Ji Kang, who was thousands of miles away, now felt that time was getting more and more urgent with the outbreak of the Shangdang War between Qin and Zhao.

After completely annihilating the Goguryeo army and the Donghu army, Ji Kang finally realized that through the past few years, the political and military reforms he had carried out in Liaodi had achieved initial results, and its superiority was obvious.

After the end of the Liaodong War, the army was not disbanded. After consulting with several important ministers of Liao, he decided to take advantage of the current emptiness in Goguryeo to send troops to the east to realize the "eastward expansion strategy" that he had planned in his heart for many years.

In his previous life, Ji Kang really didn't know much about the history before the unification of Qin, and he didn't have much impression of Goguryeo at this time.

In the previous life, people longed for the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties, but unfortunately the Song and Ming dynasties scolded the Qing Dynasty for its corruption and incompetence.

For the strength of the Qin State, Ji Kang also felt it when he visited the terracotta warriors and horses unearthed in Shaanxi. The rows of majestic and mighty Qin troops seem to be ready to go out at any time, how can people not feel shocked when they see it!

For the Yan Kingdom and surrounding countries in the far north of the Central Plains, people in their previous lives don't seem to care much and know very little. Knowing the history of the pre-Qin period, it is nothing more than the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and a hundred schools of thought contending and the like.

Many historians in the previous life had very little information when they studied the history of Yan and the Northeast Kingdoms. These should have been described in detail in the historical records of the Yan Kingdom. However, the historical records of the Yan Kingdom were probably destroyed in the war, and there was not much left because of Qin Shi Huang's "book burning and Confucianism". The history of the Yan Kingdom and the history of the Northeast States have thus appeared to be faulty.

For the country of Goguryeo, what everyone knows is that the Sui Dynasty's three expeditions to Goryeo hurt the people and money, and the result was that the Great Sui collapsed and was replaced by the Tang Dynasty.

And when Ji Kang came to this world, he learned that the history of Goguryeo also has a long history. The current Goguryeo Kingdom, like the Central Plains Kingdoms, was developed from the convergence of many tribes. Among them, the largest tribes are the ancient Shang (Han nationality), Buyeo, Donghu, Sushen, Huiqian, Shanjung and so on.

These tribes, like the tribes of the ancient Central Plains, continued to merge and merge until they were collectively called the state, and under the influence of the culture and customs of the Central Plains, they considered themselves to be the descendants of Yan and Huang. After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, like the Ji Kingdom, it accepted the title of King Wu of Zhou at the same time, and established the country.

The ancestor of Zhu Cong, the current lord of Goguryeo, is strictly a Buyeo clan, and his original surname is Gao. However, when King Wu of Zhou divided the feud, he took the transliteration as Zhu, so their current surname is Zhu.

For hundreds of years, the ancestors of Goguryeo also united many surrounding tribes to establish the Goguryeo Kingdom, but they always followed the unified dynasty of the Central Plains as the Zhengshuo.

This is in Ji Kang's previous life, in the Northeast and the Korean Peninsula excavated Goguryeo monuments are in line with the Goguryeo script, the Goguryeo script in the monuments is also the Central Plains script, the pattern is also Pangu Kaitian, Nuwa created people, Dayu water control and so on.

In the tenth year of King Wucheng, the thirtieth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the palace of the prince of Xiangping City, the military pavilion.

Ji Kang stood in front of the wall, looking at the map of Goguryeo that hung on the wall.

Then he turned around and said an inexplicable word to Shi Dang beside him: "It's time to return to my mother's arms!" ”

Shi Dang's eyes blinked: "What? What back to the mother's arms? ”

Ji Kang didn't dare to take care of Shi Dare, and said to the herald beside him: "Herald, order the army led by Rong Yan and Wang Shi to send troops to Goguryeo before mid-July." ”

"No."

Rong Xuan, Bo Wang, and Wang Shi, who were stationed in Wangping, and Wang Shi, who went to Ancheng, had already received Ji Kang's secret order. Everyone was overjoyed, this is a battle to destroy the country! Every general who participated in the war may go down in history!

