The news that the Zhao army was once again besieged by the Qin army spread throughout the world on ten days. The princely states of the Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info had become numb, and they could only gaze at the Qin State to the west with awe.

Handan fell into a dead silence, and the courtiers argued.

It was suggested that Handan should follow the example of Qin and mobilize men over the age of 15 in the city to form a large army, led by the veteran Lian Po, to send troops to the fortress and rescue the main army of Zhao. There were also proposals to negotiate peace with the Qin state, and at the cost of ceding Shangdang County, the Qin state was asked to release the besieged Zhao army back to the Zhao state.

Either way, it's difficult.

First of all, the conquest of the army is not an overnight thing, I am afraid that before the army is in place, the Zhao army trapped in the old pass will not be able to hold on and will be starved to death.

Even if a large army can be requisitioned, how can a new army with no combat experience be able to break through the Huguan fortress guarded by 60,000 Qin troops. The one stationed in Huguan is also the new army of Qin, and a large army has undergone a siege experience; The second is to occupy a geographical advantage, and the equipment for defending the city is sufficient.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to levy a large army at home; And the countries of Shandong were all frightened by the Qin State, and they did not dare to send troops to aid the Zhao State at this time.

There was no hope for reinforcements, and in desperation, Zhao could only send an envoy to Xianyang to negotiate peace.

Whether it is King Qin Zhao, Fan Ju, or Bai Qi, they all take the elimination of the vital forces of Zhao as the first priority, how can they be willing to let the tiger return to the mountain when they have an absolute advantage? ! According to the words of Ying Hou Fan Ju, Shangdang County is already in the bag of the Qin State, so why should the Zhao State cede it.

Kill Zhao Guo, the thorn in the side, Qin's eastward march will be smooth, and domination of the world is just around the corner.

Although he made up his mind to reject Zhao's peace, when the envoys of Zhao rushed to Xianyang with a lot of money, Fan Ju put on a posture of wanting to refuse and welcome, and made a false deal with the envoys of Zhao.

Wu Anjun wrote in white, hoping that Handan could hold back the envoys of Zhao and leave a glimmer of hope for the defenders trapped in the old pass, so as to prevent them from jumping over the wall in a hurry.

With such a strategy, Fan Ju has won three of them, and he is very handy to play.

So, King Qin Zhao played hide and seek with the envoys of Zhao State. Ying Hou Fan Ju staged a big drama that was trying to mediate, dragging the Zhao envoys to Xianyang.

Just when the envoys of Zhao did their best and worked hard in Xianyang, the Changping War Zone entered a rare period of calm, and there was no war between the two sides.

Everyone knows that tranquility is only temporary, and once negotiations break down, it is time for war to rekindle.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Qi carried out a large-scale reorganization of the army, mixing 100,000 new troops into the main army, thus enhancing the defense capability of Huguan Fortress in disguise.

At this point, the 60,000 troops stationed in Huguan Fortress have both new troops and veterans, even if Zhao secretly forms a new army in Handan, if he wants to take Huguan Fortress, he can't.

After the reorganization of the army was completed, Bai Qi breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that there was an eighty percent chance of winning this battle.

Bai Qi's operation dazzled Ouyang Shuo and benefited a lot from it. In his spare time, Ouyang Shuo deliberately chatted with Bai Qi and talked about some territorial matters, so as to get closer to each other.

Since breaking the Checheng Circle Formation, Bai Qi's attitude towards Ouyang Shuo has changed greatly and he has become a lot closer. Sometimes, he will discuss countermeasures with Ouyang Shuo on how to win the old pass.

Bai Qi knew very well that although the Zhao army was besieged again, the situation was actually different from the first siege. Not to mention that the main force of the Zhao army has a reason, it is no longer without danger to defend; The key is that a large amount of military rations are stored in the fortress. Zhao Kuo had every reason to fight to the death before the grain and grass ran out.

It is almost impossible to take down the Zhao army without blood.

Therefore, Bai Qi deduced that no matter how Xianyang operated, it would not be able to avoid a vicious battle in the end.

No matter how the Zhao army broke through, the pass was a hurdle that the Qin army could not avoid. As for how to take the old pass, Bai Qi has already begun to plan, and strive to successfully capture the old pass at the lowest cost.

The war has been fought until now, although the Qin army has the absolute upper hand. In fact, the number of casualties on both sides was almost equal, almost half of them.

In the Changping Valley, more than 500,000 heroic souls of Qin and Zhao are buried here.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

The envoys of Zhao State gained nothing in Xianyang, and finally understood that it was impossible for Qin State to agree to peace, and they also saw through the sinister intentions of the Qin State government and the opposition, and left Xianyang in anger.

Even if he saw through Qin Guo's sinister intentions, Zhao Guo was powerless.

When sending an envoy to the Qin State, Handan was not really idle. On the one hand, a large number of envoys were dispatched, with heavy gifts and generous gifts, to send envoys to various countries in Shandong again, and secretly lobbied various countries to send troops, but unfortunately with little success.

Needless to say, Wei State has long been imprisoned by Xinlingjun; Then the king of Qi did not accept Jianlin Xiangru and the old Su Dai bitterly admonished, and refused to send troops and food; The state of Chu snubbed the king of the plains and watched the war between Qin and Zhao; The most hateful thing is that Yan Guo, a long-cherished enemy who has already wilted, actually planned to attack Zhao State at this time and seize the benefits of Yellow Sparrow.

