Chapter 58: The Duel (2)
On April 25, Handan, the capital of Zhao State, the palace hall.
"What? Are you saying that your Liaodi army has occupied Shangdang County and cut off the retreat of the main force of the Qin army? ”
Ji Kang's uncle, Zhao Wangdan, stood up from the throne at once and looked at a young official in Liaodi in disbelief.
Ju Wu, a Liaodi official stationed in Handan City, was a young official of the Ministry of Rites who graduated from Xiangping College.
looked at King Zhao and then at the main hall, and all the ministers of Zhao State had expressions of disbelief.
A sense of pride in my heart arises spontaneously! This is my Liaodi! This is the army of Liaodi!
Ju Wu bowed slightly and said to King Zhao: "Great King, yes." Our army has occupied the northern part of Shangdang, Changzi County and other cities, cutting off the retreat of hundreds of thousands of Qin troops under Handan City! This is an urgent letter from the front line of our army, please read it by the king. ”
Speaking of this, Ju Wu faced Zhao Wangdan, took out an urgent letter from his arms, written on snow-white paper, from the boss of the Shangdang Rong Worm, and handed it to the attendant next to him, asking him to forward it to King Zhao for reading.
Since last year, Ju Wu has been sent to Handan by Yaqing Su Dai to be responsible for the contact between Liao and Zhao; In addition, observe the movements of the Zhao court at any time, and even the situation of the Qin army.
Yesterday, Ju Wu received Rong Hao, the former coach of the party, through the communication channel of the intelligence officers in Handan.
Let him inform King Zhao: Just say that the Liao army has now occupied several cities in the north of Shangdang, and let the three kingdoms launch an attack on the main force of the Qin army as soon as possible to contain the Qin army under Handan.
Zhao Wangdan sat down slowly, after reading the urgent letter handed over by Ju Wu. In addition to shock, I was still shocked!
Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, saw this, and also stepped forward excitedly, bowed down to Zhao Wang Dan and said:
"Your Majesty, now the Liaodi army has cut off the Qin army's way back to the west, and the Wei army and the Chu army have arrived under my Handan city and are ready to attack the Qin army."
"Your Majesty, not only is my Handan City worry-free, but the current situation is too favorable to my Zhao Kingdom. If...... If the Liao army can completely block the Qin army, then the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops under the city of Handan will face the possibility of being completely annihilated by our coalition army! ”
The veteran Lian Po also looked excited, and stepped forward to Zhao Wangdan and said: "King, the minister thinks that Pingyuan Jun's words just now are reasonable, and the minister postscripts." Now I, Zhao State, should send someone to contact the allied forces from outside the city. ”
"Inform Xinling Jun Wei Wuji and Chunshenjun Huang Xie, and let their respective armies lead them cooperate with our Zhao army to launch a comprehensive counterattack against the Qin army!"
"You must know that "time cannot wait, opportunity cannot pass". This is the best time for my Central Plains countries to annihilate the army of Qin! If this battle can leave these hundreds of thousands of troops of the Qin State behind, the Qin State will not be able to advance eastward for decades to come! ”
"In this way, I, Zhao State, will not only be able to recover the lost territory. And most importantly, I, Zhao Guo, have finally gained some respite! When my Zhao country recovers, ten years later, my Zhao country will be able to rise again. ”
Zhao Wangdan's face was also red at the moment, and he tried his best to restrain his mood.
He slowly stood up and said to His Highness's ministers:
"Ladies and gentlemen, what Pingyuanjun and General Lian Po said just now is extremely true!"
"This is the best time for my Zhao State to defeat the Qin army. As long as the Qin army is defeated, you can report to Changping and even in the past three years, my Zhao State, who was killed by the Qin army, has a deep blood feud of millions of soldiers and civilians! ”
The ministers in the entire Zhao State Hall couldn't care about etiquette at the moment. stepped forward one after another, in line with Zhao Wangdan's proposition.