Therefore, during the period of recuperation, according to the regulations of Liaodi, many generals and so-called instructors talked to the soldiers below one after another, so that they could dispel their worries and realize the necessity and importance of the next battle. In the words of his own prince, this is called "unity of thought".

On the sixth day of the seventh month, Wangping Liaodi camp.

The envoy who rushed from the Junhou Mansion in Xiangping City, holding high the order of the Junhou Mansion, walked into the big tent of the Chinese army in Rong Hao, and shouted: "The generals will listen to the order. ”

Under the leadership of Rong Yan, all the generals in the tent knelt on the ground and said in unison: "A certain general listens to the order." ”

The envoy unfolded the command of Liaocheng Jun Ji Kang and read it aloud: "...... With Rong Yi as the general and Bo Wang as the deputy general, he could lead Wangping's army as the left army to attack Goguryeo. This order. ”

After listening, Rong Yi and the generals said in unison: "Obey the order." ”

With that, Rong Oyster kowtowed and took the command and the bronze tiger talisman in the messenger's hand.

Then Rong Yan let the other half of the tiger talisman he kept to the guards, and in front of the generals, put the left and right pieces of the tiger together, and then held it high and said: "The tiger talisman is here, and the generals will take the order." ”

Seeing this, Bo Wang and the other generals bowed down and said, "Please give the general an order." ”

Rong Yi nodded and ordered: "Tomorrow, send troops to Goguryeo on time." ”

All the generals said in unison: "No." ”

In this era, the Chinese king or monarch granted the right to his subjects and transferred the army. There are two kinds of gold and bronze charms, tiger-shaped, divided into left and right halves, and there are sons and mothers who can meet, so they are called "tiger charms".

The right symbol is kept in the hands of the king or monarch, and the left symbol is in the hands of the generals. If the king or monarch sends someone to mobilize the army, he needs to bring the right talisman and hold the talisman to verify the fit, so that the general can obey the order. The army does not enforce the order of the Tiger Runner to march unless the king or monarch is present at the scene to transfer troops.

At the same time, Wang Shi, a general stationed in Anseong, also received an order from Ji Kang. The Anseong garrison will have Wang Shi as the main general, and Wang Xian as the deputy general as the right army to attack Goguryeo.

At the beginning of July of the tenth year of King Wucheng, the Liaodi army sent troops to attack Goguryeo under the guidance of Ji Kang, the king of Liaocheng. On the fertile fields between Liaodong and Goguryeo, the two armies, one south and one north, are rolling eastward like two great rivers.

Yewang was very close to Shangdang County, and the Qin army led by Bai Qi set out from Yewang on the 14th and arrived at Tianjing Pass at the northern end of Yewang in less than two days, and then launched a fierce attack. Lian Po, who was stationed in Hyun (present-day Gaoping, Shanxi), immediately sent reinforcements, and the two sides fought fiercely at Tianjing Pass.

Tianjing Pass is located in the Taihang Mountains, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. After two days of fierce fighting, Bai Qijian suffered too many casualties to conquer Tianjing Pass. Then he turned to the left and attacked Shangdang.

The Zhao army sent a small force to engage the vanguard of the Qin army several times and was defeated. As a last resort, retreat to Kongcang Ridge.

In the tenth year of Wucheng, on July 26, Shangdang County Government.

Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, said to Lian Po and Feng Ting with a little worry: "Judging from the early battles between our Zhao and Qin, the Qin army really did not lose the "tiger and wolf army", and our army suffered repeated setbacks. General Lian Po, what should I do next? ”

Lian Po, a sixty-five-year-old veteran now, stood up, looked at the situation map of the Qin and Zhao troops hanging on the wall, pondered for a long time, and said: "Pingyuanjun, Huayangjun, judging from the situation of the battle with the Qin army. With all due respect, my Zhao army is not the opponent of the Qin army now, and Bai Qi uses soldiers like a god, and there are many good generals under his command. If our army fights a decisive battle with it now, the future is unpredictable! ”

After listening to the words of the veteran Lian Po, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, no longer had the freedom in front of Zhao Wangdan during the Handan period. Like Shangdang County Shouhuayang Jun Feng Ting, his face was sad.

