Originally, what the Zhao family's division did was to quell the civil strife in Jin. If Zheng and Qi were also included, the nature would be completely different.
Once Zheng and Qi sent troops, their intention to disrupt the Jin Dynasty would be obvious.
The meaning of Zhao's battle is completely different, because since ancient times, the merits of foreign wars have always been greater than those of civil wars.
As the saying goes, "Brothers who fight against each other will not be insulted by outsiders." The soldiers can also share the same hatred of the enemy.
Therefore, what Li Ran and You Wuxie said made the generals excited.
After the banquet, Zhao Yang deliberately stayed with Li Ran and asked him about Gao Qiang. Li Ran also told him everything. Zhao Yang couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
"I have long heard that Fan Xianzi and Tian Qi were connected. I didn't believe it at first. I just thought that Fan Xianzi was also a minister of the Jin State, so how could he be so close to the minister of the enemy country? I didn't expect... that he would actually take it seriously!"
Since the death of King Ling of Chu, Jin and Qi have regarded each other as enemies for many years in order to compete for hegemony. Therefore, as the chief minister of a country, Fan Xianzi's shocking move surprised Zhao Yang so much.
It’s not an exaggeration.
Li Ran thought for a while and decided to confess to Zhao Yang.
Li Ran cleared his voice, raised his hands and said to Zhao Yang:
"Actually... the affair between them has already happened!"
Therefore, Li Ran told Zhao Yang everything about the secret activities.
After Zhao Yang heard about the activities of the "Dark Walkers", he couldn't help but feel horrified at first, and then immediately expressed his disgust for the Dark Walkers:
"Hmph! In order to fight for power and gain, in order to have their own authority over the monarch, these young people are actually willing to sell out the interests of their own country? They are simply worse than animals!"
Li Ran smiled and said:
"So, the general should be able to understand now that what Fan Xianzi did before he died may seem to have no reason, but in fact it is extremely clear!"
Zhao Yang also nodded helplessly and said:
"It seems...that these disobedient things have become known to the world! But now the world is so disloyal between the monarchs and ministers that there is no order in the world. This can be said to be the root cause of chaos in all countries!"
Li Ran added:
"It's not just the vassal states? Even the Zhou royal family is not immune! Therefore... the general's responsibility is very important! If the general wins this battle, the world will be clear! If he fails, the world may never be able to recover!
"
After Zhao Yang heard what Li Ran said, he realized that he had such a heavy responsibility.
He couldn't help but nodded and said sincerely:
"It turns out that all the concerns Mr. had before came from this! Martingale is now clear about it!"
At this time, Fan Li, who was waiting aside, couldn't help but ask:
"It's just that...sir just said in the prison camp that the bull-erector was one of his men. What was his intention?"
Li Ran smiled slightly and replied mysteriously:
"Haha, it's just 'bringing a corpse back to life'. Let's implement a small plan today and wait for the miraculous results in the future!"
Although Li Ran's words were difficult to understand, Fan Li suddenly understood:
"That's it! Sir, you are so clever!"
Although Zhao Yang couldn't understand what they were saying, he knew that Gao Qiang would be useful to Li Ran.
So, he simply spoke:
"Since Gao Qiang is still of great use to Mr. Gao Qiang, there is no need to kill Gao Qiang. However... if we just let him go... it would not be appropriate based on emotion and reason..."
Li Ran couldn't help but sneer, and said:
"General, don't worry. If the general really lets him go, it will make him suspicious. It's better to just let nature take its course."
Zhao Yang still felt a little confused, but he was inconvenient to ask again and just said:
"Well... in that case, we will act according to Sir's plan!"
Immediately afterwards, Master Zhao continued to march towards Chaoge.
Just as Li Ran expected, after capturing Lu Di, he could travel unimpeded by crossing Taihang. Of the so-called Taihang Eight Trails, four of them can be walked from Lu Di. And there are countless trails to walk, so Fan and Zhongxing
The family is already defenseless against this.
After getting past Taihang, it can be said that everything is smooth sailing, and Zhao's army soon approached Chaoge.
However, on the other side, just as Li Ran expected, Zheng State also rarely sent troops.
