The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Prince Ang led the army to pretend to build camps slowly, but actually secretly laid ambushes around to wait for the Zhao army to fall into the trap. Prince Ang asked: "Ba Ning, what is the current movement of the Zhao army?"

Ba Ning replied: "General, the Zhao army is camping ten miles away from our army."

"It seems that Zhao Ke is not that stupid! Order the army to camp in three places, divided into upper, middle and lower camps. Yin Chen will lead 30,000 troops to guard the upper camp, Geng Ying will lead 20,000 troops to guard the lower camp, and I will personally lead the rest to guard the middle camp."

Ba Ning advised: "General, our army is only 100,000. If we divide the troops like this, we may be defeated one by one by the enemy. Although the Zhao army is only 60,000 now, the troops from other parts of Zhao will definitely come to support it. By then, the Zhao army will be more than 60,000."

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Gong Zi Ang smiled and explained: "The main purpose of dividing the troops is to attract the enemy. Zhao Ke will definitely come to attack me because of the previous lesson. We can just attack them from both sides!"

Cuan Xiang, who never spoke, suggested: "Why not have a head-on battle with the enemy? My Wei army is mainly good at field battles. While the Zhao army has not yet gained a firm foothold, attack them immediately!"

Gong Zi Ang didn't want to win unfairly for some reason, so he refused: "It would be a bad fight if we do that. Although it is a good way to defeat the enemy by waiting for them to tire themselves out, my Wei army must show its true strength. Either the enemy attacks and my army attacks them from three sides, or we take the initiative to attack. Which one do you agree with?"

"Let's take the initiative to fight!" Yin Chen said.

Several other generals also agreed, and Gongzi Ang ordered: "Send a letter of challenge, and the decisive battle will be held tomorrow morning!"

Zhao State Camp

Zhao Ke was originally very worried that the Wei army would take advantage of the opportunity to attack, but he didn't expect that Gongzi Ang would become a gentleman and directly send him a letter of challenge, and also agreed to fight tomorrow. Now he is increasingly confused about what Gongzi Ang is thinking. If he were the commander of the Wei army, he would have taken the opportunity to kill him long ago.

Deputy General Zhao Ning wondered: "General, could it be a trick of the Wei army to confuse the enemy? Deliberately let our army relax their vigilance, and then take the opportunity to attack at night."

"It's possible. Gongzi Ang did this last time. I'm a little worried. Order the army to be divided into two teams and take turns to guard tonight!" Zhao Ke ordered.

Zhao Ke looked at the commander of the scout camp and said, "Immediately send all the scouts to investigate the movements of the Wei army. Don't miss any movement."

"Yes!"

Zhao Ke arranged, "If the enemy army really fights with our army tomorrow, the front army will have chariots, the two wings will have bows and arrows, the center army will have infantry, and the rear army will be the reserve."

"General, this is a bit of a loophole. As long as the Wei army focuses on the two wings and neglects the middle, our two wings will be defeated!" Zhao Ning reminded.

Zhao Ke smiled and said, "As long as our two wings do not move and the middle moves, the two wings can only defend but not attack, and the chariots and elite soldiers in the middle will penetrate the Wei army's center like spears! I am not as good as Gongzi Ang in strategy, but I am not worse than this in arranging troops."

"Yes!"

The next morning

Deputy General Baning broke into the commander's tent and said anxiously, "GeneralArmy, it's time to fight, why don't you gather the army and fight Zhao army! "

As a result, this young man Ang was still sleeping. When he heard Ba Ling's voice, he opened his eyes dazedly, stretched his waist, and said slowly: "Oh, Baning! What's the matter?"

"General, it's time to fight." Baning reminded again.

"Tell Zhao army not to fight today, I'm a little unwell, let's fight tomorrow. Order the army to guard the camp and hang up the sign of no war. "After saying that, he continued to fall asleep.

Ba Ning was also shocked by Gong Ziang's action. He could stand someone up in a war. If this were to be spread out, he would be scolded to death by the world. But seeing Gong Ziang sleeping so comfortably, he didn't want to disturb him anymore. He could only bite the bullet and ask the messenger to send a letter to the Zhao army, telling them to fight again tomorrow.

On the other side, the Zhao army had set up their positions early and waited for the arrival of the Wei army. Unexpectedly, they waited for an hour. Zhao Ning said impatiently: "General, the Wei army hasn't come yet. What are they doing!"

Zhao Ke had also been impatient for a long time. The Wei army had clearly agreed to fight today, but they hadn't come yet. He immediately asked the commander of the scout camp: "Are there any movements of the Wei army?"

"No movement. ”

Zhao Ke’s legs were numb from standing on the chariot. He had cursed Gongzi Ang several times in his heart. This thing hadn’t arrived yet. Could it be that he stood me up?

“General, look! It’s the flag of the Wei army envoy.” Zhao Ning pointed to a flag in the distance.

The Wei army envoy drove a chariot with a sign of exemption from war hanging high on it. He got off the chariot in a hurry after driving over. He bowed respectfully to Zhao Ke, the commander of the Zhao army, and said embarrassedly: “General, you are so powerful. My general has been unwell recently, so let’s fight again tomorrow. How about that?”

Zhao Ke heard that he was stood up, but others also told him according to etiquette, and there was a reason, so he agreed: “Okay, we’ll come again tomorrow! ”

The next morning

Zhao Ke led the army again and waited for the arrival of the Wei army at the agreed location. The result was the same. After waiting for two hours, there was no trace of the Wei army.

Zhao Ning said resentfully: "General, could it be that the Wei army broke the agreement again?"

Zhao Ke did not say it on the surface, but he felt it was possible in his heart, because the Wei army still hadn't come. He looked up at the sun in the sky and said angrily: "Wei Ang, that kid! Damn it, when will he come! It's almost noon!"

