Chen Zhen's analysis was profound. Han Ping couldn't help but fall into deep thought: If he sent 20,000 troops to attack Qin, although the immediate crisis would be relieved, not only would last year's losses be in vain, but the hope of reconciliation with Qin would be completely cut off, and Qin might continue to

Send troops to attack Han, instead of attacking Wei like now. If you don't send troops, as Chen Zhen said, it means betraying the three-jin alliance. Realistically, the coalition forces will not attack Qin in the west, but attack Korea in the south. Although I want to

He understood the reason, but he felt it was difficult to make a decision, so he saluted Chen Zhen and said, "Keep Chen Gong's teachings in mind, and I should report it to the prince. If you have any doubts, please ask for advice!"

Chen Zhen said: "When the Prime Minister of Han calls, I must obey."

Han Ping left the mansion and didn't know whether he should go home or consult with someone. He drove to Baoyuan and Prince Han's Palace, and his retainers all replied that they had fallen asleep. He had no choice but to say: "Return to the house!"

After only sleeping for an hour, Han Ping got up, straightened his clothes, and drove into the court. Bao Yuan was carried into the court.

The doctor reported that Xingyang sent a military envoy, saying that at night the Xingyang coalition forces had ordered to break camp and prepare to move out. Bao Yuan reported that the coalition forces showed signs of invading South Korea, and he had ordered Huayang to prepare defensive equipment; if Huayang was attacked, Zheng Ye

Be prepared for war.

After the court meeting, Prince Han announced his withdrawal from the court. Han Ping and Bao Yuan were left alone. Bao Yuan explained his strategy of defending the war, while Han Ping relayed Chen Zhen's analysis of the situation: The key to peace is not whether to break Wei.

Yi, and whether to send troops to attack Qin!

After listening to the analysis relayed by Han Ping, everyone fell into deep thought. Finally, Prince Han broke the silence and said, "What do you think?"

Han Ping asked Bao Yuan, "What will happen if Han sends 20,000 troops to attack Qin?"

Bao Yuan said: "No way! All Zheng's elite soldiers were lost last year. Now that Zheng has failed to defend himself, how can he gain more than 20,000 soldiers?"

Han Ping asked Bao Yuan again: "If the combined forces of Wei and Zhao come to attack, can Han retreat?"

Bao Yuan said: "The combined forces of Wei and Zhao are 180,000. If they go to attack Hangu, they will not be able to use them. If they attack Han, they will have more than enough. Today, Zheng's victorious troops are less than 100,000, and many of them are cunning and cowardly. Even if they can retreat the enemy,

, there will be many casualties; the loss of four villages and the severing of trade routes are needless to say! If they don’t retreat after running out of food, there is no other way. "

Han Ping said: "If that's true, my plan is set! It's impossible to attack Qin, and it's impossible to protect yourself, but it's possible to bring Qin to help."

Both of them said: "I would like to hear the details."

Han Ping said: "The Qin army, ten thousand strong, is in Xunan, and the road is exactly the same as Xingyang. If you ask for their help, you will be right."

Prince Han said: "How can the Qin army withstand 200,000 coalition troops if it has ten thousand people?"

Han Ping said: "But if they get help, they will kill each other. But we and Han are enough to control them. If the Qin army comes out of the suburbs of Zheng, how can Han sleep in peace?"

Prince Han asked: "Why?"

Han Ping said: "Chen Gong has an old relationship with Qin, so we must rely on him. The young master is now in the Qin camp, so I ask the young master to ask for help and promise to give him food and grass."

Prince Han said: "If you are not satisfied, I will report it to the king. I will go with the general to the south and north, and each can take charge of his own affairs." The two of them bowed and retreated.

Han Ping first went to visit Chen Zhen and conveyed to Chen Zhen that since Han Jian did not attack Qin, he was attacked by Wei and Zhao, and Han could not support it alone, so he hoped that Qin would help. Chen Zhen said that he should inform the king of Qin and send troops to help.

