The restoration of Zhongshan State, Wei State means that the current Wei State is no longer the Wei State of Wenhou, and if you can't win a multi-front war, you might as well let it go and solve the Zhao State first.

As long as the Zhao State is resolved, the Zhongshan State can also take it back and cede the land near Juluze, so that the Zhongshan State and the Wei State will be connected together, completely reversing the strategy of the northern front.

I don't want the speed of the Mo family in the southeast to be too fast, and I will solve the Qi State so quickly, and threaten the Wei State to form an alliance with the Chu State if I dare to make a move.

I wanted to reap the benefits, but I didn't want the Mo family to move too fast, so that the flanks of the southern front would be exposed, and then I dared to carry it down with the Mo family, turn around and form the Mochu Alliance, and directly cut off the girder, and all the hard work of the Wenhou era for forty years would be in vain.

Looking forward to the stars and the moon, it was easy to hope that the nobles of the Qin State expressed their dissatisfaction with Wu Qi's entry into Qin and the change of law, but Handan City could not be attacked, and the Mo family continued to stir up and send troops.

If the strategy planned before fails, then retreat to the next best thing, get Zhao State first, don't want the Mo family to stop fighting in the south, send troops to the north, and say by the way that you continue to fight, and we won't save Zhongmu if you defeat Zhongmu, this is no longer a matter between Wei and Zhao, in essence, the Zhao Mo Alliance has been formed.

Retired ...... Soldiers.

Of course, it is possible to preserve strength.

However, what kind of situation was left for Wei?

The foundation laid during the time of Wenhou is all gone.

Zhongshan is lost.

There was no progress on Sishang.

Daliang Yuguan faced the threat of the Chu State.

Wu Qi entered the Qinxi River and had to garrison 50,000 troops at any time in case of contingency.

Zhao Guo turned his face, and it was impossible to trust Wei Guo anymore.

South Korea is thinking about Zheng Guo's one-third of an acre of land, and he will definitely not be able to work to fight South Korea in the north.

The rise of the Mo family in Si and the weakening of the Qi country, with the consistent behavior of the Mo family who are good at stirring, the Mo family will inevitably send troops to fight the Qi country.

Enemies on all sides.

It seems that now in the peace talks, Wei has only lost Zhongshan, and Chengyang and Liqiu Liang can still be saved, but the whole situation has made Wei completely lose the initiative to dominate, and also completely lose the diplomatic environment left by Wenhou.

The offensive and defensive momentum is also easy.

In addition to defense, they did not dare to take the initiative to move troops in any direction.

At this time, the Wei State was afraid that it would never return to the prosperity of the Wenhou period.

It's not the scariest thing.

The most terrifying thing is that Ximen Leopard knows Wei Zhen's character, knows that Wei Zhen trusts the nobles more than those scholars, and knows that Wei Zhen does not have the tolerance of Wenhou.

forced Wu Qi and Le Yang to death, the comprehensive contraction of Wei will inevitably bring about the comprehensive conservatism of Wei, and the originally enterprising aristocratic forces will become fighting for power and profit internally with the reversal of the situation, because the external can no longer be defeated.

Zhongshan Kingdom is lost, how to deal with so many feudal monarchs? Where to place?

Wu Qi, Beimen Ke, Ximen Leopard, Duan Ganmu, Tian Zifang, Le Yang, these cattle stealers, second-class traders, wife killers, horse sellers, and people who have eaten their sons are from the taxi class, even if they still have talent, where will they have the opportunity to get ahead in the Wei State again?

Uncle Acne does have talent, but can he force Wu Qi away, can he promote those who are better than him? At that time, Uncle Acne will be the peak of talent in the entire Wei Kingdom, even if there is a character like Wu Qi, how can he get out of the way?

Wu Qi went to Qin, and the blow to Wei was not that a figure who was in and out of the prime minister left, but that the Marquis of Wei would be extremely distrustful of the talents born in the scholars: the scholars were proud, and they wanted to go wherever they wanted, and the nobles at least had fiefdom families, so it would definitely not be easy to defect.

Tian Zifang's words of admonishing Wei Zhen back then, now in line with Wu Qi's defection, are all counterproductive.

