That night, the moonlight was bright, and He Zaiye led 500,000 soldiers and horses to set out and galloped west along the southern foot of the Dayong Mountains. He also knew that it was impossible for so many people and horses to be mobilized together to escape Wan Ting's eyes, but now that he was poor in donkey skills, he could only gamble, he didn't believe that this Qin Qunian was really like a god, after all, there were many roads in front of him, either stick to Shangyong Pass, or go south to attack Xianyang, or go east to Hangu Pass, or retreat to Luochuan, he couldn't have thought that he would suddenly break through to the southwest.

As long as he didn't think of it, when Wan Ting got the news and then sent troops to intercept it, it would be too late. Although Wan Ting has now gathered 900,000 soldiers and horses, he is now on the defensive, the northern defense line is so long, he can't do everything, if the troops are too scattered, the defense line will become extremely weak, if he guesses correctly, at this time his defense focus must be in the direction of Xianyang, no matter who is the commander, he must think so, otherwise Xianyang will be broken, and he will not be able to bear this responsibility.

Although He Zaiye has already received the news that Qin State is going to give up Xianyang, but judging from the news he has inquired about in the past two days, Qin State has no intention of giving up Xianyang, and no one in Xianyang City has run away, it seems that the news he got at the beginning is fake news, and Qin State will not give up Xianyang at all, after all, it is the foundation of Qin State.

There is a big road to the southwest, because he has been searching for intelligence in the past few days, Wan Ting definitely never thought that he would go to the southwest, because once he went to the southwest, it would take at least ten days to go back to Xianyang, so there was no ambush on that road, even if it was an ambush, it would be at most 108,000, and although there were mountains on this road, there was no such dangerous first-line gorge as Yinyang Mountain, and the slopes on both sides were quite gentle, even if the 180,000 men and horses ambushed them, they were confident that they could easily break through.

However, the annihilation of the Yiqu Army was very shocking to him, and he was also afraid of repeating the mistakes of the past, so the 500,000 soldiers and horses did not go together, but divided into five divisions, each with an interval of several miles, so that even if they encountered an ambush, they could wait for the opportunity to move, advance or retreat, and they did not have to worry about being wiped out.

As soon as they left, Wan Ting had already received the news, because they all used the Flash Blue Eagle to transmit the news, so it was very fast, and the Flash Blue Eagle's sense of smell was particularly sensitive, as long as he was given a piece of clothing, he could find the owner of the clothes within a radius of several hundred miles.

Wan Ting heard that He Zaiye had broken through to the southwest, and he was overjoyed. Although he has a dissolute personality, he is quite cautious in the use of troops, and he originally expected that he would focus his defense on the direction of Xianyang, and he never thought that He Zaiye would break through to the southwest.

If Qu had said this to him a few days ago, he would definitely not have thought so, after all, He Zaiye broke through to the southwest, and there was little threat to them, even if he joined forces with Changhua Jun, he could instead concentrate his forces and go to the western defense line to seriously intercept them.

But because he had received the news of the annihilation of the whole army in Yiqu Nian, he was also quite shocked in his heart, and instantly admired Qu Nian so much that he threw himself to the ground, so he heard that He Zaiye might break through to the southwest, he did not hesitate at all, and hurriedly raised his account to plan again, and all the generals believed that if He Zaiye broke through to the southwest, Zhangziling was the best ambush location, although it was not as dangerous as Yinyang Mountain, but it was also relatively narrow, and the opponent's soldiers and horses could not be dispersed, which was very convenient for them to intercept and kill.

Wan Ting agreed with them, but he did not send all the soldiers and horses over, because the king of Qin told him that he should also be wary of He Zaiye breaking through to Hangu Pass, so he sent 300,000 soldiers and horses to Zhangziling and 200,000 to Hangu Pass. Because the soldiers and horses who fled back from the north at that time were all remnants of the defeated army, there were less than 300,000, only 200,000, so Wan Ting only had a total of 800,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, so that 500,000 soldiers and horses were lost on both sides, and only 300,000 soldiers and horses were left to defend Xianyang.

If He Zaiye can calculate Qu Nian's mind and go directly to the south, as long as the battle is quickly resolved, the 500,000 soldiers and horses transferred out on both sides of Wan Ting will definitely not have time to return to help, and there will be an eighty percent chance of breaking through Wan Ting's defense line and taking Xianyang directly, and at that time, there will still be a fifty percent chance of capturing King Qin and Qin Qunian alive. As long as these two men are captured alive, the situation is basically settled.

