Another good news came back to Handan.

Perhaps it was because the Qin State was defeated too quickly. Although the troops had already been stationed in the Helan Mountains, the Yuezhi people never advanced eastward and chose to withdraw their troops after the arrival of autumn.

Zhao Dan also let out a long sigh of relief when it came to this news. In order to deal with the invasion of the Yuezhi people, Zhao State mobilized a large number of troops from the five northern counties, and now they can all be disbanded.

The next focus of work is to make plans every year.

After the plan is over, New Year's Day, and winter comes with it.

When another spring comes, the pace of war is approaching.

When the first meeting in spring was held, Zhao Dan began to ask a question.

Who should be the next goal?

Year after year, day after day wars sometimes make Zhao Dan feel a little bored and tired.

However, in this situation where diplomacy cannot allow other countries to be peacefully annexed by Zhao State, war is an inevitable choice.

But as the saying goes, if you don’t advance, you will retreat. Only by constantly expanding your territory and weakening the national strength of other countries can you achieve Zhao Dan’s goal of unifying the world better and faster.

The important officials of Zhao State had a very fierce discussion around the issues raised by Zhao Dan.

Lian Po took the lead and said to Zhao Dan: "King, in my opinion, we should continue to attack Qi. Qi took back the land that had been ceded from Yan last year, and once occupied a large number of areas in Huaibei of Chu. The hatred between Yan and Chu was difficult to resolve with Yan and Chu. Therefore, the king only needs to unite Yan and Chu to attack Qi, and he will definitely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Zhao Sheng obviously disagreed with Lian Po's point of view. The Prime Minister of Zhao said, "Wu Xinjun's words are wrong. Yan State rejected the king's request last year and attacked Qi, which dragged Zhao's back in the battle against Chu. Therefore, the people of Yan State are not trustworthy. Chu State ceded a large area of ​​territory and our Zhao State last year, and it is believed that King Yuan of Chu was unwilling to send troops together. In this way, the matter of attacking Qi is not that simple."

Lian Po snorted and said, "Even without Yan and Chu, the power of Zhao alone is enough to defeat Qi!"

Zhao Sheng nodded and smiled and said, "What Wu Xinjun said is very true. But please don't forget that Zhao is the strongest in the world. Although the other six kingdoms surrender on the surface, they are actually enemies of our Zhao State. If they attack rashly, they may attract a joint rebound from the six kingdoms, which will cause bad things."

Hearing this, Zhao Dan suddenly spoke, "Pingyuan Jun's words are reasonable."

In Zhao Dan's view, the current State of Zhao is undoubtedly the strongest State of Zhao in history, but at the same time, the situation of Zhao is actually the most subtle in history.

When it reaches the point where Zhao State is, any alliance is actually unreliable. Just one opportunity is needed, and the six countries may attack Zhao at any time.

How can we restrain this situation of the six countries attacking Zhao? Zhao Dan’s answer is not to stand opposite to the other six countries at the same time.

Therefore, Zhao Dan has always paid great attention to diplomacy and almost every war, he would unite two to three countries to attack together.

Judging from the current national strength of Zhao, only two countries need to fight side by side with Zhao, so Zhao will basically be very safe.

Zhao Dan said to several important officials of Zhao State in front of him: "Every war, there must be two or more allies. This is my bottom line. If there are not so many allies, then unless the other countries are trapped in mutual attacks, I will not start a war easily. Okay, do you have any other opinions?"

The ministers pondered and said nothing.

After a while, Zhao Sheng broke the silence and said, "Your Majesty, it is better to send troops to attack Qin. Qin suffered heavy losses in the war with Zhao last year. Now that the national strength has declined, it is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation to attack Qin."

As soon as Zhao Sheng said this, Zhao Bao and Pang Nuan immediately agreed.

