The monks and soldiers went deep alone, which was actually beyond Zhao Dangshi's expectations, but he took advantage of the situation and changed the original battle plan. After Guo Hutou and Wang Laixing defeated Ye Heng at Xiaohekou, they immediately separated. Wang Laixing led 500 people to Yangliuchi and Yaqiuping in the southwest to support Xu Hui and Liu Weiming, Wu Mingfeng's 200 people did not return to Zhuping but went straight to Mojiaotang to assemble, while Guo Hutou led the men and horses of his headquarters and Su Ma to go to Liu Weiming's part of the troops totaling nearly 700 and counterattacked back along the road where Ye Heng came.

After Qin Liangyu sent Ye Heng out, he watched the movement a few miles behind Hu Mingcheng's formation. The front line is stale, the crossing is narrow, and their own people can't play any role when they go up, but they mess up the formation and consume their sharp energy in vain. She had great expectations for Ye Heng's actions, knowing that as long as he succeeded, the game would be revitalized.

Unexpectedly, Hu Mingcheng came to Zhao Camp to send reinforcements suddenly, and then Ye Heng appeared in front of him in a hurry with the remnants of the army, followed by six or seven hundred Zhao battalion soldiers.

The appearance of Guo Hutou immediately caused panic in Hu Mingcheng's department. As soon as they felt that their frontal opponents had increased, and there were enemy troops on their backs, they couldn't help but be shaken no matter how good their psychological quality was. Zhao Yingbing cut off the connection between the front and middle parts of the Shi Yan soldiers, and played a significant role.

Ye Heng looked depressed, Qin Liangyu did not blame him, gathered his troops, there were about 1,300, she was about to repel Guo Hutou, since the military situation has been repeated, it turned out that in Fangcai, Qin Zhang, who was holding on to the Nanling Hanpo Pass, Jiujiaozi and Hao Shaoqi, and Bai Jiaolong, found that there was an abnormal movement of the Zhao battalion soldiers on the north ridge, and he came to inform him.

There are 1,000 people in charge of the Qin Seal Department after the break, and there are also 1,000 people in the Hao Shaoqi and Bai Jiaolong Second Division. Although the stone soldiers were strong, Hao and Bai were well prepared, and they fought to the death in the mountains, and they couldn't bargain for a while. Hou Dagui waited for a long time, and at this time, he came down from Yunwu Mountain, just to cooperate with Guo Hutou and block Qin Liangyu and Qin Seal. In this way, the stone soldiers will be divided into three sections, the front, the middle and the back, and the end will not be able to take care of each other. Qin Zhan could see the situation clearly, but his people were entangled by the Zhao battalion soldiers in the south, and they really lacked skills, so he asked Qin Liangyu for help and let her act early.

However, at present, Qin Liangyu has also retreated a little to touch the fence, less than 1,300 people, not only to stop Guo Hutou, but also to intercept Hou Dagui, the distance between the front and back sides is several miles, and then divide the troops, it will be further divided for Zhao Ying.

As soon as she hesitated, Wu Mingfeng of Mojiaotang in the northern mountain range led the 500 people who had been concentrated in the headquarters down the mountain, and directly arrived at the left flank of Hu Mingcheng. Hu Mingcheng's left flank was attacked by nearly 1,000 people from Xu Hui and Wu Mingfeng, and under the stubborn resistance of Liu Weiming and Wang Laixing, there was no progress, and morale dropped sharply.

At this time, most of the troops of Zhao Ying and Shi Yan have fallen into a fierce battle, and a total of more than 7,000 people are fighting in various places in the narrow road for more than ten miles.

The situation is urgent, and even Qin Liangyu can't help but be anxious now. She knew that Zhao Ying was fighting, but she didn't expect to be fierce, and when she thought about it further, the other party had already made a decision, and she might have fallen behind at any step into the narrow road.

At first, she wanted to snatch the initiative back at once with the outstanding combat effectiveness of the Shi Yan soldiers, but when Ye Heng was defeated, she understood that the combat quality of this thief named Zhao Ying was actually not inferior to the Shi Yan soldiers, and it was not far behind, and the chance of victory was by no means simple to recapture.

