Zhao She is naturally a relative of the Zhao State, but it is no longer clear which generation after the King of Zhao he is. It is probably that he is very distantly related to the King of Zhao. When he became an official, he only worked as a minor official in Tianbe. Although Zhao She has a small official position, his temper is not bad at all. At that time, the noble prince Pingyuan Junsheng had acres of land, but under the unspoken rules, he did not have to pay rent and tax. Zhao She ignored this, and when collecting the tax, he still collected Pingyuan Jun's tax. Lord Pingyuan is the younger brother of King Zhao. He is not only the king, but also the prime minister of Zhao. He can be said to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. Zhao She can't even see Zhao Sheng's face and can only deal with his retainers. Zhao She went to collect taxes, and his retainers fought with him. Zhao She's son got angry and killed many of Pingyuan Lord's retainers. Pingyuan Lord was so angry that he wanted to question Zhao She. Unexpectedly, after Zhao She met Lord Pingyuan, he used only a few big words to dispel Lord Pingyuan's anger, and recommended Zhao She as the "tax director" to be in charge of the country's taxation work. Zhao She's words passed down today are very hollow: You are the noble son of Zhao, and you share weal and woe with the State of Zhao. You must take the lead in obeying the law! I don’t know if Zhao She said something else at that time that impressed Lord Pingyuan, or if Lord Pingyuan just took a fancy to Zhao She, a young man with a rough head, to do such an offending thing! Anyway, after Zhao She took charge of the taxation of Zhao State, he acted fairly and benefited both public and private parties.
In the fifteenth year of King Zhao's reign, when the six countries united to attack Qi, Zhao She also led troops to fight, and also appeared at the same time as the later famous general Lian Po. Lian Po became famous in this battle and was named Shangqing upon his return. However, Zhao She only captured a small city in Qi in the nineteenth year of King Zhao, that is, ten years ago, when Qi was in extreme decline. Maiqiu, I haven’t heard of any rewards. The next year, Tian Dan launched a major counterattack based on two cities, regained the captured territory, and went deep into the interior of Qi. It is unknown whether Maiqiu was captured by Qi or still in the hands of Zhao. However, Zhao She changed his profession from leading troops to fighting and no longer collected taxes.
After Zhao She expressed his willingness to fight with the Qin people in Lanyu, King Zhao asked him to prepare for sending troops. After Zhao She was appointed, he never went home. He went to various lawsuits every day, asking for people, materials, equipment and supplies. He himself had no background, so in order to obtain this support, he could only treat guests, serve, and make those who were doing things happy, and finally managed to assemble a force of 20,000 to 30,000 people.
Since he had long realized that the battle with the Qin army at Yanyu was like "two rats fighting in a den, the brave one will win", Zhao She also repeatedly trained the assembled troops. The appointment was issued almost as soon as the Qin army's advance was discovered. It is already the middle of winter and the troops have not yet set off. The big officials in the Zhao Kingdom looked at Zhao She like a monster: Is it worth it for a small marriage?
Zhao She's eldest son was called Zhao Kuo. He was very dissatisfied with his father's behavior and said to his father: "The soldiers have heard of the clumsy speed, but they have not seen the longevity of the skill. My father has received the king's order and has not been able to menstruate. Do you want to be cunning for a long time?"
Zhao She yelled and scolded: "Soldiers are dead. It's not easy to say! A general is the assistant of the country, the commander of the people's life, and the master of safety. The master pays for each other with military affairs, that is, he uses the country to support each other and the people. The life and survival of the ancestral temple depend on one person, how can you be careless?"
Zhao Kuo said: "The speed of the water is as strong as the drifting rocks; the speed of the birds of prey is the destruction. The sudden attack of a large army is like the surge of the water. Although the strong enemy cannot resist it, now it is slow. It advances slowly, seeking the safety of Mount Tai. Its knots are very long. Long knots make it easy to break, which is the way to defeat."
When Zhao She saw his son uttering ominous words, he hurriedly stopped him and forbade him to say any more!
When King Zhao received the report of the Qin army's attack on Lanyu, Zhao She was still training his troops; at this time, the Han army had already begun to advance towards Lanyu. The court debated for two days whether to rescue Yanyu; by this time, the army besieging Yanyu had changed from the Qin army to the Korean army. King Zhao finally made the decision and let Zhao She lead the troops he personally trained to go to Yanyu to defeat the Qin army and rescue Yanyu. This was followed by issuing military symbols, issuing orders, and appointing officials. When the army was preparing to set off, there were reports of enemy troops appearing near Wu'an.
This time King Zhao no longer hesitated and ordered Zhao She to raise troops immediately. Wu'an is only fifty miles away from Handan, and it can be said that troops are approaching the city. It's a matter of choice whether he should be saved or not, but Wu An must be saved. Zhao She's elite soldiers, who had been trained for a month or two, were finally put to use.
Zhao Sheti's army came to Wu'an. As soon as the front army entered the valley mouth, they immediately realized that something was wrong. When leaving Handan, Zhao Wangting judged that it was only a small group of Qin army sentinels who attacked Wu'an. Somehow, the sentinels were sent hundreds of miles away. As soon as the army arrives, it must retreat. But the former army's report made Zhao She dare not ignore it. He hurried to check it out in person. As soon as he entered the valley, he immediately found that the nearest city had been occupied by the Qin army! Zhao She is well aware of the defensive power of Wu'an city. Being able to capture Wu'an city is definitely not within the capabilities of a small group of soldiers serving as sentinels. It must be a large force of the Qin army!
