The spy continued to stroke his beloved horse distressedly, trying to relieve its pain. The horse was psychic and seemed to feel the owner's distress. It turned its head and licked the owner's rough palm, as if to say: I don't feel any pain!
In this way, one person and one horse cuddled and leaned on each other, half asleep, quietly waiting for the recovery of physical strength by the lake in autumn under the boundless moonlight.
In autumn, the chirping of cicadas in the woods has become rare, leaving only the sound of frogs in the grass. The bright moonlight shines on the mirror-like calm water, and there is another bright moon in the reflection. A few playful fish that had not returned home until late swam slowly by, causing ripples to appear on the calm water surface, breaking the moon in the water.
If it were in modern times, this would be an excellent place for lovers to talk about poetry.
But now, the excitement is all theirs, and the spy and his horse have nothing but trauma and exhaustion, and the obsession to return to Handan to report the news!
Less than half an hour later, the dry food swallowed has been digested, and the tired body has also gotten a certain amount of rest. Although it is not sufficient, it can barely survive.
I exhaled a deep breath, as if bidding farewell to this picturesque scenery. He stood up and patted his beloved horse. The horse understood it and snorted regularly, then stood up and got on the horse. Amidst the clatter of horse hooves, one man and one horse set off on their way home again.
The beautiful scenery behind has sunk into the painting, but fortunately, the water-like moonlight still shines quietly on every wanderer's way home just like it did thousands of years later.
The four hooves are striving, complaining that the mountains and passes are far away, and hating that I have no wings, so I can climb mountains and cross rivers.
The spies of Zhao State here are running desperately towards Handan, but the Yan army over there seems a little "leisurely".
In one day, the main army has not yet completely set off. Of course, King Yan who is in the central army does not know these small things. Without him, the only people accompanying King Yan are the Prime Minister Li Fu and him. of courtiers.
As for Chang Guojun Lejian and his ministers, they could only sit in Jicheng, looking at the military camp and sighing. That's right, after taking the oath of vows, a group of people in Lejian were collectively moved back to Jicheng. Li Fu named it euphemistically: in order to avoid the leakage of the news.
Facing the favored but obviously willful Prime Minister Li Fu, although Le Jian and others had a thousand words to say, they could only turn into a sigh.
Because of such strict prevention and control measures, Li Fu thought that everything was perfect, and it was impossible for Zhao's spies to pass on the news before tomorrow. Therefore, although the progress of the barracks here was slower, Li Fu was not Worry.
However, little did he know that the news had already spread quietly out of Ji City like an iron barrel as early as when he was still taking the oath, and the way of delivery was through his large group of servants.
Therefore, Yan Jun was not in a hurry and gave Zhao Guo another day.
This day is obviously more deadly than the five days delayed. It can be said that what Zhao and Yan are fighting for now is time! With one more day, Zhao State can calmly deploy its troops. Even if the troops in all directions are unable to deploy and recruit troops temporarily, one day is enough to increase the number of tens of thousands of soldiers in Handan.
Soldiers have great speed, and this speed is relative to the enemy's speed.
It's a pity that neither Li Fu nor King Yan realized that they had quietly fallen behind in this race that was related to the fate of the two countries.
Fortunately, the initiative is still in the hands of Yan State, and Zhao Kuo is still walking a tightrope, unable to make any mistakes.
Finally, after three days and three nights of almost sleepless travel, Jicheng's spies finally sent the news that "More than 100,000 Yan troops are going south to attack Zhao immediately" to the King of Zhao in Handan City.
When King Zhao got this information, he was stunned for a moment. After all, it was said that the Qin army would attack, but who kind of a green onion is Yan State to dare to come and stroke the tiger's beard of our Zhao State? Is this looking for death? !
He immediately arranged for Lord Pingyuan, Lord Pingyang, Lou Chang and others to enter the palace for discussion, hoping to teach Yan a severe lesson.
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"Report to my king: The Yan people are so ambitious that they must be dealt a severe blow to prevent them from looking southward. Please call back General Lianpo and the soldiers and horses from Shangdang County, and join me, the Handan soldiers, to go north to attack the Yan army. "Lou Changdang followed King Zhao's idea and put forward his own opinion.
"That's a very good statement!" King Zhao also immediately gave feedback. Lou Chang was indeed his confidant, and he immediately guessed his plan.
Pingyang Junjian on the side was overtaken by Lou Chang, and he immediately added: "The last general is willing to be the deputy general of the army. He will integrate the armies of Handan first and wait for General Lian Po to go north."
Apparently Pingyang Jun agreed with King Zhao and Lou Chang that the Yan army was not worth mentioning. Of course, this idea was mainly based on Lian Po's ability to quickly lead his army north.
Compared with the optimistic thoughts of these three people, the performance of Mr. Pingyuan on the side seemed a bit out of place.
I saw Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng frowning silently, looking at the excited three people, hesitating to speak.
King Zhao naturally noticed the abnormality of Lord Pingyuan, and immediately asked with a smile: "Do you still have any concerns, Lord Pingyuan?"
When Lord Pingyuan heard this, he gritted his teeth and seemed to have made a lot of determination. He finally went out and replied: "Report to my king, I do have some concerns."
