At Lian Po's order, many cavalrymen rode their horses across the river.

As the guide said, the river water in this section is relatively shallow, and even without a bridge, the cavalry can swim quickly.

The horses quickly stepped into the river under the command of the cavalry, splashing countless water.

The width of the canal water in this section was significantly narrowed, about five to six feet, and soon, Lian Po, who was in the front, stepped onto the land on the south bank.

Lian Po let out a long sigh and waved his hand hard: "Send the order and everyone will cross the river quickly!"

The sound of the horses was loud for a while. Not every horse was indifferent to the water, and there were many people who were deterred from the water. Occasionally, a knight could not control his mounts and was directly overturned by the terrified mounts. He danced and fell from the horse's back into the river, turning into a wet chicken.

Looking at the Zhao cavalry army that was constantly crossing the river, the city of Zhongmu several miles away was already in panic.

General Si Li of Qin quickly climbed to the top of the city and looked at the Zhao cavalry in front of him, completely stunned.

"Why do people in Zhao appear here?" Si Li's face looked extremely ugly.

You know, this place is dozens of miles behind the main battlefield ahead.

There were many subordinates gathered next to Si Li, and someone said: "General, should we take the initiative to attack? The Zhao army is crossing the river at the moment. If we can attack it halfway, the Zhao army will definitely be defeated!"

When Si Li heard this, he was immediately moved.

But immediately, Si Li shook his head apart and said, "No!"

Although it is not clear about the true number of Zhao's cavalry, it would be at least more than 10,000 if it is estimated from the current observation.

Although Si Li's subordinates also had 15,000 soldiers, most of these soldiers were county soldiers in Hedong County. They were still from Wei not long ago, so it is hard to say how much combat power they could exert.

Si Li took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Hurry up, send more people to Marquis Rang to inquire, and said that the Zhao army planned to besiege Zhongmu and ask Marquis Rang to send troops to rescue quickly!"

Someone next to him said, "General, these Zhao people are all cavalrymen, so they should not attack Zhongmu City, right?"

As we all know, cavalry is the least suitable group of troops to attack cities.

Si Li snorted heavily and said, "If you don't attack the city? What else can the people of Zhao do if you don't attack the city? Do they expect these 5,000 cavalry to sneak attack the camp..."

Si Li's words suddenly stopped.

Because he suddenly realized that it seemed... this possibility was not impossible.

Outside the city, Guandu Ferry.

There were more and more cavalrymen in Zhao State around Lian Po, and there were almost five or six thousand people, which made Lian Po breathe a sigh of relief.

You should know that Lian Po was really worried. If the Qin generals in Zhongmu City left the city to attack, it would be difficult for him to deal with it.

Now, even if the Qin army in Zhongmu City chooses to attack now, Lian Po is confident that he will fight the opponent head-on in the field. As long as the other troops delay it a little, the Longxiang Army can complete the dress and start the attack, the winner can be decided immediately.

Thinking of this, Lian Po even had a bit of desire when he looked at Zhongmu City. If the Qin army in the city attacked at this time, he would directly defeat the other party cleanly and then occupy Zhongmu City by the way, wouldn't that be perfect?

However, the gates of Zhongmu City have not been opened, but the dense Qin soldiers above the city wall proved that the city was fully prepared for defense.

Lian Po sighed in disappointment.

The Zhao army outside the city was crossing the river, while the Qin army inside the city was closed with four gates, and the two sides were in a rather strange stalemate for a moment.

Time passes slowly by minute by second.

Si Li's eyes were always on the north bank. When he confirmed that the people of Zhao did have only such a cavalry and no more other troops, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then he was a little angry: "What do spies on the north bank have grown up with? Why is there no alarm at all for such a big news?"

A subordinate of Si Li replied: "General, the Zhao cavalry is so fast that the spies don't have time to send back the alarm."

Si Li was silent.

Indeed, cavalry is not infantry. If a squadron of infantry brings baggage, it can travel about thirty miles a day. However, cavalry like this is not a problem to travel a hundred miles a day after having saddles and stirrups, and the speeds of the two are not of the same magnitude at all.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "It's moving, it's moving!"

Si Li was shocked and looked up. Sure enough, he found that there was a rush of dust and smoke at the ferry. The Zhao army's large cavalry began to rush towards Zhongmu City.

"Does the Zhao army really want to attack the city?" Si Li was half surprised, but half was vaguely happy.

I originally thought that I was basically not able to achieve military achievements in Zhongmu, but now if I defended the attack on Zhongmu City by the people of Zhao, wouldn’t the credit be made?

Si Li's face turned up and said in a deep voice: "Send the order and the whole army is on guard!"

