The battle report of Zhao Guo's victory over Yan was sent back to Handan by the scouts. Zhao Wangdan learned that An Pingjun led the army, and the momentum was like a bamboo, defeated the Yan army in a battle, recovered the lost territory, and invaded the territory of Yan State, and besieged Zhongyang. Zhao Wangdan praised the ministers: "An Pingjun is worthy of being a good general, not only defeated the Yan army and recovered the lost territory, but also attacked the Yan realm and surrounded Zhongyang. In this battle, we won a big victory. ”

When the ministers heard this, they said in unison: "Congratulations to the king." ”

Zhao Wangdan was overjoyed and praised An Pingjun's combat strength in front of the ministers. He believes that it won't be long before he can break through Zhongyang and surround Yanxiadu. He will also make a record of retreating from Qin and breaking Yan. Zhao Wangdan also believed that he would soon be able to lead Zhao's military strength to a higher level.

However, he waited for ten days and did not get the news of breaking Zhongyang, but learned that Yan and Zhao were at war and entered a protracted war. When Zhao Wangdan heard the news, he was faintly uneasy. He couldn't figure out how that the army led by An Pingjun couldn't break through the small city of Zhongyang.

Somehow, Zhao Wangdan remembered Ma Fujun's words in the back of his mind, and asked with an uneasy expression: "Uncle, the battle on the front line is unfavorable and has reached a stalemate. What are we going to do. ”

When Pingyuan Jun saw that Zhao Wangdan encountered a trivial matter, he panicked and comforted: "The king is the king of a country, so you have to calm down." ”

Zhao Wangdan took a breath hard, trying to calm his state of mind. However, he felt even more uneasy and said, "Uncle, a Zhongyang will block An Pingjun." Could it be that An Pingjun refused to serve our country. ”

Pingyuanjun thought for a moment and didn't speak. An Pingjun's ability, how could he not attack Zhongyang. Could it be that as Ma Fujun said, An Pingjun has selfish intentions and wants to consume the military power of Yan and Zhao.

Seeing that Pingyuan Jun was silent, Zhao Wangdan asked again, "Uncle, what should we do?" ”

"Don't be in a hurry, it's not overnight to break through Zhongyang." Pingyuan Jun has a steady temperament, but he calmed down, and said calmly: "King Yan took Cheng Anjun as his general and sent an army of 100,000 to reinforce Gao Yangjun. An Pingjun is a bit tricky against Gao Yangjun and Cheng Anjun. ”

Zhao Wangdan was impatient, and said anxiously: "Uncle, how can the widow not be in a hurry, we exchanged the land of Jidong for An Pingjun as a general, although we recovered the lost land, but we failed to obtain territory from Yan State, and we could not explain to our subjects." ”

What Zhao Wangdan thinks is also a problem that Pingyuan Jun is worried about. He originally wanted to borrow the prestige of An Pingjun to recover the territory and force the Yan State to cede land and sue for peace. However, things turned out more than he expected. This idea was offered by him, and if he could not force Yan to cut off the territory and compensate for the loss of Zhao's generals, he would not be able to explain it to his subjects.

Zhao Wangdan saw that Pingyuanjun didn't speak for a long time, and said, "Uncle, it's better for us to increase our troops and support Anpingjun." In any case, we must break through Zhongyang."

"No." Pingyuan Jun said in a calm tone: "Your Majesty, we have 100,000 soldiers in Daijun, plus 50,000 under the command of Anping Jun, which is more than enough to deal with Yan Guo. If we increase our troops, Yan will continue to increase our troops. Our war with Yan has expanded, and if we win, we will also be greatly damaged. ”

Zhao Wangdan clenched his fist with one hand, gritted his teeth and said: "Increasing the number of troops will expand the war and greatly damage the vitality." If you don't increase your troops, you can't quickly conquer Zhongyang and end the war. Uncle, what should we do. ”

Pingyuan Jun wondered: "An Pingjun, Xu Li, and Le Cheng are all good fighters in our country. The three of them joined forces and couldn't break Zhongyang. Could it be that the three of them are not in harmony, they are not in harmony. ”

When Zhao Wangdan heard this, his heart was disturbed, "If it's really as my uncle said, how should this be." ”

