Chapter 382 Riot

The long wind blows the strong grass, and the Zhang River flows eastward.

The war ahead has not yet been reported, and a haze has already enveloped the Great Wall of Zhao State.

Wei Liao stood next to Zhao Shuang, among the crowd, escorted by Zhao soldiers, heading to the next destination.

"It seems that the battle ahead is decided!"

Wei Liao whispered, it didn't matter. In fact, whether it was Zhao Sheng or Qin Sheng, Wei Liao didn't care. Instead, he had a mentality of watching the excitement.

Otherwise, he would not have joined the corvee team and moved bricks with Zhao Shuang.

Zhao Shuang glanced around. Judging from the behavior of Zhao Jun's soldiers today, even if Zhao Jun's senior officials wanted to hide it, the people below also noticed something?

The soldiers of the Zhao army now no longer feel as relaxed and comfortable as they did when the army marched south, but instead feel a little anxious.

Victory and defeat bring completely different things. Not long ago, the soldiers of the Zhao Army guarding the Great Wall received an order to suspend the delivery of supplies to the front line. Soon, they were asked to reload the already accumulated supplies.

But this time the transportation direction is north to Handan.

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Little details told Zhao Jun's soldiers that the war ahead was not smooth sailing and something unexpected had happened.

Zhao Shuang smiled after hearing Wei Liao's words. Even though no news has been received from the front line yet, judging from some changes, the answer is already known.

They were brought to a pass by Zhao Jun.

The Great Wall in the south of Zhao State was built along the Zhang River, and a long bridge stood in front of this pass to connect the north and the south. Around the long bridge, there are small docks and ships gathered together.

Now, when Zhao Shuang and others arrived, many corvees had gathered in front of the long bridge, waiting.

First, carloads of supplies that had just been delivered not long ago returned and passed the Zhangshui Long Bridge. Then, a large number of ships gathered here one after another, and the corvees began to load and unload materials and transport them back.

However, those small boats did not return after the transportation was completed. Instead, they were moored next to the pier, floating alone.

Everything was calm originally, but the real changes began in the afternoon when Zhao Shuang arrived here.

First was a group of Zhao cavalry, passing here in a hurry. Their organization is intact, but their morale is quite low. Without saying anything, after meeting with the captain of the pass, he headed north.

Not long after, another group of infantry came here. Compared with the cavalry, they were very embarrassed and outnumbered. They abandoned their armor and weapons and came in a hurry with only a Zhao army flag.

As soon as they passed the long bridge, they asked the captain guarding the gate for water and food. Obviously, they had not eaten for a long time.

At this time, even the dullest person realized the problem.

Uneasiness began to pervade the corvee, and everything seemed very panicked. The captain who was guarding the pass looked wrong after listening to the words of the commander with the highest military rank among the infantry.

"A group of Zhao Jun soldiers disappeared. It seems that Zhao Jun is preparing to burn the bridge."

Wei Liao bent over, moved the box, and whispered in Zhao Shuang's ear.

The corvees were doing menial work, but Zhao Jun's soldiers had never done anything in recent days. But now, a group of Zhao soldiers disappeared, and Wei Liao seemed to have seen the ending.

"There is more than one crossing bridge above the Zhang River. This is neither the largest nor the one closest to the battlefield. It seems that the situation of Zhao Jun is not good!"

In the sky, a flying bird approaches. Zhao Shuang looked up and saw that Mo Ya had sent a message. The Qin army's vanguard was only an hour away from here.

"What are you looking at?"

Wei Liao was there, a little strange. Zhao Shuang smiled and turned his head.

"Brother Wei Liao, what do you think of this battle?"

"We don't know what the battle ahead is at the moment. However, Zhao Jun has obviously made the worst plan and burned the bridge to block the Qin army's advance."

At this moment, a loud shout came from his ears.

"Look, it's burning there."

Thick black smoke rose from the river bank several miles away, and the uneasiness in the hearts of all the corvees burst out.

For a time, there was a huge buzz of people.