"Oh? Let me try it." King Zhao, who was in a good mood, waved his hand.
"Wei Chen believes that in the face of the menacing Yan army, the best strategist should be to stick to Handan. After the general resolves the crisis of the Hu people in Dai, he can lead the Dai army back to attack the Yan army. Among them, the best strategist can be transferred to Hanoi. The garrison was merged with General Tiandan and returned to Handan; the next step was to transfer General Lianpo and send the Dang army back for reinforcements." Lord Pingyuan explained his thoughts in one breath.
When King Zhao heard this, he didn't even finish listening to Lord Pingyuan. There were only three words left in his mind: "General" and "General" again. Wouldn't the poor Zhao Kingdom be complete without "General"? Is this Zhao State his Zhao Kuo's Zhao State, or is he Zhao Guo's?
Seeing King Zhao's faintly angry face, Lord Pingyuan immediately sighed in his heart. Sure enough, his proposal touched King Zhao's objections again. At that moment, Mr. Pingyuan was about to retreat to the class, pretending that he had said nothing.
It's not that Lord Pingyuan is unpatriotic, it's just that Lord Pingyuan has already tried it, and it seems that King Zhao's intention is inaccurate. Instead of continuing to dwell on this issue and offending King Zhao, it is better to retreat to the second best and focus on defending Handan. .
After all, different paths lead to the same goal. As long as Handan is defended, everything may not become out of control.
It's a pity that Lord Pingyuan still underestimated the offensive power of Lou Chang, King Zhao's confidant!
The change in King Zhao's face naturally caught Lou Chang's eyes, and this change in his face was Doctor Lou Chang's clarion call to attack! Without even a glance from King Zhao, Lou Chang transformed into a fighting dog and started barking at Pingyuan Jun.
"What do you mean, Mr. Pingyuan? Is it possible that the Zhao Kingdom will perish if it lacks a general? Doesn't our majestic Zhao only have a general as a general?" Lou Changdang asked, grabbing Mr. Pingyuan's words.
Fortunately, Lou Chang didn't dare to call Zhao Kuo by his first name. It must have been Shangdang's army stick that impressed him more.
Lord Pingyuan, who had originally planned to settle the matter, heard this, and of course he had to argue again, whether it was for himself or for Zhao Kuo who was far away in Daijun.
"To my king: What I have said is all based on a judgment." Lord Pingyuan slowly left his post, looked at everyone calmly and said: "The people of Yan are also vassals of Qin. Since the Yan army has come out in full force, how can you not know that We will meet the Qin State, and if the Qin State knows it, how can it stand idly by? Even if we don't send a large army, we will definitely make a move to the east of Hedong."
"This?" King Zhao was slightly startled when he heard this.
Since Lord Pingyuan had already spoken, he simply finished: "If the armies of Hedong and Shangdang turn back to Handan in large numbers, how can the Qin army sit back and watch? Even if they just plan to wait and see at the beginning, I am afraid it will immediately turn into an advance. Therefore, Shangdang, The soldiers from Hedong must not be moved lightly!"
"The general is currently at war with the barbarians. Looking at the time, I am afraid that the battle is about to begin, and he will inevitably turn around if he is unable to do so. Therefore, it is better to remain still than to move. The autumn grain has been harvested, and the rest of Handan County is not important. As long as Handan City is defended, the Yan army will retreat when the general returns from fighting against Hu. This is the best strategy." Lord Pingyuan continued to talk.
"If it must be rescued." Mr. Pingyuan paused lightly, looked at the already hesitant King Zhao, and continued: "Then only soldiers from Hanoi County can return for reinforcements, and soldiers from Shangdang County must not return for reinforcements.
Without him, it is the key point of Shangdang’s terrain. Once the Qin army advances eastward, it will not hurt to lose Hanoi, but if Shangdang is lost, three years of hard work will be in vain, and the soldiers in Hanoi will be cut off from Handan and become a lonely army.
Of course, if General Tian Dan leads his army to return for reinforcements, he may be even more majestic among the Yan army than General Lian Po. "
With these words, Mr. Pingyuan had obviously torn it apart and crushed it into pieces for King Zhao to analyze thoroughly.
To put it simply, it is the four territories of Zhao State, the least important is Handan County excluding Handan City. As long as Handan City can withstand the pressure, the Yan army will definitely return without success.
If we must save, then choose the lesser of two evils. Moving troops from Hanoi is the way to lose the least, but at the same time, we must be prepared to lose Hanoi County.
After saying this, Lord Pingyuan immediately retreated and waited for King Zhao's decision.
He has already said everything he can and cannot say. As for King Zhao's final decision, he really can't interfere any more. After all, Lou Chang is on the left, Pingyang Jun is on the right, and the two guardians are on the side. He is the only one who can do it. A single tree cannot support itself.
Fortunately, Mr. Pingyuan's words finally woke up King Zhao. At least King Zhao was still very vigilant about Qin.
Speaking of the possibility of Qin's intervention in the war, King Zhao couldn't help but think deeply about this possibility, no matter how uncomfortable it was. After all, with Qin's urinary nature, it was indispensable to conquer Qi across several countries, not to mention the war between Yan and Zhao, which had vital interests with it.
However, the Qin army had just suffered a heavy defeat in Shangdang...
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