Seeing Zhao Wangdan's flustered expression, Pingyuan Jun said again: "Wang Shangxiu should be panicked, this is just my random speculation." ”

Although it was Pingyuan Jun's guess, Zhao Wang Dan was uneasy and had no idea at all, and asked, "Uncle, what should we do now." ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "For today's plan, we have to wait." We must believe that these three people will be able to break through Zhongyang. ”

It is said that Gao Yangjun and Cheng Anjun stood on the tower of Zhongyang City and saw that Zhao Jun was missing tens of thousands of people. Gao Yangjun saw it and wanted to go out of the city for a decisive battle, and he was ashamed. Cheng Anjun saw the Zhao army outside the city, the battle formation was orderly, and the morale was high, and he mistakenly thought that this was the Zhao State's suspicious formation, and he couldn't hold out.

An Pingjun rode a war horse, looked at the city tower in front of him, and thought: "Even if there is no Xu Li, he can still break through this city." ”

An Pingjun drew his long sword and gave the order to fight. Zhao Jun rushed to Zhongyang City like a tide. However, the city of Zhongyang has blocked this trend. The Zhao army seized the city again and again, but was repelled by the Yan State occupying a favorable position.

Seeing that the plan was unsuccessful, An Pingjun made another plan and continued to increase the offensive, but they were all defeated in a row. In this battle, both sides fought bravely, whether it was the Zhao army or the Yan army, they all suffered heavy losses.

Seeing that the city could not be breached, and his side suffered heavy losses, An Pingjun ordered the army to retreat for the time being. An Pingjun stood on the chariot and looked at the city in front of him, which reminded him of Liaocheng and Diyi. An Pingjun was unwilling to be blocked by this small city, pulled out his long sword, and wanted to increase the offensive again and continue to attack, but was stopped by Le Cheng.

An Pingjun asked, "General Le, why are you doing this?" ”

Le Cheng said: "An Pingjun, we have been attacking the city for several days, but we can't break through this city. Today, the troops are tired and their combat strength is not high, and continuing to attack will only cost their troops. ”

Seeing the other party's words, An Pingjun ridiculed his ability to attack the city, looked at the small city in the distance, and said contemptuously: "It's just a small city, what are you afraid of." ”

Le Cheng said: "An Pingjun has been attacking for several days in a row, and we are seriously injured. An Pingjun, it's better to listen to my plan. ”

An Pingjun said: "Could it be that you have a plan to break through this city?" ”

"We've lost a lot of battles and we're demoralized. The Yan army defeated us many times and was full of morale. Attacking is not the best policy. Lecheng said: "We should besiege but not attack, so as to disturb their hearts." ”

Other generals also said: "General Le is right. This battle cannot be fought like this. ”

"Yes! We have lost our troops, and we will not be able to take advantage of the fighting. ”

"The last general agrees with General Le's policy."

"The last general agreed."

An Pingjun saw that the generals were dissatisfied with him, and he couldn't quickly conquer this city and establish his prestige. Today, the attack on this city has lost a lot of troops. Zhao Jun also has a lot of complaints about him. In order to avoid further arousing Zhao Jun's resistance, An Pingjun could only give in and adopt Lecheng's suggestion.

Who knew that this siege would be more than half a month.

Gao Yangjun defeated the Zhao army many times and sieged the city, held his position, and his confidence increased greatly. He also heard that there was discord within the Zhao people, so he ordered people to spread the news to intensify and provoke the internal contradictions of the Zhao army. If the situation continues to develop, he will be able to turn defeat into victory and repel Zhao's army. Gao Yangjun was ecstatic at the thought that he would be able to defeat An Pingjun, and he would be able to make a name for himself.

Gao Yangjun learned that the commander of the Zhao army was in discord, and Xu Li led the troops to leave. Gao Yangjun saw that the Zhao army attacked the city many times, but was defeated by himself. Today, although the Zhao army has changed its tactics, it is besieging but not attacking. Gao Yangjun seemed to see the scene of Zhao's defeat. Gao Yangjun stood in the city tower, and saw that the morale of the Zhao army was low and the battle array was disordered, so he took the initiative to ask for battle and went out of the city to fight with the Zhao army. However, after all, the commander outside the city was An Pingjun, and Cheng Anjun didn't dare to be sloppy and didn't agree.

