At dawn, although the heavens and the earth were silent, the sound of 20,000 people marching rapidly could be heard for hundreds of miles.

The sound of horses' hooves, the grinding of iron armor, and the chaotic sound of footsteps made this dawn seem to have a low thunder rolling over the earth.

Although it was early spring in February, the wind in the early morning was still bitterly cold. Li Xin sat on his horse, looked at the army in front of him, and hurriedly marched forward.

Ten days ago, Li Xin's Qin State went east to conquer the front army of the North Road, crossed the Yellow River, and quickly took Lishi with the tactics of rapid advance and quick battle. Then through the stone, over the Jigong Mountain, straight into the Jinzhong Plain.

Although Li Xin was young, he was personally promoted by the king's appreciation and Wang Ben's eldest brother, and was directly appointed as a former general of the former army.

Li Xin raised his eyes to look at the sky in the east, and turned his gaze to the dark silhouette of the city not far away.

As a rapidly advancing front army, Li Xin did not disappoint North Road coach Wang Ben. He quickly attacked the city and seized the land, and when he approached Taiyuan, he chose to bypass Jinyang, which had a large garrison, and directly took Wolf Meng.

From Wolf Meng straight into the north of the Jing Pass, and then from the Jing Pass to the north of Handan, this is a Qin and Zhao war must fight for the road.

Several battles, on this route, both sides won and lost half. Huan Qi once used his absolute strength on this front to eat up the 100,000 troops that were slaughtered; And Li Mugang was also on this front last year, defeating and annihilating the 150,000 troops of the Qin army.

However, Li Xin's goal was still to seize Jingcheng Pass and this military strategic line.

The city in front of me was not very large, but it was very strong. Wolf Meng is surrounded by a deep stream on three sides, and only one side faces the direction of the north, which can be entered and exited. And it was this U-shaped opening to the north that choked the throat of the Qin army's eastward advance.

Therefore, Wolf Meng is the place where Li Xin must attack.

Li Xin's war horse snorted. He sat down on his horse and tugged at his heavy black cloak, his narrow waist straightened even more with heavy black armor. The black helmet is like ink, and the young man is handsome and heroic.

In the morning light, the leaves of his heavy armor glowed with a cold pitch-black metallic luster, blending with the same heavily armored war horse, like an incomparably exquisite attack chariot, containing endless combat power.

Li Xin took one last look at his army, pulled down the visor from his helmet, covering the lower half of his face, revealing only his long, narrow and deep eyes, staring at the front of the procession.

He waved his hand forward and ordered: "Quickly enter the combat state." ”

The adjutant general next to him was a middle-aged general in his thirties, and it was the first time to follow such a young general, and his heart couldn't help but be full of doubts.

"General Li, why don't we take a break? The soldiers have been traveling for dozens of miles in a row. Tired soldiers are easy to defeat. General Lee is invited to think twice. ”

Li Xin chuckled behind his face and said, "The people in Wolf Meng City think the same thing. But have you ever seen a tiger coming down the mountain and still have to rest? Storm the city quickly. He gave the final order.

When the good news of the capture of Wolf Meng reached the hands of Wang Ben, the big tent of the Chinese army, Meng Tian beside him, as the right commander of the right army of the North Road army, was not surprised by the unstoppability of his friend.

A small wolf Meng Cheng may not even have the qualifications to be a stumbling block for Li Xin.

Wang Ben happily patted the case table and said, "Wolf Meng has been broken, the whole army is open, and it is moving forward as planned." ”

Although Jingcheng Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, for the Qin army, which has captured the pass many times, it is only a matter of time to break through Jingcheng Pass.

Li Xin's army did not stop for a long time along the way to rest, fighting and attacking along the way, attacking and advancing, and went straight to Jingcheng Pass.

Handan, Zhao State, Wu Anjun's mansion.

Li Mu still practiced the Yue Shake Gun as usual in the morning, and then sat in the middle of the courtyard, looking up at the sky above his head that was getting brighter and brighter.

As a determined general, he didn't want to spend his time hesitating and confused.

