The Yan people probably never thought that they would be betrayed by their allies. Of course, if their record could be better and they were not defeated again and again by Zhao, even if they showed a little fighting power, the Qin people would not abandon this tradition.
Allies. The performance of Yan State over the years has really disappointed the Qin people. Their combat effectiveness is not even as good as South Korea. Although they are behind Zhao State, they do not pose any threat to Zhao State at all. Instead, they need Qin State to protect them.
To prevent them from being swallowed up.
Qin really couldn't stand such an ally. King Qin and Lu Buwei had just agreed to Gan Luo's proposal. Rather than expending energy to protect this ally, they might as well work with Zhao to get more meat from him. Qin also needed to expand its presence in Hebei.
With the strength of the Qin State, Meng Ao's multiple attacks on Wei have completely cut off the relationship between the Wei State and Hebei, making it impossible for the Zhao State and the Yan State to come to ally with the Wei State as they did before.
Qin State is still moving forward according to its strategy of annexing the three Jins. If it wants to realize its strategy, it is natural to expand its land in Hebei, surround Zhao State as a whole, and abandon useless allies... King Zhao looked at
The child in front of him was both happy and scared. He was naturally happy that Zhao Guo could boldly annex Yan State, but what he was worried about was the child Gan Luo.
A child of the Qin State has such courage and strategy. What a powerful country the Qin State is. Although King Zhao thought so, he did not dare to detain Gan Luo and kill him alive. As a powerful country
As a king, he thought he was not shameless enough to take action against a child. Of course, King Zhao still deliberately wanted to win over Gan Luo. King Zhao's eldest son Jia was much younger than Gan Luo.
He heard that the Qin State sent a child as an envoy, and he was curious to see Gan Luo. Gan Luo was in the palace all day long. He was very happy to see him, so he often chatted with him.
He got something out of his mouth. Zhao Jia was very young, but he was very kind. After meeting Gan Luo for a few times, he fell in love with this big brother and stayed behind him all day long.
"Can you stay in Zhao country?"
"I can't..."
"If you can stay in Zhao country, I can give you all my toys!"
Gan Luo chuckled, stroked his head, and asked: "Why do you want me to stay so much?" Zhao Jia widened his eyes and said seriously: "Because you are capable and capable.
...I really like to be with smart people...When I grow up, I will definitely gather all the talented people in the world to my side!"
Gan Luo smiled again but said nothing.
At this time, both Pang Gong and Li Mu received orders from King Zhao. King Zhao asked them to attack Yan with all their strength and capture the city. The army led by Li Mu was not suitable for attacking the city, so he could only lead the army.
They followed the army around and cut off the connection between the cities of Yan State, so that the King of Yan's orders could not leave the capital. This was what Ma Fujun called information warfare, but Li Mu remembered it very clearly.
The old general Pang Nuan led the main army to attack the city of Yan. At that moment, King Yan was really frightened, but there were no ministers in the country who could discuss these matters. King Yan could only make the decision himself.
, made a decision to resist the enemy, King Yan immediately ordered to strengthen the defense of the royal capital, and ordered all the people in the royal city to come out to assist in the defense. King Yan did not think about the cities outside the royal city at all, he just wanted to protect himself.
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After being unable to get rescue from the royal city, the county magistrates from all over the Yan Kingdom were a little desperate. Some chose to commit suicide, and some chose to surrender. In just a few months, Pang Gong actually captured the three Shanggu Mountains.
With ten cities, this was even more astonishing than Meng Ao's advance. Even Li Mu was very surprised. He felt that if he were responsible for the attack, he probably wouldn't be as good as Pang Gong.
Unfortunately, this is probably all Pang Gong can do. If they continue to advance to the north, Zhao's army will face a long supply line and the deadly cold. The Liaodong people living here can adapt to this.
However, the soldiers of Zhao State who came from Handan and the river could not bear the weather. After the army froze to death, Pang Gong hurriedly stopped advancing on Yan State. He gathered his army at Yan State.
The capital of the country is preparing to completely destroy the Yan Kingdom.
King Yan had already made arrangements in the royal city. After surrounding the city, Pang Gong launched several attacks, but failed to break through the city. It was as if Ju Xin had seen this scene a long time ago. He was crusading Zhao Guo.
