King Zhao sent Tian Dan, who was retired in Zhao State, to ask the princes for food, but Tian Dan himself did not go back, so he stayed in Chu State and became a bosom friend with the newly sealed Chu Ling Yin Chun Shenjun Huang Xie. On this day, the two cooked crabs and wine, and discussed the trend of the world together. Gradually talking about Changping. Tian Dan praised Zhao Kuo for maintaining the army's spirit in the midst of danger and praising him. Huang Xie said: "You are alone in Jimo, and you are also sleepy!" ”

Tian Dan said: "Jimo Zhishou also, although the army is invincible, the battle is invincible, but there is no shortage of grain, and it has to turn around for several years." ”

Huang Xie said: "The dispute over Changping will take several years? ”

Tian Dan said: "There is no grain and grass inside, and there are no reinforcements outside, and it is difficult to hold on for a month." How can we hold on to it again? It is only in a few days. Only Qin and Zhao fought for what Jun wanted, and both were injured in defeat, and it seemed that there was not enough. ”

Huang Xie said: "The world is unpredictable, and it is the same. Everything is done! ”

Tian Dan said: "Will you also fight on the outskirts of Handan?" ”

Huang Xie said: "How can you do it? ”

Tian Dan said: "King Zhao is young and strong, but if he is agitated by righteousness, he will not be for Qin." And the battle of Handan is also revealed! ”

Huang Xie said: "If the army of Changping breaks out, it may fight in Handan. Now they are all surrounded by Changping, how can they go to Handan? ”

Tian Dan said: "The loss of Changping is also, and Yu Zhao is the loss of 400,000 deaths; Yu Qin has been holding on for many years, how can he be enough for the party. If there is no other reason, we will fight again. If you fight again, you will go to Handan! ”

Huang Xie said: "May you say it!" ”

Tian Dan said: "Since the minister came out on the orders of King Zhao, he can't return to his life without returning." I would like to resign. ”

Huang Xie said: "Jun returns to Zhao today, it is useless." May you dwell in it temporarily. If Qin and Zhao fight for Handan, it will be the day of the king's contribution. ”

Tian Dan thought for a while and said, "If you grow crab wine, why don't you live there!" ”

Huang Xie said: "The products of Chu, the cicadas of spring, the frogs of summer, the crabs of autumn, and the fish of winter are all beautiful." After the years of the king's residence, the ministers will serve it one by one, and there will be no defects. ”

Tian Dan said: "I heard that Chu Ci is very beautiful, I can entertain my ears and eyes, I would like to give it a smell!" ”

Huang Xie smiled: "What a way! ”

The next day, Huang Xie arranged an independent house for Tiandan, equipped with a full set of bands and singing and dancing.

The Battle of Changping is undoubtedly the focus of Huang Xie's current attention. He is particularly concerned about who will come out to help. In the past month, only the Qi and Wei people have funded some food, and it even has the meaning of taking advantage of the fire to rob; The Koreans simply pretend that this did not happen, as if the party is not their own territory and has nothing to do with them. The Yan people seem to be preparing for war, preparing to regain lost territory from the Zhao people. Huang Xie had to admit that the threat of the Qin people was effective, and there was also a basis on the battlefield: the Qin army of 100,000 actually took an encirclement posture against the Zhao army of 400,000, and the Zhao army could not break through! Huang Xie couldn't understand that more than 400,000 people, even if they were all old and weak, and they had always been strong, not afraid of casualties, and it was okay to stand out, how could they not break out?

Naturally, since the spies of the Chu people all appeared in the name of merchants, after the Qin army was occupied in the mountains behind Shicheng and the commercial activities were completely stopped, there was very little news from Changping, and Huang Xie could not hear the details of the battlefield at all, he couldn't imagine that Zhao Kuo didn't think about breaking through at all, he was going to nail the Qin army to death in Changping until October - if it didn't kill them.

