The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Zhao State Court

Zhao Yu said in horror: "You mean Fei Yi's plan failed! What should I do? I don't want to be a king who loses his country!"

Prime Minister Tai Chengwu comforted: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, although we didn't defeat the Wei army this time, we have brought in some food and grass, and we can at least hold on for a few more months. And Qi will definitely send a large army to support us."

"But, but where are the reinforcements from Qi? We have waited for so long, and they haven't fought yet. In a few months, it will be next year!" Zhao Yu said in despair.

Tai Chengwu continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, the military advisor will definitely find a way to rescue Handan! And our army is not at a disadvantage in this battle."

Zhao Yong also persuaded: "Father, Zhao has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, more than 70 cities, and a radius of thousands of miles. How could it be so easy to be destroyed by Wei? Please rest assured, we will definitely defeat the Wei army!"

Zhao Yu sighed: "But if we continue to fight, our Zhao blood will soon be shed! I feel that Qi can't be so fast. They will support us, and they probably want to wait until we are both defeated by the Wei army before they are willing to come out to rescue us. This battle will almost exhaust the capital of Zhao. "

Tai Chengwu could only make a plan: "If the king does not want to fight anymore, then cede land and ask for peace, but the King of Wei may not agree!"

"Cede land, he Wei Ling is nothing more than worried that my Zhao is too powerful, he just wants my Zhao to submit to him forever! I won't allow it! Since he wants to destroy my Zhao, then fight!" Zhao Yu said hard in an instant.

Zhao Yong suggested: "Father, why don't we find a way to go out of the city to harass the Wei army?"

Tai Chengwu objected: "Your Highness, there are not so many soldiers in Handan City now."

"Then tell the garrisons in various parts of Zhao to come to support!" Zhao Yong said.

Zhao Yu sighed, "Without the tiger talisman, they will not obey orders. I only gave the military advisor a military talisman, which can only mobilize the three armies. Order the whole city to hold on! As long as Handan is defended, the whole Handan will be exempted from taxes for two years!"

Jinyang City

Fei Yi was also racking his brains to think about how to break the siege of Handan. Suddenly, he thought of a great plan and asked, "Are there any other Wei troops ready to move near the border of Zhao?"

The commander of the scout camp said, "Sir, there are 20,000 Wei troops near Neihuang, but Zhongmu, Xindu, There are no Wei troops near Julu and Shaqiu. If you want to attack from all sides, it is unlikely, after all, the defenders of Neihuang are being held back by a detachment of the Wei army. "

Fei Yi carefully observed the map on the wall, and then laughed: "I have a way to break the siege of Handan!"

Li Yan asked: "Sir, what is the plan?"

"We will wait for another two months, let the enemy mistakenly think that our army will not go to support Handan, so that the enemy's vigilance will be reduced, and then I plan to make a three-way march." Fei Yi laughed.

Li Yan asked: "Three-way march?"

Fei Yi replied: "The first route is the middleMou sent 10,000 troops to the north to cross the river to Handan; the second route was to send 10,000 troops and 200 carts from Xindu to the south to Handan, loaded with sand and gravel to confuse the Wei army; the third route was to send 15,000 troops from Julu and Shaqiu to transport food and grass by boat along the Yellow River to the east of Handan, and then the army landed under the cover of trees and went to Handan to deliver food. The three armies stopped fighting and went to Handan! "

Li Yan asked in confusion: "Sir, why don't our Jinyang soldiers go to Handan?"

Fei Yi suddenly said in disappointment: "If this plan fails, the king can only flee to Jinyang, which will be the place for the revival of my Zhao State. I hope he doesn't run to Jinyang. ”

After February, the weather gradually turned cold. As Handan was under siege, the crops could not be harvested in time and all rotted in the fields. The food and grass in the whole city was also decreasing.

In the court

Tai Chengwu reported: "Your Majesty, the food and grass in the city can only last until the beginning of next spring. If the siege is not lifted, it will be dangerous. Your Majesty, how about sending an elite division to protect you, the prince and escape to Jinyang for refuge?"

Zhao Yu reluctantly said: "How can I escape from the battlefield as a king! I wish to live and die with Handan."

