Starting from Handan, Zhao Yong and his entourage arrived at the house city first. After the last battle of the house, Lian Wu has been ordered to be transferred here and continues to be a bridgehead wedged into the hinterland of Zhongshan. Moreover, Lian Wu has been in Shancheng for many years and has dealt with Zhongshan people, so he was ordered to transfer north this time, which can be regarded as a light car. What's more, he was promoted by one level and was promoted from the right lieutenant to the lieutenant. It can be regarded as the first threshold of the official career, and it is one step closer. The defense of Shancheng was handed over to his deputy Jia Liang.

Before Zhao Yong left, he confessed to Lian Wu, causing confusion to the enemy, and he had already ordered Jia Liang, the defender of Shancheng, to cooperate with him more and carry out more troop movements. In particular, although the cavalry of the house could not fight, they could enter and exit the border between the two countries on a large scale to create the illusion of attack and reduce the pressure of their own activities in the hinterland of Zhongshan.

But he didn't expect that not long after the march to Shiyi, he was discovered by the Zhongshan army. And on the wide plain, a group of cavalry wars have just begun.

Zhao Yong urged the horses under him, like arrows, to lead the cavalry to gallop north, and behind him, the cavalry troops of Zhongshan Kingdom tightly bit the harassing troops that entered Zhongshan Kingdom, not giving them a chance to breathe, but they did not dare to get too close, because if they were too close, the cavalry of Zhao State would fire arrows, and if they were too far, they would often lose their goals. Just like the previous times, many cavalry spotted this unit, but they were quickly escaped from view by the other side.

In fact, there is another reason, I am afraid that Zhao Guo and Zhongshan Guo are not aware of it. That is, the horses used by the hundred golden people of Zhao State, which are Hequ horses produced by Daijun, although compared with the horses in the Sanhu area, the quality is worse, but compared with the horses used in Zhongshan and have been installed in the Central Plains, whether it is explosiveness, long-distance running ability or endurance, it is much better. And this warm-blooded horse is more calm and less easily frightened than the cool-blooded horse in the Central Plains. Therefore, although the distance between the two places is not far, there are still differences in the characteristics of horses.

The soldiers of Zhongshan Kingdom saw that Zhao Jun's speed slowed down a little, and hurriedly caught up with two steps. Just about to catch up, but when he saw the arrows in front of him, he raised his shield without thinking about it to resist the attack of the arrow rain. Even so, some cavalry were still hit by arrows, or horses were injured, some fell off their horses directly and were trampled by the cavalry coming from behind, and some horses suffered pain, impacting their own formation, causing chaos. This time, he lost the little advantage he had just caught up, and he could only watch Zhao Jun jumping around in front of him, but he was helpless.

Zhongshan is from Di Rong, and he should be the best at archery and horse archery, but first, Sima Cheng, as a person who defends the country in the Central Plains, promotes the Central Plains culture in Zhongshan, imitates the Yan State of Qi, pays attention to poetry and etiquette, and is a little slack about the nation's own bow and horse riding. On the contrary, it increased the development of vehicle soldiers; Second, the conditions of Zhongshan itself did not allow them to vigorously develop cavalry, which was determined by the natural environment. So against this cavalry, it was a little difficult.

This 1,000-strong army not only has superb riding skills, but even the kung fu of archery on horses is first-class. In particular, this group of people has a special trick, which is real mounted archery, instead of having to dismount to shoot arrows like other cavalry. This method, the Hu people will, and the Zhongshan people will also, but it all depends on the strength of the legs to the horse's belly. And Zhao Guoren relied on the help of stirrups and Takahashisa. Not only is the accuracy high, but the archery speed is also very fast.

Thousands of years later, a great man in China footnoted this phenomenon with a succinct sentence: science and technology are the primary productive forces.

Zhao Yong glanced back at the Zhongshan cavalry who were in hot pursuit, although he couldn't guess why the other party couldn't catch up with him, and he still had to work hard to drive away, but obviously, if he continued like this, he would not run by the enemy's nose, but by the enemy's nose.

"Li Zhuo!"

"The end will be." Li Zhuo was not far behind Zhao Yong, but now when he heard the call, he hurriedly urged the horse to catch up.

"You can't be so passive. Maybe there's something waiting for us ahead. We need to be proactive. ”

"Your Majesty, please command."

"There's a small mound ahead, and after the army has turned over, you and I will take a part of each, and I will continue northward, and you will detour back behind this group of enemy troops. I continued to attract them in front, this section of the terrain is not very open, so we will form a formation, and when we reach the right place, you will attack the opponent's rear army and take him by surprise. ”

"What if they chase separately?"

"Stupid! Pursue them separately and eat them, just these four or five hundred people, you still don't dare to go up? In a word, if you can, don't fight in close combat, and try to rely on bows and arrows to consume them. Later in the day, we rounded fifteen miles north of Shiyi City. ”

"Shiyi? Aren't you going farther and farther north? ”

Zhao Yong smiled slightly and looked at the Zhongshan army behind him. "Believe it or not, the other party must be guarding Lone on the other side of the Great Wall? This time, Lone is going to the Great Wall to see what gifts the Zhongshan people have prepared for Lonely. ”

"Your Majesty, this is too risky. Otherwise, let the last general go to the area of the Great Wall with the cavalry, and the king can return to Shiyi to wait for the last general to triumph. "What are you kidding, if Zhao Yong has three longs and two shorts, his family will be finished.

"Obey orders!" Zhao Yong said in a serious tone, and he couldn't refuse at all.