Tian Zifang meant to tell Wei Zhen that he should treat the scholars well, and the nobles would not run away if they were properly kneaded, and the scholars would easily run away.

Now all Wei Zhen can think of is to treat the scholars well when the time comes, and they are insatiable, so it is better to treat their own basic plate and those nobles who are not easy to run.

Even if there are talents from the scholar class, Wei Hou has to ponder, this won't be another Wu Qi, right?

No matter how bad it is, Wenhou can throw Wu Qi to Xihe and distribute Leyang to Lingshou, and there will always be an explanation. Now that it has turned to strategic defense, even if you have talent, where will it go? Fighting for a place with entrenched aristocrats? Does Wei Zhen have such courage?

Ximen Leopard is not only thinking about the current situation, but also thinking that after the comprehensive failure of the Wei strategy this time, the spirit of the entire Wei State will no longer be the previous Wei State.

Twenty years ago, the Wei State seized the West River, destroyed Zhongshan, attacked Qi and captured the Marquis of Qi, beheaded the king of Chu Zuo Yin Si Zhigui, and took half of the territory of Zheng State.

In just 20 years, it has become like this, where is this variable?

In the tent, the arguments of the generals became more and more irritable, Ximen Leopard closed his eyes, tilted his head back, and tears couldn't help but slip from the corners of his eyes - Wen Hou's entrustment and expectations, I am afraid that it will not be possible to achieve it again in this life, if it were not for Wen Hou, where would he have today's status? Knowing the kindness, knowing the grace, everything made Simon Leopard weak and weak.

Retribution with death? Take the Yedi folks, fight to the death under the city of Handan, and defeat yourself to protect the grace of the prince?

Lead the troops to retreat, organize the autumn harvest, continue to operate Yedi, and bear the big black pot for the defeat of this Wei State interfering in the war of Zhao's inheritance?

As long as he retires from the army, he has to bear this pot.

If not, who will carry it?

If the strategy is wrong, Wei Zhen will have to take the blame, with Wei Zhen's temperament, will he tolerate others saying that he made this big mistake?

If the battle situation is wrong, Uncle Acne will have to take the blame, with Uncle Acne's shrewdness and power, and with the current situation and situation of Wei State, Uncle Acne will take the blame, and the entire Wei State will be in chaos.

This black cauldron can only be carried by him Simon Leopard.

The strategy is right, the king is wise and martial.

The battle situation is right, and Xiangguo is strategizing.

Handan retreated, causing the flanks to be exposed, and the Wei army had to make peace with Zhao Yuan, and only he Ximen Leopard was guilty.

The time of the Mo family is very accurate, fifteen days, fifteen days is the shortest time for Xihe soldiers to advance to Handan City, and it is the last chance to turn the siege of Handan into a siege and a decisive battle, but the Mo family said very clearly, if you don't withdraw in fifteen days, then kill Ximen Leopard's Yecheng army first.

But what can you do in fifteen days?

How many days does it take to send someone back to Anyi? How many days will it take for the ministers to argue?

The envoy of the Mohist family said, who made him a loyal minister? For the sake of the society of the Wei State, someone must carry this pot.

Thinking of the blame, Simon Leopard somehow thought of his son.

It is said that everyone in the Mo family will die for the benefit of the world, and it seems that everyone is a saint, and there is no struggle within the Mo family, but if there is really no fighting, it is really not a group of human spirits, will they think of a poisonous plan to weaken a powerful Wei State overnight? Would you think of using people's hearts to talk to him Ximen Leopard and let Ximen Leopard carry this black pot, instead of directly talking to Uncle Gong and Wei Zhen, two people who can't carry the blame?

The Mo family not only wants to have a place in the Zhao State, but also wants to completely cut off the spirit of the virtuous and talented people from the foundation, and use this pot division conference to force the scholars and the nobles to choose one of the two.

Why talk to him in the first place? Because he is the one who is most likely to endure humiliation for the benefit of Wei, and because he can be regarded as the last representative of the starry scholar class in the Wenhou era, he wants to force him away and make the world's soldiers despair of Wei.

Le Yang died, Wu Qi walked up, if he Ximen Leopard was disposed of again, what would the people of the world think of Wei State? Who would want to do something big in the Wei Kingdom?

