In June, everything was still so calm, the Wei army moved in an orderly manner to the south, that is, to the city of Fanwu and the nearby barracks, and part of the troops moved between Fanwu and Wu'an, and the walls of Wu'an City soon became strip-shaped mounds. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info And the Handan side was also extremely quiet, and did not go out of the city to harass, but the generals in the city kept discussing the plan every day, and of course, there were 20,000 elite soldiers of Zhao who rushed back in a hurry against the hot weather. This summer, the main force of the Zhao army was really having a hard time, while attacking Lingshou every day under the scorching sun, he was also scolded.

Although it seems calm, everyone knows that the war is about to break out, and the nervous emotions are like a fierce sun, weighing heavily on the hearts of every Handan person.

At the beginning of July, this apparent calm was finally broken, and only a bang was heard, and it was Zhao Hou who threw away the pen holder on the small table in front of him in the main hall.

"What about Zhao Xin? Drag him out and whip him fifty! ”

Zhao Hou's angry voice echoed in the main hall, so frightened that the scout soldiers kneeling on the ground in the hall did not dare to raise their heads.

After half a ring, a weak voice sounded, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhao Xin was unwell this morning and has called for sick leave. ”

"Hmph, he must have known the news from Zhongmu in the morning, and he deliberately pretended to be sick and didn't dare to come to see the widow, but he was well-informed. Come on, go to Zhao Xin's house and drag this guy to the widow! ”

"Your Majesty's Wrath!" An old man flashed out of the front and said.

Zhao Hou looked at it, it turned out to be Tai Wuwu who had worshiped him, and his face suddenly looked a little better, "What does Aiqing mean?" ”

"Zhao Xin's misjudgment some time ago was not his original intention, he was worried about the king, but he was just capable or lacking, and the king didn't have to care. And the urgency of the moment is not to be alleviated by whipping Zhao Xin, and I hope that the king will be the master, immediately recall General Le Zuo's army, and return to the court to guard Handan. ”

Immediately, several more ministers jumped out to intercede for Zhao Xin, and Zhao Hou's anger disappeared a little.

"That's it, just follow the Zhongqing, write down Zhao Xin's whip first, and wait for Wei Jun to retreat before making plans. Lingshou can only let it go, but I didn't expect Wei Hou to really transfer troops from Daliang to the north, what is Wei Hou's intention? Could it be that this Wei Hou really wants to force me Zhao Ren? How many Wei troops are there in the north? ”

The small soldier from Zhongmu who knelt on the ground replied tremblingly, "Back to the king, it is not very accurate to be far away, it should be no less than 100,000 people." ”

"How many people are there? I can't even find out this, what's the use of waiting? Zhao Hou was in a hurry, and actually patted the small table in front of him, which made the little soldier tremble.

"What are you doing here? Hurry up and go back and explore again, tell Zhongmu Ling, send more people to investigate! Desperately, I have to find out for the widow! Zhao Hou couldn't help but roar.

The creep hurriedly crawled backwards.

Seeing the little soldier leaving, Zhao Hou wiped the sweat from his face, "Damn Wei people, seeing that the widow is about to take Lingshou, hateful, hateful!" ”

"By the way, how long will it take for the Great Liang soldiers to get to the Southern Great Wall?" Zhao Hou raised his head and asked

"The Wei army is armed with large equipment, and the march is slow, according to the current itinerary, about ten days." Seeing that no one answered, Tai Wuwu had to stand up again.

"Ten days! General Lingshou Lezuo can't come back! Fanwuyi is still in the hands of the Wei people, and the Marquis of Wei is really calculating, so how can I support the Southern Great Wall? Zhao Hou couldn't help but pat the table and sighed.

"It's better for the army to go out of the city and fight to the death to recapture Fanwu!" A general almost roared.

