Su Qin originally wanted to promote the development of Zhao through the Hezong Conference, but unexpectedly, it has developed into a crisis event related to the life and death of Zhao State.

Su Qin thought of this, cold sweat flowed, the weather was not hot, but the clothes on his body were soaked. He stepped forward and grabbed Chen Xu's hand, shook it vigorously, and said, "Thank you old friend for reminding me, you are my great benefactor, if it weren't for your report this time, the great cause of Hezong and the country of Zhao would be finished." ”

Chen Xu only knew that Zhang Yi and Gongsun Yan led the Qin and Wei coalition army of 20,000 people, and disguised themselves as Lin Hu people, thinking that they planned to disrupt the Hezong Assembly by attacking Jinyang, and he didn't know that Lu Dao and even the clan nobles of Zhao State were also implicated.

Therefore, Chen Xu did not take the crisis as serious. I thought to myself: "It's just to drive away Zhang Yi and Gongsun Yan's troops and ensure that Jinyang is worry-free?" How did it become a matter of life and death? ”

Chen Xu looked at Su Qin inexplicably, and Su Qin didn't have time to explain to him in detail, so he urgently said goodbye to Chen Xu.

When he came to find Chen Xu, he still had the heart to invite Chen Xu to the peach garden for a while, and planned to arrange a welcome banquet for him today. But the situation reached the point of burning his eyebrows, and he had no choice but to postpone the banquet.

Su Qin left the upper house of Zhao Guoguan's house, and he didn't even get into his own car, so he selected two fast-legged sergeants from his relatives, and asked the two of them to give orders to Zhou Shao and Qu Xin respectively, and immediately let these two go to the peach garden to report to him.

Su Qin urgently thought about countermeasures along the way, he really wanted to personally lead the joint column army stationed in Cishan to Huo Taishan to rescue the prince Zhao Yong who was in the dark. However, as the Huanshui Conference approached, the rulers of various countries rushed to Handan, and as the organizer of the Conference, they were not in Handan, how could this be justified.

Moreover, Su Qin was worried that in Handan City, there was still a hidden force secretly plotting to sabotage the Huanshui Conference. Now the enemy is in the dark, and the situation does not allow for optimism. After thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't leave Handan rashly.

However, someone must go to stop a big crisis that happened to the crown prince Zhao Yong. In the future, he can only hope that his subordinates will send them to Huotai Mountain to relieve the siege.

Su Qin thought of the two generals in front of him - Qu Xin and Zhou Shao, the situation was critical, and these two people happened to be by their side, so they could calmly explain the inside situation, and it seemed that they could only take the risk of sending these two generals there. However, he had to think clearly in advance about the strategy of breaking the siege, because Qu Xin and Zhou Shao's opponents were the 30,000 or 40,000 troops of Qin, Wei, and Lin Hu.

Su Qin thought: "The cavalry of the northern peoples is the most difficult to deal with, and Qu Xin and Zhou Shao have no experience in fighting the Hu people. ”

He feared that he would not be able to conquer them if he sent his troops. So, I racked my brains and meditated. With his experience in fighting with the Yiqu people with Wei Wei, he urgently came up with three strategies that could be used at a critical moment to defeat the Hu people.

When he arrived at the peach garden, he took a piece of silk, cut it into three even sections, and then simply wrote instructions on each small piece, and packed them into three bags.

After another half an hour, Zhou Shao and Qu Xin rode their horses to the garden as fast as they could, they came to the backyard, saw Su Qin, and hurriedly surrendered to him.

They simply reported on the completion of their mission, but Su Qin didn't seem to listen at all, the first thing he talked about was not their surveillance operation at all, but another arrangement.

He introduced to Zhou Shao and Qu Xin the tripartite collusion between the Lin Hu people, the Qin and Wei coalition forces, and the nobles of Zhao to sabotage the plan of the Hezong Conference, and pointed out that the goal of these three forces was that Zhao Hou sent Lu to replace Zhao Yong, the crown prince who worshipped his ancestors in Huo Taishan.

When Zhou Shao heard this, his eyes widened in anxiety, and the green tendons on his neck were exposed, and he said: "How can this happen, if these conspirators are allowed to succeed, then Zhao Guo will suffer a heavy loss!" The prime minister quickly thought of a way, he couldn't let them bully people like this. ”

Su Qin looked at Zhou Shao with a solemn expression, and said, "This is also my intention to ask the two of you to come back urgently." I also have to receive the ruling ministers of the princes who came to meet the alliance, and I can't leave here, and I can't go to rescue the crown prince Zhao Yong in person. ”

"Order you to rush to Cishan City immediately, order 30,000 soldiers and horses, and immediately rush to the Zhao Clan Ancestral Hall in Huo Tai Mountain, and make every effort to protect Zhao Yong's safety. The remaining soldiers of the Combined Column Army in Cishan City were temporarily led by Ning Jun and Yan Sui and were stationed in place. ”

When Zhou Shao heard this, he rubbed his hands and said, "The last general will obey the order, and then rush to Cishan City immediately." He spoke quickly, and almost after he finished speaking, Qu Xin could interject, clenched his fists and said, "Obey the Prime Minister's orders." ”

Su Qin looked at Zhou Shao coldly, with a hint of blame in his eyes, he felt that Zhou Shao was a little too anxious and reckless, and because of this, Su Qin specially arranged for the young general Qu Xin to go to Huo Taishan with him to rescue Zhao Yong, the prince of Zhao State.

Su Qin pointed to the three small tips on the cases in front of him and said, "I have prepared three tips for you, each of which has a silk book, and you must act according to the instructions in the bag at a critical time, and there must be no mistakes." ”

"Remember, when you climb over the Taihang Mountain, open the first bag; When the war is stalemate, open the second bag; Later, on the way back with the army, if it goes well, you don't have to open the third bag, and if you encounter an emergency, you can open it to see. ”

Zhou Shao and Qu Xin looked at the bag and looked at each other again, their expressions surprised. Zhou Shao asked: "What are these three tips, the prime minister might as well tell us in advance, and we also know it." ”

Su Qin took the bag in his hand and handed it to Qu Xin, and he instructed: "The things in these three bags must not be peeked at in advance, otherwise it may affect the decision of your actions." And I don't have time to explain to you in detail what you are doing now, in short, you are in a very difficult situation, just take it apart and look at it. ”

Su Qin was a little worried about Zhou Shao's impatience, and he ordered again: "If one of the two of you encounters urgent military affairs, and the two of you have different opinions, you must follow Qu Xin's idea. ”

Su Qin made this arrangement in mind: "Although General Qu Xin is young, he is thoughtful, flexible, and his ability to adapt to changes is much stronger than Zhou Shao. However, Zhou Shao also had to go with him, because after all, he was a native of Zhao, not only familiar with the terrain and customs, but even if he met the crown prince Zhao Yong, he would gain his trust. ”