Guanzhong.

The setting sun is like blood, and a fierce pursuit is underway.

Just as Zhao He ordered, the 70,000 Han army led by Bao Yuan turned into 70,000 evil wolf, chasing the Qin army frantically and biting the Qin army.

Although the Qin army is far superior to the Korean army in terms of quantity, when the retreat begins, the number advantage is completely useless.

Not to mention the 200,000 Qin troops, even a million troops could not maintain their formation in such a self-strapping and pushing escape.

The consequence of not being able to maintain the formation is that a retreat that was originally somewhat sequenced instantly turned into an extremely messy retreat and a great escape.

The soldiers of the Korean army waved their weapons and excitedly chased the Qin army throughout the mountains and fields, strangled every force that they still wanted to resist, and cut off every head of the Qin army they saw.

Even the Zhao army soldiers who arrived later were shocked by the ruthless measures of the Korean army.

You should know that under normal circumstances, the Zhao army rarely kills enemy troops that voluntarily surrender, because killing prisoners of war is also a violation of military discipline that will be recorded by military judges. Moreover, the military merits of a captain are completely equal to beheading a prisoner, and there is no need to do that.

But the Korean army is different. The Korean army soldiers are not even a prisoner!

So when the Korean army swept the siege, it was really corpses everywhere.

So Le Yi, who was responsible for following up, was a little unhappy and asked someone to chase after Bao Yuan, hoping to stop this meaningless killing.

In Le Yi's opinion, every prisoner is very valuable.

They can build the Great Wall, carry spoils, and take them back to Zhao as coolies... in short, they have many uses.

It would be too much to kill such a good resource by you Koreans with one knife?

However, Le Yi's people had just found Bao Yuan, and suddenly realized that there was no need to say this.

The reason is very simple, Bao Yuan actually suffered a defeat!

After accepting Zhao He's order, Bao Yuan chased Bai Qi for two days and one night. Although he killed tens of thousands of Qin prisoners, he also successfully allowed the Korean army under his command to completely disperse in this great pursuit, leaving only five thousand personal guards around him.

Then Bao Yuan took the five thousand personal guards to the foot of Mount Hua and plunged into Bai Qi's ambush.

Bai Qi did not just escape, and with his personal charm, he still had a complete Qin army beside him.

After learning that the Bon Yuan Light Cavalry was chasing, Bai Qi judged the situation and turned around and killed a retaliation.

As the main general, Bao Yuan was caught in the first wave of arrows shot by the Qin people and fell off his horse. The Han army then became in chaos and was beaten by the Qin army. A score of almost annihilated by the Qin army. Less than one-tenth of the five thousand people guarded the injured Bao Yuan and escaped from the encirclement in a panic. All the others were told at the foot of Mount Hua.

Fortunately, Bai Qi also knew that there were many Korean and Zhao troops following him, so after winning the battle, he did not continue to pursue him. Instead, he took a break and continued to gather the defeated troops to retreat.

After learning about fifty miles behind Le Yi, Zhao He directly ordered the army to gather together and advance slowly, and not to give the Qin army such an opportunity.

So the great pursuit that lasted for three days and three nights ended.

According to incomplete statistics afterwards, at least 30,000 soldiers of the Qin army died in this battle, more than 70,000 were captured or missing, and less than 80,000 troops finally escaped. Among them, only about 50,000 people were brought back to Xianyang by Bai Qi.

At this point, the battle at Hangu Pass has come to an end.

The news of this battle also spread rapidly, and with the transmission of various urgent messengers, he headed towards the location of the great figures who could determine the fate of the entire Chinese world.

Gucheng Mountain.

This mountain range is the border between South Korea and the Western Zhou Kingdom. From here, it is about fifty miles east of the Zhou emperor, Luoyi, the capital of the Zhou emperor.

At this moment, a large army was camping here. It can be seen from the soldiers' armor and flags that this was an army from Wei.

The Wei army commander Mang Mao sat in the tent with a serious face and a little helplessness. He complained to several confidants.

"As long as I give this general two months, I will be able to sweep the entire Hedong County. At that time, I will take advantage of the victory and return to the army to eliminate Tian Wen's party. Isn't it easy to get Tian Wen's party? I really don't know what the king is anxious about. Does he really want to take back Hedong County?"

Faced with Mangmao's complaints, several confidants looked at each other. After a while, someone said: "It is said that because Tian Wen's thief launched a rebellion in advance and wanted to poison Gongzi Wuji, the king had no choice but to launch an emergency..."

