Anyang, the city guard. On this day, the castle guard was surrounded by armor and heavily guarded. The guards who came and went did not dare to raise their voices, for fear of disturbing the big people inside.

Unlike the cautious atmosphere outside the house, which is like facing the enemy, the inside of the house is full of singing and dancing, singing and dancing. The general of the Wei State, Jin Cong, personally went to the Qi State Prime Minister Tian Dan to discuss the matter of resisting the Zhao army. Tiandan treated each other with fine wine and beautiful beauty, and congratulated the two countries on taking 200 miles of land from Zhao State.

Since the arrival of the Zhao army in Liaocheng, there has been no intention of moving troops for a long time. Jin Contempt and Tian Dan are both people who know the soldiers, and they don't think that the army of Zhao is afraid. Now the Qi-Wei coalition army is only 10,000 more than the Zhao army, but it is on the defensive. Such an obvious show of weakness is, on the one hand, to make up his mind to consume the Zhao army, and on the other hand, it is not a deep fear of the Zhao army's combat strength. Relying on the strong camp and city defense, Tiandan and Jin contempt considered themselves invincible. If it is a field battle, the victory or defeat is only four or six open, or even three or seven.

Withdrawing the singer, Tian Dan no longer had the image of talking and laughing in front of everyone, and said with some worry: "General Jin, it has been more than ten days since Zhao Hao's army arrived in Liaocheng, but it has not moved, could it be that there is some conspiracy brewing?" Shan is very uneasy in his heart! ”

Jin Wei bowed his head slightly, and said: "Zhao has lost four hundred miles of land, South Korea has been involved in the army according to the covenant, rumors have spread in Handan, and Prince Dan has been assassinated. But he didn't move, and he was puzzled. ”

"Could it be that Zhao Hao thinks that he will be subject to the life of the monarch outside? He should know that the casualties in the storming of Anyang will be heavy. Do you want to confuse us so that we can relax before we attack? Tian Dan said uncertainly.

Jin shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be!" The people of Handan are unstable, and Zhao urgently needs a victory to stabilize the situation. As long as we are ready for battle, Zhao Jun's chances are very few. Zhao Hao is very clear about this. I heard that many ministers of Zhao State have written to the prince Dan, who is in charge of the country, to issue an edict ordering Lian Po to lead his army south to defend Handan. Pingyuan Jun traveled back and forth between Wu'an and Handan, and persuaded the crown prince Dan Linglian to not enter Handan without being edicted. ”

Tian Dan was silent thoughtfully. Now King Zhao is stimulated by the assassination of Prince Dan, and rumors are spreading. It is said that he is the real murderer who killed his master father (that is, King Zhao Wuling), King Zhao suddenly fell ill, handed over the power to Prince Dan, and ordered Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, to assist. Zhao Hao, as the general of the Pingyuan Jun line, will definitely want to consolidate the power of the Pingyuan Jun line with a big victory. As Jin said contemptively, it was too stupid for Zhao Hao to wait for his side to make a mistake. Since this is the case, Zhao Hao's immobility is becoming more and more strange.

"General Jin, for some reason, Shan Xin is very uneasy. It is better for us to send a small number of troops to lure the Zhao army out of the camp. A look at the real and the virtual? ”

Jin frowned subconsciously, on the battlefield, the competition is patience. Zhao Jun didn't move for a long time, maybe he just wanted to use this to confuse himself. If your own side can't hold it, it will not be good to fall into Zhao Jun's trap. However, the use of soldiers also emphasizes the need to know oneself and the other, the Zhao army camp is heavily guarded, and the scouts sent by themselves are not close to the Zhao army camp within ten miles, and they know nothing about the movements of the Zhao army. Zhao Jun is really playing some kind of conspiracy. If you don't notice it, you'll fall behind.

