The New Year was approaching, and King Zhao was shocked to receive a report that Lian Po had completely held Wu'an and that the Qin army had done nothing. The brothers Pingyuanjun and Pingyangjun of the auxiliary government also entered the palace to gossip with King Zhao. During the chat, Ping Yuanjun suggested that if the Zhao army succeeded in counterattacking, he could point directly at the party; Pingyang Jun believes that this is very risky and may be taken advantage of by the Qin army. Seeing that the two were about to have a dispute, King Zhao hurriedly played a round and said: "How can the war be like an ear, it can not be decided first!" Both of them arched their hands and said, "The king is decided!" ”

Zhao Wang replied: "It is the New Year, everything is renewed, everyone is happy, and the family is reunited. But my strong man lies on the ice and treads the snow to fight the enemy. The widow can't bear it, and wants to work for it. Do you care? ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "What the king said, the sage is also sincere." The ministers should prepare wine and meat to work the army. ”

Pingyang Jun said: "Those who are fighting in Wu'an today are no less than 30,000, fighting wine and meat, and the number is not small. I'm afraid that the public money is empty! ”

King Zhao said: "There may be more than one in the widow's palace, I am willing to help!" ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "It's not the way!" The king is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the king is humiliated and the ministers die! Is there a king who loses his predecessor and subordinates? May the king not worry, the ministers must be neat and tidy, and the top and bottom are happy! ”

King Zhao said: "First the prestige and then the solid training of the widow said, Gou has no age, how can there be people?" If there is no people, how can there be a king? It is the people who are the foundation and the king is the end! May the two gentlemen always think about the strategy of consolidating the foundation, and the strong will end up in peace! ”

Both of them bowed down and said, "Teach me!" ”

When the first month came, the wine and meat of the labor army were sent to the barracks, and the pawn had a bucket of wine and a pound of meat; One stone of wine, ten catties of meat; The doctor has ten stones of wine and 100 catties of meat; A hundred stones of wine, a thousand catties of meat. All of them were escorted by the prince of Guizhao and sent to the army. There was jubilation in the army!

The Zhao army was in the direction of Wu'an, and there were six thousand on the shore of the water. There were 5,000 people each in Wuji and Wu'an in the rear. Handan did not recruit soldiers, but Yecheng also recruited 10,000 soldiers, concentrated in Fukou. Both Fukou and Wu'an are basins surrounded by mountains, and there are only a few limited channels connected to the surrounding area, and it is difficult for the outside world to know what is happening here. The patrol post of the royal tomb could not reach this place at all, and knew nothing about the situation here. Later, Chen Si sent troops to Handan to arrange to listen to the news, and only then did he find out that the Zhao army had actually prepared the forces for a counterattack and was going to take Wang Ling's headquarters to the pot.

Bing Cao originally sent Wang Jian to report to Wang Ling's army, but Wang Jian was not familiar with the terrain of Fukou, and all the roads into the mountain were blocked by the Zhao army.

After the labor army, it is very obvious who is the son of Zhao who leads the army, who is promising, and who is not. Those Zhao Gongzi, who took the war as their own responsibility, usually shared the wine and meat they got with their subordinates; And those who have no sense of responsibility will transport the goods of the labor army home.

Before the battle began, Lian Po distributed the wine to the soldiers of the assault group, each with a large bowl, which added a lot of strength to the smooth progress of the battle.

Wang Ling led his army to break through in the early morning, which was somewhat unexpected by Lian Po. He had eaten breakfast normally that day, and led his soldiers out of the camp to line up, when he heard shouts of killing from the other side of the mountain. Although the distance is far away and the sound is not real, the meaning is clear and clear: the Qin army has broken through the mountain.

Lian Po ordered Zhao Gongzicheng, who had been fighting on the front line, to take his three battalions and cross the river to attack the Qin army camp. After a month of fighting, Zhao Cheng's three battalions each lost hundreds of men, and most of those who were still fighting in the battalion were wounded. Now, they have all become experienced veterans, and their combat effectiveness is not the same as when they first fought in the first battle. Although the number of troops has decreased, the combat effectiveness has become stronger.

