Although Zhao Jun left Ning Xinzhong and went to attack Huangcheng, the distance between Huangcheng and Ning Xinzhong was not far away, but it was only sixty or seventy miles. The forward of the Zhao army approached Huangcheng, and the rear was still facing Ning Xinzhong. Since Zhao Jun still had to go into the city from time to time to purchase some supplies, the city of Ningxinzhong remained open.

One day near dusk, a group of Zhao troops suddenly crossed the Huanshui River and entered the middle city of Ningxin. They told Ning Xinzhongshou that Zhao's backup would arrive later, and asked Ning Xinzhongshou to prepare grain and grass for help. Huanshui is adjacent to the Zhao State to the north, and the Zhao army is currently outside the city. Ning Xinzhong did not have him, ordered the granary to prepare to open the warehouse to release grain, and arranged for this group of soldiers to live in the post house. In the evening, a large number of troops arrived outside the city and crossed the river. The defenders thought it was the reinforcements of the Zhao army and did not care. Unexpectedly, the team of Zhao Jun who entered the city suddenly attacked and forcibly opened the city gate. The troops outside the city swarmed in and occupied Ningxinzhong. Ningxinzhong's rice warehouse, official money, arsenal and other facilities all fell into the hands of the Qin army. Because it was dark, the city gates were closed, and no one even had time to leave the city to call the police.

After dawn, Zhao Jun's rear team first felt that the situation was wrong, because the dust and smoke were billowing behind them, and it was obvious that a large number of people were moving. The sentinel sent to investigate and report that there were already troops stationed outside the city of Ningxinzhong, about 10,000 people, and a large number of troops were crossing the river. The commander of the rear team did not dare to hesitate, immediately reported to Lian Po, and ordered the troops to leave the camp and prepare for battle. When Lian Po heard the news, he immediately rushed to the rear team, and he almost immediately recognized that this was the Qin army that had repeatedly fought with him under the city of Handan. It seems that this Qin army rushed back to fight against itself immediately after defeating the Chu army of the Guanshi.

In Lian Po's vision, this Qin army could retreat to Fanyang in the simplest way possible, and then plunge into the defense of Huangcheng. But now, this force appeared in its rear, and it had apparently quietly occupied Ning Xinzhong, forming a flanking attack with Huangcheng.

Due to the country's drifting situation, neither King Zhao nor Lian Po could send a strong reconnaissance force to track the whereabouts of the Qin army, so they could only base their decisions on speculation and deal with them when the matter came to an end. Now, what actually happened, although it was also in Lian Po's prediction, was the worst expected!

On the one hand, he ordered the Zhao army in front of Huangcheng to send a 10,000-strong general to continue to attack Huangcheng according to the original plan. He commanded the troops to fight in the rear army. He saw that the Qin army was not fully in place, and if he launched an attack at this time, it was possible to succeed. He praised the rear army for quickly marching out of the camp and lined up, and then ordered the 10,000-man general, who was ready for battle, to lead his army into battle. He encouraged the ten thousand generals: "The Qin people are half-crossing, take advantage of their half-crossing to attack them, and they will win!" ”

Ten thousand people will immediately comprehend it, discharge a wedge-shaped formation pointing to the Huanshui River, and kill the Qin army.

As the Zhao army forced the Qin army step by step, the dynamics of the Qin army became clearer and clearer: the Qin army that crossed the river first all went around to the south, east and west of Ningxinzhong, and there was a steady stream of Qin troops coming ashore at the ferry in the north, not only did they not form a queue, but they did not even receive weapons.

Seeing the Zhao army dispatched, the Qin army also sent an army from outside the city of Ningxin Middle East and drove diagonally towards the Zhao army. The two armies were originally about ten miles apart, the Zhao army started first, and the Qin army was a little late, but the Qin army still had the conditions to intercept the Zhao army far from the ferry.

Seeing this, the 10,000-strong generals quickened the rhythm of the drums and urged the Zhao army to speed up the pace of the march.

