Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

Before Wang Lu pursued Han Zhiyuan, Zhang Yanxia specifically told him not to get too far away from the troops in front, otherwise he would not be able to support him in time if something happened.

Wang Lu still remembered Zhang Yanxia's words at first, and did not make a big move. But as Han Zhiyuan always avoided fighting, he just blindly retreated, and gradually developed the heart of underestimating the enemy.

Relying on the large number of soldiers, the Qi army accelerated its speed. pursued the Zhaowu Army closely, greatly widening the distance between him and Zhang Yanxia.

The next morning, when chasing into a valley, the Zhaowu army in front suddenly stopped and took the initiative to rush towards the Qi army.

Wang Lu was overjoyed in his heart, and without thinking about it, he led the crowd to kill

the Zhaowu army! At this time, his subordinates hurriedly came to report that the Zhaowu army appeared behind the valley.

Wang Lu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, when did the Zhaowu army go around behind him, and he felt bad in his heart, and hurriedly ordered the troops to retreat.

Suddenly, from above the valley, a large number of arrows and boulders struck, and the Qi army was caught off guard, killed and wounded.

Wang Lu hurriedly looked up, and saw that the two sides of the valley were ten zhang high, and it was impossible to counterattack, and the slope was large, and it was difficult for the soldiers to climb up.

What made him even more panicked was that the two ends of the valley had been blocked by the Zhaowu army, and the Qi army could not rush out of the valley for a short time, so they could only be beaten passively.

Wang Lu instantly understood that this was an ambush circle carefully arranged by the Zhaowu Army. I am extremely remorseful in my heart, and I should not be greedy for merit.

Because the Qi army could not get out of the valley, they could not send people to ask Zhang Yanxia for help.

He didn't know when the reinforcements would arrive, and the only thing he could do at the moment was to fight his way out of the valley.

Han Zhiyuan was also worried about the reinforcements of the Qi army, and while ordering the upper part to accelerate the attack on the Qi army, he personally led his troops to block the exit of the valley.

Wang Luchong killed for a quarter of an hour, not only failed to rush out, but lost more than 1,000 soldiers.

There was nowhere to hide in the valley, and in the face of arrows, boulders, fire oil canisters and other objects attacking from above, the Qi soldiers had no choice but to be beaten passively.

Wang Lu was sweating profusely, swinging his knife desperately, and just now a crossbow arrow struck from above, cutting his cheek, and there was a slight pain.

"General Wang, you can't rush to the front, why don't you try it on the other side?" said his subordinates hurriedly.

Wang Lu said sharply: "Shut up!

Han Zhiyuan saw that Wang Lu was killing very fiercely, and swung his knife to slash at him.

Both of them have good martial arts, and it is difficult to distinguish them for a while.

The intensity of the attack above the valley continued unabated, which caused more and more casualties to the Qi army.

Wang Lu was about to go crazy, and if he continued to fight like this, all 10,000 Qi troops would die in the valley.

The subordinates again suggested that the Zhaowu army on the other side of the valley might be smaller, and they could break through from that side.

Wang Lu had no choice but to turn around and kill in the other direction, and the Qi soldiers around him also followed him and rushed to the other end of the valley.

Han Zhiyuan led his troops to chase after him and slash and kill wantonly.

The Qi army was surrounded by enemies in front and behind, and it was necessary to beware of attacks from above, and the morale of the army gradually declined.

The number of Zhaowu troops at both ends of the valley was actually about the same, and the Qi army still did not rush out, which made many soldiers despair.

At such a moment of life and death, Wang Lu was extremely eager for Zhang Yanxia's reinforcements.

In order to defeat this group of Qi forces before enemy reinforcements arrive. Han Zhiyuan gave up the idea of annihilating them all, and asked the soldiers to shout: "Surrender and don't kill!"

As more and more Qi soldiers put down their weapons, there was no suspense in this battle.

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A few miles away, Zhang Yanxia waited for a long time, and when he saw that Wang Lu had not returned, he was worried that something would happen to him, and said to Xia Baiyang: "You lead three thousand soldiers to meet Wang Lu."

Xia Baiyang did not delay, and immediately led his troops to go.

When I walked near a valley, I smelled a thick smell of blood.

Xia Baiyang frowned, walked quickly into the valley, and when he saw the scene inside, Xia Baiyang's pupils suddenly dilated, shocked and angry.

The valley was littered with the corpses of the Qi army, the death was tragic, and the ground was large and dark red; some of the blood had not yet coagulated, and there were also a very small number of soldiers who had not yet died, and it was obvious that the battle had just ended.

The subordinates quickly found Wang Lu, who was leaning back against a stone, his head hanging down, his body full of arrows, and he was no longer breathing.

"The Zhaowu army should not have gone far, and it is recommended to pursue it quickly. The subordinate said angrily.

Xia Baiyang hesitated, worried that he would be ambushed again, so he didn't agree, took Wang Lu's body with him, and went back.

Including Wang Lu, 10,000 Qi troops were either killed or surrendered, and they were almost completely lost.

After Zhang Yanxia learned the bad news, her heart became heavy.

"Our army is currently in a bad situation, and the last general suggested that we can consider withdrawing our troops. Return to Hanzhong or Yiling and other places, and then think about it in the long run. He Taohan said.

"Yesterday you were resolutely opposed to the withdrawal of troops, but now you have only lost a battle, and your attitude has changed so quickly. Zhang Yanxia said unhappily.

He Taohan smiled bitterly: "At this time and that time, our army now has only more than 80,000 people, and morale is low, while the Zhaowu army is estimated to have 150,000 people in Shudi. Once we get into a bitter battle, we have neither food nor grass nor reinforcements, and it will be unfavorable for me in the long run.

"80,000 people, even if they can't capture Chengdu, they can also attack Qutang Pass or Jianmen Pass. As long as one of them is breached, the Qi army outside the gate can enter Shu in a big way. As for the grain, it can be plundered by the powerful.

He Taohan was a little surprised, Zhang Yanxia had always sought stability with his troops, but now in order to eliminate Li Zhao, he had become so persistent. It seems that in his heart, he thinks that Li Zhao is a great threat to Qi Guo and must be eliminated.

When the two were talking, the scout came to report that the Zhaowu army had just come again, and it was currently four miles behind the Qi army, and its intentions were unknown.

Zhang Yanxia was extremely annoyed, and immediately led 10,000 Qi troops to kill Han Zhiyuan.

Han Zhiyuan retreated decisively, relying on his familiarity with the terrain to get rid of Zhang Yanxia's pursuit.

The Qi army did not intend to let him go, He Taohan led 5,000 Qi troops, wanting to go around to the back of the Zhaowu army, but fortunately was discovered in time by the Zhaowu army scouts.

Han Zhiyuan was shocked, and after losing hundreds of soldiers, he retreated fifteen miles away in one go.

Zhang Yanxia thought that at this time, the Zhaowu Army should not follow anymore.

Unexpectedly, not long after the Qi army marched, Han Zhiyuan led his troops to catch up again. He learned the lesson of the last time, opened up some distance, and kept an eye on the retreat from behind. Still like a dog's skin plaster, no matter how the Qi army drove out, it always followed six or seven miles behind it. Luckily, it wasn't a plain area, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to do that.

The tens of thousands of Zhaowu troops led by Li Zhao were about to arrive, and he needed to delay as much time as possible.