In the dense woods, the 30,000 troops led by Zhao Wei had been lurking all day. Fortunately, the tall trees blocked the sky and blocked most of the summer heat.

Even so, Zhao Wei was still a little depressed, and he didn't even use dinner. He was worried about the health of Zhao Kuo, who was far away in the Chinese army, and he was also worried about the battle in front of him.

According to Zhao Kuo's instructions, if he fails to defend the Qin army to reinforce the eastern battlefield before noon tomorrow, he and his tens of thousands of troops will retreat immediately. This also means that the "encirclement point and reinforcements" operation has failed.

Once this operation fails, the Qin army will inevitably make some adjustments, and it will be almost impossible to find such an opportunity. In other words, the Zhao army will completely fall into a situation of being passively beaten. This is including Zhao Kuo.

This was something that the Zhao army officers and soldiers absolutely did not want to accept.

But now the stipulated time has passed halfway, not to mention the reinforcements of the Qin army, not even a single figure has been seen.

He raised his head and looked at the moon that had been covered by dark clouds, and then looked far to his right - at the pass of Qifeng Mountain, several birds flew up from time to time, and the 10,000-strong army led by General Pi who attacked the Qin army had already

He arrived and was busy arranging the soldiers.

Perhaps, staying outside the fortress and completely eating those thousands of Qin troops is the best choice.

Zhao Wei felt a little regretful. If he had gone by himself, he would have been able to capture the Qin army's camp. In this way, even if the ambush failed, the loss of 8,000 Qin troops would be enough to comfort the damage of yesterday's army...

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It's not that Zhao Wei didn't trust Zhao Kuo's arrangements, it's that Zhao Kuo himself wasn't completely sure, otherwise he wouldn't have ordered Zhao Wei to evacuate if the Qin army didn't arrive at noon tomorrow.

However, there has never been a regret medicine in this world.

Just as he was thinking about it, a probing horse quietly entered the forest and quickly came to Zhao Wei's side.

"General." Tan Ma lowered his voice and reported quietly but firmly: "The traces of the Qin army were found five miles away. I am afraid that they will pass through this place in less than half an hour."

"Oh?!" Zhao Wei was excited. Sure enough, he was decided by my general.

He immediately stood up, woke up the generals on the side, and said: "Get ready for battle quickly, the Qin army will arrive soon!"

"Yes!" After hearing Zhao Wei's words, the generals who woke up suddenly became excited. After agreeing, they immediately picked up their swords and went to their respective defense areas.

Rolling logs, hay, and kerosene were already prepared there, and the soldiers who were already sleeping were carefully awakened one by one. As they were getting ready, the originally silent forest suddenly became a little restless, but soon they were under the command of their respective captains.

They calmed down under the pressure. Fortunately, all the birds and beasts in the mountains had been captured by the army, and even if they wanted to report the news to the Qin army, they could not do it.

"Send orders to Qifeng Mountain to prepare for war!" Zhao Wei continued to order the soldiers on the side.

Qifeng Mountain, named Qifeng, is actually a homophonic pronunciation of "Qifeng", or perhaps because there are several bulges on the peak, it is called Qifeng by the local people.

Its peak is also high, and its road is also steep. There is a valley connected in the middle, like a knife cutting an axe. There are peaks on the left and right. The almost vertical angle makes it almost impossible to climb on both sides. There is only one passage out of the valley, but the crossing is not very wide.

, four carriages abreast is already its limit, and even one more person cannot pass it.

But unfortunately, this valley is the only way for the Qin army to go south.

The number of people does not need to be too many, as long as several thousand people block the exit, even if there are thousands of troops, it will be difficult to escape. Therefore, Zhao Wei handed over this relatively easy defense to the generals who hurried back. After all, it was a long distance.

After running around, the combat power is bound to be lost.

At the front of Qifengkou, the mountain suddenly slowed down. Although it still stretched endlessly, it was not as steep. The 30,000 elite Zhao troops led by Zhao Wei were hidden in the rolling mountains.

Soon, the Zhao soldiers here had just recovered from their dreams, and the forward of the Qin army had arrived less than a mile away. There was even a faint sound of the Qin army's horse hoofbeats in the slight wind.

As a result, the mountains became quieter and quieter, and even the croaking frogs and cicadas disappeared.

If Ying Xi had been more careful, he might have been able to detect anomalies on the mountain road. After all, the only reason why the frogs and cicadas disappeared en masse was because of an ambush.

It's a pity that Ying Xi didn't notice it.

Not only because the clatter of horse hooves filled his ears, but also because the flames of revenge had filled his mind - rushing to the scene as soon as possible and defeating the Zhao army who dared to invade was the only thought in Ying Xie's mind at this time

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"Speed ​​up the whole army! Pass through the valley road quickly!" Ying Xi ordered the army while urging his horses.

Although Ying Xi was unnecessarily anxious and wished he could fly to the eastern battlefield immediately, he did not lose his basic qualities as a general. When faced with a valley that was not conducive to him, he at least knew how to speed through.

However, this also revealed the contempt for Zhao Jun in Ying Xie's heart - he knew that it was easy to be ambushed in the valley road, but he did not send out scouts to investigate in advance, and refused to change the route. He just followed the orders in the military manual to speed up the valley road.

.As everyone knows, there is a blockage at the intersection of Qifeng Mountain ahead, and no matter how fast you go, you can't get through it.

Even because of the excessive marching speed, the Qin army's queue inevitably became denser, and the rear army entered the Zhao army's ambush circle faster.

If Zhao Kuo were here, he would definitely take the opportunity to put the name of "talking on paper" on Ying Xi's head.

Of course, in fact, there is nothing essentially wrong with Ying Xie's order to speed up the passage. After all, if you leave the valley road earlier, you will be out of danger earlier. To put it bluntly, even if Ying Xie does not give this order, his subordinates will

Can fifteen thousand riders escape this tragedy?

Obviously not. From the moment Ying Xi hurriedly led his troops out, tragedy was destined to happen.

The valley road is very long, stretching for more than a mile. It is winding and winding, but it is enough to accommodate all the long marching troops of Ying Si.

Ying Xi, who was leading the way, looked at the towering mountain peaks not far ahead, and his heart suddenly palpitated. With such a steep terrain, if Zhao Jun blocks a block in front, then...

Ying Xi simply didn't dare to think too much. He shook his head and buried the fear deep in his heart. He comforted himself and said: Just turn the corner in front and go out. It's okay. Zhao Jun is far away on the battlefield in the east. How could he come to this north road? And

, this place is only more than two hours away from the camp, if...

Ying Xi, who was comforting himself, had quickly turned the final detour.

I don't know when, the dark clouds above my head have been quietly moved away, and the cold white moonlight instantly filled the earth...
Chapter completed!