On the battlefield, the sound of drums gradually disappeared. At this time, the generals of the two armies immediately stood in front of their own formations, looking at each other in silence.

Zhang Han's eyes were slightly narrowed with a slight smile. If he were to face the Chu army, Zhang Han might be a little frightened. But at this moment, the person standing opposite him was Chen Yu, the general of the Zhao army. This man had nothing wrong with him. In the human place, Zhang Han fought several battles with him, and they all ended in victory. Now that he has 400,000 soldiers, he is sure of winning, without any suspense.

At this time, Chen Yu seemed to be frozen. He did not expect to meet Zhang Han here. He thought that it was just the vanguard of the Qin Army who had arrived in Xindu. As long as he defeated the vanguard of the Qin Army in one battle, he would be able to poke his spirit. , and then went to Zhou Xuan with the Qin Army, but at this time, he suddenly discovered that the army in front of him was actually the main force of the Qin Army. Chen Yu was indeed a little worried.

But when the soldiers came to block him and the water came to cover him up, Chen Yu knew that he had no way out.

After a brief inner struggle, Chen Yule turned his horse's head, returned to the gate, looked at the generals, and shouted: "Who dares to fight?"

A man came out on a horse, holding a spear in his hand, and quickly ran into the formation. Chen Yu looked at it carefully and saw that it was Zhang Nan's lieutenant. At this time, Zhang Han saw that Chen Yu's general was resisting the fight, so he turned around and shouted: " Where is Su Jiao?"

Su Jiao rode out on his horse and went straight to kill Du Junyi. The two of them went back and forth, their weapons clashed, sparks flew, and after a crisp sound, the two of them separated quickly, accompanied by the horse. At this time, Su Jiao ran After taking dozens of steps, he immediately turned his horse around and pursued Du Junyi again, but Du Junyi had already felt the force of Su Jiao's spear swing. He was no match for Su Jiao, so he reined up his horse and charged towards the formation. escape,

Su Jiao yelled: "The enemy general will not leave,"

But Du Junyi ignored Su Jiao until he ran a hundred steps away. Du Junyi suddenly took out a dart from his arms, turned around and fought away. The dart went straight to the door in front of Su Jiao. Su Jiao had quick eyes and quick hands. After reining in the horse, the horse raised its front hooves and neighed. The dart hit the horse's belly without any bias. Su Jiao fell to the ground along with the horse.

But Su Jiao quickly stood up, picked up the fallen spear, and stood upright. At this time, Du Junyi also reined in his horse and returned to fight Su Jiao again. He swung his spear and stabbed Su Jiao's throat, but Su Jiao Su Jiao was very skilled. He waved his long hair to block Du Junyi's blow, and then hit the front hooves of the war horse with his spear pole. The horse flew out with a "pop". At this time, Su Jiao took a few steps quickly, trying to provoke Du Junyi. Junyi, but Du Junyi is also a man who has experienced hundreds of battles after all. He immediately stood up and before he had time to pick up the spear, he pulled out the long sword from his waist and blocked the spear thrust by Su Jiao. The two sides fought. When they were in full swing, Zhang Yan saw that Governor Junyi was no match for Su Jiao in the Zhao army's formation, so he shouted: "Don't hurt my beloved general, Zhang Yan is here."

Zhang Xiang reined up his horse and went straight to kill Su Jiao. Su Jiao was already blocked by Du Junyi. He originally planned to fight Du Junyi again, but Zhang Xiang's participation in the battle disrupted Su Jiao's plan. He immediately abandoned his spear, turned around and ran towards the Qin army's formation.

A group of white war horses came galloping forward. Su Jiao, with quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed the reins and turned over. At this time, he took off the halberd from the hook of the war horse. He took a closer look and saw that it was Shejian's weapon. He turned around and faced Shejian held up his hand to express his gratitude, then reined in his horse and charged towards Zhang Nan.

Du Junyi took advantage of the gap and ran back to the formation, but Zhang Yan refused to abandon Su Jiao. He waved his spear and chased Su Jiao. Unexpectedly, a white horse ran out of the Qin army's formation. Su Jiao had already mounted. Coming, Zhang Night took advantage of the situation and raised his spear, trying to block it, but Su Jiao did not launch an attack. Instead, he passed by and rushed forward. Zhang Night was slightly surprised and turned around to see that Su Jiao was chasing after him. Governor Junyi stabbed him with a halberd. Governor Junyi screamed and was picked up by Su Jiao, flying into the air.

