The Queen Mother and Guo Kai convened ministers again to discuss strategies against Qin.
This was the first time that the Queen Mother came out to participate in government affairs. Because King Zhao was young, the implementation of the decree required Guo Kai's seal and the Queen Mother's seal. Therefore, it was very normal for the Queen Mother to participate in government affairs. After learning the news, the officials
Not daring to delay, he hurried to the palace. Zhao Li, the original commander of Handan, naturally received the invitation. He first promised Guo Kai's retainers that he would go there on time, but then he called all his family and retainers to his side.
"The Queen Mother is from a very low background and has absolutely no strategy to fight against the Qin State. I think she may want to persuade the ministers to surrender to the Qin State." Zhao Li squinted his eyes.
The operation inside had already made him suspicious, and the Queen Mother's sudden invitation made him feel that something was wrong. Guo Kai summoned the ministers a few times at the beginning, but he couldn't come up with any solution. Will it make any difference if the Queen Mother summons the ministers?
His son looked at his father in surprise and asked, "Then why did you agree to Guo Kai?"
"I want to reassure them... I heard that Gongzi Jia was raising troops in Daidai, and the officials in all counties were willing to follow him. He said: I hope the soldiers of Zhao State will gather in Zhongshan and rely on the terrain and the help of Yan State to fight against Qin
Kingdom." Zhao Li said: "It seems that Yan Wang Dan is not what Guo Kai said, he also wants to form an alliance with Zhao Kingdom."
"Then what should we do?"
"While all the ministers are going to the palace, we can drive away from Handan and go to Zhongshan... Young Master Jia is kind and kind, and he is a person worth following. The people of Zhao gathered around him and worked together. What can the Qin State do?
Woolen cloth?"
Everyone agreed. Compared to the current King of Zhao, Gongzi Jia's reputation is still very great, and the officials also like him very much. If King Yan of Zhao had not abolished his crown prince, I am afraid that this situation would not happen now.
, at least generals like Li Mu will definitely continue to be reused. After making the decision, Zhao Li asked his retainers to prepare to leave Handan.
At this moment, in the palace, the Queen Mother was sitting next to King Zhao. Guo Kai was looking at the situation of the ministers. Watching the ministers arriving one after another, he calmly looked at the warriors on both sides of the palace.
Yan Ju said something in his ear, stood up and left. As the ministers gradually arrived, Guo Kai felt that things could begin, but there were still a few people who had not come yet.
Guo Kai didn't want any fish to slip through the net, so he called a few warriors and asked them to go and urge them. He stood up and said seriously: "I came here this time because I have some bad news to tell you.
Prince Jia of Daijun raised an army and rebelled, and took his soldiers to Yan State, Zhongshan and other areas, and fell into the hands of the Yan people!" As soon as Guo Kai spoke, the officials were shocked and looked at each other.
"The Kingdom of Zhao has reached its most critical moment."
"You must come up with a coping strategy."
Guo Kai talked some meaningless nonsense, talking about Zhao's past glory and today's crisis, but did not mention a feasible plan. After a long time, several warriors came back, and they reported to Guo Kai,
The few ministers who had not come originally had secretly fled Handan, including Zhao Li. Guo Kai was furious and cursed: "When the country is in crisis, these villains only think about their own safety!"
He cursed for a while, looked at the queen, and signaled that she could speak.
The Queen Mother looked at everyone and said: "I am a woman and don't know the affairs of the country. But now Handan is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the ministers can't come up with any strategies to deal with it. After discussing with the Lord, I made a decision
." The Queen Mother said solemnly: "Handan is not just home to us, there are hundreds of thousands of Zhao people. I heard that the Qin people are tyrannical. If the city resists, they will kill the people in the city."
"There are no guards in Handan, and there is no food...there are no reinforcements outside."
"If the Qin people come outside Handan, Handan will not be able to hold on for a day. I think that instead of letting the whole city bury us with us, it is better to open the city and ask for surrender. The commander-in-chief of the Qin State is the former Lord Ma Fu. I heard that he is a benevolent and righteous man.
If we ask him to surrender, he will definitely not make things difficult for us." Before the Queen Mother had finished speaking, the ministers had already made a loud noise, and the Queen Mother's words made them extremely angry.
"Queen Mother! There are still generals like Zhao Cong outside the city resisting Qin's attack. The soldiers are hungry and refuse to evacuate. The merchants and nobles in the country have used their property to request support for the army outside the city...that's us.
