After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the banquet lasted for four hours. Zhao Chen felt that it was about time, so he told the soldiers who were still celebrating and left first.
At this moment, Gao Shun and Xu Rong, who were watching the soldiers drink, saw Zhao Chen's actions. A thoughtful light flashed in their eyes. They looked at each other and tacitly kept quiet. Then, they turned around and went about their own things. One kept eating, the other talked to the generals beside him, and occasionally drank with the people who came to toast. The entire scene was still as lively as before. Zhao Chen went to a meeting room behind the banquet hall alone. He took out the battle arrangement that he had prepared for tomorrow and checked it with the map again to make sure there were no mistakes.
Then, he let the guards go to the banquet hall to inform Gao Shun and Xu Rong to come. He wanted to arrange the arrangements for the two of them tomorrow. Gao Shun and Xu Rong had already stopped in the banquet hall. They knew that Zhao Chen must have something to say. Otherwise, with his personality, he would not have left so early, especially for such a celebratory banquet, so they were already prepared.
A guard in armor and holding a long sword came behind them. When the guard approached the two of them, they had already sensed his whereabouts. Because their martial arts were not bad, if they still could not sense him, they would easily be ambushed on the battlefield. Therefore, even at the banquet, they were full of vigilance and constantly paid attention to the movements nearby.
Gao Shun and Xu Rong's hearts immediately lit up. They knew that Zhao Chen's order had come, but they did not say anything and waited for the guard to personally say Zhao Chen's order. The two guards leaned against Gao Shun and Xu Rong, leaning into their ears and saying,""General, the lord wants you to quietly go to the meeting room behind the banquet hall. If there's anything he wants to tell you, please go quickly.”
Gao Shun and Xu Rong both looked at each other and nodded.
They took advantage of the fact that the generals were still immersed in the festive atmosphere of the banquet and excused themselves. They used the excuse of going to the toilet to leave the venue and rushed to the conference room with the guards who led the way. Zhao Chen, who was in the meeting room, saw the two of them and went straight to the point."You all know that we have already obtained a victory, but we cannot slack off. Look, this is Lu County, which is 20 miles away from Ying County. It and Ying County form a road that the Zhao Country and the southern Qin Country must pass through. They are two important nodes on this road that must be passed through. I plan to take down Lu County in one fell swoop tomorrow and form a corner with Ying County. We can support each other as long as we hold on to these two counties and wait for General Wang Jian's army to come and support us. As long as we complete this mission, we will be considered successful.”
After Gao Shun and Xu Rong heard this, they also walked forward to check the map without any hesitation. When they found that the situation was indeed as Zhao Chen had said, they generously followed his orders." General, please give the order!”
" Alright, I'll order Xu Rong to guard Ying County tomorrow and lead two thousand Flying Bear Army soldiers to defend this place. I'll lead one thousand cavalrymen and the Breaking Ranks to set off for an ambush in Lu County tomorrow afternoon with Gao Shun. At night, we'll change into the enemy's uniform, pretend to be defeated, blow up the city gate, and seize Lu County. Then, we'll set up a defense line in Lu County to prevent the news from leaking and attracting a large-scale attack from the enemy. Xu Rong, you must be careful. You'll be the last one to defend. You must be careful.”
Zhao Chen said to Xu Rong. Why let Xu Rong defend Ying County alone and not let Gao Shun go?
The reason was that in history, Xu Rong had once defended Lishui Pass and Sun Jian had returned empty-handed. This meant that he had deep experience in defending the city and would not make mistakes. On the other hand, Gao Shun was very good at attacking. His Breaking Ranks Battalion had always been invincible in history, which was why he arranged Zhao Chen like this.
Gao Shun had no objections. Clearly, he was very clear about his own strengths and knew his own limits. This was also a quality that a general should have. Only then would he not lead the army into the abyss of death.
Xu Rong also said excitedly,"This general will not disappoint you. This general is willing to make a military pledge.”
Xu Rong was very grateful for Zhao Chen's trust in him for giving him such an important task. Zhao Chen looked at Xu Rong's firm tone and was very satisfied." Don't say that. If we really can't hold on, we have to retreat first. After all, it's easy to get a thousand troops, but it's hard to get a general. You're my confidant and right-hand man. How can you die so easily?”
Zhao Chen's words touched Xu Rong. The general was willing to die. It was his fortune to have such a broad-minded lord who cared for his subordinates. He made up his mind to help his lord defend the city and not disappoint him.
After discussing some details of the battle, they returned to the banquet hall one after another and continued the banquet. This period of time was very short. When the two of them returned, no one was suspicious. After a while, Zhao Chen returned to the banquet hall and continued to drink with the generals. No one knew that in less than half an incense stick of time, the plan to seal the border of Zhao had been decided. This plan would be very useful in the future attack on Zhao.
This shortened the supply line for the army and reduced the chances of the enemy ambushing. It also opened up the originally tight border blockade of the Zhao army and played a huge role in the army sweeping through the south.
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