Ten cars usually require thirty attachés, one driving, one guarding goods, and one caring for livestock. Inserting two newcomers out of the thirty is not noticeable. Lu's has its own car shop, recruits all the manpower, prepares the car, and gathers at the designated place. Among the thirty people, in addition to the two retainers, there were also five Qin people.

In the afternoon, Bai took the chariot out of Handan, turned to the royal city, and entered from the east gate of the city. Zhao Gongzi, who was in charge of the arsenal, was short on manpower, so he let the cars go directly to the arsenal, opened the warehouse, and let the coachmen carry the bundles of arrows on their own.

The arrows were bundled in bundles of a hundred, bound with straw ropes. Each of the 100 carts was loaded with 20 bundles and 200,000 arrows. The cowhide rope was fixed, covered with a cover, out of the arsenal, and transferred to the south gate to concentrate. By the time the hundreds of messengers gathered at the south gate, it was almost hour. The few Zhao Gongzi who led the team discussed a few words in a whisper, and then waved their hands and said, "Everyone eats here, and they will leave after eating." So they went aside, found a sheltered place, sat down, and took out their own grain and ate it. When the coachmen heard the order, they also took out their own grain.

Thirty people from Lu's car shop gathered together, took out the grain from the car, and divided the food among themselves. Those who are responsible for feeding the animals also take out the fodder and water by hand and give them to eat. The two new retainers were very active, taking the initiative to do dirty work and tiring work, busy before and after, running non-stop.

After a simple dinner, Zhao Gongzi ordered each car to set off. It was the middle of winter, the clouds were thick, the wind was howling, and the sun was going down the mountain early. After walking less than twenty miles, it was dark. Zhao Gongzi ordered all the cars to gather in a post station and spend the night there.

It snowed lightly during the night, and the next day came out white and white. Everyone lit the fire and cooked porridge in the post station, and drove on the road while it was warm.

After a day's journey, they finally entered a mountain pass, where there was already a makeshift pavilion, and the people of the city were on duty with weapons in hand. A Zhao Gongzi went over to negotiate with a festival charm, and soon the pavilion was opened and everyone was put in.

Zhu Zhao Gongzi was familiar with the road and took the convoy to a mansion. The owner of the house was already waiting in front of the door, and when he saw Zhao Gongzi coming, he immediately welcomed in. The house is very small, so naturally it is impossible for everyone to live here, and there are already people who have come to disperse to other houses in groups of ten by one.

The Lu convoy was exactly ten times, and it could have been concentrated in one house, but everyone had a tacit understanding and deliberately dispersed into different houses. In those houses, the people of the Lu family are also very active, from time to time to help the cook, and ask for warmth, and also help feed the livestock and serve porridge, which is very popular with everyone. Occasionally, I asked some questions, and everyone was willing to answer them to the best of their knowledge.

At the end of the third day, the convoy finally entered Wu'an City.

When they arrived at the city of Wu'an, the Qin people in the convoy were all shocked: the four gates outside the city were all crowded with military camps, and each gate had at least ten battalions! Some of these barracks are still empty, and there should be troops who have not yet arrived. This means that Wu'an has decided to gather 20,000 troops here for a future military operation. Don't think about it, this must be against the Qin army in the leather prison.

The Zhao army will gather 20,000 troops to deal with the 5,000 people of Wang Ling! This conclusion appeared in everyone's hearts, and the Qin people silently exchanged glances, eager to rush back to Handan and pass on the news.

Zhao Gongzi took the convoy to Wu'an City and parked it on the cross street. Five people came out of the city lord's mansion next to it, and each of them called twenty cars and went to each gate. After leaving the city gate, the leader of the team said loudly: "The camp has two vehicles, and they are all in it." He entered a barracks with the first two chariots, and commanded the coachmen in the center of the camp to unload the arrows. And then there is the barracks next to it...... They went in turn, and unloaded all the arrows on the twenty carriages. Most of the barracks were manned, and a few were unmanned, so they were unloaded in the open space.

There were still twenty arrows left in the city, all of which were unloaded in the empty field behind the city lord's mansion, and a hill was piled up.

After unloading the arrows, the convoy was taken directly out of the city and dispersed into several houses. Dinner was already ready there, just waiting for them to eat.

In the early morning of the next day, the empty convoy was led out of the Wu'an Pass by Zhao Gongzi, who announced that the convoy was disbanded and returned separately. This means that they will not have any more food supplies on the way back. The cars seemed to be surprised and drove away. The ten cars of Lu's car shop gathered together and were ready to go. At this time, Zhao Gongzi came over and said, "Dare to invite Lu's car dealership?" ”

The leader immediately came over and saluted, saying, "Yes! ”

Zhao Gongzi said: "We don't have a car, dare to ask for a return with animal power, but what?" ”

The coachman at the head said: "Childe is playing!" You can't wait for Ba to look at it on weekdays! But the car is not clean, don't blame the son! ”

Zhao Gongzi said: "It's okay! ”

The five Zhao Gongzi got into the car together, or hugged their knees, or hung their knees, and even lay down, each letting go of their bodies and minds, and talking about this errand. The two retainers quietly leaned over, replaced the coachman who had been with them, and listened quietly to their discussions.

Several sons took the convoy to the post station, which was less than twenty miles away from Handan, and stayed for a day. The next day, hundreds of stone millets were brought out of the post station, loaded in baskets on the car, and headed for Handan. The five sons in turn asked them to park their homes in front of their homes and move their own millet into their homes. The last son's family lived in the royal city, and he only let one car into the city, and when he arrived at the door, he moved Su in, and he had to send the car out. The other nine cars were waiting outside the royal gate. And the two retainers had quietly left without revealing anything, heading for the outside of Handan City.

