The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 243: The coalition forces dispersed, the King of Qin died, and the crown prince succeeded to the throne. Zhao and Wei fought, Liu Ji appeared, holding a talisman to save Wei

The Five-Nation Coalition had one main general and four deputy generals.

Main general - Zhao general Lian Po.

Deputy generals: Ju Xin of Yan, Xiang Yan of Chu, Gongsun Li of Wei, and Bao Yuan of Han.

In name, the commander-in-chief Lian Po had the power to command the armies of the five nations.

In fact, this requires the generals of the four countries to have no objection and cooperate with Lian Po.

Once the generals of the four countries have other ideas, the armies of each country will listen to their own generals.

This has been a drawback that has existed since the establishment of the coalition.

Neither Su Qin, who wore the seals of six countries, nor Yue Yi, who led the coalition forces of five countries to attack Qi, could solve the problem.

Whenever an alliance fails or is not fully accomplished, the problem must be that the coalition forces are not united in appearance but divided in spirit.

Lian Po told the truth with the intention of allaying the doubts of the four countries so that he could continue the attack on Qin.

Hangu Pass is indeed difficult to break through, like a natural moat, but is it absolutely unbreakable?

Lian Po didn't believe it.

If Kuang Zhang could get in back then, he could get in too.

There is no unbreakable barrier in this world, it's just a matter of time.

No country can fight against five countries on its own.

The Qi State was not good back then, and the Qin State is not good today either.

The idea was good, but there were serious problems in implementation.

It was found that the country with the highest number of casualties was South Korea, and the South Korean general was immediately dismayed when he saw the violent aid.

He snorted, but said nothing.

He remained silent, waiting for the other country's generals to speak. No one in South Korea wanted to offend.

When Yan General Ju Xin heard the angry hum of the violent enemy, he received the signal from South Korea and sneered:
"I hope the Zhao army in Shanggu can be as strong as this.

"Our country has not yet recovered its lost territory, and we have no intention of fighting Qin. We will not accompany you."

Lian Po refused and angrily slammed the case:

"Ju Xin! You bastard! Don't you remember the old friendship?"

Ju Xin, who had not yet taken a step, looked even colder:
"Xin was loyal to King Wuling of Zhao, not Zhao He, the patricidal beast!
"You received the favor of King Wuling of Zhao, but you remained loyal to Zhao He even after knowing that he had killed King Wuling of Zhao.

"How dare you, a righteous man like you, talk about love!"

"I am doing this for Zhao!" Lian Po took a few quick steps, stood in front of his former colleague, and threatened: "I will not let you return to Yan and attack my border."

"If you don't give in, then let's fight!" Ju Xin responded: "Let's see how much stronger your Zhao soldiers are than our Yan soldiers!"

Lian Po looked at Xiang Yan and Gongsun Li who had not expressed their opinions, hoping that they would stand up.

The reason why Yan State was able to join the war was that it was first threatened by Wei State and then joined by Chu State.

Otherwise, why would Yan State join Zhao State, which was invading it, in attacking Qin?

Xiang Yan and Gongsun Li did stand up, but their positions were not what Lian Po wanted.

The young general of Chu raised his eyebrows and said proudly:
"Since Zhao's soldiers are so strong, why do they need our help? I believe you can defeat Yan without losing a single soldier."

Gongsun Li of Wei State had a hidden anger on his face:
"This trip is only to attack Qin. Other matters have nothing to do with our Wei State."

Lian Po was furious and wondered what he could do.

Since Chu and Wei were both unwilling to help each other, how could the State of Zhao possibly go to war with the State of Yan outside Hangu Pass?

Without the support of Chu and Wei, Yan became the first country to withdraw from the coalition forces.

Three days later, Ju Xin led the Yan soldiers back to the northeast, and the Five-Nation Alliance became a Four-Nation Alliance.

Soon, the news reached Xianyang.

Lu Buwei knew about it, and King Zichu of Qin knew about it.

The king and his minister met in private, one lying on the bed and the other sitting on a chair.

Prince Chu of Qin was so thin that his bones were just skin and bones, and he no longer looked like a human.

The King of Qin, who was getting closer and closer to death, looked at Lu Buwei with burning eyes.

It looked like a terrifying skull, with two ghostly flames burning in its empty eye sockets.