Report~~"Your Majesty, a soldier of the Wei army shot a letter with a bow and arrow!"

Tai Chengwu took it and looked at it, and said happily: "Your Majesty, please look, it is a letter written by the military advisor!"

"Oh! Present it quickly! "Zhao Yu said excitedly.

Zhao Yu was overjoyed after reading it: "As expected of a military advisor who came up with a plan so quickly!"

Tai Chengwu reminded: "Your Majesty, the military advisor also wrote on it that if this plan fails, please flee to Jinyang for refuge."

"The military advisor will not fail. With a pincer attack from the north and south and two routes to transport food, the Wei army has no idea of ​​our army's strengths and weaknesses! And even if the pincer attack from the north and south fails, the food and grass smuggled to Handan is enough for us to hold on for another year. Order Zhao Ke to continue to prepare for the defense of the city! I want to see whether the Wei army's spears are more powerful or the Zhao army's shields are more powerful! "Zhao Yuling said.

Inside the tent

Gong Ziang also received the secret report and summoned all the generals.

After the generals arrived, Gong Ziang said to everyone: "Everyone, according to the scouts, the Zhao army from Zhongmu and Xindu each sent 10,000 troops to attack Handan. The enemy wants to attack our army from the north and south. According to the secret report, the Zhao army coming from Xindu seems to have a lot of food and grass. I wonder what you think?"

Geng Ying said directly: "General, why don't we divide our troops into two routes to stop the enemy separately? With the combat effectiveness of our Wei army, it is enough to defeat the Zhao army from the front!"

"Yes! General, as long as we divide our troops to stop them, the enemy will be defeated!" Yin Chen said.

Gong Ziang shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. Fei Yi always has a backup plan. I guess this north-south attack is just part of his plan. ”

Then he asked: "Commander of the scout camp, have you found any other Zhao troops coming towards us?"

"General, we didn't find any. We only found these two Zhao troops."

Cuan Xiang thought for a while and said: "General, I think the Zhao army may have a troop from Jinyang to transport food and grass to Handan, or send an army from Neihuang to transport food and grass to Handan."

"What Cuan Xiang said makes some sense. It is really hard to say whether the Zhao army's food transport team came from the west or the east, but Neihuang has 20,000 soldiers led by General Xiang Ci to contain them." Gongzi Ang thought hard.

At this time, Baning reminded: "General, didn't Lord Sima leave a brocade bag? Didn't he say to open it at an important moment? Why not open it now and take a look."

After hearing this, Gongzi Ang took out the brocade bag and opened it. His serious expression instantly calmed down. He stroked the sheepskin map on the table with his big hand, slowly raised the homemade wine glass, drank the wine, and said: "The Zhao army attacked from the north and south, this must be a trick, we will go to the east and break camp!"

Baning asked in confusion: "Why is the general going to the east? What is written in Lord Sima's brocade bag?"

"Do the opposite! Turn danger into safety!" Gongzi Ang said.

Geng Ying was puzzled: "What exactly is this strategy?"

Prince Ang explained: "The enemy is attacking from the north and south, so that we can go there to divide our troops and stop them. Sima asked us to do the opposite, which means that these two Zhao troops are just bait. Therefore, our army should pay attention to the east and west, and the dangerous place is safe, which means that it is safer in a dangerous place. Our army has General Xiang Ci leading troops to contain Neihuang, and Neihuang is in the east. If the enemy comes from the east, it will not be right. Is it their dangerous place? Dangerous place is safe!"

Ba Ning said happily: "Lord Sima is really good at planning and winning thousands of miles away!"

Gong Ziang then pointed to a place on the map and said: "And if the enemy wants to come from the east, they don't have to send troops from Neihuang. They can also transfer the soldiers from Julu and Shaqiu to go down the Yellow River to the east of Handan by boat, and then go ashore under the cover of trees and go to Handan to deliver food."

"General, you are wise." The generals bowed.

Prince Ang immediately gave the order: "Geng Ying, you lead 10,000 troops to block the Zhao army in the south, Yin Chen, you lead 10,000 troops to block the Zhao army in the north, I will personally lead all the Wei Wu soldiers to the east to defeat the Zhao army in the east! Baning is responsible for staying in Handan to prevent the enemy from breaking through!"

