Chapter 458: Fanfare
Wei State, outside Daliang City, the Wei army camp.
"Stop anyone who comes!"
A loud shout broke the peace of the camp, and the sudden change added to the tense atmosphere.
Watching the slowly approaching team in front, the Wei soldiers stationed on the camp wall couldn't help but tighten their weapons in their hands, and their faces became a little more vigilant.
Facing the Wei army camp not far away and the Wei army soldiers who were on full alert, a horse slowly walked out of the team.
"I am a personal soldier of the Prime Minister. By order of the King, the Prime Minister came from Anyi to meet with the General on important matters."
After explaining his intention, the soldier on horseback took out a command talisman from his arms and handed it to the Wei soldiers in front.
"Xiangguo!"
The Prime Minister of Wei, Gongsun Qi, was very famous in the Wei army. Hearing that Gongsun Qi had come on the order of the King of Wei and seeing the order with his own eyes, the captain in charge of the defense of the camp suddenly became extra cautious.
Not daring to be negligent in the slightest, after speaking a few words to the troops outside the camp and the soldiers under his command, the captain immediately went to report the matter to General Pang Juan.
Outside the camp, in a carriage in the team, Wei Prime Minister Gong Sun Qi seemed not to have heard what happened outside the carriage. His eyes were always fixed on the scroll of slips in his hand.
I don’t know how much time passed, and I don’t know how many times the slip was unfolded and folded. Finally, a report came from outside the car.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, the gate of the camp ahead has been opened."
Gongsun Qi slowly put down the slip in his hand and stretched slightly. The expression on Gongsun Qi's face immediately became solemn.
"It's time to go out."
When Gongsun Qi opened the curtain with his right hand, groups of well-equipped and highly motivated Wei army elites came into view.
And the general standing in front of these Wei soldiers is not General Pang Juan of Wei, but who is it?
"Xiangguo!"
Seeing Gongsun Qi slowly stepping out of the carriage, Pang Juan immediately came to him in three steps and two steps at a time.
"The Prime Minister came from Anyi, and Pang Juan was not able to welcome him from far away. It was really rude."
Gongsun Qi's eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Pang Juan, who was almost single-handedly promoted by himself and was now a general of Wei State.
"General, your words are serious. You and I are all people with the king's mandate. There is no need for so many courtesy."
While they were joking, Gongsun Qi helped Pang Juan up, who was saluting, took his right hand and walked towards the camp.
"Come on, let me see how the elite men under the general's command are like?"
"As commanded."
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"one……"
"kill!"
"two……"
"kill……"
"three……"
"kill!"
…
Listening to the constant shouts of killing in his ears, and looking at the Wei soldiers in front of them who were carrying out orders and prohibitions, Gongsun Qi's face was full of satisfaction.
"With such elite men under his command, and with the general commanding him well, our country, Wei, can have some expectations for this war against Chu."
"The Prime Minister has given you the award." Hearing Gongsun Qi's praise, Pang Juan was overjoyed.
Just when Pang Juan was about to continue speaking, Gongsun Qi's voice rang in his ears again, "Is the food, grass and baggage still sufficient?"
"To inform the Prime Minister, Daliang is an important place for Wei State to deal with Chu State, and there is a lot of grain, grass and baggage stored in it."
"Coupled with the continuous supply from the rear, the supply of food, grass and baggage to the Chu army this time is very sufficient."
"That's good."
After listening to Pang Juan's introduction and looking at the high-spirited Wei soldiers in front of him, Gongsun Qi nodded gently.
As a veteran general on the battlefield, Gongsun Qi naturally understood the principle of "before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first", not to mention that at this time, Pang Juan was leading the most elite army in Wei.
A moment passed, and after a conversation about the army, Pang Juan mentioned Gongsun Qi's purpose of coming this time.
"I heard that Xiangguo came here on the order of the king?"
"Exactly."
Looking away from the Wei soldiers who were training in front, Gongsun Qi's smile became somewhat meaningful.
"Soldiers are expensive and quick. The general gathered a hundred thousand elite troops in Daliang in a short period of time. The king is very satisfied with this."
"It's just that although the speed is fast, the king thinks that the momentum created by the general is not big enough."
"Not loud enough?"
Hearing Gongsun Qi say that his momentum was not strong enough, Pang Juan felt a little confused.
Unless it is to inspire fighting spirit, the pursuit of army mobilization should be speed, concealment, and hit with one blow.
In order to achieve the effect of taking them by surprise and attacking them unprepared, the army must be mobilized as hidden as possible, not wanting the enemy to detect even the slightest movement.
How come this time Wei Wang Wei Feng went against his normal behavior and wanted to make a big splash on his own?
Seeing the doubts in Pang Juan's heart, the smile on Gongsun Qi's face became even brighter.
"It seems that the general did not understand what the king meant. I wonder if there is any place for secrets in the army?"
"certainly."
Facing the smile on Gongsun Qi's face, Pang Juan suddenly felt solemn in his heart and immediately came in front of him.
"Xiangguo, please!"
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The capital of Zhao State was Handan.
"Brother Wang, Brother Wang, Brother Wang..."
Zhao Guogong Zicheng's excited voice continued to echo in the palace, and soon reached the main hall where Zhao Wang Zhao Yu was.
Zhao Wang Zhao Yu, who was discussing important matters with Dr. Fei Yi, heard the excited voice coming from outside the palace and immediately cast his gaze over.
When the excited young master Cheng came in front of him holding a silk book, King Zhao Yu immediately asked: "Brother Cheng, what's going on?"
"Brother Wang, good news, good news!"
A look of excitement filled Gong Zicheng's face. He didn't have time to care about his physical fatigue and messy breathing. He directly handed the silk book in his hand to Zhao Yu.
"The Korean envoy entered Anyi, and the King of Wei decided to take the general Pang Juan as his general and lead an army of 100,000 people to go south to aid Korea."
"Pang Juan's army quickly assembled in Daliang and moved south along the chasm not long ago."
"What!"
Upon hearing the news of the success of the young master, King Zhao Yu's face immediately lit up with joy.
After grabbing the silk book in Young Master Cheng's hand and reading it carefully, King Zhao Yu could no longer suppress the smile on his face.
If the mobilization of the Wei army in the past brought more fear to King Zhao Yu, the fear of the powerful combat power of the Wei army;
This time when he received the news that the Wei army was marching south, King Zhao Yu felt only ecstasy in his heart.
The main force of the Wei army moving south means that Wei's attention has turned to the south, and it also means that the opportunity for Zhao to take action has arrived.
Holding the silk book tightly in his hands, King Zhao Zhao Yu murmured to himself, "It's time."
With a solemn look on his face, he turned his sharp gaze to Young Master Cheng aside, "Brother Cheng, immediately send this news to Linzi on Pegasus and tell them that they can send troops."
"Here."
Turning his eyes to Fei Yi, King Zhao said in a deep voice: "General Fei Yi, the Handan army is on standby at any time. As soon as the Qi army goes out to fight, they will immediately cross the Zhang River and surround Yecheng."
"Follow orders."
Chapter completed!