Changping, Yangfeng, since it is the two strategic points of the Qin and Zhao confrontation, when Qin is strong, it will be taken away by Qin, when Zhao is strong, these two places will fall into the hands of Zhao, although the place is not big, but it has always been a place for the two countries to fight, but since the change of Handan, Xizhao became a vassal of the Qin people, the importance of these two places has plummeted, both sides believe that there is no need to garrison troops in this place, a strategic point will be deserted, there are still many people living here before, But after Bai Qi killed tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers in Changping in one fell swoop, there was no more smoke here, according to the people who finally fled here, every night, you can always hear the wailing of countless people, which makes people change their color when they hear it, and they are frightened, where do they dare to stay here.

What was once an extremely lively place has fallen into such decay.

The first time Gao Yuan saw the famous Changping was a desolate scene of ruined walls. Pushing open the half-hidden city gate, walking into the city, the thick snow almost buried the city, the snow on the street, after a winter accumulation, almost half of the doors on both sides of the street, casually pushed open a window, click, the window fell at hand, but Gao Yuan was startled.

The house was fully furnished, but it was covered with thick dust, and a stale smell came from the open window, and Gao Yuan's hand pressed on the edge of the window, and he had jumped into the house under a support, and when he landed, there was a burst of smoke from the sound of his feet.

"This used to be a barracks?" Gao Yuan looked at the bosom in the room and asked.

"Yes, Great King, Changping City has always been a fortress city, and the people stationed in the city are the army and the families of some officers and soldiers, and then there are administrative officials." Zhao Xilie on the side responded.

"Waste and this!" Gao Yuan shook his head, walked to the corner, and picked up a rusty iron spear head from the dust on the ground. Dropped it on the table with a bang.

"Changping is an ominous place for Da Zhao, and everyone doesn't want to come here." Zhao Xilie said in a low voice, "Later, after we arrived in Jinyang, due to various reasons, it was impossible to even come to worship, and slowly, this place became like this." ”

"I understand!" Takato sighed. "It's good that there is no one here, but it is beneficial for us at this time, let's start cleaning up here, repair the city wall, set up defensive positions, and next, this will be our core position and central point."

He Lanyan, who was behind Gao Yuan, took out a picture from his arms and handed it to Zhao Xilie, "General Zhao." This is a diagram of the defensive settings of the central position of Changping, and all the position settings and parameters are clearly marked on it. ”

Zhao Xilie took the defense map with both hands, unfolded it and only glanced at it a few times, and his face couldn't help but change slightly.

"General Zhao. Can you get it all set up in a few days? With his hands behind his back, Takato walked a few steps around the room, walked to another window, and stretched out his hand to push it open. There was some snow pouring in outside, and the ground here was low, and the snow outside had already exceeded the lowest edge of the house.

Zhao Xilie swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Ten days."

"We don't have ten days!" Gao Yuan smiled, "Because it will take time to arm the perimeter, five days, I will give you five days at most." I want to see a brand new Changping. ”

"Yes!" Zhao Xilie bowed awe-inspiringly, "The minister will start acting immediately." ”

The barren Changping ushered in a vigorous project, tens of thousands of soldiers began the reconstruction of Changping, they want to set up a solid defensive project within five days, with the current quality and combat effectiveness of the Zhao army in the west, there is not much hope for the Qin army to fight in the field, but according to the city and defend, it is not without a chance, the stronger the defense line, for the soldiers, there will be more security.

And when Li Mingjun arrived in Changping, Changping had undergone earth-shaking changes, and a brand-new Changping appeared in front of Li Mingjun. The criss-crossing moats and breastworks were scattered over the position centered on Changping Castle, and the ruined walls were restored, and the snow cleared from the city was piled up outside the walls and poured with water, forming a new ice wall.

Li Mingjun almost couldn't believe his eyes, what was the situation in Changping, he knew it, now, where was there a little shadow of the original.

"Li Mingjun has arrived?" Gao Yuan stood up in some surprise, "How did he arrive so quickly, please invite him in." ”

Li Mingjun, who was tired, stepped into the Changping General's Mansion, which was already clear, his legs were still weak, and in the last dozens of miles, he gave up his war horse to those soldiers who really couldn't run, and he ran all the way.

"Your Majesty, the last general is ashamed, I only brought less than 10,000 people, and the remaining thousands of people have fallen behind on the road." Li Mingjun lowered his head and said.

