Time goes back to a moment ago, that is, not long after the meeting between Wang Yi's army and the Jin army, Mengzhong, who had withdrawn from the front army to the Chinese army, moved to a higher soil slope near the Chinese army, so as to have an overview of the entire battlefield and command the overall situation.

Immediately, he saw the scene where Lian Pojun and Han Zujun coincidentally attacked Wang Yu's army from the flank, and frowned slightly.

How to say it, he felt that it was too reckless to kill the Qin army that came out of Hangu Pass, obviously his coalition army had clearly put the main battle army in the front, but this Qin army still rushed forward without stopping, didn't the other party understand that the follow-up of the word array was to outflank the two wings?

You must know that this Qin army does not have many troops, and it has killed about 5,000 people, so how can you have the confidence to forcibly raid the defense line of about 30,000 people in Jin, Lian Po, and Han Zu?

『…… What the hell do you want to do?'

Looking up and glancing at Hangu Pass in the distance, Meng Zhong frowned slightly and exhaled slowly.

He felt a little unable to guess the thoughts of Bai Qi on the other side.

According to common sense, this Qin army came out at this moment, obviously to destroy the catapults of his Wei army, but sent an army of about 5,000 people to rush up, just to disrupt the three 10,000-strong troops in front of his coalition army? Who are you underestimating in vain?!

Of course, having said that, Meng Zhong never thought that Bai Qi would underestimate him, just like he never dared to underestimate Bai Qi, but this time Bai Qi's blind and rough attack really made him scratch his head.

It wasn't until he saw Lian Po and Han Zu's second army slowly attacking this Qin army from both sides that he woke up: This Qin army is not a bait?

Just when he was secretly speculating about this, he suddenly saw the Hangu Pass in the distance open the city gate again, and immediately, countless Qin troops continued to pour out from the pass, stabbing towards the armies of Lian Po and Han Zu at a rapid speed, like two sharp knives.

At this moment, Meng Zhong understood that the Qin army that was the first to kill Hangu Pass was really just a decoy, the purpose was to induce the Zhao and Han armies on the flanks of his coalition army to change their formation to attack the Qin army that was used as a decoy, so as to create favorable battlefield conditions for the Qin army that really shouldered the task of surprise attack in the future.

"An army of about 5,000 men died mercilessly, just to create favorable conditions for themselves...... You really haven't changed at all.'"

Shaking his head slightly, Meng Zhong thought secretly in his heart.

He didn't know Bai Qi on the first day, in his impression, Bai Qi is such a man who will do anything for victory, he will use tough means to coerce civilians in other countries to create opportunities for victory, and similarly, he will not hesitate to sacrifice his generals for victory.

Taking a deep breath, Meng Zhong ordered in a deep voice: "Pass the order, order Lian Po and Han Zu to slowly retreat and reorganize the army." Then order Le Jin and Yu Ying to divide their troops to replace the positions of the Zhao and Han armies, and assist the Zhao and Han armies to retreat......"

Hearing this, a guard on Meng Zhong's side asked in surprise: "Yun Jun, will the Zhao and Han armies retreat at this time?" In the next bold word, the two armies of Zhao and Han may not be able to block the offensive of the two Qin army reinforcements. ”

Hearing the guard's question, Meng Zhong nodded and explained: "I also know that the Zhao and Han armies may not be able to block the offensive of the two Qin armies, but at this moment, the attention of the soldiers of the Zhao and Han armies is probably still on the Qin army that is used as a bait, and I am afraid that many of the soldiers of the Zhao and Han armies have not noticed that the flank is about to be attacked by another Qin army, so in such a hasty response, the casualties of the Zhao and Han armies will definitely be ugly." …… Today is just the first day of the test of Hangu Pass, my original intention is just to test the countermeasures of Bai Qi on the other side, and by the way, run in and run in the three armies under his command, there is no need to make huge casualties between the Zhao and Han armies in order to compete with the Qin army. ”

Hearing this, the guards looked at each other.

During this period, a guard who was born as a child of Mengyi whispered: "What are the casualties of the Zhao and Han armies, what do you have to do with me?" Why send our city army to aid the Zhao and Han armies? ”

Meng Zhong actually heard this, but he pretended not to hear it.

Maybe this guard is actually right, Meng Zhong, as the general of Wei, only needs to take care of the Hedong Army and the Fangcheng Army, what do the Zhao and Han armies do?

