The 5,000 people brought by Zhao Kuo only brought ten days of grain each. If there are soldiers who are not properly arranged, it is possible to break the gap today, so Zhao Kuo is in a hurry to let them enter the camp so that they can have something to eat. But what Lian Po meant was to take them in after breakfast. He was a little disappointed, but he couldn't do anything about it.

After a sleepless night, everyone was a little tired, but Lian Po was still energetic. After leading everyone into the big tent, the drums of the gathering army sounded. Lian Po whispered to Zhao Kuo: "The young general ordered troops this morning!" ”

Zhao Kuo's heart was shocked, and the tiredness of his whole body was swept away, and he immediately asked all the officers he brought to stand in front of the tent, and he and Lian Po stood in front of the queue, and all the guests were resting in the tent - they should have been in front of the tent.

200,000 troops will be sent from different directions to report to Zhao Kuo the name of their commander, battalion number, existing strength and garrison location. Zhao Kuo didn't understand the situation, so he could only order the strengthening of the defense one by one, and there were no other instructions. Although it was only a routine matter, the reports of the twenty people also lasted for some time.

Then it's time for breakfast. Zhao Kuo found that Changping was really half-eaten, and the porridge in the bowl was clear, and there was only one bowl per person; Vegetables and vegetables are wild vegetables and fruits picked from the mountains, with some bitterness. Zhao Kuo's mood became heavy. That's what he's going to face every day, twice a day, about a hundred days from now until October, two hundred times...... Not to mention the endless number of other things.

After breakfast, Lian Po asked the disciples to vacate the ten military camps near the big tent for the general's personal troops to be stationed. And put these 5,000 people in other camps. The doorman said: "The people who go around the tent are all the elite of the whole army, and they can't stay away." ”

Zhao Kuo hurriedly said: "The new army of Handan can temporarily live under Shicheng. As soon as it was convenient, he moved back to the camp. ”

So Lian Po asked a few disciples to go to the valley behind Shicheng to find a clean place and set up ten camps. The doorman took the command.

Zhao Kuo said: "I am willing to revisit the rest." ”

Lian Po said: "I'm afraid it's not enough." The Qin people are coming, and the major generals and ministers break the Qin. ”

Zhao Kuo's heart was shocked again. It seems that in Changping, not only have to face two half-full meals a day, but also face an attack by the Qin people once a day. He hurriedly said: "I was about to ask for advice on how to break the enemy!" ”

Lian Po glanced at Zhao Kuo and his subordinate officers, and said, "And lie awake for a while, otherwise you won't be able to help!" Then he went out and informed the lookout post: "If you see the Qin army, you will report it!" ”

When the tent was quiet, Zhao Kuo felt tired and excited, and bursts of nervousness impacted his tired body, making him neither quiet nor able to think about problems. He looked around, and all the young generals who came with him also had this expression. Zhao Kuo said: "Let's sleep for a while, I will definitely observe Qin's movements in a short time, and refer to Qin's strategy in detail!" ”

Not long after, the lookout shouted: "The Qin army is out!" Zhao Kuo and the others jumped up and rushed out of the big tent. But he saw that Lian Po was already standing on an earthen platform at the foot of the mountain. When Zhao Kuo and others came to power, Lian Po said: "The minister has no form, please fight!" ”

Zhao Kuo hurriedly said: "Respectfully! ”

Lian Po ordered: "Drumming, yellow flag!" ”

The white flag was raised on the platform and the drums of war were sounded. There is also an earthen platform at the foot of the third mountain, on which three flags are raised, and war drums are also sounded at the same time. Seeing that there was an echo over there, Lian Po ordered his earthen platform to stop beating drums. While watching the soldiers of each battalion go out of the camp to the fortress, he explained to Zhao Kuo: "The ministers have 400,000 people as the five armies, each with a banner, red, yellow, blue, white, and black. As he spoke, he instructed Zhao Kuo to show it. The five-color flags are hung under the flagpole, and there are people next to them to protect them.

Then Lian Po pointed to the valley mouth more than 20 miles away and said, "Most of the Qin people come out of there. When Zhao Kuo saw it, Taniguchi did not have an army, so he asked, "Where is his army?" ”

Lian Po pointed to the mountain on the edge of the valley and said: "Ruguan Ridge, there are flags moving. ”

Zhao Kuo looked at the ridge, and under Lian Po's reminder, he seemed to see the flash of the flag. Zhao Kuo asked, "Will you be in a hurry?" Is it a little late? ”

Lian Po said: "Wait for work with ease, and the way to win is also." Rather than wait for the enemy first, not be invincible and defenseless. Thou shalt see the way of the enemy. ”

The Danshui barrier was set up at the foot of the mountain, and there was almost no terrain on the earthen platform to block the view, and Zhao Kuo could clearly see the situation when Zhao Jun rushed up the barrier. When the Zhao army was all lying on the edge of the barrier at the interval of one step, the Qin army at the mouth of the valley over there also began to appear.

Zhao Kuo concentrated his breath and watched carefully, the first Qin army to come out was the flag soldiers, each setting up a portal; Then the armies from far and near, in turn, filled into the banner, but in a few moments, a large array of 10,000 people was lined up. Lian Po said to Zhao Kuo: "The young general is fortunate to have to watch the Qin army's big array." Then he ordered: "Long horn! The trumpeter behind him immediately raised his horn, mustered up all his strength, and blew a melodious sound. Not long after, an equally long trumpet sounded at the foot of the opposite hill.

The smell of scorching burns wafts through the air. The Qin people didn't go out immediately, as if they were arranging something. Zhao Kuo was very uneasy in his heart, he was worried that the Qin people would concentrate their strength and make a fierce charge, and he might not be able to withstand it. He quietly looked at Lian Po, who looked calm, concerned and serene.

