"What, Qin Qi returned to help Yan He!"

In the upper reaches of the Zhangshui River, in the tent of the Zhao military camp, Li Mu looked at Sima Shang with a shocked expression, and he was a little suspicious of his ears.

It's not just Li Mu.

The other generals of Zhao State were also frozen in place at the moment, their eyes full of disbelief.

"How is it possible, how could the Qin cavalry army suddenly come back to the aid of Yan He!"

"That is, the Qin cavalry had just fought with our army on the bank of the Zhangshui River before, could it be that the Qin cavalry returned to Yanhe?"

In the midst of the discussion of a general named Zhao Guo.

Everyone didn't understand why the Qin army's iron cavalry would suddenly return to Yanhe.

It doesn't make sense!

How could the commander of the Qin army guess that Wu Anjun had ordered General Sima Shang to lead a large army from the dry stream through the mountains in such a short period of time.

It's impossible! If it weren't for the fact that they were from Zhao, if they hadn't seen Wu Anjun's order with their own eyes, they wouldn't have been able to think of that river, let alone the Qin people. It's still in that short time.

Inside the tent.

Listening to the general's discussion, Li Mu frowned.

At this time, in Li Mu's mind, the young Qin General he saw with his own eyes that day appeared.

Thinking of the appearance of the Qin general bowing his hand to him, Li Mu knew that he had underestimated the Qin general at that time.

That's already the case.

With Wang Qian's steadyness, the army of the Qin State should arrive here soon.

Come to think of it.

"Pass my order, and the whole army will retreat to Jingcheng!"

Li Mu turned his head to look at the generals of Zhao Guo and ordered.

It is a pity to miss the opportunity, but he can still rely on Jingcheng Pass to block the army of Qin.

Even if Wang Jian personally led the troops, it would never be possible to capture Jingcheng Pass from his hands.

"No!"

"No!!"

Hearing Li Mu's order, Sima Shang, Yifang, Hewlett-Packard and other Zhao generals gave up their orders one after another, and then turned around and left.

Late April.

In the hot weather, it is clear that it is the time to cultivate, but the people who cultivate the fields have to face the situation of having no land to cultivate.

The land is dry and cracked, there is no water to raise the fields, I don't know how many people, thinking of the old and young at home, full of withered yellow hands, while constantly wiping the corners of the eyes that are anxious to shed tears, while still constantly digging sand and digging in the field.

and the city.

Bai Yan, who was dressed in cloth, knelt in the study in the mansion, looking at the bamboo slips.

A young woman came to Bai Yan's side with tea and poured a pot of tea for Bai Yan.

In front of Bai Yan, three plates of wild fruits were quietly placed on the wooden table.

"General! The bamboo slips ordered by General Wang Jian were sent! ”

A Qin pawn came to the study, gave the bamboo slip to Bai Yan, and then gave it away.

Bai Yan opened the bamboo slip and looked at the contents on it.

Three days have passed since the battle of Yanhe.

On the day Wang Jian arrived in Yanhe, because he was worried that Sima Shang and Li Mu would converge, he led a large army and rushed towards Jingcheng.

Because Bai Yan had just experienced a big battle under the iron cavalry, he needed to rest, so he stayed in Yanhe.

Most importantly.

Wang Jian was worried about the logistics of grain and grass, in the face of Zhao Bianqi, without iron horses, if the grain and grass were sent to Jingcheng, it would be very dangerous.

"Zhao Jun really retreated!"

Bai Yan looked at the bamboo slip and said in detail, General Wang Jian led the army of his subordinates to meet with Wang Ben's 30,000 troops on the bank of the Zhangshui River, while Zhao Jun Sima Shang and Li Mu, I don't know when, had left the bank of the Zhangshui River and withdrew to Jingcheng Pass.

"Jingcheng Pass!"

Bai Yan whispered this familiar name, took the bamboo slip, slowly got up, left the wooden table, and walked past the young maid.

Come to the cloth hanging in the study.

Bai Yan, who was dressed in cloth, looked at the position of Jing Cheng on the map.

