On August 3, the 400,000 Zhao army led by Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao army, had been blocked by the main force of the Qin army in Changping, north of Laomaling, and could not contact the Zhao army in Daliangshan in the south.

The general of the Qin army, Bai Qi, used the same strength to besiege the enemy army, which was a taboo for soldiers. If the main force of the Zhao army breaks through in other directions, according to Rong Yan's words, the entire Qin army's battle plan will become a pile of waste paper, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

For this reason, Wang Yi, the deputy general of the Qin army, and other generals of the Qin army were also pinching a cold sweat. I am afraid that the main force of the Zhao army, 400,000, will attack and advance to the north or east at this time, and open up the connection with Handan. Even if you attack to the west, you can jump out of the encirclement of the Qin army. Because in these directions, the Qin army has very few troops, and it will definitely be difficult to block the attack of the main force of the Zhao army.

However, through intelligence analysis in all aspects, Bai Qi bullied Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao army, who had no experience in commanding the army, and did not know how to adapt, so he would inevitably lead the army to the south in an attempt to contact the Zhao army in Daliangshan. Therefore, the main force of the Qin army was placed on the checkpoint on the way to block the main force of the Zhao army and go south, and the Qin army in other directions was in a hurry to build a barrier and prepare to besiege the main force of the Zhao army.

Zhao Kuo did not lead the army to survive with a broken arm as the Liaodi general Rong Xuan analyzed, returned to Changpingguan and Guguan, and obtained contact with Handan; He did not convene the generals to discuss collectively and find a proper plan.

At the critical moment of the life and death of the main force of the Zhao army, the most important thing that the commander Zhao Kuo did was to look through the military book and try to find a plan to deal with this situation in the military book. But the result was very disappointed, and Zhao Kuo, who checked the military book all night, did not get any answer in the military book.

Early in the morning, Zhao Kuo's eyes were red, and according to the advice of his lieutenant general, he led the main force of the Zhao army to the south and stormed the Qin army in the Hunshi River Valley and Laomaling, in an attempt to open up the connection with the Zhao army in Daliangshan.

This is expected by Bai Qi, the commander of the Qin army, and the main force of your Zhao army wants to go south to Daliang Mountain, how easy it is to talk about. Under the layers of defense of the Qin army, the Zhao army attacked unsuccessfully. Zhao Kuo had no choice but to lead the main force of the Zhao army and continue to return to Changping.

On the 4th, 5th, and 6th, the main force of the Zhao army continued to attack southward, but encountered a desperate resistance from the Qin army.

And Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao army, didn't realize that the hope of escape for the army of Zhao led by him was completely lost in these few days, and it became slim little by little.

In the course of the southward march of the Zhao army, the fierce and tragic battle between the two sides is beyond the description of pen and ink.

Later historians and military strategists used these passages to describe the battle scene at that time: "The Battle of Changping, the blood flowed and drifted"; "The Chiyou Rebellion is nothing more than that"; "Under the long peace, the blood is like a river, and the boiling sound is like thunder."

At these moments, the Qin army completely completed the encirclement of the entire Zhao army, and the Zhao army had completely lost the possibility of breaking through from Changping Pass. For example, the Liaodi general Rong Xuansuo, if at this time, the possibility of the destruction of the entire Zhao army is close at hand!

With a force equal to that of the Zhao army, the Qin army actually besieged and divided the 450,000 brave and warlike Zhao army in the three areas of Shangdang's Changping, Hanwangshan, and Daliangshan. With such a result, even Bai Qi, the commander of the Qin army, was dumbfounded, not to mention other generals of the Qin army. When the news came that the Qin army had completely besieged the Zhao army, there was jubilation in the handsome tent of the white wolf city.

In order to boost the morale of the Qin army and deter the Zhao army. On the front line of the fierce battle between the Qin army and the Zhao army, Bai Qi officially erected his "white" handsome flag in front of the Qin and Zhao armies, and the commander of the Qin army, Wu Anjun, stood in front of the Qin and Zhao armies for the first time.

When the white handsome flag was erected, the entire Qin army was excited, but the Zhao army was depressed. Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao army, realized that the commander of the Qin army he was fighting against was not Wang Di at all, but Bai Qi, the general of the Qin State and Wu Anjun.

The deputy general of the Zhao army, after seeing the handsome flag erected by the Qin army, said to Zhao Kuo in a trembling voice: "General, the Qin army is deceitful and tempts the main force of our Zhao army to the bottom of Changping Valley. From beginning to end, this was the idea of the general of the Qin State at all! This one...... When did this white come to Changping? Our army actually ...... I don't know anything. ”

Zhao Kuo's eyes were red, and he barely controlled his body without falling. After half a ring, he scolded in front of all the soldiers of Zhao Jun: "Qin Jun is going to kill my Zhao Jun!" The dignified Wu Anjun actually conspired to deceive! ”

A general who followed Lian Po was also completely desperate at this time, and shouted to Zhao Kuo: "General, soldiers are not tired of cheating. This is not the time to complain, this is the time to find a way to let our army break out! ”

Zhao Kuo was stunned, closed his eyes, opened his eyes for a while, and said dejectedly: "Most of the main forces of our Zhao army are here, but the contact with our Zhao army in Daliangshan has been blocked by the Qin army, and now there is no supply of grain, grass and military supplies. I have made up my mind, and our army will continue to move south, attack the Qin army, and be sure to join our Zhao army in Daliangshan. ”

Zhao Kuo's adjutant general hurriedly dissuaded: "General, our army has been fighting for a day, and there is no food. Now that the morale of the Qin army is booming, if our army continues to attack the Qin army at this moment, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses! ”

Zhao Kuo didn't even listen to the words of his deputy general this time, and shouted: "Pass my order and attack." ”

General Pi, who had been following Lian Po for many years, shook his head when he saw Zhao Kuo like this. Thinking of the original Zhao Army commander Lian Po, tears flowed out of his eyes, and he shouted: "General Lian Po, where are you?" ”

Sure enough, as Zhao Kuo's lieutenant general said, Zhao Jun's attack this time was still unsuccessful, but the losses were even greater. Zhao Kuo had no choice but to lead the army to continue to retreat to the Changping area, build a barrier, and wait for reinforcements.

