Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Zhao Kuo's expression became very serious at some point: "Yu Ping should have shown that appearance on purpose."

Xu Li was stunned: "And why?"

Zhao Kuo's body rose and fell with the gallop of the horse, and he said slowly, "Because Yu Xin wanted me to think he was really crazy."

An hour after Zhao Kuo left, Yu Ping, whose head was covered in blood and who was in a state of embarrassment, walked out of the prison in Shangdang County with the support of several officials from Shangdang County.

"Zhao Kuo has left?"

Yu Ping's expression at this moment was unexpectedly calm, completely different from the crazy and rude before.

A Shangdang County official standing beside him replied respectfully: "Returning to Changshi, he has indeed left."

Yu Ping hummed, and asked again: "Did he read the county captain's file?"

The official hurriedly said: "Exactly."

Yu Ping nodded and sneered slightly: "Very good."

This official from Shangdang County was originally a retainer from Yuxin's mansion, and he spoke without any scruples: "Chang Shi, you said that Zhao Kuo knew that there was a problem in Changping County, why did he go?" Yu Ping said with a face. The sneer on the phone became more and more obvious: "Because he is too confident."

Chapter 111 Attacked

Taihang Mountain traverses from north to south, connecting the grassland and the Central Plains. There are eight roads available for passage. These roads are called "Xing Road" because they are very steep, and the eight Xing Roads are collectively called "Taihang Eight Xings."

Seven of the Eight Xings run east-west and one runs north-south. Among them, Puyin Xing, Feihu Xing, and Jingxing are located in North Taihang, which do not belong to Shangdang County.

Fukouxing, Yangchangxing, Baixing and Zhiguanxing are located in South Taihang, which is Shangdang County.

Zhao Kuo started from Handan and entered Shangdang County through Fukou Xing, and when he went south to Changping, Zhao Kuo took Taihang Xing, the only north-south Xing road among the Taihang Eight Xings.

Although Taihang Xing Dao is very steep, it is also enough for cavalry to pass through like Fukou Xing. A hundred Chiyou cavalry cavalry formed a long dragon in Xing Dao, with [-] retinues in front and behind each to clear the way and guard.

As soon as he entered Taihang Xing, Zhao Kuo issued an order: "The whole army is on alert, send out scouts, and search and move forward."

Hearing this, Xu Li couldn't help but eagerly gearing up: "My lord, could it be that Yu Xin wants to rebel?"

Xu Li only had two hobbies in his life, one was sleeping with Huang Chengcheng's money on his pillow, and the other was fighting.

Xu Li's question made Zhao Kuo laugh dumbfounded: "Where does Yu Xin have the guts?"

Xu Li couldn't help but be a little disappointed by Zhao Kuo's answer: "It would be great if Yu Xin really rebelled. The old minister really wants to cut off his head with his own hands."

Zhao Kuo shrugged his shoulders and said, "Uncle Xu, your wish may come true in the future."

Xu Li said: "Since it's not to guard against Yu Xin, then why did you put the whole army on guard and send out scouts?"

Zhao Kuo was silent for a moment, then said lightly: "Intuition."

Xu Li was taken aback for a moment, then nodded silently.

Intuition is an inexplicable thing. Many famous generals in history have this quality, and they often play an unexpected role at critical moments. Xu Li is very serious about his master's military talent. Admire, naturally there will be no doubts.

Before I knew it, it was dusk.

Zhao Kuo and his party passed through a rather steep place, with a dense forest on the left and a deep ravine on the right. It took a long time to hear the echo after throwing a stone, which made everyone pay attention when they walked.

Xu Li said: "My lord, there are still about [-] miles away from Xuan's City, why don't we take a rest first and move on tomorrow?"

Just as Zhao Kuo was about to speak, a few screams came from the dense forest.

Zhao Kuo's pupils shrank, and Xu Li looked at each other, saying in unison: "Enemy attack! Pay attention to enemy attack!"

On the narrow road, the cries of the two people spread far away.

The next moment, hundreds of arrows shot from the dense forest ahead.

The dozens of followers who opened the way at the front were the first to bear the brunt and became the targets of the arrow salvo.

Since Zhao Kuo had issued an order in advance, these followers all moved forward with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, and the single-sided iron shields in their hands played a role at this moment.

"Dang dang dang dang!"

The sound of continuous arrows hitting the shield was mixed with a few screams. It was because the subordinates who reacted too slowly were shot.

Almost at the same time as the arrow was shot, a crossbow pierced through the air with the sound of howling wind, and shot towards Zhao Kuo who was on the horse.

Zhao Kuo subconsciously lay down on the horse's back, a gust of wind blew across Zhao Kuo's scalp, narrowly avoiding the blow.

