The group of people ran to the city tower and did not find a way to get down to the city. Instead, they avoided the flames and braved the thick smoke and shot arrows directly from the city. Although the distance was slightly farther, the advantage was that they were in a higher position. Hu Yang ordered to personally

The battalion avoided and prepared to cross the bridge. He only led Zheng Anping and his 100 personal guards to independently bridge the head.

Arrows rained down from the city, but they just couldn't hit here. They fell in front of us one after another and pierced into the soil. Everyone saw it and felt calm. However, there happened to be a stone in front of Hu Yang, and an arrow fell on the stone.

It bounced up, but stabbed into Hu Yang's calf. Hu Yang bent over in pain and pulled out the arrow, but there was not much blood. Everyone came up to check and saw that the wound was not deep and there was not much blood, so they didn't think anything of it.

I said a few words of comfort, pulled a piece of cloth to wrap it up, and then retreated to the bridge.

As the guards retreated, they sprinkled oil on the bridge. After crossing the bridge, they set fire to the bridge.

The Qin army that had crossed the river had already organized its troops. After Hu Yang crossed the river, he ordered Wang Lu to set out as planned and head south towards the Yellow River. In the middle were baggage and wounded soldiers, led by Hu Yang personally and protected by the Ye County people's army. Sima

Jin led the remaining troops to cut off the rear.

It was already afternoon when Wang Hao set out. The wounded came by boat, and the livestock and baggage were all brought across the river from the bridge. Now the seriously injured had to take a car, which took quite a while.

In order to meet the needs of mountain warfare, the livestock brought out by the Qin army were mainly horses, donkeys, and mules, and they lost a lot along the way. When they arrived in Wu'an, they captured several cities, not only replenishing the losses, but also finding some cattle.

, you can pull up the baggage cart; the leather cart and the flag and drum cart were also found. When breaking out from Wu'an, Sima Jin took a boat all the way without a cart; while Wang Lu was fortunate to have Wu'an's chariots to join him, which accelerated the march.

, so that Zhao Jun could only follow behind and was unable to intercept them head-on. After entering the Great Wall, they also added various vehicles and rides. The battle last night was also quite fruitful. The captured flag and drum vehicles and leather vehicles have been distributed to various armies.

The princes and soldiers were also assigned several leather chariots, which allowed them to move forward without having to walk. The Chinese army mainly relied on animal packs and ox-drawn baggage carts. The more seriously injured were allowed to ride in baggage carts or sit on

Or lying down, one ride can carry three to five people; the lighter ones are allowed to ride on the animals and be led forward by people. The lighter wounded are allowed to walk on their own, and the heavier ones are allowed to put their weapons on the carriage carrying the seriously wounded.

On the baggage, you can walk beside the baggage; the rest are responsible for pulling the animals, and the weapons are provided by the wounded riding the animals; if you are carrying supplies, you can also tie them to the pack frame.

The Qin army now had about seventy or eighty chariots, a thousand animals, and about three thousand soldiers including wounded soldiers and their relatives. When the Chinese army reorganized its troops, it was already the end of the day. Hu Yang did not delay and immediately ordered to set off.

At this time, the fire in Wucheng had been completely extinguished by Zhao Jun, who reoccupied Wucheng. Soldiers came and went frequently on the city wall, and many officers climbed up to the city to watch from afar. Every move of the Qin army on the other side of Zhangshui River probably could not escape Zhao Jun.

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As early as when Sima Jin captured the Great Wall and sent troops to cross the Zhang River, Yecheng was the focus of warning. The defenders of Yecheng had been guarding the city and had no active actions. But as Wucheng burned, people appeared on the Great Wall.

Zhao Jun was active, and there were changes in Yecheng, and there seemed to be signs of an attack. Sima Jin ordered the entire army to be ready for battle at any time. If the defenders of Yecheng dared to leave the city, they might as well capture Yecheng and then leave.

