The sun shone from the sky and shone on Zhao Kuo's face.

There was no breeze on the prairie in summer, and it was so hot that Zhao Kuo had the urge to take off all the armor on his body, and then jump into the small river in front of him to take a bath.

But Zhao Kuo didn't do this, he just walked by the river with a serious face, and he was still giving orders as he walked: "The second and third sons drink water quickly, and set off in two quarters of an hour!" ”

In front of Zhao Kuo, a thousand armored cavalry, a thousand light armored cavalry and their war horses were crowded by the river, and the scene was very lively.

Smoke and dust suddenly appeared in the distance, Zhao Kuo's eyes condensed slightly, but he quickly regained his nonchalant expression, and even had the mood to kick a few guys who were sitting upstream but unconsciously put their stinky feet into the river.

The smoke and dust were approaching, and judging from the armor style of the knight on the horse, it was obvious that this was a scout of the Zhao army.

"General Zhao Kuo!" The scout jumped off his horse out of breath and came to Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo nodded, patted the scout in front of him on the shoulder, and said, "How is the enemy situation?" ”

The scout replied, "The king of Aries is about thirty miles away, and he is already heading west. ”

"Westside?" Zhao Kuo frowned, and after a long while, he said, "Isn't Dingxi City in the south, isn't he going to attack Dingxi City?" ”

The scout said, "My subordinates don't know, but my subordinates can guarantee that he is definitely heading west." ”

"This damn thief!" Zhao Kuo took a sip vigorously and asked again, "How many people are following the Aries King now?" ”

The scout thought for a moment and said, "About five thousand to six thousand." ”

Zhao Kuo snorted lightly and said, "There are so many thieves? It's really hateful, it seems that what General Li Mu said is not wrong at all, these thieves are wild and untamable, and they should all be killed at all to get rid of future troubles! ”

Zhao Kuo is angry now.

Since Li Mu, the original supreme commander of the frontier cavalry corps, had already led 30,000 cavalry to the east to join Pang Xuan to attack Yan State, the northern counties of Zhao State were currently in a situation where several Li Mu's deputies were under their own command, among which Zhao Kuo was responsible for the security of Hetao and Shuofang counties.

As a result, Li Mu's front foot had only been gone for less than a month, and Zhao Kuo's defense area had such a big basket as the Aries tribe rebellion, which made Zhao Kuo very angry.

Although Zhao Kuo had already sent people back to Handan to ask for help as soon as possible, according to the normal speed, it would take at least half a month before Handan's dispatch order could be sent to the northern counties, and a month later a large-scale reinforcement could enter the two counties of Henan.

In other words, in this month, Zhao Kuo should only be able to rely on the 4,000 men and horses under his command.

If it was just the rebellion of the Aries King, then Zhao Kuo felt that it should be more than enough for him to quell the rebellion with 4,000 cavalry, but after learning that the Xiongnu army had gathered on the north side of Helan Mountain to prepare for the eastward crossing, Zhao Kuo knew that he was in big trouble this time.

In order to reverse the passive situation, Zhao Kuo took two thousand elite cavalry out of the city, planning to annihilate the Aries King in one fell swoop in the field first, and then find a way to deal with the Xiongnu army that had already begun to cross the river.

However, I didn't expect that the Aries King's actions were very erratic, like a slippery loach in the huge Shuofang County, so that Zhao Kuo couldn't touch the side of the Aries King at all.

Zhao Kuo thought for a moment, and then spoke: "How far is the nearest settlement from here?" ”

The scout replied, "About fifty miles to the northwest." ”

Zhao Kuo snorted and said, "Since that's the case, then let's go to that settlement later!" If there is no trace of the Aries King in that settlement......"

Zhao Kuo waved his hand very unhappily: "Then go back to Dingxi City to guard the plant and wait for the rabbit, I don't believe that he Aries King will not come!" ”

After two quarters of an hour, Zhao Kuo saw that his subordinates had almost rested, so he decisively waved his hand and issued an order: "The whole army is on the horse and ready to march west!" ”

Just when many Zhao cavalry mounted their horses, a faint tremor suddenly came from afar.

Zhao Kuo subconsciously looked towards the south where the voice came, and found that there was a lot of smoke and dust on the land in the south, and it was obvious that a large cavalry was approaching rapidly.

Zhao Kuo's spirits perked up, and he was surprised and happy in his heart: "Could it be that the Aries King is here?" ”

As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Kuo's whole heart was no longer annoyed, his body was no longer hot, his waist pole stopped, and his roar was like thunder.

"All of them, get on your horse in armor, and get ready to fight!"

As the so-called Wangshan ran a dead horse, the cavalry from the south would have to take at least two quarters of an hour if they wanted to approach the battle range, and these two quarters of an hour were enough for Zhao Kuo and the thousand armored cavalry under his command to be fully prepared for battle.

The smoke and dust were gradually approaching, and Zhao Kuo could even see countless Hu cavalry looming in the smoke and dust.

A big flag was revealed in the smoke and dust, and Zhao Kuo's eyes were put up, and the two seal characters on the banner could be seen clearly.

"Yiqu?" Zhao Kuo's eyes widened, and he couldn't help muttering: "What are the Yiqu people doing here at this time, are they also robbing while the fire is burning?" That's it, whether it's Yiqu or Aries, in short, just see one and kill the other! ”

The atmosphere gradually became tense, and a thousand armored cavalry were ready to attack at any time.

Just as Zhao Kuo was about to give the order to attack, the speed of the Yiqu cavalry suddenly slowed down gradually, until it completely stopped when it was about three miles away from the Zhao cavalry.