It's just that Meng Zhong feels that since Lian Po, Han Zu and the generals under his command are now under his command and follow his instructions, then he should also take responsibility for these two armies, and he can't turn a blind eye to their casualties just because these two armies are the armies of other countries, he feels that this is the obligation and duty that a general should fulfill - even if in the turn of the year, Lian Po and Han Zu have become enemies, but today, these two people and their soldiers are the generals under his Meng Zhong's command!

"Go and herald."

He commanded lightly.

Seeing that Meng Zhong insisted on this, the guards didn't dare to say anything more, and even a few people turned over and got on their horses to convey Meng Zhong's orders on their behalf.

I have to say that Meng Zhong's order was very timely, although because of the distance from the battlefield, the Qin army led by Meng Yi and Zhong Xu still killed in front of the Zhao and Han armies, and took advantage of the opportunity for the two armies to break into the second army when the two armies focused on Wang Yijun, resulting in a certain degree of confusion in the Zhao and Han armies, but in view of the fact that Lian Po and Han Zu received Meng Zhong's retreat order in time, and the Fangcheng army led by Le Jin and Yu Ying also stepped forward in time to support, cutting off the passage for the Qin army to pursue the Zhao and Han armies. Therefore, on the whole, the losses of the Zhao and Han armies were not serious, and the full battle was not more than a thousand casualties.

It's just that in this way, the Wei army has endured all the offensives of the Qin army, and if Gongsun Xi is still alive, I am afraid that Meng Zhong will be scolded and bloody-you withdraw the Zhao and Han armies and let my Wei army withstand all the offensives of the Qin army, what are you thinking?!

Of course, Meng Zhong had his careful plans.

The soldiers under the command of Lian Po and Han Zu, Meng Zhong did not know, but the other Fangcheng army was a very good at defense and good at fighting positional warfare, if it were not for the three people of Jin, Lian Po, and Han Zu who took the initiative to ask for help before the war, in fact, the Fangcheng army was the most suitable army to be deployed at the forefront, because this Wei army was deeply tested by the Qin army in the battle of Wanfang.

No, when the two armies of Zhao and Han slowly retreated, the Fang Cheng army quickly intercepted the Qin army at an oblique angle, and immediately, the Fang Cheng army in the front row raised their shields one after another, building an iron wall defense in an intimate formation.

Even though the oncoming Qin army frequently stabbed the shield in the hands of the Fang Cheng army with a chaotic formation and an undisciplined attack, the Fang Cheng army did not retreat a single step, like a rock that had taken root.

“…… Fang Cheng Army. ”

Qin General Zhong Xu, who originally planned to take the opportunity to pursue the Zhao army, suddenly stopped at this moment, and looked at the army that had replaced the Zhao army to block his Qin army with a solemn expression.

It may be that for the older generation of Qin people, Tian Zhang, a famous general of Qi State, is their lingering nightmare, but for Qin generals of Zhong Xu's age, Meng Zhong is the enemy they fear the most.

From the Battle of Yique to the Battle of Wanfang, if there is still an army in the world that makes them feel jealous, then there is only the Fangcheng army under the command of Meng Zhong.

But it seems that the Qin soldiers under Zhong Xu were not afraid of the Wei army that suddenly appeared in front of them, and launched an offensive against the other party as usual.

Whether it is the Zhao army or the Wei army, as long as it is in front of his Qin army, they are all enemies that can be killed!

"Kill!"

Amidst countless deafening shouts of killing, the Qin soldiers under Zhong Xu gave up the pursuit of the Zhao army and launched a fierce offensive against the Fangcheng army in front of them.

It seems that the morale of the Qin army has not been affected by the Fang Cheng army in the slightest?

In fact, it is no wonder, after all, in the Battle of Yique and the Battle of Wanfang, the army under Bai Qi experienced two defeats that were close to the annihilation of the whole army, both times they were defeated in the hands of Meng Zhong, and twice they replenished the army.

But the problem is that since the veterans of the Qin army at that time were basically dead, the new pawns who took over the positions had no idea what kind of enemy they were facing at this time.

Not to mention, the army under Bai Qi's command at the moment, the soldiers in his army, because they defeated the army led by Zhao generals Li Ji and Han Xu when they attacked Zhao last year, are full of morale!

