read_content_up;Zhang Han and Zhao Tuo can be regarded as old acquaintances.__//
Both men once served as generals of Caishi. When Zhang Han served as generals, Zhao Tuo, who was only 18 years old, was still an ordinary school captain in the Caishi camp and was controlled by Zhang Han. Later, Zhang Han was promoted to Jiuqing.
Zhao Tuo succeeded Zhang Han as the chief officer and general.
At that time, Zhao Tuo was not only deeply trusted by the First Emperor, Zhang Han even gave him some advice. Strictly speaking, the two of them even had a half-hearted relationship.
Zhang Han and Zhao Tuo have not seen each other for several years since Zhao Tuo followed Ren Xiao to lead the southern expedition. This time they meet again, they are both ancient friends and enemies.
Because of the arrival of Zhao Tuo, Huangxi Pass, which was already in danger, was saved. Seeing the huge "Zhao" flag on the city wall and the cheers of the Southern Qin soldiers on the city wall, Zhang Han immediately chose to withdraw his troops and return to the camp.
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Zhang Han had already received Hu Hai's edict, but Zhao Tuo's arrival was beyond Zhang Han's expectation.
Obviously Zhao Tuo would not go to Huangxiguan for no reason, and it seemed that he had a lot of soldiers with him. From Panyu to Huangxiguan, it is more than two hundred miles, and even a fast horse cannot run back and forth overnight.
, even with the same communication method as the letter eagle used by Da Qin, Zhao Tuo would not be able to lead his army from Panyu to Huangxiguan overnight.
There is only one explanation. Ziying and Zhao Tuo had already learned about the Qin army going south through some channels more than ten days ago, so Zhao Tuo led the army and arrived just in time.
This is another unexpected news.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that reinforcements came from Huangxiguan, and they were more than 200,000 reinforcements, and Zhao Tuo came personally. Zhang Han's idea of wanting to capture Huangxiguan as soon as possible has already been
Impossible to achieve.
The more than 40,000 soldiers guarding the pass had already caused more than 10% casualties to the Huben army. Although the Southern Qin soldiers guarding the pass also suffered a lot of casualties, Zhao Tuo, who had greatly increased his troops in the sudden attack, could afford it, but Zhang Han could not.
Sorry.
What's more, the Huben Army also captured more than 60,000 South Vietnamese barbarians. The Huben Army must leave a considerable part of its troops to guard these time bombs. Under the circumstances, the balance of power between the Huben Army and the Huangxi Pass garrison has reversed.
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Zhang Han also knew Zhao Tuo's ability very well. If Zhao Tuo was a fool, there would be no way that he would be able to accompany the First Emperor on patrol at the age of nineteen, guarding and wielding a sword.
Zhao Tuo's ability, coupled with Zhao Tuo's prestige in the South China Sea, Huangxiguan, with nearly 300,000 troops, can be said to be impregnable.
Of course, Zhang Han is not trying to underestimate the combat power of the Huben Army. On the contrary, Zhang Han has great faith in the combat power of the Huben Army. It is precisely because of his belief in the Huben Army that Zhang Han is not willing to let such elite troops be wasted at Huangxi Pass.
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Because of Xiao Qiang's misfortune, this is destined to be a war with no winner.
Half an hour later, a giant crossbow arrow carrying Zhang Han's autographed letter was shot into Huangxi Pass. As the giant crossbow arrow entered the pass, more than 100,000 tiger soldiers began to retreat in an orderly manner until they were ten miles away from Huangxi Pass before resuming.
Set up camp.
When the Huben army retreated, Zhang Han led Long Xuan and ten dead soldiers of the Longwei Mansion who had followed him since leaving Xianyang to the edge of the main road five miles away from Huangxi Pass.
This is exactly the midway point between the Huben Army camp and Huangxiguan where the camp was re-established.
Under a big tree beside the avenue, a copper table has been placed. On the copper table are meat, wine and dishes. Zhang Han sits quietly on the side of the copper table, as if waiting for something. Ten dead soldiers of Longwei Mansion
They spread out and watched the surroundings vigilantly. Long Xuan stood behind Zhang Han, raising his head from time to time and glancing in the direction of Huangxiguan.
The time of a stick of incense passes quickly.
There was never any movement in the direction of the highway leading to Huangxiguan.
"General, it's getting late. Let's go back. Then Zhao Tuo will definitely not come. If the general makes a mistake..."
"He will come!" After Zhang Han said this, he closed his eyes and said no more.
After several months of getting along, Long Xuan got to know Zhang Han very well. He knew very well the temper of this general and minister who shouldered the emperor's trust. When he heard what Zhang Han said, he had no choice but to wait quietly with him.
Another stick of incense passed.
The wine in the wine bottle originally placed on the copper table suddenly rippled for no apparent reason.
Zhang Han suddenly opened his eyes with a smile on his face.
Zhao Tuo is here!
A moment later, the rumble of horse hoofbeats could be heard in the distance. When the ten dead soldiers of Longwei Mansion who were originally scattered heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, they instantly returned to where Zhang Han was and protected Zhang Han firmly in the center.
Long Xuan, who was standing behind Zhang Han, was startled at first. After listening carefully for a while, he made a gesture to Long Wei, who was facing a formidable enemy.
There are only about ten riders.
Seeing the dozen or so knights appearing at the end of the road, Zhang Han stood up, took two steps, and stood quietly on the edge of the avenue with his hands behind his back.
There were still more than thirty steps away from where Zhang Han stood. As the leading knight waved, more than ten knights behind him reined in their horses.
Under Long Xuan's gaze, the leading knight dismounted and took two steps. He turned around and saw that the cavalry following him seemed to have said something. Those cavalry who were obviously escorts stopped and walked away without saying anything.
near.