Why did the entire imperial court know that the Qin army had once again dispatched 150,000 troops from Lishi to the border of Zhao and began another eastward crusade, while he, the general who was the former commander of the anti-Qin resistance, was still sitting in the courtyard of Wu Anjun's mansion with nothing to do.

If Li Mu was allowed to think about these details in the court, it would really make him feel suffocated. He simply put aside the complex cause and effect in his mind and thought directly about how the battle should be fought.

There have long been reports from Tanmalai that after the Qin army crossed the Yellow River and entered the plain, it divided its troops into two routes. The northern route is dominated by Wang Ben and goes straight to Taiyuan; Nanlu Yang Duanhe is the commander, and he is rushing towards Handan South.

The intentions of the two route armies are obvious, and they are nothing more than fighting each other, and the ultimate goal of the north-south attack is naturally Handan.

Li Mu casually picked up a branch from the side and drew the approximate direction of Taihang Mountain, several major rivers, and several major cities on the ground. Then he nodded heavily in two places.

One is Handan South, Yecheng on the south bank of Zhangshui; The other is still a few cities near Jingcheng Pass.

He focused his gaze on a slightly larger hand-drawn circle not far to the right of Jingcheng Pass, which was the Gaocheng City with the most troops near Jingcheng Pass.

The veteran Tan Yi is guarding Gaocheng in the town. And five days ago, he had already sent the little girl Li Luotang to Tan Yi's men.

Li Mu looked up at the sky again. That feeling of suffocation hit again. The high walls around him were so oppressive that he couldn't breathe, and he felt that the time that was constantly passing around him was the vitality and chances of victory in Zhao Kingdom.

He took a deep breath, how he wished he could smell the northern meadows, the smell of free galloping. But now, Li Mu had no choice, he could only sit in the courtyard of this Wu Anjun mansion and wait silently.

The veteran Tan Yi didn't sleep all night. It has long been reported that the Qin army has broken through the Langmeng County of Taiyuan and penetrated directly to the northeast, and the target must be Jingcheng Pass, a place of military battle.

Tan Yi thought about it repeatedly, but he was still hesitating. If he followed General Li Muda's strategy, he should hold Gaocheng without moving. However, Jingcheng Pass is too important.

The number of guards in Jingcheng Pass was only a few thousand, and even the front army of the Qin army should not be able to resist.

At dawn, Tan Yi finally decided to personally bring 8,000 men and horses to reinforce Jingcheng Pass, and it was fast, because the speed of the Qin army's assault was too fast.

Tan Yi ordered all the soldiers and horses and was about to set off, when he saw Captain Li Luotang riding her fast horse Chaoguang, rushed over and said: "General Tan, at this time, you should stick to Gaocheng, and don't go out of the city without the general's order." Please think twice, general. ”

Tan Yi said calmly: "The general is still trapped in Handan City and has not received the tiger talisman. The Qin army has not yet arrived, I need to personally reinforce and deploy the defense, and I will return as soon as the arrangements are ready. Otherwise, it will be too late for the Qin army to quickly break through the Jingcheng Pass defense line. ”

"But ......", Li Luotang still wants to persuade again, Tan Yi waved his hand, took off the long-arm broadsword hanging on the saddle bridge with his right hand, and waved it forward gently, already leading 8,000 people to pull out.

Li Luotang had no choice but to lead his personal guard team to quickly follow, and followed General Tan Yi to the front line of Jingcheng Pass for reinforcements.

But Tan Yi made a fatal mistake. He underestimated Li Xin's speed.

Li Xin did not stop, as the fastest reacting front army, quickly broke into Jingcheng, and in the way of assault warfare, he took Jingcheng Pass with great speed. There are a few small passes like the Tumen Pass in the back, not to mention it.

By the time Tan Yi's reinforcements arrived, Li Xin had already conquered Luquan and was attacking Fanwu City.

Li Xin received a report that the Zhao army had come to reinforce him. He tilted his head slightly and glanced to the southeast, thinking about it carefully.

If the battle is not met in time, the front army of the Qin army will be attacked on its back; Or if the Zhao army and the Zhao defenders on the front line of Panyu converge, a line of defense connecting Gaocheng would be formed, hindering the advance of the Qin army.