"Fanwu Wei army is not less than 100,000, and there are only more than 100,000 soldiers in my city, if all out of the city, Handan will be in danger, if not all out of the city, it will be difficult to defeat the Wei army, it is better to stick to Handan, strengthen the defense of Handan, wait for General Le Zuo to return to the division, and then ask Qi Han for help to deal with the current crisis." Tai Wuwu immediately arched his hand and said, it seems that he has been thinking about it for a long time.

Before Zhao Hou could speak, another general jumped out, "If you don't go out of the city to fight, how do you know the victory or defeat?" I, Zhao Sheng, am willing to lead 80,000 troops out of the city to fight, only to recapture Fanwu, not Fanwu will not Handan!"

I didn't think that as soon as the words fell, I only heard a snapping sound, but it was Zhao Hou who patted a few times, "When is it?" The Wei army is carrying large equipment to the north, obviously to attack the city, but you are still fighting here! ”

After that, no one in the palace dared to answer, and only after half a ring did he hear Zhao Hou Youyou say, "Okay, send 50,000 horses out of the city, led by Zhao Sheng, and take Panyu directly, if not, come back immediately, don't make my soldiers hurt." Send fast horses to recall Lezuo, send the people of the city to strengthen the city defense, Taiwu Wuwu, the city defense will be handed over to Er to be fully responsible! ”

"No!" The ministers who were named said yes.

At the time of the national crisis, the monarchs and ministers of Zhao had to unite unprecedentedly. The Wei army marched north like a boulder and pressed on the hearts of the monarchs and ministers of Zhao State, so that everyone ignored the small city of Wu'an, which had been demolished, and no one would care about the gains and losses of a city and a pool at this time.

Riding a fast horse out of the city, like the fast horse scouts of the Wei State, in this era before the saddle, sitting on the horse and bumping for several days, the butt is definitely grinding, but this juncture is not taken care of. At the same time, the city of Handan began to prepare for war more intensely, almost every household had men taken away, and most of the food was taken away in the name of the unified supply of the whole city, so the jingle of the equipment to defend the city, and the cries of women and children, filled this ancient city every day and night.

The time soon came to the middle of July, just five days after the Zhao people got the news that the Great Liang army was going north, at dawn, the sky was just bright, the south gate of Handan suddenly opened, and a team of neat Zhao soldiers trotted out, and then quickly lined up in the open space outside the south gate to assemble, and after collecting five squares, the south gate of Handan was closed again.

50,000 Zhao soldiers rushed south with hundreds of chariots, and they vowed to recapture Fanwu, the southern gate of Handan.

In his opinion, this time the Wei army was caught off guard, so there was a little hope of recapturing Fanwu, so the Zhao army, who had eaten breakfast, only rested two hours after setting off, and then continued to advance, just because the Wei army camp was not far from the front, and Zhao Sheng also had to let the soldiers under his command rest to maintain combat effectiveness.

However, the reality is cruel, just half an hour later, the tens of thousands of Zhao troops had to retreat to Handan City at a faster speed than when they came, after all, the Wei army was invincible in the field, and the actions of the Zhao army had already alarmed the Wei Hou. I didn't think about it and finally ran back to the south gate of Handan, the city was in a panic and didn't dare to open the door, so I only asked the archers to cover, forcing these elite soldiers of Zhao to take a detour through the east gate and the west gate to return to the city.

Zhao Hou was naturally furious, and immediately called someone to find Zhao Sheng to interrogate. You said that you can't take back Fanwu, it's just that, you ran back before lunch, it's better to go out of the city a few times ago. is also one of the three Jins, Zhao Hou really can't afford to lose that person. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, he did not wait for the main general Zhao Sheng, but waited for Zhao Sheng to cover the army outside the city in order to retain the strength of the Zhao army, and was surrounded and killed by the Wei army. Zhao Hou felt a lot better in his heart, and he hurriedly ordered to go down to appease Zhao Sheng's family, find someone else to find Zhao Sheng's body, and bury him with praise and praise.