Lian Po, a veteran who was worried about this general, was standing on top of the Dragon Palace Hall of Zhao State at this moment. Together with the king of Zhao and the ministers of Zhao State, they were listening to the news of Zhao Jun from the front line of the party and scouting the captain.

After listening to the admonition of this scout captain, King Zhao stood up suddenly, slapped the table in front of him, and shouted in shock and disbelief: "What? ”

Then, his whole body lost his strength, slowly sat down on the throne, and muttered: "The 450,000 army is all besieged by the Qin army. How to get here? How did it come to this? ”

The scout lieutenant knelt and continued to cry, reporting to Zhao Wang Dan Xiangyu: "King Qi, General Zhao Kuo, after crossing the Danshui River to fight with Qin, the Qin army was defeated and lured our army to go deeper. Then cut off Changping Pass and Guguan, and besieged our army in the Hunshi River valley and Changping area. ”

Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, said to the captain in a trembling voice: "Who are you?" How did you know such news? ”

The captain looked at Zhao Sheng and continued to report to Zhao Wangdan: "Wang Shang, in the east wall of the Xiamishui River, the captain of the mountain guard of Nanda Grain Mountain was sent back to Handan by the general of the mountain guard to report the matter to the king. I hope that the king will send a large army to rescue my besieged army as soon as possible. ”

At this moment, the young monarch Zhao Dan, whose whole body was trembling, raised his hand tremblingly, and said to himself: "Don't panic if you are a widow, don't panic if you are a widow." ”

Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, saw the current situation of King Zhao, stepped forward and said: "King, if our army is deceived, it must be surrounded lightly, and there must not be much grain and grass baggage. We still have to wait as soon as possible, and send reinforcements from Handan to rescue. Otherwise, the hundreds of thousands of troops of my Zhao Kingdom will be starved to death! ”

Zhao Wangdan looked at Zhao Sheng of Xiangguo, and said with a crying voice: "Xiangguo, my Zhao army is all in front of the enemy, where are there any reinforcements in the country?" Unless Li Mu of the county of Diao and Pang Xuan on the border of Zhao Yan in the north, the two armies went south. ”

The eldest husband, Lou Chang, stood up and said busily: "King, don't do it!" These two armies are guarding against the Xiongnu and Yan in the north, if they are transferred south, in case the Xiongnu and Yan army go south, there will be no army to stop my Zhao country! You must know that Yan Kingdom is far away from Handan, the capital of my Zhao Kingdom, but it is closer than Shangdang! ”

Zhao Sheng looked at King Zhao and said to him: "King, the minister knows, of course the minister knows." Wang, now there is no choice but to continue to recruit soldiers in other counties and counties across the country. ”

Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao frowned, and when he saw this, he said to King Zhao: "My lord, now the men from the age of sixteen to thirty-five in other counties of Zhao are all on the front line of the party. If there is another conscription, all males over the age of 15 will have to be conscripted. ”

Zhao Wangdan thought for a while, and said to Zhao Sheng and the other ministers: "Daijun Li Mu and my Zhao army on the northern border of Zhao Yan can't move at this moment. The king's guards, totaling 15,000 people, are now allocated 10,000, and then men over the age of 15 are recruited into the army in Handan and the surrounding counties, and it is necessary to gallop to the aid of our army as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Sheng and the other ministers bowed down together and said, "No." ”

Seeing this, the veteran Lian Po shook his head painfully and didn't say a word.

Handan, Wangchujun's Mansion.

Le Yi, the former general of Yanguo, pondered for a long time, and said to Su Dai, who came to report to him on the situation on the front line of the Zhao army: "This Zhao Kuo is really a guinea dog!" It is really a waste to let the Qin army besiege the Changping area with equal troops! ”

Su Dai was also embarrassed, and said to Le Yi: "Old general, it seems that you have really been hit, and Zhao Guo is in danger!" ”

Handan, Duping Junfu.

At this time, Tian Dan, who stepped down from the position of Xiangguo, came so many times and closed his door.

At this moment, to the person who came to report to him on the situation of Zhao Jun's party, a minister of Zhao said: "What's the matter with this Zhao Kuo?" Without the slightest strategy of his father, he didn't know how to be flexible against the enemy. The strength of the Qin army and our Zhao army is equal, and they can actually besiege our Zhao army. This Zhao Kuo is really damned, so, my Zhao army is in danger! I'm in danger! ”

Then he sighed lightly and said: "The situation in my Zhao Kingdom has become so critical, the old minister can't bear Zhao Weihou's dying entrustment!" ”

Handan, Shangqing Lin is like a house.

Shangqing Lin was similar, lying on the hospital bed, and said to his old friends Lian Po and Yu Qing, who came to visit him: "In this way, my Zhao Kingdom has reached the point of life and death!" If General Lian Po is still in the party, why is this so? ”

At this point, Shangqing Lin was like crying bitterly and coughing.

Seeing this, the veteran Lian Po and Shangqing Yu Qing glanced at each other, shook their heads, and sighed.

Da Yan Gongzi