Chapter 48 Wei State sends troops
"Okay, Fan Sui, wait here!" King Zhao of Qin finally understood. Fan Sui had gone around such a big circle and flattered him. It turned out that he had set up a game for him, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
Fan Sui seemed to have not seen the anger of King Zhao of Qin, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, whether Handan is destroyed or not, whether Zhao is destroyed or not, all in the mind of the king. The 200,000 Qin soldiers are still waiting for the emperor's will, and I will ask you to issue an order."
There is no exaggeration at all. If King Zhao of Qin insists on destroying Zhao State, he only needs to send a strict order. Even if Wang Ling is unwilling, he will only have to execute it. By then, Handan will inevitably be filled with blood and corpses piled up like mountains. How many people can survive?
"This..." King Zhao of Qin frowned together, forming the word "Sichuan", pondering forever, without saying a word for a long time.
Fan Suijing waited without interrupting King Zhao of Qin's thoughts.
Time passed silently. After a long time, King Zhao of Qin raised his eyebrows and stared at Fan Sui and asked, "Prime Minister, what are the adverse consequences if I issued an order to attack and destroy Zhao State?"
"Your Majesty, the unfavorable consequences, the Young Master Yi Ren has already explained it clearly. I don't need to say anything anymore. However, when the Lord Majesty asks, I dare not speak." Fan Sui's eyes shone with a wise light and said, "There are two main adverse consequences..."
"Which two?" King Zhao of Qin asked hurriedly, staring at Fan Sui with his eyes, afraid of missing some details.
"... First, if you want to forcibly destroy Zhao, you must use weapons. It is not difficult for 200,000 Qin soldiers to flatten Handan, and it can be done in one or two days at most. However, the Zhao people were strong and fierce, and they would rather die than surrender, and they would have to fight with the Qin soldiers, with countless casualties. How many of them survived with more than 400,000 Zhao people?" Fan Sui's tone turned high, a little sharp and sharp: "According to my expectations, it would be great to survive for more than 100,000. In this way, it can be said that Handan is blood flowing into a river, corpses accumulate like mountains, like ruins, and no grass grows. Is this unification of meaning?"
It is not difficult to forcibly break through Handan and destroy Zhao State. It is very easy for the Qin army to attack the city, and it can be done in one or two days. The problem is that this will lead to a tragedy, a massacre, and how many people can survive? Handan will inevitably turn into ruins, and there will inevitably be no grass. Such unification has no meaning.
King Zhao of Qin couldn't help but point his index finger at Fan Sui, pursing his lips tightly, and couldn't speak for a long time.
He was very unwilling to give up, but he knew that Fan Sui was right.
"What about the second?" King Zhao of Qin asked after a long time.
"The second is to kill the surrender in Changping, which shocked the world. The Qin Dynasty was called a tiger and wolf by Shandong. It was cruel and unkind, and the people in the world hated Qin even more." Fan Sui continued to analyze and said, "If Handan turned into ruins, no grass would grow, blood would flow into a river, and corpses would accumulate as mountains, the people in the world would hate Qin even more, which would be extremely unfavorable for the unification of the Qin Dynasty. At that time, the Han people, Wei people, Qi people, Yan people, and Chu people would definitely resist to the end and would rather die than surrender. If the Qin people wanted to do so, they would pay an extremely heavy price, and countless casualties..."
In the battle of unification, if you can not kill, you will not kill. The losses that can be reduced must be reduced.
King Zhao of Qin raised his head toward the sky, clenching his hands into fists, exerting too much force, the back of his hands turned blue, gritting his teeth, and he was weighing the pros and cons.
"...It is more likely that where the Qin soldiers passed by, they became a ruin, without a perfect city, and without a surviving person!" Fan Sui's words were even more shocking, saying: "Such unification will make China extremely weak. If the Huns in the north and the Hu people took advantage of the situation to fight, how can the Qin Dynasty resist?"
The border troubles in the north have always been China's credible for thousands of years, and have been fighting against the border troubles in the north throughout the dynasties. During the Warring States Period, due to the civil strife in the Central Plains, the seven major wars of national strength were the "golden period" for the Huns and the Hu people in the north to rampant. Even the small Hu people such as Loulan, Linhu, Xiutu, and Hunxie dared to disturb the border arbitrarily.
The Central Plains are rich and have a fatal attraction to the nomadic peoples in the north, especially the rising Huns, which will soon become a major concern. If the price paid by China in the war of unification is too heavy and its strength is exhausted, the Hu people in the north will take advantage of the situation to fight, what can they use to resist?
This matter has to be considered!
I have to worry about being the first!
"Do you really want to let me watch Zhao Danxiaoyao?" King Zhao of Qin was very unwilling and extremely unwilling.
He has not had much time and has been living for a few years. He really wants to destroy a Warring States Period in his lifetime. This will be the perfect end of his life. Destroying Zhao has a fatal temptation to him.
However, it was because the Zhao people were strong and unyielding, so the Qin army could not attack the city in large numbers. This was not because the Qin army was not strong enough, how could he be willing?
Not to mention King Zhao of Qin, even if anyone else was in this relationship, he would not be willing to be in such a relationship.
"So, what should the Prime Minister think?" King Zhao of Qin was extremely unwilling to give in and asked Fan Sui for advice.
After Fan Sui entered Qin, he did several major things, expelled King Zhao of Qin, Marquis Rang, regained power, and let King Zhao take over the rule; he developed a strange plan for Qin that had been passed down through the ages, rehabilitated the world, and made the Zhao State successful. Lian Po's military power... Each one was beyond the reach of people and admired. King Zhao of Qin had great trust in Fan Sui and hoped that Fan Sui could come up with a clever plan for him, his eyes staring at Fan Sui like a copper bell.