Although Wan Ting began to divide troops on both sides during the day, because he had enough time and was also on the defensive side, he did not need to concentrate his troops, so his hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were scattered and transferred. If he didn't even have this ability to transfer troops, King Qin would not let him be the commander at all.

Therefore, after Wan Ting divided the troops, he was also nervous, for fear that Qu Nian would not guess accurately, in case He Zaiye stormed the middle road, the originally good situation would be reversed in an instant.

So when he heard the news that He Zaiye had broken through to the southwest, he was overjoyed and exclaimed: "Qu Nian's son is really a clever plan, and he is really a god!"

At this time, the three armies were hurriedly ordered, and the camp set off and rushed to Zhangziling. Although starting from here, he can't catch up with He Zaiye's 500,000 soldiers and horses, after all, he has already arranged 300,000 soldiers and horses in Zhangziling in advance, and it is not a problem to drag the other party for an hour. At the same time, he also sent an order to the 200,000 soldiers and horses who rushed to Hangu Pass, telling them to return immediately to defend Xianyang.

As soon as the 300,000 soldiers and horses moved, He Zaiye quickly got the news, after all, in the middle of the night, the sentries were not easy to count the number of people, so they said that Wanting's troops were dispatched and rushed west.

As soon as He Zaiye heard that the nest was dispatched, he thought that it was the same as him, it was really a nest dispatch, and the other party's 900,000 horses must have rushed over, and at this time, he calculated the time for the Wanting to pull out the camp in his heart, and as he expected, he couldn't catch up with him at all, so he couldn't help but lift his spirits, and ordered the three armies, non-stop. He was even thinking in his heart that if Wan Ting chased them too quickly, maybe he could find a place to ambush them, as long as Wan Ting's 900,000 soldiers and horses were crushed, there would be no need to join Changhua Jun.

After a night of non-stop travel, when it was dawn, the mountains on both sides became more, and at this time, Wan Ting's soldiers and horses did not catch up with him, which made He Zaiye very steady, because once he entered the mountain, Wan Ting could not outflank him, and could only chase them from behind, but he could never catch up.

After walking dozens of miles, the mountain road gradually became narrow, but the mountains on both sides were still relatively flat and gentle, but the mountains and forests were dense, and they could not cut down the forests while rushing to the road, so they could only shrink the formation.

As the ranks became thinner, they became longer, and the 500,000 soldiers and horses marched in five divisions, each with an interval of several miles, but now they were connected and stretched for dozens of miles.

He Jingzhong walked beside He Zaiye, and said at this time: "Father, there is Zhangziling in front! The mountains on both sides are a little steeper, and it is a little unsafe, so we have to speed up." ”

He Zaiye looked up, the mountain in front of him was indeed steeper, but it was still an inverted "eight" shape, there were slopes on both sides, and there was a dense jungle growing on the hillside, although it was convenient for ambush, but now for him, as long as stones would not fall from the sky, then he would not take it to heart, after all, the main force of Wanting had been left behind him, even if there was an ambush in front, thirty or fifty thousand soldiers and horses would also be up to the sky, and it was completely a mantis arm blocking the car.

But he didn't want this kind of thing to happen, after all, he just wanted to be busy on the road now, and only when he met Changhuajun could he think about it in the long run, and he didn't want to delay any longer on the road. At this time, he shouted: "Everyone speed up through the Zhangziling in front!"

Those who heard it answered, but unfortunately they were already running with all their might, and even if they accelerated, it didn't have much effect.

Now that the sun had risen, it was on the mountain path, and what should have been a quiet morning was shattered by the sound of the roaring horses' hooves.

Although the horses ran non-stop all night, they still ran fast, but at this moment, a tripwire suddenly popped up on the ground, and although the first row of people were masters, the horses were not masters, and they were tripped and fell down, and fell on the ground. The masters on horseback landed smoothly on the ground.

But when the soldiers behind saw this, they hurriedly pulled the reins, but they couldn't stop it, and for a while, thousands of troops and horses rushed up behind, and people turned over on their backs, and they became a mess.

