The lack of moon hangs on the dredging tree, and it is another calm night.

The Zhao army, which had been hastily withdrawn from the barrier, finally returned to Xinzheng City at dusk.

It's just that until the bright moon hangs high and several hours have passed, there is still no cavalry led by General Lian outside Xinzheng City.

According to the original plan, General Lian Po should have caught up with the large army as he approached Xinzheng City.

However, the advance of the Qin cavalry disrupted all plans.

Except for an order to speed up the retreat to Xinzheng, the Zhao army did not receive any orders from General Lian Po. But everyone understands how dangerous this battle will be against 3,000 against 10,000.

All the generals of the Zhao army were crowded on top of the city tower to the south, their necks stretched out to look at the darkness in the distance.

Every time the sound of horses' hooves sounded, it was a wave of eager anticipation.

It's a pity that every time the generals are left with only disappointment - it is the sound of the scouts sent back to the city.

Even so, the generals waited quietly.

"General, do you want to report to my king?" A lieutenant whispered weakly in front of the lieutenant in charge of the city's defense.

"What about the scouts, haven't they been rewarded yet?" The general in charge of the city's defense is obviously unwilling to accept this reality, and still retains the last hope.

"I've sent out more than ten waves, and only a few places for fighting have been found, and the Qin army has already cleaned them." The other lieutenant in charge of the scout camp immediately replied.

"Old General, will it?" Another voice rang out weakly.

A silent silence ensued. No one wants to continue to think about it, but one terrible possibility after another is constantly drilling into their heads.

Seriously wounded, killed or even captured ....

..

Everyone tried to put aside such thoughts, trying to wait quietly for the miracle to come.

Yes, miracles.

No matter from the information brought back by the scouts, or from the perspective of time, the 3,000 cavalry led by the old general is very likely to have suffered a catastrophe.

It's just that everyone is willing to admit this fact.

As the minutes passed, the bright moonlight gradually fell on the treetops.

Everyone's mood became heavier and heavier with the fading moonlight.

They know very well that the longer the time drags on, the less likely the old general will survive.

Finally, just when the moonlight was about to sink in the west, the adjutant general of the army still spoke: "The Qin army is pressed by the army, and the life and death of the old general are unknown, so we can't sit still and wait for death."

As he spoke, the adjutant general turned to look at the rest of the generals, and then began to point the general and said, "Marching Sima."

"The end will be." One of the generals immediately stepped forward and replied.

Just as the lieutenant general was about to give the order, a slightly flustered sound of horses' hooves came to everyone's ears.

Distinctly different from the neat sound of the scout's return, the clatter of horses' hooves was even heavier and more flustered.

The adjutant general immediately stopped giving orders, turned his head, stretched his neck and looked at the darkness outside the city, trying to follow the fire at the head of the city to peel off all the layers of darkness.

Suddenly, a horse sped to the light under the castle tower.

Before the generals could react, an anxious voice came from under the city tower: "Open the city gate quickly, General Lian is back."

Hearing this, a sound of excitement suddenly sounded above the city.

"It's back!"

"The old general is back."

However, it was just for a while

In the excitement, there were generals who wanted to go down to the city tower to welcome the return of the old general.

It's just that before the person moved, he was stopped by the adjutant general.

Compared with everyone's joy, although the deputy general was also excited in his heart, his face was surprisingly calm.

Without him, in the firelight, the adjutant general did not see the figure of General Lian Po, and because of the distance, he couldn't see whether the cavalry under the city tower was the old general's personal soldier.

If it is the old general's personal soldiers, it is naturally good, but if it is......

In Xinzheng, there are nearly half of the elite soldiers of Zhao now! There is no room for error.

"Someone, put down the hanging basket!" The adjutant general then gave an order under the surprised eyes of everyone.

"Cavalry Battle!" Before everyone could react, the adjutant general issued several orders again: "The archers go to the city, roll the wood and prepare the stones."

After these few orders, all the generals finally reacted.

Before they had time to think about it, the generals acted according to the orders of the adjutant general.

At the same time, the adjutant general also shouted to the cavalry under the tower, "Where is General Lian Po?"

The cavalry below hesitated slightly, and then replied loudly: "The last general is here first, and General Lian is behind him, and he will be there soon."

It's good that this answer doesn't answer, but this answer makes the generals above the city tower even more suspicious.

The cavalry under the tower apparently realized that there was a problem with their description, and even shouted again: "I am General Lianpo's personal guard, and I have the general's token, and put the hanging basket and pull me up to the city."

As soon as these words came out, the deputy general above the city tower suddenly frowned.

It's not that he doesn't

The identity of the cavalry under the castle tower, on the contrary, he has already believed in the identity of the cavalry under the castle tower.

But if you think about it carefully, since there is no problem with the identity of the cavalry under the castle, why should he be suspicious when he asked General Lian Po where he was just now?

The only explanation is that General Lian Po's situation at this time is not suitable for a loud announcement, so he urgently asks for a hanging basket.

Other words......

Just as the lieutenant general was thinking, the hanging basket on the castle tower just hung down.

The cavalryman did not hesitate at all, and immediately slapped his horse and came under the hanging basket.

