"What? Wu Anjun is going to withdraw his troops and return to Dai County? ”

Gao Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, in the past few days, after arranging the defense of Jingcheng, I will retreat back to Daijun, so a few people are indeed at the right time, if I come a few days late, maybe I will leave." ”

After listening to Gao Yuan's words, Zhao Ming, Pang Wei, and Xu Jing couldn't help but be a little stunned, no one thought that this trip to Jingcheng, after meeting Gao Yuan, before they could start to talk about the conditions, they were first accused by Gao, and the army was going to withdraw and no longer attack Handan.

Gao Yuan met with the three of them the next day, and the three of them were still quite resentful, because the military affairs of the plateau were busy, and it was just that they couldn't meet the three of them in the first time, but how to arrange a weighty person to receive them, at least they were also the chief generals of the corps like Sima Shang and Yuan Xuan, or the old qualifications like Zhao Xuan, but the Gao Yuan sent two hairy boys, I heard that they were the sons or younger brothers of Wu Lie.

You must know that when Zhao Guo was still alive, Zhao Ming, Pang Wei, and Xu Jing were in Handan City, although they couldn't say that they had to stomp their feet and shake Handan City three times, but they were also well-known figures, even when Wu Lie saw them, they had to be polite and speak carefully, and Wu Zhanpeng and Zhongsun Qi counted the green onions, and when they saw the three of them, they only kowtowed, and they could look at them squarely and ask them a few words, even if they gave them two big faces, now they are actually on an equal footing with themselves, and the three of them are of course not happy in their hearts.

However, since the three of them can be elected as the representatives of Zhao Guohao's strong clan, of course they will not be incompetent, and they naturally understand the truth that they are stronger than people, and now the power of the plateau has risen sharply, and Yanran has been able to establish himself as the king, so Wu Zhanpeng and Zhongsun Qi, as his subordinates, naturally have risen with the tide, and he is just a broken clan, what qualifications do they have to put on a shelf? In the hearts of the three of them, they all thought in unison, just endure this breath today, and wait for Gao Yuan to ask us for help.

Because before coming to Jingcheng, the clan clan of Zhao State had already discussed, although the Qin army was defeated, but there were still a lot of troops, and Handan is one of the few strong cities in the world, so it is not easy for the army to capture Handan, the best way is to arrange manpower in Handan City, and attack Handan City with foreign contracts, that is, the old way to conquer Jijing is repeated. And this time, the plateau will inevitably have the clans of the Zhao State, and they will have the capital to bargain with the plateau to win the greatest benefits.

And now that they heard that Gao Yuan said that they would withdraw their troops and not fight Handan, the three of them were suddenly stupid, although the clan clan of Zhao wanted to bargain with Gao Yuan and fight for more benefits for themselves, but the most hope was that Gao Yuan could capture Handan and drive the Qin army away. Because Gao Yuan was originally a former minister of Zhao State, and his subordinates were basically Zhao people, under his rule, he was able to win some benefits to some extent, and Qin State ruled without any drama at all, Qin State itself has a large number of wealthy families, and it is impossible to give them a piece of the pie, so no matter what, Gao Yuan's rule over Handan is always better than Qin State, and now he can't help but have no capital to bargain with Gao Yuan, and all his hopes have been disappointed.

Of course, the three of them immediately wondered if Gao Yuan would be playing a trick to seize the initiative in the negotiations.

Therefore, Pang Wei immediately said: "Wu Anjun's words are inappropriate, Wu Anjun was originally an old minister of Zhao State, and Daijun is also the old land of Zhao State, so drive away the Qin army and restore the old land of Zhao State, Wu Anjun should be responsible for it, not to mention that now the Qin army is defeated, with heavy casualties, low morale, and low morale, and the people and subjects of Handan are all looking forward to it, Wu Anjun can wave his troops straight into and recover Handan, why did Wu Anjun retreat from the army, wouldn't it be a loss of hope in the world." ”

Pang Wei was born in the general's door, and is the son of Pang Nuan, the former general of Zhao State, although he did not have a son to inherit his father's business and enlisted in the army, but after all, he had read a few military books, so it made some sense to talk about it, and Zhao Ming and Xu Jing also hurriedly paid in with the voice.

Gao Yuan smiled and said, "Do the three of you think I don't want to capture Handan?" It's just that now I'm not able to do it, so what can I do? ”

Xu Jing said: "Wu Anjun defeated hundreds of thousands of Qin troops, and even Wang Jian was killed in battle, and now the Qin army in Handan is just a group of remnants of defeated generals, like dead wood and rotten grass, vulnerable to a blow, how can Wu Anjun not be able to catch it?" ”

Gao Yuan smiled faintly and said: "As a few people said, the Qin army in Handan is just a group of remnants of defeated generals, may I ask the three of you, how many Qin troops are there in Handan now?" ”

The three of them looked at each other, and no one could answer for a while, because when they were in Handan, who would care about how many Qin troops were stationed?

