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 in crossing the river. After one hundred door panels cross the river, they will be supported at the bridge head to cover the subsequent troops crossing the river. If the Qin army wanted to stop them, they could only charge forward and fight in close combat; but the Zhao army, who rushed over from the bridge, was not afraid of death and fought to the death with the Qin army at the bridge. 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 mission of other troops seems to be only to maintain the balance of this battle.
People kept getting stabbed, retreated, were rescued and left, and new soldiers took over. In contrast, the Qin army fought on its own coast, so it was relatively convenient to supply troops and provide relatively timely care for the wounded. Since the Zhao army was fighting across a bridge, the bridge was already very crowded with additional troops, making it almost impossible for the wounded to 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 under the bridge by their comrades. On the river beach, let him live and die; 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 at the bridge as much as possible, and together with the boats in the river formed intercepting firepower, trying their best to prevent and weaken Zhao Jun's reinforcements. The railings of the bridge became Zhao Jun's friends, blocking most of the crossbow arrows, while the Zhao Jun crossbowmen hiding behind the railings could fire out crossbow arrows to their heart's content, condescendingly killing and injuring Qin Jun crossbowmen. Fortunately, the bridge is not long and can accommodate not many crossbowmen, otherwise it would be 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 did not relax a little. 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 was prepared to shoulder the burden of resisting this unexpected force, and let him inflict casualties on the Zhao army. However, the Zhao army did not fully cross the river as expected. They only passed the bridge and moved troops across the river one after another, almost treating the Qin army as 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 bridgehead. The idea of retreating the enemy in one battle and then walking away could not be realized. 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! And what will be the situation on the other side of the Great Wall at that time?
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 whole army to cross, while he was analyzing and judging nervously. Finally, he made up his mind and said to Young Master Yiren: "From here to the West Bridge, is there any other way besides walking up the Fu 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 watched the Zhao army fighting me at the bridgehead. It was not a battle, so I couldn't escape. They will attack me from another way. I hope you can lead an army to rescue me."
Young Master Yiren said: "The one I entrusted to Zhong Geng is exactly like this. But Zhong Geng is easy to do, and the official still wants to do it, so why?"
Wang Lu said: "I'm even more afraid that I will act against Lian Po's ears! Now that Lian Po is unwilling to patrol and refuse to advance, he must have someone to rely on. The rear army is three thousand, formerly under the command of Sima Dafu, intending to make a thunderous blow after a long battle. Today Zhao Zhao If you don't fight me, my army will be enough to cope with it, and this army will be useless. I hope you can lead it to the west and find its use!"
The young master said: "I am young and don't know how to fight. How can you help me?"
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, all the officials will 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 has been cut off. He was ordered to lead the headquarters, led by the young master Yi Renxiang. The alternate route 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 Zhao Jun had not yet crossed the river, he would block Zhao Jun on the other side of the bridge; if Zhao Jun had already crossed the river, he would fight with Qin 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 would rather leave the scattered Zhao army without destroying it, but also defend Wucheng with all his strength. , Dr. Gong knows it. Now if there is an enemy attack on Wucheng, he should naturally return to support. As for why he didn't go back to Wucheng directly, naturally the defenders of Wucheng were already on guard, but it was not enough to break the Zhao army. His task was to cooperate with the defenders of Wucheng to defeat the Zhao army.
Dr. Gong 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 Young Master Yiren.
There are only a few households in this small town, and there are several acres of farmable land around it. The small roads leading to these fields and the small roads leading to the surrounding small towns are what Gongzi Yiren calls the detours. This is just a path that farmers walk on every day. It is difficult for both of them to walk side by side. The doctor was very cautious and 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 asked the next hundred people to follow him; in this way, the time spent on the trail could be shortened. Time also allows 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 it is adjacent to a mountainous area and the terrain is relatively high, there is a relatively large settlement with about a hundred households. After the doctor rushed into Juyi, the Zhao army on the opposite side obviously also discovered the Qin army, stopped and began to form a formation. The doctor quickly sent someone to report to the rear that they had encountered Zhao Jun sentinels, about a hundred of them!
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 city, and the other team was responsible for confining every household in the city to their homes. , 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 he had delayed the enemy. 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. When he entered the city, he saw a large group of troops arriving in front of him. 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 doctor 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 don't 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. Halfway through, he heard the sound of drums from behind.
After running for about ten miles, I finally saw the tall figure of Wucheng. Young Master Yiren sat down on the ground, gasping for air. While panting, he ordered the hairpin to whisper: "You... go to the edge of the city quickly... sound the alarm!"
After all, the Hairpin Niao was physically strong. Although she was also short of breath, the extent was much lighter. After taking a breath, he held up the festival talisman and shouted: "Alarm!~Alarm!~Alarm!~"
Only when Young Master Yiren entered the city did he know that the military envoy sent by the Duke before had not arrived yet, and he was the first person to inform the Duke of his movements. Hu Yang and Sima Jin listened to the young master Yiren relaying Wang Hao's judgment and his order for the former Sima Jin's subordinates to take a small path to enter the West Bridge. Although Zhao Jun was not intercepted at the West Bridge, he did not allow Zhao Jun to directly attack Wucheng. Several people climbed up the tower and looked to the northwest. They saw the setting sun and the setting sun was like blood. There seemed to be dust rising in the northwest, but it was not very big. Young Master Yiren explained that because the roads along the way were damp, there was little dust during the march. Hu Yang said: "Young Master, if you give up your hard work and lead the army to join forces with the Duke, you will definitely destroy Zhao's army!"
Young Master Yiren said: "It will be night soon, when will the army leave?"
Hu Yang said: "The matter cannot be slowed down. I hope the young master will leave overnight. What is the way?"
Young Master Yiren said: "If we walk along the road, we can reach 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 sick, old and weak will be left to defend the city!"
Sima Jin said: "The middle watch was overly cautious. It is not enough to think that there are only tens of thousands of Zhao troops! If the defenders are weak, the enemy will attack, and it is unlikely!"
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! The sick, old and weak in the city may be three to five hundred, and let the enemy attack. It’s enough to hold on for a while and wait for the doctor!”
