Beidi County, Yiqu City.

The fall of Shangjun and other places in Longbei undoubtedly brought huge shocks to the Qin State, and for a time Guanzhong was panicked, and the Qin people were uneasy. In order to stabilize the battle situation on the front line, Han Xin personally commanded the main army to sit in Yiqu, and made peace with Wang Qi's troops and the retreating Zhao Wuji troops, with a total of 260,000 troops, guarding the northern defense line of Guanzhong.

After the fall of the Great Wall, from Longbei to Guanzhong is a land of flat rivers, and there is no danger of defending. Such a flat ground was very conducive to the cavalry of the Huns, which was undoubtedly bad news for the Qin army, which was dominated by foot soldiers.

Fortunately, although Beidi County belongs to the border of Qin, it is close to Guanzhong, so the population is relatively dense, so there are many cities. Guanzhong has always been known as the golden city of thousands of miles, and the Qin army resisted in turn along the cities, which made the Xiongnu helpless for a while. Seeing that the attack was unsuccessful and ineffective, Mao Dun withdrew his troops and turned to consolidate the territory and cities that had been captured, purge the remnants of the Qin army in Longbei, and ensure that his rear was unimpeded.

Fortunately, thanks to Han Xin's prudence, most of the Qin people in Longbei had already evacuated, which did not bring a devastating blow to the sparsely populated Qin State, and also had the capital to continue to fight a war of attrition with the Xiongnu.

In the camp of Yiqu City, the spring rain is continuous, and the camp is muddy. An armored general lay on his knees in the mud outside the tent. The rain continued to drip down the brim of his helmet and into his clothes, and there was no dry place on his body.

The spring rain was still cold, and it was still cold on his body, not to mention kneeling in the cold wind soaking wet, although the general was extremely strong, his body couldn't help but tremble slightly. Most of the soldiers in the past looked at him with sympathetic eyes, but they felt that they were just busy with their own affairs, and no one went to help.

The camp was dead, Wang Qi, Meng Shi, Yingbu and others all lowered their heads and thought about their thoughts, but none of them spoke. Han Xin kept looking up at the continuous heavy rain outside the camp, and suddenly spoke; "This year's spring rain is different from usual, I am afraid that the water level of the Wei River and the Jing River will skyrocket, and the Prime Minister's Office will be reported, so that Guanzhong will make more preparations to ensure spring ploughing."

"No." The clerk on the side quickly recorded Han Xin's military order, and then handed it over to the palm seal officer to stamp Han Xin's small seal, and sent a fast horse to report to Xianyang.

Seeing that Han Xin was still in the mood to care about the spring ploughing in Guanzhong, the generals couldn't help but Zou Mei, and many people thought of it in their hearts; If Guanzhong can't be saved, who will you eat when you grow out of spring ploughing, it won't be cheap for the Huns.

"General." After all, Meng Shi was young and vigorous, and he had an excellent relationship with Zhao Wuji, so he couldn't help but kneel down and beg for help; "General Zhao has been kneeling in the rain for a whole day and night, and if he kneels again, I'm afraid that his iron body won't be able to bear it."

Han Xin turned his head and said angrily; Let him continue to kneel, the fall of the Great Wall is inseparable from the carelessness of Tian Shi and the two of them, Tian Shi died and died for the crime of martyrdom, but he is still alive alone. If you don't let him suffer a little, how can you be worthy of the dead Tian Shi and the right dead soldiers. ”

Han Xin closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, which calmed the sadness in his heart. Tian Shi has followed him for many years, and has been his deputy since he was in the Northern Army, and has always been loyal to him.

Han Xin clenched his fists tightly, and secretly swore in his heart: "Mao Dun, sooner or later, I will take your head to worship Tian City." ”

If Han Xin's hostility towards Mao Dun came more from the hostility between countries before, there was a bit of sympathy for Mao Dun among private individuals, but now the heroic sympathy at this point has been replaced by full anger.

Han Xin opened his eyes, the anger in his eyes had subsided, and his expression returned to normal, and he said: "And Zhao Wuji, since he followed me, he has always held my closeness and arrogance, so it is better to take this opportunity to make him suffer a little." ”

Han Xin's gaze swept over the generals in the tent, especially on Meng Shi's face for a few seconds, and said slowly; "I hope you can understand that although you are my cronies, I usually do not restrain you, but it does not mean that you can act willfully. Military regulations are still military regulations, once you commit a crime, not to mention you, even if it is me, I will be punished. ”

The generals couldn't help but bow their heads under his blazing gaze, not daring to look at him. Han Xin withdrew his gaze, looked at Zhang Liang in a Confucian robe in the tent, and said; "Mr. Zhang, do you think this rain is good or bad for us?"

