The meritorious achievements of Uncle Zhou were not enough. After defeating the Chuji coalition, he had the idea of ​​greed for merit. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and then take down the extraordinary achievements of the main force of the Zhaoqi coalition. Of course, let alone Zheng Bu, another Han general who was only used by Uncle Zhou, who was only used by Xiang Kang.

It was precisely because he was eager to compete for merit that he had just won the important town of Handan and basically annihilated the main force of the Zhao army on the southern front, which gave the army a day's rest. Zheng Bu was eager to hold a banquet in the central army's tent, celebrating the victory in Handan while discussing the tactical plan to take advantage of the victory to attack Julu.

People were in a happy mood when they were happy, and they had just won a huge victory. Of course, the atmosphere of the Han army's celebration banquet was very warm, including Ni Ji, who was very likely to be the captain of the Julu War Ant Attack Squad, also smiled and drank constantly. When Zheng Bu was excited to ask the Han army generals how to advance next, the Han army generals spoke enthusiastically, and unanimously agreed that they should seize the time and advance to Julu City as soon as possible, and strive to directly capture the current capital of Zhao before the enemy on the northern front returns to help.

"The opportunity is rare, we must not miss it!"

Zhonglimei was still shouting the loudest. He grabbed a wine jar with his palm-clad hand and said loudly: "The journey from Handan to Julu is less than a hundred miles, and there is a road to pass. Our army heads north at full speed and can reach Julu City in at most two days. Even if the small town of Quliang on the way is still in the hands of the Zhao traitor army, any rear army can be easily cleaned up. If we don't hold on to such a good opportunity to rush forward, wouldn't we be too sorry for the Zhao traitor army?"

The Han generals agreed, and Gongsun Tong also rushed to say, "We cannot miss this opportunity. We have confirmed that our detailed work has not yet been rushing to draw troops from the northern line to the south? Since this is the case, we will advance to Julu City at full speed. Even if we cannot get Julu City for a while, we can still seize the favorable terrain in advance and wait for the effort to easily deal with the Zhao traitor army returning from the northern line. No matter how the situation changes, it will only be beneficial to us."

Zheng Bu, who was anxious to make achievements, certainly hoped that this would be the case. Fortunately, Zheng Bu did not forget that Xiang Kang had to listen to Li Zuoche's advice more before leaving, and turned to Li Zuoche next to him and asked, "Guangwu Jun, what do you think?"

"General Zheng, generals, don't blame me for pouring cold water on you. I think there is no need to be so anxious."

Li Zuoche's answer surprised the Han generals again, and then Li Zuoche patiently pointed out: "My generals, please don't forget that before this, the various arrangements of the treacherous minister Zhang Er were all hoped to lure us to Julu directly as soon as possible. This is enough to prove that Zhang Er's treacherous minister must have made comprehensive preparations in Julu, and is confident and confident to defend Julu for a long time, and persist until his northern army heads south to help Julu."

"Since that's the case, what's the point of us rushing to Julu north?" Li Zuoche asked back and said, "Even if we have the counterweight trenchers pioneered by the King of Han himself, siege is no longer a big problem, but in a short time, we can build so many trenchers that can guarantee to take down Julu City? In order to attack Handan, we took seven days to build twenty-five trenchers. Julu is the nest that Zhang Er had run for many years. The city is far stronger than Handan. The time we need to prepare will definitely be longer. After so long, the enemy on the North Line must have returned to Julu City. What's the opportunity for us to attack Julu City calmly?"

Considering that it took a long time to manufacture counterweight catapults and the most important throwing materials, no one can guarantee that the Han army soldiers could quickly find a sufficient number of qualified materials on the Julu battlefield, Zheng Bu nodded and said, "What Guangwu Jun said is very true. We now have the opportunity to quickly advance to Julu City, but we are not sure that we can quickly take Julu City. If we want to take Julu City before the North Front thieves return, there is basically no hope."

The Han generals kept silent, but Gongsun Tong refused to give up and said, "But at least we can win the opportunity to wait for work. We can advance to Julu City first. While preparing to attack the city, we calmly cleaned up the Zhao traitor army who rushed back to Julu from the northern line to aid Julu. It is better than the Zhao traitor army who has made the defense in advance."

"There is no need to be so anxious." Li Zuoche replied: "After Zhang Erjie received the news of the crushing defeat in Handan, he sent someone to send letters and orders to the enemy on the North Line. The enemy on the North Line returned to the army south and rushed to Julu, which would also take a certain amount of time. In this case, we can let our soldiers rest for a few days, and then move north calmly, so that our soldiers can calmly deal with the enemy returning to the rescue under the conditions of full energy. It is better than not doing any rest and hurrying north to Julu directly."