As a general, the enemy is expected to be the first, and Qin Liangyu's word "material" has already made a big mistake, not to mention taking advantage of the word "first". Stone soldiers, it is difficult to do it today.

But come all the way and retreat like this? When Qin Liangyu thought of the word "stone stone" on his back, he couldn't say anything about the order to retreat. Ye Heng was disheartened, his expression was aggrieved, and the stone monk who had won a hundred battles was broken in nearly half of his hand overnight, and he didn't have the face to go back to see the only remaining uncle, and he didn't know if the next presiding position could still sit safely.

The hundred-legged insect died but did not stiffen, Qin Liangyu thought to herself that the stone soldiers had not yet reached the point of exhaustion, and she still wanted to fight to the death, she recruited her own soldiers, and finally decided to rush to the front and back in two ways.

The military order has not yet moved, and several scouts have urgently reported that these people are specially dispersed to reconnoiter the southeast, Qin Liangyu's heart tightened, and he thought secretly: "Isn't it that Rong Meibing has a result?" ”

Shi Yan soldiers and Zhao Yingbing fought here, and Rong Meibing fought against Zhonglu soldiers in the south, if Rong Meibing won, he immediately went north, which would undoubtedly make the delicate battle situation changeable.

However, the scout's face was sad, and he mourned: "Rong Meibing was broken by Qin Jinxiao in the southeast, and more than half of it was damaged, and he has retreated across the Qingjiang River!" ”

"Wow!" Qin Liangyu sighed, his face infinitely regretful. Rong Mei's army was defeated, and the only hope was also broken, this is not counting, since Qin Jinxiao has won a big victory, he can't say that he is leading troops to reinforce Zhao Ying at this moment, and if he goes on again, the danger is even worse.

For a time, starting from the middle of the stone soldiers, for several miles, the crisp and short cymbal bells rose and fell, and thousands of stone soldiers began to break through in sections.

Those who are good at fighting will also be good at retreating. The stone soldiers were well-trained, not only to advance in an orderly manner, but also to retreat in a compact manner. The overseer pressed everywhere, as if he were fighting as before. The Qin seal in the rear turned into the front, and the soldiers and horses were divided to resist Hao Shaoqi and Bai Jiaolong, and the main force retreated outward. Hao and Bai tried their best to stop it, but Hou Dagui saw that Qin Liangyu's troops were suddenly coming, and he didn't dare to fight to the death, so he released the passage, and the middle of the stone was connected to the Zhao battalion soldiers who resisted the Han Po Pass, and the whole team of Qin Seal withdrew safely.

Ye Heng knew the shame and bravely, and took the monks and soldiers to die in front, Hou Dagui attacked twice, but they were repulsed, and he knew that the trapped beast was still fighting, and he no longer chased. At that time, Zhao Dangshi's military order had spread all over the world, and the stone soldiers were fierce, and it was unrealistic to annihilate them all, as long as they could eat some of them, they would achieve their goal. And what this wants to eat is Hu Mingcheng's department, which has fallen in the end and has not yet gotten rid of the clamping of Xu Hui, Liu Weiming, Wang Laixing, Wu Mingfeng and other departments.

Qin Liangyu and Qin Zhan withdrew from the mountain pass successively, and also lost some soldiers and horses. Shi Yanbing lingered outside the narrow passage for a long time, and finally left - Hao Shaoqi and Bai Jiaolong had completely controlled the narrow passage up and down, and it was almost impossible to go out and go back and forth. In addition, Qin Jinxiao's movements are unknown, and it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time. quickly cut through the mess, so he could only give up the small to protect the big and abandon Hu Mingcheng.

Hu Mingcheng also knew that he had become an outcast, there were only a few hundred people left in his department, and they were all enemies on their backs, and they were attacked by Hou Dagui, Guo Hutou, Xu Hui, Liu Weiming, Wu Mingfeng, Wang Laixing and other troops from all directions, and many small corpses were piled up on the stalemate front.