We are already prepared to live and die together with Handan. How can you say that you want to surrender to Qin? I heard that you can die like a gentleman, but you cannot live like a villain."
The Queen Mother looked at King Zhao.
King Zhao has never dared to disobey his mother since he was a child. At this moment, he nodded and said fearfully: "I have an order, surrender."
The ministers gritted their teeth, looked at Guo Kai, and said, "Please persuade the Queen Mother not to do such a thing that will bring shame to the ancestors of Zhao!" Guo Kai stood up and shouted: "Yan Ju!"
, but at this moment, Yan Ju led the warriors outside the palace and rushed in. Guo Kai pointed at these ministers and said: "These people disobeyed the Lord's orders and failed to fulfill their duties as ministers. You can catch them."
them."
The ministers were furious. At the last moment, Guo Kai finally revealed his true nature... They drew their swords and looked at the warriors around them with vigilance, obviously unwilling to be caught like this. Unfortunately, Yan Ju
After waving his hand, soldiers immediately took out their bows and crossbows and pointed them at them. At such a distance, not to mention these veterans, even Zhao Kuo and Zhao Kang were completely unable to fight back.
Yan Ju quickly controlled these veterans. Under the threat of bows and crossbows, they did not dare to move and allowed the warriors to capture them. Guo Kai laughed and asked King Zhao to write an edict to surrender before he walked out.
to the palace.
At this time, Zhao's team stationed at the Great Wall completely lost all food and supplies.
They did not have much food before. After this period of consumption, subsequent supplies have not arrived for a long time. Zhao Cong was on the Great Wall, looking at the Qin Army camp in the distance, and grabbed the edict in his hand.
, without saying a word, he stood here for so many days, but instead of waiting for supplies from the rear, he waited for the order for them to surrender. Zhao Cong couldn't help but laugh.
What are you fighting for?
Is it for the child? Or for his mother who is a prostitute?
Zhao Cong has not eaten for two days, and the soldiers are even worse. Soldiers starve to death every day... What are they insisting on here? Zhao Cong couldn't figure it out for a while. They are fighting here.
The nobles of Handan, who had never seen the Qin people, had already chosen to surrender. Zhao Cong sighed, put away the bamboo slips, and called several of his lieutenants over.
"This is King Zhao's order. He wants us to surrender."
As soon as Zhao Cong opened his mouth, the lieutenants shouted angrily, "We will never surrender to the Qin people! We would rather die fighting!" Zhao Cong's eyes were filled with despair. He shook his head and said, "There is no need to go anymore.
I'm going to die... Zhao has been destroyed a long time ago. There is no point in staying here. Please lead the army and ask for surrender from the Qin people." The lieutenants were stunned, hesitated for a moment, and asked cautiously.
Said: "What about you?"
"I am a descendant of Suhou...how can I bow my head to the people of Qin?"
Zhao Cong said, waved his hand and said: "Second and third sons, go ahead and ignore me."
"Although we are not from a noble background like you, we also know the principle of sacrificing our lives for righteousness... Please allow us to follow you."
"Well, someone still needs to bring the soldiers to ask for surrender. We can't let these tens of thousands leave with us." Zhao Cong then selected the youngest deputy general and asked him to lead the army to Qin, and
The young man swore to Zhao Cong that he would not keep Zhao Cong waiting for a long time. After arranging these things, Zhao Cong found some of the last drinks in the tent and drank with those who were willing to follow him.
Unfortunately, there wasn't much wine to make them drunk.
"In the beginning, in order to deal with Wei and Qi, my ancestor Suhou built the Great Wall here to resist the enemies..." Zhao Cong said, slowly pulling out his sword.
Neither Wang Jian nor Meng Wu expected that the Zhao people actually surrendered. They captured the Great Wall without bloodshed, but the commander of these soldiers had committed suicide. Wang Jian and Meng Wu knew that King Zhao intended to surrender, so they no longer hesitated and immediately moved toward
They marched into Handan and held on for many years. The Zhangfu Great Wall that defended Handan was dedicated for the first time. The Qin army crossed the Great Wall and came outside Handan.
The gates of Handan City were opened, and Guo Kai, the Prime Minister of the State, led the young king out of the city to ask for surrender.