Zhang Han waved his hand, and Long Xuan and the ten dead soldiers of Longwei Mansion also retreated thirty steps away. Although Zhang Han was the Shaofu Qing, his martial arts were also extremely good. At least he was strong enough to fight against Zhao Tuo until Long Xuan
Wait for it to arrive.
More than ten steps away from Zhang Han, Zhao Tuo bowed his head deeply and said: "The last general, Zhao Tuo, has seen the general!"
Regardless of his seniority or military and political achievements, Zhang Han deserves Zhao Tuo's gift, not to mention the relationship between the two of them as both mentor and friend when they were in the Caishi camp.
"General Zhao is now the Prime Minister of Zuo and the Marquis of Nanhai, how dare Zhang Han!"
Zhang Han looked at Zhao Tuo with slightly complicated eyes. Zhao Tuo, who originally hated him so much, couldn't help but feel slightly absent-minded when he saw Zhao Tuo's old and haggard face, which was just over 30 years old.
I remember that the last time he left Xianyang, he was still a young man in his prime.
Although there were many sighs in his heart, Zhang Han showed no mercy on his lips, and Zhang Han, who said how dare he said, did not show any intention of hiding away.
Zhao Tuo did not express any reaction to Zhang Han's sarcasm. He knew that Zhang Han's invitation to meet here today was not just for Ji Feng himself.
Zhao Tuo was still grateful to Zhang Han.
Fusu discovered him, the First Emperor cultivated him, and both Zhang Han and Ren Xiao helped and guided him.
Looking at Zhao Tuo's slightly bitter smile, Zhang Han sighed and clasped his fists and said to Yao: "General Zhao, trouble has caused Xiao Qiang, can you deserve the favor of His Majesty the First Emperor? His Majesty the Second Emperor has ordered in his last edict, do you want to be our Great Qin?"
Is this an eternal sin? His Majesty the First Emperor is still alive, but he is still watching me wait!"
When Zhao Tuo heard Zhang Han's words, he was shocked and his eyes showed a complicated look, "How could Hu Hai be so virtuous? How could your majesty..."
"Shut up!" Zhang Han suddenly shouted sharply.
This sharp shout immediately shocked the more than ten cavalrymen who followed Zhao Tuo, as well as Long Xuan and others. Seeing that the two men showed no signs of taking action, they retreated. However, both sides of the horse were tightly locked.
Zhang Han and Zhao Tuo were staring at the central position, and if anything went wrong, they would be able to kill them right away.
"General Zhao, you live in the South China Sea and far away from the Central Plains. This time, I will not pretend that I have not heard anything. If General Zhao speaks disrespectfully to His Majesty the Second Emperor again, I would rather bear the words of all the people than to tell you immediately.
Cut to the sword!"
Zhang Han stared at Zhao Tuo closely and spoke word by word.
Zhao Tuo had known Zhang Han for more than a year or two, and he knew Zhang Han's character very well, so he naturally knew that what he said was true. Similarly, Zhao Tuo also knew very well that Zhang Han could not be bribed by the high-ranking official Houlu, because from his
It can be heard from what he just said that Zhang Han respects the current second emperor Hu Hai from the bottom of his heart.
... This exchange between Zhang Han and Zhao Tuo did not end until the sun set in the west. Zhang Han and Zhao Tuo drank three glasses of wine and returned to the camp. No one knew about Zhang Han.
What he said to Zhao Tuo also caused many historians to speculate about today's meeting between two hostile generals that should not have happened.
In the early morning of November 14th, the first year of the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, under the order of Zhao Tuo, the Marquis of Nanhai in the Southern Qin Dynasty, the defenders of Huangxi Pass opened the city gate of Huangxi Pass. Zhang Han's more than 100,000 tiger soldiers entered Huangxi without losing a single soldier.
Xiguan.
The Huben army and the Southern Qin army that entered Huangxiguan joined forces and completed the encirclement of the South Vietnamese barbarians before the more than 200,000 South Vietnamese barbarians stationed behind Huangxiguan could react.
Facing nearly 200,000 well-equipped Qin troops, most of the South Vietnamese barbarians chose to surrender. Those who tried to resist were all killed on the spot.
After lightly capturing Huangxi Pass, Zhao Tuo issued three orders in succession, including orders to the Southern Qin guards at Hengpu Pass, Yupu Pass, and Shimen Fortress to open the city gates and surrender to the Qin army moving south.
After doing all this, Zhao Tuo, who was the first person to develop Lingnan in history and founded the Nanyue Dynasty, was honored as the Emperor Wu of Nanyue and committed suicide with his sword in front of the Qin army of more than 200,000 people at Huangxiguan. He was thirty-one years old.
age.
Zhang Han knew about Zhao Tuo's death, but did not stop it. And because Zhao Tuo had already confessed everything before committing suicide, although the Southern Qin soldiers were sad about Zhao Tuo's death, there was no riot. Many soldiers
He even couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
I don't want to fight with my own clan members!
After all, what came was the army of the Great Qin, members of the Old Qin tribe, and the vanguard of the emperor's personal expedition. In ten months, His Majesty the Second Emperor of the Great Qin will come to the South China Sea in person. No matter where they come from, these soldiers are actually not
autonomy, but no matter what, their allegiance is always to the Ying clan.
The Huangxi Pass was broken, the gates of Shimen Fortress were opened wide, and the last obstacle for Zhang Han's army to Panyu had been removed.
After collecting Zhao Tuo's body, Zhang Han left 10,000 Tiger Ben troops to garrison Huangxi Pass, and 80,000 Southern Qin troops who had returned to guard the more than 200,000 South Vietnamese barbarian prisoners held outside Huangxi Pass, and then led an army of 100,000