Most of the messengers were captured by the Qin army, and only one or two made a detour to the mountains, went through hardships and dangers, and absconded back to Handan.

The news sent back by the messenger was kept strictly secret, and the outside world did not even know that the messenger had arrived, but it had a huge shock to the higher-ups. For many days, the ministers were in the palace of King Zhao to discuss countermeasures, and King Zhao sat in the middle and listened to their discussions.

The autumn harvest is already halfway underway, and if the autumn harvest is interrupted because of this, next year Zhao Guo may be in a state of food shortage all year round, which is unacceptable; If you have to wait until the end of the autumn harvest, and I am afraid that Zhao Kuo will not be able to hold out at that time, if the Qin army suddenly appears on the outskirts of Handan, Zhao will be caught off guard. Everyone listened to Lian Po's opinion.

After Lian Po came back from Changping, he learned about Zhao Kuo's task from King Zhao, and also understood why Zhao Kuo had to rudely drive himself back: how to make it clear that Lian Po would be transferred back to Handan to be responsible for defense, it was obvious that he wanted to give up Changping, and the morale of the Changping army might collapse instantly; Bombing him out under the pretext of Lian Po's incompetence, at least in the eyes of the soldiers, Zhao Kuo still has his own ideas, and Changping is not an outcast. So although he was wronged, Lian Po still concentrated on planning Handan's defense.

Lian Po said: "The autumn harvest is halfway, if Changping lasts for more than ten days, then Wu'an's preparation can be completed; If it lasts for more than 20 days, Handan will be solid. ”

Pingyuanjun was still a little worried, and said: "What Lian Qing said, there must be something." Today, more than 100,000 Qin people are in Changping, if they win the momentum, and to the suburbs of Handan, they are not 200,000 undeserved. Where is his army now? ”

Lian Po said: "The Qin people have more than 100,000 troops in Changping, all of whom are far away. The veterans of the division are tired and will have no heart to fight. Wu'an Pass, but 10,000 people, enough to deserve it. ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "There are only 10,000 people, why let it go?" ”

Lian Po said: "Wu Anhu has 30,000 households, and I don't have enough to worry about." ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "But for more than ten days, and 30,000 people, Lian Qing has nothing to do." ”

Lian Po said: "Ma Fu Jun lives in Wu'an, and he is quite capable." It is also possible to follow the old and practice. ”

King Zhao asked with interest: "Now that Zhao Kuo is in Changping, who can say the way of Ma Fujun?" ”

Lian Po said: "Mrs. Ma Fujun, Zhao Kuo's mother, is now in Wu'an, and the minister should visit her to do her best." ”

King Zhao wanted to say something, but he wanted to say it and stopped. Lian Po said: "In the long game, there is defeat and no victory, and Zhao Kuo can be martyred." When the time is north, may not sin his family! ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "The son of Ma Fuzi is also stubborn, and his son is exaggerated, and it is not of great use." Zhao Wangnuo, if he is guilty, he is not guilty of his family. ”

King Zhao said: "If you don't lose Wu'an, why don't you regret rewarding!" ”

After many discussions, an agreement was finally reached to speed up the progress of the autumn harvest in Wu'an Shucheng; If the distant scouts found that the momentum of Changping was not right, they would sacrifice the autumn harvest of Wu'an if necessary, resist the Qin army for a few days, and buy time for the defense of Handan.

And on the outskirts of Handan, there are more soldiers patrolling with weapons. All the townships were notified to prepare equipment, bows and arrows in addition to agricultural work, and once the autumn harvest was over, they would send troops to Changping and completely defeat the Qin army.

Chen Si and Mang Wei walked on the road for two days before entering the walled city. At this time, Yuan Ling had already taken the public to walk around the inside and outside of the walled city. Although the public passenger was a little dissatisfied with the shallow pond of Yuancheng Castle, he was still very satisfied with the terrain here: it was very easy to defend, and even as long as two or three thousand people, it was enough to resist tens of thousands of troops. Moreover, there is also a waterway that leads directly to the big river, so in case something happens, you can easily enter and exit from here; It will be difficult for the enemy to take advantage of this waterway.

