On an official road from Xindu to Handan, an army was rushing in a hurry.

If you look closely, this army looks like two or three thousand people. Covered in mud and untidy armor, many soldiers did not even have weapons in their hands. During the march, the procession was very long, and from time to time someone fell behind.

By noon, the weather was getting hotter.

A general of the Yan army, a member of the court's team, General Zhao, suggested:

"General Yan Ju, our army has not rested for a day and a night, and there is no time to eat, we can't run anymore, it's better to take a rest, presumably the Yan army can't pursue here."

Yan Ju looked at the marching team and knew that the general was right, and it was indeed time to take a break.

With a sigh, he ordered:

"There's a forest below, let's rest here for an hour, and then let's go to Handan!"

Coming to the woods in front of him, Yan Ju got off his horse and moved his stiff body.

I found a stone next to the woods and sat down.

Yesterday's battle with the Yan army under the city of Xindu was simply a nightmare for Yan Ju.

Zhao Wangdan died in battle; The veteran Lian Po was also killed in battle; Pang Xuan and many other Yan generals were also killed in battle.

Fortunately, he stayed in the camp, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he led the few Zhao troops who stayed behind, and took advantage of the heavy rain to escape. Along the way, the rout was gathered, and when they came here, only these people were left.

Running all the way, it was very embarrassing, and even the passing cities, Yan Ju and his army did not dare to enter.

Because these cities are too close to Xindu, it is impossible to say when the Yan army will send troops to attack.

Yan Ju took a look at the Zhao army he led and found that many soldiers were lying on the damp ground at this time, sleeping soundly. After running all night, I was indeed too tired.

When he escaped from the camp, Yan Ju's army had more than 4,000 people, but now it is less than 3,000 people.

The more than 1,000 people, I don't know if they fell behind halfway, or if they took the opportunity to slip away when they saw that the situation was not good? At this time, Yan Ju didn't have time to care. It's good to have so many people following you.

Yan Ju was only in his early thirties at this time, born in a Qi family, and after the fall of the Qi Kingdom, the Yan Kingdom moved the family to Liaodi. Yan Ju's father was reluctant to go to Liaodi, so he took his family to Zhao and settled down in Handan, Zhao State.

"Alas! What's going on? I knew earlier, what were you doing in Handan? It's better to stay in Yan Country and serve Yan Kingdom! Yan Ju sighed and said secretly in his heart.

The general who had just given Yan Ju a rest, named Jin He, came to Yan Ju's side.

handed the water bladder in his hand to Yan Judao: "General, drink some water!" ”

Yan Ju was not polite, took the water bladder in Jin He's hand, drank a few sips, and gave it back to Yan Ju.

Jin He, a member of the Korean Shangdang, is the grandson of Jin Huang, the former Shangdang Taishou.

During the Battle of Changping, Feng Ting offered the party to Zhao, and Jin Di's family also came to Handan.

Jin He tied the water bladder to his waist and said to Yan Ju:

"General, our army can't stay here longer, just now the troops returned, twenty miles ahead, is Quliang City (now Yongnian County, Hebei), our army should hurry up before dark, go to Quliang, and have a good rest."

Yan Ju nodded and replied to Jin He:

"What General Jin He said is very true, our army really can't stay here longer, and after half an hour of rest, our army will set off as soon as possible, and go to Quliang City to rest for one night."

Jin He looked at Yan Ju, leaned over to Yan Ju's side, and said softly:

"General, there is a sentence in the last general, I don't know whether to say it or not?"

Yan Ju looked at Jin Hedao: "Brother Jin, you and I have been friends for many years, what else can't you say?" But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”

"General, our army has suffered a crushing defeat in Xindu, in your opinion, can you still hold Handan City?"

Yan Ju was stunned for a moment, of course he knew the meaning of Jin He's words.

