Chapter 24: Zhou City's Trickery



On the city of Handan, the beacon fire is in the sky, Chen Yu is the main general, nearly 30,000 Zhao troops launched five attacks on Handan City, the time span is as much as three months, but Handan City has not been able to take it for a long time, at this time Handan City is full of corpses, blood flows like a river, wolf smoke is full of eyes, the fire is pervasive, and even some wounded soldiers who are not dead are also engulfed in the fire, they struggle, howl, until they are completely dead,

On the city tower, Boyi looked at the gradually retreating Zhao army, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, if Li Liang did not return to the army, Handan City would be lost, but what made Boyi even more anxious was that if the Zhao army captured Handan, would they do anything to their subordinates, perhaps, on the day the city was broken, they could only burn the jade,

If it weren't for worrying about the generals and the remaining more than 3,000 soldiers under his command, Boyi would have already killed himself with a sword and abandoned Handan City.

With a long sigh, Bo Yi turned and left,

North of Handan City, Quliang area, the battalion of the Zhao army is stationed here, since the defeat of Li Liang's main force, Zhao Xie withdrew to Xindu, the heavy task of marching into Handan fell on Chen Yu alone, 40,000 troops, attack Handan five times, at this time, the remaining soldiers and horses have been less than 30,000, just Handan City, will become Chen Yu insurmountable a hurdle,

This made Chen Yu feel a little angry, and, according to the information Chen Yu obtained, the available troops in the hands of Boyi have been reduced from more than 10,000 people at the beginning to more than 3,000 people today, so Chen Yu will launch a war against Handan again today, but the final outcome is still the defeat of the Zhao army.

What kind of belief is it that supports the defenders of Handan City, and can make them defend the city so desperately,

Chen Yu really couldn't understand, and in his frustration, a relative came in with the curtain lifted, came to Chen Yu, and arched his hand: "General, according to the report from the spies, the Qin army of nearly 500,000 has crossed the Yellow River from Baimajin and is heading towards Handan,"

"What," Chen Yu exclaimed, this sudden news made Chen Yu can't believe it, did the Qin army move to Hebei so soon,

Nearly 500,000 troops, what a momentum, Chen Yu didn't dare to hesitate, looked at the generals on the side, and said loudly: "Quick, give the order to withdraw the army, reply to the capital,"

Half an hour later, Chen Yu led 30,000 remnants of the army, hurriedly left the camp, with baggage, and withdrew to Xindu, at the same time, a vanguard force of 20,000 people crossed Ye County and went straight to Handan City.

Soon, this army came to the west gate of Handan City, and the first general, a horse, came out of the city, jumped off the horse, looked at the corpses all over the ground, and the smoke of gunpowder, his tears could not help falling,

Judging from the military robes, many of these soldiers and horses are the defenders of Handan City, some of them fell to death, some were burned to death, and some were beaten to death, which was unbearable.

When Li Liang was walking among the corpses with tears in his eyes, the city gate of Handan slowly opened, and a general rushed out, staggering, it can be seen that he was extremely tired, until he was about to reach Li Liang's side, tears had fallen unconsciously, his voice trembled, and he choked up: "General, you finally ...... Coming back,"

Li Liang looked at the voice, the person who came was Boyi, his deputy general, it was his strength that made Handan City not lost, and he had the weight to speak in front of Zhang Han, Li Liang was moved, and then looked at Boyi's embarrassed appearance, Li Liang picked up Boyi, who was kneeling on one knee, poured him into his arms, gently beat his back, and moved: "Thank you for your hard work,"

The two reunited after a long absence, Bo Yi endured his excitement, pointed to the city, and laughed: "Since the general is back, let's talk in the city,"

After speaking, Bo Yi glanced at the good horse not far away, and nodded to him slightly as a greeting,

Three days later, the main force of the Qin army arrived one after another, in addition to the vanguard troops, the rest of the soldiers and horses, successively built camps outside the city, stretching for hundreds of miles, at this time Handan City has begun to repair, the corpses all over the outside have also been buried, some of the corpses of the Zhao army, also thrown into the mountains, burned on the spot,

