The edict from Shoudu was a few days later than Xia Huan imagined. However, this edict has finally returned.

"When the king is not there, Mr. Zhang Wei and General Zhou will be asked by Wu, but there are things that cannot be decided, which can be decided by the princess." In the palace, Xia Huan said to several subordinates who were in important positions.

Zhou Yu naturally doesn't need to say much, he is the oldest general in front of Xia Huan at present. was left behind by Xia Huan in the Tiger Prison Pass to guard against the Han Kingdom.

In this regard, everyone has no opinion.

It's just that Zhang Wei, as the most unremarkable person that day, has now become a guest, which makes many people unconvinced.

Among them, the most unconvincing was Xu Shuchang, that is, the person who made everyone speechless and ridiculed Zhang Wei the most ruthlessly.

This talent is also there, but it's all in words. He's a good lobbyist, but he seems to be a bit slack off when it comes to doing practical things.

For such a thorn, Xia Huan said no, and he couldn't rush him, so he could only take him with him to save Zhang Wei trouble.

Without this thorn, even if the people below are not convinced, they dare not disobey Xia Huan's order.

What's more, Xia Huan left Sanchuan, but Han Yi was still there.

With Han Yi's eyes that do not lose to men, there is no problem in grasping the overall situation.

Moreover, Han Yi's performance on that day also completely conquered Zhang Wei and Zhou Yu. Presumably, if Han Yi's opinion is given, the two of them will adopt it from the bottom of their hearts.

This was also Xia Huan's purpose at that time.

He left Sanchuan, and he always needed someone to sit down.

Zhou Yu can govern the army, but the other eyes are too shallow. Yu Meng is the object that Xia Huan wants to cultivate, so this opportunity is naturally to take it with him to make contributions.

As for the rest of the people, in the army, they are similar to Zheng Duo, and their qualifications are not as great as Zhou Yu's, and if they are in charge, they will embarrass Zhou Yu. The others, most of them are newly attached to Xia Huan, so how to leave it to them without saying it first, it is also impossible to convince the people in the army.

After all, Han Yi is the only one, as a princess. Both the status and the resourceful vision are enough to be qualified for this position.

Xia Huan sighed in his heart more than once, Han Yi was really a generous gift from God.

Xingyang is located at the junction of the Central Plains and the Han Kingdom, and under the deliberate cultivation of Xia Huan, Xingyang is not only a fortress, but also a thriving commercial capital.

Through the merchants in the market, Xia Huan traded a lot of good horses.

These good horses may not be as good as the elite cavalry of the Shenwu Army and the Han Army, but they can still serve as cavalry.

Therefore, after not seeing each other for a few months, when Xia Huan saw Changxiujun again, most of them had already changed their guns and became cavalry.

Although the war horses were of mixed quality, the iron armor of all colors looked much stronger than the previous leather armor.

Of course, Chang Xiujun was also expanded at this time. Most of the recruits are veterans who have defected from South Korea.

These people have been on the battlefield and ran out of South Korea, Xia Huan gave them hope for land and shelter, so naturally they don't have to worry about their loyalty.

It's just that the number of people is a little small, less than 2,000 people.

However, as a personal guard, the Changxiu army with a total of more than 3,000 people is also enough.

Wang Yan was promoted to the overseer general of the Changxiu Army. Xia Huan was in command, Chen Zhaoming was the deputy commander, and Yu Meng was the vanguard, with a total of 25,000 soldiers and horses, crossed the Yellow River in the north, and headed towards Handan County of Zhao State.

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The war started faster than Xia Huan imagined.

Yan Zhao had already fought on the edge of Dai County, and the Qi army had crossed the Yellow River and went straight to Guangyang County of Yan State, intending to cut off the successor of the Yan army.

On the other side, to the west of Daijun, the Han army is still some distance away for the time being because it has to cross Yunzhong and Yanmen.

However, this does not mean that Zhao Guo can sit back and relax.

