"Zhao Xie has asked us for help. Everyone, what do you think?" Xiang An threw a piece of cloth on the ground in front of the desk and asked the civil and military officials in the hall, with a trace of impatience in his tone.
The situation of Zhao State at this time can be called a desperate situation.
The north has retreated to the Great Wall, the west and south are the Han Kingdom, and the east is the Northern Chu Kingdom.
The combined forces of Wei and Zhao could not defeat Han Xin, and now only the Zhao family was left. Even if they gathered some of the remnants of the Wei army, what could they do?
Chen Yu and Zhang Er used to be Zhao Xie's right-hand man, but now Zhang Er has stood on the opposite side of Zhao Xie. Chen Yu is in dire straits. He wants to defeat Han Xin... There is a chance, but it is really difficult.
If Zhao does not want to surrender, there are only two roads left in front of Zhao.
The first one is to go north, cross the Great Wall, withdraw from the Central Plains, and completely withdraw from this war to compete for the master of the Central Plains.
The second one is naturally to intercede with Xiang An, who has a relatively better relationship with him and had friendship with him in the Battle of Julu, and seek support from Beichu.
Obviously, now Zhao Wangxie has chosen the latter——
After all, he was unwilling.
At that time, Zhang Han's 400,000 Qin troops had survived. Could it be that they were going to lose to Han Xin here?
"King Zhao Xie is a man with great ambition but little talent." Xiang Lu sat in his seat with a calm face and said with his arms crossed, "If it weren't for Zhang Er Chen Yu, he wouldn't have been able to go this far."
"So do you want to help?" Wei Hao looked at the person above him, where Zi Juan was sitting.
Wei Hao can now be said to have a high and powerful position. He is located next to Zijuan and commands 80,000 soldiers. Together with the general Liang Ning, he is stationed on the southern defense line of Beichu to guard against harassment by the Han army along the rivers and Huai Rivers.
"I don't want to help." Zi Juan tilted her head slightly and glanced at Wei Hao with cold eyes, "It would be better to say that if we can take this opportunity to directly annex Zhao State to our side, that would be the best result.
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"But, if you ignore the call for help and choose to attack instead, wouldn't it be a bit...?" Liang Ning sat at the back and said with a frown.
Although the military hierarchy is distinct, it does not mean that mid-level generals like Liang Ning do not have the opportunity to express their opinions.
"Yes, General, if you do this, the king's reputation will be..." A civil servant looked at Xiang An cautiously, then looked at Zijuan, and cupped his hands, the meaning is self-evident.
Xiang An shook his head: "I don't care about these things."
"If I really cared about my reputation, I wouldn't go to Mount Tai."
"But... if we choose to attack Zhao at this time, it is indeed inappropriate. We have no reason." Xiang An sighed softly, with a little helplessness in his eyes, "Xiaosi, please be patient and don't be impatient."
He discovered that all three of the four members of his Xiang family had held the position of general, and whether it was Xiang Yu, Xiang An, or Xiao Si Zijuan, something would happen before and after he took the position of general.
a big change.
Perhaps because he knew what it was like to move forward with something on his shoulders, Xiang An felt that during this period of time, Zijuan... became more and more like his original self.
"Yes." Zijuan didn't have much idea, she just nodded and continued to ask, "So, Your Majesty, shall we go to support the Kingdom of Zhao?"
Xiang An pinched his chin and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Go, but... we also have to meet conditions." Xiang An stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang Ming, I'll leave it to you this time."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Sitting on the side, a young civil servant responded with a smile on his face.
It was Jiang Ming, the strategist originally sent by Liaodong to negotiate with Northern Chu.
...
"What did you say? Say it again!?" In King Zhao's palace, King Zhao Xie roared in disbelief and glared at Jiang Ming.
"Master Zhao Wang, everything has a price, you should know this." There was a faint smile on Jiang Ming's face, and he narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhao Xie.
"Now is not the time when everyone needs to share the same hatred under Julu City."
"Didn't I pay the price?" Zhao Xie pointed at Jiang Ming angrily and said fiercely, "I have already promised money, food, whatever you want, doesn't Xiang An lack these things!?
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"There is no shortage now." Jiang Ming always had a confident smile on his face, "The king destroyed Yan and annexed Liaodong, and the resources obtained were enough to keep up with consumption. These things you said are not enough to impress the king.
chips, you have to understand this, Mr. King Zhao."
The strong combat power that Beichu gathered after its adjustment gave Jiang Ming enough confidence to negotiate. He looked at Zhao Wangxie opposite him with a smile, as if he had eaten a bed bug, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
The country is weak, but it still wants to use something that is not considered rare in its own country to attract strong support. Sir Xiang Lu's evaluation is really to the point.
Chen Yu sat opposite Jiang Ming, his brows furrowed and his head lowered, wondering what he was thinking.
"...Go, go back and tell Xiang An."
I don't know how much time passed, but Zhao Xie finally raised his head, with a trace of blood red in his eyes.
"Just say, if the land is cut off...just one county, I will be willing."
"If you insist on Gu and two counties...then it's better to just give the entire Zhao country to him!"
"That's not a bad idea." Jiang Ming's slow and leisurely voice came over.
"You!" Zhao Xie's eyes suddenly widened, he stood up suddenly, pointed at Jiang Ming, and was speechless for a long time.
"Master Jiang, Beichu... you are a bit too bullying." Chen Yu said with a gloomy face, raised his head and glared at Jiang Ming.
"I just provided a new choice, didn't I? At least it can save the life of King Zhao." Jiang Ming shook his head with a smile and stood up, "It seems that the king is not interested in this proposal.
, then, I will go back and ask Lord Zhao to wait for good news."
"I'm resigning."
After saying that, Jiang Ming walked slowly out of Zhao Xie's palace with Zhao Xie's murderous gaze on his back.
"......asshole!!!"
A long time after Jiang Ming left, a hysterical roar finally came from Zhao Wang's palace.
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"So, you didn't agree?" Xiang An sat in the backyard of Beichu Palace and asked Jiang Ming who was standing behind him.
"Yes, as you expected." Jiang Ming bowed slightly.
"Yeah." Xiang An nodded without much reaction.
Beichu is very weak now.
Strong, but weak.
Therefore, Xiang An did not think about starting another war immediately. The trauma caused by the war in the first half of the year will take some time to cool down.
"Xiao Ye, go and call Zi Juan." Xiang An thought for a moment, but felt something was wrong, so he ordered Liao Ye, "I have something to discuss with her."
"Yes." Liao Ye nodded, turned around and ran away.