At the same time that Ji Kang and his uncle Zhao Wangdan met in front of the camp of the two armies. On the official road from Handan to Xindu, a team of Zhao troops was marching slowly.

There were about 2,000 people in this Zhao army, and in the center of the team, there were many ox carts and horse-drawn carts, which were loaded with the grain and grass of the Zhao army, and many people were covered with dust and dust, pushing the vehicles forward.

At the front of the team, there were several generals of the Zhao army riding war horses, the leader of the group, burly and tall, very young, it was Zhao Cong, a general from the Zhao royal family.

After Zhao Wangdan went to Xindu, Zhao Cong did not go with him, but was ordered by Zhao Wangdan to escort the grain and grass collected in Handan to Xindu.

This time, the Zhao army and the Yan army faced off on the shore of Zehu Lake on the mainland, and fell into the dilemma of the Battle of Changping, that is, the food of Zhao was very tight and could not be fought for a long time.

This is a big constraint for the front of the Zhao army. Many strategic and tactical arrangements have not been effectively implemented because of logistical supply problems.

During the three years of the Changping War, the reason why Zhao Wangdan changed the main general Lian Po was that the food problem was the main cause at that time. And this time the war that is about to break out under the city of Xindu, the logistics guarantee of Zhao State has become a great problem.

Since the Battle of Changping, it can be said that natural and man-made disasters have continued, and Zhao has not slowed down.

As soon as the Battle of Changping ended, the Battle of Handan broke out again. The Battle of Handan was fought for another three years, and the Zhao State could be said to be poor and white. I finally relieved myself and had a little food reserve, but I didn't expect Handan Cang to be burned down by fire again.

The batch of grain escorted by Zhao Cong was very important to the Zhao army in the front.

Don't forget, in order to collect this batch of grain and grass, several civil uprisings have been stirred up near Handan, Zhao State.

This time, he asked his cronie Zhao Cong to personally escort the grain and grass, which shows how much Zhao Wangdan looks at this matter. Zhao Cong was born in the Zhao royal family, and among the younger members of the royal family, he is a person with some ability, and he is loyal to the Zhao State.

The Yan army invaded Zhao on a large scale, especially after the Yan army occupied the four northern counties of Zhao last year, and the whole Zhao state began to be in turmoil. Zhao Wangdan knows this.

In the matter of escorting grain and grass, Zhao Wangdan will never appoint people he does not trust. Let Zhao Cong serve as the grain and grass officer, and hand over the major matter of escorting the grain and grass to him, which is in itself an important thing for Zhao Cong.

Zhao Cong at the front of the team had a tired look on his face.

A few days ago, he was temporarily sent by Zhao Wangdan to the cities near Handan to requisition this batch of grain and grass, but the local officials and people did not give themselves a good face. In a hurry, he collected grain and grass, and he had to rush to the front of Xindu as soon as possible, and he was tired.

But fortunately, along the way, there were no accidents. The team is only a hundred miles away from Xindu, and if the speed is faster, they will be able to reach Xindu tomorrow, which makes Zhao Cong feel relieved.

"General, it seems that we have a smooth journey, and we will be able to reach Xindu tomorrow. It's getting dark this day, do you want the team to rest," a general beside Zhao Cong suggested to Zhao Cong.

Zhao Cong looked up at the sky, nodded and said, "It's okay, let the team set up camp and rest." Send someone to the capital and ask them to send troops tomorrow to meet them. ”

The general of the Zhao army smiled and said to Zhao Cong: "General, this is the territory of my Zhao country, and it is not far from Xindu, so there will be no danger." If the Yan army really wanted to loot our army's grain and grass, it would have done it a long time ago, and it would not wait until now. ”

Zhao Cong frowned slightly, shook his head slowly, and said to this Zhao army general:

"Although this place is my Zhao Realm, it is not too far from the front. This grain and grass is very important to our army, and we should be cautious. If something goes wrong, you and I will not be able to save our lives. ”

After listening to Zhao Cong's words, this general of the Zhao army felt a pang in his heart, bowed down and agreed:

"What the general said is very true, and the last general will go down to make arrangements."

After hearing the order to rest, the entire Zhao army team burst into cheers.

