Chapter 268: Beacon Smoke

There was silence in the big tent, and the two rows of generals stood upright. Everyone looked at Zhao Mu after the tiger incident in the middle of the big tent, but they were extremely surprised. Zhao Mu sat still, but the expression on his face changed. Obviously, he was struggling in his heart. He was thinking about something, as if there was something extremely difficult that made it difficult for him to make a decision.

The surprise of the generals was not without reason. In their minds, Zhao Mu had always been a man who was decisive and never procrastinating. What made him hesitate so much?

Of course, Zhao Mu hesitated in his heart. This is not an ordinary war. If it is not done well, it will affect the national destiny of the Zhao country. The information of Hammer was delivered at the risk of death, but he needs to make a judgment on whether it is true or not. Hoax, or is it true?

He slowly raised his head, and tried to use a calm tone to describe the fate to all the generals.

Inside the big tent, the pot suddenly exploded. After a short period of surprise, they were divided into two completely different factions regarding the next military operation. One faction wanted to take advantage of the emptiness of Hangu Pass and attack aggressively, while the other faction wanted to send troops to Daijun , in order to prevent the Qin army from taking advantage of the situation and entering Dai County after defeating the Xiongnu.

The two factions of generals represent two different viewpoints, one is based on aggressive attack, and the other is based on defense.

After arguing for a while, no one could convince anyone. In the end, everyone turned their attention to Zhao Mu. At this time, only he can make a final decision.

Zhao Mu took a deep breath, this responsibility must be borne by himself after all.

"It's impossible to return to Dai Commandery." Zhao Mu slowly shook his head, "It's too late, even if the Xiongnu can last a while longer, so that we can rush to Dai Commandery, but after a long journey, the soldiers are exhausted, How to fight? The reason why I hesitate is not because of this, but because I am worried that this is a scam. If it is true, once we send troops, we will definitely step into the opponent's trap."

"If all this is true, we have only one way, and that is to storm Hangu Pass, take him down, and then force Xianyang to force Li Xin not to enter Daijun, but to return to Xianyang as quickly as possible."

"General, if all this is true, the Hangu Pass must have already been prepared. It may be extremely difficult to defeat him. Li Xin is not there, but Yingteng is still there!" A general said worriedly.

Zhao Mu stood up, "We have already lost this battle. Attacking Hangu is just to force Li Xin to come back. It doesn't matter whether we win or not." He said He let out a long sigh, "From now on, our struggle with the Qin State has completely fallen into a disadvantage. Hangu Pass is no longer the only point for the Qin army to attack. In the future, they can pass through the area controlled by the Huns and directly Marching into Dai Commandery and into Zhao State, we can only passively defend everywhere."

All the generals were silent.

"I have written to the king to end the war with the Yan Kingdom immediately. Even if we pay some price for this, we must stop the war." Zhao Mu said: "Zhou Changshou, take 5,000 people from the headquarters and attack Changping Village. Wu Zeng, you will also lead the battle." Five thousand troops from the headquarters will attack Yangfeng Village, and the rest of the troops should be ready to attack Hangu Pass at any time," Zhao Mu ordered.

"Obey!" The two generals who were called out strode out, clasped their fists at Zhao Mu, turned around and strode out of the big tent.

"It's right and wrong, you'll know right away." Zhao Mu looked extremely tired.

Changping Village and Yangfeng Village are the guards on the two wings of Hangu Pass. Zhao Mu can't take risks, he can only test it first. If the main force of the Qin army is really not in Hangu Pass, we can see the clue from the reaction of these two villages. .

But such a cautious strategy will delay Zhao Mu for several days, but Zhao Mu also has no other way, if he does it carelessly, once he falls into a trap, with the skills of Li Xin and Ying Teng, It was enough to put him in a state of doom.

The battlefield in Hedong, which had been quiet for a long time, suddenly became turbulent. When the two troops of the Zhao army were rushing to Changping and Yangfeng, in Hangu Pass, Ying Teng, a veteran of the Qin army, also got the news.

He laughed, "Zhao Mu still knows, be careful, don't change from the past, order Chang Ping, Yang Feng, fierce resistance, as many days as they can last, the whole army is dead, and they are not allowed to leave the village." , Now, we are fighting for one more day, just one day!"

For the sake of the big strategic goal, the defenders of these two military strongholds can no longer be taken care of. These are the two most important military strongholds on the two wings of Hanguguan. It can accommodate tens of thousands of Qin troops, but now, the two villages only have two thousand people each.

"Correct old Qin, go to war for the country, don't shed blood, never stop fighting!" Ying Teng's face became grim, "For the sake of Da Qin, I will die until I die! They go first, and I come later."

"Yes!" Inside Hangu Pass, the generals of the Qin army roared like thunder.

With the sound of war drums and shouts, the land of Hedong, after many years of silence, once again ignited a raging war. The two great powers in the world, Qin and Zhao, once again broke out in a large-scale war conflict. In the past, when the two countries fought, almost all The state of Qin was the main attacker, and the state of Zhao was the main defender, but this time, it was the state of Zhao that suddenly launched an extremely fierce attack on the state of Qin.

