That's right, it's Hua Yu.
Zhao Kuo's father, Ma Fujun Zhao She, became famous in one battle! It is also an important military and economic center in the northern part of Zhao State, and an important hub connecting Daibei and Handan.
Of course, it is also the only way to go to Daidi from Handan north!
Everyone present was the best among the best. Almost as soon as they saw the place name of Yanyu, Fan Sui and Wang He already understood - King Qin wanted to kill someone and punish his heart! Not only to send Zhao Kuo on his way, but also to completely eliminate the threat of Zhao Kuo's group in the place where his father made his fortune.
If it really succeeds, the blow to Zhao will be almost devastating. It can be said that although there is no advantage in fighting for land, it will have the effect of destroying its desire to resist Qin.
Seeing everyone's excitement, King Qin had obviously guessed what he was thinking, and felt that his plan was very promising. Immediately, King Qin became excited, and the feeling of excitement that had not been felt for a long time since the Changping Battle came back to his heart.
Not only because his plan seems to have been approved by several people, but also because once this plan is really feasible, Zhao Kuo, the culprit, will not be far from death.
Immediately, the King of Qin stopped pretending and revealed his plan: "From the news coming back from Handan, Zhao Kuo asked himself to go to Daibei to avoid disaster. If at this time, our army will escort the treasure, Assemble an elite army and ambush him at the place he must pass on his way north."
"Zhao Kuo's move to avoid disaster has become a move to bring disaster." Fan Sui sighed at the side. It was obvious that Fan Sui would not waste such a good opportunity to flatter him.
Hearing this, King Qin unconsciously showed a smile on his face. Obviously, even though King Qin knew that Fan Sui was flattering him, he was still very happy in his heart.
Wang Lu and Sima Cuo on the side looked much calmer about this. Of course, they knew that this plan had a high probability of success. It's not that they weren't excited about the opportunity to kill Zhao Kuo, it was just that they tried hard to suppress all the excitement in their hearts and looked for possible loopholes in order to kill him in one shot.
Of course, King Qin didn't care at all. If someone is flattering, then someone needs to do practical things and come up with ideas themselves, but how to implement them and check for deficiencies is also very important. And these are obviously abilities that Fan Sui, who is looking at him with a flattering face, does not possess.
The silk book sent by the Handan messenger was already in Sima Cuo's hand, frowning slightly. Sima Cuo's eyes wandered back and forth between the map and the silk book. After a while, Sima Cuo slowly put down the silk book. He cupped his fists and bowed slightly to King Qin and said:
"My king, according to what is recorded in the silk book, Zhao Kuo should have an army of about five hundred soldiers beside him, and its combat power cannot be underestimated." Sima Cuo paused for a moment, then pointed to the land of Yanyu, and continued: "If you set up an ambush in Lanyu, you also need to consider the strength of the troops stationed in Lanyu City. According to reports, due to the Battle of Changping, the troops here were almost completely depleted. However, it is an important town of Zhao State, and there are still about a thousand people there today. .Besides, there are no other garrison troops nearby."
"In other words, our army wants to surround and annihilate Zhao Kuo with about five hundred elite soldiers. At the same time, we need to detach a force to block possible reinforcements in the city." Sima Cuo concluded: "With the combat power of our army's elite soldiers, even if To set up an ambush and fight, I’m afraid it would take at least 1,200 square meters to be sure.”
Sima Cuo almost gritted his teeth and reported the last number. Sima Cuo knew very well that even in the name of escorting rare gold and jade, the number of 1,200 people was a bit exaggerated. However, this number was already the result of Sima Cuo subtracting, deleting and deleting in his mind.
Two hundred of them were used to block the reinforcements in the city and the city, while the one thousand soldiers were used to ambush Zhao Kuo's five hundred soldiers. The reason why so many troops were needed for an ambush was also very simple. Sima Cuo had to control the fighting time within two to three hours.
Once the battle starts, it will definitely cause a sensation in the Zhao Kingdom. With Zhao Kuo's current prestige, I am afraid that the garrison in the nearby city will take action, and even the government officials will rush to attack with long swords.
Although there are no other large-scale garrisons in the land of Lanyu except for the thousands of troops stationed in the city of Lanyu, there are still many troops in the northern land such as Xiyang City in that generation. Once the beacon fire is ignited in the city of Lanyu, The army rushing to rescue Xiyang City
They can arrive in two hours at the latest. Once the reinforcements arrive, it would be wishful thinking to strangle Zhao Kuo.
At the same time, two hundred soldiers blocked Yan and the thousands of people in the city. Two hours was almost the limit.
And if he wanted to annihilate Zhao Kuo's 500 soldiers within two hours, Sima Cuo must have enough troops even though he was an ambush army and had absolute initiative on the battlefield.
But how could these 1,200 people be sent across Zhao? !
"Twelve hundred people?!" Almost at the same time as Sima Cuo finished speaking, Prime Minister Fan Sui's voice suddenly became louder: "Why didn't you say it was twelve thousand people? A mere envoy can have four Five hundred people is already too many, but twelve hundred people, do you really think that all the people in Zhao are fools?"
Fan Sui knew very well that the issue of sending troops to Zhao would definitely fall on him, so when he heard that Sima Cuo wanted to send 1,200 troops to Zhao, he jumped up unconsciously.
Of course, this number is really shocking, so it’s no wonder that Fan Sui was surprised and angry.
Sima Cuo naturally knew that he had posed another problem for the King of Qin and the Prime Minister, and had no intention of refuting Fan Sui. He just lowered his head in shame.
King Qin ignored Fan Sui's surprise. To be honest, this number was a bit beyond King Qin's expectation. After all, Zhao Kuo's own strength was only five hundred, and he might not be able to bring them all out of Handan. He had the advantage of the location, and it was In an ambush, five hundred troops should be enough. Yanyu's garrison was not considered, but if it was just to block the attack, one or two hundred troops should be enough.
Therefore, in King Qin's mind, it was obvious that the maximum number was only six to seven hundred people. Although this number was still slightly more than the number of an envoy, it was not impossible to think of ways. But for this number of 1,200 people, there is no other way except to enter in batches, or even into three batches. In this way, there is no guarantee that the people of Zhao State will not see any clues.
However, King Qin did not question the number of 1,200 people reported by Sima Cuo, because he believed that since Sima Cuo could report this number, it must have been carefully considered, and it must be the minimum requirement that cannot be reduced. .
Taking a deep breath, King Qin slowly looked at Fan Sui and said, "Six hundred people! Is there any way for the Prime Minister to bring them into Zhao?"
