Steel Dynasty - Chapter 620

[Chapter 619 Everyone has their own agenda]

“Don’t be anxious, you two. Acting rashly may lead to disaster. Now that the King of Qi has not rejected our proposal, if we start a war rashly, wouldn’t we lose our troops and lose more than we gain?”

Wang Xi could not withstand the questioning of Zheng Hao and Cui Zhang, but Now King Zhao really cannot spare any troops to deal with Xiao Ming.

So when he came, King Zhao told him to try his best to make Xiao Ming give in through coercion. If he couldn’t, he would have to wait until the war in Shu was over.

“It’s time to wait again. If you wait any longer, you will miss a good opportunity. We are waiting for the vassal country to be in danger!” Cui Zhang looked anxious. Of the three of them, he was the most anxious.

Now that Xiao Ming has swallowed the thirteen states of Wei, Yan State, which is adjacent to Wei, is the first to bear the brunt. When Xiao Ming suddenly captured Jinling City, the spies spread the news to Bozhou.

At that time, King Yan was shocked. Although King Yan believed that this truce contract could only restrict Xiao Ming for a period of time, he did not expect that he would tear up the contract in just half a year.

According to King Yan’s idea, he planned to use the matchlocks he obtained from Xiao Ming to build a musketry team. However, in the past six months, he ordered the recruitment of craftsmen from all over the country for forging, and now he has only produced 8,000 matchlocks, which is far from his goal. Still far away.

So he immediately sent envoys to discuss the matter with Zhao and Liang, trying to further weaken Xiao Ming or even completely destroy Qi.

“We can’t wait any longer. If King Zhao refuses to send troops, Liang Guo is willing to form an alliance with Yan Guo and jointly raise troops to attack Xiao Ming. Now Xiao Ming is the only royal family member who threatens us. If Xiao Ming doesn’t die, we will be in trouble. An, we have served the Xiao family for so many years, it is time for us to take our turn.” Zheng Hao’s words were very revealing, completely tearing away the superficial pretense of the three of them.

He knew very well that the royal family was a thing of the past. Within the vassal state, they no longer called themselves vassal kings, but directly called themselves kings. The former lands of Yan, Zhao, and Liang had become Yan, Zhao, and Liang.

For them, even if they don’t want the country of Chongqing, they still hope to completely get rid of the shackles of the royal family and dominate one side.

But while they were dreaming, Xiao Ming became their nightmare. A prince who had the ability to unify the Chongqing Kingdom was their biggest threat.

“Sure enough, Liang Guo is still upright.” Cui Zhang laughed loudly when he heard this. He said rudely to Wang Xi: “Wang Shilang, don’t think that you can command the world just by having thirteen princes in your hands. Since the founding of the Chongqing State, we have We have been working hard to manage our own kingdoms, and we all know what we are thinking. If Zhao State sends troops this time, we will respect King Zhao. But now that you are pushing back, don’t blame us for being disrespectful to King Zhao.”

Wang Xiwen .

With a look of displeasure on his face, he said coldly: “Your Majesty, what you said is a bit too much. Do you think that King Zhao will stop attacking Shu and attack King Qi just because you say “I respect King Zhao”? Huh, you Yan and Liang people King Zhao knew clearly what he was thinking. If Xiao Ming was defeated, the thirteen states of Wei and Xiao Ming’s city would belong to King Yan, and King Liang would take the opportunity to attack King Yong and seize Jizhou and other cities. But we can only act as thugs for you out of reach.”

Both Cui Zhang and Zheng Hao’s eyes flickered, and they both felt guilty.

Just as Wang Xi said, they had already been on guard against King Zhao and had some deals secretly. They never thought that there were shrewd people around King Zhao who could see through it at a glance.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Wang Xi continued: “There is no way to get King Zhao to send troops. As long as you help King Zhao to conquer Shu, we will send troops to fight with you!”

Cui Zhang and Zheng Hao were both silent. Now, what’s the difference between King Zhao’s victory over Shu and King Qi’s victory over Wei?

“What? You don’t dare anymore?”

Wang Xida was unforgiving. He knew that King Yan and King Liang had ulterior motives.

“Then what should I do, Mr. Wang? Since King Zhao sent Mr. Wang to Qingzhou, he couldn’t be doing it for the sake of being charming and charming in the streets and willow lanes!” Cui Zhang’s face turned red and he was obviously angry.

“Pfft.” Zheng Hao couldn’t help laughing when he heard this, and he said with a hint of ridicule; “Your Majesty, you are joking, Wang Shilang wouldn’t go to that kind of place?”

Cui Zhang laughed immediately when he heard this, and Wang Xi’s face suddenly turned as black as charcoal. , no one in the world knows that he is a eunuch. He has the lowest status among the three, and the two of them never think highly of him.

And they both knew very well that no matter how much they laughed at him, he could only obey King Zhao’s wishes.

Holding back his anger, Wang Xi forced out a smile and said, “What King Zhao means is that if Xiao Ming does not agree to this condition, your two families can send troops first, and we will come to support us after we capture Shu.”

” The snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman wins, King Zhao is really good at calculating.” Cui Zhang snorted coldly.

The king was overjoyed and said, “Your Majesty, I haven’t finished speaking yet. Before that, King Zhao would send out the remaining 40,000 cavalry from Chang’an City to show his sincerity. Now you should believe it.” Zheng

Hao

rolled his eyes and said to Cui Zhang: “This is not impossible. In my opinion, King Qi will not shed tears until he sees the coffin. This time we raise troops together, maybe he will take action when he sees us.” I gave in.

“Well, that’s an idea. Let’s ask Pang Yukun tomorrow. If King Qi still avoids him, we will go back to lead the attack.” Cui Zhang said.

The three initially reached an agreement. Wang Xi left first because he was unhappy, and Zheng Hao immediately returned to the room to rest.

After the two left, Cui Zhang showed a strange smile. In fact, everything now was within King Yan’s plan.

The first part of this plan was to allow Xiao Ming to annex Wei. Then he united with other vassal kings to attack Xiao Ming and asked him to hand over the thirteen states. Now, Yan State can capture Wei without spending a single soldier. There are thirteen states in the country, and Xiao Ming has just wasted his efforts.

Wang Xi lived next door to Cui Zhang. When he returned to the room, his face suddenly twisted, and he said “poof” in the direction of Cui Zhang’s room.

“Shuzi, sooner or later the Zajia will chop you up with my own hands.” Wang Xi was filled with hatred. Although King Zhao was preparing to send 40,000 cavalry this time, he was not very interested in this alliance. The reason was that it was just an advantage to the Yan State. and Liang Guo.

Compared with targeting Xiao Ming, what King Zhao is really anxious about is to annex Shu. In this way, King Zhao can advance and attack, retreat and defend like Qin. He also controls a granary. From then on, he will be sure to win in the world.

And when that time came, the first person they operated on was King Yan, an old and cunning man.

Cui Zhang and Wang Xi have different ideas, and Zheng Hao also has his own ideas.

King Zhao and King Liang surrendered to the barbarians at the same time, but King Zhao seized the opportunity. He was quite unhappy about this. Using this alliance, he wanted to take the opportunity to seize the city of Yongdi to expand his territory.

(End of chapter)