King Yan swore to Fan Sui that Yan was willing to send 150,000 troops to attack the sand dunes of Zhao State, and together with the Han army, take down Lian Po's army and carve up Zhao State.

After Fan Sui agreed with King Yan to send troops, he left satisfied. Luoyang didn't know that King Yan's drunkard didn't mean to drink, and it was true that he sent troops, but it was not to deal with Zhao State, but to attack Korea. The so-called surprise attack is unprepared, and the two countries of Yan and Zhao are united, but they can't catch up with South Korea, and in this case, the reversal that can increase the chances of victory is nothing to Yan Guo.

Although King Yan doesn't know the truth that the history books are written by the victors, King Yan is still clear about the law of the troubled times of becoming a king and defeating a king. King Yan didn't want to be subordinate to King Han, and he didn't want to bow down to King Han. It is true that he loves his sister, but the national interest is higher than a qiē. King Han will not let himself go just because he is his brother-in-law.

In order to prevent the Korean fine work from seeing through his own tricks, after Zhao Bao, the king of Pingyang, arrived in Jicheng, King Yan ordered that officials above 100 stones were strictly forbidden to contact Zhao Bao. This is also to confuse South Korea, after all, Yan Guo is currently going to attack Zhao's rhythm, and it is very suspicious to contact the minister of Zhao in private. Just when Zhao Bao was disheartened and planned to return to Handan, Doctor Zhong quietly broke into the post station in the dead of night and told King Yan's plan and plate.

Zhao Bao's first reaction was that King Yan was deceiving himself, wanting to gain the trust of Zhao State, and then defeat Zhao State by surprise, so that in the face of Yan and Han's attack, Zhao Guo would definitely die. But soon, Zhao Bao overturned his conjecture. Because Yan Guo's plan was to attack the Han army of Julu first, and after occupying Julu, he would flank the main force of the Han army with the Zhao army.

In the case of occupying an obvious advantage, there is no need for South Korea to cooperate with Yan Guo to perform such a bitter meat play. For one, Zhao Guo could send scouts to monitor the giant deer. In the case that the losses of the Korean army did not reach a certain level, Zhao Guo would not believe it. The two, with this time, the Yan army can completely cooperate with the Han army and surround Lian Po's army to death. It's like a hen tied up in front of the butcher, and the butcher doesn't just cut the hen with a knife. But he talked to the hen and wanted to make the hen believe that he would never hurt the other party, and then suddenly stabbed while the hen was lax, which was completely redundant!

After getting King Yan's promise, Pingyang Jun's hanging heart let go of half of it. However, when leaving Jicheng, Zhao Bao still pretended to be indignant and extremely disappointed, and went south angrily and returned to Handan.

Half a month later. Zhao Bao returned to Handan, and it didn't take long for Handan to have a new movement. The Lian Po army stationed outside the city shrank the camp closer to Handan. Countless soldiers set up horses on the periphery of the camp to resist horses, dig deep trenches, and put on a completely stubborn appearance. This qiē was seen by the scouts of the Korean army.

The Zhao army implemented a scorched earth policy near his capital, and there was not a single house or tile within thirty miles outside Handan. There was not a single grain of corn, and the grain in the field was nearly harvested by Zhao State. Far away was set on fire and burned.

Forty miles east of Handan, the military tent of the Korean army.

Li Mu, Meng Fu, Wang Jian and others are studying the next move of the army. If it weren't for the attitude of Yan Guo, as early as half a month ago, the Korean army should have started attacking Handan. Now that Yan Guo's attitude is finally clear, Rong Yi, who led the troops, sent a messenger to inform the Han army that Yan Guo's 150,000 troops would arrive at the sand dunes within three days. According to the calculation of the itinerary, at this time, the sand dunes should have been surrounded by the army of Zhao. With the strong reinforcement of Yan State, the matter of attacking Handan was also put on the agenda.

Today, the South Korean army is located east of Handan. If you want to attack the city of Handan, you must cross Niushoushui, a tributary of Zhangshui. The Zhao army was trapped in Handan, and did not have the determination and courage to go out of the city to fight in the field of the Korean army, so it was naturally not a problem to cross a small river more than ten zhang wide. However, the existence of this river still caused a lot of trouble for the Korean army to attack the city.

First of all, Niushou Water flowed directly through the south of Handan at the beginning, and after Handan became the capital of Zhao State, it was deliberately diverted by Zhao State and became a zigzag. Today's Handan can be said to be surrounded by water on three sides, except for the north side, which is open and unobstructed, which is convenient for fighting, and the other three directions are blocked by Niushou water. On the east, west and south sides, the distance between Niushoushui and the Handan city wall is about five miles. Usually the people of Handan City go in and out, and there are three bridges at each city gate to pass through Guò, but now the bridges are all destroyed by the Zhao army, and the Korean army must cross the river if they want to cross the river. The water is not wide or deep, but it will eventually slow down the speed of the South Korean army. The danger of a half-crossing attack was by no means avoidable by the numerical superiority of the ROK army. This area of more than a dozen zhang of the river, the South Korean army will fill it with resignation.

Secondly, Lian Po set up a camp between Niushoushui and the city wall, and after the Han army crossed the river, it also needed to break the camp of the Zhao army before it could directly face the city wall. The camp of the Zhao army was separated by one mile from Niushoushui and the city of Handan behind him, which means that after the Han army successfully crossed the river, it would then face the attack of the Zhao army. The Zhao army could wait for work and greet the Korean army that landed wet with a dense rain of arrows. Even if the Han army is overwhelmed, after going deep into the Zhao army camp, it will face the blow of the condescending Zhao army at the head of Handan City.

