In the bitter spring cold, 50,000 border troops set off on horseback.

In order to be able to fight lightly, Zhao Kuo left all the 10,000 large repeating crossbow machines that were originally configured with the whole army in the Yunzhong camp, but the equipment of this flying cavalry light army was still far more than that of the noble knights of the Huns, and each flying cavalry light army was equipped with two high-grade Yinshan horses, six fine iron war knives, three pairs of crossbows and five hundred long and short arrow clusters.

Along the way, the flying cavalry light army composed of 100,000 majestic war horses marched day and night, quietly advancing westward, and only approached a river beach hundreds of miles away from the Qin army's Jiuyuan camp at the third watch of the next day. By the hazy moonlight, the Flying Cavalry quickly disappeared into a dense jungle

"General, ahead is the Meng Tian Jiuyuan Battalion!" , The scout flew in front of Zhao Kuo.

"Is there any movement in Meng Tian's army?" Zhao Kuo asked in a low voice.

"The Nine Plains Camp is as silent as ever, and there is nothing different!" The scout replied with a gasp.

"Got it." Zhao Kuo waved his hand to signal the scout to retreat, then turned his head and whispered an order to Ji Xue behind him, and after a while, the five generals gathered from their respective stations.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Mengtian Jiuyuan Camp is only a hundred miles away from here!" Ji Xue stood beside Zhao Kuo with a torch, and Zhao Kuo immediately raised the long sword in his hand and pointed straight at the sheepskin map hanging above the big tree, "Order the whole army, people with pieces, horses and bells, and never alarm Meng Tian!" Quickly pass through the Jiuyuan Defense Zone, and don't stop at all! ”

"No!" Although the general's voice was low and short, it was extremely firm.

The generals dispersed in a hurry, and after a moment, the rested flying cavalry and light army quietly drove out of the dense forest. After bypassing Jiuyuan, the Zhao army quickly followed the previous arrangement, and the troops rushed straight to the hinterland of Shangjun in five directions. Two days later, the sky had just brightened slightly, and one of the flying cavalry light troops led by Zhao Kuo appeared outside the city of Fushi like a divine soldier descending from the sky, and before the defenders could react, the red flag of Zhao had already been erected on the city.

"General, capture the Fu Shi County Order!" As soon as he entered the city, a lieutenant hurriedly stopped in front of Zhao Kuo.

"Oh? Bring it on! Zhao Kuo pulled the horse lightly waved his hand, and it didn't take long for a disheveled old man to be escorted over by the soldiers.

"You are the county order of Fushi?" Zhao Kuo scratched his forehead lightly, and asked leisurely with a horsewhip.

"Positive...... Precisely. Before the old county commander could put on his clothes, he was dragged down from the couch by the soldiers, and he didn't feel anything when he was frightened and frightened along the way, but now he was standing here and was blown by the cold wind of the early morning, and he couldn't help but shiver.

"Please ask the county commander to inform the King of Qin that the main army of Zhao has entered the hinterland of Hexi, and it may be possible to go to Xianyang City in ten days, and please make preparations quickly!" Looking at the old county commander's flustered look, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but tease, "Have you ever remembered this sentence from the county magistrate?" ”

"Remember...... Remember......" The old county commander replied with a shudder.

"Good!" Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction, "Order the whole army to immediately pass through the skin Shi and directly take Yang Zhou City!" With that, Zhao Kuo waved his horsewhip and walked away, and the flying cavalry light army followed closely behind, roaring away from the old county commander like lightning......

When the emergency report reached Xianyang, King Qin was shocked again: "Li Mu before, this time Zhao Kuo!" Is the northern defense line of Great Qin a virtual reality? "Nei Shi Teng's 50,000 Han annihilation army is still on the way back, and the rest of the main army is far scattered in Jiuyuan and Zhao State, far away water can not quench the thirst, and there are only 20,000 defenders of the Lantian camp in the entire Hangu Pass.

"If the king listens to the words of his ministers that day, how can there be a crisis today?" The right prime minister, Mi Qi, couldn't help but complain, when the court meeting was made, Mi Qi had already reminded Ying Zheng, but Ying Zheng still insisted on letting Nei Shi Teng take the only 50,000 defenders in the pass to destroy Han.

"Meng Tian's 200,000 army guards Jiuyuan, how can you say that you are defenseless?" Ying Zheng was immediately furious when he heard this, Qi Qi's accusation against himself was simply inexplicable, wasn't the purpose of sending Meng Tian to increase his troops in Jiuyuan to prevent Zhao Jun's sneak attack again?

Seeing that King Qin and Cheng were arguing, Guo Wei Yu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "It doesn't matter who is who!" When the national disaster is at hand, please make a decision quickly! ”

"Captain, how many soldiers and horses can be raised near Xianyang?" Ying Zheng sat back on the throne and asked expressionlessly.

"The 20,000 defenders of the Lantian battalion, plus the officers and cavalry of each department and the veterans who have returned to their hometowns, it is estimated that they can make up 100,000." Wei Yi folded his fingers and counted for a long time before he answered.

