The poor Linhu cavalry in the valley was a mess in an instant, and although they all wore a tough shield made of three layers of thick cowhide on their mounts, most of them did not have time to take it in their hands in a hurry. Even if some cavalrymen had their hands free to take their shields, the feathered arrows flew from two directions, blocking the east, but not the west.

The whining and shouting of the cavalry of the Linhu people, mixed with the cry of pain, and the loud mournful sound of the war horse after being shot by the feathered arrow, resounded in a large area.

When Mantuo saw this formation, his heart ached, their Lin Jackal cavalry had never suffered such a big loss in battle, and today it was like being chopped by others as fish and meat, and they had no ability to parry. Thanks to the fact that he is also a general Lin Hu with a lot of eyes, it is precisely because of this that he was appointed by Lin Hu Shan Yu as the commander of this sneak attack on Zhao State.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mantuo thought to himself: "I'll hide for a while, why do you charge into battle for the Qin and Wei people, and sacrifice so many Lin Jackal cavalry?" He did not hesitate to bury thousands of cavalry for them, and he couldn't spare himself alone. It's better to find a way to find a way with them. ”

He urgently gave the order to retreat, the horsewhip in his hand pointed back, and ordered the herald to blow the bullhorn in the Linhu language, the sound was short and long, this is the Linhu people's own trumpet, and ordered the cavalry to withdraw from the position.

When the Linhu cavalry heard the call to retreat, they also beat their horses and came backwards, running out of the range of crossbow arrows.

The frightened prince Zhao Yong looked at the reversal of the battle situation on the battlefield in a daze, and his mouth was so shocked that he couldn't close it. Zhao Xi also felt inexplicable, he looked at the slopes on both sides strangely, and thought, "Is there really a so-called divine soldier descending from the sky?" Where did these people come from? ”

Just when the Linhu people withdrew from the valley, a group of men and horses came up from behind Zhao Yong, led by Zhou Shao, the general of Zhao State, who wore armor and rode on a war horse and galloped forward from behind the slope.

Zhao Yong was taken aback, he almost fell off the horse, and when he looked at it again, it turned out to be Zhao Guo's own people. Zhou Shao had been serving in the Prime Minister's Mansion before and rarely dealt with the prince, so the prince had no impression of Zhou Shao. However, the doctor Zhao Xi had seen the scene of Zhou Shao leading the Zhao army to block Gongsun Yan on the battlefield of Anyi, and he was very impressed by Zhou Shao.

Zhao Xi couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "It's General Zhou Shao, the commander of Zhao State, it's great, we have been saved." ”

Zhou Shao came to the prince, bowed slightly on the war horse, and reported: "The last general, Zhou Shao, meet His Royal Highness the prince." With armor on his body, please forgive me for not being able to bow down and bow down. ”

The prince heard Zhao Xi's words just now, and he already had a rough understanding of Zhou Shao's identity, at this time he was particularly relieved in his heart, smiled rarely, waved his hand, and said: "There is no need to be formal in the army, General Zhou must not be worried." ”

He couldn't help but ask strangely: "How could General Zhou appear here unnoticed, you are a life-saving soldier who appeared at the right time, thanks to when you rescued us, or we would all have died under the arrows of the Lin Hu people." ”

Zhou Shao saw the prince's surprised expression, and a smile appeared on his face, and he briefly explained the origin of his trip to the prince on his horse.

It turned out that after Zhou Shao and Qu Xin led the 30,000 columns through Taihang Mountain, they followed Su Qin's instructions, opened the first bag, and took out a small silk book.

Su Qin ordered them in the silk book not to go to the ancestral hall of Zhao Guozong in Huo Tai Mountain, but to reconnoiter the enemy situation on the road from Huo Tai Mountain to Jinyang, and at the same time lay in ambush, waiting for the opportunity, and ambushed the cavalry troops of the Lin Hu people. Su Qin deliberately emphasized that against the cavalry of the Linhu people, non-ambush tactics could not work, and it was important not to fight hard with the other party.

Zhou Shao and Qu Xin were suspicious, so on the one hand, they looked for a suitable ambush location, and on the other hand, they sent a large number of scouts to inquire about the news.

Later, they found the traces of the prince's escort, they were fleeing in the direction of Handan, Zhou Shao heard the news, and was so anxious that he screamed, and said: "Prime Minister Su Cheng's first trick is not accurate, he is so far away, how can he expect the prince to flee to the direction of Jinyang?" ”

Qu Xin felt that it was too early to make a judgment, so he advised Zhou Shao to be patient, and then delved into the details. Qu Xin said: "If the prince can escape back to Handan smoothly, we don't have to fight with the Lin Hu people, isn't it a good thing." General Zhou, why are you in a hurry? ”

Not long after, the scouts reported again, and the prince's road to Handan was blocked by the Linhu people, and they came in the direction of Jinyang again.

When Zhou Shao heard this, he was very excited, and hurriedly looked for the best ambush location on the road to Jinyang, and later he and Qu Xin found that Dongyang Slope was very suitable, this place was the only place to go to Jinyang, there were gentle slopes on three sides, and there was a slight undulating terrain that was common in the land of Sanjin, but it was not conducive to the gallop of cavalry.

So they arranged an ambush array of feathered arrows on both sides of the valley, thinking that after the prince passed through the Dongyang slope, they would encircle on three sides and annihilate all the cavalry of the Linhu people in this valley.