This was a direct difficulty faced by the ROK army before attacking the city, and there was no way to avoid it. Of course, the Zhao army's strength outside the city must be limited, and the focus of the Zhao army's defense should be north of Handan. After all, in Julu, South Korea also has an army of 50,000. You can go south to attack Handan at any time. In the eastern, western, and southern directions of Handan, with Niushoushui, the Zhao army should not have many troops to defend. It is true that the short three-mile-wide strip cannot accommodate too many Zhao Jun.

After a month-long reconnaissance by scouts and the testing of the Han army, it can be clear that Lian Po has set up 20,000 troops in the east, west, and south directions of Handan, and 50,000 troops in the north of Handan, and the rest of the Zhao army is all nested in Handan City. Zhao's attitude was already obvious, and the land within a radius of five miles from Handan was the absolute territory of the Zhao army, and it was not allowed to be invaded by the Han army. Five miles away from Handan City, Zhao Guo had completely given up. Only a handful of scouts kept an eye on the movements of the South Korean army day and night.

When the two armies of South Korea were united, it became a question who would lead the army. Bai Qi and Wang Jian lacked prestige in the Korean army, so they were naturally incompetent. Li Mu and Meng Wei have the same positions and titles, and it is beyond reproach who will serve as the main general. In the end, King Han ordered Li Mu to be the main general, and Meng Fu as the deputy general, Bai Qi as the military advisor, and Wang Jian as the marching Sima. Bai Qi and Wang Jian served as counselors of the military, and checked and filled in the gaps. It's appropriate, too.

It's just that during the time that Li Mu got along with Bai Qi, he deeply felt Bai Qi's talent, and was unwilling to snub Bai Qi, so that Bai Qi only had the merit of counselor military affairs, but not the merit of conquering cities and lands. After all, Wang Jian has become a viscount by opening up 500 miles of territory for Korea. On the contrary, Bai Qi, who has a higher talent, is just a white body, although Bai Qi doesn't care, but Li Mu still wants to give Bai Qi a chance.

The task of leading a partial division to attack Julu and threatening the north of Handan was given to Bai Qi by Li Mu. Bai Qi really lived up to expectations, and in ten days, he took the important northern town of Julu at the cost of losing 5,000 people, which made Lian Po's army hesitate for a long time in Xingxian County and did not dare to go south. If it weren't for Li Mu's intention to lead Lian Po's army southward and decide the Zhao State in a battle, relying on Bai Qi's 50,000 army alone would be enough to make Lian Po unable to advance or retreat.

The Yan army could encircle the sand dunes at any time, reach Julu, and join forces with the Korean army. In this case, Bai Qi naturally could not take a break to the base camp of the South Korean army to discuss the attack on Handan. Therefore, in the Chinese military tent, only Li Mu, Meng Fu, Wang Qian, Zhu Hai and others are in vain.

"General, the last general thinks that after our army arrives on the south bank of Niushou Water, it is better to bluff and attract the attention of Zhao State to us. Then he ordered Bai Xijiu to join the Yan army and launch a strong attack from the north of Handan. Zhu Hai was the first to speak.

Li Mu nodded and said, "What Captain Zhu said is very true! It's just that there are 200,000 troops in Handan City, and no matter how we bluff, the Zhao army will not let go in any direction. If you want to be tricky, I'm afraid you can't! ”

Zhu Hai scratched his head and said with a smile: "The last general also knows that there are many Zhao troops in Handan City!" However, this man has a lot of people and consumes a lot of grain and grass! Judging from the end of the future, the grain and grass in Handan City will be at most one year. If the general really wants to reduce his losses, it is better to besiege but not attack! ”

Meng Fu shook his head, Handan's grain and grass are insufficient, but is South Korea's grain and grass enough?! The three counties of Hanoi, Dong County, and Tai Shan alone could not meet the supply of grain and grass for the army. Shangdang, which is close at hand, is mostly mountainous, and there is less grain storage! This war is not only a competition for military strength, but also for national strength! If Handan is really besieged for a year, South Korea is more likely to fall.

Captain Zhu laughed! When the war is fought to this extent, conspiracy and intrigue are no longer useful, and conspiracy is king! The Zhao army has a lot of troops, and our Korean army plus the Yan army is even more numerous! Judging from the end of the general, it is better for us to attack on three sides, and then order Bai Xijiu and the Yan army to go south together, with the power of our Han crossbow and Hercules trebuchet, we can annihilate all the Zhao troops outside the city with minimal casualties. As for Handan City, the general rewarded the soldiers, and the three armies served to the death, so why worry about Handan? ! Wang Jian expressed his thoughts.

In Wang Qian's view, there is no way to attack Handan, and he can only fill it with human lives. Although the Han army has such sharp weapons as the Han crossbow and the Hercules trebuchet, it is only a slight reduction in losses! If you want to use Yan Jun to consume Zhao Jun, it is a sweet dream.

When crossing the river, there was a trebuchet with a range of three miles to cover, and the Zhao army could play very little obstructive role. The same reason as the Zhao army camp outside the city, if the Han army is willing, it can crush the Zhao army outside the range of the Zhao army! What really gave Han Jun a headache was the impregnable Handan City. The unity of the people of the Handan army is not something that can be solved by simply boosting the morale of the South Korean army. (To be continued......)