Chen Si entered the city in a low-key manner, and everything was not brought forward by Mang, and Chen Si was still a coachman in public. In the end, Mangwei came out and said: "Therefore, the master has a life, and the little four will see it." Chen Sicai entered the City Lord's Mansion. The other driver was still very loyal and waited outside the door.

Chen Si and Mang Wei were both in charge of the walled city, and Chen Si wandered around all day long, and had already investigated the topography, customs and customs around the walled city clearly; And Mangwei is in charge of government affairs, and he is very familiar with the small and big things in the walled city. With the help of these two people, Zheng Anping was like a tiger with wings, and immediately discussed with the public passenger the plan for the inspection of the King of Qin. Gongcheng and Zheng Anping immediately returned to Anyi overnight and reported to the King of Qin.

Last night, Gai Nie, who had been sent to track down the donkey men, had returned. Gai Nie said that the group rested in a town outside Zuoyi City, and the next day they went north and entered Fenshui. Zheng Anping took Gai Nie back to Anyi together, leaving behind a hundred soldiers and soldiers, led by Mangwei. Chen Si only contributed some strategies, stayed in Yuancheng for one night, and the next day he drove back with the coachman.

Although Mangwei is only a doctor, he holds the Xiangfu Festival Talisman, has a lofty status, and should obey orders. In the name of the approaching army, Mangwei drove a large number of the inhabitants of the city to the outskirts, especially those who had houses outside the city, and those with tall houses, and vacated the houses for the swordsmen to live in. At the same time, Gongcheng and Zheng Anping also returned to Anyi and reported the results of this field trip to Wang Ji and Pi Juan.

King Qin actually had some concerns about moving to Yuancheng. Although the walled city is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the transportation is inconvenient, the news is blocked, and there are things in Changping and Xianyang, which seem to be difficult to transmit. Wang Ji and Gongcheng returned to the barracks and conveyed the opinions of Zheng Anping and others, and specifically mentioned that there was a waterway in Yuancheng that could lead directly to the big river; If you take the waterway from Xianyang, it doesn't take much time to get to Yuancheng.

The king of Qin decided to immediately summon Zheng Anping and Gai Nie. When he heard that Yuancheng could get close to Chen Si, King Qin finally agreed.

That night, the envoy carried the decree of the King of Qin and Pegasus to Xianyang.

In the early morning of the next day, the military envoy also sailed to Changping with the decree of the King of Qin.

After breakfast, a thousand swordsmen under the leadership of Zheng Anping went to Yuancheng to fight the front station. The rest of the troops followed the next day. At noon on this day, the decree of the King of Qin came from Xianyang: "Wu Anjun will not Zhao Liangdao, and the widow will go to Hanoi in person to think that he will help." First, the guard of honor should be simple. "The 20,000 swordsmen of Xianyang transferred another 10,000 and set out with the king; Clansmen, nobles, children, and those who have no lords are all squires. Xiangguo helped the prince to supervise the country.

Due to the urgency of time, Xianyang was busy up and down. In particular, the Wei Wei, who was in charge of King Qin's personal security, accepted so many new members at once, and stayed up all night.

The next day, before dawn, the guards of honor rose, and the king of Qin set off. The honor guard went to the Weishui ferry port and got on the big boat. Weishui stopped sailing, and only the big ship of the King of Qin slowly moved forward under the guidance of several small boats. The swordsmen and squires of the guards followed on foot from the shore. Mighty and mighty. The secret agents of various forces in various places immediately reported the news of King Qin's departure from Beijing......

When King Qin's guard of honor marched on both sides of the Weishui, the swordsmen of Anyi also set off. The king of Qin sat in the chariot and followed the army slowly; Wang Ji and Pi Juan continued to stay in Anyi and presided over the political affairs of Hedong.