The Qin camp was well covered by the high mountains across the river, and it was completely impossible to see the movement of the Qin army. Zhao Kuo calculated in his heart that if at the current rate, 10,000 people would be trained every day, and it would take 20 days to train the entire army in rotation. This is not what his bread can bear. The food is still on the way, it has not arrived, and Zhao Kuo did not say how much it has been transported this time, for fear of shaking the morale of the army. But he knew in his heart that even if the grain arrived, according to the current quota, it would only be enough to support 40 days, and there was still a huge gap between 100 days. He couldn't say this to anyone, including Lian Po.

The core essence of Bai Qi's report to Xianyang is one sentence: the land is narrow and long, and the soldiers are not many but fine! Therefore, the 20,000 prisoners in Guanzhong are all strong and brave men carefully selected by Zheng Anping, flexible and good at fighting; And the officers at all levels are also the current officials at all levels. The king of Qin granted permission to allocate five thousand from his own swordsmen to go on the expedition with the prisoners.

The Qin swordsmen were the elite troops known as Qi Jishu and Wei Wushu, and they were the only standing army of the Qin State. Although he is called a "swordsman", he is not just a master of swordsmanship, but is synonymous with the sword as a weapon. As the elite force of the Qin State, they were personally led by the King of Qin, with the national lieutenant in charge of training and daily management, and the prime minister in charge of logistics and supply. The current national lieutenant is the fifth doctor Sima Jin, who is the grandson of Sima Cuo, the former minister of Qin. In addition to being proficient in the art of war, the Sima family also studied swordsmanship. Sima Jin inherited his family education, although he was young, he had been promoted to the position of the fifth doctor by virtue of his military merits, and he was only one step away from becoming a concubine.

The King of Qin sent five thousand swordsmen and made a great determination. Before leaving, he summoned Sima Jin into the palace, solemnly awarded the military talisman, and said very seriously: "The widow trusts the whole country, and it is important to pay attention to it!" "Due to the need for absolute secrecy about the swordsman's itinerary, only a few members of the Qin State clan were able to participate in this scene.

According to Zhang Lu's plan, in order to increase the momentum, alarm the world, especially Handan, and save grain for Hedong, the prisoners in Guanzhong were not in a hurry, but gathered in Hexi counties west of the Yellow River from all directions. A county may be one or two hundred, or three or four hundred, all of which shall be led by the county lieutenant, and the officers of each hill, li, and pavilion shall be appointed as officers of all ranks, and those who are insufficient must be filled by the best knights in the hill. - This is a clear instruction from the Governor's Office.

Hexi Pan refers to the west bank of the Yellow River, which, like Hedong, is an important ferry port for Qin and Jin transportation. Hexi changed hands several times between the Qin and Jin dynasties, and it was here that Wu Qi served as the Hexi county guard of the Wei State, killing the Qin army in fear, and creating a record of defeating the Qin army of 500,000 with 50,000 soldiers. The Great Wall, which still stands today, is the proof of Wu Qi's military exploits. However, since Wei moved the capital to Daliang, Hexi was eroded by Qin day by day, and finally the unbearable King of Wei simply offered it to Qin in exchange for temporary peace. The Qin State set up Linjin, Ningqin and other counties here, and there were more than ten cities.

From Qinyi and Xiyi (where the Qin State began) to Hexi, about 800 li, the so-called "800 li Qinchuan" refers to this area. It takes about twenty or thirty days to walk on a regular basis. In addition, there were also prisoners from further afield places such as Longxi and Beidi. Due to the long distance, it was obviously not enough to carry a month's worth of food, and Guanzhong had already been requisitioned and could not provide supplies, so the army had a large number of cattle to carry grain and baggage.

The Qin army's operation to cross the river began in early July. At that time, the conscription of prisoners was not fully completed. Guanzhong gave all the officers and soldiers in Hexi who arrived a month's worth of dry food for each of them: ten catties of fried millet. The counties in Hexi mobilized a large number of boats to and from the ferry. It took ten days to complete all the reinforcements of the Qin army.

The Qin army that crossed the river was scattered on both sides of the road from Pusaka to Anyi, and practiced daily, while officials at all levels secretly gathered in Anyi and obeyed Bai Qi's command. The 5,000 swordsmen commanded by Sima Jin were also dressed as prisoners, and after crossing the river in a concentrated manner, they were arranged to be stationed in Anyi. There, they changed their costumes and called Wu Anjun's pro-camp to the outside world. Only the highest level knows that this unit is personally led by the national lieutenant Sima Jin, where is it so simple as a pro-battalion!

After the swordsmen were stationed in Anyi, Sima Jin immediately sent a group of light and dark sentinels to investigate the movements of the Zhao army. Chen Si also arrived in Anyi with the army, but the advantage of business travel, which he was good at, hardly played a role here, because there were almost no business travelers in Anyi. Therefore, he asked for instructions to take people to the city to lurk. Bai Qi said: "Yicheng is the land of Qin, if you want to do it, why do you need to hide!" ”

Chen Sidao: "Cover it by surprise!" ”

Bai Qi laughed and patted Chen Si's back and said, "It's also the art of war." ”

Chen Sidao: "However, you should also ask for the gentleman's festival charm in case of emergency." ”

Bai Qi didn't hesitate at all, and asked for a "Jun" byte talisman below, and Chen Si hid it closely. That night, he took a few people, changed his clothes, sneaked out of the barracks, and went nowhere.

In the next few days, news came one after another: Zhao Guo appointed Zhao Kuo, the son of Ma Fujun Zhao Hao, as a general, and went to Changping to replace Lian Po. King Zhao gave Zhao Kuo sufficient troops and grain and grass, and mobilized his henchmen and generals, Zhao Kuo wanted grain and food, soldiers and soldiers, and generals, and he was bound to fight with the Qin army!

