Hexi County, Linjin County.

Linjin County is not famous, but it was the royal city of the Great Lirong Kingdom more than 100 years ago. Since the destruction of the Qin state, the Qin and Wei countries have clashed here several times, and Linjin County has witnessed the rise and fall of the two princely kingdoms in a certain Cheng dù.

Zhao Hao's army of 50,000 is now hurrying to this famous city. Since the eleventh sunrise in Handan, Zhao Hao's heart has been pounding, of course, not because of the excitement and excitement of leading the troops alone for the first time, but an ominous premonition! Although his face was still calm, his mind had already flown to the other side of Luoshui.

It stands to reason that Lian Po is an irrefutable famous general of Zhao State, and he is assisted by resourceful people like Tian Dan and Rong Yi by his side, and he should not lose to Bai Qi of Qin State! Bai Qi's strength is far more than that of the Yan, Zhao and Qi coalition forces! But now that the pass is not quiet, and the Hangu Pass has been lost, it is difficult to say how much the Qin army's fighting spirit can be. With a strong camp, although it was not easy for Lian Po to win, it was extremely difficult to lose.

But why do you have heart palpitations? Zhao Hao was very puzzled! Yes, now the entire Zhao State is waiting for the Qin State to make peace. Even including Wei, Korea, Qi, Yan, and Chu, the whole world thinks that if they are fighting to this point, if Qin does not seek peace, then wait for the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species! As for the possible stubborn resistance of the Qin State, all of them selectively ignored it.

Zhao Hao concluded that if there was no Yan, Zhao and Qi Three Kingdoms Alliance Army trapped on the bank of the Luoshui River, yes, it was trapped, and it was not the main force to contain the Qin army as Zhao Guomei said, and the Qin State was very likely to sue for peace. After all, with Hangu Pass in hand, the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Qi can gather more than 200,000 troops to march into Guanzhong, and if the Han Wei State is strong, 300,000 allied troops will not be a problem. But now, the front of the six countries in Shandong is very long, and it cannot echo each other from afar. On the surface. The Six Kingdoms of Shandong fought well on every front, but except for the achievements of Hangu Pass, none of them took the initiative, and there was no fatal threat to the Qin State. The price for Wei to take Hangu Pass was too great, and the King of Wei was originally a king who was a little rich and peaceful, so the pressure that the coalition forces could exert on the Qin army at Hangu Pass was actually very small. In such a situation. No one can guarantee that the Qin State will not make a desperate bet and target the isolated Yan Zhao Qi army. As long as the Qin army is willing to pay a sufficient price, it is not a problem to inflict heavy losses or even annihilate the army of Yan and Zhao Qi.

Such worries are so appalling that even Zhao Hao can only rot in his heart. Therefore, since the day the army led out of Handan, Zhao Hao ordered the whole army to march quickly, and the speed of the march was about one hundred and twenty miles a day. He ordered that all the officers should not complain, and that all the officers should not intercede, otherwise they would be killed!

In the first three days, Zhao Jun was still able to hold on. It traveled more than 400 miles. But on the fourth day, all the people began to complain privately! They knew that their purpose was to go to support Xinping Jun Lian Po, but now that it was clear that the Qin State was about to seek peace, how could Lian Po be in danger? For such a provision, Zhao Jun is naturally very puzzled.

When it was time to camp and rest on the fifth day, a lieutenant who saw Zhao Hao's tired face couldn't help but speak. He said: "General! We are less than 400 miles away from Luoshui! The soldiers are already complaining! If it continues like this, I'm afraid it will provoke a mutiny! ”

Zhao Hao raised his head and frowned. said in a consultative tone: "Then according to Captain Li's meaning, how many miles is appropriate for us to advance tomorrow?" ”

Captain Li thought that Zhao Hao's heart was moved. He immediately said: "The last general thinks that seventy or eighty miles is enough!" In this way, we still have the energy to arrive in Luoshui, and we can deal with it in time if there is a change! ”

Zhao Hao nodded lightly, and said expressionlessly: "Your Jianyi will be considered!" However, Ben wanted to borrow the lieutenant for one thing. ”

Captain Li was ecstatic, it seemed that Zhao Hao was not as unkind as he imagined, and immediately agreed to come down.

