Later, Zhong Xingyin looked at Zhao Jun's camp in the distance again and couldn't help but sigh:
"Zhao's army is coming now with ferocity and has defeated me many times. It can be said that their morale is very high. As for Chaoge, I am now relying on the strong and tall city wall, so I am not in danger for a while. But now I can only hold on and I am unable to take the initiative to attack again. As for how to retreat from the enemy, it depends on whether Qi and Zheng are willing to send troops to help!"
"Furthermore, this food road has been robbed. If we can't get food and grass, I, Chaoge, may not be able to sustain it for too long!"
Fan Jishe rolled his eyes and replied:
"Tian Qi and Si Zhen should be able to help each other with all their strength, right?"
Zhong Xingyin shook his head:
"We were originally considered chess players on the table, but now we have lost a lot of chips. If Qi's Tianqiu feels that there is no profit to be made, then we may be abandoned at any time,"
Fan Jishe snorted and said:
"Hmph! My father didn't treat Tian Qi badly back then. Even if we lose power for a while, can he still watch the Zhao family become big?"
Zhong Xingyin nodded and sighed:
"This is not bad, and it is the only thing we can rely on right now."
…
It is said that Zhao Yang personally led an army to make a surprise attack on the Chaoge Liangdao, and with the help of the military talisman presented by Li Ran, they directly won a complete victory. Not only did they destroy the grain roads, but they also burned down the grain storage areas, destroying all the grain and grass in Chaoge.
When Zhao Yang returned to the camp, he was overjoyed to learn that the camp had also won a great victory.
After the armies of Qi and Zheng stationed in Tieqiu learned the news, they knew that Chaoge was in a critical situation. They responded very quickly and immediately decided to let Handa and Sihong lead the army in order to open up the way. Chaoge's grain road.
When Zhao Yang heard the news, he became a little worried and raised the account again to discuss the next action.
When everyone arrived, Zhao Yang said with concern:
"Recently, there has finally been some movement over at Tieqiu. It seems that there will eventually be a battle between us and the Qi and Zheng coalition forces! However, there are still tens of thousands of elite troops on Chaoge's side. If we rashly attack the Qi and Zheng coalition forces , I’m afraid we will fall into a dilemma of being attacked from both sides!”
Yang Hu came out and said:
"My lord, it is Handa and Sihong from the Zheng Kingdom who want to open the supply of grain to Chaoge now. Hu has fought with them before and won a great victory! If Hu is willing to lead an army there, he can definitely call them Don’t dare to act rashly!”
"Moreover...the chaos in Zheng State was caused by Yang Hu in the past. Yang Hu is willing to atone for his sins!"
What Yang Hu said was true. As the helmsman of the Lu State at that time, Yang Hu had indeed led the troops of the Lu State to attack the Zheng State. Therefore, Yang Hu is relatively familiar with Zheng Guo's situation.
Zhao Yang said:
"Yang Hu, how many troops do you need?"
Yang Hu made an assessment in his mind and said:
"Eight thousand is enough!"
Zhao Yang narrowed his eyes.
"Eight thousand?...Isn't it a little too little?"
Yang Hu patted his chest and said:
"Eight thousand is enough! Handa and Sihong are just dandies! In the past, they couldn't even fight me when they faced the Lu division that I led! They will definitely understand when they see me leading the Jin division today. Be afraid! Although I can’t say that I can destroy them with eight thousand troops, but it is enough to make them retreat in the face of difficulties!”
Zhao Yang nodded when he saw Yang Hu was so confident.
"In that case, you will lead an army of eight thousand to defend the enemy! If you can succeed, it will be considered a great achievement of yours!"
Yang Hu puffed up his chest.
"Lord, please be at ease, Tiger will definitely complete the mission!"
While Zhao Yang was discussing matters with everyone, he heard a sudden commotion outside the tent!
"Nonsense! What are you making all the noise about?!"
Zhao Yang shouted loudly, got up and yelled outside the tent. Not long after, I saw a guard coming into the tent to report:
"My lord, I don't know when a gust of evil wind blew, and it actually broke the commanding flag in my camp!"
When the generals present heard this report, they couldn't help but look at each other for a while.
