"Don't worry, I will report it to Chief Zuo personally. I believe Chief Zuo will take this kind of important matter seriously and personally lead his troops to deal with it."
Outside Waihuang City, Yang Xiong patted Zhao Tuo on the shoulder and asked him to leave with peace of mind.
Zhao Tuo nodded and said, "With Brother Yang around me, I will naturally feel at ease."
With that said, Zhao Tuo looked at Zhao Ben who was standing next to Yang Xiong. When he saw the other party nodding, Zhao Tuo felt relieved.
With Zhao Ben guarding Huang outside, I thought there would be no trouble here, allowing Zhao Tuo to follow and pursue the Wei army with peace of mind.
This was a decision made by Zhao Tuo and the other two people after hearing about the Battle of Jiyang.
The Wei army gave up rescuing Tao Qiu and turned westward. There must be a big plan for this trip.
Although Zhao Tuo could not know exactly what the Wei army was planning, he had a vague feeling that the other party might be planning a strategy to "surround Qin and save Wei" and raid the hinterland of Qin to break the siege of Daliang.
There are still tens of thousands of Wei soldiers in Daliang City, and they are capable of fighting.
As long as Wang Ben's besieging army is forced to mobilize and there are flaws, the Wei troops in those cities may seize the opportunity and launch a surprise attack out of the city in search of hope.
If the Wei army's plan succeeds, it may be difficult for Qin to gain full credit for the battle to destroy Wei.
And this is precisely the last thing Zhao Tuo and Yang Xiong need. As long as they can prevent all this, they can successfully achieve their meritorious service.
"This matter is very risky. What if Wei Bao is really a fool and doesn't want to attack Qin from the west. Instead, he really goes south to lead his army to attack Waihuang. When I go there, I happen to run into his southward army. If we use the few against the many, we may be in danger of overthrowing the army."
"But since Wei Bao was able to raid the Qin army in Jiyang, he at least has some military acumen. Coupled with his previous move to abandon the city, the possibility of him going south is very small. Even if he does encounter it, as long as I send the scouts ahead If you react in time, you can lead your troops to retreat, and the losses will not be great."
Zhao Tuo personally led more than a thousand Qin soldiers north to pursue them.
Some of them were defeated soldiers from the Qin army in Hanoi.
Jiyang was defeated. Not only did they have no merit, but some generals were even convicted for it. Therefore, these Hanoi troops were quite war-minded in order to atone for their sins and perform meritorious service. After all, their defeat was entirely due to the Wei army's surprise attack from the rear, not a frontal defeat. Their morale did not drop to the bottom, and they still had the will to fight.
As a result, there are still six or seven hundred people guarding Waihuang City.
Originally, Yang Xiong wanted to lead the army to follow him in person, but the matter was so important that Zhao Tuo did not dare to let Yang Xiong go into battle, so he persuaded him to stay on the grounds that he needed to contact Huan Zhao to report.
As for Zhao Bi staying, it was because Waihuang City was now very unstable.
After hundreds of Hanoi troops were defeated and entered Waihuang, the Wei people in the city knew that the Qin army was defeated by the Wei prince at the foot of Jiyang City. Many Wei people had thoughts in their hearts that there was a possibility of rebellion at any time.
Zhao Tuo could only let the steady Zhao Bi stay. Only with this person and 700 soldiers guarding the city could he ensure that he had no worries about his future and could attack when he advanced and defend when he retreated.
Another point is that Zhao Tuo was worried that Huan Zhao would use this matter to punish him, but if he thought about it carefully, if he succeeded in this battle, Huan Zhao, as the commander-in-chief, would also be promoted.
In this case, as long as Huan Zhao was not a fool, he would not only not stop it, but would also personally ensure the victory of this attack.
This is a common interest.
So Zhao Tuo led his army northward with peace of mind.
He only had a thousand soldiers under his command, but Zhao Tuo still cautiously sent out a hundred elite soldiers, led by She Jian, to explore the way ahead for the army to prevent an ambush from the Wei army.
Another confidant, Black Butt, led two hundred people to the rear and was responsible for the security of the rear route.
Zhao Tuo himself commanded 700 men in the center. This arrangement would allow them to respond head to tail and not be annihilated by a single ambush.