Han Ping reminded: "The matter is urgent! The coalition forces of Wei and Zhao moved south today and have broken out of camp this morning. It will take half a month for the envoys to come and go, so it may be difficult to meet the emergency situation. I would like to ask the Southern Qin Army to go north to help!"

Chen Zhen calculated it silently and said: "When Shaofu Han is in Xu Nan, he can order an alliance with Qin."

Han Ping said: "Greetings! I will send envoys to the young masters to discuss the alliance, but the Qin camp..."

Chen Zhen said: "Qin General Hu Yang is also a guest minister. He has won the king's heart. There is no one else who can lead the alliance on behalf of the king."

Han Ping left the mansion and immediately called the doctor who was envoy from the Shaofu to introduce the current situation to them in detail: As the Qin people attacked Wei Yi, the coalition forces of Wei and Zhao were about to invade Zheng Jiao; "I hope the Shaofu will quickly make an alliance with Qin"

, the Qin army came to the rescue; all supplies of food and grass were provided by South Korea; the Shaofu followed the Qin people to Zheng Keye."

The two doctors repeated the oral instructions, contacted the five Korean soldiers, and set off on their way back.

After sending away the two doctors, Han Ping called Dianke and asked him to send envoys to Daliang and Xingyang. He must explain that the attack on Wei Yi was just a misunderstanding. Han Dang returned to Wei and asked the king of Wei to send someone to take over. Because Xingyang

The army has broken out of camp, and the pedestrians in both places are on their way on bicycles.

At dusk, the envoy who went to Xingyang came back first and reported that General Mang Mao had been ordered by the King of Wei to attack South Korea. The military order had been issued and the army was setting off. If it wanted to stop, the King of Wei must issue another military order. The envoy repeatedly explained that an envoy had been sent to Daliang.

There will be news in a few days, and I hope the general will slow down his march. After repeated requests, Mang Mao agreed to march only thirty miles a day. After three days, if there is no order from the king, he will meet the Korean swordsmen.

Bao Yuan was worried and sent another retainer to Huayang to check the preparations for war and report back in time. He informed Huayang that all preparations must be completed within three days.

The chubby Huayang Wei and the lean Han Bushen did not leave the city. Huayang Wei obediently gave up the front yard of Huayang Wei's mansion to Baoyuan's retainers. Han Bushen put down his body and took the initiative to run for Baoyuan's retainers.

After running.

This retainer seemed to be very experienced in defense. He arranged the war defense equipment in an orderly manner and arranged the defensive troops section by section. He organized all the strong, old and weak, women and children who entered the city. He also collected all the food outside the city that could be harvested.

Entering the city, when he saw that the army had entered thirty miles outside the city, he closed the city gate.

The King of Wei did not issue an order to stop the attack...

The atmosphere in Huayang City was extremely tense! Everyone was sitting and resting in the city as ordered, and only necessary personnel were left in the city.

The military envoy flew out of the city and conveyed the news of the arrival of the army to Zheng Guo.

On the same day, the commander of Changshe also lowered the city and fled, conveying the news to Daliang that the Qin army had captured Changshe...

Mang Mao led his army to the foot of Huayang City. Seeing that the city gate was closed, he was not in a hurry to attack the city. He divided his army into four and camped on all sides of Huayang City, each no more than five miles away from Huayang. The Zhao army was arranged at

In the south of Huayang City, the place closest to Zheng, the task was not to attack the city, but to block the Korean reinforcements. If the Huayang defenders abandoned the city and fled, they were also responsible for intercepting it. It took three days for the 180,000-strong army to intercept a

The small town, which is no more than a mile in radius, is surrounded by water.

Then, Mangmao ordered the old and weak civilian troops to harvest unfinished grain and other crops in the surrounding fields.

The Wei envoy entered the state of Zheng and severely condemned South Korea's betrayal of its allies and betrayal of its allies. Han Ping firmly denied that the Qin army's action to capture Wei Yi had anything to do with him. He plausibly replied: "If I obey the orders and raise troops from the great country, Qin will

People enter Changshe, what will General Zheng do? Since the big country is called to attack Qin, Qin is in the south of Zheng, not in the north of Zheng, so I hope the big country will attack in the south of Zheng!"

