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The next day, after leaving 4,000 Wei troops to defend Yanshi City, Jin Contempt joined forces with 40,000 Storm Kites and went straight to Qi City.

At the same time, the Wei general Xin Yuanyan also commanded a combined army of more than 100,000 troops of Zhao and Wei, and continued to launch a day-to-day attack on Wei Ran's camp.

Xin Yuanyan originally thought that the resistance of the Qin army would still be as stubborn as yesterday. Unexpectedly, in just a quarter of an hour, the combined forces of Zhao and Wei broke through the first line of defense of the Qin army. Half an hour later, the second line of defense of the Qin army was broken. Only in the third line of defense did the Zhao and Wei coalition feel the tremendous pressure and could not advance.

"General, the appearance of the Qin army is very abnormal. In the past, they would fight with us for a ditch, but today they are so unbeaten, isn't there a conspiracy brewing? The adjutant general looked at the complacent coalition soldiers and said worriedly.

Xin Yuanyan nodded, agreeing with the lieutenant's point of view. It was unwise for the Qin army to abandon the first two lines of defense so lightly. Hitting morale is still secondary, and losing strategic space is the most fatal. Although there is still a front behind the Qin army to retreat, but when it really reaches that point, the Qin army will really become a turtle in an urn. Unless they have a last resort and have to shrink the front, such as insufficient troops, or there is a change in the rear?

"Is there any new news from the beam?" Xin Yuanyan asked with an unchanged expression.

"The State of Qi invaded Chu, and the State of Chu was too busy to take care of itself. General Jin has already led an army of 40,000 to outflank the Qin army's rear road, and according to the itinerary, it will arrive within three days. The adjutant replied immediately.

"Well, remember, if there is news of General Jin. Be the first to let me know. In addition, the offensive slowed down. Beware of the Qin army's elite cavalry counterattack. Xin Yuanyan ordered.

The adjutant general's expression tightened, and he replied respectfully: "Oh! ”

An hour later. Ten miles north of the Qin army's camp, an army with the banners of Han and Wei appeared on the horizon.

Jin looked at the violent kite that was close at hand, and a different kind of love surged in his heart. Because of the plan of the Storm Kite, the combined forces of Han and Wei successfully ambushed Wang Qian's army. After Wang Jian led less than 3,000 Qin troops to break through the siege, the two chatted about their plans to attack Qi City today. But he inadvertently said that the Qin army didn't know where to flee, and the violent kite suddenly came up with a possibility, that is, maybe Wang Jian would flee back to the Qin army camp.

In response to this possibility, the Storm Kite immediately changed its plan to raid from the west of the Qin camp and changed it to the north. Although it's just a word difference. The effect is very different. If Wei Ran had learned that Han and Wei reinforcements were close at hand, there were nothing more than three strategies to deal with it, the first was that the strong man broke his wrist, leaving an army to defend to the death, and the main force retreated overnight; the second is to plan as planned, pretending to be defenseless and luring his own army to attack; The third is to be ready for help and hold on.

In the eyes of the tyrannical kite, for its own army. The most unfavorable scenario is that the Qin army adopts the second strategy. However, considering the limited strength of the Qin army, they had to face a strong attack on the west side by the main forces of Zhao and Wei, which were twice their size. Even if the Qin army set up an ambush, it would be impossible to ambush on three sides. Such. It became most likely that the Qin army would set up an ambush on the east side of the camp.

In the same way, for the Qin army, the north side of the camp was the safest place. One is only twenty miles out of the camp, and it is the Xiangshui River. The two crossed the river to connect the fortress Jiancheng that communicated Taiyuan County, and it was controlled by the Qin army. Even if a large army is dispatched, it should undoubtedly be reinforcements from the Qin army. But the kites did the opposite. Although it takes an extra 20 miles to walk, compared with foolproof safety, this hardship is still worth suffering.

