is also a master of strategy and tactics, of course Uncle Zhou, the general of the Han army, knows very well that the sooner he can send troops to Zhao, the sooner he can share the huge pressure on the frontal battlefield for the main force of the Han army, and the sooner he can take Zhao, the sooner he can help the main force of the Han army completely reverse the situation on the Central Plains battlefield. So in fact, as early as the day after taking Jinyang City, Uncle Zhou had already begun to prepare to lead the Han army to launch an eastward expedition, crossing the Taihang Mountains and smashing the hinterland of Zhao State!

It's a pity that there are too many aftermath matters after the Great War in Northern Jin, the people need to be appeased, officials need to be appointed, the surrendered Dai Jin Zhai Lian soldiers need to be recruited, the local remnants of the enemy need to be cleared, the remnants of the Zhang Han army in the same county and Yanmen County need to be defeated and surrendered, and the Zhao army in Shangdang County also needs to arrange military precautions, coupled with the too long supply lines and the narrow Taihang Mountain Road, the Han army's grain and grass transportation is difficult, and it is necessary to hoard enough grain and grass in Jinyang and Yuci. It is also necessary to organize enough people to carry grain, grass and military supplies, these things are piled up and complicated, and they are definitely not solved in ten days and half a month, so even if he knows that the sooner the troops are dispatched, the better, Uncle Zhou can only calm down and give priority to solving these problems, and he does not dare to immediately lead the Han army on the northern front to launch an eastward expedition in a hurry.

There is also something that makes Uncle Zhou worry, not a few days after taking Jinyang, Uncle Zhou received a report from scouts and meticulous work, saying that as early as during the Jinyang War, Zhao took precautions, and sent the general Xia Shuo to lead more than 15,000 troops to Jingcheng in advance to station, and also preemptively set up a strong camp at the west entrance of Jingcheng (now the old pass) in the dangerous terrain, and blocked the way of the Han army's eastward expedition.

Although he had never been to Jingcheng, Uncle Zhou had long heard the slogan of Jingcheng saying that the cars could not be paralleled, and the cavalry could not be lined up, and he saw that the topographic map of Jingcheng that the army of Zhao had seized the most favorable terrain in advance, and did not give himself any chance to launch an offensive formation, and Uncle Zhou, whose tactical ability was no less than Han Xin, was inevitably frowning, and did not dare to say that he was sure that he would be able to break through the Jingcheng defense line of the Zhao army.

(Note: In the historical Battle of Jingcheng, Chen Yu, the commander of the Zhao army, rejected Li Zuoche's tactical suggestion, did not set up camp at the west entrance of Jingcheng, and deliberately put the Han army into the Jingcheng Basin.) ）

After getting along for a period of time, Xiang Kang specially arranged for Cui Guang and Zhou Shu, the old men of Shangshan to enter the Han army on the northern line, have basically understood Uncle Zhou's personality and temper, and it is rare to see Uncle Zhou worrying about the map of Jing Cheng that he secretly draws, so he also knew that Uncle Zhou had encountered a problem, and couldn't help but ask the reason curiously, Uncle Zhou did not hide it, first introduced the geographical problems of the self-army's march into Jingcheng, and then frowned and said: "We still have to worry about the backup of the thief army of Zhao State, if Zhao Xie and Zhang Er continue to increase their troops in Jingcheng, and let their thief army stick to the fight, I'm even less sure I'll be able to break through their defenses. ”

After discussing with Cui Guang in a low voice, Zhou Shu said: "General, we two old decays don't understand military affairs, and we can't help you in terms of tactics, but in other aspects, we two old decays still have a little superficial and foolish opinions, but I don't know if the general is willing to adopt them." ”

"Please ask the two elders to teach, and the younger generations will listen to you." Uncle Zhou hurriedly replied.