Ying Zheng's brows couldn't help frowning violently after hearing this: "Zhao Kuo's leadership is all the elite of Li Mubian's cavalry, so the hastily assembled army should be used to fight, isn't it a mantis arm as a car, how can there be a chance of winning?" ”

"For today's plan, the only way to do this is to gather all the military horses and defend Xianyang! In addition, Meng Tian, Wang Jian and Nei Shi Teng immediately returned to the army for reinforcements, or there was a glimmer of life! Zuo Prime Minister Wang Wan sighed.

"Defend the city without external defense, and you haven't heard of it! This is absolutely unacceptable! A loud voice suddenly sounded, and everyone looked back at the sound, and it turned out to be Ma Xing, the owner of the baggage battalion, "Since ancient times, the law of defending the city has been to defend the enemy outside the city, and the city is not closed until it is absolutely necessary!" Therefore, the minister implored my king, the army should drive out of Xianyang as soon as possible, and garrison the south bank of Weishui to defend it at risk! ”

"The general's words are bad! External defense must first have military defense! Our army was improvised patchwork, how could it be the opponent of the elite flying cavalry of the Zhao army? Now that I have no power to defend outside, I should retreat to Xianyang, and rely on the fortified city to hold on to and wait for reinforcements, why should I stick to the old rules, use my own shortcomings, attack the enemy's strengths, and storm the whole army in the field, and be a mermaid? Wei Yi was very unimpressed by Ma Xing's suggestion.

"The captain is a big mistake!" Ma Xing couldn't help but retort, "The Zhao army came from afar, rushed thousands of miles, and within eight days, it connected 23 counties such as Fushi, Yangzhou, Pingdu, Jingfu, Luodu, Baitu, Muhe, and Qianshui, and at this time it was exhausted at the end of the strong crossbow!" And I am waiting for work, and I am sitting on the risk of Weishui, it is still difficult to predict who will win or lose, how can I say that I am a mermaid? ”

"Ma Xing's words are reasonable, and this king ......" King Qin will agree with the case.

"King! Ma Xing is the son of Zhao Kuo! Even if you play, you should choose the right general! Before Ying Zheng finished speaking, Zuo Prime Minister Wang Juan had already gotten up and expressed his opposition.

"This ......" was reminded by Wang Juan, Ying Zheng suddenly felt that it was inappropriate, although Ma Xing had already drawn a clear line with Zhao Kuo, but the hearts of people were separated, who knew what he was thinking in his heart. In case Ma Xing really defected, Daqin would really be doomed! Don't you think Zhao Kuo had deceived the entire Qin State at the beginning?

Hearing Wang Juan say this, Ma Xing immediately stepped out of the table and bowed down in front of King Qin, choked up and said: "If the king doesn't trust his ministers, he can appoint Cheng Mengyi, the lieutenant of the country, as his deputy general!" If there is any misconduct, the minister is willing to be dealt with by military law! "Meng Yi is the younger brother of General Meng Tian, and the Meng clan has always had a deep relationship with the Ying royal family, so letting Meng Yi be the deputy general of the supervising army is a good way to get the best of both worlds.

"So good! According to the general's words, tomorrow he will lead the army out of the city with Meng Yi to resist the enemy! Although there were still concerns, Ying Zheng still agreed. This is also a way to do it, now the main generals of the Qin army are in Wang Qian's Eastern Expeditionary Army, except for Ma Xing, there is really no other general in the whole Xianyang......

At the same time as Yingzheng dispatched troops, the Wulu Zhao army had also joined forces and occupied Liyang, the former capital of Qin, which was only 100 miles away from Xianyang, and Liyang ordered Yingyong to kill himself.

"General, scout urgent! Meng Tian personally led the army of 100,000 Nine Plains to the south, and he could reach Liyang in three days! The deputy general hurriedly walked into the quaint and deep old palace of Liyang, and in an abandoned dormitory, he finally found Zhao Kuo, "According to the Xianyang secret detective report, the king of Qin has ordered Ma Xing, the general of the heavy battalion, and Cheng Mengyi, the national captain, to gather an army of 100,000 and go to the south bank of Weishui to build a barrier!" ”

"Got it." Standing in the dormitory covered with cobwebs and dust, Zhao Kuo's mood fluctuated, this was Ji Hua's residence back then, but now it is already a thing! As he spoke, he slowly paced to the bed, "Sister Hua, where is Kuodang...... father and son met each other, although Zhao Kuo expected that there would be this day, but he never expected that this day would come so quickly.

"What?" The deputy general didn't hear Zhao Kuo's self-talk just now, and couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing, the whole army was ordered to withdraw from Liyang overnight!" Sitting on the dusty bed, Zhao Kuo said with a gloomy expression.

The adjutant general asked tentatively, "Is the general going to march into Xianyang?" "Xianyang City's air defense is weak, and the rabble that Ma Xing temporarily put together is definitely not the opponent of the elite flying cavalry of the Zhao army, so the whole army hopes to take this opportunity to conquer Xianyang in one fell swoop, so as to comfort the soul of the former general Li Mu in the sky.

"No!" Zhao Kuo shook his head unexpectedly, "Wang Jian will soon be sent to the army, the purpose of our army's surprise attack has been achieved, if we don't retreat, we will inevitably fall into the Qin army's heavy encirclement!" ”

"No." Although he was unwilling, the deputy general still took the order and left.

That night, 50,000 Zhao troops gave up Liyang and quickly disappeared into the boundless night.