Zhao Hao said to the guards outside the tent: "Someone! Captain Li Huan disturbed the morale of the army. Sin is unforgivable! Pull Li Huan down and cut it off! ”

The guards couldn't help but drag Li Huan, whose face had changed greatly, down, and after a few unwilling and frightened screams, it was quiet outside the big tent. Zhao Hao's face did not change and ordered the guards to show Li Huan's head to the whole camp, and since then, no one in Zhao Jun dared to complain in private.

Tong guò such means. Zhao Hao established his absolute authority. Therefore, on May 18, Zhao Hao could lead 50,000 Zhao troops to Linjin, which was only forty or fifty miles away from Luoshui. In just eight days, Zhao Jun drove nearly a thousand miles, which has to be said to be a miracle.

When Zhao Hao's army entered the city, it was already in decline. The military camp in the city has temporarily become a ready-made camp for 50,000 Zhao troops, which makes the Zhao army who have been running all the way breathe a sigh of relief. Instructing the adjutant general to arrange the meals of the whole army and the personnel of the night vigil, Zhao Hao went to the county office.

The county magistrate of Linjin County is named Zhao Bo, who is forty years old, and it is the time when a man is most energetic. After receiving the news that Zhao Hao's army had arrived in Linjin three days ahead of schedule, he rushed back from the outskirts of Xicheng in a panic! The heavy rains in the past few days have damaged a lot of fertile land, and the losses have been great. Many dilapidated houses collapsed with a bang, injuring many people. Zhao Bo, a Confucian who was bent on self-cultivation and Qi family to rule the country and level the world, was naturally anxious for the people's urgency and went deep into the front line of disaster relief and relief.

Looking at the Linjin County Order that came in the dust, Zhao Hao didn't put on his own shelf at all. As a Zhao Hao who once fled to Yan Country due to the Sand Dune Rebellion and became a county guard, what he admires most is the local officials who are conscientious and conscientious for the benefit of the people. Zhao Bo can not hesitate to condescend to the common people, and the officials are also the same!

After greeting the two for a while, they went straight to the point, Zhao Hao was worried about the battle situation on the other side of Luoshui, and immediately asked: "Zhao County Order, can Xinpingjun have the latest information over there?" ”

Zhao Bo shook his head and said, "The last time news came was eight days ago! At that time, the total strength of our Zhao State, Yan State, and Qi State was more than 90,000, and the Qin army had 160,000! But counting those who were seriously injured and snatched back, the actual combat strength of the Qin army was 150,000 people. ”

Zhao Hao frowned, in this way, Yan Zhao Qi lost 70,000 troops, in exchange for the loss of the Qin army close to 50,000, maybe even the loss of 40,000 early heads? In this case, the battle will not be easy to fight. The more they continue to fight, the more obvious the strength advantage of the Qin army becomes!

"So why hasn't there been contact these days?" Zhao Hao asked suspiciously.

"Alas!" Zhao Bo sighed and said, "This rainstorm has been raining for seven days in a row!" Luoshui is soaring, who dares to risk crossing the river! In addition, Xinpingjun still has more than a month of grain and grass there, so Xia Guan did not take the risk of delivering grain and grass in such weather! The rain has just stopped today. Xia Guan is planning to send someone to cross the river early tomorrow morning to see the situation! ”

"What? You say Luoshui is skyrocketing? Zhao Hao said in shock.

"yes!" Zhao Bo was clearly puzzled by Zhao Hao's fierce reaction, and asked puzzledly, "What's the matter, General?" The rain is a bit heavier! It shouldn't have an impact on Shinhei-kun, right? ”

"How far does this water go?" Zhao Hao asked rhetorically. If I remember correctly, Lian Po was stationed on the bank of the Luoshui River. Will it be greatly affected? Will the Qin army take advantage of the situation and use tactics, such as water attacks?