The crossbow arrow whizzed past and hit a Chi You army cavalry behind Zhao Kuo. He shot the cavalry off his horse and fell into the deep stream next to Xing Dao. The screams echoed endlessly in the deep stream .

Zhao Kuo's scalp stood on end, and he jumped off the horse: "Go into the woods!"

This is the best way to avoid crossbowmen at the moment, if you continue in the narrow lane, you will only be shot into a sieve.

Chi Youjun's usual training was fully demonstrated at this moment. In just a few dozen breaths, Zhao Kuo immediately followed a team of more than a hundred people and rushed into the dense forest.

"Go forward and engage the enemy!"

Zhao Kuo gave the second order without any hesitation.

One hundred knights and followers of Chi You Army drew their swords and charged forward immediately.

Everyone's heart was full of raging anger. No matter who attacked this time, he would have to pay the price!Just after rushing for about a hundred steps, an enemy army with a number of about one hundred rushed out.

The two sides immediately began hand-to-hand combat.

The setting sun at dusk was blocked by high mountains and dense forests, and only a few rays of afterglow shone in, making the battlefield look quite dark, and everyone seemed to be indistinct.

Without any unnecessary movements, every sword greeted the most deadly place of the enemy army. The sound of gold and iron clashing kept ringing, and people fell down from time to time.

"Kill, kill them!"

Xu Li's rough voice resounded in the dense forest, spreading to every corner of the forest, with a somewhat obvious cruel meaning: "Since you are here, let's all stay here!"

Zhao Kuo did not join the battlefield, but stood on the edge of the battlefield under the guard of twenty of the most elite Chi You army, watching the battle calmly.

To Zhao Kuo's surprise, the opponent was evenly matched against Chi You's army!You must know that all members of Chi You's army are equipped with Su Tie weapons, and the sharpness of the weapons is far superior to that of the opponent. In other words, the opponent's single combat power is even higher than that of Chi You's army!Zhao Kuo took a deep breath, and seemed to understand something, with a smile on his face: "It's really interesting, it's worth it."

More and more Chi You's army and followers arrived and joined the battlefield, and the situation began to quickly tilt towards Zhao Kuo's side.

Suddenly, three sharp whistles sounded in the forest.

The remaining enemy troops did not love to fight at all, and retreated instantly.

Xu Li chopped off the head of a fleeing enemy soldier with a single knife, and let the blood spray on his body, with a ferocious smile on his face: "If you want to run, chase me!"

This battle broke out quickly and ended quickly, but in just a quarter of an hour, everything returned to calm.

If it weren't for the dozens of corpses that fell in the forest and the faint smell of blood filling everyone's noses, some people would even think that the battle just now was just an illusion.

Surrounded by everyone, Zhao Kuo returned to his mount.

Suddenly, Zhao Kuo felt something, and looked up towards the south.

On a hill a few miles away, there was a figure looking at Zhao Kuo's direction.

As if aware of Zhao Kuo's movements, the man raised his hand and made a throat-cutting gesture towards Zhao Kuo.

The last gleam of the setting sun also dissipated, and the figure on the hilltop disappeared into the darkness.

Zhao Kuo quietly watched the figure disappear, the corners of his mouth gradually curled up.

"Very good, very interesting."

Chapter 112 How about returning to Changzhi City?

into the night.

Beside the dense forest, a fire burned, dispelling the darkness.

"Five Chiyou knights were killed and eight were wounded.

16 followers were killed and 37 were injured.

The enemy suffered 22 killed, no prisoners, and an unknown number of wounded. "

This is the final statistical result that Xu Li reported to Zhao Kuo.

Holding a rabbit leg in his hand, Zhao Kuo listened to Xu Li's words with a calm expression, and said after a while: "Uncle Xu, what's your judgment?"

Xu Li said without hesitation: "Being able to appear here and attack us at this time, there should be no one else except Zhen Potian."

Xu Li was bandaging his arm at this time, Zhao Kuo took a look and asked, "Are you all right?"

Xu Li chuckled: "Don't worry, my lord, it's all skin trauma.

It was much more dangerous than this when Yan and Zhi fought back then. "

Only then did Zhao Kuo remember that his Uncle Xu, despite his lack of sharpness in ordinary times, was also brazenly charged in the face of the [-] Qin army back then, and beheaded the so-called "Successor of Bai Qi" in one fell swoop. The ruthless man who is the head of Qin's general Hu Yang.

In terms of the modern standards of later generations, how can someone like Xu Li be regarded as a "soldier king", right?

Zhao Kuo smacked his mouth, threw the gnawed rabbit's leg aside, and said to Xu Li, "Uncle Xu, do you think this Zhenpotian is Korean?"

Xu Li shook his head and said, "Definitely not Korean."

