On Handan City, the war was raging, with Chen Yu as the leader. Nearly 30,000 Zhao troops launched five attacks on Handan City. The time span spanned as many as three months, but Handan City could not be captured. At this time, the bodies of Handan City were

Rivers of blood flowed across the fields, smoke was everywhere, and fires filled the air. Even some injured soldiers who were not dead were swallowed up by the fire. They struggled and howled until they died completely.

On the city tower, Boyi looked at Zhao Jun who was gradually retreating. He was filled with emotion. If Li Liang did not return to the army, Handan City would be lost. But what made Boyi even more anxious was that if Zhao Jun captured Handan, would they respond?

If his subordinates take action, perhaps when the city is destroyed, they will all be destroyed.

If he hadn't been worried about his generals and the more than 3,000 remaining soldiers under his command, Boyi would have killed himself with his sword and abandoned Handan City.

With a long sigh, Boyi turned and left,

To the north of Handan City, in the Quliang area, the Zhao army's camp was stationed here. After defeating Li Liang's main force, Zhao Xie withdrew his capital, and the heavy task of marching into Handan fell on Chen Yu alone. With an army of 40,000, he attacked Handan Five

At this time, there were less than 30,000 soldiers and horses left. The mere Handan City would actually become an insurmountable obstacle for Chen Yu.

This made Chen Yu somewhat angry. Moreover, according to the information Chen Yu obtained, Boyi's available troops had been reduced from more than 10,000 at the beginning to more than 3,000 today. That's why Chen Yu was defeated today.

The war against Handan was launched again, but the final outcome still ended with the disastrous defeat of the Zhao army.

What is the belief that supports the defenders of Handan City and allows them to defend the city so risklessly?

Chen Yu really couldn't understand. In his annoyance, a personal attendant opened the curtain and came to Chen Yu. He cupped his hands and said: "General, according to reports from spies, the Qin army of nearly 500,000 has already crossed from Baimajin.

Crossing the Yellow River, heading towards Handan,"

"What?" Chen Yu exclaimed. This sudden news made Chen Yu unable to believe. Did the Qin army move to Hebei so quickly?

Nearly half a million troops, what a momentum this is, Chen Yu did not dare to hesitate at all, looked at the generals on the side, and said loudly: "Quickly, send the order to withdraw the troops, and reply to the letter,"

Half an hour later, Chen Yu led 30,000 remnant troops and hurriedly left the camp, took their baggage with them, and withdrew to Xindu. At the same time, a vanguard force of 20,000 people crossed Ye County and headed straight for Handan City.

Soon, the army came to the west gate of Handan City. The leader of the army, a general, rode out on horseback and came to the vicinity of the city. He jumped off his horse and looked at the corpses on the ground and the smoke. He couldn't help but shed tears.

Judging from the uniforms, many of these soldiers and horses were the defenders of Handan City. Some of them were thrown to death, some were burned to death, and some were beaten to death. It was too horrible to watch.

While Li Liang was walking among the corpses with tears streaked in his eyes, the Handan city gate slowly opened, and a general rushed out. He staggered. It could be seen that he was extremely tired. When he was almost beside Li Liang, his tears were gone.

He fell unconscious, his voice trembled, and he choked with sobs: "General, you are finally... back,"

Li Liang followed the voice and saw that the person coming was Boyi, his deputy general. It was his perseverance that prevented Handan City from falling. Only then did he have the weight to speak in front of Zhang Han. Li Liang was moved and looked again

Seeing Boyi's embarrassment, Li Liang lifted up Boyi who was kneeling on one knee, put him into his arms, gently beat his back, and said touchedly: "Thank you for your hard work."

The two reunited after a long absence. Boyi suppressed his excitement, pointed to the city, and laughed: "Since the general is back, let's talk in the city."

After saying that, Boyi glanced at the good horse not far away and nodded slightly to him as a greeting.

Three days later, the main force of the Qin army arrived one after another. Except for the vanguard troops, the rest of the troops built camps outside the city one after another, stretching for hundreds of miles. At this time, Handan City had begun to be repaired, and the corpses scattered outside were also buried. Some Zhao Zhao The corpses of the soldiers were also thrown into the mountains and burned on the spot.

