Thirty miles west of Gaotang, a Zhao army was advancing at full speed. Since three days ago, Handan received an urgent report of 800 miles from Gaotang, and learned that the 130,000 Qi and Wei allied troops had committed Gaotang, and Zhao Guo realized that something was wrong. Gao Tang only has a mere 4,000 troops, and how long he can hold out under the strong attack of the Qi and Wei coalition forces can be imagined with his toes. It is foreseeable that the loss of Gaotang is inevitable. Zhao Guo has long been prepared for this.

However, knowing that Gao Tang was more auspicious and less auspicious, Zhao Guo still had to send a large army to support. The reason is very simple, the 130,000 Qi and Wei coalition forces swore to fight against Zhao Guo at this juncture of endless wars in Hedong and Wuguan, and the meaning behind it is self-evident. Distracting Zhao Guo's attention is still secondary, and Zhao Guo is worried about whether Qi State, under the influence of Wei State, will have expanded ambitions and covet the Lingqiu and Plains around Gaotang.

Therefore, after receiving Gao Tang's request for help, Zhao Guo strictly ordered Lingqiu and the plains to clear the fields on the one hand, collect and recruit soldiers, and on the other hand, mobilize 80,000 troops, with Prime Minister Zhao Sheng as the main general, and rushed to reinforcements. When the reinforcements arrive, if Gaotang has not yet been lost, the reinforcements will naturally deal with the Qi and Wei coalition forces under Gaotang City to ensure that Gaotang is not lost; If Gao Tang has been lost, the reinforcements must not make the Qi and Wei coalition forces go any further - Zhao Guo's idea is very simple, Gao Tang will lose it, after all, it was originally the capital of Qi State, but the plain and Lingqiu are different, it has always been the land of Zhao State, if it is lost, it will lose face.

What's more, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan. At present, the Qi and Wei coalition forces have more than 100,000 troops, and the Zhao army is not suitable to fight hard. When the Qi Wei army retreats, it is much better for the Zhao army to recapture Gaotang by surprise than to attack immediately after the loss! For Zhao Guo, the outcome of the battle at Wuguan and the outcome of the battle of Fengling are the things he is most concerned about at the moment. Gao Tang side. I had to endure it. However, Qi Guo dared to brush Zhao Guo's face this time, and Zhao Guo wrote down this "big gift".

"Report! Enlighten the Prime Minister! The main force of the Wei army is only fifteen miles away from our army! ”

"Report! Enlighten the Prime Minister! Gao Tang has been lost! ”

One after another, the scouts of the Zhao army constantly passed on the latest military information to the main general, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains. Although he was in the army, Zhao Sheng preferred to be called prime minister. There are more titles of generals, but he is the only prime minister of Zhao State. Such thoughts were naturally clear to Zhao Sheng's subordinates, and even the scouts were shouting one by one.

After Zhao Sheng learned the news of Gao Tang's loss. The brow couldn't help but frown. Although I had this worst-case plan before I set out on the expedition, I really faced it, and I still couldn't accept it in my heart for a while. Carefully calculated, except for a few cities captured by the Qin State five years ago, the Zhao State has not suffered losses in other countries for many years. didn't think about it, this time he actually planted a big heel on Qi Guo.

"Vice General Yan, how to deal with it next, I want to hear your opinion!" Zhao Sheng glanced towards the east and said to a middle-aged general beside him.

The middle-aged general is also the deputy general of the Zhao army-Yan Zhou. Five years ago. It was he who led the army to take Changcheng first, and then conquered Gaotang, and his achievements were remarkable. If it weren't for the fact that he was not good at drilling camps and was at odds with Lian, he would definitely not have sat in the position of lieutenant for five years without moving.

Yan Zhou did not answer immediately, but said to the scouts who had not yet left: "Let me ask you, how many soldiers and horses are there in the Wei army fifteen miles ahead, and where is the main force of the Qi army?" When did Gao Tang fall. Are the losses of the enemy troops large? Did the Wei army look like they were ready for battle or were they encamped and stubborn? ”

Zhao Sheng was immediately unhappy, but his face was silent. No wonder Yan Zhou has not been promoted and reused. With this attitude of the supreme official, a few people can stand it. He may be a qualified military man, but he is by no means a qualified officer. In addition to marching and fighting, Yan Zhou is afraid that he is useless!

The scout replied with a solemn face: "The Wei army is camped and fortified, and its soldiers and horses should be more than 30,000. Further inside is the camp of the Qi army. The number is around 50,000. Gao Tang was lost a day ago, and his subordinates ventured close to Gao Tang to observe, and found that the Qi army was vigorously repairing the city wall. According to the people nearby, it was the Qi army that attacked the city, and the losses were quite heavy. But that can't be counted. The people only heard the sound of killing morning and evening, and did not dare to approach the city wall, which was all wishful thinking. ”

Yan Zhou nodded with satisfaction, arched his hand to Zhao Sheng, and said, "Prime Minister, the last general thinks that my army can camp here!" ”

Zhao Sheng was noncommittal about this, and asked with a smile: "Why did Vice General Yan say this?" The Qi army only won Gaotang yesterday, and we didn't have a chance to ......."

In terms of military affairs, Zhao Sheng is a layman compared to Yan Zhou, but he is not so idiotic that he doesn't understand anything. Otherwise, King Zhao would not have appointed Zhao Sheng as the commander of this army. What's more, Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng has a lot of guests, and this time he specially brought a few people who knew about the military affairs, in order to do a good job in this errand.

