Chapter 944: The Magnificent Power of Han (Sixty-Eight)

Zhou Changshou sat down slumped. Wu Qi was right. The more than 10,000 Zhao troops he had were his last capital. If he lost these 10,000 troops again, he would become a dispensable person. Zhao Qi had no worries if he wanted to deal with him. He and Wu Zeng, who was still in the Hedong camp, were both Zhao Mu's generals at that time and won Zhao Mu's trust. This could be said to be an honor in those days. But now, it is fatal. Even Zhao Mu's son Zhao Feng has been recalled to Handan and is under house arrest, not to mention himself. Zhao Qi may not dare to kill Zhao Feng blatantly anymore, but he has to clean up his little Life is so easy.

"General Zhou, the enemy is facing a formidable enemy, peace is the most valuable thing!" Wu Qi saw that Zhou Changshou was knocked out of his arrogance, and immediately relaxed his tone. No matter what happened to the Han army, the tens of thousands of Zhao troops under Zhou Changshou were still capable of fighting. In the past two years, Zhou Changshou has worked hard in Wei State and made many achievements. If it were not for his joining, perhaps Daliang would be gone now.

Besides, the Han army was also ill-intentioned and couldn't get up early without any benefit. They ran here eagerly, naturally they had a motive. Although Wu Qi never understood what Gao Yuan was doing now, he still didn't understand it. As a veteran politician, he almost subconsciously assumed that Gao Yuan must want something, but he didn't understand the other party's intentions yet.

It is also excellent to keep Zhou Changshou as a bargaining chip to contain the Han army.

"Xiang Wu, there are Wei Army, Zhao Army, and Han Army in the Daliang defense area. I used to be the unified command and defense. Now that the Han Army is here, they will naturally not obey my orders. Fighting with a large army is the most taboo. There are just different orders and everyone is doing their own thing. I wonder if Prime Minister Wu has considered this factor? The arrival of the Han army may not be a good thing, but a factor that accelerates defeat!" Zhou Changshou said.

"I also discussed this issue with the infantry general of the Han army before you came back, General Zhou." Wu Qi said confidently. "What the infantry general means is to establish a joint command, with the prime minister as the top officer of the joint command. , and he and you, General Zhou, are the deputy, and all combat decisions are made after discussion between the three of us. I wonder what General Zhou’s opinion is?"

Zhou Changshou was stunned. He originally thought that after the infantry arrived, they would compete with him for command. After all, the Zhao people were no longer able to provide more support to the Wei people, and he was more like an outcast of the Zhao State, being treated as a dispensable Abandoned here, the infantry can receive a steady stream of domestic support from the Han State. The Zhao State is now facing strong pressure from the Qin State, but there are almost no forces around the Han State that can threaten them. From this point of view, I have no chance of winning.

The infantry actually didn't fight for this command right? Zhou Changshou looked at Wu Qi in confusion.

"The infantry general made it very clear on this point. Since the Han and Zhao families cannot command each other, there must be a department that can coordinate the overall situation. General Zhou, I don't know much about military matters, but I can be the leader of Zhao State. The liaison and mediator between the Han Army, the Han Army, and the Wei Army, and you should also believe that I can definitely be fair and impartial, right?" Wu Qi said with a smile.

Zhou Changshou nodded. Until now, that's all.

"Prime Minister, the infantry general wants to see you!" came the waiter's report from outside.

"Please!" Wu Qi said.

When he heard that the infantry was coming, Zhou Changshou stood up and said, "In this case, I will take my leave. The prime minister is right. We can only work together in the same boat at the moment. However, I have to remind Prime Minister Wu that the Han army is not a good enemy and is not beneficial." If they don't get up early, they will never have no plans."

