Handan City, the royal palace.

King Zhao said: "General, the land of Zhongshan is too important, and there must be no mistakes. ”

"Although Jia'er is smart, she is a little young after all, can she keep Gu Yi?"

The rest of the courtiers also said: "Gu Yi is the northeast gateway of Zhongshan, and there is absolutely no room for failure, and the general should send troops to support as soon as possible." ”

Obviously, everyone felt that Zhongshan could not be lost, and no one thought that Zhao Jia would be able to hold Gu Yi.

Originally.

Lian Po also wanted to test King Zhao's style, and wanted to explain his plan and Zhao Jia's plan to King Zhao.

However, when he saw everyone's performance, he finally sighed secretly in his heart and completely dispelled this idea.

Hiding the emotions in his heart, Lian Po began to talk eloquently.

"Yan Juguo is coming, even if the troops of Zhao State are stationed in Guyi, they will not be able to stop the offensive of the Yan army."

"For today's plan, we can only rely on the city to delay as much as possible, and when the Yan army's sharp energy is exhausted, we can seize the opportunity to win."

"Jia Gongzi rushed to Guyi in advance, and it was expected that the Yan army would not be able to go south easily."

"The last general is here to bid farewell to the king and prepare to command the army to go north and deploy defenses along the way to resist the Yan army."

When King Zhao heard this, although his face was still worried, he was also slightly relieved.

"By the way, Zhao Ji and Yingzheng, the heir of the crown prince of Qin, have they arrived in Xianyang safely?"

Zhao Ji was the mother of Qin Shi Huang, and her husband Zi Chu was a hostage in Zhao State, and was regarded as a strange commodity by Lü Buwei.

In the past, Zhao Changping was defeated, and the Qin army besieged Handan, and the king of Zhao wanted to hunt and kill Zichu.

Lü Buwei bribed the officials of Zhao State with a lot of money and helped Zichu escape back to Qin, but left Zhao Ji and Yingzheng in Handan.

King Zhao was angry and wanted to kill Zhao Ji and Yingzheng.

However, Zhao Ji is the daughter of Handan Haoyou, the mother and son were hidden, and King Zhao could not be hunted and killed.

King Qin Zhaoxiang died this year, An Guojun succeeded to the throne as king, Mrs. Huayang was the queen, and Zichu was made the crown prince.

The Qin State is strong, and now the son Chugui is the prince of the Qin State, and the Zhao State does not dare to embarrass Zhao Ji and Yingzheng, so the two of them no longer hide and hide, and begin to appear in the sight of Handan Xungui.

Yan Juguo attacked Zhao, and in order to curry favor with Qin and express goodwill, King Zhao sent people to escort Zhao Ji's mother and son back to Qin.

King Zhao's move is also a disguised investment and befriending Zichu.

At that time, Zhao Jia was also in Handan, although he knew that Ying Zheng would be the enemy of Zhao in the future, but he did not dare to act rashly.

Qin Zhi is strong, not in Yingzheng alone.

It is difficult to change the general trend, and Zhao can only be self-reliant in the troubled times.

What's more, it coincided with Yan Juguo's attack on Zhao, and if he dealt with Yingzheng at this time, it would inevitably anger the Qin State, and the Zhao State would be in danger.

And Zhao Jia also knew that in the first years when Yingzheng became the king of Qin, due to his young age, the various factions in the temples of Qin competed with each other for power and profit, and had no time to sweep the rest of the countries.

If you can grasp it well, those years are the best time for Zhao Guozhongxing.

This is also why, Zhao Jia did not prevent Yingzheng from returning to Qin.

King Zhao asked Zhao Ji's mother and son at this time, but he was also worried that the two would lose and provoke the Qin State to raise troops to attack Zhao.

The official in charge of this matter immediately went out and said: "Don't worry, the king should not worry, Zhao Ji's mother and son have entered the territory of Qin State, and they will arrive in Xianyang in a few days. ”

When King Zhao heard this, he was relieved.

Guyi, the school field in the city.

Commander Sima Shang was dressed in full uniform, and was training a group of female pawns at this time.

These women are in the prime of life, and most of them are very strong, even if they are not much more reckless than ordinary men.

Now there are few men in Zhao State, and the 20,000 soldiers and horses commanded by Zhao Jia this time are also mixed with more than half of them.

