately showing weakness to the enemy? Once the frontier army is leaderless, what if Shezhao immediately assembles an army to attack with lightning speed?
When the time comes to fight directly to the capital, I am afraid that the first person to die will be myself, a person with a very flexible bottom line. This chapter has been completed!