The moment Zhao She made this judgment, he was shocked. Could it be that the Qin army's attack on Yanyu was just a false shot, and its real purpose was to attack Handan? He immediately noticed the seriousness of the situation and ordered the rear army to follow quickly. The front army camped on the spot, formed their formation, and prepared to fight!
Zhao Kuo was also in the army. He advised his father: "The Qin people have gathered in Wu'an, and Yan Yu will be empty. If I take advantage of the weakness, I will save Yan Yu!"
Zhao She stared at Zhao Kuo for half his salary and said coldly: "Anyone who gives military advice will die!" Zhao Kuo was shocked when he heard this. He didn't know why his father was so angry and what was wrong with him. Seeing that the situation was not right, he had to cross his arms and retreat. At this time, a military prince hurriedly came over and said: "Wu'an County is still in my hands, and I hope the general will take it as the foundation first!"
Zhao She asked: "Where is the county seat of Wu'an?"
The military lord said: "They are ten miles west of the Qin army!"
Zhao She said angrily: "I have an order, and anyone who gives military advice will die!" The military prince was shocked and shouted that he was wronged. Zhao She ordered the generals to be beheaded outside the tent and sent a message to each camp: The whole army is ready to fight the Qin army, but anyone who speaks otherwise will die!
Zhao She is actually not far from Handan, only thirty miles away. He came out from the corner of the sun, but now he is only at the end of the day. The original plan was to enter Wu'an today, rest in various cities, drive away the small group of Qin troops, and then go up the mountain tomorrow. Unexpectedly, they suddenly encountered a powerful Qin army. Even the former army was still entering the valley one after another and was not ready for battle. Zhao She was in a restless mood and eagerly arranged one battalion after another to enter the combat area and form a combat formation!
Hu Yang had just come down the mountain the day before Zhao She entered Wu'an. As the rear army, they had to bring along the baggage and combat supplies left behind by the front army. Since there are no livestock, these supplies can only be carried on people's shoulders. It is very difficult to walk on the rugged mountain road with bare hands. In addition, we have to carry these supplies, and the progress is very slow. We walked on the mountain for two full days before going down the mountain, which was much faster than expected. It's going to be later.
After coming down from the mountain, Hu Yang first led his own camp into the city occupied by the Qin army and met up with Sima Jin. Wang Lu was a general who was caught as a transport team. He was very angry and complained when he saw Sima Jin.
In the past two days, Sima Jin has made a clear survey of Wu'an's topography: Wu'an has two exits, one in the east and one in the south. Going out from the east exit is Handan; going out from the south exit and walking northeast along the Fu River is also Handan. Suburbs. But this is all based on what local residents have to say.
Hu Yang asked Sima Jin to send a warning to the two valley entrances, and asked Wang Lu to deploy a force to camp in the west of the city to prevent Zhao Cheng from the west from attacking. Other troops guarded the mouth of the north valley and rested in the valley overnight. Early the next morning, Hu Yang asked Zheng Anping and Chen Si to take a dozen people to change into Zhao people's clothes and set off through the valley mouth to Handan. Since the Qin army occupied the easternmost city of Wu'an, the Zhao army guarding the valley entrance was afraid of being attacked and had withdrawn. Both valley entrances were unguarded and were actually under the control of the Qin army. Zheng Anping and others crossed the valley mouth without any trouble and entered the slope beside the plain.
After walking into Pingyuan District, Zheng Anping and Chen Sidong felt broadened. In the past two years, Zheng Anping and the others had been walking on mountain roads and experienced countless dangerous journeys. Now that they were out of the mountains, the plains spread out in front of them, and they seemed to have returned to the life they were familiar with. In front of us are towns scattered all around, endless countryside, and full of vitality everywhere. There is a big city in the distance, needless to say, it is Handan.
Just as they were about to go down the mountain, they suddenly saw an army pouring out of the city gate and heading west. Zheng Anping was shocked and said: "Zhao's army is coming to attack. We will return as soon as possible to retaliate." More than a dozen people hurried back to the valley. They first notified the doctor who was guarding the valley to the east, and then returned to the city to report to Hu Yang.
Hearing that there were 20,000 to 30,000 people coming out of Handan, Hu Yang also felt a little pressure. He mobilized all Wang Lu's troops from the valley, leaving only a few troops to maintain order, while the others formed formations near the city. In this way, Zhao She and Hu Yang formed their formations almost at the same time.
Zhao She arranged his troops along the Ming River or the bank, while Hu Yang arranged his formation with Dongcheng as the center. Since there were still two powerful Zhao troops in the rear, Hu Yang was always worried that they would stab him behind him and his deployment would not be satisfactory. While Zhao She was arranging the formation, he asked the military envoys to fly to Handan to report that Wu'an was not just a few patrol posts, but a powerful Qin army. As the Qin army also formed its formation, Zhao She further reported: The Qin army has about 20,000 troops.
Zhao She was very aware of Handan's situation. The State of Zhao did not have a standing army, so all wars had to be done by recruiting the surrounding townspeople. The newly formed army has been led out of Handan by himself, and it will take time for Handan to regroup an army. At this time, my task is to hold back the Qin army in front of me and prevent it from rushing to Handan!
Hu Yang was also very cautious and did not launch an offensive rashly. Although the Qin army was beating drums and shouting to kill, it was all a bluff. After approaching the river bank, when they saw that the Zhao army was standing still, they took the initiative to withdraw. Zhao She could see that the Qin army was testing the strength of each battalion. He strictly ordered each battalion not to attack without orders, let alone engage the enemy.
