Hedong County, Shore Gate.

Decades ago, there was a great war here, where Korea was defeated by the Qin army, and had to cede land and sue for peace, and sent the then Korean crown prince Han Cang to Qin as a hostage.

After this land fell into the hands of the Qin people, due to the geographical importance of the shore gate, it became one of the important military fortresses of the Qin state in the east of the river, with a total of 3,000 Qin troops stationed here.

The weather was freezing and snowy, and the heavy snow falling from the sky made the whole world covered in snow, and the frequency of patrols passing by the castle head of the shore gate city was significantly reduced.

A small group of Qin soldiers had just finished their patrol and entered the city tower, sitting next to the fire, covering their hands and chatting hotly.

"Have you heard, the Three Jin Coalition Army has already occupied most of Hedong County, I'm afraid it won't take long to hit us."

"Fart, the king just transferred a large number of reinforcements from Pusaka to cross the Yellow River from Pusaka to reinforce Anyi, as long as those reinforcements are there, it is impossible for the Jin people to take a step beyond Lei Chi!"

Another Qin soldier couldn't help but spit when he heard this, and said, "Jin Kingdom? Now there is a very Jin Kingdom. ”

"Then Han Zhaowei doesn't call himself Sanjin?"

"Ye Ye still claims to be the county guard of Hedong, what others say they will believe, what about your brain?"

"Well, anyway, it's better to be careful."

"Be careful, this place is hundreds of miles away from Anyi, can the three Jin Dynasty fly over?"

"Now that the momentum of the Three Jin Coalition is so strong, I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before it gets here."

"Nonsense, since the king ascended the throne, Great Qin has swept through the Shandong countries, and there are few defeats, although the Three Jin Dynasty is strong, how can it be the enemy of my Great Qin?"

"Hmph, if you say so, then how did our Great Qin lose in the Battle of Yanhe and the Battle of Changping?"

"Oh, why do you always tear down the stage, come here, beat him!"

……

Obviously, the Qin army in Anmen City felt that at least at this moment, this place should not be affected by the flames of war.

After all, it's not so easy to travel in the middle of the snow.

So they didn't know that the Zhao State troops, which had only been a thousand people, had quietly come to a place not far from Anmen City under the cover of heavy snow.

Leading this army was none other than Zhao Kuo, the young captain of Zhao Guo.

Although the Korean commander Jin Huang took the initiative to ask for help during the military meeting in Quwo City, after Lian Po thought about it again, he still handed over the task of capturing the shore gate to the hands of "his own man" Zhao Kuo.

Behind Zhao Kuo's vanguard, there was also a large army led by Le Cheng who was about to advance towards this place, about one to two days behind Zhao Kuo.

Although he was defeated in the battle of Anyi Camp in Hedong County, Lian Po did not embarrass Zhao Kuo much under the guarantee of Lecheng and his past achievements, but after beating Zhao Kuo with forty military sticks and cutting his official position, he put forward a request, that is, Zhao Kuo must atone for his crimes with military merits.

For Zhao Kuo, the current shore gate city is the best opportunity to make a name for himself.

A gust of cold wind blew through, blowing in through the gaps in the armor, even though he was wearing clothes that were enough to withstand the cold, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but shiver.

A scout appeared in front of Zhao Kuo, and walked towards Zhao Kuo with some difficulty in the snow.

Zhao Kuo and the scout were covered in snow, and when they looked at it, they thought that they were two snowmen standing opposite each other in the snow.

"How?" Zhao Kuo asked.

The scout replied, "There are few guards on the walls of the shore gate, and the gates are closed, so it is not because we have not been moved." ”

Zhao Kuo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Although it is said that at this moment, Zhao Kuo's body behind him is all from the elite of the Northern Army of Zhao State, as long as he enters the city, Zhao Kuo is very confident that the three thousand ordinary soldiers of the Qin State in the city of Anmen City will be defeated within half an hour.

But after all, the numerical disadvantage is there, if it is discovered by the enemy in advance, then it is impossible to break through this shore gate city by relying on such a few people in Zhao Kuo's hands by means of a frontal attack.

From the very beginning, after accepting this task, Zhao Kuo knew very well that he had only one choice, and that was a surprise attack.

But even so, Zhao Kuo's subordinates were skeptical that this surprise attack would succeed.

When Zhao Kuo summoned several officers under his command to hold a meeting, some people asked questions at that time: "Captain, although this city is not high, it is difficult to climb without ladders and other equipment, what should I do?" ”

When he asked this sentence, Zhao Kuo and the others were at the back of a small hill, and as long as they straightened up slightly, they could see the head of the shore gate city several miles away.

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, and said to the officer of the Zhao State: "What you said is true, but the wall of the shore gate city is not completely impossible to climb. ”

"What does the captain mean by this?"

Zhao Kuo said with great certainty: "There is a waterproof embankment on the side of the bank gate city facing the Yellow River, and the height between the city wall and the embankment is limited, so you can climb the bank gate along here!" ”

Although he suffered a setback in the camp of Anyi, but Zhao Kuo's time was not spent in vain, he took advantage of the convenience of Wang Ji Hedong County Taishou, and accessed a large number of geographical and hydrological data of Hedong County, although the shore gate city is not large, but the geographical location is quite important, so it is also in the focus of Zhao Kuo.

"But how can we get close to the embankment of the Shore Gate City? And there are no boats! ”

"It's winter, and the Yellow River is frozen!"

Only then did the officers of Zhao suddenly realize.

Zhao Kuo continued: "Wait for a good rest, and tonight, follow me to attack the shore gate city!" ”

But some people still feel that this plan is a bit risky: "General, although the river has frozen, it is still open to say whether you can walk on the ice." ”

This is indeed the truth, you must know that according to Zhao Kuo's plan, it is necessary to quietly bypass the shore gate city when the light is dark, and walk a long way from the frozen Yellow River to be able to come to the rear of the bank gate city and launch an attack.

Considering that most of Zhao Jun's night vision has deteriorated dramatically or even close to zero due to nutritional problems, this is not actually a very safe plan.

Zhao Kuo snorted heavily and said, "Is there a plan in this world that is nine out of ten stable? Just act accordingly, and if there is any mistake, I will ask the general for guilt!" ”

Since Zhao Kuo, who is the chief general of this army, has said this, naturally no one will object, and several generals have been ordered to leave.

The snow is falling, and it is gradually getting into the night.

This night was destined to be extremely long for Zhao Kuo and the Zhao soldiers behind him.

When there was still an hour left at the distance, Zhao Kuo had already issued an order: "The whole army is leaving!" ”

After receiving this order, all the soldiers of Zhao State stood up, took hands one by one, and set off quietly in the dark night, heading towards the west.

Miles away, a few faint glimmers of light were flickering and dancing at the head of the shore gate, the light used by the defenders to illuminate the outside of the city, and the only beacon for the army led by Zhao Kuo in the night.