The rumbling war drums broke the calm of the night, and the Zhao army, which had just rested, was ordered to assemble. Although they complained very much in their hearts, the strict military discipline constrained Zhao Jun, and while complaining, they were also very curious. For most people, a sudden emergency gathering at night is the first encounter. If there is nothing particularly serious, the Lord will not joke about it.

Zhao Hao walked into the Chinese army tent with a calm face, not to mention the joy and sorrow, and said calmly: "Xin Pingjun's army suffered a flood, lost all the grain and grass, and is now fighting with the Qin army. General Ben decided to send troops to support immediately! Listen to the generals! ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they realized the Yan zhòng of the gaffe. The grain and grass are lost, and the battalion of the coalition army must be more than lucky. Without a strong camp, the 90,000 Yan, Zhao and Qi coalition forces want to confront the 150,000 or 60,000 Qin army, which is really a fool's dream. The Qin army will definitely not give up such a good opportunity, and will definitely send all its forces to besiege and kill the Yan Zhao Qi army. No matter how desperate the army of Yan Zhao Qi is, it can only be stopped for a while, and once the morale is exhausted, it will be a disaster!

Zhao Hao glanced around at everyone, and saw the battle intent in their eyes, and said with great satisfaction: "Hu, you lead your 10,000 cavalry to go first!" Be sure to prepare at least 100 ships before the main force of the army arrives and contact Shinhei-kun. The county lieutenant of Linjin Wang will fully cooperate with you! ”

"Whoa!" After receiving the order, he hurriedly took his leave, and the speed of the cavalry was an hour faster than that of the infantry, and so many things had to be done in this hour, so much could only be done against time!

"Zhao Cong! Go and gather the people in the army who are good at swimming, and immediately lead them to follow. Before the arrival of our Chinese army, we must establish a defense line that can be attacked, retreated, and defended! Also, prepare enough meals for at least 50,000 people to eat! ”

"Whoa!" Zhao Cong also walked out in a hurry. The captain of his chariot barracks, according to Zhao Hao's orders, did no less than Hu Xuan. Time is also very rushed! Preparing meals is also very easy to understand. Whether it is the main force crossing the river to support or taking Xinpingjun's army back to the opposite bank, the first time to solve the problem of food shortage for Yan Zhaoqi's army. At least give them the strength to fight again!

"The rest of the people wait! Follow me on a rapid march westward! Tonight, our goal is to free the army of Nobunpei-kun! Among them, if anyone disobeys the order and does not fear the enemy, he will be killed! The life and death of the 60,000 Zhao army, the 30,000 Yan army, and the Qi army are all in the hands of you and me! Tonight. Only advance, not retreat! ”

"Whoa!" Everyone shouted in unison.

Soon, the army of Zhao began to act in accordance with Zhao Hao's orders. The cavalry set off first, followed by the chariots, and the infantry behind. Everyone knew their mission, and the great merit of saving the Yan-Zhao-Qi coalition army became the best means of encouragement! Moreover, many people have experienced being surrounded by enemy troops, and now they have no hesitation to save the robes who are in a desperate situation.

Two hours later, Zhao Guotie arrived at the shore of Luoshui. At the behest of Hu Xuan. Some of them went to collect the boats, and some of the people who would drive the ships came from their sleep. Hu Yu overrode public opinion, jumped into a small boat and headed for the other side.

A bright moon hangs in the sky, reflected on the water, as if there are two moons in the world, it is very beautiful. But Hu Yu was not in the mood to admire the moon at all, because the seemingly calm water surface was actually extremely turbulent. In particular, when the boat was not close to the middle of the water, it was swept straight downstream by the strong current. There is even a danger of getting out of control. If it weren't for the boatman's experience, it's hard to say whether he would be able to paddle to the middle of the water. It was hard to reach the middle of the river. The speed of the current here was noticeably lighter, and the heart of Hu Yu had not yet settled, and the boat had reached the edge of the river that was more turbulent. After such twists and turns, Hu Yu finally set foot on the land of Qin.

The ground was extremely muddy, and Hu led two of his followers to move in the direction where the killing shouts came. On a night like this, it's always good to have a killing cry. At least it proves that the army of Yan Zhao Qi is still resisting. If the birds are silent. It can only show that the army of Yan Zhao Qi was either wiped out or surrendered, and such a result was definitely not what he wanted to see.