The one who came to accept their surrender was Wang Jian. Wang Jian solemnly took over the royal seal of King Zhao and the information about the household registration area they sent. Then he led the army into Handan. When the soldiers of Qin State walked in
When Handan arrived, the people of Handan were extremely angry. There were even hundreds of young people attacking the first batch of Qin's troops entering the city at the city gate. However, they were no match for the Qin army.
After leaving corpses on the ground and being surrounded by the Qin army, these people chose to commit suicide, and Wang Jian officially captured Handan.
In a sense, at this moment, Zhao State was destroyed.
With the fall of Handan, most of the cities in Zhao State also fell into the hands of the Qin people, but only Zhongshan was still in the hands of the Zhao people. The young master Jia came to Zhongshan. At this moment, Zhongshan had gathered 50,000 people.
There are many soldiers, and the number is still increasing... King Yan has sent a lot of food, which indeed solves Gongzijia's urgent need. As long as there is food, Gongzijia can summon more soldiers.
The State of Yan sent troops to garrison Wu Sui and other cities, just behind Zhongshan. The number of soldiers of the State of Yan here has reached 60,000.
Wang Jian did not dare to do business in the palace of King Zhao. After capturing Handan, he allowed King Zhao and everyone in the harem to stay in the palace, sent soldiers to protect them, and did not disturb them again. However, the Prime Minister Guo Kai was completely silent at this moment.
Sun followed Wang Jian, bending down with a charming smile on his face. Wang Jian sat in the mansion, looking at the situation in various parts of the Zhao country, and couldn't help but frowned. The resistance among the Zhao people was not weak.
Yanmen, Dai and other places captured by Zhao Kuo were very peaceful and there was no rebellion. However, in the areas captured by Meng Wu and Wang Jian, assassinations, arson, poisoning, etc. by Zhao people often occurred. Such situations were very frequent.
The generals of the Qin State who stayed in various places were very angry and thought that the people here should have a long memory. Wang Jian had a headache. Zhao Kuo opened warehouses to stockpile grain in the captured areas. He and Meng Wu also did the same.
But why are there constant rebellions in the areas that he captured?
If he massacres a few towns to scare the Zhao people, will it anger Marquis Wu Cheng? If he doesn't kill, how can he stop these frequent turmoils? Guo Kai, who was standing aside, saw Wang Jian's troubled look and smiled.
Then he asked: "What troubles you so much?" Wang Jian looked at the villain next to him. To be honest, he really didn't like Guo Kai, not at all.
But he was the internal agent arranged by the Prime Minister in Zhao. Everything he did, to be precise, was for Qin. After capturing Handan, Wang Jian really couldn't treat him with the same attitude as he treated prisoners.
He was the biggest contributor to the overthrow of the Zhao Kingdom... Wang Jian said with a straight face: "There was turmoil in the area, and several cities were captured by the Zhao people. They killed the soldiers stationed there."
Guo Kai thought for a moment and said: "Most Zhao people are like this... Don't worry, they bully the weak and fear the strong. As long as you can catch the leaders, execute them all, and send more soldiers to patrol these areas, you can stop them.
Such a situation..."
"Oh? Aren't you also from Zhao?"
Guo Kai suddenly became serious, and he said: "How can I be a Zhao? I was born in the Guo family of Zhongshan... The Guo family of Zhongshan was previously a member of the Guo State, and later a Zhongshan State. When the Zhao State was destroyed, the Zhongshan State was destroyed. I just
He is just a prisoner of Zhao State." Wang Jian couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Okay, you can go out." Guo Kai said goodbye to Wang Jian and left here. When he walked out of the courtyard, Guo Kai's face changed.
Somewhat ugly.
Wang Jian's attitude towards him was very indifferent, which made Guo Kai a little worried. Will Qin follow his promise?
Wang Jian sent Meng Wu to stay in Handan and bring his soldiers to inspect the captured areas to quell the unrest in these areas, while he led the troops to Zhongshan. He wanted to join forces with Zhao Kuo and completely destroy the Zhao State. At this time
, Zhao Kuo was not far from Zhongshan. The Zhao people who were unwilling to surrender fled towards Zhongshan and followed Gongzi Jia to continue to resist. When the news of the fall of Handan reached Zhongshan, local officials immediately asked Gongzi Jia to inherit the throne.
, continue to resist.
In the same month, Gongzi Jia proclaimed himself the King of Zhongshan, paid tribute to his ancestors from afar, and swore a blood oath never to surrender to Qin.
ps: I had something going on in the morning and was quite busy, so the update was a bit late.