Li Mu took advantage of the victory to pursue and recapture Fanwu, and the Qin army was defeated and fled.

Note: During the Warring States Period, there were two Fanwu, one was in Pingshan, Hebei Province, near Jingcheng Pass. The other is present-day Cixian County, Hebei, located southwest of Handan. The Fanwu that Qin and Zhao fought was Pingshan, Hebei, near Jingcheng Pass.

Soon, Li Mu recaptured Jingcheng Pass. Li Mu sent a section to guard the Jingcheng Pass to prevent the Qin army from attacking again.

Taihang Mountain is known as the "spine of the world". Taihang Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, hundreds of mountains are interconnected, thousands of peaks are towering, and thousands of ravines are deep. Many rivers in Shanxi cut through the Taihang Mountains. From south to north, there are: Qin River, Dan River, Zhanghe River, Hutuo River, Tang River, Sanggan River and so on, so as to form several canyons that cross the Taihang Mountain.

The eight rift valleys in the Taihang Mountains have also become the world's key points for business and military struggles, and have been given a more prudent name: Taihang Bashan. From the bank of the Yellow River to the foot of Yan Mountain, eight famous roads are distributed side by side along the Taihang Mountain from south to north.

Taihang Ba, that is, the place where the mountain range is interrupted. There are many east-west horizontal valleys in the Taihang Mountains, the famous ones are the military capital, Puyin, Flying Fox, Jing, Fukou, Bai, Taihang, Yiguan, etc., it is the eight throat passages of the three provinces of Jin, Hebei and Henan through the Taihang Mountains in ancient times, and it is the important military pass of the border of the three provinces. Some of the most thrilling wars in Chinese history were fought out in this narrow valley.

Taihang Mountain comes from north to south, layers of mountains and mountains, almost uninterrupted, the average altitude is more than 1500 meters, and the mountain is higher here. Because Taihang Mountain is a folded fault block mountain, there is a large fault cut at the eastern foothills, so the eastern slope is particularly steep, just like the northern slope of the Qinling Mountains, it is difficult to climb, and it has become a big obstacle to the traffic between Shanxi and Hebei. Fortunately, there are also many fault zones in the Taihang Mountains, and some rivers developed along the fault valleys flow from west to east, through the ridges, and into the North China Plain, which provide natural channels for the exchange between the east and west of the Taihang Mountains.

The famous "Jingcheng" is one such tunnel. There is a tributary of the Hutuo River, the Mianhe River (also known as the Tao River), which flows out across the fault valley, and its pass along the river is "Jingcheng", that is, the fifth Taihang River. From the east of "Jingcheng", you can directly reach the ancient Hebei town and enter the North China Plain; Out of the west, on the Shanxi Plateau, through the political center of Taiyuan, and can be transferred to the Guanzhong area. This passage connects the east and west of Taihang Mountain and the vast area, which greatly facilitates the transportation in the north. The stone walls on both sides of the "Jingcheng" are steep and narrow, the car can not be square, the riding can not be parallel, it is difficult to walk, but there is a war between the ancient Jin and Hebei provinces or in the north, and the east and west marches mostly take the road here. In particular, this is the ancient political center, and the post road leading to Hebei in the Guanzhong area passes.

The general of Zhao, Li Muqin, led a large army to the south quickly, and joined Sima Shang on the Great Wall in the south of Zhao.

The Southern Route Army of the Qin Army, the commander of the big tent.

"Marshal, it seems that General Yang Duan and General have withdrawn. And the Zhao army is now in full swing, but our army does not have an advantage. Do you want to quit the army? Vice Adjutant General Li Xin had a worried look on his face and hurriedly suggested.

"Li Mu, a peerless general. Now that the strength of the two armies is equal, we must not fight to the death, otherwise the outcome will be unpredictable. Wang Jian, the general of the Qin State, thought silently for a long time before he made up his mind.

At this moment, the Qin army scout captain hurriedly ran in and reported breathlessly: The combined forces of Korea and Wei were stagnant, and they should have received the news of the defeat of the Qin army's northern route army.