Looking around, those who are beneficial to the world all run to Sishang; those who have the wish of glory and wealth went to Xiqin; Those who have the heart of splitting the soil and sealing the frontier ran to the state of Chu...... What is left of Wei?

With the influence of the Mo family in the market, there is no need to spread rumors, only need to state the facts, who in the world still has confidence in the Wei State? But isn't the fact of this statement harboring evil intentions?

Is such a group of people really as sincere and innocent as his son fantasizes about? So there is no fight? So there's only one heart that doesn't spin on its heels?

The son is in Sishang, will he make any name for himself?

Will you understand that there is no paradise in this world where there is no strife?

Will it grow up?

Perhaps, the son is now hating himself for launching an unjust war and being a sword of harm to the people in the hands of the unrighteous king?

Perhaps, if he is punished by the prince, his son will clap his hands and praise that this is the end of working for an unjust war, right?

Perhaps, he will soon receive a fatherless house book written by his son with words full of resentment and blame?

Tears swirled between the corners of his confined eyes, but in the end they did not fall, and the beard on his lower lip squeezed out a wry smile, Simon Leopard sat up straight and sighed: "Prepare to retreat." ”

The generals were stunned, and then someone praised it: "This move is good for the community." If the troops are not withdrawn, the land will be barren, and the Zhao people will be even more difficult to control. It's a ......"

When the man was still talking about the wisdom of Ximen Leopard's decision to retreat, Ximen Leopard shouted with a kind of helplessness: "Retreat!" Send someone to the Mojia camp and swear to it that I will retreat for the people not to suffer from the sword soldiers, so that they will not pursue! Go! ”

The generals didn't dare to say anything more, there was silence, and after the assigned task retreated, Simon Leopard lifted the pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote a few lines on a piece of white paper.

"Chen Bao said: Wenhou's foundation will be completed, today a few points, the countries compete for power, Wei is in the middle of the world, ......"

After only a few lines of writing, he heard bursts of cheers outside, and he knew that it was the cheers of the soldiers who knew that they had retired from the army, that they could go back to meet their parents and wives, and that they could go back to farming and harvesting their fields.

Ximen Leopard paused his pen, listened to the cheers outside, and couldn't help but think of the words that the Mo family evaluated him in the book...... A hundred years later, the people of Yedi may not know Wenhou, but they especially remember the irrigation of the Zhanghe River, so those who benefit the world are immortal......

Those reviews are good.

Simon Leopard was a little bitter.

If the people benefit, the people will appreciate and reminisce, but compared to the responsibility they will bear and the responsibility of the failure of the Wei State to attack Zhao, can they really be praised instead of scolded after a hundred years?

Seeing that Wenhou's career was buried like this, and seeing that he was about to bear the name of retiring without permission, when he was old, what face would he have to meet Wenhou who had the grace of knowledge?

Even if he retreated, in exchange for the situation that Wei was more likely to breathe, the offensive and defensive situation was easy, and Yedi would no longer be a wedge blocking Handan Zhongmu from inserting into Zhao, but would become the first fortress for Zhao to defend south...... What can you do? Where can I turn the situation around the world?

For a while, Ximen Leopard actually had some will to die, maybe if he died, the king would know that he was not greedy for life and afraid of death, but really just for the social welfare of the Wei State......

Thinking of this, he lifted the pen, but his hand kept trembling, not afraid of death, but unwilling and sad.

The cheers outside continued to be noisy, and Simon Leopard's hand, which had been thinking for a long time, was trembling with sadness, and slowly became firm with the cheers of the retreating soldiers.

He thought: "Twenty years ago, when I built water conservancy, the villagers were all complaining, and I said that the people could be happy, but not the beginning, and a hundred years later, the old folks all thought about what I said today." ”

"Isn't it the same today? The prince complains about me, punishes me, and punishes me today, and after a hundred years, the world will give me an evaluation! ”

After writing the last word, Ximen Leopard got up and said to himself: "Ximen Leopard, Ximen Leopard, don't repay you with death." You died, although you were a better person, but didn't you beat the son entrusted by Wenhou into a businessman? Strike, strike...... Be this sinner! ”