The group ran to the tower, and did not look for a way down the city, but avoided the flames, and shot arrows directly down from the city, despite the smoke. Although the distance was a little far, the victory was in a higher position, and Hu Yang ordered the camp to avoid it and prepare to cross the bridge. He only led Zheng Anping to personally defend the independent bridgehead of 100 people.

Arrows rained down from the city, but they just couldn't shoot here, and they fell in front of their eyes and pierced into the earth. However, there was a stone in front of Hu Yang, and an arrow fell on the stone, bounced, but stabbed into Hu Yang's calf. Hu Yang bent down in pain and pulled out the arrow, but the blood flow was not much. And when they came up to inspect it, they saw that the wound was not deep and that there was not much blood, but they did not care. After a few words of comfort, he pulled a piece of cloth and bandaged it, and retreated to the bridge.

The guards retreated as they sprinkled ointment on the bridge. After crossing the bridge, a fire burned the bridge as well.

The Qin army that had crossed the river had already formed a formation. After Hu Yang crossed the river, he immediately ordered Wang Yi to drive as planned and go south to the Yellow River. In the middle were the baggage and the wounded, led by Hu Yang himself, and guarded by the Yexian People's Army. Sima Jin led the rest of the troops to break off.

When Wang Ji set off, it was already early afternoon. The wounded came by boat, and the cattle and baggage were crossed by the bridge, and now the seriously wounded have to travel by car, which takes a long time.

In order to meet the needs of mountain warfare, the livestock brought out by the Qin army were basically horses, donkeys, and mules, and they lost a lot along the way; When he arrived in Wu'an, he captured several cities in a row, not only replenishing the losses, but also finding some cattle that could be pulled on the carts; Leather carts and drum carts were also found. When breaking through from Wu'an, Sima Jin took a boat all the way and did not bring a car; Wang Yi was fortunate to have Wu'an's chariot join along the way, which accelerated the speed of the march, so that Zhao Jun could only follow behind and could not intercept head-on. After entering the Great Wall, a variety of cars were also replenished, and last night's battle was also quite rewarding. The captured wagons and wagons have been distributed to the various armies, and the princes and soldiers have also been assigned a few wagons, which can be used to advance without having to walk on their own. The Chinese army mainly relied on cattle and oxen-drawn carts. The more seriously wounded let them ride in a chariot, or sit or lie down, and one ride can carry three or five people; The lighter ones let them ride on cattle and be led by men. The lighter wounded were allowed to walk on their own, and the heavier ones were allowed to put their weapons on the carts carrying the seriously wounded, and they could walk on their own carts; The rest were responsible for leading the animals, and the weapons were carried out by the wounded on the horses; If it is a pack of materials, it can also be tied to a pack rack.

At present, the Qin army has about seventy or eighty chariots, 1,000 cattle, and about 3,000 people including wounded soldiers and their own battalions. By the time the Chinese army was in order, it was already the end of the day. Hu Yang did not delay, and ordered to set off. At this time, the fire in Wucheng had been completely extinguished by the Zhao army, and the Zhao army reoccupied Wucheng. Every move of the Qin army on the other side of Zhangshui probably couldn't escape the eyes of Zhao Jun.

As early as when Sima Jin seized the Great Wall and sent troops to cross Zhangshui, Yecheng was the key direction of vigilance, and the defenders of Yecheng had been holding the city tightly and had no active action. But with the fire of Wucheng, there were activities of the Zhao army on the Great Wall, and there were also abnormal movements in Yecheng, and there seemed to be signs of attack. Sima Jin ordered the whole army to be ready for battle at any time, and if the defenders of Yecheng dared to leave the city, they might as well capture Yecheng and leave.

However, the defenders of Yecheng did not leave the city, and the Zhao army, which occupied the Great Wall, seemed to be content to recapture the Great Wall and did not take a single step out of the Great Wall. After sunset, Sima Jin divided the troops into two parts and withdrew one after another. Before evacuating, burn all the boats on the shore of Zhangshui! The sky-high flames alarmed the Zhao army in the Great Wall, and many officers went up to the city to watch, but did not take any further action and watched Sima Jin leave.

According to Gongzi's introduction, Ningxinzhong, the ferry port by the Yellow River, was the city of Wei, and the Fangling and several yips next to it were captured by the Zhao army. In this battle against Zhao, Wei was considered an ally of Qin; Hu Yang planned to go to Ningxinzhong first, get in touch with Xianyang through the Yellow River, and then take Nanyang, or enter Wan and Ying, or enter Hedong from Anyi, and cross the river to Hangu Pass. Count the days, if it goes well, the troops will return to Qindi, just in time for spring ploughing, and they can not miss the agricultural time.

Soon after departure, Gongzi sent a pedestrian, and two doctors under Wang Yi also dressed as pedestrians, and took a leather cart together, escorted by a team of Qin soldiers, and went to Ningxinzhong first, predicting the arrival of the Qin army, one to explore the attitude of the Wei people, and the other to understand the surrounding situation.

On the way to Ning Xinzhong, pedestrians felt that something was wrong. When they went to Zhao to negotiate half a year ago, Ning Xinzhong was their permanent residence, very prosperous, and the people were rich in goods. And along the way, it seems to be unexpectedly depressed. The pedestrian said to the two doctors: "Things may change, may the doctors respond randomly!" The two nodded silently.

Ning Xinzhong is located in the south of Huanshui, and there is a bridge at the north gate of the city to connect the two banks, and the bridge deck is completely within the shooting range of the crossbow on the city. When the car arrived at the city of Ningxinzhong, the city gate was completely closed, as if facing a great enemy.

