Seeing that the day's march was still not completed, but the soldiers in the rear team were already complaining, Qing Qin saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

If Zhao Kuo is allowed to pass through the city in advance and return to Handan, this expedition may fall short.

Not only that, if you continue to march in such a careless manner, I am afraid that even if you rush to Yanhe City, I am afraid that it will be difficult to stop Zhao Kuo with this combat effectiveness.

"Command the whole army, hold on to the road for another five miles! If there are those who are tired of talking, cut it. Qing Qin finally made up his mind to turn the morale of this army around.

It's just that seeing that there is only one and a half days and a half away from the city and the city, and now he has made up his mind to rectify it, is it a bit suspicious of grinding guns?

Of course, it's better to sharpen guns in battle than to do nothing and wishful thinking, well, it is the main army of Yanwang Land.

On the one hand, the Zhao army is going all out, and on the other hand, the Yan army is relaxed and casual, this war seems to have had a result before it starts.

However, even in Zhao Guo, the so-called all-out effort is only the efforts of a small group of people such as Zhao Kuo and Pingyuan Jun, and there are still many internal constraints.

Or even the claim

The Great Qin, who "corrects the old Qin", doesn't it have the constraints of the old scholars and other classes and personnel?

The Warring States period is really a worse era. Or was that not the case in those days? Perhaps the comparison between nations is never more than anyone's God's hand, but rather less than the fault of the other.

Of course, even now there is a huge difference between Zhao and Yan in terms of attitude towards this war, but the weakness of Zhao's troops is also visible to the naked eye.

If you want to win, I'm afraid it's not that simple. In any case, whether they are full of confidence, or full of doubts, or they are holding the pearl of wisdom, or they are anxious, the people and horses on both sides are moving towards their respective destinations, and the night is getting deeper and deeper.

Time flies, and the people of Zhao Kingdom rarely enjoy another day of peace, it seems that everything is so harmonious, everything is so beautiful.

Only the clanging sound of iron in Handan City and the clattering of horses' hooves on the Daijun Post Road quietly played the prologue to the approaching storm.

"General." At the gate of the city, Sun Gu, who was dark and sweat-stained, respectfully greeted Zhao Kuo and his party.

It's just that to Sun Gu's surprise, Zhao Kuo and his party are no more than a hundred, could it be that the general is worried about the loss of Yan and the city, so he broke away from the army and came in advance?

Perhaps this is the only explanation. Zhao Kuo looked at the city tower that was still brightly lit late at night, and was also very satisfied, obviously Sun Gu did not waste the time he had arrived in advance.

"Tell me about it." Zhao Kuo asked as he walked up the city tower.

"General." Sun Gu also hurriedly followed, and said: "At present, there are about 5,000 troops in the city, of which about 3,400 are capable of fighting, divided into the soldiers of the Great Wall of Baili Stone and the personal soldiers of the general; Another 1,500 men were gathered in the nearby city, but their combat strength was quite insufficient. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Kuo was slightly stunned, obviously the number of five thousand people was somewhat unexpected by Zhao Kuo.

"Five thousand?" Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

"Are those people requisitioned? Seems like a lot, huh? Zhao Kuo pointed to the people of Geyi who were shuttling up and down the city tower and asked.

"Yes, yes." Sun Gu on the side nodded and said: "Because of the acceptance of displaced people in the city, Minzhuang has signed up a lot, and as of this evening, a total of about 5,700 people have been recruited. Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, and then asked, "Are the ordnance, grain and grass enough?" How many wells are there in the city, and how many wells are deep and shallow? Can it meet the needs of the people and soldiers? When Sun Gu heard this, he immediately replied: "Three thousand armor soldiers came from the Great Wall of Baili Shi, carrying a large number of ordnance, and the city itself is a place for transshipment, so the grain, grass, and ordnance in the warehouse are quite sufficient. ”

"Wells." After thinking for a while, Sun Gu continued to reply: "Due to the drought and lack of water in the Daidi, most of the wells in the city are deep wells, with a total of more than 200 wells, which is enough for tens of thousands of troops. ”

"Tens of thousands of troops?" Zhao Kuo was slightly stunned, and immediately understood that Sun Gu was probably misunderstood, how could there be tens of thousands of troops, and the five thousand soldiers in the city were already all in this battle.

But Zhao Kuo didn't say anything, but continued to ask: "According to what you can see, what is the biggest difficulty in guarding this city?" ”

"Hmm." Sun Gu groaned slightly, and replied again: "Reinforcements! ”

"According to the report, the Yan army will be as fast as tomorrow evening, and as slow as the morning after tomorrow, they will be able to reach the outside of the city. Our reinforcements need to enter the city before this and familiarize themselves with the city's defenses, so that they can be fully prepared. Sun Gu added.

"Haha。。。。。。" Zhao Kuo looked at Sun Gu with a smile, but Zhao Kuo's words next made Sun Gu gasp.

"Reinforcements. What did the general say about any reinforcements? Zhao Kuo's eyes then looked at the vast mountains.