Zhao Wangdan waved his hand and stopped the uproar above the Zhao court.
Then he turned his head to Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, and said to him: "Uncle Wang, you can go out of the city if you are widowed, contact Xinling Jun and Chun Shenjun, and let them cooperate with our Zhao army the day after tomorrow to attack the Qin army." ”
Zhao Shengyi, the king of the plains, threw off his robe, bowed down and said to Zhao Wangdan: "The minister will live up to my king's mission!" ”
Zhao Wangdan looked at the veteran Lian Po again, and said to him: "Old general, this time my Zhao army counterattacked the Qin army, and you still need to have unified command and dispatch." Please be sure to organize the Three Kingdoms Alliance and defeat the Qin army. ”
The veteran Lian Po also bowed to Zhao Wangdan with his fists in his fists: "Please rest assured that my king will live up to the king's order." ”
Finally, Zhao Wangdan looked at Ju Wu and said to Ju Wu:
"Lord Ju, please inform your lord Liaocheng Jun and your general Rong Yan. I, the combined forces of Zhao, Wei, and Chu, can launch a counterattack against the Qin army. Please ask the Liaodi army to guard the party and not let the Qin army return to the west. ”
Ju Wuzai bowed slightly and said to Zhao Wangdan: "Please rest assured, the king." ”
Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, did not delay any longer, and left Handan City on the same day.
Outside Handan City, Xinlingjun and Chunshenjun were summoned to discuss the plan for fighting the Qin army.
Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, pointed to the map in the tent and said to Wei Wuji and Huang Xie:
"Chunshen-jun and Xinling-jun, please take a look. This is the city of Handan, the main force of the Qin army is in the west and north, while the 80,000 Wei army commanded by Xinlingjun is in the east, and the 100,000 Chu army led by Chun Shenjun is in the south. ”
"Due to the arrival of Chun Shenjun and Xinling Jun, the two of you led the army, and now the Qin army no longer dares to attack the city, and instead confronts the alliance army of our three kingdoms under the city of Handan."
Speaking of this, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, was full of excitement, stretched out his hand to the west of Handan City, and pointed to Shangdang County and said to the two:
"Chunshen-jun, Xinling-jun, you two don't know! My king's nephew, Liaocheng Jun, has ordered his subordinate general Rong Worm to lead an army of 100,000, and at this time he has occupied several cities in the north of Shangdang County, completely cutting off the back road of the Qin army! ”
Wei Wuji and Huang Xie, after listening to Zhao Sheng's words, both of them stood up at once.
The two of them said to Pingyuanjun in unison: "Pingyuanjun, is this matter serious?" ”
Zhao Sheng looked at the two, nodded, and said to the two: "I just received the message this morning. ”
Wei Wuji and Huang Xie looked at each other, and their eyes showed a dazzling light.
This message is so important! The two know deeply, what does this mean?
It means that it is possible to leave the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Qin army in the land of this Zhao State, so that they can no longer return to Qin!
If this battle is fought well, it can be driven away at once, and the terrifying figure of the Qin State that shrouded the countries of the Central Plains can be driven out at once!
Wei Wuji looked at Zhao Sheng and said, "Brother-in-law, Chun Shenjun, no wonder in the past few days, I found that the Qin army was gathering the army, so that's it!" This is a rare opportunity! Our Triple Alliance must move as soon as possible to launch an attack on the Qin army. ”
Zhao Sheng and Huang Xie, after listening to Wei Wuji's words, both nodded and expressed their affirmation.
Xinling Jun Wei Wuji said to Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng: "Brother-in-law, I have already discussed it with Chun Shenjun. Now the two of us are leading the army to the city of Handan. ”
"This is the land of your Zhao country, and you are familiar with the terrain and enemy situation. As for the tactics of war, please also ask your country to unify your command, and we are willing to obey your country's unified deployment. In short, with the aim of defeating the Qin army. ”
Chunshenjun Huang Xie nodded at Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng.