"It's time to add fuel to the fire of Zhao State." King Zichu of Qin said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Lu Buwei responded respectfully. This was something they had planned long ago. "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. I will withdraw now."

"gentlemen!"

"The minister is here."

Prince Chu of Qin stretched out his hand tremblingly, and the bones of his fingers were visible.

Lu Buwei hesitated for a moment, then walked forward with heavy steps and shook hands with the King of Qin who had followed him all his life.

"Sir," Qin Wang Zichu said with tears in his eyes, "please take good care of my Great Qin. This boy is young and ignorant, sir, you must not let him make trouble and ruin the state!"

Lu Buwei took a deep breath, and his chest swelled up like air, then fell again.

The Prime Minister, who held great power in the imperial court and secretly held the title of Prime Minister, whispered something extremely treasonous:
"Qin Wang Zheng is the king, Bu Wei is the minister. If the king and minister disagree, can Bu Wei really disobey the king's order and do what he wants?"

"Sir, you are my son's father." Qin Prince Chu firmly grasped Lü Buwei's hand and said, "In this world, only fathers can discipline their sons, but how can sons discipline their fathers?"

"I understand."

A moment.

The news that King Zhao was about to die spread from the Prime Minister's Mansion and spread throughout Xianyang.

It then floated out from Xianyang and spread throughout the world.

In less than half a month, Wei attacked Zhao and captured several cities in succession.

King Dan of Zhao urgently recalled Lian Po to resist the State of Wei.

The four-nation coalition forces dispersed without being attacked.

The Qin prince Chu died on the day he learned that the coalition forces outside Hangu Pass had dispersed.

Last words:

"Delay the funeral and keep the coffin for half a month.

“Prince Zheng succeeded to the throne.

"Meng Ao has made great contributions in repelling the enemy, and his rank is promoted by one level."

The Qin court was filled with sorrow, but there was no sound of grief.

Half a month later, the news of the death of Prince Chu of Qin was announced to the world, and Crown Prince Zheng succeeded to the throne as King Zheng of Qin.

At this time, the State of Chu was full of encouragement and peace.

Chunshen Jun wanted to form an alliance again and attack Qin when the old and new rulers of Qin took over.

However, no allies were found.

The State of Yan was recuperating and preparing to attack the State of Zhao.

South Korea is the same with or without him.

The war between Wei and Zhao was raging.

The State of Qi sent its seventh princess, Tian Yan, as an envoy to Qin with generous gifts.

The State of Chu alone could not hold its own against Hangu Pass.

Chunshen Jun saw a great opportunity right in front of him, but he could do nothing.

The nobles of Chu State only cared about bragging about Xiang Yan, and exaggerated him into a peerless general who was even better than Taigong Wang and Sun Wu, in order to suppress Chunshen Jun Huang Xie.

Chunshen Jun was filled with resentment, tiredness and hatred. He gritted his teeth and swore in the empty room:

"When my son becomes king, the blood of Chu will be shed!"

At this time, the situation in the Central Plains was concentrated in the two countries of Zhao and Wei.

Originally, Wei State took advantage of the fact that all Zhao State soldiers were in front of Hangu Pass and launched a surprise attack on Zhao State's homeland.

Le Cheng's hasty resistance did not have many soldiers under his command, and he did not have the experience of veteran general Lian Po in garrisoning, so he was defeated repeatedly by the State of Wei.

In just half a month, more land was lost than the Qin State lost in a whole month of attack.

Based on this battle, King Dan of Zhao judged that Le Cheng was good at making unexpected moves but not at doing things in a straightforward manner.

Without further hesitation, he decided to make full use of Lian Po, just like his father, King Huiwen of Zhao.

A royal order was issued to urgently summon Lian Po to provide assistance.

Lian Po led his army back to Zhao. Instead of returning to Handan to receive orders, he led his army directly to the battle.

As soon as the veteran entered the battlefield, the situation changed immediately.

After returning to Wei, Gongsun Li, who was appointed by the King of Wei as the deputy general in the expedition against Zhao, was stunned.

When standing next to Lian Po, he did not feel how strong Lian Po was.

It was not until he stood opposite Lian Po that he realized that Lian Po was truly stronger than his mother.

The Wei army dispatched 180,000 troops, while the Zhao army had less than 100,000.

Despite being at a clear numerical disadvantage, Lian Po won every battle in the battle on Pingyuan, as if Zhao was the state with the larger number of people.