However, the defenders of Yecheng did not leave the city. Zhao Jun, who had occupied the Great Wall, seemed content to take back the Great Wall and did not leave the Great Wall. After sunset, Sima Jin divided his troops into two parts and evacuated one after another. Before evacuating, he moved to the shore of Zhangshui River

All the ships were burned down! The soaring flames alarmed Zhao Jun inside the Great Wall. Many officers went to the wall to watch, but took no further action and watched Sima Jin leave.

According to Gongzi Zhen's introduction, Ningxinzhong, a ferry on the Yellow River, was the city of Wei, and Fangling and Jiyi next to it were captured by the Zhao army. Wei was considered an ally of Qin in this battle against Zhao; Hu

Yang plans to go to Ningxinzhong first, get in touch with Xianyang through the Yellow River, and then go to Nanyang, or from Luoyang to Wan, Ying, or from Anyi to Hedong. After crossing the river, he will reach Hangu Pass. Calculate the days, if everything goes well

If so, the troops will return to Qin just in time for spring plowing, so they will not miss the farming season.

Gongzi Zhen and his party were in Wang Lu's army. Shortly after setting off, Gong Zizhen sent a pedestrian, and Wang Lu's two officials also dressed as pedestrians and rode in a leather chariot, guarded by a group of Qin soldiers.

Go to Ning Xinzhong to predict the arrival of the Qin army, firstly to explore the attitude of the Wei people, and secondly to understand the surrounding situation.

As the car drove to Ningxinzhong, the pedestrians felt something was wrong. When they went to Zhao for negotiations half a year ago, Ningxinzhong was the place where they usually lived. It was very prosperous and the people and goods were abundant. But along the way, it seemed unexpectedly depressed.

The passerby said to the two doctors: "Things may change, I hope the doctors will adapt accordingly!" The two men nodded silently.

Ningxinzhong is located to the south of Huan River. There is a bridge at the north gate of the city to connect the two sides, and the bridge deck is completely within the shooting range of the crossbows on the city. When the car arrived at Ningxinzhong city, the city gate was completely closed, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Pedestrians parked their cars by the Huanshui Bridge a stone's throw away, got out of their cars, crossed the bridge and shouted loudly: "Pedestrians from Qin want to see the commander of Ning Xinzhong."

When I was young, someone on the city said: "Rong Bao!"

After a while, a person on the city said: "But please send me one person to the city!" The man guided the pedestrians to the south gate and opened the city to welcome them in. All the entourage were waiting where they were and were not allowed to cross the bridge.

The person who came to greet them was a man who looked like a doctor. When the man saw the passers-by entering the city, he came over to greet them and said, "I'd like to hear what you see!"

The pedestrian said: "I, Qin Xingrenhu! Dare to teach me!" He handed over the talisman he held.

The man said: "Doctor Wei, I won't change it!" He took the talisman, verified it was correct, and handed it back to Xingrenhu. With a bow, he put Xingrenhu in the car and drove into the palace.

Ning Xin, Lieutenant Commander, Lieutenant, and Prime Minister all greeted him in front of the gate of the mansion. After chatting with each other, they went to the hall together and sat down separately for guests and hosts. Naturally, there was only Xingren Hu on the guest side, and four people on the host side, including Wei Bugen.

The leader was the leader, and the other three people sat under him one after another. Xingrenhu guessed that Wei Bugeng should have come from Daliang, so he couldn't help but be more vigilant.

Wei Bugeng was the first to say: "I didn't expect the troops from the big country to arrive, and were afraid that the city would be stolen, so I took precautions! Please forgive me!"

The traveler Hu said: "How dare you! The princes have the responsibility to defend the territory, and it is the right thing to prepare when the troops arrive! But Qin and Wei are in alliance. They will attack Zhao and Wei together. Now I, Qin, have attacked Zhao and returned, and I would like to pass through Dayi and return to our country.

The country. May the magistrates open the city to welcome them and provide them with food and fodder. It will be a great blessing!"