But unfortunately, the reality was very cruel, and they thought that they could defeat the opponent's Zhongxu soldiers in one fell swoop, and they soon realized that the opponent they were facing at the moment was almost no less than Wei Wushu's combat ability.

No, it was clear that it continued to launch a wave of fierce and death-defying offensives, but it could not shake the shield defense line of the Wei army on the opposite side, even if the soldiers of the Fangcheng army died in the battle, the front of the Wei army did not retreat at all.

Even, under the personal command of Le Jin, the neatly arranged Fangcheng army actually advanced in turn, holding a shield in one hand and constantly poking the spear in the other, difficult but steady, advancing step by step.

“……”

In the distance, Zhao Jianglian saw this scene, and his expression couldn't help but be a little complicated.

He didn't follow the Zhao army under his command for the sake of breaking off, he just wanted to help the Fang Cheng army - after all, Meng Zhong valued him Zhao Jun so much, how could he take care of himself and withdraw from the battlefield?

At the moment of retreat, he had already made up his mind, as long as the Fang Cheng army made a slight mistake, he ordered his army to support the Fang Cheng army.

He was honest and not ungrateful.

But what surprised him a little was that the Fangcheng army steadily blocked the offensive of the Qin army, and the iron-walled defensive tactics used by the Wei army to block the Qin army were precisely the tactics that he was almost completely wiped out by the Qin and Wei coalition forces during the Battle of Taoyi last year.

Even, at that time, the army under the command of Zhao Xi and Xu Jun also suffered heavy losses.

"When you are an enemy, you will show no mercy even to the army of your old friend; When you are a friendly soldier, even if you are a soldier of another country's army, you will not let it die in vain for no reason...... Is this the principle of that Yuncheng Monarch?'

Shaking his head with a smile, Lian Po took a deep breath and ordered Zhao Zu who was still staying by his side nearby: "Retreat!" Hurry up and reorganize the army, and fight with the Qin army again, don't let the Wei people here underestimate my Zhao people! ”

"Whoa!"

Zhao Zu nearby shouted excitedly.

At the same time, the Qin general Jin Kuang, who had successfully joined forces with Wang Yu, also noticed the battle situation on both wings.

He originally thought that Meng Yi and Zhong Xu would definitely be able to cause chaos in the positions of the Zhao and Han armies this time, but he never thought that Fang Cheng's army appeared in time to cut off the way for his Qin army to pursue the Zhao and Han armies, and put up an iron wall defense in front of his Qin army.

Maybe even the old opponents of the Meng family army such as Meng Yi and Zhong Xu don't know the power of the iron wall defense, but Jin Kuang knows very well, after all, during the Battle of Taoyi last year, Meng Zhong had commanded the Qin army under his command instead of him - yes, the enemy commander on the opposite side was actually the "temporary commander" who had commanded his Qin army in battle, the key is that Jin Kuang still felt that Meng Zhong commanded very well at that time, and the feeling of peace of mind for him was no less than Sima Cuo's personal command.

Therefore, it is conceivable that Jin Kuang is in a complicated mood at the moment.

If you have a choice, I believe that Jin Kuang is more willing to fight under Meng Zhong - although Bai Qi is also very good, the key is that Meng Zhong is better in morality.

While Jin Kuang was in mixed feelings, a small riot was caused in the army under his command.

The reason for this was that his soldiers finally really saw the enemy army on the left and right flanks, the Wei army that had fought alongside them last year.

"Fang Chengjun? The left and right flanks of the enemy army are the Fangcheng army? ”

"What? Fang Cheng Army? General Mong's army? ”

"What a noise! Our enemy this time is Wei General Meng Zhong, what is the fuss about when he encounters Fang Chengjun? ”

"Yes...... It's actually General Meng......"

It can be seen that among the soldiers under Jin Kuang's command, there are still many soldiers who do not know that the Wei general Meng Zhong is their enemy commander today, and they are shocked and inexplicable after hearing the truth.

Wang Yu obviously heard the discussion of those Jin Kuang soldiers, and asked Jin Kuang who was joining him in a low voice: "General Jin, the soldiers under your command seem to be talking about the Yuncheng Jun opposite. ”

"Hmm." Jin Kuang also did not deny: "When the Qi State attacked the Song State last year, my Great Qin and Wei States both sent reinforcements to reinforce the Song State, and Meng Zhong, who was not yet the Emperor of Yuncheng at that time, once commanded our Qin army......"

