Thirty miles outside Handan City, General Zuo Zhao Hao put the captured Qin State spies back after being entertained with delicious food and drink.

It has been almost a month since 100,000 Qin troops besieged Que He.

The rescue army sent by Zhao State, under the command of the left general Zhao Hao, swept out of Handan City, but camped thirty miles outside Handan City, delaying for a whole month.

Xu Li was anxious, secretly wondering if General Zuo didn't know the truth of the speed of soldiers? However, as a non-commissioned officer of the Chinese army without any position, his biggest task is to serve tea and pour water for the general. As for the war, no matter how clever he had, he would not have a chance to show it.

While he was wondering and anxious, the camp had already begun to prepare its troops and horses.

General Zuo Zhao Hao walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army, turned to look at Xu Li behind him, and asked, "Xu Li, do you think I am afraid of the Qin army?" ”

Even if Xu Li thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to tell the truth, lowered his head and said, "The little one doesn't dare to ......."

Zhao Hao smiled, looked at the busy camp in the dark night, and said in a low voice: "We must pay attention to strategy in the use of soldiers, we must not only have enthusiasm, we must know how to show weakness, and then when the enemy relaxes his vigilance, he will be taken by surprise."

Xu Li listened carefully and didn't dare to question it.

When the Qin State spies returned to the camp, they would inform Shangguan of what they had seen and heard in the Zhao camp. The general of the Qin State laughed and said: "General Zhao Hao, he doesn't know how to use troops, I'm afraid that he has already given up Que He, and Que He will soon be incorporated into the territory of my Great Qin State."

General Qin raised the wine glass in his hand and said aloud to the captains below: "Drink ......"

After drinking a glass of wine, the general pondered for a while, summoned left and right, and said loudly: "Order the three armies, you can let go of drinking tonight......

The herald took the general's order and went to the camp to deliver the order.

After eating, the Zhao army secretly pulled out the camp, and just when the Qin army thought that they could sit back and relax, and were drunk like mud, they marched to Que and hurried.

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Zhao State Territory, Que and.

On a plain in the city, war horses neighed. These horses are the treasures of Zhao, since the first king Hu Fu rode and shot to deter the princes, Zhao has made other countries frightened by mobile combat, and war horses are the main force of Zhao's army to mobile combat. The water and grass are abundant, the area is vast and flat, and it is the most suitable place to raise horses, and the war horses of the cavalry of the Zhao State all go out from here.

Que and gains and losses are related to the military strength of Zhao State.

Without war horses, they lost the advantage of mobile warfare. Qin Guo understands this, and Zhao Guo naturally understands it, so Zhao Hao will not be stupid enough to give up such an important place to Qin Guo. The general and the prime minister have reasons why they don't save them, and the reasons for saving each other are sufficient enough, for the safety of Zhao Guo, they have to try desperately.

Outside the city, 100,000 Qin troops attacked the Que He, known as the Zhao State Horse Farm, day and night, but never broke through the city. However, Hu Ming, the general of the Qin army, knew in his heart that Que and the defending general Yu Shuai were just doing a senseless battle of trapped beasts, and as long as there were no reinforcements, it was only a matter of time before they took Que He.

Hu Ming stood on top of the chariot, holding the hilt of the sword in his right hand, and gently resting his left hand on the frame, rhythmically beating the frame, squinting at the army being once again repelled by the tenacious Zhao army. But this time, it was obvious that Zhao Guo's resistance was not as strong as before, which showed that they had reached the dying point of running out of ammunition and food, and lacking soldiers and major generals.

Hu Ming turned his head to look at the sun that was about to set, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and said loudly: "Mingjin ...... withdraw troops"

The Qin army retreated, and Que and the defending general Bao Shuai were relieved, inserted the blood-stained sword into the scabbard, and said in a deep voice: "Treat the wounded soldiers......"

A few people behind him heard the order and walked down the city to help treat the wounded.

Bao Shuai looked at the Qin army that was receding like a flood, and was not happy. Now he knows the situation in the city very well, if the Qin army makes a comeback, it will be difficult to say whether it can be defended......

"Is there any news from Handan?" Bao Shuai asked without any hope. This is a question he has been asking almost every day for the past month. Until yesterday, the scout came to report, saying that the rescue army was still building a camp thirty miles outside Handan City, and there was no sign of wanting to come to the rescue of Que He.

"Is it necessary for General Zhao to lie to me? He wouldn't know how many troops Que He had, and since he didn't want to save it, why did he order himself to defend it? It's been a month, and less than half of the 50,000 troops in the city are left, and if they continue to defend it, this half of them will also die here" Wei Shuai stood at the head of the city, staring at the Qin army camp for a long time, feeling unprecedented pressure.

"To keep or not to keep?" He was in a dilemma.

He didn't know the consequences of losing Que He, this was more serious than losing more than a dozen cities, losing Que He, it was equivalent to the cavalry of Zhao State losing their horses, and the cavalry without horses, what would they do to fight with others? However, seeing these soldiers under him fall one by one, as a commander, he can't bear it, so many people have died, do you want to let the rest of the people die here?