There was a burst of shouting from the Qin army, the drums were beating loudly, and the bugles were blaring. However, many people in the Zhao army felt sorry for them. Du Junyi was only a hundred steps away from running back to the Zhao army, but he was chased by Su Jiao and died. on the battlefield,

At this time, Zhang Yan roared, brandished his spear, and fought Su Jiao again. Su Jiao also cheered up and rushed to kill Zhang Yan. The sound of weapons clashing rose and fell, and the two of them met each other. The battle was extremely fierce.

After about fifty battles, no matter the outcome, Zhang Han raised his eyes under the gate and looked into the Zhao army's formation. He saw that the Zhao army soldiers were slightly tired, their spirits were low, and their morale was low. He couldn't help but look at Sima Xin. , laughed and said: "Zhao Jun can be defeated,"

At this time, Zhang Han drew out his long sword and waved it forward. The Qin army surged forward like a big wave. The soldiers were excited, their morale was high, and the drums were beating loudly. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Yan and Zhang Han were swept away like waves. Su Jiao was swallowed up,

On the opposite side, Chen Yu saw it. He did not expect that the Qin army would suddenly attack. At this time, the morale of the Qin army was high. Chen Yu had to rush to accept the battle. He also drew out his long sword, turned around and shouted: "The Qin army is entering." , Not a blade of grass grows. Soldiers, for the sake of your family and your children, and for the sake of your wives and children not to be trampled by the Qin army, come with me and kill them."

There was a loud sound of drums in the Zhao army formation, and Zhao army soldiers followed Chen Yu and charged towards the Qin army.

The crossbows exploded at this moment. Thousands of arrows flew into the air and fell into the formations of the two armies. There were countless casualties.

Regardless of whether it is the Qin army or the Zhao army, as long as they encounter people, they will suddenly chop and hack at random. The battlefield is very chaotic.

For about five hours, it was already dark, the ground was full of corpses, and blood flowed into the distance like a stream. The soldiers on both sides had reached their limit, and no one could pounce on the other. Moreover, the Zhao army suffered casualties at this time. It was so heavy that even Chen Yu was hit by a sword, but he still fought hard. On the side, several soldiers supported the injured Zhang Xiang and hurriedly left the battlefield.

The war did not stop due to serious casualties. The Qin army continued to increase its offensive intensity. However, the Zhao army was suppressed by the Qin army and retreated steadily. It was about to be unable to withstand it. At this time, a chaotic drum sound sounded from a distance. , the low-pitched horn sounded: "Woo...wu..."

Following closely, there were shouts like landslides and tsunamis. You could faintly hear the sound of thousands of horses and troops galloping. I don’t know who shouted: "The reinforcements of the Qin army are coming, run quickly."

Just by this voice, the Zhao army was completely defeated. Even Chen Yu lost the courage to fight to the death. Together with his guards, he fled the battlefield on horseback.

Wang Li's 100,000-strong army had just arrived. Their participation in the battle completely defeated Zhao Jun's defense, and the battlefield turned into a one-sided massacre.

At this time, Zhang Han just ran out of the battlefield. He stopped on the high hill, followed by Sima Xin and Dong Yi. Looking at the retreating Zhao army in the distance, Zhang Han showed a contemptuous smile. At this time, he was surrounded by Wang Li's voice sounded nearby: "The last general has seen the great general,"

Zhang Han was interrupted by Wang Li's voice. He looked intently and saw that it was Wang Li. He couldn't help but smile and said: "General Wang came just in time. If it weren't for your joining, the Zhao army would not have been able to retreat so easily."

"The general is so complimentary," Wang Li said modestly. At this time, Zhang Han stared into the distance again. The direction of Zhao Jun's retreat, although the sky was already dark, there were torches and blazing fires everywhere on the battlefield, and he could vaguely see it. After clearing the road ahead, after a brief thought, Zhang Han gave the order: "Send the order, rest here overnight, and march into Xindu early tomorrow morning."