Led by Handa and Sihong of the Qing clan, the troops numbered tens of thousands, and they especially cooperated with the Qi State to come to rescue the Zhongxing and Fan clans.
However, in the end, Zhao's army was more powerful. They arrived at Baiquan first before Zheng's army. As soon as Zhao Yang arrived at Baiquan, he ordered people to set up battle. As soon as Zheng's army arrived, he
He took the lead and fought directly with him.
Baiquan is located at the foot of Taihang Mountain, and the terrain is uneven, so it is difficult for the chariot to function.
Zhao Yang first used archers to wear down the enemy, and then sent infantry to charge and kill them. Zheng's Xianjun army was not on a stable footing and was caught off guard, so they had to flee in a hurry.
Zhao Yang took advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy, but Si Hong saw that something was wrong and hurriedly retreated.
At this time, the army of Qi State also rushed to meet them and stationed themselves at Tieqiu, finally meeting up with Si Hong.
When Zhao Yang learned about the movements of Si Hong and Qi Shi, he did not dare to pursue and fight fiercely. He could only return to the camp to discuss with Li Ran in a hurry:
"Zheng Guo and Qi Guo are now united and stationed in Tieyi. It can be said that they are outnumbered. What should we do?"
Li Ran lowered his head and looked at the sand table. After thinking for a while, he said:
"Tieqiu is still some distance away from Chaoge, so why not abandon Tieyi and go straight to Chaoge!"
Zhao Yang was worried and said:
"If we take Chaoge directly, then the iron hill will be like a thorn in the belly, and it may stab in at any time. At that time, won't we have to be attacked in the belly?"
Li Ran said:
"Now Tieqiu is held by Qi and Zheng. If we attack directly, there will be no chance. It is better to take advantage of the situation. The general can lead his army to capture Chaoge, but instead of attacking by force, he will trap Chaoge first. Then we will deal with it later.
Use a small plan to wait for Qi and Zheng's troops to come to rescue Chaoge. Just wait for them to move, and the general can wait for an opportunity to kill Qi and Zheng's troops."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "As long as Qi Zheng's army is defeated, Chaoge will be defeated without any attack!"
When Zhao Yang heard this, he couldn't help but nodded repeatedly.
"Indeed, sir, you have thought carefully!"
Immediately, Zhao's army no longer paid attention to Qi Zheng's division in Tieqiu, but quickly rushed towards Chaoge.
Chaoge was originally in a defensive posture. When he saw Zhao's army descending from the sky, he did not dare to neglect it and could only shrink back.
After being stationed outside Chaoge City, Li Ran and Zhao Yang inspected Chaoge's city defenses together. They found that Chaoge's city defenses were strong and its scale was far greater than the capital of Jin.
Seeing this, Zhao Yang couldn't help but sigh:
"The Fan family has been disloyal for a long time! Such a big city is located in the east of Shanxi, but we are living in Jiangcheng and have no idea! It is really disturbing!"
Li Ran comforted him and said:
"Therefore, it is really rare for a general to have the ambition to help the world! Although the world is so ignorant, there are still people like Kong Zhongni of Lu and the general who have the heart of the world and the people! The Zhou Dynasty is very lucky.
,The world is so lucky!"
Seeing how tall Chao Ge was, Zhao Yang couldn't help but feel doubtful:
"Facing such a big city, we have come all the way from afar, how should we respond now? We are on a quick trip, and we don't have much luggage, but we can barely count it, so we must fight quickly."
"But now...how to get Qi Zheng's division who is still stationed in Tieqiu to come to the rescue? I'm afraid this matter...is a bit difficult to handle!"
Li Ran said:
"Haha, don't worry, General. In fact, I have already found out where Chaoge's supplies are! In the past, Fan deliberately found a dangerous place to hoard supplies in order to be able to deceive others!"
"Not many people know about this dangerous point, but not long ago, it was learned by me. As long as the general can capture that dangerous point, Chaoge will be in danger. When Qi Zheng's army sees that Chaoge is in danger, he will come
Save Ying Chaoge. Are you still worried that they won't come by then?"