Chapter 782: The Brave Wins (Part II)

PS: It's very busy at the end of the term.,Understand.,There's 2 more tomorrow.,End the third volume at the same time!

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When the sun set, the battle was over, on a high hill, more than a thousand Zhao soldiers surrounded Zhao's white background of the scorching sun, Zhao Ying sat on the chariot, staring intently at the battlefield, there was a joy in returning to the battlefield, but also the unwillingness to let the enemy flee.

When the brave meet on a narrow road, it is easy to say, but it takes a large number of dead soldiers to practice this truth.

As far as the eye can see, countless corpses are densely scattered among the undulating Taihang Mountains. The torsos of the young soldiers were entangled with each other, and even if the dead soldiers died, their palms still clutched their halberds. Their uncooled blood soaked the dry soil, forming countless tiny streams that converged into the ravines that crisscrossed the wilderness, slowly sinking into the earthy yellow earth.

Zhao Ying deserves to be called the old man, but he guessed that the Zhijun would evacuate, but he didn't expect it to be so decisive. He asked people to quietly dig up the stones and soil that blocked the gate overnight, and after the sky brightened, two thousand Zhao soldiers and one thousand Han soldiers were ordered to pursue, but after entering the Zhiying where the smoke was still there, they found that it was empty, and Zhiyao had left.

But they couldn't go far, and the coalition forces continued to pursue, and finally bit the tail of the enemy's palace. The battle lasted from early morning to evening, the road was so narrow, if Zhao Jun kept holding the tail, it meant that everyone could not go back, Yu Rang took the dead soldiers under the command of Zhiyao to break off, and the morale of Zhao pawn was tied, and more than 100 corpses were left on the mountain road.

In the end, they completely launched hand-to-hand combat in a small basin, and one establishment after another was crippled and defeated, and they still did not distinguish who was the braver, which is the scene in front of them.

As a result, the front army and the Chinese army of the Zhi clan were successfully evacuated, and only nearly a thousand people were left to catch up with the follow-up troops led by Zhao Ying and annihilate them in one fell swoop!

After sunset, is there still a pursuit? It was a dilemma, and if they let it go, the main force of the Zhi clan would have to retreat completely, and if they ventured forward, they could also be ambushed.

Zhao Ying's banner pointed forward, this secretary had already killed his blood and anger, but he also learned the lesson of the Qi people's army when they went deep into the hinterland and was cut off from the grain route, with a hint of caution in the extreme.

"The army camped here for the night, and the strikers continued to chase!"

The named generals were ordered to leave, and Zhao Ying had to arrange the battle situation and discuss further strategies with his retainers, and his big tent was estimated to be brightly lit tonight.

"General, you are overdrawing your life...... Bian Que, the doctor who traveled with the army, was worried, he had a deep understanding of the fatigue on the march, and the food was not very stable on time, although Zhao Ying listened to his instructions to take medicine on time, but these days, the secretary who was easy to radiant lost weight again, in Bian Que's eyes, he was a candle that was about to burn out, but he was still expanding the fireworks, wanting to release more light to illuminate the black house.

"If I can show the light of heaven and earth like Zhu Rong and benefit the Zhao family, even if I only have a cloud of ashes left, what if I am left?" Zhao Ying disagreed, and after laughing, he pointed his finger to the location on the map.

"I'm going here!" That is the Taigu where Wu Jing sacrificed, and it is also the destination of Zhao Ying, he needs a big battle, while controlling the danger of Taihang, he will avenge the retainers and soldiers who died in Pingyang, in Tongluo, in Shangdang, and in Taigu!

He also wanted to tell the Jin State that the Zhao family's counteroffensive on the western front had begun, so that the Marquis of Jin in the Qiqi Palace and the Zhibo of Xinjiang would know, and let them tremble and fear the fate of their own guards Hou Qihou's footsteps!

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Zhao Ying's caution is not unreasonable, more than 20 miles away from the Zhishi front army, an ambush is being set up.

