On the second day of April, Zhongyang County.

In April in Zhongyang County, trees sprout and flowers bloom.

Many people from Zhongyang County went to work in the fields as usual.

The people of Zhongyang County found that the atmosphere in Zhongyang County in April this year was very different.

The whole air was filled with the smell of slaughter.

On the entire gallop road, a group of cavalry galloped past.

In the eight counties of Zhongyang County, at the intersection of the main official roads, and even at the gate of the city, the soldiers were heavily guarded.

People over the age of 30 in Zhongyang County knew that this was going to be a war.

The people of Zhongyang County also found that their daily lives were not affected in any way.

In the past, when war was about to break out, a large number of people would be requisitioned by the government. But this year's Zhongyang County, the government and the people are very calm.

I didn't see that a few years ago, the young township chiefs sent down by the government above were still busy running forward and backward, urging the people to do a good job of this year's spring sowing and cultivation as soon as possible!

is occasionally organized by the government to build roads and canals, but the government also wants to give the people yellow copper coins!

Since returning to Zhongyang County in Yan Kingdom, in the past three years, no matter how fierce the war in the south is, the lives of the people of Zhongyang County have been getting better and better.

There is more and more food, and the clothes on my body are not as tattered as in the past. Who's house isn't full of grain? Who hasn't added two sets of clothes to each person in the past three years?

By the end of March, the first, second, and third armies of the Liao army had all gathered in Zhongyang County, ready to move south at any time to engage the Qin army.

In the military and horse governor's mansion in Zhongyang City, the former commander Rong Yan is holding a military meeting.

Rong Yan pointed to the map on the wall and said to the generals in the hall:

"At present, the Qin army has been attacking Zhao for three years. According to the report of my Handan intelligence officer, the situation in Zhao is not optimistic at present, and in Handan City, the people have begun to change their children and eat, and human bones are cooked. ”

"Our army and people in Liaodi have had no worries about food and clothing for so many years. It's as if they've forgotten that such a tragic thing happened in this world? But I want to tell the generals that it's all true. ”

The generals of Liaodi under the hall all looked heavy when they heard what the boss Rong Yan said.

Rong Yan didn't know why, but he also sighed and said to the people in the hall:

"Now our three armies, more than 100,000 troops have all been in place, and we have also rested for a few days in Zhongyang County. This is the first time that our Liaodi army has participated in the Central Plains War, and according to the words of the prince, it is of great significance! ”

"The first, second, and third armies are the most elite armies in our Liaodi, and in the large and small wars that have occurred in our Liaodi, these three armies have made no secret of saying that they are the main forces in our Liaodi."

"Our army is now about to go south, and the first battle is not the armies of other countries, but with the countries of the Central Plains, the Qin army, which is known as the division of tigers and wolves."

The prince often said: "It is a horse or a donkey, and you have to pull it out to slip around." This is the best opportunity to test the combat effectiveness of our Liao army in the past 10 years. General Ben hopes that all of you here will lead your army with horses and not donkeys! ”

The Liaodi generals sitting in the hall for a meeting all burst into laughter.

Especially Chang Rongyan, the first army, shook his head and smiled so brightly.

It wasn't until he found out that his father Rong glared at him hatefully, and the laughter "pinched" and stopped.

Next, Rong Yan said to the generals: "Next, let General Liu Sheng make the following military arrangements and arrangements for everyone. ”

Adjutant General Liu Sheng stood up and came to the huge Kanyu map hanging on the wall in front of him.

Pick up the baton and point to the Taihang Mountains on the west side of the map:

"Generals, now according to the order of the prince and my Liaodi military headquarters: this time our army is going south, with a clear goal, that is, to go directly south to Jingcheng (now northwest of Jingcheng, Hebei), cross the Taihang Mountains, along the western foot of Taihang, and go south quickly along the wolf Meng (now Yangqu, Shanxi)."

Speaking of this, Liu Sheng's baton pointed to the party, glanced at the generals, and said in an aggravated tone:

"The goal of our army is to go to the party, which is the place where hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops were killed by the Qin army three years ago. Our army must completely occupy the Shangdang area before the Qin army reacts. ”

"Block the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops under Handan City and the tens of thousands of Qin troops in Taiyuan County in Shangdang, so that they can't escape. It is necessary to give the most fatal blow to the Qin army and even the Qin state. ”

Admiral Liu Sheng turned around and struck hard with the baton in his hand, the Shangdang area on the map.

Said fiercely: "Generals, as long as our army occupies Shangdang." will quickly go north, annihilation of the Sima Terrier of the Qin army in Taiyuan County, and after defeating the Sima Terrier, the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops under the entire Handan City are the turtles in the urn! ”

Rong Yan, Zuo Zong, Hu Guiliang and other Liao generals under the hall all narrowed their eyes when they looked at Shangdang on the map.