The Qin army sent the Shaofu to Changshe, and only asked the Shaofu to escort the car into Zheng. He stayed in Changshe without any movement...it seemed that he had the intention of opening a military market again.

Mang Mao still slowly commanded his troops to prepare siege equipment. Han Ping repeatedly sent envoys to urge Hu Yang to attack the garrison outside Huayang City, but Hu Yang was unmoved. Han Ping had no choice but to invite Chen Zhen again.

Han Ping said: "I invite you to ask me to help you, and I promise to send you Qin's aid. The matter is urgent, but Qin's aid does not come, what can I do?"

Chen Zhen said: "I will invite you to the king, and I would like to ask Hu Qing. Hu Qing's trip is difficult even for the king. It is beyond the capabilities of the minister."

When Han Ping saw that Chen Zhen was completely shirking the responsibility, he couldn't help but said angrily: "If I believe in Qin, it's because I believe in the public. I believe in Qin. Now the allied forces are attacking Han, but the Qin army doesn't save them. How can this be an alliance?" ?”

Chen Zhen said: "Don't be angry, Prime Minister. Although the coalition forces have arrived now, they are not in a hurry to attack, but they are just encircling them. If Qin's aid does not arrive, the king will help Jin to attack Qin, and the crisis will be solved!"

Han Ping said: "Allied forces are attacking Han, and Han cannot put the ancestral temple in danger. I would like to pay homage to the King of Qin. If he can be saved, Han will come to Qin Dong's aid. If not, I would like to inform him early, and Han will ask for him."

Chen Zhen said: "Since the prime minister has given orders, I must obey them. Now Huayang is surrounded and there is no way to go north. What can I do?"

Han Ping said: "Going up the Qin River, there is a small path leading to Huohan. I would like to follow it."

Chen Zhen said: "Only obey the Prime Minister's orders."

Han Ping prepared five chariots and escorted Chen Zhen's chariot inside. He galloped out of the palace gate in the west of the city and headed northwest along the Qinshui River.

Mang Mao and Hu Yang received the news of Chen Zhen's departure from the city almost at the same time. Hu Yang sent people to Zheng to inform Cheng Ying that the food and grass in Daling had arrived, and the Qin army could move; he asked the King of Han to give instructions on the strategy of action and prepare a warning there. Han Ping was overjoyed and quickly informed Bao Yuan. Bao Yuan decided that Hu Yang's army would go north along the east bank of Mishui River from Changshe, and Han would transport food by ship and supply the army with him. He sent a retainer with a map to communicate with Hu Yang. Yang discussed it. At the same time, he informed Han Ping to arrange ships and provisions.

Hu Yang agreed to Bao Yuan's arrangement. He broke camp overnight and arrived at the east bank of the Jishui River outside the city of Zheng in the early morning, just across the river from Zheng City. Bao Yuan and others had already secretly sent a large number of troops to hide under the city wall, but the Qin army did something wrong. He went to the city to defend the city, and Han Ping personally carried the grain across the river to comfort the Qin army.

Obviously, Baoyuan could not allow the Qin army to stay under Zheng City for a long time. After replenishing food and grass, the Qin army ignored the fatigue of a night's march and marched diagonally towards the enemy in the northeast. Since the closest distance between the Qin army and the coalition forces was only twenty or thirty miles, the distance between the two sides was They all moved very cautiously, and the sound of drums and bells could be heard one after another, and various flags were swaying left and right. However, the two sides only adjusted their formations. Occasionally, small groups of soldiers came out of the formation, and there was no actual contact.

The first day of fighting ended in a trial between the two sides. The two sides always maintained a distance of twenty or thirty miles, while Hu Yang's troops moved more than ten miles to the northeast.

The next day, Hu Yang continued to move in the northeast. The coalition forces seemed to understand something and sent a force from the Beicheng army to extend the defense line eastward, as if to prevent Hu Yang's troops from continuing to move north. Hu Yang simply stopped the troops. , to see how far the coalition forces would extend their defense. As a result, the coalition forces also stopped extending the defense line and instead built fortifications on the spot.
Chapter completed!