"Set up an archer on the mountain pass, and when you see Zhao Bing passing, you will raise fire and shout, and the arrows and stones will be fired together!"

Zhi Yao did not let the army turn back to fight after the Zhao army launched a pursuit, he knew very well that on the narrow mountain road, it was impossible to spread out the battle formation, which was like a street battle, only the master was killed with random punches, and the numerical advantage of the Zhi army was gone. Therefore, he chose to retreat first, so that the Zhao army could not catch up but would not lose it, and then set up an ambush, not expecting this to wipe out all the pursuing enemy troops, but only to let Zhao Ying suffer heavy losses and retreat in the face of difficulties.

At this point, he has no hope of entering the east of Taihang along the way, and it is not easy for the Shi Carp on the other side to capture Changzi County, and the siege of Jinyang is even more endless, and the offensive of the Zhi clan, which is easy to smooth up, is about to come to an abrupt end, but they still have hope.

"Just like my grandfather's plan, Hanoi Zhao Bing has been exhausted, Zhao Wuxian is still in Qi State, I don't know how to win or lose, Handan's post Wuzheng is also unable to withdraw under the harassment of the Chen family and the Bank of China, at this moment Wen County must be empty, if there is a surprise army attack, it will be successful!"

In any case, the news had already sent the car out quickly, Zhiyao looked at the night that was getting darker, and thought to himself: "I don't know if my brother Changxiao's strange army is ready to go?" ”

It's a bold plan, but there's one caveat.

Even though there is a son Wei Ju as a hostage in Xinjiang, Zhiyao can't trust the Wei family at both ends of the first rat at all!

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The pillar is a huge mountain in the middle of the river, in the ancient era of ignorance and flooding, because this mountain blocked the course of the Yellow River, so that the river could not be smooth. Until Xia Yu controlled the water, he chiseled the river channels on both sides of the wide mountain to make the river flow through, but there was nothing to be done about the pillars.

This mountain is like a tall stone pillar, standing in the rapids of the big river, turning the originally spacious big river into a narrow three rapids, commonly known as the north side of the "human gate", the middle is the "god gate", the south is the "ghost gate", and the "ghost gate" is particularly dangerous, and later generations also called it "Sanmen Gorge".

The current of the big river is the most acute and dangerous in this place, and it is common for ships to be shipwrecked when passing by, so the shipowners and businessmen talk about the pillars and change color, and it is difficult to carry out upstream and downstream shipping.

Therefore, the ships of the Fan and Wei families transporting pottery and lake salt were concentrated in the area east of the pillar, such as this small fishing village called "Guqiu", which became an important port in the middle reaches of the river after the Wei speculated and obtained the Fan's territory east of the river and integrated it.

Just three days after Zhao Ying's arrival in Yiguan, many soldiers also gathered here, and Zhiyao's brother Zhixiao was the commander, and took the clan soldiers to board the big ship provided by the Wei clan.

The drums sounded, and it was time to set sail, and the sailless Wei's salt ship was covered with sackcloth, but inside were heavily armed Zhi's soldiers. "I just hope that the filth they spit out doesn't sink the ship." Ling Hu Bo thought so, but with a smile to flatter Zhixiao, wishing this eldest grandson of the Zhi clan a victory and winning the merits no less than his younger brother Zhiyao.

Zhixiao is ugly, so he is not favored by his father, and if it weren't for his grandfather's insistence on his status as the eldest grandson, I'm afraid he would have been forgotten long ago, so he needs a victory this time to prove himself.

Of course, in addition to that, he also wanted something else.

"I heard that Zhao Qing's daughter is also in Wen County, although there are rumors that she is not the daughter of the Zhao family, but her appearance has already crossed Taihang and spread to everyone's ears. Zhixiao looked at the river rushing east, and there was a hint of expectation in her eyes.