Looking at the Qin army camp that was getting closer and closer, Jin Contempt forced himself to temporarily put aside the distracting thoughts in his heart. Whether you succeed or fail, we'll see later. Glancing at the battle-spirited coalition soldiers behind him again, Jin Contempt, who was standing on the chariot, waved his hand and ordered the front army to charge.

To be on the safe side, the 40,000 Han and Wei combined forces were divided into two divisions, with the front army responsible for storming the camp and the rear army responsible for support. The advantage of this is that even if the Qin army sees through the plan of the Storm Kite, the coalition forces can save most of the soldiers. The rumbling war drums began to sound, and the 20,000 Wei troops set off an unstoppable torrent and rushed straight towards the Qin camp.

The Qin army's seemingly solid defense line suddenly turned into a papier-mâché and vulnerable to attack. No one expected that the Wei army's offensive would be so smooth. By the time the Qin army reacted, the Wei army had already entered the last line of defense of the Qin army. Seeing that the opportunity could not be lost, Jin Contempt and Storm Kite immediately led the remaining 20,000 troops to press up. This became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the Qin army was defeated and had to flee with their lives.

Because of the chaos of the Chinese army, the Qin army, which was fighting with the Zhao and Wei armies on the west side of the camp, also had a brief riot. Taking advantage of this effort, the armies of Zhao and Wei, who had a slight upper hand, further compressed the activity space of the Qin army. When Jin ordered people to cut down the banner of the Qin army, all the Qin troops in the camp were in chaos, which also became the beginning of the massacre.

Everywhere was the Three Jin army chasing the north, and the Qin army of less than 10,000 had no way to hide, and was soon divided and surrounded by the Three Jin army. The captain of the Qin military academy, who was originally in ambush on the west side of the camp, saw that the situation was not good, and immediately led an army of 7,000 to break through the siege.

On the fifth day of the ninth month, the 150,000 armies of Han, Zhao, and Wei finally completed their convergence at Qishi. Wei Ran, the prime minister of Qin, left 15,000 troops to stand for reinforcements on the grounds that there was a lack of grain and grass and the city of Qi could not be defended for a long time, and he personally led an army of 45,000 to Anyi in the north. Before leaving, Wei Ran secretly gave the remaining lieutenant a plan, relying on the defense line on the west side, and setting up an ambush on the east front to severely damage the Han and Wei reinforcements. Unexpectedly, this plan was seen through by the Han generals, and the Qin army was defeated, losing 8,000 soldiers.

Later historians have different opinions on this battle, some people do not believe that the Qin army will lack food and grass, and insist that Wei Ran is to preserve his power and occupy Anyi, so that he can attack and retreat and defend; Some people said that if the Qin army had enough food and grass, the Qin army could hold on for three or five days with 60,000 soldiers and horses, and then there would be 40,000 reinforcements from Xianyang, although it would not be easy for the Qin army to win, but the battle situation would be dragged back into a stalemate.

However, history does not assume that the Qin army was defeated in Qishi City, and could only rely on the important town of Anyi to hold the southeast corner of Hedong County, and the only advantage of this was that it was more closely connected with the Baiqi Department of Taiyuan County. Although the Sanjin coalition army recaptured a lot of lost territory, it also had to divide its troops to defend it, and its actual combat strength was only 150,000.

Taiyuan County, Jinyang.

The Qin and Zhao armies were still facing off day after day, and apart from the never-ending harassment, there was not a single battle of more than 5,000 men on both sides.

Lian Po looked at the continuous rainy weather outside and cursed secretly. Forty-nine days have passed, and the Qin army has not moved to leave at all. Bai Qi is like a nail, nailed here. Even if Nanyang County is lost, even if Wuguan is lost, Bai Qi will not move at all. Three days ago, when the news of Wei Ran's defeat came, Lian was quite excited, thinking that Bai Qi should be in a hurry now. Unexpectedly, Bai Qi was still not in a hurry, and even wrote a letter saying that it was raining, and he invited himself to Qinying to drink a cup of heart-warming tea.

