Zhao Jun entered the defense of the party, and a whole month passed, but the Qin side did not react at all, and the strings that Zhao Guojun and his ministers had been tightening finally began to gradually loosen. At this time, he suddenly received an urgent report from the Xianyang scouts that Wang Di, the chief of Qin's left house, had led an army of 100,000 cavalry and was heading for Hanoi County, which was adjacent to Shangdang; At the same time, Wang Ling, the chief cavalry general of the Qin army, also led 50,000 iron cavalry out of Hanoi and conquered Yewang, the only fortress in Korea leading to Shangdang.

For a while, the war clouds were thick, and the chariot of the Qin State rumbled to start.

The Qin army advanced eastward, and Zhao Guo instantly became nervous. King Zhao immediately ordered an additional 100,000 troops to rush to the aid of Shangdang, with Zhao Kuo as the main general of the reinforcements.

Zhao Kuo was edicted, immediately began to prepare, and in only three days, he mobilized 100,000 troops, and in less than ten days, he had already arrived at the Zhao army camp of Shangdang.

Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, Lian Po felt at ease, and quickly summoned the generals to deploy defense in the big tent of the Chinese army's shogunate.

Lian Po is known for his stability, and his defensive strategy is: three defenses, deep ditches and high bases, not seeking quick battles, and making every effort to hold on.

The Laomaling camp in the west is garrisoned by 50,000 elite infantry troops;

The Danshui camp in the central part of the country, because of the open terrain and the only way for the Qin army to advance northward, not only had 60,000 infantry defend against the base, but also equipped 10,000 elite iron cavalry to respond, and set the Chinese army shogunate in the Changping fortress north of Danshui;

The stone Great Wall camp in the east is the west gate to Handan, and it is also the last barrier of Shangdang, so the garrison of 80,000 troops is used as the general response to all Shangdang defense lines.

After listening to Lian Po's deployment, Zhao Kuo's eyes flashed, and he said loudly: "The general is so deployed, Kuo thinks it's inappropriate. ”

Lian Pozheng carefully looked at the picture of the mountains and rivers of Shangdang in front of the big case, and heard that Zhao Kuo had something to say, so he turned around and said lightly: "Ma Fujun has a high opinion, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Zhao Kuo smiled, and said impassionedly: "Qin's attack on the party will make all countries in Shandong panic, and the six countries will only be in the morning and night!" The Qin army is 100,000, while our army is 200,000. "Sun Tzu" cloud: Ten are surrounded, five are attacked, and multiple is divided! Now our army is gathered, and the soldiers are full of food, and if we blindly retreat, it is just a waste of food! In my opinion, the terrain of the Danshui River Valley is wide, which is suitable for the decisive battle of the army, and I should confront Qin here with 100,000 troops! Then divide into two iron cavalry of 50,000 each, Qinshui on the west road, Baicheng on the east road, and attack the Qin army in Hanoi on both wings! Faced with enemies on three sides, can the Qin army be undefeated? ”

Lian Po listened quietly, but there was no expression on his face.

"Qin is strong and Zhao is weak, Ma Fujun thinks so?" Lian Po slowly walked out of the handsome case and came to Zhao Kuo.

"Yes, but ......" Zhao Kuo's face turned red, and he had to fight on the basis of reason.

"Ma Fujun, listen to the old man." Lian Po stared at Zhao Kuo with deep eyes, and Zhao Kuo swallowed the words that had already come to his lips.

"The old general said." Zhao Kuo bowed his head and said.

"Qin is stronger than Zhao, and now Qin is carrying the power of Baisheng, and he is running for a long time, with the intention of fighting quickly. Our army is waiting for work, and there is a natural danger of the party, protracted, the Qin army will be tired, and our army is ready to attack, and at this time it can be defeated. Lian Po slowly said the strategy in his heart word by word.

"Definitely! Kuo thought that ......" Zhao Kuo still wanted to argue, but saw that Lian Po's face was iron-blue, so he had to stop talking.

"Please go out of Danshui to fight with the Qin army to test the combat power of the Qin army!" Said categorically.

Lian Po didn't pay attention to it, turned around and picked up the command flag on the handsome case, and sternly ordered: "All the generals will return to their respective camps and go to the defense area tomorrow according to the deployment." ”

After the order was finished, he didn't even look back, and strode out of the military tent.

Zhao Kuo looked embarrassed but helpless, so he had to leave gloomily.

A few days later, an envoy from King Zhao arrived and urgently summoned Zhao Kuo to return to Handan......