The pedestrian parked the car on the side of the Huanshui Bridge a stone's throw away, got out of the car and crossed the bridge forward, and said loudly: "Qin pedestrian asks to see Ning Xinzhong's guard." ”

When he was young, there were people in the city: "Rong Bao!" ”

After a while, a man in the city said, "But please send one of you to the city!" The man led the pedestrians to the south gate, and the city was opened. All the retinue waited in place and were not allowed to cross the bridge.

It was a man who looked like a doctor. When the man saw the pedestrians entering the city, he came to salute him and said, "Listen to what you see!" ”

The pedestrian said: "Chen Qin pedestrian tiger! Dare to teach! "Hand over the verse symbol you are holding.

The man said: "Doctor Wei doesn't change!" "While taking the festival charm, verifying that it is correct, it will be returned to the pedestrian tiger. With a flick, the pedestrian tiger was invited to the car and drove into the Lingfu.

Ning Xin's lieutenant commander, lieutenant, and Cheng all greeted him in front of the mansion, and several people went to the hall together and sat down as guests. On the guest's side, there is naturally only one pedestrian tiger, and the four people on the host's side, led by Wei Bugen, and the other three are all sitting under him in turn. The pedestrian tiger guessed that Wei Bu should have arrived from Daliang, and couldn't help but raise his vigilance.

Wei Bugen first said: "The ministers don't expect the big soldiers to arrive, and they are afraid of the theft of the city, so they are slightly prepared!" Excuse me! ”

The pedestrian tiger said: "How dare you! The princes have the responsibility to defend the land, and the soldiers are ready to go! Only Qin and Wei, the alliance also. Together, Zhao Yan and. Now I Qin and Zhao returned, and I am willing to return to our country through Dayi. May the doctor open the city to welcome it, and give it grain, then it will be very fortunate! ”

Wei Bugen said: "The ministers heard, Qin and Wei, Han, and the party on the road and Zhao Yan. Yan and Yuan are in the party, but why is your army here? ”

The pedestrian tiger said: "Our country is young and the party is lost, and even here." ”

Wei Bugen said: "The minister heard, although Qin is rarely in the party, and the Han army has lived for a long time, so he has to make Qin lose his way to this point!" ”

The pedestrian tiger said: "But occasionally misheard!" ”

Wei Bu didn't intend to delve into such an obvious lie, so he only said in one stroke: "Where does the general want to go today?" ”

The pedestrian tiger said: "I am willing to borrow the road to Nanyang." ”

Wei Bugen said: "I haven't heard that the army is coming, the grain is not ready, the city is small, and it is difficult to rest the army and horses. If the army passes under the city, we will not dare to stop it. The city did not dare to open until the king's command. ”

Although the pedestrian tiger was mentally prepared, but after it was finally implemented, his heart still sank, and he said: "Wei and Qin, the alliance also, swear to advance and retreat together, why should the doctor refuse to do this?" ”

Wei Bugen said: "Where the army is wrong, it must first prepare grain and grass, reserve a camp, and then the army can pass." Now the army is gone, and the city has no food or grass, and the people are terrified, and there is no encampment. Although the Wei army is also difficult to stay. May the Exalted Envoy not sin! ”

Seeing this, the pedestrian tiger knew that it was difficult to harmonize, so he said: "But to the big beam, it will be wronged by the king!" ”

Wei Bugen said: "If you dare to deceive, it is really difficult to do it." Respect the body! ”

The pedestrian tiger refused to stay at the banquet and immediately left the city. The rendezvous with the great doctors illustrates the attitude of the Wei State, especially the Wei Bu Doctor, who is likely to have come on the orders of the King of Wei, with the intention of embarrassing Qin here!

A doctor said: "If this is the case, I will return to the doctor and the middle watch." ”

Before they could return, they saw that Wang Di's sentry had already patrolled in the distance: Wang Di's army was about to enter the city.

Everyone hurriedly returned, saw Wang Di, and reported Ning Xinzhong's attitude of refusing to open the city, and this attitude was probably not the decision of the local officials themselves, but instructions from Daliang. Wang Yi said: "Let's camp outside the city." ”

The place to camp is ready-made: the north bank of Huanshui is the Yin Ruins, although the former capital of the Yin people is buried in the barren grass, but the ruins and remnants can be seen from time to time, and there is no problem as a temporary camp place for the army. The problem of defense is not difficult to solve, and Huanshui provides ready-made trenches and water sources. The Qin army set up a camp fence on this side of the Huanshui Bridge. In fact, there is not only one Huanshui Bridge, but also five miles upstream and downstream, in fact, there is one each. The river is not very wide, and it is entirely possible to erect a temporary pontoon bridge. The only difficulty is that Ning Xinzhong is indeed stuck on the road to the south, even if he crosses the river and does not take Ning Xinzhong, he will not want to go south to Nanyang comfortably.

After Wang Yijun set up camp, Hu Yang had already arrived with the Chinese army. Wang Yu sent people to assist Hu Yang in setting up camp downstream along the Huanshui River, while he himself and Hu Yang and others inspected the terrain.

This is a plain, with the Taihang Mountains in the west, forming a natural barrier. If it was only for the sake of taking the city, it would be nothing; The difficulty is that this is still Zhao land, and the Zhao army may be killed at any time, and it is impossible to stay for even ten days to prepare for the siege. Such a tall and sturdy city is difficult to conquer without adequate preparation.

Hu Yang finally decided: "Huanshui enters the river, and Qingqi has more boats and boats, and it is okay to enter the river from Huan." ”

Wang Yi smiled bitterly: "The water is shallow, all small boats, can't carry ten people, 20,000 people, 2,000 boats, not only inconvenient, but also nowhere to be found!" ”

Bing Cao suddenly said: "Cross the river to the east, Nai Tao also." If the west road is broken, if it is eastern! ”