But Yu Xin obviously did not agree with Zhao Sheng's opinion. Yu Xin said: "Pingyuan Jun is such a bad statement. If you want to attack Qin, then Hedong County must supply grain to the army. However, Hedong County was severely damaged in the war last year, and the harvest was seriously insufficient last year. It was entirely due to the national treasury transport of grain. How can we supply grain to the army in this way?"

Xiangbang Zhao Sheng thought for a while and said, "The food can be allocated from Jinyang."

Yu Xin shook his head and said, "Jinyang has been supplying grain to Hetao and Shuofang counties in the past two years. The pressure is actually quite high. Although there are still about 100,000 stones of grain storage in Jinyang's warehouses, the 100,000 stones of grain is far from enough for the army's attack. If you transport grain from Handan, you must pass through Shangdang and Hedong before transporting it to the front line of Guanzhong. The long journey is very long and the cost is serious, which is not a good idea."

Zhao Dan couldn't help but nodded slightly when he heard this. What Yu Xin said was indeed quite reasonable. It seemed that he could only wait until Hedong County resumed grain production before preparing to launch an offensive against Qin.

On the other hand, although the two or three years of suspension will also make Qin State relieved, Zhao State has the opportunity to restore Hedong County and take the opportunity to attack the East, which is not a loss.

The most important thing is actually the guy Bai Qi.

If Bai Qi is not dead, Zhao Dan really cannot be assured and boldly attacking Qin.

After all, this is a man who can create miracles in the true sense. Zhao Dan does not want his Zhao State to become another stepping stone for Bai Qi's war miracle.

Zhao Dan said: "Okay, since that's the case, then the attack on Qin State will be put aside for the time being. Yu Qing, what do you think?"

To be honest, Zhao Dan doesn't like people who only know how to deny other people's opinions but never know how to propose any solution.

Being a minister means you want to come up with ideas, not asking you to talk to other ministers, and saying a thousand words is more reliable than giving an idea.

Fortunately, as Zhao Dan's confidant minister, Yu Xin had obviously known Zhao Dan's personality for a long time, so he said in a hurry: "King, it is better to attack Yan State than to be a minister."

"Yan Country?" Zhao Dan showed an unexpected expression on his face. After a while, he said: "Why is this?"

To be honest, although Zhao Dan was very dissatisfied with Yan's behavior in the last battle to attack Chu, Zhao Dan really did not consider attacking Yan.

The country of Yan State is located in the border, and its geographical location and strategic significance are not important, so Zhao Dan’s need for the attack on Yan State is not very urgent.

In addition, Yan State only has two neighboring countries, Qi and Zhao. On the premise that other countries will definitely not participate in the battle against Yan, even if Zhao State and Qi form a coalition to attack Yan, it does not conform to Zhao Dan's idea of ​​"there must be two allies in each war."

Yu Xin cleared his throat and said, "King, I think that attacking Yan State is an excellent opportunity for Zhao State."

"The State of Qi missed a large area of ​​Huaibei for the State of Yan last year. After all, King Jian of Qi was hated. If the king sent an envoy to Qi, then King Jian of Qi would definitely agree to attack Yan with the King. Only by attacking Yan with Zhao and Qi, Yan would undoubtedly be defeated."

Zhao Sheng was obviously very dissatisfied with Yu Xin's sabotage just now, so he immediately spoke: "Yu Qing, what if the other four countries took the opportunity to attack Zhao when they attacked Yan State?"

As soon as Zhao Sheng said this, several other important officials of the State of Zhao nodded one after another. This was indeed a big problem.

Yu Xin was obviously prepared for this, and immediately smiled and said, "Pingyuan Jun's words are reasonable. Handan is located in the Central Plains and Yan is located in the northeast. If a large army sets out to attack Yan, then Handan, in the hinterland of the Central Plains, is indeed at risk of being attacked. Therefore, in my opinion, before attacking Yan, we should find some things for the Central Plains countries to do."

"Look for something?" The ministers in the palace looked at each other, with a look of confusion on their faces.

