The next day, the first rays of the morning sun shone into the east wall, and the warm sunlight hit the stone building. Shi Lou snorted heavily and had a sweet dream. Shi Lou dreamed that he commanded his soldiers, not only repelled the Zhao army, but also returned to Handan. Zhao Guo could not resist the fierce attack of Zhongshan State, and made peace with Zhongshan State on the shore of Zhangshui. Shi Lou saw that Zhongshan Guo had won a complete victory, and the corners of his lips showed a long-lost smile.

Suddenly, Shilou opened his eyes and saw the soldiers around him, sleeping by the city wall, only to realize that he had a dream. He wondered how good it would be if the dream was real. Shi Lou didn't have time to sort out his lost mood. Outside the city, drums and trumpets sounded. Shi Lou shouted: "The Zhao army is about to attack the city." ”

The stone tower stood on the tower and looked out of the city.

Adjutant General Quartz said: "Old general, why did Zhao withdraw his troops." ”

Shi Lou saw that the array of the Zhao army had changed, and the rear team had become the front team, obviously retreating, and he also wondered: "Why did Zhao withdraw the army." ”

Seeing the retreat of the Zhao army, the defenders of Zhongshan cheered in unison to celebrate the victory of this war.

Quartz asked: "Old general, should we go out of the city and chase down the Zhao army." ”

The generals also asked for battle one after another, going out of the city to chase the enemy, so as to establish meritorious deeds and expand the results of the battle. Shi Lou looked at the neat military appearance of the Zhao people outside the city, shook his head and said: "The Zhao State withdrew its troops, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, without the slightest confusion. We can't pursue it, lest we fall into the trap set by Zhao's army. ”

In this confrontation, Zhao Guo is in an advantage, and Zhongshan Guo is at a disadvantage. If Zhao Guoruo gathered his troops and stormed the city tower, Dongyuan City was more auspicious than lucky. The stone building has also been prepared for a long time, preparing for the death war of the country. The figure of the main force of the Zhao army became farther and farther away, and finally disappeared into the sky. Shi Lou never believed that Zhao would withdraw his troops so easily. He couldn't understand why Zhao Guo would miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break through Dongyuan and point at Lingshou.

Shi Lou thought of many reasons, but he denied them one by one. In order to find out the true intention of Zhao State's withdrawal, Shilou sent scouts to inquire about the news. The scout came back and said that there was no trace of the Zhao army within ten miles of Dongyuan. Only then did Shi Lou believe that Zhao Guo had really withdrawn his troops. But he didn't know why, and there was an unprecedented fear in his heart.

Zhao Yong ordered the withdrawal of the army, and was also worried that the Zhongshan army in the city would open the city gate to pursue. Zhao's retreat would turn into a rout. In order to avoid this from happening, Zhao Yong asked Sima Wang to lead 20,000 horses to prepare in advance, intercept the pursuit of Zhongshan at any time, and take advantage of the situation to encircle and annihilate the pursuing enemy. The main force of the Zhao army withdrew from Dongyuan for ten miles, and there was no Zhongshan chasing army.

Zhao Junyong stood on the mound and asked, "What is the movement of the Zhongshan army in Dongyuan City?" ”

The crown prince replied: "Father, there is no change in the Zhongshan army. ”

Zhao Junyong waved his hand and said, "Withdraw!" ”

Prince Zhang exclaimed: "Father, let's withdraw our troops like this." ”

Zhao Yong nodded and said, "We don't fight Dongyuan, we will attack Shiyi." ”

At the same time, the left army commanded by Zhao Yuan of Zhao State was also overwhelming, breaking through Ning, Zhaoyi, Jinyi, Xiaquyang, Fei and so on in Zhongshan State. The right army under the command of Xu Jun captured the house and Shangyuan, and the troops surrounded Shiyi. Shiyi is the gateway to the west of Zhongshan into Taihang, and it is also the barrier of Gongwei Lingshou. There are 40,000 Zhongshan troops stationed in Shiyi, and the three brothers Shilong, Shihu, and Shibao are even better at fighting. Xu Jun used a strong attack and attacked for many days, but was defeated by Zhongshan Kingdom.

At this moment, Zhao Xiao led the Western Route Army out of Jingcheng, broke through Ningjia, and went south to besiege Shiyi. The Chinese army on the southern route led by Prince Zhang came from east to west and besieged Shiyi. Zhao's Western Route Army and the Central and Right Armies of the South Route converged. For a time, more than 100,000 soldiers of the Zhao State emerged outside Shiyi City. The three Shi brothers stood on the city tower and saw that Zhao Jun was surrounding Shiyi layer after layer, and their faces turned pale with fright. The 100,000-strong army of Zhao launched a strong attack at the same time, and it was a matter of time before Shiyi was lost.

