In Anshan Palace, Zhao Min stared blankly at the embarrassed Zhao Yun and Shan Ting. He was woken up late at night and heard such bad news. He really hoped that this was just a dream.
Seeing that the king did not answer his question for a long time, Shan Ting seemed to understand, and murmured with an extremely ugly face: "So... Xiping has really withdrawn its troops long ago?"
Zhao Yun winked at him so ignorantly and anxiously. Although he didn't feel good about it, after all, the king who had been with him for a long time knew how to distinguish between eyebrows and eyes.
There was a trace of disgust in Zhao Min's eyes, and he suppressed the attack, and ordered the servant: "Quickly summon the military adviser, the former general enters the palace."
Jing Yan came surprisingly quickly, and there was no trace of sleepiness on his face.
Zhao Min calmed down and said with a smile: "Are you still awake? You came so quickly."
Although Jing Huan tried to remain calm, his usual calmness was gone. He glanced at Shan Ting and Zhao Yun and said seriously: "I have received my reward, and I am thinking about whether I should enter the palace to disturb the king's summons."
It’s coming.”
Seeing how serious he was, Zhao Min stopped smiling and said, "You two should tell the military advisor the situation again."
After listening to Zhao Yun's story, Jing Yan exhaled heavily and said, "He Ran had planned this a long time ago. Everything was just an act for us to see!"
Zhao Min waved his hands to Shan Ting and Zhao Yun and said: "You two dear ladies have worked so hard, please go down and rest first."
After the two of them went down, Zhao Min frowned and said: "Xu Tong can only lead ten thousand people, and his lone army has penetrated nearly two hundred miles. Isn't He Ran too courageous? You can mobilize your troops and annihilate them as soon as possible!"
Jing Yan frowned even more and said in a deep voice: "The large group of people we used to set up an ambush are three hundred miles away from Suiping. I have just sent an urgent order for them to rush there quickly, but... this military order is the earliest
It won't be delivered until noon tomorrow, and they won't be able to arrive at Suiping until two or three days later. Since He Ran had already planned it, he must have launched an all-out offensive no later than tomorrow morning in an attempt to join Xu Tong."
Zhao Min said "Hey", "This ambush location..." He did not go on. The plan to set up an ambush five hundred miles away from the Yi Kingdom was approved by him. It was originally drawn up because the terrain here was extremely dangerous.
The Yi army was annihilated in an ambush, and secondly, the Yi army's combat power was fully considered. Even if they could not win for a while, with the five hundred miles of Guanshan blocking them, the Yi State would not be able to send troops to rescue them. Now it seems that the original skill has become a bad move.
Jing Huan's embarrassment was no longer natural. He was once again at a disadvantage in a battle of wits with He Ran. He failed to live up to the king's high expectations. He bit the bullet and said: "I have sent orders to all the checkpoints to be prepared to fight to the death against Yi's army.
However, the troops may be insufficient, and the only ones that can be used now are the imperial troops stationed outside the city. I ask your Majesty to move to Jingqu City now."
Moving to Jingqu had been discussed a long time ago. Dingyang is too close to Yi and Shun. After the border troops were repeatedly depleted, it has become a dangerous place. However, when we first made this plan, we considered it more that the Fan people would send troops.
The situation is that Dingyang will be in danger before the enemy troops are dispatched, which makes people feel very upset.
Zhao Min did not answer him immediately, but asked: "Have all the troops mobilized to guard against Shun Guo arrived?"
"We have all arrived." Jing Huan said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, it is better to go to Jingqu first. Yi State's sudden attack in this way has exceeded our expectations. The subsequent war will be difficult. Your Majesty, you must not put yourself in danger.
It's enough for me to wait here to deal with him."
"Won't Fan Bang send troops at this time?" Zhao Min felt guilty.
Jing Yan shook his head firmly and said: "No! It will take some time for them to settle down. King Fan will never dare to send a large number of troops into the Central Plains now. According to the intelligence from all sides, there is no movement on the grassland."
Zhao Min breathed a sigh of relief, and then said in annoyance: "We originally held the handle of the attack, how come we became someone else's meat in the blink of an eye? This He Ran, I will definitely kill him!"
Although these words were meant to scold He Ran, Jing Yan's face felt feverish when he heard them, and he said sarcastically: "This man is really cunning. We never expected that he would start a war with us in this way. Alas,
It seems that the border pass was still not sealed. It seems that he got the news soon after we learned about the withdrawal of troops from Xiping, so he made this plan. In this way, everything fell on us.
This is a misstep by my ministers that has damaged the king’s reputation. Please punish me.”
Zhao Min waved his hands with a sad look on his face and said: "My dear, don't blame yourself. It happened unexpectedly. I can't blame you. If you want to blame He Ran for being too cunning, just focus on fighting the enemy. As for the guilt of starting the war... find some excuses."
To blame each other, if it doesn't work, just say that we have realized that Xiping's withdrawal is a delaying strategy, and we are planning to attack Xiping unprepared and seize the imperial capital in one fell swoop. When we are in urgent need of help, we have to lie to Yi State about the military situation in order to urge it to send troops as soon as possible. It is really helpless.
I don’t want the country of Yi to treat a gentleman with a villain’s heart and use this as an excuse to suddenly attack us.”
Jing Yan pondered and nodded, saying: "This will make it difficult for the world to argue. From this, I suddenly thought of a plan, but... I was afraid that the king would misunderstand that I am timid, so I didn't dare to speak out."
"I know how much I love you and be loyal to my country, but it doesn't matter." Zhao Min walked over and patted his shoulder affectionately.
Jing Huan thought about it again and then said: "There are only a handful of defensible fortresses around Dingyang. It is not wise to fight the enemy to the death in this area. Furthermore, the people in the cities nearby have been deeply seduced by his new policies, and their hearts have been weakened."
If they are not on our side, there will most likely be a civil uprising in the event of a war. No matter how much the defenders sacrifice their lives, it will be difficult to defend against the internal thieves. These cities are difficult to defend. Instead of doing this, we should give them up with a little resistance. We have a vast territory and for the time being
It doesn't matter if we give up some areas, but we can concentrate our forces to annihilate the enemy divisions based on the dangerous terrain. As long as we can find the right opportunity to thwart the deal and go along with either side, the situation will be reversed, and then it will not just be a matter of regaining the lost ground. What's more
One is that doing this will allow people in the world to deduce from Zhao Guo's continuous loss of cities and territories that we are unprepared for Yi Guo, let alone lure and annihilate its expeditionary army. This will not only preserve the king's reputation but also maintain the undisputed fact.
Putting the blame on Yi Guo will further arouse the anger of the people and soldiers in the country, and they will fight the enemy to the death with the same hatred."
Zhao Min tightened his lips and frowned and thought for a while, then said decisively: "Okay! This plan is feasible. Let's consider it carefully when the former general comes. If we use this plan, we can't delay it. While resisting, we can transfer the population and materials as soon as possible.
We cannot let the Yi State become stronger and stronger just like they annexed the cities of the Shun State, and we cannot leave anything behind for them! We must use more delaying tactics to meet the enemy and win more time. This all depends on my love for you."
Yu Yiguo was repeatedly at a disadvantage in the battle of wits but still gained the king's trust. Jing Huan was deeply moved and bowed and said, "I will never give up even if I die."
Hearing him suddenly say such serious words, Zhao Min was stunned for a moment. Looking at him like that, he immediately understood the reason and looked at him with sincere eyes and nodded.
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