At this time, Qin Zhao did not enter the capital eastward as Li Fu thought, nor did he choose Ningcheng, north of the Weining River, which was closer to Shangyang County, as he had planned at the beginning.

After perceiving Li Fu's arrangement and the deployment of troops in the surrounding counties, Qin Zhao finally did not choose to take the risk.

He went to Jicheng, another Linjiang county town south of Ningcheng.

Although the Weining River is only a tributary of the Tian Canal, it is not narrow and short, and it is also a major river in Bactria .

After separating from the Tian Canal, it first stretched for thousands of kilometers from north to south, dividing Jiangping County and Anning County.

After that, it turned to the west and divided most of Gangpyeong and Surabaya counties.

It is roughly in the shape of a "⎦" and surrounds the border of Gangpyeong-gun.

The place he chose this time was the middle of the north-south river basin.

After the deduction, several generals agreed that it was too difficult to go directly to the Sky Canal.

In addition to the fact that Ningcheng itself is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the key is that it is really incapable of continuously crossing the Weining River and the Tian Canal, and if you are not careful, you will be trapped.

Therefore, at Qin Zhao's suggestion, they prepared to make a detour, first entering Jiangping County to station, and then heading north into Jiangbei County.

......

Just as Qin Zhao and the others were diverting to Jicheng, Li Fu also received the message that the Hundred Flowers Army had left Ning'an County and marched westward.

"It seems that our Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very vigilant, found out about the deployment of troops, and ran out before forming a siege. Is this trying to escape back to Shangyang County? But I finally let you out, how could I let you go back? ”

He pondered for a moment, and then said to his subordinates: "Since Qin Zhao is not ready to enter Beijing, then strengthen the siege, and must not let him successfully cross the Heavenly Canal."

"Mobilize Zhou's private army and Liu Xian's Black Eagle Army to deploy defense at the Tianhe Canal in the north of Jiangping County.

"Mobilize Nanjia's Flying Tiger Army and Ji's private army, track them directly to the north, and don't have to go to Anning County again.

"Li Ping's side should be about to arrive at the Acropolis, with him guarding, no matter which route Qin Zhao wants to take, there is no chance."

As Li Fu issued one order after another, if you look at the western territory of Great Xia, you will find that the army line began to encircle and suppress Jiangping County from all directions.

Especially in Jiangping County, the troops are extremely dense. Qin Zhao wants to return to Shangyang County from here, it can be said that it is as difficult as climbing to the sky!

......

At the same time, Qin Zhao's side also successfully entered Jicheng and prepared to cross the river.

The Xuanjia Army led by Li Ping, because it was stationed on the western border of Great Xia before, was far away from Sanchuan County, where Li Fu was located, so the order arrived relatively late, and he had just entered the hinterland of Jiangping County at this time, and had not yet arrived at the Acropolis, let alone Jicheng.

also gave him this opportunity to rush to the crossing.

A day later, the Hundred Flowers Army, which had successfully crossed the river, lined up neatly on the plain, and the Acropolis in the distance was already in sight.

However, Qin Zhao also saw new changes on the Great Xia Emperor List.

The garrisons of Surabaya County, Nanyang County, Beishan County and other places began to move in the direction of Gangpyeong County.

But this was not what he expected. Since Li Fu was aware of his departure from Shangyang County, it was normal for him to keep an eye on his movements. It is obviously impossible for 50,000 troops to be completely silent.

But these are not the most critical, the key is that General Zuo Li Ping has been stationed on the Acropolis with 50,000 Xuanjia troops!

Qin Zhao really didn't expect Li Fu to be so crazy, and even the Xuanjia Army guarding the frontier was sent to encircle and suppress him.

You have to know what level the Xuanjia Army is? This is the peak army of Great Xia, the elite of the elite. Let Bai Mu change guards with the Red Python Army in the capital, he can still understand, after all, Bai Mu's main purpose in Donghai County was to keep an eye on the relics of the Wu Kingdom.

But the meaning of Li Ping's Xuanjia Army is completely different.

Since Emperor Xia arranged for 100,000 Xuanjia to be stationed in the west that year, he naturally had his considerations.

Although there are some smaller alien tribes to the west of Bactria , the terrain here is gentle, unlike the mountains and Great Wall in the north and the rivers in the south.

The army of General Zuo Li Ping can be said to be of vital importance.

So when he saw Li Ping's position showing "Acropolis", he was also a little speechless for a while.