"Of course I saved it!" Wu Qidian nodded. The Han army was not a good enemy, so how could the Zhao state be? This time in Jicheng, Zhao Qi was planning to sell the Wei state secretly in exchange for the Han army and the Qin people. In exchange for the direct confrontation with Zhao Guo to reduce the pressure on Zhao? He sighed silently in his heart, Wei Guo's life was already hanging by a thread, and all he did was to prolong the life of this terminally ill patient as much as possible.

Just do your best and obey fate.

The infantry strode in. When they saw Zhou Changshou who was about to turn around and leave, they suddenly stopped and looked at him coldly. Zhou Changshou glared and looked back. The two refused to give in to each other and looked cross-eyed. As if staring at each other, Wu Qi on one side suddenly felt a little pain in his head. Just as he was about to smooth things over and ease the atmosphere, the infantryman already spoke: "General Zhou, your troops are arrayed in front of my camp. , do you want to test the combat effectiveness of our Han army?" Before Zhou Changshou could answer, he burst out laughing: "It seems that General Zhou has fought with our Han army before, aren't you afraid of another fight?"

Zhou Changshou's face suddenly turned green. In order to maintain his position in the Zhao army, he plotted to fish for Yang, and did not want to be sidetracked by the Han army. Finally, Zhao State signed an agreement with the Han State, which was still Zhengdong Prefecture at that time, allowing him to act on his behalf. The independent status of the county ended the Daijun War, allowing tens of thousands of Zhao troops under his command to escape. However, it was precisely because of this incident that Zhao Qi firmly grabbed his pigtails and sent him to Wei to live or die. If you continue to waste away, it can be said that your future is basically completely ruined in the hands of the Han army.

"If General Bu wants to give it a try, that's okay?" he sneered.

The infantry looked up to the sky and laughed, "A mere thousand cavalry is not enough for me to fill my teeth. Even if General Zhou mobilizes all your troops in Wei, my infantry will not take it seriously."

Zhou Changshou was furious and said, "Arrogant!"

"Only those who have the ability are arrogant!" the infantryman responded immediately, "Those who have no ability are only cowardly."

"Okay, okay, both generals are distinguished guests of our Wei State, so there is no point in going toe-to-toe with each other. General Bu, General Zhou just returned from the front line, and his troops stopped in front of your camp. I believe It’s just a coincidence, it’s not meant to be against the Han army, it’s better to be in the same boat and help each other!”

Seeing that the two generals didn't look at each other, Wu Qi felt even happier. This showed that the relationship between Han and Zhao had deteriorated due to the failure of this alliance. Considering Zhou Changshou's current situation, the two of them were at odds, which would highlight their own influence. position within the joint command.

Zhou Changshou snorted and cupped his hands towards Wu Qi, "Prime Minister Wu, I'll go first."

"General Zhou, please!"

Zhou Changshou turned around and wanted to leave, but the infantry shouted: "Wait a minute!"

"General Infantry!" Wu Qi looked at the infantry with some displeasure.

"General Zhou just led his troops into the city. It was so majestic. There were more than a dozen people lying down at the gate of the city. Bu happened to be passing by. He thought that General Zhou might have something urgent and didn't have time to deal with it, so Bu paid compensation on behalf of General Zhou. I gave those people a total of one hundred taels of silver." The infantryman stretched out his hand towards Zhou Changshou.

Hearing this reason, Zhou Changshou was dumbfounded and Wu Qi couldn't laugh or cry. Is this simply a slap in the face?

"You, you..." Zhou Changshou was so angry that his tongue rolled, and after a while he said: "Do you want me to pay back the money?"

"Of course, it was you who caused the disaster, and I paid for you." The infantryman said matter-of-factly.

Zhou Changshou laughed angrily, "You, you're carrying around a hundred taels of fucking silver with you?"

"Of course I don't have it, but with my personal soldiers, we can all chip in. It's not the same. This money is the hard-earned money of my soldiers, so it can't be wasted." The infantryman said with a serious face.

"Okay, okay, General Bu, how about I pay the money?" Wu Qi smiled and walked to the two of them.