It can be said that in just three days, Handan City has taken on a new look, at this time, Zhang Han's main force has just arrived, an extremely majestic horse, Zhang Han stands proudly, not far away, Li Liang and the generals stand in a row, obviously, they have been waiting for a long time,

Zhang Han looked up at the tall Handan City again, he nodded with satisfaction, this tall city, that is, the capital of Zhao State, is now full of devastation, can no longer repair the city defense, must live in the people, in this way, even if the Zhao army recaptures Handan, it is also an ordinary county seat, and the Qin army can recapture Handan without much effort,

Once this idea germinated in Zhang Han's mind, it was like a budding tree, growing higher and higher, Zhang Han gradually made up his mind in his heart, at this time, Zhang Han rode his horse and walked towards Li Liang and others.

"I've seen the general," everyone bowed their hands one after another, and Zhang Han raised his hand with a smile on the horse: "You don't have to be polite, let's talk in the city,"

On both sides of the road creeping the people of Zhao State, they eat pot pulp, welcome the Qin army to retake Handan City, Zhang Han at this time under the protection of everyone, walking in the street, not long, the team came to the former Zhao Palace, there have already been Zhang Han's personal guards here, they carried out a strict search inside and outside the palace, at this time, Zhang Han dismounted at the gate of the palace, strode to the palace // inside,

At this time, Li Liang has officially transferred the information of the military registration and personnel of the defenders of Handan City to Zhang Han, that is to say, Zhang Han has completely taken over Handan City, after the handover ceremony, Liangju handed over the population information of Handan City, although this information is not the most complete and latest, but it is what Zhang Han wants to see the most at this time,

When Liangju retreated, Zhang Han looked at the population statistics of the people of Handan City, and he ordered aloud: "I have two requirements, first, destroy all the forts in Handan City, and no more defenses will be added before the Zhao land is stabilized, and the people will move to Hanoi,"

After speaking, Zhang Han looked at everyone, and seeing that Li Liang's face was slightly embarrassed, he couldn't help but smile and said: "In half a month, I am going to start a war against Xindu, completely defeat the Zhao army, and migrate the people, it is very necessary,"

Seeing Zhang Han say this, Li Liang didn't dare to refute, so he had to give up his hand and sing a promise, at this time, Zhang Han said: "My second request, reorganize the troops, train strictly, and after half a month, I will start a full-scale war with the Zhao army,"

Everyone sang promises, Zhang Han stretched his waist slightly tired, half a month's rapid march, he was really tired, at this time sleepiness struck, Zhang Han waved his hand to everyone, ordered: "Let's all go down,"

Everyone sang a promise and was about to leave, at this time, a messenger rushed in in a panic and said: "Report, General Dong Yi was defeated in Chen County, and the soldiers were lost, and the remnants of the army were less than 3,000 at this time, so I asked the general for help,"

"What," Zhang Han got up suddenly, the fatigue just now was gone, looking at the anxious gaze of the messenger, Zhang Han realized that the battle situation in Shandong had been sublimated, and I am afraid it was not as simple as he thought, at this time, Zhang Han asked unhappily: "Who defeated Dong Yi,"

"I heard that it's Chu Jun Xiangzhuang," the messenger said extremely uncertainly, at this time, Zhang Han angrily picked up the inkstone, threw it over, and said hatefully: "Go and inquire for me, I want accurate information,"

The messenger knelt down in fright, and arched his hand: "The general is angry, let's go and investigate,"

The messenger left in a panic, looking at the same shocked expressions of everyone, Zhang Han sighed, and said helplessly: "The destruction of the fort, the people living in the country are imminent, I ask you to do it within three days, and in five days, our whole army will go south, I will meet them in person,"

