The lord of Qin sent Sima Cuo to Shi Hong, the general of the palace, to avoid the rock-throwing position of the Hezhong army, and find another way to escape from the northern slope ditch.

When the order was conveyed to Shi Hong, he was in the midst of a fierce battle with the Chu general Qu Xin. The herald shouted to Shi Hong: "North slash ditch, north sloping ditch!" ”

Shi Hong heard the name of this place, he didn't understand it at first, in the middle of the fierce battle, he paid attention to the movement of the Qin army's large army, and found that Sima Cuo and the others had long disappeared at this time.

Shi Hong also paid attention to the power of the stone-throwing position of the Hezhong army, because the screams from there were too terrible, and he couldn't help but be frightened. He was also wondering how he could escape from the pursuit of the Hezhong army and pass the rock-throwing position safely!

The herald shouted "Beixigou" several times, and Shi Hong suddenly came to his senses later, and he thought to himself: "Does General Sima Cuo want me to evacuate from Beixigou?" ”

Shi Hong quickly guessed Sima Cuo's intentions, he felt that Sima Cuo wanted to attract the Kaihe Column Army by himself and divide the troops in the North Xiegou, which could naturally make the Combined Column Army not know which way to pursue, which was also a clever move.

However, Qu Xin was a general of the Chu State and was not very familiar with the terrain, so he heard the shouts of the heralds of the Qin State's Central Army, but he didn't take it to heart, thinking that they were speaking a code language that was not known to outsiders.

Qu Xin was young and vigorous, and he wanted to take down Shi Hong, but the iron spear in Shi Hong's hand was very good, not only powerful, but also very flexible. Every move and style is very skillful and exquisite, and Qu Xin can't take him down for a while.

The two fought fiercely for nearly a hundred rounds, and at this time, they saw Shi Hong twisting the gun towards Qu Xin and stabbing straight at the throat. Qu Xin was worried that the long sword in his hand would not be able to block it, so he rode to the side and dodged.

Seeing this opportunity, Shi Hong simply rushed forward all the way forward, leaving Qu Xin behind.

Qu Xin thought that Shi Hong would come back with a shot and then fight again, but he didn't expect Shi Hong to run in the opposite direction. Qu Xin shouted: "Where are you going to run! ”

Shi Hong swept the spear in his hand, rushed out of a path in the formation of the combined column, and fled to the north side of the west.

The joint column army was caught off guard by Shi Hong's reverse escape, and Shi Hong's martial arts were extraordinary, and the soldiers couldn't stop it.

Shi Hong also intended to find the weak link of the Combined Column Army, he was already fighting with Qu Xin, and the residual light of his eyes looked at the formation of the Combined Column Army for a long time, and looked at the gap in the formation.

Su Qin didn't expect Shi Hong to come head-on, he, like Qu Xin, thought that Shi Hong would only retreat back the same way, and originally thought that Yan Sui's stone-throwing position would teach Shi Hong a hard lesson. I didn't expect him to slip out from under his nose.

Qu Xin was confused by Shi Hong's abnormal behavior, and he suddenly didn't know which way to pursue: "Whether to follow the mountain road to pursue Sima Coo's troops in the direction of Michi, or to chase Shi Hong who fled on the road." ”

Qu Xin asked Su Qin in the distance and said, "Boss, what should we do, which way to march?" ”

Su Qin replied: "General Qu Xin is slow, we won't chase any way, let's rest and adjust on the spot." ”

After Qu Xin heard this, he couldn't believe his ears, and with his war horse, he rushed to Su Qin's side. Qu Xin asked puzzledly: "Why didn't the boss take advantage of the victory to pursue, just now we have clearly broken up the Qin army!" ”

Su Qin smiled and said to Qu Xin: "If we chase it any further, we won't get too much real gain, and when the two armies meet on the mountain road, we won't be able to exert our superior forces." In addition, our troops have been fighting with the Qin army for a whole day, and they are no longer able to chase after the enemy. ”

Qu Xin sighed, not without regret. He looked in the direction in which Shi Hong was fleeing, and saw that he was running alone to a ravine on the north side of Xipi at this time. Qu Xin asked Su Qin for his life: "There is still a Qin general there, I'll go and arrest him back." ”

Su Qin shook his head, pointed to the direction where Shi Hong was, and said, "That ravine is called Beixigou Valley, and there is an extremely narrow and rugged path leading to Shangguan City in the middle, I estimate that Qin will run Shi Hong from there in the direction of Shangguan City." What's the use of us taking him back alone? Why don't you just let him go? ”

Su Qin then ordered Mingjin to gather all the troops of the Hezong Army. At this time, the sky was approaching dusk, and the valley in the west was surrounded by mountains, and it was darker early, and a layer of mist had risen from the valley, and the light was already hazy.

