Just when Bai Qi was testing Wang Ji at Hangu Pass, Meng Zhong had also led the armies of Wei, Zhao, and Han to withdraw to the Daozhong camp.

At this moment, how to say the emotions of the three armies of Wei, Zhao, and Han, there is no frustration and chagrin at all about losing the battle, and almost universally they feel inexplicable.

After all, as far as the battlefield at that time was concerned, not only did the Zhao army and the Han army return to the battlefield, but also the Hedong army and the Fangcheng army did not suffer serious defeats.

I have to say that if there is another person as the main general, I believe that the soldiers of Wei, Zhao, and Han will probably begin to question the ability of the main general at this time, but for Meng Zhong, Wei, Zhao, and Han are still quite trusted.

There is no need to say much about the Hedong Army and the Korean Army, Meng Zhong led the remnants of the army to turn the tables during the Battle of Yique, and helped Korea recapture the two cities of Yiyang and Xincheng, and the position of the general has already been confirmed in the minds of the two soldiers of Wei and Han, and the army of Zhao - to be honest, Meng Zhong's reputation in Zhao may not be too good, because he was a subordinate of his son Zhao Zhang and belonged to a member of the rebel army, but the ability of this "rebel general", I believe that the generals of Zhao will not question it, after all, in the civil war of Zhao that year, during the period when Wang Shi was pressed and beaten by the rebels, Meng Zhong and Pang Xuan are the two generals of the rebels, defeating Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao, Fengyang Jun Li Dui, and Anping Jun Zhao Cheng before and after, killing Wang Shi and retreating back to Handan, almost even the royal capital Handan was broken by the rebels, if it were not for the final rebel general Niu Jian defected, the civil war would undoubtedly end with the victory of the rebels.

Since the commander's ability was impeccable, the soldiers of the three armies naturally began to ponder the reason why this Yuncheng Jun withdrew his troops, and there were many discussions on the way to the withdrawal, some said that Meng Zhong realized that the strength of the defenders of Hangu Pass exceeded expectations, and some said that the Hedong Army and the Fangcheng Army had collapsed at that time, in short, after arguing for a long time, they did not come to any conclusions that could stand up to scrutiny.

After withdrawing to the Daozhong Wei camp, Lian Po, Jin Confucius, and Han Zu disbanded their troops, and immediately headed towards the main general's tent, apparently they also wanted to ask Meng Zhong about the real reason for the withdrawal.

I have to say that looking at the appearance of Lian Po, Jin Confu, and Han Zu at the moment, you can clearly see the different combat methods of the three of them.

Let's talk about Han Zu first, although it can't be said that the armor on his body at the moment is still shiny, but there is indeed not too much bloodstains, obviously Han Zu is not a general who commands soldiers to fight at the forefront of the battle; On the other hand, Lian Po and Jin Contempt are indeed red all over their bodies, especially Jin Contempt, when they went to the battlefield, they seemed to be fished out of the blood pool, and blood was dripping all over their bodies, not to mention the enemy, even their own soldiers saw such a warrior, and they were afraid that there was a trace of coolness in their hearts.

Coincidentally, because of the same destination, Lian Po, Jin Contempt, and Han Zu met not far from the main general's tent.

At that time, subconsciously, Lian Po and Jin Contempt stared at each other, and when they saw that the blood on Lian Po's body had coagulated into a scab, which was obviously not as thick as himself, Jin Contempt's face showed a smug and disdainful smile: "Isn't this Lian Po Lian Sima, the fierce general of Zhao State?" I heard that your army was defeated today by an army led by a Qin general named Meng Yi on the opposite side? ”

Lian Po is not the kind of person who is submissive, and when he heard the ridicule, he immediately sneered: "Which eye of Jin Sima saw that our army was defeated by the Qin army?" If it weren't for the Qin general named Meng Yi who led the army to sneak attack, if it weren't for the Yuncheng monarch ordering me to retreat and reorganize the army, whether Meng Yi or Wang Yi, Lian would have slaughtered him...... Having said that, Jin Sima has been on the battlefield for so long, but he doesn't even know the name of the Qin general he faces, right? ”

"......" Jin Contempt's face changed slightly when he heard this, after all, at this moment, he really didn't know the identity of the general of the Qin army he was facing at that time.

On the side, Han Zu stood alone, very embarrassed to watch Lian Po and Jin Contempt taunt each other.

Jin contempt's ridicule of Lian Po certainly made Han Zu feel very embarrassed, after all, Han Jun and Zhao Jun were in a similar situation at that time, they were both because they were too focused on Wang Yujun, and they were attacked by Qin General Zhongxu, so that at this moment, when Jin contempt mocked Lian Po, Han Zu also felt inexplicably embarrassed.