The people in the captured Zhao city knew that Lian Po was coming with his army.

Those Zhao women who had been toyed with by the Wei army and had been acting dissolute and seductive in recent days actually staged a small-scale resistance, causing considerable trouble to the Wei army on guard.

On the battlefield, the main force of the Wei army retreated in Zhao and was chased and attacked by Lian Po.

The Wei army was defeated and retreated into a city, hoping to use its defensive advantage to fight against Lian Po.

The veteran general Lian Po surrounded the enemy but did not attack.

Forty thousand Zhao troops were stationed here, while fifty thousand Zhao troops attacked other cities captured by Wei. At this moment, the disadvantage of rapid occupation became apparent - indigestion.

In order to quickly expand the victory, the Wei army only left a few thousand men after capturing the city and continued the expedition.

Because the war was not over yet, Wei did not send civil officials to Zhao to manage these cities.

Even most of the military generals only know how to fight and not how to manage, not to mention the soldiers who participated in the war.

The thousand or so Wei soldiers who were left behind to guard the city lived the same life as the king, with endless amounts of fine wine, delicious food, and Zhao women to enjoy, and they could do whatever they wanted.

The Zhao State had a strong tradition of chivalry, and people would draw their swords at the slightest disagreement.

The Wei soldiers acted arrogantly and suffered many assassination attempts, but the number of casualties did not exceed ten.

The Wei soldiers had armor.

No matter which country in the Central Plains, swords and armor are prohibited.

It's fine for people in the martial arts world to wield swords and knives, but if they dare to put on a set of armor, they will die.

Probably because in the era of cold weapons, the same person's combat power would be vastly different with or without armor.

When wearing armor, ordinary sharp weapons such as swords and knives can hardly penetrate the defense. Only heavy and blunt weapons can pose a threat.

If Lian Po had not come, the probability of these evil Wei soldiers dying happily would be greater than being stabbed to death.

But Lian Po came.

A thousand or so Wei soldiers can subdue an entire city by killing.

But when hope comes, can it control the people in a city?

I can't control it.

While the Zhao people were being killed, they opened the city gates and welcomed the Zhao army into the city.

Bloodbath, massacre.

Every time a city was captured, the Wei soldiers in the city would be dismembered and eaten by the Zhao people.

The Zhao people, who were treated inhumanely by the Wei soldiers, were like evil spirits. They cried, laughed, and cursed as they killed the Wei soldiers.

Lian Po watched all this and didn't want to stop it.

When troubled times come, cannibalism is inevitable.

In the Battle of Handan, the State of Zhao ate its own people, and now it is eating the people of Wei.

Eating other people is better than eating your own people.

As cities were recaptured one after another, the main forces of the Wei State who were defending the cities could no longer sit still.

The battlefield is in Zhao.

By the time Lian Po recovered all the lost territories around it, this city became an isolated one.

Without supplies, no matter how well you defend, the end will be death.

The commander of the Wei army sent an urgent letter to Daliang, asking the King of Wei to send troops for support.

The King of Wei received it and said that Wei had troops to support him, but he did not send troops to support him immediately.

Because he didn't know whether he could win if he went to support them.

Originally, he thought that Lian Po defeated 600,000 with only 130,000 troops because Yan State was weak, but he didn't know that Lian Po was strong.

The King of Wei, who was having success in defeating Qi, became more confident and thought that Zhao, which lacked men and whose king was about to die, would be easier to defeat than Qi.

It turned out that he was wrong.

In the current situation, although the battle between Wei and Zhao is fierce, the border troops of Zhao have not yet joined the battle.

If King Wei sent reinforcements, King Dan of Zhao would definitely also mobilize border troops.

The situation on the battlefield further expanded, and it became a fight to the death.

Both countries are mobilizing their national strength, so the best outcome for the defeated side would be to be like Zhao in the Battle of Changping, never to recover.

Facing the Zhao State with its fierce soldiers and generals, was the Wei State really sure of winning?
The King of Wei sighed deeply on the throne, realizing that Wei's weakness against Zhao lay in its soldiers and even more in its generals.

After Jin Bi's death, the country had more than enough generals to defeat the declining State of Qi.

When facing the warlike Zhao State, they were stretched to the limit and were extremely inferior.

