Handan!

Since the Marquis of Zhao Jinghou moved the capital here, this great city served as the capital of Zhao for 158 years.

And before that, it was six hundred years old.

It is said that in the distant Yin Shang era, Emperor Xin had built a large number of palace annexes in Handan, and since then the name of Handan has appeared on the stage of history and has been used to this day.

After becoming the capital of Zhao State, Handan was strengthened and repaired by the Zhao kings of previous dynasties, and became the world's first-class fortified capital.

This city is the most difficult bone for the Qin State to go east and want to annex the world.

In particular, the battle of Qin's attack on Handan more than 30 years ago is well-known to the whole world, and all the famous figures involved in it are the world's most famous figures.

In that year, King Zhaoxiang of Qin sent the five great doctors Wang Ling to lead an army to attack Zhao, and reached the outside of Handan City, where he encountered stubborn resistance from Zhao's general Lian Po.

The whole country of Zhao was united, and Zhao Xiangpingjun also scattered all his family wealth, and incorporated his wife and concubine into the army to go to the national disaster together.

Under the unanimous resistance of the Zhao people, the Qin army was still unable to win by the second year. The king of Qin increased his army by 100,000 to support Wang Ling, but was defeated by the Zhao army, killing five colonels and suffering heavy casualties.

The king of Qin was furious and ordered Wu Anjun to take charge of the army, but Bai Qi said that he was sick and resigned.

The helpless King of Qin could only change his order to replace Wang Ling as the main general, and increase his troops to continue the siege of Handan. But I didn't expect that the Zhao army was strong, and nearly half of the Qin army that hit directly was killed and wounded, and it still couldn't capture Handan.

At this time, Qin Xiang Fan Sui recommended Zheng Anping as a general, led an army of 50,000 and carried a large amount of grain and grass to support Wang Yi.

Under the reckless siege of the Qin army, although Handan was still strong, the food in the city had run out, and King Zhao Xiaocheng was forced to ask Wei and Chu for help.

After that, there were incidents such as the famous "Mao Sui self-recommendation" and Xinlingjun's "stealing talismans to save Zhao".

The Qin army was heavily damaged by the alliance of princes, and Wang Yi led the Qin army to retreat to Hedong, while the Qin general Zheng Anping surrendered to Zhao with 20,000 Qin troops under siege, and was also named Wuyang Jun by King Zhao Xiaocheng.

In the Battle of Handan, the Qin army suffered nearly 200,000 casualties, which was the largest defeat suffered by the Qin State since its eastward departure.

One of the most regrettable is that Wu Anjun Bai Qi was angered because of this and was given death by the King of Qin.

At the same time, Qin Xiang Fan Ju was also implicated by Zheng Anping, who was recommended, and suffered from Zhu Lian.

The Battle of Handan was the first major victory won by the Eastern vassal states in the joint resistance against Qin, and it swept away the haze caused by the Battle of Changping.

But alas, the strongest fortresses are often conquered from within.

Handan, Handan!

One of the most difficult capitals in the world to conquer was still surrendered to the feet of King Qin after all.

Zhao Tuo sighed lightly, when he had seen the might of the Qin army with his own eyes, and after carefully observing the territory under the rule of the Qin people on the way to Handan, he once again clearly understood.

In addition to national strength, whether it is the ruling class, or the social system, or the army, and the people at the bottom, the Qin State is far stronger than the six countries of Shandong.

Even if Jing Ke's assassination of Qin really succeeded, it was nothing more than a change of King Qin.

Qin and the world are the general trend, and no one can resist them.

"Tuo, I heard those Qin cavalrymen say. A few days ago, there was a rebellion in Handan City, so during this time, martial law was imposed in the city, and we couldn't go in. ”

Heng didn't know when he came behind Zhao Tuo to share the information he had gotten.

At this time, the convoy stopped on a flat ground outside Handan City, and everyone was camping to spend the night.