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On the gallop road north of Xue County, a wave of about 5,000 cavalry is chasing the fleeing Qin army, this Qin army is the subordinate of Li Ying, the supervisor of Sichuan, there are about 700 people, they have been defeated again and again, after the defeat of the Fengyi army, retreat to Sichuan County, and from the defeat of Sichuan County, rushed into Qi County, at this time, ran out of Qi County, fled to Xue County, but Xue County has few villains, or was smashed by the Pei army, helpless, Li Ying, the supervisor of Sacheon, had to lead more than 700 remnants, continue to run,

It can be said that Peijun's strength is far more powerful than Li Ying thought, at this time, Li Ying's only hope is to flee to Langya County, where he temporarily avoided trouble, but Peijun chased him very closely, and Li Ying felt that the danger was gradually approaching.

Indeed, the one who pursued Li Ying behind was Liu Bang's command, Zuo Sima Cao was uninjured, he took the lead, led five thousand cavalry, galloped all the way, refused to give up Li Ying easily, and was about to catch up, Cao Wushu took out an arrow from the horse bag, and took off the curved bow from the back, aiming at Li Ying, but the distance was too far, Cao Wushu had to speed up the horse and continue the pursuit,

Gradually, the two teams got closer and closer, Cao Wushu finally saw the opportunity, the feather arrow rose into the air, rushed forward, and actually shot through Li Ying's back heart, with a miserable scream, Li Ying fell off the horse,

With Li Ying falling off his horse, his 700 remnants of the army were even more chaotic, some had fallen off their horses because of fear, and some had stopped their horses, prostrate on the ground, begging for mercy.

Cao Wushu came to Li Ying's corpse, jumped off the horse, cut off Li Ying's head with a sword, and couldn't help laughing: "Those who surrender will not die, and those who dare to resist will be killed."

In the afternoon, Cao Wuxian returned to the barracks to resume his life, Liu Bang saw that Li Ying was dead, and Liao Zhan of Sachet was nowhere to be found, so he ordered that the army march to Kang's father, where the soldiers and horses were reorganized, and then the line was determined.

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In the palace of King Wei, Wei Qi sat high and then went up, several generals and ministers sat on the left and right, everyone drank hot tea, and discussed the current situation in the world.

"Since Li Liang's rebellion, Zhao has always been in a slump, Zhao is turbulent, I heard, Zhang Han and under the instigation of Li Liang, the army pressed the border, and wanted to recover Zhao, I think, if Zhao is destroyed, in the north, there will be no force to contain the Qin army, our Wei State, will also become the next target of the Qin army, the current situation is dangerous, it is better to prepare for war, to the north to help," the person who spoke, it was Zhou City, everyone listened to his analysis, nodded frequently, but it was Wei Zhi, his mind was not in the north of Zhao land, but in the south, Liu Bang's power made it difficult for Wei to sleep,

This suddenly rising force also threatens the Wei State, and after a short thought, Wei Ji expressed his worries: "Liu Bang's troops are in high spirits, adjacent to the Wei State, I think, he may want to wait for the opportunity to advance north, it is better to give up the idea of northern aid for the time being, and garrison troops at the border, in case Liu Bang takes advantage of the chaos to go north, it is the best policy,"

Wei Shi's thoughts couldn't help but make Zhou Shi laugh, and after the laughter, Zhou Shi said refreshingly: "This matter is not difficult, why bother Wang Shi, I have a plan to discipline Liu Bang to withdraw from the army in the future,"

"Oh, what is the prime minister's good plan, let's hear it," Wei Zhi was also interested in Zhou Shi's words, at this time, Zhou Shi got up and said with a smile: "I heard that Liu Bang and Yongya are not in harmony, this northern expedition, Liu Bang used Yongya to guard Pei County, this is self-destruction, we just instigate Yongya, Xu Gaoguan, Yongya will rebel, how can Liu Bang not return to the army to quell the rebellion,"

After speaking, Zhou Shi looked at Wei Ji intently, and everyone couldn't help but raise their heads and laugh,

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