Although it was the end of January, it was still very cold, and with the scattered drizzle in the air, walking in the wild was undoubtedly a chore.

On the muddy field road, a crimson army was hurrying on the way, and the cold rain made all the soldiers look a little embarrassed. The flagbearer on horseback also carried the banner of the word "Han" weakly, and his body was as low as possible against the horse's back, trying to keep a trace of dryness on his chest. Most of the footmen were even worse in comparison, soaking wet and shivering in the cold wind.

According to common sense, it is taboo for soldiers to forcibly march in this kind of weather, because the physical strength of soldiers is very seriously damaged, and in case of war, the combat strength will undoubtedly be greatly reduced. Even if they arrive at their destination safely, it is inevitable that many soldiers with weak physiques will be infected with wind chills and become seriously ill.

But Zhou Bo had no extra choice, before dawn, he still got an urgent battle report from the front line in his sleep, and the county was lost.

When the news came, he fell out of bed on the spot, got up in a panic, hurriedly dressed up, and urgently gathered the 50,000 horses that he had immediately mobilized, and rushed to recapture the county.

Zhou Bowei has been a general for many years and has incomparably rich experience, although he is far inferior to Han Xin and Xiang Yu in terms of martial arts, but he is also a battlefield general, so naturally he will not even have such a strategic vision. The Han army's Dahe defense line relied on the river to prevent the Qin army from moving south, and if the Qin army seized a stable stronghold on the south bank, everything would be wasted, and the Han army had to face the Qin army directly.

The soldiers are very fast, so Zhou Bo wanted to launch a counterattack while the Qin army had not yet gained a foothold in Qixian, and the counterattack was extremely fierce, and the Qin army was driven to Hebei in one go, which was his only chance. But the unfortunate weather apparently poured out his passion.

Seeing the soldiers rushing weakly, his hope gradually cooled, and he began to think calmly about the way back. He began to hesitate to give up on rescuing the county, and instead abandoned the big river, retreated into the hinterland of the Qi state, and relied on the strong city walls to fight the Qin army.

But he was still a little unwilling, and there were more or less luck in his heart, he thought that the Qin army lacked boats to cross the river, and even if he captured the county, it would never be possible to transport the army across the river in such a short time, so compared to the current panicked delivery of sergeants, if he Zhou Bo could take this opportunity to kill suddenly, he would definitely kill the Qin army by surprise.

This thought made Zhou Bo hesitate for a long time, and finally did not order to turn around and return. According to the estimation in his heart, even if the Qin army has already stood firm and is waiting for the county, the strength of self-protection is still insufficient, and he will never take the initiative to attack out of the city, so he might as well take the big military region and the county to take a turn to see if there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, if there is no opportunity, he can also die.

But he obviously underestimated his opponent, if he was replaced by a decent Qin general, he might really close the city and defend it, but unfortunately he ran into Meng Shi, who was known for fighting the most desperate in the Qin army.

When the scouts reported that the Han army had arrived, Meng Shi was not only worried, but ordered to go out of the city immediately to meet the battle. At this time, the Qin army had less than 15,000 soldiers and horses crossing the river, because of the lack of ferries, more than 100,000 Qin troops were densely assembled on the other side of the river waiting to board the boat. Han Xin gave Meng Shi only one task, that is, to defend the county and not allow any mistakes, but Meng Shi was obviously not reconciled to this.

Ignoring the dissuasion of his generals, he forcibly transferred all the large troops in the city out of the city, and he took the lead and personally led more than 15,000 foot soldiers to pounce on the Han army. Zhou Bo, who was looking outside the city, obviously didn't expect Meng Shi to be so bold, and in a hurry, the people killed by the Qin army turned on their backs, and there was chaos in the army.

"Kill, kill, kill." Meng Shi brandished a big knife, and when the killing rose, he was shirtless, like a tiger descending from a mountain, and the Han soldiers who were facing him were terrified when they saw this, and they dodged one after another.

The Han army traveled more than 300 miles, and it was already cold and tired, and the Qin army was indeed a cutting-edge division, and there was Mengshi, a fierce general, who was here, although the number was far inferior to the Han army, but it was like a bamboo, and the Han army's defense line continued to break through.

Zhou Bo couldn't help but be horrified when he saw that the Qin army was so brave, and hurriedly launched a counterattack from the flank with 2,000 cavalry. At this time, Meng Shi blindly attacked, without caring about the rear, and was successfully attacked by the Han army, and had to turn around to meet Zhou Bo, and the Han army, which was killed and scattered by the Qin army, gradually gained a foothold and resisted the fierce offensive of the Qin army.

This was the numerical superiority of the Han army gradually becoming prominent, while the Qin army gradually lost its sharpness and fell into a bitter battle.

At this critical juncture, the city gate of Qixian suddenly opened, and thousands of iron horsemen rushed out, avoiding the battlefield that was being melee, drawing a huge arc, and fiercely stabbing into the rear of the Han army.

Han Xin, who was on the other side, heard that Mengshi had sent troops to meet the Han army, and he was really relieved, so he hurriedly led 2,000 iron cavalry to cross the river in three batches, and quickly threw himself into the battlefield after assembling, and decisively launched a fierce offensive in the rear of the Han army.