Just when the Zhao army was getting impatient, the Wei army envoy drove over again in a chariot with a sign of exemption from war, and saluted respectfully: "General, I'm really sorry, my commander said that today is his mother's death anniversary, it is not suitable to start a war, so how about tomorrow? ”

Sure enough, as he guessed, this Gongzi Ang found another thing to postpone, but this was about filial piety. After all, today was his mother's death anniversary, so it was not a good time to start a war. "Okay! If the Wei army doesn't come tomorrow! You will bear the consequences yourself!" Zhao Ke said viciously.

On the third day, Zhao Ke led the army to wait at the agreed location again. As a result, he waited until noon. Zhao Ke was furious and drew the sword at his waist and cut off the chariot on the chariot with one sword.

He cursed: "Mr. Ang! You are a man without faith! I look down on you!"

The leader of the scout camp ran over to report: "General, the three camps of the Wei army have all hung up the banner of exemption from war, and there is no movement at all! But they have made preparations for defense, and our army may not be able to find any flaws."

"Good you Wei Ang! You wait for me! It will definitely be a good show!" Zhao Ke said angrily.

Just when Zhao Ke was furious, he saw the Wei army envoy driving a chariot with a sign of no war hanging over. The Wei army envoy said awkwardly: "General, calm down. My general said that he cried too hard yesterday and therefore had no intention of fighting. How about starting the war tomorrow?"

"Go ahead! If you want to fight, let Gongzi Ang fight ghosts! I'm not coming!" Zhao Ke said and led the army away, leaving the Wei army envoy at a loss.

Night

Gong Zi Ang summoned all the generals, looked at their expressions of despair, and said with a smile: "Everyone, are you blaming me for not keeping the agreement?"

Deputy General Baning said tactfully: "General, we have to go after the two armies have issued a declaration of war. This is a matter of trust and loyalty."

"Everyone, we will defeat the enemy tomorrow. The enemy has been fooled by me for a few days. Their soldiers are tired and their generals are blinded by anger. If a commander is occupied by anger, he will not be far from defeat. The Zhao army has been fooled by us for a few days. The Zhao army will definitely relax their guard because of anger. Order the army to attack the Zhao army camp in three directions tomorrow!" Gong Zi Ang explained.

Ba Ning was also shocked by Gong Zi Ang's move and said, "General, this victory is a bit unfair."

"Hmph, the use of troops is to use all means. The reason why I didn't wait for the Zhao army to tire out is mainly because I am worried that the Zhao army will have a backup plan. After all, they came all the way here, and they must have thought that our army would wait for the Zhao army to tire out, so they must have made sufficient preparations. If we took the opportunity to attack at that time, even if we won, it would be a miserable victory. Now the Zhao army is full of anger, and the Zhao army will definitely not make a big move tomorrow. After all, they have been tired for a few days and they will naturally rest tomorrow!" Gong Zi Ang laughed.

"General is wise!"

The next morning

Because the Wei army has been playing the Zhao army around for the past few days, they asked the Zhao army to come out for a decisive battle, but they didn't see any trace of the Wei army, which made the Zhao army hold back a breath of anger, angry and tired, and the entire camp was completely defenseless.

While the Zhao army was resting and talking in the camp, there were very few people on guard.

Zhao Ke, the commander of the Zhao army, was also sleeping in the tent. After all, no one could bear the high mental tension for several consecutive days.

A scout came to report: "General, all the Zhao scouts nearby have been eliminated by our army. The Zhao army camp has no defense and can be attacked!"

"Attack!" Gongzi Ang ordered.

30,000The Wuzu led the charge towards the Zhao army camp. The Zhao army was caught off guard by this sudden attack. They had never expected that the Wei army would come to steal the camp at this time.

Even some of the Zhao army's weapons were chopped down by the Wei Wuzu before they could get them. Hundreds of chariots crashed into the wooden fences of the Zhao army's camp like a gust of wind. The Wei army rushed into the Zhao army camp behind the chariots.

Zhao Ke was also awakened at this time. He learned that the Wei army had come to attack in the morning. He also understood why the Wei army had stood him up before. He cursed: "Gongzi Ang, you villain! Come with me to kill the enemy!"

The Wei army attacked the Zhao army's central army in one go, and chopped down the flag of the Zhao army's main general before the Zhao army was fully assembled. When the Zhao army saw the flag of the main general fell, they thought that their general had been killed by the Wei army and immediately became chaotic and fled.

Prince Ang waved his hand behind him, and most of the Wei army rushed towards the Zhao army like a torrent of water. Zhao Ke saw that it was irreversible, so he could only lead the remaining soldiers to flee back to Handan.

Thousands of Wei soldiers were killed in this battle, and more than 30,000 Zhao soldiers were killed, with only more than 20,000 people escaping back to Handan.

When Zhao Ke led the remaining soldiers to flee, he found that there was thick smoke more than ten miles away, and it seemed that a big fire had occurred, otherwise it would be visible from such a distance. Suddenly, Zhao Ke seemed to remember something and exclaimed: "Oh no, there is a granary over there! The Wei army actually burned all the grain!"

Zhao Ning angrily scolded: "This Wei army is too careless about food, General, the grain storage point over there is the winter grain for Handan City!"

Zhao Ke was no longer in the mood to fight at this time, and said helplessly: "Order the army to withdraw to Handan!"

"Yes!"

After listening to the report, Gongzi Ang laughed and said: "The main force of the Zhao army has been defeated, and the Zhao grain storage area has also been burned by our Wei army. Now there must be not much grain in Handan, Zhao. The whole army will rest for a while and immediately surround Handan!"

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