Hearing the news from the sentinel detective, Bai sneered. Sima Jin compiled the information of the Zhao army and the movements of the Qin army into a brief book every day, and sent military envoys to report to Xianyang overnight.

On the first day of Zhao Kuo's arrival, Sima Jin received reports from various sources that about 5,000 people had arrived in Shangdang. -- Such a large-scale troop movement, without taking any secrecy measures, naturally cannot be concealed from anyone.

Sima Jin reported in vain: "Ma Fuzi is the best!" ”

Bai Qi said: "His father Yierer, let alone his son!" I will capture it! ”

Sima Jin said: "Ma Fuzi is so good, what is his battle? What is it? ”

Bai Qi said: "If you have to defend, you have to be in the battle, and you will also attack." ”

Sima Jin said: "What should be the way to attack it?" ”

Bai Qi said: "Zhao people have no plan, but they take the straight way." ”

Sima Jin said: "In this way, it is a big deal!" ”

The next night, Sima Jin had just sent a report to Xianyang, and Wang Ji's report arrived. Sima Jin Qifeng opened the reading and couldn't help laughing. Bai Qi said: "What is the gratifying plan of the chief Zuo? ”

Sima Jin said: "Zuo Shu is now in the martial arts, so he threw dung to play Zhao Jun. The months of accumulation in the camp were all gone. ”

Bai Qi said: "Why throw it with dung? ”

Sima Jin said: "If he wants to fill the trench, he knows that the city cannot be pulled out, and he deserves it with dung." ”

Bai Qi said: "Foolish, stupid! Although it is a martial arts, it can't be a child's play, and the military has to be a play? Write a book to denounce it! In the future, the military will be combined with actual combat! Sima Jin didn't want Wang Qi's clever plan to be reprimanded by Bai Qi, although he felt that Bai Qi was making a big fuss, but he didn't dare to refute it, so he had to repeat it. Bai Qi said: "You are a book, I will visit it one day." ”

Sima Jin said: "Where are you going? ”

Bai Qi said: "But look at the children's ears. ”

Sima Jin repaired another book under the lamp, sent an envoy to the front line, and told Wang Yi that the king would come to the camp on the first day, and he must not play during the martial arts.

When Zhao Kuo was training the Zhao army at the south wall, Bai Qi led a team of cavalry from Anyi into Wang Yi's camp. It was late afternoon when I arrived. Wang Yi was already at the lookout post on the South Mountain, watching Zhao Kuo's martial arts performance for a long time. Bai Qi galloped from the mountain road and met Wang Ji, and the two watched Zhao Jun's martial arts drill together on the mountain. After looking at it for a while, Bai Qi said: "Ma Fuzi can understand the art of war, and it is not light." ”

Wang Yi said: "I see that Zhao Jun is scattered and has nothing to do, how can he pass it? ”

Bai Qi said: "Every time it comes out, it is beneficial, and it can make up for its shortcomings, so it is also passable." ”

Wang Yi said: "I will come out one day, and show the way of using soldiers." ”

Bai Qi said: "Yesterday was out, why not today?" ”

Wang Yu said: "Yesterday, the one who came out of it, Gai Ying Zhao Kuozhi is also. Those who don't come out today want to see Zhao Kuo's changes. ”

Bai Qi said: "Who is Zhao Kuo?" ”

Wang Yi was surprised: "Ma Fuzi also." ”

Bai Qi said: "Ma Fuzi's name is Zhao Kuo? How do you know it? ”

Wang Yi said: "The minister reported two days ago, and found out that Zhao Jun was 5,000, and he was the leader, covering Zhao Kuoye." ”

Bai Qi said: "Five thousand Zhao troops are here, this can be explored." Zhao Kuozhi, how to find out? ”

Wang Yi said: "But think about the situation and get it." ”

Bai Qi said: "Be practical, don't think about it!" ”

Wang Yi immediately ordered a sentry to enter the enemy camp or capture the Zhao army, so as to find out who the Zhao general was coming.

It's not a difficult task. Although the Danshui line is heavily guarded, in the valley behind Shicheng, there are mixed military and civilians, and there are even various places to play.

Zhao Kuo naturally didn't know that he worked day and night, and his every move was watched by others with different eyes and from different angles, and then sorted out by people with good intentions and sent to the camp of the Qin army.

When Wang Di sent people to investigate, Chen Si, who was hidden in Yicheng, also learned the news from the mouth of the merchants, and the merchants in various cities were full of praise for the singers there, where the demand for goods was huge, all the wine, meat, vegetables and fruits were all precious, a jar of wine, a pound of meat, a load of vegetables and fruits, and even a load of firewood, you can linger in those places, and enjoy the wonderful posture and singing voice of the Zhao women.

Seeing that Chen Si, who was inserting stitches, faced with such a huge gap, where would he let it go. After personally exploring, he immediately drew up a reconnaissance plan, and sent people to bury his eyeliner here in phases and batches, set up stakes, distribute manpower, and find a path. Only then did Chen Si find out that the people who did business here were not all Shangdang locals, but a considerable number of them were from Handan, and some were even people who were well-known in Handan. When they learned about the way to make money here, they gathered together one after another, and they made a small fortune by acting into a business experience. This made Chen Sisi overjoyed, and he increased his investment in this intelligence bonanza.

After a night of visits, when the army was ordered the next day, Wang Di confidently reported to Bai Qi: "It has been found that the chief general of the Zhao army is now Zhao Kuo, and Lian Po is still in the camp, and he has not yet left." ”