Ji Kang, like the princes of the world, paid extraordinary attention to the great war that broke out in Handan by Qin and Zhao.

The strength of himself and even the Yan State, compared to the Qin State now, Ji Kang believes that it is still far from enough.

In the current state, for Liaodi and even Yanguo, it can only be regarded as barely able to protect itself!

Under this judgment, Zhao State is very important to Yan State and even Liaodi. If the State of Zhao is destroyed by the State of Qin at this time, according to the trajectory of history, the next State of Yan will be immediately.

In Ji Kang's memory in his previous life, the Qin State immediately entered the Yan State after destroying the Zhao State.

Therefore, before the power of the Yan Kingdom is completely strong, the Zhao Kingdom must not fall!

In addition, Yan Guo cannot be entangled with Zhao Guo at this time like in his previous life, but must maintain a neutral attitude. To a certain extent, it is necessary to give Zhao Guo some support, so that Zhao Guo insists on fighting to the death with Qin.

In view of the above strategic considerations, on the one hand, Ji Kang sent Liao Shan, the minister of Liaodili, to Jidu to lobby the ministers in the court of Yan State, so that these people could dispel the idea of taking the opportunity to cooperate with Qin State and attack Zhao State.

On the other hand, on the occasion of the signing of the agreement with Zhao, Lu Zhonglian and Su Dai were sent to Handan, Zhao, to provide support for military funds such as food, weapons and equipment, and strengthen Zhao's determination to resist Qin.

So far, it seems that these measures have had a certain effect.

Some time ago, the ministers led by Yan Xiangsu were clamoring to attack Zhao State, but now they have basically disappeared. Except, of course, the old man Yan Xiangsu;

And the state of Zhao also mobilized the whole people and fought to the death with the army of Qin in Handan City.

In addition to transporting the second batch of grain and military funds to Handan, Ji Kang now ordered to take out some of the bronze weapons and armor that Liaodi had piled up in the warehouse in the past.

Mixed with a batch of old grain in the official warehouse of Liaodi, as the third batch of aid to Zhao State, it was first transported to Zhongyang County, which now belongs to him, and then sent to Handan.

The Battle of Handan was fought for more than half a month, and the Qin army and the Zhao army were fighting fiercely every day at the head of Handan City, but the Qin army just couldn't capture Handan City.

Such a situation made Xianyang's Qin Wang Yingji extremely anxious.

In the thirteenth year of King Wucheng, in early December, the Spring Festival is approaching.

Yingji, who was in the palace, walked around the palace after reading the battle report sent to him by the front-line commander Wang Ling.

He said to Qin Xiangfan Ju: "Xiangguo, this royal tomb is simply a waste, and he actually suggested that the widow let my Qin army withdraw to Wu'an City, and after the spring of next year, I will attack Handan again." ”

"My 300,000 elite army of Great Qin, in the face of a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people in Zhao State, has been unable to take Handan and occupy Zhao State, which is simply unreasonable and disappointing to the widow."

"No wonder, this Wu Anjun dares to play a temper with the widow. Could it be that my Qin army, without the command of Wu Anjun, is not the invincible and invincible Qin army? ”

Fan Ju saw that King Yingji of Qin was so anxious, and he didn't know what to do, so he had to comfort Yingji: "King, please don't be angry, since General Wang Ling sent troops, my Qin army has been progressing smoothly." ”

"Didn't his deputy general Sima Terrier already conquer Jinyang and occupy the entire Taiyuan County! But now that the weather is freezing cold, it is indeed difficult for our army to fight. The minister thought that if he gave General Wang Ling some more time, he would inevitably bring good news to my king. ”

After listening to Fan Ju's words, Yingji stopped wandering in the hall and said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo, draft an edict, order Wang Ling to lead the army to attack Handan City as soon as possible, and urge him to take Handan around the end of this year." ”

After Fan Ju listened to King Qin's words, he was stunned for a moment, and wanted to say something to Yingji, but after looking at King Qin's face, he swallowed the advice in his stomach back into his stomach.

Clasped his hands into fists, bowed down to Yingji and said, "No." ”

At this time, Fan Ju didn't know what he thought, and said to King Qin: "King, this time, the Yan Kingdom did not follow the alliance between my Qin and Yan countries, and cooperated with the army of our Qin State to attack the Zhao State!" ”

Ying Ji was stunned for a moment, and then said to Fan Ju with a sneer: "Xiangguo, according to the news reported by the Black Ice Table, not only did the Yan State not follow the alliance signed with my Qin State and sent troops to the Zhao State. ”

"On the contrary, the Liaocheng Jun of Liaodi signed an alliance with the King of Zhao, and the Zhao State handed over the eight cities including Zhongyang County that he had occupied to the Liaocheng Jun, and the Liaodi continued to provide food and weapons and equipment to the Zhao State, which is really annoying."

"This Liaodi child, who destroyed two countries in Liaodi, was named one of the "Four Great Princes" by the people of the world, and now he is extremely arrogant! Helping Zhao State again and again has done a bad job for my Qin State. “

"When the widow army takes Handan and destroys the Zhao State, it will inevitably wave the army to the north and teach this Liaodi child and even the Yan State a lesson. Let this Liaodi child and even the Yan Kingdom know what kind of price it will bring to them after annoying my Qin State! ”

Qin Xiang Fan Ju, after listening to Yingji's words, knew that King Qin hated Liaocheng Jun very much.

