The fire burned all night, and by the time dawn came, the entire palace of King Zhao had been reduced to ashes. Many ministers were awakened in the middle of the night by the noise, frightened and frightened by the fire in the city, and tried to go out to check but were blocked by the soldiers patrolling the streets and forbidden to go out. After dawn, they went out to ask each other in shock, but no one knew what was going on.

Until the soldiers of the Han army ran around the city to tell each other, and summoned officials at all levels to discuss matters outside the palace gate.

Outside the palace gate, which had been burned to ashes, Liu Bangsheng sighed with tears in his eyes, and told everyone that Geng Yi rebelled and led people to attack the palace and burn King Zhao to death. He hurriedly led the army into the city after receiving King Zhao's call for help, but he was already a step too late.

The group of Zhao Chen looked at each other, although Geng Yi was extremely proud and annoying, but if he had such a crazy move, no one would believe it. Besides, what Geng Yi is trying to do, can he become the king of Zhao after killing Zhao Xie? Not to mention the more than 200,000 Han troops outside Handan City, even the opposition forces in Zhao State were enough to kill him.

These ministers are good at things one by one, how can they not see the flaws in this, but they are silent one by one. Zhao Xie has a perverse temperament and likes to speak flattery, so the court and China are naturally good at boasting about patting horses and protecting themselves. It's a pity that when the Zhao Kingdom survives today, no one is willing to observe the festival and die, and most people silently agree to Liu Bang's words.

Even many people thought that with Liu Bang's temperament, it might be more comfortable to be his courtier, at least better than the moody Zhao Xie.

Zhao Xie has no queen, and he doesn't even have a close relative, so he is really alone. As soon as he died like this, the succession to the throne of Zhao became a problem. However, the Zhao family is not an heir, so there are still dozens of direct kings and grandsons of Zhao, but in the face of the bright swords of the Han soldiers, everyone closed their mouths and did not say a word.

A man with long sharp-beaked monkey cheeks suddenly stood up and said loudly; "King Han, I don't know what to say."

Liu Bang was looking at everyone with blank eyes, counting on someone to speak first, and when he saw someone talking, he was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly asked; "Who are you?"

The man cleared his throat, "Huang Liang in the lowly service." ”

"Okay, Huang Shizhong has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"It has been more than 200 years since the founding of the country by the Marquis of Lie. During the period, it was destroyed by Qin, and after the restoration of the country, it was passed to our king after several repetitions. Heaven is impermanent, and now Zhao Guoqi has run out, and there is nothing to be done. In the past, Tang Yao was located in Yu Shun, and Yu Shun was a Zen Dayu after 30 years of benevolence, all of which were ancient saints. Today, the king of the Han Dynasty is noble and famous, and I Zhao might as well follow the example of Yao Shun and return to the King of Han, and I might as well talk about it for future generations. ”

Since someone has started the way, the flattering villain has also put down his face, and has stood up and said yes again and again, and there are even people with some ink in their chests who quote scriptures and commentaries, and they are also argumentative. Liu Bang pretended to be unwilling at first, but later saw that he couldn't "shirk", so he had to nod and reluctantly agree, saying that he would follow the Qi system and he would not be regent for the time being, and when he had a sage in the Zhao family, he would still be in Zhao.

As a result, the four counties of Zhao State were all returned to the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bang's power increased sharply, and he became one of the great powers of Qin and Chu.

The world has become a three-third trend, and it is still unknown who will kill the deer!

Just when Handan was undergoing earth-shaking changes, the main force of the Zhao army, which was unaware of it in the north, ushered in a decisive battle.

……

"The water is a collection of three rivers, and the water is so fast that it would be difficult to cross the river without boats."

Xin Ju pointed to the wet water, looked at Han Xin and said.

Li Zuoche on the side groaned; "Can we take a detour upstream with a light horse?"

"Difficult." Xin Ju shook his head, "If you make a detour, you can only take the road from Taiyuan County, west of Taihang Mountain, so that not only will it delay time, but also the labor expedition, Chen Si is just waiting for us to attack." ”

Li Zuoche Zou Mei said; "But now that Chen Si has burned all the boats and pontoon bridges, and the north is not good at shipbuilding, where can we get so many boats to cross the river in a hurry? Besides, even if we have enough boats, Chen Si and he will not be able to cross the river as long as they are strictly guarded, relying on stone throwers and crossbows. ”

"I didn't expect this Chen Si to be a talent." Han Xin opened his mouth and praised, "It's that I underestimated the talents of Zhao Di, Zhao Guo is worthy of being a famous general, first Zhao Wuling King, Zhao Hao, and then Lian Po, Li Mu, Pang Xuan, Sima Shang, it is indeed a prevalent martial arts." ”

Li Zuoche heard that Han Xin actually compared Chen Si with his grandfather, and immediately snorted unconvinced, and said; "This Chen Si is just a Chinese person's capital, and what he does is also decent, and there is nothing brilliant about it, what he relies on is just a wet water."

Han Xin sighed and said helplessly; "But this wet water, you only need decent people to guard the river."

Riding a horse along the river and walking slowly, bowing his head and pondering all the way, Li Zuoche and the two followed closely behind, not disturbing his train of thought. There was a commotion in the distance, Han Xin looked along the wet water, and saw hundreds of obedient Zhao Di Qin soldiers playing naked in the river, he couldn't help but be stunned, and asked curiously; "On such a cold day, why do these people still like to take a bath in the water."

