Chapter 52: Before the Decisive Battle
Originally, Zhao Kuo also planned to take advantage of the Qin army's unstable foothold to give the Qin army a camp robbery gift at night.
But Bai Qi didn't give Zhao Kuo any opportunity to take advantage of at all, every night the place where the Qin army built the camp was always brightly lit, not to mention the door of the sneak attack, and there was not even a crack in the window for him.
Zhao Kuo didn't want to lead his soldiers to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army on the east bank of Danshui at this time, so he could only watch the Qin army's camp be built successfully little by little.
Although the distance between the two armies is less than two miles, but just like this, you look at me and I look at you, and I have no intention of making a move.
His family knew about his own family affairs, and Zhao Kuo didn't want to cross the Dan River to the west to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army, but it was really difficult for the power in his hands to hold on to the Qin army.
He had already sent out the most elite cavalry of the Zhao State, and his hands were nothing more than foot soldiers and chariot soldiers. Although the Dan River is shallow, it is not so easy for the chariots to cross the river.
Besides, Bai Qi would not watch the enemy's troops cross the river so blatantly, and he would definitely concentrate superior forces to annihilate all his side on the banks of the Danshui River.
For today's plan, we can only see how Bai Qi makes a move, and then come to see the move.
After the Qin army built the camp tent, it was already three days later. During this period, the Zhao army was under the command of Zhao Kuo and retreated into the Hyun clan, and there was no intention of fighting a decisive battle with the Qin army at all.
It was as if Zhao Jun still wanted to adopt a strategy of holding on, but he just moved the position of holding the position from Danzhuling to Hyun.
On this day, a cavalry suddenly sprang out of the Qin army and rushed towards the Hyun clan, where the Zhao army was stationed.
Seeing that the other party waved the envoy's flag, Zhao Kuo asked the soldiers around him not to be impulsive and let the Qin army envoy into the city.
The two armies fought each other without cutting down to make it a common rule in ancient times, and it has become a common rule in the Warring States. Even though there is no possibility of peace talks between the two sides, Zhao Kuo cannot let his country criticize him.
The envoy of Qin entered the city of Hyun very smoothly, and Zhao Kuo, as the general of Zhao, personally accepted the envoy of Qin.
"The battle between the two armies is imminent, and General Wang Yi actually sent an envoy here, I don't know what it is?" Zhao Kuo sat upright on the seat, looked at the Qin envoy who walked into his room and asked.
Zhao Kuo and Bai Qi had actually met in Changpingguan, and Zhao Kuo still pretended not to know. He wanted to give Bai an illusion, that is, he still didn't know that the Qin people had ordered Wu Anjun Bai Qi to be the chief general of the Qin army, and it was a loophole that could be exploited at that time.
Of course, Bai Qi would not have known that the surprise attack unit at Changping Pass was actually led by Zhao Kuo himself, and this time he still used the name of Wang Di.
"The chief general of our army, Zuo Shuchang, Wang Di, heard that General Zhao was the son of Ma Fujun Zhao Hao, and he admired it very much, so he asked me to come and inform General Zhao."
Zhao Kuo smiled, and did not take the enemy's praise to heart: "Qin envoy will say it, and Zhao will listen to it." ”
Qin envoy Wang Can looked at Zhao Kuo, who was silent, and still said Bai Qi's words: "You and I both know that the decisive battle between the two armies has reached the point when it has to be done. In order to show my respect for Ma Fujun Zhao Hao, General Zhao can lead his troops to cross the river at will, and our army will not stop him! ”
Zhao Kuo laughed after hearing this, as if he had heard some ridiculous joke: "Hahaha, there is really no one in the Qin State to send such a yellow-mouthed child to lead the army." As the envoy of the Qin State, I will not kill you, go back and tell Wang Yi that the main force of the Hyun clan and my Zhao army is all here, as long as he has the ability, he can come and take it! ”
Looking at the killing intent that burst out in Zhao Kuo's eyes, Wang Can did not show weakness at all: "Can I understand General Zhao's words as a declaration of war against my Qin State?" ”
"Hehe, send off!"
Zhao Kuo is too lazy to answer such a question, do you think that Zhao and Qin have been holding each other for several months? Peace between the two countries is absolutely impossible, and the only way to do it is to fight a war.
Wang Can brushed his sleeves and left from Zhao Kuo's room, Zhao Kuo Xiao'er waited for you to die under the knife of the king, and you knew how ridiculous your wild words were today.
When Wang Can brought Zhao Kuo's words to the big tent of the Qin army, Bai Qi praised Zhao Kuo after listening to it: "It is worthy of being the son of Ma Fujun, and the temperament of this Mount Tai who is not afraid of collapse is in the same vein as Zhao Hao." ”
When Bai Qi said this, his eyes seemed to drift to Wang Yi intentionally or unintentionally, and he also pointed at Sang and scolded Huai.
Wang Yiquan didn't hear the meaning of Bai Qi's words, and was still thinking about his own affairs.
Bai Qi's voice changed, and he said in a stern tone: "It's just the courage of a horseman, I don't believe that Zhao Kuo'er can conjure up any tricks here." The generals listened to the order, and the whole army was ready to go today, and the final attack on the Hyun clan began tomorrow! The battle of the national fortune of our Qin State depends on you, and I also ask you to work together to annihilate the Zhao army! ”
"No!"
Zhao Kuo didn't know at this time that tomorrow would be the time for the Qin army to launch a general attack, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
Their preparations for battle have been completed in the past few days, and they are waiting for this shocking decisive battle to come.
The moonlight tonight was unusually beautiful, and Zhao Kuo didn't feel any sleepiness at all at this time, putting on his clothes and strolling on the wall of the newly cultivated fortress of the Hyun clan.
Looking at the brightly lit Qin army's tent in the distance, Zhao Kuo always had a question.
It stands to reason that after the looting of the Qin people's grain transport troops in the cavalry team led by Jiang Sheng, the Qin people should be in a dangerous situation with little food at this time, how dare they fight a decisive battle with the Zhao army at such a time?
In fact, Zhao Kuo's question is not difficult to answer, there is no food to be transported from the rear for the time being, and waiting for the Zhao army to advance west in the Light Wolf City has become a situation of sitting and waiting to be killed.
Bai Zhi still didn't know that there were cavalry troops in the border area between Qin and Han to loot the Qin State's transportation troops, and he originally planned to go to Xianyang in person to urge grain, but before he could leave, Zhao Kuo led the troops to enter the Hyun clan.
Bai Qi naturally would not let such a God-given opportunity disappear from under his nose, and was determined to launch a general attack on Zhao State at this critical time.
If Zhao Kuo knew Bai Qi's thoughts, he wouldn't have set off from his old pass. You must know that going to Xianyang from here is not an overnight thing, at least it can bring Zhao Jun nearly half a month of preparation time.
Zhao Kuo and Bai Qi met on the battlefield by accident, fighting an unprecedented war for the national fortune of their respective countries.
Although Zhao Kuo had doubts, this did not affect his mentality. He had put everything he could think about, and as for success or failure, he had to leave it to fate.
The autumn breeze at night blew across Zhao Kuo's cheeks, blowing a little coolness. Yes, it's almost winter, and it's really hard to do it if it's winter.