As the Zhao army in Handan was stronger and gradually surpassed the Qin army in Wu'an, Handan began to plot to annihilate the Qin army. After Bing Cao and other spies got the news, they rushed to report to Hu Yang and asked him to prepare to retreat. In order to expand the results of the war, Hu Yang came up with a strategy to ask Zhonglang, a pedestrian who had just arrived in the army, to go to the Zhao camp under the guise of the king's will to work for the army. He found a jade belt with a jade hook from the city and gave it to Zhao She as a gift from the King of Qin.
Gongcheng, who was the assistant to Zhonglang, placed the jade belt he was carrying in front of Zhao She's banquet. Zhao She glanced at it lightly, crossed his hands and said: "If the king has a reward, I should not refuse it. However, if the king has a fault, I should point it out." Of course. Zhao and Qin are brothers. They have been among the vassals since Zhao, and have never dared to be disrespectful to Qin. Zhao got his jade, and Qin wanted to exchange it for fifteen cities, so Zhao brought the jade to Qin. Qin wanted to meet Zhao in Mianchi, and the king of Zhao He traveled thousands of miles away to see him. He was deceived by Qin. Now Qin entered the territory of Zhao for no reason. He promised to attack Yanyu, but in fact he went to the outskirts of the country. The minister was ordered to protect Yanyu, so he followed Qin into Handan. Today he has not found it. The king ordered me to stop the army and wait for him. Maybe the king ordered me to give the general, but I dare not resign even if I risk my life. It is not like what the king said. The king's gift may be wrong, and I dare not accept it!"
Zhonglang said: "Brothers are fighting against each other now, and they are fighting against each other. This is not a blessing to the country. As the commander of the Zhao Kingdom, the general would rather not work for Zhao! There are three small towns in the east of Jidong, and the king gave them to me. But he accepted it, wouldn't he be laughed at by the world! Qin's ministers were dissatisfied and went to Handan to redress his grievances. The general would rather have nothing to do with him! Now he is tolerated by the general and is temporarily kept in Wu'an. I hope his grievances will be brought to the king. Listen. If you are wronged and do not listen, you will knock on the palace door and beat the drum."
Zhao Kuo said: "King Zhao has gathered a hundred thousand people, and the above officials are Lian Po. They will attack with drums. I'm afraid you will be embarrassed!"
Zhao She shouted: "My son, how can a child with a yellow mouth support the important matters of the country?" Then he turned to Zhonglang and said: "I am ignorant, the king will not offend me!"
Zhonglang said: "My king, taking advantage of the good deeds, wants the two countries to turn into soldiers and armor, and both of them are holding jade and silk, so I dare to give each other jade and silk. General, you want the jade to be broken!"
Zhao She said: "In the past, gentlemen were as virtuous as jade. Being gentle and lustrous is benevolent; being careful and prudent is knowing; being honest and not prudent is righteousness; hanging it down like a pendant is polite; when you knock, the sound is clearer and longer. , the end is good, it is joy; the flaws do not cover up the goodness, the goodness does not cover up the flaws, it is loyalty; Fu Yinpangda is faith; the Qi is like a white rainbow, heaven; the spirit is seen in the mountains and rivers, earth; Guizhang Teda is virtue. What is it? It’s up to me! If you abandon the ravine, it will be the same as the mud and dust!”
Zhonglang said: "I would like to offer my general Hu Yang to the general. He and the general have the same heart and mind. If unfortunately we have to fight, I am willing to avoid it!"
Zhao She said: "I don't know that the Qin army general Hu Yang is there. If unfortunately he fights, I will treat him in the ravine."
Zhonglang said: "My mission has been fulfilled, and I am willing to return!"
Zhao She said: "I see that the king's envoy is also a brave man. He entered the bush of axes and axes alone without blinking his eyes! Why stingy for a meal!"
Zhonglang said: "I am very impressed by the general's virtue!"
So Zhao She told Zhao Kuo to go down and prepare a banquet, while he and the three of them went out of the tent and called all the generals to meet together. Everyone expressed their admiration to each other, and no one mentioned the military. The banquet is completed in a short time, and the guests and hosts enjoy themselves!
