Ji Han Liu Zhang

Outside Yubi City, there is the military camp of Qu Yi’s troops.

As the sun set and the light red flags became even brighter red as the setting sun illuminated them, Qu Yi ended his routine patrol of the camp for the day and turned back to the central army camp.

In front of the soldiers outside, Qu Yi had an expression of full confidence and even a bit of complacency. However, once he stepped into the central army tent, the complacency on his face was thrown out of sight in an instant.

"Ah." He couldn't tell how many times he had sighed. Ever since Qu Yi led his troops to the foot of Yubi City, he could do nothing about the city and couldn't help but sigh in private. But he was afraid of being heard by the soldiers, so he had to lower the volume of his sighs. He felt really aggrieved.

"You cowardly rats, just relying on the strong city, without the courage to fight fiercely." Qu Yi said in his heart towards the direction of Yubi City.

When it comes to the confrontation between the two armies and fighting on the battlefield, Qu Yi considers himself to be one of the best generals in Hebei, and he considers himself the second best, and no one dares to covet his first place. However, Qu Yi is not very good at defending cities and attacking strongholds to defeat the enemy, especially when facing a strong city like Yubi.

Therefore, since Qu Yi rushed here, he had been seeking an opportunity to fight with the Qin army in the field. However, the Qin army was like a turtle that had shrank back. Relying on the jade disk as its shell, they never went out to fight with him in a hearty battle.

As a result, the situation came to a standstill and a confrontation broke out between the two sides.

Sitting quietly in opposition was not a good thing for Qu Yi, the attacking party, because they had come from afar, wasted years without making any progress and without achieving any achievements. The morale of the army was being worn away bit by bit.

Today, Qu Yi inspected the camps in various places and saw the spirit of the soldiers. They were full of fighting spirit and determination when they set out from Shangdang, but they were helpless when they were stopped in a fortified city. Now they are bored and have no desire to fight. They are just waiting to retreat and return home.

"Retreat?" A thought popped up in Qu Yi's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

The army arrived here, but failed to achieve any success and fled away in disgrace. For Qu Yi, it would be more convenient to kill him. He did not want to retreat and return to Hebei to face the mocking eyes of others.

In this way, another three or five days passed, and within these three or five days, the situation of the two armies confronting each other and sitting in confrontation changed.

"Report." A scout brought news from afar: "There is a fleet on the Fen River heading towards our camp."

"Report." Later, another spy brought news: "Ma Chao's troops stationed in Anyi are showing signs of moving out."

"Report." Later, when the sun was setting, a ranger brought a strange message: "Thousands of Qin soldiers are heading towards Shangdang."

The news came from all directions, and the news received at different times was different.

First, when Qu Yi heard the news of the Qin army's mobilization in the morning, he was delighted. His sword had long been thirsty for the blood brought by a field battle.

However, news kept coming, including news that the Qin army was moving to Shangdang, which made Qu Yi go from being happy to confused. He frowned and fell into deep thought.

"Shangdang." Qu Yi leaned over and looked at the silk map spread out on the table, his eyes roaming around Shangdang. After a moment, he shook his head. Shangdang was high and dangerous, with obstacles everywhere. It was not easy for the Qin army to take it. However, there was no need to worry about the Qin army heading to Shangdang.

The question is, why did the Qin army do meaningless things?
Qu Yi narrowed his eyes and thought carefully about the pieces of news he had received today.

'Fenshui.'

'Shangdang.'

"Anyi." In an instant, as if a bolt of lightning split the dark leaden clouds, Qu Yi's mind became clear and bright, and it was as if his hands reached out and grabbed something. He probably had some ideas and inferences.

The fleet on Fenshui River and the Qin army that rushed to Shangdang, the fleet on Fenshui River should have intended to cut off the waterway, while the Qin army that rushed to Shangdang actually blocked his way back. In fact, they were all chasing and intercepting his troops.

As for Ma Chao's troops that set out from Anyi, Qu Yi thought that most of them were rushing here to join in intercepting the troops that were surrounding him.

Don't stay here for long!

After thinking for a while, Qu Yi had only one thought left in his mind.

Day two.

Qu Yi ordered his troops to retreat. He planned to fight and retreat to Shangdang, and rely on the favorable terrain of Shangdang to engage in battle with the Qin army.

They retreated as soon as they said they would. Today alone, a group of soldiers rushed out of Qu Yi's camp and headed towards Shangdang. As for Qu Yi, as the main general, he naturally stayed behind to protect the rear, so that the morale of the army would not be low and lead to defeat.

In just two days, Qu Yi led more than a thousand of his most elite vanguard soldiers and stepped out of the deserted camp.

If you are going to quit, you should quit cleanly and decisively without any attachment.

However, after walking for only a few miles, Qu Yi received news from the troops ahead, saying that the Qin army had taken advantage of the dangerous mountains to cut off the road and block their passage.

"Fast, too fast." Qu Yi was puzzled. He retreated so quickly, how could he block the Qin army's way back?

Which group of Qin troops are they?
Qu Yi led his vanguard soldiers and marched rapidly, while at the same time ordering scouts to find out the route of the Qin army that blocked their way back.

Not long after, the troops in the front sent back news that the Qin army that Daoming had blocked their way had the words "Wudang" and "Shen" on their flags.

'Nothing.'

'Shen.'

Based on the intelligence he had learned in the past, Qu Yi deduced the origin of the Qin army, which was the Wudang Flying Army, a group of elite troops led by Wudang Supervisor Shen Mi.

Qu Yi had heard a lot about Wu Dang's Flying Army, a famous unit in the Qin army. It was said that Wu Dang's troops were composed of brave and fearless barbarians such as Qing Qiang, Qiang, and Sou. They were strictly trained by Shen Mi and their combat effectiveness was particularly strong.

In addition, since the Qing Qiang, Xiong, and Sou mostly lived in mountains and forests and were particularly good at running around, going up and down mountains, and had great skills in running and walking, it was not surprising that the Wudang Fei army marched very quickly and blocked Qu Yi's way back.

However, although the Wu Dang Flying Army had such a great reputation, Qu Yi did not take it seriously. He was confident that in terms of fighting alone, the vanguard soldiers under his command were unparalleled in the world and could not be matched by the so-called Wu Dang Flying Army.

You have no flying army, so how can you compare with the best cavalry in the world, the White Horse Volunteers?
With great confidence and a brave will to fight, Qu Yi led more than a thousand of his most elite vanguard soldiers forward, determined to launch a fierce attack and defeat the Wu Dang Flying Army in front of them, opening a passage for his more than 10,000 troops, a passage to Shangdang.

As it is, a great war is about to begin. There is no need to confront the first to ascend, or to confront each other head-on. (End of this chapter)