Only the slow and steady beat of the drums and the soft stroke of the oars could be heard, and the moaning of the ships loaded with soldiers instead of salt, and the heavy leash tightened, slowly leaving the harbor and heading east.

Zhixiao invited Lu Xing to go on the expedition with him without success, so he said goodbye to Ling Hubo and Lu Xing on the boat, and after boarding the ship, he held on to the railing and imagined the victory scene and the beauty of the beauty.

Lu Xing watched the ship gradually move away, and his smile suddenly froze, this sneak attack was the plan of the Zhi Clan, and he Wei Clan was just providing the ship.

"Now that the war situation in the east of Taihang is undecided, is it really okay for us to help the Zhi clan like this?" Lu Xing, who was good at shooting, visually inspected that those soldiers were full of a division, and Wei provided most of the salt ships to load them.

"The Wei family still respects the Marquis of Jin on the face and obeys the orders of the ruler, but this time, the head of the family and the prince have other plans." Linghu Bo grew a flowing beard and watched the ship leave from the shore.

He was convinced that the Wei clan was the winner of this war, and he took refuge in the Zhi clan in the early stage, obtained the Fan inheritance, and avoided fighting with other Qing clans in the Hedong region, safeguarding the interests of the clan. Now that the Zhi clan has relied more and more on the Wei clan, the next step is to further win their trust, and if the situation is not good in the future, they can stab the knife harder!

Therefore, the prince Wei Ju took the initiative to go to Xinjiang to accompany the Marquis of Jin, and became a hostage, and when the Zhi clan asked for the support of the boat master, they also did not hesitate to provide ships.

The reason is that Wei Lu, the head of the Wei family, has more and more needs in his heart, and he is no longer satisfied with letting the Wei family protect itself between the two groups, but wants to make this chaos last as long as possible. No matter which side of the Zhao clan and the Zhi clan wins, they can control the Tai Banjin Kingdom and achieve a monopoly of one family, which is not good for the Wei clan, it is best for them to rule the Taixing line, and the Wei clan will find a way to neutralize and maintain this fragile balance.

So in the eyes of the Wei family, the Han family is really stupid, if they were willing to form an offensive and defensive alliance with the Wei family, instead of joining the Zhao family with all their might, how could they fall into today's predicament?

Whichever side is in the limelight, Wei will think of ways to help the other side, whether openly or secretly. Therefore, while transporting salt and grain to the Zhao clan for sale, they also let the Zhi clan get on the ship, giving the limelight to the limelight, controlling Wei Cao on the one hand, and wanting to counterattack the Zhao clan west of Taihang to create some trouble.

When will they choose a faction? It had to be when the war was about to be decided and Wei had to make a choice, Ling Hubo thought.

After waiting for half an hour, there was no longer a shadow of the boat on the river, and Ling Hubo was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by a messenger who came here in a hurry, and hurriedly said a few words in his ear.

Ling Hubo was stunned at first, then his mouth opened slightly, and finally he turned around suddenly, looking at the sneak attack fleet that had already been more than ten miles away, stunned.

"What happened?" Lu walked over and asked.

"It's the latest news, Zhao Wuxian, Zhao Wuxian defeated the Qi army in the east, and he will return to the Jin Kingdom soon!"

At first hearing this, Lu Xing's face was also like earth, Zhao Wuxian was no longer a young man who fought with him in the Pan Palace, but a general who was in charge of tens of thousands of troops and controlled two thousand soldiers.

"So Hanoi is not empty, it seems that Zhixiao is dangerous! It's just a pity for those good salt ships. ”

But now, there is no way to recover the fleet, it is light and fast to go straight downstream, and if you want to come back, it is difficult to climb Taihang!

Ling Hubo thought further, he squatted by the river with a sour face, very unwilling, their Wei family's organs were exhausted, and it seemed to have become a big joke in front of the news of the return of the shirtless! After his return, the balance of the war situation in the Jin Kingdom will deviate from the familiar track of the Wei clan, and perhaps, it is time to make a choice...... (To be continued.) )