Seeing this, Zhao Sheng hurriedly clasped his fists with both hands, and said to Wei Wuji and Huang Xie: "Zhao Sheng is here, thank you Xinlingjun and Chunshenjun!" ”
After that, Zhao Sheng pointed to the map again and said: "Now the news from Shangdang is that this time the Liao general Rong Yi is leading the Liao army to fight fiercely in Shangdang with the Sima Terrier Department who occupied Jinyang of my Zhao State. ”
And now the commander of the Qin army, Wang Di, who is under the city of Handan, has ordered the deputy general Meng Fu to divide 100,000 troops to rescue Shangdang. According to the suggestion of Lian Po, a veteran general of our Zhao State, our three-country alliance army can launch a unified attack on the Qin army under Handan City the day after tomorrow. ”
"At present, the Qin army already knows that Shangdang is occupied by the Liao army, and people must be panicking. Our Three Kingdoms Alliance can defeat the main force of the Qin army in one go. Then gather together and cover behind the Qin army. ”
Hearing this, Wei Wuji and Huang Xie stood up together and said to Zhao Sheng: "Just do it here!" ”
At the same time, Yingji, the king of Qin, who was far away in Xianyang, also received a report from Sima Terrier of Taiyuan County and Fan Meng, the guard of the eldest son, knowing that the Liao army was going south and was preparing to attack Shangdang County.
At this time, Qin Wang Yingji and Qin Xiang Fan Ju did not know the news that Shangdang County was occupied.
Yingji was furious, slapped the table in front of him, and said to Fan Ju:
"Xiangguo, what does this Liaodi son want to do? Fight against the widow again and again. Also, does Yan Wang Ji Yun want to tear up the alliance between my Qin and Yan? So let the Liaodi child act recklessly? ”
Fan Ju stepped forward, bowed down to Yingji and said, "King, according to the news that Weichen got it. Now this Liaodi child has a very high prestige in Yan Kingdom. Although he was not established as the crown prince by Yan Wang Ji Yun, he exercised the right to supervise the country, and he was no different from the crown prince. ”
"Great King, now this Liaodi Xiao'er sent a large army south to attack Shangdang County. In Weichen's view, this is a risky move. Shangdang County is located in the rear of my Qin army, even if it is taken by the Yan army, what about it? ”
"The Yan army has occupied Shangdang, and it is also facing the two-way attack of our Qin army's Wang Gong Department in the east and Sima Terrier in the west. Now the main Qin army under my Handan city must have withdrawn to the west according to the king's order. ”
Speaking of this, Fan Ju walked to the map in the hall, pointed to Wu'an City on the map, and continued to Yingji:
"Look, Your Majesty! With the talent of the commander Wang Di, although facing the siege of the four-nation alliance at this moment. But as long as the main force of our Qin army retreats to Wu'an City and holds on to Wu'an City, the allied forces of Zhao, Wei, and Chu cannot advance westward, and cooperate with the Liaodi Xiao'er army. ”
"Then, the army of this Liaodi child will definitely fall into the encirclement of my Taiyuan County and the main army retreating westward, but it will be able to annihilate our army."
At this time, Fan Ju paused, smiled, and said to Yingji:
"My lord, in this way, our army will be able to achieve a great victory. After the great victory of our army, the prestige of this Liaodi child in Yan Country will plummet, and at that time...... At that time, whether he can still be the crown prince of Yan Kingdom is still in the middle of nowhere! ”
After listening to Fan Ju's words, Yingji also relaxed.
Touching the gray beard under his chin, he said to Fan Ju: "I hope so." It's up to the soldiers in front of me. ”
What Yingji and Fan Ju didn't know was that when the two were planning in the Xianyang Palace.
In the plains west of Nicheng, the Liao general Rong Yan led a large army, and had already started a major battle with the Sima Terrier Department who was heading south.