Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

In the end, Guo Kai was left alone by the Queen Mother Zhao. The Queen Mother Zhao knew that Guo Kai must have reasons that he had not yet said, reasons that he could not say in front of Chunping Lord Zhao Yan.

"You haven't finished what you said, right?" Queen Mother Zhao, who had no outsiders around, asked Guo Kai.

"Queen Mother, I do have another reason." Guo Kai nodded.

"explain."

"Queen Mother, if you say something that cannot be heard by outsiders, Li Mu and Bianqi, who have three northern counties, may not listen to us." Guo Kaidao.

Zhao Jun's side cavalry came from the three northern counties, and Li Mu guarded the three northern counties all year round. His control over the three northern counties was extraordinary. The entire three northern counties almost only listened to Li Mu, and the three northern counties and Zhao Li Mu, who relied on the military side cavalry, also had extraordinary influence in the court of Zhao State. Even Guo Kai himself was inferior to that influence. Even the Empress Dowager Zhao could stabilize her son Zhao. Wang Qian's throne mostly relied on Li Mu's support.

However, Li Mu's support for Zhao Wangqian only came from the death of the late king of Zhao State. Neither the Queen Mother Zhao nor Guo Kai were sure of his own attitude towards Zhao Wangqian.

You know, the deposed prince Zhao Jia is not only alive and well now, but also has many supporters around him. If Li Mu turns to support Zhao Jia, he now controls the most elite side cavalry regiment in the Zhao country, and he has sufficient strength to help Zhao Jia ascended the throne, and, as Guo Kai said, most of the people in the three northern counties looked to Li Mu as their leader. As a result, Li Mu was surrounded not only by Zhao Jun's side cavalry, but also by a large number of Zhao bureaucrats. These people gathered around Li Mu. It has formed a political force that cannot be underestimated.

Empress Dowager Zhao, who also knew this, heard Guo Kai's words and asked subconsciously: "What if there are no three northern counties?"

"Without the three northern counties, Bianqi will need more support from the Queen Mother. In this case, Bianqi and Li Mu may be more obedient." Guo Kaidao.

"What you said seems to make sense, but are you really not from Qin?" Empress Dowager Zhao said hesitantly.

Guo Kai kept talking about the benefits of giving up the three northern counties, but avoided talking about the disadvantages of giving up the three northern counties. This made the Queen Mother Zhao couldn't help but wonder, how could there be only benefits and no disadvantages in the world.

Abandoning the three northern counties, not to mention anything else, is just a matter of war horses. It has an impact that cannot be ignored for the Zhao State. The Zhao army is strong in cavalry, and the most important source of war horses for the Zhao State is the three northern counties. In this regard, the Queen Mother Zhao also You can see that everything is just as Guo Kai said, it is a relationship of giving and taking.

But Guo Kai kept silent about this, but he could not tolerate the suspicion of Queen Mother Zhao.

"Queen Mother, you know that even if I seek refuge with the State of Yan, I cannot possibly seek refuge with the State of Qin. If Yang Ming wants to kill me, how can I possibly seek refuge with the State of Qin?" Guo Kai said with a serious face after hearing this.

"I think so." Empress Dowager Zhao pondered. It was indeed impossible for Guo Kai to become Qin's undercover agent.

Li Mu, who was far away on the front line, was still thinking about how to repel Wang Jian, but he didn't know that someone in Zhaodu was already thinking about selling the three northern counties.

Despicable people can find a hundred reasons for themselves to do bad things, but good people often only need one reason to do things.

In the northern border of Zhao State, Daijun and Daixian, after the Qin army completely blocked the Taihang Mountains and Yanshan Mountains, the Qin army began to attack across the board. Because the main force of Daijun had been defeated by the Qin army at the Hengshan Pass, the Qin army The full-line attack on Daijun was almost swept away by the autumn wind. When the time came in May, 90% of Daijun's city had fallen into the hands of the Qin army.

What's amazing is that Yang Ming's target seems to be only Daijun. The Qin army's offensive is not bad, but it allows the former dignitaries in Daijun to flee to Yanmen, Yunzhong and other places without even the most basic interception. .

It is precisely because of this that the Qin army went more smoothly when attacking the cities of Daijun.

While the Qin army was attacking the cities of Dai County, Yanmen County and Yunzhong County, which together with Dai County formed the three northern counties of Zhao State, mobilized urgently. However, Dai County had learned from the past mistakes, and Yanmen County and Yunzhong County The people did not rashly choose to attack the Qin army, but guarded the city. Since the attack was powerless, holding on and waiting for change was still an option.

"The military report shows that Zhao Jun from Yunzhong County has entered Yanmen County. Relying on the Great Wall and Zhucheng, the defense is very tight. Are you really not in a hurry to attack? Wait until Zhao Jun has completely completed the defense line, and then attack again. Attacking is not easy, and this is really not in line with your past military habits." Zi Nu was sorting out the military reports on the desk for Yang Ming, with a look of worry in her eyes.