Wei had only three counties left, while Korea had only two counties, while Great Qin had more than a dozen counties. In terms of territorial size alone, any moderately wealthy county in Qin is larger than the entire area of Korea!

Note: During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the size of counties varied from country to country, and some counties were actually larger than counties. After the Qin State unified the world, it redivided the scope of new counties several times.

Coupled with Qin's million-strong army, Korea and Wei had to bow down to Qin and nominally accept Qin's dispatch.

Naturally, the Qin State did not expect the armies of these two countries to help the Qin army, but only deliberately dispatched the armies of these two countries, and the real purpose was of course to monitor the military movements of these two countries.

"Generals, the situation is not good now, and the commander has decided to withdraw his troops. Any consequences will naturally be explained to the king by Ben Shuai. "The general of the Qin State, Wang Qian, immediately made a decision.

"Whatever the marshal says, we will also clarify it to the king. After all, Zhao General Sima Shang was calm and spicy, and he stubbornly defended the Zhangshui Trench and the Great Wall in the south of Zhao, and we waited for tens of thousands of dead and wounded, and still couldn't move forward half a step. Now that the Qin army on the North Road has retreated back to China, what can we do? Deputy General Li Xin said on behalf of the generals, and the rest of the Qin generals naturally agreed.

"Since this is the case, it will be cut off by General Li Xin. General Li Xin has been on the battlefield for a long time and makes good use of cavalry, which is the most suitable. Qin General Wang Jian added.

"The last general obeys!" Li Xin immediately agreed, but I am afraid that even he himself did not expect that this would be the first fiasco in his life.

When the Qin army saw the arrival of a large number of Zhao reinforcements, they knew that the northern Qin route army had failed, so they began to retreat south. The Qin general Li Xin led 20,000 cavalry to break off.

In order to block Li Mu's pursuit, the Qin general Li Xin dug several trenches along the rivers and hills, and obtained a large number of cavalry crossbows and infantry crossbows. Of course, once these crossbow arrows are used up, they will definitely be burned on the spot. He also took the opportunity to make a large number of antlers, fences, and wooden shields. These were all prepared before the Qin army team left, and once the troops under Li Xin's command completed the task of blocking the attack, they could ride on fast horses and slip away.

The cavalry of the Zhao State was not stupid, and immediately pulled up the trebuchet to destroy and clean up, but a lot of time was wasted invisibly.

"The cavalry on both flanks went out, and the infantry charged after the cavalry." Zhao Guo's general Li Mu's face turned pale, and he couldn't go on like this. If this continues, before the battle is really fought, the Zhao army is in danger of collapsing. Li Mu gave the most helpless order, allowing his 20,000 cavalry, which he regarded as treasures, as cannon fodder, to attack the Qin army's front. In this way, it will be possible to cover the infantry, who are clumsy in action.

Although the wooden shield of the Qin army can block the powerful arrows, it can be ejected by the trebuchet, and the river plains are mostly safe.

Kankan rushed within the range of the Qin army, and the Qin army formation on the opposite side made a "buzz" sound. It was the sound of the bolts breaking away from the strings, as loud as a hurricane in the air. The sun in the sky was obscured by a dense barrage of arrows, and the swift galloping steel cast the shadow of death mercilessly on the charging cavalry.

Although Zhao Jun had been prepared, he was faced with this kind of rain like arrows. There were still countless knights who fell from their horses, and the horses behind them did not slow down in the slightest, and stepped mercilessly over their bodies. In an instant, their bodies became tattered and turned into minced meat!

The dense arrows were like a metallic storm blowing in a strong wind, and the shields of many of the Zhao cavalry were embedded with arrows, like the tail of a pheasant. There are also many arrows in the war horses under the crotch, and the muscles of the galloping war horses are tight. The arrow burrowed into the flesh and was wrapped in tight muscles. The knights waved their hands and lowered the blindfolds of their horses, which accelerated wildly under the stimulation of pain. No matter what is in front of them, they will move forward. It was a charge of death, in which few men and horses survived. The difference is whether their charge is worthwhile or not. or whether their death is worthwhile.