"General, we two old people think that we might as well make a fuss about Zhao Xiangzhang Er." Zhou Shu suggested: "The old man has long heard that the so-called Zhao Xie, the king of Zhao, is just a puppet, the military and political affairs of Zhao, as well as the military power of Zhao's army, are actually in the hands of Zhao Xiang Zhang Er, whether Zhao's army is Xiang Chu or Xiang Han, in fact, Zhang Er said it." In this case, why don't we make conditions for the king, and persuade Zhang Er to turn his back on Chu and Han again and completely fall to our side? ”

"The conditions for the king?" Uncle Zhou was surprised and asked, "Mr. Luli, do you want us to promise to give Zhang Er the crown?" ”

"Yes, only this condition can make Zhang Er's heart move." Cui Guang took over the conversation and said: "The reason why Xiang Yu was able to make the Zhao army led by Chen Yu desperately serve him in the first place, and the condition for Chen Yu, Sima Wei and Shen Yang was to be crowned king, although Zhang Er resolutely stopped it at that time, it does not mean that he has no ambition to be the king, especially his subordinates Sima Wei and Shen Yang have already been called kings, he must be extremely red-eyed and hot-hearted, and it is difficult to think of emulation." ”

"In that case, why don't we send an envoy to secretly make a heavy promise to Zhang Er in the name of persuading Zhao to abandon Chu and return to Han." Zhou Shu took over the conversation again and said gloomily: "Clearly promise him that as long as he leads the Zhao army to surrender to us and joins forces with us to defeat Xiang Yu, we will divide the territory of Zhao State into two after the matter is completed, and make him the prince and king." As long as Zhang Erpifu agrees, then not only do we no longer have to worry about how to break through their defense line, but we can also get a huge boost! ”

Just thinking about it for a while, Uncle Zhou quickly patted the case and said: "It's worth a try, anyway, the king explained in advance, I can make full decisions for him on the northern front, as long as I can win Zhang Er over, it's okay to promise to make him king!" ”

After making up his mind, Uncle Zhou did not hesitate, and immediately asked Cui Guang and Zhou Shu, the two old foxes, to do it, and wrote a secret letter to him with Zhang Er's character and temper, using the king as a bait to persuade Zhang Er to abandon Chu and return to Han for the Nth time, and join forces with the army to stab the Chu army in the back, preparing to use the excuse of persuading Zhao Xie to let the envoy secretly persuade Zhang Er, who actually holds the power of Zhao State. Then, after the letter was written, Uncle Zhou remembered another important question and said, "Who to send to contact Zhang Er?" Who is sure that Zhang Er will be able to convince him? ”

"General, do you still need to ask this question?" Zhou Shu and Cui Guang smiled together and said, "Our Han King is far-sighted, didn't we already arrange for you a candidate for an envoy who can speak well and is good at communicating?" ”

Uncle Zhou laughed, and then needless to say, the unlucky Mr. Uncle Sun was naturally quickly caught up in front of Uncle Zhou, and was forced by Uncle Zhou to go to Zhao State to secretly persuade Zhang Er to surrender, of course, Mr. Uncle Sun, who hated the envoy the most, made all excuses and refused to accept this task in every possible way, but Uncle Zhou insisted on refusing to give in, and also took out a military threat, Cui Guang and Zhou Shu were also on the side, saying that Mr. Uncle Sun and Zhang Er's baby son Zhang Ao have old friends, and there is no possibility of killing Mr. Uncle Sun, tried his best to persuade Mr. Shusun to accept the order obediently.

In the end, I really couldn't refuse, and I was afraid that Uncle Zhou would jump off the wall in a hurry, and he really used some bullshit military law to clean himself up, and the unlucky Uncle Sun had no choice but to agree to envoy Zhao Guo with a sad face. However, Mr. Shusun still had no confidence, and hurriedly said: "General Zhou, since you must go down to envoy Zhao Guo, then the lower officials don't dare to disobey the order, but the lower officials have words first, this is an uncertain thing, if you can't persuade Zhang Erpifu to surrender to us, don't blame me." ”

"Mr. Uncle Sun, don't be modest." Uncle Zhou said with a smile: "Your ability in this area, we have all seen it with our own eyes, at the beginning in Hangu Pass, the King of Han just let you try your luck, you can actually let Zhao Guo's thieves and infighting in a few words, and then Shen Yang's matter, our Han King is still just to let you appease Shen Yang, and strive to make him neutral, who knows that you are still a few words, and you can make Shen Yang sincerely surrender to us." This time you sent Zhao Guo, we believe that you will be able to do another miraculous feat, really help us pull Zhang Er over, and help us crusade against the Western Chu thief army as sincerely as Shen Yang. ”

"Those few times are just luck, can the old man have such luck every time?"

No matter how much he lamented, it was useless, after a little preparation, and the next day, poor Mr. Uncle Sun still had to sit in the carriage and lead a team of followers to the east, crying and mourning to contact the Zhao army.