Chapter 65 Li Mu, the famous player in the first quarter

In the thirteenth year of Yingzheng, Qin State attacked Zhao State again.The army of Qin State, led by general Huan Yu, first attacked Pingyang of Zhao State, pulled out, the army continued to advance, and the front of the soldiers came directly to the city of Wucheng.Once Wucheng is also conquered, it means that Zhao's southern Great Wall has been broken through, and the capital Handan will also lose one of the most reliable artificial barriers. On Zhao's side, Zhao Wangqian, who was newly enthroned, has always been unknown in the country.As mentioned earlier, Zhao Wangqian's mother was originally a prostitute in Handan.Although Zhao Qian is the king of Zhao and the supreme ruler of the Zhao country, but because of the low status of his birth mother, he can't help feeling inferior in his heart, and he is always worried that others will look down on him.But on Zhao Qian's head, there was still a huge haze hanging over him.This haze came from his elder brother Zhao Jia.

Zhao Jia was originally established as the prince by the former king Zhao Yan. Later, because Zhao Yan loved Zhao Qian's mother, he forcibly took away Zhao Jia's crown prince and gave it to Zhao Qian.Zhao Yan's move caused huge controversy in the country at that time, and all the ministers complained about Zhao Jia's injustice. Zhao Jia, with an extraordinary appearance, a virtuous corporal, and a descendant of a queen, won the support of ministers and common people, and his prestige in the country was far higher than that of Zhao Qian.Now that Zhao Wangqian is on the throne, he is even more afraid of Zhao Jia, the elder brother, for fear that he will take the throne.However, he also lacked the courage to simply kill Zhao Jia, so he could only endure silently and pervert silently.

Zhao Qian is frivolous by nature, dislikes government affairs, and only knows women's lust and pleasure.Not long after his father's burial, he began to indulge in sensuality and debauchery.For Zhao Qian's indecent behavior, the ministers didn't take it seriously, and often sighed with each other, if Mr. Zhao Jia was king, it would never be like this. The contempt of the ministers, on the contrary, encouraged Zhao Wangqian's rebellious psychology.Fortunately, as the King of Zhao, he will never worry about being liked by A Qi and let him do whatever he wants.Minister Guo Kai, known for flattery and flattery, quickly won the trust of Zhao Wangqian.Only in front of Guo Kai can Zhao Qian feel the majesty and dignity of being a king.

The army of the Qin State was pressing down on the border, which was related to the survival of the State of Zhao. Zhao Qian also had to take a break from the busy harem to call the officials to discuss countermeasures.Although Zhao Qian is useless, he is not ignorant.After all, Zhao's blood was flowing on his body.He also wanted to take this opportunity to prove to his subjects that he has the ability to be their king and to control the country, and he is more qualified to sit on the throne than Zhao Jia.Therefore, Zhao Qian never considered the possibility of using diplomacy or cession of land to resolve the crisis.His choice is: to control violence with violence, to end war with war.

After the 100,000 troops are assembled, who can be the general?The opinions of the ministers were divided into two groups. One group advocated recalling Lian Po, a veteran in Wei State, and the other group advocated reappointing the deposed Pang Nuan.Lian Po and Pang Nuan are both well-known generals who have experienced many battles and have high prestige in the army. They are indeed suitable candidates. Zhao Wangqian did not want to use veterans.Veterans always bully him and despise him.Once the emperor and the courtiers, he wants to cultivate his own lineage, so he recommends his childhood playmate, Hulu, to be a general.

As soon as the appointment was made, the court was in an uproar, but there was nothing to do. Hu Zhe led an army of 100,000, rushed to Wucheng to rescue the siege, and was ambushed by the Qin army.Zhao Jun's exhausted division, how can it resist!Hu Zhe was beheaded, and the 100,000 Zhao army was wiped out. When the news came back to Handan, the whole city wept weeping all night long.Zhao Wangqian yelled, "Hu Zhe mistaken me!" He vomited several liters of blood and fainted to the ground. Zhao Wangqian never expected that the failure would be so tragic, which was a heavy blow to his prestige, and made his subjects look forward to Zhao Jia even more.And this one hundred thousand army was a precious property left to him by his father, so he squandered it so easily.Hundreds of thousands of soldiers will no longer be able to return home.Hundreds of thousands of families have been broken and widowed since then.The prime of life in the country is almost exhausted.How will he explain to the ministers?How will he explain to those good men who died for their country?How will he explain to the families who have suffered silently?

Zhao Wangqian was under tremendous pressure, but he had to consider another more serious problem: the Qin army had just won, and its morale was high. If it drove straight to Handan, how should it be dealt with? Today, Zhao Guo only has the last bargaining chip - Li Mu and his frontier soldiers. Zhao Wangqian hurriedly sent an envoy to summon Li Mu with the seal of the general. Li Mu, a famous general in the world, is stationed in Yanmen to guard against the Huns.In the first battle that year, the rags were destroyed, the Donghu was defeated, the Linhu was subdued, and Shanyu ran away.For more than ten years, the Xiongnu feared them like gods and did not dare to approach Zhao's border city.

Li Mu got the seal of the general, and he was not happy but worried.The frontier soldiers under his command are Zhao's standing troops, and they will never be easily mobilized until the end of the mountain.The survival of the country depends on him alone. This is the glory of the general, but also the sorrow of the ruler. The king's order was urgent, and Li Mu did not dare to delay, so he chose five hundred chariots, thirty thousand horses, and fifty thousand elite soldiers to set off with him.Only 300 chariots and 3,000 cavalry were left behind, and 10,000 soldiers were left to guard Yanmen.

When the people on the frontier heard that Li Mu had returned to his teacher, they were full of mourning, stopped the horse and cried bitterly, "General Li, don't abandon me. How can you bear to treat me like the Huns, tigers and wolves." Li Mu sighed and said, "The state affairs are like this, and it is not what Mu wants. Mu is a general, but he just obeys the king's order. If you retreat from the Qin division, you will come back to meet the lords." When Huanju heard that Li Mu had returned to Handan from the Yanmen Gate, he was overjoyed and said, "As soon as Li Mu leaves, the State of Zhao will be helpless."

Huan Yu had admired Li Mu's reputation for a long time, and wished he could fight immediately.Li Mu was forced out, it seems that Zhao Guo bet his life-saving money.As long as Li Mu's frontier soldiers were defeated, Zhao would no longer be able to resist. With a great victory on the front line, Ying Zheng is in a good mood.Before waiting for the next good news, he decided to go to a place.