Seeing that the Qin army of the source played a banner with the word "Han" symbolizing the general Han Xin, the Qin army that fell into a bitter battle suddenly boosted their morale and was unstoppable. Although the 2,000 iron cavalry under Han Xin's command were few, they were all the most elite Yulin Xiao cavalry in the Qin army, although there were only 2,000 people, but all of them were elite soldiers with one as ten.

"Stand shield." Seeing that the cavalry of the Qin army was approaching in a blink of an eye, the Han army that had formed a hastily formation had no choice but to hastily erect a defensive line with shields, and the soldiers stubbornly resisted with their shoulders, one next to the other, wanting to resist the terrifying impact of the cavalry. Rulin's spearhead stretched out through the gap in the shield, like a monster with grinning teeth, spears like a forest, and a phalanx like a mountain.

The horse's hooves in his ears rumbled, the ground under his feet trembled violently, and although the Qin army had 2,000 horsemen, its momentum was like a landslide. Seeing that the Qin army was attacking so terrifyingly, getting closer and closer, the hearts of the Han soldiers were so nervous that they were trembling their hands.

Most of these people are new recruits to the battlefield, and they originally had no combat experience, but the opponent in the first battle was the fierce Qin Jun Yulin, so there was no reason not to be afraid.

The distance of more than 1,000 steps was approaching in an instant, and with the Qin army came the sky-high smoke and dust tumbling in front of the battle, and many Han soldiers couldn't help coughing loudly.

The experienced Han army officers shouted with all their might: "Hold your ground, resist the front, and not retreat!" ”

Five hundred steps!

Four hundred steps!

Three hundred steps!

Seeing that the distance of the Qin cavalry was getting closer and closer, the Han soldiers who stood in the front row with shields showed a look of fear in their eyes, so they had to bury their heads tightly, grit their teeth and hold their shoulders against the shield. The Han soldiers in the second row held their breath, just waiting for the command to "kill" to come out, and thousands of halberds would stab out from between the shields at the same time, piercing the Qin cavalry and horses.

Just when the cavalry of the Qin State was about to collide with the shield array, a rapid whistle sounded, and the cavalry galloping at high speed suddenly stopped reining and quickly took out bows and arrows from the saddle. It was like a black torrent splitting in two, and by the time the front hooves hit the ground, the momentum of the forward rush had changed to the left and right. Thousands of cavalry made the same movement at the same time, as if they were a person, the whole team was divided into two, with the lightness of flying swallows, they shot arrows to the left and right sides while galloping wildly, and poured the rain of arrows in front of the Han army without mercy.

Suddenly, the Han army suffered heavy casualties, and the Han soldiers suddenly woke up, and hurriedly carried the shield door panel that could be used to cover the side, in front of the Han army, the Qin cavalry shuttled back and forth continuously, sweeping the Han army's queue like a storm, and the rain of arrows seemed to be endless.

Screams continued to sound from the Han army, arrows flew in their ears, and watching their companions fall one after another, fear spread rapidly like a plague, and there were more and more vacancies in the queue, and the originally dense formation became sparse.

Finally, the Qin army suddenly stopped the suffocating rain of arrows, and the knights in the front row drew their sabers one after another, roared loudly, "Long live", and then rushed forward without hesitation.

The Qin army's offensive was as fast as lightning, and the offensive was like a tide, and it only took one roar to break through the weak defensive line of the Han army, and the rout spread rapidly. Not long after, the nearly 10,000-strong rear army of the Han army completely collapsed under the swords of the Qin army.

Han Xin took the lead, and the two thousand iron horsemen were like a crazy sword blade, stabbing the heart of the Han army fiercely, making it bleed endlessly, and finally gradually died.

Zhou Bo, who was commanding in the battalion, saw that the rear army was in chaos, and knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly withdrew from the front and personally led his own soldiers to meet the attack, wanting to block such a terrifying offensive of the Qin army.

The two men were accompanied by cavalry, with similar numbers, and they rushed forward head-on, but the battle situation was one-sided. The soldiers were intertwined, and a group of people turned on their backs, and almost none of the cavalry of the Han army was the opponent of the Qin army.

Zhou Bo stopped his horse and was about to start talking, but when he turned around, he saw a Qin general galloping towards him.

Zhou Bo looked at it intently, and was suddenly frightened. He had no intention of fighting, he only hoped to bring the main force back, so that he could explain to Liu Bangyou. But when he turned around, the person behind him turned out to be Han Xin, who had not been seen for a long time, and where did he still have the heart to resist.

Han Xin is an inextricable person who can fight with Xiang Yu, how can he cope with this kind of kung fu.

Zhou Bo made the wisest decision in his life at this time, he did not rely on the crowd to rush up, but turned his horse's head and quickly fled in the direction of the Chinese army, and the cavalry of the Qin State also followed him into the middle of the Han army.

The soldiers turned and fled, the officers desperately suppressed, and the overseers began to kill, but all means were useless.

The 10,000 Han troops placed on the right flank were the first to collapse, and the soldiers poured down like a tide, wrapping the officers who were blocking them and rushing down.

Then, the collapse and panic quickly spread to the center. Immediately, the whole line festered.