However, he was not ready to surrender. Everyone has a death, or lighter than a feather, or heavier than Mount Tai, the stone soldiers are loyal and righteous all over the world, and he does not want such a brilliance to be stained because of his begging. Most of the trapped stone soldiers were also loyal and had the heart of death, and when it was, the stone soldiers roared like thunder up and down, through the valley, which was the last cry driven by the sense of honor of being determined to die.

Zhao Dangshi, Qin Qigong, Yang Chengfu and others also led people to the front line, looking down from a high place, as far as the eye can see, the stone soldiers are all like crazy, attacking but not defending, recruiting and fighting, Zhao Ying's soldiers have the advantage in numbers and the situation is favorable, but they are still retreating step by step, it is difficult to advance inch by inch, but they shook their heads and said: "Such a warrior, what is the benefit of surrounding?" But self-injuring ears. ”

Qin Qigong also sighed: "This is very true, the vitality of the Shi Yan soldiers has been injured, and the goal of our army has been achieved. People's hearts are not bitter, and if the war drags on, I am afraid that I will not be able to chew too much, but I will break my lips and teeth. ”

The reason why Zhao Ying fought this battle sideways was only to be able to retreat calmly. Now Hu Mingcheng regards death as home, even if he can destroy it all, his army will inevitably pay the price of hundreds of people, which is harmful to Zhao Dangshi. It was he who immediately ordered the whole army to open the gap and let these stone soldiers leave.

Hou Dagui and others are on the front line, and they have a better understanding of the strength of the stone soldiers than Zhao Dangshi, and they have fought so far, although they have the advantage of the game, they are also physically and mentally exhausted, and they are quite powerless. In fact, not long ago, if Qin Liangyu had decided to divide his troops, Hou Dagui and them might not be able to stop them. But as the head coach, even if you take one step and think three steps, you will inevitably be affected by various factors and fall into the situation of being confused by the authorities. Therefore, Zhao Ying was able to win this battle, and luck also played a partly role.

With Zhao Dangshi's military order, Hu Mingcheng's troops quickly broke through the siege, and there were still five or six hundred people left to go away under the watchful eyes of Hao Shaoqi and Bai Jiaolong.

This battle, which began in the early morning, has now settled in the early afternoon.

Zhao Dangshi summoned generals at Liangshuijing, and based on the rough estimation of various departments, the casualties of the Shi Yan soldiers should be in the thousands. Nearly one-third of the combat strength is reimbursed, no matter how brave and loyal Qin Liangyu is, it is impossible to continue to fight recklessly, and nine times out of ten he will take people back to Shiyan to rest. On the other hand, Zhao Ying, the two most damaged were Xu Hui and Guo Hutou. These two divisions were at the forefront of the Shi Yan soldiers, and together they had nearly 300 casualties, and the rest of the troops were added together, and the Zhao battalion lost a total of nearly 500 people. One for two, for Shi Yanbing, Zhao Dangshi is still very satisfied with this result.

Zhao Ying's men and horses did not stay in the valley for long, probably after cleaning up the battlefield, the whole army turned to the Shizhou guard, and met reinforcements to the west of the guard, and came to Qin Jinxiao, so they entered the city together. By the evening, all the soldiers and armor had been placed.

According to Qin Jinxiao, he led his men and horses to encounter Rong Meibing in the east of the Shizhou Guard. Most of the elite Rong Meibing went out to other provinces, and there were few veterans of the 2,000 middle schools against them, and the training was not in place. Rong Meitian advocated culture, and it was inevitable that he would be slack and contemptuous in military affairs, and he had been independent of the eastern end of Shizhou for a long time, and rarely participated in the expeditions in various parts of the Weinei, and the actual combat ability of the generals was also poor. The Zhonglu soldiers detoured all the way to the right and rear, which caused a great panic among Rong Mei's soldiers, and there was almost no order, Qin Jinxiao led the main force to cover the killing, and defeated it in one fell swoop, beheading nearly half of them, and he only lost a hundred people.