Mangmao interrupted his confidant without thinking: "Impossible. Young Master Wuji was just poisoned a while ago. As long as the king is not a fool, he will definitely strengthen his defense around Young Master Wuji. How could Tian Wen find this opportunity? Moreover, Tian Wen is not a fool. Since he failed, how could he come again for the second time? In fact, the last time, the general had some doubts when he heard about it. You said that if Tian Wen wanted to poison, he should poison the prince. Why did he poison a young master Wuji who did not harm him at all? Really, this doesn't make sense. There must be some hidden information."

A confidant said, "Since that's the case, then when the general returns to Daliang, he will advise the king and ask the king to investigate the matter well."

Mangmao sneered: "No. This matter has nothing to do with me. If the general asks to kick open the lid that should not be kicked open, wouldn't he cause trouble? Anyway, this general will wipe out Tian Wen when he goes back this time, and other things have nothing to do with me!"

A confidant smiled and said, "After Tian Wen is eliminated, the general will be the future prime minister of Wei. At that time, the responsibility of supporting the revival of the Great Wei Dynasty will be the general."

Several of his confidants were all people who knew the situation, and they immediately praised him when they heard this.

Mangmao accepted the flattery with a happy expression, then remembered something, and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, I still think it would be great if I could take Hedong."

A confidant smiled and said, "Why should you be worried about the general? Since the Wei Dynasty retreated this time, Zhao Han alone must have no choice but to use Hangu Pass. If the general wants to regain Hedong, there will be more opportunities in the future."

Several confidants agreed.

After hearing what his confidants said, Mangmao's mood improved a lot and said with a smile: "Yes, King Zhao has been trapped under Hangu Pass for several months. I believe it is completely impossible to take Hangu Pass without a year or two...what is it?!"

The last three words were not directed at the confidants, but at the commander of the guard who hurriedly entered the commander's tent.

The captain of the guard hurriedly said: "General, it is an emergency military information from Hangu Pass!"

As he said that, the captain of the guard presented a military situation.

When Mangmao opened it, he was stunned.

Seeing this, the confidants realized something was wrong. After a while, they saw that Mangmao still showed no sign of speaking. Finally, someone couldn't help asking: "General, what is this military situation..."

Mangmao woke up like a dream and sighed: "The State of Zhao... has broken Hangu Pass!"

"What?" Everyone in the tent was shocked.

Mangmao smiled bitterly: "This time, it was my Great Wei who made a mistake. He had already offended Zhao State after he returned rashly. It would have been fine if Zhao State had not broken through Hangu Pass, but now... Alas, I'm afraid that by next year, the Great Wei State will welcome Zhao State's troops to increase their territory!"

Mangmao's words were extremely bitter.

The generals of Wei State looked at each other and didn't know how to speak for a while. The generals suddenly fell into a very awkward silence.

After a long time, Mangmao tried hard to cheer up and sighed: "At this point, I will obey the order. This kind of thing... let the king have a headache!"

Deerhoo Mountain.

This is a mountain range located in the southwest of South Korea. It is dozens of miles north of this place. It is Yiyang City, which has just been recaptured for a while in South Korea. To the east is the fief of Mi Rong, the first of the four nobles of Qin.

The 100,000 troops of Chu were camping here.

The chief general of the Chu army, Ling Yin Xiong Zilan, sat in his commander's tent, with a very happy expression.

In front of Xiong Zilan, several generals from the Zhao family, Jing family and the Xiong family gathered together. The air was filled with the aroma of fine wine, and many freshly prepared dishes were placed on the table in front of each person.

Yes, although he was in the army, Xiong Zilan, who was in a very good mood, still chose to drink and have fun with the generals under his command.

"Come on, two or three sons, let's drink this glass with me!" Xiong Zilan smiled and raised the wine in her hand. Everyone did not dare to neglect them and stood up, drinking the wine in the ears all over.

Xiong Zilan put down her wine glass and felt the wine down the esophagus. She felt her heart happy. She smiled and said to the generals in front of her: "Today, I just received the envoy of the Han King from Xinzheng. The envoy had told me that the King of Han Ming that the King of Han had asked someone to inform Bao Yuan to withdraw his troops from Hangu Pass, and this time South Korea would not block our army from Hangu Pass. If the war is favorable in the future, South Korea will also join the Qin and Chu coalition forces and fight with the Qin and Chu coalition forces!"

After Xiong Zilan's words fell, they received an extremely enthusiastic response.

