At this time, Cai Ze naturally understood.

The people of Zhao have already learned about Qin Wang Ji’s serious illness!

This is very fatal.

Very deadly.

After all, King Ji of Qin was the man who brought Qin to the peak with one hand, and his influence on Qin was unparalleled.

It is precisely because of this that once King Ji of Qin was critically ill, the political situation within Qin would definitely begin to turmoil.

Therefore, the senior officials of Qin have always blocked the news, and have not let any irrelevant people or countries know that Qin Wang Ji is already critically ill.

Because the Qin people knew very well that once the Zhao people learned about this news, they would definitely take advantage of the situation to rob.

In fact, this is what Lian Po did just now.

With his keen observation, Cai Ze was very sure of one thing, that is, at the beginning, the people of Zhao were not so big.

But at this moment, Lian Po learned that King Ji of Qin was critically ill.

So after learning the news, Lian Po immediately raised the price without hesitation and wanted to swallow the entire hukou channel.

Cai Ze's heart was filled with countless storms, and there was only one thought in his mind: "How did the people of Zhao know about this? Now that the people of Zhao know, what should I do?"

...

Just when Cai Ze was unsure of the big tent, Lian Po and Le Cheng were also having a conversation in the big tent.

Le Cheng said with some concern: "General, will Cai Ze really agree? Hangu Pass is the main road to Qin's eastward journey. If Hangu Pass is gone, wouldn't Qin's Guanzhong become a completely unprepared place? I think this condition may be difficult for the Qin people to accept."

Le Cheng actually had other concerns in his heart that he had not expressed.

First of all, can Handan hold on?

Secondly, is it okay for Li Mu to attack Wei State?

Le Cheng has been thinking about these two issues these days, but the results are not too optimistic.

So, although Qin is now in a turbulent manner, Zhao is not resting at ease.

If Zhao had not been attacked from both sides, he would have killed Wang He and marched into Xianyang early.

Lian Po obviously saw Le Cheng's concerns, and a smile appeared on his old face, and his tone was quite gentle: "It's okay, the people of Qin will agree."

Le Cheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Just because King Ji of Qin is now critically ill? But in my opinion, the Crown Prince Zhao Zhu of Qin is nearly fifty years old this year, and he is a mature and steady person. Even if King Ji of Qin is in the sky, Zhao Zhu can succeed to the throne immediately. This matter may not have much impact on Qin."

Lian Po laughed and said, "Le Cheng, your words are not bad. Although I am not very familiar with politics, I also know that generals are brave enough for soldiers and kings are brave enough for the people. King Ji of Qin has been in power for more than 40 years and has won the hearts of the people of Qin. If he returns to heaven, I have to release this news, then the Qin army in Yuanli City will be in chaos and may surrender without fighting. At that time, I want to see if the Qin people have any bargaining capital!"

Le Cheng asked in confusion: "But even without this news, the king's troops in Yuanli City are still hard to fly."

Lian Po shook his head and said, "Before the war started, the king had secretly told Yu me that the purpose of this battle was not to break through Xianyang and destroy Qin, but to weaken Qin. Now that the purpose of weakening Qin has been achieved, why should I let the blood of Zhao soldiers continue to flow in vain? And... Humph, there are Wei and Qi waiting for us to teach a lesson. If we both suffer from Qin here, wouldn't we fulfill the intention of Wei Qi?"

Le Cheng then realized it and nodded in admiration. He couldn't help but sigh that Jiang is still so hot.

Le Cheng was about to continue saying something, but suddenly there was a loud report outside the tent: "General, emergency military information!"

"Come in!"

A messenger walked in quickly and presented a urgent report respectfully.

Lian Po looked at the urgent report and his eyebrows stretched out instantly, and the smile on his face could not be stopped.

A moment later, Lian Po threw the urgent report to Le Cheng: "Let's take a look, too."

Le Cheng took it and saw it, and he was also very happy.

This urgent report did not come from the intelligence agencies or scouts of the Zhao army, but from Chen Ying, the capital of Chu.

The State of Chu officially joined the war and began the battle to attack Qin!

Le Cheng put down his urgent report, was in a good mood, and smiled at Lian Po, "In this way, if the Qin people continue to be stubborn, then when the news of the Chu people sending troops comes, the Qin people will never be stubborn again!"

Lian Po laughed, then snorted, and said, "The people in the world have always been generalized. After hearing the story of apologizing for guilt, he regarded me as the brainless person. He didn't think about how if I were really so brainless, how could I lead the army to fight and win so many victories!"

Lian Po cursed a few words in anger, waved his hand to Lejian and said, "Okay, go to the front line to see. Now victory is in sight. Be careful not to let the king jump away from the wall."

Le Cheng replied and was about to leave when suddenly a quarrel sounded faintly outside the tent.

Le Cheng walked out with great strides and happened to see Cai Ze and Lu Buwei arguing with the guards outside the tent, and Cai Ze's voice was the loudest.