At this time, the general Rong Yan stood up and came to the map.

After looking at it for a while, he turned around and said to the Liaodi generals under the hall:

"According to the report of my Liaodi intelligence officers, now the 100,000 Chu army led by Chu Guochun Shenjun Huang Xie has almost arrived in Handan; And Wei Wuji, the king of Wei Guoxinling, led 80,000 elite soldiers, is also marching towards Handan. ”

"And King Zhao wrote three books a day, urging my Liao army to go south. A big war will soon break out, and our army will not have the slightest capital to delay. Tomorrow, the army will be able to move south. ”

"When the general set out from Xiangping, the prince and the marquis repeatedly told the general: before the war, our army must occupy Shangdang County and block the retreat of the main force of the Qin army; In addition, our army should pay attention to strict secrecy. ”

"Now whether it is the Qin army or the combined forces of Zhao, Wei, and Chu, they don't know the military plan of my Liaodi. Therefore, the generals of our army should know this military plan for themselves, and they should not pass it on. ”

"After our army occupies Shangdang, we will send someone to inform the combined forces of Zhao, Chu and Wei. Let them immediately be behind the Qin army and give a cover-up. The ultimate goal of our army this time is to leave all the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Qin army in the Zhao State, and use this to inflict heavy damage on the Qin State. ”

Speaking of this, Rong Yan looked at Zuo Zongdao, the commander of the Second Army:

"General Zuo, your troops have rich experience and remarkable achievements in the battles of Nanfu City and Pingcheng, and this general has ordered your department to be the vanguard of our army. Tomorrow, you will have dinner at the end of the day, set off at the end of the day, and take the lead in going south, there must be no mistake! ”

After Zuo Zong, the commander of the Second Army, listened to Rong Yan's order, Lisuo stood up and said to Rong Yan:

"The last will obey."

After that, he looked at it provocatively with his eyes, and sat there stupidly.

Seeing this, Rong Yan's heart was on fire, and he hurriedly looked at his father Rong Yan with expectant eyes.

Rong Yan was very clear about the "grievances" between the generals in Liaodi, as if he didn't see the "kind" eyes handed over by his son.

Continuing to command the generals:

"Hu Guiliang's division of the Third Army is the Chinese army, and I and General Liu Sheng are in the third army headquarters; The Rongyan Department of the First Army was the rear army. The Rongyan Department must arrange a division to take over the Jingchengkou and Wolf Meng, where Zhao Guo is stationed, to ensure the rear road of our army.

"Generals, this battle is the first battle of our Liaodi army to participate in the Battle of the Central Plains. Our army must show the prestige of our territory, and everyone must not be careless. When you go down, get ready to go! Tomorrow's army must be marched on time. ”

The generals in the hall stood up together and said in unison, "No." ”

On the third day of the fourth month, the sky was still dark, and the stars in the sky were still visible.

Zuo Zong, the commander of the Second Army, led more than 30,000 people under his command, and in the sleep of the people of Zhongyang County, he began to set out from Zhongyang County and march towards Jingcheng.

Immediately after the Third Army of Liaodi, the Second Army was connected in turn and marched rapidly to the south.

The flames of war in the Shangdang area were about to be rekindled again.

In the fifty-eighth year of King Hao of Zhou (Jiachen, 257 BC).

The fifty years of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the first year of King Yan Xiao, the ninth year of King Zhao Xiaocheng, the sixth year of King Chu Kaolie, and the twentieth year of King Wei Anjiao.

It is the third year of the fierce battle between the Qin and Zhao armies under the city of Handan.

Under the courageous resistance of the Zhao army and people, the Qin army was unable to break through the capital of the Zhao state, Handan, which attracted the intervention of the external princes' armies.

Seeing that there was an opportunity, the countries of the Central Plains sent large armies to reinforce the Zhao State, preparing to inflict heavy losses on the Qin army.

The 100,000 troops of Liaocheng Jun Ji Kang, under the leadership of the commander Rong Yan, marched south to Jingcheng on the third day of the fourth month. took the lead in unveiling the prelude to the decisive battle of Handan.

At the same time, Wei Wuji, the king of Wei Guoxinling, stole talismans to save Zhao, and after reorganization, the 80,000 Wei troops stationed in Yecheng have also marched to Handan; The 100,000 Chu troops led by Yin and Chun Shenjun Huang Xie also arrived at the city of Handan.

It was Han Wangran, who was originally afraid of Qin like a tiger, who saw the situation of this battle, and also secretly mobilized the army, preparing to defeat the Qin army.

With the strength of one country, the Qin State joined forces with the countries of the Central Plains and was about to start a bloody battle in Handan.