Wei Bugeng said: "I have heard that Qin, Wei, and Han are on the road to attack Zhao Yanyu. Yanyu is far away in Shangdang, so why is your army so far away?"

The traveler Hu said: "My country's young people have gone to the party, lost their way, and ended up here."

Wei Bugeng said: "I heard that although Qin rarely visited the Shangdang, but the Han army has been here for a long time, how could Qin be deceived to this extent?"

The pedestrian tiger said: "But sometimes I hear something wrong!"

Wei Bugeng did not intend to delve into such an obvious lie, and simply said in one sentence: "Where does the general want to go now?"

Pedestrian Hu said: "I would like to use this way to go to Nanyang."

Wei Bugeng said: "We have not heard that the army is coming, we have not prepared food and fodder, and the city is too small to rest our troops and horses. If the army passes by the city, we dare not stop it. Without the king's order, we dare not open the city."

Although Xingrenhu was mentally prepared, his heart sank when he finally implemented it, and said: "Wei and Qin are allies and have vowed to advance and retreat together. Why do you refuse to do this?"

Wei Bugeng said: "Whenever a large army passes by, they must first prepare food and grass and reserve camps, and then the army can pass. Now that the army has arrived, the city has no food and grass, and the people are frightened and have nowhere to camp. Even the Wei army can hardly stay.

Also, I hope your envoy will not sin!"

Seeing this, Xingrenhu knew that it was difficult to reconcile, so he said: "But when we get to Daliang, we will definitely complain to the king!"

Wei Bugeng said: "If you don't dare to bully me, it's really hard to do it. Respect it!"

Xingrenhu refused to stay at the banquet and immediately left the city. He met with the officials, which explained the attitude of the Wei State, especially the big official Wei Bu, who probably came on the order of the King of Wei and deliberately wanted to give Qin a victory here.

Embarrassing!

A doctor said: "If this is the case, I will report it to the doctor and the next update."

Before they could return, they saw Wang Lu's sentry patrolling in the distance: Wang Lu's army was about to approach the city.

Everyone hurried back and saw Wang Lu, who reported Ning Xinzhong's refusal to open the city. Moreover, this attitude was probably not decided by the local officials themselves, but was an instruction from Daliang. Wang Lu said: "Let's camp outside the city."

The place to camp is ready: the north bank of the Huan River is the Yin Ruins. Although the old capital of the Yin people is buried in the grass, ruins and ruins can be seen from time to time. It is no problem to use it as a temporary camp for the army. The defense problem is not difficult to solve, and the Huan River provides

With ready-made trenches and water sources, the Qin army set up a barracks on the side of the Huanshui Bridge. In fact, there is more than one Huanshui Bridge, five miles upstream and downstream, and there is actually another one on each side. The river is not very wide, so the temporary

It is entirely possible to build a pontoon bridge. The only difficulty is that Ning Xinzhong is indeed blocking the road going south. Even if we cross the river, if we don't capture Ning Xinzhong, we can't go south to Nanyang comfortably.

Wang Lu's army had just finished setting up camp, and Hu Yang had already arrived with the Chinese army. Wang Lu sent people to assist Hu Yang in setting up camp along the Huan River downstream, while he and Hu Yang and others inspected the terrain.

This is a plain, with the Taihang Mountains rolling up to the west, forming a natural barrier. If you just want to capture this city, it doesn't matter. The difficulty is that this is Zhao territory, and the Zhao army can come at any time, and it is impossible to stay even.

It took ten days to prepare for the attack. Such a tall and strong city would be difficult to conquer without adequate preparation.

Hu Yang finally decided: "When the Huan River enters the river, please prepare many boats, so we can enter the river through the Huan River."

Wang Lu smiled bitterly and said: "The water in the Huan River is shallow, and all boats are small. They cannot carry ten people. If we have a crowd of 20,000, we will have to get 2,000 boats. Not only is it inconvenient, but it is also impossible to find!"
Chapter completed!