Hu Yang ordered the whole city to be on alert and put all the troops in the city under the charge of Sima Jin. In addition to leaving a group of Zheng Anping's personal guards, Sima Jin also devoted all his troops to the battle: Zhao Jun who came from Xishan had

Ten thousand or five thousand people are not enough to fight.

After a suffocating half an hour passed, Wang Lu and Sima Jin both came to report: Lian Po had begun to cross the river; and Zhao Jun's forwards had appeared around the West Bridge and were crossing the bridge.

Lian Po's method of crossing the river was very special. He had each of the first group of soldiers crossing the river hide behind a door panel. This made it impossible for the Qin army on the bank to cause harm to the soldiers crossing the bridge; if the Qin army took a boat from

Shooting on the river will be suppressed by the Zhao army on the bank with dense crossbow arrows; only about a dozen small boats can shoot arrows from the river, but with the interference of the Zhao army's crossbowmen on the bridge, it is far from enough to cause interference when crossing the river.

After the hundred door panels crossed the river, they were supported at the head of the bridge to cover the follow-up troops crossing the river. If the Qin army wanted to stop them, they could only rush forward and fight in close combat. However, the Zhao army who rushed over from the bridge was not afraid of death and fought with the Qin army at the bridge head.

Fighting to the death. Due to the limited area at Qiaotou, the Qin army could only fight one battalion at a time, while the Zhao army also crossed the river battalion by battalion. Since the battalion-scale battle at Qiaotou became the main form of battle, the tasks of other troops

It seems to be just about maintaining the balance of this battle.

People continued to be stabbed, retreated, and were rescued and left, and new soldiers were added. In contrast, the Qin army fought on its own shore, so the supply of troops was relatively convenient, and the rescue of the wounded was relatively timely. Since the Zhao army was across the border,

During the bridge battle, the bridge was already so crowded with additional troops that the wounded could hardly withdraw from the battle and return to the other side of the bridge; they either fought to the death regardless of their injuries, or were dragged to the river beach under the bridge by their comrades, where they could be

His life and death; if he falls on the battlefield, there can only be one result: he will be trampled to death!

Wang Hao also sent crossbowmen on the river bank to shoot as hard as they could at the bridge, and together with the boats in the river they formed intercepting firepower, trying their best to stop and weaken Zhao Jun's reinforcements. The railings of the bridge became Zhao Jun's friends, blocking most of the crossbow arrows, and

The Zhao army's crossbowmen hiding behind the railings could fire out their crossbow arrows as much as they wanted, standing high above the bridge, killing and injuring the Qin army's crossbowmen. Fortunately, the bridge was not long and could accommodate not many crossbowmen, otherwise it would have been enough for the Qin army.

As soon as the young master Yiren who followed the military envoy conveyed the order, he received the next order from Hu Yang, telling Wang Hao not to rush upriver and to fight at his own place. Although this order relieved Wang Hao's pressure, Wang Hao was still under pressure.

Luo was not relieved by this. From Hu Yang's canceled order, he heard the crisis of the situation: Zhao Jun might send a force to detour back to the Great Wall from a bridge fifteen miles upstream. Hu Yang

Yang was prepared to shoulder the burden of resisting this unexpected force and let him inflict casualties on Zhao Jun. However, Zhao Jun did not fully cross the river as expected. He only passed the bridge and moved troops across the river one after another, almost

Treating the Qin army as if it were nothing. This steady and steady strategy left Wang Lu with no other choice but to engage in a battle of adding firewood and water to the enemy at the bridge. The idea of ​​retreating the enemy in one battle and then walking away could not

Realize. Although the battle at the bridge is fierce at present, no one has a chance to win for a while. If both sides do not change their formation, they may have to fight for a whole day without a winner! At that time, the situation on the other side of the Great Wall

What will happen?

While Wang Hao was watching the battle at the bridge, he was also monitoring Lian Po, fearing that he would suddenly change his formation and force the entire army to cross. At the same time, he was analyzing and judging nervously. Finally, he made up his mind and said to Young Master Yi Ren: "From now on to the West Bridge

, is there any other way besides going up the river?"

Young Master Yiren thought for a while and said: "There are many lakes and swamps on the road, and the road is narrow and muddy. Fortunately it is cold today, so I might be able to get through it."

Wang Lu said: "I saw the Zhao army fighting me at the bridgehead. It was not a battle, and I couldn't escape. They would attack me from another way. I hope you can lead an army to rescue me."

Young Master Yiren said: "The person I entrusted to Zhong Geng is exactly like this. But Zhong Geng is easy to change, and the official still wants to do it. Why?"

Wang Lu said: "I'm even more afraid that I'm going to attack Lian Po's ears! Now that Lian Po is refusing to patrol, he must have someone to rely on. There are three thousand troops in the rear. They were originally under the command of Sima Dafu. They intend to make a thunderous blow after a long battle. Now Zhao

If you don't fight me, our army will be enough to cope with it, and there will be no use for this army. I hope you can lead it to the west and find its use!"

Young Master Yiren said: "I am young and don't know how to fight, so why should I rely on you!"

Wang Lu said: "Young Master is just leading the army to the west, and his contribution is not small! As for arranging the troops and pushing forward, there are all the officials who can do it." He immediately called the official who led the rear army and said that Zhong Geng had ordered him to do so.

He led the army upstream to the West Bridge fifteen miles away. The current river course has been occupied by the Zhao army and the river channel has been cut off. He was ordered to lead the headquarters and be led by the young master Yirenxiang. The alternate road leads to the West Bridge. If the Zhao army has passed

From the west bridge, you must sneak up behind it and don't let it go towards Wucheng.