After three or two strokes, the hanging basket fell to the ground, and the cavalry immediately turned over and dismounted, threw away the long knife in his hand, and made it into the hanging basket.

"Pull!" The cavalry sitting in the gondola roared.

Hearing the signal, on the top of the city tower, several strong men also exerted their strength in unison, and the hanging basket containing the cavalry immediately rose rapidly, and after a while, the hanging basket had risen to the battlements.

On both sides of the battlements, several Zhao soldiers who had been waiting for a long time immediately stabilized the hanging baskets, and several Zhao soldiers waited for the arrival of the cavalry with sharp blades in their hands.

One turned over, and the cavalry was firmly received by the two Zhao soldiers.

Then the fire on the head of the city, and the people saw that the person who had come was actually broken.

A face with a national character is full of blood and fire, the original neat armor is already full of traces of sword cuts, and there is blood still slowly oozing out of the holes.

What kind of tragic battle must have been experienced to be so embarrassed?

couldn't help but consciously put away the swords in their hands by several Zhao Jun who were holding sharp blades.

Obviously, no one would want to aim their swords at the freshly bloodied returnee

of comrades.

"Quick! Take me to Vice Admiral Zhang." The cavalryman who had just gotten off the hanging basket did not even have time to see the situation around him clearly.

Just as he struggled to walk forward, he stumbled and almost didn't stand firm. Only then did everyone realize that between the trouser leg of the horseman's right leg, a long knife mark almost penetrated the entire thigh.

Fortunately, the two Zhao sergeants who followed the cavalry just now quickly caught the cavalry.

Immediately, there was no nonsense, and the two soldiers immediately set up the cavalry and walked to the position of the deputy general.

After three or two steps in front of the adjutant general, the cavalry immediately took out a seal letter from his bosom, knelt down on one knee and presented it to the adjutant general, saying, "General, the old general is behind, please open the city gate quickly."

Seeing this, the adjutant general took the seal letter from the cavalryman's hand and looked at the cavalryman's face.

My heart suddenly sank again.

Yes, he recognized the cavalryman, who was the personal soldier in front of General Lian Po, and the seal letter was indeed the personal belongings of the old general.

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Of course, I believe that the cavalry in front of General Lian Po will not betray Zhao State, not to mention, the old general's personal seal is just an inconspicuous idle seal, if it weren't for someone close to him who wouldn't recognize it at all, and the Qin army wouldn't use it to call the door at all.

It's just that the identity of the cavalry is confirmed, which means that General Lian Po, who rushed from under the city tower, is afraid of ......

"Marching Sima, open the city gate quickly." didn't have time to think about it, the adjutant general immediately ordered.

"Yes." The marching Sima immediately agreed.

"Take your own soldiers and strictly control the surroundings." The lieutenant then added again.

"Yes!" The marching Sima, who was about to turn around just now, immediately agreed again

A sentence.

Soon, with the departure of the marching Sima, the adjutant general also hurriedly picked up the cavalry with both hands, and then sent the rest of the Zhao soldiers away.

Seeing that there was no one around him except his two own soldiers, the adjutant general lowered his voice and asked the cavalry, "How is the old general?"

The cavalry looked at the area that had been emptied, and then lowered his voice and said to the adjutant general, "The general is seriously injured and in danger."

Hearing this, the adjutant general's heart suddenly tightened, and he was almost out of breath.

Sure enough, what I feared most happened anyway. If there is an accident for the old general Lian Po, can he take these hundreds of thousands of troops to resist the attack of the Qin army?

Seriously, for a moment, the deputy general was really panicked.

War is never a simple accumulation of troops. Commanding 1,000 people and commanding 10,000 people are not the same concept at all, and commanding 10,000 people is very different from commanding 100,000 people.

The adjutant general knew very well that his limit was 350,000 people, and he would be in a difficult situation in less than half a day if he commanded this nearly 200,000 army in a unified command. Otherwise, it will be broken by the Qin army in a day.

But fortunately, the adjutant general has always calmed down quickly with the existence of the old general Lian Po on the battlefield for more than ten years.

At this time, it is not the time to consider such a battle against the Qin army, the most important thing is to ***, and at the same time immediately start treatment for General Lian Po.

The morale of the army must not be disturbed.

"You, go and tell the marching Sima that you must control the city gate and not allow anyone to approach the frame of General Lian Po at will. All the people who participated in the greeting were all managed in one place." The adjutant then commanded the soldiers on the left.

Hear the cavalry complain

The soldier apparently realized the seriousness of the matter, and replied, "Yes."

Then he rushed to the bottom of the castle without looking back.

"You, quickly go and arrange the Chinese military tent, arrange the personal soldiers, secretly gather the military doctors in the Chinese military tent, and prepare the gold sore medicine." The adjutant then gave another command to the soldiers on the right.

"Yes." The pro-soldier on the right also immediately agreed.

"Someone." The adjutant general then beckoned a few more people and said, "Go, quickly inform the generals in the city and several other city gates that General Lian Po has returned safely, it is too late tonight, and the tent will be raised tomorrow, and he will be ordered to guard the city tower strictly, and there will be no mistakes."

"Yes." Several heralds immediately agreed.

After giving these orders, the adjutant general arranged for several more people to carry the wounded cavalry down to rest, and then hurried down the tower......

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