Zhao Kuo looked at Xu Li curiously: "Why?"

Zhao Kuo is undoubtedly the world's No. 1 general in commanding thousands of troops against such things, but if it comes to close combat, of course it depends on Xu Li's family leader.

Xu Li said: "The Koreans don't have this kind of ruthlessness, they should be from Qin.

And it was probably Qin Ruishi. "

"Qin Ruishi" Zhao Kuo's eyes slowly narrowed.

In the Warring States Period, there were four countries whose ace troops were very famous. According to the chronological order of appearance, they were "Wei Wuzu, Qi Martial Arts, Zhao Bianqi, and Qin Ruishi."

Wei Wuzu refers to the army of Wei State led by generals such as Wu Qi and Pang Juan in the early years of the Warring States Period. Qi martial arts refers to the army of Qi State trained by Tian Ji and Sun Bin. Zhao Bianqi is King Zhao Wuling riding and shooting in Hufu The reformed Zhao State Cavalry Corps was finally the Qin Ruishi established by Qin State General Sima Cuo when he conquered Shu State.

Unlike the other three troops, Qin Ruishi is the only one whose number does not exceed [-].

Since its establishment, this unit has placed great emphasis on individual soldiers and small-scale operations. It belongs to the special forces of the cold weapon era. It is often used as an arrow on the battlefield, or a type of surprise soldier who sneaks into the enemy's rear.

Zhao Kuo asked, "Are you sure?"

Xu Li finished bandaging, cut a piece of rabbit meat from the fire, stuffed the sizzling rabbit meat into his mouth, and said vaguely: "I'm [-]% sure."

Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "That should be it. Unexpectedly, people from the state of Qin are quite down-to-earth."

In the Battle of Changping, it was not that Zhao Kuo had never confronted Qin Ruishi. Qin Ruishi had attacked Yaoshan camp and attacked Xuanshi City, but there were hundreds of Qin Ruishi on the battlefield with thousands of troops and horses. The role played by Ruishi is actually relatively limited. Today, Zhao Kuo truly understood the power of Qin Ruishi.

It's a well-deserved reputation.

Xu Li looked at Zhao Kuo, with a bit of worry in his eyes: "Master, if Zhen Potian is the leader of Qin Ruishi, then there may be great risks in Changping this time, why don't we go back to Changzhi City first, Do the math again."

As a fierce general, Xu Li certainly hoped that the more intense the battle, the better, and the stronger the opponent, the better.

But as a retainer, Xu Li knew very well that the most important thing was Zhao Kuo's safety.

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, and did not make a decision right away, but asked Xu Li a question: "Does Uncle Xu think these Qin Ruishi are strong?"

Xu Li snorted and said, "It's just a chicken and a dog."

If someone else said that, it would be suspected of being coercive, but speaking from the mouth of Xu Li, who had personally beheaded the general of the Qin Army, Hu Yang, that was absolute confidence.

Zhao Kuo laughed, patted Xu Li on the shoulder, and said: "Since Uncle Xu said that these guys are native chickens and tile dogs, if I, Zhao Kuo, dare not enter Changping because of fear, wouldn't I be punished by these natives?" Chicken tile dog joke?"

Xu Li's complexion suddenly collapsed when he heard the words, and he was so regretful that he wanted to slap himself: "My lord misunderstood, the old minister actually meant..." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and interrupted Xu Li's words: "Uncle Xu, stop talking, I know what I know." .”

Zhao Kuo looked at Xu Li and said word by word: "Of course I know that Changping County is in danger, but I believe in Chi Youjun, and I also believe in you."

When Zhao Kuo said these words, he also had absolute confidence on his face.

Xu Li was silent for a while, then bit off the head of the rabbit in his hand with a heavy bite: "Old minister understands."

In the dark night more than a dozen miles away, a bonfire was also burning on another mountainside.

"Zhen Po Tian" Wang Chong was sitting next to the bonfire, and there were more than 100 Qin Guorui soldiers beside him.

Jihou's figure appeared from the darkness and sat opposite Wang Chong.

Wang Chong glanced at Jihou, and cupped his hands towards Jihou, without saying a word.

Jihou said slowly: "Failed?"

Wang Chong nodded and said, "The knights and followers of Zhao Kuo are stronger than we thought. Their weapons are also very good, better than any weapons I have ever seen."

Jihou narrowed his eyes and said, "It is said that the craftsmen in Zhao Kuo's mansion have mastered a very special smelting method, which can forge amazing weapons. I didn't expect that they have already equipped these soldiers."

Wang Chong said in a muffled voice, "I always feel that Zhao Kuo still has confidence. If we rely on these people under my command alone, if we fight head-on, it will be difficult for us to win."

Jihou asked, "How sure are you of killing Zhao Kuo?"