He Zaiye stood in the panicked crowd, and his face also changed, but he had already expected that there might be an ambush here, but there were definitely not many soldiers and horses, so he shouted: "Don't mess up, there are not many enemies, search the mountains on both sides, and kill these disgraceful rats." ”

After all, these officers and soldiers are also well-trained, not to mention that they are just a stumbling rope, and they can't set off much wind and waves, and when they heard He Zaiye's shout, they jumped off their horses one after another, picked up their weapons, and prepared to go to the mountains and forests on both sides to search and arrest!

As a result, many people have not yet walked to the side of the road, and dense arrows suddenly shoot out from the mountains and forests on both sides, like a locust plague transiting, overwhelming, dense, and feeling that the bright sunshine in the sky is a little dimmed because of this.

Everyone's face changed, just looking at this arrow array, it is impossible for 350,000 horses to shoot, conservative estimates, there are at least 200,000 soldiers and horses hidden in the mountains and forests, and there is no upper limit, which makes them very panicked and cowardly before fighting. But they were blocked on the mountain path, and there was no other way to go, so they could only slash the arrows in the sky.

Although the cultivation of these people hidden in the mountains and forests is also uneven, the division of labor is clear, the master shoots people, and the low hand shoots the horse, in an orderly manner!

Because He Zaiye's troops stretched for dozens of miles, like a long snake, the formation was very thin, and these arrows could easily penetrate their team, and the ambush soldiers also lay in ambush for more than ten miles, and released arrows together, which was not to fight the snake for seven inches, but to beat the snake in half, because the snake's face was relatively long, and the belly was full of faces, so it was really a split head and face to fight.

He Zaiye was stunned at once, watching the people and horses fall in pieces, listening to the screams of the ghosts and wolves under his hands, and the neighing of the war horses because of their injuries, it was like a knife in his heart, and his eyes were about to break, now he is not only a soldier like a son, but also a horse is like a son, a real Hermes, if the horse is gone, even if they can break through, it will not be able to run far.

I couldn't help but be angry and hateful in my heart, of course, I didn't want to sit still and let the enemy shoot and play all the time, and then I roared: "Pull them out and kill them......"

Hundreds of thousands of his subordinates dismounted, braved the rain of arrows, and rushed towards the mountains and forests on both sides.

However, after all, he had hundreds of thousands of troops, and his strength should not be underestimated, and he rushed towards the mountains and forests on both sides like a tide. After all, Wan Ting's subordinates also came from a long journey, and the arrows they brought were limited, and they were almost finished shooting at this time, but their order was to intercept He Zaiye's soldiers and horses, so seeing hundreds of thousands of troops rushing over, they did not flee, and at this time they also killed from the mountains and forests, and the killing sound shook the sky.

The two men and horses exchanged hands in this narrow Zhangziling, and all of a sudden, the originally quiet valley was filled with all kinds of sounds, the sound of weapons clashing, the screams of people, the command of officers, the sound of horses, all kinds of sounds crumpled together, and there was a mess.

Although Wan Ting's subordinates did not have an advantage in numbers, they took the lead and swooped down, and shot a group with bows and arrows before, and they were justifiable, quelling the rebellion and eliminating chaos, and their morale was like a rainbow, although they fought very hard, but they did not retreat.

He Zaiye is still riding on a horse, seeing that the enemy and us are already in a stalemate, and he will not be able to break through for a while, which makes him very anxious, now for him, the most important thing is time, since Wan Ting has ambushed so many soldiers and horses here, it means that they have calculated that they are going to take this road, if they can't break through as soon as possible, when Wan Ting's reinforcements arrive, he will die in this Zhangziling today!

It's just that he couldn't imagine how Wan Ting calculated that he was going to take this road, and he was sure, otherwise he wouldn't have sent so many soldiers and horses, although this Wan Ting had some ability, but he had been an official in the same dynasty for so many years, he still knew in his heart how many catties and taels he had, it was absolutely impossible to be so smart, this has simply reached the point where things are like gods, is this Qin Qunian's idea again?

This made him extremely frightened, and his scalp tingled, is this still a person? I think I haven't even spoken to him, the last time I saw him, he was just a child, how could he know himself so clearly? It's just a roundworm in his stomach! What's more, he chose this road completely out of necessity, and he didn't make a plan, let alone discuss it with other generals, and even he wasn't sure that he would take this road, how could he be so sure? And looking at this formation, he was completely sure of him, and he didn't have any doubts.