Chapter 20 In the fourth quarter, Hewai kicked off and was handsome and ruthless at the beginning

Two days have passed, and the time for the Allied Forces of the Six Nations to launch a fierce attack on Hangu Pass is approaching. The strange thing is that the top of Hangu Pass is still so peaceful, the black flags are unfurling, the ox horns are blowing melodiously, and the merchants from Shandong are still coming in and out of the pass, and there is no sign of tension that the war is approaching.The Zhao army stationed in Mianchi had already left the castle and set up a solid camp at the mountain pass outside Hangu Pass.Judging from the location of the battle, it happened that the Qin army was caught at the exit of the valley outside the pass where the army could be deployed.However, as soon as a fierce attack was about to be launched, the Hangu Pass was still surrounded by the 10,000 defenders, and the Qin army had disappeared without a trace!Sima Shangda muttered, looking at the long and narrow Han Valley behind the pass, he suddenly became suspicious, and his eagerness to make great achievements on his own dissipated in an instant, and he flew to the Wei Han Daying camp at the Yique Mountain Pass to meet with him. Xin Yuanyan and Shen Chai discussed.After talking for a while, they couldn't agree on what to do, so the three of them galloped to the camp of the main army in Yiyang.

For the past few days, Mr. Mengchang was also puzzled, anxiously waiting for Qin Jun to appear.But the date of the start of the war is approaching, and the Qin army has disappeared without a trace. Mr. Mengchang couldn't help but gasped, feeling a little guilty in his heart, and wanted to change the order and see.Just at this time, Pegasus, the top three generals of the former army, arrived.Lord Mengchang stabilized the three generals first, and immediately called Lord Chunshen to come to discuss. Hearing Mr. Mengchang and the three generals of the former army talk, Mr. Chunshen smiled: "Oh, in my opinion, this matter is simple. Bai Chui is handsome, so he must seek stability. For the sake of the Qin army, the safest way of fighting is to occupy The location is favorable, it’s just ambush the army in the mountains and forests on both sides of Hangu. Guancheng pretends to be quiet, it’s a trick to lure me into ambush. Otherwise, the 300,000 army will really go to the sky and enter the earth?”

Meng Changjun's eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized: "You mean, the Qin army ambushed in the mountains and forests on both sides of Hangu?" "Oh, what else?" "Since this is the case, how can I break the law?" Meng Changjun was very excited. "Oh, this has to be said first by the general and the former military commanders." Chun Shenjun had never been used to these people's incompetence and greed, and wanted to embarrass them. Tian Zhen didn't realize it, but Sima Shang and the other three were straightforward and eager to make contributions. They didn't hear Chun Shenjun's teasing, and said in one breath: "Chun Shen Jun said, but there is a clever plan, I will charge forward and fall into battle." !"

Seeing that Mr. Mengchang was also looking at him, Mr. Chunshen said, "Oh, when an ambush is fought, the back must be empty. If you can divide your troops and attack by detouring behind the enemy's rear, you will have a good chance of winning." "Mr. Chunshen might as well speak carefully, once we make an agreement, I will launch it immediately!" Tian Zhen also immediately regained his energy. "Oh, then I'll say it." Jun Shen didn't smile anymore, and suddenly got up and pointed to the big sheepskin picture nailed on the big board in front of the handsome case, "The soldiers are divided into three groups: the first group, Zhao Weihan The three armies attacked Hangu Pass head-on, and went down without asking for a day, but they wanted to stick to the Qin army so that they could not be separated; on the second route, the Chu army and a part of the Qi army went southeast from Xiaoshan, took a detour to take Wuguan, and entered the hinterland of Guanzhong. , attacking the Qin army from behind; in the third route, the main force of the Qi army surrounded Hangu Pass, intercepting the fleeing Qin army on the one hand, and preventing the Qin army from stealing out of Shandong. The tone of command is obviously smug.

"I think it's possible!" Tian Zhen agreed first. "Long live Chun Shenjun!" The three of Sima Shang were even more excited, and they shouted in unison, and the heart of victory immediately returned-with such an assignment, if they can conquer Hangu Pass first, they will naturally be the first in the world ! Jun Mengchang smiled and said: "It's rare to have such a consensus when the army is fighting! So I asked the general to issue the order." Tian Zhen cheered up, and immediately went to the commander's case and pulled out the command arrow: "Sima Shang, Xin Yuanyan, Shencha listen to the order!"

"Hi!" The three generals agreed, holding their chests out and clapping their hands. "Attack Hangu Pass at noon tomorrow! Make a big show of momentum so that the Qin army can't separate itself!" "Follow the command!" "Chun Shenjun Huang Xie listens to the order!" "exist!" "I order you to lead the Chu army of 100,000, and the Qi army of 100,000, go southeast out of Xiaoshan, attack Wuguan, and attack the Qin army front and back!" "Follow the command!" "Dazi listens!" "The last general is here!" A Qi army general stepped forward loudly.

"I ordered you to lead Qi's army of one hundred thousand and belong to Lord Chunshen to attack Wuguan!" "The general obeys orders!" Tian Zhen was impassioned: "I will lead an army of 200,000 to block the mountains and rivers outside the pass! All the armies must work together to destroy Qin in one fell swoop!" There was a loud bang from the tent, and they left the tent with a loud clang, and each galloped away. At this time, Bai Qi's army was divided into five groups, marching in the mountains inside and outside Hangu Pass.The first route was 20,000 cavalry, led by Yingbao, from Kuafu Mountain in Taolin Heights, crossed the Shanyuan on the south side of Hangu Pass, and went straight into the dense forest of Gushan on the south bank of the river behind Mianchi.The second route was 30,000 cavalry, with Wang Ling as the general, secretly leaving the Shaanxi Plain, along the vast reeds and grasses on the south bank of the Dahe River, heading eastward, and going straight into the mountains behind Yique to ambush.In the third route, 50,000 cavalry were mixed, and Wang Yan was the general. He went out to the southeast of Xiaoshan Mountain, and secretly inserted into Songyang Mountain to the west of Yiyang to ambush.The fourth route had 20,000 infantry soldiers, with Shanjia as the general, went out to the southeast of Xiaoshan Mountain, and went straight to Jiukou, south of Wuguan, to build a fortress.The main force of the Fifth Route was 100,000 iron cavalry, led by Bai Qi himself, with Meng Ao as his deputy, and marched directly into the hinterland of Xiaoshan Mountain adjacent to Hangu Pass.

When setting off at the Lantian camp, Bai Qi was more dignified than ever: "Soldiers are precious and fast, and all armies must arrive at the designated mountain forest on the first night after three days. The survival of the Qin State, we will fight here! Generals and Bai Qi touched I have been fighting for many years, and I have always been honest with each other, whoever has difficulties, immediately make it clear, and Bai Qi will immediately change generals!" There was a loud bang in the whole tent: "Jiu Jiu, old Qin, let's go to the national calamity together!" Just this one sound is the oath before the army, and no one needs to ask or say more.

