Chapter 168: Can we believe the King of Qin’s promise?
An imperial edict from the State of Qin blew across the Qinchuan River, crossed the Yaohan Pass, and crossed the burial place of countless people, and came into Bai Qi's hands.
King Ji of Qin highly praised Bai Qi's behavior in Chu State, and did not care about Zhao State's dissatisfaction. He let Bai Qi lead the Qin army to take over the lands of Han, Wei and Chu.
He also asked Bai Qi not to return to Qin, but to rest there. If Zhao dared to take action, he would strike Zhao hard.
This can also be considered a measure to protect Bai Qi. There are too many people who hate Bai Qi now, and at least it is safe to stay in the army.
The royal family of Chu fled with their nobles, and the people directly under the royal family and the strong slaves also fled with them, but a large number of slaves were still left behind.
At the end of the Warring States Period, only Chu, which still retained the system of hereditary aristocracy and a large number of feudal lords, had so many slaves.
Once Nanyang and Jianghan were lost, the area west of Yingshui could no longer be defended.
The current situation between the Chu and Qin states is somewhat similar to the confrontation between the Wu and Chu states in the south in the past.
But the difference is that the Qin State is much stronger than the Chu State in the past. The entire Xia State was completely split into two halves. The western side was all Qin territory, and the eastern side was the seven states of Shandong, with six kings and one marquis.
Hundreds of thousands of Qin troops were stationed on the former territories of Zhou, Han and Wei.
Even though it brought great pressure to the seven countries, a hidden wind was flowing among the seven countries.
Not only the Chu people hated Bai Qi, but the monarchs of various countries were also looking for warriors to assassinate Bai Qi.
Especially the two countries of Han and Wei, which were in a state of panic all day long, and the danger of destruction was imminent.
However, it is extremely difficult to assassinate the head of a country, especially since Bai Qi lives a reclusive life and rarely shows up in public.
Luo Guo didn't expect that Bai Qi would not return to the country. He did not leave the military camp, and even Luo Mo could not find an opportunity.
The divine weapons that the Luo family currently possesses that can definitely kill Bai Qi, such as the Thousand Mile Talisman, are too precious to be used.
There was a stalemate for a moment.
But the Luo family did not give up. Luo Ze said in a deep voice: "Bai Qi is hiding in the army now, but the war will start soon.
Could it be possible that he would never appear under the sun again?
Thousands of mountains and steep hills can all be his burial place."
The friction between Qin and Zhao continued to escalate. Faced with Qin's unwillingness to fulfill its promises, Zhao had to take back the territories from Han and Wei.
The countries of Han and Wei suddenly discovered that they had the power to choose which country to cede land to.
The King of Han and the King of Wei saw no difference, but the nobles of Han and Wei wanted to surrender to Zhao, with which they had a closer relationship.
Even in direct violation of the royal orders, the county governor and nobles surrendered to the State of Zhao with their soldiers and civilians.
Seeing this, the kings of Han and Wei, together with the State of Luo which had always been looking for trouble, began to add fuel to the fire between Qin and Zhao.
Let a war break out between Zhao and Qin, the only two countries that still have strong power.
The King of Han even wrote a letter directly to the King of Zhao. This letter, written by the wise men of the whole of Korea, was written with sincere concern for the King of Zhao: "There are seven countries and six kings in Shandong.
Han and Wei are exhausted, and Chu is in a tragic state. I guess they are not worth your attention.
The State of Yan is relatively weak, and the strength of its entire country may not be as great as that of one of your counties.
Luo is small and kind; Qi is rich but not strong.
Only the State of Zhao, although defeated in the great war against the Xia, won repeated battles afterwards. In recent years, it even defeated the Hu people and opened up new lands for the Xia.
This kind of magnificent martial arts has never been seen in any other country.
Now everyone knows that Qin wants to unify the world and ascend the throne as the emperor.
The five kingdoms of Han, Wei, Qi, Chu and Yan did not have the ability to unify the world, and Luo would never become the emperor.
The only powerful State of Zhao was an obstacle to Qin.
Among all the countries in the world, is there anyone other than Zhao who can defeat Qin?
I guess it’s gone!
It seems that Qin was unwilling to return Zhao's land because it already wanted to use military force against Zhao.
Since Qin general Bai Qi made his debut, he has killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
Han, Wei and Chu were all large countries with dense populations, but Bai Qi killed so many people in their countries that not even farmers could be found to farm.
Now that Qin has set its sights on Zhao, I am really worried about you.
Qin had the ability to destroy Han and Wei but did not do so. Was it because it was unwilling to do so?
In fact, it is to confuse you and make you see that there are so many countries in the world, so that you will form an alliance with him.
If you sit back and watch Qin obtain the lands of Han and Wei, then ten or even twenty years later, Qin will become stronger and you will probably not be able to stop it.
If Bai Qi had annihilated your hundreds of thousands of troops, the state of Zhao would have been in as much danger as Han and Wei are now.
well.
King Ji of Qin sent someone to deliver a letter to me, saying that as long as I surrender, I would be granted the title of Lord, but I didn't dare to believe it.
Given the Qin people's credit, even if he is granted a temporary title, it will probably be taken away in the end.
By that time, life and death will be in the hands of others, and I'm afraid I won't even have the last bit of dignity left.
It would be better for him to die on the battlefield like King Huai of Zhou. At least his name would be sung throughout the Shandong states.
People all over the world pitied him, and all the philosophers praised him.
The king of a fallen country should be satisfied to receive such an evaluation. "
When this letter came out, the entire Zhao court was shocked.
Before they knew it, Zhao was the only State left in the world that could barely fight against Qin.
In fact, this was a compliment from the King of Han. The fact was that Zhao, which had lost the barrier of mountains and rivers, was no match for Qin.
But Zhao had to fight now, because what the King of Han said was so reasonable.
Lian Po, a general of the State of Zhao, was a prudent commander of troops and was particularly good at defending and building defenses.
He once said to his subordinates, "If the old land is still in the hands of Zhao, even if Qin attacks us with its entire country.
As long as there is enough food and grass, I can prevent the Qin army from advancing a single step.
Even if Sun Wu and Wu Qi were alive, they would not be able to break through the defense line I have built."
But there is a problem. Zhao's old land has not been recovered for hundreds of years. Zhao can only organize one line of defense against Qin, and the war will become a game of exchanging pieces.
But the State of Zhao could not fulfill its promise.
Moreover, Zhao’s food and grass could not hold up.
The Qin State had the Wei River Plain and the Shu Plain that had been developed over hundreds of years, as well as large tracts of land seized from the Wei State. Its food and fodder were at least three times that of the Zhao State.
The King of Zhao was a man who was very good at accepting guidance from others. After reading the letter, he immediately wanted to declare war on the State of Qin.
After Lin Xiang left, Lian Po became the top person in the entire Zhao court, and he was also a seasoned general, so the King of Zhao naturally named him.
"Mr. Lian, the Qin State has evil ambitions. Please go out and fight against them."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Although he was pessimistic in his heart, as a general, Lian Po naturally would not be afraid of war.
Especially when facing Bai Qi, Lian Po did not think that he was worse than Bai Qi, it was just that the national strength of Qin, where Bai Qi was, was too strong.
That’s all I’ll write. My roommate has impotence and I’m very worried now. I’m worried that I’ll have to stop updating. This is my perfect attendance award. I’m going to buy medicine tomorrow. Please pray for me, woooo.
(End of this chapter)
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