The cracked ice was frozen again. Without the obstruction of the Qin army, the three battalions stepped on the land on the other side without difficulty, and Zhao Cheng felt a sense of unreality in his heart: Is this the land he wants to occupy? It doesn't seem like there's anything special about it!

Before leaving, Lian Po had already reminded Zhao Cheng that the Qin army might have gone down the mountain to break through to the west. Along the way up the mountain, Zhao Jun did not encounter resistance, and was obviously said by Lian Po. But Zhao Cheng didn't dare to be careless, and kept a strict formation, ready to fight at any time. When he came to a hundred paces in front of the gate of the Qin military camp, he finally breathed a sigh of relief: it seems that the Qin army will not come out to resist! He ordered the odd soldiers of the left battalion to enter the Qin army to check, and the remaining two battalions were outside the camp to respond.

Not long after, two Zhao soldiers led several Qin soldiers, using two wooden sticks and two shirts to make a stretcher, carrying a person who seemed to be seriously ill out, and put down the stretcher in front of Zhao Cheng. The man on the stretcher struggled to sit up, took out a stanza from his arms, and said, "Duke Qin Li took Xia Shiming and was ordered to lead his soldiers to surrender General Zhao!" ”

Zhao Cheng took the festival charm and asked, "The Qin army went down the mountain to break the camp, why did Qing surrender alone?" ”

Gong Cheng Xia Ming said: "General Qin led the capable fighters to break out of the camp, and there is nothing to do, I am willing to surrender General Zhao!" ”

Zhao Cheng sneered: "Those who can fight are all dead, and those who are incompetent surrender alone, and the public is so calculating!" ”

Xia Ming said: "But if you are hungry, if you have warm food, you will do it!" ”

Zhao Chengdao: "You can make the surrenderer sit in a camp." He personally entered the nearest camp, which was already under the control of the Zhao army. After the public car entered the camp, he asked the Qin troops who carried him out to each battalion to give orders, and all the Qin troops gathered in the front camp. Zhao Cheng also quietly sent someone to take the festival charm of the public ride and went down the mountain to report to Lian Po.

After Lian Po led another battalion up the mountain, he saw the frozen Qin army, supporting each other and coming to the front camp. There were already hundreds of people in the front camp. Lian Po turned to the thousands of people around him and said, "Order someone to draw water to boil soup and relieve the cold with Zhao people...... Add ginger! ”

Thousands of people were stunned for a moment and said, "For the Qin people? ”

Lian Po said: "Yes! ”

Thousands of people will no longer ask any more questions, and immediately send people down the mountain to carry water. There are no tripods and other things in the Qin camp, and thousands of people will also send people to collect the big tripods in each camp.

The Qin people who could still move in the camp were all asked to collect firewood and grass, and then they all gathered at the bottom of the mountain and the river. And he dug a stove by the river, and heaped the wood and straw. By the time Zhao Jun carried Dading and other things full of water onto the riverbank, it was already around noon. Thousands of people will let the Qin people nominate people to come and cook the soup on their own; After the ginger juice was finally fried, the Qin people scooped it into the bowl by themselves, and everyone stepped forward to sip it. The freshly fried ginger soup is very hot, ten people take turns to sip it in a bowl, and after ten people drink it, they can also add it again. By the time the ginger soup in the twenty big dings was drunk, an hour had passed. Zhao Cheng's subordinates who stayed on the top of the mountain had already demolished the Qin army camp fence, and the Qin army that died on the mountain, including hundreds of Qin troops who still had one breath left but had lost their ability to move, were all erected by Zhao Cheng and them, so they used the fence of the Qin army camp to set fire and kill all of them.

When dealing with the surrendered Qin army by the river, there were also military envoys from the other side of the mountain who came to deliver the news: the Qin army was beheaded several levels in front of the first camp fence, and the rest fled; The Qin army was beheaded several levels in front of the second barracks, and the rest fled; The Qin army was beheaded several levels in front of the third camp fence, and the rest fled. When Lian Po heard these military reports that regarded defeat as victory, he did not say anything, and encouraged them to search for the remnants of the Qin army and not let them die.

