Early the next morning, Takahara announced that he had recovered from his illness and could start the council, and gathered all the officials in the council hall to praise them for their due diligence during this time.

In fact, at this time, many officials were very worried, because the news that the Qin State was going to send troops to attack Daiyan had already reached Daijun, so the officials were also very nervous, after all, this time the Qin State sent an army of 400,000, even if it was to divide the troops to attack, but there were 200,000 people attacking Daijun, which was indeed a little scary, and now the entire population of Daijun was only more than 2 million people, and it would definitely be a lie to say that they were not afraid.

And at that time, the plateau was still sick, although Li Yinghong could replace the plateau to preside over the overall situation, but this was under normal circumstances, now the Qin army is pressing, if there is no plateau in person, with the strength of the current Daijun, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Qin army, so it is no wonder that the officials are worried and hurried, and the plateau is really sick at a bad time.

Fortunately, at this juncture, the plateau finally recovered from illness, and his complexion was very good today, and he did not look like a person who had just recovered from a serious illness, and the officials were also greatly relieved.

First of all, the people of the four counties were recruited and began to be reorganized into army training, and a total of about 200,000 troops were recruited, plus the regular army of Daijun, the total strength reached 3780,000, although these recruited troops were still in the local area and were not stationed in Daijun, but as long as Daijun ordered, at most ten days, all the collected troops could reach Daijun. In addition, 200,000 civilian servants were recruited, as well as more than 150,000 vehicles of various kinds and more than 250,000 head of livestock.

At present, the number of young and middle-aged men and women in Daijun has reached about 650,000, which is relatively high, but the number of troops and civilian servants has reached nearly 600,000, including a small number of underage men and young women, and at the same time, a large amount of grain and grass materials have been transported in the direction of Hongshangsai.

Moreover, at this time, the commanders of the other three legions had also been recruited by Li Yinghong to Daijun, and they were discussing and discussing plans to deal with the Qin army. Just waiting for Gao Yuan's order, Daijun can launch a large army to engage the Qin army at any time.

After understanding the basic situation, Gao Yuan was also very satisfied with the preparations of Daijun, and at the same time officially ordered that the four counties of Daijun entered a state of war, and all qiē took ensuring the supply and demand of the war as the highest principle, and all materials such as grain, forage, cloth, timber, and medicinal materials were prohibited from circulation, and were collected and used by the government.

After arranging these things, Gao Yuan was about to order the disbandment, and then gather the generals to discuss military affairs, but at this moment, an official on duty came in and reported: "Report to the lord, there is the prince of Yan Guo Dan outside who wants to see him." ”

Gao Yuan was stunned for a moment, and before he could speak, Sima Shang was already angry: "The Yan State has treacherously sent troops to attack our Daijun several times, and now that the Qin army is overwhelmed, they have no other way but to come to us again." ”

Yuan Xuan also said: "Yes, we have already broken off our friendship with Yan Guo, does he still have the face to beg us?" I think they should be driven out of Daishire. ”

As soon as he said this, he immediately aroused the influence of many officials, and many people spoke one after another, demanding that Tai Xiaodan be driven away.

At this time, Ning Qi came out and said: "Everyone, have you ever thought about it, this time the Qin State is dividing its troops to attack Daiyan at the same time, and now our current enemy is the Qin State instead of the Yan State, once Jijing is broken by the Qin State, we will fall into the predicament of being attacked by the Qin army on both sides, so if we can join forces with the Yan State to fight against the Qin State, we can also increase the strength of our Daijun to some extent." ”

Shen Shen also said: "Yes, generals, I am also very dissatisfied with the treacherous behavior of the Yan State, but now we should still focus on the overall situation, we can't let the Qin State destroy the Yan State." ”

In fact, Sima Shang, Yuan Xuan and others are all people who have been on the battlefield for a long time and are proficient in the art of war, of course, they will not know that Daijun and Yan Guo are indeed each other's horns, and one is indispensable, no matter which side is broken by the Qin army, the other side will be difficult to preserve. It's just that Yan Guo has rebelled several times, so he said a few whining words, and after listening to Ning Qi and Shen Shen's words, he didn't speak, but turned his eyes to the plateau, and he made a decision.

Gao Yuan said: "Reply to Prince Dan first, I don't have time to see him now, when I am free, it depends on my mood, he is willing to wait, if he is not willing to wait, he will go back to Yan Kingdom." ”

The officer on duty immediately agreed, turned around and went out. And the officials have no objection to the disposal of the plateau, because although the plateau did not meet with Tai Xiaodan, he did not say anything to death, and it should be properly dried to dry the prince Dan, who let Yan Guo himself do not be authentic?

Gao Yuan then said: "If you have nothing to do, go back to Yegong, the legion masters will stay and discuss military affairs, now that my Daijun is in crisis, please be diligent in your official duties and do your part to protect Daijun." ”

The officials also said that they would work hard, and then dispersed, leaving only Zhao Xuan, Jiang Huanwu, Sima Shang, Yuan Xuan, Chen Shi and others.