Xin Ju explained with a smile; "The general doesn't know, I, Zhao Dinan, have been through the cold for a long time, and in order to make a living, many people have to go down to the river to operate even in the harsh winter. Over time, it has become a habit in the army, and the physically fit swims in winter to exercise their muscles and bones. ”

Han Xin nodded, thoughtful. The upstream of the wet water is not turbulent, so can the soldiers swim directly over?

Han Xin thought about it and dispelled this idea again, because after all, there are a few people who are strong and good at swimming, and it is okay to expect such a sneak attack, but it is impossible to break Zhao Jun.

Suddenly, a thought flashed in my mind, and after thinking about it carefully, I became more and more determined. With a faint excitement in his heart, he galloped back to the camp quickly.

After Han Xin returned to the camp, he immediately ordered the requisition of the boats collected in the past ten days, and put on a posture at the Qinghe ferry to cross the river with great fanfare. Seeing the frequent movements of the Qin army, Chen Si was immediately alert, and gathered the main force on the opposite bank of the ferry, patrolling the river day and night to strictly prevent the Qin army from crossing the river.

Just as Chen Si was concentrating all his attention on the Qinghe ferry, the main force of the Qin army quietly detoured through Dangyang, a narrow water surface fifty miles upstream of the Qinghe ferry, overnight. The cavalry abandoned their horses, and the soldiers crossed the river with the pots and barrels they had collected, and in one night they had crossed nearly 30,000 strong soldiers.

So Han Xin left more than 1,000 people to build a pontoon bridge, and the remaining 30,000 troops were all in order, and he personally led the south to the rear of the Zhao army.

Chen Si was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly led the main force of the Zhao army north to intercept it, but was attacked by the Qin army with high morale, and returned defeated, leading the remnants to retreat into Hengshan County to govern the east of Hengcheng. However, he was chased by the Qin army rangers who then crossed the river, and Chen Si himself died in the chaos.

After the Qin army achieved a great victory, it quickly collected prisoners, and the army was expanded. Then he immediately went south and went straight to the hinterland of Zhao. On the front road and the front of the Han army that went north to take over Hengshan County, after colliding head-on, after a big fight, both sides were killed and wounded in a melee, and each led his troops to retreat.

When Han Xin and Liu Bang heard this, they both hurried up, wanting to reach the striker who ate the opponent before the opponent. The Qin army of 100,000 waved south, and Liu Bang sent troops from Handan and led more than 200,000 troops to the north to meet the attack. Met the main force of the Qin army in Song Zicheng.

At this time, Zhao Yi, who was in exile in the northern part of Zhao State, also led his eight hundred relatives to vote.

……

In the middle of the army, Han Xin looked at Zhao Yi carefully, and saw that he was eight feet long, with a majestic posture, and full of heroism, Han Xin couldn't help but secretly scream yes. Zhao Yi's eyes were full of unruly eyes, and he didn't kneel when he saw Han Xin, but just tilted his head and said in a rough voice; "You're that Han Xin?"

Han Xin smiled slightly, didn't do anything, just said with a smile; "Yes, I'm Han Xin."

"Okay." Zhao Yi took a deep breath, suddenly his eyes turned red, and he stepped forward to bow down and said loudly; "Liu Bang's dog thief insulted me Zhao Guo too much, if I lost to him on the battlefield, I have nothing to say, and I have no complaints if I lose. But he used such despicable means to seek the foundation of my Zhao country. ”

"Zhao Yi of the Zhao State Sect, I have come to the rescue of the Qin State today, and I hope that the general will have mercy, for the sake of Qin and Zhao Tongzong, help me take revenge on the Zhao family."

Han Xin was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't cry or laugh. This Zhao Yi, I don't know if it's because of a lack of heart or something, he even moved out for such a bad reason as Qin Zhao Tongzong. You must know that it was the Qin State of the same sect that destroyed the Zhao State. At the time of Changping, under the city of Handan, the Qin people did not have the slightest scruple about brotherhood.

As for what Zhao Yi requested, Han Xin was quite moved. In line with the principle that the enemy of the enemy is a friend, since Zhao Yi is bent on Zhao Liubang's trouble, this is not exactly what he wants.

So Han Xin nodded; "Then what help you need, just say it."

Zhao Yi stood up and said in a rough voice; "I need horses, the best horses, and most of my men are bad horses. There is also food supply, and a large number of weapons and armor that are damaged also need to be replenished. ”

"That's all?" Han Xin was stunned and asked a little incredulously.

"Yes." Zhao Yi nodded back.

Han Xin was surprised, looked the young man up and down, and faintly guessed his intentions, "Aren't you going to join forces with our Qin army and attack the Han army together?"

Zhao Yi's expression moved slightly, "Although Qin and Zhao are the same sect, you and I are feuding after all, and I don't want to fake you if I want to take revenge." I came to see you because we were desperate, we had no horses, no weapons, and more importantly, no food. I need you to help me, and in return, I will kill Liu Bang for you. ”

"You're crazy." Meng Shi on the side couldn't help but sneer.

"Just your 800 remnants, you want to kill Liu Bang, but he has an army of 200,000. You're going to die before you get close. ”

Zhao Yi snorted heavily, "It's my business to die or not, it has nothing to do with you Qin people, I just want to ask the general if you are willing to help me." ”

"Yes, of course." Han Xin replied with a smile, "As you said, I am a profitable business, why do you refuse." ”