Zhang Liang leaned sideways slightly and groaned; "According to the opinion of the lower officials, although the heavy rain can make it difficult for our army to move, and it is not conducive to us to launch a counterattack to regain lost territory when the Huns are not firmly established, but it is extremely unfavorable to the archery and horse riding that the Huns rely on for war, and the bow and arrow will obviously be greatly reduced in the wet rain, and there will be no time to continue to go deep into the pass. So all things considered, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for us. ”

"But in the long run, if we don't take the opportunity to counterattack now to regain more lost territory, it will inevitably allow the Huns to calmly occupy Longbei, and then the strategic space for Qin will be greatly compressed. In this way, it will do more harm than good to us in the long run. ”

Han Xin nodded, "What Mr. Zhang said is exactly what I want. "Suddenly raised his voice;" Montstone. ”

Meng Shi stood up and answered loudly.

"With you taking 20,000 headquarters light horses, I'll give you two horse configurations. You detour from the west to attack the rear of the Xiongnu, if you encounter the old and weak of the Xiongnu and a small group of men and horses, then go forward to encircle and annihilate, if you encounter a large group of cavalry, then make a detour and flee. Most of the Huns sent the old and weak to drive the sheep with the army, as long as you are careful, you will definitely not be entangled by their main force. Regardless of your achievements, you must return to Yiqu after 20 days. ”

"The last general commands." Meng Shi roared roughly, and turned away with a murderous face.

"Wang Qi obeys orders."

Wang Qi strode forward, "The end will be." ”

"Order you to lead 60,000 troops, go north out of the righteous canal and regain the lost territory along the galloping road, and if you encounter a city, you will divide your troops to garrison. Walk to Luoshui to stop the north. Remember to repair the city properly, and hold on to the future attack of the Huns. ”

"No." Wang Qi answered, and immediately thought of something, so he said with some doubts; "But General, what if I run into the main army of the Huns? You must know that our army will inevitably move slowly in the mud, and there will be no chance to withdraw when the time comes. ”

Han Xin smiled slightly, "The old general doesn't have to worry, I can guarantee that Mao Dun will definitely not place the main force in the south." ”

Wang Qi nodded suspiciously after listening to Han Xin's talent, although he still had some doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to disrespect Han Xin's military order, so he resigned.

"Ganshaw."

"The end will be."

"You divided your division into dozens of squads, more than 1,000 people as a team, spread banners and scepters, and ran around our army's garrison, making it look like reinforcements were transferred from Xianyang."

Gan Xiao was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood, Han Xin asked him to pretend to be a suspicious soldier, which was used to stabilize the hearts of the people in Beidi County, and at the same time, it was also used to confuse the spies of the Huns, so that Mao Dun was afraid and did not dare to go south. Gan Xiao couldn't help but admire in his heart, so he shouted his order and immediately retreated.

Immediately, Han Xin issued several orders, large and small, and many generals were ordered to retreat. Yingbu in the tent saw that everyone had a task, but he didn't, so he couldn't hold it anymore, and couldn't help standing up and saying in a rough voice; "General, why do others have military affairs, but only I am idle."

Han Xin smiled, "What are you in a hurry, good steel needs to be used on a good knife." Although you are brave, but the marching army is not your forte, if it is your old business to charge into battle, these days you only need to pay close attention to the training of soldiers, cultivate the spirit, there will be a fierce battle in the future. ”

Although Yingbu was a little unconvinced, he also knew that what Han Xin said was indeed the case, so he had to respond in a muffled voice and retreated.

Everyone in the tent also retreated, and Zhang Liang looked at Han Xin with a smile and said; "I've heard you say so sure, what basis do you have for saying that Maudun's main force won't be in the south?"

Han Xin looked at Zhang Liang and said lightly; "I guess."

Zhang Liang was stunned and said; "I thought you had any definite information."

Han Xin smiled, "I'm just putting myself in Mao Dun's shoes, if I were him, I would definitely spare no effort to go south at this time, and desperately attack the south to attack Guanzhong, but he didn't, but retreated, which means that there must be a problem in the rear, and there is only one possibility for skin Shi to think about it." ”

Zhang Liang was stunned, "Could it be that you have ambush soldiers there?" ”

"Yes." Han Xin nodded; "Before I sent the army, I had sent Wang Jing to lead a detachment of more than 10,000 people to rush to the aid of Fushi, where the city is high and deep, and it is a famous big city, if it is defended properly, it will not change hands easily. And if Maudun wants to go south with confidence, this nail nailed behind him must be removed. ”

Zhang Liang said in surprise; "But that Wang Jing who killed the king?"