Seeing that the enemy was outnumbered, Shi Leopard asked anxiously: "Big brother, the Zhao army is overwhelming. What are we going to do. ”

Shi Hu also said: "Big brother, we can't win against Zhao Jun." lest the war affect the tribesmen and the people in the city, so we might as well surrender! ”

Shi Long shouted: "What are you afraid of." There are forty thousand people in our city. How could you be afraid of Zhao Ren. ”

Shi Leopard said with a miserable face: "There are more than 100,000 Zhao troops outside the city, how can we be their opponents with our little strength." ”

"Zhao has reinforcements, and we have them too." Shi Long stabilized his mind and replied, "Tonight, I will lead my army to attack the Zhao army in the east. The two of you took advantage of the darkness of the night to break through and go to the rescue. ”

Shi Hu asked, "Where are the reinforcements?" ”

Shi Long said: "Shi Leopard, Shi Hu, you listen to me. And there were not only the people in the city, but also our people. Whether we survive or not depends on whether you can bring in reinforcements. Shi Leopard, you go and ask General Shi for help. When General Shi Lao learned that we were besieged by the Zhao army, he would not sit idly by. Shi Hu, you go and ask Ji Zuo for help. We have always been friends with Ji Zuo. Ji Zuo's envoy learned that we were in trouble, and he would not die without help. ”

Shi Leopard and Shi Hu said, "Huh." ”

As night fell, Shilong drummed out the momentum and personally led 20,000 soldiers out of the east gate to raid the Zhao army. Shi Leopard and Shi Hu took advantage of the night to break through and went to ask for reinforcements. Zhao Yong, Fei Yi, Tian Buli, Prince Zhang, Sima Wangzu and Le Yi saw that one tiger would go east, and the other tiger would go north. Fei Yi asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to stop them?" ”

Zhao Yong said to Le Yi: "Surrounding Shiyi and breaking the east wall is your strategy." The rest is up to you. ”

Le Yi saluted and replied: "Xiangbang, please be sure to capture the person who fled north, and don't hurt his life." ”

Fei Yi said: "Okay." I'm going to get him back. ”

Tian Buli said: "Don't we care about the people who go east?" ”

Le Yi said with a smile: "Please General Yunzhong, chase him, but we can't capture him alive, we want him to go to Dongheng for help in embarrassment." ”

Sima Wangzu said with gusting hands: "It's finally time for me to make a move." ”

At that moment, Feiyi and Sima Wang each led a thousand soldiers away.

Prince Zhang asked, "Father, General Le, what should I do?" ”

Tian Buli also said: "General Le won't let us watch them build up meritorious deeds!" ”

Le Yi said: "The king, the prince, Zuo Sikou, we will hand over the attack here to Xu Jun and Zhao Xiao." We led all the iron cavalry and prepared to attack the reinforcements of Donghenglai. ”

Shi Leopard fled all the way east, came to the foot of Dongyuan City, and shouted: "Old general, Shiyi is in danger. ”

Shi Lou recognized the person on the tower of Dongyuan Castle as Shi Leopard, followed by the pursuers, shouting, "Open the city gate quickly and let him in." ”

The suspension bridge over Higashigaki Castle was lowered.

Shi Lou commanded the soldiers on the city tower and said sharply: "The archers are ready to shoot Zhao Jun." ”

Shi Lou ordered someone to intercept Zhao Jun with arrows, and at the same time hurried down the city tower, seeing that Shi Leopard was scarred and his battle armor was broken, he asked, "Shi Leopard, what happened." Aren't you defending Seok-eup? ”

Shi Leopard sobbed: "The Zhao army is besieging Shiyi, and Shiyi is in danger. Please ask the old general to send troops to save him. ”

Lou Zhong asked: "Shiyi doesn't have 40,000 soldiers, why do you need me to save it." ”

Shi Leopard hurriedly said: "Shiyi is besieged by more than 100,000 troops of Zhao State. ”

"More than 100,000 Zhao Jun." Hearing this, Shi Lou took a breath of cold air, "How can Zhao Guo have so many troops. ”

"A Zhao army coming south besieged us for many days, but we were repulsed many times. We are ready to take advantage of the darkness of night to attack and defeat the Zhao army. But he didn't expect a Zhao army to come to the north, and a Zhao army to the east. The three Zhao armies converged and came together, and there were more than 100,000 people. Seeing what was going on, Shi Leopard picked up the important ones and said, "Old general, quickly send troops to rescue Shiyi." One step too late, Shiyi will be broken by the Zhao State. ”

"Oh no, we're fooled." Shi Lou groaned a little, his face became more and more ugly, and he was shocked: "I've been wondering why Zhao Guo has besieged us for several days but didn't launch a large-scale attack. It turned out that Zhao Jun's purpose was not Dongyuan, but Shiyi. In this way, we fell into the hands of the Zhao people, and Shiyi was in danger. ”