Zhao Tuo had just finished feeding the horses, and when he heard Heng's words, he was immediately surprised: "Those Qin people told you?" ”

He pouted, "I overheard." Hmph, those dog Qin people occupied the land of my Zhao country and killed my Zhao people. I can't wait to eat their flesh and sleep their skin, how can I talk to them. ”

Zhao Tuo whispered: "Heng, since they are all here." Don't say this kind of thing, otherwise if someone hears it, you will be killed. You are the only one left in your clan now, if you die easily, then it will really be over, I'm sorry for the ancestral gods. ”

Hearing Zhao Tuo say this, the anger on Heng's face receded suddenly.

He bit his lip, "Understood, I'll be careful." ”

Seeing Heng's appearance, Zhao Tuo breathed a sigh of relief.

In these years, the angry youth will not live long.

Especially Heng, who has the hatred of killing his father with the hatred of losing his country, according to his temperament, he may not be slaughtered by the Qin people one day because he said the wrong thing. Or the blood is up, looking for the Qin people to work hard, and finally end up losing their lives.

Therefore, Zhao Tuo often instilled the concept of "unfilial piety has three, and no queen is great" on the road, all in order to let this young man have the motivation to live, and now it seems that there are still some results.

"Tuo, I know you're doing it for my good. I also know the strength of the Qin people, even if I try my best to kill one or two Qin people, it is useless, but it will cut off the bloodline passed down from my ancestors. ”

"Although you are smaller than me, you have more wisdom than me. I will listen to you, and after the Yan Kingdom has finished dedicating the land to the King of Qin this time and made a covenant, I will follow the mission to the Yan Kingdom. Finding a piece of land there to survive will not make my family extinct. ”

Heng, who was successfully brainwashed, gradually looked away, but Zhao Tuo was speechless.

He knew very well that there would be no Yan-Qin peace talks at all, let alone the paradise of Yan Kingdom for survival.

On this trip, there is death and no life.

Zhao Tuo didn't think of a way to escape for the time being, but he tested Jing Ke on the way and found an excuse to leave the convoy.

But they were all rejected by Jing Ke, and the flickering light in those deep eyes made Zhao Tuo dare not speak again.

Because of Han Nan's betrayal, Jing Ke was very concerned about the team members.

No one is allowed to leave, even if someone is sick or injured on the road, they are directly loaded into the cart and pulled all the way.

Everyone had to go to Xianyang, except for corpses.

Just when Zhao Tuo was thinking hard about how to escape, time passed like a white horse, passed in an instant, and it was evening in a blink of an eye.

The sky was dark, except for the half-moon hanging high in the sky, dotted with scattered stars.

Zhao Tuo finished a little relief under the gaze of the patrol ranger, and was about to go back to the camp tent set up in the afternoon to rest, but suddenly found that there was a person standing in front of the camp.

Jing Ke!

That person was Jing Ke, who was dressed in plain white and deep clothes, and he stood there quietly, like an ancient tree, silent.

"I've seen Jing Qing."

Zhao Tuo hurriedly saluted.

"You come with me."

Jing Ke said lightly, turned around and walked towards a bush not far away.

Zhao Tuo gasped, and his heart slammed like a deer.

This man was invited late at night, what did he want to do?

Zhao Tuo suspected that the reason why Qin Wuyang targeted him everywhere was probably related to his appearance.

Han Nan chose him to blame, maybe there is also this factor. Otherwise, Heng is obviously much more stupid than Zhao Tuo, why not blame him?

Now that he was summoned by Jing Ke late at night, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but be a little scared, and he thought of Jing Ke's story of "eating thousands of miles of horse liver and loving beautiful hands", which was even more terrifying.

Zhao Tuo held his hand on his shirt and followed behind Jing Ke tremblingly.

The ranger who was patrolling not far away saw this scene and shook his head and turned away.

In the shadow of another tent, a pair of gloomy eyes watched the two leave, and the light in their eyes became colder and colder.