The light of day appears.

When the first ray of morning light shines through the window into an inconspicuous old house in the old city of Xianyang, Lieutenant Yan Lezheng picked up a roll of bamboo slips and began to write carefully on it. Every time he wrote a paragraph, he would pause.

After writing, read it over carefully from the beginning, and only continue to the next paragraph when you have no questions.

It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that Yan Le stretched out tiredly, then stood up with great effort, and wiped away the scattered ink on the bamboo slips bit by bit.

"I'm really tired, and I feel like I'm about to collapse after trying my best." After another whole night of sleeplessness, he got three thick volumes of Zhao Di's military intelligence analysis materials. Yan Le thought in his heart, while

He stretched out his stiff arms and opened the old wooden door with a creak.

"Father, Niuniu misses you." A fiery little figure shouted and threw herself into Yan Le's arms. The heavy and solid feeling made Yan Le's heart melt.

"Niuniu, are you disobedient? Well, please don't run around outside!" Yan Le lovingly hugged Yan Niuniu's squirming little body and ordered.

"Niuniu is very well-behaved. If you don't believe me, dad, ask mom. Those uncles and brothers outside are not good. They say bad things about dad, and Niuniu won't play with them." Yan Niuniu stared at Yan Le with her dark eyes.

whispered on his cheek.

"Well, Niu Niu is the most obedient. Now my father has to go to Chang'an to see your Uncle Li. When I come back, I can listen to Niu Niu's story again, okay." Yan Le comforted her lovingly, and then hurriedly stroked Yan Niu Niu's loose body.

With black hair, he hurriedly ordered his followers to put the arranged bamboo slips on the carriage.

"Father, Niu Niu is obedient. Niu Niu is waiting for Dad to come back and tell Uncle Li's story." Yan Niu Niu's eyes were bright and she was even more excited when she mentioned Li Yuan's name.

Four years old.

At this age, Yan Niu Niu is cute, smart and likes to talk. The incident that happened at the gate of Wugong County last year made Yan Niu Niu hate Li Yuan, who is just a big brother but has to call him uncle.

The good feeling doubled.

Standing at thirty.

Thirty is also an age when a man has to shoulder heavy responsibilities. He protects his wife and children to live a peaceful and happy life. Yan Le, who has gone through a wrong marriage, cherishes the small family he has now.

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Chang'an.

Shenwuhou, Yangxintang.

This separate courtyard located to the east of the Hou Mansion is where Li Yuan works daily. It is close to the Government Affairs Hall where the center of the Qin State is located. If there is any urgent matter, Chen Ping, Guan Yue, Zhao Bi, Li Zheng and others will be there very soon.

You can quickly pass through the connecting corridor and reach Yangxin Hall to ask for instructions.

When Yan Le walked into the hall, Chang Shi Chen Ping happened to be there as well. The ups and downs of life. The changes were evident in Li Yuan, Chen Ping and Yan Le.

"Marquis Wu, Sima Dazao just sent a letter yesterday. The iron-smelting blast furnace in Pingyang can produce 700 ring-shou knives every month. From October last year to now, the daily forging volume has been increasing day by day. When the second blast furnace is completed,

Jinyang's military output can fully meet the needs of ten thousand soldiers."

Chen Ping reported with excitement, from Chang Shi to Prime Minister and then from Prime Minister back to Chang Shi, the most resourceful celebrity in Qin didn't seem to be affected at all.

With Zhang Sumiang as his virtuous wife in charge, Chen Ping had already anticipated the handling of Li Bi's case. Moreover, the fermentation of Li Bi's case was also related to his connivance as the prime minister. The loss of the prime minister this time was not a big deal, as long as

If he can learn lessons from the next government affairs, the position of prime minister will sooner or later belong to him, Chen Ping.

Yan Le took a breath and calmed down his mood. He stepped forward and said: "I would like to report to Marquis Wu, Chang Shi, that there is an urgent military situation in Handan. Chen Yu and Liu Bang have sent letters to all the counties to prepare to attack our country, Da Qin. Regarding Zhao

Regarding the army's actions, the interoperability organization stationed in Zhao sent detailed information yesterday for Marquis Wu to review."

Li Yuan nodded towards Yan Le to show his recognition of his professional attitude. There is no need to question Yan Le's ability. At the time, Yan Le, the backbone of Zhao Gao Group, was many times stronger than Zhao Cheng and others. It can be said that Yan Le was harmful to others.

He is a good hand at music, and he is equally successful in doing things.

Taking the bamboo slip handed over by Yan Le, Li Yuan pushed it away and read it carefully. Guo Meng's intelligence work was very detailed, thanks to the special relationship between Guo Zong's nephew, some of Zhao Jun's actions, and the temperament of the general.

Hobbies, weapons and equipment are all described above. Although some of them are superficial, it can be seen that Guo Meng really put his heart into it.

Analysis based on information.

Chen Yu, who was determined to become a third-party force, was recruiting heroes and strong soldiers in Handan. Especially after Xiang Yu's Western Chu Kingdom responded indifferently to the attack on Qin, Chen Yu shouted the slogan of conquering Qin louder than anyone else.

Regarding soldiers.

After this period of violent recruitment, the number of Zhao's troops has expanded to about 150,000. This is also the limit of the soldiers that Zhao can support. Going further up, the people of Hebei will not even be able to survive even the most basic

. Even so, Chen Yu was reviled by the people of Zhao despite the applause from the patriots in Guandong.

