Chapter 1: 100,000 Urgent
October 205 BC.
The dispute between Chu and Han has been going on for more than a year, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu have been facing each other for a long time in the area of Xingyang, and the army led by Han Xin set out from Xingyang, crossed the Yellow River, destroyed the Wei State with a devastating momentum, attacked the replacement country, and sandwiched the aftermath of victory to try the Zhao State.
According to Liu Bang's strategic plan, he will contain Xiang Yu in Xingyang, and then Han Xin will lead the army to the north to seize the entire north, and then attack Xiang Yu from the north, so that there is a chance of victory.
In the face of the menacing Han army, King Zhao appointed Chen Yu as the commander and Li Zuoche as the deputy marshal, leading an army of 100,000 to meet Han Xin, and the army gathered at the mouth of Jingcheng to defend, which is the famous battle of Jingcheng in history.
In the afternoon of this day, Zhao Guoguo was in the capital.
King Zhao's bedroom, the queen outside the door was anxious, today King Zhao didn't know what's wrong, after waking up, he told her to get out, King Zhao was stuffy in the house alone, not a drop of water didn't enter, he didn't eat lunch, and no one was allowed to go in to annoy him.
In the dormitory, King Zhao was walking back and forth, restless.
King Zhao's surname is Zhao, his name is Xie, he is twenty-six years old, of medium stature, handsome and elegant.
However, the current Zhao Xie is not the original historical Zhao Xie, but the soul of modern people.
In modern times, he is a veteran, a history enthusiast, an ancient military fan, and has studied all dynasties, including the Qin and Han dynasties, and is also familiar with the famous military books in ancient times.
He slept normally last night, but he never expected that when he woke up, he found that he was no longer his original self, and there was a stranger's memory in his brain, which belonged to Zhao Xie's memory, and the battle of Jingcheng had begun.
In the original history, Han Xin defeated the Zhao army in the Battle of Jingcheng and took advantage of the situation to seize the entire Zhao state, and Zhao Xie was killed by the Han army in the capital.
It's just a matter of soul crossing, even if it crosses into a small person, it is really unlucky to cross over to the monarch who is about to be killed.
After Zhao Xie woke up, he let the pillow person go out, and he was stuffy in the house alone, sometimes walking back and forth, sometimes sitting down, and his heart was restless. At the same time, the brain is gradually receiving the memories of the original owner of the body, and the original experience of Zhao Xie is constantly emerging in his mind.
During this period, the queen came in many times to bring water and food, but Zhao Xie blasted her out.
Since he got up in the morning, Zhao Xie has been spending time in irritability, until now, he has finally integrated the memories of the original owner of this body, and let him understand this era clearly.
Zhao Xie shouted in his heart: No, I must not just wait for death.
He wondered if there was room for salvation in the current situation.
Chen Yu led an army of 100,000 to set off, and in the news that came back three days ago, he only said that he had been stationed at Jingchengkou.
Unless Chen Yu has not yet played, it is possible to change the fate of the original defeat. Zhao Xie immediately thought that he could write an edict, in which he ordered Chen Yu to stick to the camp and not to fight, and sent people to the Zhao army camp quickly.
However, Chen Yu may not necessarily obey orders.
More than three years ago, the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty was in full swing, and at that time, Zhang Er and Chen Yu supported Zhao Xie as the king of Zhao.
When Xiang Yu divided the princes, Zhao Xie was named the acting king and Zhang Er was the king of Changshan.
Chen Yu was very unconvinced because he was not crowned king, but Zhang Er was very unconvinced, and soon after the partition, he led troops to attack Zhang Er, and finally defeated Zhang Er, recovered the land of Zhao, and took Zhao Xie from Daixian back to Zhao to become the monarch. Zhao Xie was grateful to Chen Yu and named Chen Yu as the acting king. Chen Yu because of Zhao Xie's weakness, the situation in Zhao State had just stabilized, and he did not go to seal the country, but stayed to assist King Zhao, and his current official position is Xiangguo and general.
