Let's say that when Pang Cong received the order and led 3,000 cavalry to Pingyi in a hurry, Han Ju, the defender of Gaotang, was also leading 3,000 men and horses to Pingyi.

Han Ju was originally a Korean, but because he was not valued in Korea, he fled to Zhao and followed Zhao Suhou to conquer the east and west, and made great achievements. Especially in today's Gaotang realm, Han Ju led his troops to conquer it back then, so Zhao Suhou asked him to defend this place in order to firmly control the place of Gaotang and wedge the forces of Zhao into the border of Qi.

Gao Tang fell into the hands of Zhao State, so that some of the people of Qi State were busy. First, because this place is right on the road from Linzi through Dezhou, this place fell into the Zhao State, which limited the speed of the development of the Qi State to the north, thus indirectly helping the Zhao State and cutting off the connection between the Qi State and the Zhongshan State.

The second is that this place is located on the bank of the big river, which is easy to become the base of Zhao to attack Qi, of course, if Qi has Gaotang, this is Qi, overlooking the bridgehead of Zhao and Wei. Strategic location is very important.

Han Ju rode on his horse, looked at the chariots passing in front of him, and smiled faintly. He had already received news that the one who led the Qi army to attack Pingyi this time was the Tian clan's clan general, Tianqi. He knew very well that this person had been stationed in Gaotang for many years, and once made the Zhao people on the west bank of the Yellow River dare not go down to the Yellow River to fish.

Even so, he was defeated by the Zhao people in the sixth year of Zhao Suhou and occupied Gaotang County. At this moment, the Qi army is still under his command, which shows that this time, the other party has no desire for revenge.

However, Han Ju didn't care about this. He had defeated Tianqi before, and he had a natural psychological advantage over him, and he was considered an old opponent. Moreover, this person's age is close to the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and the other party may not be as flexible as himself in something as brain-consuming as fighting. When he heard that Tianqi led an army to attack Pingyi, he took the lead in leading the army and went to Pingyi to kill.

"General, our army is still half a day's journey away from Pingyi, and it is estimated that it will be able to reach Pingyi between dark." After a while, a young general came to Han Ju and explained the itinerary to him.

"Yes, got it." Han Ju nodded, "General Zhao Xu, what do you think is the chance of our army going here?" Han Ju twisted his beard and asked slowly.

"Uh" Zhao Shu lowered his head, thought for a while and said, "Our army is all chariot soldiers this time, although there is a disadvantage in numbers, but it is not necessary to defend the city instead of taking the initiative to attack, although it is difficult to say that it will win a big victory, but there is no problem in holding Pingyi." ”

"Is it just to hold Pingyi?" Han Ju smiled and said, "That's not good, Tian Ju is cunning by nature, and he is an important general of Qi in Gaotang, if it is possible this time, our army will definitely capture him." ”

"Isn't it too dangerous?" Zhao Shu said with some caution, "The other party's strength is still there, and it may not be the best strategy to pursue rashly." Moreover, the veteran Tian Wei is not a fledgling, and this time he rushed to help Pingyi, and it is better to defend the city. ”

"That's not true." Han Ju shook his head, pointed to the chariot that walked in front of him and said, "There are many chariots under my command, and the chariots are like clouds, if I just defend a Pingyi county seat, I will not be able to prevent future troubles." If you want to do it once and for all, you must drive the Qi army out of the Gaotang territory, otherwise it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will not have other conspiracies. ”

"But our army has limited strength, how to fight against Tian Qi?" Zhao Shu looked at the battlefield veteran suspiciously.

"Don't worry, I expect Handan to hear my warning and will definitely reinforce me. Handan has more than 100 chariots, and if I am reinforced, it will be safe. Han Ju laughed, "Maybe, if you and I go here, we can still set foot in Linzi and have a glimpse of the grand scenery of Qi country!" ”

When Zhao heard this, his spirits were greatly lifted. The horse stepped on Linzi, but what every Zhao person dreamed of, if it was really as Han Ju said, then he would become the first person in the Zhao clan. "I am willing to help the general and achieve his great cause."

But when Han Ju rushed to Pingyi City with great difficulty, he found that Tian Ju had already camped ten miles away from Pingyi City. And Pingyi County was also scarred in a day's fighting.

However, these were what made Han Ju anxious, and what made him angry the most was that the reinforcements from Handan turned out to be 3,000 cavalry led by Pang Cong.

"Pang Jiangjun, you are also a famous family, good at managing affairs, and tell me, what can these 3,000 cavalry do!"

"General Han, listen to me." Pang Cong marched overnight, already exhausted, and as soon as he arrived in the morning, he found that the other party had begun to attack the city, and there was no time to wait, so he could only take three thousand cavalry and hurriedly join the battlefield.

Tian Wei looked at the reinforcements coming, thinking that it was the other party's strange soldiers, so he Mingjin withdrew his troops and withdrew from the battlefield to observe the situation. And Pang Cong was happy to let the other party retreat, and it was because of the thin Pingyi county town that it was not captured in the morning battle.