"One more thing," Bai Qi bowed to the generals in awe: "Although the King of Qin gave me the Golden Sword to Suppress Qin, Bai Qi didn't want to use military law indiscriminately to gain prestige. There is the slightest violation, and if there is a violation, Bai Qi will not favoritism." Raised the tent and said loudly: "If there is any violation, I will be willing to be a military law!" Bai Qi said solemnly: "This time the battlefield is vast, and each army is on one side. It is necessary to clearly define the order of the battle: after arriving at the designated place, rest for a day, and do not rush to start the battle. At midnight the next day, Ying Bao and Wang Ling will launch first, and the battle will be ignited. Inform our army. After that, Wang Lu will launch the attack, and then the Chinese army will fight out. Shanjia's first army must stand firm for three days, and if there is no surprise attack on the enemy army, they can leave Xiaoshan to join the battle."

"Hi!" The generals shouted their orders. "The last word," Bai Qi was suddenly impassioned, "Once the war starts, we must be fierce and annihilated in one fell swoop, which will hurt the hearts of the six countries in Shandong! Please remember: All armies only judge meritorious deeds by beheading. Just defeating the enemy is not counted. Credit!" "Fightingly kill the enemy! Behead the head!" The generals were so excited that they shouted in unison. After the army set off on the fifth route, Bai Qi sealed a copper box, and sent two powerful scouts named Iron Eagle Swordsman Xingye to the Xianyang Palace, and then drove away with a hundred-man team composed entirely of Iron Eagle Swordsmen. On the main force of Meng Ao's Chinese army.The entire march of this main army was within the territory of Qin State. Although it was dedicated to the inaccessible mountainous areas, it was able to travel day and night, so it reached the hinterland of Xiaoshan before the sun set the next day.It was mid-August, and the autumn air was crisp, and there was a rest between the small valleys of the mountain streams and the open spaces of the green mountains and forests.The vanguard team had already surveyed the most hidden valleys suitable for camping in advance, and the army quietly stationed in accordance with the sequence of going out of the mountain.The cavalry are all close to the mountain stream, so it is very convenient to drink and feed the horses and brush the horses.The infantry are all in the forest clearing, neither cold nor hot, and they don't even need to set up military tents.The army camp was dispatched, and a military order was issued immediately: "Don't bury the pot, don't make food, take the stream water and eat cold food, and then go to sleep immediately!" After the order, fast cold food immediately began in the mountains, forests and valleys—a bag In the mountains and streams, there is a piece of dried beef with sauce and a few pieces of rough bread, and they slurp. After a while, the valleys and forests are filled with the sound of snoring all over the mountains and plains.But this is not afraid of being heard, one chooses uninhabited mountains and forests, and the other scouts and rangers have already released a radius of more than fifty li, and no one can enter any mountain pass.

The rest of the four armies spent more than half of their journey outside Hangu Pass, so they divided it into two sections: the first night they arrived at the Taolin Highland inside Hangu Pass, they ate, drank and slept all day, and at night they secretly left Shandong and entered.Although the distance is within two hundred miles, which is a short distance for the new army of Qin, they still made the most thorough preparations: the hooves of the horses were wrapped, the armor was fixed with the armor, and those who coughed were wrapped in cloth in advance. All weapons, bows, arrows, horns, etc. should be properly fixed. Bai Qi also issued a special order to the four-way army going out of the customs: the soldiers who go out of the customs are only given dried beef with sauce, not mutton with sauce.After this general order, the generals and soldiers laughed for a while, but when they thought about it carefully, the mutton had a strong smell, as long as they carried it with them, the people of Qin would definitely slam it together, and thousands of people slammed it together, even if it was cold food, the smell of mutton Floating with the wind, there is no guarantee that it will not be noticed by the shrewd enemy scouts. Once the enemy notices, what is the surprise?Thinking so clearly, the soldiers admired the new commander-in-chief greatly. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: The more you count, the more you win, the less you count, the less you win.The new commander-in-chief even counted the smell of mutton, so how could he be invincible? After two consecutive nights like this, in the early morning of the third day, Bai Qi received Yin Talismans from various secret scouts in Xiaoshan: the four armies had arrived at the designated forest to ambush.Bai Qi immediately ordered to return the Yin Talisman: launch tomorrow night. At this moment, a scout on a fast horse reported an astonishing news: Qi State's 200,000 troops were rushing towards Song State, and the king of Qi personally commanded the army, with unknown intentions.Meng Ao was in a hurry: "Could it be that the Qi State sensed our army's strategy, and the 200,000 troops came to the rescue quickly? I think it should be launched in advance to preemptive strikes!" Bai Qi stood expressionlessly on the boulder by the mountain stream, dimly It looked like a stone statue under the moonlight, silent for a long time, but said decisively: "The original plan remains unchanged, each fights its own way!" Meng Ao took a breath: "Bai Qi, are you really so sure? This is twenty Once the Wansheng force enters the river, the consequences