Gao Yangjun knew that Cheng Anjun had a steady temperament and would not easily go out of the city to fight. In order to achieve victory, Gao Yangjun secretly sent scouts to sneak out of the city at night, unite the two cities of Wuyuan and Linyi, and make an appointment to surprise troops and attack An Pingjun.

The scout came to Wuyuan and met the guards.

Fu Bao, the general of Wuyuan, took the letter in his hand, read it a little, and handed it to the generals beside him. Adjutant General Su Shu took the letter, read it a little, and asked, "General, will this letter be fraudulent?" ”

Fu Bao shook his head and said: "There is no doubt that this word is Gao Yangjun's handwriting, and there will be no mistake." ”

"Our army was defeated, and Zhongyang was besieged. Gao Yangjun ordered us to go out of the city at night, surprise our troops, disrupt the Zhao army, cooperate with the outside and the inside, defeat the Zhao army, and recover the territory. Wang Rong saw that there was no doubt about the letter, and said: "We save it, or we don't save it." ”

Fu Bao consulted with the generals, and everyone said, "Cheng Anjun and Gao Yangjun are deeply favored by the king." If we don't save it, Zhongyang is in danger. Gao Yangjun wrote to us, but we did not save or obey the order. If Zhongyang is lost, the king will blame it, and it will be our sin. General Fu, do we still have a choice? ”

Fu Bao weighed a little and asked, "If I order troops to attack Zhao, I will rush to the aid of Zhongyang." What if the Zhao army comes to attack and we lose Wuyuan? ”

Wang Rong said: "Anpingjun's army is in Zhongyang, how can there be extra troops to divide troops to attack me." Taking a step back, even if we lose Wuyuan, it is also to carry out Gao Yangjun's general order, and we will not bear the crime of defending the city. ”

Fu Bao still felt uneasy and said, "Don't forget. An Pingjun led the army to besiege Zhongyang, which is true. However, that was only a small part of the Zhao army. I always felt that Zhao Jun would take me by surprise and attack my Wuyuan. ”

Wang Rong asked, "What is General Fu worried about?" All the generals of Zhao State are besieging Zhongyang, who else dares to attack me. ”

Fu Bao said: "Don't forget, there is also Xu Li." ”

Wang Rong laughed and said, "General Fu doesn't have to worry about it. Xu Li and An Pingjun are at odds, and everyone knows it. Xu Li was angry and led the army to leave. What else do we have to worry about. If Xu Li really wanted to attack me, he would have come a long time ago. Zhongyang has been besieged for more than half a month, and there is no trace of Xu Li, which explains something. General Fu, don't worry. If we disobey Gao Yangjun's general order, even if we defend Wuyuan, it will be a big crime. ”

Su Jie also laughed and said: "The internal disagreement of the Zhao army is the time for us to make contributions. General Fu, we can't miss this opportunity. ”

"Okay." Fu Bao thought for a while, and also felt that this was a good opportunity to repel the Zhao army and make contributions, so he gave an order: "We will rush to the aid of Zhongyang according to the agreed time, defeat the Zhao army, recover the mountains and rivers, and make meritorious contributions." ”

Fu Bao asked Wang Rong to defend the city, ordered 20,000 soldiers, and took advantage of the darkness to go out of the city, wanting to cut off An Pingjun's retreat and catch Zhao Jun off guard. However, when the army of Yan went out of the city and walked for several miles, they saw the flames soaring into the sky, shouting and killing. When he reacted, the army he led was also surrounded by the Zhao legion.

It is said that Xu Li led the troops to leave, preparing to take advantage of An Pingjun to attract the attention of Yan Guo, make a detour, and break through Wuyuan. However, Xu Li delayed giving the order to fight. The generals took the initiative to ask for battle, but they were also pressed down by him. Xu Li said the most words to the main general... Wait, now is not the time.

Xu Li, while paying attention to the war in Zhongyang, avoided the unfavorable war, and did a good job of helping. On the other side, soldiers were sent to block the passage between Zhongyang and Wuyuan. When Xu Li intercepted the letter from the scouts of Zhongyang Yanguo, he gave a big order to fight. The situation of Fu Bao, the chief general of Wuyuan, was unknown, and he carelessly marched into the army and was besieged by Xu Li.