Yu Xin turned his face to Zhao Dan and said to Zhao Dan: "Master, I remember that last year, the King once promised King Han and King Wei to allow them to attack Chu freely. I wonder if this is the case?"

Zhao Dan nodded and said, "There is indeed such a matter. Does Yu Qing want to convince Han and Wei to attack Chu?"

Yu Xin smiled and said, "The king is indeed wise, I am just thinking. The capital of Chu was conquered last year and a large area of ​​territory was seized. It was the weakest time. If Han and Wei join forces to attack Chu, the chance of victory must be quite large, so King Han and King Wei should agree to join forces to attack Chu. As long as the war between Han, Wei and Chu begins, the king can feel at ease to join forces to attack Yan State in peace with Qi State to attack Yan State."

Pang Xian, who was standing beside him, interrupted, "Did Yu Qing forget that Chu and Qin have an ally? If Chu was attacked by Han and Wei, Qin would probably not stand by and watch, right?"

Yu Xin said: "Pang Qing's concerns make sense. But Pang Qing should not forget that Qin State also suffered heavy damage last year. The Qin people are likely to be powerless in the rescue of Chu State. What's more, if Qin State also joined the war group, it would actually be even more good for our Zhao State."

After hearing Yu Xin's words, Zhao Dan thought about it and felt that it seemed that it was really the case.

As long as Han, Wei, Qin and Chu were involved in the melee of the four countries, Zhao would naturally be able to go north without any worries.

So Zhao Dan no longer hesitated and quickly made a decision.

"Yu Qing's words are deeply loved by me. Zheng Qing, you quickly arrange the envoys to go to Yan, Qi, Han and Wei, and implement everything Yu Qing said just now!"

Zheng Zhu, a great traveler from Zhao State, bowed and said, "Now!"

Zhao Dan paused and then said, "As for the candidate for the main general who attacked Yan State..."

Zhao Dan said as he looked at Lian Po and Pang Yan, obviously hesitating.

But soon Zhao Dan made a decision: "This time, Pang Qian was the main general and Li Mu was the deputy general. After everything was ready, he led 150,000 troops north to attack Yan State!"

Lian Po's face immediately showed a look of dissatisfaction. He was about to speak, but Yu Xin, who was standing beside him, threw a wink in time. The old general gritted his teeth and closed his mouth.

In a moment, several important officials left the main hall of Longtai. Lian Po deliberately slowed down and waited until Yu Xin walked up and walked side by side before he said, "Why did Yu Qing stop Yu Wu just now?"

Although the common people are nominally led by Lian Po, Yu Xin, as a think tank, often speaks very heavily.

Yu Xin touched the beard under his jaw and smiled at Lian Po and said, "The General had attacked Chu State last year, so it's okay to have a rest this year."

"Rest?" Lian Po shook his head and said, "If possible, I really hope to go to war every year!"

This old general is obviously like Bai Qi, an absolute war madman.

Yu Xin sighed and said, "Have you not seen it yet? If the general has been leading troops, then let alone Pang Nuan, I'm afraid even Ju Xin, Li Mu, and even Le Cheng and others will complain about the general. So this time, the king did not allow the general to lead the troops, which was not only from a balanced perspective, but also to appease the hearts of other generals in the army."

After hearing Yu Xin's words, Lian Po pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "I heard what you said, the king will not let me go to war this time, is it better for me?"

Yu Xin smiled and said, "This is natural. The general is calm. Think about it, even if Pang Nuan defeats a Yan State, the weakness of Yan State is actually not a great contribution. What's more, Pang Nuan went to conquer Yan State this time, so when the next real war comes, he will have no reason to compete with the general for the position of the chief general!"

Yu Xin's analysis completely made Lian Po's unhappy expression disappear, and a smile appeared on his face: "Since that's the case, then I'll wait for his Pang Nuan to get good news in Handan!"
Chapter completed!