Seeing Han Xin nodded, Zhang Liang couldn't help but smile and shook his head; "I really have to admire you, you dare to use anyone, if you let other courtiers know that you released him privately, I don't know how much trouble it will bring you."

Han Xin said without changing his face; "All I know is that I'm a commander, and I'll use whatever I can do to win a war. Wang Jing was the commander of the Northern Army, and he had lived in the city of Fushi for many years, and he was very familiar with the terrain near Fushi, and no one could be more suitable for this position than him. ”

Zhang Liang also agreed; "This is very true, and now it seems that your idea is indeed very effective, not only greatly restricting the pace of the Xiongnu southward, but also providing an opportunity for a counteroffensive in the future."

Han Xin's eyelids moved slightly, and he said, "Big brother, it's too early for you to talk about counterattacking now." ”

Zhang Liang said with a smile; "I saw that your demeanor was calm in your words, and your tone was firm, at first I thought you were deliberately pretending to be shown to your subordinates, but then I thought about it and felt that it was wrong."

Han Xin smiled; "What's wrong?"

A hint of cunning flashed in Zhang Liang's eyes, and he laughed; "Because I've already thought of a way to break the enemy, I was still a little proud, and I wanted to show off with you, but now it seems that my class has an axe, and you have already made up your mind."

"If you lose your horse, you don't know if it's a blessing. I see that your initial reaction to the fall of the Great Wall was shocking, but now it has become an opportunity, because you, like Maudun, do not want to fight a protracted war, and if you can solve it in one battle, I am afraid that both of you will be happy. The difference is who is the loser and who laughs last. ”

This time it was Han Xin's turn to be a little surprised, rolled his eyes, and said; "I don't know if the plan in the heart of the ovary is the same as mine, why don't you do this, you and my colleague will write the plan in your heart, why don't you look at it?"

Zhang Liang clapped his hands and applauded, and the two of them each took a pen and wrote what they thought in their hands. When they opened their hands at the same time, they all laughed.

"Those who know me, the ovary!"

Under the city of Fushi, Mao Dun stared fiercely at the city wall of Fushi standing majestically in the distance, and his heart was full of irritability. He waved his whip and roared loudly; "Give me an attack, an attack, and don't stop for a moment."

With the roar of Mao Dun, a large number of Hun soldiers carried a simple ladder to climb the city tower, the city head cannon stone like rain, arrows like locusts, the head of the Hun soldiers who were constantly smashed head and blood flowed tumbling and screaming and falling, but could not shake Mao Dun's firm heart as a stone.

The Xiongnu never lacked elite cavalry, but they were very short of infantry, especially for siege and climbing. It is not difficult to see from the clumsy skills of the Hun soldiers that these warriors on horseback were simply driven ducks to the shelves and forced to dismount and kick the city.

The porridge on the side was dripping blood in his heart, and a large part of the soldiers who were bleeding now were his relatives, how could he not feel distressed. Finally, he couldn't help but plead: "Uncle, these soldiers are the elite of my Huns, and it is really not worth it to lose them in the siege in vain." It's better for us to bypass the skin Shi and go directly south to Guanzhong. ”

"Fart." Mao Dun jumped like thunder, and his anger seemed to have found a vent point, and he slammed the whip on Ji Congee's face. Ji Congee saw the horsewhip coming, but he didn't dare to dodge, and then covered his eyes and rolled off the horse with a scream.

"Idiot, what do you know?" Mao Dun stared at the porridge on the ground, his eyes full of anger. This anger was not from the porridge, but he happened to be unlucky.

"We're not here to loot, we're here to conquer, conquer, you know? I want to completely destroy the country of the Qin people and enslave their people like cattle and sheep. If we don't take it, how can I occupy the entire Shangjun, with this nail, I can go out of the city at any time to attack our rear, so that we will have to spend ten times as many troops on guarding against them. ”

Ji Congee covered his eyes and broke out in a cold sweat on the ground, if it wasn't for his quick dodge, the whip would have almost blinded his eyes. A hint of hatred flashed in his other low eye, and when he raised his head, he changed his gaze to a humble one, and crawled to the front of the Maudun horse, and said with his leg in his arms; "Uncle, Ji Congee is stupid, I know it's wrong."

