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Chapter 143: Suggesting the Northern Expedition

"Why did the General say this?"

Le Cheng was scolded by Lian Po in person, and he couldn't help but questioned without any concession.

Lian Po just glanced at Le Cheng, and did not pay too much attention. Instead, he saluted King Zhao again.

"Although Qin suffered two major defeats, the national strength is still there."

"If Zhao and Wei alliance break the agreement and attack it, they will lose their trust in the world. If Wei refuses to give up, the two countries of Zhao and Wei will continue to fight and will be of no benefit to the country."

"The six Kanto countries are now dependent on each other and rashly attacking Wei will give Qin an opportunity to take advantage of it. Please think twice."

Le Cheng sneered, "The General's words are wrong. Wei State has broken his promise and refused to cede Fanyang first. How could the people in the world say that I, Zhao State, betrayed?"

"Besides, the Qin Dynasty is unstable, and the scholars of the six countries compete for power and profit with the Qin people. Moreover, the Qin King was young and failed to hold power. How can I attack me!"

Lian Po retorted: "Wei ceded Fanyang just a verbal promise. Although we knew it well, the people in the world did not know it. If we rashly attacked it, everyone would think that our State of Zhao was deliberately looking for excuses to attack Wei."

"Although the two factions of Qin competed, if there was an opportunity, Lu Buwei and Meng Ao would have led troops east to win merits, and then transferred conflicts in the Qin court."

Speaking of this, Lian Po paused his head and bowed to King Zhao again, saying, "The Three Jins were originally a family, and they hated Wei for a city, which made the two countries feel hatred from then on. This is an unwise move. Please think twice!"

Lian Po's words were reasonable and well-founded. Even the generals of Zhao who had just begun to move were in line with the words at this time.

Although King Zhao wanted to get Fanyang, he knew that he could not lose his big picture because of small things.

"With that being said, the King of Wei went forward and turned his back, and chased me and envoys to the latter. If he let him go, wouldn't the generals and subordinates of Wei think that I could deceive me?"

Lian Po reported, "The king can make a sound of wind, and he said that he wanted to raise an army to attack Wei. The king of Wei must be frightened when he learned that he would be afraid. Then he sent an envoy to Chu State and ordered the people of Chu to say peace, so the king can also save his face!"

At this moment, Prince Zhao Yan said: "Now the country is strong and the army is strong and the food is sufficient. If you don't expand and develop while the Qin State is dormant, how can you fight after the Qin Dynasty's government is stable?"

"According to my son's opinion, since the six kingdoms of Guandong have lost their lips and were cold, they should not use their weapons. It would be better to raise troops to attack the Huns in the north to prevent future troubles."

"General Li Mu has been stationed in the northern border for many years, and his soldiers have been raising their strength and expected it to be a battle."

When Lian Po heard this, he didn't say anything more.

The Huns had a long history, and it was Lian Po's life ambition that pacified the Huns. Zhao Yan was right, and Zhao State should indeed take the opportunity to expand.

What's more, Le Cheng belongs to the Zhao Yan faction, Lian Po has refuted it once. If he refutes Zhao Yan again, it may worsen the relationship between the two. This is not what a wise man does.

However, King Zhao frowned slightly, looking a little hesitant.

At that time, King Zhao was afraid of fighting like a tiger, so he recruited Li Mu back to Handan, and used others to station in the northern border and resist the Huns.

The new replacement will change Li Mu's passive defensive strategy, and find that the Huns will be hunting and killing them on a large scale when they enter the country.

It started and there was indeed something to achieve.

But later, the Huns were able to come and go with the advantage of cavalry speed, not only teased the northern border defenders, but also took the opportunity to kill many Zhao defenders and plundered a lot of money and grain.

It was not until then that the soldiers and civilians in the northern border discovered the benefits of Li Mu's garrison on the border and strongly wrote a letter to request King Zhao to order Li Mu to return to the border.

King Zhao had no choice but to ask Li Muguan to regain his post again and finally agreed to Li Mu that he could continue his past passive defense strategy, which allowed Li Mu to return to work in the northern border.