General Wei, commanding his Qin army?

Wang Yi opened his mouth in some surprise.

But Jin Kuang obviously didn't want to continue the topic, and said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time to talk about this, next, Jin will launch a surprise attack on the Wei army opposite, and ask General Wang to help me." ”

Hearing this, Wang Yi immediately looked straight, and clenched his fists in response: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Immediately, Jin Kuang ordered his army to launch a more ferocious offensive against the oncoming Jin contempt army.

As for the Fangcheng army on both flanks...... Isn't there Meng Yi and Zhong Xu? He didn't want to touch Fang Chengjun's hard stubble.

Due to the addition of the Jin Kuang army, the offensive of the Jin Kuang army was contained, and the two Qin armies, the Jin Kuang army and the Wang Gong army, launched a counteroffensive and advanced step by step.

Seeing this, Jin was angry.

You know, today is the first battle between him and the Hedong Army under his command under the account of the Yuncheng monarch, if he is beaten to the ground by the Qin army on the opposite side, can he still hold his head up?

Furious, Jin Contempt personally led the team to fight in front of the battle, and shouted loudly while struggling to kill the enemy: "Defend to the death!" Defend the front line, don't ask the Qin army to destroy any building cart and stone throwing cart! ”

Under the encouragement of Jin Contempt, the Hedong warriors under his command reinvigorated their spirits and launched a positional battle with the Qin army on the opposite side that did not give up an inch of land, and blood was splashed everywhere, and corpses were everywhere, both Qin and Hedong warriors.

In view of the temporary departure of the Zhao and Han armies, at present, the Hedong Army and the Fangcheng Army are fighting against the Qin Army with the strength of the two armies of about 30,000 troops, and because of the difference in strength by 10,000 people, it is difficult to open up the situation even if it is the Hedong Army and the Fangcheng Army.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong, who was watching the battle in the rear, frowned deeply.

How to say it, the Fangcheng army on both wings was okay, blocking the Qin army with an iron wall defense, with more than enough defense and insufficient offensive power, and the Qin army on the opposite side found that it could not break through the formation of the Fangcheng army after several surprise attacks, so it gradually slowed down the offensive, so that the two armies showed a stalemate.

On the one hand, the Jin Contempt Army lacked in the formation, and the Qin Army thought that there was an opportunity to take advantage of the chaotic formation, on the other hand, the Jin Contempt's strong desire to attack also forced the Qin Army to resist desperately, resulting in a rapid escalation of the intensity of the Central Battlefield.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong frowned.

You know, he just tried to attack Hangu Pass today, but he didn't plan to have a decisive battle with Bai today.

He only has 40,000 troops under his command at the moment, even if the troops of Dou Xing, Wei Qing, Menghu, Huahu and others are transferred, they are only about 65,000 troops, God knows how many troops are stationed in Hangu Pass opposite?

What's more important is that the army under his command is the elite of Wei, Zhao, and Han, if he fights here, how many troops will he have left in the coalition army to defend against the armies of Qi and Yan?

Qi Jiang Tian Touch and Yan Jiang Le Yi ...... Meng Zhong always believed that they should be guarded against.

All in all, he can have a vigorous battle with the Qin army in front of Hangu Pass today, but there is no need.

Thinking of this, Meng Zhong instructed left and right: "Send someone to send an order to Jin Contempt and tell him to slow down the offensive." Just make sure that the Qin army on the opposite side can't break through the defensive line, and there is no need to kill it. ”

"Whoa!" The left and right guards went to give the order as they were told.

After a while, the guard went and returned, and said with a strange expression: "Yun Jun, Jin Sima said that he must not let the Qin army destroy any of the building cars and well cars, and I suspect that he did not listen to your orders at all......"

Hearing this, Meng Zhong immediately frowned: "This Jin is contemptible...... It's too straightforward. ”

He had never said anything like not to throw away any of the building carts and well stone throwers, and even if necessary, he would voluntarily give up the twenty building cars and stone throwers, after all, these were just dead things that could be rebuilt, how could they be compared to the lives of his soldiers?

But Jin Contempt, how to say it, is too upright...... In other words, brainless, not knowing how to be flexible at all.