The female pawn who is practicing in the school field is the strong girl who can go to the battlefield after Zhao Jia carefully selects¹.

However, Zhao Jia also knew that it was okay for these women to defend the city.

If they were allowed to fight against the Yan army, I am afraid that they would suffer heavy casualties and few results.

In order to be able to improve the combat effectiveness of these female pawns, Zhao Jia seized all the time and asked the commander Sima Shang to train them.

To this day, although these strong women are still not as good as the regular army, they have made some progress.

"Sima Duwei!"

Zhao Jia walked into the school field, looked at the well-trained female pawn, and immediately glanced at Sima Shanggao.

Zhao Jia in his previous life did not know much about the history of the Warring States Period, and he had never heard of Sima Shang.

It's just that after contact, Zhao Jia can vaguely feel that this lieutenant in his early twenties is definitely not a thing in the pool.

"I've seen Jia Gongzi!"

Sima Shang saw Zhao Jia and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Although Zhao Jia is now Gu Yi's guard, in order to boost morale, everyone still calls him 'Gongzi'.

Those who can be called sons are mostly the heirs of princes, and Zhao Jia, as the eldest grandson of the king, is qualified to be called a son.

The 20,000 soldiers and horses in Guyi City also knew the identity of the eldest grandson of King Zhao Jia.

Wang Changsun personally went to the battlefield, which also greatly encouraged many soldiers and made them determined to fight the Yan army.

"These female pawns have been practicing for many days, can they fight?"

Zhao Jia's face was serious.

The 20,000 soldiers and horses he led this time, except for women, are old and weak, and their combat effectiveness is worrying.

Although Zhao Jialai guarded Guyi and had his own ideas, he also hoped to delay the Yan army as much as possible and give Lian Po more time to build fortifications.

Zhao Jia also pinned high hopes on these strong women.

Sima Shang hesitated for a while, but finally said: "In the past, when wars broke out, although women also helped defend the city or transport, there was never a precedent for fighting against the enemy. ”

"If they are only responsible for guarding the city or transporting them, they will naturally be fully competent."

"However, compared to men, women are far inferior in terms of physical strength and willpower."

"If Gongzi wants to rely on these women and fight with the Yan army in front of the battle, I'm afraid there is no chance of victory."

Zhao Jia frowned slightly when he heard this.

If he was not forced to do so, he would never want to let women go to the battlefield, but he was forced by the situation to use female pawns.

If Sima Shangdu didn't have confidence in these female pawns, how could Zhao Jia take them to fight against the Yan army?

"The general's words are wrong!"

"Men and women are human beings, why can men fight, but women can't!"

At this moment, a crisp, loud, and magnetic voice came from the ranks of the female pawns.

Zhao Jia followed the prestige and saw a delicate and beautiful woman.

Her eyes were bright and bright, and her eyes, which were as bright as a sea of stars, revealed stubbornness and unyieldingness.

Compared with the rest of the female pawns, who are mostly sturdy, this woman's body is a little thin.

Zhao Jia looked at the woman carefully, but the more she looked at it, the more amazing she felt.

As the eldest grandson of Wang, he was once in Handan City, and I don't know how many beauties he has seen.

Although the woman in front of her did not apply powder, she also had bright eyes and bright teeth, and her eyebrows were mixed with a sassy and heroic posture.

Sima Shang was refuted by his subordinates, and his face immediately turned slightly gloomy.

He is not a small-bellied chicken intestine, and he can't listen to people's words, but the military order is like a mountain, and this woman interjected without permission, which has obviously violated military discipline.

Sima Shang shouted: "Where is the military judge!" ”

The military judge hurriedly trotted over and said, "The lower officer is here!" ”

Sima Shang glanced at the woman and shouted, "What a crime for those who make noise without the permission of the commander!" ”

The military judge replied without hesitation: "If there is a noise during wartime, those who affect the war will be dealt with by military law." ”

"Those who make noise during training and influence others will receive ten military sticks!"

Note 1: The Three Armies of "Shang Junshu and Soldiers": Strong men are one army, strong women are one army, and the old and weak of men and women are one army, which is called the three armies.

(After the Qin State changed the law through the Shang Dynasty, the women in the prime of life were organized into an army, and presumably the rest of the countries would follow suit, at least in the defense of Handan, the women in the city of Handan in the Zhao State also went to the city to defend against the enemy.) ）