There was a faint sound of drums from the Qin army, and the Qin array was shaking slightly, coming north. At the foot of the opposite hill, a horn sounded, and one flag after another was raised, informing the armies of the Danshui defense line to prepare for battle. I don't know what reason, the Qin army did not attack the opposite barrier nearby, but traveled several miles north, and took a good position in front of the barrier under the Danzhu Ridge. This was under Zhao Kuo's nose, and the earth platform where he was located was only four or five miles away from the barrier of the Zhao army.

The defenders on the Danzhu Ridge built several pavilions on the hillside, and each pavilion had 100 archers. These pavilion barriers are covered by the main position of Danzhuling, which is relatively safe, in case it does not work, the defenders are allowed to abandon the barrier and return to the main position, there is no need to defend it, and it is an auxiliary position of the Danzhuling position. However, when the Qin army approached, the soldiers on these pavilion barriers also condescendingly shot arrows, threatening the flanks of the Qin army, so that the Qin army could not find the most favorable sortie position. 10,000 people bent aggrievedly on a small piece of flat ground between the river and the hillside, and their every move was under the watchful eye of Zhao Jun.

The Qin army lined up one or two miles away from Danshui, and the first line was still a shield soldier. The commander of the Qin army will climb the hillside with a banner. At this time, it was already noon, the sun was scorching the earth, and the first line of shield soldiers of the Qin army began to move forward under the urging of the drums.

Zhao Kuo asked, "Why doesn't Qin Nai send arrows?" ”

Lian Po said: "He knows that the battle is futile, and he is afraid that the arrow will go and not return, so he has no shot." ”

Zhao Kuo pointed at Qin Jun and said, "What he stood behind the formation, isn't it an archer?" ”

Lian Po said: "Yes." Although he does not think it is an attack, it is necessary to fight. If Zhao strikes it, it will be used. As he was talking, Lian Po suddenly "pouted", Zhao Kuo followed the sound and also saw the problem, the Qin army sent a group of five hundred shield soldiers, followed by two rows of halberd soldiers, only 1,500 people, and the front was only about a mile long. Lian Po said: "Qin doesn't have a plan, don't shoot it." ”

As he spoke, an order came from below: "Don't shoot without an order!" "Halberd soldiers go to the city!" So the halberders advanced and lay down in the wall. Seeing that the Qin army was forcing twenty or thirty paces away, a drum sounded in the Qin army, and the Zhao army also sounded the drum, and the Zhao army halberders who were lying under the wall shouted together, ready to meet the Qin army's charge, while the archers immediately retreated after shooting the arrows in their hands.

Surprisingly, Zhao Jun did not welcome the Qin army who rushed over, but saw that Qin Jun threw a bunch of unknown things. Seeing this, the commander of the organic spirit ordered to "lay down", and the soldiers who did not lay down were dumbfounded. There was no damage, and due to the distance, most of the things were falling outside the wall, and only a few were thrown into the wall. The Qin people shouted, as if they were about to charge, but they quickly retreated with the wounded in tow.

A foul stench permeated the ramparts. Several officers came down to inspect what the Qin people had thrown in, and there was a vicious curse from the position.

Lian Po also seemed to be a little angry, and said, "The Qin people are deceiving me very much! When the time came, the 10,000 people guarding this section would send an envoy to report: "The Qin people throw dung, that is, retreat!" ”

Lian Po asked, "Why throw twenty steps away?" ”

The military envoy took out a bag and said, "The Qin people put dung in rags, so they can be big and far." ”

Zhao Kuo didn't seem to expect that the Qin people would come to such a hand and dig up the dung in his camp as a weapon.

Just as this side was reporting, Zhao Jun attacked again. A group of people were changed, but it was still the same formation just now, but this time, after hearing the sound of Qin Jun's drums, the Zhao army's halberders did not get up, but were shot by the archers with dense arrows. This tactic was very effective: when the shield spread out, revealing the halberdiers behind them, the arrows whizzed; Although the halberdiers threw the dung of their hands and feet, many more people were killed and wounded by the arrows, after all, this time they came prepared. Qin Jun also dragged his wounded companion back.

Zhao Kuo asked, "If you chase it, how so?" ”

Lian Po said: "And thirty or twenty steps away, I can't catch up." ”

The third time, the Qin people learned to be obedient and no longer used the sound of drums to give orders, but switched to passwords. Due to the distance, when the command was given, the Zhao army failed to shoot arrows in time, and the Qin army, after throwing the dung, quickly retracted behind the shield and retreated, with almost no casualties.

The fourth time, Zhao Jun summed up the lesson in time, and when the Qin army entered the throwing distance, he beat the drum in time, caught the Qin army by surprise, and once again inflicted a lot of casualties on the other side.

In the four attacks, although the Qin army threw a large pile of dung in front of the Zhao army's fortress, which affected the mood very much, it also suffered casualties themselves, and in comparison, the Zhao army took advantage of it. At the end of the fourth attack, the Qin army shouted gold and retreated to the camp gate. The Qin army set up a retreating formation, covering one by one, and slowly retreated towards the valley mouth. Zhao Jun did not launch a pursuit, and just watched the other party enter the valley.

After the Qin army retreated, Lian Po sent migrant workers to clean up the dung in front of the barrier and pick up all the arrows shot. When the migrant workers were doing these jobs, smoke curled in the Zhao military camp, but there was no cooking smoke in the Qin military camp. Zhao Kuo and the others were still reminiscing about the battle just now on the soil platform, and when they saw this scene, they all felt strange and asked, "Why do the Qin people have nothing to do?" ”