There is no need for the Qin army to patrol the sentry, standing on the hillside, the actions of the Zhao people under the mountain are clear at a glance. The main purpose of Wang Ji's patrol was to stop the impulse of the Zhao army to counterattack.

The Qin army set up forty camps on the hillside, and the tall siege equipment was like a giant beast, and it took three days to push all of them out of the mountain, and all the soldiers were also in place in each battalion. The cow's head water on the side of the mountain guides the way forward. The few families living here have long since fled and disappeared.

There were ten (acting) five doctors who came out with Wang Di. After the Qin army came out of the assault, after a short period of defensive preparations and pre-battle reconnaissance, Wang Di decided to send only two five doctors to fight in Wu'an. The others are still stationed in Wu'an, but they have adjusted their positions and are ready to attack at any time. The two five doctors who came out of Wu'an attacked one city a day, and the other responded; Rotate every day, open the bow left and right, and advance to Handan City one by one, opening up a wide road for the large army to attack. and all the cities that have been taken will be burned.

Although it is only thirty or fifty miles from Wu'an to Handan, there are no less than twenty cities along the way. This is only facing Wu'an's side, and the other three sides also have no less than this order of magnitude of city arch guards, although each city is not big, it is not difficult to attack, but it is time-consuming and laborious.

In the early hours of every morning, the besieging Qin army would push a few siege equipment, usually well fences, to the side of the city, and launch an attack with battalions and units. The soldiers in the city responded with rockets. The Qin army on the well fence was condescending with bows and arrows, and a volley of fire could usually suppress the Zhao soldiers who were shooting arrows in the city, and clear the Zhao army on the city wall. Subsequently, the Qin infantry broke through the city gates, broke into the city, controlled the city walls and gates one by one, and engaged in street battles with the Zhao army. The Qin army that broke through usually carried fire, attacked and set fire to the city, and finally burned all the buildings in the city, and at the same time forced all the Zhao soldiers out of the city. After the fire burned overnight, the ruined city became a springboard for the Qin army to advance and attack the next city.

Around each city, there were many villages, which were not protected by walls. When the Zhao army broke through the defenses of Wu'an and the cities were transferred to a wartime state, most of the residents were arranged to move to other villages or into neighboring cities. After the city was breached, these uninhabited dwellings became a good place for the Qin army to camp. Due to the tight schedule, the food here has not even been moved, and everything is basically complete for the family. The women, the elderly, and the children who did not have time to escape became slaves of the Qin army.

For ten days in a row, the Qin army made smooth progress, taking ten small cities in a row, and Handan City was already close at hand. But then the task became tougher. The Zhao army, which had recovered its strength, launched a counterattack against the Qin army with a ferocious attitude. They first took advantage of the weakness of the Qin army, which was scattered and inhabited in the Zhao people's villages, and divided their troops to harass the Qin army. When the Qin army was preparing to attack the city, it also took the initiative to send troops to attack. Although there were only a small number of soldiers, it also caused a lot of trouble, and the city that could have been broken through in the afternoon usually ended the battle at sunset or even dusk. And when the Qin army was about to attack the third city after fighting exhaustively for two days, the Zhao army field troops suddenly appeared in front!

It is only more than ten miles away from Handan City, and the four cities are lined up from the southeast to the northwest, and the Qin army is ready to take them one by one in four days. But when the Qin army came out of the camp and lined up, they were surprised to find that a large number of Zhao troops had appeared between the opposite cities! Judging from the banner, when there were thirty or forty thousand people, twice as many as the Qin army!

After discovering the superiority of the Zhao army, the two five doctors immediately suspended the offensive operation and quickly lined up to prepare for the field battle. At the same time, a military envoy was sent to report to Wang Di. However, the Zhao army did not immediately attack, but only waited for the battle, threatening the Qin army so that it could not attack the city. Seeing that the formation on the opposite side was strict and there was an advantage in troops, the Qin army did not dare to attack easily. The two sides confronted each other until late in the afternoon, when Wang Di, who had received the report, rushed to observe in a light car. Although he observed that the combat effectiveness of the Zhao army on the opposite side may not be strong, the physical exertion of his own soldiers was greater, so he did not order an attack, but sent an envoy to transfer another 10,000 men overnight. Until dusk, the Zhao army slowly retreated, and the Qin army also withdrew from its position.

was already face to face with Zhao Jun, and Qin Jun didn't dare to hold it up, retreated ten miles back to camp, and almost returned to Wu'an Valley Pass.

The next day, when the 30,000 Qin troops re-marched into formation, Wang Ji was surprised to find that Wang Jian had appeared in an abandoned city.

Wang Jian and Wang Ji knew each other as early as Xianyang, and Wang Ji also knew that Wang Jian was currently in Handan with Wei Zichu. Seeing Wang Jian appear in the ruined city, he was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Is the son okay?" ”

Wang Jian said: "The Qin army went out of the valley, Handan was shaken, and they all wanted to kill their sons. Outside the current son's mansion, there are endless patrols, and it is difficult for us to go out. In the darkness of the night, he climbed out of the city to meet the general. May the general save it! ”

Wang Yi said: "Let's watch me break the enemy, slowly say it!" ”

Wang Di's command platform was set up on the wall of this city, with golden drums and horns and flags next to it, and countless retinues and doctors followed behind him.