A general of Chu smiled and said, "And the Wei army's Mangmao troops had retreated a few days ago. This time, Zhao was really isolated and helpless."

Xiong Zilan took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "That's right! Although Zhao State is powerful this time, with the alliance of princes, Da Chu will definitely win a great victory outside Hangu Pass! By that time, both this marquis and you will be meritorious ministers of Da Chu! Moreover, I can promise you that this marquis will not be as difficult as Qu Yuan, and will definitely cooperate with you to strive for mutual cooperation to win this battle!"

Speaking of Qu Yuan, the topic suddenly became more enthusiastic.

A general of the Chu army sighed: "Everyone knows that Qu Yuan Youyin is for the sake of the great Chu, but his leadership style is indeed unbearable."

Another general of the Chu army nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Yes, You Yin really knows how to kill people, and it's just because we are unwilling to lead the charge! Ling Yin, you have reached this position of waiting for us. They are all the commanders of the first army. How could they charge so rashly? If you lose your life, you will not only be irresponsible to yourself, but also irresponsible to Da Chu!"

The more Xiong Zilan heard it, the happier he became. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, Qu Yuan is just a stubborn bull. No matter what you say to him, you can't figure it out! Alas, sometimes I can't figure it out. You said that Qu's family is a prestigious big family in the Great Chu, why did Qu Yuan come up with something like this?" As he said that, he shook his head repeatedly, obviously despising Qu Yuan.

No one of the present was a fool. When he saw Xiong Zilan, the commander, who made such a statement, did he not know the importance of it? For a moment, they beat snakes and sticks, and sprayed dirty water on Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was lucky to be able to take Wancheng, Qu Yuan was in chaos, Qu Yuan killed people at will without movement, anyway, everyone was cursing and slandering them all, and in the end they were all happy.

Xiong Zilan was happy to hear it and kept drinking. When she was talking later, she couldn't help but feel more drunk: "Oh, I'm going to tell you, when the Qin envoy arrived, Qu Yuan actually said that when the Great Chu was not, he should not unite with Qin, but should join forces with Zhao to divide Qin! Listen, listen, is he the jokes he said like this?"

"I know what Zhao State is. Don't look at the people of Zhao, and they have achieved many victories in the past few years, but I tell you, it is impossible for the people of Zhao State to break through Hangu Pass! Even Hangu Pass cannot be broken. What Zhao State uses to destroy Qin State? What Qu Yuan uses to annex half of Qin State and cause his revival of the Great Chu State annexing the five counties? A joke! It's a huge joke!"

When the generals heard this, they looked at each other in surprise.

Since they have been in the army before, this is the first time I have heard of this.

But the next moment, someone immediately reacted and said loudly: "Ling Yin is right! Qu Yuan and Youyin are so happy about merit, and what they think is completely unrealistic!"

Everyone was alert and echoed: "Yes, yes, Qu Yuan was just thinking too much!" "Dream in the daytime!" "Thinking!"

Xiong Zilan laughed loudly when she heard this, feeling that the original jealousy for Qu Yuan in her heart was also wiped out.

So what if you can fight Qu Yuan? Look at these generals of the Great Chu, Xiong Zilan, are you following me, and someone will say something good to you?

Everyone drank for a few more rounds. Seeing that Xiong Zilan was already 70% or 80% drunk, the banquet was almost over. Suddenly, Xiong Zilan's chief guard broke into the tent and spoke in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Hangu Pass urgently!"

The drunk Xiong Zilan waved her hand impatiently and shouted, "Didn't you see this marquis drinking? What's the matter urgent or not? Let's talk about it tomorrow!"

The captain of the guard was stunned.

Fortunately, there were still a few sensible people among the other Chu generals. He immediately advised him: "Ling Yin, after all, it's an emergency military situation, so let's deal with it first."

Xiong Zilan snorted very unhappy and said to the captain of the guard: "Read it."

The captain of the guard was hesitant.

Xiong Zilan raised her tone: "Read it!"

The captain of the guard had no choice but to unfold the military situation in front of him and chanted loudly: "Three days ago, the Zhao and Han Allied Forces broke through Hangu Pass, and Qin general Bai Qi led his troops to flee. The Zhao and Han Allied Forces chased and entered Guanzhong all the way, beheading countless prisoners!"

The tent suddenly became silent.

Xiong Zilan was confused and subconsciously said oh, laughing: "I understand, isn't Hangu Pass being broken? It's nothing more than..."
To be continued...