Although the Qin army threw away all the tents, bedding and other things, but now it has entered July, the weather is hot, so it will not feel cold in the open camp, and the Qin army has carried two or three days of dry food, even if it is not a fire, it does not matter, not only saves a lot of trouble, but also reduces the chance of the Qin army being discovered.

In this day's time, the Qin army rushed nearly sixty miles away, and they were all very tired, and they had to hurry tomorrow, so after eating the dry food, the Qin soldiers also lay down on the ground early, and after a while, there was a sound in the place where the Qin army was stationed.

However, Yang Duanhe and Wang Ben did not dare to be careless at all, because at this time, it is often the most vulnerable to attack, so the two not only arranged enough soldiers who took turns to be on duty to keep vigil, but also arranged a number of cavalry squads to look back and forth around the station, forming two layers of protection.

After arranging the soldiers for the night watch, the two men felt a little relieved before they sat down together to discuss tomorrow's action.

After today's rush, the Qin army is less than fifty miles away from Yishui, according to the normal marching speed, before tomorrow dusk, they can rush to the north bank of Yishui, if they step up a little, there is still enough time to cross Yishui, and rest overnight on the south bank of Yishui. However, if you want to cross the Yishui, it is not easy to do, because it is now the July season, the river is rising, I am afraid it will be difficult to wade across the river, although the Qin army has built three pontoon bridges on the Yishui, in order to transport grain and grass materials, but the sixty or seventy thousand troops, to pass from the three pontoon bridges, without an hour or so, is not finished.

However, once the whole army has crossed the Yishui, as long as the pontoon bridge is dismantled, the Dai army will not be able to cross the river to pursue, and the Qin army will be able to ensure that it is safe and sound.

Wang Ben said: "Although today is safe and sound, we can't be careless, because Ju Tanyu reported that the Dai Jun has been following us for a distance of about 20 miles, and at the speed of the Dai Jun cavalry, it will take less than half an hour to catch up, and the Dai Jun is probably waiting for us to show our flaws, so we must not take it lightly." ”

Yang Duanhe nodded, and said: "I think that our defense is tight tonight, even if the Dai army comes to raid, I'm afraid it won't take much advantage, and tomorrow will be Guan Jian's day, because no matter if, the Dai Army will definitely attack us tomorrow, now I don't worry about anything else, I'm afraid that something will happen when we cross Yishui tomorrow, according to my opinion, the Dai Army is probably waiting for us to cross the river, while we are halfway to attack, and when we arrive at the Yishui tomorrow, we are already sleepy and lacking, if the Dai Army launches an attack at that time." , which is the way to use troops, is also the most difficult for us to deal with, and if we don't get it right, it will become a big rout. ”

Wang Ben pondered for a while before he said: "The general is extremely worried, I have two ways, I don't know if it's feasible?" ”

Yang Duanhe said: "What can you do, don't talk about it and listen to it." ”

Wang Ben said: "The first is that the Dai army has been following us less than twenty miles away, and now the Dai Jun is waiting for the opportunity to attack us, so our own defense may be relaxed, and we do not visit the opposite, take advantage of the darkness now, send an elite cavalry to assault the Dai army, and also take the Dai army by surprise, so that the Dai army may not dare to pursue us tomorrow, even if the pursuit does not dare to get too close to us, and we can also allow more time to cross the river; The second is to wait for tomorrow when we approach Yishui, find a place to set up an ambush army, and when the army arrives, the ambush army will be killed, which can also make the army not rush to defense, and the army will be able to calmly cross Yishui. ”

Yang Duanhe thought for a while and said: "The first plan is a bit too risky, the acting army is well-trained, and the commanders who lead the army are proficient in the art of war, so we may not be negligent in defense at this time, so we take the liberty of attacking, and the chance of success is not great." Moreover, even if the assault is successful, the losses of the Dai army will be limited, and it is unlikely that they will give up the pursuit of us tomorrow, on the contrary, it will make the Dai army more vigilant; I think the second plan is feasible, if an ambush is set up twenty or thirty miles away from Yishui, it can cover the crossing of the river by the army, but how can the army get rid of the blame? If you are entangled by the proxy army, it will be dangerous. ”

Seeing that Yang Duanhe chose the second plan, Wang Ben had no objection, because he also felt that the first plan was indeed a bit risky, after all, it was a little unreliable to pin his hopes on the other party's paralysis and carelessness, and the second plan was obviously more secure, and in today's daytime pursuit battle, he used the second plan to defeat the Dai army and repel the pursuers of the Dai Army, and the second plan was indeed effective, so he said: "The general can rest assured that the army after the break can use all cavalry, so that it moves quickly and is not easy to be entangled by the Dai army." , the last general is not talented, and he is willing to personally lead the army to ambush and break the rear. Just ask the general on the north bank of Yishui and leave an army to answer it, and you can ensure worry-free. ”

Yang Duanhe thought about it again before he nodded and said, "Okay, I will personally lead an army to meet the general on the north bank of Yishui." ”

―――――――― the dividing line――――――――― dividing line―――――――― early the next morning, after the Qin army got up, it continued to set off south, and the distribution of the marching troops was still carried out according to Wang Ben's plan. The army went all the way to the south, firstly, the soldiers of the Qin army knew that only by returning to the south bank of Yishui as soon as possible could they completely ensure safety, and secondly, Yang Duanhe and Wang Ben also kept urging the soldiers to speed up the march, so the Qin army walked for nearly three hours in one breath, and the distance of nearly thirty miles in the morning was almost thirty miles, and it was less than twenty miles away from Yishui at this time, and the Dai army still followed behind the Qin army unhurriedly, and was not in a hurry to catch up.

