Early in the morning of the second day, after some preparations, Ma Qiu once again led the main army of 50,000 and entered the Bird and Mouse Mountain.

After learning the lesson of the last time, this time Ma Qiu appeared very cautious, marching cautiously along the way, stopping from time to time to rest, encountering steep terrain, he sent a small force to the front to investigate the situation, and only after confirming that there was no ambush, did he continue to march.

Soon, Ma Qiu and his party arrived at the location where they were ambushed yesterday, looking at the loose dirt on the side of the road, Ma Qiu knew that the corpses of his soldiers had been buried by the Jin army.

Thinking of yesterday's wolf bèi, Ma Qiu was angry, and at the same time, his heart was more cautious, the scouts had carefully searched the slopes on both sides of this place, and did not find any Jin soldiers and horses in ambush.

Ma Qiu led the army to continue to advance, in order to prevent an ambush by mistake, the formation of the army under his command was relatively loose, and the army of 50,000 stretched for nearly ten miles before and after.

After continuing to march for five miles, the forward men and horses under Ma Qiu's command arrived at the ambush position of the main force of the Jin army.

Seeing that Ma Qiu really led the army to come, Hua An motioned to the soldiers beside him to prepare for battle.

"Big brother, the Zhao army and horses stretch for miles, and there are a lot of troops, but I'm afraid there are more than yesterday." Wang San whispered.

Hua An nodded and said: "No matter how many men and horses Ma Qiu comes, our army only needs to destroy the thousands of soldiers and horses in its vanguard, so that Ma Qiu's army can be dispersed, so that the soldiers are ready for battle." ”

"Yes, big brother." Wang San answered, and then asked the soldiers beside him to convey the order.

"Tweet, tweet......" The pro-soldier imitated the call of a bird. Convey orders to the surroundings in turn, so that all the soldiers are ready for battle.

The soldiers in charge of lighting the fire immediately began to prepare the fire, and more soldiers held their breath, ready to rush out of the ambush at any time.

The soldiers of the Zhao army, who were marching, suddenly heard the dense bird calls on both sides, and they were all taken aback, and hurriedly looked at the sides nervously, and saw that the mountains on both sides were gentle. And there are plenty of birds flying around the treetops. The soldiers of the Zhao army were relieved, and then continued to march.

Ma Qiu rode on a tall war horse, looking at the birds flying around in the treetops on both sides, and his heart was also very relaxed. There are birds flying in the treetops. Suffice it to say that there is no ambush here. Moreover, the terrain here is not suitable for ambushes.

Seeing that Ma Qiu, the commander of the Zhao army, entered the ambush circle, Hua An glanced at the soldiers beside him.

The pro-soldier knows. Open your mouth to convey orders with codes.

"Coo, coo......" With a secret sound, the soldier in charge of igniting the fuse immediately lit it.

The speed at which the lead burned was very fast, and when the soldiers of Zhao Jun saw that there was an abnormal noise nearby, it was too late to prepare.

"Boom, boom, boom......" In the ranks of the Zhao army, the explosion of black powder sounded again.

"There are ambushes, there are ambushes." The soldiers of the Zhao army suddenly exclaimed, and the war horses began to scurry around, and the front of the entire Zhao army was already in chaos.

Seeing that he had been ambushed again inexplicably, Ma Qiu felt very puzzled, there were obviously many birds circling in the treetops around him, how could there be an ambush by the Jin army?

"General, our army has been ambushed by the Jin army again." The general shouted anxiously.

Ma Qiu's heart was anxious and angry, and he shouted: "How did the scouts in front find the way, why didn't they find the ambush here." ”

"General, the terrain here is open, not suitable for ambushes, and the scouts are also careless, what should I do, retreat quickly!" The general said anxiously.

When Ma Qiu heard this, he just wanted to order a retreat, when an explosion suddenly sounded under his feet, and the war horse that sat down was destroyed again, and Ma Qiu fell to the ground again.

"General, General." Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.

Seeing that there was already a trace of confusion in the shape of Zhao's army, Hua An immediately made a decision and ordered all the troops under his command to attack forward.

Nearly 30,000 soldiers of the Jin army roared and killed the Zhao army, which had begun to be chaotic.

Although the Zhao army has the advantage of troops, the team stretches for nearly ten miles, and the front is already chaotic, how can it effectively resist the enemy.

Seeing that a large number of people and horses of the Jin army had been killed, Ma Qiu saw that it was too late to escape, so he hurriedly ordered: "Soldiers, attack, block the Jin army." ”

The army under Ma Qiu's command, hearing the order, rushed to kill the Jin army that rushed over, and soon fought together.

One side is carefully prepared and the morale is high, the other side is tempered and demoralized, the result of the battle can be imagined, under the impact of nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Jin army, the Zhao army suffered heavy losses and could not be defeated.

Ma Qiu saw that the Jin army was strong and well prepared, and knew that the defeat of the army under his command was a foregone conclusion, so he abandoned the forward men and horses who were fighting, led the remaining men and horses, and quickly retreated.

The Zhao army was in the vanguard and could not resist the attack of the Jin army, and soon was completely defeated and fled backwards.

Hua An let his soldiers chase and kill for several miles, and then gathered his soldiers and horses and continued to garrison Bird and Mouse Mountain.

"Big brother, the Zhao army has been defeated on all fronts, why don't you continue to pursue in order to expand the results of the battle." Wang San said softly.