will be unimaginable. Or if the army is collected in the Hangu Pass, as long as the Hangu Pass is not lost, it will be a victory." When Bai Qi was a commander, Meng Ao was a former deputy general of the army, and his temperament Thick and honest, and Bai Qi have always been congenial, so I have this heart-to-heart talk. Bai Qi said in a low voice: "In my opinion, this field is definitely not aimed at our army. This sea snake is going to swallow up Song!" "Ah—" Meng Ao let out a long cry, "Mie Song at this time? Isn't this shooting yourself in the foot?" "Hmph," Bai Qi sneered, "People don't think so, it's called lilingzhifa. Do you think, if it wasn't for destroying the Song Dynasty, the king of Qi would have to lead the army himself? A king Mengchang, a general, and a king , who would fight like this on top of each other?" Meng Ao couldn't help laughing: "Bird! Your brain is really useful." He quickly lowered his voice, "In this way, the Allied Forces of the Six Nations are bound to be in chaos. Who can watch this piece of fat being swallowed up by Qi ?bird!" "I don't care if he is chaotic or not, just hit hard!" Bai Qi slammed his fist on the boulder. Meng Ao forced himself to hold back his hearty laugh, and slapped his chest: "Bird! Let's fight him, kill him!" Bai Qi turned around and ordered the Sima of the Chinese army: "Immediately order the Qin army to station in Taoyi: the Qi army will attack the Song State, immediately withdraw its troops, return from Hewai, and cooperate with Wang Luhui to fight!" "Hi!" The Sima of the Chinese army agreed, and then flew away. In the early morning, when the sun was just hanging on the top of the eastern mountain, Hu Yang, the guard of Hangu Gate, hurried up to the top of the city. There was no movement for several days, and he was already very anxious.As soon as he climbed up the stairs and ran up the city wall, he heard Sima in the archery tower yelling urgently: "The enemy is coming! Report to the general!" Looking up at the pergola, his face immediately darkened—on the vast mountain plateau outside the pass, a thin golden-red line was approaching head-on. In a moment, the thin golden-red line under the morning glow turned into a raging red tide. Shen Lei The ground was rumbling, the flags were flying, the cavalry's criss-cross and horns were loud, and it was overwhelming. "Bird! It's finally here." Hu Yang smiled coldly, and ordered sharply, "Jubing!" The sound of "Woo-!" from the ten horn horns immediately resounded through the city.With the urgent and shrill horns, groups of black soldiers rushed up to the top of the city from more than a dozen stone stairways. In a short while, the walls at both ends of the arrow tower were brightly armored.Hu Yang turned around and strode up to the drum stand at the highest point in the center of the archery tower, took off two drumsticks as thick as his arms, and shouted loudly: "Every team is in position! Answer my order—!" After finishing speaking, he beat the drumsticks , It was a rush of drumbeats as urgent as rain. In a short while, there were three short horn horns from the arrow tower, followed by a long response: "One thousand bows and crossbows are in place—" "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Three heavy drums were heard from the height of the arrow tower. There were two trombones at the top of the city, and one response: "Roll the wood and beat the stone for a thousand to be in place—" "Boom! Rumble rumble rumble!" A trombone and a response: "Three thousand spearmen are in place—" "Boom! Boom! Boom!" One long, two short, three horn horns, followed by an echo: "One thousand shortstops are in place—" "Boom boom boom! Boom!" Two long and one short horns sounded three times, followed by another echo: "The carrier is ready at two thousand—" "Boom, boom, boom! Boom!" All of a sudden, the city roared in unison: "Jiu Jiu Lao Qin! Let's go to the national calamity together!" Shan Minggu responded with a burst of thunder and rolled into the distance. At this moment, the army in the distance has condensed into a vast red forest.All of a sudden, I heard the rumble of war drums passing across the field, and there were three huge infantry phalanxes pushing cloud carts and lifting ladders, and angry clouds rolled towards this small Guancheng in the rolling mountains.Behind the phalanx, three large banners were flying around Shujuan, and the three big white characters of Zhao, Wei, and Han could be seen very clearly even from the top of the city. According to Tian Zhen's military order, the onslaught on Hangu Pass began in the afternoon.This is also the siege practice since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. One is that the army gallops to the city and needs a short rest;However, the third general Sima Shang had another idea: Hangu Pass is shrunk within two mountains, and the city can accommodate at most 20,000 people to attack the city, and the 240,000 troops of the Zhao, Wei, and Han armies are enough to attack fiercely in turn without worrying about the soldiers losing their strength; Conquer Hangu Pass before the Chu army takes Wuguan, and they will be able to enter the hinterland of Guanzhong in advance, and that will be famous all over the world in the first battle.With this in mind, the three generals shouted in unison: "Fight early!" Therefore, the deployment of the three armies was surprisingly consistent: 30,000 cavalry stayed at the base camp, 50,000 infantry rushed forward lightly, and violently attacked the city; Once the city is conquered, the follow-up cavalry will drive straight in; even if the siege is protracted, the infantry of each army can also rotate back to the base camp to rest.Under such a deployment, the 150,000 infantry were all lightly armed, with only one day's dry food and weapons related to the siege, and the rest of the luggage was left in the base camp. The deployment was certain, the three armies