The northwest army was extremely efficient. King Zhao gave the order, and within two quarters of an hour the army was ready to go. King Zhao had already replaced a war horse, and after confirming that everything was correct, he gave the order to set off.
This time, they couldn't rest all the way and had to rush all the way to Qingzhou City. Only when they entered the city could the food, grass, gold and silver in their hands be temporarily safe.
King Zhao guessed last night that Qin Jiyan sent General Cheng to stop them here mainly for food and grass.
King Zhao knows the situation in the city better than anyone else. If Qin Jiyan wants to maintain the basic life of the army and the people in the city, he must have enough food and grass. Looking around, no one has more food and grass than them. King Qin wants to
They shouldn't be robbed.
They sacrificed their reputation and snatched these grains and grass from the people. The reason why he abandoned the city and fled was to protect this batch of grain and grass. He said that he could not let Qin Jiyan's people take it away. This was the responsibility of the northwest army.
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For this batch of food and grass, they would fight to the death to reach Qingzhou City.
King Zhao led his people in the front, and his two sons were also holding the battle in the middle. However, they did not know that behind, Qin Yunchu was secretly in contact with those who supported him, and under their instigation, he wanted to compete with the two brothers.
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King Zhao had never taken Qin Yunchu seriously. In his eyes, Qin Yunchu was a guy who failed in many achievements and failed in many things. He had no chance of achieving anything. It was a waste of time to focus on him.
Due to King Zhao's negligence, Qin Yunchu lived like an invisible man in the army, and no one noticed his little actions.
King Zhao led his army out of the encampment and repeatedly told his men to keep an eye on the baggage and not to let anyone get close, especially to pay attention to whether there were any ambushes around.
At this time, it was already dark, and the visual range was about one meter. There were people exploring the road ahead, and there were alerts on both sides. If there was any danger, they would be discovered immediately.
The army was cautious all the way, and it was not until dawn that everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After eating steamed buns and drinking water, they continued on the road. However, before taking two steps, the scouts in front came to report, "Your Majesty, the road ahead is blocked by huge rocks.
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There was a narrow path ahead, which was not easy to walk. King Zhao was worried that General Cheng would set up an ambush there, but he didn't expect that there was no ambush, but there was a trouble.
"Send people to clear the road." King Zhao frowned, feeling irritated in his heart.
He had a bad feeling, but he didn't know what it was.
A small team of a thousand people stepped forward to clear the road, but when they saw the pile of rocks blocking them, they were all dumbfounded.
How did General Cheng's people do it? How long did it take for them to get so many stones? How do they clear it?
The pile of stones blocking King Zhao's path were not just a few small stones, but huge stones, as if they had fallen from the tops of the mountains on both sides. They were stacked tightly together with very few gaps.
In fact, these stones did fall from the bottom of the mountains on both sides. How did they fall?
This is thanks to Gu Qiancheng for providing the explosive formula.
His Highness Qin ordered people to improve Gu Qiancheng's explosive bag and make a more powerful explosive, but His Highness Qin did not plan to use it on the battlefield yet.
Good steel should be used on the blade. His Highness Qin will use it when he is ready to fight Xihu. When the time comes, he will kill Xihu by surprise.
The pile of rocks blocking King Zhao's path was not the work of General Cheng, but the work of King Qin's cronies. Although explosives were used in Xihu, His Highness Qin would not let outsiders know until they were used on the battlefield.
Yes, this outsider naturally includes General Cheng.
It takes about half an hour for a thousand people to clear a pile of stones, but when they cleared the first pile of stones, they found that there was another pile of stones not far away...
"Quickly, send someone to see if there is anything behind it?" The head of the Qian household discovered the problem and immediately asked someone to climb up to take a look. This sight made the northwest army very angry.
"Yes, there are three piles of stones behind." Based on half an hour of pile time, they would spend the whole morning here.
"Quickly, go and report to the prince."
When King Zhao heard that there were four piles of rocks in a row on the road ahead, he was so angry that his face twisted, "How did the man named Cheng do it?"
It is not easy to transport so many stones, and it is not easy to pile them up so tightly.
"The stone rolled down the mountain. General Cheng must have used it locally." The soldier who was investigating the news climbed up the mountain following the traces and found some gunpowder foam. "My lord, I found this on the top of the mountain."
There was only a thin layer, but King Zhao knew it clearly when he heard it, "Jiyan used this thing in Xihu."
The people from Xihu once asked King Zhao about explosive powder, but unfortunately King Zhao didn't know what it was. At least the people in the Ministry of War had never equipped his soldiers with such weapons.
Knowing what it is, King Zhao can't do anything. All he can do now is to send more people to clear the obstacles on the road. However, the space on this path is limited. It is really impossible to send more people. It can only accommodate two people at most.
Thousands of people came forward...
"Clean up as soon as possible, we must leave immediately." The longer time passed, the more uneasy King Zhao became, but...
It's no use no matter how anxious King Zhao is, they can't get through if they can't get through.
Time passed by minute by second, and after another half an hour, both piles of stones were cleared, and now only the last pile of stones was left. If it was fast, it could be done in two-quarters of an hour.
Hearing the news, King Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment, the soldiers monitoring the rear suddenly ran over and said, "Your Majesty, the army, the army is coming, Yan, General Yan is leading the army, and the army of the imperial court is coming.
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Yan Qing chased after him, and met up with General Cheng on the road. He incorporated the 50,000 horses in General Cheng's hands into his army, and pursued King Zhao with 80,000 horses.
Although there is not much chance of winning against King Zhao's hundreds of thousands of 80,000 horses, Yan Qing is not here to fight, he is here to grab food and grass...
In the city, the secret guards passed the news to His Highness Qin one by one. His Highness Qin did not shy away from Gu Qiancheng. After reading it, he put it in front of Gu Qiancheng.
Gu Qiancheng is not pretentious, and His Highness Qin is not worried about her leaking secrets, so why should she pretend to be aloof and ignore it.
"Is Prince Chu really fooled?" Gu Qiancheng has always been unfavorable about the plan to incite Prince Chu. The reason is that Prince Chu is so stupid, can he really be helped up?
His Highness Qin also considered it, but he couldn't find another useful chess piece besides Qin Yunchu. To break into King Zhao, only Qin Yunchu, who was at the lowest point in his life and not smart enough, could be instigated. As for Qin Yunchu, he was too stupid to help him.
This question?
His Highness Qin only hopes that Qin Yunchu can be smarter when fighting for power. It doesn't matter if he can't compete with King Zhao, as long as he can compete with his two younger brothers...
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