But more than a month passed, and Luoyang City still could not be defeated. Wang Shichong knew that Dou Jiande was outside Hulao Pass and was preparing to rescue him, so he wanted to fight against the trapped beast.

What's more, Wang Shichong's fighting ability is not weak. Although he did not defeat King Qin in the field battle, he once killed several of his horses, which shows his strong fighting ability.

At this time, Liang Jun was defending Luoyang, and there was nothing he could do.

Therefore, unlike the original historical situation, now it was King Qin's turn to lose his composure.

According to the original historical situation, Dou Jiande did not divide his troops to attack Hedong, but stationed 100,000 troops in front of Hulao Pass.

The King of Qin could naturally focus all his attention on Dou Jiande, plundering grain and grass from time to time, and sneaking attacks on the scouts.

Moreover, Liang Jun has sufficient logistics, so he doesn't have to worry about running out of money.

But now, with the addition of Liu Heitai who is constantly attacking cities and territories in Hedong, if the delay is one more day, Liang Jun's situation will become even more unfavorable.

At this time, the King of Qin was not worried that Liu Heitai would really go to Pujin Ferry to attack Chang'an City, but if he was allowed to continue fighting like this, I am afraid that by the time Luoyang was defeated, the entire land east of Hedong would have been occupied by Xia's army.

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The land east of Hedong is a battleground for military strategists, and it can suppress Guanzhong and Hebei from a high position at the same time.

If the Liang army occupies Hedong, it can use it as a springboard to attack Hebei from both sides; conversely, if the Xia army occupies Hedong, it can transport Hebei's troops to Hedong and then threaten Guanzhong.

As a result, even if everything goes well in the future, relying on King Qin's military capabilities, unifying the country will have to be delayed for at least a few more years.

How can this be tolerated?

Therefore, it was Liang Jun who wanted to win as soon as possible.

Finally, during this anxious waiting, Xia Jun revealed his flaw.

The spy reported last night that Dou Jiande would lead an army to come for a decisive battle early this morning.

King Qin was of course overjoyed about this, and he was even more unexpectedly ecstatic after seeing the opponent forming a long snake formation along the Si River.

Because he has seen the possibility of capturing two kings in one battle!

From the perspective of King Qin, the strategy of this battle is as follows:

First, he sent a group of war horses across the Yellow River to graze on the sandbank on the north bank.

He deliberately released the news through spies that "Liang Jun's war horses are about to run out of forage and are going to the north of the Yellow River to graze their horses", just to make Dou Jiande think that the Qin Army is temporarily unable to mobilize cavalry and come to fight with him.

But at the right time, he will send people to secretly transport these horses back and launch a fierce attack.

Secondly, he still held on, which dampened his spirit.

After the morale of Dou Jiande's army arrayed behind the Sishui River dropped, he sent a general to test the situation, passing by the Xia army's formation from north to south.

If Xia Jun is as steady as an old dog and doesn't move, then withdraw.

If there is a riot in the Xia army, then go directly east and start attacking the enemy troops, turning the small riot into a big riot.

Finally, after the first cavalry rushed in, the King of Qin would lead the elite cavalry to rush out suddenly, break through the Xia army's front army, go straight to Dou Jiande's central army, and perform a beheading operation.

Once the central army collapsed, Dou Jiande's tens of thousands of troops were leaderless, and naturally they all became lambs to be slaughtered.

This is a pretty perfect plan, and judging from the current situation, the probability of success is extremely high.

Of course, compared with the real situation in history, the risk of implementing this strategy at this time is still very high.

Because in history, Dou Jiande arranged all his 100,000 troops into a long snake formation, but now, he only arranged more than 20,000 people.

In other words, Dou Jiande still has at least about 50,000 follow-up troops.

If the first round of charges was not carried out and the two sides fell into a fierce battle, it would be very disadvantageous for Liang Jun.

However, King Qin still decided to take the risk.

Because the situation in Hedong no longer allowed him to continue to defend Hulao Pass and wait for the next opportunity.