Gao Yuan saw that the three of them couldn't answer, and said: "Some time ago, we did win a few battles and annihilated a lot of Qin troops, but we killed 10,000 enemies and lost 3,000 ourselves. ”

The three of them listened and shook their heads together. Pang Wei said: "If the troops are insufficient, why doesn't Wu Anjun recruit more troops Gao Yuan said: "Recruiting the army, but also reorganizing and training, it is not immediately possible to go into battle, it will take at least two or three months, not to mention that the population of Daijun is sparse, at this time, in order to meet the Qin army, all young men have been recruited into the army, if you want to recruit again, you can only recruit the elderly and children, even if these people are recruited to millions, what is the use." Moreover, Daijun is not only sparsely populated, but also not rich in property, how many people need to fight for the army, eat and feed horses, armor, weapons, tents, flags, and other materials? Now that the Daijun Treasury is empty, it is no longer sustainable. I decided to withdraw my troops, not because I didn't want to capture Handan, but because I had no choice but to do it. If we continue to fight, our army will surely be defeated without a fight, so I ask you to understand my difficulties. ”

In the face of the reason for the withdrawal of the army that Gao Yuan said, the three of them really couldn't find a reason to refute it, and judging from what Gao Yuan said, the withdrawal was not a bluff, but true, so the three of them couldn't help but be a little anxious.

Pang Wei said: "Could it be that Wu Anjun really has no choice but to withdraw his troops?" To be honest, the old people of Zhao in Handan City have indeed been looking forward to Wu Anjun's army entering Handan and expelling the Qin army. After a pause, he said: "If it is useful for us to wait, although Wu Anjun said bluntly, as long as we can do it, we will never refuse." ”

Gao Yuan smiled and said: "The kindness of the three is appreciated in the heart, and the expectations of the elders of Handan are also grateful, so after the three of them go back, they will take them to tell the elders of Handan that although they withdrew their troops this time, they will capture Handan and recover the heart of Zhao Di without change." I can swear here that after this withdrawal, I will definitely make great efforts to govern the county in the county, accumulate grass and grain, train soldiers, and wait until the treasury is full and the soldiers are full of food, and when the time is ripe, I will definitely send troops again, enter Handan, and live up to the hopes of Handan's fathers. ”

Speaking of which, the three of them also knew that the withdrawal of the army was irreversible, but fortunately, with Gao Yuan's words just now, there is more or less a hope, and there can be an explanation after going back, so Pang Wei said: "The military aircraft is a big thing, it is not a child's play, since Wu Anjun is indeed in difficulty, we can't force people to make it difficult, I don't know if Wu Anjun can officially make an oath, we can return to Handan, and we can also explain to others." ”

Gao Yuan nodded, and immediately ordered someone to take a bamboo slip and officially swear, in fact, Gao Yuan never swore an oath, and he didn't say when to attack Handan, so he didn't care at all, and swore an oath.

After a while, Gao Yuan completed the oath, and pressed the handprint on the bamboo slip, and then handed the bamboo slip to the three people, and said: "Now the Qin country is powerful, although after this defeat, but the vitality is still there, within a few years, you can restore the strength, so it is not easy to recover Handan, and I hope that the father and elder of Handan can do their best to help Daijun, and when the day when Handan is really recovered, he will definitely be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and will never treat meritorious people badly." ”

The three of them were stunned, although they immediately said: "That's natural, we will definitely fully support and help Wu Anjun." However, the smiles of the three of them are a little exempt, because Gao Yuan said "On meritorious deeds, you will never treat meritorious people badly", then the subtext is that people who have no meritorious service will naturally not be rewarded, so the powerful clans of Zhao State want to occupy a place in the regime established by the plateau in the future, so from now on, we must make our position clear, if we look at both ends of the rat and wait left and right, there is no prospect.

Gao Yuan nodded and said, "For the detailed situation, I will send someone to the people of the Wuguan Pavilion, and he will organize and arrange your affairs, and please unite and work together to expel the Qin army as soon as possible and restore the Zhao land." ”

After sending Zhao Ming, Pang Wei, and Xu Jing away, Gao Yuan immediately summoned Wu Xuan, explained to him in detail the reason why he could not continue to attack Handan this time, and asked him to reply to Wu Lie, so that Wu Lie knew that he was indeed beyond his strength. Then Gao Yuan summoned Zhao Xuan, Xie Kai, Lu Kuang and others to discuss the plan of how to carry out Handan's intelligence work in the future.

Three days later, everyone said goodbye to Gao and returned to Handan.

And the defense line of the army of this era has also been completed, Gao Yuan first ordered Daijun, ordering Ning Qi to immediately expel the envoys of Yan State, not allowing them to stay in Daijun, and ordered Chen Shi to rush back to Jijing to garrison, if the Yan army really dares to attack Jijing, then give a head-on attack. He left Sima Shang to garrison Jingcheng to the front line of Lincheng, and then led the other men and horses back to Daijun.

After learning that the Dai army withdrew, Han Teng and Meng Wu also breathed a sigh of relief, although they were ready to defend in Handan, but they did not want the Dai army to really attack Handan, and the withdrawal of the Dai army also meant that the attack on the plateau had ended here, and the battle could finally be officially over.