Daqin: Prince Peerless, guarding Hangu for ten years!

Chapter 69: The sky lights up, and the fighting suddenly begins!

The east is pale with fish belly.

At the eastern foothills of Taihang Mountain, in the wilderness to the east where Lushui and Zhangshui meet, the dark Zhao army of more than 2 infantry and cavalry meandered across the wilderness.

The infantry dragged grain, grass, baggage, etc. and marched to the center of the team, surrounded by black cavalry on both sides.

Tread-tap-

Wheel, wheel——

The sounds of footsteps, horse hoofs, and windlass were mixed together, and the air was filled with the tense atmosphere of war. All the infantry kept walking forward with their heads down, and the cavalry following closely on both sides also lost their energy.

"drive--"

From time to time, knights with bald swords would ride horses on both sides of the army. The chaotic formations hurriedly avoided as the horses' hooves whirled, but they were still covered in the mud.

"Hurry up, everyone maintains formation, don't get separated, rush back to Handan City as quickly as possible, and participate in the defense of Handan City."

"The beacon fire is relayed in a hurry. The Qin army is approaching fiercely. The army is following us closely. We must speed up and rush back to Handan in advance. Handan needs our strength..."

A captain of the Hu Dao Knight kept shouting at the rushing army on the side of the road, his voice was high and his mood was high.

However, during such a noisy and chaotic journey, the sound became intermittent and could not be transmitted over a distance of 30 meters. The shouts could only be repeated to continue to boost the morale of all Zhao's soldiers.

They had never traveled so fast.

Captain Hu Dao Knight glanced at the advancing army around him. Although the weather was cold, his voice, which had been shouting all morning, was now hot and thirsty, and his voice was no longer as loud as it was at the beginning.

Suddenly, in the middle of the marching army, the axle of a carriage loaded with grain and grass broke, and the packhorse pulling the cart rolled sideways on the road. The grain and grass on it instantly scattered to the ground, hitting the surrounding soldiers.

"Watch out."

"Ouch—"

"what--"

The unresponsive infantry in the rear immediately collided with each other, and the infantry on both sides who subconsciously dodged collided with the horses on the edge. Many people were confused and collided into a ball.

Amidst the long neighing of the Xilulu war horses, the originally marching team was instantly confused. The advancing army behind them was hurriedly shouted to stop by the generals in the team.

"Quick! Push that big car out of the way and clear the road."

"Don't stop the front troops, everyone keep moving forward."

"Do it all, don't delay."

Amid the scolding of a famous general, the surrounding infantry immediately stepped forward, untied the packhorse of the trailer, then quickly moved away the grain and grass on it, and pushed the remains of the carriage to the river. The army immediately continued to advance. .

This moment of chaos is just an insignificant splash in the returning army.

Starting from the seventh day of January, Li Mu's army quickly broke out of camp after receiving the transfer order from Handan. In order to rush back to Handan as quickly as possible, the entire army of more than 2 people began to travel day and night.

In just four days, they retreated from the Changping Camp to this place. This was considered to be extremely fast, but the corresponding price was not light.

However, in order to reach Handan as quickly as possible, everything else seems unimportant.

If food and grass were not relatively precious at this moment, Li Mu would not have brought food and grass with him at all, otherwise their speed would be faster.

On a high slope at the edge of the river, dozens of riders stood there solemnly, quietly looking at this huge team.

"Tell all the soldiers to grit their teeth and endure for two more days. In two more days, we will be able to return to Handan City smoothly and have a complete rest. The Qin army is coming fiercely, and we and the Zhao people cannot do anything unless we fight hard."

Li Mu, wearing a military uniform and riding a black war horse, stood in the most conspicuous position. After giving some instructions, he then asked the soldiers behind him: "...Have all the Wei and Chu coalition forces come out of camp?"

A soldier at the rear lightly kicked the war horse, stepped forward half a horse's length, raised his hand and said:
"General, the news came from Lord Xinling of Wei State that they have broken camp and set out, but their troops and horses are not moving very fast. They are still at least fifty miles away from our rear army. And the news also said that the Wei army needs to wait for the rear. The Chu army looked after each other to prevent the Qin cavalry from suddenly catching up and attacking the Chu army."

"Yes. What Lord Xinling is thinking about is to prevent Yingjun's cavalry from raiding the rear of the army when it crosses the Taihang Mountains." When Li Mu said this, his face couldn't help but become solemn, and he looked quite worried. Toward the direction of Taihang Mountain behind him.The sky gradually brightens the world, and the Taihang Mountains stand tall in the distance, but what is even more eye-catching is the continuous smoke from the Taihang Mountains.

The armies of Chu, Zhao and Wei were reminded all the time that the Qin army was approaching crazily.

Every time he saw such smoke, Li Mu's anxiety and worry became stronger, and he always felt that he had missed something.

However, after days of rapid marching, not only the soldiers under his command were tired, but he, the person who coordinated the overall situation, was even more tired. So the more he tried to figure it out, the more irritated he became and couldn't figure it out.

Suddenly, a scream came from the side, disrupting Li Mu's train of thought.

"General, look, the river is boiling..."

Ok?
Li Mu subconsciously turned his head and looked at the Zhangshui not far away, and saw that the Zhangshui, which was originally flowing gently, seemed to be boiling at this moment, with white waves constantly emerging, flowing upstream layer by layer.

Ok?
Ok.

"not good!"

In an instant, Li Mu's eyes widened in vain, and a blast of cold air rushed straight from his tailbone to his head.

Having led the Zhao cavalry for many years, he knew very well what the boiling river water represented at this moment.

That was the kind of movement that would only occur if a large army was galloping.

Moreover, the movement was only caused by the galloping cavalry.

But at this moment, Zhao State simply does not have such a large number of cavalry running in the wild.

The visitor is an enemy rather than a friend.

At this moment, Li Mu finally remembered that he had missed something.

Win Jun!

Win Jun!

Yingjun is best at running attacks.

He had long thought that Yingjun would definitely attack the army, but he completely forgot that the attack did not have to be in tandem. He could also attack his army unexpectedly.

In the flash of lightning, Li Mu's thoughts were like lightning, instantly connected. As soon as the numbness in his scalp appeared, he suddenly looked towards the wasteland to the east, and his eyes narrowed as if reflecting.

But see.

On a hillside, a black black bird flag gradually emerged from the top of the mountain. It stood in mid-air and waved ferociously with the wind. The ink-colored war horse neighed excitedly.

The morning light fills the air, making the sky dizzy and the earth spinning.

One flag, one horse, one person.

An iconic black halberd hung quietly on the soil. His cold eyes reflected the meandering army over there, and his expression was calm, with a sense of majesty and domineering.

Behind him, as the cloak fluttered, more cavalry roared and spread.

In the black gold helmet of the tiger warrior, on the stern face, the lips lightly parted and said ferociously: "Tiger and Leopard Rider!!"

"exist!"

The Overlord's Halberd was raised with a buzzing sound, and then violently pressed forward. As the air exploded, low-pitched words suddenly sounded like thunder: "Crush them!!!"

The rows of horse hooves that were treading lightly on the spot suddenly turned into huge thunder and walked across the earth in the next second. Thousands of cavalry set off a huge wave in the morning light and crashed away.

(End of this chapter)