"To my king." Just when Pingyuan was about to say goodbye and leave, Tian Dan spoke again.
"Wei Chen, please order me." Tian Dan then continued: "Go to Hejian County immediately."
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo was slightly startled when he heard this, and then asked: "Why is this?"
"There are two reasons." Tian Dan immediately replied: "Since our army is still considering the preparedness of the Qin army as unprepared, it is natural that we should give Qin enough deception in the court. My king openly showed it in the hall today. This may be the same plan for informing the frontline of the battle situation.”
"Of course." Zhao Kuo nodded slightly and agreed.
"In this case, our court cannot just thunder and rain." Tian Dan then continued: "However, if the conscription is really carried out in Handan County, it may hurt the people's strength, especially if there is no need for conscription in the end, there will be many Complaints. Therefore, it is better to order the general to dispatch troops to Hejian County. This will not only give Qin a clear signal, but also do not have to worry about the impact on itself. This is one of the reasons."
"Second." Tian Dan continued: "If it is necessary to mobilize troops, the humble ministers of Yan and Qi Shang have some false reputations. Even if the army is mobilized, the humble ministers can still scare one or two to prevent unexpected events."
Hearing this, Zhao Kuo's eyes were full of surprise, and even Lord Pingyuan also slightly stroked his long beard.
What does "horse power come from a distance"? What is "Bandang knows the sincere minister"!
This is it!
There are many ministers who can obey orders, but perhaps considering that Zhao Kuo has the front and uses his prestige to clear Zhao's worries, there are very few.
You know, once it is time to mobilize troops from Hejian County, Zhao Guo will definitely be in a dangerous situation.
Not to mention Qi State, most of the land in Hejian County is the hometown of Yan State!
Wouldn't the Yan State let go of this opportunity and attack Hejian County? Even though General Tian Dan did have a certain degree of deterrence in the hearts of Yan soldiers.
I'm afraid it's difficult.
After all, too many years have passed since the feat of recovering seventy-two cities. The generation that once feared General Tian Dan has long been buried in the dust. The new forces may not be too afraid of General Tian Dan.
The sneak attack of Yan State after the First World War in Changping is clear evidence.
Tian Dan naturally knew about this situation, but he still chose to stand up. Obviously, this is not because he is arrogant, but because he is already the most suitable candidate for Zhao Guoli today.
"Okay." Zhao Kuo nodded. Since General Tian Dan is the best choice, naturally, Zhao Kuo will not stop him. Regardless of whether Hejian County's troops are to be mobilized, Tian Dan can rest assured that he is in Hejian County.
The closer the battle between Qin and Zhao is to the final stage, the more careful we must proceed. At this time, what we fear most is chaos, whether it is chaos from a third country or civil strife within our own country.
"General Tian will go to Hejian County." Zhao Kuo immediately agreed.
"Thank you, my king." Tian Dan then bowed and accepted the order.
"Lord Pingyuan." Zhao Kuo then looked at Lord Pingyuan and said, "Now is the troubled autumn and the future is gloomy. It is inevitable that all the ministers in the court will be worried."
"However." Zhao Kuo's voice deepened slightly, and his eyes gradually became sharper, and he said: "The more this time is, the less likely there will be problems in Handan. We have not wasted these five years, and the people of Qin must not be idle either. , you must not have forgotten why I went to war in place of General Lian Po back then!"
Can you forget that?
Back then, Lord Pingyuan personally came to invite Zhao Kuo to go on an expedition.
Whether it was said that the king valued him or the army and the people supported him, anyone with a discerning eye would know that Zhao Kuo was sent to defeat the enemy.
Among them, the people of Qin were absolutely indispensable to add fuel to the flames and even to sow discord.
"Qin people are good at doing things!" Lord Pingyuan almost blurted out: "Don't worry, my king, I will definitely..."
"No." Zhao Kuo immediately interrupted Mr. Pingyuan.
Zhao Kuo certainly knew what Mr. Pingyuan wanted to say, but the hasty method was obviously not what Zhao Kuo wanted.
In the battle between Qin and Zhao, regardless of this Luo
No matter how the battle for the city ends, it is destined to be a protracted war after all. The longer the war lasts, the harder it is to allow these poisons to penetrate further into Zhao's court.
"Let them do whatever they want." Zhao Kuo's voice became colder and colder: "I have ordered the secret guards to closely monitor the ministers in the court, but it is not convenient for the secret guards to come forward to interrogate. When necessary, Zhao Ping will teach the evidence to Lord Pingyuan. In hand."
With that said, Zhao Kuo looked at Lord Pingyuan.
"Wei Chen understands. But I will never tolerate people who have proven evidence." Mr. Pingyuan immediately nodded in agreement.
"If you need men and horses, you can call Zhao Wei." Zhao Kuo then continued to add chips to Pingyuan Jun.
"Thank you very much, my king." Mr. Pingyuan immediately said with clasped fists.