At that time, two lieutenants were left behind. One was responsible for reinforcing the defense of the royal city, while the other followed him with the soldiers. If the battle did not go well, he would immediately return to the royal city.
It is precisely because of these two arrangements at the end of Ju Xin that the royal city of Yan became a difficult nut to crack. Pang Gong was in a stalemate here for a while, but failed to capture it successfully. At this time, he got another
The King of Zhao ordered him to return with his army. It turned out that the food in Zhao was insufficient and he could no longer supply the army, so Pang Gong left Yan.
King Yan originally wanted to capture the five captured cities, but now not only has he failed to recapture the cities, but he has lost thirty more cities! Everyone does not know whether King Yan regrets it in his heart, only that King Yan
From then on, he was immersed in wine and debauchery, and never mentioned the matter of attacking other countries and expanding the territory. Li Mu returned to Handan first, and King Zhao naturally came out to greet him in person.
The king of Zhao hosted a banquet in honor of Li Mu and gave him a lot of food, weapons, retainers, etc. Li Mu also completely became the most powerful prince in the country of Zhao, with the most extensive fiefdom. The king of Zhao respected Li Mu very much.
, and even doted on Li Mu. This kind of doting was deeper than the doting on Guo Kai and Jianxin Jun. Guo Kai was a little jealous of Li Mu because of this, but he did not dare to provoke Li Mu at all.
Fortunately, Mr. Jianxin respected Li Mu very much. Because of King Zhao's preference, Li Mu also had a very good sense of King Zhao. In the eyes of different people, King Zhao is different. Some people think that he
Although he is mediocre, some people think he is wise... And when the king of Zhao held a banquet to entertain Li Mu, Pang Gong was sitting on a chariot, also rushing towards Handan... Pang Gong seemed to be really
A little old.
His eyes are no longer as bright as before, and his thoughts are no longer so clear.
He sat on the chariot, stroking Ju Xin's sword, frowning, and often sighing. Recently, Pang Gong would always think of the past, when he was young, when he played happily with his friends...
.However, Pang Gong could no longer remember the appearance of those people. He had forgotten it. He could not even recall the names of some of his friends. After defeating the Yan State, Pang Gong was not happy.
It's not because Pang Gong forced his friend to death, but because Zhao's biggest enemy is in the west, not in the east. Zhao's occupation of these cities of Yan will not increase his strength in a short time, and Qin may not be able to do so.
Given this opportunity to Zhao, Pang Gong thought in his mind about how to contain the powerful Qin, but he was still unaware of the agreement between King Zhao and Qin.
When he came to Handan with his army, King Zhao sent an envoy, asking Pang Gong to disperse the army first, and then come to the palace for a banquet... King Zhao's attitude made several of Pang Gong's lieutenants a little angry. Li Mu's
His military achievements were obviously not as good as those of Pang Gong. Why did the King of Zhao come out to greet Li Mu in person when he returned to Handan, but Pang Gong was only waiting for an envoy? Pang Gong's envoy said angrily: "Li Mu, this shameless villain, must have stolen away
Thanks to your contribution, when I see him in the future, I will definitely humiliate him face to face!"
Pang Gong said helplessly: "Second and third sons must not be like this... Everything must be focused on the State of Zhao. Without Lord Wu An's rescue this time, I would not have been able to defeat the Yan people. Lord Wu An and I live in harmony, and all countries
I didn’t dare to look down on the Zhao State just now. If you don’t want to be the ruin of the country, the second and third sons should not have such thoughts.” After hearing Pang Gong’s words, everyone was still a little angry, but they said no more.
After dispersing the army, Pang Gong rushed to see King Zhao. At this time, King Zhao had already sent Li Mu away. Li Mu once again led the army back to the border fortress to continue guarding the enemies outside the border fortress and for Zhao.
Training the army, Li Mu is now in command of the national army, but he still wants to train the army at the border fortress, because he feels that the soldiers here should be more brave and good at shooting, which is very important in Li Mu's combat system.
Although King Zhao did not go to greet Pang Gong in person, when Pang Gong came to the palace, King Zhao was still very polite. He invited Pang Gong to his side with a smile, helped Pang Gong sit down, and talked about Pang Gong this time.
For those achievements and military exploits, Pang Gong shook his head modestly and said that these were all because of Li Mu. Pang Gong was not being sarcastic, he really hoped to give his credit to Li Mu.