Lian Po knew very well that now the retreat of the Qin army to Hangu Pass had been cut off by the army of the Three Jins. After converging the reinforcements sent by Xianyang and Taiyuan, Wei Ran's department already has 100,000 troops, but it is still quite difficult to break through the 150,000 net arranged by the Three Jin Dynasty coalition forces. Bai Qi looks very calm, but in fact, he is definitely the same as himself, anxious.

In fact, as Lian Po guessed, Bai Qi was also worried when he looked at the rainy weather outside. It's just that if you write your heart on your face for the soul of the army, I'm afraid it will cause the army to be unstable.

In Bai Qi's opinion, Nanyang will be lost if it is lost, anyway, South Korea is weak and can be recaptured at any time. But if you lose Wuguan, it will be troublesome, which means that the six countries of Shandong can completely ignore Hangu Pass and attack Qin by Wuguan. At that time, Xianyang is afraid that he will be shocked three times a day.

Wei Ran's defeat was somewhat beyond Bai Qi's imagination, but relying on an army of 100,000, Wei Ran should be able to hold Anyi. If you hold Anyi, you don't need to worry about your rear, so this doesn't affect the overall situation.

What Bai Qi was most worried about was actually the lone army he had sent, going deep behind enemy lines, isolated, and he didn't know if Wang Ling would succeed. If Wang Ling fails, then he can only fight a protracted war and hit Zhao State hard at the expense of Hedong County.

Zhao Guo, Yan and.

It is located on the bank of Zhangshui, adjacent to Taihang Mountain. Two hundred miles northwest of it is Jinyang of Zhao, two hundred miles southeast is the important town of Wu'an, and eighty miles southeast of Wu'an is Handan of Zhao. The terrain is steep and abnormal, condescendingly guarding the vast plain area in the south, which is one of the main grain producing areas of Zhao State.

In the past, there were 5,000 defenders. However, because of the current tight war in Jinyang and the shortage of grain and grass, most of the Yan and the defenders devoted themselves to the important task of escorting grain and grass. This also gave a large army that had disappeared for more than half a month a chance to sneak attack.

This force was the 30,000 Qin army led by the deputy general Wang Ling. Bai Qi felt that the national strength of the Qin State had been greatly reduced, and in order to severely damage the Zhao State at the smallest cost, he resorted to this dangerous plan to cut off the grain route of the Zhao army.

Although the strategy is risky, it has been calculated in vain, as long as you are cautious, the probability of success is still extremely high. From Jinyang to the south of two hundred miles to cross the river, all the way to the northeast meandering, all of them are mountains and forests. After such a long journey of 700 miles, you can bypass the defense line of the Zhao army and go deep into the hinterland of the Zhao State.

As long as he took Yanhe, the Qin army could use this as a base to control the land three hundred miles south of zhì. If the Zhao army wants to continue to transport grain and grass to Jinyang and ensure the safety of the hinterland, it must mobilize an army of more than 100,000, which is enough to drag down the Zhao state.

In fact, just as Bai Qi planned, Wang Ling led the army all the way, and after more than half a month of half-human and half-ghost life, he finally "escaped" from the vast mountains. This period of hard life is absolutely unbearable to look back, but winning the Yan He almost bloodlessly is the best reward for the 30,000 Qin army, a group of "aspirants".

At first, Zhao Guo didn't realize that his hinterland had broken into so many uninvited guests. After the Qin army robbed several convoys of grain and grass to Jinyang, Lian Po was the first to notice that something was wrong. Because at this time in the past, the baggage team should have transported tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass, but now, there are only 3,000 stones of grain and grass.

At the same time, the Zhao army, which had finally escaped, ran back to the nearby city and reported the shocking news that a Qin army of unknown origin had cut off the grain route in Jinyang.

Zhao Guo panicked. (To be continued......)