Chapter 339: Three parties wrestle for time
How is it? What else, how else?
Mess, what mess could be worse than the assassination of a general?!
Pingyuanjun's eyes gradually became cold, and he couldn't imagine that things would come to such a 180-degree reversal. Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, and Lin Shangqing's eyes are still so vicious and spicy.
Looking at King Zhao in front of him, Pingyuan Jun was not only disappointed or disappointed, but even so disappointed that he had no idea of wanting to argue with King Zhao anymore.
Without him, Pingyuan-kun knows very well that you will never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. Similarly, King Zhao, who already has murderous intentions, is no longer what he can pull back.
Fortunately, there is Lin Shangqing's reminder that he has already sent the message out of Handan City "first and then play", as for the rest, who do you love. Suddenly, Pingyuan Jun only felt that his body was extremely tired, and in the face of such a king, no one would be heartbroken.
Pingyuan Jun didn't argue much, but he didn't tell King Zhao that he had sent someone to inform Zhao Kuo, and then retreated on the grounds that he was unwell.
King Zhao was obviously a little confused, he thought that he would have to argue with Pingyuanjun fiercely, and even King Zhao was ready to force Pingyuanjun as a king, but he didn't want Pingyuanjun to retreat like this. Is this agreed?
King Zhao only felt that happiness came a little too suddenly, but to have such an opportunity, King Zhao, who was excited, did not care about the abnormality in Pingyuan Jun's eyes.
So, without King Zhao's knowledge, the two countries and three parties started a race.
On the Qin side, the 600 Rui soldiers led by Sima Cuo traveled through the mountains and mountains, day and night, and were bound to occupy the favorable terrain before Zhao Kuo arrived at the land of Yanhe;
The retainers and Zhao Ping who were sent by Pingyuan Jun also rushed in the direction of Zhao Kuo's march, and they were bound to bring the news before Zhao Kuo fell into a heavy siege.
But Zhao Kuo, who was in the center of the storm, seemed to be nothing, of course, Zhao Kuo didn't know that danger was coming, so it was normal that he didn't hurry. It's just that Zhao Kuo's travel speed is obviously still a little unexpected by everyone. Without him, it's too slow.
Except that when leaving Handan City, Zhao Kuo led the team to speed up for more than ten miles, and after leaving Handan City behind, Zhao Kuo's marching speed slowed down all of a sudden. It's even been two hours of walking and half an hour of rest, not to mention some fast horses.
The reason why Zhao Kuo did this was naturally not to get any news, he just wanted to arrive at the land of Daibei at the same time as the 10,000 reinforcements from the Shangdang. With that 10,000 army in hand, Zhao Kuo could control the situation in Daidi faster and better. Of course, in addition to the army, more importantly, there are Sun Gu and Zhou Qi, two generals who came with the army.
The embarrassment that there was no one available at hand, Zhao Kuo didn't want to feel it anymore.
There was no word all night, and time passed quickly in the hooves of the Qin army and the snoring of Zhao Kuo.
It's easy to get dark, and the Qin army, which has been running all night, is still galloping, chewing the millet in two pockets when hungry, sipping two sips of liquor when thirsty, and taking turns to lie on the back of the horse to rest for a while when sleepy.
The tenacity of the Qin army's warriors was vividly demonstrated at this time, if it was an ordinary soldier, after such a long journey, I am afraid that he would have already complained, but this Qin army was terrifyingly quiet, except for the rapid breathing of the war horse and the regular sound of the horse's hooves, almost no other sound could be heard.
Everyone held their breath, trying to save every trace of physical strength as much as possible, and reserve energy for the fierce battle that was about to start, even if it was just a little bit of energy.
Silence is always the most threatening expression.
The six hundred soldiers of the Qin army, like a silent warship, rushed straight to the cemetery of their own choice, the city of Yan and the city.
Although Zhao Ping and Pingyuan Jun's generals were also very anxious, they were still slightly inferior to Qin Jun's madness, at least they could rest in the forest for a while when they were tired. There is no way, no matter how anxious they are, they are not iron men like Qin Junrui, and the minimum physiological limit cannot be broken.
And the most comfortable one belongs to Zhao Kuo and his party. Don't say anything about the overnight rush, Sun
Hung high, Zhao Kuo ate the morning food and ordered the whole battalion to open, preferring the army to wait for him, the general, than let him, the general, wait for the arrival of reinforcements. This is the general's platoon, but also the principle of the general!
Finally, in a hurry, the Qin army finally arrived at the established position at dusk on the third day. In other words: under the leadership of Sima Cuo, the Qin army completed the journey that should have taken three full days in only two and a half days, saving more than three hours.
Don't underestimate the time of three hours, if everything goes according to Sima Cuo's expectations, these three hours of time are too precious. Three hours is enough for Qin Jun to have a good meal, and then sleep well, after three hours of rest, the tired body will not be restored to the best state, at least there is no problem in recovering seventy or eighty percent of the combat strength.
I'd rather be a little bitter in the front than save enough time for the end. This is Sima Cuo's idea.
Seeing that his six hundred Ruishi had arrived at the established location ahead of schedule, Sima Cuo in the dense forest was also overjoyed, and immediately ordered to eat and rest.
Of course, it is impossible to make a fire, and in the afterglow of this dusk, eating some dried meat is already an excellent delicacy. Even after receiving the order to eat and rest, many Qin soldiers took out dried meat and brought it to their mouths, and their bodies were already asleep.
No way, too tired. The ability to persist until now is entirely dependent on extraordinary willpower.
Looking at the Ruishi around him who were about to fall one by one, Sima Cuo was also distressed. Even Sima Cuo himself was already struggling, but Sima Cuo knew that it was not yet time for him to rest. A few Tanma, who were in good health and deliberately let them rest for a while along the way, quickly appeared in front of Sima Cuo.
After arranging for them to search for Zhao Kuo's location in a fan-shaped queue, and then setting up a bright post and a secret post near the camp, Sima Cuo was able to rest for a while.
By the time the horse returned, another two hours had passed. Many of the Qin soldiers had already fallen asleep, and even Sima Cuo had taken a short nap. Sima Cuo, who was still a little sleepy-eyed, immediately woke up when he heard the news that Tanma had brought back.
It's just that the news is so strong that it almost scared Sima to death - there was no trace of Zhao Kuo and his party within thirty miles of Tanma to the south!