dispatched at midnight, marched lightly, and arrived at Hangu Pass when the sun came out.Seeing that there was no heavy defense at Hangu Pass, the three generals were very excited. With one order, each of the three armies formed a square formation of ten thousand people: Zhao Jun was in the middle, Wei Jun was in the north, and Han Jun was in the south.The three generals made an agreement under the city: whoever breaks through the city first, Hangu Pass will belong to whose country.It was agreed that the three generals would each announce to their own army immediately, and set a peerless reward: the first one to climb to the top of the city will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold, and a thousand households will be sealed off!For the soldiers on the bloody battlefield, the amount of bounty is something outside of the body, and they may not be able to get it after they die in battle; but the fiefdom of a thousand households is a title that will be inherited forever by their descendants, but it is really a once-in-a-lifetime event!As soon as such a reward was paid out, the blood of all the officers and soldiers of the three armies surged, it was as if the three armies were fighting with each other, and they rushed towards Hangu Pass like a mountain roar and a tsunami! Hu Yang roared: "Light up the beacon fire—! Fight—!" This is the beginning of the first largest battle in the Warring States Period. Hangu Pass is regarded as "the first pass in the world" by the world.The most fundamental thing is that this grand pass has never been breached by any country.In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, the only one who captured Hangu Pass in the military battle was Wu Qi, the general of Wei State, but that was also the one who first seized the land of Hexi and then forced the Qin army to withdraw from Hangu Pass.The reason for this is that the terrain of Hangu Pass is very special: it is stuck in the continuous mountains of Shanmo Mountain Plateau and Xiaoshan Mountain, not at the pass, but two or three miles behind the entrance of the canyon; The canyon of "Han"; the "Shui Jing Zhu" of later generations said: "(The river) flows out of Dongwei in the north, which is commonly known as Hangu Pass. The sun is dangerous... the rock is dangerous and the circumference is solid, and the belt is easy to defend!" If it is just such a long valley sandwiched between two hills, or it can be detoured behind, it is not difficult for military strategists.However, the three plateaus of Xiaoshan, Taolin Heights and Shanmo are intertwined and lingering, with a radius of nearly a thousand miles.Only Kuafu Mountain in the Taolin Heights is "three hundred ren in a wide circle".The Shanmo Mountain Plateau to the north of Hangu Pass is even more high mountains, with big rivers rushing in between, and mountains on both sides.Such mountains and plateaus, vast forests and few people, have become an insurmountable vast natural danger between the Central Plains and Qinchuan.Entering Guanzhong from the west of the Central Plains, there is only Hangu Pass. After the state of Qin regained Hexi and recaptured Hangu Pass, it repaired Hangu Pass a lot.In addition to the replacement of Guancheng with grown stone strips, the more significant improvement is to extend the walls of Guancheng to the mountains on both sides for more than ten miles, forming a small Great Wall with Guancheng as the axis.At the top of the Great Wall at both ends, there are two beacon towers, but there is an enemy situation, and the two solitary pillars of wolf smoke go straight to the sky on the top of the mountain, and the Lantian Yuan in Guanzhong can also be seen at a glance.On the Great Wall, the crenels of the female wall and the stone wall are connected as a whole, and the arrow holes are densely covered, but they are extremely strong; Stones of different shapes and sizes; every five feet, there is a crossbow fixed on a huge wooden frame, and there is a stone house specially for storing long-range arrows; between the hill and the arrow house, there are continuous weapons However, when there is a war, in addition to the weapons in the hands of the soldiers, the weapon rack is also filled with all kinds of weapons at hand, so that there will never be a situation where the sword is cut and there is nowhere to change it.In order to ensure that Hangu Pass was safe, King Hui of Qin moved a thousand families of old Qin people around the barracks in the pass city.These thousand families farm or hunt without paying any taxes to the government. They only do two things a year: one month makes stone and one month makes wood.The so-called stone making is to excavate hard rock and then polish it into stone flakes of various shapes and sizes.The so-called wood making is to go into the mountains to cut down dead trees, cut off the thickest middle part of the trunk, and make it into a log with two sharp ends and a thick center.But when there is a war, a thousand households will gather immediately, and the strong and strong will form a team of porters, and the old, weak, women and children will pound noodles and rice for the army.Hangu Pass only stationed 10,000 infantry on weekdays, but under the support of this long-term and carefully constructed defensive barrier, it has always been impenetrable! When he left the pass to detect the enemy, Bai Qi inspected the defense of Hangu Pass in detail, and at the end he only asked Hu Yang: "Once the army attacks the city, can it last for three days?" Geng: There is no rescue outside, Hu Yang can last for ten days!" Bai Qi waved his hand: "Okay! I will not increase troops. But if you start the war, you will start the fight. If you support it for three days, it is a great achievement!" Looking at the top of the city today, Hu Yang knew that this was an unprecedented fierce battle.However, according to the previous plan, he divided the 10,000 