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When Qianbi was in danger, Yao Xing in Guanzhong also received an urgent report that the Hexi Army was heading south to Pingyang, and Guanzhong was shaken for a while.

Yao Xing, the new monarch of Later Qin, did not panic in the face of the crisis, nor did he have any intention of retreating.

He immediately sent Yao Ping, the Duke of Yiyang, to lead 20,000 horsemen to cross the river to the rescue.

At the same time, Yao Xing also ordered the selection of soldiers and the formation of an expeditionary army to prepare for a disgrace.

Yao Xing is only 28 years old this year, and he is at the peak of his body, energy and other aspects.

Over the years, he has been haunted by the fiasco of Shangjun four years ago, and he has always wanted to seek revenge from Wei Shuo, but for various reasons, his wish has never been fulfilled.

This time, the Hexi Army suddenly moved south to Pingyang, so that Yao Xing saw the opportunity of a shame before the snow, and planned to conquer Pingyang in person.

However, in the Later Qin Dynasty, there was a lot of criticism of Yao Xing's move.

Most people did not approve of a big fight with Hexi, nor did they want Yao Xing to conquer Pingyang in person.

It's a pity that Yao Xing, who prides himself on being full-fledged, did not listen to the persuasion of the government and the opposition, and had to insist on conquering Pingyang in person.

The left servant shot Yin Wei and tried to dissuade him: "Your Majesty is concerned about the safety of the world, how can you go out rashly?" ”

"However, it is enough to go to Pingyang and send the generals there, and Your Majesty only needs to sit in Chang'an to coordinate the overall situation."

However, Yao Xing knew that Wei Shuo was powerful, and he also knew that this battle was related to the success or failure of the eastward strategy, which was not trivial.

Sending others to go, Yao Xing can rest assured.

He then rejected Yin Wei's advice and insisted on personally commanding the army.

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When Yao Xing was sharpening his sword in Guanzhong, the forward Yao Ping had personally led a large army across the Yellow River and entered the territory of Hedong.

Yao Ping did not dare to slack off, and immediately led 20,000 foot horsemen to the north, trying to relieve the siege of Qianbi.

However, he was one step too late after all, and before the reinforcements arrived in Qianbi, Qianbi had already fallen, and Yao Shao had already died in battle.

Because he couldn't figure out the reality of the Hexi army, Yao Ping didn't dare to go deeper, and only sent hundreds of elite cavalry north to investigate.

At the same time, after taking Qianbi, tens of thousands of Hexi troops took a break and immediately launched an attack on all parts of Pingyang County.

All of a sudden, with Fenshui as the boundary, it was divided into two major battlefields, east and west.

The territory of Pingyang was full of war, and the defenders everywhere were caught off guard and beaten by the Hexi army.

The Hu people have been arrogant for nearly a hundred years, how could they have been so embarrassed as they are today?

In the past, it was the Hu people who attacked the Han people critually, but now they have fallen one by one, so that many Hu defenders can't adapt to it all of a sudden.

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"Lord Captain, five hundred Qiang riders have been found ahead."

"Where? Where? ”

As soon as he received the scout's report, the striker general Kuang's eyes immediately widened, and he asked the other party for his specific location.

Since the army went south, the forward cavalry led by him, except for Yong'an City, followed Dadu Hu to play a majestic role, and then the battle of Qianbi did not even catch a hair.

Finally conquered the dry wall, and he finally waited for the opportunity to act alone.

Now when he heard that there were five hundred Qiang riders, Kuang En suddenly became excited.

The reporter next to him took the urgent report, compared it to the map a few times, and said with excitement on his face: "According to the scout's report, these five hundred cavalry are likely to be the vanguard rangers of the enemy's Yao Ping, Captain Kuai, do you want to ......?"

"Hehe, since you ran into it, is there any reason to let it go?"

"This time, we have to let the Qiang people taste the power of the Hexi Iron Horse."

The forward general Kuai Enyi was bold, relying on the cavalry to come and go like the wind, and personally led the three-box iron cavalry to try to rush to the chaibi.

Unexpectedly, before he arrived at Chaibi, he first encountered the forward rangers of Yao Ping's reinforcements of the Later Qin.

Soon after the Hexi army discovered the Qiang cavalry, the Qin people on the opposite side also discovered the Hexi iron cavalry galloping.

"My lord, the Hexi cavalry has been found ahead!"

The slightly panicked shout of a Hou Qin scout made the other Hou Qin soldiers nervous.

Everyone looked in the direction of the scout's finger, and saw that the smoke and dust were filled with smoke and dust several miles ahead, and the sound of horses' hooves was like a heavy hammer, striking everyone's heart.

Soon, on the distant horizon, the Sun and Moon Battle Banner appeared first, followed by countless Hexi Iron Cavalry rushing out.

Although the number is only 3,000, the momentum is extremely impressive.

Damn it! It's really a Hexi cavalry! It looks like thousands.