It was Zhao Kuo who came to see Zhonglang off, so the jade belt was naturally carried back by public transport. After returning to the tent, Zhao She asked Zhao Kuo calmly: "What is the purpose of the envoy from Qin?"
Zhao Kuo said: "It must not be the order of King Qin!"
Zhao She said: "How do you know it?"
Zhao Kuo said: "Handan and Xianyang are separated by thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and there are many dangers in between. If they arrive along the river, Zhao will hear about it first; if they pass by Shangdang, they will not arrive."
Zhao She said: "But what is the purpose of pretending to be the King of Qin and sending him to the camp?"
Zhao Kuo said: "Maybe we should alienate the emperor and his ministers!"
Zhao She said: "His actions are obvious. The wisdom of King Zhao must be discerning, and he cannot succeed!"
Zhao Kuo said: "When you are in a hurry, you may have no other plan, but just do it and see its effect."
Zhao She said: "If it is true, I have nothing to worry about. I am afraid I will lose it! What are the people of Qin doing today?"
Zhao Kuo said: "The patrol found out that the Qin people have done their best in the city, and they seem to be leaving."
Zhao She said: "Qin is about to leave, how can you threaten him with big words? Talk about leaving for a while? What do you fear when you hear his words?"
Zhao Kuo said: "The general is angry and comes to attack!"
Zhao She said: "If we can't attack, we must leave! Qin is about to leave, and he is afraid that I will sneak up behind him, so he threatens him with loud words..."
Zhao Kuo said: "What will the general do now?"
Zhao She said: "Let the generals enter their accounts. - Don't make any noise!"
All the troops will be called into the tent. Zhao She said: "The Qin people are about to retreat, we must attack them urgently, don't let them retreat!" He did not discuss with everyone, and ordered to prepare five thousand elites and five days of dry food, led by Zhao Kuo, and quickly rushed to Yan And, "If the Qin people sneak in, they should be blocked in the mountains and streams." In order not to alert the Qin army and force them to decide to retreat, the entire army still patrolled as usual the next day, but they had to secretly prepare dry food for five days. Once the order was given, all the baggage was abandoned, and the entire army rushed to Yanyu with light equipment. The old and weak will return to Handan. Everything must be kept confidential, especially Zhao Kuo's actions must be carried out quietly! The generals were ordered to go back and prepare.
Zhao She personally directed tonight's secret operation. First, go to the Qin camp and send out double secret sentries to prevent the Qin people from peeking. Then he personally ordered the generals and prepared five thousand Zhao troops, equipped with officers, gathered dry food, and all were well-armed and equipped. When the rooster crows all the time, each camp starts in turn. Follow the strong wall to the north, cross the Beiming River, and follow the road that the Qin army used to go down the mountain, heading straight towards Yanyu.
Due to the insufficient strength of the Qin army, only a small number of troops were left in the Beiming River Valley to occupy the city and maintain public order. Zhao Kuo led his men around the city, avoiding the Qin patrols, and quickly entered the mountains without anyone noticing.
The next day, there was a noise from Cishan. The Qin army arrived at Cishan and forcibly collected ferries. Cishan is an iron city, and a large amount of heavy iron and iron tools have to be transported out. It is too inefficient for people to carry it on their shoulders. The best strategy is to transport it out by ship through waterways. Therefore, there are developed water transportation systems around large iron mines. The Qin army asked the iron merchants to hand over their transport ships to the Qin army for five days. Ironware manufacturing is a large-scale production. Thousands of people gather together and rely on the sale of high value-added ironware to support themselves. If production is stopped for a day, people will chew on pigs, which costs a lot of money. The Qin army used to go to Cishan to purchase iron weapons, mainly iron weapons, and they were all fair purchases, but this time it was different. Their attitude became tough and hardened, without any accommodation, and they even cut off a few heads. People in Cishan were panicked for a while.