soldiers into two squads to meet the enemy, with 5,000 soldiers in each squad, and a rotation every two hours.Because there are 20 miles of the Great Wall at both ends of Guancheng, there are 1,000 shortstops in each squad, and they will rush there if they are in a hurry. The three armies of Zhao, Wei and Han each attacked the city with 10,000 troops, but the terrain they faced was quite different.Let's talk about Zhao Jun who attacked in the middle.This place is facing the Guancheng Arrow Tower standing in the canyon of two mountains. The road outside the city and the low and gentle hillside beside the road are only one or two miles wide.This is the core of Hangu Pass and the main direction of the siege.Sima Shang was eager to win the first prize, and he planned carefully in the past few days: one ladder for a hundred people, one cloud cart for a thousand people, a total of one hundred ladders and ten cloud carts, strong hemp rope and iron hooks, machetes, big axes, etc. Cheng Yiying's utensils have been repeatedly checked and correct.An even more powerful move was: Sima Shang gathered 3,000 strong bowmen and crossbowmen from the follow-up army that could not directly attack the city, to completely suppress the archers at Hangu Pass. At this moment when the horn was raised, Sima Shang roared, "Let the arrows go!" The three thousand pairs of strong bows and crossbows lined up in formation fired at once, and the dense rain of arrows poured violently towards the archery tower and the city wall in a scream!All of a sudden, the walls of the arrow towers at Hangu Pass were submerged by the rain of arrows, and they were so blurred that they almost disappeared from the canyon.At this moment, the drums of war sounded, and fifty centurions rushed towards the city wall like a tsunami, holding the ladder and pushing the cloud car mountain.As long as the cloud ladders are on the city wall, the cloud carts stand under the city, and the rain of arrows stops pouring down the city, the siege battle will enter a melee combat, and nine times out of ten it will be accomplished. Seeing that the cloud ladder roared against the city wall, and the cloud cart stood tall, the warriors who climbed the city had already stepped on the wooden ladder of the cloud cart, but there was still no movement in the city.Qin Jun scared away?Is Hangu Pass an empty city?Sima Shang thought for a moment, and laughed loudly: "Stop shooting! Hangu Pass is an empty city..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the loud drumming and loud bangs at the top of the city, as if thunder was weighing on the top, and the dense boulders along the Rumbled and rolled down the slope of the city wall, waves after waves continued!Under the heavy impact of the rumbling and rolling boulder, the cloud ladder and cloud car were smashed and crushed in an instant.At the same time, the arrow holes all over the female wall also shot out a dense rain of arrows. The soldiers who only rushed to avoid the boulders made living archery targets, and the bloody arrows stuck in the cracks of the boulders one by one, unable to move halfway. step.In a short while, most of the first wave of 5,000 soldiers were killed or injured! Sima Shang's face was livid, and he wanted to shout something, but he couldn't do it in a daze. After holding back for a moment, he jumped to his feet and yelled: "I'll go on the second round! If you can't take Hangu Pass, you will die!" Besides, the Wei army in the north and the Han army in the south are facing the mountain plateau with verdant trees and strange rocks. Standing at the foot of the mountain, they can only see the banners and flags on the Great Wall of Hangu Pass. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult at the foot of the Great Wall.Xin Yuanyan looked at the boulder on the hillside for a while, looked at the direction of the wind, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Burn—! Burn these mountains and forests, and make a way!" Wei Jun shouted, and moved from the rear army's heavy truck Dozens of barrels of kerosene were specially poured on the verdant forest.In the Mid-Autumn Festival, the grass and trees were already dry and yellow, and with one lift of the torch, a prairie fire immediately burned up the mountain. Xin Yuanyan laughed loudly: "Good wind! God help me too! Burn—!" The Han army at the foot of the mountain in the south saw the fire in the north, suddenly realized, and quickly followed suit.In a short while, a sea of ​​flames rolled towards the Great Wall like a sea of ​​fire on the southern hilltop of Hangu Pass.The cheers from the mountains on both sides were heard from afar.Xin Yuanyan yelled: "Five thousand and one team! Two waves of attacking the mountain—!" At this time, the fire had already burned to the mountainside, and the five thousand sergeants shouted, and the cowhide combat boots waded through the hot ashes that were still sparkling. All over the mountains and plains rushed up.But what a strange thing!Seeing the fire reaching the Great Wall at Hangu Pass, the mountain wind suddenly turned and turned into a head-on wind.This time the situation changed drastically, and the mountain fire suddenly came head-on!Although there were no vegetation, the scorching tongues of flames and flying flakes of wood and ash piercing his face were painful, and the momentum of the charge immediately slowed down.What's more, soldiers' armor is mostly made of cowhide as the base and covered with iron sheets, not to mention cowhide shields, cowhide boots, leather scabbards, etc. If they are rushed into the sea of ​​fire, it is obvious that they will be burned!Therefore, when the wind direction changed, the soldiers instinctively turned around to avoid the fire, squeezing into a ball. At this moment, I heard a shout on the Great Wall of Hangu Pass: "Get up!" The shout fell, and the mountain under the feet of the Wei army collapsed, and hundreds