Who would have thought that the prince Zhao Yong's escort team had not yet passed through the Dongyang Slope, and was caught up by the Lin Hu cavalry, and the Lin Hu Wolf cavalry almost did not need to charge, just a few rounds of arrows, Zhao Yong and others could be killed on the Dongyang Slope.

Qu Xin, the young general who commanded the ambush lineup of the combined columns on both sides, couldn't wait any longer, and he took the lead in ordering the drums of the battle, so the arrow rain suddenly rose, and the Lin Hu cavalry was shot back by the arrow rain.

Zhou Shao was originally behind Dongyang Slope, he had not yet led 10,000 soldiers forward to kill, the Lin Hu Wolf cavalry had retreated and left, Zhou Shao was a little annoyed, the situation calmed down, he walked out and met the prince Zhao Yong.

Of course, Zhou Shao deliberately concealed the matter and did not tell the prince, but only said in general terms that Prime Minister Su Qin arranged for them to rescue the prince.

The crown prince was taken aback and thought to himself, "How could this Su Qin have predicted that I would be attacked by the Lin Hu people? Could it be that he could not be a prophet? This obviously doesn't make sense, and Su Qin is not a god. ”

However, the prince was still grateful, nodded to Zhou Shao and said, "General Zhou has made a great contribution, if I can return to Handan smoothly, I will definitely reward you." ”

Zhao Xi also praised Zhou Shao: "General Zhou has worked hard and made great achievements!" But he turned his head and said to the prince: "Prime Minister Su Cheng sent someone to rescue the driver, but this is good, why did the Lin Hu people attack from a distance, I am afraid that it is still the current Zhao Guo is about to hold a joint vertical conference." ”

The crown prince also bowed slightly, he understood that Dr. Zhao Xi was firmly opposed to Zhao Guo as the leader of the alliance, and his attitude was clear and consistent, and everyone knew it in the court of Zhao State. Even if he came to Huo Taishan to worship his ancestors this time, this Doctor Zhao Xi did not persuade him to change his course after he ascended the throne, alienated himself from the affairs of the Hezong Alliance, and concentrated on the internal political reform of Zhao State.

The prince heard Zhao Xi's suspicious voice, followed his train of thought, and couldn't help but feel: "This Su Qin obviously knew in advance that I might be trapped in Huo Taishan, how did he know the inside story, did he deliberately hide something?" There must be something strange about this. ”

Therefore, the crown prince also echoed Zhao Xi and said: "Zhao Guo is making a lot of noise now, there are too many enemies, and incidents are frequent. I really hope that the events of the joint meeting will pass quickly and resume my normal life. I don't know what the Daoist Father and Marquis think, and he trusts and reuses that Su Qin extraordinarily. ”

Zhou Shao had heard about Su Qin's help Zhao Yong to be proclaimed the crown prince, and thought that he would be grateful for the newspaper, but he heard from his words that the prince was dissatisfied with Su Qin, and he was a little unhappy in his heart. I thought: "Even if you are not grateful for the merits of supporting the establishment back then, even if you urgently sent troops to rescue this time, it can be regarded as a merit, why don't you read the good of Prime Minister Su Cheng?" ”

The crown prince is a noble prince, and Zhou Shao is loyal to the state of Zhao and respects the prince. However, in terms of how to treat the attitude of the outsider Su Qin, he did not dare to agree with the views of the prince and Zhao Xi. Following Su Qin down in person, Zhou Shao saw Su Qin's strategic talent, and also deeply felt Su Qin's gratitude to Zhao Hou. He trusted that Su Qin was not the kind of person who set up a situation to frame the crown prince.

Zhou Shao secretly wondered in his heart: "Could it be that many years ago, Su Qin punished the prince's maiden family, the Meng family, and he has always held a grudge?" However, now that Su Qin is also married to Meng Ting, one of the Meng sisters, he can be regarded as the prince's uncle? ”

Zhou Shao couldn't understand the hidden secret, where did he know that this was actually the masterpiece of the prince's other uncle, the doctor Zhao Xi, who influenced the prince and guided his train of thought to his own.

Influencing the crown prince is equivalent to affecting the future of Zhao Guo, which is exactly what Zhao Xi deliberately persuaded the prince.

Zhou Shao listened to Zhao Xi's words, he was deeply upset for Su Qin, and took the risk to defend Su Qin: "Prime Minister Su has just received information that the prince is in danger, so he sent me and another general of the joint army, Qu Xin, to lead 30,000 troops to come to the rescue. Don't be suspicious of the prince and Dr. Zhao, let's discuss the next action plan.

The prince advocated that everyone should go to Handan together, and risked breaking through the interception of the Linhu people, passing through the Taihang Mountain, and finally reaching a safe place.

But Zhao Xi had a different opinion, he said: "The Lin Hu people will not give up, the minister paid attention to it, and found that this time it was the wolf cavalry army with the wolf's head as the emblem that attacked us, and its combat ability was strong and should not be underestimated. Besides, I saw that the other party's team seemed to have 30,000 or 40,000 people, so it was too risky to go through the level like this. His Majesty advocated that he should follow the original arrangement and go to Jinyang City to temporarily avoid risks. ”

"The Linhu people are all coming and going, I heard that when the battle was fought, they brought very little dry food, and Jinyang City was a big city that our Zhao State had operated for two hundred years, and the invincible Zhi Boyao besieged it for half a year and couldn't break it, not to mention these Linhu people who were used to nomadic life?"