Chapter 431 Turning Hands into Clouds, Covering Hands for Rain

"Doctor Zhao, what conclusion do you get about the retreat of the Han army this time?" Zhi Yao looked at Zhao Wuxian and asked. [Full text reading] 15

Zhao Wuxian said the news he was about to know, and then added: "It's just that I always feel that this matter is not simple, and it is better to observe it for a period of time before making a conclusion!" ”

"Where has the Han army retreated now?" Zhi Yao didn't pay attention to Zhao Wuxian's words, and after thinking for a while, he raised his head and looked at the prince sitting on his right hand and asked.

Zhao Wuxian was a little annoyed in his heart, but Zhao Wuxian was very forbearing, he quickly suppressed his annoyance, and quietly watched what Zhi Yao was going to do.

The army brought by the crown prince this time included 5,000 Xirong Hu cavalry, although they were inferior to the Han cavalry in frontal combat, but the Xirong people who lived on horseback were not more flexible than the Han cavalry. Zhi Yao also used five thousand Xirong Hu Qi as scouts because of their special xìng. Every day, more than eighty percent of the information about the Han army was obtained by Xirong Hu cavalry. If it weren't for the unfamiliarity of life, the role of Xirong Huqi would be even greater. Because of this, the crown prince also became the intelligence chief of the coalition forces.

The crown prince did not answer rashly, but after careful consideration, he said: "It should be near Lushang!" (now southwest of Funan, Anhui Province)"

"You can't wait any longer, if you wait any longer, the Han army will cross Yingshui!" Zhi Yao made up his mind that he really didn't have time to play peek-a-boo with Yang Zilu.

"But......" Zhao Wuxian wanted to say something, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhi Yao.

"Needless to say, I understand your concerns! But from the news you found in the Han military camp, Doctor Zhao, you can know that Yang Zilu is tired of war! This is the best time to defeat the Han army! Zhi Yao said firmly.

Zhao Wuxian had nothing to say.

"What do you think?" Zhi Yao asked, looking at the others in the tent.

"Fight!" Shi Qi was the first to stand up, although he also had concerns, but he didn't believe that Yang Zilu had any way to defeat the army of more than 300,000 in an instant. The coalition can afford to lose! And if the Han army leaves, the next coalition army may not be as timely as this time, and Dongchu will not be able to take risks.

"Let's fight!" The crown prince is also a belligerent, and the Qin State is too far away from the Han State, so far away from the next battle, come, the cost is too great. If you don't come, not only will you be isolated out of the circle, but the Han army will not be able to appreciate it. Because of this, the crown prince is very supportive of the decisive battle once and for all.

Zheng Shenggong thought about it, and also felt that it should be done once and for all, otherwise the Han Kingdom would definitely not let Zheng Guo have a good time in the future. "I support the marshal's decision!"

Song Guo and Wei Guo also hope to do it once and for all, they are all small countries and can't withstand too many wars, they all speak out to support Zhiyao. Seeing that the situation was one-sided, Wei Ju and Han Hu also agreed. In the end, only Zhao Wuxian objected, and the other princes agreed.

Although Zhao Wuxian was opposed, it was impossible for him to lead his troops to retreat. Because if he dared to do this, Zhi Yao could say that Zhao Wuxian wanted to take advantage of Siqing's outing, and he would return to the Jin State to take the opportunity to annex Siqing's fiefdom. Wei Ju and Han Hu will not sit idly by and watch such a thing happen, the best thing is that Zhao Wuxian is under house arrest, and Jiāo is out of command of the Zhao soldiers, but it is more likely that Zhao Wuxian was killed by Zhi Yao at the opportunity, and Siqing carved up the Zhao fiefdom.

But even so, Zhao Wuxian was no better, and he was appointed as a pioneer by Zhiyao. Vanguard officers are not an easy job, and walking ahead of the army also means that if there is an ambush, it is likely to be swallowed by the enemy at the first time. This is still in the war, and it is very hard to build bridges and open roads in the mountains in peacetime.

Although Zhao Wuxian was willing to oppose it, he was finally forced to accept the appointment under pressure.

In order to prevent the Han army from escaping, the coalition forces all traveled lightly, and the army chased all the way to a place called 'Fu', where the Han army camped.

There is a river called Xiao River in Fu, which is one of the tributaries of the Huai River. The Han army set up camp a mile east of the Xiao River.

Knowing of the arrival of the coalition forces, the Han army immediately abandoned the camp and fled.

"Hah! Ha! The Han barbarians have lost their sharpness this time! Zhi Yao stood on the military vehicle and laughed arrogantly.

In the military vehicle next to Zhiyao, sat Wei Ju. Wei Ju questioned: "Marshal, are you too arbitrary?" The Han army fled without firing a single arrow, I think there is a trick! ”

"It's a flat river here, what tricks can the Han army have? Besides, do you see those scattered grains in a hasty retreat? If the Han army had a trick, how could they not have left with the grain in advance? If you look at the piles of grain, I'm afraid it's enough for the coalition army for five days! Is it possible for Yang Zilu to be so generous? Zhiyao retorted.

"Well, in that case, it doesn't seem to be a problem!" Wei Ju was still a little hesitant.

"Even if there is! We have an army of 370,000, so why not be afraid of more than 100,000 Han troops! Zhi Yao said confidently, this is the source of his confidence.