of soldiers were screaming in panic and fear. It suddenly disappeared from the ground, and a moat more than ten miles long and two feet wide appeared in front of my eyes, as if it was a dense hell!Before Xin Yuanyan and the soldiers in the rear came back to their senses, they heard shouts on the city wall again, and huge boulders rolled all over the mountains and fields!These round boulders collided with the rocks, and some of them bounced in the air, flying across the trench and hitting the soldiers in the rear.Xin Yuanyan turned pale with fright, shouted: "Stop the troops—!" and ran away.Escaping from the onslaught of flying stones, turning around and looking again, Xin Yuanyan was stunned—thousands of round stones rolled into the ditch layer by layer, and there were dull and miserable howls in the ditch, and a star faintly splashed. Seeing that the three or four thousand soldiers were all swallowed up! "Vicious! The people of Qin are vicious!" Xin Yuanyan jumped to his feet and roared, "Retreat! Go back to the middle and attack the city! Kill all the people of Qin!" When the smoke from Hangu Pass rose, Bai Qi, who was standing on the highest peak of Xiaoshan Mountain, immediately turned around and ordered: "Command the main force of the Chinese army: Immediately dispatch secretly to the north entrance of Xiaoshan Mountain, and gather for orders." After a while, he turned around and hurried down the mountain. As soon as he reached the middle of the mountain, Sima Fei of the Chinese army stepped up the mountain: "Report to Zuo Geng: Chu Qi's army of 200,000 troops has entered the Danshui River Valley in the southeast of Wuguan, and Shanjia's troops have already engaged in battle!" Bai Qi said in a deep voice: "Command General Meng Ao that the Chinese army will dispatch 20,000 infantry to block the back of the Chu army." The Sima of the Chinese army obviously hesitated and worried, and said in a deep voice: "In this way, the Chinese army only has 80,000 cavalry left. , the main force of the Qi State is an army of 200,000 troops, and the impact may be slowed down." Bai Qi sneered and said, "I didn't want to eat the Chu army, but if there is a change, letting him go would be a waste of money. You can't see the change. Come out?" The Sima of the Central Army suddenly smiled and said, "Zuo even said that the Qi army will destroy the Song Dynasty?" Bai Qi's eyes flashed, and he went straight down the mountain without saying a word. Shanjia's 20,000 infantry have been busy for two days, setting up roadblocks, digging pits, digging ditches, setting up spurs, building deer camps, and moving stubborn rocks, making it impossible to move within ten miles south of the moat.The name of this place is Jiukou, which shows the strange topography.Mortars are originally rice pounding utensils.At the beginning of farming, people dug the ground as a pit, and after the pit became dry and hard, they pounded rice in the pit.Later, a wise man invented the stone mortar, that is, a large pit was cut out of a large stone, polished smooth, and then rice was pounded in the pit with a wooden pestle.The ground looks like a mortar, but it is a mountain depression, shaped like a big pit.This Jiukou is the entrance of a small basin in the Danshui River Valley. There are two hills sandwiched between them. The avenue entering Wuguan just passes through the center of Jiukou. The avenue to enter Wuguan is parallel to the current on the bank of Danshui.A traveler crossing Jiukou to the northwest can reach Wuguan in one day, and leaving Jiukou to the southeast, he can leave Xiaoshan and enter Chu State in one day. In order to advance lightly, Lord Chunshen left all the heavy chariots and old and weak soldiers in the Yiyang camp, leaving only 50,000 capable mountain soldiers.For Wuguan, the Chu army is much more familiar than the Qi army, so it is naturally the vanguard army, and Dazi's 100,000 Qi army is behind.Seriously speaking, Lord Chunshen didn't use the 100,000 Qi army as the main force, it was just that the coalition forces fought so delicately that they accepted the Qi army's joint attack according to the tradition.In fact, the Wuguan Qin army only has 10,000, and 50,000 people are enough to conquer it. If 50,000 is not enough, neither is 150,000!The reason for this is that Wuguan is extremely dangerous and can only be broken by a surprise attack with 30,000 to 50,000 elite soldiers. If the battle becomes a tough one, the mountain fortress has 10,000 elite soldiers guarding the pass, even if there are more than 100,000 troops, there is no way . Just because he knew the secret, Chunshen Jun gave Dazi an order when he set off: "I will lead 50,000 Chu troops to advance quickly, but you will come slowly, and take care not to be cut off by the Qin army." Dazi said to Dazi The ground in this area is extremely unfamiliar, so he immediately agreed: "Chunshen Jun, don't worry about tackling the problem, I will just guard the back road!" After a quick day's journey, the Chu army crossed Junshui at dusk, and entered Danshui River Valley Avenue in less than half an hour.It is said to be a road, but it is only for business travelers and horses, and for an army of 50,000, no matter how wide it is, it will be crowded.Chun Shenjun stood on the side of the road and watched from a distance, raised his whip and pointed at the mountain pass that was faintly visible in the distance: "The road ahead is Jiukou, ten people in a row, pass quickly, don't stay!" In the meantime, I saw the Chu army's troops lined up in purge, driving towards the mountain pass.Chunshen Jun's plan is: as soon as they pass through Jiukou, they will split up and detour, attack front and back, and surprise Wuguan!Although there was only one business road before Wuguan, it was not difficult for these mountain people who were born as medicine farmers and hunters to climb from the desolate mountains to the back of