He is already very old, and Li Mu is still very young. After he leaves, Zhao needs someone to protect him, and that person must be Li Mu. The higher Li Mu's status, the greater his strength will be...
Therefore, Pang Gong gave all his credit to Li Mu, and even talked about the dangers he suffered before Li Mu arrived. King Zhao couldn't help but laugh, and his Lord Wu An did not let him down!
King Zhao then smiled and said: "After you defeated the Yan people, you proposed to ignore the threat of Qin and directly capture the city of Yan. Just when I was hesitating, I waited for Qin's envoy, and Qin actually sent
A twelve-year-old child is here to serve as the envoy, but this child is indeed extraordinary. It is a pity that he has left, otherwise you can still see him!"
Pang Gong was stunned, suddenly raised his head, and asked: "Qin State sent an envoy??"
"Yes...that child, he calls Gan Luo...very young..."
"Your Majesty, what did the people of Qin say?"
King Zhao was interrupted by Pang Gong, and his expression suddenly turned ugly. He pondered for a moment, and then said: "The people of Qin want to send Zhao back to the cities in Hejian, and they will take some of the captured cities as gifts."
To the State of Qin..." Pang Gong's face suddenly turned pale, and he asked: "You didn't agree to them, did you?" King Zhao looked at him in surprise, and then asked: "Such a good thing, how could I?
Why don't you agree?"
"I gave Lu Buwei five cities, but got thirty cities. Although the Qin people wanted to go to eleven of these thirty cities, we still took nineteen cities. Qin also agreed to cooperate with us in the future.
What a good thing it is for the State of Zhao to continue to cooperate and get along well with each other!" But Pang Gong stood up tremblingly, and then asked: "Did the Qin people claim the territory in Hejian that was tilted towards the State of Yan?"
"yes..."
Pang Gong sat blankly, his eyes full of despair.
"Pang Gong? Is there anything wrong with this?"
"Your Majesty, this is a dagger inserted into the belly of the State of Zhao. The Qin people will soon move here on a large scale, and this will become the gateway to the destruction of the two countries of Hebei.
.", Pang Gong said, and then he stood up and said to King Zhao: "Please allow me to go out immediately to take back these cities..." King Zhao frowned, the matter was as serious as Pang Gong said.
?
He still couldn't believe it, so he whispered: "There is no food and grass in the country, and we can't even support an army of 10,000..."
King Zhao saw that Pang Gong's face turned pale, his eyes were full of despair, and he gradually became a little uneasy. He asked: "It's just a few cities. As long as Zhao Guo deploys troops here, wouldn't it be fine? You
What are you worried about?" Pang Gong shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, by stationing troops here, Qin can cut off the connection between Zhao and other countries in the Central Plains, and can bypass Zhao's important checkpoints and directly attack Daijun...
.You can also besiege Zhao State with Shangdang Taiyuan..."
Pang Gong said a lot, but King Zhao still didn't quite understand.
King Zhao smiled nonchalantly, and then said: "Don't worry, I will send envoys to Qin again and exchange cities with them." King Zhao said, and he looked at himself with a smile again.
Guo Kai and Jian Xinjun, who were beside them, just said: "Pang Gong is so old, and he still cares about the important affairs of the country. This is really admirable. This is also my fault. You should be enjoying your old age.
..”
King Zhao vaguely had the idea of asking Pang Gong to resign, but when Guo Kaizheng was about to propose, Lord Jianxin stood up and said: "Your Majesty, General Pang Nuan has been fighting for many years. He must know more about these things than us. What he knows
These things mentioned should not be taken lightly, but should..."
"Your Majesty said that we should solve it, so why do you bother?" Guo Kai said displeasedly: "Do you think that Your Majesty doesn't even know these principles?"
Pang Gong sighed, raised his head tiredly, and said: "Messengers are useless. If we want to break this situation, we can only use a coalition to attack Qin..."
ps: I went to the hospital and felt a little better, so I’m updating now. I’m still coding on a live stream at Little Possibility, and I’ll probably have to stay up all night tonight.
In addition, I recommend "In the Days of the Mangxin Rebellion" by my friend Scarecrow. This is an old author, and everyone probably knows it. It seems that he is preparing to compete head-on with Qiyue.
