King Yan was overjoyed and regained his power and organized an army to lead the expedition himself...
King Xi of Yan was an ambitious man. He had personally conquered the Kingdom of Zhao twice before in order to show off his skills and glorify his ancestors. Unexpectedly, he was kicked against the iron plate every time, so that King Xi of Yan became depressed.
At this time, there was a great opportunity like "Ying Zheng was assassinated". How could King Yan be willing to let it pass easily?
At that time, the armor that had not been worn for several years was turned out again. Although my belly had grown a lot...but as long as I could put it on and show off, there was no need for the king to go to the battlefield in person!
On the other hand, Ji Dan sent envoys everywhere.
In order to buy time, Ji Dan also asked the envoys to travel with three times the number of horses, so that they could constantly change horses and rush to their destination all night long.
No wonder Ji Dan is so anxious.
First of all, Ji Dan wants to announce to the world as soon as possible:
It was him, Ji Dan, who killed the terrifying tyrant Ying Zheng!
What have you been doing in the six countries?
Each and every one of them was beaten so miserably by the Qin State, and even the country was destroyed!
Why didn't you think of assassination?
So from now on, listen to my orders from Ji Dan and follow me to destroy Qin!
When the time comes, you will be indispensable for the popular spicy drinkers...
On the other hand, the battle to destroy Qin should be fought sooner rather than later.
After the death of Ying Zhengxin, the political situation of Qin State will definitely be chaotic for a while, but it will only be for a while.
When the new king ascends the throne, the situation in Qin will gradually stabilize.
At that time, I am afraid it will be too late to organize a joint attack on Qin.
Therefore, Ji Dan urged the envoys to reach various countries as quickly as possible and persuade them to unite.
The envoys were divided into four groups and went to Dai, Qi, Wei and Chu respectively.
In fact, it goes without saying that Dai Guo will definitely join the joint force.
They were originally the remnants of the Zhao State, and at this time, Ji Dan was under the banner of restoring the Zhao State...
Ji Dan's wishful thinking was good. In name, he was reviving the Zhao Kingdom and making Zhao Jia the King of Zhao.
This is actually just a stop-gap measure, hoping to gain support from the people of Zhao and the soldiers scattered throughout the three counties.
After the Qin army is really driven back, won't it be easy to deal with Zhao Jia's tens of thousands of remaining soldiers?
King Wei only hesitated for a moment.
King Wei had no reason not to agree. At this time, he was restless like an ant on a hot pot.
He is not a fool. Zhao State in the north and South Korea in the south were both destroyed by Qin State. Wei State was surrounded by Qin State on three sides.
Needless to say, the Qin army's next target must be Wei.
Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for Wei State to survive.
The king of Wei was just afraid that he would lose his food and drink because of this...
Unexpectedly, two pieces of good news came one after another:
First, the Qin army sent envoys to say that Qin had no intention of attacking Wei.
Later, the Yan State sent envoys to say that Ying Zheng's death was the time to fight back...
King Wei suddenly realized:
No wonder the Qin Congress sent envoys to persuade them to make peace. It turned out that Ying Zheng was dead?
So should we fight back now or not?
Of course, fight back!
It's not a good feeling to be surrounded by people on three sides. It doesn't matter if your surname is Yan or Zhao in the north, as long as your surname is not Qin.
It's best to help Zhao recover before helping Han recover.
It's rare to have a younger brother around to bully you, what a pity it is to be gone like this?!
So King Wei did not hesitate and agreed immediately.
There is some trouble over there in Chu State.
The trouble is that the journey is too long.
Even if the envoys traveled non-stop, it would take half a month to arrive at the capital. Even if the Chu State agreed and organized an army to march north, it would take at least a month.
On the other hand, there are many things happening within Chu State this year.
In the third month of that year, King You of Chu died, and King Xiong You of Chu Ai was made king.
But King Ai of Chu was killed by Xiong Fuchu after only two months in office...
So the king of Chu at this time was Xiong Fuchu.
The state of Chu was in a bloody turmoil, and several opposing forces were uprooted and killed until nothing was left.
With the country's internal political situation unstable, King Chu only agreed on the surface, but in fact he planned to act according to the situation...
The so-called act by ear means to decide whether to fight based on the situation.
If the Qin army is really defeated by the Hezong Kingdom, then the Chu Kingdom will naturally want to get a share of the pie and at the same time build some momentum for its own power.
If the loser is the United States, only a fool would go up and kill someone, right?
Therefore, Chu State just sent a force of 50,000 people from the border to Chencheng as a gesture of solidarity.
What made Ji Dan most angry was that the Qi State would not stand still regardless of what the envoys said.
The abacus in Qi Wangjian's mind was ringing:
If you beat yourselves, what does it have to do with the state of Qi?
If Qin has good relations with Qi, Qi will naturally not take advantage of others' danger.
You may join forces to attack Qin, destroying Qin's majesty. The two powers will be at war with each other.
At that time, my country, Qi, will just... hum!
Tian Jian didn't even think about it, how could He Zongguo, who had his own agenda, use up the Qin State's strength?
In addition, Qi State itself does not want to make progress. No matter how internal strife others have, Qi State will not be able to become the boss again.
But some people are always so ambitious and think that reality is too beautiful.
But no matter what, Ji Dan finally gathered 400,000 coalition troops within half a month, and then marched towards Handan in a mighty manner.
Among them, 30,000 were from the Zhao Jia tribe of the Dai Kingdom.
Yan State has 250,000.
Wei's 50,000 troops were concentrated south of Handan to respond.
In addition, 70,000 troops were prepared to attack the back roads of the three counties north of Anyi at any time.
The entire troop arrangement looks perfect.
Wang Jian's army only had 160,000 troops.
In other words, the combined army had 400,000 troops against Qin's 160,000 troops, forming an overwhelming military advantage.
In addition, not only was Wang Jian's army in Zhao's territory unstable but the people's morale was unstable, the Wei State also played a key role.
Although Wei was surrounded by Qin on three sides, this also meant that its territory penetrated deep into Qin's territory.
The 70,000-strong army north of Anyi only had to march a few dozen miles north to cut off Wang Jian's connection with Qin.
At that time, the three counties will be surrounded from all sides like turtles in an urn.
While He Zongguo was busy mobilizing troops and punishing generals, Ying Zheng laughed in anger in Xianyang:
"As expected, he is an assassin from Ji Dan's sect."
"I'll see if he has anything else to say this time!"
Zhao Gao said worriedly from the side:
"Your Majesty, should we announce the truth at this time, otherwise..."
Zhao Gao's worries have some validity. Ying Zheng's strategy is actually playing with fire.
If the battle is really arranged like this, even Wang Jian may not be able to get it right.
Therefore, the sooner the truth is revealed, the safer Wang Jian’s ministry will be, and the safer the three counties will be.
But Ying Zheng interrupted Zhao Gao without thinking:
"Wouldn't it be easier for them to reveal the truth at this time?"
"There's no rush! It won't be too late to wait until Yan Dai's coalition troops arrive at the city before announcing it!"
Yingzheng is not in a hurry, but the three counties are a little anxious.
Although Yan State fell into the trap, the three counties actually did not have much capital.
In particular, food shortage is a big no-no... Most of the piles of food shipped from Xianyang recently have been used for farming.
At this time, Wang Jian couldn't wait to dig up the grain he had planted.