Lian Po smiled when he saw Zhao Sheng and Feng Ting's expressions. said to the two: "Pingyuan-kun, Huayang-jun, you two don't have to worry. Although the Qin army is strong, I, the Zhao State, may not be able to fight against it. ”

Walking to the map in front of the wall, he pointed to an area on the map and said: "According to the current situation of strong enemy and weak enemy, I, Zhao State, should adopt a defensive strategy. We should take Kongcang Ridge as the front line and Guangwolf City as the base, garrison our Zhao army's army in the north of Guangwolf City, and build fortress walls and city barriers on this line to form a solid defense line to block the Qin army. ”

Then, he tapped the map heavily with his hand and said, "Pingyuan Jun, Huayang Jun, as long as this defense line is established, our Zhao army will not be afraid of the Qin army's attack in the west and south, and our Zhao army will be close to my Zhao country in the east and north. In this way, our Zhao army will rely on this line of defense, and it can be attacked if it advances, and it can be defended when it retreats. What can Qin Jun do with me?

What's more, the Qin army came from afar, and it was difficult to supply grain, grass and military supplies; And our army is backed by our Zhao State, and it is convenient to supply grain, grass and military materials. In the long run, our army may not be able to defeat the Qin army! ”

Listening to the words of the veteran Lian Po, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, and Feng Ting, the county guard of Shangdang, both showed joy on their faces, and they were deeply convinced.

At the beginning of July, on the order of Zhao Wangdan, the veteran general Lian Po led an army of 200,000 to arrive in Changping through Fukou, and then along the Taoqing River turned into the Xiaodongcang River and entered the Hyun clan to arrive in Shangdang in advance to prevent the Qin army. Sure enough, the king of Qin immediately sent the general Bai Qi to lead an army of 200,000 to attack Shangdang.

In the eyes of Bai Qi and Lian Po, the two peerless generals, the war is not going well.

In the early days, the Zhao army and the Qin army had several skirmishes, and the Zhao army was defeated. This made Lian Po deeply aware that there is still a certain gap between the current Zhao army and the Qin army in terms of quality.

Therefore, after discussing with Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, and Feng Ting, the commander of Shangdang County, the two of them decided to adopt a defensive strategy. Along the line of Kongcang Ridge and Light Wolf City, start to build fortifications, and then do not attack.

In this way, the general of the Qin State will rise in vain, and there is nothing to be done for a while!

Bai Qi stood in front of the fortifications of the Zhao army in Kongcangling, followed by the deputy general Wang Di, and the generals of the Qin army, Meng Fu, Wang Ling, Wang Ben, Wang Yan, Wang Qian, etc., who had followed Bai Qi for many years. This is in vain, seeing that the Zhao army does not come out to fight, and brings the generals to see what is going on with the Zhao army. Of course, he also wanted to lure Zhao Jun out to pursue.

But what made the generals of the Qin State depressed was that the Zhao army did not pay attention to the small Qin army that came to covet it, except for the Zhao army in the front fortifications who were on guard, and the back was dusty and continued to build the fortifications. Seeing Zhao Jun like this, many generals of the Qin army looked at each other and scolded in their hearts.

Bai Qi looked up to the sky and sighed, and said to the deputy general Wang Yi and other generals behind him: "Lian Po is an old man, and he is not a famous general in the world." This kind of method can make him come up with it. ”

Then, he paused and said: "Now that Zhao Jun can't shrink out, my Qin army can't do anything!" According to the orders of the king and Xiangguo Fan Sui, they temporarily withdrew from the army. Wait for the opportunity to fight the Zhao army again. ”

The generals replied together, "No." ”

In the tenth year of King Wucheng, in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, Bai Qi led the main force of the Qin army to slowly retreat eastward, leaving 100,000 troops to confront the Zhao army at Wuling Pass, and the rest of the Qin army withdrew to Qin.