Unlike the Qin people, who counted merit according to their heads, the Zhao people had the custom of assigning their captives to each family as vassals, so they could take as many prisoners as possible instead of beheading them. This time, more than 2,000 Qin prisoners were captured, and 2,000 were beheaded, and the victory of the battle was even more than the battle of Yan He! The military newspaper reported to Wangcheng, and King Zhao was overjoyed, so he should report the good news to the whole country. Suddenly, Lou Chang hurriedly came in and reported to King Zhao: "The minister heard that Qin raised 100,000 troops in Guanzhong and will attack Handan!" ”

It was like a basin of cold water on his head, making the excited King Zhao fall from the peak of excitement. 100,000 Qin troops? Will Handan? King Zhao asked, "How do you know?" ”

Lou Chang said: "The Qin people are in charge of the counties, and the prisoners are in charge, and everyone knows it?" ”

Zhao Wang said: "When is the text?" ”

Lou Chang said: "I heard it a month ago." ”

King Zhao said: "Why do you report today? ”

Lou Chang said: "Xianyang is thousands of miles away from Handan, with mountains and rivers. Since the battle of the party, the Zhao people have had few contacts with the Qin people, and the news is not clear, so it is too late. ”

King Zhao said angrily: "In the battle of the party, Qin Gongzi entered Handan, and the widow was courteous!" Why don't you have any dealings with the Qin people? Knowles and Qin have been friends for a long time, but they haven't gotten it? ”

Lou Chang said: "The patriarch is slow, because he admonishes Qin, he is cursed by others, and he treats the guilty family and does not dare to come out." Today, in the court, but those who say Qin is good, all the court looks at it. It is to avoid Qin, such as avoiding disaster. ”

King Zhao said: "Lou Zhuan Gong is running for the country, although he is old. Thank you for your work! The widow should also be sent to Xianyang to get through! Lou Changli resigned.

King Zhao hurriedly invited Pingyuan Jun and Pingyang Jun and asked, "Qin will attack Handan, and you know it?" ”

The two exclaimed, "How does the king know? ”

King Zhao said: "I got it from Lou Changye!" ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "Lou Chang is familiar with Qin, and his words are false. ”

King Zhao said: "Qin was written in all counties before the month, and the prisoners are in charge, and there will be no emptiness." You look at it, and you plan it! ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "The Qin people's soldiers also start in October and retreat in the first month. Don't miss the agricultural time. I haven't heard of the New Year's soldiers! ”

Pingyang Jun said: "The Qin people are strict with the law, and there are many people who violate the law, and the criminals are all over the field, and the roads are ochre. In winter, soldiers were used to avoid their crimes, and their people were restored to Nanmu. What can I do with soldiers in the first month? ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "He has 100,000 people, thousands of miles of repair, and when he reaches Handan, he can't enter, and there is no way to retreat, so he is trapped in a dead end." He will not come out of this. For example, there are thousands of people in the king's tomb, taking advantage of the looting, and there are a few. ”

King Zhao said: "Jun Yan is also. However, it is not easy, and its movements must be observed. ”

Both of them should be.

When they came out, they both sighed. From December onwards, as the New Year approaches, business travel everywhere is closed, and trade routes are closed, which means that the source of information is cut off. To this day, there are still not many merchants in Handan.

The two sent people to Handan Market to investigate, but there were merchants in Shangdang, Luoyang, Anyi and other places? When he came back, he reported that only the Lu family had people going to Luoyang. Behind the Lu family is Qin Gongzi Chu, everyone knows it. The two did not dare to send anyone in. I asked if there was a merchant traveling over there to Handan, and I really found a person, who recently came back from Xianyang, and it turned out to be Lu's business. There was no way, so the two had to summon the merchant who had just returned from Xianyang to inquire about the current situation in Xianyang.