Outside the city of Handan, the retainers found the retinue of Zichu Mansion who came out of Qiao Cai, and followed them into the city and into the Gongzi Mansion. They immediately reported the news of Wu'an's mobilization of 20,000 troops to Bing Cao. And Bing Cao reported an even more surprising news: Wang Qian, who was about to enter the skin prison through the mouth, found that troops were also gathering near Yecheng! Lu Buwei didn't make much effort to find out, and the person who is currently commanding the battle on the front line in Wu'an is Shangqing Lian Po! Obviously, Wang Ling's embarrassment has been completely seen through by Lian Po, and Lian Po is ready to give Wang Ling a big one!

Wang Ling's situation is urgent, but Zichu can't help it: the only way to crack it now is to order Wang Ling to retreat, and this order must be issued from Xianyang, otherwise the whole army will be judged to the north!

Bing Cao immediately made a decision, wrote a long scroll, sewed it into a winter coat overnight, and handed it to Zichu and Lü Buwei, so that they could hand it over to the merchants who returned to Xianyang immediately tomorrow. Another person was sent to instruct Wang Jian who was blocked out of the mouth, and asked him to find a way to enter the leather prison, report the matter to Wang Ling, and remind him to prepare for contingencies.

When the messenger dressed as a merchant arrived in Luoyang, it was already the end of November. He handed over the winter coat containing the letter to the messenger at the next stop, and he forwarded it to Xianyang, where he only shipped and stocked the goods in Luoyang, and then returned to Handan by boat. Luoyang's messenger arrived in Xianyang five days later and handed over the winter coat. Chen Si took out the long scroll written by Bing Cao himself from his winter clothes, thought for a moment, and immediately came to see Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu's beard and hair have turned completely white, and his body has become even more rickety, and he has completely become an old man. He took the letter from Chen Si's hand, found the corresponding map from the bookcase, and opened it to look at it. Bing Cao was actually not familiar with the geography around Handan, and the facts he described were not accurate, and the letter was written in a hurry, so Zhang Lu could only roughly know from it that there were about 20,000 Zhao troops in Wu'an, and 10,000 or 20,000 in Yecheng, ready to deal with the Qin army under Wang Ling. Zhang Lu knew that there should be 30,000 people brought to Handan by Wang Ling, and the Zhao army gathered 30,000 or 40,000 people, which was only comparable to the strength of the Qin army and did not pose a serious threat, so why was Bing Cao so nervous? Zhang Lu found Zheng Anping, but Zheng Anping couldn't say why, only said that Wang Ling was blocked in the leather prison, and the Zhao army in front of him might have 30,000 or 40,000, and now if he gathers another 30,000 or 40,000, there will be nearly 100,000 people, and it is entirely possible to threaten the party. Therefore, Bing Cao Cai suggested that Wang Ling should withdraw his troops and guard the party.

Zhang Lu was not satisfied with Zheng Anping's explanation. He thought about it for a while, and went to Wang Ji with the letter.

Wang Yi was still quite familiar with the terrain in the area of Pigao, and immediately grasped the main point of the problem: "The road to the party is narrow, and our army is facing the enemy, and it is difficult to care about the beginning and the end. Now the Zhao people attacked their heads with a small number of soldiers, and cut them down with a large army, and our army was defeated! ”

Zhang Lu asked, "Why is it deserved?" ”

Wang Dao said: "The armies retreated in turn, returned to Shangdang, and fought again next year!" ”

Zhang Lu said: "The Zhao people deceived me and did not sacrifice the six cities, but they were killed." The army retreated before entering the city, what can I do? ”

Wang Yi said: "I entered its suburbs and cut them down." Knowing that you can advance, knowing that you can't retreat, the law is also! ”

Zhang Lu shook his head again and again, saying that he couldn't accept it. Zhao Guo clearly said that he would sacrifice six cities to make peace. Now that the six cities have not been obtained, it is natural that peace will not be counted. But if the State of Zhao is allowed to pass quietly like this, where is the majesty of the State of Qin? After the First Battle of Changping, the vassal states changed one after another, that is, they fought Qin and Zhao, and both countries were defeated, and each country was ready to recover the lost territory from Qin. If the Qin State shows a little weakness, the princes will rise! In that case, the situation will be untenable. So this time, we must beat down the arrogance of Zhao and make Zhao pay the price for his treachery, so as to be able to deter the princes!

Wang Yi listened to Zhang Lu's generous speech, and bowed in the middle of his seat: "The words of the king are yes." However, the minister has no plan, and he is willing to discuss it more! ”

Zhang Lu came out helplessly, returned to the mansion, and groaned. Zheng Anping said: "Why don't you wait for the defeat of Wang Ling to arrive, and then make plans!" ”

Zhang Lu said: "No! Now the princes have different hearts, and those who dare not move are afraid of my strength. But if you have a defeat, and the state of exhaustion appears, a country calls for it, the world will be in harmony with each other, and the momentum of Qin will go! ”

Zheng Anping said: "However, this battle is not won, and it is impossible to retreat, so what? ”

Mang Wei said: "Why don't you increase your troops to cut it down!" ”

Zhang Lu's eyes lit up and said, "You can say it in detail!" ”

Mang Wei said: "Zhao has 100,000 troops to resist me, and Qin's 30,000 soldiers are not as powerful." will also increase the number of troops by 100,000 and fight with Zhao under Handan!