However, there is something more embarrassing than this, that is, Lian Po does not need to refute Jin Contempt at all with words like "The Han army was also attacked by the Qin army, why do you only say our army", which made Han Zu feel ...... Well, it's very uncomfortable, just like standing aside at the moment, but Lian Po and Jin Contempt are just arguing with each other as if they didn't see him, it's very uncomfortable.

Isn't that completely overlooked?

Seeing that Lian Po and Jin Cong were arguing more and more, there was a big fight of disagreement, not to mention that the three sergeants of Wei, Zhao, and Han on the side were trembling, and they didn't dare to come forward to persuade these two warriors, and even Han Zu didn't dare to interfere.

Fortunately, at this time, Le Jin and his Zuo Sima Yu Yingruo were here, and they played a round with a smile: "Two, two, what's wrong?" ”

Turning his head to look at Le Jin for the first time, Jin Con glanced at the blood stains on the armor of Le Jin and Yu Ying from head to toe, I have to say that the blood on the armor of Le Jin and Yu Ying is also very thick, but after all, it is still not as good as Jin Contempt.

Seeing this, Jin secretly praised in his heart: Le Sima and Yu Zuo Sima are also two warriors.

In addition to the praise, he pretended not to care and said: "It's nothing, it's just that some people have the ability to talk about it......"

Lian Po was furious when he heard this, and he stretched out his hand to grab Jin Contempt, but was stopped by Le Jin and Yu Ying, so that Lian Po and Jin Con could stop this somewhat naïve targeting of each other.

All in all, a farce was finally quelled, and Le Jin and Yu Ying were also ready to leave.

Seeing this, Jin Contempt casually asked: "Le Sima, Yu Zuo Sima, are the two of you going to Yuncheng Jun to take your life?" Just passable. ”

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Le Jin was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "This is not in a hurry, right?" Anyway, today's battle was planned in advance, and there were no accidents during the period, so in my opinion, there is no need to pay for anything. ”

"Those two are ......"

"Oh, Yu Ying and I just went back to our respective tents to get a change of clothes, and then prepared to go to the nearby river to find a place to wash." As he spoke, Le Jin pulled his armor and showed an uncomfortable expression on his face.

It's no wonder, after all, his whole body is full of blood mixed with sweat at the moment, slimy, if it weren't for Lejin's many years of fighting, I'm afraid he would have vomited out disgustingly as an ordinary civilian.

"Wash your body? And not fate?'

Lian Po and Jin looked at each other, a little incomprehensible, after all, according to common sense, isn't it common sense to surrender to the main general after the war?

As for the blood on the armor, isn't that just a good way to show off bravery?

It may be that seeing that Lian Po, Jin Confucius, and Han Zu all showed strange expressions, Le Jin said with a smile: "Believe me, go find a place to wash it first, and then it's not too late to go to Ah Zhong to die...... Needless to say, I took the first step, and my body was slimy, which made me uncomfortable. ”

After that, he greeted Zuo Sima Yuying and said goodbye to Jin Confu, Lian Po, and Han Zu.

Looking at the backs of Le Jin and Yu Ying leaving, Jin Cong, Lian Po, and Han Zu looked at each other, Han Zu was fine, but Jin Con and Lian Po suddenly felt that their practice of showing off the thickness of dried blood clots on their bodies to each other was really a bit stupid.

What's worse is that after Lejin said that, Lian Po and Jin Con both began to feel that slimy feeling strongly, not to mention that there were actually some pieces of minced flesh and blood tendons hanging on their armor.

"Why don't the three of us find a place to wash it first, change into clean clothes, and then go to Yunchengjun to take his life?" Han Zu suggested with some hesitation.

Hearing this, Jin Contempt and Lian Po glanced at each other in unison, but neither of them spoke.

It was as if the two of them were waiting for each other to speak first.

Seeing this scene, Han Zu immediately understood that his proposal was in vain: "Forget it, let's surrender to Yunchengjun first, I hope the pungent smell of blood on the two of them will not smoke Yunchengjun." ”

A moment later, because neither Jin Yi nor Lian Po would be the first to speak, they and Han Zu finally appeared in Meng Zhong's tent.

As Le Jin said, although the guards outside Meng Zhong's tent all looked at Jin Con and Lian Po who were covered in blood with great admiration, some guards kindly reminded them that Jin Con and Lian Po might as well wash their bodies and armor first, after all, the blood on their bodies was indeed too rich.