A tall Yiqu general rode out under the escort of dozens of Zhiqu cavalry, came to the formation of the two armies, and shouted in the direction where Zhao Kuo was: "This king Yiqu wins, but the opposite is Li Mu?" ”

"Yiqu wins?" Zhao Kuo was a little surprised when he heard this: "Isn't that the monarch of Yiqu Country, why did you come to this place." ”

muttered in his heart, but as a general of Zhao State, Zhao Kuo, who had strong confidence in his heart, naturally could not lose the scene at this time, so he also led thirty Zhao State cavalry to meet him.

"King Yiqu, General Li Mu has already attacked the Yan Kingdom in the east, and I am Zhao Kuo, the general of the Zhao Kingdom!"

"Li Mu is not here?" Yi Qusheng glanced at Zhao Kuo, with a disappointed expression on his face: "That's right, if Li Mu was here, he shouldn't let the Aries people be so rampant." ”

Zhao Kuo was very angry by Yiqu Sheng's words, but now Zhao Kuo is no longer the hairy boy who wanted to scare the sky and the earth at every turn during the Battle of Changping, he forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice to Yiqu Sheng in front of him: "I don't know what the King of Yiqu suddenly led his army into the territory of Wu Zhao Kingdom, what is the noble matter?" ”

Yiqu Sheng waved his hand very heroically, and said with a smile: "Aren't our Yiqu Kingdom and your Zhao Kingdom allies, I heard that your Zhao people are in trouble, so I brought my five thousand troops to help!" ”

Yiqu Sheng bit the word "army" very hard.

Zhao Kuo frowned, and glanced at Yiqu Sheng with some suspicion.

Although Zhao Kuo didn't have much contact with Yiqusheng in the last battle, according to Li Mu, Yiqusheng seems to be stupid but has a lot of ghosts in his heart, and he belongs to the kind of character who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger.

Such a guy is really so straightforward to hear that his allies are in trouble and then lead troops to help?

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath and shook his head slowly: "King Yiqu, if you can't find a reason to convince me, then you will do it here today." ”

When Yiqu Sheng heard this, he was angry, and said: "You kid is so unreasonable, this king is kind enough to lead the army to come to the rescue, and you actually treat this king like this?" Hey, don't go, don't go! Okay, okay, this king just told you, this king thinks that compared to the Xiongnu and the Aries king, it is better for you Zhao people to deal with. ”

Zhao Kuo, who had already walked back, stopped his mount and turned around: "That's the reason?" ”

"That's why!" Yiqu Sheng nodded very affirmatively, and said: "The Xiongnu Dulongqi Shan Yu has also sent people to contact this king, hoping that this king can fight with them to carry out a north-south attack on your Zhao Kingdom!" But this king is not stupid, if Shuofang and Hetao County fall into their hands, then the next step they do is probably to divide the king's Yiqu country with the Qin people! ”

Zhao Kuo pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked: "King Yiqu, do you know how many soldiers and horses the Huns have this time?" ”

"How many soldiers?" Yiqu Sheng smiled and said: "This time your Zhao State is in big trouble, the envoy of the King of the Huns told me that the Huns have just defeated the Yueshi people, and now the Huns have a full army of 100,000!" ”

"An army of 100,000?" Zhao Kuo's eyes widened in surprise, and he subconsciously rushed out: "This is impossible!" ”

Yiqu Sheng shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows, but this king has said it to this point, you should always believe this king, right?" ”

The expression on Zhao Kuo's face was obviously still a little skeptical, and he said, "Last question, why do you trust Zhao more than the Huns, who are the same people as you?" ”

"The people of the bow?" Yiqu Sheng laughed and said, "I grew up on horseback, and of course I know what the principles of the prairie are. The covenant here is as unreliable as a woman's promise most of the time, just pure predator! Instead of believing in the Huns, I should believe in you Zhao State. After all, you Zhao Guo did fulfill your promise last time and helped me establish the Yiqu Kingdom! ”

Speaking of this, Yiqu Sheng couldn't help but frown: "Don't you know, the people of the Qin State are now starting to move again, this king is really worried about when the people of the Qin State will go north to attack the king again, and then you Zhao people will have to rely on you Zhao people to help the king resist the attack of the Qin people!" ”

Zhao Kuo was silent for a long time, and nodded slowly: "King Yiqu, I can let you fight side by side with me, but there is one thing, I want to obtain the command of all your soldiers and horses." ”

Zhao Kuo originally thought that this request would make Yiqu Sheng angry, but he didn't expect Yi Qu Sheng to wave his hand and say with a big grin: "Even if you don't say that this king will put it forward, the command level of your Zhao general is indeed higher than ours, and this 6,000 cavalry will be handed over to you." But the king also has one requirement, that is, you can't send the king's troops to die at will! ”

Zhao Kuo's brows expanded slightly, and he said very seriously: "No problem!" ”

The arrival of Yiqu Sheng gave Zhao Kuo some comfort.

After gathering the 6,000 cavalry of the Yiqu people, Zhao Kuo's available troops now reached 10,000.

Although this 10,000 people is still a little insufficient compared to the army of the Huns, it still effectively enhances Zhao Kuo's determination to continue to persevere.

To be honest, although he admired Li Mu very much, Zhao Kuo's heart was somewhat unconvinced by Li Mu, and felt that if he could get the opportunity like Li Mu, his achievements might not be worse than Li Mu.

Now, such an opportunity is in front of Zhao Kuo.

If we can win more with less and drive all these damned Huns back to the north of the Yellow River, I Zhao Kuo must be able to become a general who is enough to take charge alone like Li Mu in the king's heart, right?

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo not only did not have any fear of the upcoming defense battle, but also faintly had a few expectations.