In this joint arrangement, although Li Mu was the commander of the coalition forces, the actual general of the Zhao army was the old general Pang Yuan, and the reason why this was so was because of the special military system of Zhao State. In order to effectively resist the Xiongnu, the army of Zhao has always been divided into two parts: the hinterland army and the border army. During the Changping War, because of the need to pour the strength of the country against the Qin State, King Xiaocheng had the extraordinary move of handing over the military power of the whole country to Lian Po. When Zhao Kuo entered Qin, although Li Mu took over as a general, he was only responsible for the war in northern Xinjiang, and the army in the hinterland was under the command of Lian Po.

After the death of King Xiaocheng, due to Guo Kai's exclusion, Lian Po was forced to leave the country, so Pang Yuan, who was known as the last soldier in the Warring States period, succeeded Lian Po and became the new general of the army in the hinterland of Zhao.

In fact, Pang Yuan is a rare all-rounder, who combines the ability of the vertical and horizontal family and the soldier, and the last few times at the end of the Warring States period were all achieved under the secret mediation of Pang Yuan. Not only that, but in the fourth year of Zhao Yan's accession to the throne, he defeated the invading Yan army and forced the Yan State Doctor Ji Xin to death.

These years of great feats have also made Pang Yuan the key to the old forces of the royal family in the DPRK and China to compete with Guo Kai, and now Guo Kaiken let Pang Yuan be the general of the Zhao army of the Five Nations Alliance, on the one hand, he was forced by the situation in the DPRK and China, and on the other hand, Guo Kai did not believe that the merger could succeed. Once Pang Yuan's army is defeated, he will have an excuse to eradicate Pang Yuan. Without Pang Yuan's support, what can those old ministers of the royal family do?

In just a few months, the Five Nations Alliance Army completed the assembly in the territory of Wei State, and under the command of Li Mu, the Coalition Army recovered Shouling, the hometown of Zhao State, which was heavily guarded by the Qin army, in the first battle, and set up the camp of the Five Nations Alliance Army outside Shouling City.

In this vast military camp, there are 400,000 horses and horses of the coalition army, of which 100,000 are Zhao troops, and the main general Pang Yuan; The Chu army had 80,000 foot soldiers, and the main general was determined; The Wei army had 80,000 foot soldiers, and the main general was Wei; The Yan army rode 80,000 lightly, and the main general was the crown prince Ji Dan; Although South Korea was the weakest, it also sent 60,000 horses, the main general Han Peng.

In the center of the coalition camp, there is also a small military camp, and the only cowhide military tent in it is the general account of the five-nation alliance, and it is also the soul of the 400,000 army.

After the army was properly settled, Li Mu immediately sent people to gather all the commanders of the national unified armies into this cowhide military tent.

After everyone sat down, Li Mu said straight to the point: "This cooperation is of great significance, where the army is going, the generals can express their opinions!" ”

There was a sudden silence in the tent.

Qu Ding, the chief general of the Chu army, saw that no one spoke for a long time, so he got up and said first: "In Qu Ding's opinion, the army of the five countries has a total of 400,000, and since it should go straight to Hangu Pass, attack it day and night with the wheel warfare method, and it will definitely be able to break through the pass in less than half a month." ”

"No! Not to mention the natural danger of Hangu, easy to defend and difficult to attack! It was said that there were still 300,000 main forces in the Qin Army Pass, and even if I could break through the pass, I would become a tired army! How can we fight again? Only by inducing the main force of the Qin army to go out of the pass for a decisive battle can they gather and annihilate it, and go down to Hangu Pass without a fight! The Wei army's commander-in-chief, Wei Feng, immediately raised an objection.

"It's easy to say, just how to lure the enemy out of the customs? Dare to ask General Wei if he can succeed? Qu Ding asked disappreciatively.

"This ......" Wei Yi just blurted out, and he really didn't think clearly for a while, "The details of this should be planned slowly......

Han Peng, the commander of the Han army, couldn't help but refute: "Plan slowly? Is Qin Jun a fool? Can you allow me to plan slowly? For now, there is only a quick solution! ”

"Old General Han seems to have a high opinion?" Wei has always despised South Korea, so he is naturally not to be outdone.

"This ...... It is also necessary to follow the old method, two ways to attack, all the way to take the military pass, all the way to attack the Han Valley. Han Peng thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with a good strategy, so he had to move out of the old way of attacking Qin several times before.

Prince Dan of the Yan Kingdom snorted disdainfully: "Every time is this kind of tactic, if you can win it, how can you have today?" ”

"......" for a while, everyone was speechless.