However, it was already noon at this time, and the Qin army, which had been on a morning journey, had to stop and rest and eat a little before they could continue to hurry, so Yang Duanhe also ordered the Qin army to rest on the spot, and he rushed to the back to meet with Wang Ben to discuss what to do with the afternoon march? If Dai Jun didn't do it in the morning, then he would definitely do it in the afternoon, so this day of Guan Jian became an afternoon for Guan Jian.

After the two met, Wang Ben first said: "General, I think let's set up an ambush here, just now I have found a few ambush locations nearby, and I am starting to arrange, after a while, you will lead the army first, and rush to the south bank of Yishui as much as possible." ”

Yang Duanhe also nodded and said, "Okay, I will immediately order the army to get up and rush to the south bank of Yishui as much as possible, but can you send a cavalry army to the edge of Yishui to protect the pontoon bridge first?" ”

Wang Ben thought about it for a while, and also felt that what Yang Duanhe said was reasonable, and it was also necessary to send a small number of troops to the Yishui side first, in addition to protecting the pontoon bridge, if someone or a convoy was on the pontoon bridge, it could be stopped immediately, so as to ensure the smooth flow of the pontoon bridge and let the army go through the pontoon bridge. Therefore, Wang Ben said: "Okay, I will send five hundred cavalry to set off immediately, rush to the edge of Yishui, and guard the pontoon bridge." ”

Yang Duanhe also knew that it was not easy for Wang Ben to send five hundred cavalry, after all, Wang Ben's ambush plan was now completed by the cavalry, so it was impossible for Wang Ben to draw more troops. Therefore, Yang Duanhe said: "Okay, then it's decided, I will also lead the army to set off immediately, you guys be careful." ”

But at this moment, I saw a war horse galloping and rushing to the front of the two, and before the war horse stopped, the knight on horseback jumped off the horse and said: "Two generals, our right side has developed a modern army cavalry, and we have already engaged the right horse army of our army, please send reinforcements to the two generals." ”

Yang Duanhe and Wang Ben glanced at each other, and such a thought came to their hearts: the assault of the Dai army has finally begun.

The cavalry of the Dai army did not attack from behind the Qin army, but directly went around the right side of the Qin army to attack, which greatly surprised Wang Ben, but at this time Wang Ben was still very calm, because the forces of such a roundabout outflanking attack were only a few after all, and the Qin army also set up protective forces on both sides, which could completely give the army enough time to prepare, so there was no need to be too nervous. Wang Ben said: "How many people are there in the army?" Do you know. ”

The knight said, "There are about two or three thousand horsemen." ”

Wang Ben nodded, and as expected, there were only two or three thousand cavalry troops, obviously just to contain the troops, probably to attract the attention of the Qin army, and then chase up from behind the Qin army with a large army.

However, despite this, Wang Ben could not ignore this cavalry army, after all, it was impossible for the Qin army's 1,000 cavalry army to resist the 2,000 or 3,000 cavalry army of the Dai army, and it would be very dangerous for the Dai army to break through the protection of the Qin army and directly attack the Qin army's brigade. Fortunately, there are still 12,000 cavalry troops under Wang Ben's command, and there are still enough troops to dispatch. So Wang Ben first ordered to send 2,000 cavalry troops to reinforce the right flank, and then said to Yang Duanhe: "General, don't hesitate, you immediately rush back to lead the army and set off, but just in case, still leave 5,000 troops behind, come to the side of the cavalry, I see that the army of the Dai army will soon catch up, so I will immediately start to arrange an ambush army." ”

Yang Duanhe said: "Okay, I'll go right away." ”

But before Yang Duanhe's words fell, he saw another horse galloping over, rushed to the two of them, and the knight on horseback turned over and dismounted, and said: "Report to the two generals, the left side of our army was attacked by the cavalry of the Dai Army, and the number of people was about two or three thousand horsemen. ”

Wang Ben was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that the Dai army was still attacking left and right, and he also sent a cavalry army on the left side to outflank the Qin army, so Wang Ben thought about it for a while, and also sent 2,000 cavalry troops to reinforce the left side, after all, he couldn't let the Dai army attack the left side.

After the two cavalry armies were dispatched in this way, Wang Ben reduced his strength by one-third, leaving only 8,000 cavalry troops, and then placing an ambush army, some of them were exempted.