For the sake of fame, use swords and soldiers.

Those who benefit are the so-called celebrities who are not engaged in production and talk about things. Those who suffer are the ordinary people who work hard in the fields every day.

The competition for survival was so bloody and cruel. After unveiling the beautiful and illusory banner of conquering Qin, what we saw were the numb faces of Zhao's soldiers.

Of course, it is impossible to dispatch all the 150,000 troops. Excluding some of the remaining troops and the old and weak, the number of troops Zhao Jun can dispatch is about 120,000. Of course, if Chen Yu sends troops, he must first deal with whether there will be any danger in his own backyard.

The problem of being attacked by others is that after all, it is not easy for a weak army of less than 30,000 to defend such a large territory as Zhao State.

In terms of weapons.

The weapons used by the Zhao army can be described as diverse. After the First Emperor unified the six kingdoms, he collected weapons from all over the world, cast twelve bronze men, and sank them in the river. Most of the weapons used by the Zhao army were captured from the Qin army, especially during the Qin Dynasty.

After the battle of Jiyuan, Zhang Er and Chen Yu's Zhao army followed the Chu army and also chased Zhang Han's remnant soldiers all the way, and obtained a lot of Qin army's standard weapons.

After several years of war, these weapons have been continuously lost and repaired, and their practicality has been greatly reduced. In other words, Zhao Jun's weapons are in urgent need of replacement. Otherwise, if they fight a few more battles, all these no-name items will be scrapped.

, however, Chen Yu and Liu Bang obviously did not think this matter was important.

It doesn't matter if the weapons are broken. Just grab the good ones from the hands of the Qin people. Year after year, isn't this how the troops of the princes who attacked Qin came here? In the original situation, they still had only

Wooden sticks are worse than they are now.

After all, the 150,000 Zhao army sounds really bluffing. If it were the Zhao army during the Changping Battle, Li Yuan would really have to think carefully about it, but now, there is no need at all.

In terms of weapons, the Qin army in Lishan, Jushui, and Pingyang had completely destroyed Zhao's Handan one. In terms of the quality of its soldiers, the Qin army, which had cavalry, infantry, crossbowmen and mountain troops, was better than the Qin army which had only one army.

The brave soldiers of the Zhao army were much stronger. What Li Yuan had to consider was not whether he could defeat Chen Yu or Liu Bang, but how to cleanly and quickly eliminate Chen Yu, who was overestimating his own capabilities, and completely defeat the unbeatable ones.

Liu Bang's power was completely ended.

"Lieutenant Yan, please report back to Guo Meng immediately and say that his information is very timely. I, Li Yuan, appreciate his performance very much and hope that he can continue to lurk in Handan and make greater contributions to Da Qin. At the same time, please

Special attention should be paid to Guo Meng. Although information is important, people's safety is more important. Please pay attention to his safety." Li Yuan thought for a while and said solemnly to Yan Le.

It was the first time that Yan Le had the honor to participate in Qin's major external combat deployment, and he felt excited. He immediately nodded and said: "Don't worry, Marquis Wu, I will personally take care of Guo Meng's place, and the news about Zhao will also be reported on the second day."

It will be delivered as soon as possible. If there is nothing else, I will go down and arrange it."

Yan Le responded, turned around and left. This is what Yan Le is very smart about. A person's vision is very important. At this stage, what Yan Le has to do is to do his own job well, instead of spending time paying attention to other things.

It was his own business, and what Li Yuan and Chen Ping would discuss next was not something he, a newcomer, needed to know.

"Wuhou, Chen Yu, the scapegoat, has been encouraged by Liu Bang and has been very rampant recently. If Chen and Liu alliance are not dealt with immediately, the princes in Guandong will jump out one after another. When our Qin army arrives,

If we continue to fight, we will definitely become exhausted after a long period of fighting. When Xiang Yu takes the opportunity to kill the generals, the Qin Dynasty will be in danger." Chen Ping said worriedly.

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Chen Yu is just a clown watching from the sidelines. There is nothing to worry about. In the battle with Zhao, the focus of our army is not Chen Yu, but Liu Bang. Chen Ping, go and call Li Zuoche."

, he was a guest in your house during this period, and I think he is holding it back. This time you tell him that our army is about to march eastward, and he will be the partial general of the current army."

After hearing this, Chen Ping looked happy and said: "Zuo Che is a former general, which is very good. No one is more familiar with the situation in Zhao than Zuo Che."

After more than two months of preparation, the war between Qin and Zhao finally began.

On the Zhao side, due to incomplete military logistics support, Chen Yu and Liu Bang finally gathered 80,000 generals after shouting slogans in the air for dozens of days. The remaining troops are still on their way to Handan. As for when they will arrive.

Qi, even Xia, the Prime Minister in charge of logistics, couldn't explain clearly.

Compared with the slow Zhao Army, the Qin Army's high efficiency in logistics operations is eye-catching. In just more than ten days, it stretched from Hedong County in the south to Yunzhong County in the north, along the graceful stretches of the Taihang Mountains.

About 50,000 Qin troops from various ministries were mobilized, divided into two groups, the north and the south. They took the lead and launched a surprise attack on the Zhao army, which was still in the process of concluding a deal. (To be continued...)
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