After speaking, he jumped up, looked at the head of the city viciously and shouted; "I'm going to take this city for you, and as soon as I took off my armor, I was about to go into battle shirtless, but Maudun called out to him behind him.

"What nonsense, come back quickly." Maudun glared at him, looked at his hurt eyes and couldn't help feeling a little guilty, and said; "How do you say that I am also the Hun King of the Huns, my nephew of Maodun, how can you put yourself in danger, do you make the Qin people laugh at me that the Huns have no one?"

Ji Congee humbly bowed his head and said indignantly; "But my nephew really wants to share your worries for your uncle."

Mao Dun's face was slightly better at this time, and he nodded; "I understand your loyalty, you retreat first, the grassland is where my Hun warriors gallop, not on the city wall where this coward hides."

Ji Congee reluctantly retreated, and Yan Fu on the side flashed a trace of appreciation in his eyes, coughed and said in a sharp voice; "Da Danyu, my Huns are good at fighting horses but not good at attacking cities, and the warriors on my grassland should not be used like this. How about letting Sima Xin and their people attack the city, you must know that the two of them were the masters of this city before, and they are very familiar with each other. And their subordinates are all Qin people, and their death has nothing to do with my Huns, just say yes? ”

Mao Dun nodded, "That's right, I've already recruited the two of them back, and I guess it's almost there now." After saying that, he waved his hand and ordered; Pass the order of our army to stop the siege. ”

In the city, Wang Jing stood on the tower holding the wine jar, looking at the Hun army that could not be seen from a distance, but suddenly laughed.

Several officials around him who were forced to go to the city to watch the battle couldn't help but look at each other, and a Qin official standing at the front couldn't help but clear his throat and said; "I wonder what the major general is laughing at?"

Wang Jing pointed at the Xiongnu army and laughed wildly; "Wei Junshou, you see, the Huns have so many soldiers and horses, and we only have 20,000 people in the city. I laugh at them for not being angry, they can't take us with so much effort, you say it's funny or not. ”

Wei Qing couldn't help but look stunned, and said angrily; "Major General, you're drunk."

"You must know that it is now between the Great Wars, if you still drink so much, be careful that the Imperial Prison will impeach you."

Wang Jing ignored his threats at all, and still drank by himself, not taking Wei Qing, the county guard, in his eyes at all. Wei Qing was suddenly so angry that he was smoking, but he was helpless to do anything about him.

After Han Xin took power, he carried out drastic reforms to the Qin State, because the territory of the jurisdiction shrank, so he abolished the post of county lieutenant and transferred it to the central government to directly control the military of each county, and the county guard also became a simple civil and military careless. But having said that, the official position of the county guard is still the highest position of a county, and he can also directly take charge of the army under special circumstances in wartime, but Wang Jing's sudden intervention not only interrupted his plan, but also snatched away almost all the available power in his hands, and he became a county guard in name only.

Wang Jing suddenly stood up with a bang, and put the wine jar in his hand, but there was no drunkenness in his eyes, but he smiled; "Ladies and gentlemen, how about Wang Jing cheer you up."

After speaking, he didn't wait for everyone to answer, and jumped down from the city head in three and five steps, and then the horn of the assembly sounded, and the south gate of the city suddenly opened, and thousands of Qin cavalry roared out, killing the retreating Hun foot soldiers.

Wang Jing took the lead, and the cavalry behind him was like a sharp sword among the Huns, and the unprepared Huns were suddenly killed. When the angry Mao Dun arrived with the Golden Horde riding murderously, the Qin army had successfully made a circle to enter the city from the west gate, and Mao Dun had to look at the closed city gate with a blue face.

After Wang Jing entered the city, the city was full of cheers, Wang Jing laughed and ordered; "Come on, take the 1,000 Huns captured before to the head of the city, and behead them all."

There was a cry at the head of the city, and a group of Xiongnu herdsmen of men and women were escorted to the head of the city, these were the Xiongnu herdsmen who had not been able to evacuate the Qin army before the war. With Wang Jing's order, more than 1,000 heads suddenly fell to the city.

The Hun army was suddenly silent, and Mao suddenly screamed, drew his sword and roared; "I will slaughter the city to vent my anger."

Above the city, Wei Qing's face was pale and fell to the ground, and the subordinates next to him hurriedly helped him up, but she came back to her senses after seeing her half-ringing, and screamed miserably; "Okay, you Wang Jing, you're going to cut off the life of everyone in the city, you're so ruthless!"