Gao Yuan nodded, he knows what Li Mingjun's army in Shanggu is like, their state is far inferior to Zhao Xilie's army in Jinyang, almost comparable to the county army he was in Fufeng back then, Li Mingjun can maintain such a team without falling apart, his ability is evident, and it is even more remarkable to be able to bring such a team to Jinyang in less than ten days, in terms of army management, I am afraid that he is stronger than Zhao Xilie.

"Not to mention that you brought 10,000 people, even if you only brought 5,000 people, it is a great achievement." Gao Yuan walked in front of Li Mingjun, gave him a big hug, and slapped his back vigorously with both hands, "Now is the time when we need manpower, you are here, we have greatly alleviated the dilemma on top of the military strength, Xilie, Mingjun's army must be tired, make good arrangements, let them have a good meal, and then have a good rest." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Xilie bowed and said.

"Mingjun came in time, tomorrow we are holding a sacrificial ceremony, your troops have a good rest today, and all of them will participate tomorrow." High and far-reaching.

"Is it to pay tribute to the 80,000 Zhao Guoerlang who died here?" Li Mingjun's eyes turned red all of a sudden.

"Yes, they died here, today we are here, and more importantly, in this battle, you are the protagonist and the main force." Gao Yuan's deep voice sounded in Li Mingjun's ears.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Mingjun bowed deeply, he didn't expect that Gao Yuan didn't shy away from the fact that they were once Zhao people, and he didn't care if this sacrifice would inspire the soldiers' nostalgia for their homeland, but he knew that this sacrifice would definitely greatly stimulate the soldiers' hatred of the Qin people, and their morale would be greatly improved.

Changping at night was covered by a thin layer of fog, the wind was very small, blowing this layer of mist around, making the bright lights above the city tower also appear hazy, Zhao Xilie and Li Mingjun sat side by side on the watchtower on the newly repaired city wall, smelling the trace of cold breath in the air, both of them were silent, as if not far from them, it seemed to be a very ordinary hill bag, under that hill bag, there were tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers sleeping, there was no such hill bag there.

The two were silent, but they seemed to hear a cry of sorrow and a call in their hearts, which made them involuntarily think of that tragic time.

"We have to win this battle, if nothing else, just for the 80,000 comrades who are sleeping here." After a long time, Zhao Xilie burst out these words from between his teeth, "It's not for the Han, it's not for our future, it's just for these 80,000 comrades." ”

Li Mingjun clenched his fists and slammed it on the wall stacks beside him: "You are right, this battle has nothing to do with the big man and the future, just for these comrades, they are looking at us wherever they are, watching us start this battle of revenge." ”

"Do you know why the king named this battle the Changping Meat Grinder Project?" Zhao Xilie asked.

"Of course I know that this battle is not a short and quick battle, but a protracted war, and we are here to let the Qin people shed blood." Li Mingjun nodded and said: "Xilie, you have 50,000 soldiers, I brought 10,000, 60,000 troops this time, compared with the Qin army, although the field battle is insufficient, but the defense is not necessarily the upper hand, and there are more than 10,000 Han cavalry to help, as long as we can hold on to the first stage, the victory is ours, you don't know, this time I came from Shanggu, I saw the strong mobilization ability of the Han Dynasty, from the beginning of the king's battle order, in a short period of time, the Han Kingdom was ready for all wars, I came all the way, What you see along the way is an endless stream of transport teams, countless grains and grasses, ordnance, are advancing towards Jinyang in an endless stream, and these are all in charge of some merchants, the army of the Han State, just fighting, no matter what else, strong mobilization ability, strict organization ability, breathtaking, seeing these, I am even more determined in my heart that this war victory is not ours. ”

"My greatest wish is to catch Bai Qi." Zhao Xilie said, "It's a pity that he is not here." ”

"When we enter Handan, we will let you get your wish." Li Mingjun said: "By the way, when I entered the city, I saw that the defense system here is very different from our previous ones, this is the combat system of the Han Dynasty, can our soldiers and commanders adapt to it?" ”

"In the past few days, I have been trying to adapt to this system, it is much the same, the principle is always the same, there are still many supporting equipment in this defense system that have not arrived, and they must be combined to play a greater role, I hope that the caravans you mentioned will come earlier."

"What about the two cavalry divisions?"

"They scattered." Zhao Xilie said: "The Qin army has nearly 20,000 cavalry, and the main opponent of the two cavalry divisions is them, so we must guard against them threatening our logistics line. ”

"The hardest thing is the previous month, and after surviving this stage, the large army of the Han army will come up." Li Mingjun said, "Come on, Xilie, we will definitely win." ”

"Of course!" (To be continued......)