Chapter 43 42 Lord Xinling saves Zhao

While Chu State sent troops to rescue Zhao, Wei State also accepted Zhao State's request for help.King Anli of Wei sent General Jin Bi (sound bi) to lead his troops to rescue Zhao. As soon as King Zhaoxiang of Qin heard that Wei and Chu sent troops, he went to Handan to supervise the battle in person.He sent someone to say to King Anli of Wei: "Sooner or later, Handan will be defeated by the State of Qin. Whoever dares to rescue him will attack him when I destroy the State of Zhao." King Anli of Wei was frightened, and quickly sent someone to Chase Jin Bi and tell him to set up camp on the spot and stop advancing.Jin Bi stationed 100,000 soldiers in Yecheng (now southwest of Linzhang County, Hebei Province), and did not move.

Zhao Guo sent envoys to Wei Guo to urge troops.King Wei Anli wanted to enter the army, but he was afraid of offending the state of Qin; if he didn't enter the army, he was afraid of offending the state of Zhao, so he had to stop without advancing or retreating.King Xiaocheng of Zhao was very anxious and asked Lord Pingyuan to write a letter to Wei Wuji, the son of Wei State, Xinling Lord, asking for help.Because Lord Pingyuan's wife is Lord Xinling's elder sister, the two families are relatives. Lord Xinling received the letter and begged King Anli of Wei repeatedly to order Jin Bi to march.The king of Wei refused to say anything.Lord Xinling had no choice but to say to the retainers: "Your Majesty does not want to enter the army, so I decided to go to Zhao State by myself, and I will die with them if I die."

At that time, many diners were willing to go with Lord Xinling. Mr. Xinling has a friend he respects most, named Hou Ying (sound ying).Lord Xinling went to bid farewell to Hou Ying.Hou Ying said: "Going to Zhao to fight Qin soldiers like this is like throwing a piece of fat to the mouth of a hungry tiger. Isn't it a waste of death?" Lord Xinling sighed and said, "I also know it's useless. But what can I do?" Hou Ying dismissed the others, and said to Lord Xinling, "There is a favorite Ruji in our Grand Palace, right?" Lord Xinling nodded and said, "Yes!"

Hou Ying went on to say: "I heard that the soldier talisman is hidden in the king's bedroom, and only Ru Ji can get it. When Ru Ji's father was killed, she asked the king to find her enemy, but after three years of searching, she failed. Found it. Later, it was the young master who asked the disciples to find the enemy and avenge Ruji. Ruji is very grateful to the young master for this matter. If the young master asks Ruji to steal the soldier talisman, Ruji will definitely agree. The young master got the soldier talisman and went to If you take over Jin Bi's military power, you will be able to lead troops to fight against Qin. Isn't this much better than going to death empty-handed?"

Lord Xinling heard this, and woke up like a dream.He immediately sent someone to discuss with Ru Ji, and Ru Ji agreed.At midnight that day, while King Wei was sleeping soundly, Ruji really stole the soldier talisman, handed it to a confidant, and sent it to Lord Xinling. Lord Xinling got the soldier talisman and bid farewell to Hou Ying again.Hou Ying said: "The general is away, and the king's order is not acceptable. What if Jin Bi receives the military talisman and does not hand over the military power to the young master, what are you going to do?" Lord Xinling was taken aback, frowning and unable to answer.

Hou Ying said: "I have already considered for you. My friend Zhu Hai (sound hai) is one of the best strongmen in Wei. You can take him. At that time, if Jin Bi can take the military power It's best to hand it over; if he pushes back, let Zhu Hai deal with him." Lord Xinling brought Zhu Hai and his disciples to Yecheng and met Jin Bi.He falsely passed on an order from the king of Wei, asking Jin Bi to hand over his military power.Jin Bi inspected the military talisman, but he was still a little skeptical, and said: "This is a major military matter, and I have to tell King Ming again before I can do it."

As soon as Jin Bi finished speaking, Zhu Hai, who was standing behind Lord Xinling, yelled, "You don't listen to the king's order, do you want to rebel?" Without Jin Bi's explanation, Zhu Hai took out a forty-jin big iron awl from his sleeve, and threw it at Jin Bi, killing Jin Bi. Lord Xinling took the military talisman and issued an order to the soldiers: "If father and son are both in the army, the father can go back; if brothers are in the army, the elder brother can go back; if the only son has no brothers, go back to take care of his parents; the rest Everyone save Zhao with me."

Immediately, Lord Xinling selected 80,000 elite soldiers and set out to save Handan.He personally commanded the soldiers to rush to Qin's barracks.Qin general Wang Lu was not prepared for the sudden attack of Wei's army, so he resisted for a while in a hurry, and gradually couldn't support it. Lord Pingyuan in Handan City saw Wei Guo's rescue troops coming, and he also led Zhao Guo's army to fight out.With two attacks, the Qin army fell down like a landslide. For many years, Qin State has never fought such a big defeat.Wang He led his troops back, and another 20,000 Qin soldiers were surrounded by Zhao Bing and surrendered.

Lord Xinling saved Handan and preserved the State of Zhao.King Zhao Xiaocheng and Lord Yuan were very grateful and went to meet him outside the city in person. The army to rescue Zhao led by Chun Shenjun of Chu State was still watching at Wuguan. Hearing that Qin State had lost the battle and Handan was relieved, he led his troops back to Chu State.