Because of the turbulent river, the place where they arrived on the opposite bank was one or two miles different from the expected, so Hu Yu and his party had to walk an extra three or five miles. Finally, from the mountains and forests, Hu Yu saw the most spectacular and tragic scene he had ever seen in his life—tens of thousands of people fighting in a narrow valley. The two sides of the war should be the Qin army and the armies of one of the Yan, Zhao, and Qi countries. Both sides fought for their lives, and from time to time the wounded were luckily transported out. It is said that it is lucky, because most of the wounded are trapped in the phalanx and cannot advance or retreat, either with injuries to the battle, or faint and become pulp! In the rear of the battle, there were countless coalition soldiers who were slumped on the ground, presumably to save their bodies.

Less than a mile further, Hu and his party were finally discovered and stopped by the patrolling coalition soldiers. Although Hu's clothes showed that he was a Zhao soldier, his clothes were too clean (compared to the coalition soldiers who were stumbling in the muddy water, the Hulu who came by boat was obviously spotless), so the soldiers who were not allowed to patrol were not vigilant!

"Who?" Listening to his accent, it was obvious that he was a Yan Jun.

Hu Yu said very smoothly: "Go and sue General Sù Lian, General Rong and Prime Minister Tian Cheng, and say that the captain of the cavalry battalion under the command of Captain Zhao Hao asks to see him!" ”

"Are you Zhao Jun?" One Yan Jun was obviously very skeptical.

His chief obviously knew better, and when he changed his color, he said, "Lord Captain, please come with me!" Humble will immediately go and inform the three generals! A few of you, greet the two entourage of the lieutenant, do you hear clearly? ”

Of course, Hu Yu knew how clever Yan Jun was. It's nothing more than that he is afraid that he is an assassin, so he wants to separate himself from his personal guard. As for taking yourself in, the further you go inside, the more heavily guarded it must be. Naturally, he was not worried that he would dare to act rashly. What's more, he must have already taken himself to a safe distance from Lian Po and the others, and then passed it on.

Hu Yu stopped the indignant guards in his heart with his eyes, and said calmly: "Okay! Just do as you say! "Anyway, I am a genuine Zhao military captain, and I am not a spy, and when I see Lian Po, the truth will naturally be revealed.

The doubts in Yan Jun's heart were slightly relieved, seeing that the other party was so calm, maybe it was really Zhao Jun. Now the whole army knows that the Qi State has sent a few elite soldiers who are good at swimming to ask for help on the other side. As long as it goes along with the lì, reinforcements will definitely arrive. Even if there are not many reinforcements, the men on the other side can send enough ships to cover themselves. It is precisely because of this belief that the coalition forces have persevered until now. There is a big difference between the hopeful and the hopeless, and the reinforcements on the other side are the forces supported by the coalition forces now! Of course, he hoped that the person in front of him was a real captain, but the Qi army had just sent an envoy. It didn't take a few hours for Zhao Jun to come to a school captain, which was a bit too coincidental.

However, these headaches should be left to the big guys to solve! His duty is to prevent the spies of the Qin army from sneaking in and find out the truth of his own side. Therefore, after handing over the battle to his uncle, the head of the Yan army returned.

At this time, in front of a fire in the coalition army, Lian Po, Tian Dan, and Rong Yi looked at the valley mouth that was still fighting a mile, and they all sighed helplessly. This does not mean that they have despaired or lost confidence, but simply because of the passivity of the war.

From noon to now. Five hours have passed. The Zhao army was disabled by 20,000 people, and Yan and Qi also paid more than 3,000 casualties each, but the offensive of the Qin army did not stop at all, wave after wave, with the intention of exhausting and dragging down the coalition army.

I knew Bai Qi's idea, but the coalition forces had nothing to do. They can only grit their teeth and put their forces into this meat grinder, and they know very well that once they show signs of exhaustion. Bai Qi will definitely devote all his forces to settle this battle in a matter of hours - not even until dawn.

"General Lian! I'm afraid the next 10,000 people will bother you again! Tian Dan sighed deeply. He and Yan Jun combined 10,000. It's been holding out for more than an hour, and if you continue to fight, you'll run out. After such a long fierce battle, it is a huge burden for the coalition forces who have not eaten all this time!

