The long wind was blowing, and during the period when the Fei Army was resting in Jialuchuan, the 80,000 foot soldiers in the east were also arranged in front of the Northern Qin Army according to the predetermined plan. Almost every day in the battalion, carrier pigeons from the army flew back, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner according to the pre-war arrangement.

On the sixth day after the carrier pigeon flew back, Xi Yanjing thought very well and ordered the whole army to march towards the Zishui Gorge, which was sandwiched between the two mountain ranges.

Zishui is not a very wide river, but in a dry place like the northwest, Zishui has become one of the few ethereal jade belts dotted in the decay of the sky.

Thanks to this, Feng Yicheng and Jincheng were built next to the water one after another, coupled with the protection of the two mountain ranges in the north and south, Jincheng and Feng Yi became easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the soldiers said that they were victorious.

This is the thirty-second year of the Northern Qin general Fu Mang's campaign, he went to the battlefield at the age of nineteen, and became the chief general of the first army at the age of twenty-two.

In particular, Xi Yan had a cavalry of 70,000 men under his command, and he clearly remembered the scene when Xi Yan led this army to leave in front of Jincheng that day.

Then...... They were all defeated troops with their own halberds...... But Fu Mang couldn't forget their eyes.

For this enemy army that had been a defeated general, Fu Mang instinctively did not dare to underestimate it, not only because of their own extraordinary combat strength, but also because their commander was no longer the young man who was trapped in a desperate situation at that time, but a prince who made the Great Zhao court fearful. The mentality between the two can never be compared.

For the word "Xi" on the flag of the Fei Army, Fu Mang's earliest memory still comes from his brother, who is also a young man who makes him cold and admired...... Fu Mang only felt like a world away.

Fu Mang withdrew his mind and threw himself into the current battle situation.

It didn't matter if Lingjiang sent troops to the northwest, but Fu Mang's command was not last year's 200,000 troops, but less than 100,000. He was not a real commander either, but a general under Xiahou He, the beloved son of the king of Northern Qin.

Although the king of Northern Qin had confessed to Xiahou He before the expedition, he had to discuss with Fu Mang more in case of trouble, but Xiahou He was a vigorous young man, and he and Fu Mang had always had some political disagreements.

As for Fu Mang, he was not willing to offend the future lord again for some inconsequential decisions.

The battle situation changed after the confrontation between Fu Mang and Lingjiang's foot soldiers, the Northern Qin army paid attention to the quick way of fighting like the wind, and each cavalry was equipped with three horses when going out to fight, but when Fu Mang led the troops to harass outside Xiajin Pass, there was a large group of infantry waiting for him, and it was not the Huai'an Northwest Army that was beaten bitterly, but the Lingjiang Southwest Army that was familiar with the Northern Qin's fighting style.

After a hard battle, the Northern Qin army not only did not take advantage of it at all, but left behind the corpses of many of its own soldiers.

What's even worse is that after withdrawing the army and returning to the camp, Xiahou He took the opportunity to play the problem and scolded Fu Mang, if it weren't for a few deputy generals who had a good relationship with Fu Mang to stop him, Xiahou He would immediately fine Fu Mang with fifty military sticks.

It is precisely because of this that the estrangement between the two is getting deeper and deeper, although Fu Mang is a courtier, but that arrogance and backbone are not something that anyone can offend, even Xiahou He, who is almost a prince.

The smell of gunsmoke in the tent was already a little strong, but Fu Mang was still arguing.

"Your Highness! Our east has been blocked by tens of thousands of people, it is impossible to invade the Jinguan again, for the sake of today, the best thing is to take a detour back to the Zhenyuan Pass, once our grain road is intercepted, our more than 80,000 people will fall into death! ”

"What did you say?" Xiahou He was a young man of nearly thirty years old, with a slender and powerful figure, a pair of eyes as sharp and deep as an eagle, coupled with his deep voice, he seemed a little gloomy.

"There is a smooth road behind us, how can the grain road be cut off?"