At this moment, the idea of the Zhao people retaking Fanwu City was extinguished, and hundreds of thousands of people in Handan began to prepare for the city day and night, and at the same time looked forward to the return of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Everything is just waiting for the big war to come.

After the Zhao army went out of the city on this day, it was a few days of quiet, and finally at the end of July, the Wei army went south, and broke through the Great Wall of Zhao Guonan without much effort, and the passage from the Great Liang to the north to Handan was officially completely opened, and the meeting of the Great Liang soldiers and the Anyi soldiers was just around the corner.

Finally, on the last day of July, 100,000 Liang soldiers, tens of thousands of people, and tens of thousands of patriotic troops crossed the Great Wall of Zhao Guonan, and more than 200,000 people appeared in the field of vision of Fanwu Chengnan.

"Wei Jun is determined to break through Handan!" On the southern city wall of Fanwu, Zhou Bian was also accompanied by Ning Yue, Fan Yu and others, looking southward, looking at the black pressure from afar as if he was watching a lively scene.

"Yes, it is said that there are 210,000 in total, including 10,000 guards, 30,000 guards, and 60,000 Liang people's miscellaneous servants, such a large-scale, it really looks like a war to destroy the country." Ning Yue on the side said.

Zhou Bian laughed when he heard it, "Ning Qing is well-informed, and even the number of people is so clear. ”

Ning Yue also smiled, "This is not a secret in the Wei camp, it's just that the news can't be sent." However, there is no need to keep the number of people secret, and there must have been Zhao State scouts along the way. ”

"It's just that Wei Hou wants so many people to come, but why is it?" Zhou Bian asked.

"Maybe it's an accurate long-term siege, after all, things like setting up camps and repairing siege equipment can't involve too much energy from the soldiers." Ning Yue said lightly.

"Oh." Zhou Bian responded, but looking at the large instrument that moved slowly even in the black pressure, Zhou Bian still had some doubts in his heart, as if he always felt that something was wrong.

The royal family and ministers were chatting here, and the army going north was getting closer and closer, and they could all see a variety of flags, and they could clearly distinguish from their clothes, which were the capable Liang soldiers, which were the patriotic soldiers, which were the people of which country, and so on. But what made Zhou Bian strange was that those large siege equipment were covered with large pieces of linen, pulled by a few cows in front, and pushed by dozens of people, they were still moving slowly, looking very difficult, but there were no less than a hundred planes.

"Maybe tens of thousands of people are just trying to push these devices." Zhou Bian said.

"Huh! That's it. It's just that I don't know what kind of siege equipment it is, so I have to cover it with a cloth, and I have to guard against the scouts of Zhao State. Ning Yue followed.

"Look at the volume should be the lemon car or there is a ladder hidden on the car, isn't it generally made on the spot, why did the Wei people have to travel hundreds of miles from the girder?" Fan Yu was also puzzled, and by the way, he showed off his newly learned siege knowledge.

"I don't know. When it comes to the siege, you will naturally know. Ning Yue shook his head.

"Also, when the Wei army attacks the city, Wei Hou will definitely invite us to watch." Zhou Bian followed and said, "I just don't know how Zhao Guo will deal with it, whether it will be broken through, and how long can it last?" ”

"The king has no confidence in Zhao Guo like this?" Ning Yue said with a smile.

Zhou Bian shook his head, "The Wei State is just vigorous, and the Zhao State is difficult to resist." ”

"I don't know if Marquis Zhao asked for help from the other countries, I don't know which princes are willing to come to the rescue, maybe it's the Qi country." Ning Yue said. Throughout the late Spring and Autumn Period until the end of the Warring States Period, the State of Qi has always been regarded as a powerful and helpful vassal state, and in fact, in addition to being confused by the State of Qin at the end of the Warring States Period, the State of Qi has always been responsible for maintaining the balance of the princes in the world, and which big country is weak, will help whichever family, so when it comes to this, almost all knowledgeable people will be the first to think of the State of Qi.

