After breakfast, Gongzi Jiu informed Hu Yang that the Korean army was preparing to break out of the camp and march to Yanyu. Gongzi Jiu will go with the former army. If it is convenient for Hu Yang, he can go with Gongzi Jiu.
According to the plan negotiated with Wang Ling, Hu Yang ordered Lan Tianwei and Ye Xi to go to Gongzi Jiu's camp to discuss a way to advance together. Naturally, Prince Jiu didn't understand and asked a group of retainers to come out to discuss with the two of them. Since Hu Yang was advancing while being surrounded by Korean troops, what if there was a dispute? The result of the discussion was that Gongzi Jiu and Hu Yang each led 500 people, walking side by side, more than ten miles away from the two teams in front and behind; Gongzi Chu sent a capable retainer into the Qin army camp to be responsible for coordinating the Qin army and the Han army. contradiction. Then the two returned to Hu Yang's camp (both were stationed in the city, not far apart) and reported the results to Hu Yang. Hu Yang has no objections. Maintaining the status quo is the best result.
The troops in the city began to pull out their camps at Riyu, and the retainers sent by Prince Jiu also entered Hu Yang's camp. Hu Yang treated them warmly and with great courtesy. Five hundred people on both sides entered the Jishui Valley before the Chinese army broke camp. The mountain road was narrow, and the two armies could only march upstream along both sides of the Jishui River in two or three columns, but they did not interfere with each other. Hu Yang sent warnings forward and backward from a distance to observe the movements of the Korean army and be prepared for emergencies at any time. Since there is a wide or narrow river between him and Gongzi Jiu, if a fight breaks out, it will be very difficult to capture Gongzi Jiu quickly, and he may have to run to the nearby mountain. But there are advantages, at least Gongzi Jiu cannot launch a surprise attack, as long as he takes care of the front and rear.
At noon, the group rushed to the front army. The main force of the front army was already on the road. Only the former army commander and some rear guards stayed in the camp to wait for the arrival of Young Master Jiu. Gongzi Jiu and Hu Yang rested for a while in the camp of the former army, asked some questions, and then set off on the road again. During the break, in order to show his sincerity, Gongzi Jiu specially brought the former military commander to Hu Yang's camp and asked Hu Yang to question him face to face. Hu Yang didn't ask any questions and only said some superficial remarks.
Shortly after setting off again, the former army reported back that the sentinels found enemy sentries in front. The former army had stopped advancing and was preparing to launch an attack. Prince Jiu passed this news to Hu Yang, which meant that Yanyu was still in the hands of the enemy and had not been occupied by the Qin army. Hu Yang said to the army envoy: "I would like to report to you, sir, maybe it is not the enemy army, but the Qin army. I am willing to send out sentries again and again to avoid unspeakable things."
After the military envoy left, Hu Yang asked the retainer: "How long will it take before I leave Yanyu?"
The retainer replied: "I have heard that we have traveled about seven or eighty miles to Yan. Now we have traveled twenty miles, or it should be fifty or sixty miles."
Hu Yang asked: "Where are the former troops now?"
The retainer replied: "The former army advanced at the same time as us, and they have traveled about twenty miles."
Hu Yang said: "The front army is two miles away from the front and rear, ten miles apart. The array is one thousand two hundred and fifty steps, about four miles away, and the sentry is three to five miles away, which is also twenty-five miles away, and the general is about ten miles away. As a minister, I will observe it. Fei Lian and the defenders may come to greet them."
The retainer said: "Why welcome?"
Hu Yang said: "The Qin people took over Yanyu and welcomed our Han."
The retainers were a little unconvinced and said, "No. How could the people of Qin be ignorant of the Dao and pass through the country to Ye? What Zhong Geng said is wrong!"
Hu Yang shook his head and said: "You will get your reward in a short time!"
An hour later, drums sounded in front, flags waved, and the entire army stopped. Then came the sound of drums resting in place. Hu Yang felt that there should be contact from the front, so he found a higher hillside nearby and took the troops there to rest. At the same time, he secretly ordered everyone to not relax and be ready to fight at any time.
After a long time, General Han Qian and Prince Jiu led a group of retainers across the river in a hurry. When Hu Yang saw it, he stood up with Lan Tianwei, Ye Xi and Gongzi Jiu's retainers and went down the hillside to meet him. As he walked, Hu Yang said to his retainers: "I will definitely repay you."
The two sides meet at the foot of the hillside. Young Master Jiu said: "The road ahead is blocked by the Qin army. I hope China will open it!"
Hu Yang said: "Where is the Qin army?"
The former general said: "I haven't got the details! But when I see the head of Guizhou, I know that he is from Qin."
Hu Yang was amused in his heart and said, "Young Master is here now, so I'll go with you."
Young Master Jiu said, "But please go with Young Master Wu and Zhong Geng."
The former general said: "Here you go!" Hu Yang then realized that the former general was also Mr. Han, named Wu. Hu Yang saw that Young Master Jiu was unwilling to go, so he forcefully invited him: "Qin and Han jointly attacked Lanyu, and now the Qin army has entered Lanyu. Young Master is the commander of the entire army. He needs to be in the middle of the plan, so why not go?"
Young Master Jiu said: "Young Master Wu is a relative of the King of Zhao. He is very strict in his command. I only have orders in the middle of the night and I dare not disobey them."
Hu Yang's heart skipped a beat. It turned out that Mr. Wu was not Mr. Han, but Mr. Zhao. The relatives of the King of Zhao led the Han army to attack the cities of Zhao State. Where did this trouble come from?
The expression between Hu Yang's brows and eyes was caught by Gongzi Wu, and he quickly explained: "Although I am a native of Zhao, I am already a minister of Han. I should do my best to the king of Han, and I dare not illicit Zhao!"
