Not long after Wang Li left the palace, Zong Zheng set off with him. Just as Wang Li thought, Zong Zheng was indeed afraid that Zhang Han would surpass him in power in the court, so he couldn't wait to rush over after Hu Hai issued the edict.
When he saw Zhang Han, he immediately asked how the situation was. Zhang Han replied: "It's all under control."
"Very good!" Zong Zheng pretended to be supervising the army and continued to ask, "Is there any movement among Xiang Yu's rebel army?"
"Yes!" Zhang Han didn't mean to hide it. Zong Zheng is the supervisor of the army and monitors the situation of the 700,000-strong army. If he conceals the situation, it will be detrimental to himself. From the rebellion of Mangtang Mountain to being idle, he is very clear about the calculations of these people. .
He still has some understanding of Xiang Yujun's situation, and even if he operates secretly, he can't escape his sight.
"Xiang Yu's bandit army is sending two armies to secretly attack our army, and Han is preparing to catch a turtle in a jar."
"How to catch a turtle in an urn?"
Zong Zheng's eyes flashed and his body leaned forward.
"Xiang Yu sent General Zhou Wen to attack Hangu Pass, hehe! It's an insult to the four major passes of our Qin Dynasty. It's nothing to worry about. Han only needs to guard Hangu Pass tightly and deploy 500 artillery to destroy it outside Hangu Pass. "
"Xiang Liang also wanted to attack Dingtao secretly, so Han planned to let him burrow in and ask you to put him in the urn. He will definitely be defeated."
Zong Zheng nodded, feeling that this strategy was a good one, but he didn't know that he was thinking about it in his heart, and continued to ask: "What will happen after the two armies are destroyed?"
"There will be another decisive battle at Julu. Our Qin army has 3,000 artillery pieces and will definitely defeat Xiang Yu. The rebellion will be suppressed by then. We, the Qin Dynasty, will still dominate the world."
"Wonderful, wonderful!" Zongzheng clapped his hands in appreciation, but there was another side in his heart. If Zhang Han succeeds in quelling the rebellion, he will be the number one hero of the Qin Dynasty, and his status will rise. Will he be able to suppress him then? The answer is no, maybe Zhang Han will dominate all officials like Wu'an Jun Bai Qi, which he doesn't want to see.
But he didn't show it and continued to ask: "But have you ever thought about the changes in Wuguan?"
"Wuguan? It's just the arrogant thoughts of some young people. It's nothing to worry about."
Zhang Han naturally knew the news about Wuguan.
"It's not something to worry about?" Zongzheng's expression changed and he scolded, "Although Wuguan is a natural chasm, there is no room for loss. You actually said it's not something to worry about. If it is captured, it will threaten the land in the middle of Guanzhong, facing Xianyang City. This is an important place and should not be underestimated.”
Zhang Han didn't take it seriously. If Wuguan was really so easy to win, would the Great Qin still exist today? Zong Zheng filtered it, but Zong Zheng couldn't tolerate his argument, so he took out the emperor's edict.
"Zhang Han accepted the imperial edict. In view of the importance of the military pass, he immediately dispatched a thousand artillery pieces to suppress it. There must be no mistake."
Then he threw the imperial edict to Zhang Han. Zhang Han took it and saw that it was indeed the emperor's edict, and his face turned gloomy for a moment.
Allocating a thousand artillery pieces to suppress Wuguan would be a huge waste. At this moment, the main force of the rebel army is located in Julu. If a thousand artillery pieces are allocated to Wuguan, what will happen to Julu?
It should be noted that Xiang Yu's army had artillery, and he quickly said: "No, if one thousand artillery is transferred, Julu will have two thousand artillery left. If another five hundred are transferred to guard Hangu Pass, there will be only one thousand and fifteen artillery left, which is far from enough." If they pose a threat to Xiang Yu's army, please note that they also have artillery."
Although he did not witness Yingbo's attack on Su Jiao, judging from the news from the defeated army, the artillery was very powerful, far exceeding the artillery he had. Fortunately, the number was not large, and it was now better than Xiang Yu's army's artillery. It can only rely on quantity.
But Zongzheng disagreed and said angrily: "Do you want to resist the imperial edict? Or exaggerate and exaggerate the terror of the bandit army."
"The bandit army is so reckless, how did they get the artillery?"
Zhang Han was speechless. He didn't know where the artillery came from. At that time, he thought that it might be an anti-aircraft cannon built by General Li, but that was wrong. The power of anti-aircraft cannon was more than that. And would General Li participate in the uprising? probably not.
It can only be thought that someone imitated the rebel artillery during the Battle of Xianyang and made it in a decent way. It was even more powerful than the rebel artillery. This idea was a bit ridiculous, but the facts were in front of him, and he had to do this. think.
"Maybe." Zhang Han didn't know how to respond.
Zong Zheng's face became serious and he asked Zhang Han: "Did you betray our country, Da Qin, and deliberately let the artillery leak?"
This is a fatal question. If he is accused of this, Zhang Han will undoubtedly die. For the sake of his promise to Princess Chenxi, he cannot die.