The loyal road has been broken, Qin Qixun and others do not know their whereabouts, Qin Jinxiao has nothing to rely on, so he officially expressed his desire to join Zhao Ying at the night banquet. Zhao Dangshi also heard Qin Qixun mention this matter, and he was fully prepared. Can have such a group of brave people join the gang, how could Zhao Dangshi refuse? However, considering that the Zhonglu soldiers are the private soldiers of the Qin family, if they are dismantled and disrupted, it will cause Qin Jinxiao's doubts, and secondly, it is not easy to grasp the management of the Zhonglu soldiers, so Zhao Dangshi decided to temporarily let Qin Jinxiao lead a battalion alone, that is, on the basis of the original middle and first two battalions, it will be divided into the left battalion, and the personnel duties will not be interfered with, just as Zhonglu used to be.

Qin Jin bowed and thanked him, Zhao Dangshi comforted him gently, toasted three bowls in front of the generals, and said: "From now on, the brother of Zhonglu is my brother of Zhao Ying. Come, brothers and Qin Qian, always come to light! He wanted to say, "Why worry about big things", but the words came to his lips and stopped them. I haven't been able to really go up and down at will, and I don't have time to talk big about myself, not only because I am too ambitious but also too revealing. To behave in the world, it is better to keep a low profile.

All the generals in Shizhou have gone through many battles, and they all obey the courage of the native soldiers, and none of them are unhappy. Strong and self-assured, Hou Dagui also followed the generals and drank several bowls with Qin Jinxiao.

After a few bowls of wine, Qin Jinxiao returned to his seat and sat down, Zhao Dangshi looked at him through the staggered banquet, only to feel that although he pretended to be calm, his eyebrows were still full of gloom. There may be an unknown reason for the loss of relatives, but there is no reluctance to commit to the thief. There are as many as 1,500 loyal soldiers, and the number is quite large, if they can't be completely co-opted, Zhao Dangshi will never be able to let go, and it is also a big hidden danger for Zhao Ying.

What can be used to tie Qin Jinxiao?

Zhao Dangshi turned his eyes to Qin Qigong, and at this time he was fighting wine with several generals. He came from a civilian position, but because the military and government of Zhonglu were inseparable, he was also in frequent contact with the military, and he was very familiar with the set in the army.

He and Qin Jin are called uncles and nephews, but they are actually "brothers", one has no elders, and the other never regards himself as a junior. Between the two, there is still a lot of competition. The reason why Qin Qigong insisted on dissociating himself from Zhonglu and directly obeying Zhao Dangshi was to protect Mingzhe on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was unwilling to succumb to Qin Jinxiao.

wants him to be the intermediary between himself and Qin Jinxiao to enhance their relationship, Zhao Dangshi feels that it is not appropriate. glanced down the hall again, but his eyes involuntarily stopped on Wang Laixing's face.

Wang Laixing has a shallow amount of wine, Hao Shaoqi likes to make fun of him the most, and he poured a few bowls of wine with carrots and sticks, and he was already shaky at the moment. Seeing him, Zhao Dangshi immediately remembered Qin Shilu.

Qin Shilu is in love with him, why don't you push the boat down the river and match the two of them?

Wang Laixing is no better than others, he is the most trusted and close person in Zhao Dangshi, which is known to the whole army of Zhao Ying. Let him marry Qin Shilu, Qin Jinxiao will not feel that he has lost face, and at the same time, he can also use this to strengthen the relationship between the two parties and keep the loyal soldiers in his own hands.

Zhao Dangshi felt that this matter was feasible, but this kind of major event could not be rashly proposed, and he had to explore the tone of Qin Jinxiao and Wang Laixing and other parties respectively, otherwise it would not be worth the blame.

At the table, the cup was pushed and changed, and Zhao Dangshi seemed to stay out of the matter, full of thoughts. Qin Qigong squinted at him and saw him drinking stuffy wine alone, stepping forward with a bowl, wanting to pay respects, but before the words came out, a guard outside the hall arrived first, grabbed Zhao Dangshi and whispered a few words in front of him, and Zhao Dangshi's face changed sharply.