Yan Sui heard the voice of the Chinese army Mingjin, and also led the soldiers of the rock-throwing position to evacuate from the mountain. When he arrived at the Chinese army to report, he was still excited, and said: "It was really enjoyable just now, our throwing stones made those Qin State shafts taste the taste of falling rocks in the air." ”

Su Qin Ha laughed a few times, and Ying and Yan said: "It's enjoyable, it's really enjoyable!" ”

However, he also felt that it was not a good taste in his heart, because the same encounter he led by the coalition army had also tasted it. He thought to himself: "In today's battle, we also suffered a big loss, and the Qin army had an insight into the route and intention of the march in advance, and almost buried the whole army on the mountain road leading to Mianchi. ”

As soon as he thought of this, Su Qin felt disgusted in his heart. In the fierce battle of the day, he was busy dealing with the three-way ambush of the Qin army, and he had not thought carefully about the leakage of military operations, but he had always had this thought in his heart.

Now after a pause, this question immediately came to mind clearly, and he wished that the leaker who was harboring among the generals would be cut by a thousand cuts. The army lost at least tens of thousands of men in a day's fighting, and the price was too great. A person's infidelity has led to such serious consequences, how can he not be angry!

However, in fact, what annoyed him even more was that the person who leaked the secret could be his closest and most trusted friend Ning Jun!

Although he still can't fully believe that this is true, Ning Jun is undoubtedly the most suspicious, because among the people who have had close contact with the Qin State recently, he is the most conspicuous one, and he is the most familiar with the complete action plan of the Coalition Army.

"How is this possible, how can Ning Jun do such a thing!" Su Qin didn't want to admit it in his heart. However, doubts flowed out like a spring day and night, and it was difficult for him to get rid of the discomfort that kept surging in his heart.

Su Qinqiang held back the unhappiness in his heart, and ordered the soldiers of the Hezong Army to hurry up and clean up the battlefield, and set up camp in Xipi on the spot, and stationed here at night.

Su Qin ordered Qu Xin to lead the Chu army to camp near Luming Valley, and send more guard posts at night to go deep into Luming Valley to guard against enemies who may be attacking from the direction of Jiaoyang City at any time.

He ordered Yan Sui to camp at the junction of the road leading from Xipi to Mianchi, and also to guard against the enemy in the direction of Mianchi. Su Qin himself put the big tent of the Chinese army of the coalition army close to the north slash ditch and set it up, and he himself was responsible for the vigilance in the direction of Shangguancheng.

After a whole day of fighting, many of them were wounded, even if they were uninjured soldiers, they were so tired that they were sore.

The entire Xipi Valley was completely quiet before it was unitary. The original five or six families in Xipi had already avoided chaos when the coalition army and the Qin army were fighting, and they could not even hear a dog barking and a rooster crow in the Xipi Valley.

Su Qin hurriedly ate dinner, and the urgent affairs of the generals were dealt with, he was relieved not to go to Zhou Shao, and came to Zhou Shao's camp overnight.

Zhou Shao had twenty or thirty injuries on his body, and when Su Qin saw him, he couldn't help but be surprised, only to see that his body was wrapped in a white wound cloth, and only one face was exposed, and the injuries were very serious.

When Su Qin arrived at Zhou Shao's tent, Zhou Shao had already come from the most dangerous time. When he was carried down the mountain by the soldiers sent by Yan Sui to rescue him, he was already unconscious. Fortunately, his body was strong and full of energy, and he could withstand such a cruel contusion, if he hadn't had such a good body, I am afraid that he would have died long ago.

Zhou Shao had already woken up from the coma, he reluctantly ate a few mouthfuls of soup and rice fed by the school guard, endured the severe pain on his body, closed his eyes slightly, and did not say a word.

Su Qin entered the tent, Zhou Shao didn't know, his eyes were still closed, and he was secretly recuperating. However, in fact, Zhou Shao's inner sadness at this time was even more unbearable than the wounds on his body. He was reflecting on the reasons for the failure of the operation, and was convinced of the fact that there was a conspiracy within the army.

Su Qin walked to Zhou Shao's side and sat down gently, he looked at Zhou Shao's expression, and thought he was asleep. Su Qin's heart was like a knife at this time, if it weren't for the fact that there were other people in the tent, he was afraid that the tears in his eyes would fall.

Zhou Shao didn't get along with him for so long, he was a lieutenant who was escorted from the Prime Minister's Mansion after he arrived in Zhao State. At first, Su Qin didn't trust him much, thinking that Zhou Shao had a secret way to contact Zhao Hou and Zhao Yu, with a bit of supervision over him.

However, as the days of getting along with each other for a long time, Zhou Shao gradually gained the trust of Su Qin, he has a straightforward personality, brave in battle, does not avoid danger, and is loyal, such a general is really a rare talent.

Therefore, Su Qin later didn't care about whether Zhou Shao had two hearts for him. He has always taken Zhou Shao with him, from Linzi in Qi State, to Anyi in Wei State, to Luoyang, and now to the Mianchi battlefield. Treat yourself as one of the people closest to you. And Zhou Shao did not live up to Su Qin's trust, he wholeheartedly assisted Su Qin to promote the alliance, devoted himself wholeheartedly, and became Su Qin's indispensable right-hand man.

Now, Zhou Shao was so seriously injured that Su Qin deeply felt the pain as if he had lost his arm. How much he hoped that Zhou Shao could get through this difficulty and stand up again.