"Your Highness doesn't know, although there are only tens of thousands of southwest troops in the east, but the Fei army led by Xi Yan is still hidden in the shadows, if we are not careful, we may really be cut off by him."

"Xi Yan?" Xiahou He sneered disdainfully, "Is that the traitor of Da Zhao who knelt down in front of Jincheng?" What's so scary about him? This king does not understand why you want to grow his majesty? ”

asked three questions in a row, and Fu Mang was stunned.

"The old minister is not growing his majesty," seeing that another hat was about to be buckled on his head, Fu Reckless changed his words again, "The old minister is just worried about the follow-up transportation of grain and grass, besides, Your Royal Highness, if you are injured, the old minister will not be able to explain to Your Majesty." ”

"Enough!" Xiahou He couldn't help but shout, "You let him go at the beginning, and now you are talking about how powerful he is, do you have any intentions?" ”

"Your Highness Mingjian," Fu Mang was already very aggrieved at this time, and a little anger appeared in his heart. This prince clearly wants to find his own fault, but he has no other way but to excuse his kind words, "Let him go to split Da Zhao, Your Majesty knows these things." The old minister advised His Highness to make a decision early and withdraw the army to Zhenyuan Pass, anyway, what Da Zhao asked us to do, we have already done. The northwest of Great Zhao is a mess, even if something happens to them in the future, it has nothing to do with our Northern Qin. ”

"Is this how General Fu sees it?" Xiahou He sneered, and his tone did not hide his mockery at all, "Xiajin Pass is the dozens of state capitals of Da Zhao, all of which are rich land!" If we can get in, Da Zhao's wealth will be ours! The so-called promise to Da Zhao to send troops to help them is just a hypocrisy and a snake, just gold and silver cloth, this king is not in his eyes! ”

Fu Mang sighed secretly in his heart, Xiahou He is young in the end, and this Jinguan ...... How can it be so easily breached?

The world thinks that the strongest pass in Dazhao is Zhenyuan Pass, but in fact, the most stable pass in Dazhao happens to be Xiajin Pass.

When the Great Zhao Dynasty was founded, the thousands of miles of land between Xiajin Pass and Zhenyuan Pass were still the rivers and mountains of Northern Qin, and Xiajin Pass was also the gateway of Great Zhao, and Great Zhao naturally wanted to build it as solid as gold.

Decades ago, Northern Qin united with the other three countries to break through the Zhenyuan Pass, all the way to Xiajin, hundreds of thousands of heroes, and still returned outside the Xiajin Pass of Dazhao, not to mention 80,000 people? Da Zhao will cast a new layer of molten iron when reinforcing Xiajin Pass every year, and after decades, Xiajin Pass is almost an iron mountain standing on the northwest land, and it is impossible to shake it.

"Your Highness, listen to the advice of the old minister, take a detour to the mountains on the back, retreat to the far pass of the town first, and wait for the grain and grass to be worry-free and the baggage to keep up, and then we will make plans!"

"Why a detour? Are you trying to increase our burden? ”

"Your Highness, think about it, why did Xi Yan let the Southwest Army go to the east first?" couldn't wait for Xiahou He to speak, Fu Mang continued to say urgently, "In order to force us into the Zishui Canyon!" Once we enter the Zishui Gorge, he will lead the Fei Fei Army to block our retreat from the west, and fight the Southwest Army in front and back, trapping us in the Zishui Canyon! ”

"This king doesn't believe it!" Xiahou He had never fought with a general of Da Zhao, and it was the first time he went to the battlefield, and for Xi Yan, a traitor who knelt down in his mouth, Xiahou He was born with a contempt, "We have more than 80,000 elites, even if he has more than 100,000 troops in front of him, he can't eat us in one fell swoop in Zishui Canyon!" ”

"You're right, but we must not enter the Canyon."

"Why?"

"This ......" Fu Mang suddenly choked, he couldn't answer Xiahou He's question for a while.

Why? This is also what Fu Mang can't figure out, even if he forces his people into a trap between the two mountains, Xi Yan has absolutely no ability to annihilate them in one fell swoop, what does he want to do?