"This can't be done. This is the debt owed by General Zhou." The infantry insisted on asking Zhou Changshou for payment: "It doesn't matter if General Zhou doesn't carry so much silver. I think the knife on General Zhou's waist is worth so much. Why don't you just give me this knife to pay for it."

"Fart!" Zhou Changshou was furious. This sword was given to him by Zhao Mu. The money is a trivial matter, but the significance is naturally extraordinary. How could he be willing to give it to the infantry? He turned to Wu Qi and said, "Wu Xiang, please borrow one." One hundred taels of silver, please pay in cash."

Although Wu Qi was the chief assistant, he still carried a hundred taels of cash with him. Seeing the stalemate between the two, he felt it was child's play and walked helplessly to the door, "Who's here! Go and find someone right away. Come over with a hundred taels of cash."

After a while, a heavy bag of silver was delivered to Wu Qi's hand. Zhou Changshou grabbed it and threw it towards the infantry, "Give it back to you!"

The infantryman stretched out his hand and took the wallet over gently and deftly, "If you borrow something, you return it. It's not difficult to borrow again."

Zhou Changshou was so angry that his mouth was filled with smoke, he turned around and strode out the door.

"It's child's play, child's play, General Bu, why bother?" Wu Qi rubbed his hands and said repeatedly.

"It's a bit of a joke, but I can't stand the arrogance of these Zhao troops. They have no military discipline, are free and indifferent, and ignore human life. It's really unreasonable!" The infantry threw the money bag up and down, "To be honest with Wu Xiang, I only paid twenty or thirty taels of silver, but I made a profit. By the way, you have to remember to find this person to pay back the debt. Well, I will remind him from time to time."

Wu Qi couldn't laugh or cry, but he naturally knew what the infantry said. Zhao Jun was used to being domineering in Daliang. With the strict military discipline of the Han army, it was natural that the infantry would not look at it.

"General Bu is coming here now, isn't it just because of General Zhou's cavalry blocking the entrance of your camp?"

"Of course, that's just a trivial matter. Where are those Zhao troops blocking me? If I hadn't wanted to fight against the Qin soldiers together, I would have killed them long ago. Hum, even a thousand cavalrymen dared to be arrogant in front of me. Prime Minister Wu, this It is a defense map that I rearranged to uniformly deploy the defense areas of our army, Zhao army, and Wei army. While solidifying the defense, I will wait for opportunities to counterattack. You can take a look at the flaws first, and then we will discuss it together."

Wu Qi sighed: "General Zhou was here just now, why didn't you tell us earlier, and we could handle it together!"

The infantryman snorted, but ignored the remark, "By the way, Prime Minister Wu, our army's food and grass will be supplied by your country in five days. Please be careful, Prime Minister Wu. The soldiers and horses are not moving, and the food and grass go first. There is food in hand." , I don’t feel panic!”

"This is natural."

At the gate of the city, Zhou Changshou rushed out of the city gate with his eyes full of smoke. At that time, he was so high-spirited that he never thought that one day he would be in such a predicament. He could return to his country but not his family. He was caught in the middle, and the left and right were not human beings.

A few miles out of the city, in the middle of the road, a solitary cavalryman stood there. Looking at the military uniform, it turned out to be a cavalryman from the Han army. Zhou Changshou snorted angrily. It was not enough that the infantry had humiliated him before. Here he was lying in wait. Was it a backhanded move? Of course he didn't believe that there was only one knight.

Seeing Zhou Changshou and his entourage stop, as if they were facing a formidable enemy, the knight opposite slowly came towards them, crushing their horses.

"General Zhou?" he asked, cupping his hands.

Zhou Changshou looked at him coldly, "The infantry has a back-up force here. What does he want to do?"

The knight smiled and said: "General Zhou is overly worried. General Bu asked me to wait here. I just want to ask General Zhou to slow down. My general would like to treat you to a drink."

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Changshou was stunned. (To be continued)