Chapter 30: Day and Night
Zhao Kuo glanced at everyone, and said in a firm tone: "You don't need to persuade you anymore, I have made up my mind." In my opinion, Peng Han and Qian Jian are enough to defend the Changping Pass, which is in dangerous terrain, and my purpose is here. ”
After speaking, he stood up, pointed his finger to the middle of Han Wang Mountain on the map, and said: "Outside Changping Pass, Han Wang Mountain and Cross Ridge are sandwiched into a narrow passage, and it is bound to be impossible for the Qin army to spread out. I am going to set up an ambush here, and when the Qin army retreats after a long and fruitless attack, I will attack and kill on the way. I want Bai Qi to understand that the defense line of our Zhao army is not a place where they can come and go as they want! ”
Qian Jian heard that the main general trusted him so much, and hurriedly patted his chest and said: "General, don't worry, as long as my old money is here, Changping Pass will be impregnable, and he will definitely not let the Qin army advance half a step!" ”
Zhao Kuo's fingers moved to the position of Changpingguan, looked at Qian Jian, who was full of confidence, and said: "Qian Jian, your purpose is to rush to the aid of Changpingguan, and you must rush here as quickly as possible to ensure that nothing goes wrong, understand?" ”
"The last general understands that the last general will definitely arrive as quickly as possible, please rest assured."
Zhao Kuo nodded, very satisfied with Qian Jian's attitude. His gaze shifted to the people below again: "Generals, the reason why I let you stay behind is that I am afraid that this is a plan for the Qin army to divert the tiger from the mountain, so you must guard the gate of the old pass." Wei Chen and Fang Xiu listened to the order. ”
"The end will be."
"After General Ben goes to Hanwang Mountain, the Danzhuling garrison is under the full control of the two of you, and you must ensure that nothing goes wrong, understand?"
"The last general obeys!"
"Where is Lin Yi?"
"The end will be."
"You go and organize the team quickly, let's go out day and night, and use the most secret posture to quietly approach the enemy who is attacking Changping Pass. Oh, and remember to bring two experienced scouts who know their surroundings best. ”
As Zhao Kuo issued one order after another, the entire Danzhuling garrison began to operate rapidly. Qian Jian did not delay for long, and led his troops to march in the direction of Changping Pass.
And Zhao Kuo sat in the big tent of the Chinese army, quietly waiting for the night to fall.
When the night completely enveloped the entire earth, looking at the most elite personal guard troops in his hands under the firelight, Zhao Kuo didn't say anything, but waved his hand firmly: "Zhongerlang, go!" ”
With extinguished torches in hand, everyone walked out of the gate of the old pass in the dark, and under the leadership of the two leading scouts, they embarked on the journey over the ambush of Hanwang Mountain.
When he left the old pass and walked into Hanwang Mountain, Zhao Kuo asked the troops to stop: "Light the torches and continue to move forward." ”
The reason why they extinguished the torches just now was because they were afraid that the Qin troops on the other side of the Danshui would notice their movements. At this time, the mountains have blocked all the view, and if you continue to climb the mountain in the dark, there will be unnecessary casualties.
After hearing Zhao Kuo's order, everyone quietly lit the torches in their hands and embarked on the rugged mountain road under the reflection of the firelight.
The two scouts that Zhao Kuo chose to lead the way have been in the Zhao army since the early days of the Battle of Changping, and they have already surveyed the terrain around Kongcang Ridge, Danshui, and Danzhu Ridge many times, and it can be said that they have long been familiar with it.
Led by the two scouts, Zhao Kuo's troops rushed to the predetermined ambush place as fast as they could.
In order to achieve his goal, Zhao Kuo chose the most difficult day and night, and he wanted to eliminate all the unstable factors. Because no one would have thought that Zhao Kuo would choose to climb over Han Wang Mountain at night, after all, it was the distance with his head hanging on his waist.
After a night's journey, Zhao Kuo chose to camp in a dense wood. He called Lin Yi, who was drinking water, over: "Lin Yi, there were no casualties last night, right?" ”
Lin Yi poured a mouthful of water from his skin, hesitated for a moment and said, "General, five people fell into the cliff last night, and the rest did not suffer any casualties. ”
Hearing that there were really five people who fell off the cliff and died because they were in a hurry at night, Zhao Kuo also fell into silence for a while. After a long time, he opened the skin pouch on his waist and poured a sip of water, and said sullenly: "Remember to record the names of these five people, and stay until the end of this war and take care of the people in their families." ”
"General Gao Yi, Lin Yiding should record the names of the five people."
The two were talking, and the guard in charge of the guard came over: "General, it seems that there are scouts of the Qin army going up the mountain not far away, what should I do?" ”
"How many are there?"
"It's like there are only three of them."
"Hide it first, catch me here while they're not paying attention, and remember to move quickly."
"No, General."
Of course, the Qin army scouts over there didn't know that there was also a Zhao army near them, and their choice to explore the location of Han Wang Mountain was exactly the opposite of what Zhao Kuo and they chose, so they walked in the mountain road so gracefully.
"What do you think General Bai Qi, how can any fool choose to climb over Hanwang Mountain and let us come to such a wild place." One of the scouts complained as he hurried.
"Let's just carry out the general's order, will General Bai Qi tell us what he thinks?" The older scout, who was obviously more experienced, responded as he surveyed his surroundings before he suddenly stopped, turned around and pulled the two young scouts to escape.
As soon as Zhao Kuo's guards saw the three scouts running backwards, they quickly rushed out in concealment, and immediately caught up with the three who had escaped, and subdued them by dividing them by two.
One of the guards kicked the older scout so hard that he almost ruined the ambush of himself and the others. If these three people were allowed to escape, General Zhao Kuo would not know how to clean up himself and the others.
They escorted the three people who were still struggling and brought them to Zhao Kuo: "General Qiyu, the three Qin army scouts have been brought." ”
Zhao Kuo nodded and waved his hand casually: "Very good, good job, go down and continue to be vigilant." ”
When the three scouts who were controlled heard that it was actually a general of Zhao State in front of them, they were immediately heartbroken. At this time, it fell into the hands of the enemy, and they could already imagine their fate.
Zhao Kuo looked at the three Qin scouts in front of him, and without saying a word, he pulled out the sword on his waist and ended up killing one of the scouts.
While wiping the blood from his sword, he stared at the remaining two and said, "Who sent you here, what is the purpose, and if you say it, you may be able to save your own life." ”