Indeed, when the war was about to begin, a gust of evil wind suddenly blew off the commander's flag. This is indeed a daydream.
When Li Ran saw this scene, he knew that these people would have wild imaginations. If the morale of the army was shaken, it would be extremely detrimental.
So, he immediately admonished Zhao Yang:
"General, before this expedition, we didn't plan a battle. Now that the war is coming, we should plan a war!"
Zhao Yang nodded and immediately understood.
He immediately ordered people to set up a large altar and slaughtered several animals to comfort the gods. Then the fortune tellers in the army began to take the tortoise shells and put them on the fire to roast them.
For Li Ran, the reason why he asked Zhao Yang to predict the battle was that he had prepared various excuses, all of which were conducive to the stability of the military's morale. This is actually not difficult for Li Ran.
While Li Ran was making various drafts in his belly, unexpectedly at this moment, the fire was too strong and he could not control it for a while, and the turtle shell broke into pieces!
Not only did the divination produce no results, but the turtle shell was destroyed.
Everyone thinks this is a bad sign!
Zhao Yang couldn't help but be startled when he saw this situation, and he was also muttering in his heart that this was not a good sign. The generals were also talking and whispering, and they lost their confidence for a while.
Everyone looked around, you looked at me, I looked at you, but no one had anything to say. After a while of silence, they didn't know what to say.
Li Ran on the side saw this and immediately stepped forward and said:
"General! There is a saying in "Poetry": 'Love begins with a plan, love with me is a tortoise. The meaning of this divination is God's hint to us. Since the plan has been formed, there is no need to divination anymore. This is a good sign. ah!"
When Zhao Yang heard this, he looked at Li Ran in surprise.
But then, he reacted immediately and immediately took advantage of the situation and shouted:
""Poetry" says: 'Love begins with love and plan, love with me is a tortoise! As the saying goes, everything depends on man! Now that God has given this signal, we must fight hard to rectify the world!"
You Wujie also took advantage of the situation and shouted:
"General! Please declare payment!"
So, Zhao Yang immediately began to read out the payment:
"The Fan family and the Zhongxing family rebelled against Tianming and killed the people of Ai. They wanted to be good at Jin and destroy their king. The few princes relied on Zheng to protect Yan. Now Zheng is unethical and abandons the king to help his ministers. The second and third sons obey Tianming, obey the king's orders and practice virtue. Righteousness, eliminating criticism and shame, is what we do here. Those who defeat the enemy, the superior officials will take charge of the county, and the inferior officials will take charge of the county. There will be one hundred thousand scholars, common people, workers, and merchants, and the ministers, subordinates, and encirclements will be exempted. Zhifu is not guilty. , Your Majesty actually plans it. If he is guilty, hang him to death, use a three-inch paulownia coffin, without any attachments or pits, a plain chariot or a plain horse, and there are no omens. This is the punishment of your Majesty."
Zhao Yang made an oath that if the battle succeeded, then that would be all. If it failed, he would rather be buried in a copper coffin with a thickness of only three inches than in the ancestral mausoleum without an outer coffin.
This oath was extremely impassioned and inspiring. Everyone in Master Zhao was determined to win.
…
After the oath, Yang Hu acted as a vanguard and led eight thousand troops to resist Qi Zheng's coalition forces.
But they never thought that Handa and Sihong would split into two groups. What Yang Hu encountered head-on was Si Hong's troops who were heading to open the grain road. But its large army went straight to Chaoge from another road.
Yang Hu immediately wrote to Zhao Yang urgently, and Zhao Yang learned the news in time. After making some decisions, Zhao Yang immediately decided to conquer it personally. But at this moment, they not only have to face the Qi and Zheng coalition forces, but also have to guard against Chaoge's sudden counterattack.
Faced with this situation, the generals all felt timid. After all, they were deep behind enemy lines and were isolated and helpless, so everyone would inevitably feel timid.
Zhao Yang looked at Li Ran, who cupped his hands and said:
"For the current plan, the general can only fight vigorously! Don't let them get close to Chaoge! As for the situation on Chaoge, general, please rest assured, there will be no mistakes with Youran and the young uncle!"
