King Xiaocheng of Zhao was a little anxious in the palace. Le Cheng was sitting beside him, looking at the feng shui map of Handan.

"Did Lord Le see anything?" King Xiaocheng of Zhao finally asked. "If you're not sure, I'll order General Lian back!"

Le Cheng pondered for a moment before he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I dare to speak so boldly. I hope Your Majesty will not blame me."

Seeing that Le Cheng didn't reply, King Zhao Xiaocheng thought there was something better. Naturally, he was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Speak now, speak now. How could I blame Le Qing?"

Le Cheng fell to the ground and said in a deep voice, "I dare to ask Your Majesty to hand Zhao Qiong over to the Qin army to show weakness and allow him to surrender..."

King Xiaocheng of Zhao didn't even finish listening to the whole thing. He said angrily, "Le Cheng, are you trying to make me a criminal of Zhao?!"

Le Cheng apologized, "I have absolutely no such intention. It's just that the defenders of Handan are too few. If we were to engage the Qin army, we might not be able to hold out for more than three days. It would be better for Your Majesty to show weakness openly and buy General Lian some time..."

Seeing that King Xiaocheng of Zhao did not interrupt, Le Cheng continued, "...This strategy will benefit the king and Zhao. If General Lian wins, none of these Qin soldiers will escape. If General Lian loses, the king can use Lian Po's disobedience as an excuse to preserve most of Zhao's territory."

King Xiaocheng of Zhao thought for a long time. He did not want to lose his old age. Although he had lost face enough in the Battle of Changping, he did not want to lose face again.

When Wang He led his men to besiege Handan, he dared to fight to the death. Now that Wang He is besieging Handan again, he still dares to fight to the death.

But he was old, and the domestic forces did not allow him to fight to the death. Now he really had no choice but to use the excuse of surrender to delay the Qin army and buy time for Xinling Jun and Lian Po.

"Alas... Go and bring Zhao Qiong out of the prison, and give it to the Qin army when they arrive. I am exhausted, so please withdraw."

King Xiaocheng of Zhao didn't even look at Le Cheng after he finished speaking. He was brewing tea by himself, as if he had completely recovered from the panic he had just experienced.

Le Cheng apologized and walked out. He knew that his words would become evidence for future reckoning.

But he had no choice.