That's it! Anyway, Tian Dan proposed to use a small number of troops to test the way, so let the Qi army go to explore the way. Try Zhao Jun's depth! Thinking of this, Jin Cheng put on a smile and said: "What Prime Minister Tian Cheng said is very true, I am willing to send three thousand elite cavalry to be the backup of your army!" ”

Tian Dan secretly scolded Jin for being cunning and wanted to test Zhao Jun, at least there should be a team of 10,000 people. The Wei army was only willing to send 3,000 people, and it was still a cavalry that could retreat when the situation was not good, and its heart could be punished. But his worries are getting worse, and Zhao Jun has not moved for five or six days, except for the first five days when he widely dispersed scouts to listen to the news. When things are abnormal, there must be demons. A huge conspiracy is gradually taking shape.

"Then thank you General Jin for your kindness! I, the Qi country, am willing to send 10,000 elite soldiers to feint to attack the Zhao army camp! Tian Danyao pointed in the direction of the Zhao army's camp and said in high spirits.

"Be careful!" Although Jin Cong hoped that the Zhao army would kill the prestige of the Qi army, he did not want the Qi army to have a fierce battle with the Zhao army, which had the upper hand. After all, in the end, the greater the losses of the Qi army, the greater the pressure on their own side.

The next day, the 10,000 Qi army was ready to go and slowly attacked the Zhao army camp twenty miles away. The Zhao army scout reported the changes of the Qi army to Yan Zhou, the deputy general of the Qi army, at the first time. Yan Zhou smiled disappreciatively, and Qi Jun finally couldn't hold it back. It's a pity that it's a little late now. Five days ago, Zhao Hao had led an army of 100,000 to raid Linzi, and now he has attacked the Changguo area. Linzi is now afraid that chickens and dogs are jumping, and he is in a panic!

Although he only has an army of 50,000, according to Tian Dan's prudence and Jin Contempt's modest rules, even if he wants to test his own reality, he will not send many troops. Sure enough, later, the scouts of the Zhao army found out more detailed enemy situation - the enemy army was with 10,000 Qi troops as the main force and 3,000 Wei elite cavalry as the flanks, giving up the strategy of holding on to the enemy, and took the initiative to launch the first offensive since the confrontation between the two sides!

Looking around, Yan Zhou asked in a deep voice, "Who is willing to lead the troops to capture the flag for our army?" ”

Before the words fell, Captain Zhao Qi immediately rushed and said: "The last general is willing to go!" Zhao Hao led a surprise attack on Linzi and did not bring Zhao Qi, the first fierce general in the army, which made Zhao Qi very dissatisfied. Now that the Qi and Wei coalition forces are coming, Zhao Ji said that he would also take the first credit. Therefore, after Zhao Qi finished speaking, he looked around at his colleagues as if he was aggrieved, for fear that others would rob him of his credit.

But this kind of bitter trick will not be fooled by other captains, and it is definitely not Zhao Jun's style to be humble and give way to each other in front of the merits. This is only a tentative offensive of the enemy, and when the enemy's situation is unknown, neither side will lightly invest the absolute main force. Whichever side spares no risk, the odds of victory are three points higher. Moreover, once the winner is decided, the disadvantaged tends to retreat. The first battle was more about boosting morale and luring the enemy into making mistakes. Compared with the melee of the whole army, it is three points safer. The generals of the Zhao army thought that with 10,000 elites against 13,000 Qi-Wei coalition forces, they had a high chance, especially for Zhao Yong, the cavalry captain who stayed behind.

The bravery of the cavalry of Zhao is famous all over the world, and the essence of riding and archery is rarely matched by any country in the world. With the popularity of saddle stirrups, the power of cavalry became even more powerful. If it weren't for the shortage of food and grass, Zhao Guo would have been able to control hundreds of thousands of people. Zhao Yong rushed to say: "The last general is willing to take five thousand elites under his command and take the head of the military academy for the general!" The current meaning is to imply that Zhao Qi needs to lead his 10,000 carts of foot soldiers to dare to face the enemy, and he only needs 5,000 elite cavalry to defeat the enemy army in a grand manner. If Zhao Qi is interested, he should take the initiative to give up competing with himself.