Hua An looked at the soldiers and horses of the Zhao army who were fleeing, and said: "The so-called poor Kou Mo chases, although the soldiers and horses of the Zhao army have been dispersed, but the strength is numerous, if it is pressed, it will bite our army fiercely, this battle, if the Zhao army can be defeated, the goal of our army will be achieved, and there is no need to care about the results of the battle." ”

Hearing this, Wang San nodded thoughtfully.

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In the camp of the Zhao army on the west side of the Bird and Mouse Mountain, after experiencing another defeat in Ma Qiu, he suddenly had a feeling of despair, he knew that with the Jin army stationed in the Bird and Mouse Mountain, the main army under his command was completely unable to pass Guò.

"General, our army has lost another 5,000 men and horses in this battle, and there are more wounded soldiers, and I am afraid that Bird and Mouse Mountain will not be able to pass Guò." The general said helplessly.

Hearing this, Ma Qiu nodded, and said softly: "I think that at the beginning, my Great Zhao Xiongshi was invincible in the world, and forced the Great Jin Dynasty, which dominated the Central Plains, to the south of Huaishui, but now, in the case of a great advantage in troops, it was defeated by the Jin army and the Liang army, hey! After saying that, he sighed.

Seeing that Ma Qiu was so deflated, the generals all lowered their heads and did not speak, what Ma Qiu said was right, the generals also had an extremely worn-up feeling in their hearts, according to the current situation, Zhao Jun's strength seemed to be really not as good as before.

Ma Qiu paused, and then said: "The soldiers are not many but fine, the generals are not brave but strategic, the reason why our army has failed one after another is not that the soldiers are not brave enough, let alone insufficient troops, but that the generals are incompetent!" A scholar Xie Ai emerged in Liangguo, and Hua An, a famous general of the Jin Army, has been famous for a long time. ”

"That's what the general said! There are young talents emerging from the surrounding countries, but my Da Zhao country still needs the support of our old future, in the long run, I am afraid that my Da Zhao's national fortune is extremely unfavorable, and my Da Zhao's future is worrying! A subordinate general also sighed.

Ma Qiu looked at this subordinate general, and said with a straight face: "No matter what the fortunes of the Great Zhao State are, as courtiers, we must swear allegiance to Wang San to the death, and we must not have the heart to surrender to the enemy." After speaking, he glanced at the generals.

The generals were stunned when they heard this, and hurriedly said: "As the ministers of Great Zhao, we have no two hearts. ”

Seeing that the generals had no idea of surrendering, Ma Qiu was slightly relieved, in this difficult period, what he was most afraid of was that his subordinates would surrender to the enemy.

"General, at the moment, the elite of the Jin army is blocking the passage of Bird and Mouse Mountain, I am afraid that our army will not be able to pass Guò, and the men and horses under Xie Ai are already less than a day's journey, our army can't stay long, so let's leave as much as possible and return to Guanzhong by the path to the north!" The ministry general hurriedly built a yì road.

Ma Qiu nodded when he heard this, and said softly: "That's the only way, let the army prepare immediately, and after an hour, the first batch of soldiers will leave the camp and march to the north path." ”

"Yes, General." The general hurriedly received the order and went to prepare.

In the big tent, Ma Qiu fell into deep thought, at the moment, the Liang army and the Jin army have the advantage, but Xie Ai and Hua An did not press on themselves step by step, but left themselves a chance to breathe, according to this, Ma Qiu judged that Xie Ai and Hua An were not willing to let the men and horses under their command suffer big losses, so they did not press step by step.

And he can also take advantage of this rare respite to lead the army to take the small road back to Guanzhong, in his judgment, as long as he leads the army into the mountain wall path, the Liang army and the Jin army will definitely not chase after him, besides, it is useless to chase, and the narrow path is also not conducive to the pursuit of the army.

In the evening, Ma Qiu led the last group of Zhao soldiers to leave the camp and go to the north path, in order not to support the enemy, and burned all the camp tent materials before leaving.

After dark, the fire was still not extinguished, and the huge fire of the Zhao army's camp lit up the entire Bird and Mouse Mountain.

Hua An stood on a small hill, looked at the huge light in the west, and said softly: "The location of the fire in the west is the camp of the Zhao army, and it seems that the main force of the Zhao army has withdrawn." ”

"That's right, today's light is much brighter than a few days ago, it must be caused by Zhao Jun's burning of the camp." Zhuge Xiong followed.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the scouts to report that the main forces of the Zhao army had all been withdrawn, and the Zhao army's camp had been burned by themselves.

"Big brother, the Zhao army has withdrawn, this is the territory of the Liang Kingdom, is it necessary for our army to stay here? It's better to return to Liangzhou tomorrow! Wang San said softly.

Hua An shook his head and said softly: "Don't worry, the main army of the Liang Kingdom will arrive here soon, and when the time comes, the eldest brother will still have to contact the soldiers of the Liang Kingdom to have a relationship?" By the way, I met the scholar Xie Ai to see if he was really weak. After saying that, there was a look of anticipation.

"What the eldest brother said is that the Liang Kingdom is a vassal state of my Great Jin, and it is also appropriate for the soldiers to contact each other, so let's stay for a few more days." When Wang San heard this, he hurriedly expressed his approval. (To be continued......)