Night poured in on all sides, and torches were lit at the head of the city.

The blood stains on the silver armor were unusually dazzling in the firelight, these blood belonged to the Qin troops who rushed to the city, thinking of their crazy charge, Yu Shuai couldn't help but shudder in his heart. The Qin army was terrifying, and those Qin people with Western Barbarian blood were like wolves and tigers, as if they were fearless.

"General, go back and rest! There are last generals here," a general whispered from a general who was also stained with blood on his armor.

Bao Shuai didn't speak, his eyes kept staring at the torches lit up in the Qin army camp outside the city.

At this time, one of the scouts quickly climbed the tower, walked behind the two, bowed and said, "The little one ...... see the general."

Bao Shuai and the general behind him turned around at the same time, and Bao Shuai asked expectantly, "Is there any news from General Zhao?" ”

"Yes, General Zhao has secretly pulled out the camp, and he will arrive at Que He tomorrow night, and he asked the general to defend Que He for two more days," the scout said in a deep voice.

There was a long-lost smile on his face, and he said to the general beside him: "Closely monitor the Qin army, if there is any change, come and report to me immediately."

"......"

Bao Shuai walked down the city tower with light steps, he did not go back to rest, but went deep into the camp to comfort the soldiers.

Zhao Hao led the army, taking advantage of the cover of the night, to avoid the eyes of the Wu'an Qin army, and went straight to Que He.

After two days and one night of rapid marching, by dawn they had already arrived at a place a hundred miles away from Que He, and they could reach the battlefield in another half a day.

Xu Li remembered that when he was in Handan City that night, the black-robed man gave him a bag, so he opened it and looked at it, only to see a note written inside: "With Beishan as the chokehold, the battle will be won......"

When Xu Li heard that the Qin army was attacking Que He, he had read the map near Que He and immediately understood the meaning of the note. Taking the opportunity to bring tea to the general, he said tentatively in Zhao Hao's ear: "General, the small one has a plan to defeat the Qin army, I don't know if to talk about it or not?" ”

Zhao Hao looked at this loyal and righteous soldier, smiled slightly, and said, "But it's okay to say it......"

"General, the little one has checked the map of Que and the vicinity in the past few days, and saw that there is a North Mountain near Que and Que, which is the only way for the Qin army, as long as you occupy the North Mountain first, be condescending, and flank the Qin army with the defenders, the Qin army will be defeated, so the key to the victory of this battle is in the North Mountain, and the small suggestion is to rush to the North Mountain before dark tonight to set up camp" Xu Li said in a low voice.

After listening to this, Zhao Hao immediately ordered someone to bring a topographic map, and if he really saw that there was a North Mountain, it was indeed the only way for the Qin army, and with this as a chokehold, he could cut off the supply of grain and grass for the Qin army, even if he couldn't win quickly, trapping him for ten days and half a month, it could also make the Qin army chaotic.

He looked at Xu Li with some surprise, and after being silent for a long time, he said: "Okay, let's take Beishan as a basis, if we win, I will tell the king, and reward for meritorious deeds, if you lose?" ”。

Xu Li bowed his head and said: "If you lose, the little one will offer his own head......"

Zhao Hao was shocked by the inconspicuous-looking soldier in front of him, and said softly: "Let's go back to Handan!" ”

Zhao Hao immediately ordered the army to advance to Beishan.

After the Zhao army occupied Beishan, the general of the Wu'an Qin army, who realized it later, found that he had been fooled, his blocking mission was a failure, and what was waiting for him would be the sword of the king of Qin, but he still had to pass this disappearance to Que and the commander Hu Ming, and immediately sent scouts to Que and sent a letter to Hu Ming, but this letter would never be delivered, and the scout who sent the letter was captured and killed by Zhao Jun on the way.

Seeing that Zhao Hao adopted his suggestion and promised to recommend himself to the king after defeating the Qin army, he felt that his opportunity had finally come.

I have been practicing the Dharma with Master in Gushan for eight years, in order to be able to get ahead and make a contribution in this troubled era. However, it has been five years since he came to Zhao, and he has never had the opportunity to display his talents, and once had the idea of wanting to join another country.

It's just that after some comparison, except for Zhao and Qin, the other vassal states are already going downhill. And Qin State is the enemy who killed his senior brother, how can he help the enemy? Therefore, after thinking about it a few times, I decided to stay in Zhao and wait for the opportunity.

In the past five years, he has been looking for opportunities, but he is soft-spoken, and he will not cling to the powerful, he has hit walls everywhere, he has always been a dispensable Chinese sergeant, and what he has learned in eight years is useless, but fortunately, this time he has the guidance of nobles, and he met his Bole.

As soon as the army set up camp in Beishan, General Zuo Zhao Hao couldn't wait to summon him.