According to the information received before, there are two roads in Jingcheng, Jingcheng North Road and Jingcheng South Road.

The road in the south is difficult and treacherous, and there are many places that are easy to set up ambushes along the way, and if you pass by rashly, it is easy to be ambushed.

The northern province is relatively gentle, suitable for marching, but when you go out of the mountains, you still have to face the Zhishui River, and the other side of the river is a dead land.

Both of these roads are natural hazards and difficult to overcome.

However, in my memory, there was a person known as the 'Soldier Immortal' in later generations, who fought a battle that was famous in later generations after crossing the Zhishui River in the North Road.

Come to think of it.

Bai Yan picked up the bamboo slip again, looked at the contents of it, and determined that General Wang Jian was also taking the northern road.

"North Road!"

Bai Yan looked at the map.

Because he didn't know whether it was Li Mu or Sima Shang who was guarding the other side of the Zhishui River, Bai Yan finally thought about it and didn't write down the method used by the soldier immortal in later generations and sent it to Wang Qian.

After all, there are many conditions required for that method, and the important thing is that on the opposite side is Zhao Bianqi and the Daibei Army, which is far from being hastily pulled out by later generations and has not been trained by war horses.

The method of the 'soldier immortal' is too dangerous.

But think about it from another angle, the soldiers under his command now, whether in terms of morale or elite, far surpass the subordinate part of the 'soldier immortal'.

Although the probability of success is extremely low, if there is really no way, at the last minute, it does not mean that there is no chance to try.

"The premise is to find a way to let Li Mu go to Nandao! Let Sima Shang be in the North Road! ”

Bai Yan looked at the map and muttered softly, then looked at the map with a thoughtful face.

Zhao Bianqi and Daibeijun are the elite brought out by Li Mu, whether it is Daibeijun or Zhao Biancai, no one can trust and love Li Mu.

If one day, if he wants to cross the river from the north road, then Li Mu must not be on the other side of the water.

"It's a pity that the status in the king's heart is not high enough, otherwise you can know if the king will use the discord plan."

Bai Yan shook his head, remembering the bamboo slip in Xianyang when he first wrote the book, and there was a discord plan written in it.

It's a pity.

His title or status is still too low, if he can become an important minister like Wang Jian and Yao Jia, the king will definitely restore him when he sees the bamboo slips.

Even if he is now in the territory of Zhao State.

"General!"

Chai walked in from outside the study at this time.

Bai Yan turned his head and saw that Chai's face was a little bad, so he put away the bamboo slips.

"General, it is already roughly clear that the people in the city are now less than one hundred and one people who still have grain due to the drought for many years."

Chai said to Bai Yan.

And his words made Bai Yandu's face change.

Bai Yan knew that the people of Zhao were miserable, but he still didn't expect it to be so miserable, and there were less than one hundred people in the family who had food in stock.

Thinking that behind this number, hundreds of people had no food, and Bai Yan was a little panicked in his heart.

It seems that under the drought for many years, the people of Zhao have starved to death.

Thinking of his father and mother, as well as his grandmother, they are all people.

Remembering what they look like.

Bai Yan closed his eyes, trying to think of any way to save the people of Zhao State.

"General, do you want to take out the money first?"

Chai looked at Bai Yan and asked softly.

Bai Yan opened his eyes and shook his head.

"Those are soldiers, and they are not allowed to move under any circumstances."

After Bai Yan finished speaking, he turned around and walked back to the wooden table, took a scroll of bamboo slips that had not been written again, slowly spread it out, and picked up the pen and ink to write.

At present, the people of Zhao State have to face two dilemmas, the first is that there is no food, and the second is that water conservancy needs to be built.

Bai Yan wanted to go to Xianyang.

Although Bai Yan didn't know that his bamboo slips didn't work.

But in any case, give it a try, war to war, people to the people.

However, unlike other virtuous ministers who have gone down in history, Bai Yan did not start from the aspect of the great duke and righteousness in the bamboo slips, but thought of the king's expectations for the unification of the world, and wrote a book of advice from the three aspects of Zhao people's bravery, weak Zhao, and conducive to unification.

(End of chapter)