In a murderous atmosphere, the Zhao army's cavalry quickly moved south and approached the city wall.

Si Li continued to order: "After the Zhao army enters the range, the crossbowmen shoot immediately!"

Hundreds of powerful crossbows were placed on battlements, and the crossbowmen aimed at the target, waiting for launch.

The atmosphere above the city wall was solemn and tense, which was the most common atmosphere before the war.

The next moment, something unexpected happened to Len Sili and all the Qin soldiers.

The large group of cavalry of the Zhao army did not rush towards the city wall, but continued to rush towards the south along the gap between Putianze and Zhongmu City that was several miles wide.

The sound of hooves was like thunder and dust rolled. Si Li was stunned when he watched this scene.

The people of Zhao did not attack the city, but... went south?

No, why did the people of Zhao go south?

You should know that the battlefield of the decisive battle is in the east. If this Zhao cavalry wants to attack the main force of the Qin army, then you should go east.

If we want to cut off the retreat of the main Qin army's retreat to the west, then this Zhao cavalry must conquer Zhongmu City.

But neither of the Zhao cavalry chose to go south?

What's there in the south? Isn't it just a group of hills? The cavalry of Zhao State actually wanted to enter the mountain. What's the routine?

Si Li stared blankly at the Zhao army in front of him. In just two quarters of an hour, 15,000 Zhao cavalrymen left and disappeared from Si Li's sight.

Suddenly, Si Li jumped up suddenly and slapped his thigh hard, with a shocked expression on his face.

"It's over, the people of Zhao are going to Yuguan!!!"

In the distance, Lian Po laughed loudly.

To be honest, when I first accepted this task, Lian Po was somewhat upset.

In Zhao He's order, Lian Po had to follow the north bank of the canal as fast as possible, and quickly arrived at Guandu's north bank before the Qin army's reconnaissance could not react, and then cross the river from here.

When crossing the river, Lian Po had to resist the attacks that might have come from the Qin army in Zhongmu City. In the plan, this was actually the most dangerous moment.

Think about it, when facing a complete line of infantry with chariots and crossbowmen, head-on battles are completely unavailable.

In later generations, Li Ling, the Han general, had only 5,000 infantry. When facing the main force of more than 30,000 cavalry in the Huns, he relied on the crossbowmen as long-range firepower and hundreds of chariots as melee cover, and fought and retreated. He walked for eight days and eight nights before he failed to surrender because of the exhaustion of arrows and heavy casualties.

Even if the Qin army in Zhongmu City is far inferior to the Han army led by Li Ling in history, as long as the Qin army in the city exceeds 10,000 and attack with all their strength, the situation where Lian Po crosses the river halfway through the river will be really in a dilemma.

Fortunately, none of this happened. Lian Po discovered that his surprise attack and the journey to cross the river were unusually smooth.

Lian Po no longer hesitated and waved his hand hard: "Hurry, the whole army goes south, don't stop, use the fastest speed!"

The cavalry rolled in and entered the hills south of Zhongmu City. Only countless smoke and dust were still floating in the air and it took a long time to dissipate.

When Wei Ran learned the news, it was already afternoon.

"What, tens of thousands of Zhao cavalry passed through Zhongmu City and headed south?"

After Wei Ran heard the warning from Zhongmu City, his face turned pale.

You should know that earlier today, Wei Ran, who received Bai Qi's warning, had sent 20,000 troops westward to support Zhongmu City.

But now... it's too late!

The Zhao army has already bypassed Zhongmu City. How could the Qin army catch up with the four legs of the Zhao people again?

At this moment, Wei Ran suddenly felt an urge to slap himself in his heart, and he felt extremely regretful.

What the people of Zhao took this time was indeed the route Bai Qi chose in the best strategy.

In other words, if Wei Ran really adopted Bai Qi's strategy, even if the Qin army would not succeed, at least they would be able to collide with the Zhao cavalry halfway. No matter what the outcome is, they are at least prepared.

But now...

In this situation, Wei Ran had no doubts anymore. He knew that this time, the people of Zhao must have gone straight to Yu Pass as Bai Qi analyzed.

Once Yu Pass is lost... the front line will be completely cold!

By that time, the main force of Wei Ran's front line in Xinzheng, South Korea, was cut off. If Wei Ran wanted to obtain food and grass again, he would either regain Yu Pass or he would only choose to bypass Putianze to the west and retreat.

But no matter which one is, it means that the Qin army has completely lost the initiative on the battlefield, and the balance of victory has begun to tilt.

Wei Ran's body couldn't help but tremble.

"Bai Qi...you must hold on!"
Chapter completed!