Zhao Hao made an unprecedented decision to let this soldier with little status sit opposite him, and personally poured him wine, and said with a smile: "Xu Li, a spy has come to report, the Qin army has learned that we are here, and we are killing on a large scale at this time, what is your strategy for dealing with the enemy?" ”

Xu Li pondered for a while: "When the Qin army knows that our army is coming, the whole army will inevitably come to the nest, according to the opinion below, our army only needs to block it with bows and arrows, and not confront it head-on, and wait until their morale is frustrated, and then attack, it will definitely win a complete victory."

Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Okay, I'll send a letter to Wei Shuai, and ask him to fight with me when the Qin army is scattered, so that they will not come back."

At this time, a sergeant came to report that the Qin army had arrived at the foot of the mountain, and was ready to fight, clamoring for a decisive battle with the Zhao army.

Zhao Hao stood up, looked at Xu Li and said, "You follow me to the front line to have a look......

Sure enough, as Xu Li said, the Qin army used all its forces and was shouting and scolding at the foot of the mountain. Zhao Hao smiled slightly, and ordered: "The crossbowmen come forward, as long as they dare to go up the mountain, immediately release arrows for me......"

The Qin army shouted and cursed for most of the day, but the Zhao army just refused to go down the mountain to fight, and the Qin army, which had lost patience, was shot back with a bow and crossbow several times in a row. failed to rush forward many times in a row, but many people died, and the morale of the Qin army began to decline. Until the evening, Qin Jun scolded all kinds of ugly words, but Zhao Jun just refused to go down the mountain to fight.

The Qin army began to stir, some thought that the Zhao army was cowardly and did not dare to fight, so they relaxed their vigilance, and some impatient shouted to return to the camp.

Seeing this situation, someone reminded the commander Hu Ming, but Hu Ming said disapprenosingly: "For a day in a row, they are tired of scolding, and they have not eaten a drop of water for a day, some emotions are normal, and there is no need to worry about the sky."

Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhao Hao gave an order, and the sky was full of arrows and rain and black pressure on the head of the Qin army like a dark cloud, and then the army of Zhao State poured out, and the Qin army was in a hurry, scattered and fled, and the commander saw that the Qin army was defeated, and took Que and 30,000 remnants of the army to join the battle, the Qin army was seriously wounded, and the 100,000 army, less than 10,000 people were left to break out of the encirclement and flee westward in a hurry.

The war ended with the defeat of the Qin state, and the myth of the invincibility of the Qin army became history in the hands of the Zhao army.

Zhao Hao did not forget the promise, and recommended Xu Li to King Zhao, and Xu Li got his wish and became the captain of Zhao Guo.

After the celebration banquet, Xu Li returned home, held three sandalwood sticks in front of the incense table in the back room, bowed down, and muttered: "Senior brother, I will definitely avenge you in a short time......

Xu Li walked out of the back hall, and as soon as he walked into the middle hall, he saw General Zuo Zhao Hao walking into the mansion with a young man, Zhao Hao laughed and said: "Captain, I brought a dog to say hello to you......

Xu Li hurriedly walked out, hugged his fists and said: "General......" Then he remembered that Zhao Hao had just been made a prince, and immediately changed his words: "Your Majesty, you can have today under you, it all depends on the grace of the general, how dare you drive me to say hello and shame me!" ”

The young man behind Zhao Hao stepped forward, bowed down and hugged his fists and said, "Student Zhao Meng has seen Mr. ......"

Xu Li was a little confused, so why did this person claim to be a student? I don't have the status of master and apprentice with him! puzzled: "How can I dare to be a teacher?" ”

Zhao Meng looked at his father and said loudly: "The student heard from my father that Mr. is a master disciple of the Gushan Legalist family, so I want to ask Mr. to teach me", Zhao Hao looked at the old subordinate who had just been named a national lieutenant by the king with a smile on his face.

Xu Li didn't expect Zhao Hao to investigate his identity in such a short period of time, and glanced at Zhao Hao thoughtfully: "You are only shallow in your studies, so you are not afraid of ruining your son in your education?" ”

Zhao Hao laughed and said: "Old disciple Li, how can you be shallow in learning, Que and the first battle, the first merit should be Mr., I am stained with Mr.'s light, I have to be crowned the king, and I hope that Mr. will accept the dog."

Xu Li knew that if he wanted to do things in Zhao State in the future, he would have to rely on this, and said with a smile: "If I teach the son badly, the king is not to blame."

The two walked into the middle hall as they spoke, Xu Li ordered someone to bring wine and food, and Zhao Hao drank until he was dizzy before getting up and going home.

Xu Li sent the father and son out of the door, watched them board the carriage, and did not turn around and walk into the house until the carriage was far away.

As soon as I came to the courtyard in front of the middle hall, I saw a gray-robed young man standing in the courtyard with his hands in his hands, and Xu Li, who was a little dizzy, asked, "Who are you?" ”

The young man turned around, looked at Xu Li and said, "Senior brother, you don't know me anymore?" ”

Xu Li rubbed his drunken eyes, took a few steps closer, looked at the young man carefully, and after a while, suddenly smiled: "Stinky boy, why are you, why are you here?" ”