I have to say that at this point, Jin Contempt is indeed inferior to Lian Po, at least Lian Po knows how to weigh the advantages and disadvantages, when he learned that his army was attacked by the Qin army, Lian Po decisively gave up killing Wang Di, whose strength was not inferior to him, and turned to command his soldiers to block the offensive of the Qin army's reinforcements; Jin Contempt, however, was stuck to the twenty building cars and catapults that merely and did not know how to be flexible.

What if you give up those building cars and catapults? When the Qin army achieved its goal, the offensive would naturally slow down, and even consider withdrawing its troops and returning to Hangu Pass, so that they had to fight the Qin army to the death for the sake of the twenty building carts and catapults, so that in the end, the two sides killed the red eye and staged a decisive battle in advance?

Why!

"This Jin is contemptible, I don't know how to judge the situation......"

Muttering to himself, Meng Zhong also had a headache.

He didn't want to stage a decisive battle with the Qin army in advance, but the problem was that he couldn't order a retreat right now.

Otherwise, as soon as his Wei army withdrew, the morale of the Qin army soared, and he took the opportunity to cover up the killing, so wouldn't his Wei army collapse inexplicably?

At this moment, he could only secretly pray that Bai Qi would calm down, and not send reinforcements again because of the relationship between the Jin and Contempt Army, and at the same time, he also pinned his hopes on Lian Po and Han Zu to reorganize their positions as soon as possible.

As if hearing Meng Zhong's heart, Lian Po and Han Zu quickly reorganized their formations and led the Zhao and Han armies to kill them again.

The comeback of the Zhao and Han armies naturally made the Qin army raise its vigilance, and then the offensive was also slowed down.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meng Zhong decisively waved his hand and ordered: "Pass the order, all armies will help each other and slowly retreat." ”

Hearing this order, the nearby Wei soldiers looked at each other, after all, the three armies of Wei, Zhao, and Han did not show any decline, why did this Yuncheng Jun order the withdrawal of troops?

No, some of Meng Zhong's guards asked puzzledly: "Jun Yun, our army has no trace of defeat, why did you retreat at this time?" ”

Meng Zhong didn't explain, and said calmly: "Today I am just to test the strength of the defenders of Hangu Pass, not to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army. ”

The guards nodded as if they didn't understand, and obeyed Meng Zhong's order to pass out the order.

A moment later, this order was passed on to Lian Po, Han Zu, and Jin Con one after another.

Han Zu is not the kind of general who has his own opinions, although he does not understand why Meng Zhong withdrew his troops, but he still accepts it without reservation.

However, Lian Po and Jin Contempt questioned this order.

The reason is very simple, and the two of them have the same reason: they have not yet defeated the Qin army in front of them!

It wasn't until the Fangcheng cavalry in charge of the order emphasized that this was Yunchengjun's order and hoped that Lian Po and Jin Cong would do so, that Lian Po and Jin Cong accepted the order in a huff, led the army under their command and Fangcheng Army to support each other, and slowly retreated.

"The enemy has retreated!"

"The enemy has retreated!"

Seeing the three armies of Wei, Zhao, and Han slowly retreating, although the Qin army on the battlefield also felt inexplicable, they couldn't help but cheer.

It's inconceivable to say, when did the army of the dignified Qin State start to cheer for a tie battle?

Probably, it was because of the elite relationship between Wei, Zhao, and Han on the other side, even the Qin generals felt a lot of pressure.

"Aren't you chasing?"

Seeing the retreat of the enemy army, Wang Yi immediately came to Jin Kuang's side and asked the former lieutenant Sima Cuo's lieutenant.

I have to say that Jin Kuang is worthy of being a veteran who has followed Sima Cuo for a long time, he seems to see the real reason for the retreat on the other side, shook his head and said to Wang Yu: "The withdrawal of troops on the opposite side is not because the battle can't be won't, I'm afraid I just don't want a decisive battle to break out in advance, you look at the armies of Wei, Zhao, and Han on the opposite side, when they retreat, they are neat and orderly, and they know that the opposite side still has the power to resume the war, if they blindly pursue, there will be no good results." After that, he said to Wang Di, who was in deep thought: "Tell the soldiers to burn those building cars and throw the cars, and then go back to the customs to resume their lives." ”

“…… Well. ”

Looking at the three armies of Wei, Zhao and Han who were evacuating in the distance, Wang Di nodded slightly.