"Your Majesty, the plan of the Yiren Master is the best plan." However, this time, Fan Sui disappointed him.
"He can have a plan, he is pedantic." King Zhao of Qin rolled his eyes and shot out, denounced Qin Yiren: "He has been in Handan for too long. He learned the pedantic system of Confucianism. He was poisoned by Confucianism! What kind of kingly destiny is all bullshit! It's bullshit!"
"Your Majesty, the reason why the Zhao people would rather die than surrender is because the Great Qin has not won the hearts of the Zhao people, and the Zhao people do not recognize the Great Qin." Fan Sui defended Qin Yiren and said, "If the Great Qin wants the world, it must win the hearts of the people. If even the Zhao people cannot get the hearts of the people, how can we win the hearts of the people of the world?"
A re-question stopped King Zhao of Qin.
How can one win the world if they don’t win the hearts of the people? What Qin wants to unify is the whole world, not just Zhao. If even the Zhao people cannot get the hearts of the people, how can one win the hearts of the people? How can one unify the world?
"Your Majesty, although the strategy of attacking the heart is slow and time-consuming, it has one benefit, a huge benefit." Fan Sui's words were very tempting.
"Oh. Tell me." King Zhao of Qin was very interested.
"Your Majesty knows that Qin and Zhao are dead enemies, and Changping killing surrender made Zhao hate the Great Qin even more. If you want to say that who hates the Great Qin the most? It must be Zhao!" Fan Sui smiled on his face and analyzed, saying, "If the Great Qin got the heart of the Zhao people, the people in the world would sigh that the Great Qin is really kind. Even if the mortal enemy Zhao people can get the heart, what else can't be obtained? They will definitely be devoted to the Great Qin, and the road to unification of the Great Qin will be much smoother."
This is definitely not an exaggeration, but a fact.
If Qin State gets the heart of its mortal enemy, the Zhao people, it will be a good start, and the world will return to its heart and the road to unification will be much smoother.
"According to this, the strategy of attacking the heart is not useless." King Zhao of Qin thought about it and agreed to this statement.
"The Qin Dynasty took it as its mission to unify the world, and intended to end hundreds of years of war and restore peace to the world. Only then can the people and the common people live a good life. Why did the Zhao people so rather than surrender and swear to live and persevere with Handan?" Then, King Zhao of Qin couldn't figure it out.
The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were a time of great chaos, and it was a unique time of great chaos in Chinese history. The five princes competed for hegemony, the Warring States Period and the people suffered a lot. If the war could end, this was a great good thing. The starting point of Qin was good, but the Zhao people swear to resist to the death, which made King Zhao of Qin really unable to understand.
After all, as Qin Yiren said, Qin was not prepared for unification.
From a military perspective, the conditions for unification have been ripe. In the Battle of Changping, Qin State wiped out the only elite Zhao State that could withstand Qin State, and eliminated the biggest stumbling block. If Qin State was desperate and paid a huge price, it could completely use its powerful military power to wipe out the six countries and unify China.
However, this will cost a huge price and it will not be worth the loss.
The reason for this is that it is far from keeping up with the achievements made in the military. There are two main reasons: First, the Qin State did not promote it extensively, and the people in the world still hated Qin and did not recognize Qin State. This situation will only be improved after Qin Shihuang adopted Wei Liao's suggestion, made a large amount of money, and bought scholars to endorse Qin State.
Second, because the Zhou emperor is still there, and the people in the world have no one mind. The Zhou emperor is only one county and has very weak strength. However, as long as the Zhou emperor exists for one day, he will be the common ruler of the world and the emperor. This is righteousness and fame.
"Your Majesty, you have to say something clearly. You can't understand this matter in just a few words. You can explain it in detail later." Fan Sui of course thought about the reason. He knew that there were too many things involved in this matter. It would take at least half a day, or even more to explain it clearly.
"Since that's the case, I have to do something to attack my heart, so let them do it." King Zhao of Qin was extremely unwilling to accept it, but he had to endure it and had to agree to attack my heart.
"Your Majesty, there is one thing that must be done immediately." Fan Sui's voice turned higher.
"What's the matter?" King Zhao of Qin asked hurriedly.
"It takes too long to attack the heart. It takes less than a year or two to succeed. It is difficult to succeed. Maybe something will happen." Fan Sui frowned and said, "The land of Shandong is likely to take this opportunity to join the army, and the Qin Dynasty has to worry about it."
"He Zong?" King Zhao of Qin smiled contemptuously and said, "I will send a letter of abroad immediately. Whoever dares to participate in He Zong, whoever dares to oppose the Qin Dynasty will destroy anyone!"
His brows raised, like a sharp sword unsheathed, with murderous aura: "I can't destroy Zhao at the moment, can't I destroy you in one fell swoop?"
The matter of destroying Zhao must be taken slowly, and you cannot be anxious. If anyone dares to join forces in Shandong and who wants to be an enemy of Qin, he will definitely attract a large army of Qin. King Zhao of Qin is worried that he has no country to destroy.
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The capital of Wei State, Daliang, and royal palace.
King Anli of Wei was discussing with Lao Liaozi.
"National Guard, do you think the Great Wei should send troops?" King Anli of Wei stared at Lao Liaozi and asked.
In order to send troops or not, King Anli of Wei almost thought about it, but he had no idea and had to invite Lao Liaozi, whom he didn't want to see, to discuss.
"Your Majesty, Handan can be broken at any time. The Great Wei cannot hesitate anymore. We must send troops immediately!" Lao Liaozi's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he said, "Even if other countries do not send troops, the Great Wei will still send troops! Once the Zhao State is destroyed, it will be the Great Wei's turn next. The Great Wei must not stay out of the matter."
Chapter completed!