The poor Lin Hu cavalry in the valley became a mess in an instant. Although everyone tied a tough shield made of three thick cowhide on their mounts, most of them had no time to take it in their hands in a hurry. Even if some cavalry freed up their hands to get the shield, the feather arrow flew from both directions, blocking the east side and unable to block the west side.

The cavalry positions of the Linhu people were whimpering and screaming, mixed with painful crying, and the war horses made a huge cry after being shot by feather arrows, which sounded like a large area.

When Mantuo saw this formation, he was heartbroken. The Lin Hulang Cavalry had never suffered such a big loss in combat. Today, it was like being chopped by others as fish and meat, and they were still unrestrained. Thanks to him, he was also a general Lin Hu who was very sensible, and it was precisely because of this that he was appointed by Lin Hu Shanyu as the commander of the sneak attack on Zhao State.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mantuo thought, "I'd better hide and talk, why should I charge in the battle for the Qin and Wei people and sacrifice so many Lin Hulang cavalry? He would ruin thousands of cavalry for them, and Shanyu could not spare himself. Why do you think of a solution to them?"

He urgently issued an order to retreat. He pointed the whip in his hand back and ordered the messengers to blow the horn of the bull in Lin Hu's words. The sound was short and long. This was the horn of the Lin Hu people. He ordered the cavalry to withdraw from the position.

When Lin Hu's cavalry heard the whisper of retreat, they also rode backwards and ran out of the range that the crossbow arrows reached.

The terrified prince Zhao Yong looked at the reversal of the battlefield in amazement, his mouth was so shocked that he couldn't close. Zhao Xi also felt inexplicable. He looked at the slopes on both sides strangely and thought to himself: "Is there really a so-called magical weapon coming from the sky? Where did these people emerge?"

Just as the Lin Hu people retreated from the valley, a group of people came up from behind Zhao Yong. The leader was Zhou Shao, the general of Zhao State. He rode on a war horse and ran forward from behind the slope.

Zhao Yong was shocked. He almost fell off his horse. When he looked closely, he found that it was his own country in Zhao. Zhou Shao had been serving in the Prime Minister's Office and rarely dealt with the prince, so the prince had no impression of Zhou Shao. However, doctor Zhao Xi had seen Zhou Shao lead the Zhao army to block Gongsun Yan on the battlefield of Anyi, and was very impressed by Zhou Shao.

Zhao Xi couldn't help but shouted in surprise: "It's General Zhou Shao, the commander of Zhao State. It's great, we're saved."

Zhou Shao came to the prince, bowed a little on the war horse, and reported: "The last general Zhou Shao, pay homage to His Highness the Prince. He is armored and he is here. Please forgive me for not kneeling down and paying a great gift."

The prince had just heard Zhao Xi's words and had already roughly understood Zhou Shao's identity. At this time, he was particularly relieved. He smiled rare, waved his hand, and said, "There is no need to be polite in the army, General Zhou must not be worried."

He couldn't help but ask strangely: "How could General Zhou appear here without knowing it? You are the life-saving soldiers who appeared at the right time. Thanks to when will you save them, or we will all die under the arrow cluster of Linhu people."

When Zhou Shao saw the prince's surprised expression, a smile appeared on his face. On the war, he briefly explained the origin of his quest to the prince.

It turned out that after Zhou Shao and Qu Xin led 30,000 troops across the Taihang Mountains, they followed Su Qin's instructions, opened the first secret bag and took out a small silk book.

In the silk book, Su Qin ordered them not to go to the Zhao State Ancestral Hall in Huo Taishan, but to reconnaise the enemy situation on the road from Huo Taishan to Jinyang, while ambushing down, waiting for the opportunity to ambush the cavalry of the Lin Hu people. Su Qin specifically emphasized that the ambush tactics cannot work without the ambush tactics, and we must not fight hard with the opponent.

Zhou Shao and Qu Xin were skeptical, but on the one hand, they were looking for a suitable ambush site, and on the other hand, they sent a large number of scouts to inquire about the news.

Later, they found the traces of the prince's guards. They were fleeing to Handan. Zhou Shao heard the news and screamed in anger, saying, "Prime Minister Su's first tip is not accurate. He is so far away. How could he expect the prince to escape to Jinyang?"

Qu Xin felt that it was too early to make a judgment now. He advised Zhou Shao to be patient and then explore the details. Qu Xin said: "If the prince can escape back to Handan smoothly, we don't have to fight with the Linhu people. Isn't that a good thing? General Zhou, why bother for a while?"

Not long after, the scouts returned again. The road to Handan of the prince was blocked by the Linhu people, and they came to Jinyang again.

When Zhou Shao heard this, he was extremely excited and hurriedly searched for the best ambush place on the way to Jinyang. Later, he and Qu Xin both found that Dongyang slope was the most suitable. This place was a must-pass place to Jinyang. There were gentle slopes on all sides and slightly undulating terrain of the land of the Three Jins, but it was not conducive to the galloping of the cavalry.

