Chapter 32: Opportunity

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The state of Zhao, a country that admired force because of the frequent invasion of foreign races at the border gates, was second only to the Qin state during the strong victory period in terms of the bravery of its soldiers, and was once a fierce rival of the Qin state in the east.

In 354 B.C., the general of Wei led Pang Juan to attack Zhao, and under the shrewd command of Pang Juan and the bravery and fearlessness of the soldiers, the war was forced to the city of Handan.

At that time, the people in Handan City were panicked, a chaotic scene, and the place where Pang Juan's army passed was even more messy, except for the people who fled, all civilizations were destroyed, and all the ruins were waiting to be rebuilt.

But today, after a lapse of 12 years, the people in Handan City shouted and neighed, all kinds of merchants came and went in an endless stream, and the wide streets were lined with a dazzling array of national specialties, and the thriving scene silently showed that the Zhao State at this time had recovered its former vitality.

In the bustling crowd, two people dressed as chaifu, one tall and one short, bypassed the remote paths, and after turning a few corners, they finally came to a side door outside the courtyard of a high-walled mansion.

One stood silently and watched, and the other reached out and knocked on the closed wooden door, and with a bang, there was a rapid dog barking in the courtyard, and in a short time, the door was slowly opened inside.

Under the greeting of the courtyard, walking into the courtyard, the two chaimen threw aside the little dry firewood they were carrying, and asked the person who opened the door, "Is the general in the mansion?" ”

"I'm resting in the courtyard right now, please come with me."

Zhao Yuan, who had just eaten at noon, was enjoying the warm sunshine on the rocking chair in the courtyard.

The bright light shone obliquely on the rich clothes, and the warmth only made him faintly sleepy.

Bypassing the bright chrysanthemums blooming on the side of the road, the nursing courtyard came to Zhao Yuan's side with relaxed but tight steps, bowed and said, "General, the two people you sent have returned." ”

"Huh?" Hearing the voice, Zhao Yuan, who was about to fall asleep, was like an initiation, and instantly came to his senses, "Where are the two of them?" ”

"I'm waiting in the backyard."

"Quick, let them come, I have something to ask." Sitting up straight, rubbing his somewhat blurry eyes again, Zhao Yuan commanded eagerly.

After a while, the two chaifu came to Zhao Yuan under the leadership of the courtyard, "My subordinates have seen the general." ”

He took the person to the nursing home and bowed and left. At this time, Zhao Yuan waved his sleeves and stood up, and said lightly: "Let's say, who won this competition?" ”

"At the beginning, the Qin people were like a bamboo, and they directly approached the Linjin Pass, but in the first battle of the Linjin Pass, the Qin army lost, and only 20,000 of the 100,000 troops were disabled and evacuated. However, most of the land in Hexi is still occupied by the Qin people, so the villain thinks that it should be regarded as a draw. The older chaifu snapped back.

Hearing this, Zhao Yuan slightly wrinkled his long thick eyebrows, revealing a strange look: "This is really a twisty story, interesting, a little interesting, hahaha......"

The two soldiers who heard the laughter were confused for a while, but they couldn't say anything after all, until the laughter stopped, Zhao Yuan's face suddenly became cold, "Do you know, who is the general of Wei this time?" ”

The blazing eyes and cold words made the two people in front of them shocked.

"At the beginning, it was under the banner of the great general Long, it should be the veteran Long Jia, it seems that Long Jia relapsed in the middle of the battle and finally died." It was still the old soldier who responded cautiously: "In the final battle to defend the city, first with the banner of the guard general Zhang Meng, and then there was a banner with the word Wu, and the subordinates lived in Wei for one more day in order to find out this person, it is said that the king of Wei has newly sealed a vanguard general, named Wu Ming, I think it should be this person." ”

"Then how many soldiers and horses can be mobilized in Wei at the moment?"

"A rough estimate won't be more than fifty thousand."

Nodding slightly, the cold color in his eyes faded into softness, but in just that moment, the soft color became a strong battle intent. Obviously, Zhao Yuan was very satisfied with this figure.

With his fists behind his back, he glanced at the two of them lightly, "There's nothing to do with you here, go down." ”

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After Pang Juan attacked Zhao, in order to guard against another surprise attack by the Wei people, Zhao Suhou ordered the construction of city defenses in the Zhangshui area of the Han-Wei border in the following year, relying on the Zhanghe River as a natural defense.

The Great Wall surrounds the Zhangshui area, 500 miles south of Handan. In front of the park, it was completed in the autumn of 346, and at the same time, Zhao Suhou shirked all the big and small matters in the country to the crown prince, that is, King Zhao Wuling, to deal with it, and he retreated from everything to assist the government, and enjoyed his old age in peace.

In order to let the soldiers of Zhao remember the shame of the siege of Handan for a whole year, in order to stimulate the fighting spirit in the hearts of the soldiers of the Warring States Period, King Wuling of Zhao learned from Zhao Suhou to build Hongbo Terrace less than fifty miles within the city wall, and placed the army on the vast plain in front of Hongbo Terrace to practice day and night, just waiting for when he could fight with Wei again and wash away the shame of the year.

After changing the battle armor, Zhao Yuan, who had the news, rode a fast horse in high spirits and hurried towards Hongbotai, in his opinion, this was an opportunity, an opportunity to defeat the superpower Wei and let the Warring States become a military power.

On the three-zhang high Hongbo platform, the prince was dressed in a general's uniform, looking majestically at the soldiers of the three armies training on the wide grass below.

The roar of the whole world shook this piece of heaven and earth, everything solemn and mighty made this piece of heaven and earth change color, there were no civilian cities, no cultivated land, there were only the most primitive things, all living things seemed to exist only for the sake of force.

The neat 30,000 elites of the Zhao Kingdom stretched out their cold Changge in unison in the rumbling war drums, and as the drums continued to change, they changed their movements and paces again and again. The figure was sonorous and powerful.

At sunset, a general saw the single rider galloping in the distance from a distance, showing a subtle smile, he stretched out his hand, and said loudly to the prince: "Your Highness, look, General Zhao Yuan is here." ”

The voice with a little joy instantly attracted the attention of everyone on the Hongbo platform, and a pair of eyes looked at it, the war horse came from far and near, and it was Zhao Yuan who came in a hurry.

With the neighing of a war horse, Zhao Yuan directly grabbed the reins and jumped off the horse's back, and the big air behind the battle armor rose and fell.

In the hands of the soldiers who rushed over with the reins, Zhao Yuan, with a cold face, directly climbed the Hongbo platform more than three zhang high in one breath.

In front of the prince with an expectant face, he knelt on one knee, arched his hand, and said in a rapid voice that could not hide his joy: "Prince, the military information I just got, the battle of Qin and Wei Hexi was both defeated, and most of Hexi fell into the hands of the Qin people. ”