Shi Leopard urged: "Please give the order of the old general and rescue quickly." ”

Shi Lou looked at the generals beside him and shouted, "Who is willing to lead troops to rescue Shiyi." ”

More than 100,000 Zhao troops besieged Shiyi, and even if they went, it would be useless. When everyone heard this, they didn't dare to meet the majestic gaze of the stone building, and lowered their heads and were silent. Then one of them broke the silence and said: "Old general, I am not afraid of death." Zhao is powerful, and we can't change the situation if we go. ”

"Old general, Ji Zuo's mission is to garrison Dongyuan and guard against the Zhao army. If we divide our troops to save Shiyi, and Dongyuan is lost, how can we explain to Ji Zuo's envoy and the king. ”

"Old general, we will lead the army to rescue Shiyi. Before arriving, Shiyi had already been lost. If the Zhao army comes, we will lose Dongyuan again. This is a capital offense. ”

"I think you're just afraid of death." Shi Leopard shouted: "If you don't save you when you see death, the Zhao army will break through Shiyi." How will Zhao Jun treat the people in the city and our wives and children? ”

Shi Lou suppressed everyone's remarks, insisted on sending troops to rescue, and shouted: "Except for things, I am responsible." Do any of you want to lead the troops to the rescue? ”

Zhang Tuo arched his hand and said sharply: "Please give the old general a chance to atone for my sins." ”

Shi Lou saw that Zhang Tuobi had more courage than the generals around him, and agreed: "Okay." You led 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers to rescue Shiyi. General Zhang, I am waiting for your good news. ”

Zhang Tuo said: "Huh." ”

Zhang Tuo led 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers to rescue Shiyi. This rescue army had not yet arrived in Shiyi, but it was intercepted by the iron cavalry led by Prince Zhang, Le Yi and others. The two sides rushed to kill and fought bloodily, and tens of thousands of iron cavalry of Zhao State besieged the Zhongshan reinforcements, only Quartz led a few people to break through the siege, and none of the other soldiers were spared.

Le Yi ordered people to block the news, and strictly forbade the leakage of this support army to be completely annihilated. On the other hand, the soldiers were dressed in the clothes of the Zhongshan Army and went to support Shiyi. The night was hazy, and the sounds of killing were everywhere outside the city. The Shiyi guard mistook Shi Long for reinforcements and hurriedly went out of the city to meet the reinforcements. As a result, it was besieged by the Zhao army, and Shiyi was also broken by the Zhao army in one fell swoop.

Shilou is gathering the generals to discuss the next attack. Suddenly, Quartz fled back in embarrassment, "Old general, the reinforcements we sent out were besieged by the Zhao army. ”

Shi Lou asked, "How many men does Zhao Jun have?" ”

Quartz replied, "At least thirty thousand." ”

Shilou saw 15,000 reinforcements and was besieged by 30,000 soldiers and horses of Zhao State. If he didn't come to the rescue, this army would die in the hands of Zhao Guo. Shi Lou immediately made a decision, leaving a thousand troops to defend the city, and personally led the army to rescue the army besieged by the Zhao army. Shi Lou led the army to the rescue, but was besieged by 50,000 iron cavalry of Zhao State. The stone building fought hard, and only then did it highlight the siege of the Zhao army. After a battle, most of the soldiers brought out by Shilou were lost, and they were less than 3,000. Lou Zhong learned that he had fallen for Zhao Jun, and hurriedly led the army back to Dongyuan.

The stone tower arrived at the foot of the East Wall Castle and shouted, "Open the city gate." ”

However, the defenders on the tower were silent. Then, the shouts of killing on the city tower were everywhere, and the rain of arrows flew.

Shilou never thought that the Dongyuan City Gate was when he led the army to the rescue. Sima Wangzu led the left army and had already broken through Dongyuan City. Seeing that he had lost Dongyuan City and had lost a lot of troops, Shi Lou was so angry that a stream of blood spurted out, turned over and fell off his horse. Quartz and Shi Leopard were shocked: "Old general." ”

At this moment, the Zhao army in the city came out and surrounded Shilou and the others in the center.

Sima Wangzu said: "Old General Shi, you lost." ”

"I'm losing." Shi Lou sneered: "It's not glorious for you to win. ”

Sima Wangzu said: "Soldiers, treacherous ways." General Shi, you lost, surrender! ”

Shi Lou looked at the soldiers behind him, and he had no intention of fighting again, "It's okay if you want me to surrender, you can't slaughter these soldiers and the people in the city." ”

"Okay." Sima Wangzu promised: "I promise you." ”