At present, the Qi army has just conquered Gaotang, and on the surface, the Qi army has good combat strength, but behind it means that it has paid a heavy price for casualties. Gaotang's city defense Zhao Sheng knew, and after listening to what the scouts said, the Qi army attacked day and night, and went down in three days. According to the usual casualty ratio, Gao Tang's 4,000 defenders could completely consume more than 20,000 Qi troops. The Qi army is now at most 80,000 people, or 80,000 people who are exhausted. Although the Wei army had as many as 30,000, the Qi army did not let the Wei army participate in the attack on Gaotang, and even let the Wei army stay away from Gaotang and set up camp, which is obviously a discord between Qi and Wei! The Zhao army took advantage of the situation and could take advantage of this situation to kill the morale of the enemy army. But Yan Zhou said that he wanted to set up camp, and Zhao Sheng disagreed.

The reason why Zhao Sheng was in a hurry to thwart the Qi-Wei coalition army was that there was a deeper reason that he did not say. That is the pattern of the DPRK and China today. With Lian Po leaving the clouds, the first choice for Zhao to lead the troops became Zhao Hao, but Zhao Hao was in charge of the army at the beginning and his foundation was unstable. Now it is in Hedong and the Han and Wei coalition forces are in a bitter battle. Lin Xiangru took advantage of this opportunity to lead troops to reinforce Gao Tang, but was cut off by himself. The reason is very simple, Lin Xiangru led tens of thousands of troops last time, and only attacked Pingyi of Qi State, and his record can be described as miserable. With such a precedent, King Zhao still felt that it was reliable to let Lin Xiangru feel at ease to make suggestions in the court. Zhao Sheng took advantage of this and successfully persuaded King Zhao to send himself to lead the troops. Think about it, the 130,000 Qi and Wei coalition troops are about to rain, and they are angry to take the Tang Dynasty and attack the eastern part of Zhao State. This is also the reason why Zhao Sheng named Yan Zhou as his deputy general, but he didn't expect that Yan Zhou's first "idea" was contrary to himself.

Yan Zhou didn't understand the Tao, so he just analyzed the facts: "Prime Minister, the Wei army can be said to be ready for work, but our army is a long journey, although the fighting spirit is strong, but the body is far inferior to the enemy army. Once the battle is engaged, at the beginning, our army can still gain the upper hand by virtue of the superiority in strength, but when the Qi army reacts and invests in the reinforcements of the army, our army is bound to fall into a bitter battle, even if it wins, it will kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800. If there is a slight mistake, it is more than worth the loss! ”

Zhao Sheng suddenly realized that it was true that he had an army of 80,000 under his command, but the Qi and Wei coalition troops on the opposite side also had hundreds of thousands, not to mention that they had a strong camp and city as a basis, and they had an innate advantage. If Gao Tang has not been lost now, it will not be a problem to repel the Qi-Wei coalition army under the cooperation of the inside and the outside. But the problem is that now the morale of the Qi army is high, the Wei army is full of energy, and the Zhao army is brave, but they come from afar and urgently need to rest. Rather than finishing its work in one battle, it is better to take it slowly.

Although he agreed with the other party's point of view in his heart, Zhao Sheng pretended to be disdainful and said: "Since Vice General Yan said so, then the prime minister has the right to write down the head of the enemy." Someone! ”

Before the words fell, a scout jumped off the horse, rushed to Zhao Sheng, knelt down on one knee and said, "Report!" Enlighten the Prime Minister! King Qi's banner was found in Gaotang City! ”

Zhao Sheng's anger that had been interrupted because of his order was instantly transferred, and he shouted in surprise: "What did you say? King Qi in Gaotang City?!! ”

There must be a king of a country where the royal flag is, how could the king of Qi come to Gaotang?! This was Zhao Sheng's first thought. The second thought is that if the King of Qi is really in Gaotang, if he can capture or kill the King of Qi, he will definitely go down in history, and no one in the world will dare to respect himself at that time! That's the king of a country! No wonder the main general of Qi State this time has not been known to Zhao Guo! The secrecy work was done so well, obviously because he was afraid that Zhao Guo would know that he would pour all the troops of the whole country and take down Gao Tang with lightning speed. When the time comes, the king of Qi has been captured, and according to the king of Qi's greedy and fearful nature, it is not that Zhao wants Qi to cede wherever Qi wants to cede it.

At the same time, King Zhao pointed to the royal flag fluttering at the head of the city, and said triumphantly to the close ministers on the left and right: "How! Does this banner complement Gaotang? ”

Where did the ministers dare to say half a word? Since the full encirclement of Gao Tang, the King of Qi couldn't wait to send people to set up his own royal flag. In the eyes of King Qi, his banner is the best incentive for the soldiers of the three armies, and their king is with them, where do they dare not sell their lives. In fact, as King Qi thought, the Qi army finally recovered Gaotang after paying the price of more than 20,000 people. Of course, if it weren't for the counterattack of the remnants of the Qi State in Gaotang, more than 5,000 people would have been added to this casualty figure.

After taking Gaotang, King Qi only felt that he was angry, and he was happy to naturally reward him, and at the same time set up his own banner in the center of the city. Naturally, the ministers had no opinion on this. However, the king of Qi proposed to set up his own banner on the top of the city, and the close ministers were not happy. Zhao's reinforcements will arrive at any time, if the Zhao army knows that the King of Qi is in Gaotang, then the Zhao army will not go crazy and attack Gaotang! If the King of Qi had any mistakes, they would really be dead.

After some hard persuasion, the close ministers finally succeeded in persuading the King of Qi to only put Wang Qishu at the head of the east city (after all, the Zhao army would hardly find out in this direction), but they didn't expect that things were still wrong! The army of Zhao still knew the fact that King Qi was in Gaotang! (To be continued......)

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