Handan, Longtai.

Although it was delayed for a full seven days, Zhao Dan was still very happy when he heard the news from Qin.

It was precisely because of this joy that Zhao Dan had tormented three more times that night, which made the delicate Mrs. Mi feel a little unable to get out of bed the next day.

The next morning, Zhao Dan dragged his back and forth, convened many ministers of Zhao State and started a very formal and serious meeting.

Zhao Sheng, Lian Po, Yu Xin, Pang Nuan, Li Bo, Zheng Zhu, and Li Si who can only listen to the audience for the time being, this is the latest combination of seven giants in Zhao State now.

This made Zhao Dan feel a little emotional. In just over five years, the six senior officials of Zhao State had already changed halfway through the past.

In such a great battle, the victory or failure of every war may lead to earth-shaking changes, which are not only for the country but also for individuals.

Zhao Dan coughed and said slowly: "Your family, now the severe winter is coming, and it is time for spring plowing again. When the spring plowing is over again, I will be ready to use troops to the outside world. I wonder if you have any suggestions?"

From the perspective of later generations, Zhao State's expansion method of expedition to foreign wars every year was somewhat more powerful and powerful.

That was how King of Qi fought against the outside world every year, which led to the emptiness of Qi in the end, attracting five hungry wolves eyeing him.

But after Zhao Dan's time travel, he found that this matter was not that simple.

Since Shang Yang's reforms in Qin State, especially since King Ji of Qin came to power, Qin State has used troops to foreign countries every year, but there has not been such a situation where the military force is sturdy and exhausted its national strength. Instead, it has ended up almost exhausting the six Shandong countries.

Historically, if it weren't for the serious consumption in the Battle of Changping and the great defeat in the Battle of Handan that caused heavy damage to Qin, then the first monarch to unify the world in history would have been Qin King Ji.

How could Qin maintain this situation of fighting wars every year and becoming stronger and stronger? Zhao Dan was very curious about this.

Since the establishment of the General Staff, Zhao Dan threw this topic to the General Staff for research.

Not long ago, the General Staff gave the answer.

The answer is actually very simple, which is to support the war.

Because the Qin army was very elite, during foreign wars, the Qin army often suffered much smaller losses than the enemy country.

In addition, Qin's foreign wars often ended in victory, which allowed Qin to obtain a large number of enemy countries' territory and population.

Whenever Qin occupied a place, it would draw a large number of young and strong people from this place as military and civilians in the next war. This would not only prevent rebellions from occurring in these occupied areas, but also effectively reduce the casualties of the real Qin people.

Simply put, it means constantly drawing blood from enemy countries and newly occupied areas as a supply to the army, and minimizing the burden on core areas such as Guanzhong.

With the addition of these factors, this seems completely unreasonable situation that Qin State is getting stronger and stronger.

Of course, the most important and core point is victory.

Only by continuous victory can this tactic be continued. If it fails, it will not work.

The Qin State in history and the Qin State now were both severely damaged due to continuous losses and failures, and they had to stop their external expansion.

After carefully reading the information summarized by the General Staff several times, Zhao Dan came to the conclusion that his Zhao State seemed to be able to learn from the Qin people's experience.

If there is any country in the six Shandong countries that are most similar to Qin, it must be Zhao.

With a similar military merit system, the army's combat effectiveness is very strong, and they are also famous generals.

It can be said that if anyone wants to learn from Qin's advanced experience, Zhao will definitely be the most qualified and capable.

In fact, in the past few years, although Zhao State did not have such a systematic understanding of war, it has intentionally or unintentionally applied these experiences to the war. Otherwise, it would not have been possible that it would have maintained the strong strength of external conquests after launching so many wars in succession.

As soon as Zhao Dan proposed to start a conquest, the ministers of Zhao State present immediately became excited. Usually this time was also the time when they were most active.

Lian Po looked at Zhao Sheng and found that Zhao Sheng had no intention of speaking, so he coughed and said, "King, it is better to conquer Qi from the perspective of an old minister."

Zhao Dan glanced at Lian Po and showed an expression of "it's true".

For such a veteran who eats, sleeps and fights Qi, Qi is definitely the number one target in Lian Po's mind.

Zhao Dan did not immediately express his opinion on what Lian Po said, but asked: "General, why not tell me your reasons."

Lian Po said confidently: "King, the Qi army is now difficult to escape from Yan State, and it is the best time to take advantage of the situation to attack Qi State."

Since it was already winter, the war between Qi and Yan had already fallen into silence. It is said that the two sides were in a peace talks, but I don’t know when the results will be obtained.

Judging from the past nearly half a year, although the Qi army seized a large area of ​​land in Yan State, it also suffered tenacious resistance and suffered considerable losses.

If Zhao took advantage of the situation at this time, it would be a good opportunity.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Dan was still hesitant.

There are naturally no psychological barriers to the attack on Qi State. The problem is that in the past war against Yan, Qi and Zhao State were all ally, and they were also temporary brothers of Zhao State.

But now the war between Qi and Yan has not ended yet, Lian Po suggested that Zhao Dan attack Qi.

If he really attacked his temporary brother Qi State, would he have any bad associations between Han and Wei, and had any unfavorable intentions for Zhao State?

This is where Zhao Dan really hesitated.

It is very important to avoid Zhao from falling into a situation where everyone in the world is enemies. It is very important to firmly hold Han and Wei’s two younger brothers. So we should pay attention to the feelings of these two younger brothers.

As if he saw Zhao Dan's concerns, Zhao Sheng, Xiangbang, suddenly coughed and said, "King, I think that it may not be the only choice in Qi."

Zhao Dan turned his gaze to Zhao Sheng: "What are the good ideas for Mr. Pingyuan?"

Since Zhao Bao was convicted, Zhao Sheng has been silent this time and rarely speaks during the court discussion. This time, it has been a rare opportunity to express his opinions recently.
Chapter completed!