"This moment, that moment, we want those three counties in the northern border of Zhao State, but we can't come in a hurry. Besides, Dai County is already in our hands, and Yanmen County and Yunzhong County have become isolated enclaves of Zhao State. What do you want?" Seizing two places at the right time is not something we can easily do, so there is no need to rush." ​​Yang Ming, who was leaning on the soft couch with his eyes closed and concentrating, replied slowly.

There was a long and leisurely sound of the piano in his ears. The delicate sound that only Nongyu could play gave Yang Ming a novel enjoyment. He could appreciate the dynamic beauty of the music in the extreme tranquility of his mind. Without any leisure, How can he understand the mystery? Therefore, Yang Ming is very stable now.

"Is that so?" Zi Nu asked doubtfully. What Yang Ming said seemed to make sense, but something seemed wrong.

"I think there is another reason." Amidst Zi Nu's doubts, Nong Yu looked at Yang Ming after the song ended, and there seemed to be a strange color flashing in his eyes.

"What's the reason?" Zi Nu asked curiously.

"Sister, have you forgotten what time it is now?" Nong Yu pointed to the sky outside the window and said. It has already entered May. Even if there is a word 'North' in the three counties in the north, the air is still still there. A little more summer heat.

"Time?" Zinu followed Nongyu's fingers and saw a bright sun. The sun was blazing and summer had begun.

"Although the harvest time in the north is later than that in South Korea and Dong County, it will be almost the same in June. If my brother-in-law attacks Yanmen County and Yunzhong County at this time, it will affect the farmers in the two counties. "Shut up, if there is another heavy rain, the two counties will definitely be in danger of food shortage next year." Nong Yu explained as he looked at Zi Nu, who had become more and more stupid since arriving in Dai County, but she couldn't help but feel in her heart A bit of worry arose, will I become like this in the future?

"I see. So, are you going to wait until the harvest is over before attacking Yanmen and Yunzhong?" Zi Nu said suddenly, looking at Yang Ming with a bit more reverence in her eyes. Her own man actually has With such thoughts, as a woman, she can only feel proud.

"Am I like that kind of saint?" Yang Ming subconsciously touched his face, but couldn't find the feeling of a so-called saint at all.

"The saint is too far away, but my brother-in-law is right in front of me." Nongyu said charmingly. Who said Nongyu doesn't have a lively side? She just hasn't met anyone who wants to show her lively side.

"I admit that I am not in a hurry to attack Yanmen and Yunzhong because of the harvest. I am indeed planning to wait until the harvest is over before attacking the two counties. But you guessed wrong about Nongyu. I am not Out of good intentions, if the Yanmen and Yunzhong agricultural harvests are successfully completed, there will be a lot more food in their treasury, and the defense will be more powerful. Correspondingly, as the attacking party, we must From this point of view, I will not do it under any circumstances if I pay more casualties." Yang Ming explained.

"Being kind to the enemy is cruelty to yourself, Nong Yu, you have to remember that the enemy can be a good person or a bad person, but as long as they are an enemy, they are the enemy and you must not be kind to them." Yang Ming warned. , two women, Nongyu and Zinu, although they are both first-rate smart people, they sometimes have the naivety of women. This cannot be said to be bad, but it cannot be said to be good either.

"What is the purpose of brother-in-law?" Seeing Yang Ming's solemn words, Nong Yu also became a little more cautious. Could it be that he had guessed wrong?

"The army is on the side, Nong Yu, what do you think the bureaucrats from Yanmen County and Yunzhong County will do?" Yang Ming asked in return.

"Of course we are actively defending ourselves." Of course, this kind of question doesn't bother Nong Yu.

"That requires people. Now in Yanmen County, there are already 60,000 Zhao troops. Based on my understanding of the three counties in the north, among the two counties, Yanmen County has a slightly larger population, but it will not exceed 400,000. As for Yunzhong County, it is even more sparsely populated, with a population of only about 200,000. The total population of the two armies is about more than 500,000, and the number of men, including young and old, is only about 200,000. Here, Among the more than 200,000 people, we have to exclude those over fifty and those under the age of sixteen. As a result, the number of people who can be recruited into the army is only about a hundred thousand, and among these dozen Among the ten thousand, those who are most young, most powerful, and most adept at fighting are all in the border cavalry army under Li Mu."

"In the end, the two counties could recruit only 70,000 to 80,000 troops at most, and most of them were old and weak. However, the army under my command numbered 50,000, and they were all elite. Faced with this situation, the two counties The bureaucrats probably wanted to conscript all the women and children. With so many people gathered in the cities of Yanmen County, the conflict was no longer between the Qin army and the Zhao army, but those who wanted to go home to farm. , but the bureaucrats of the two counties want them to defend the city." Yang Ming said calmly, having already clearly displayed his plan in front of Zi Nu and Nong Yu.

"You want to contribute to civil strife in Yanmen County?" Zi Nu asked subconsciously. Zi Nu, who had regained her IQ, thought of this possibility in an instant.

"You can say that." Yang Ming said.

Nongyu looked at Yang Ming blankly. After all, he was still naive, but he had never thought of Yang Ming's plan.