After saying that, Li Zuoche added: "There is another very important point, that is, we don't know how many troops Zhang Erjie will draw from the North Line to go south to help. If we get to Julu first and the overall strength of the enemy who returns from the North Line is above us, we will not only dare not expect to wait for the effort and siege the city to fight for help, but on the contrary there is a danger of withdrawing from the south. Therefore, the best way for us is to calm down and slowly move north, and understand the enemy's reality and act again."

Unable to argue with Li Zuoche, Gongsun Tong could only shut up his mouth, and Zheng Bu thought about it and asked, "Jun Guangwu, in your opinion, how much time should we rest before sending troops north?"

"It's better for five days." Li Zuoche raised his hand and said, "We took down Handan City the evening before yesterday. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhang Er's treacherous prime minister had already received the news of Handan's defeat around noon yesterday. His messenger was quick to rush and could send the news to the Dongyuan front line within three days. The enemy on the North Line went south at full speed along the Chidao, and in about eight days, he could rush back to Julu for reinforcements. This means that in ten days, the enemy on the North Line will be able to rush back to Julu."

"We will rest for five days and set off again. It took about three days to carry food and supplies to Julu. Even if we take Quliang on the road, we can arrive at Julu one day earlier than the enemy reinforcements and take the initiative in the battlefield. Then, if the enemy comes from the northern line is above us, we can seize the time to establish a camp and confront the enemy for a long time. If the enemy comes from the northern line is insufficient, we are confident that we will eat it and don't worry about wasting opportunities."

Zheng Bu nodded slowly, then said with a grin: "It's better for Guangwu Jun to think carefully. OK. Let's rest for five days and then advance northwards. Within four days, we will arrive at Julu City, and then act again when we see the opportunity. If we are not sure, we will defend. If we are sure, we will firmly eat the thief army back from the northern line in one bite!"

Li Zuoche's suggestion gave the Han army soldiers after the war a relatively sufficient rest time, and also gave the Han army the opportunity to calmly recruit surrendered soldiers of Zhao. After careful selection, more than 5,000 of the more than 18,000 Zhao soldiers captured by the Han army on the battlefield in Handan were incorporated into the main army of the Han army. Another 3,000 surrendered soldiers cooperated with two thousand Han army to be responsible for attacking Wu'an and advancing Huguan to eliminate the hidden dangers of the Han army. The rest were paid for dry food and transportation expenses and dismissed on the spot to win the hearts of the people in Zhao.

Five days later, according to the scheduled plan, the main force of the Han army's southern line took a large number of food and grass military supplies to head north, and calmly arrived at the small town of Quliang between Handan and Julu. After sending envoys to surrender, Zheng Bu decisively ordered the attack. Although the Quliang defenders also resisted tenaciously, the strength was too great. After only half of the day, the small town of Quliang was easily taken down by the Han army. The Zhao army's guard Zhang Run committed suicide to death. Zheng Bu respected his backbone and asked the Han army soldiers to restrain him and buried him. Then he took the main force of the Han army to calmly go north. According to the original plan, he arrived at the outskirts of Julu City at noon on the ninth day, and immediately set up a camp eight miles south of Julu City.

Li Zuoche successfully disgusted Zhang Er, who actually controlled the power of Zhao State, when he saw the Han army arrive in Julu City, and Zhang Er's face was gloomy and cursed viciously: "Damn Han thief, shameless rats, it's not too early or too late, why did he arrive at Julu today? Calculate the time, our main force can come back tomorrow. The Han thieves have taken the lead. If we find the traces of our reinforcements and take the opportunity to send troops to intercept our main force, our main force may be in danger."

"Don't worry about your kindness." The disciple Meng Sui comforted him: "The Qi army has long agreed to go south to reinforce us. With 60,000 Qi army helping us, plus our 40,000 main force, even if the Han thieves discovered the whereabouts of our reinforcements first, our army would be sure to deal with it."

"You know what's the matter!" Zhang Er scolded angrily and said, "Do you think the Qi army is our Zhao army, and will be so enthusiastic and full of efforts to rescue Julu? I dare to bet that they will definitely let our Zhao army rush to the front with great effort, and they will follow behind easily. Our army arrives tomorrow. If they arrive the day after tomorrow, it is already the conscience of Tabe who is the man who is Tabe!"

