Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

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After a pause, Wei Wuji continued to say to this confidant who still had his dissatisfaction written on his face: "Actually, even if King Zhao doesn't send envoys, I will lead this army after conquering Taoyi." Go south to rescue Pengcheng."

"Why is this?" The confidant was obviously puzzled.

"I have something to ask you. In your opinion, which one is stronger and weaker between Qi and Chu?"

"Naturally, Qi is strong and Chu is weak, otherwise, how could the Qi army defeat the Chu army in Lanling?"

"That's right." Wei Wuji nodded in agreement, and said, "It's precisely because of this that I couldn't allow Chu to be completely defeated in this battle."

Both Qi State and Chu State are strong neighbors of Wei State, and since the time of King Huai of Chu, the Qi and Chu countries have begun to take over the enmity. The battle of Lanling once added a thick stroke to the grievances between Qi and Chu.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Qi and Chu to reconcile in a short time.

So as long as the strength of Chu and Qi is equal, the two countries will go to war again sooner or later.

If the strength gap is too large, it may not be possible to fight.

So now that Qi State has obviously surpassed Chu State, Wei Wuji must find a way to weaken Qi State, so that Qi State can also become a weak country on the same level as Chu State.

So even without Zhao Dan's forced order, Wei Wuji would still go south to help Chu.

Of course, Wei Wuji didn't think that he could defeat 20 Qi troops by relying on [-] Wei troops, but it was still possible to delay the advance of Qi troops.

As Wei Wuji said, he smiled again: "And you don't know, this time the envoy from the State of Zhao has actually done us a big favor!"

"Busy?" Although he had tried hard to keep up with Mr. Xinling's train of thought, the confidant general still inevitably fell into a state of bewilderment after this conversation.

Seeing this, Wei Wuji no longer made things difficult for this poor subordinate, but directly waved his hand and said to this subordinate: "Just go forward and deliver the order."

After the confidant general left, Wei Wuji sat alone for a while, and suddenly called out: "Tang Qi."

The next moment, suddenly there was another person in the big tent that was obviously empty except for Wei Wuji just now, and he saluted Wei Wuji: "The minister is here."

Wei Wuji stared at the intelligence leader who was in charge of the entire intelligence network of Lord Xinling Manor with calm eyes: "Among our army, is there any spy from Qin State?"

Zhang Xue nodded affirmatively, and said, "There are 17 people in total, all of whom are subordinates of Hou. Does your lord want to arrest them all?"

"No." Wei Wuji shook his head with a smile, and said, "I hope you can let these Qin spies bring Zhao Guo's envoys to the camp, and the news that I will withdraw my troops tomorrow will be sent back to Taoyi as soon as possible. , and convince the people in Taoyi that I am indeed going south to help Chu."

Tang Qi was silent for a moment, then said, "I understand."

In the early morning of the next day, [-] Wei troops pulled out their camps and left Taoyi City, heading south without looking back.

On the night of that day, five thousand elites of the Wei Kingdom suddenly returned their carbine guns and attacked Taoyi City by surprise when the defenders were lax and careless.

After a night of fierce fighting, Taoyi was officially declared to have fallen, and the entire Tao County had completely fallen into the hands of the State of Wei.

Chapter 3 The Battle of the Shore Gate (first update)

Hedong County, Anmen.

Decades ago, there was a great war here. South Korea was defeated by the Qin army here, had to cede territory for peace, and sent the then South Korean prince Hancang to Qin as a hostage.

After this piece of land fell into the hands of the Qin people, due to the geographical importance of Anmen, it became one of Qin's important military fortresses in Hedong, with a total of [-] Qin troops stationed here.

It was cold and snowy, and the heavy snow that fell from the sky made the whole world covered in silver, and the frequency of patrols passing by the head of Anmen City was also significantly reduced.

A small group of Qin troops had just finished their patrol, entered the city tower, sat by the stove, kept covering their hands, and chatted with the heat.

"Have you heard that the coalition forces of the Three Jin Dynasties have already occupied most of Hedong County, and I'm afraid it won't be long before they hit us."

"Fart, Your Majesty just dispatched a large number of reinforcements from Puban across the Yellow River to reinforce Anyi not long ago. As long as those reinforcements are there, the people of Jin will not be able to overstep the barrier!"

Another soldier of the Qin Army couldn't help but spit and said, "Jin State? There is still a very Jin State now."

"Then Han Zhaowei doesn't call himself San Jin?"

"Yeah, you still claim to be the governor of Hedong County, and you will believe what others say. Where's your brain?"

"Hey, anyway, it's better to be careful."

"Be careful, this place is hundreds of miles away from Anyi, can it be that the three Jins can fly over here?"

"Now that the momentum of the Sanjin coalition is so strong, I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before they attack here."

"Nonsense, Great Qin has swept all the kingdoms in Shandong since the Great King ascended the throne, with few defeats. Although the Three Jins are strong, how can they be the enemy of our Great Qin?"

"Hmph, according to what you said, how did our Great Qin lose in the battle of Yan Yu and Changping?"

"Oh, why are you always tearing things down, come here, beat him up!"

Obviously, Qin Jun in Anmen City felt that at least at this moment, this place should not be affected by the flames of war.

After all, it is not so easy to travel in this ice and snow.

So they didn't know that Zhao Guo's army, which had only a thousand people, had quietly come to a place not far from Anmen City under the cover of heavy snow.

Leading this force was none other than the young Lieutenant Zhao Kuo of Zhao Guo.

Although the Korean leader Jin Bing took the initiative to invite Ying during the military conference in Quwo City, Lian Po, after careful consideration, still handed over the task of capturing the Shore Gate to his "own man" Zhao Kuo.

Behind Zhao Kuo's vanguard, there is a large force led by Le Cheng who is about to advance here, about one to two days behind Zhao Kuo.

Although it was said that he was defeated in the Battle of Daying in Anyi, Hedong County, Lian Po did not embarrass Zhao Kuo much under the guarantee of Le Cheng and his past achievements. The first-level official position put forward a requirement, that is, Zhao Kuo must use military merits to atone for his crimes.

For Zhao Kuo, the current Anmen City is the best opportunity to justify his name.

A gust of cold wind blew through, blowing in from the gap in the armor. Even though he was wearing clothes that could withstand the cold, Zhao Kuo couldn't help shivering.

A scout appeared in front of Zhao Kuo, walking towards Zhao Kuo with some difficulty in the snow.

Zhao Kuo and the scout were covered in snow. At first glance, they thought it was two snowmen standing opposite each other in the snow.

"How?" Zhao Kuo asked.

The scout replied: "There are few patrols on the city wall of Anmen, and the city gate is closed. It should be that we have not noticed our movements."

Zhao Kuo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Although at this moment, behind Zhao Kuo are all the elites from the Northern Army of Zhao State, as long as they enter the city, Zhao Kuo is very confident that they will defeat the three thousand ordinary Qin soldiers in Anmen City within half an hour. .

But after all, the disadvantage of numbers is there. If the enemy finds out in advance, then it is impossible to break through the shore gate city with such a small number of people in Zhao Kuo's hands.

From the beginning after accepting this task, Zhao Kuo knew that he had only one choice, and that was a surprise attack.

But even so, Zhao Kuo's men had doubts about the success of this surprise attack.

When Zhao Kuo recruited several officers under his command to hold a meeting, someone raised a question at that time: "Lieutenant, although this city is not high, it is difficult to climb without ladders and other equipment. What should I do?"