Although the voice was light, it was like a heavy hammer slammed into Sima Cuo's heart! For a moment, Sima Cuo only felt that it was dark in front of him: his group of 600 Rui soldiers, risking their lives, rushing day and night, sleepless, did they still fall short after all?

No one can accept such an outcome!

"Are you in a hurry or a step too late?" Sima Cuo's heart couldn't help but thump, almost jumping out of his throat.

A slap slammed into the big tree beside him, and the rough and old bark was inserted straight into Sima Cuo's palm, and the red blood instantly flowed down his fingertips to the trunk.

"General." The leader of the Tanma on the side hurriedly stepped forward, obviously he was also a little difficult to accept this result.

A sharp stabbing pain rushed down the palm of his hand to his head, and the sharp pain also made Sima Cuo even calmer.

It can be said that he has been traveling day and night all the way, and according to his own speed, unless Zhao Kuo is also like himself, it is impossible to cross himself. Then there is only one possibility - Zhao Kuo's marching speed is extremely slow, and he is still behind.

Thinking of this, Sima Cuo also shook his head helplessly, a misunderstanding that was not so beautiful almost made himself mistakenly think that he had failed.

But fortunately, since Zhao Kuo is still behind, then we will have enough time to recover our strength and prepare for the ambush.

With a long sigh of relief, Sima looked at the leader of the horses and said, "Don't worry, we are galloping here, Zhao Kuo can only be behind us, and it is impossible to run in front of us. It should be for unknown reasons that Zhao Kuo deliberately slowed down the speed of the march."

When Tanma heard this, it seems that this is indeed the reason, Zhao Kuo is not in a hurry, it is impossible to run wildly regardless of himself and others, and the distance between himself and Zhao Kuo is only a few hours, and the two-day pursuit has already chased back this idea distance. If Zhao Kuo was not seen in the rear for a long time, Zhao Kuo could only slow down.

Immediately, the leader of the Tanma also nodded approvingly.

Sima Cuo did not hesitate, and immediately ordered, "Let the brothers who have just returned take a quick rest, wake up the second group of scouts, continue to search and advance, and ambush them to forty and fifty miles respectively. Remember, once Zhao Kuo's traces are released, you must not act rashly, and you must report it immediately."

"Yes!" The leader of the probe horse immediately received the order.

In just a short period of time, Sima Cuo's mood was like experiencing a roller coaster of excitement, but fortunately, the final result was not bad for Sima Cuo and his six hundred sharps! There are even some unexpected gains. Obviously, Zhao Kuo's marching speed made Sima Cuo more confident.

It's just that there are two sides to everything, although Zhao Kuo's turtle speed march here allowed Sima Cuo to have enough time to prepare, over there, the retainers sent by Zhao Ping and Pingyuan Jun finally found Zhao Kuo and his party when the sun dissipated the last rays of afterglow.

"General." Zhao Ping turned over and dismounted, because he was not good at riding, coupled with riding on the horse for a long time, he suddenly dismounted, Zhao Ping was almost unstable on his feet, but fortunately, the Pingyuan Jun retainers on the side helped Zhao Ping.

Unable to thank his companions and stagger, Zhao Ping rushed to Zhao Kuo's tent not far away, and muttered, "General, General......

The soldiers all knew Zhao Ping, so they naturally wouldn't stop him, and Zhao Kuo's tent was big enough to recognize.

Lifting the curtain of the tent, Zhao Ping whined and walked in front of Zhao Kuo, who was checking the military situation of Daidi, and with a plop, he knelt down in front of Zhao Kuo.

"General!" A call finally came out.

Zhao Kuo, who was frowning and looking at the bamboo slips, was also surprised, and after seeing the person coming, he was even more uneasy in his heart - why did Zhao Ping come? It's still like this, it's obviously urgent! Is there something going on in Handan City? Still is...... I've only been away for three days!

Immediately put down the bamboo slip, walked around to Zhao Ping, helped him up with both hands, and asked in a slightly impatient tone, "Why did you chase after him?" Is there something going on in Handan City? It's still ...... mother."

The voice came out

, Zhao Ping knew that the general had misunderstood, and immediately explained: "The general can rest assured, there is nothing abnormal in Handan City, and the old lady is safe and sound."

Immediately, without waiting for Zhao Kuo to continue asking, Zhao Ping immediately blurted out: "The Qin State delegation suddenly diverted less than a day's journey outside Handan City, and hundreds of horses went to the northwest. I finally caught up with the general."

After saying so many words in one breath, Zhao Ping, who was already tired, is now even more out of breath.

Seeing this, Zhao Kuo took his own water cup on the table and handed it to Zhao Ping's hand, and then slowly sat back in his position.

Zhao Ping took Zhao Kuo's water cup, and his heart was also warm, the general could give him his own cup, obviously treating him as his own person thoroughly! It's not in vain that he has worked hard all the way from Handan City. Immediately, as soon as he raised his head, he poured a full glass of water into it.

The cold river water quickly washed away Zhao Ping's exhaustion, and then gently put down the cup and stood quietly beside Zhao Kuo. Obviously, Zhao Ping is very self-aware, and bringing Pingyuan Jun's words to him in a timely manner is all he can do, as for the rest of the matter, he only needs to obey his orders.

"Order: The whole battalion is on guard, you can't take off your armor when you sleep, you don't leave your sword, you can't leave your body, send it inside and outside, and the scouts will be scattered to the general, so that the enemy won't know if you touch it under your nose. Make sure there are no Qin troops within a radius of five miles." Zhao Kuo, who got the news, did not hesitate to ensure the safety of the present first.

"Yes." The soldiers on the side immediately agreed.

After arranging the current defense, the next step is to solve the problem of the Qin army. At this time, Zhao Kuo was a little entangled - whether to fight or retreat, this is a question!

If it is to be safe, the best way is to enter the nearest city, and at the same time order the 10,000 troops of Shangdang to go north to move closer to him, and even order the army of the north to go south to respond, and at the same time order the cities along the way to be on guard.

In doing this, of course, he can ensure completeness on his side, but at the same time, the small elite troops of the Qin army are bound to get the news, and it is very likely that they will abandon their plans and disperse.

In this way, the safety is safe, but it slightly extinguishes the prestige of the family.

What's worse is that once it is so mobilized, the Qin army will retreat, and the Qin army will not be able to be completely annihilated, which is a very serious problem.