Hangu Pass.

Among the mountains in front of this world-class pass, countless military camps are everywhere, and the flags of Zhao and Han countries are flying.

Zhao He set up his front-line command center on the mountain that Kuang Zhang had filled in that year, and also gave the mountain a very good name - Pingtou Mountain.

Although Pingtou Mountain cannot be used in war due to the Qin State's repair of the pass, it can be used as a commanding height close to the front line of the battlefield, allowing Zhao He to easily observe the entire front line of Hangu Pass here, and even see the actions of the Qin defenders above Hangu Pass from afar.

At this moment, the Zhao and Han alliance's attack on Hangu Pass was in progress.

Many coalition soldiers held shields and pushed the craftsmen's rushing towards Hangu Pass in front of them, carrying shields and ladders that had just been built by the craftsmen.

Above the wall, many arrows poured down, harvesting the lives of the coalition soldiers without mercy.

After finally rushing to the front door, before I could even drive the collision, a lot of turmeric oil spilled from the city wall, pouring the rushing cart to the face.

Then, several torches fell from the sky, and the rushing car instantly ignited a fire. The surrounding coalition soldiers had to give up the rushing car and retreat in a panic.

Zhao He touched the beard that was not long under his jaw and smiled, "I didn't expect that the Qin people also started using this fire attack."

Le Yi said: "Since the Great Zhao began to use the Thunder and Thunder, the people of Qin have always wanted to imitate it. Although they have not successfully imitated it, they have also learned from the ideas of Great Zhao."

Zhao He tsk and said, "So, I really have to consider whether I have collected some copyright fees from these Qin people. I don't have to pay for pirated copies these days. How can I be worthy of this original creation? It's really... You said that since Bai Qi has even learned this, then I think the methods of breaking the city before will not be very useful, right?"

Le Yi said: "It's not entirely true. The key is to attack him by surprise."

Zhao He nodded, then laughed again: "So experience is still very important, just like a thunderclap. Once we take it out, other countries have no experience in fighting thunderclap, so it is naturally very easy to gain the upper hand. Although its uses are not very wide now, I tell you that one day the evolution of this thing will dominate the war."

Le Yi nodded.

Zhao He looked at it for a while, waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's almost done. Let the soldiers on the front line retreat after a while. By the way, is there any news in Hedong?"

Le Yi said: "Mangmao is still besieging Anyi."

Zhao He looked a little disappointed: "It's so hard to fight the Hedong County with empty troops in Mangmao. It seems that it's the same type as Zhaoju. By the way, didn't Qu Yuan change Zhaoju? Have you taken Wancheng down now?"

Le Yi replied: "The latest news from Wancheng is that it is still in the war."

Zhao He shook his head: "It's still too slow, too slow. Then wait a little longer. When these guys are completely unable to stop, I will give them a big surprise."

Longxi County.

The turbid Wei River comes from the west and goes east. On both sides of the river, there are lush grass, and a plateau scene.

It was already summer, with obvious heat waves in the air, and the sound of horse hooves broke the silence. A large number of soldiers and horses in Zhao State galloped towards Ji County in the south.

There are 3,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of people stationed in Ji County. By this number alone, it can be called a "big city" in Longxi County.

After discovering the Zhao army from the north bank of the Wei River, an alarm suddenly sounded from the city of Ji County. Many Qin soldiers rushed up to the city wall, holding weapons in their hands, and looked nervously at the Zhao army separated from them by the river.

There is a bridge in the north of Ji County. Although this bridge is not a small bridge, it is not very wide. It can only accommodate three horses at a time and pass by side.

On the north bank of the Wei River, Lian Po grabbed his horse's head and watched his cavalry crossing the Wei River from the bridge in an orderly manner. He said to Zhao She beside him with some regrets: "If I have 30,000 infantry in my hand, I will be able to take down this city in one hour at most."

Zhao She thought for a while and said, "If it were really 30,000 infantrymen, we probably wouldn't even have the chance to see this city. As for this city... although it is a cavalry, I think it's almost possible to win it in two hours."

Lian Po said hesitating, and said in confusion: "Did you find out that the Qin people's guards are quite strict throughout the way we have passed, which is much stronger than Qi. You said that the Qin people seem to be quite good at fighting, so why are they suppressed by Qi?"

In the Battle of Qi a few years ago, Lian Po also led a cavalry as a vanguard, and he successively captured many cities of Qi along the way, and it felt quite relaxed to fight.

Zhao She said: "This may be because the capital of Qin State Xianyang has not been broken yet."

Lian Po thought for a while and said with a smile: "So, we should go and beat Xianyang first?"

Zhao She nodded very seriously and said, "It's true."

Lian Po laughed and said, "Okay, let's talk about your gains in the past few days."

This is actually the tenth day after Lian Po led his army into Longxi County.

Like before, Lian Po still divided 10,000 cavalry to Zhao She, and he led the remaining 20,000 cavalry, and the two of them were responsible for sweeping part of Longxi County.

With the experience in Yiqu, the two of them are familiar with this.

Zhao She thought for a while and said, "The Qiang people's war horses are actually much more than those of Yiqu people, which is somewhat unexpected."

Lian Po smiled and said, "Actually, there are many Qiang people living on the mountain, but aren't there many on Jitou Mountain?"

Zhao She said: "Although these Qiang people eat raw meat and drink blood, they are really loyal to the Qin people. These days, I have met many Qiang tribes who want to attack our army regardless of their lives. Hey..."

Lian Po smiled and said, "Isn't this good? At least it's better than those Yiqiu people who only know how to kneel down and run away when they meet, and we can get more military achievements."