Therefore, Li Xin made a quick decision and personally led 10,000 people to directly meet the reinforcements of the Zhao army.

At this time, the sky was bright and it was a sunny early spring. In the morning breeze, there is already a slight turn of spring warmth. The dried wicker has turned yellow, and it is time for new sprouts.

Tan Yi's army marched quickly in the direction of Jingcheng Pass on the withered yellow and white grass that had not yet returned to green. Suddenly, I heard the drums beating in front of me. After marching another mile, I saw a banner waving in the distance, and the Qin army was neatly lined up to block the front.

The veteran Tan Yi was shocked, and it was really late. He looked at the Qin army with sharp eyes, and deduced that this should be the front army of the Qin army. Under the banner of the Qin character, there is a "Li" character on the handsome flag, hunting and fluttering in the wind.

I heard that the youngest general of the Qin army, Li Xin. "It's still a milky and dry doll, right?" Tan Yi thought to himself and pursed the corners of his mouth. It's not that he despises the enemy commander, but he is more confident in his decades of battlefield experience.

Tan Yi quickly commanded the Zhao army to adjust the formation, and the advancing formation was changed to an offensive and defensive formation of defense and offense. In the front were heavily armored chariots, behind were archers, and on either side were the fastest cavalry brigades of the Zhao army.

Li Luotang was immediately behind the veteran Tan Yi, with a faint worry in his heart. Sure enough, the Qin army took advantage of the unstable aid of our army and intercepted it here. And apparently in terms of the number of combat forces, the Zhao army does not have the upper hand.

In such a wilderness battle, although it was on the land of Zhao State, the Zhao army had the home advantage, but there was still no absolute chance of victory.

Li Xin looked over the visor of his helmet. The Zhao army was in a strict formation, and on a main chariot behind the shield array in the middle was an old general with a gray beard. Li Xin let out a chuckle from behind his visor.

Then he commanded word by word: "Queue up to meet the enemy." ”

At the front of the Qin army were heavily armored chariots, flanked by heavily armored cavalry. However, their former commander Li Xin was heavily armored and rode alone at the forefront of the entire array, like the sharpest sword on the tip of a sword ready to be attacked.

His back muscles were tense, his waist was straight, his whole body was stable and sinking, and he slowly raised his right hand. As his right palm clenched into a fist in the air, the war drums beat.

The first charge of the Qin army began. Tan Yi also immediately launched the first charge.

The Zhao army and the Qin army fought on the open plain, and the light cavalry obviously did not have an advantage over the heavy cavalry, so Tan Yi commanded the light cavalry of the Zhao army to try to bypass the heavy cavalry of the Qin army and kill the infantry in the rear.

But the Qin army's strong crossbow was too powerful, suppressing the Zhao army and unable to move quickly. Although the Zhao army's bow and arrow shooting was intensive, it was not as lethal as the Qin army's strong crossbows. After two shots, the advantages and disadvantages of the offense slowly became apparent.

The Qin army's drums vibrated loudly, and the Zhao army also waved their flags, shouting to kill the heavens. Both sides launched successive attacks. There was a scuffle in the charge, and the light cavalry of the Zhao army suffered heavy casualties.

At this time, the old general Tan Yi stood alone on the chariot, and his eyes became red. He knew that it would be bad for Zhao Jun to fight like this,

But now, there is no possibility of retreat. Retreating on the plains is no different from sending you to death.

Therefore, he can only push his own war group and constantly fight hard-fought with the Qin army. Only by suppressing the Qin army and making the Qin army unable to move forward can the Zhao army retreat, or make a detour to join the Zhao army in the nearest city.

Tan Yi's face was full of solemnity, and his hand holding the long-handled big knife was exposed. He was seriously injured in battle last year and has not yet fully recovered. But the unstoppable power of the veteran has never diminished a point.

Li Xin, who had not moved immediately, narrowed his deep eyes slightly. The Qin army charged several times, but was met with stubborn resistance from the Zhao army, and the consumption of such combat power was not small.

