Hangu Pass.

During this time, Fan Yuzhi felt like he was on pins and needles every day, even though he constantly sent military judges to the barracks and forbade the soldiers to discuss privately, the soldiers of the Qin State still had some military morale.

Complete one's misery.

Although Fan Yuzhi desperately suppressed it, the coalition army sent people to make a big announcement in front of Hangu Pass every day, claiming that Xianyang had been besieged by the Zhao army and could be broken overnight.

Fortunately, Fan Yuqi and Zhang Tang coped properly, so that things did not deteriorate to the extreme, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.

Rao is like this, Fan Yuzhi and Zhang Tang are also anxious every day, they not only have to appease the army, but also to resist the fierce attack of the coalition army, but also have to worry that the edict from Xianyang will expose their lies.

At that time, the morale of the army, which was barely maintained, was probably really going to be chaotic.

"Report, Xianyang sent an envoy here, and the envoy asked the general to go and receive the edict!"

When Fan Yuzhi heard this, his face immediately changed slightly: "Where did the envoy ask Ben to receive the edict?" ”

"In front of the barracks!"

Fan Yuzhi's face changed again, and he secretly complained in his heart: "The angel announced the edict in public, could it be that Lu Buwei deliberately did this, forcing me to return to Xianyang?" ”

Even if Fan Yuzhi was unwilling in his heart, he didn't dare to disobey the Xianyang edict, so he could only go outside the military camp with apprehension.

At this time, many soldiers who had arrived at the gate of the barracks had already gathered at the gate of the barracks, and they looked at the Xianyang envoy and others a little anxiously, wanting to know what the situation in Xianyang was.

The angel stood at the gate of the barracks for a long time, and only then did a smile appear on his face when he saw Fan Yuqi and Zhang Tang hurrying over.

On the contrary, Zhang Tang, whom Fan Yuhe met halfway, showed a bitter smile on the corners of his mouth after seeing that the angel was a person who was kind to Lu Buwei.

"The king has an order, the Zhao thieves have committed Xianyang and have been besieged, Qing and the others don't need to worry, just concentrate on holding Hangu Pass."

The angel's voice was very loud, and many people nearby heard the news, and the originally impetuous military heart suddenly stabilized.

Fan Yuqi and Zhang Tang, who were nervous, were first stunned when they heard the angel's words, and then their faces showed ecstasy, and they also felt relieved in their hearts.

The angel took in everyone's joyful expressions, and then followed Fan Yuqi and Zhang Tang into the boss's camp.

"The king has something important for me to inform the two of you, and please let the unrelated people step aside for the time being."

Looking at the serious look on the angel's face, Fan Yuqi and Zhang Tang were awe-inspiring in their hearts, and hurriedly retreated, and then asked, "Dare to ask the angel, what is the king's secret order?" ”

The angel smiled bitterly: "In fact, tens of thousands of Zhao Guojing cavalry have not been besieged, and Xianyang does not have so many troops for the time being, so it can only be passively defended. ”

"Xiangguo once said that compared to Xianyang, Hangu Pass is more important, let me tell the general not to worry about Xianyang, just do your best to hold Hangu Pass."

"Xiangguo will also continue to prepare money, food, and soldiers, and go all out to support the general!"

Fan Yuzhi and Zhang Tang looked at each other, and they both saw disbelief in each other's eyes.

They didn't expect that Lü Buwei, who was once selfish in his eyes, would be able to abandon his personal grievances and focus on the overall situation when the Qin State was at stake.

Fan Yuzhi immediately clenched his fists and said solemnly: "Please also ask the angel to return to Xiangguo, even if Fan Yuzhi dies here, he will definitely not let the coalition army cross the Hangu Pass half a step!" ”

Eastern suburbs of Jingyang.

"Stomp, stomp!"

The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and Su Mo took three thousand cavalry around here, hoping to open a gap from Jingyang and allow the army to cross the Jing River from here.

"Stop!"

It's just that when Su Mo looked at the scorched eastern suburbs of Jingyang, his face showed a solemn look, and he signaled his subordinates to stop marching.

"Captain, why did you order the march to stop?"

Qi Xuan rode over, with a look of doubt on his face.

Su Mo pointed to the charred ground in front of him and asked, "What did you see?" ”

Qi Xuan raised his eyes and saw that all the fields where Qianmo traffic had been burned down, and he immediately showed a look of shock.

"We didn't burn the fields here, Jingyang, as the northern gateway of Xianyang, has impeccable security and economy, who rushed to set fire here?"

Su Mo sighed: "Presumably, it must be the Qin people's strategy to clear the wilderness, and this matter must be reported to the king as soon as possible." ”

Qi Xuan has followed Su Mo for a long time, and he has matured a lot, and when Su Mo nodded like this, he immediately came back to his senses, and his face changed slightly.

The reason why Zhao Jia dared to take 30,000 cavalry deep into the hinterland of Qin was because he could not beat it and still be able to run.

It's a pity that if you go deep into the hinterland of Qin, you are destined not to get logistical supplies from Zhao, so you can only eat the enemy.

Only now, the Qin people have burned a large area of fertile crops that are about to ripen, which will undoubtedly bring great trouble to the Zhao army to obtain supplies.

You must know that it is autumn now, and the grass has died in many places in Guanzhong.

Previously, the war horses could still rely on the crops of the Qin people, but now that the crops have been burned, it will be extremely difficult for Zhao Jia to snatch enough grain and grass to supply the soldiers and war horses.

"Send someone to scout the nearby villages and see if anyone else is there."

It didn't take long for a scout to come and report: "Captain Qiyu, the village in front is empty, and there is not half a grain left, only some worthless things left." ”

When Su Mo heard this, he sighed in his heart: "What should come will come after all." ”

Going deep into the hinterland of the enemy, in the absence of logistical supplies, the most afraid of others is to clear the wilderness.

"Captain, the war horses have been running for half a day, and they are already exhausted, and now I don't know what the enemy situation is, it is better to send scouts to reconnoiter first, and by the way, let the war horses eat something and recover some physical strength."

Su Mo only hesitated slightly, then agreed to Qi Xuan's suggestion, first sent enough scouts to reconnoiter information, and then sent the soldiers in charge of guarding, so that the team was scattered all over the place, looking for food for the war horses.

Time passed slowly, and half an hour passed, and Su Mo still hadn't found the forage that could fill the stomach of the war horse, and his face couldn't help but become extremely ugly.

Although it is autumn now, many of the grass has withered and yellowed, and there will still be some tenacious grass by the river, which can be eaten by war horses.

Not only that, but the crop stalks that were piled up in the village to burn the fire were roughly processed and packed into some soybeans and coarse grains, which could also make the war horses hungry.

But now, not only have the crops in the village been burned, but even the riverside is scorched and black, and there is no grass growing at all.

"There are no crops and forage, so you can only feed the war horses with food, which will greatly increase the pressure on logistics and supply, this matter is very important, and you must let the king know as soon as possible!"

The amount of food eaten by war horses is far greater than that of soldiers, and there used to be forage for war horses to eat, so there is no need to worry too much.

Now that the Qin people are strong and clear, not only did they not leave food for the soldiers of Zhao State, but even the things that could be eaten by the war horses were burned away.

As a result, it won't be long before the horses don't have the strength to gallop.

At that time, it was the end of this cavalry.