Meng Sui shut up embarrassedly, and Wei Wuzhi on the other side said, "You don't have to worry about the benefactor. It's still time for us to contact General Gan Gong now. Since you are worried that the Han thieves will send troops to intercept and kill them, and the Qi army is out of touch with our army, then you might as well take advantage of the time left now and immediately send someone out of the city to contact General Gan Gong, tell him the situation of Julu, and let him slow down and join forces with the Qi army to come for reinforcements. We don't have to worry about it."

Zhang Er had no choice but to consider the safety of the reinforcements, he could only nod and agreed with Wei Wuzhi's suggestion. However, after Wei Wuzhi quickly picked up the pen and drafted the order, Zhang Er was about to pick up the pen and sign the letter order, but his heart moved. Suddenly he remembered another idea. He thought about it for a moment before he ordered: "Don't worry, go back to the prime minister's mansion first, and call Liu Jian to see me."

After Wei Wuzhi and others followed Zhang Er to his prime minister's mansion for no reason, Liu Jian, who had previously defied surrender to the Han army, was also called to Zhang Er. Zhang Er left everyone alone and left his absolute confidant Wei Wuzhi to serve the marquis next to him. Then he ordered Liu Jian: "General Liu, you should immediately write a letter to the thieves to surrender, and you will say that at the third day of tomorrow night, you will use to throw torches from the city as a signal, open the northern gate of Julu to offer the thieves to the city, and then send someone to the thieves to the thieves tonight."

"Yeah, you still have to come forward and surrender?" Liu Jian asked in surprise.

"What are you afraid of? You didn't ask you to go to the Han thief camp to surrender yourself. What danger is there in yourself?" Zhang Er sneered: "The last time you sent someone to Handan to surrender to the Han thief. Although you couldn't deceive the Han thief army directly to Julu, it was not exposed. Now the Han thief is already under Julu City, so you must be in a hurry to take Julu City as soon as possible. If you go to the Han thief to surrender again, you will definitely believe it."

He was soft-hearted and took Zhang Er's salary. Of course, Liu Jian did not dare to disobey Zhang Er's orders. Even though he knew that he would definitely be hated by the Han army, he would definitely die without a burial place once he fell into the hands of the Han army. In accordance with Zhang Er's request, he still wrote a letter of false surrender to the Han army on the spot. Zhang Er looked carefully and told Liu Jian to send reliable messengers out of the city to surrender, so that Liu Jian could go down and act according to the plan. Then he ordered Wei Wuzhi: "Mr. Wuzhi, draw a new order for me to Gan Gong."

Wei Wuzhi quickly sat down and picked up his pen and asked, "Honey, what's the content?"

"After receiving the order, he will immediately select 10,000 elite soldiers and hand them over to the commander of the decent general. He will use the night to cover the night to move south at full speed. He will lurk in a hidden place to rest at dawn. He must not let the scouts of the Han thieves north discover the whereabouts of our front army." Zhang Er ordered: "After the Shen time tomorrow afternoon, our front army will continue to move south. It is necessary to ambush ten miles outside the north gate of Julu before the third update. At the third update, he saw a fire on the north gate of Julu, and immediately went south and attacked the city-stealing army with our front and back."

"Good look is a clever plan!" Wei Wuzhi was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "The Han thieves were greedy to quickly take down Julu. When General Liu Jian came forward and surrendered, they would definitely not miss this opportunity. Even if they were prepared, they would at most just beware of us setting up ambush in Julu City. They would definitely not be afraid of us having ambush in the north outside the city. Our ambush came out from front and back, attacking from north to south, and it would be difficult to win a complete victory!"

"That is, to win a victory first, to boost morale of the army, it cannot play a role in determining the outcome." Zhang Er was a little self-aware, and actively admitted that his plan was only a lesson in the Han army at most, and it could not play a decisive role. He also said: "Also, don't forget to tell Mr. Gan that his rear army must wait until the Qi army goes south to meet him before joining forces to go south to Julu. Never go south alone, giving the Han thieves the opportunity to defeat our reinforcements one by one."

Wei Wuzhi sang his promise and quickly wrote an order for Zhang Er to send Jiyi to Gan Gong, who was commanding the Zhao army to reinforce. Zhang Er smiled grimly and said proudly to himself: "Dog and thief, such a good opportunity to break the city is placed in front of you. I don't believe it. I will not be moved! I will teach you a lesson first and try it to hit your morale. When the main force of the Western Chu army also heads south to Julu, I think you can still fly to the sky!"
Chapter completed!