Just when Lu Xiuhong and Sang Qingti were discussing how to reorganize the morale of the army, in Handan City, they were also in full swing to prepare for the implementation of the plateau plan.

In fact, the plan that Gao Yuan came up with to turn defeat into victory is not complicated, that is, when the main forces of the Qin army are now concentrated in front of Handan City, he will lead an elite cavalry army to attack Xianyang, and once Xianyang is occupied, he can use the name of Hehua to call for officials and troops from all over the Qin State to resist Han Teng, and lead the Qin army in the coalition army to completely collapse. And as soon as the Qin army dispersed, then the two armies of Qi and Chu would not be worried.

In order to deal with the alliance of the three kingdoms, the number of troops collected by the Qin state has exceeded 600,000, and now Wang Ben commands about 400,000 of them, and there are more than 130,000 people in Handan City.

Although the Qin State has strong national strength and a large population, it is not too difficult to raise a million troops, but the regular army is three or four hundred thousand, and it is also the most elite army of the Qin State, but now almost all of the elite troops of the Qin State are outside.

Originally, no matter how fierce the battle was, Xianyang would leave sixty or seventy thousand elite troops to defend the capital of Qin, but the Qin king wanted to go to Daliang to supervise the battle, so he took away all the elite troops left in Xianyang, so although there are still nearly 100,000 troops in Xianyang City, they are all second-line troops of Qin, and even third-line troops, and their combat effectiveness is not strong, and according to the report of Han's lurking personnel in Xianyang, Han Teng did not trust Qin's army, and disbanded most of them, leaving only a small number of people to maintain order in Xianyang City, Han Teng mainly relied on the army of the Jiuli tribe, numbering about 15,000 people, including the rebuilt Nanyang army.

The Han State has a large number of lurkers in Xianyang, as well as two masters, Guigu and Chisong, so as long as an elite army is dispatched and reaches Xianyang City, there is still a great certainty that Xianyang City can be captured.

However, Han Teng captured Xianyang by surprise attack, and he also knew that the plateau was good at winning by surprise, and he was not without precautions against Xianyang, and the way to defend Xianyang was also very simple, that is, to hold Hangu Pass, because Hangu Pass was the only way to reach Xianyang. Han Teng was an important minister of the Qin State, so of course he could call the Guancheng of Hangu Pass without wasting his strength, but if the plateau wanted to attack Xianyang, he had to find a way to pass Guò Hangu Pass.

Hehua escaped from Xianyang, but did not pass through Hangu Pass, because they had a small group, so they could pass through Hangu Pass through other trails, but the army could not pass through these trails. And it was precisely because of the existence of Hangu Pass that Han Teng was very relieved, and he was not worried that the plateau would attack Xianyang at all.

But what Han Teng didn't expect was that when Gao Yuan made a plan for a surprise attack on Xianyang, he didn't think about going to Hangu Pass at all, but took a different path.

The last time the plateau infiltrated the Qin State, it did not pass through the Hangu Pass to enter the Qin, but went west through Daijun, passed through the entire Yunzhong County, and reached the head of the Yellow River, and then turned south, entering from the northern border of the Qin State, and could go straight to Xianyang. Although this road was nearly twice as far as the Jinghan Valley Pass into Qin, it was not only a weak defensive area for Qin, but also a route that no one would have thought of.

Originally, this route was thought out by King Zhao Wuling, who implemented the Hufu cavalry and archery method in Zhao that year, because King Zhao Wuling opened up territory for Zhao and expanded his territory, and successively incorporated Lou Fu, Hu Lin, and Yu into the territory of Zhao State, and set up four northern counties, so he was very familiar with the geography of the north, so he came up with such a march route to bypass Hangu Pass to attack Qin, and sent people to explore the road to paint the country, and King Zhao Wuling also planned to send 200,000 cavalry troops to attack Qin State by this route, but unfortunately King Zhao Wuling died young and died in the civil strife of Zhao State. did not implement it.

Later, when Li Mu was in charge of the military affairs of Zhao State, although he knew about King Zhao Wuling's plan, at this time, the strength of Zhao State was not the same as that of King Zhao Wuling's era, so he could only avoid being strong and self-defending, and he was unable to take the initiative to attack Qin State.

And the plateau was originally self-reliant in Daijun, originally located in the north, and he also thought that he could use this route to contain the Qin State, so when the plateau infiltrated the Qin State, he also deliberately took this route, mainly to personally examine the situation of this route. It's just that later, the power of the plateau gradually expanded, the center of gravity shifted southward, and the national strength was enough to compete with the Qin State, but it was forgotten about this route, after all, the long-distance assault was too risky, and there were too many uncertain factors, so it was better to be stable.

However, the current situation cannot allow the plateau to develop in all directions, and it is only possible to take the risk of attacking from afar and winning by surprise, so that the plateau can pick up this route again.

Of course, this is the only way for the Han State to turn defeat into victory, so Gao Yuan did not dare to let too many people know, and in Handan City, only seven people were sued: Hehua, Li Yinghong, Chunyu Zhongxiu, Yun Yao, Zhao Xuan, Jiang Huanwu, and Sima Shang.

After everyone listened to the plan of the plateau, although they felt that it was very risky, this was really the only way for the Han State now, and the probability of success was indeed not small, and there were many similar long-range attacks of the Han army in the past, so it was time to give it a try.