Zhao She said: "That's true, but I just got a message."

Lian Po asked: "What news?"

Zhao She said: "The people of Qin seem to be ready to start targeting us."

Lian Po asked again: "How to target the law?"

Zhao She said: "Meng Ao is here to find us."

Lian Po was immediately excited when he heard this: "Really? How do you know?"

Zhao She nodded and said, "Our scout caught a Qin scout."

Lian Po's eyes shined even more, and he said, "If that's the case, wouldn't Meng Ao's army have entered Longxi County?"

Zhao She said: "Of course."

Lian Po laughed and clapped his hands, "Okay! If this happens, I won't be able to find him."

Zhao She was surprised and said, "You are going to fight Meng Ao in a decisive battle? He has a total of 70,000 people in his hands."

"Seventy thousand people?" Lian Po was also surprised and said, "Aren't they 50,000 infantrymen?"

Zhao She said: "Fifty thousand is the past. The King of Qin just added 20,000 more people to Meng Ao."

Lian Po fell into silence, which continued until the Zhao army's cavalry began to attack Ji County.

In fact, since the strength of the defenders in Ji County was found out in advance, the siege battle had already begun after 10,000 of the Zhao cavalry crossed the Wei River.

The city walls of Ji County are not tall, and the materials used are not stones. In fact, there are not many cities that can be built with stones in the whole of China. Usually, at least a real big city with a population of more than 100,000 can be treated like this.

Ji County is the most traditional city built with rammed earth. The city building was built with the most common method of building when the Zhou Dynasty was first built hundreds of years ago. The princes at that time were enfeoffed by King Wu of Zhou and went east to colonize the Central Plains.

Although hundreds of years have passed, the essence of the rammed earth method has not changed. Simply put, it is a relatively high earth enclosure.

How high is it?

A Zhao army cavalry rode his horse under the city wall of Ji County, then stood on the horse's back, and then jumped hard, and his hands could just climb the edge of the city wall of Ji County and climb up.

After all, Longxi County is different from Yiqu County. The people of Yiqu are half-cultivated and half-nomad, so most of the cities in the territory are aligned with Guanzhong of Qin and are built in a very good manner.

The Qiang, Rong and Di people in Longxi are the simplest descriptions of a group of barbarians. Before the Qin State conquered this place, these barbarians basically lived a life of eating raw meat and drinking blood.

The Tuwei City, which is so tall that the two of them are actually more than enough to deal with such a group of barbarians, but it seems not enough to face the Zhao Bian Cavalry Legion, which is well-trained and well-known in the world.

Thousands of Zhao cavalry quickly approached the city wall, and then easily suppressed hundreds of Qin army archers on the city wall with their numerical advantage, and then began to climb the city.

After the battle was about two quarters of an hour, Zhao State was the first to climb to the top of the city.

Shen Jing was also one of the new generation generals of Zhao State who had gradually risen since the Sand Dune Palace Transformation. His outstanding martial arts and archery skills were his labels. He roared and the saber in his hand slashed out in the air, instantly chopping down several Qin soldiers around him.

More Zhao soldiers followed suit, and fierce hand-to-hand combat began.

Hand-to-hand combat is not the strength of the cavalry, but it is when fighting against elite infantry.

For the soldiers of the Zhao Border Cavalry Army, which is known as one of the four powerful armies in the world, there is no pressure to deal with some county soldiers in the small border town in front of them.

After just half a quarter of an hour of battle, the Qin army was completely defeated.

Amidst the shocking cheers, the gate of Ji County was opened. The cavalry of Zhao State, who had been waiting outside the city for a long time, rushed through the city gate like a torrent and rushed into Ji County in an instant.

Zhao She looked at this scene and breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on her face.

Longxi County, which is neglected to be on guard, is indeed not the same as Yiqu County, which is extremely vigilant.

Just as Zhao She turned around and was about to say something to Lian Po, Lian Po suddenly spoke.

"Zhao She, this general has decided."

Zhao She was stunned for a moment and said, "What decision?"

Lian Po looked at Zhao She, and an extremely obvious light flashed in his eyes: "This time, we will have a real decisive battle with Meng Ao!"

Zhao She paused for a moment, then said helplessly: "Hasn't I told you already? Meng Ao has brought a total of 70,000 people!"

As the most skillful and powerful country in the world, Zhao State has a standard reference line for combat effectiveness within its military command level, that is, "one cavalry serves two steps."

From this standard, 30,000 cavalry corresponds to 60,000 infantry. If there are more, the winning rate of cavalry will be difficult to exceed 50%.

The army led by Meng Ao was 70,000 Qin troops.

King Zhao He has emphasized many times at seminars that gathered many Zhao generals that the victory rate is less than 60%, and Zhao She deeply agrees with this.

So Lian Po’s suggestion is not a good suggestion no matter how you look at it.

A light flashed in Lian Po's eyes and said, "I understand what you said, of course I understand, but think about it, Meng Ao originally had only 50,000 people, where did the extra 20,000 people come from?"

Zhao She looked at Lian Po for some reason: "Didn't I already say it? It was given to him by the King of Qin."

Lian Po smiled again and said, "Then where did the King of Qin draw the army of 20,000 people? You also know that Qin is now besieged by the four countries and its troops are very tight."

Zhao She looked at Lian Po and felt a little moved. She seemed to understand something, but she had not yet fully understood: "If I guessed correctly, the 20,000 troops should have been drawn by the King of Qin from the Xianyang defenders."
To be continued...