"Childe, are you back?" As soon as Zhao Kuo entered the house, the old manager greeted him.

Zhao Kuo just hummed, and without looking back, he went straight through the two courtyards and entered the study.

Sitting down in front of the desk, Zhao Kuo spread out a blank roll of bamboo slips, and was about to write to King Zhao, but he heard the voice of the old manager at the door: "Son." ”

"What?" Zhao Kuo raised his head a little impatiently.

"Childe, Li Mu is here." The boss answered.

Without waiting for Zhao Kuo to speak, he heard a heavy cough at the door of the study, and then a tall and thin young general with a majestic appearance, but a slight disability in his right hand rushed in: "Ma Fuzi!" ”

"Li Mu? How did you get here? Zhao Kuo hurriedly stood up from the front of the desk and greeted him with a smile, "Come, sit." Tea and no wine, you are free. ”

"Evil, why don't you let me come?" Li Mu smiled loudly and sat down in front of the long case opposite the main case.

Li Mu joined the army at the age of ten, and he is only eighteen years old this year, although his official position is only a captain, he is already the pillar of Zhao Guo's northern attack on the Xiongnu. Three years ago, Zhao Kuo went north to add military horses and met Li Mu, and when chatting, he found that the two were on par with each other's tactics of war, so they introduced each other as confidants.

"What is the situation in the border areas?" Zhao Kuo smiled and talked about business.

"Why do you ask Ma Fuzi?" Li Mu asked quietly.

Zhao Kuo tapped the main case with his hand, and hesitated for a moment: "If you draw 100,000 border soldiers to help the party, and only leave 30,000 troops to defend it, why do you think it is?" ”

"Yes!" Li Mu said without hesitation, "There is nothing to do in the north today, that is, if there is something, 30,000 elites are enough." ”

"Jun Dacai, King Zhao has approved the move, with Jun as the general, to guard the north." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

Li Mu was noncommittal, and said with a slight smile: "This Mu is here, but it is a private matter. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Zhao Kuo blinked his eyes and put away his smile.

"Bai Qi, the world's famous generals. With the war, the wish of the shepherd! Speaking of Bai Qi, Li Mu was actually excited.

"You came to Handan, but you asked for war?" Zhao Kuo sighed deeply.

"Now there is a heavy responsibility on the shoulders of the northland, and the shepherd should take the order and go." There was a hint of melancholy in Li Mu's eyes.

"The amount of you is difficult to reach." Zhao Kuo stood up and bowed deeply to Li Mu.

The next day, King Zhao issued an edict to transfer 100,000 border troops to reinforce Shangdang, and at the same time promoted Li Mu to the general of Yunzhong to defend against the Xiongnu.

A month later, 100,000 Qin reinforcements also drove out of Hanoi.

Qin and Zhao were at a stalemate in this not very open area.

In July, the Qin army's offensive against the periphery of the Shangdang region suddenly kicked off without warning.

The target of Wang Di's first battle was the western defense line of the Zhao army, and in the middle of the fierce battle, the three guards of the western defense line of the Zhao army lost two of them, all the 4,000 defenders were killed, and the only remaining Bai Cheng also lost 1,000 men and horses. The Qin army also suffered thousands of casualties, which can be described as a tragic victory. In a fit of rage, Wang Yi sent another 80,000 troops to attack the Zhao army's Laomaling camp, and in less than an hour, the Laomaling camp was captured by the Qin army.

By the time Lian Po led the army to help, the western front had already fallen into the hands of the Qin army.

Returning to the Chinese army shogunate in Changping, Lian Po immediately wrote to King Zhao, requesting another 100,000 troops.

When King Zhao heard that the impregnable western defense line had been captured by the Qin army in an instant, he was horrified, and immediately convened the ministers of the court and the central government to discuss, not only to increase the army by 100,000, but also to strictly order Lian Po to only defend and not attack, but to ensure that the party would not be lost.

The two armies met, Lian Po re-armed, and issued a strict order, unless the Qin army raided, those who did not follow the order to fight, no matter whether they won or lost, they would be killed immediately.

After this battle, the Qin army was shocked and could no longer shake the defense line of the Zhao army.

Within a few days, the Qin army increased its troops by another 200,000, and the general of the unified army was replaced by Wu Anjun Baiqi.

Another year passed, and both sides did not take a step beyond the thunder pool, and in the spring of the following year, Qin and Zhao each increased their troops by 100,000, and the small Shangdang gathered a million troops one after another, including 500,000 Zhao troops and 580,000 Qin troops.

A great war like never before, on the verge of breaking out.