With a smile on his face, he bowed down to King Qin and said, "I'm Wang Shengming!" ”

In mid-December, Wang Ling, the commander of the Qin army under the city of Handan, after receiving the edict of the king of Qin, said to the deputy general Meng Wei: "General Meng, it seems that my king is in a hurry!" This sent someone to issue an edict, ordering our army to take Handan before the end of the year. ”

The deputy general Meng Fu couldn't help it, and said to Wang Ling: "General, now the weather is very cold, and the Zhao army in Handan City is also very tenacious in resistance, and our army has suffered too many casualties now, and in less than a month, it has suffered nearly 20,000 casualties." ”

"General, can I wait for another letter to my king to state it, first let my Qin army temporarily withdraw to Wu'an City, and rest for two or three months. After the beginning of spring next year, our army will attack Handan City again. ”

Wang Ling smiled bitterly and said to Meng Wei: "General Meng, General Ben wrote to my king last time, and he has already clarified this matter. No, this is what I got in exchange for this reprimand! There is no way, order our army to continue to attack Handan City tomorrow! ”

The next day, the Qin army braved the cold winds in the north and attacked the city on a large scale again. Under the stubborn resistance of the Zhao army, it lost again.

After nearly a month of unsuccessful siege, the morale of the Qin army was unusually low.

What Wang Ling and Meng Fu didn't expect was that just tonight, the 10,000 cavalry of the Zhao army in Handan City were going to deal a fatal blow to the Qin army.

After nearly a month of hard fighting, the soldiers of Zhao State were completely familiar with the tactics of the Qin army. Under the bloodshed of the war, this group of old, weak and young soldiers have also been completely tempered.

At the head of the city, watching the Qin army be repulsed again.

The veteran Lian Po said to the deputy general Le Cheng beside him: "General Le, now judging from the situation of the Qin army's siege of the city, the morale has been low. Tonight, the 10,000 elite cavalry of my Zhao Kingdom should be dispatched! ”

After listening to Lian Po's words, Le Cheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed down: "Old general, I, the elite cavalry of Zhao State, have long wanted to go out of the city to attack the Qin army. This time, my Zhao army will definitely win. ”

Lian Po's face was smiling, and he said to Le Cheng: "Now the soldiers mobilized by my Zhao State have also been trained after this month's battle. Tonight, it is the time when our Zhao army defeats the Qin army! ”

Speaking of this, Lian Po raised his head, looked at the Qin army camp outside Handan City, and said to Le Cheng: "Pass my order, and order that tonight, I will have 10,000 cavalry, wrap horses' hooves, and prepare to sneak attack the Qin army camp." ”

"The other armies of my Zhao State are also ready to follow the cavalry and counterattack the Qin army."

Lecheng replied loudly: "No." ”

The 10,000 cavalry of the Zhao army recalled from the north were in Handan City every day, watching other Zhao army soldiers fighting with the Qin army, and they were very depressed in their hearts.

After receiving the news that coach Lian Po ordered an attack, everyone began to get excited.

Before dark, these 10,000 elite cavalry were all ready to attack the Qin army. And the other Zhao troops in Handan City are also ready to raid the Qin army's camp tonight.

Just after the hour passed, the gate of Handan City slowly opened again after being closed for nearly a month.

As the vanguard, the 10,000 elite cavalry led the war horses, wrapped the horses' hooves, and quietly headed towards the Qin army camp. Subsequently, the hundreds of thousands of infantry of the Zhao army, also in batches, followed the cavalry in front and went out of the city to the Qin army camp.

The Qin army didn't expect the Zhao army at all, and the Zhao army at this moment could still go out of the city to raid the Qin army.

When he first came to Handan City, every night, the Qin army was still vigilant enough.

But after nearly a month, the Qin army found that the Zhao army had never gone out of the city to fight once, and thought that the Zhao army, a group of old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers, would be good if they could defend the city well, and they would not be able to raid the Qin army at all.

After nearly a month of siege, the Qin army was already exhausted, and now the Qin soldiers and soldiers have all fallen asleep.

And the deputy general of the Zhao army, Le Cheng, personally led 10,000 elite cavalry, and at this time he had already come to the outside of the Qin army camp, and when he saw the Qin army camp, his guard was lax, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

turned over his horse and said to the 10,000 cavalry behind him: "My brothers of Zhao State, the soldiers who died in battle for my Zhao State, the opportunity to avenge their hatred has come." Everyone follow me and rush to kill the Qin army together. ”

After that, he drove the horse to take the lead and killed the camp of the Qin army.

The cavalry behind Le Cheng all turned over on their horses and rushed towards the Qin army camp with the deputy general Le Cheng.

The sound of fighting suddenly resounded in the sky above the Qin army's camp.

With the arrival of the cavalry of the Zhao army, the camp of the Qin army also began to be in chaos.

Lian Po, the commander of the Zhao army, saw this situation in the rear and ordered the army to follow the cavalry and start attacking the Qin army camp.

Wang Ling, the commander of the Qin army in his sleep, was taken aback by the sound of fighting outside, and fled to the rear by the guards without knowing it.

This time, the Zhao army raided the Qin camp, the Qin army was defeated, retreated for fifty miles, and the five schools of the Qin army were killed by 8,000 to 10,000 people per "school" according to the military system of the Qin army, and more than 20,000 casualties.

The Zhao army won a big victory for the first time in the Battle of Handan.

Pessimism spread among the Qin army, and when Wang Ling, the commander of the Qin army, saw this, he had to continue to write to King Qin Zhao, suggesting that there was no other way to either retreat or reinforce.