Even Meng Zhong, after seeing Lian Po and Jin Con who were covered in blood, was stunned for a moment, and then he would praise Jin Con and Lian Po for their bravery.

As for the blood and bloody smell on Jin Con and Lian Po, Meng Zhong didn't care very much, after all, he was also promoted from a soldier, how could he not have seen blood?

Subsequently, Jin Con and Lian Po asked Meng Zhong about the reason for the withdrawal of troops.

Meng Zhong explained very frankly: "In order not to break out in advance, the decisive battle will break out. ”

As he spoke, he said to Jin Cong in a slightly reproachful tone: "Jin Contempt, I know that you are very brave and can be called the first fierce general in our army, but what you did today almost caused our army and the Qin army to break out into a decisive battle between both sides of the army......

I have to say that if someone else said this, Jin Contempt's face would sink immediately, but given that it was Meng Zhong who said this, Jin Contempt was not angry, he was just a little puzzled: "I don't understand...... Compared with our army's strong attack on Hangu Pass, the Qin army went out of the city to fight our army, isn't it better? ”

On the side, Lian Po also nodded slightly, obviously he also agreed with Jin Contempt's words.

Hearing this, Meng Zhong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, after all, there were some things that Lian Po and Jin Con didn't know, and Meng Zhong didn't plan to tell them.

You must know that Lian Po and Jin Contempt both belong to the kind of stubborn character, if Meng Zhong reveals to them here, revealing what small actions the Qi army and the Yan army may make in this joint crusade against the Qin State, with the character of Lian Po and Jin Contempt who can't hide their hearts, the whole army will know all about it early tomorrow morning, and at that time, wouldn't the interior of the coalition army be even worse?

In the final analysis, the reason why Meng Zhong, Fengyang Jun Li Dui, and Storm Kite pretended not to know the intentions of the Qi army was to create the illusion that the five kingdoms of Wei, Zhao, Han, Qi, and Yan were united to crusade against Qin and exert pressure on Qin, and on the other hand, they did not give up on winning over the Qi and Yan armies - at least in this war against Qin, Wei, Zhao, and Han still needed the help of Qi and Yan.

Under this premise, some things are destined not to be put on the table, let alone easily tear their faces, otherwise this war between the five countries against Qin will not be immediately abandoned halfway?

Thinking of these, Meng Zhong thought about it and explained to Jin Cong, Lian Po, and Han Zu: "I believe that the three of you actually know that this crusade against the Qin State, I, Wei, Zhao, and Han are the main forces, and the Qi State is just afraid of the alliance of our Three Jins, and is afraid that our Three Jin will investigate its behavior of proclaiming himself as the Eastern Emperor, so it is difficult for him to send troops to cooperate with my Three Jin to crusade against the Qin State, in fact, this is not the original intention of the Qi State." As for Yan Jun, since the death of Lord Zhao's father, Yan Guo has since taken the head of Qi State, Qi State is unreliable, and Yan State may not be reliable. And the army led by the three of you is the elite of my three Jins, if it had suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Qin army earlier, then this crusade against the Qin State would probably have died halfway......"

Hearing this explanation, Jin Cong, Lian Po, and Han Zu nodded thoughtfully, after all, this explanation still makes sense, the army under the command of the three of them is indeed the elite of Wei, Zhao, and Han.

"As for the other ......" Meng Zhong hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to reveal it a little to prove his trust in the three of Jin: "Actually, at present, there are some small internal problems in my coalition army, and Fengyang Jun and the tyrant also know about this matter, but now is not the time to uncover it." …… As for what the problem is, it is inconvenient to disclose it to the three of you for the time being, please forgive me. ”

It must be the problem of the two armies of Qi and Yan.

Although Jin Contempt and Lian Po are a little impulsive and reckless, they are not stupid, and as soon as they heard Meng Zhong's euphemistic explanation, they guessed that it must be some small action by the two armies of Qi and Yan.

However, since Meng Zhong did not explain it to them, it means that this matter is more serious, at least not that the generals of their level can know, but the three of them, Lian Po, and Han Zu are also interested in not asking questions.

But after giving up the question, Jin Contempt raised questions about the attack on Hangu Pass: "I understand what Yunchengjun means, Yunchengjun hopes that our army can reduce the casualties of our army while laying Hangu Pass, but ...... I feel that it is not so easy. ”

On the side, Lian Po nodded slightly.

He agrees with Jin Contempt's point of view.

