"Report!" A voice holding a torch suddenly came rushing towards the opposite direction of the army on the dark night road.
"Huh!" Wang Hao immediately reined in the horse's head and stopped a few meters in front of the visitor.
"Speak!" He then loosened the reins in his hands and said to the scout who had jumped off his horse and galloped towards him.
"The Wei army in front suddenly changed its route!" The scout hurriedly took two steps forward, and then shouted back with his hands clasped in fists.
"Huh?" Wang Hao was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked: "Where to change the route?"
"Change to the northwest!" the scout replied immediately.
Wang Lu frowned when he heard this, and Zhou Wangji's map instantly spread out in his mind.
"It seems that Lord Xinling really can't be underestimated. In the dragnet, he still found the only way out." Wang Hao thought silently in his heart.
Obviously, Lord Xinling's idea of defecting to Zhao was immediately understood by Wang Lu.
With a wave of his hand, the scout immediately retreated.
"The messenger army, change its route to the north!" Without any hesitation, Wang Hao immediately said to the messenger soldiers beside him.
"Yes." The messenger immediately agreed.
Immediately, the flag of the Chinese army waved slightly, and with the frequent sound of drums, the army began to turn quickly.
The strength of the Qin army was once again clearly demonstrated in a sharp turn. It was not an easy task for the nearly 90,000 troops to change direction, but in just a moment, the Qin army had completed all the turns.
However, the efficiency of the Qin army did not bring any joy to Wang Lu's face.
The reason is naturally Wei Jun.
Although the Qin army's efficient turn saved a lot of time in the pursuit battle, the Wei army's direction was north-west, which also invisibly shortened the distance between the two armies. .
But the problem is that there is no obstacle in front of the Wei army except a channel of water that is not too fast.
The original situation of east-west confrontation was abruptly broken by the Wei army. Isn't he afraid that when he reaches Zhao's territory, it will be swallowed up by the Zhao army?
You know, in the battle just now, everyone with a discerning eye knew that Wei Jun severely defeated Zhao Jun!
This is completely a bet on the ambition of General Zhao and even King Zhao!
As long as one of them is a little cautious, if these tens of thousands of Wei troops enter the Zhao territory, they will never return! Although the Wei army still had tens of thousands of troops, it was obvious that in the rush, the Wei army had no time to collect much armaments and food.
The Zhao army did not even need to do anything. As long as the walls were fortified and the country was clear, and the Wei army was not provided with any food and grass, the Wei army would naturally collapse within three to five days.
Of course, the Wei army could also attack Zhao's cities, but obviously, after the people of Zhou Wangji moved in and continued to transport grain and grass to Zhao, the food reserves in the nearby cities had long been exhausted. Even if the Wei army captured several The city couldn't get much food at all.
In other words, attacking the city would not only deny the Wei army the much-needed food and grass, but would also completely offend Zhao. The Wei army would naturally not do that.
Therefore, the only possibility is that Wei Jun is sure that Zhao Jun will take them in and will not sit back and watch them die of hunger, collapse and road.
Wanting to understand this, Wang Hao suddenly realized: The current King of Zhao is Zhao Kuo who once defeated General Bai Qi, and the current leader of the Shangdang is also Lian Po who can give up military power to Zhao Kuo without hesitation.
Both of them obviously lack this kind of heart.
In other words, Wei Jun's seemingly dangerous gamble actually has a high probability of winning!
In this case, he must stop the Wei army on the south bank of Jishui.
But......
Wang Hao looked at the soldiers of the Qin army who were marching towards the north and sighed slightly in his heart. No matter how fast he rushed, the Wei army was not moving slowly!
I am afraid that at the current speed, the Qin army can only catch up to the Wei army. If it can keep more than 10,000 Wei troops on the south bank of Jishui, it will be considered a success.
This is obviously not what Wang Lu wants. It can be said that such a result could not even reach Wang Lu's bottom line.
Even worse
However, once the Wei army really enters the territory of the Zhao Kingdom, it is very likely that it will be used by the Zhao army. This will also have a great impact on its subsequent battle to invade Hanoi County.
"This Wei army must be blocked, and they must not be allowed to reach the north bank of Jishui unharmed." Wang Hao told himself silently in his heart.
However, looking around, I saw that every one of the soldiers and horses in my hand had been scattered. Where else could I mobilize troops?
Over there with Meng Ao?
But the problem is that the Zhao army has tens of thousands of troops. If Meng Ao's troops are deployed, if Zhao Jun counterattacks, the loss will not only be as simple as the troops...
Just when Wang Lu was at a loss what to do, a fast horse rushed towards Wang Lu from the north.
"Report." The man reined in the horse's head, then turned over like a kite, knelt on one knee in front of Wang Lu with his hands clasped in fists, and said, "General, General Meng sent me to deliver a message."
"What's going on?" Wang Hao was slightly startled. Was there something wrong with Zhao Jun's pursuit?
It shouldn't be there. Even if they can't catch up with Zhao Jun, 70,000 fine cavalry are enough to protect themselves!