Seeing that the number of Hexi troops far exceeded their own, the Hou Qin rangers felt a sigh in their hearts, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Unlike the uneasy Hou Qin people, Kuai En couldn't help but be excited.

He pointed to the Houqin people on the opposite side and shouted: "Brothers, pull out your swords, rush forward with Lao Tzu, and tell the Houqin people on the other side who don't know whether they are alive or dead: After offending Hexi, there is only one way to die." ”

When the enemy and us were eighty paces apart, the Hexi cavalry took a repeater and fired at the Houqin rangers.

The crossbow arrows passed through the bodies of the Later Qin cavalry, bringing out bright red blood, and a large number of Later Qin people were directly shot and fell from their horses.

As in previous battles, the dense Later Qin cavalry was almost a live target for the Hexi repeater.

After five rounds of intensive firing in succession, more than half of the rear Qin cavalry were killed or wounded.

Immediately, the Hexi cavalry really rushed into the Houqin formation and started face-to-face hand-to-hand combat with the Qiang cavalry.

With the swing of the horizontal sword, the Hou Qin cavalry was constantly cut off under the horse, and the Hexi riders formed a small cavalry formation of one hundred people after another to charge back and forth on the battlefield, cutting the enemy apart.

Then the Qin people were first beaten by the crossbows at the beginning, and then they were scattered in formation, and they could not form a formation at all, they could only rush and kill several or a single person, and suffered heavy casualties.

The small leader of Hou Qin was surrounded by his subordinates in the middle, and was being violently attacked by a part of the Hexi cavalry.

If it weren't for the desperate obstruction of those personal cavalry beside him, the Hexi cavalry would have killed him a long time ago.

After only a few moments, the little leader was frightened and regretted that he had taken the liberty of confronting the Hexi army.

Only then did he realize that the Hexi Army was really extremely fierce in combat.

Although the Qiang cavalry in his hand is also considered to be the elite of the Later Qin, compared with the Hexi army, it is still inevitable that they will be defeated and retreated, with a large number of casualties.

However, at this time, even if he wanted to run away with his subordinates, it was obviously too late, and Kuang En had already prevented the enemy from escaping, and had already completely entangled the Hexi cavalry with them.

The Hexi Army has crossbows, sharp horizontal knives, and the elite of the elites who are selected one out of ten, and can also form a cavalry formation of 100 people one after another, no matter from that aspect.

"Poof! Poof" blood splashed, and a large number of Qiang cavalry fell.

The Qiang cavalry that was divided and surrounded faced the elite Hexi Iron Cavalry, which was no different from being slaughtered.

"Protect your lordship!" The remnants of the Qiang cavalry gathered and tried to block the attack of the Hexi cavalry.

However, they were greeted by a round of hundreds of crossbow arrows fired at the same time.

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Since Yao Ping led the army to the territory of Pingyang County, due to a lack of understanding of the current situation, it is not clear where the main force of the Hexi Army is.

In order to prevent a sneak attack by the enemy, he ordered 500 soldiers to go to the front to investigate.

However, the god of fate seems to be deliberately biased in favor of Hexi, and let these five hundred post-Qin soldiers encounter the Hexi vanguard army.

Five hundred against three thousand, where is the opponent of the Hexi Army in the Later Qin Army. Not long after the battle, most of the five hundred were killed or captured.

Kuang En escorted the captives under his tent and questioned them carefully, and soon learned the exact location of Yao Pingjun.

While ordering the forward to move on, he reported to the main forces of the army.

Both sides received reports of encounters almost at the same time, and due to the difference in victory and defeat, Yao Ping and Wei Shuo almost made opposite choices.

Yao Ping was shocked by the strong combat power of the Hexi army and the fact that Qianbi had fallen, so he immediately ordered the army to retreat to Chaibi.

According to Yao Ping's idea, in the event that he might encounter a surprise attack by the Hexi Army at any time, he could only defend the nearby Chai Wall first.

What is different is that as soon as he received an urgent report from Kuaien, Wei Shuo immediately ordered the army to move south quickly and surrounded Chaibi.

In the face of another Xiongguan fortress, this time Wei Shuo did not take the liberty of ordering a strong attack.

After all, no matter how strong the Hexi army is, it is impossible to attack it when it encounters a fortress, and if you really want to do this, you can't afford to spend any amount of money.

At the same time, Wei Shuo received the news that Yao Xingzheng was leading an army of nearly 50,000 to swim across the Yellow River and was about to arrive in Pusaka.

In the face of the heavy troops of Later Qin going north, he had to change the original battle plan to capture Shangdang and try to solve the Later Qin army instead.

This time, Yao Xing came to the aid in a big way, and it can be seen that he attaches great importance to the gains and losses of Pingyang.

After all, once Pingyang is lost, Hedong will inevitably not be protected, and at that time, facing the encirclement of Hexi on three sides, I am afraid that Qin will have no way out.