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"General."

"General......

Seeing Zhang Meng coming, all the soldiers stopped and saluted.

Walking on the bleak city wall, Zhang Meng's face looked very heavy, now he knew what he was going to face, five thousand soldiers to resist the attack of the powerful Zhao army, this would be the most dangerous task he knew.

Buckets of water were spilled down the walls by the soldiers, spilling on the snow outside the city that had not yet completely melted.

A little drop of water pierced the surface of the snow, forming a hollow one after another. But more water flows down the root of the city wall under the snow layer, because of the cold weather, except for the snow at the root of the city wall is washed back and forth into ice, the rest of the water is just flowing under the snow layer, and you can't see that the snow layer within 30 steps below the city is almost all ice without entering the experience.

This phenomenon of water injection has been going on for three days, a little every day, allowing the water to gradually solidify and the ice to gradually expand.

……

At the same time, in the barracks of the Zhao army opposite.

The crown prince Zhao Yonglang was discussing something with the general Zhao Yuan and the two generals on the map.

It was already late at night, and unlike the prince who lived in the deep palace of another country, Zhao Yong had been wearing battle armor and fighting with all the soldiers for many days. All my thoughts are on the army, and I go to bed late almost every day, but I get up very early.

"Your Highness, please look here, and here." General Zhao Yuan stretched out his hand and pointed to two places on the map.

Obviously, both of these places were cities, and they were within the Wei state.

The border between the two countries is a series of undulating loess mountains, which is something that everyone who lives in this area knows, and although the mountains are not steep, they are also inconvenient for marching.

At least the journey will be much slower, and the soldiers will be more tired when they shuttle through this kind of terrain.

Stretching out his hand and pointing to the two cities, after waiting for Zhao Yong's gaze to look over, Zhao Yuan continued: "This is the Fang City on the border of the Wei State, which is the closest to our current location. From here to the southeast seventy miles away is the Xiangcheng of the Wei State, there is no natural barrier between the two cities, if the Wei people will gather the army in Xiangcheng, the war together from the Xiangcheng to here only half a day, if our army directly sent troops to Fangcheng, do you first consider reconnoitring Xiangcheng? ”

At the end of the voice, Zhao Yuan was already staring at Zhao Yong.

It is natural to observe a lot when the army is about to advance, and although knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent may not necessarily win a hundred battles, it will always increase the probability of victory.

"Hehe," staring at what Zhao Yuan pointed at on the map, Zhao Yong smiled faintly: "These, this prince has already thought about it, and he also sent someone to Xiangcheng to investigate two days ago, where it is the same as Fangcheng, although they are preparing city defense equipment, they have not gathered a large army. ”

Listening to Zhao Yong's hearty laughter and the words that followed.

Zhao Yuan only felt that he had underestimated this young prince, and it seemed that Zhao Guo's future would be worry-free!

"Your Highness is far-sighted, and the general is really admired." Zhao Yuan bowed his hand slightly with the sincerity on his face, he was able to plan like this before the battle, and his actions were one step faster than him, the so-called general, how could he not let Zhao Yuan look sideways, "It's just that the way of using troops is false and real, and the last general feels that it is better to investigate this matter carefully, if he rashly attacks Fangcheng, if there is a hidden Wei army in Xiangcheng, it will be an irreparable situation for me." ”

In the tent, the lonely brazier emitted a faint light and heat, and at this moment, Zhao Yong only stared at the map and did not answer.

"What do the two generals think?" I don't know how long it took, Zhao Yongzhuan asked the two generals beside him.

"The last general thinks that what the general said is true, this matter really needs to be guarded against, we have been planning for so many years, we must not lose on a momentary negligence."

"What about you?" Turning his gaze, Zhao Yong looked at the other person.

Like the other two, this general also couldn't figure out Zhao Yong's thoughts, but he said a different opinion from the other two, "As far as the last general is concerned, the Han army has now stood with the Wei people, and according to the news from the Han people, at least half of the Wei army's troops are in Yicheng. Even if there were ambushes in Xiangcheng, the last general did not think that only 30,000 soldiers would dare to go out of the city to fight against our army. ”

Talk.

If Zhao Yuan presides over the station alone, it is inevitable that the army will be wary of Xiangcheng, and with his temperament, he will not fight an unprepared battle, and the battlefield form is changeable, and the army cannot be left to his own speculation.

But right now, the crown prince Zhao Yong is in charge, although he is a general, but after all, he is a head behind.

After hearing the words of the latter general, the corners of Zhao Yuan's mouth moved slightly, and he was about to speak. But at this moment, a soldier opened the curtain door and came in to report, "Report to Your Highness, the bucket of water by the Zhangshui has been frozen solidly, and the whole has been frozen with the wooden barrel, and it has become one." ”

This sudden scene made Zhao Yuan and the two generals at a loss, and Zhao Yong had to observe the bucket of water every day for several days. Every night, there will be soldiers who will report the latest situation, but why should they pay attention to this, Zhao Yong has never mentioned it to them.

"Got it, you go down."

"Yes."

The soldier departed.

At this moment, a happy smile appeared on Zhao Yong's face, as if the conspiracy had succeeded, and the smile made people look puzzled.

"Your Highness, what is this?" Zhao Yuan asked softly.

"If it is as expected, Zhangshui has already been frozen, and without the obstruction of the river, wouldn't it be more convenient for us to enter the Wei realm."

Zhao Yong explained to Zhao Yuan and the others with a smile, "One of the reasons why the troops have not moved in the past few days is that they want to wait for the Han people and the Wei people to fight to the death, and the other is to wait for the Zhangshui to freeze." Now it seems that we have at least half of the time and place. ”

Before the voice fell, Zhao Yuan and the two generals were already unanimously handed, "Your Highness is wise, so I really admire it." ”

This respect was not an act of manipulation, and the three of them really admired the prince's proposition in their hearts. Although this practice is somewhat contrary to the alliance with South Korea and has made the South Koreans the vanguard, the current form of cooperation between countries and who really wants to do it is just to take what they need.

With a smile, the crown prince Zhao Yong stood up with a few cases in both hands, "It's not early, the three generals will rest early, and the army will start early tomorrow morning and march into the Wei realm." ”

Saying that, Zhao Yong had already turned around and strode out.

"Your Highness—" But immediately Zhao Yuan's voice came from behind him, "Then, how to send troops, should we discuss it carefully?" ”

Zhao Yong's voice was not concerned at all, and he could see that he was really not worried about how to send troops. He opened the curtain door without looking back, "No need, the prince knows how to march, you better rest early." ”