Lian Po looked at the somewhat loose phalanx of the Qi and Yan alliances, nodded helplessly, and said, "Okay!" I'll call someone to take your place!" After speaking, he whispered a few words to the herald beside him. Not long after, the armies of Qi and Yan were gradually replaced by the Zhao army.

He looked at Qi and Yan Shishu, who were all bloodied and wounded, with some complications. Lian Po said in a dumb voice: "Prime Minister Tian, the soldiers of your country should spread the news of our trapped to the other side, right?" ”

Tian Dan found that Rong Yan was also looking at him expectantly, sighed in his heart, and said honestly: "This, I really can't guarantee it!" If it's on weekdays. The soldiers I sent out can swim back and forth in Luoshui! But now the Luoshui is more than twice as wide, and the current is even more turbulent, and even the feathers can't float! These soldiers haven't eaten for most of the day! Whether it will succeed or not, it's hard to say! The only thing I know for sure is that they will desperately get the word out! ”

Lian Po nodded and said, "Speaking of which, we have lost more than 20,000 people in the past five or six hours of fighting, and the casualties of the Qin army are smaller, but there must be fifteen thousand!" With a little more effort, we'll definitely be able to stay up until tomorrow morning. As long as the sky is clear, it is easy to say! ”

Rong Yan shook his head and said, "The more time passes, the more disadvantageous it is!" Now the soldiers' clothes are still wet, the night is so cold, and they can't eat and can only drink some hot water, and the soldiers' bodies are limited! I hope Linjin County has received our news! Otherwise, just wait for us to die with the Qin army! ”

"Hehe, cough cough, Bai Qi is not willing to die with you! Let's not count on reinforcements! If there is still no movement before dawn, I will build yì and we will enter the mountain in batches! Although the surrounding mountains and forests are not very dense, the mountains are not high! But it's better than being besieged by the Qin army in the flats! Tian Dan said.

Lian Po nodded, and was about to agree, but a Yan military captain barged in and whispered to Rong Yan. Rong Yan's face suddenly became very exciting, and he hurriedly asked Lian Po: "General Lian! Your army is responsible for supporting this time, but is the national captain Zhao Hao? His cavalry captain is called Huxuan? ”

Lian Po was a little unsure of what he meant, and replied: "The reinforcement commander will be Zhao Hao!" But as for whether there is a slope under his command called Huxuan, I don't know! However, I do know that Hu Yu is indeed the cavalry captain of my Zhao army! and Po Nai are the same side generals! ”

"That's right!" Rong Yan stroked his palms and laughed: "There is a person outside who claims to be the cavalry captain under Zhao Hao, and wants to ask to see you and me!" ”

"What?!" Lian Po was overjoyed. If this is true, it means that Zhao Hao's 50,000 reinforcements are close at hand! Even if Hu Yu is the vanguard force, there should be more than 10,000 troops under his command! This is undoubtedly a booster for the coalition forces in distress!

"Quick! Where is he? Bring him in! Forget it, I'll pick him up myself! Lian Po happily spoke incoherently!

Where did the thousands of Yan soldiers dare to refuse, they immediately sent someone to invite Hu Yu over. On the one hand, he led Lian Po, Rong Yan, and Tian Dan to the direction where Hu Yu was.

It didn't take long for Lian Po to meet Hu Yuzhen. Almost at the moment when he saw Lian Po, Hu Yu made a solemn military salute, knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general, I have seen Xinpingjun!" ”

Lian Po was the first border general to be crowned a monarch, and he was also the first to be the chief general of a country. This makes Hu Yu very admirable! When he was still a thousand-person general, he took Lian Po as his goal. Now that I can talk to my idol again, I am also excited in my heart.

The moment Lian Po saw Hu Xuan, the party at the beginning of the year came to his mind, and he remembered that he had met Hu Xuan at that time, but he just encouraged him a few words in a distorted manner. Now and now the people coincide, and the other party is indeed undoubted.

"Hurry up, please!" Lian Po said extremely happily. Immediately thinking of the matter of asking for help, he went straight to the point and said, "Have you met the messenger of the Qi army?" Where is Zhao Hao's army now? How many armies do you have? Where is it now? ”

Four questions in a row show the eagerness in Lian Po's heart. Tian Dan and Rong Yan also looked at Hu Yu expectantly. Although he knew that Hu Yu was in such a coincidence, most of them knew the predicament of their side, but they still wanted the other party to confirm it.