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It was the middle of the night, and the sky was just about to turn fish-belly white. Suddenly, a rapid sound of golden drums sounded in Xindu City. Even near the mansion where Zhao Xie lived at this time, alarm bells also sounded.

A group of cavalry walked through the streets, holding signs and shouting: "Urgent military report, others get out of the way."

Soon, this group of cavalry rushed to the front of Zhao Xie's mansion. The leader of the group, the commander, got off his horse and said to the guards guarding the door of the mansion: "Urgent military report, hurry up and inform the king."

Seeing that the military situation was extremely urgent, the personal guard did not dare to delay. He handed over his hand and hurried in. About half a cup of tea later, the personal guard rushed out and said, "Your Majesty, you have invited me."

Several important ministers rushed over to the Zhao palace. The battle report that had just been sent back made Zhao Xie uneasy. There were fifty thousand elites in only one station, and more than half were killed or injured. Chen Yu returned in defeat. He would be able to return to Xindu soon. How? Resisting the Qin army became a top priority.

After everyone learned about Chen Yu's defeat, they were very anxious. Can they resist the Qin army's 400,000-strong army?

The answer is definitely yes, short-term resistance is still possible, but if the stalemate lasts for a long time, all faith will be broken!

Zhao Xie was still wandering around anxiously, and everyone was extremely worried. At this time, Zhang Er let out a long sigh and said urgently: "Your Majesty, at the moment, we can only do the next best thing."

"What is the next best thing?" Zhao Xie was slightly surprised. Zhang Er took the map from the guard, unfolded it on the imperial case, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Xindu is too small to resist the Qin army for a long time. I suggest , we withdraw our troops to Julu, establish a solid defense in Julu, and stand in a stalemate with the Qin army, we can still survive, otherwise..."

Zhang Er's eyes showed disappointment. Zhao Xie understood what Zhang Er meant. If he could not resist the Qin army, Zhao Guoguo would be destroyed.

But can we really resist the Qin army by retreating to Julu? If Julu is no longer safe, where should we retreat to?

At this time, Zhao Xie turned his attention to Kuai Che and Shen Yang, hoping that they could give him some advice. Both of them were bowing their heads in deep thought. Soon, Kuai Che looked up at Zhao Xie and nodded slightly. He agreed with Zhang Er. In my opinion, it is much better to retreat to Julu than to stick to your word.

After Shen Yang pondered for a moment, he raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the strength of Zhao State alone is not enough to save the giant deer. I suggest that you ask for help from other countries. They will not die without saving you."

"Other countries are easy to talk about, but I am worried about the Chu State. They were defeated last year and lost one of their generals. Now I ask them for help. Will they agree?" Zhao Xie hesitated slightly and expressed his worries. At that time, Shen Yang cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am willing to go there in person and I will definitely persuade the Chu State to come to help."

Seeing Shen Yang's promise, Zhao Xie sighed helplessly: "That's all we have to do."

After Zhao Xie made his decision, soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Xindu City gathered one after another and retreated outside the city. Their destination was Julu. At the same time, a team of 3,000 people guarded Zhao Xie's Luan Yu and left in a hurry. To Xindu,

There were about 30,000 civilians who hurriedly packed up their belongings and followed Zhao Jun, retreating towards Julu.

When Zhao Jun arrived at Julu, it was already afternoon. At this time, in Julu City, civilians were temporarily recruited, the houses were destroyed, and they were preparing to roll wood and thunder stones to fight to the death.

The city's defenses were strengthened. Zhao troops, each consisting of one hundred soldiers, patrolled the city to hunt for spies.

At this moment, Julu City seemed to be cast under a shadow, and the atmosphere of death gradually filled every corner of Julu City.

As night fell, Chen Yu gathered up the defeated troops and mobilized troops from nearby counties. He gathered nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses and arrived at the gate of Julu City. At this time, Zhao Xie's order had been issued for Chen Yu to garrison troops to the north of Julu. , forming a cornering force to resist the Qin army. After receiving the order, Chen Yunai led his troops to the north.

The Qin army also followed Chen Yu and came to Julu. They were not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, they set up a stronghold in the Jiyuan area. The stronghold stretched for hundreds of miles. Nearly a thousand people hurried to the forest to cut down trees and prepare ladders, etc. animal, preparing to launch the first round of attack on the giant deer,

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