At the beginning of autumn, in the troubled Central Plains, the weather seems to have played a joke on many people. Not only is there no coolness of autumn, but there is a great drought in the northern land under the scorching sun.

This drought has caused many grain fields to dry up, not to mention the wheat grains to be planted in the autumn, and even many ponds have not seen a drop of water. Not only did Zhao State lose its grains, but even Qin State and Yan State were also greatly affected.

Even if Zheng Guoqu is repaired, in the face of such a large-scale drought, Yingzheng will also have a big head. In the face of natural disasters, money and grain can only be widely distributed, and the grain transported from Bashu has never stopped, which makes Baqing complain. Fortunately, the Qin State suffered less disaster, and after the refugees were relocated, they did not complain anymore.

On the night of Zhangtai Palace, the magnates of the Qin State came. The battle of Qin and Zhao is imminent, and many people are speculating about Yingzheng's backhand. Sure enough, they finally saw that a surprise soldier came out of the interior and entered the front-line position.

The two sides of Qin and Zhao were originally evenly matched, and Qin sent reinforcements, but Zhao did not. The emergence of this miracle force will break the stalemate situation.

Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "You all think that this king is afraid and does not fight, and has lost the martial courage of the Qin people, and the battle of Qin and Zhao is like an arrow on the string, and it must be shot out." Xiaoru, I will inform you of the information I have obtained at home. ”

Anjou performed a standard court etiquette and said, "Palace maid Anjou, greetings to all the adults. ”

"The battle of Qin and Zhao is a battle that Great Qin must fight, in order to reduce losses, my master dissuaded the king from deploying in the early stage. King Zhao's transfer of troops is very strange, and before he finds out the whereabouts of those soldiers, he still has to wait a little longer. ”

"Now it has been ascertained that a huge natural disaster has occurred in Zhao State, and there is a large-scale drought in the north, and there is no food to eat. Not only the drought, but also the first line of Shicheng, Central City, and Daicheng, there was a major earthquake, thousands of miles of houses were destroyed, and no less than 100,000 people were killed or injured. ”

"The purpose of King Zhao's troop transfer is mainly to hoard granaries in various places for disaster relief. In other words, on the front line of Zhao State, there are no soldiers to send at all. ”

Hearing this, the subordinates of the Qin State smiled happily, this time is too good.

Li Si walked out on the spot and said: "Please give the king an order, the battle to destroy Zhao is close at hand, and the Zhao people must not be given time to delay." ”

Ying Zheng said: "In the past, there was also a famine in Zhao State, but this time, in the face of such a big natural disaster, it was like a straw that crushed the camel's camel, and it couldn't survive. Even if he could, the king would not give him time. ”

"This king has secretly issued an order, Wang Jian led the soldiers on the ground, and Qiang led the Qiang soldiers out of the well; Yang Duanhe led the Hanoi troops to attack Handan from the north and south, and must trap Zhao Cong to death on the front line and not return. ”

"This king will drive the royal expedition every day, and go directly from Jingcheng to Handan to supervise the battle. As long as the battle of Handan starts, Zhao Cong has no intention of fighting on the front line, and just wants to return to Handan for rescue. And this king will not give this time to reinforcements from all over the Zhao State, and must capture Handan City within three days. ”

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard it, Yingzheng used soldiers, not only Yang Duanhe, but even Qiang soldiers. Qiang Qi and Wang Jian jointly attacked, and they would definitely catch Zhao Guo off guard. The Qiang soldiers were temporarily transferred from Yiqu and sent to Zhao Di quietly, and no one noticed it.

But if you think about it, you understand it again. Because Zhao Ji is in Xianyang Palace, the queen mother will naturally bring her own soldiers to follow. The Yiqu soldiers are a card in Zhao Ji's hand, and there are too many dog soldiers and Qiang soldiers mixed in the Yiqu, all of which are nomadic soldiers, and the cavalry and archery skills of those soldiers are stronger than the cavalry of Zhao State.

They also knew that Ying Zheng was driving in person, and Empress Dowager Zhao Ji would definitely follow. This mother and son went to the front line in person, whether it was the Central Plains soldiers or the Qiang soldiers, they would serve their lives.

Ying Zheng said: "Lord Michen, raise a lot of grain and grass, after taking Handan, this king will spread the favor card." There was a famine in the Zhao country, and the king went to save the people, as long as he took Handan, it represented that the Zhao country had been destroyed, and the Zhao people were also the people of the king. ”

Mi Chen nodded in agreement, and Li Siyan said: "The king's move is very good, the people's will is available, Zhao is in a famine, and with Zhao's national strength, he is unable to support it at all." As long as you win the hearts of the people, the courtiers of Zhao State can also serve my Great Qin. ”

Yingzheng said again: "Changping Jun, you have to follow this king forward and pay close attention to the actions of various countries. Especially the State of Wei, lest the King of Wei jump out at this time and stand in my way. ”

Changping Jun said: "Please rest assured, the king of Wei does not dare to move." ”

Ying Zheng nodded, discussed some more details, and then returned to the palace.

He did not go back to his dormitory, but went to Zhao Ji's palace, and said to his face: "Mother, please follow your son to the royal expedition tomorrow, the battle of Handan, our mother and son must witness." ”

Zhao Ji said happily: "This day has finally come, I have waited so hard." ”

Ying Zheng asked, "Is this person reliable?" After all, I'm not familiar with the Righteous Soldiers. ”

Zhao Jiyan said: "Zheng'er is wrong, he is not from Yiqu, but from Qiang. The Central Plains were at war every year, the steppes were not peaceful, and the Huns often annexed various tribes. The tribe of Qiang was annexed by the Xiongnu and exiled to Yiqu, where he was adopted as a righteous son. ”

"This person is very talented, he studied in Ganquan Palace for a while, and he was able to gather the Qiang people scattered all over the place and set up a Qiang army. The battle of Qin and Zhao, how can I not make a contribution, the Yiqu soldiers and the garrison army have been integrated for too many years, if they are easily dispatched, the countries will inevitably gossip. But this Qiang army, outsiders have nothing to say at all. ”

Ying Zheng asked again: "In other words, Qiang is very familiar with the tactics of the Xiongnu?" ”

Zhao Ji nodded and said: "His ability is second only to Ge Mudan, if he fights against the Xiongnu and releases them, he will definitely receive unexpected results." It can't be explained by familiarity, but in terms of applied mastery, they are familiar with the steppe tribes. If you let them go into the grassland alone without any food and grass, they will live a long time. ”

"Those tactics are all techniques of using war to nourish war, and they are not applicable to the battle of the Central Plains."

Ying Zheng understood that the battle of the Central Plains, to put it bluntly, was still a fight between royal families, and it could not be attacked by foreign forces. And the Qiang soldiers of Qiang have long been the forces of Ganquan Palace, and they also recognize Zhao Ji as their stepmother, as a personal soldier, so they are not outsiders.

What's more, the number of Qiang soldiers brought by the Qiang this time is not large, only 5,000. But this 5,000 Qiang soldiers are very brave in battle, and they don't need logistics supplies at all. As long as Ying Zheng gives an order, where to fight, to fight and raise the war.

Such an army is indeed not suitable for the battle of the Central Plains. But in the battle of Qin and Zhao, Yingzheng didn't want any accidents, and when this battle was over, Qiang would keep going north, wandering between Saiwai and the Central Plains, and never let it into the Central Plains.

The deployment was in place, and the next day, Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji traveled in the same car, leaving the Qin Palace, leaving Xianyang, and driving the royal expedition in person......