If the edict is only passed, even if it can be delivered before Chen Yu goes to war, there is at least half a chance that the edict will not be issued.
The only way is for Zhao Xie to go in person, so that it is possible to rewrite the fate of failure and death in history. At present, Zhao has a total army of 145,000 troops, of which 100,000 are allocated to Chen Yu. Of the remaining troops, 8,000 remained in the capital, and the rest were stationed throughout the Zhao state.
If you want to rush to Jingcheng quickly, you naturally can't bring infantry, there are 800 cavalry in the 8,000 defenders of the capital, Zhao Xie decided to set off with cavalry.
Although Chen Yu has a lot of power in Zhao State, Zhao Xie is not completely a puppet, and he still has a certain amount of monarchy.
The rapid sound of "click...", the dormitories were pulled away, and Zhao Xie stepped out.
The queen hurriedly greeted her and asked, "My lord, what is the matter with you today?" ”
This queen's name is Zhao Qian, eighteen years old, born in the nobility of Zhao State, she was married by Zhao Xie two months ago, and made her queen, and her appearance is quite good.
Zhao Xie did not respond to Zhao Qian first, and immediately ordered someone to pass the order, so that the cavalry could gather outside the north gate as quickly as possible, and prepare to follow him to Jingcheng.
The order was so sudden that the herald was stunned.
Zhao Xie roared angrily: "What are you doing, don't go quickly!" ”
The herald hurried away.
Zhao Xie also ordered people to prepare enough torches to travel day and night.
Zhao Qian was shocked, why did Wang Shang suddenly want to go to Jingcheng?
Zhao Qian was puzzled: "King, didn't Xiangguo personally lead an army of 100,000 in Jingcheng?" Why are you in a hurry? ”
Zhao Xie didn't reply, he walked forward quickly, eager to walk out of the palace immediately and set off with the cavalry.
Zhao Qian hurriedly followed and asked why.
"Your Majesty, you haven't eaten yet!"
"King, what the hell is going on!"
Zhao Xie still didn't respond, he only had the battle of Jingcheng in his mind, 100,000 urgent, if he couldn't change the fate of the defeat of the battle of Jingcheng, there was only a dead end, Zhao Xie was in the mood to eat and appreciate his wife's beauty.
Zhao Qian really didn't understand what happened to her husband, she was anxious and uneasy, and tears appeared in her eyes again, she kept talking to persuade King Zhao to eat and ask what was going on.
Along the way, the retinue followed as well.
When he came to the study, Zhao Xie took the seal of King Zhao and other relevant items to prove his identity, and brought his sword.
"King, what's wrong with you today!" Zhao Qian took his hand, tears streaming down her face.
Zhao Xie didn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, looked at the beauty in front of him, and finally spoke.
"Han Xin's soldiers are cunning, I conclude that Chen Yu will be tricked, if he doesn't arrive in time, the 100,000 army will be wiped out, and the Zhao State will soon be wiped out."
Zhao Qian was puzzled: "How could it be? I have an army of 100,000 in Zhao, 30,000 in the Han Military Region, and Xiangguo has been on the battlefield for a long time, so it is impossible to lose to the Han army. ”
Chen Yu led the army to meet the Han army, and everyone in the court and the inner palace knew it, and almost no one thought that Chen Yu would be defeated.
Zhao Xie smiled bitterly: "You don't understand!" ”
No matter how beautiful his wife is, if she can't even save her life, she won't be blessed.
Immediately, Zhao Xie walked out quickly, and arrived at Jingcheng one minute earlier, so he had more hope.
"You haven't eaten, my lord..."
Zhao Qian and his entourage followed all the way, and King Zhao's meal was still hot in the dining room, and Zhao Qian ordered someone to get it quickly.
When he came to the gate of the palace, Zhao Xie asked people to prepare horses.
In the palace, which was usually guarded by eight hundred guards, ten guards on horseback immediately arrived, and dozens of foot soldiers.
Soon, an entourage brought Zhao Xie's mount in.