Finally, less than two miles from the ferry, the two armies came into contact: the Qin army's wide frontal pressure was on the Zhao army's protruding exposed flank. The Zhao army on the flank took the initiative to attack and rushed towards the dominant Qin army, forcing the Qin army to slow down, and a violent collision occurred on both sides. The Zhao army, which was knocked out of formation, did not retreat, but stood in place and fought to the death with the Qin army. Although a large number of Zhao soldiers were stabbed down by spears, there were also spearmen who were dragged out of the array by Zhao soldiers and stabbed by chaotic blades. There was chaos on the battlefield. But overall, because the Qin army maintained a good formation and had the advantage of troops, they pressed the Zhao army to flank and retreat.

Under the cover of the flanks, the vanguard of the wedge formation bravely rushed towards the Qin army by the river. The Qin army, which had just come ashore, hurriedly put the troops in formation into battle sporadically, but could not withstand the onslaught of the Zhao army, and quickly retreated, seeing that the Zhao army was about to fight into the unsuspecting Qin army on the ferry.

At this moment, the drums beat loudly in Ningxin Zhongcheng. Accompanied by the sound of drums, large arrows flew out of the reeds at the water's edge. Immediately, the retreating Qin army turned back and killed fiercely, Ning Xinzhong also opened the city gate, and the army in the city rushed out. The corners of Lian Po's eyes, who were standing behind the 10,000 generals, jumped violently, and on the one hand, he ordered 10,000 people to withdraw their troops, and on the other hand, he ordered another 10,000 people to send troops to respond.

The Zhao army, which was hit by a sudden blow, panicked, although it heard the bell of Mingjin to collect the troops, but it was no longer in a queue, and the weapons were reversed, so they ran back, and the retreat turned into a rout. The Qin army pursued and killed a large number of Zhao troops, and did not stop the pursuit until they saw the Zhao army reinforcements coming up.

During the time when the Qin army was chasing and killing the Zhao army, the axe hand was not idle, and beheaded the Zhao army lying on the ground one by one; Those who were still able to move were stabbed down by spearmen and then beheaded by axemen.

The pursuing Qin army formed a formation on the spot and waited for the arrival of the Zhao army. The reinforced Zhao army saw that the Qin army no longer pursued and did not attack, but lined up to cover the remnants of the Zhao army and retreated to the camp.

The two armies were separated from each other for several hours, until the sun went down, and neither of them took the initiative to attack again. The soldiers of the Zhao army who were abandoned on the battlefield became headless ghosts in the screams.

Huangcheng also organized more than a dozen charges, but they were all ineffective and increased casualties.

As the Qin army gradually gained a foothold, the Qin army also began to take the initiative to attack the Zhao army. The two armies fought repeatedly under the city of Ningxinzhong, but neither achieved decisive results. The Zhao army no longer ventured, and only fought head-on with the Qin army in a decent manner. Although the Qin army was good at fighting, it did not have an advantage in terms of troops, and it could not penetrate the Zhao army's position no matter what. In the other direction, the Zhao army also launched a strong attack on Huangcheng every day, and although it lost its troops, it did not stop for a day. Until one night, Zhao Jun suddenly appeared around the pontoon.

A full 10,000 people, using the cover of darkness in the night, bypassed the Yellow City and attacked the pontoon bridge for several days. The soldiers guarding the pontoon bridge were taken by surprise and the pontoon bridge was lost. Zhao Jun cut the rope and let the pontoon drift downstream. Huangcheng became an isolated city. There will never be more reinforcements to replace the tired defenders!

After the pontoon bridge was demolished, the Zhao army intensified its attack on Huangcheng and also sent troops to harass it at night. Both Fanyang and Huangcheng sent military envoys to try to contact the Qin army in Ningxinzhong, but they were never able to get in touch through the area occupied by the Zhao army. The Qin army in Ningxin attacked the Zhao army step by step every day, consuming the Zhao army's military strength day by day.