He quickly retorted: "Han is loyal to Da Qin and would never do such a betrayal."
Zong Zheng just asked but had no intention of pursuing the matter, but he made a note in his mind, "Then you quickly dispatch a thousand artillery pieces to Wuguan, otherwise our army will join you."
At this point, it was useless for Zhang Han to refute, so he had no choice but to follow the instructions angrily.
Zong Zheng left with a smile of success.
He finally caught Zhang Han's handle: leaking artillery.
But this was not enough. In order to prevent Zhang Han from overthrowing Zhang Han, he had to do something more, so he immediately went to Hangu Pass, nominally supervising the army, but no one knew what he was actually going to do.
At the artillery battalion where Li Zhao was located, an intelligence guard came in a hurry. He brought news about Wang Li.
After a while, Li Zhao smiled. His words that day were considered effective and Wang Li was instigated to rebel. But he frowned again the next moment. The Qin army dispatched a thousand artillery to Wuguan to destroy Liu Ji in one fell swoop. Rhythm.
"Master, what should we do? We don't have enough artillery to support Liu Ji at the moment. I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand the bombardment of a thousand artillery pieces."
Mr. Wang worriedly said that he recently learned from the young master that Liu Jijun was also manipulated by the young master and was considered one of his own.
Li Zhao paced, and finally made the decision to let the snipers he had just brought from Shanglinyuan secretly go to Wuguan to assist Liu Ji, and ordered someone to tell Liu Ji to proceed with caution and not to act too hastily.
So far, there is no news about the escape of a thousand elites, so we can only wait. If they can reach Wuguan in time, a thousand artillery pieces will really be nothing.
"Young Master, we just received news from the Qin Army. Zongzheng came to Dingtao for the supervision of the army. After meeting with Zhang Han, he immediately went to Hangu Pass. Could this be that they are plotting something?"
Since Li Zhao came to Julu, news from the intelligence office has been coming in nonstop. He simply set up a telegraph station here, and he asked the Wang family to share the intelligence work while taking into account the five hundred gunners.
"Zongzheng? Hangu Pass? Why did he go to Hangu Pass?" Li Zhao began to think about it. After a long time, he was overjoyed and immediately ordered Young Master Wang, "Immediately order the Intelligence Department to pay attention to Zhou Wen and report his situation truthfully."
Young Master Wang was stunned by the young master's jumping rhythm. One moment he was thinking about Zong Zheng, and the next moment he was concerned about Zhou Wenlai. It was really unpredictable. However, he moved towards the telegraph station without any slowness at all.
After a while, Young Master Wang came over with his mouth wide open in shock, but he looked at Li Zhao with admiration. He didn't expect that the young master rarely interfered with Lu Ye's affairs, but he could know a person's abilities so accurately. He really doubted the young master. Whether he has the ability to predict the future.
He had just received this news from the telegram: During the march, Zhou Wen continued to recruit soldiers. When he arrived at Hangu Pass, there were thousands of military chariots and hundreds of thousands of soldiers approaching Hangu Pass.
A small general with less than 10,000 people went west to conquer Hangu Pass. In just a short period of time, it developed to such a scale that even Bai Qi, an enemy with 10,000 people, could not do it.
Such a person was discovered by the young master. No, the young master had never seen him at all. He was scouted by the young master. How did the young master do it?
He really wanted to ask the young master why he was so strong?
"Thousands of chariots and hundreds of thousands of soldiers? Haha! It's really extraordinary!" Li Zhao muttered with a smile after hearing the report from the Wang family's young master, "I wonder if we can capture Hangu Pass like history?"
When the prince of the Wang family heard the young master muttering some incomprehensible words, greetings flashed through his mind, and he asked: "Why take Hangu Pass like history? Can Zhou Wen really win Hangu Pass?"
He didn't believe it. After all, it was a pass that even a million coalition troops could not break through.
Li Zhao knew that he had made a mistake and immediately changed the subject: "What about the situation in Dingtao? Has Xiang Liang's command launched an attack on Dingtao?"
This situation has been under the control of the Intelligence Department. Prince Wang immediately said: "Xiang Liang's troops have arrived in Dingtao, and I believe they will launch an attack tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Li Zhao was neither happy nor sad, but he was sighing in his heart.
If it does not violate history, Xiang Liang captured Dingtao, but it was Zhang Han's plan. Xiang Liang was trapped in Dingtao by Zhang Han's plan and was eventually killed.
"He will be remembered."
Silence!
But Li Zhao was a man who cherished his life. He couldn't just watch Xiang Liang being killed and remain indifferent. After all, he was the one who sent the people there.
"Immediately order Xiang Yu to attack Zhang Han and fight against Julu."
Only in this way can Xiang Liang have a chance to survive.
"At the same time, let Zhou Wen test the situation at Hangu Pass. If there is no artillery attack, attack the city immediately."
"Have you started?" After hearing the young master's words, the Wang family's face became solemn, but he did not dare to neglect and immediately rushed to Xiang Liang's military camp.
Li Zhao raised his head and stared at the scattered big birds flying in the sky.
"The Battle of Julu finally happened. I started it in advance. I hope history will not change."