They then arranged a feather arrow ambush formation on both sides of the valley, thinking that after the prince passed through Dongyangpo, they would encircle the three sides and wipe out all the cavalry of the Linhu people in this valley.

Who would have thought that the escort of Prince Zhao Yong was caught by Lin Hu cavalry before he had passed through Dongyangpo. Lin Hulang cavalry almost didn't need to charge, and just a few rounds of arrows could kill Zhao Yong and others on Dongyangpo.

Qu Xin, the young general who was commanding the ambushing lineup on both sides, could not wait any longer. He took the lead in ordering the sound of drums to fight, so the arrow rain suddenly rose, and Lin Hu's cavalry was shot back by arrow rain.

Zhou Shao was originally behind Dongyangpo. Before he led 10,000 soldiers to attack, the Lin Hulang Cavalry had retreated and left. Zhou Shao was a little upset. The situation calmed down, and then he walked out and met Prince Zhao Yong.

Of course, Zhou Shao deliberately concealed the matter of the secret, but did not tell the prince, but simply stated that it was Prime Minister Su Qin who arranged them to rescue the prince.

The prince was surprised and thought to himself: "How could Su Qin have predicted that I was attacked by the Lin Hu people? Could he be able to predict the future? This obviously makes no sense. Su Qin is not a god."

However, the prince was still grateful and nodded to Zhou Shao and said, "General Zhou has made great contributions. If I can return to Handan smoothly, I will definitely reward you with great rewards."

Zhao Xi also praised Zhou Shao: "General Zhou worked hard and made great contributions!" But he turned to the prince and said, "Prime Minister Su sent someone to save the emperor, but for this reason, why did the Lin Hu people attack from a long distance? I'm afraid that the Union General Assembly meeting that Zhao State is about to hold is still a cause."

The prince also nodded slightly. He understood that Doctor Zhao Xi firmly opposed Zhao's country as the leader of the Union Alliance, and his attitude was clear and consistent. Everyone knew it in the court of Zhao. Even this time, as he came to Huo Taishan to worship his ancestors, Doctor Zhao Xi had repeatedly persuaded him to change his courses after ascending the throne, alienate the affairs of the Union Alliance, and concentrate on the internal coup changes of Zhao.

The prince heard Zhao Xi's suspicion and followed his thoughts and couldn't help feeling: "Su Qin obviously knew in advance that I might be trapped in Huo Taishan. How did he know the inside story? Did he deliberately hide something? There must be something strange about it."

Therefore, the prince also echoed Zhao Xi and said, "The State of Zhao is noisy now, and there are too many enemies, and the incidents are frequent. I really hope that the matter of the Hezong Conference will pass quickly and return to my usual life. I don't know what my father thought, so I trust and value Su Qin very much."

Zhou Shao heard about Su Qin's help to Zhao Yong be promoted to the crown prince, and thought he would be grateful, but he heard from his words that the crown prince was dissatisfied with Su Qin, and he felt a little unhappy. He thought: "Even if you are not grateful for the merits of supporting him, it is a merit to send troops to rescue him this time. Why don't you remember Prime Minister Su's good things?"

The crown prince was the noble crown prince. Zhou Shao was loyal to Zhao State and respected the crown prince. However, in terms of how he viewed the foreign guest Su Qin, he did not agree with the views of the crown prince and Zhao Xi. Following Su Qin personally, Zhou Shao saw Su Qin's strategic talent and deeply felt Su Qin's gratitude to Zhao Hou. He trusted Su Qin not the kind of person who set up a plan to frame the crown prince.

Zhou Shao thought to himself: "Did Su Qin punish the prince's mother's family, Meng's family, many years ago, and he always held a grudge? But now, Su Qin has also married Meng Ting, one of the Meng sisters, and he is considered the prince's uncle?"

Zhou Shao couldn't understand the hidden truth, but he didn't know that this was actually the masterpiece of the prince's other uncle, the doctor Zhao Xi. He influenced the prince through his eyes and guided his ideas to his own.

Influencing the prince is equivalent to affecting the future of Zhao State. This is exactly what Zhao Xi intended to deliberately persuade the prince.

After hearing Zhao Xi's words, Zhou Shao deeply expressed his grievances for Su Qin and took the risk of defending Su Qin: "Prime Minister Su has just obtained information about the prince's in danger, so he sent me and another general Qu Xin from the coalition army to lead 30,000 troops to rescue him. The prince and Doctor Zhao should not be suspicious. Let's discuss the next action plan.

The prince advocated that everyone would go to Handan together, risk breaking through the Linhu people's blockade, crossing the Taihang Mountains, and finally reaching a safe area.

However, Zhao Xi had a different opinion. He said: "The Lin Hu people will not give up. I paid attention and found that the wolf cavalry that attacked us this time was a wolf cavalry with the wolf head as the emblem. It has strong combat capabilities and should not be underestimated. Besides, I saw that the other party's team seemed to have 30,000 to 40,000 people. It was too risky to go to Jinyang City to avoid risks in accordance with the original arrangement."
Chapter completed!