The cavalry of the Zhao army was like a sharp sword, penetrating directly into the defense line of the Qin army. Moving forward and seeing death as home, in fact, they already regard themselves as dead, and it doesn't matter if they die or not. As long as the Qin army's military formation is crushed, hold out until the arrival of the follow-up infantry. Even if it is to die on the spot, it is worth it!

Relying on tens of thousands of casualties and tens of thousands of casualties, coupled with tens of thousands of infantry casualties, Zhao Guofei finally broke through the defense line organized by the Qin army.

The Qin army was also uncomfortable, and with the innate advantage of defense, it also killed more than 10,000 cavalry who dismounted and fought on foot.

Qin general Li Xin looked at the swarming Zhao infantry, and could only give up the defense line with thousands of holes.

Li Mu, the general of Zhao, took advantage of this opportunity to immediately cross Zhangshui to pursue the Qin army, and defeated the 20,000 Qin army led by Li Xin on the edge of Zhangshui, and Li Xin could only continue to lead the rest of the Qin army to retreat south.

Li Mu, the general of Zhao, was saddened by the huge casualties of the cavalry, and ordered to concentrate all the remaining cavalry, a total of 50,000 people, desperately pursuing the remnants of the Qin general Li Xin.

Li Mu, the general of Zhao, personally led a large army in pursuit, recovered Zhongmu, and continued to pursue the Qin army to the southwest.

At the same time, the Zhao general Sima Shang also led tens of thousands of elite soldiers to the south to recover the Fanyang area, desperately pursuing the remaining Qin infantry.

Zhao Jun went all the way into no man's land.

When Li Xin led tens of thousands of Qin cavalry to retreat to the Yellow River, Li Mu caught up with the Qin army and defeated it.

The miserable Qin army was killed, dived, and drowned, and the Qin general Li Xin led the remnants of the Qin army to cross the Yellow River and retreat westward.

Li Mu was not surprised, pointing out that Li Mu took advantage of the victory to pursue, crossed the Yellow River and fought all the way to the Korean border, and Sima Shang also crossed the Yellow River to the border of Wei.

The Qin army suffered heavy losses in this battle, and the Zhao army also suffered heavy losses, but there is no doubt that the Zhao army won a complete victory, and the Qin army's plan to destroy Zhao has since failed.

In this battle, Li Mu commanded Ruoding, first dealt a heavy blow to the Fanwu Qin army, and then followed the pursuit, expelled the Qin army from the Zhao realm, and then immediately returned to the division to the south, which was unstoppable. When the Qin army along the Zhanghe River heard the news, they left without a fight, and the Qin army in Shangdang and other places also retreated one after another, not daring to fight, and the Qin army's fourth attack on Zhao was declared a failure.

The Battle of Fanwu was the last major victory of the Zhao State in the war between Qin and Zhao. Li Mu's accurate judgment of the enemy's situation before the battle was the main reason for the victory of this battle, but Zhao was no longer able to fight, because the Battle of Changping, the Battle of Handan and other battles caused the huge loss of Zhao's troops, prompting Li Mu to only defeat the Qin army in the Battle of Fanwu, that is, not to achieve the encirclement and annihilation of the Qin army.

In the mid-to-late Warring States period, Qin and Zhao became the two most powerful vassal states. On this basis, the states of Qin and Zhao also launched a fierce contest, and they won and lost each other. For example, in the familiar Battle of Changping, the general of the Qin State defeated the general Zhao Kuo of the Zhao State, making the Zhao State pay the price of more than 400,000 casualties. However, in the Battle of Yique before the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan after the Battle of Changping, Zhao defeated Qin. Of course, because Bai Qikeng killed more than 400,000 soldiers of the Zhao State, the Zhao State after the Battle of Changping was already at the end of the crossbow. Among them, as far as the battle of Fanwu is concerned, it is the last time that Zhao defeated Qin in the confrontation between Qin and Zhao. This battle is also the pinnacle battle of Li Mu, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period.