At the same time as the Qin army was arrayed, the Zhao army on the opposite side was also arrayed. Both sides move almost simultaneously. In the process of the formation of the two armies, Wang Ji asked Wang Qian: "What is the plan of the son?" ”

Wang Jian said: "There are three plans: if the general can close the royal city, he will close it." Childe but in Handan, naturally worry-free! If the general can surround Handan, he will surround it, and the son will come out of the city. If neither of them works, the general will force Handan, Zhao recruits warriors out, but the general, the general retreats thirty miles, and the son stays in Yi, and returns to the general! ”

Wang Yu said: "Of the three, I can do it." Yes, yes. I want to hear about it! ”

Wang Jian said: "The son of the Li clan is willing to serve the prince and recruit dead soldiers to fight." They were all wrapped in white cloth. When the general saw it, he waved his army and retreated. ”

Wang Yi said: "It's also difficult. But how can you see your son? ”

Wang Jian said: "The son should be self-conscious." ”

Wang Yi nodded and said: "But when I see the person wrapped in white cloth, I will wave the army and retreat, this matter is not difficult!" ”

Wang Jian said: "In this case, the minister should enter the city to report to the prince." ”

Wang Yu said: "Qing but self-convenience! "Wang Jian went down to the city and left.

After a short time, the two armies formed a circle, and both sides beat their drums and approached each other. When within 100 paces, both sides first perform a long-range attack to cover the charge of both infantry. The troops on both sides were in an endless stream, rushing up one after another. The quality of the Qin army has a slight upper hand, and it can often kill through one or two formations of the opponent in one burst; However, the Zhao army had the advantage of strength and was able to continuously send troops to deal with the Qin army. The two sides engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat on this small plain.

Just when the battle in front was raging, someone suddenly reported that the rear lookout found that there was a Zhao army advancing in the direction of Wu'an Valley. Wang Yi was startled and immediately ran over, only to see about 10,000 Zhao troops rushing towards the camp left by the Qin army at the mouth of the Wu'an Valley. Wang Yi was shocked. When the battle was set out this morning, because only a field battle was prepared, all the siege equipment was left in the camp on the other side of the valley, and only 2,000 men were sent to guard it. He immediately ordered a public passenger to immediately lead the 5,000 men of his headquarters back to help, and he must try to keep the siege equipment. The camp was only a few miles away, and these five thousand men should have a chance to arrive and take part in the battle. The public attendant received the order, and immediately took out the soldiers of the headquarters who had lined up and walked quickly towards his own camp.

At this time, Wang Yi was running back and forth in the city, focusing on the frontal battles and the rear battles for a while. In frontal combat, because the combat effectiveness of the Qin army was superior to that of the Zhao army, the Zhao army had gradually become exhausted, and it was able to reorganize well, and the number of troops that were put into battle was getting smaller and fewer, and it was estimated that a few more formations would be able to achieve victory. However, the situation in the rear was very bad, and the Zhao army was obviously able to launch a surprise attack before the Qin reinforcements arrived.

Obviously, the Qin army in the rear camp had also discovered the Zhao army that had come by surprise. The enemy was outnumbered, but the Qin army did not panic, they pushed the well fence to the periphery, let the archers climb up, and the rest of the soldiers lined up around the well fence.

The Zhao army, which was secretly attacking, obviously also found that there were reinforcements from the Qin army, and the Zhao army divided half of its forces to block the Qin army's reinforcements, and only launched an attack on the Qin camp with half of its strength.

This Zhao army seems to be relatively elite, very resolute in carrying out orders, and capable in action. The Zhao army, which was in charge of blocking, turned around and came to the Qin army for reinforcements, while the Zhao army, who was in charge of the attack, calmly formed a team and rushed towards the Qin army's camp.

The Qin army condescendingly began to shoot, and from time to time someone in the Zhao army was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground, but regardless of casualties, they quickly approached the Qin army's camp fence, climbed over the camp fence, and pounced inward. At this time, the Qin army that was waiting around the well fence also rushed out and fought with the Zhao army. The Zhao army, which had lost the protection of its shield, was killed and wounded by the Qin archers on the well railing. And the assault force was difficult to approach for a while. At this moment, almost more than a thousand Zhao troops fell under the rain of arrows. However, the Zhao army, relying on the superiority of troops, almost fought one person by two people, and it didn't take long to break through the defense of the Qin army and attack the equipment. Someone immediately took out the tinder, lit the torch, and ignited the Qin army's equipment. The Qin army on the well fence was still shooting desperately in the face of the Zhao army who were crowded to their feet, and the Qin infantry also surrounded the well fence to protect the well fence from attack.

When the Zhao army saw the fire in the Qin camp, they immediately called gold, and the Zhao army withdrew. And the Zhao army that blocked the Qin army was almost unable to support it. However, when the Qin army saw the fire in the camp, he did not dare to fight, so he led the army to rush and kill through the Zhao array, neither daring to take advantage of the victory to pursue, nor daring to obtain the head, so he rushed straight to the camp. After the Zhao armies on both sides converged, they did not dare to resume the battle, carried the wounded and corpses, and retreated.

After the Qin army entered the camp, except for a small number of troops to monitor the enemy army, most of the troops were put into fighting fires. Fortunately, the fire was quickly extinguished, and the wood used to make the equipment was new, not dry, and the fire was quickly extinguished. Despite this, although the equipment that was burned was still in its appearance, it lost its combat effectiveness and had to be repaired before it could be used!

Wang Yi naturally didn't know what was going on here from a few miles away, but when he saw that the Zhao army had withdrawn and the fire in the camp was extinguished, he put all his attention into the frontal battlefield. He saw that the Zhao army was becoming more and more overwhelmed, but he was struggling to support it, and was about to put all his strength into it and deliver the final blow, but he heard the sound of gold coming from the Zhao army camp. Zhao Jun "whooped" and retreated.