The King of Wei stepped into the cold palace which he had not entered for ten years.

In the cold palace, there lived a beautiful woman who was dressed simply.

Ten years have passed, and this woman has lost her youth and gained the aura of a mature woman.

"Ru Ji." Wei Wang Yu (yu pronounced three times) called out.

The beautiful woman who was humming a folk song from her hometown and sewing clothes was stunned for a moment, then looked up in disbelief.

The half-knitted clothes in my hands fell to the ground.

She stood up slowly, stumbled and fell to the ground.

She looked up and the face of King Yu of Wei appeared before her, extending his hand to her.

She raised her bare hand and placed it on Wei Wangyu's hand, trembling all the time.

When the real touch came, she burst into tears and cried out:

"Your Majesty!"

Wei Wangyu leaned over and stroked Ruji's hair as if he were petting a kitten or puppy:
"It's Gu."

There are two main characters in the idiom "Stealing the Symbol to Save Zhao".

One was Wei Wuji, the Lord of Xinling, who saved Zhao.

One is Ru Ji, who stole the tiger talisman from King Wei.

On that day, King Yu of Wei wrote a letter personally, and Ru Ji also wrote a letter personally.

Two letters were sent from Daliang and were to be delivered to Wei Wuji who lived in Zhao State.

After the letter was written, Prince Yu of Wei and Ru Ji had sex in broad daylight and spent the whole day in love.

The next day, Ru Ji was promoted to Lady Ru.

According to the rank of the Wei harem, the first was the queen, and the second was the lady.

Five days later, Xinling Jun Wei Wuji received two letters.

One was to the king’s brother.

He was invited to be a general of Wei State and lead the main force of the Wei army back to Wei State. His title was restored to Lord Xinling and his official position was General.

One was from Ru Ji, who had once stolen the talisman for him.

In the letter, Ru Ji still addressed him as the prince ten years ago, saying that the prince stole the talisman to save Zhao. Today, there is no need to steal the talisman. Can the king give the tiger talisman to save Wei?

Along with the letter came a palm-sized tiger talisman.

Xinling Jun was undecided.

He was afraid that after he led his army back to Wei, his good brother King Yu of Wei would take revenge on him.

At present, the State of Wei has not yet reached a critical moment of life and death.

But if he returned to Wei, it would really be a matter of life and death.

The chess piece fell on the board and Wei Wuji made a decision.

He loves Wei, but he can't take his own life as a joke.

Many of his followers advised him to return to Wei, which made Wei Wuji very upset. He then issued a serious order:
"Anyone who dares to serve as an envoy for the King of Wei will be killed!"

As soon as this order was issued, no one among his disciples came to advise him anymore.

Although Wei Wuji made the decision, he was always concerned about the State of Wei.

News of Lian Po's recovery of lost territory continued to arrive, and the main force of Wei was trapped for longer and longer periods of time, making Wei Wuji increasingly anxious.

That day, Wei Wuji was in a bad mood while having the banquet.

The retainer Zhang Er brought in a boy who looked to be about ten years old and paid a visit to Wei Wuji.

When the young man saw Wei Wuji, he showed admiration on his face and bowed down.

Seeing that the young man's eyes were fixed on the food on the plate, Wei Wuji put aside his worries and brought the food to the young man:

"You bow to me and it will be a meal."

The young man thanked him, picked up the plate and started to eat voraciously, finishing it all in no time.

"Good!" Wei Wuji, who had lost his appetite recently, was delighted when he saw the boy eating. He led the boy to the table and said, "It's all yours, eat."

The young man devoured the food in no time and enjoyed it very much.

Halfway through the meal, with his mouth full of food, he muttered:

“The reason why you are respected in Zhao State, famous among the princes, and can eat such exquisite food is because of the existence of Wei State.

“Now Zhao and Wei are at war.

“The State of Wei is in danger, but you are not paying any attention.

"If Zhao conquers Daliang and razes your ancestors' temples to the ground, how can you live in this world with dignity?"

As soon as the child said this, Zhang Er lowered his head and said nothing, and Wei Wuji's smile stopped immediately.

The world-famous Master Wei was silent for a moment and said:

"What's your name, kid?"

"Liu Ji." The young man said vaguely.

The next day, Xinling Jun took the tiger talisman and went to rescue Wei.

Holding the talisman to save Wei.

(End of this chapter)