Gongzi Jiu realized that his inadvertent words aroused Hu Yang's suspicion, and explained: "The Han and Zhao families came from the same Jin Dynasty, and they swore to protect each other. The concubine of Zhao got an official in Han, and the concubine of Han got an official in Han Zhao, generations continue, not just today."
Hu Yang said with a smile: "How dare you have any doubts? I'm just surprised! Gongzi Wu is the son of Zhao Gongzi, so he must listen to his voice or translate it to understand his feelings."
The former military general Gongzi Wu only took a dozen military envoys with him, while the others stayed to guard Gongzi Jiu, and then followed Hu Yang's 500 men forward. Along the way, you can see the camps of the Korean army in narrow valleys. They usually only use branches piled on the road as roadblocks, and there is no other defense. Gongzi Wu sent military envoys to report along the way, and passed through each camp unimpeded. The Korean soldiers who were resting in place looked at the heavily armed Qin soldiers passing through their camp, and they all showed surprised expressions; especially when they saw their generals among the Qin soldiers.
Due to the narrow road, the Korean front army divided into two teams and advanced one after another. The two teams were about half a day's journey apart. Even so, each team was unable to deploy its troops in the narrow valley and could only advance in the simplest column. A team was separated by four or five miles from beginning to end; and once it encountered an obstacle, the entire army would You must stop and wait for the obstacles to be removed before you can move on. Now the Korean army is blocked in the valley. They have not built a camp, let alone seize the commanding heights. They are just sitting or lying on the road to rest. If they are attacked by the enemy, they have no ability to resist. Hu Yang looked all the way, shaking his head secretly.
After arriving at the front camp, Gongzi Wu personally inquired about the situation. It turned out that after the sentinels met, both parties stopped. Someone was sent over here to explain that they were Korean soldiers, but the other party did not respond and just set up camp. They couldn't figure out the details here. They didn't dare to attack and couldn't move forward, so they had to rest on the spot. Hu Yang asked: "How many armies are there and how far apart are they?" The Han general could not answer.
When Hu Yang was about to go up to watch, Young Master Wu said, "Why don't you go here in the middle of the night instead of returning home?"
When Hu Yang saw that Young Master Wu was suspicious, he said, "I hope Young Master will go with you!"
Gongzi Wu said: "I would like to send more envoys to visit you and come back with true trust."
Hu Yang sent two military envoys from the camp to the army ahead. He didn't report back until night, saying: "The Qin army is camped ten miles away from here, but the generals under the command of Dr. Wang Lu are not injured."
Hu Yang told Gongzi Wu, and Gongzi Wu said: "I hope the Qin army will open the road and let our army come in."
Hu Yang said: "That's not the case. We must get his people, go to Huan together, and decide one by one where to garrison troops, then we can enter."
Gongzi Wu said: "Qin and Han joined forces to attack Zhao, but why did Qin alone abandon Han Ye?"
Hu Yang said: "You don't dare to advance alone. I even reported the news to Gongzi Jiu, and I have already obtained the land. He has no faith, so it is like this!"
Gongzi Wu said: "Qin has its own way to join the alliance, but it is not a communist way with Han. It is not an alliance."
Hu Yang said: "That's not the case. I entered the river together with Young Master Jiu, and we looked for the way into the palace together. The Shangdang Shou didn't know much about it, so we divided it into three ways, Han to explore two ways, and Qin to explore one way alone. We all agreed on this. Yes. I gather with the young master and others every day. The young master and others all know that they are about to enter the palace, not what I said. The young master is here, so I don’t dare to act rashly!"
Gongzi Wu felt in a dilemma: if he agreed to go with Hu Yang to Lanyu, Hu Yang would obviously be out of his control, and his army was in a deserted valley and would collapse in a few days; if he forced Hu Yang to give the order He asked the front army to get out of the way, but he couldn't make up his mind to fall out with the Qin army. So he had no choice but to respond: "It's getting dark today. I would like to stay in camp temporarily and discuss it later."
Hu Yang smiled slightly and agreed, just asking Gongzi Wu to supply firewood.
Hu Yang found a hillside sheltered from the wind and dug a stove to light a fire. Everyone sat around the fire, eating dry food and drinking water. In the darkness where the firelight could not be seen, the sentinels watched the surroundings vigilantly.
Gongzi Wu didn't dare to sleep at night, so he ran back to ask Gongzi Jiu for help. Gongzi Jiu didn't dare to fall out here, and asked Gongzi Wu to listen to Hu Yang's orders tomorrow. When Gongzi Wu came back, it was almost dawn.
After resting for a while, Gongzi Wu went to Hu Yang and expressed his willingness to listen to Hu Yang's arrangements and go to Hu to discuss the garrison policy together. Hu Yang looked at these careless young masters, smiled, and said: "I will ask you to bring a hundred people into the palace."
Gongzi Wu said: "When we enter the camp in the middle of the watch, we still have five hundred soldiers. The ministers go to the palace to fight with them, but how can they only fight with a hundred people? I hope that according to the middle watch, I can get five hundred people to fight with the soldiers."
Naturally, Hu Yang would not care about these trivial matters. After a brief argument, he gave up and asked him to take 500 people and follow his 500 people to the Qin camp.
The distance of ten miles is neither long nor short, and we arrived just when we were tired and needed a rest. The Qin army occupied another valley entrance in Yanyu. Behind the entrance was a relatively wide valley road. Only after turning a corner could they enter Yanyu. The Qin army had completely occupied the commanding heights around the winding valley, and established a camp at the mouth of the valley. In addition to tree branches, they also dug trenches, built parapets, and set up lookouts.
