The prince was moved by Zhao Xi's words, and he nodded frequently. Out of respect for Zhou Shao, he asked again: "General Zhou, what do you think?" ”

Zhou Shao was still angry about the matter of the prince and Zhao Xi talking about Su Qin and the Hezong Conference with slander just now. He thought about it, and Su Qin didn't explain what to do after rescuing the crown prince, and thought: "It's better for me to keep my mouth shut and not say anything, so as not to fall into your complaints again in the future." ”

Therefore, Zhou Shao shook his head at the prince and said: "The last general will strictly obey the prince's orders, and it is all up to the prince to decide. ”

The person the prince trusted most at this time was Zhao Xi, since Zhao Xi advocated that he was still going to Jinyang City, he did not insist on his original opinion. He said: "What Dr. Zhao said is very reasonable, so let's go to Jinyang City to hide for the time being." ”

As soon as the prince's words fell, Qu Xin returned from the ambush position, he was wearing the armor of the Chu people, completely different from the Zhao army, and was very conspicuous. When the prince saw Qu Xin, his eyes widened in surprise, inexplicably.

Seeing this, Zhou Shao hurriedly introduced Qu Xin to the prince, praising Qu Xin's bravery, good fighting, and young and promising. Qu Xin bowed his hand slightly and saluted Zhao Yong, he felt that he was from the Chu State, and most of the soldiers he led were not soldiers of the Zhao State, so there was no need to appear inferior in front of the prince of the Zhao State.

Zhao Xi frowned slightly, he was unhappy in his heart, and thought: "These miscellaneous troops were all provoked by Su Qin, if there was no so-called joint assembly, how could these soldiers of the vassal states appear in Zhao State for no reason!" ”

"There are so many people in this miscellaneous way, and it is inevitable that there will be a lot of incidents. I heard that the noble sons of various countries are now popular to raise customers, and it seems that the social atmosphere of various countries will not be much better in the future. ”

Qu Xin saw that the crown prince was accompanied by a civil official who was not wearing armor, his face was thin and his expression was resolute, but he ignored his demeanor and was not very friendly. Qu Xin nodded slightly at Zhao Xi, which was considered a courtesy. Zhao Xi was polite, and because he still had to rely on the princes and soldiers led by Qu Xin, he bowed slightly on the horse.

Zhou Shao told Qu Xin the news that he was going to Jinyang, and Qu Xin felt a little inconsiderate. Because Jinyang is in the north of Huotai Mountain, closer to the territory of the Linhu people, if they increase their troops to Jinyang, then the prince and his party and the tens of thousands of troops led by themselves are not equivalent to saying that they are waiting to be killed in Jinyang City?

This arrangement seems very passive, and it is an extremely negative choice. Qu Xin had the heart to persuade a few words, but after thinking about it again: "After all, I am a guest at this time, and the so-called guest is as the host is pleased, and you can't force the prince of Zhao to follow his own advice." ”

Qu Xin then secretly told Zhou Shao his thoughts, and after Zhou Shao listened, he also persuaded because they all had difficulties: "Prime Minister Su Cheng has not clearly said the direction of our next move, and if we go back to Handan directly, there is also a great risk, I am worried that once the prince is captured, we will not be able to bear such a responsibility." ”

"It's better to listen to their wishes, respond to the situation, and take a step at a time." He pointed to Qu Xin's arms and said, "Don't we still have two tips that we haven't used, presumably Prime Minister Su still has a clever plan to solve the siege." Let's rest assured. ”

Qu Xin listened to Zhou Shao's persuasion and felt that his opinion was nonsense to the prince of Zhao, and he couldn't listen to it at all. So Qu Xin didn't say much. He and Zhou Shao began to discuss how to smoothly withdraw to Jinyang City.

Qu Xin suggested that Zhou Shaoxian lead 10,000 troops to escort the prince and his entourage first, and he led the remaining 20,000 troops to ambush in Dongyangpo as the queen of the prince's party.

If the Linhu cavalry attacked again, then they would still be in an ambush formation. Su Qin once said that against the fierce cavalry troops of the Lin Hu people, only an ambush formation could be the most effective.

Of course, if the Lin Hu cavalry still did not arrive after two hours, then he would also lead the team to evacuate to Jinyang City. Zhou Shao intended to stay by himself, but Qu Xin insisted that he was still the queen of his palace, and he said: "You are from Zhao State, the prince is closer to you, General Zhou should not refuse." ”

When Zhou Shao heard this, he nodded in agreement, so he led his troops to take the first step. However, even Qu Xin's palace troops did not wait for the cavalry troops of the Lin Hu people.

Two hours later, Qu Xin saw that there was not the slightest movement in front of the position, so he ordered: "The whole army withdraws, retreats in an orderly manner, and let's march in the direction of Jinyang City!" ”

The reason why Qu Xin was able to leave Dongyangpo so smoothly was inseparable from Zhang Yi's arrangement. When Mantuo withdrew with his cavalry, Zhang Yi had already judged that Zhao had sent reinforcements to rescue the prince.

Zhang Yi was annoyed in her heart, and thought: "It seems that the action I carefully planned will fall short again." This must be a ghost that Su Qin did behind his back, if he hadn't secretly set up rescue troops, with the wisdom of the rest of Zhao State, I am afraid that we would not even be able to detect our sneak attack on the prince of Zhao State, where would I still think of sending troops to rescue. ”

Zhang Yi didn't know where Su Qin got the roadmap for his operation plan, but he was still very wary of Su Qin's detective intelligence and ability to arrange troops.

Ever since he joined Qin to preside over the overall situation, he has understood that this is not an easy thing to do. All because of the senior brother Su Qin who is leading the Hezong Alliance, the two collided hard, and they are familiar with each other, not only in terms of human character, but also in the strategy obtained from Master Guigu.

"What you think of, the other party also thinks of it. What you don't think of is that the other party may be plotting in secret. Zhang Yi always reminded herself to be so vigilant.

In fact, he is also more than willing but not enough, because even if he has the support of King Yingsi of Qin, the Qin State is not monolithic, and there are many courtiers who resist and oppose Lian Heng's strategy. Among them is the general Sima Cuo, who was rescued from the battlefield of Michi.

After Sima Cuo returned from the Michi battlefield, King Yingsi of Qin was very relieved to see that the Qin army was generally safe and sound. In order to boost the morale of the three armies, he not only did not punish Sima Cuo, but also gave him a reward of 100 gold and let him recuperate at home for a period of time.

Sima Cuo felt guilty in his heart, because although the main force of the Qin army on the Mianchi battlefield was withdrawn, it also lost tens of thousands of horses and horses, which hurt his vitality. Moreover, according to the agreement between Prime Minister Zhang Yi and Xiong Huai, the new king of Chu, Qin returned the land of Hanzhong of Chu to Chu.

The soldiers fought in the east and west, opened up the territory, and every inch of land was not easy to come by. In particular, how can you swallow the "fat" that you have received and return it to the hostile party.

Therefore, Sima Cuo couldn't sit still at home at all, he rested for less than half a month, and went to the court every day to participate in the military and political affairs of the Qin court.