Su Jie saw the ambush of the Zhao army and asked, "Where are so many Zhao troops here?" ”

Fu Bao immediately came to his senses, pulled out his long sword and said, "It's Xu Li." ”

Su said: "Xu Li is not at odds with An Pingjun, how can he be here." ”

Fu Bao said: "We have been tricked." ”

Seeing that the battle was critical, Su Shu asked, "General Fu, the Zhao army has a large number. What are we going to do. ”

Although Fu Bao knew that the situation was unfavorable to him, he still did not want to fall into the man's flesh and ordered a war. Fu Bao rushed left and right, but he couldn't break out of the encirclement, but the soldiers around him became fewer and fewer. At this moment, Wang Rong led a reinforcement army to arrive, and only then did he break out of the encirclement.

Fu Bao and others led the remnants of the army to Wuyuan City. Su Shu shouted: "General Fu is back to the city, don't open the city gate soon." ”

Suddenly there was an open fire on the castle tower, shouts of killing were everywhere, and arrows were shot from above. Wang Rong ordered someone to raise his shield to protect Fu Bao on the one hand, and shouted towards the city tower on the other side: "Don't stop shooting quickly, this is General Fu." ”

The Zhao army on the tower of the city stopped shooting and shouted in unison: "Put down your blades and surrender quickly." ”

Fu Bao looked up at the city tower and saw a person looking at him majestically, and shouted, "Who are you?" ”

The man's voice was like a bronze bell and said, "Xu Li." ”

It turned out that Xu Li asked the deputy general Zhao Jun to surround Fu Bao and others, encircle the point to send reinforcements, and let people disguise themselves as Yan troops who broke through the siege and came to Wuyuan City for help. Wang Rong was worried about the safety of Fu Bao and others, so he left a thousand soldiers to guard the city and rushed to help. However, as soon as Wang Rong left, Xu Li broke through Wuyuan.

"Impossible." Fu Bao said loudly: "According to the report from the scout, Xu Li and An Pingjun disagreed, and he was angry and led the army to leave. How did you end up here. ”

Xu Li laughed and said, "I don't understand." ”

A bad picture flashed in Fu Bao's mind, and he exclaimed: "Could it be that the discord between you and An Pingjun is intentional, and its purpose is to..."

"Why don't you go on." Xu Li saw that he was halfway through what he said, so he stopped and said the rest for him, "I deliberately quarrel with An Pingjun and expand the conflict, just to let the scouts you hide in our army pass back the news. What will happen when you learn that the generals of Zhao Guo are not compatible? ”

"I see, are we careless?" Fu Bao said bitterly: "Although I knew that you would lead the army to leave, I also thought that you would send troops to attack me. I did a lot of calculations, but I didn't expect you to cut me down at this time. General Xu had good means and actually broke through Wuyuan City. ”

Xu Li said: "If not, how can I break through the Wuyuan." ”

Fu Bao said: "I don't understand, since you have a heart, why don't you attack Wuyuan immediately." ”

Xu Li said: "If I attack, you will hold on." Winning the city has hurt the vitality of our army, and the gains outweigh the losses. What I want is for you to relax your guard and mistakenly think that you can take advantage of the opportunity to defeat An Pingjun. When you go out of the city, it will be my chance to break the city. ”

A stream of blood spurted out of Fu Leopard's mouth, "You..."

Su Shu stepped forward and said, "General Fu, I will lead the army to break through this city." ”

"It's useless." Fu Bao said: "We can't capture this city. ”

Wang Rong said: "General Fu, the last general is willing to attack the city." ”

"He is Xu Li, we can't attack it." Fu Bao lost this city, and according to the law of the country, it was difficult to survive alone. At this time, a Zhao army came out from the left, a Zhao army came out from the right, and a Zhao army appeared behind them. Fu Bao saw that he could not win, and he did not have the confidence to resist.

Xu Li shouted: "You won't come down soon." ”

Zhao Jun shouted: "Down, down, down." ”

Fu Bao looked at the soldiers who followed him, there were no reinforcements, and he couldn't break out of the encirclement. Now that the general trend has passed, in order to avoid the annihilation of the whole army, it can only surrender.