Zhao Qi naturally knew that if it was about charging into battle, it was naturally the cavalry under Zhao Yong who had the advantage. But in terms of durability, it is still a pawn under his command. The scout reported that the Qi army was thick, with big shields on all sides, and there were archers to suppress the position, plus 3,000 Qi cavalry to help contain it, and it would take a lot of time to break through the Qi army formation with 10,000 foot soldiers. But once the formation is broken, the stronger combat effectiveness of the Zhao army can be brought into play. Once in a melee, the threat of the Wei cavalry itself is close to zero, and victory is in the bag. Zhao Yong can break the formation lightly, if the Qi army changes the formation after the formation, causing the Zhao cavalry to lose speed, hehe, then there will be a lot of excitement. What else did the cavalry lose speed? Nothing! It is actually said that the 5,000 cavalry broke the formation, is it really the mud of the 3,000 Wei cavalry? !

Zhao Qi immediately sneered: "Five thousand iron horsemen break the formation?!" I don't know how many people Captain Zhao plans to bring back by then! ”

Zhao Yong's face turned red, and he argued forcefully: "The Qi army is cowardly, once it loses its position, it will naturally fall to the wind." Three thousand Wei troops, don't worry! ”

Yan Zhou glanced at Zhao Yong unhappily, and did not break the anger of the two, and said casually: "This general will not bully more than less, since the Qi and Wei coalition forces attacked us with 13,000 men and horses, this general will naturally also use 13,000 men and horses!" Zhao Jia, Zhao Yong listens to orders! ”

"The last general!" Zhao Ji and Zhao Yong looked awe-inspired, and replied with a straight face.

"Zhao Jia, this general ordered you to lead an army of 10,000 to meet the Qi army, be sure to break the formation, and raise my great Zhao prestige!"

"Whoa!" Zhao Ji replied loudly.

"Zhao Yong, this general ordered you to lead 3,000 cavalry under your command to intercept the Wei cavalry. It is imperative that the two armies of Qi and Wei cannot support each other! Yan Zhou commanded again.

"Whoa!"

The two of them were ordered by Yan Zhou, each ordering soldiers and horses, and for a while, the military order flag in the Zhao army camp was waving, shouting constantly, and the people and horses were crowded, so it was not lively.

Tian Dan and Jin Cong stood on a small hillside together, looking at the Zhao army camp from afar, but saw that its camp was clearly defined, heavily garrisoned, and full of banners, and they didn't know how many elite soldiers were covered. The 10,000 Qi troops who served as the vanguard marched to a place only ten miles away from the Zhao army's camp, and the gate of the Zhao army's camp was opened, and a considerable number of Zhao troops with the Qi army rushed out and lined up in front.

The Qi army became more cautious and slowed down its advance. The 3,000 Wei troops were holding spears in their hands, ready to attack, and strictly prevented the Zhao army from charging into battle. After all, everyone knows that Zhao has tens of thousands of iron horses, which should not be underestimated. However, the Zhao army seemed to have made up its mind not to bully the less, and only sent 3,000 iron cavalry and 10,000 chariot foot soldiers to close the camp directly, signaling that they would not add more troops, and there was a posture of waiting for the Zhao army sent to defeat the Qi-Wei coalition army before receiving.

"Prime Minister Tian", Jin contempt pointed to Zhao Jun in the distance, and pretended to smile calmly: "Zhao Hao is really-for-tat with us!" We sent 10,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry, and he also sent 10,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry! If we are pressed by the whole army, won't he also use his main force?! ”

Tian Dan looked at the direction of Zhao Jun meaningfully, and sighed: "Soldier to soldier, general to general, needle tip to Maimang." Zhao Hao wants to defeat us with the same strength and let us retreat! Shan thought that he would stick to the camp, after all, such losses would be much smaller. Let's see how it goes! The people of Handan are unstable, and Zhao Jun's combat power may not be the best! (To be continued......)