After the other officials had left, Gao Yuan and the generals also left the council hall and came to a side room, which was specially used to discuss military affairs, and in the center of the house was a long wooden table, with a sand table model of the four counties on one side, and a detailed map of the four counties on the other wall.

The generals sat on both sides of the long table, and Gao Yuan said: "You have been in Daijun for two days, I don't know what you think about the current situation, how to deal with the attack of the Qin army, if you have any ideas, you can just say it, and everyone will discuss it together." ”

After Gao Yuan finished speaking, Sima Shang immediately got up and said: "My lord, although the last general said a few angry words just now, what Lord Ning said is indeed not bad, if the Yan State is destroyed by the Qin State, it will indeed be very unfavorable to our Daijun, so according to the opinion of the last general, a large army should be dispatched to rescue the Yan State." This time the Qin State is divided into two routes, respectively to attack Daijun and Yan, the strength of the attack on Daijun is 200,000, the strength of the attack on Yan is 100,000, and the terrain of Hongshangsai is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so we can send a small number of troops, about 50,000 horses, it is enough to garrison Hongshangsai, and send a large army to rescue Yan, the strength is about 200,000, and it is also divided into two roads, all the way 50,000, stationed in Jijing, to help Yan defend the city, and the other 150,000 troops are stationed in Shanggu County, when the Qin army attacks Jijing, attack the Qin army from the flank, The two-way attack can defeat the Qin army in one fell swoop, and at the same time leave 100,000 troops in Daijun as the rear response, which is the response of the two people, and as long as the Qin army attacking Yan is defeated, the Qin army attacking the dynasty is also difficult to support alone, and it will naturally be automatic. Then we can also take advantage of the victory to pursue, or we can also recover some of the lost territory of the Zhao State. ”

Gao Yuan nodded, it seems that Sima Shang has indeed spent a lot of effort, and his set of combat plans is not without merit, but Gao Yuan did not comment, but said: "What do you think of General Sima's discussion?" ”

At this time, Chen Shi stood up and said, "My lord, General Sima, there are some objections to the last general. ”

Gao Yuan smiled: "But there is no visit, I have already said just now, everyone can speak freely, and everyone will discuss and discuss together." ”

Chen Zhidao: "The last general thinks, according to General Sima's proposal, only 50,000 horses to defend Hongshangsai, too risky, you must know that this time Qin Guoming attacked Yan, but in fact to attack my Daijun, dispatched 200,000 troops to attack Dai, is an example, although Hongshangsai terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but with 50,000 horses against 200,000 troops, I am afraid it is difficult to have a chance of winning, and Hongshangsai is still the gateway of Daijun, once lost, the Qin army's soldiers will be directed at Daijun, if it really comes to that situation, isn't it too dangerous? Therefore, in the opinion of the last general, it is better to send only a small number of troops to rescue the Yan Kingdom. Jijing is the capital of Yan State, the city defense is strong, although Yan State is weak, but it can also have more than 100,000 troops, we only need to send 50,000 generations of troops, it is enough to help Yan Kingdom hold Jijing. Then we can concentrate all the troops of Daijun, no less than 300,000, all concentrated in Hongshangsai, and the Qin army will have a decisive battle, when there is an eighty percent chance of victory, if we can defeat the Qin army attacking Dai, we can take advantage of the situation to march and recover Handan, and the Qin army attacking Yan will be unable to continue, and will automatically retreat. ”

Yuan Xuan frowned and said: "General Chen, have you considered it, the Qin State is not only attacking the army of the Yan Dynasty, but also has 100,000 reserve troops left in Handan, if the Qin State concentrates all its forces on the front line of the Dai County, we may not be able to win, and even if we finally defeat the Qin army, our own losses will not be small, and we may not have the strength to recover Handan at that time." ”

Chen Shi obviously did his homework, and immediately said: "If the Qin State concentrates all its forces on the front line of Daijun, Handan's garrison must be empty, we can send people to sneak back to Handan, and call for the Zhao people in Handan to act against Qin, the Qin army's defense is unstable, and the army's morale will be chaotic, so we can take advantage of the situation to march and defeat the Qin army." ”

Yuan Xuan nodded and didn't speak again. And the others didn't have any words, because this battle was nothing more than these two methods, either to rescue the Yan State with all their might and defeat the Qin army attacking Yan; Either concentrate your forces and defeat the Qin army attacking the dynasty, it seems that there is no third way. Therefore, everyone also looked at the plateau, apparently waiting for him to decide, to choose one of these two methods, and then to supplement and perfect it.

Gao Yuan smiled: "The plans of the two generals are very good, and they have spent a lot of effort, but for this war, I still have an idea, this time we will not only defeat the Qin army, but also seize the place of Yan and expand the territory of our Daijun." ”

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but feel a little angry.