Just when the big tent was silent, Pang Yuan, the chief general of the Zhao army, who had not spoken, finally spoke: "Everyone, look. Pang Yuanxin walked to the topographic map of the mountains and rivers in front of the big case, raised his sword and pointed, "The army attacking Qin has repeatedly blocked Hangu to the west, all because of its geographical advantages!" Pang Yuan thought that I could abandon Hangu and ignore it, and the army crossed the river through Anyi, went south out of the Shaoliang Mountains, and went straight to Xianyang! If this can be done, the Qin army will be defeated! ”

"Myoya!" Under the guidance of Pang Yuan, everyone's eyes lit up, and they turned their eyes to Li Mu, the commander of the coalition army, who was sitting on the handsome case.

"What do you think General Pang is planning?" Li Mu smiled slightly, and did not rush to express his position.

"Han Peng has no objection." Han Peng took the lead in expressing his approval.

"We have no objections!" The other three shouted in unison.

Only then did Li Mufang nod: "Since you have no objections, you should work together!" Tomorrow, the army will be raised, with Yan Zhao's light cavalry as the front, Zhao Chu and Han infantry in the center, and the Wei army at the end. Scatter! ”

"No!" The main generals of the five countries in the tent roared together, and then withdrew from the big tent one after another......

The news of the alliance of the five countries soon spread to Xianyang, and in addition to the joy, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but worry again: now that he is the general of the Qin State, the alliance of the five countries is attacking, if he deliberately seeks defeat, it doesn't matter if his reputation is ruined, if this arouses the suspicion of the government and the opposition of the Qin State, then the situation of the twenty-five years of painstaking management in the Qin State will also have to go down; But if he fights with all his might, won't he become an accomplice of the Qin State and a sinner of the nations?

Thinking about it, defeat is bound to fail, but how can you lose invisibly and not let people see the flaws? It's hard to do!

While he was thinking about it, the old manager suddenly came hurriedly with a bamboo cane: "Childe! The young boy has returned home. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Kuo stood up overjoyed, "Quick!" Let Xing'er in! "Since Zhangtai parted, the father and son have not seen each other for five years. Without waiting for Zhao Kuo to finish speaking, Zhao Xing walked in in a hurry.

"Father!" Zhao Xing didn't care about wiping the sweat off his face, so he sat down next to the bookcase, turned his head and shouted at the old housekeeper, "Old family, do you have tea?" This time, on the order of Lantian General Wang Qian, Zhao Xing returned to the Governor's Mansion to hand over the ordnance and grain. As soon as he finished his official duties, Zhao Xing couldn't wait to step into the door of the house that he hadn't entered for five years.

"Yes...... Yes! Young boy, wait a minute! The old butler was also excited, and walked out.

Zhao Kuo sat down again, stretched out his hand to grasp his son, and gazed carefully. Compared with five years ago, my son has lost a lot of weight, and his bloodshot eyes seem to have not been able to sleep for several nights. Seeing his son's haggard appearance, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart: "Xing'er ......"

"The five-nation alliance is surging on the border, and the National Captain's Mansion is preparing for war, and it is busier than usual! Don't worry. Zhao Xing rubbed his red eyes and comforted his father, "My son is here to bid farewell to his father." ”

"What? Leaving so soon? Zhao Kuo asked in surprise.

"Young boy, tea is here." While speaking, the old manager led a maid serving tea to Zhao Xing.

Taking the tea bowl, Zhao Xingmeng took a big sip, then wiped his mouth and arched his hand: "The army gathers in Hangu Pass, and the children must immediately rush to the Guanzhong warehouse to escort the grain." ”

Zhao Kuo nodded: "State affairs are important, there is no need to delay here, go quickly!" ”

"Father......" Zhao Xing choked lightly, got up and turned to Zhao Kuo, and bowed deeply to his father.

Looking at his son's distant back, Zhao Kuo had an ominous premonition in his heart: his father was chaotic with Qin, but his son was bent on protecting Qin, what a ridiculous thing! If this continues, one day father and son will become enemies, but what should be done then?

In a daze, Zhao Kuo stood up with the bookcase, slowly paced to the wall with the Great Qin Territory Map hanging on one side, and said to himself: "Li Mu, Li Mu! If I were you, how should I use my soldiers? "Zhao Kuo is familiar with Li Mu, he has many tricks, and he is especially good at large corps guerrilla warfare, so he will definitely not touch Hangu Tianxian, so ......

Zhao Kuo slowly moved his gaze to the Shaoliang Mountains above Hangu Pass: "Take Shaoliang all the way, you can avoid Hangu Pass, cross Liyang and approach Xianyang!" "Now the main force of the Qin army is in Hangu Pass, the pass is empty, and there are only 20,000 left-behind soldiers left in the Lantian camp.

Increasing the number of troops in Hangu Pass was a decision made by Yingzheng at the court meeting, so even if the army was defeated, it had nothing to do with him! It's just that Li Mu will really be slightly the same as what he sees?