While Wang Ao was speculating, the scout who came with the message immediately reported: "General Meng Ao ordered the general to inform the general that the Zhao army was cunning. Tens of thousands of soldiers crossed the river in separate ways. General Meng Ao had no choice but to fall into a trap. , we can only lead the army to chase one of them."
"Oh?" When Wang Hao heard this, he was not surprised but happy. This news was indeed not good news for the pursuit of Zhao Jun, but it was good news for the current battlefield as a whole.
It's very simple. The Zhao army has divided its troops into several groups, which means that the pursuing Meng Ao's troops can also divide their troops.
The cavalry was fast, and it didn't need too many. As long as he could detach an army of 10,000 to 20,000 to block the way for the Wei army to cross the river, Wang Lu was sure to completely strangle the Wei army on the south bank of Jishui.
Wang Lu, who thought of this, did not give the order directly. Instead, he continued to ask: "How many troops did Meng Ao pursue to reach the Zhao army?"
"About thirty thousand," the scout replied immediately.
After receiving the scout's reply, Wang Hao felt relieved, and then summoned the messenger, saying: "You and the scout rush back to Meng Ao, and order him to immediately detach 20,000 cavalry to search and advance westward to intercept the Wei army heading north. "
"Yes." The scout and the messenger immediately agreed.
"Hurry!" Wang Lu urged again.
"Yes." They both mounted their horses and said with fists in their hands.
Turning around, the two riders had disappeared into the vast darkness.
It was impossible for Wang Lu not to urge him. If the King of Han, who had finally persuaded the king, had laid such a big picture, and he had only killed and wounded a mere 20,000 Wei and Zhao coalition forces (the news that the main force of the Chu State was trapped has not yet come), then it would be him. A permanent stain.
"Here comes someone." Looking at the figures of the two cavalry who had gone away, Wang Hao summoned another messenger.
"Yes." Another messenger immediately agreed.
"Instruct the soldiers in Gongcheng to separate eight thousand men and horses, and immediately go west to pursue the whereabouts of the Wei army. If we encounter them, we must entangle them until the main force arrives." Wang Hao then ordered again.
"Yes." The messenger agreed, then turned his horse's head and sent off with the order.
Obviously, Wang Lu also tried his best. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, he mobilized all the troops that could be mobilized.
"The order was sent to all the cavalry to immediately leave the formation and form a vanguard group to pursue the Wei army first." Wang Lu's order was issued again as one of the order soldiers left.
"Yes." Another messenger immediately agreed.
Soon, the last mobile force of the Qin army was mobilized by Wang Lu.
However, because Meng Ao had actually taken away most of the cavalry, there were less than 3,000 cavalry left in the main army.
Such a number was obviously not enough when facing the Wei army's 70,000 troops. Not to mention that these three thousand people were temporarily grouped together, and their cooperation was not a tacit understanding at all. Naturally, their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.
However, Wang Lu's purpose in sending them was not to block the Wei army with just three thousand men.
Their goal was simple, as long as they could stick to the Wei army and slow down their escape slightly. Even if it is just a cup of tea, it can be regarded as buying time for the arrival of the army.
It can be said that at this point, Wang Hao has taken out all the beneficial resources he can think of and can get, and he has a posture of fighting until the Wei army is wiped out on the south bank of Jishui.
The night is still very long.
Under the watery moonlight, the Zhao army and the Wei army were still galloping in their respective directions, while the Qin army separated several lines of troops and outflanked the Wei army.
Perhaps because he felt the chill, the speed of Wei Jun's actions was obviously much faster than before.
But it is a pity that although the Wei army moved very quickly, it still gradually fell into the three-sided siege of the Qin army. But as the head coach, Lord Xinling had no idea about this at all.
Lord Xinling, who was galloping, suddenly heard the sound of running water in his ears.
There is no more pleasant sound than this.
The sound of running water came, which meant that his army was close to drawing water. As long as you cross the Ji River, your troops will be temporarily safe!
Immediately Lord Xinling gave the order to continue to accelerate towards the direction of the flowing water.
However, just when Lord Xinling was about to rush into the water with his army, the sound of neat and slightly noisy horse hoofs suddenly came from Lord Xinling's left ear.
"Not good!" Lord Xinling immediately shouted secretly in his heart.
Obviously, the only one who could make such a loud movement on this battlefield, besides Zhao Jun, was the Qin Army. Zhao Jun is still running for his life, and the situation may not be as good as his own!
Only the Qin army had the ability to summon so many soldiers and horses to pursue and intercept them in a short period of time.
Fortunately, listening to the sound of horse hooves, there is still some distance.
A dilemma was once again faced by Lord Xinling: send a large army to defend the enemy and cover the army, or simply rush through Jishui with no regard for the army.
At this critical moment, Lord Xinling's head was still very clear.
To defend against the enemy is to send, and to defend the cavalry with infantry, you don’t have any of the conditions: long shields, long swords, a whole formation, and terrain. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for a large army to block the attack of the Qin cavalry. .
Then the remaining path, no matter how difficult it is, is Wei Jun's only choice now.