Inside the Hedong camp, the tense wartime atmosphere shrouded every corner. From outside the camp, there were endless sentries and messengers rushing into the camp one after another, rushing straight to Zhao Mu's camp. The location of the Chinese military tent.

Zhao Mu launched an attack on Changping and Yangfeng on the first day.

The Zhao army attacked fiercely, and the Qin army resisted tenaciously. Under Zhao Mu's request, every hour, a messenger came to the camp to report the military situation to Zhao Mu. After listening to the reports from the sentries, Zhao Mu His brows were tightly furrowed, and inside the big tent, the generals who were ready to attack were also extremely anxious.

When night fell, the Zhao army who attacked the two villages made no progress, and the two villages were still under the control of the Qin army.

"You mean that the Qin army has never been out of the village to fight?"

"yes!"

"Are they showing signs of retreating?"

"No! The battle is extremely fierce, and our army has to pay a huge price for every step forward."

Hearing the messenger's words, Zhao Mu's frown that had been tightly frowned slowly relaxed, "Go back and tell your two generals to stop attacking and monitor their movements. If they leave the village, there is no need to fight again." Zhao Mu waved his hand and said to the two messengers on the ground.

"yes!"

The other generals of the Zhao army in the tent didn't know, so they all looked at Zhao Mu in surprise.

In Zhuo Li's big tent, Zhao Mu's face has recovered his usual self-confidence, "The whole army is attacking, and the target is Hangu Pass!"

"Obey!" Although I don't understand why Zhao Mu suddenly made up his mind, it is much more comfortable to be able to attack than to stay in the big tent and passively listen to the military situation ahead. Many generals responded loudly and trotted one by one. Out of the big account of the Chinese army.

After a while, fire dragons meandered out of Dongdaying, split into several paths, and went straight to Hangu Pass.

Zhao Mu was not sure whether this information was true or not, but he could not wait for the news from the Xiongnu on the grassland. By then, he might send two armies to attack The two fortresses that are crucial to Hangu Pass, if these two fortresses show weakness, Zhao Mu really dare not move casually, but the more fierce the resistance in these two places, the more calm Zhao Mu will be, if he really wants If you lure yourself into the trap, then Changping and Yangfeng will never fight to the death.

In the middle of the night, in Hangu Pass, Ying Teng had just fallen asleep when he was awakened by a hasty knock on the door.

"General, Zhao Mu came straight to Hangu Pass after setting up the Hedong camp." Outside the door, a Qin general said anxiously.

Ying Teng stood up and hurriedly put on his armor, "Chang Ping, has Yang Feng already fallen?"

"No, the guards of the two places just sent messengers back, and the Zhao army stopped attacking shortly after entering the darkness."

Ying Teng was taken aback for a while, then shook his head, "Zhao Mu is Zhao Mu after all, and such a trick could not fool him for long. Come on, come on, we are going to have a showdown at Hangu Pass."

"General, do you want to withdraw the defenders from Changping and Yangfeng?"

"I can't get back!" Ying Teng said: "Zhao Mu must have arranged, they stay in the stockade, maybe they can live longer."

Inside Hangu Pass, the alarm bell rang for a long time, and on the city wall, countless torches were suddenly ignited, illuminating the whole Hangu Pass brightly. In the distance, they reined in their horses and stopped, and more infantry lined up, relying on the closed wall to form an formation, and a bed crossbow was pushed out and placed in front of the army formation.

The Qin army has always defended the city, not defending the city to the death, but fighting against the city. Even if the Zhao army has an absolute superiority in strength, the Qin army will not change their proud nature.

It took less than an hour for the Qin army to set up their formation, and fire dragons appeared in their field of vision, and the Zhao character flag was particularly eye-catching under the eyes of the fire.

On the city wall, Ying Teng smiled all over his face, "I'm lucky to be able to confront Zhao Mu again in my lifetime."

Dai County and Xiling City are already far away. The Xiongnu king Ye Lucheng laughed and waved his whip. This time, the Xiongnu took advantage of Zhao's foreign invasion and broke into Dai County for hundreds of miles. The more the army moved forward, the more territory it invaded. Wealthy, compared to those poor people on the frontier, all the Zhao people in the inland are considered rich. Carloads full of looted gold and silver treasures are constantly marching towards their hometowns. Every Hun The patriarchs of the tribe were all overjoyed.

Xiling City is tall and majestic, although it is only seen from a distance, it also gives people a great sense of oppression, but they have no ambition to take down this city, as long as they loot around Xiling City, they can be satisfied. Going home, Xiling City is the capital of Dai County, and the surrounding area is very rich.

The cavalry came and went, and the Huns hardly encountered any effective resistance in Daijun. No man's land. After so many years, has there ever been a war that was as comfortable and smooth as this one!

None of the Huns thought that the catastrophe was just around the corner. Behind them, the powerful Qin army had set up a trap and was waiting for their return. (To be continued.

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