"General? This? Soldiers of Daijun。。。。。。 Sun Gu asked incredulously.

"Soldiers of Daijun." Zhao Kuo's hand pointed to the changing mountains and said, "The army has gone south in the mountains!" ”

"To the south?" Sun Gu was more and more surprised, the 60,000 troops of the Yan army were about to arrive, and the more than 30,000 troops of the Dai Di army entered the city and may not be able to hold it, so why did they still go south?

Where to go south? Handan? Still is......

"Handan is in an emergency, Pingyang Jun is holding the king's order, and the army has to go south to aid Handan." Zhao Kuo said slowly: "But it's okay to do this, first attack inside and outside, break the main force of the enemy army in Handan, and then go north to relieve the danger of the enemy." ”

"But?" Sun Gu wanted to say something, but he was stopped by himself, and then he hugged his fists and bowed down and said: "Don't worry, the general will swear to defend the city and buy time for the army to turn around." ”

"Ben doesn't have to worry." Zhao Kuo shook his head, and then raised Sun Gu, who was holding his fist with one hand, and said, "Since the general is here, this city will naturally be guarded by the general himself." ”

"General?!" Sun Gu hurriedly said.

"Needless to say." Zhao Kuo naturally knew what Sun Gu wanted to say, but obviously there was no need to hesitate much about this decision.

"Only this general can firmly attract this partial division of the Yan army." Zhao Kuo briefly explained the situation: "And if the general leads the army south, this partial division will inevitably follow, and this battle will not be easy to fight." ”

"But?" Sun Gu hurriedly continued: "Now there are only 5,000 troops in the city. ”

"Since the general dared to come, he was sure that there was no need to panic, but let the soldiers see it, it was time to shake the hearts of the army!" Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

Just listening to Zhao Kuo's calm words, Sun Gu didn't let go at all. He followed the general on the battlefield of Changping, and he understood the general too well, even if it was such a dangerous battle as the Battle of Changping, the general was calm, even if he was seriously injured, he still commanded calmly.

It can be said that whether the danger is or not has nothing to do with whether the general is calm or not. The only thing Sun Gu can be sure of is that the ratio of enemy to enemy forces is 12 to 1, and there is an almost irreparable gap.

However, Sun Gu knew better that there was no room for change in what the general had already decided.

Of course, this is not to say that Sun Gu lacks confidence in the victory of this battle, on the contrary, Sun Gu has absolute confidence in the final victory.

After all, he witnessed the general pull up the Zhao army step by step from the desperate Battle of Changping.

In that case, the general can still bring the Zhao army back to life, and the Yan army is not a problem at all.

However, the victory of the Zhao army did not mean the safety of the general. If the price of this victory is the general's life, this is something that Sun Gu cannot hold.

It's just that the only thing he can do now is to tighten the defense of the city, for the survival of that eventuality。。。。。

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"Report!" Just as Sun Gu led Zhao Kuo to finish inspecting the defense of the city wall on one side and was about to return to the city to rest, an urgent report came into the ears of the two of them.

"General, Handan urgent." A herald knelt down on one knee in front of Zhao Kuo and replied.

"Huh?" Zhao Kuo frowned slightly, could it be that the Yan army's attack was ahead of schedule? Still is...... Zhao Kuo didn't say anything, and immediately ordered someone to bring the messenger forward.

At this sight, it's an old acquaintance?!

"General!" Someone came to his knees and fell in front of Zhao Kuo with a bang. Through the dust on his face, Zhao Kuo vaguely recognized that this person seemed to be the spokesperson he left in Handan City, but he was supposed to be in Handan, how could he appear here?

Did something really happen to Handan! With a stomach full of questions, Zhao Kuo asked tentatively, "Zhao Ping?" How did you get here? ”

"General!" Zhao Ping wiped the dust on his face, and hurriedly said: "My subordinates have the order of Pingyuan Jun, and I have come to inform the general that the Yan army is divided into two routes, and the army of Handan is moving south, and the movement is extremely slow. Please be careful, General. ”

"In addition, in order to support the general, Pingyuan Jun has quietly transferred 10,000 troops out of Handan City and hid them in the mountains northwest of the city, just waiting for the general to take them." Zhao Ping continued.

"Ten thousand?" Zhao Kuo's brows furrowed slightly. Obviously, Zhao Kuo was not thinking about his disadvantage, but was more worried about the safety of Handan, after all, there were 30,000 people in Handan City, it was really not much, if there were 10,000 less, it was really difficult to say whether he could resist the attack of the 100,000 Yan army.

As for the specific use of more than 10,000 people, it has to be ranked even lower.

"Oh." Zhao Ping obviously understood what Zhao Kuo meant, and hurriedly explained: "The subordinates forgot to inform: Pingyuan Jun borrowed about 20,000 servants from various families to defend Handan with him, and at present, there are still 40,000 troops in Handan City, which can ensure that Handan City is safe." Zhao Kuo, who heard this, nodded slowly and began to think about his Pingyuan Jun's reminder.