Zhao She reported back to the spies sent by Cishan that there were about a thousand troops entering Cishan, and hundreds of ships had been detained. There were no ships sailing on the Fushui River, only those returning!
Zhao She's heart moved: Is the Qin army going to escape from Nankou through Fu River? But he immediately dismissed the idea. The Great Wall is also located in the outer suburbs of Handan and is a key defensive area in Handan. There are usually a lot of troops stationed there, and more troops will be mobilized in emergencies. As long as the Great Wall can support for three days, reinforcements from Handan can arrive. And outside the Great Wall, there is Ye blocking the other side of the Zhang River! Zhao She passed this news to Handan and the Great Wall, asking them to be more vigilant and avoid being attacked by the Qin people. He is still secretly preparing to attack Yanyu tonight.
At night, another 10,000 elites gathered together. Zhao She personally led them and went straight to Yanyu. Unlike Zhao Kuo who carefully avoided the cities occupied by the Qin army in the river valley, Zhao She's army passed directly through the river valley. The people in the city watched the large number of troops rolling past the city. They could only wait and watch at the top of the city and did not dare to open the city.
After Zhao She's army passed, the officials of the city immediately reported to Hu Yang...
Hu Yang immediately informed Sima Jin and took action immediately. Then the drums beat loudly in the city. About an hour later, Sima Jin had completely assembled his troops and marched toward the valley mouth to the south overnight.
Wang Hao's army got up when the rooster crowed and cooked rice at dawn. When the early spring sun rose from the horizon, the Qin army rumbled towards the mouth of the valley beside the Mingshui River in the east.
After Zhao She and Zhao Kuo led their elites to leave respectively, only the old and the weak were left here. Through the morning light and mist, they saw the Qin army approaching covering the sky, and the war drums were beaten immediately in the camp. At this time, the main officials in the camp had followed Zhao She to Yanyu, and the people here were at a loss. Although lower-level officials came forward to arrange the formation, there were neither flags nor golden drums. The Qin people fired a volley and the army formation was scattered!
Hu Yang asked Wang Lu to lead a thousand men in a quick pursuit to seize the eastern valley entrance as soon as possible and open a way out for the army. He led the remaining people to move forward in a combat formation, maintaining a combat-ready posture at any time.
Sima Jin led his army to the source of Fu River after dawn, where two to three hundred ships had already gathered. Sima Jin ordered a public servant to lead 2,000 people by boat down the Fu River and rush to the Great Wall. He led the main force to follow along the Fu River.
The defenders of the Great Wall opened the city gate at dawn on time, and the merchants and travelers who had been waiting there came in one after another. The other soldiers were sitting in the camp, with breakfast cooking hot on the stove.
Suddenly, the sound of drums sounded like a mountain collapsing and the earth was cracking. The drums stopped beating suddenly before they could finish beating. Before the soldiers in each camp understood what was going on, they heard soldiers outside the camp shouting: "The Qin people have entered the city! The Qin people have entered the city!" The soldiers in the camp looked up and saw the overwhelming Zhao army fleeing in all directions. So the soldiers in the camp didn't have time to eat, and they didn't care about the officers' yelling and scolding, so they dispersed in a hurry! Two hours later, near noon, Sima Jin's army arrived at the Great Wall. The city gate has been closed, and there is a river of blood flowing under the city gate!
Wang Hao personally led a thousand men to chase and kill him out of the valley. Countless Zhao soldiers were stabbed along the way, but they were all too late to behead their heads.
The Zhao army that ran out of the valley was less than half old and weak, and their appearance was equivalent to calling the police in Handan. When Wang Hao rushed out of the valley, the beacon tower at the foot of the mountain was already lit with smoke, rising straight into the sky. The sound of drums in Handan City was loud, and drums were beaten in every township. The villagers gathered together and hurried to Handan.
Wang Hao stood at the mouth of the valley, looking at the city of Handan at the foot of the hillside, shrouded in morning mist and smoke; wind and dust billowing from all sides, covering half of the sky, turning the red sun into gray, and turning the clear sky into a haze.
Wang Hao took a deep breath, wondering what kind of fate awaited him and them!