However, to implement this plan, the first thing is to hold Handan, attract the attention and strength of the Jiuli tribe, and cover for the surprise attack on Xianyang, and now the situation in Handan has been stabilized and can be held for a long time, so Gao Yuan also thinks that the time is ripe to implement the plan of the surprise attack on Xianyang.

It's just that the two big goals of attacking Xianyang and guarding Handan, the plateau can only complete one of them, and naturally chooses to surprise attack Xianyang, after all, this is the Guan Jian of victory and defeat, and the difficulty is greater, and in contrast, Handan has a strong city to rely on, and there are enough troops and materials, and it is not difficult to hold Handan for a few months. Therefore, Gao Yuan decided to personally lead the team and attack Xianyang.

The candidate for a surprise attack on Xianyang with the plateau was Jiang Huanwu, and the responsibility of guarding Handan was given to Sima Shang. Because now in the Han army in addition to the plateau, the most capable soldiers are Sima Shang and Jiang Huanwu, this arrival is also easy to arrange, one stayed to guard Handan, and the other went with the plateau to attack Xianyang.

And this time Li Yinghong and Chun Yu Zhongxiu all stayed in Handan, although Sima Shang's ability was completely sufficient, but after all, he could only pay for the military aspect, so after Gao Yuan left, he also needed to leave Li Yinghong to preside over the overall situation, after all, now only Li Yinghong in the Han State can replace Gao Yuan to sit in Handan or Lingshou, in charge of military and political affairs, and Chun Yu Zhongxiu is to stay to assist Li Yinghong.

Among the people who were responsible for it, Zhao Xuan, and eight of the twelve second-generation people from Guigumen stayed, and at the same time, Gao Yuan also ordered Chun Yubo to be transferred from Lingshou to Handan. Because although the Jiuli tribe does not have any military talents, there are many masters, so the plateau must leave enough manpower to deal with the Jiuli tribe.

In addition to Jiang Huanwu, the people who participated in the surprise attack on Xianyang also included Hehua, because this surprise attack on Xianyang, in addition to the surprise attack, also relied on Hehua's influence in Qin, so of course Hehua had to accompany him, and Hehua naturally had no objections, in fact, after knowing the plan of the plateau, he also knew that he would definitely participate in this operation.

In addition, it is necessary to select a few people from the ministers of the Qin State, after all, Hehua cannot fight alone, and a few powerful assistants are needed to be more convincing. However, this surprise attack on Xianyang was a long-distance attack, which can be said to be exhausting, so without a certain physical element, it is incompetent. So after Gao Yuan and Hehua discussed, four candidates were determined: Meng Tian, Meng Yi, Xin Sheng, and Feng Zheng.

Compared with important ministers like Li Si, Wei Yi, and Meng Wu, the weight of these four people is still a little lighter, but they are also regarded as first-level officials in the Qin State, and they are all relatively young and can withstand long-distance marches.

In addition to the officials of the Qin State, the accompanying Han personnel also included Han Wanxiu, Ling Feng, Luo Huan, Jiang Mingxia, etc.

In addition, how many troops to bring and how to combine various armies should also be carefully studied, because if there are more troops, it will affect the speed of the march, and it is easy to expose the whereabouts, and if the army is less, even if it is to Xianyang, it may not be enough, after all, after arriving in Xianyang, there must be a tough battle to be fought, so it cannot be arbitrary. In the past, the Han State had carried out several long-distance surprise attacks, and basically achieved success, and the main factor was that the preparations before the operation were very sufficient.

After repeated discussions with everyone, it was finally decided that this surprise attack on Xianyang would send 22,000 troops, including 6,000 Qin troops, because this time it was fought in Qin, of course, the Qin army was indispensable, not to mention that the combat effectiveness of the Qin army was not under the Han army, so taking the Qin army would not lower the combat effectiveness of the surprise army.

Among the remaining 16,000 Han troops, including 8,000 Beiwei troops, 2,000 heavy armored cavalry troops, 4,000 Fan brave troops, 1,000 scout troops, and 1,000 beast training troops, it can be said that all kinds of troops are complete, mainly based on infantry troops, after all, this surprise attack on Xianyang, infantry combat must be more than cavalry combat. And with a thousand beast training troops, you can form a beast army at any time to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the whole army. However, due to the addition of the Beast Training Army, Yun Yao also joined the surprise attack, and also brought three hundred Bailing Clan women with him.

There were not many cavalry troops in this surprise attack, only 6,000 people, because the purpose of this surprise attack was to capture Xianyang and defeat Han Teng, so it was still mainly based on foot combat, and there would not be too many cavalry battles. However, all the soldiers were equipped with three war horses, which took turns to change and carry supplies, and there were also a hundred light vehicles, which were for the Bailing women to ride, so as to ensure the marching speed of the whole army.

This surprise attack will use a total of more than 66,000 war horses, but although the national strength of the Han State is not as good as that of Qin, Qichu and other countries, but in terms of the scale of horse breeding, it is second to none, 670,000 war horses, it is not a difficult matter.

After everything was discussed, Gao Yuan and Hehua left Handan with a selected army of soldiers, but for the sake of secrecy, they did not tell the soldiers at first, and even the goal of the general's march this time, but first brought the army back to Lingshou, and then set off from Lingshou.