Speaking of the heavy rain, Zhao Bo also said in wonder: "This rain is really weird!" Luo Shui rose three feet. Flooded almost a mile of land along the coast! ”

"One Mile ?!!" Zhao Hao doesn't have to think about it to know how heavy this rain is! As long as Bai Qiken takes a huge risk to dig up the river embankment, a water attack will be done. This water doesn't even need much, it can bring enough trouble to Zhao Jun. For example, flooding the grain and grass, or washing away the tents.

Just when Zhao Hao was worried about the war and was about to go back and send a few people who were familiar with the water nature to rush to the other side of the river overnight, a servant broke in in a panic and hurriedly said, "My lord, it's not good! A soldier fainted! ”

"What soldier fainted?" Zhao Bo was completely confused. Even if a soldier faints, he doesn't have to meet with a distinguished guest. Rush in!

"Big ...... My lord! Seeing that Zhao Bo was displeased, the official was obviously more nervous, and said, "It's the soldiers of the Qi State who fainted!" ”

"A soldier of the Qi Kingdom?" At this time, the only people who could appear in Linjin were Tian Dan's subordinates who were with Lian Po. But how could the soldiers of the Qi State appear in Linjin! Zhao Bo was very puzzled. Zhao Hao had an ominous premonition.

"You can make it clear!" Zhao Bo said a little anxiously.

"It's okay! You speak slowly! With the worst estimate, Zhao Hao's expression became calm again. The most important thing right now is to find out what's going on on the other side of the river. It's useless to be in a hurry!

"The little ones heard from the common people that they found this Qi soldier on the bank of the river. At that time, he was almost exhausted, and when he saw the people passing by, he said that he was going to the county seat. There is a very urgent military intelligence report! I really don't know how he swam over the three or four miles wide river! The official spoke with great clarity. Finally, the twists and turns are revealed!

"Where is he now?" Zhao Hao didn't care about the image, so he got up directly and asked hurriedly. This information couldn't be more obvious, if there is no change on the other side of the river, Qi Guo will definitely not send a soldier who is good at swimming to come over and report the news! The most likely scenario is that the army of Yan Zhao Qi has fallen into a huge crisis, or even a desperate situation of not reporting day and night!

"In the Frontroom!" The official looked at Zhao Bo and said subconsciously.

"Xiaguan will lead the way!" Zhao Bo soon realized the severity of the problem. Said hurriedly.

After turning two corners, Zhao Hao finally saw the soldiers of Qi who the official said. After only scanning a word, Zhao Hao knew that the other party's life should not be in danger! Although his face was a little pale and his expression was extremely tired, it was probably due to exertion. Anyone swims in a river three or four miles wide and unusually turbulent. It's no less than a life-and-death battle.

"I'm Zhao Guoguo's lieutenant Zhao Hao, soldier, what military information do you have to tell me! I'm now in charge here! Zhao Hao calmly took the lead in speaking.

"Lieutenant?" When the Qi sergeant heard this word, he was obviously overjoyed, and immediately struggled to get up and said, "General! Help us! The armies of our Qi State, Yan State and your country are surrounded by the Qin army! If you can't rush over tomorrow morning to help! I'm afraid it's more auspicious! ”

Zhao Hao's heart was full of turbulent waves, but his face was still calm. He just nodded, and then said: "I have 50,000 elite soldiers of the Zhao army in a hundred battles!" Nature can save you! But soldiers, you have to tell me what is going on! I can judge how to save you! ”

As soon as the soldiers heard that there were 50,000 elite Zhao troops in the city, their hearts were even more relaxed, and they said: "The Qin army has attacked with water!" We were caught off guard and lost 10,000 of our brethren! Most of the grain and grass were also burned! Now Prime Minister Tian Cheng, General Lian, and General Rong are trying to open the passage, but the Qin army has an army of 150,000 or 60,000, and the small worries really can't last long! I also hope that the general will send reinforcements quickly! ”

"That's true! And so it was! Zhao Hao sighed secretly in his heart! What he feared the most happened, Bai Qi unbelievably forced the Yanzhao Qi Three Kingdoms Alliance Army into a desperate situation! It's just that across the huge Luoshui, can you have time to reinforce yourself! And how can we get reinforcements?! (To be continued......)