Waihuang is not far from Hufu Township in Yangwu County in the north. At dusk, the forward led by Shejian arrived outside Hufu Township and met the Wei soldiers stationed here.
With the sound of fighting in Dingdingdongdong, within half an hour, all the Wei soldiers who were attacked were wiped out by the Qin army. Except for a few who were kept as prisoners for interrogation, most of the Wei soldiers had their heads cut off.
"Very good. Defeat the Wei army in the village in one battle.
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When Zhao Tuo heard the military situation coming from Shejian ahead, his expression remained unchanged. He looked at the countryside ahead in the night, his eyes twinkling.
"As expected, there are less than a hundred Wei troops in the village, and their main force has already left. The news that Wei Bao went south to attack Waihuang is false. He actually wants to use this false news to scare us back where we are, so that he can lead his army westward."
When Zhao Tuo learned about the movements of the main force of the Wei army from the captured Wei soldiers through torture, he further verified his guess.
"Attack Yangwu County to the west, regain the land of Wei, and kill Yangwu Ling who betrayed Wei? Haha, Wei Bao really likes to use these pretexts, and even deceives his own soldiers."
"Gu, send someone to send a message to Lord Yang Er500 immediately to inform him of the situation here. He said that it has been confirmed that the main force of the Wei army has indeed gone to the west. Our previous guess was correct. I am afraid that this Wei army is going to attack the heart of our Qin State. Land to break the siege of Daliang!"
Zhao Tuo turned his head and gave instructions to Xiqigu beside him.
"only."
Xiqigu agreed and immediately sent a messenger to the direction of Waihuang to convey the military situation here.
"All ministries enter the countryside in an orderly manner. All the soldiers have a good rest and prepare for the pursuit tomorrow. In addition, let Black Butt lead the soldiers behind the palace to be responsible for night vigilance, guarding the gates to prevent enemy raids."
Zhao Tuo ordered the army to be deployed tonight, and after temporarily handing over the command to Shejian, he strode into the countryside.
He still had someone to meet.
Humo Township, Zhang's mansion.
Zhang Fu and his son, who were scared in front of Wei Bao a few days ago, now stood in front of the young Qin general, and they were also worried. They didn't know what would happen to the Zhang family when the Qin army came again.
Zhang Fu bravely said: "If you dare to tell the general, we have captured the fleeing Wei soldiers. Today's events will never be leaked to the Wei Bao army."
Zhao Tuo nodded and looked at Zhang Fu and his son in front of him with some surprise.
This old man has some skills. After hearing that the Qin army had invaded the village, he stood up and called on the villagers at the right time, blocked the road to the west, and even let several young generals in the village try to escape and send a message Wei soldiers captured him.
As a result, the Qin army's raid on Hufu Township was completely successful, and not a single Wei soldier escaped.
Even Zhao Tuo's next battle plan will change as a result.
In his original plan, no matter how fast and powerful the Qin army attacked, it would be difficult to defeat all the Wei troops in the villages. There would definitely be defeated soldiers who would go west and inform the westward Wei troops about the surprise attack on Hufu Township.
This matter is difficult to avoid. In this way, Zhao Tuo's pursuit is no longer a confidential matter.
But it didn't matter, because in his discussions with Zhao Bi and others, the strategic goal of this trip was to hold down the Wei army and hang it behind Wei Bao.
When the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we advance. If the Wei army dares to attack Qin's cities, they will attack from behind.
Everything was to delay the Wei army's westward advance, waiting for messengers to convey the military information here to Huan Zhao, Wang Ben, and even Xingyang and other places farther west.
In this way, the cities in the heart of Qin could be defended in advance, Huan Zhao could lead his army north to support, and Wang Benchu could be prepared to calmly dispatch his troops to wipe out the Wei army advancing westward.
The Wei army's surprise soldiers, whose traces and strategic objectives were exposed, will no longer pose a threat.
What Zhao Tuo and Yang Xiong want is this credit.
But now, as Zhang Fu mobilized the villagers to intercept all the Wei soldiers in the city, the situation was completely different again.
"Wei Bao doesn't know that my troops have cut off his retreat, so..."
A flash of light flashed in Zhao Tuo's eyes, and he smelled a fighter opportunity.