"Yes!"

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"General, do you think the Wei army will find us?"

"Idiot! The Wei army will not find us. We came by boat, and the Wei army's scouts can't detect us. Tell everyone to protect the food and grass !"

"But the general heard that the commander of the Wei army is Gongzi Ang! The chances of the military advisor's plan succeeding are too low."

"How dare you talk about the military advisor behind his back! If others heard it, you would have been killed! Go and urge the people behind you to walk faster!"

"Yes! Yes, General, I will urge them immediately."

"Well! Why is it so quiet here?"

"General, it's night now, so it's naturally quiet."

"No! Even at night, we shouldYou can also hear insects chirping! And there is no insect chirping nearby! Oh no! There is an enemy ambush! "

As soon as the voice fell, a large number of arrows were shot from both sides. The Zhao army was unable to dodge and was hit by arrows. After the arrow rain, a large number of Wei soldiers rushed out.

"Oh no! It's Wei Wuzu. The whole army defends!"

"Form a formation!"

Gong Zi Ang Ai Hu Fang stood on the chariot and smiled and ordered: "Form an attack formation! Attack the enemy's center with all your strength!"

The Wei Wuzu stabbed the Zhao army formation like a sharp spear. After a while, the Zhao army formation was pierced by the spears of the Wei army like a piece of thin cloth.

Kill, kill~~"Don't leave a Zhao army! Kill them all!"

"Retreat!"

"Archers cover! ”

The Zhao army retreated in an orderly manner, firing back with bows and arrows as they retreated.

“Burn the grain and grass, leaving no grain for the Wei army!”

Gong Zi Ang saw the Zhao army retreating in such an orderly manner, and also burned the grain and grass houses seized by the Wei army. Gong Zi Ang watched the Zhao army retreating from a distance and praised: “The soldiers are elite soldiers, the horses are good horses, and it will take time to destroy Zhao.”

In this battle, the Wei army killed more than 5,000 Zhao soldiers at the cost of only more than a hundred people. If Gong Zi Ang had not been determined to stay in Handan and wanted to retain the manpower, otherwise he might have wiped out the 15,000 Zhao soldiers.

On the contrary, the Zhao army’s tricks in the north and south were very real. Although the Wei army did not deploy Wei Wuzu in these two directions, the Wei army only lost about 3,000 people, while the Zhao army lost more than 10,000 people.

After Gong Zi Ang moved to Handan, he asked: “How is your side? ”

Yin Chen said: "Our army lost more than 1,000 people, and killed more than 3,000 Zhao soldiers."

Geng Ying said: "Our army lost more than 2,000 people, and killed nearly 7,000 Zhao soldiers."

"That's right! Next, we will start to use troops against Handan!" Gongzi Ang said slowly.

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Zhao State Court

Zhao Yu learned that Fei Yi's plan failed again. Now he has lost his fighting spirit and has no dignity that a monarch should have.

Taichengwu saw Zhao Yu so depressed and advised: "Your Majesty, didn't the military advisor say that if this plan fails, we should immediately break through and flee to Jinyang for refuge. Please go to Jinyang!"

Zhao Yu smiled and said: "Prime Minister, do you think Zhao will perish?"

"No! Your Majesty! Gou Jian, the King of Yue, was able to restore his country and destroy Wu when his country was destroyed. Zhongshan was destroyed by Wei for decades, but it was still successfully restored. What's more, you, the king, now there are more than 200,000 troops in the whole Zhao State, and the people are still dependent on you. Even if Handan is lost, you can flee to Jinyang and summon troops from all over the country in Jinyang. You don't have to worry about not being able to recapture Handan!" Tai Chengwu continued to persuade.

Zhao Yong also persuaded: "Father, the prime minister is right. Wei only occupied Handan, and did not occupy the entire territory of my Zhao State. Didn't my Zhao State successfully defeat Zhibo with Jinyang? It's better to break out and go to Jinyang immediately!"

"Okay!" Zhao Yuling said.

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