In just a few words, Dr. Gong understood his mission: if he arrived at the West Bridge and the Zhao army had not yet crossed the river, he would block the Zhao army on the other side of the bridge; if the Zhao army had already crossed the river, he would fight with the Qin army in Wucheng.

The army responded and defended Wucheng. This public official followed Sima Jin to seize the Great Wall, so he naturally knew the important position of Wucheng: when the Qin army was insufficient, Sima Jin was willing to let the scattered Zhao army go without destroying it.

We must also defend Wucheng with all our strength, and Dr. Gong knows that. If there is an enemy attack on Wucheng now, he should naturally return to support. As for why he doesn't go back to Wucheng directly, naturally the defenders of Wucheng are already prepared, but

It is not enough to break this Zhao army. My task is to cooperate with the defenders of Wucheng to defeat Zhao army.

The Duke was very happy to receive the new mission. It only took half an hour for the front part of this army to appear in the small town designated by the young master.

There are only a few households in this small town, and there are several fields that can be cultivated around it. The small roads leading to these fields and the small roads leading to several surrounding small towns are what Gongzi Yiren calls the bypass. This is just

The farmers' daily walking path was difficult for both of them to walk side by side. The public doctor was very cautious and first asked the young master Yiren to take a hundred people on the road and run forward; when the one hundred people were almost out of sight, he let him go.

The next hundred people follow; this can shorten the time spent on the trail and allow everyone to become familiar with the road.

After a while of rapid ups and downs between small towns, the Western Mountains were getting closer and closer, and the dry road became wider and wider. The doctor who was following the young master at the front could clearly see about a mile to the northwest.

At the foot of the mountain two miles away, an army was advancing.

Because this place is adjacent to a mountainous area and the terrain is high, there is a relatively large settlement with about a hundred households. After the doctor rushed into the settlement, the Zhao army on the opposite side obviously also discovered the Qin army, stopped and began to form a formation. The doctor

Quickly send someone to report to the rear that they have encountered Zhao Jun sentinels, about a hundred people!

When the doctors from the first team sent troops to report, the doctors from the second team also arrived. The two of them divided their work slightly. One team seized the key points that could be defended on the edge of the town, and the other team was responsible for confining every household in the city to their homes.

, and were not allowed to go out. With the arrival of the third team, the Qin army had firmly occupied this gathering place.

When the official received the report, he was overjoyed to know that the enemy army had been held back. He sent people to report to Wang Lu and Wucheng respectively. He rushed to the front and asked other troops to stop. He took the lead in advancing quickly with his own camp. He entered

When we were in the middle of the city, we saw a large group arriving in front of us. It seemed that the general was also coming.

The doctor glanced at Young Master Yiren and said, "Young Master, do you know there is a shortcut to Wucheng?"

The stranger pointed to a city wall in the south and said: "To the south along the mountain city is Wucheng!"

The official said: "I hope you will go to Wucheng and report this matter. The Zhao army at Xiqiao is blocked by me, I hope you will be saved!"

The stranger said: "I would like to use military envoys to do it."

The official said: "The military envoys do not know the geography, so they must do their best when they go! May the young master go in person!" He turned around and designated ten people from his own camp to be led by a hairpin, and said: "You will escort the young master into Wucheng!

"

The stranger didn't dare to argue. When he looked back, he saw several teams coming up one after another. He gritted his teeth and ran south with these ten people. He did not take the main road along the way, but took a shortcut, and stopped halfway.

I heard drums sounding behind me.

After running for about ten miles, I finally saw the tall figure of Wucheng. Young Master Yiren sat down on the ground and gasped for air. While panting, he ordered the hairpin to whisper: "You... hurry to the edge of the city...

alarm!"

After all, the hairpin girl was strong. Although she was panting, the degree was much lighter. She took a breath, held up the festival talisman, and shouted: "Alarm!~Alarm!~Alarm!~"

Only when Gongzi Yiren entered the city did they know that the military envoy sent by Gongdafu last time had not arrived yet, and he was the first person to inform Gongdafu about his movements. Hu Yang and Sima Jin listened to Gongzi Yiren relaying Wang Lu's judgment, and

He ordered former Sima Jin's subordinates to take a small path and enter the West Bridge. Although they did not intercept the Zhao army at the West Bridge, they did not let the Zhao army go straight to Wucheng. Several people climbed up the tower and looked to the northwest, but saw the setting sun.

, the setting sun was like blood; there seemed to be dust rising in the northwest direction, but it was not very big. Young Master Yiren explained that due to the dampness of the road, there was little dust during the march. Hu Yang said: "Young Master, please quit your hard work and lead the army again, with

If the Duke and the officials join forces, the Zhao army will be destroyed!"

Young Master Yiren said: "It will be night at some point, when will the army leave?"

Hu Yang said: "The matter cannot be postponed. I would like the young master to leave overnight. What is the way?"

Young Master Yiren said: "If we walk along the road, we can reach it for more than ten miles. If we follow the main road, we can reach more than twenty miles. If we walk along the city, we will be there!"

Hu Yang said to Sima Jin: "May the doctor lead the army and quickly destroy the Zhao army and return!"

Sima Jin said: "This is an easy matter. I ask you to gather two thousand of your original troops and go immediately. If you go, you will definitely win!"

Hu Yang said: "No! All the troops in the city will follow the doctor, but the wounded and sick will be left behind, and the old and weak will defend the city!"

Sima Jin said: "We are overly cautious in the middle of the war. It is not enough to think that there are only ten thousand Zhao troops! If the defenders are weak, the enemy will attack, and there is no hope!"

Hu Yang said: "If we are in a stalemate with the Zhao army outside the city, they will divide their troops to attack. Therefore, we should attack them with one drum. If there are few soldiers, we will be unable to do anything! In the city, the sick, old and weak may be three to five hundred, and let the enemy attack.
Chapter completed!