That was where the downstream crossing was, and everyone knew what was going on.

Zhao Jun started to burn the bridge!

what does that mean?

The group of Zhao Jun soldiers who were like me on weekdays began to take action in person, sinking the boats that gathered around the dock.

The disappearing group of Zhao soldiers began to turn around and returned to the pass with several carts of goods loaded with kerosene, thatch and other fire starters.

Wei Liao glanced at Zhao Shuang and touched his beard.

"It seems that the Qin army can only stop."

Wei Liao knew very well that even if the Qin army could defeat the Zhao army, their numbers would not have an advantage.

Once the crossing bridge and boat were destroyed, the Baili River bank would have no fulcrum.

The Qin army either rebuilt the pontoon bridge or transferred ships from Dongjun and Hanoi. The former is not easy. Zhao Jun is on the north bank and will not let Qin Jun build a crossing bridge so quickly. As for mobilizing ships from other places, it is impossible to do so in a short time.

Although the Zhao army was defeated, the Qin army was also alone. As time went by, things would change.

Wei Liao looked at Zhao Shuang and saw that he seemed to be waiting for something?

"At this moment, unless God is kind and it rains. Otherwise, it will be difficult to turn around."

Zhao Shuang listened to Wei Liao's words and looked up at the sky. It was clear. There were several defeated troops on the other side, but they were not in a hurry and passed the long bridge in an orderly manner.

"Zhao Jun is more decisive than I think."

"What do you want, Mr. Hanyang?"

It was getting late, and the Qin army would arrive in half an hour at most. But at this time, Zhao Jun had laid reeds, thatch and other fire starters on the bridge and began to pour kerosene.

"Sir, I am sending an envoy to Qin on behalf of Wei at this time, but in order to allow Qin to attack Zhao. Once the two countries enter a war, Wei will be able to relax a lot."

"indeed so!"

"If the Qin army stops at Zhangshui, it will inevitably retreat. This does not seem to be what Mr. Wang wants."

"indeed so!"

"Then do you know how to swim?"

"What Mr. Hanyang said is that I am from Daliang and I am familiar with the nature of water."

"Then I understand!"

Zhao Shuang nodded, and when Wei Liao was a little confused, he raised his hand and yelled.

"My lord, I discovered the spy."

Under Wei Liao's stunned gaze, Zhao Shuang dodged away from Wei Liao as quickly as possible and found the nearest centurion.

"Sir, he is a spy of the Qin State."

"what happened?"

"I'm telling you, sir, I've noticed something is wrong with this kid a long time ago. I don't know who he told him just now. Qin Jun will be here soon. Be prepared. If that's not a spy, what could it be?"

Just as Zhao Shuang finished speaking, a large black shadow in the distant field of vision came towards here with a huge sense of oppression.

"There is a Qin Army spy. Hurry, catch him."

The Centurion shouted, and before the Long Bridge, the commotion began.

Wei Liao glanced at Zhao Shuang who was hiding behind others and cursed in his heart.

"Boy, I really have you."

For a moment, Captain Zhao's nerves became tense. Why at this time?

Seeing the Qin army approaching, the spy was nimble and darted left and right. The captain was anxious and shouted loudly.

"Don't worry about the defeated troops on the other side, burn the crossing bridge first..."

Before the captain finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain behind him and fell to the ground. Then, another voice came from the crowd.

"The Qin army's spies have captured the captain, everyone, run away!"

Along with the sound of panic, a large number of corvees began to rush towards the pass, breaking up the originally orderly ranks of the Zhao army.

When Zhao Jun's defeated troops rushed to the bridge, no one cared about the fire igniters on the bridge and were only anxious to cross the bridge. A jar of fire oil was kicked over and shattered, and Zhao Jun's officers could no longer control the situation.

For a moment, the scene was extremely chaotic, and no one paid attention to the spy who was first discovered and had now jumped into the water to escape.

The informant glanced at the Qin cavalry who were getting closer and closer, turned around, blended in with the crowd, and fled to Handan.