Hu Yu replied calmly: "Return to the general! General Zhao and I met the messenger of the Qi army in Linjin County, and learned about the dilemma of the allied army's loss of food and grass. General Zhao ordered me to lead more than 10,000 cavalry to collect the ships first, and at the same time contact the general to confirm the current situation. In two hours at most, the remaining 40,000 troops will arrive. ”

Lian Po breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good!" That's it! The tide of battle is stacked against us! After Bai Qi used the water attack. I, Zhao Yanqi, and the allied army lost nearly 10,000 people, counting the 20,000 people who had just been killed in battle. Now the entire army is less than 60,000! And because of the loss of food and grass, morale is low. The whole army is struggling with willpower! If it weren't for the fact that the Qin army didn't want to pay so many casualties to consume us, we would have been defeated a long time ago! ”

Rong Yu agreed with Lian Po's words and added: "Fortunately, we released the news that reinforcements will come soon!" This stabilized the situation. It's good now, I didn't expect you to come so quickly! General Lian! General Tian! I'm going to send someone to spread the word that reinforcements are already on the other side of the river! I believe that the officers and men of the whole army will be excited when they hear this news. ”

Lian Po smiled and nodded. Now the whole army is very tired, and it is always good to have this good news to stimulate and stimulate. After hearing that 10,000 Zhao Guo's iron horsemen were already on the other side of Luoshui, and that 40,000 Zhao Guo's elites would also arrive in less than two hours, Tian Dan was also greatly relieved and said, "Since that's the case. Then I'll go and inspect the whole army first! ”

In this way, there were no generals from Yan and Qi in Lian Po's vicinity, and Lian Po gradually calmed down after the initial excitement and joy. Although the reinforcements are already on the other side now, they are separated by a turbulent Luoshui after all. Before the two armies merged together, after all, it was Wangmei to quench their thirst!

"Captain Hu, I received the king's decree, saying that Zhao Guowei set off from Handan early in the morning of the 11th, and today is only the 18th, exactly eight days, why did he arrive in Linjin so quickly?" Lian Pohu asked suspiciously. Although he was very glad that the 50,000 Zhao troops arrived in time, Lian Po still raised his confusion.

Hu Yu shook his head and replied, "General! I don't know this question in the end! From the beginning of our journey to Handan, our daily march was one hundred and twenty miles! The soldiers complained at first, but Zhao Guowei was unmoved, and even killed a captain who disobeyed his orders! After killing the captain, he dismounted and couldn't go with the soldiers, which eliminated the resentment of the soldiers! ”

Lian Po nodded and asked with concern, "In this way, you don't have good news along the way!" Now that the army is marching again, I must be very tired! ”

Of course, Hu Yu heard the meaning of Lian Po's words, which was nothing more than worrying that "at the end of the strong crossbow, you can't wear Lu Mianye". If this is the case, the symbolic meaning of your own support army should be greater than the actual meaning. Even if he reluctantly entered the war, the casualties would definitely not be acceptable to the whole Zhao State.

"General! The day before we arrived in Linjin, we had only traveled less than 100 miles. Therefore, it is still sufficient to rest! Besides, this time we're here to save the robe! The soldiers are very warlike! They are all clamoring to give Qin Jun some colors to see! ”

Lian Po smiled and said nothing, and asked, "How is the water potential in Luoshui?" You have just crossed the river, have you ever been on the way? ”

Hu Yu listened to it and said with palpitations: "General! In the last tense is a small boat! Therefore, there are some dangers in Luoshui! However, the boatman said that it would not be easy to cross the river, even if it was a large boat. Danger is not enough, but docking is a nuisance! After all, the closer you get to the riverbank, the more turbulent the water becomes! ”

Lian Po nodded, regarded as approval, and said, "How many ships are there on the other side of Luoshui now?" How much is a big ship? How many boats? How many people can it accommodate? ”

"In the future, I heard from the Linjin Zhao County Decree that the total number of ships near Luoshui was less than two hundred. Most of them are small boats, and a few are large boats. Approximately, there are 30 large boats, which can accommodate 40 or 50 people, and there are more than 100 small boats, which can accommodate 35 to 10 people! Hu replied respectfully. (To be continued......)

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