Finally, one day, Fanyang's military envoys crossed the Yellow River by boat, bypassed the Zhao army camp from the north bank of Huanshui, entered Ningxinzhong, and reported the news of the loss of the pontoon bridge to Wang Di. Wang Di asked about the situation, and the Zhao army only demolished the pontoon bridge, and did not attack the river department, which was a little relieved. Gongzi Chu was left in Fanyang because he was weak and could not bear the fatigue of long-distance travel. If the Zhao army did not destroy the pontoon bridge, but forcibly crossed the pontoon bridge to attack Fanyang, Wang Yi would have been much more uncomfortable.

Wang Ji convened the generals overnight to discuss, and then issued an order: early tomorrow morning, the whole army will cross the Huanshui River to the north again, withdraw to Hexia by detouring to the pontoon bridge of Thorn Pu, and retreat to Fanyang.

The next day, the Qin army crossed the river in turn. The Zhao army discovered the movements of the Qin army and sent a force to check it, and the Qin army also sent a force to stop it head-on, and the two sides confronted each other one or two miles away. Towards the end of the Qin army's crossing of the river, the Qin army slowly retreated, while the Zhao army pressed forward step by step. When they were about to reach the ferry, the Zhao army was afraid that there would be another ambush in the reeds, so they did not dare to approach, and watched the Qin army retreat to the ferry and cross the river in turn.

The Zhao army turned to kill Ning Xinzhong, but unexpectedly easily occupied the city. - The Qin army has completely withdrawn from Ningxinzhong.

The 10,000 people immediately reported to Lian Po the news of their occupation of Ning Xinzhong. Lian Po immediately ordered 10,000 people to be placed twenty or thirty miles behind the Qin army to see where he was going. Ten thousand people then sent sentinels to patrol and track the movements of the Qin army. The result of the observation was that the Qin army was rapidly advancing in the direction of Zhangshui, and had already walked fifty or sixty miles, and the patrol could only see the rolling dust from a distance. Ten thousand people will immediately report to Lian Po that the Qin army seems to be trying to seize Yecheng.

Lian Po couldn't believe why the Qin army wanted to capture Yecheng. He ordered 10,000 generals to join the Qin army. The 10,000 people set off the next day, crossed the Huanshui River, and came in the direction of Yecheng.

However, when he walked out of twenty miles, he found that the Qin army was waiting ten miles ahead!

Ten thousand people will be shocked, and on the one hand, they will report to Lian Po, and on the other hand, they will urgently order the formation.

The Qin army pressed like a mountain, and by the time the Zhao army lined up in formation, the Qin army had already advanced to the distance of the charge. The Qin army slightly reorganized the whole team, that is, spread the two wings with the whole army and outflanked the 10,000 people.

30,000 people fight 10,000 people, there is no suspense. This momentum alone is enough to constitute a powerful oppression. When the two flanks of the Qin army outflanked the Zhao army and the front was about to touch, the Zhao army completely collapsed and ran backwards. Officers at all levels tried their best to fight, but they could not stop the soldiers from escaping, and in the end, even the officers had no choice but to run back with the soldiers. The Qin army pursued and killed all the way, and this army gradually collapsed, and people were constantly hit by the barbs. The Qin army pursued all the way to the shore of Huanshui, forcing the Zhao army to jump into the water and flee for their lives.

The water can be waded in shallow and slow sections, but the deep and rapid sections of the river are very dangerous. The pursued Zhao Jun naturally didn't care about the depth of the water, so he jumped into the river nearby, and many people were washed down by the river and drifted downstream. Only 10,000 people, with the support of their retainers, crossed the river and fled back to the camp to report to Lian Po.

After almost annihilating the pursuers, Wang Yu returned to the Huanshui River, across the river from Lian Po.

Now the situation of both armies was unfavorable: the Zhao army was cut off from the road back to Handan, and the Qin army also lost its base and became a guerrilla army.