The human relationship is warm and cold, the world is hot and cold, and there is no permanent friendship between the state and the country, but the profit is Tuer.

On the other hand, King Zhao Xiaocheng reactivated the veteran Lian Po and began to purge the new army in Handan.

Half a month has passed, and the 100,000 "new army" has taken shape in the suburbs of Handan. Even with his ability, he has no confidence in the army he has recruited.

However, time is running out, the peace is broken, and Zhao really can't afford the consequences of the annihilation of the main army, so King Zhao Xiaocheng can only order Lian Po to immediately lead the new army and send the troops to the Huguan.

It is conceivable how the new army of 100,000 hastily formed an army can break through the Huguan fortress. After the Qin army took over the fortress, it not only reorganized the army, but also reorganized the armament, and the soldiers were arranged to the city wall, practicing the method of defending the city every day, familiar with various city defense facilities, and operating the Huguan as solid as gold.

Not only that, Bai Qi also transferred Meng Fu, who was known for his stability, from the southern front camp early and stationed him in Huguan to lead the army. With Meng Fu personally in charge, Huguan Fortress became an insurmountable moat for the Zhao army.

What Lian Po has to face is such a level.

According to Lian Po's original intention, he didn't want to storm Huguan Fortress. It's a pity that the king's order is difficult to disobey, and there are many old brothers who have followed him for many years in the army of Guguan, and Lao Lian can't let them go.

The days of the offensive made no progress except for the daily reports of casualties.

Just when Lian Po led the army to attack Huguan, Zhao Kuo, who was sitting in the old pass, finally recovered. Zhao Kuo naturally didn't want to sit still, he had to break through the blockade of the Qin army before the grain and grass in the pass ran out.

To the north, or to the south? Zhao Kuo had to make a choice.

To the north, it is not only necessary to break through the Yingbao camp, but also to conquer the Huguan fortress one after another. To the south, it is necessary to break through the southern line camp and the royal tomb camp.

Either side, it's not easy.

What's even worse is that Zhao Kuo can't mobilize the entire army and go all out to break through. Because the Guguan was attacked by the Qin army on both sides, no matter which side broke through, the Qin army on the other side would definitely take the opportunity to attack the Guguan fortress.

After careful weighing, Zhao Kuo finally decided to break through to the north. No matter what, outside Huguan, there is also an army of 100,000 led by Lian Po to respond.

The plan has been decided, and Zhao Kuo ordered Zhao Zhuang to take more than 70,000 troops to be responsible for guarding the south of the old pass. He led the main army of 200,000 to attack the Yingbao camp again.

At this time, the Yingbao camp had increased to 140,000 troops. Zhao Kuo wanted to take down the Yingbao camp guarded by 140,000 Qin troops with an army of 200,000, which was really difficult to climb.

Before leaving, Zhao Kuo made the last war mobilization: "Brothers, this exit is our last chance, either capture the camp or die in battle, there is no third way to choose." ”

"Fight to the death! Kill! Kill! Kill! "A sense of tragedy spreads in the old pass, giving people the courage to fight and the power to forge ahead.

"Let's go!" Zhao Kuo waved his hand.

Emperor Chen and the other player lords, bitterly led the few remaining troops, watching them go to death, but they were powerless to stop them. At this time, if the player refuses to send troops, they will only be killed.

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Bitter fighting, from the very beginning, the two sides fell into a battle to the death, and as soon as they came up, they tried their best.

There is no temptation, there is no fluke, either you die or I live!

In every position, you can see the figures of fierce battles between the two sides. Each section of the city wall has to go through repeated tug-of-wars. If it is captured by the Zhao army, then the Qin army will desperately recapture it, and so on.

The number of soldiers killed on both sides increased at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Zhao Kuo divided the 200,000 army into two parts, took turns to fight, and never stopped if he did not break through the city wall.

The Qin army is not an easy person, Ying Bao personally led an elite team to act as a "firefighting team", where there is danger, there is a "firefighting team", and the lost positions are recaptured again and again.

The sea of red fire and the black wave collided again, either crushing to pieces or stepping on the corpses of the enemy, and the brutal war made every soldier incarnate Shura, turning the battlefield into an infernal hell.

In the eyes of the soldiers, there was only killing left, and there was no other emotion.

In the morning of the onslaught, the Yingbao camp was beaten to tatters, almost all the equipment defending the city was scrapped, and in the end, the Qin army could only block the attack of the Zhao army with flesh and blood. As an attacker, the Zhao army was also not easy, and the accumulation of a high corpse mountain outside the camp is the best witness.

As the saying goes, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion.

After a long attack, the high morale of the Zhao army inevitably began to slip. Huge casualties and repeated tug-of-war have made the soldiers endure tremendous trials and tribulations, both physically and psychologically.

From now on, it will be a competition of willpower between the two sides, and it will depend on which side will not be able to support it first.

It was not the warring sides that broke the balance of the battlefield, but from the rear of the Zhao army.

The old pass was broken by the Qin army!! (To be continued.) )