Meng Zhong is the commander, Lian Po is indeed very relieved, after all, Meng Zhong is indeed very responsible, and will not do this kind of behavior of preserving his own country's army and letting other countries' troops sacrifice, but at the same time, Lian Po also thinks that Meng Zhong's way of using troops is too ...... Be merciful, how can there be immortals in war? Capture Hangu Pass with fewer casualties? It's not realistic to think about this kind of thing, right?

After thinking about it, Lian Po felt the need to remind Meng Zhong a little: "Yunchengjun...... You are quite appreciative and grateful for your compassion for my Zhao army, but I think that the soldiers of our army are also ready to die on the battlefield...... It's entirely possible for I, Zhao Jun, to deal with it...... And I also think that the Jin Sima Fangcai's point of view is not wrong, rather than asking the Qin army to defend the Hangu Pass and forcing our side to storm the Xiong Pass, I think the decisive battle in the field is actually more beneficial to our side......"

Looking at the serious appearance of Lian Po and Jin Contempt, Meng Zhong couldn't help but be a little funny.

He wouldn't have seen that these two fierce generals were complaining in disguise that he was too weak in battle.

So he smiled and reassured: "Okay, next time I will definitely let the two of you kill each other." ”

After receiving Meng Zhong's promise, Lian Po and Jin Cong were also satisfied, and soon left the military tent with Han Zu, each washing the blood on their bodies.

Meng Zhong, on the other hand, sat alone in the tent at this time, thinking about the follow-up strategy.

As Bai Qi guessed, although Jin Qi's radical approach at that time almost broke out a decisive battle between the coalition army and the Qin army in advance, Meng Zhong also pinched a cold sweat at that time, for fear that Bai Qi would send all the troops in the pass in a fit of anger and let the coalition army under his command suffer heavy battle losses.

What about the advantage of giving up the walls? As long as he swallows his Meng Zhong's army with the advantage of troops, when Fengyang Jun Li Dui leads the main force to attack, he will have time to defend it to the death, and there is no need to be too patient.

However, the forbearance of the Qin army made Meng Zhong unexpectedly estimate the approximate strength of Hangu Pass—less than 100,000 troops were killed.

After all, if there are more troops, Bai Qi has the confidence to trigger a decisive battle in advance.

The Qin army is 100,000, and the coalition army is 250,000, if the Qin army has the advantage of the city wall of Hangu Pass before, the coalition army may not be able to win, then after Meng Zhong took out the catapult, the Qin army's chances of victory are actually very small.

Yes, as Bai Qi guessed, Meng Zhong didn't take Hangu Pass in his eyes at all, what he really cared about was indeed the winding and narrow Hangu Road that was fifteen miles long.

To put it simply, he was sure that Hangu Pass would be captured, but how to pass through the fifteen-mile-long Hangu Road made him helpless, after all, this valley road had too much advantage for the Qin army, and it was even greater than Hangu Pass.

If his coalition army despises this Hangu Road and rashly goes deeper, this Hangu Road may not be able to bury his 250,000 allied troops.

Is there a way to get around this Hanya Road?

But unfortunately, so far, Menghu and Huahu, who are responsible for searching for remote roads in this area, have not found any other path that leads to the back of Hangu Pass.

It seems that Hangu Pass is the only way for his coalition forces to attack the belly of Qin.

That's troublesome.

That night, Meng Zhong lay on the straw couch with his hands on his pillows, still thinking hard about ways to break through the Hangu Road, such as using ropes to ask the soldiers to climb the mountains on both sides of the Hangu Road.

But the problem is that as far as he knows, the mountains on both sides of the Hangu Road are not flat and undulating, and are full of ravines and broken walls, which are impassable at all, and even if the soldiers can climb up, they will not be able to help the friendly troops break through the entire fifteen-mile-long Hangu Road.

Just as Meng Zhong was pondering, he suddenly heard some noise coming from the northeast of the camp.

At first, he didn't care, after all, there will inevitably be some friction between the three sergeants of Wei, Zhao, and Han, and this kind of matter is enough for the generals of the three armies to negotiate with each other, and there is no need for him, the former general, to come forward, otherwise it will be difficult to resolve.

But gradually, Meng Zhong felt that something was wrong, because the voice was incessant for a long time, and even some of the meaning became more and more intense.

Qin army night attack?!

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, Meng Zhong turned over and got off the straw couch and walked quickly to the outside of the tent.

At this time, he subconsciously looked in the direction of Hangu Pass, but saw that there was silence in the direction of Hangu Pass.

The only one who will attack his coalition forces is the Qin army, but judging from the situation in front of them, it seems that the Qin army that attacked at night did not come from Hangu Pass, but from ......

Behind?

Looking at the Dongying District and the Northeast Camp that had been attacked, Meng Zhong was thoughtful.