If King Zhao agrees to Zhao Yan's request today, he will definitely go back on his word and let Li Mu change his previous strategy of treating the Huns.

However, today's Zhao State is strong and powerful, and it is indeed suitable for foreign troops.

As if seeing through what King Zhao thought, Zhao Yan made another suggestion: "Although General Li Mu is a good general of the country, he is only good at defense. There are generals in the court, such as Wu Xiangjun. If the father wants to send troops to the Huns, he might as well change the commander."

"In this way, we will not break our trust in General Li Mu, but will also allow generals who are better at attacking to command troops. This is a strategy of the best of both worlds."

When King Zhao heard this, no

From the heartbeat.

Le Cheng also stepped forward and said, "The prince's words are great, but most of the Huns are cavalry. If they attack them with infantry, even if they can defeat them, they will not be able to make too much profit."

"According to my opinion, the king would rather ask Prince Jia to command the cavalry in Shenqi and go to the northern border to assist in the war."

When Lian Po heard this, he suddenly woke up.

At first, Lian Po did not object to the suggestion of sending troops to the Huns. However, when Zhao Yan said that he wanted to replace Li Mu, Lian Po felt something was wrong.

It was not until this time that Lian Po realized that Zhao Yan wanted to use the excuse of attacking the Huns to seize the power of Li Mu, who was friendly to Zhao Jia, and then lure Zhao Jia out of Shenqi's land.

If Zhao Jia leads troops out of Shenqi, he will lose his greatest support. He will rely on Handan and Zhao Yan can knead Zhao Jia at will.

Zhao Yan also had a great chance of taking away the cavalry under Zhao Jia.

Thinking of this, Lian Po's face was a little gloomy.

Although Li Mu is good to Zhao Jia, he is not as good as he can go through fire and water for him.

Even so, Zhao Yan wanted to seize his military power.

Lian Po, who grew up watching Zhao Jia grow up, is both a teacher and a father to Zhao Jia, and the relationship between the two is extremely close.

If Li Mu was seized from military power, Zhao Yan's next target would definitely be Lian Po himself.

Thinking of this, Lian Po hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I think this move is inappropriate!"

King Zhao's turbid eyes flashed a little, and he asked, "What's wrong?"

Lian Po took a deep breath and said, "It is the country's plan to use troops to the Huns, and I am not sure of it."

"However, the prince wants to replace General Li Mu, but he must not."

"General Li Mu's talent in commanding troops was not inferior to his ministers. In the past, the county was able to hold back 200,000 Yan troops and gain enough time for his ministers to defeat Li's burial. It was also a contribution to General Li Mu."

Speaking of this, Lian Po glanced at Le Cheng and continued: "Even if we defeated the 200,000 Yan Army, General Li Mu made an indelible contribution."

"Although I don't know why General Li Mu didn't seek credit, I also know his ability to command troops."

"Also General Li Mu was stationed in the northern border for several years, commanding his soldiers as much as his arm, and knowing all kinds of matters about the Huns."

"If you change your generals to fight the Huns, you may repeat the mistakes of the past!"

After hearing Lian Po's words, Le Cheng's face turned gloomy as water.

The reason why he was named Wu Xiangjun was indeed because Li Mu gave up his merits. Otherwise, he would never have been able to win the merits of defeating the 200,000 Yan army.

This is what Le Cheng is most taboo about talking about, but today it was told by Lian Po in front of the court officials. Le Cheng naturally felt resentful.

King Zhao thought for a long time and asked, "Then the general believes that Li Mu, who strongly advocates passive defense, can take on the heavy responsibility of attacking the Huns?"

Lian Po said solemnly: "No one knows better about the Huns than General Li Mu."

"If he thinks he can defeat him, he will definitely be able to do his best. If he thinks he cannot defeat him, I think the time has not yet come."

"Weapons are major issues of the country. We should not be determined rashly. Please ask the king to consult General Li Mu's opinions first, and then discuss the matter of the Northern Expedition of the Huns."
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