At dusk, the remnant sun is like blood.

A squad of scouts in uniform hid their tracks as much as they could, slowly approaching the east.

The sound of hooves rained down, and under the cover of the wind, they finally stopped on a small hill.

The captain of the scouts looked far away, like a cloud of cavalry and foot soldiers, who were marching towards the west along the official road in the distance under their feet, and the men and horses were silent, and the military discipline was solemn. Although the sergeants watched from all sides of the horse, no one noticed the scouts dressed in white coats and blending with the snow.

The scout captain of the long-eyebrow eagle looked at him and analyzed in a deep voice: "It seems that those Zhao people in Jincheng have begun to pull out, and it seems that they are pouring out, and they must return to the general immediately, and they must tell the general." ”

After a few moments, the scouts also quietly departed westward, coming and going without alarming anyone, leaving only a trail of scattered hoof prints on the snow.

The camp of the Northern Qin is very hidden, and no one would have imagined that in this strange rocky sandy land, the main force of the Northern Qin army would be lurking. The coach was on the line, a burly general with long hair standing in front of a huge map with his hands in his hands, and a long scar on his eyebrow bone that avoided his eyes made him even more hideous and terrifying, he was the commander of the Northern Qin Army - Fu Mang.

Although the years and war have left some marks on Fu Mang's face, the fierceness between his eyebrows shows that he is still as fierce as before. He went to the battlefield at the age of nineteen, and twenty-two years have passed, and the name "Fu Mang" has long become a symbol in the Northern Qin Kingdom, and it has also become a terrifying name outside Zhenyuan Pass.

And this general, whose eyes were like lightning and like an eagle, was muttering to himself at this time facing the map.

Xi Luan...... Da Zhao ...... Old rivals, old friends. ”

Fu Mang turned around and said to the group of generals below, "Do you remember this person?" Fu Mang looked around, paused and said, "Remember this name for Ben Shuai!" Thirteen years and five months ago, the scar on Ben Shuai's eyebrow bone was given by him. ”

The cold light in Fu Mang's eyes was even stronger, although he recalled the years when he met his opponent in chess, Fu Mang could never forget that he was almost beheaded by him, and he finally hid the sympathy in his heart, leaving only the obsession of putting the opponent to death.

He had already heard the scout's report, but Fu Mang seemed to be in control of the transfer of the Great Zhao army, and still let his subordinate troops stand still.

It wasn't until two days later that Fu Mang gave the order to pull out.

Just when the Northern Qin army was marching out, the Great Zhao army in the east was also about to come to Feng Yicheng, taking advantage of the time when the army was suspended and resting, Xi Yan took his 50,000 cavalry, separated from the army, and rushed towards Shuiluo City.

At this time, Xi Yan, who was sitting on Sa Luzi's back, seemed to be a general who could not be underestimated.

Looking at his upright back, some of the old people who had fought with Huan Guohou unconsciously overlapped the silhouettes of the two, and seemed to see the indomitable general of the year, although Huan Guohou was no longer in the past, but the young man in front of him was very much like his brother.

"Xiao and Leopard have moved the enemy away, and the road to Shuiluo here should be a smooth road." Xi Yan looked forward from the horse, and said in a deep voice, "Pass the order, send scouts to explore the road first, although the main force of the enemy has been diverted, but it is still not to be taken lightly, everyone is vigilant." ”

"Yes." General Zuo took the order, Xi Yan thought about the battle situation with a solemn face, he knew that his brother's painstaking arrangement was not just to make his own meritorious service, but this battle was too big.

Although there are many enemy troops outside Shuiluo City, if they retreat to the city, the 50,000 cavalry under their command will definitely not be able to break through the city. It's just that the military order has been issued, no matter what, Xi Yan has to complete the mission entrusted to him by his brother.

Night has fallen. Xi Yan has led the army to attack dozens of miles, hundreds of miles away from Shuiluo, I don't know what the Shuiluo City that carries all the missions looks like?

The wind at night was stronger, and the sergeants were already wearing winter clothes, but many of them were covered with a thin layer of frost as they braved the wind and snow in the seemingly frozen world. The already dim moonlight was obscured by thick clouds, and although the cold wind penetrated the muscles and bones, the speed of the march did not slow down, and only the rumbling cry remained in the darkness.

As they marched at full speed, a group of scouts flew in front of the army.

"Urgent! Small groups of enemy troops have been spotted in the northwest! ”

Xi Yan's eyebrows froze: "How many people are there?" ”

"The vanguard is about two thousand!"

"Two thousand?" Xi Yan's heart sank, if the vanguard force is 2,000, the entire army may not be less than 10,000, no matter what, this cannot be regarded as a small enemy army, "Explore again!" ”

"General," General Zuo stepped forward and arched his hand, "Although the northwest is not the only way to march into Shuiluo, but in the end, we have 50,000 people under our command, and it is easy to eat this group of men and horses, but we have to meet the enemy with the whole army?" ”

"No, if we fight hard with them, our intention to attack Shuiluo will be exposed, this expedition, or to their base camp, in my opinion, we still hide our tracks, detour to Shuiluo."

"Yes, then you have to send scouts back to summon the soldiers around Feng Yi to be more alert?"

"This is natural," Xi Yan nodded slightly, "Although we let them go, it doesn't mean that the Great Zhao army can let them go, it's just that we can't send the messenger back quickly because of a small loss." ”

Just as Xi Yan and General Zuo were discussing the military situation, another team of scouts rushed over.

"Urgent! Discover the main force of the enemy army due west! ”

"The main force!?" Xi Yan and General Zuo were both shocked, Xi Yan was suspicious, and asked, "You must be the main force?" ”

Due west is the only way to attack Shuiluo, it stands to reason that the enemy's main force should be all entrenched in the north, how can it appear on the way from Feng Yi to Shuiluo?

"It must be the main force!" The scout's tone was very firm, "There are no less than tens of thousands of former troops that can only be seen, and they are still coming in a steady stream at this time!" ”

"How far?"

"More than thirty miles." The scouts and the horses that sat down were all gasping for breath, and Xi Yan knew that the scouts in the army would not make a big mistake, so he considered and prepared to retreat.

But before Xi Yan could give the order, General Zuo said hurriedly, "General! Our only mission this time is to run to Shuiluo, and the best way at this time is to take a detour to Shuiluo! As long as their base camp is destroyed in one fell swoop, the task assigned by the Hou Ye will be completed. ”

"No way!" Xi Yan said in a fierce tone, "If you bypass this group of people, what will Feng Yi's sergeants do?" Even if we take Shuiluo under such circumstances, we will only get an empty city, should we exchange the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers for an empty city? ”

Before General Zuo could respond, Xi Yan issued an extremely strong military order: "The whole army listens to the order!" Turn the horse's head, and the rear army becomes the front army. Retreat at full speed. ”

After that, another team of scouts was sent back to Feng Yi outside the city to report the military situation.

At this time, Xi Yan already knew in his heart that the enemy wanted to take advantage of the siege of the Great Zhao army to complete the siege. In addition to questioning, he couldn't help but be a little afraid, but fortunately he led the army to attack tonight, and only then did he find the main force of the enemy in time. If this army completes the encirclement, the consequences will be unimaginable. Subsequently, the 50,000 cavalry led by Xi Yan rushed straight back to Feng Yi's outside the city.

There were still more than ten miles away from Feng Yicheng, and from a distance, Xi Yan saw the flames in the direction of Feng Yicheng, and there were faint bursts of shouting and killing. Shocked, Xi Yan didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and immediately led the army to speed back.