"It's enough to look up to me." Qin Zhao couldn't help but smile bitterly.

But after the depression, it is imperative to think about how to deal with it.

He knows Li Ping, his political sensitivity is much higher than that of the right general Bai Mu, he is very knowledgeable about current affairs, and he also has his own opinions, so he may not necessarily have to fight to solve the problem.

"Let's see if we can persuade him to take the initiative to withdraw from the army, if you want to go back to Shangyang County, you can't get around the ...... here"

The main thing is that there is no other way, Li Ping's style of leading the troops is to be good at defending but not good at attacking, so he was sent to the west to resist the aliens.

And Qin Zhao does not have siege equipment yet, and only relies on the power of the Red Phoenix Army Formation, and may not be able to successfully break the city.

As for the Zhurong Military God, the quality of the Hundred Flowers Army is not enough, and the fighting spirit is worse than the elite of the Xuanjia Army, he has tried, but he can't use it at all.

Soon, Qin Zhao, Qin Xuan, Yan Qingjun and others came to the city with 50,000 Baihua soldiers.

At this time, Li Ping had already received the news and stood at the head of the city waiting for their arrival.

"Is General Li okay?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie cares, and the minister is all right."

The middle-aged man with a square and majestic face and three long beards under his chin replied loudly.

"Isn't General Li guarding the alien race in the Green River? Why did you come here with your troops? ”

"Don't Your Highness know why? I have come here to intercept you on the orders of Your Majesty. I also hope that Your Highness will forgive me, follow me to ask Your Majesty for guilt, and don't make it difficult for the old minister. ”

Qin Zhao was slightly silent when he heard this, Li Ping's attitude was probably not something that could be shaken by a few words.

Yan Qingjun stepped forward at this time, looked at Li Ping's eyes and said, "Li Shibo, there is another secret in this matter, they are both the people of Great Xia, why bother fighting each other?" ”

After she said this, Li Ping's expression was also slightly gloomy, but he didn't give in, and said: "Qingjun, since you call me Shibo, you should know my difficulties. As soon as His Majesty's order arrives with the edict, the follow-up will not be beyond my control. ”

"The alien races in the west still need generals to resist, and now half of the army is stationed in this acropolis, have you ever thought about the safety of the people on the border?!" The woman's expression was solemn, and her voice was as cold and hard as a knife.

"Alas, this matter is not bothered by the general, I have my own arrangements, and the remaining 50,000 Xuanjia troops are still more than enough to defend for more than a month."

"In that case, then General Li, let's see the real chapter under your hands." Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Qin Zhao raised his hand to stop Yan Qingjun's words, and didn't say anything more, and rode back to the formation.

Li Ping sighed softly.

In fact, at this time, not only Qin Zhao was depressed, but he was also very uncomfortable. sighed in my heart that I was unlucky, I happened to be stuck on the prince's marching route, and I had to go on if I didn't want to.

With his wisdom, he naturally knows that there is another hidden meaning in this. But as a general from a civilian background, he does not have a deep foundation in Great Xia like the Yan family and the Bai family, and sometimes one wrong step is a catastrophe.

At this time, he can't do what he thinks, and when the king's order comes, he has to take action even if he is unwilling in his heart.

After Qin Zhao returned, he said to Yan Qingjun, "You don't have to make a move later. If I can break the city, I won't need you, and if I can't do anything, it doesn't mean much to add you. Now that no one knows that you have fully comprehended the military formation, it is better to keep it as a hindrance. ”

Then he settled his mind and began to run the Red Phoenix Army Formation.

Soon, a handsome flame giant bird hung high in the air, and the colossal power swept out in an instant. A strong sense of power permeated every soldier and every soldier, and Qin Zhao felt it especially obviously.

However, I have to say that this military qi transformation is many times smaller than the transformation volume when he commanded the Xuanjia Army before, and the body shape is also much thinner.

Qin Zhao's mind quickly climbed onto it, and a pair of divine eyes burned with scorching flames to look at Li Ping and the generals standing at the head of the city.

Li Ping's expression was also shocked.

"The envoy said before that the prince can manipulate the military qi and transform into shape, I didn't dare to believe it, but I didn't expect it to be true!"

Then he shook his head, "Unfortunately, if it was a Hirano encounter, I might not be able to do anything about it." But now that I have a geographical advantage and the elite of Great Xia, this method has no effect. ”