It can be said that in just three days, Handan City took on a new look. At this time, Zhang Han's main force had just arrived. On an extremely majestic war horse, Zhang Han stood proudly. Not far away, Li Liang and his generals stood together. Platoon, obviously, they have been waiting for a long time,

Zhang Han looked up at the tall Handan City again. He nodded with satisfaction. This tall city was once the capital of Zhao State. Now it is so devastated that it is no longer possible to repair the city defenses. The people must move in. In this way, even if The Zhao army recaptured Handan, which was also an ordinary county town. The Qin army recaptured Handan without any effort.

Once this idea sprouted in Zhang Han's mind, it was like a budding tree, growing taller and taller. Zhang Han gradually made up his mind. At this time, Zhang Han rode his horse and headed towards Li Liang and others.

"I have met the general." Everyone bowed their hands and saluted. Zhang Han smiled on his horse and raised his hand: "You don't need to be polite, let's talk in the city."

The people of Zhao State were crawling on both sides of the road. They were eating pots of pulp and welcoming the Qin army to retake Handan City. Zhang Han was walking in the street under the protection of everyone. After a while, the team arrived at the former Zhao Palace. Zhang Han's personal guards were guarding here, and they conducted a rigorous search inside and outside the palace. At this time, Zhang Han dismounted at the entrance of the palace and strode towards the inside of the palace.

In the main hall where King Zhao once held meetings, everyone stood in order according to their official rank. At this time, Li Liang had officially transferred the military status and personnel information of the Handan City defenders to Zhang Han. In other words, Zhang Han had completely taken over. After the handover ceremony was completed, Liangju handed over the population information of Handan City. Although this information is not the most complete and up-to-date, it is what Zhang Han wants to see most at this time.

After Liangju retreated, Zhang Han looked at the demographic statistics of the people in Handan City. He loudly ordered: "I have two requests. First, destroy all the fortresses in Handan City. Before Zhao's territory is not stabilized, Then we built more defenses and moved the people to Hanoi."

After saying that, Zhang Han looked at everyone and saw Li Liang's face was slightly embarrassed. He couldn't help but smile and said: "In half a month, I will prepare to fight against Xindu, completely defeat the Zhao army, and relocate the people. It is very necessary."

Seeing what Zhang Han said, Li Liang did not dare to refute, so he had to hand over his hand and sing the promise. At this time, Zhang Han said again: "My second request is to reorganize the troops and train them strictly. In half a month, I will start a full-scale war with Zhao Jun." ,"

Everyone sang the promise, and Zhang Han stretched out slightly tiredly. After half a month of rapid march, he was really tired. At this time, sleepiness came over him. Zhang Han waved his hands to everyone and ordered: "Everyone, go down."

Everyone sang the promise and prepared to leave. At this time, a messenger rushed in and said with cupped hands: "Report, General Dong Yi was defeated in Chen County and lost his army. At this time, the remaining army was less than 3,000. I specially asked the general for help." ,"

"What?" Zhang Han suddenly stood up. The fatigue just now was gone. Looking at the anxious eyes of the messenger, Zhang Han realized that the battle situation in Shandong had escalated. I'm afraid it was not as simple as he thought. At this time, Zhang Han couldn't help but Yue asked: "Who was Dong Yi defeated by?"

"I heard that it was Xiangzhuang of the Chu Army," the messenger said with great uncertainty. At this time, Zhang Han angrily picked up the inkstone and threw it over, saying angrily: "Go and find out for me, I want exact information."

The messenger was so frightened that he knelt down, cupped his hands and said: "General, please calm down, we will go find out now."