Perhaps it was also because of the losses suffered in the Battle of Changping. Whether it was Zhao Kuo or Lord Pingyuan, their attitudes towards these corrupt courtiers were surprisingly consistent.
After giving all the instructions, Zhao Kuo waved his hand and sent the two of them away.
Soon, the news of General Tian Dan's inspection of Hejian County spread throughout Handan City. The smart people soon figured out why Lian Po came here, and immediately, the entire city of Handan began to surge with undercurrents.
In the blue sky, migratory birds are constantly flying.
On the already lively main street, there was an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages.
In teahouses and mansions, smart people are talking, thinking, and testing...
However, what they don't know is that every move they make is watched by those who are interested.
But just when Zhao Kuo summoned Lord Pingyuan and General Tian Dan to discuss, a group of uninvited guests came far outside Zhi City, Shangdang County. Looking from afar, its troops actually stretched for miles!
Since it is a "guest", of course it cannot be the Qin army.
Although the Qin army also wanted to attack Zhi City as soon as possible, Wang Lu knew that haste makes waste. Without enough siege equipment and a good team assembled, even if they get to Zhi City, they can only look at the city and sigh, and may even be counterattacked by Zhao Jun's cavalry.
If the morale that was finally built up was destroyed, I would really regret it.
Therefore, the main force of the Qin army is still in the process of gathering towards Heyong City. Wang Lu even sent tens of thousands of troops back to Luo City. Without him, almost all the siege equipment was in Luo City.
However, with the departure of the equipment in Luo City, the time before the Qin army's attack will not be too far away.
And now, the army outside Zhi City is none other than Lord Xinling and his more than 20,000 troops who escaped from death!
It's very good. After running around all day and night, the army has not made any progress. It is no small miracle that Lord Xinling can still firmly control his 20,000 soldiers and horses.
Although the march was indeed a bit loose and lengthy, this was all Lord Xinling could do.
The Zhao Jun guards on the city tower naturally discovered the anomaly in the distance immediately. Soon the scouts also brought back news about Lord Xinling and his Wei army.
After pondering for a while, Lian Po waved his hand and ordered: "Open the city gate to welcome the Wei army."
This decision is not easy to make.
On the surface, it seemed that Wei Jun was unfaithful and abandoned the Zhao and Chu coalition forces and fled alone. But in fact, Zhao Jun left earlier than anyone else.
If Wei Jun knew about this, there might be some trouble. You know, people who are treacherous often hate those who are treacherous the most.
What's more, just by looking at the marching troops, Lian Po knew that the Wei army was not as smooth as he was on the way. There were obviously an army of nearly 100,000 people, but now it seems that there are only more than 20,000 people at most, and many of them have abandoned their armor.
Lian Po was not sure whether such a Wei army would suddenly lose its mind and rebel violently after learning the truth of the matter.
Therefore, denying Wei Jun entry into the city and providing at most some food and grass is of course the safest way and absolutely justified. After all, Wei Jun should still feel guilty.
However, in this way, Wei Jun's guilt would end there.
This obviously conflicts with Zhao's strategy of going north first and then south. To put it bluntly, Zhao needs Wei
Continue to hold back the Qin army in the south.
Naturally, this hard-won "guilt" becomes extremely precious.
Although King Wei is shameless and Lord Xinling may not be much better, the vast Wei army is not! He would remember who had given them a helping hand regardless of the past when they had been hungry and thirsty all day and night.
Once these thoughts take root in this Wei army, I am afraid it will affect not only the Wei army, but tens of thousands of families behind them!
It was precisely based on this consideration that Lian Po decided to take the risk.
Of course, in order to avoid getting involved as much as possible, Lian Po also made some arrangements.
The first thing is to keep the Wei army from contacting the Zhao army as little as possible. To this end, Lian Po immediately ordered a barracks to be opened in the east of the city for the Wei army to temporarily garrison.
Then arrange a brigade of elite Chinese troops outside the Wei army's station. In this way, except for this elite brigade, it is almost difficult for the Wei army to contact other people.
Of course, among the elites of this brigade, Lian Po also ordered people to convey confidentiality requirements to his soldiers one by one.
This is obviously a time-consuming matter.
For this reason, Lian Po had to stay outside the city and delay the Wei army for a while.
As the city gate slowly opened, Lian Po led more than ten cavalry and rushed out towards the Wei army. After walking dozens of steps, he finally arrived in front of the Wei army.
However, as the Wei army got closer and closer, Lian Po became more and more helpless - the Wei army had suffered a great disaster.
In almost all battles, his head was drooping listlessly, and his armor, flags and even weapons were covered in mud. Even the war horses were panting from exhaustion.
Obviously, they have been running for too long.
Even if it weren't for the huge banner with the word Wei, Lian Po would simply not have been able to recognize that the man covered in mud in front of him was actually the commander of the more than 200,000 coalition troops, the prince of Wei, Lord Xinling.
"Hey..." The thousand words he originally said could only be turned into a soft sigh.
But this played right into Lord Xinling’s plan!