Li Xin led the horse forward. The horse's front hooves were gouged twice on the ground. The adjutant general next to him was just about to shout "General Li", but Li Xin's horse had already jumped out without warning, quickly joined the charging team, and rushed towards the Zhao army.

Several lieutenants behind him did not expect that the coach rushed to the battle line first, and had to hurriedly urge the horse to follow.

Li Xin was caught in the charging ranks of the Qin army, taking the lead, riding faster and faster, and the heavy armor shot out towards the Zhao army like a cluster of inky black arrows.

Tan Yi was on the high war car, and he had already seen the opponent's coach and young generals rushing towards him like arrows from the string. He quickly commanded the crossbowmen and quickly released the arrows. However, the rain of arrows did not work.

Li Xin dialed Diao Ling on his horse, and he passed through a rain of arrows extremely quickly, and suddenly came to the front of the Zhao army's battle array. At this time, he took off the curved bow from his back, drew three arrows extremely quickly, pulled the bow and arrows, and shot three arrows in a row at a speed that was so fast that people could not react.

Li Xin's eyes locked on Tan Yi. His three arrows are all the key to Tan Yi. An arrow to the eyebrows, an arrow to the throat, and an arrow to the chest. These three arrows were as swift as the wind and as swift as lightning.

Because his lone charge had greatly shortened the range, the three arrows were too close, too fast, and unstoppable.

However, Li Xin's three arrows were too focused, and what he didn't notice was that behind the veteran Tan Yi, Li Luotang took off the curved bow at a very fast speed, quickly returned fire at Li Xin, and also shot three arrows in a row.

After Li Xin finished shooting the arrow, he was just about to turn around when he heard the sound of breaking the sky coming towards him. He knew that it was not good, and hastened to hide under the saddle.

Several extremely fast eagle arrows still grazed his body, and one of them hit him in the thigh before he could dodge. After three arrows, another rain of arrows flew, Li Xin quickly pushed away the flying arrows and turned his head to look at Tan Yi.

Then, behind his visor, he shouted, "It's finished!" Because he saw that one of the three arrows he shot hit Tan Yi's throat. The feathered arrow came out of the neck.

The old general Tan Yi did not fall.

Although when that arrow pierced the neck, blood spurted instantly. Old General Tan Yi used his long-handled broadsword to stud the chariot deck, and his body did not fall. At that moment, Tan Yi saw the snow.

He felt the heat in his throat like drinking alcohol. Only the strongest liquor can withstand the cold of the Saibei grassland when it is in the grassland.

The snow was as heavy as a seat. Grass and sky.

Li Luotang rushed forward to support the old general, only to hear the old general grunt a few times in his throat, staring at his eyes, he was already dead of anger.

Li Luotang was indescribably sad and indignant, raised his eyes and glared, only to see that the heavily armored enemy general had already returned to the camp with a carved arrow on his leg.

Li Luotang and the adjutant general carried the old general Tan Yi off the chariot, and then she said to the adjutant general: "Please continue to command the battle, you can't retreat, otherwise the old general will die in vain." ”

After speaking, she rushed to the war drum a few steps away, pushed the soldiers of Zhao Guo beating the drum, grabbed the drumstick, and began to beat the war drum of the attack.

The sound of drums shook Li Luotang's heart. There were tears in her eyes, but she tried her best to use the anger burning in her eyes to evaporate the tears. Biting her lower lip, Li Luotang tried to stabilize her hands, making the courageous drumbeat she had been familiar with since she was a child more firm and passionate.

Li Xin returned to the Qin army's formation, raised his eyes and looked back, only to notice that the person who shot his arrow turned out to be a female general. He instructed the adjutant: "Let me find out who the female general of the Zhao State is." ”

The two sides continued to fight fiercely until Li Xin received accurate information that the part of the troops he sent to attack Fanwu City had achieved a preliminary victory. The gates were broken.

Li Xin waved his hand at this time, Mingjin withdrew his troops, and quickly concentrated his forces to march into Fanwu.

At this time, Zhao suffered heavy casualties, and it was impossible to continue to chase and fight. The Zhao army could only count the battlefield and quickly retreated to Gaocheng.