The messenger left in a panic. Seeing the same shocked expressions on everyone's face, Zhang Han sighed and said helplessly: "It is imminent to destroy the fortress and relocate the people. I ask you to complete it within three days. After five days, our entire army will go south. I Meet them personally,"

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On the Chi Road north of Xue County, a wave of cavalry of about 5,000 people was chasing the fleeing Qin army. This Qin army was under the command of Li Ying, the governor of Sichuan. There were about 700 people. They were defeated again and again, and they fled from Fengyi. After the defeat, they retreated to Sichuan County. They were defeated from Sichuan County and rushed to Qi County. At this time, they ran out of Qi County and fled to Xue County. However, Xue County had few people and was still destroyed by Pei's army. There was no choice. Li Ying, the supervisor of Sichuan, had no choice but to lead more than 700 remnants and continue to flee.

It can be said that the strength of Pei's army is far more powerful than Li Ying thought. At this time, Li Ying's only hope is to escape to Langya County to avoid disaster for the time being. However, Pei's army is chasing closely, and Li Ying Feeling that danger is approaching,

Indeed, the one who was chasing Li Ying was Liu Bang's command, Zuo Sima Cao Wushang. He took the lead and led five thousand cavalry, galloping all the way. He refused to give up on Li Ying easily. He was about to catch up with him. Cao Wushang took it from his horse bag. He fired an arrow, took off his bow from his back, and aimed at Li Ying, but the distance was too far, so Cao Wushang had to speed up his horse and continue the pursuit.

Gradually, the two teams got closer and closer. Cao Wushang finally saw the opportunity. His arrow flew into the air and rushed forward. He actually shot an arrow through the back of Li Ying's heart. With a scream, Li Ying fell off his horse. Down,

As Li Ying fell off his horse, his 700 remnant troops were in chaos. Some had fallen off their horses out of fear, and some had stopped their horses and were lying on the ground, begging for their lives.

Cao Wushang came to Li Ying's body, jumped off his horse, and cut off Li Ying's head with his sword. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Those who surrender will be spared death, and those who dare to resist will be killed without mercy."

In the afternoon, Cao Wushang returned to the military camp to resume his duties. Liu Bang saw that Li Ying was dead and Sichuan guard Liao Zhan was nowhere to be found, so he ordered the army to march to Kangfu, where they would reorganize their troops and horses, and then decide their whereabouts.

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In the Palace of Wei, Wei Jiu was sitting high, and several generals and advisers were sitting on the left and right. Everyone was drinking hot tea and discussing the current situation in the world.

"Since Li Liang's rebellion, the State of Zhao has been in a state of decline, and the land of Zhao has been in turmoil. I heard that Zhang Han, instigated by Li Liang, pressed forward with a large army to regain the land of Zhao. I think that if the state of Zhao is destroyed, the north will There is no force that can contain the Qin army. We, the State of Wei, will also become the next target of the Qin army. The current situation is critical, so it is better to prepare for war and send aid to the north." The person who spoke was Zhou Shi, and everyone listened to his analysis. , nodded frequently, but it was Wei Jiu. His thoughts were not on Zhao Di in the north, but in the south. The power of Liu Bang made Wei Jiu sleepless and uneasy.

This sudden rise of power also threatened the Wei State. After a brief thought, Wei Jiu expressed his worries: "Liu Bang is stationed in the army and is adjacent to the Wei State. I think he may want to wait for an opportunity to advance northward. It would be better to give up the idea of ​​aiding the north for the time being and station troops at the border to prevent Liu Bang from taking advantage of the chaos and heading north."

Wei Jiu's idea made Zhou Shi laugh. After the laughter, Zhou Shi said happily: "This matter is not difficult, why bother Master Wang? I have a plan to discipline Liu Bang to retreat soon."

"Oh, Prime Minister, if you have any good ideas, let me tell you." Wei Jiu was also aroused by Zhou Shi's words. At this time, Zhou Shi stood up and said with a smile: "I heard that Liu Bang and Yong Chi are at odds with each other. This northern expedition, But Liu Bang used Yongchi to guard Peixian County. This is suicidal. We just instigate Yongchi and promise high officials, but Yongchi will rebel. Why can't Liu Bang return to the army to put down the rebellion?"

After saying that, Zhou Shi looked at Wei Jiu attentively, and everyone couldn't help but raise their heads and laugh,

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