Daqin Engineers

Ji Dan found his father Yan Wangxi to report the situation immediately.

This meant showing off and striving for merit, because he was the only one who sent spies to watch the Qin army in Handan.

After seeing King Yan Xi, Ji Dan said with some pride:

"Father, my son has set up spies in various places in Zhao country in advance."

"Recently, these spies reported that the Qin Army set up three counties in Zhaodi to farm land."

"Erchen thought it was not a good thing."

Of course Yan Wangxi knew that this was not a good thing.

In fact, I didn’t need to explore this. I thought that the people of Qin would be farming in Zhao State, so I asked back:

"What can it be?"

"They may be preparing to enter the country of Wei, so don't worry too much."

Yan Wangxi could only lie to himself like this.

Ji Dan retorted:

"Father, if Qin Jun is preparing to enter the Wei Kingdom, why should he use up all his arable land?"

Wang Yan felt that it made sense.

Wei State is below Zhao State, above Korea and to the right of Qin State.

If you just attack Wei, you only need to farm the land normally, that is, half tilling and half resting.

Now I have all the cultivated land... Then there is no other explanation except going north to attack the swallows.

There is a saying: "The bird will know the ambition of Honghu".

This country of Yan is the "Finch", how could they think that Yingzheng's goal is to unify the Central Plains and not just the country of Yan.

At the same time, the "Finch" of Yan Guo was still a bird of fright.

After thinking about it, Yan Wangxi asked again:

"That's it, so what can I do?"

It’s no wonder that Yan Wangxi is so unconfident that Yan has been defeated repeatedly by Zhao, even to the point of subjugation:

The first round was after the Battle of Changping, Wang Xi thought that he had the opportunity to send troops to Zhao Guo.

King Yan was happy to think very simple, thinking that Zhao’s young and strong soldiers were killed in Changping and the orphans were underage. When should they not attack?

So he attacked Zhao with five times his strength.

The camel, who didn't want to lose weight, was bigger than the horse, so Zhao Guo sent Lian Pole to defeat the Yan army with an easy blow.

He even surrounded the capital of Yan State in turn, and finally forced Yan Wangxi to send someone to ask for peace.

The second time Zhao Guo took Pang Nuan as his general.

King Yan burst into laughter, no one in Zhao country has reached the point where Pang Nuan is going to be used. When will he not attack at this time?

So once again attacked Zhao.

The result was still the same, Pang Nuan broke the Yan army and captured 20,000.

It’s just that King Yan can’t fight or use people. The strategic vision is not enough...

There is a state of Zhao between the state of Qin and the state of Yan. With this barrier, it would be profitable and harmless.

Anyone with a little brain knows that they should not attack Zhao Guo.

Not only should it not attack, Qin should also provide food and equipment to Zhao Guo to last longer.

This is to spend a little money to let Zhao Guo fight against Qin for himself.

And Yan Guo can take advantage of this time to recruit talented people, prosperous and powerful soldiers...

Don’t you understand the truth of lip and tooth cold?

With such a faint emperor, it is no wonder that although the State of Yan and Zhao are both bordering the Huns in the north, they have not been able to produce a decent general.

As a result, two large-scale use of soldiers against Zhao not only killed countless lives but also wasted more than two decades of time.

Twenty years...enough to change a country.

If you don't help Yan Kingdom, you won't be able to fall into this field.

Yan Wangxi knows what the situation of Yan is at this time:

Zhao Guoneng defeated the Yan army twice with newly defeated soldiers.

And Zhao State was destroyed by Qin State.

So how could Yan Kingdom be Qin's opponent?

So what else?Just wait for Qin State to clean up.

Ji Dan replied:

"Father, for today's plan... Erchen thinks that there are only two ways to prepare against the Qin army."

Wang Yan looked at Ji Dan unexpectedly.

Yes, he has nothing to do, but Ji Dan still "prepared with both hands"!

So he asked curiously:

"But what are the two aspects?"

Ji Dan replied:

"First, the remnants of the Zhao Kingdom fled to the north and gathered under Zhao Jia's account to establish their country."

"Erchen thought that we should put aside our grievances and secretly join forces on behalf of the country."

Yan Wangxi hesitated and asked:

"Will this... irritate the Qin people and burn them?"

Ji Dan replied:

"Father, how can you worry about angering Qin people at this time?"

"It's just that I don't wait to unite on behalf of the country, then how can Qin Jun let the country of Yan go?"

King Yan was overjoyed for a while, then nodded and agreed to the suggestion.

But only then did I think of joining forces with Zhao, I'm afraid it is too late.

At this time, the heart of Zhao Guo was dissipated because of Li Muzhi's death, and the remaining soldiers were just lingering.

And this generation of country is still built in the northern region, which is within the sphere of influence of Li Mu once...

In fact, the more influential is the series of measures implemented by Yingzheng in the three counties:

Rao Zhao's aristocracy does not die but only shuts down.

Appease the people and encourage production.

Grain transportation and disaster relief have successfully controlled drought.

Especially the last one, "Successful Drought Control", which gave the people hope to live or live better.

The requirements of the people are actually very simple, that is, they want to live well.

If Qin State can bring them a better life, it won't take long for them to let go of the hatred of the past.

Therefore, Dai Guo did not get the support of the people of Zhao State, even though Zhao Jia is the brother of Zhao Wangqian.

Then Yan Wangxi asked again: "So, on the other hand..."

Ji Dan looked around, then leaned forward and whispered:

"Father, Cao Mo robbed Qi Henggong with a sword back then, why don't I wait to follow suit today?"

King Yan was so surprised that he almost jumped up:

"You, you mean Jie Yingzheng..."

Before he finished speaking, he was taken aback again. Ji Dan made a gesture of raising and lowering the sword, obviously it was not just a robbery.

Sure enough, Ji Dan said:

"If this plan can be accomplished, then the Qin army will be in chaos without a leader."

"I'll take the opportunity to unite countries to attack Qin..."

King Yan was afraid to return, but after thinking about it, he felt that what Ji Dan said was reasonable, so he nodded and said:

"This matter will be handled by you!"

"We must keep our tone strictly and not let anyone know."

Ji Dan replied and retired.

In fact, it can be seen from this incident that both King Yan and his son lacked strategic awareness and vision.

They naively thought that killing Yingzheng would be able to turn the tide and save the country of Yan from danger.

They didn't know that what Yan was against was actually Qin's system and army, not Yingzheng.

Let alone whether the assassination of Yingzheng can be successful, what if it succeeds?

Did Qin Guogu perish because of the death of Yingzheng?

Will the system collapse and the army will disintegrate?

Will national strength be damaged?

almost impossible.

The most likely is that Yingzheng will be replaced by the prince after his death.

Regardless of who succeeds to the throne, the first thing after coming to power will definitely be to consolidate the position in the name of revenge for the king.

At that time, Yan will be uprooted and there will be no residue left.

However, King Yan and his son did not understand this truth, and at the same time, the people who secretly planned the matter did not know it.

So there was a famous event in history: Jing Ke assassinated Qin.