To be honest, in previous years, if the Xiongnu went south, then the Zhao State would basically be able to resist it by relying on the border troops of the five northern counties, and it would rarely mobilize the central army. Ｘ

However, the last time the Huns went south, there was only one thousand people, and the scale was obviously not the same as the 50,000 Hun cavalry going south this time.

It is precisely because of this that when Zhao Dan mobilized the 10,000 cavalry of the Northern and Southern Army to go north at the beginning, many people in the hearts of the ministers of Zhao State felt that Zhao Dan was making a big fuss at all.

There are only 20,000 or 30,000 Huns, and they still have to mobilize such elites as the northern and southern armies

However, since Zhao Dan's prestige was already three or four stories high after the Battle of Changping, no one dared to openly jump out to question it, but he was just secretly complaining in his heart that Zhao Dan was making a big fuss.

But when the news came that the Xiongnu actually had 50,000 cavalry heading south, those who had questioned Zhao Dan before were immediately slapped in the face at the speed of light.

Since the Xiongnu have already poured out of the nest, sending 10,000 cavalry of the northern and southern armies to the north is not a trivial matter, but a necessary thing.

So those who were still complaining about Zhao Dan at the moment, at this moment, admired Zhao Dan so much that they threw themselves to the ground, and called the king wise, and the speed of human beings changing their faces can be said to be nothing more than this.

But I have to admit that Zhao Dan's subconscious attention to the Xiongnu did play a preventive role in this matter.

Of course, even if it is 50,000 Huns, the ministers of Zhao State present here do not take it too seriously.

It is impossible for a people like the Xiongnu, who are accustomed to a nomadic life, to settle in the Central Plains. They will feed the livestock and the population, and then they will retreat.

Besides, just like Zhao Sheng said just now, even if Zhao State wanted to attack Hedong County of Qin State, it would be impossible to send troops immediately.

If the troops are sent immediately, then the army of the Qin State will directly return to the division to rescue, and everyone will have another battle of Hedong like the Battle of Changping?

That's stupid.

Let's take a look at what Tian Ji and Sun Bin did when they "encircled Wei to save Zhao".

Wei and Zhao fought to the death in Handan City, Tian Ji and Sun Bin slowly moved with the army of Qi step by step, and after moving for a few months, they couldn't move to the territory of Wei.

Why?

Isn't it to wait for Wei and Zhao to lose both, and then Qi to pick up the cheap.

As a result, when Pang Juan wasted the strength of nine cattle and two tigers, paid a large number of casualties to capture Handan, and disabled the Zhao State, the Qi army at this time was a hundred miles a day, and went straight to Daliang.

Then Pang Juan hurriedly retreated with the main force of Wei, which was already tired, and then was defeated by the Qi ** team in Guiling, and the first overlord of the Warring States Period, Wei, has since gone to the point of no return.

It can be said that if it weren't for the fact that Zhao Guo's death in Handan had greatly consumed the main force of the Wei army, then it would be really hard to say whether the ghost talent military master Sun Bin could beat his fellow brother Pang Juan, the general of the Wei State.

From an after-age perspective, Qi was the only beneficiary of the "siege of Wei to save Zhao", and both Wei and Zhao suffered extremely heavy losses.

Sun Bin calculated the two major neighbors of Qi in the first battle, and made Qi a big step forward on the road to hegemony, which is indeed worthy of the name of a ghost.

As one of the victims of that year, Zhao Guo has always been obsessed with this battle.

At that time, the monarch of Zhao was Zhao Chenghou, the grandfather of King Zhao Wuling, so after King Zhao Wuling's Hufu cavalry became stronger, Zhao Guo opened the glorious history of eating and sleeping and fighting Qi under the leadership of the general Lian Po, which can be said to be a report and a report.

As the saying goes, as a good national leader, it is necessary to take history as a mirror.

Due to the particularity of Wei Wei to save Zhao, this time Zhao Dan is not even needed to use history as a mirror, Zhao Sheng, the great-grandson of Zhao Chenghou, will use history as a mirror.

How can history be used as a mirror?

Of course, after the Qin State and the Chu State fought to the death, the Zhao State would come to "encircle Qin and save Chu", wait for the main force of the Qin army that was forced to return in Hedong County, and then take down the Qin army in one battle!

In this way, it will perfectly repeat the story of encircling Wei to save Zhao, but this time the only beneficiary is Zhao State, and Qin State will only lose together with Chu State!

How else can we say that history is always strikingly similar? Because the wise victor always looks to history!

Of course, Zhao Sheng is not the only one who will use history as a mirror.

Zhao Chenghou's other great-grandson, the current Zhao Guosi Kou Pingyangjun Zhao Bao is also not to be outdone, and opened his mouth to squirt at Lou Chang.

"Doctor, why are you so afraid of the Huns! The Huns are just nomads, so why be afraid! Taking advantage of the war between Qin and Chu to attack Hedong is a good strategy from above, restoring the homeland of the Jin Kingdom, and raising the majesty of Zhao Xiongwei at this time! ”

Although it is said that when the three families were divided into Jin, Zhao did not get a penny of Hedong because he moved his nest to Jinyang in the north early, but as a prince separated from the Jin State, Zhao Guo also made his fortune from Hedong, and he also has a special feeling for this place, especially the sons of Zhao Guo like Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao.

It's not just Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao, Yu Xin saw this situation, where would he let go of the opportunity to fall into the well, so Yu Xin also immediately spoke.

"In my opinion, what Li Qing said is very true! If Hedong County can be captured from the hands of Qin, the momentum of Qin and Zhao will be gone, and Zhao will dominate the world! ”

Saying that, Yu Xin turned around and bowed to Zhao Dan, and said earnestly: "King, don't let go of such a good opportunity!" ”

Lou Chang looked at all this dumbfounded, completely incomprehensible.

Obviously, Lou Chang is from the side of the Gong Clan, and Yu Xin sprays Lou Chang even if it is forgotten, why is it that Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao of the Gong Clan faction are more fierce than Yu Xin?

Zhao Dan, who was sitting on the throne, looked at all this, and he also felt emotion in his heart.

No matter what the cloth faction is, or the Gong faction, you have to be the Zhao faction first!

In terms of major rights and wrongs, we should not consider what factional disputes, but should stand in the perspective of Zhao State and consider it for the benefit of Zhao State, this is the real good minister of Zhao State!

In Zhao Dan's opinion, in this matter, Zhao Sheng, Zhao Bao, Li Boyu, and Yu Xin can be said to have achieved this, and they have all fulfilled the true colors of courtiers.

As for Lou Chang

After this incident, Lou Chang's status in Zhao Dan's heart has fallen to the bottom, and the bottom can no longer be lowered.

Zhao Dan knocked on the table and slowly spoke.

"Since all the secretaries have agreed, then the widow announced that from today onwards, the 'encirclement of Qin and the rescue of Chu' will be included in the state secret, and all matters will need to be kept secret, and the secretaries must not disclose this matter to others, otherwise the widow will be severely punished, understand?"

All the ministers leaned over and said respectfully: "Only." ”

But what the monarchs and ministers of Zhao Guo, who had a warm atmosphere, did not notice was that Lou Chang, the doctor who was criticized as a villain today, looked a little gloomy, and his eyes rolled when he leaned over.