After pondering for a long time, he whispered to Jin He: "Brother Jin, this time the letter is in a decisive battle, and our army was almost swept away by the Yan army. At present, the only thing my Zhao army can count on is General Qingshe of the South Great Wall of Pingyang. ”

"However, General Qingshe's headquarters is only tens of thousands of people, and he can't stop the Yan army at all. In my opinion, this Handan City may not be able to hold it at all. ”

When Jin He heard this, he knew that he could do what he was planning in his heart, and muttered to Yan Ju in a low voice.

After Yan Ju listened to Jin He's words, his face suddenly turned pale, and he pondered for a while before he said to Jin Hedao:

"Brother Jin, if we do this, what will our family in Handan do?"

Jin He sneered twice and said to Yan Ju:

"General, our army in Xindu has been defeated, almost all of our army has been wiped out, and Handan will definitely be frightened. There are still people in the court who will pay attention to the movements of the two of us, not to mention our families. ”

"General Yan Ju, with all due respect, after this battle, the Zhao State will definitely be destroyed by the Yan army. According to the current trend of Yan Kingdom, I am afraid that this world will also be Yan Country in the future. Even if Yan does not unify the world in the future, it will be the hegemon of all countries in the world. ”

As the saying goes, "those who know the times are the heroes". If you and I, including our family, want to seek wealth, this is the best opportunity. General, time is running out! ”

After listening to Jin He's words, Yan Ju thought for a while.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said to Jin Hedao:

"In that case, without further ado, let's go to Quliang and proceed according to the plan just now!"

The two shouted, ordering Zhao Jun to get up and head towards Quliang City in front.

After driving for a while, Quliang City in front of him finally appeared in front of him.

This Quliang City, of course, cannot be compared with Handan, or even Xindu City. But at this time, for the two or three thousand people of the Zhao army, this city was like a piece of wood when they were drowning.

"General, you have arrived at the city of Quliang, do you want to call the door?" A pro-soldier came to Yan Ju's side and said.

"Let them open the gates of the city, and let our army go in and rest." Yan Juyan said.

The two or three thousand people from Yan Ju came, and the head of the city naturally noticed it, causing a commotion.

Qu Liang ordered Fang Yi to know that the Yan and Zhao armies would fight under the city of Xindu, but he didn't know what the specific result would be. After receiving the report from the generals defending the city, Fang Yi personally went to the city tower to inquire.

Fang Yi knew Yan Ju, and after some inquiry, he was shocked. Seeing the embarrassment of Yan Ju's group, he opened the city gate and let Yan Ju's thousands of people in.

After Yan Ju entered the city, he took over the defense of Quliang City with Jin He on the grounds of the urgency of the military situation.

The sky was hazy, it was already night, and a crescent moon had risen.

On the official road that Yan Ju and they passed, a cavalry of five or six hundred people galloped.

"Report!" A scout rode up in front of the cavalry.

In the middle of the team, Wei Man waved his hand, and the whole team slowly stopped.

This reprimand, kneeling on one knee, reported to Wei Manyu, who led the team: "General Qiyu, the city ahead is Quliang City, and the rout army pursued by our army has entered the city. ”

Wei Man said "oh" and said: "This rout can really escape, and it has run sixty or seventy miles in a day, which is very good!" ”

In the past two years, after Wei Man arrived at the front, after several battles, he had a murderous aura.

Early this morning, on the orders of the monarch of Changguo, he led a regiment of light cavalry to pursue the rout of the Zhao army.

After learning that there was a formed rout in front of him, Wei Man made meritorious service and asked some of the soldiers to escort the rout back to the camp, and he personally led these five or six hundred people to chase after him.

But I still didn't expect that this rout army entered this Quliang City.

"General, the rout has entered this Quliang City, our army has few soldiers, and it is cavalry, let's return to the camp!" A general of the Yan army stepped forward and reported to Wei Manyu.

Wei Man knew that this general was telling the truth, but he really didn't want to go back so empty-handed.

After thinking about it for a while, he said to everyone:

"Since we have arrived at the foot of Quliang City, I will go and take a turn, depending on the situation."

The Yan army has strict military discipline, and the military order is issued, even if you don't want to do it in your heart, you must obey the order.

These five or six hundred Yan cavalry rode their horses to follow Wei Man and headed towards Quliang City in front.