Li Zhuo could only nod, then looked at Pang Nuan beside him, and said, "You must follow me closely for a while, and don't leave the formation." ”

Pang Nuan joined the army for the first time, and when he first encountered the enemy army, he was still a little cowardly, and he forgot all about the stick martial arts he learned from Que Guanzi. Fortunately, after experiencing it three times, I slowly got used to this kind of life of eating and drinking, and I was not as scared as I was at the beginning.

Speaking of which, among the three people, only Li Zhuo has some experience in leading troops, and he has really fought in battle, Zhao Yong has been a commander, and it is the first time to use force with the enemy at such a close distance, and the bloody scene really made him uncomfortable for a long time. And Pang Nuan, although he was behind the gate, he joined the army for the first time.

"I'll follow you." Without too many words, Pang Nuan directly put forward his own ideas.

Li Zhuo was slightly stunned, and then looked at his resolute little face that did not look reluctant at all, knowing that this time, Pang Nuan really liked this kind of life, so he no longer dissuaded and began to gather people.

Taking advantage of the speed, Zhao Jun took the lead into the mound. Li Zhuo beckoned to the soldiers he had chosen, and quickly passed through the mound and headed south. Zhao Yong and Pang Nuan, on the other hand, took a part of the cavalry and continued to the north. By the time the soldiers of Zhongshan arrived, the two armies had already separated, and the Zhao army took advantage of its speed advantage to gradually make it difficult for Zhongshan to reach him.

"Captain, what should I do? Which part to chase? ”

Lieutenant Zhongshan looked at the two parts of Zhao Jun who were gradually moving away, his face was full of sweat mixed with dust, and he said breathlessly: "What a cunning! Do you still know how to divide the troops? Don't be afraid of an ambush ahead! ”

"What are we going to do?"

Du Wei thought about it, waved his big hand, pointed at Zhao Yong's troops and said, "Chase that!" Drive them to the side of the Great Wall, where there are chariots and soldiers, preparing to capture this army alive! Damn, when did Zhao Guoren learn to ride and shoot, it's a fucking weird thing. ”

So, after a short pause, this Zhongshan army continued to the north, chasing after the Zhao army.

"Your Majesty, they're chasing after you." Xiao Pang Nuan looked at the dusty sky behind him, but there was no shadow of the Zhongshan soldiers in the direction that Li Zhuo left, knowing that the Zhongshan soldiers still chose to pursue his own cavalry, his words trembled a little.

"That's right." is also a student of Crane Guanzi, Zhao Yong learned spiritual support, and Pang Nuan learned miscellaneous studies, occasionally the art of war. So for himself, a cheap junior brother, he still has a lot to take care of. "The more we attract them on our side, the more space they have to go around and the smoother they will attack the enemy's rear. The more you can detect how effective the cavalry is. However, the scene is still too small, and the advantages of the cavalry cannot be fully brought into full play, so it is better than nothing. ”

"Your Majesty, you seem to care about cavalry in particular, can cavalry really create victory?" Pang Nuan is still skeptical. In fact, he is not to blame, I am afraid that even a cavalry stalwart general like Li Yan is skeptical. There is only a young Zhuang faction like Li Zhuo who is convinced of himself.

"Don't worry, this time, Senior Brother will show you! Drive! As he spoke, Zhao Yong slapped the horse's ass fiercely, making his mount hurry up and hurry.

The Great Wall of Zhongshan in the south.

This is the western defensive position of Shiyi, Luanxian and Shenxian of Zhongshan State, and it is also the second southern defense line of Zhongshang State to resist Zhao State. The first section of the defense line is the defensive line starting from the house and reaching Hengshui in the east. But after the house was attacked, the first section of defense lost its effect, and it was difficult for Hengshui to stand independent. Although a small number of defenders remained, the main forces were placed near Shiyi and Luan County.

If Zhao crosses this line of defense, it will directly face the Great Wall of Zhongshan with the Hutuo River as the core, of course, if this defense line can be breached, it will also mean that the southern part of Zhongshan will be declared completely collapsed, and Zhongshan will only be trapped in the Lingshou line, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

It can be seen that whoever can take this place will hold the offensive and defensive lifeblood of the two countries.

A group of chariots was already following the gallop road, heading to the Shiyi area. This was the required transfer after they received the battle report from Shiyi, so that they must be able to intercept the cavalry of the Zhao State that was moving in the direction of the Great Wall. Although a lot of cavalry had set off from Luan County before, there were few successful interception reports, so the defenders of Shiyi had to request the transfer of chariots and troops to Shiyi. Cooperate with the cavalry that drove the Zhao army to the north from Shiyi, and completely annihilate this Zhao cavalry.

However, in the eyes of the commander of the chariot soldiers, this is all a prevarication that the cavalry is not conducive to his own resistance, and he doesn't mind speculating that the general Wuqiu Lu stationed in Shiyi must have been planted in the hands of Zhao Guo again this time. "Alas, I didn't expect that Wuqiu, who once thought he was a hero, had fallen to such a point. That's it, for the sake of a colleague, let's go and help him for the time being. ”

He smiled suspiciously, "However, Lao Tzu can't help in vain, if you don't give Lao Tzu benefits this time, don't want to let Lao Tzu sell your life to you." He paused and said to the lieutenant general behind him, "Send scouts, reconnoitre, find out the whereabouts of Zhao's cavalry, and then report back." ”

"Yes, but General, we have to speed up our journey to Shiyi, otherwise, the military order will not be tolerated."

"Which of your dog's eyes saw that I wasn't speeding up." Du Wei said suspiciously, "But the whereabouts of the cavalry of the Zhao State are difficult to determine, if you want to encircle them, how can it be so easy, be cautious, be cautious." As he spoke, he called the herald, "Give me the order, and all the troops will slow down and advance while waiting for the reconnaissance news." ”

"Yes."

Don't say that my brother won't help you.