Zhao Cong stepped on the stirrup and dismounted, looked at the saddle and stirrup on his war horse, and said in his heart: "Yan Dog is really powerful, they can think of such cavalry equipment." It would be even better if Zhao Guo could create Yan Dog's hand fire thunder again. ”

In the past few years, after the countries of the Central Plains fought with the Yan army, many of the equipment of the Yan army also fell into the hands of various countries.

For the equipment of the current Yan army, the countries of the Central Plains do not attach great importance to it.

The hand fire mines used by the Yan army can't really be made by other countries.

However, the saddles, stirrups, and horseshoes of the Yan cavalry are not very technical for various countries. Although there is no material for the equipment of the Yan army, various countries have also replaced it with other materials to equip their own armies.

In the woods of the mountains ahead, Wei Pu was holding a telescope and looking at Zhao Cong's team.

When he saw Zhao Cong's grain and grass team and stopped to rest, Wei Pu laughed: "Sure enough, as General Lejian expected, he ordered all our troops to mount their horses and prepare for a surprise attack, flanking the Zhao army in front and rear. Remember, don't use hand fire, so as not to alarm the Zhao army camp. ”

Zhao Cong just dismounted, took off his helmet, and prepared to take a break.

I saw a few scouts sent to Xindu, who were flying back with flying horses.

Seeing Zhao Cong and them, he shouted from afar:

"Report! A large force of cavalry of the Yan army was found in the front, so please prepare for it in advance. ”

Zhao Cong stood up suddenly, his heart was shocked, and when he saw the entire camp, he had already begun to panic.

He commanded loudly: "Don't panic, everyone, and be ready to meet the enemy with me." ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard the sound of a large number of war horses galloping from the direction of the scouts in front of me.

The speed of the enemy's horses was very fast, and the sound of horses' hooves resounded like thunder on the earth.

As soon as Zhao Cong jumped on the war horse, he heard the rear of his team and let out a panicked exclamation.

Looking up, I saw that the rear of the Zhao army's team was also dusty, and a Yan army was rolling in.

"General, it's not good, our army is under attack." Someone reported to Zhao Congyu.

Zhao Cong gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Don't be confused, the enemy army is in my territory, there will not be too many, only if we insist, our own reinforcements will come." All the soldiers, follow me to meet the enemy. ”

With Zhao Cong's shouting, Zhao Jun also began to gather.

"Kill!" Wei Pu shouted, led the cavalry of the Yan army, and rushed towards the Zhao army.

In a moment, the soldiers of both sides rushed together and slashed each other.

The Zhao army that escorted grain and grass did not have many cavalry, most of them were infantry. The light cavalry of the Yan army, which was very fast, rushed towards the Zhao army like a tide, and between the collisions, the victory and defeat were immediately separated.

Yan Jun's saber flew, and under the roar, Zhao Jun suddenly fell.

Zhao Cong led his few personal soldiers and fought hard, but the effect was not very great.

The enemy cavalry was very experienced, and it was not a desperate fight with the Zhao army. Instead, it was divided into two waves, attacking in turns, the cavalry in front fighting, the Yan army in the rear covered with bows and crossbows, and the sound of knives and crossbows shooting into the human body was endless.

Although he expected this situation, seeing Yan Jun like this, Zhao Cong was still very angry in his heart.

"Zhao Junerlang, fight to the death with me." Zhao Cong waved the Changge in his hand, suddenly swept off the horse of a Yan army cavalry on the opposite side, turned around and shouted.

"I am willing to fight to the death with the general, and kill!" There were a few few guards left behind Zhao Cong, shouting loudly, followed by Zhao Cong, and rushed towards the Yan army.

No matter how heroic Zhao Cong and his guards were, the Zhao army that was escorting grain and grass at this time had been divided and surrounded by the Yan army led by Wei Wei, and they could not form an army. Many Zhao troops, with their instincts, began to flee in all directions.

Zhao Cong was indeed a fierce general, wielding the Changge in his hand, galloping on the horse, and actually killed the cavalry queue of the Yan army.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the number of cavalry of the Yan army is too small, this time Wei led the Yan army to the territory of Zhao and attacked the grain and grass of the Zhao army, but it was only a regiment of cavalry, more than 1,000 people.

After killing through the cavalry queue of the Yan army, Zhao Cong turned around and saw that there were only two guards left beside him.