"I am an envoy of Qin. You are just a few small soldiers. How dare you block my way so wildly! Report to General Lianpo quickly and say that I have something to ask for my opinion!"

Le Cheng thought for a while, walked up to signal the guards to retreat, and then said to Cai Ze: "Do you want to meet the general?"

Cai Ze's eyes lit up after seeing Le Cheng and said hurriedly: "That's right, please inform the general."

A moment later, Lian Po, Le Cheng, Cai Ze and Lu Buwei took their seats in the tent respectively.

Lian Po looked at Cai Ze with a blank expression: "So, have you made a decision?"

Cai Ze nodded and said, "That's right... If the general is willing to immediately remove the siege of Yuanli City and withdraw all the Zhao army from Qin within five days, then our great Qin is willing to cede all the land east of Hangu Pass to Zhao!"

When Cai Ze said these words, his heart was bleeding.

Ceding land to seek peace, losing power and humiliating the country!

But Cai Ze also knew that negotiations were actually a test of the trump card between the two sides. Now that the Qin State's bottom has been clearly understood by Zhao State, and it is a disadvantaged side. It would be better to just give up on the side of the bargain, so it would be better to start over soon.

So this time Cai Ze was not in any way, and he threw out his trump card when he came up.

Of course, this is not Cai Ze's own initiative, but a decision collectively drawn by the senior officials of the Qin State after discussion.

The cedes of all the land east of Hangu Pass sounded quite a lot.

But in fact, after losing Yiyang City, Qin State now only has half of the Shuhan Pass left in the east of Hangu Pass.

The Wuhan Passage is located between the Zhongtiao Mountains and the mountains in the northeast of the Qinling Mountains. The terrain is narrow and dangerous but not suitable for farming, so giving up this piece of land will cause the Qin State to suffer the least damage.

Of course, after losing the Guhan Passage, Qin lost the passage to go east to attack the Central Plains, which is a big disadvantage.

However, since Zhao State occupied Hedong County, the Wuhan Channel was not that important to Qin State.

Because under this situation, once Qin goes out of the Central Plains from the Wuhan Pass east, Zhao only needs to cross the Yellow River from Hedong County to go south, and it will easily cut off Qin's retreat.

Without Hedong County to protect the flanks and rear roads, Qin would not be able to use the Wuhan passage east to compete for hegemony.

This is why the Qin State first occupied Hedong County and then opened the Kohan Channel in history.

So after losing Hedong County, many knowledgeable people in Qin State were ready to lose the Luhan Channel together.

If Qin can make a comeback in the future and then regain Hedong County, then opening up the Kouhan Channel will take only a matter of minutes.

The most important thing is that once the Huhan passage is cut out, the Qin State will no longer border the Central Plains countries, and the Central Plains will naturally no longer regard Qin State as a threat, but will turn its attention to Zhao State, which is at its peak.

Therefore, the Qin people were very happy about the cedes of the Wuhan passage.

This is actually a strategy of retreating to advance.

After hearing Cai Ze's words, Lian Po narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a while, he said, "Part 1, the general can withdraw his troops immediately!"

"No!" Cai Ze refused without thinking.

After all, Hangu Pass is a powerful pass that Qin has operated for so many years. Its importance has even surpassed geographical factors. Therefore, before leaving, Zhao Zhu had repeatedly told Cai Ze that he would never cede Hangu Pass.

This is the bottom line of Qin.

After a quarrel between the two sides, Cai Ze also gritted his teeth and refused to give in without giving in due time.

Lian Po was obviously a little impatient, so he simply threw the secret newspaper he had just obtained from Chu State into Cai Ze's hands: "Look at it yourself, and make a decision after reading it!"

When Cai Ze saw the secret report, his face suddenly changed: "This, this..."

Lian Po sneered, "Why, do you understand now? I tell you, if Qin State is still reluctant to let Hangu Pass down, then when the Chu people conquered Xianyang and repeated what Bai Qi did to the Chu State's ancestral temple and the tombs of the previous kings in history, don't say that I have not reminded you!"

The people of Chu are here.

Now the only Qin State can fight against the Chu people is the Qin army under the hands of the King of Yuanli City, and Wang Yan is now trapped to death by Lian Po.

This is the best opportunity for Lian Po to quarrel.

If Wang He was trapped for a few more days or even annihilated by the Zhao army, then when the Chu people came, Qin would really have no power to fight back and could only let the Chu people slaughter it.

Considering what Qin and Bai Qi had done to Chu, even fools knew that the revenge of the Chu people must be very tragic, so cruel that Qin could not bear it.

If peace was negotiated earlier, Qin would be able to rescue Wang's troops earlier and respond to the attacks of the Chu people earlier.

There is no need to say Lian Po, Cai Ze can also think of these principles.
Chapter completed!