Wuguan. Suddenly, there was a rumbling like continuous thunder, and I heard the front army screaming and screaming!Chun Shenjun, who was watching from the top of the mountain, was shocked. He galloped down the mountain and rushed to the front army. When he saw it, his face was ashen-a few huge pits were in front of him, and he was struggling in panic and calling for help. Although the pit was not deep, the bottom of the pit was full of bamboo spears, and the soldiers and horses were covered in blood. The soldiers on the road panicked and screamed, and they were at a loss for a while.Chunshen Jun yelled sharply: "Light the torches! The former army saves people! The guerrilla scouts go forward to explore the way! A team of thousands of people goes up the mountain, pushing boulders and rolling the road, and finding out the pit!" Then the mountains and plains lit up. About half an hour later, the road surface in front of Jiukou has been cleared, and there are no more pits.Mr. Chunshen was suspicious at first, and was about to withdraw his troops. When he heard that there was no more trap, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Pass! Pass through the mouth!" Under the light of the large torches on the side of the mountain, the troops of the Chu Army brigade advanced rumblingly, trying to pass through the mouth of the mouth as fast as possible.The moment the front team was about to enter the mountain pass, they suddenly heard the shouts of killing like a landslide, and the mountain tops on both sides were like arrows raining like thunder and stones like heavy thunder.Before the Chu army could react in time, they had already been killed and injured by the rain of rocks and arrows. The rear troops continued to rush in, and for a while they crowded and trampled on each other.When the Chu army was in chaos, they suddenly heard the sound of bull horns resounding through the valley, and a large group of black armored soldiers rushed out roaring with bright spears.The rain of arrows and rocks was also very strange, but they were only dropped on the Chu army in front of the black spear team, and the coordination was perfect. Jun Shen suddenly woke up, remembering that none of the guerrilla scouts he had sent out to explore the road had returned, and knowing that Wuguan was planning a surprise attack, he yelled, "Turn back! Get out of the mouth!" Rao In this way, the two or three thousand troops in Taniguchi have been completely outflanked, and there is no turning back. As soon as the Chu army withdrew, the Qin army did not come out of the valley mouth.After all, Mr. Chunshen was quick-witted, and immediately thought that the Qin army thought he was going to attack Wuguan by force, and set up an ambush here to wait for reinforcements.However, Mr. Chunshen was not born with the disposition to fight tough battles. If he can fight, he will fight, and if he can't fight, he will retreat. This is his traditional way of using troops.What's more, since Qu Yuan's 80,000 new army was destroyed, he never had the idea of ​​being blindly arrogant and determined to win the Qin army.Today, the Qin army is prepared to stick to it, and it is obvious that the main force of the Qin army is here to eat him, so why leave early?Taking advantage of Qin Jun's misjudgment that I would attack by force, I just withdrew safely.After thinking about it properly, Chun Shenjun ordered decisively: "Change the rear team to the front team! Put out the torches and withdraw the troops quietly!" As soon as the military order was issued, thousands of torches were suddenly extinguished, and the Chu army hurried back to the division.I don't want Fang to go for half an hour, and a scout flies to report: The Qin Army Brigade has left Jiukou, and it is chasing and killing the Chu Army with all its strength!Chun Shenjun was shocked, and immediately ordered: "The rear army set up roadblocks, the brigade marched quickly, joined the Qi army at once, and went out to destroy the enemy!" However, the speed of Qin Jun's pursuit was astonishingly fast!Within an hour, he stuck to the Chu army's rear forcefully, clung to them, and fought violently.At this time, the sky was already dim, and the banners of the Qi army's oncoming brigade were already in sight. It was the moment when the Chu army could join the Qi army.Chunshen Jun became furious, and shouted: "The whole army returns to the team! Kill the Qin army!" The Chu army brigade shouted, turned around and rushed towards the Qin army like a tsunami.At this time, Sima of the Chinese army had already contacted Dazi, the chief general of the Qi army, and the Qi army also spread their posture and pressed over, determined to wipe out the Qin army who was bullying too much. Just as they were making a massive charge, the guerrilla scouts sent another urgent report from Pegasus: The main iron cavalry of the Qin army blocked the exit of Xiaoshan Mountain, and they were rushing in with all their strength.Chunshen Jun yelled angrily: "Nonsense! Outside of Xiaoshan, where is the main cavalry of the Qin army? Kill——!" He led the guards and thousands of cavalry to rush out without any explanation. This is a valley that has just entered Xiaoshan Mountain. Shanjia's 20,000 infantry are stuck on the opposite mountain, and more than 100,000 troops from Chu and Qi countries are deployed in the valley with a radius of more than ten miles. It is impossible to capture Shanjia for a while. of hills.Shanjia's 20,000 infantry are the elite infantry divisions of the Qin army, each with five weapons: an iron shield in his left hand, a spear in his right hand, a machete at his left waist, a bow and arrow pot on his right, and a strange big wooden clapper on his back. .主将山甲如今已经年逾六十，却是矍铄精壮武功惊人，更兼身经百战，对这商於崤山的一草一木都了如指掌，如今凭险据守，楚齐大军竟是无可奈何。按照白起部署，山甲一军只须粘住来敌三日便是完了军令。可春申君一撤，山甲顿时便急了眼，让这十多万大军出了山，步战锐士颜面何存？不及思索便是一声吼叫：“撇下辎重！轻兵追杀！”秦军锐士的取舍与当年魏国吴起训练武卒的标尺相同，最是重视负重急行军，须得全副甲胄全副兵器与干粮，连续强行一百里且能继续接敌作战者，方能留做锐士。