"The national capital is surrounded, and it will definitely ask for help, as for Qi Guo, it's really hard to say."

As the monarch spoke, the army came closer, but instead of entering the city, it bypassed the east and west sides and went straight to the Wei camp. Zhou Bian was watching those heavy unknown large instruments being pushed through the city with great difficulty, but he thought far, far away in his heart. If it is still the previous history, the State of Qi will naturally send troops, and the siege of Wei to save Zhao is from here, but the State of Wei still broke through the city of Handan, at the cost of the lives of Prince Shen and the general Pang Juan, but at the moment, due to his unexpected arrival, the original order was disrupted, causing South Korea to attack Luoyang, and then the Marquis of Wei taught South Korea a lesson, and the State of Qi came to save South Korea, which eventually led to the battle of Qi Wei in Puyang, and the defeat of the State of Qi, this series of chain reactions makes it difficult to say whether the newly defeated State of Qi will still save Zhao State now, However, Zhou Bian was also thinking, since it was no longer the original history, it was really hard to say whether Wei would still break through Handan. At least I'm here, and I've already stepped in to stop it.

Then the monarchs and ministers chatted a few more words about the current situation, which was nothing more than whether the Qin State would come to the rescue, whether the Chu soldiers would take advantage of the situation to go north, and so on. And the army under the city stretched for several miles, Zhou Bian and the others lost interest after watching it for a while, and after all the troops bypassed Fanwu City and said that they were tired, they went back to look for lunch.

And unlike Zhou Bian's side, where the monarchs and ministers were relaxed and lively, in the Zhao Palace in Handan, the monarchs and ministers were nervous, and the atmosphere was so serious that some young nobles were sweating their clothes.

"Your Majesty! The Wei army is not far from Daliang for hundreds of miles, but it took tens of thousands of people to push and shoulder to fight, and transported more than 100 instruments, which must have something to rely on, if it is not destroyed, it will be extremely disadvantageous to my Handan! Today's Liang soldiers have passed Fanwu, soon tonight, late tomorrow night will be set up, today will not send troops to attack and destroy it, it will be too late! There is only today left, and I hope you will make a decision as soon as possible, and you will regret it later! In the hall, Tai Wuwu's voice was loud.

But then, a louder and more powerful voice came down from the height of the hall, "Taiwuwu, a few days ago, it was you who said not to go out of the city, and in the past few days, it was you who instigated the widow to send troops out of the city, isn't it that you are tired and confused these days?" ”

"Your Majesty!" Tai Wuwu hurriedly shouted again, but before the words could be spoken, he was stopped by Zhao Hou waving his hand.

"Taiwu Wuwu, you have been busy resting and renovating the defense of the city these days, which is quite effective, and everyone has seen it in their eyes, and they are extremely relieved, you should concentrate on defending the city. Before General Le Zuo returned, none of the widow's soldiers could leave the city, and the widow's will had been decided, and he would never waver, and you should not mention this matter again. ”

"No!" Although he was very reluctant, after Tai Wuwu sighed a few times, he still gave up his hand and said yes, but he was very annoyed in his heart, this last opportunity was actually let go like this, but after all, it was just a feeling, who couldn't let himself say a more convincing reason.

"Those equipment are just bigger, it's nothing more than some lemon cars and the like, I have a way to deal with it, it's better not to worry about it." Seeing that Tai Wuwu's mood was a little low, Zhao Hou lost no time in comforting him.

"Ladies and gentlemen! The Liang soldiers have passed Fanwu, and within a few days, they will attack my Handan City, and I hope that all the ministers will work together to perform their duties, and they must ensure that my Handan is safe! ”

"No! Handan Angu! A group of courtiers and nobles in the hall bowed their hands and said yes, and their voices went straight to the top of the hall, and when they heard that Zhao Hou nodded again and again, they only felt that their morale was usable, and they couldn't help but feel a lot of depression in their hearts.

A big war is about to begin.