This is a white horse, which is Zhao Xie's special mount, and it is a good horse specially selected from the thousands of horses that Zhao Jun already owns.
At this time, stirrups had not yet appeared, and Zhao Xie stood on the left side of the mount, put his hands on the horse's back, and then took advantage of the strength to leap, and his right leg took advantage of the momentum to straddle the horse's back. Sit on the horse's back and clamp your legs around the horse's body with proper force.
If it weren't for the memory of the original owner of the body, the current Zhao Xie wouldn't even be able to get on the horse.
Zhao Xie rode forward, the horseback guards followed, and the foot soldiers ran to follow.
Zhao Qian didn't know how to ride a horse, so she got into the carriage and followed behind, and brought the meal that the palace maid hurriedly fetched.
After turning a corner at the gate of the palace, it is the main road, and Zhao Xie rode his horse all the way forward.
"Flash away... Flash away..."
The guards shouted, and pedestrians hurried to get out of the way.
Not long after, Zhao Xie came out of the north gate of the capital, but the cavalry had not yet arrived.
"Why haven't you come yet?"
Zhao Xie shouted anxiously.
The chief guard said, "Your order, the king, should have just reached the barracks, and the cavalry will arrive soon." ”
This is that Zhao Xie is too anxious, and it takes time to convey the order.
Soon, a carriage came out of the north gate and stopped next to King Zhao.
Zhao Qian got out of the carriage with a basket.
"King, no matter what urgency you have, you can't go hungry!"
Her concern for her husband is sincere.
The cavalry had not yet arrived, and it was useless for Zhao Xie to be anxious.
Zhao Qian opened the lid of the bamboo basket and gave Zhao Xie a large bowl of mutton.
Zhao Xie took it and ate it, the mutton still had some residual warmth, and it was not bad.
After eating in a hurry, Zhao Xie looked at his wife in front of him slightly, she had delicate facial features, a goose egg face, good skin, moderate fat and thin, and a good beauty.
What's even more rare is that this wife is very concerned about her husband, in addition to the performance just now, according to the memory of the original owner of the body, in the past two months after getting married, Zhao Qian has served King Zhao carefully in terms of diet and daily life, and cares about King Zhao's joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and is indeed a good wife.
Zhao Xie sighed: "If I still have the life to come back, I will live a good life with you." ”
Zhao Qian hurriedly said: "King, don't say unlucky words, Zhao Jun will definitely win, and you will definitely return safely!" ”
A quarter of an hour later, a cavalry detachment appeared from the northwest.
The capital of Zhao is called Xiangguo, in modern times it is called Xingtai City, the west belongs to the Taihang Mountains, and the central and eastern parts belong to the plain area, which is what is called the North China Plain in modern times.
Originally, during the Warring States Period, the capital of Zhao was in Handan, and Xiang Yu divided the princes and set the capital of Zhao in Xiangguo.
Cavalry was stationed outside the city for ease of training, and the plains were also suitable for cavalry training.
In a short time, eight hundred cavalry arrived, lined up neatly.
At the head was a young general, who came to King Zhao and dismounted and saluted.
"The king, the last general, Ouyang Ling, led his subordinate soldiers and arrived by order."
Ouyang Ling spoke loudly, full of energy, his military position is the capital, and among the generals with the same military rank, he is the youngest.
Since the Hufu cavalry shooting, the Zhao army has attached great importance to the development of cavalry, and the same is true after the restoration of the Zhao state, which currently has a total of 8,000 cavalry.
In this battle of Jingcheng, a total of 7,200 cavalry followed Chen Yu on the expedition.
Zhao Xie said loudly: "Ouyang Ling, you and the eight hundred soldiers, follow the widow and rush to Jingcheng. ”
"The last general commands!"
Ouyang Ling didn't ask why, his duty was to obey orders.
Zhao Xie led 800 horsemen and galloped north.
Zhao Qian looked at the back of King Zhao until she disappeared from sight, she was blessing her husband in her heart and wishing him a safe return.