如今军情紧急，关乎锐士杀敌声誉，谁个不奋勇争先？大步匆匆连跑带走，竟是硬生生的咬住了楚军！ 便在楚齐两军猛攻山甲步军山头的时刻，崤山谷口杀声大起，旌旗招展，秦军的两万主力铁骑潮水般杀入山谷。山头上山甲大喜，高喊一声：“方阵成列——！压下山去——！”片刻之间，两个方方一百的万人方阵便如森森松林，在隆隆沉雷般的战鼓中轰轰轰的压下山来，竟是直奔齐楚两军的骑兵而来！与此相反，秦军的主力铁骑则展散开来，冲入两军步兵人海大展神威。本来，骑兵对步兵是绝大优势，步兵对骑兵寻常却是难以抵抗。如今秦军竟是打了颠倒，齐楚两军大出所料，一时竟是大乱。楚齐大军虽则兵力占优，战力却是与秦军悬殊太大，更兼被断了后路压在山谷，措手不及间人心大乱，竟是很难结阵抗敌，情势顿时便见危机。 山甲的步兵方阵一遇骑兵，便立即化为百人队小阵冲杀，打法却极是奇特：左手一张与人等高的大盾牌，右手便是那柄奇特的大头木棰；盾牌一搪马上长剑，大头木棰便同时猛击马头；战马即或不是鲜血飞溅也是吃疼难忍，狂跳嘶鸣间骑士大多被掀翻下马；刚刚落马，立即便有大头木棰跟上，“嘭噗嗤！”一声便是鲜血飞溅脑浆迸裂！不到半个时辰，两军骑兵便大是惊骇，竟纷纷夺路突围。 就在崤山激战的时候，关外主战场也发生了惊人的变化。 赵魏韩三军猛攻函谷关一日未下，暮色降临后司马尚三将竟是大为沮丧，申差哭笑不得的直嘟哝：“娘的！一天没吃没喝，还死伤了两三千，这仗打得出鬼了！我看，回大营，明日再来收拾这头恶狼！左右一个时辰的路程。”司马尚与新垣衍对望了一眼，也不再坚持夜战，一声令下，三军便拖着十多里长的队伍卷旗收兵，回到渑池与伊阙大营已经是夜半时分。奔波驰驱一整日的士兵们饥渴疲惫极了，狼吞虎咽的饱餐一顿，竟是倒头便睡，有人手里还拿着油糊糊的酱肉便打起了粗重的呼噜。辽阔的军营，除了隐隐如雷的鼾声，便是呼啸的秋风伴着单调的刁斗声，沉寂得令人心颤。 月黑风高的子夜，埋伏在山塬中的秦军铁骑出动了。 由远及近，先是王陵的三万铁骑从伊阙背后的大山中呼啸杀出。伊阙山上的大火一起，渑池山中的嬴豹铁骑便立即呐喊杀出，两处三座大营的二十多万大军顿时如炸雷击顶，惊慌大乱，漫山遍野的夺路逃命。渑池赵军往东面逃，心想与那里的伊阙韩魏大军会合。伊阙的乱军则被王陵三万铁骑兜住东面追杀，本能的便向西部平川猛逃。不到一个时辰，三路逃兵便在一片辽阔的谷地乱哄哄轰然相遇了。被一千护卫甲士簇拥着逃命的司马尚顿时恍然，知道伊阙大营也被秦军破了，退路已断，不力战便是立刻一死。大骇之下，司马尚拼命大吼一声：“不要再跑！没有退路了！向我旗下聚集，跟我杀！”便有乱军纷纷聚来，嘶声大喊着回身扑向秦军。不一时，新垣衍与申差也各自聚集残兵呼啸猛扑，想杀出一条血路突围出去。辽阔的山塬上火把盈野飞动，远远望去，竟似普天之下的萤火都流到了这里一般！ 便在伊阙渑池山头举起大火时，宜阳山中的王龁大军也迅猛出动了。三万铁骑横展在几十里宽的原野上杀向齐军主力大营，两万步兵却在宜阳北面构筑壁垒，堵住了齐军与北面赵魏韩三支乱军会合的必经之路。 此时，白起的八万主力大军已经运动到崤山东北口待命。一见伊阙、渑池、宜阳三处山火大起，白起便立即高声下令：“号角战鼓！立即杀出！”蒙骜一举长剑，高喊一声：“杀——”便一马飞出，率领八万铁骑漫山遍野的向宜阳的齐军大营卷来。 从猛攻函谷关开始，齐军大营便是全军戒备探马如梭。作为主力大军的实际统帅，孟尝君等待的只是一个出动的方向。他已经对田轸明确了战法：“武关函谷关，那路先破，我军便从那路长驱直入！两关齐破，你我便各自率军十五万，两路攻入咸阳！”田轸自是摩拳擦掌，只焦急的等待两路捷报。便在午后时分，遥闻函谷关杀声震天，探马报来的消息却是“攻城受阻，两军胶着”。孟尝君心下疑惑，便要亲自到函谷关前看个究竟，正待上马，却见营门游骑飞马驰来，遥遥高声：“报！飞车特使已到营门——！”孟尝君不禁愕然，连忙与田轸飞马向营门迎来。 这“飞车特使”却是齐国王室的传统设置，但凡大战期间，专门奔驰于战场与国君之间联络沟通，寻常都由精于车骑的将军担任。此时大战刚刚开始，便有飞车特使到来，却令人琢磨不透，莫非齐王又有了别出心裁的新主张？思忖间营门在望，只见一辆驷马铁车鼓荡烟尘轰隆隆迎面冲来。 “苍铁——！”孟尝君大是惊讶，何事紧急，竟动用了他献给齐宣王的天马神车？ “齐王紧急诏命！”话音未落，铁车已经在孟尝君马前戛然止步。苍铁一伸手，一支光灿灿的铜管便伸到了孟尝君面前。孟尝君顾不上与苍铁说话，打开铜管便抽出了一幅白卷展开，便见两行赫然大字跳入眼帘： “咳——！”的一声长叹，孟尝君面色苍白，将诏书递给田轸，竟是一句话也说不出来。田轸一看却是大喜过望：“俺王神武！三日灭宋，牛刀杀鸡！”孟尝君勃然大怒：“大难临头，还是一派胡言！”田轸一时愣怔：“俺却不明白，如何便是大难临头了？灭宋不好么？”孟尝君压低声音狠狠骂了一句：“猪头！回帐再说！苍铁，你留下来别走。” 回到中军大帐，田轸兀自一副混沌未开的模样。孟尝君面色灰白，重重的敲打着帅案：“宋国这块肥肉，谁个不垂涎三尺？联军攻秦，齐国却趁机独吞宋国，他国如何不急眼？大军云集，这些骄兵悍将若倒戈来攻齐军，却是如何得了？这不是大难临头么？昏了你！”田轸恍然猛醒，顿时脸色通红：“俺俺俺，真个猪头！叔父只说法子，俺听命便是！”孟尝君叹息一声，思忖片刻道：“不出今夜，这个消息便会到达各军，要避过这场劫难，便得立即撤出！”田轸惊讶道：“这里二十万大军，还有十万跟了春申君去攻武关，一时如何走得脱？”孟尝君一咬牙道：“顾不得许多了。立即派秘密斥候下令武关齐军，相机撤出战场。大营主力，由你率领，暮色时分立即秘密开走。留下三万精骑，由我率领断后！”田轸大急：“俺来断后！叔父先走！”孟尝君冷笑一声：“你断后？还不被乱军活吞了去？我来周旋，再有春申君情谊，或可安然善后。”说罢长叹一声，“只是啊，违背了王命，我命便由天定了。”眼中竟是泪光莹然。 “齐王若要杀，俺顶命！”田轸见孟尝君悲伤，竟也是慷慨唏嘘。 “莫得乱说！”孟尝君低声呵斥，接着吩咐，“你去下令大军准备，定要隐秘。” 田轸答应一声便大步去了。孟尝君看看苍铁低声问：“甘茂，还在临淄么？”苍铁道：“回孟尝君：这个我却知道。一月之前，秦王派专使送信于甘茂，不再视他为逃敌叛秦，许他随时家族后裔回秦安居。甘茂接书，便给齐王留下一封辞官书，悄悄走了，听说去了楚国云梦泽隐居。齐王本想派人追杀，苏代上卿劝阻了。” 孟尝君又是一声长长的叹息，竟是良久无语。本来，他是厌恶甘茂这种人的，可甘茂屡次在齐王喜怒无常时巧妙折冲，使他与苏代多次避免了无常之祸。渐渐的，他便对甘茂有了好感，觉得甘茂机智干练又无害人之心，倒是对付这位齐王的上佳人选。如今齐国正在种恶之际，自己又违背王命撤军，若有甘茂在齐王面前为自己设法开脱，当可化险为夷。却不想甘茂竟是云鹤远去无踪迹，孟尝君顿时便生出一种不祥的预感，一片悲凉便弥漫心头，竟是久久挥之不去。 秋日苦短，倏忽之间已是暮色降临。齐国大军趁着夜色匆匆开出了宜阳的山地军营，直向东南。这也是孟尝君定下的撤军路线：避过韩魏两国腹地，沿汝水河谷入楚国北部上蔡，再东进泗水，经楚国东北的兰陵、琅琊进入齐国。田轸出身行伍，对行军打仗算是行家里手，对这次秘密撤军竟部署得滴水不漏，将近子夜时分，除了留给孟尝君的三万精锐骑兵，二十万大军已经走得只剩下断后的两万骑兵；军营之中，却依旧是灯火连绵，刁斗声声，任谁也发现不了这里已经是一片空营。 守在空营里的孟尝君，正在焦急等待派往伊阙渑池的秘密斥候，他要及早知道赵魏韩三军有无异动？会不会今夜便来攻击？堪堪是断后骑兵刚刚开走，秘密斥候便飞马急报：“伊阙、渑池两大营同时遭秦军夜袭猛攻！乱军已经逃奔河外原野！秦军正在追杀！” 孟尝君大是愣怔，猛然心念电闪，却是一阵哈哈大笑。 苍铁不禁困惑：“友军遭袭，我军便面临危险，孟尝君笑从何来？” “天意啊天意！”孟尝君笑着，“秦军这场袭击，便使灭宋、撤军变得堂而皇之。齐国即得宋国，又保全了大军，他国纵是心痛，也是有苦难言。当真是天助齐国也！” 苍铁笑道：“那便赶紧走吧，乱军来了，天马神车也不管用了。” “不！”孟尝君摇头下令，“苍铁，你立即驾车到宋国，禀报齐王，我在河外救援三晋大军去了！”苍铁还要劝阻，孟尝君一声大喝：“快走！不能将绝世神车丢给了秦国！”苍铁一跺脚：“孟尝君保重！”便飞身上车轰隆隆风驰电掣般去了。孟尝君转身大喝一声：“全体上马，杀向河外！”三万骑兵立即出营，暴风骤雨般向河外卷来。 谁知尚未在原野展开，便见黑暗的原野涌来无边无际的火把潮水，恰恰便是王龁的三万铁骑迎面杀到。孟尝君眼看退无可退，大吼一声：“杀——！”便率领三万骑士拼死向前。两军轰然相撞，兵力相等，竟是硬碰硬的展开了浴血大战。原本是料定的一场夜袭战，不想齐军竟开营杀来，一看齐军并无后续大军，王龁不禁大急，生怕放走了齐军主力，便是一声大吼：“中军号角发令：副将两万原地杀敌！一万铁骑随我旗号杀入齐营！”喊声方落，身边十名号手牛角号大起，两长一短，连续三阵，便见一个万人队迅速摆脱纠缠，随王龁大旗从战场侧翼杀出，恶狠狠向齐军大营冲来！孟尝君已经感到齐军力有不支，见秦军分兵，便知其意，大喊一声：“冲向伊阙！与三晋大军会合！杀——”齐军精神一振，顿时疯狂的向秦军铁骑发起冲锋，要一举冲向河外三军。 便在这时，只听西南原野杀声震天火把如潮，一个辽阔的扇形直从齐军背后与侧翼兜了过来。孟尝君大惊，心知这才是秦军主力杀到，立时大喊：“突围！东北新郑——！”便率领一千精锐护卫率先杀向东北黑暗处。 蒙骜正率主力铁骑追杀，白起亲自率领的铁鹰剑士百骑队已经赶上，高声下令：“主力铁骑立即杀向河外，全歼三晋大军！王龁所部追杀齐军，三十里为限，立即回军河外参战！”黑暗中号声大起，秦军八万主力铁骑竟是撇下逃亡齐军，暴风骤雨般向河外原野杀来。 渑池与伊阙之间的广阔原野上，正在进行着惊心动魄的大厮杀。秦军铁骑虽然勇猛，然则毕竟只有五万，要将三晋残军包围全歼，却是力所不能。一个时辰的激战拼杀，三晋人马虽然伤亡惨重，但终究还有十多万人，况且也渐渐清醒过来，见秦军兵力不多，畏惧之心竟是大减。司马尚愤然大喊：“秦军人少！杀回赵国——！”便率剩余的五六万赵国士兵全力向东面冲来。魏军新垣衍与韩军申差见赵军向东冲杀，顿时恍然猛醒，各自大喊一声，便合力向东方冲杀过来！如此一来情势竟是大变，原先是秦军铁骑追着团团乱转的三晋军兵猛烈砍杀，并无固定方向，如今十多万大军一股洪流般汹涌卷向东方，秦军所余四万多铁骑纵然依仗快马速度超前挡在正面，可要堵住这疯狂的夺路大军，却是万万不能。 嬴豹王陵急红了眼，两员大将几乎同时大吼：“两翼追上！拼死堵住！”长剑一挥，便从两翼风驰电掣般包了上去，抢占了前面的一道山口，展开了四个万骑大阵，便要整体冲锋拼死一战。司马尚率领赵军冲到阵前，便是一声大吼：“最后一关！夺路回赵！杀——！”竟是一马当先冲杀过来。后队大军也全部展开，怒吼着冲向山口，秦军四个铁骑方阵顷刻便陷入了杀不退的人山人海。 千钧一发之际，西部原野骤然响起了隆隆沉雷，无边的喊杀声与无边的火把便铺天盖地的压了过来，正是白起蒙骜的八万主力铁骑杀到了。白起对蒙骜高声道：“你来号令大军！我来冲阵！”不由分说便将中军大旗与一班司马、斥候交给了蒙骜，一声喊杀，便亲自率领锋锐无匹的铁鹰剑士百骑队杀入红色人海！ 白起做卒长时就是闻名军中的猛士，入伍一年便获得铁鹰剑士称号，一口十五斤重剑悍猛绝伦，每战必是一马当先所向披靡。无论白起做卒长、什长、百夫长、千夫长、万骑将还是前军主将，都无一例外的是全军尖刀。此刻白起看准了三晋残军要做困兽之斗，若不强力冲杀一举摧毁其斗志，便会耽延时间，天亮后假若新郑的韩魏援军赶到，便不能全歼这股残军。而全歼三晋加入合纵攻秦的二十四万大军，一开始便是白起的中心目标——唯痛击三晋，才能彻底摧毁合纵根基！为了这一点，白起明知齐军主力秘密撤退而放弃追杀，便是要集中大军主力吃光三晋一大坨。按照作战传统，白起已经违背了“围师必阙”的兵法格言，强迫敌军做困兽之斗，万一被敌死战胶着而与援军内外夹击，这便将是一场备受谴责的大战。可白起相信秦军战力，更要着意开创歼灭战法，所以竟是前所未有的全面夹击，不给逃敌一分退路。 白起百骑队杀入人海，威力竟是势如破竹！这一百名铁鹰剑士都是重剑重甲，战马也是身披铁甲头戴面具，当真是铜人铁马。这种重剑都是将近四尺长，连同剑格，比寻常的长剑还长了七八寸，马上挥舞起来直是巨浪排空无可阻挡。一时间，敌军步兵的盾牌、长矛、短剑纷纷脱手飞出，军卒甚至来不及惨叫一声便已经血溅三尺。小山头由蒙骜执掌的中军大纛旗则挂着一串小风灯不断摆动，敌军逃向那里，大旗便指向那里，秦军也便呼啸追杀到那里。 堵在山口的秦军也是精神大振，竟铜墙铁壁般堵在山口，三晋残兵竟是不能越雷池半步。眼看身边军马越来越少，浑身浴血的司马尚嘶声大吼：“东南！杀向东南——！”三晋残余兵马便蜂拥向东南方突围杀来。 秦军主力从西来，山口秦军在正东，东南方正是秦军兵力最少的薄弱环节。司马尚三将率领残兵拼死冲来，迂回赶先的秦军铁骑便显得太少，眼看三晋残兵便要落荒四散的逃往无边黑暗的山塬地带了。 正在此时，东南方又是杀声震天而起，恰恰便是王龁的五万步骑大军迎面杀到。王龁大吼下令：“两万步军，强弓守住山梁！三万铁骑三面展开，兜上去！杀——”便漫山遍野的包抄杀来。王龁与狂奔而来的司马尚碰个正着，一阵猛烈砍杀，赵军大旗及仅存的千余骑兵全数被杀。混战中司马尚单骑逃命，那匹阴山战马竟是嘶鸣如飞，堪堪便要脱离战场。王龁胯下战马恰是一匹西域汗血宝马，大吼一声便风驰电掣般追了上去。片刻之间，汗血马便飞掠赶上，就在战马超前的刹那之间，王龁长剑如闪电般劈下，只听一声惨嚎一声嘶鸣，司马尚连人带马，竟是被劈为两半！ “这厮好快！割下首级。”王龁嘶哑着声音对追上来的护卫骑士吩咐一声，便又飞马驰回战场，四处奔驰大喝：“敌军不降！全部杀光！一个不留——” 大厮杀进行了一个多时辰，天色将明的时刻，河外山塬终于沉寂了下来。白起下令：“整点军马，立即退到函谷关外扎营。”及至大军开到函谷关外扎好营盘，广袤的山塬在秋日的朝阳下竟是混沌无边的雾红，极目望去，伏尸遍野，残烟袅袅，褴褛的战旗挂在战车上兀自猎猎飘飞，负伤的战马犹在悲切嘶鸣。站在山头的白起久久的伫立了望着这辽阔的战场，心中却是若有所失——只可惜我手中兵力有限，若再有二十万大军，任你孟尝君狡诈，齐国的主力大军岂能逃脱？