"Handan is far away from Pingyi, and most of them are passes and hills, and the military situation is like fire, and it is too late to deploy other soldiers. What's more, Handan itself is the place of four battles, Zhongshan is eyeing it, and Wei is also spying on it, so I have to take the cavalry and come first. Pang Cong said, "Moreover, our army must be here to gallop to aid Pingyi, not to attack, just to protect itself, the cavalry path passes, such as walking on the ground, than the chariot soldiers, but much more flexible." ”

"Humph!" Han Ju sneered, "The general is a soldier's courage." You are a commander of the army, you don't even have the courage to defeat the enemy, what are you talking about leading troops! ”

This scolding can make Pang Cong stunned. What does it mean to not even have the courage to lead soldiers, "Sun Wuzi" said at the beginning: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored." "He was taught since he was a child that he should not be rash. And as soon as Han Ju came up, he said that he had no courage, which made Pang Cong unacceptable.

"The general's words are unacceptable to Pang." Pang Cong was also a little angry, "Our army is here, and the king has a saying that it is important to 'map all Pingyi', rather than focusing on attacking." Otherwise, Zhao Guoda can raise troops, why use Pang to bring 3,000 people to help thousands of miles? ”

"Pang Jiangjun is also the one who leads the troops, and he has heard that the king's order is not acceptable?" Han Ju's eyes narrowed and said in a disdainful tone.

"But I also know that 'Tu has no choice, the army has not attacked, the city has not been attacked, and the land has not been disputed.'" The so-called king's order is not subject to the actual situation. Now that the strength of the two armies is comparable, and their combat readiness is comparable, it has been a great success to be able to occupy Pingyi, does the general still want to rush forward? ”

"Good teeth. In my opinion, Pang Jiangjun frightened Qi Jun. It's no wonder that your ancestor Pang Juan was defeated by the Qi people, and when he meets the Qi people again this time, it is no wonder that he will be frightened. Han Ju said contemptuously.

"You!" Pang Cong pointed at Han Ju angrily. After Pang Juan's death, he had already suffered a lot of humiliation in the Wei State, so he joined the Zhao State in order to restore the glory of the family. Meng Zhao Suhou did not give up, and appointed him to guard Handan, which he regarded as his confidant. And Zhao Yong also believes in him and his son Pang Nuan, which is also the main reason why Pang Cong came with troops this time, that is, to repay his kindness.

He does have hatred for Qi people, but he is not the kind of person who allows hatred to get carried away. If you lead troops to fight a war, you will mislead the country and the people. That's why he led the cavalry and tried to defend Pingyi.

As a result, he didn't expect that as the commander-in-chief of this battle, Han Ju turned out to be at odds with his own ideas. also insulted him and Pang Juan, which made Pang Cong anxious.

"In that case, the onion and the general have their own opinions. I will defend my Pingyi City, and the general will go and destroy the enemy. A certain is under the city of Pingyi, I wish the general a triumphant! After speaking, he flicked his long sleeves and walked out of the tent.

Handan, within the royal city.

Zhao Yong looked at the Warring States map in front of him and was silent. The waiter stood aside, looking at the young young gentleman for a while, and the hour outside, thinking about what to prepare.

Zhao Yong's daily life is very simple, except for worshipping the family temple, the rest is to learn knowledge from Feiyi, Zhao Bao and Wu Guang. Of course, this knowledge is more about the way of the king, as well as the situation of various countries, and of course, more about military education.

Everyone in the Warring States is good at martial arts, even if it is a civil servant like Zhao Bao, he is not powerless, it is said that when he was young, he also faced three people undefeated. Therefore, Zhao Yong's body can be regarded as strong, and it is not particularly difficult to get on the horse and shoot on horseback. The only thing that is boring is that there is too little entertainment life.

"Shaojun, Master Feiyi is waiting outside." A eunuch hurried up to the side hall.

"Please." Zhao Yong said, sitting down after a few cases. Feiyi's job is to teach Zhao Yong the way to be a king, and he is also the most intimate person with Zhao Yong. Zhao Yong has given Feiyi the right to enter and leave Longtai at will, but Feiyi still adheres to the way of being a minister, never exceeds the rules, and every time he meets, he asks the eunuch to report back.

"Knock to see Shaojun." Fei Yi trembled and walked to the front of the case and saluted Zhao Yong.

"Master, please get up. Hey, go and put a stove on the master. ”

"Yes." With that, he went to prepare the stove.

"Shaojun, what do you want to learn today?" Fei Yi asked. In fact, the so-called master, Fei Yi's position is very idle, not to mention the way of the king, there is no teaching material, it all depends on the master's own ability. So the two of them are often the same question and one answer.

"There is only one thing to ask the teacher today." Zhao Yongduan sat up and looked at Fei Yi very seriously.

"Shaojun, please speak, there is no end to knowledge."

Zhao Yong grabbed the map of the Warring States period in his hand, and said word by word to Feiyi, "Today, I want to ask Mr. for advice, and unify the way of the Central Plains." ”