In Taiyuan County of the Han State, 50,000 Han troops have approached Handan, the capital of the Zhao State.

And the first battle of Xia Huan was the 20,000 soldiers and horses who were also the vanguard of the Han army.

Kanyu County, two hundred miles west of Handan, has already launched an attack on this place with 30,000 Han troops in advance.

Kan Yu County, which originally belonged to Shangdang County, has become the gateway to the west of Zhao to the Han since it was taken over by Zhao fifty years ago.

However, Kan Yu was originally only a small county town, and even if there was an expansion of Zhao State in the past 50 years, the scale may not be very large.

Moreover, the total number of soldiers of Zhao State is only a little more than 100,000, more than 50,000 are in Daijun, and 20,000 were lost in Wei a few months ago, and the rest is really not much.

Therefore, what can be guarded here is almost all the troops that Zhao Guo can use at present.

The Zhao army, which was less than 30,000, relied on the convenience of the city wall, and it was not too difficult to defend it.

However, the strength of the Zhao army is definitely inferior to that of the Han army, and if the follow-up reinforcements of the Han army arrive, it is only a matter of time before it is lost.

"Foreign Minister Li Yan, I have seen His Royal Highness King Zhou!"

Kan Yu was outside the city, and Xia Huan's arrival undoubtedly gave Zhao Jun a booster.

As the main general of Zhao Guokan in the city, Li Yan put his identity very low.

After all, the state of Chu is the kingdom of Shang, and Xia Huan, as the king of Zhou, is nominally on an equal footing with the king of Zhao.

"It's hard work General Lee." Xia Huan nodded and returned the salute to Li Yan.

Today's Li Yan is in his fifties and can be regarded as a veteran. He is also one of the few generals in Zhao who can take charge on his own.

What's more, Li Yan is the younger brother of King Zhao today, and this important identity also makes Xia Huan not negligent.

"Your Highness." However, Li Yan still maintained a saluting posture.

"General Li still has something to say?"

"Your Highness is new, and the ministers should not have forced Your Highness. However, yesterday, our army had just repelled the attack of the Han Kingdom, and at this time, His Highness arrived, and it was the time for our two armies to defeat the 20,000 Han army. ”

After Xia Huan heard this, his eyes looked at Yu Meng beside him.

He can still participate in the big strategy, after all, Xia Huan's gaze is okay. But when it comes to this level of campaigning, his experience is far from enough.

Yu Meng on the side thought about it for a while and nodded.

Although the Sanchuan army was small in number and had traveled a long distance to this point, it was also the weakest time for the Han army, and it would be even more difficult to cope with when the next 30,000 men of the Han army arrived.

"I hope General Li will not hesitate to help." Xia Huan said to Li Yan.

"Your Highness!" Li Yan was overjoyed and hurriedly responded.

When Xia Huan arrived at Kan Yu, it was about noon, and only an hour and a half later, the 15,000-strong Zhao army and the 13,000-strong Sanchuan army headed for the Han camp.

However, the vanguard of the Han army was not stupid, it just avoided and did not fight.

At night, Li Yan personally commanded 10,000 people to raid the Han army camp, but he was ambushed again, losing more than 3,000 people.

The two battles were unfavorable, which suddenly cast a shadow on Xia Huan's heart.

"Have you figured out who commanded the Han army?" In the barracks, Xia Huan looked at Sun Qian with a gloomy face and asked.

"It's a man named Lin Jue."

"Lin Jue?" Xia Huan is sure that there should be no such person in history. However, this person's judgment is good, avoiding the battle during the day, and he can also calculate that the Zhao army will attack the camp at night.

"I heard that this person was personally promoted by the commander of the Han army." Sun Qian thought for a moment and added.

"That's right. Who is the commander of the Han Army this time? Xia Huan realized that because he had been on the road, the information was inevitably a little blocked. At this time, even the commander of the Han army didn't know.

"Li Guang." Sun Qian replied.