"I'm worrying too much!" Wei Ju said with a wry smile, now he somewhat understood Zhao Wuxian's original mood.

"Order Zhao Wuxian to send troops to explore the road!" Zhi Yao didn't look at Wei Ju, he looked at the fleeing Han army in the distance with burning eyes, and commanded without looking back.

"No!" The herald answered, and galloped out on horseback to deliver the military order to Zhao Wuxian.

The first was the crossing of the river by a thousand Zhao cavalry, who tested the depth of the river. They crossed the river smoothly, which is very shallow, only a meter deep at its deepest, and the river is gentle.

"All the troops are attacking!" Zhi Yao couldn't imagine that the somewhat muddy Xiao River was so shallow, probably because it had something to do with the dry season! Zhiyao was overjoyed, and she only felt that God helped me.

Because the river was very shallow, the coalition forces crossed the river in a row, trying to cross the other side of the river earlier.

At this time, Yang Zilu appeared. He rode on horseback, his fiery robe fluttering in the wind, like a sunset at dusk, and like a burning fire.

"Yang Zilu, how did he appear on the battlefield? What is this for? A bad premonition flashed in Zhiyao's heart, and she couldn't help but ask. No one answered Zhiyao's words, no! It should be said that Yang Zilu answered, but his way of answering was a little special......

Yang Zilu took out a large bow, took an arrow out of the quiver of the saddle, bent the bow and set the arrow, and shè the arrow towards the sky at an angle of nearly 80 degrees. All these movements are so calm, revealing a confident temperament.

"Woo! Woo! Woo! Ming Di made a sharp and piercing sound, and everyone couldn't help but feel a little jī skin pimple, and sweat máo stood up.

"Yang Zilu, what is this for? Do you want to stop us with this? Rong Zuo, who was on Zhi Yao's military vehicle, said with mockery. Trying to use this to cover up the fear in his heart.

"Nope! It's a signal arrow! Zhiyao's face became even more ugly, and sometimes being smart is not necessarily a good thing. Just like ordinary soldiers, their faces are still a little dazed, and ignorance is also a kind of happiness.

"Speed across the river!" Although Zhi Yao didn't know what tricks Yang Zilu had, he knew that it was useless to make any guesses now. Instead of guessing Yang Zilu's thoughts, it is better to proceed according to the original plan, Zhiyao believes that the 370,000 army in his hands can withstand the loss. It's a big deal to pay a part of the troops, and then slowly adjust!

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Yang Zilu put down the big bow in his hand, took out a pot of wine to drink a sip to warm up, calmly looked at the coalition forces competing to cross the river, and said indifferently: "Things that can't be changed by manpower, but can be changed by heavenly power!" ”

Yang Zilu said, looked up at the upper reaches of the Xiao River, and saw that he didn't know when, there was an extra white line in the upper reaches of the Xiao River. If someone takes a closer look, he will see that it is not a white line at all, but a flood surging downstream.

The trees and stones along the way could not stop the rush of the flood, but were carried south.

It didn't take long for the coalition forces to discover the flood, and the coalition forces immediately became a big luàn. Some soldiers scrambled to cross the river first, others fled, some were at a loss, and some looked at them in despair. All kinds of life can be found here, but the price is too heavy.

"It's Yang Zilu's trick! Damn, he must have built a river embankment upstream! This god killing! Zhi Yao roared in despair and madness. His chariot was in the center of the river, unable to move forward or retreat, and his fate seemed to be sealed.

"Boom!" The surging torrent mercilessly crashed into the coalition forces

The dark yellow flood swept one coalition soldier after another into the torrent. They can only struggle in despair, but no matter how much they struggle, they can't change their fate. Soon they sank in the flood. I wonder if they are breathing a sigh of relief that they don't have to struggle anymore, or are they sighing that they have lost their lives? Maybe both!

Because Zhao Wuxian was a striker, he was lucky enough to set foot on the east bank, and he quickly came to his senses, and his gaze shifted from the flood to the man standing on the hill in the distance.

"Yang! Child! Lu!!! Zhao Wuxian's roar, indescribable anger or fear, I'm afraid Zhao Wuxian didn't know this. Zhao Wuxian said that, and ordered the driver to drive the military vehicle to Yang Zilu. After hesitating for a moment, more than a dozen surviving military vehicles also chose to follow Zhao Wuxian.

It seemed that he heard Zhao Wuxian's roar, or felt that Zhao Wuxian was killing him. Yang Zilu turned his head and looked at Zhao Wuxian who rushed towards him. Yang Zilu's eyes were very calm, not happy, not angry.

This made Zhao Wuxian very unhappy, I don't know why, he hated this kind of gaze, this kind of gaze was like looking at a dead person! Dead person? How could it be! It's ridiculous, now I'm only a hundred steps away from Yang Zilu! Hurry up! Hurry up, I can kill Yang Zilu! Right! Kill him! Kill him!

Zhao Wuxian's face also became extremely hideous because of the killing intent in his heart. Is it just really killing intent? I'm afraid it's more of a fear that Zhao Wuxian himself doesn't dare to admit, Zhao Wuxian is really afraid of Yang Zilu's means of turning his hands into clouds and turning his hands into rain, it's too terrifying! It's like a god on top, and Zhao Wuxian hates this feeling!