Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

If Li Qi still wants to fight against Ju Xin at this time, then this battle will be really difficult to fight.

Ju Xin looked at Li Qi in a deep voice, and said: "Governor, if Shangdang is captured, then you and I will be inseparable. This time, please help each other!"

The two of them had already decided, so naturally they went to do their own things.

In just two days, bad news came one after another.

The Han army marched north along Taihang Xing, conquered all five passes in Taihang Xing like a broken bamboo, and entered Changping where Lian Po and Bai Qi had fought a few years ago.

In terms of the dangers and obstacles of the Taixing Road, Jin Yan's marching speed can indeed be called the speed of soldiers.

As of this day, the entire Nanshang Party has fallen into the hands of the Koreans.

Not only that, but Jin Fu continued to divide his troops into two groups in Changping. On the one hand, 5 troops headed up from the northwest of Changping. The leader crossed the Guguan in the north of Changping and headed towards Changzhi County, where Shangdang County is located.

Two days later, the eldest son and Changzhi counties were surrounded successively, and the invincible footsteps of the Han army were finally blocked here. Two fierce offensive and defensive battles began to be staged in the northern plains of Shangdang County.

Chapter 694 Late Night Meeting (Third Change)

Handan.

It was already summer, so the time when the sky darkened was half an hour slower than in spring.

According to the usual practice, the time to close the city gate will be half an hour slower at this time.

Just as the sky was getting dark, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes under the south gate of Handan City.

"Who is it?" The guarding soldiers on the top of the city shouted in extreme vigilance.

What answered them was an extremely hasty voice: "Your Majesty has an order, open the door quickly!"

After a while, several emissaries on horseback passed through the city gate that had just been opened, and hurried towards the city.

This caused the soldiers who had just opened the city gate on the top of the city to talk a lot.

"What can happen in the middle of the night?"

"Who knows, maybe it's the battle on the front line."

"That's right. Tell me, will we win this war?"

"Nonsense! Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and you have Generals Lian Po and Pang Nuan leading the army, how can you not win?"

After another quarter of an hour, something that surprised the soldiers guarding the city happened.

Under the leadership of the messengers who had just entered the city, the carriages of several important ministers of Zhao Guo hurried out of the city and headed for the palace city not far away.

This scene made the soldiers guarding the city look at each other, thinking in their hearts: "Could something be serious?"

That's right, something big happened.

When the five ministers in the palace gathered in front of Zhao Dan, Zhao Dan, who had a very ugly face, immediately told the news about himself.

"I just received the news that South Korean General Jin Bing led an army northward to attack Shangdang County. Now Changping has been occupied, and the Northern Party is in danger!"

Zhao Dan's words were like a blockbuster, and immediately detonated the atmosphere in the entire hall, making several ministers extremely surprised.

You must know that South Korea is an ally of Zhao State, and not long ago, Han Wangran agreed to attack Wei State with Zhao State.

As a result, I suddenly learned that South Korea has turned against the water, and has already invaded the hinterland of Shangdang County in Zhao State. How can this not surprise the ministers of Zhao State present?

Zhao Sheng subconsciously asked: "My lord, is the news confirmed?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Sheng wanted to slap himself.

Zhao Dan glanced at Zhao Sheng and said, "The news has been confirmed, it is absolutely true."

A gasp sounded suddenly in the hall.

The young lieutenant Li Si of Zhao Guodai couldn't help but said: "My lord, if Shangdang County is lost, then the east of the river is in danger!"

Li Si had been in Tunliu County in Shangdang County, so he was familiar with Shangdang County.

Shangdang County is located in the precipitous Taihang Mountains, bordering on the southeast core area of ​​Zhao State Handan in the east, connecting Hedong County and Weihan Passage, the front line of Zhao State against Qin State in the west, and the five northern counties of Zhao State in the north.

It is precisely because so many places in Zhao State are connected at the same time, so although Shangdang County has a rugged terrain and most of it is mountainous, it neither produces food nor has a large population, but it is an extremely important place for Zhao State.

Once Shangdang County is captured by the Koreans, the connection between Hedong County and Handan will be cut off, and the originally integrated state of Zhao will be divided into two battlefields, east and west. Going out of Handan in the east will make Zhao Guo extremely passive.

So as soon as Li Si's words fell, Zhao Sheng immediately spoke again: "Your Majesty, Shangdang County must not be lost!"

When Zhao Sheng spoke, all the ministers present immediately echoed: "Your Majesty, you must guard Shangdang County!"

In fact, not only Li Si, but every Zhao minister present was familiar with the geographical importance of Shangdang County. This is of course thanks to the battle of Changping that was destined to be recorded in history a few years ago.

Zhao Dan snorted, waved his hands a little distractedly, and said, "Of course I know the necessity of guarding Shangdang County. Today, I'm here to ask you how to guard this Shangdang County!"

As soon as Zhao Dan's voice fell, the hall suddenly became quiet. Several ministers looked at each other and looked at you, and it was difficult to speak.

At this moment, Lian Po and Pang Nuan, the two leaders of the army, are attacking Wei State and the other is in Gaotang. The people present here are all people who have never led the army. What good ideas can they have?

Looking at the appearance of these ministers, Zhao Dan felt a little upset.

What's the matter, usually one or two are vying to perform, but now when the widows need it, there is no voice?

Just when Zhao Dan was about to get angry, Zhao Sheng spoke up first: "Your Majesty, I think the most important thing now is to send reinforcements to Shangdang County, otherwise thousands of soldiers in Shangdang County will be killed. It won't last long."

This sentence obviously reminded Zhao Dan, Zhao Dan pondered for a while and asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the city now?"

Zhao Sheng hurriedly said: "Go back to Your Majesty, there are still [-] soldiers and horses."

After repeated wars and recruitment, the Zhao State now has a total of 20 central troops, of which 15 were taken to Wei State by Pang Nuan, [-] were taken to Gaotang by Lian Po, and the remaining [-] were responsible for defending Handan.

Zhao Dan thought for a while, and then asked: "In addition to the [-] central army, how many other county soldiers can I use?"

Zhao Sheng made quick calculations, and said, "Back to your lord, now Jinyang, Hedong and the northern counties will not be able to deliver orders in a short time, so if you want to organize county soldiers, you should only be able to come from Handan and the eastern counties. Deployment. According to last year's data, it should be able to mobilize 5 people!"

"5 people?" Zhao Dan frowned, thought for a while and said, "At least 10 Koreans invaded this time. 5 people are too few! Can you recruit more?"

In today's Zhao country, each family smokes one man, that is, a family only needs to produce one adult man, which is obviously not the ultimate.

Sure enough, Zhao Sheng immediately replied: "Go back to your majesty, as long as your majesty gives an emergency order, you can draw two out of three. In this way, at least 10 people can be recruited!"

Zhao Dan thought for a moment and said decisively: "In this case, no matter what method you want, you must recruit [-] young and strong soldiers from the county, and then send Xu Li to lead the [-] central army to set off immediately to help Shangdang County! "

Zhao Dan's order made the other ministers jump, and Uncle Li hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, isn't Handan's defense empty? Please, Your Majesty."

Zhao Dan impatiently interrupted Li Bo's words: "As long as Shangdang County can be defended, the widow's Handan will be as stable as Mount Tai! Well, there is no need to say more, let's handle it accordingly!"