If Hedong is safe and sound, then the King of Qin will continue to stalemate until he finds a perfect opportunity before taking action.

But at this time, the situation in Hedong was corrupt, and if it continued, even if Dou Jiande was defeated, the loss of Hedong would mean that the process of unifying the country would be delayed for several years, which was unacceptable.

The young King of Qin looked at the Xia army arrayed on the other side of the Sishui River, and felt a rare hesitation in his heart.

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What happened after that developed exactly as King Qin expected.

It is now the fifth month of the lunar calendar and the weather is hot.

The Xia Army's front troops set up a long snake formation in front of the Si River. Although the formation was neatly organized, seeing Liang Jun's lack of movement, most of the Xia Army soldiers mistakenly thought that this was the same as before, and they would definitely not be able to fight.

As a result, these soldiers relaxed their vigilance, sat on the ground, and even competed for water. Military discipline was extremely loose.

When King Qin saw this scene above Hulao Pass, he knew that the time for the decisive battle had come.

He immediately called Yuwen Shiji and warned him again and again.

"You lead three hundred cavalry and pass through the Xia army's formation from north to south! If the enemy army remains unmoved, pull back; if there is a disturbance among the enemy troops, immediately rush eastward into the enemy's formation and disturb the Xia army's formation!

"When the time comes, I will lead all the elite Xuanjia Army out and decide the outcome in one battle!"

Yu Wenshiji took the order and led three hundred cavalry to fight out.

However, not long after he left, someone else came to report.

"Report! When our army was grazing war horses on the north bank of the Yellow River, we were attacked by the Xia army general Wang Wan. Fortunately, we were able to escape after fighting hard, but... our army lost more than a hundred of the horses grazing!"

King Qin's calm face finally showed a look of astonishment.

"How is it possible? How could Xia Jun know where we are grazing our horses?

"No, I should say, how did Xia Jun know the time for us to herd our horses?"

From the King of Qin's point of view, this was obviously a very puzzling thing.

The sandbanks north of the Yellow River are very vast. Generally speaking, if the Xia army did not know the specific time and location in advance, it would be impossible to send out cavalry to try their luck.

In other words, the location can be simulated and the cavalry generals can search on their own, but it is difficult to get the timing right.

"Someone leaked information? Impossible?"

King Qin frowned, puzzled.

Because of the matter of herding war horses, he did deliberately leak the news, but the specific people who herded the horses were his absolute confidants.

In other words, Dou Jiande could know that he was going to herd war horses on the north bank of the Yellow River, but it was impossible to know the specific time when he would go to herd.

Could it be that there is a mole among these confidants?

King Qin naturally didn't believe it, but it still planted a small nail in his heart.

Although the loss of more than a hundred war horses was not huge, after all, King Qin's men only had 3,500 elite Xuanjia troops in total, so it was still a little painful.

In fact, Li Hongyun didn't know the details at all.

But he knew that before he led his army to attack, the King of Qin would definitely learn the news and send people to secretly transport the horses grazing north of the Yellow River back to prepare for the decisive battle.

In this case, before the battle starts, let Wang Wan lead the cavalry to keep an eye on the movements of Hulao Pass, wouldn't it be possible to find the approximate location where the horses are grazing?

In real history, Dou Jiande thought that King Qin had no time to use these horses in the decisive battle, so he simply ignored this information.

But since Li Hongyun knew that King Qin would definitely mobilize these horses before the war started, he could make arrangements in advance.

Although Wang Wan couldn't defeat Yuchi Jingde, he was still more than enough to defeat ordinary generals.

The balance of the battlefield once again tilted slightly towards Xia Jun's direction.

But in King Qin's opinion, Liang Jun still had a great chance of winning at this time.

Although the loss of more than a hundred war horses was a pity, it was not enough to have any fundamental impact on the battlefield situation.

At this time, Yu Wenshi and the three hundred cavalry led by him had crossed the Si River and came to the front of the Xia army.

Horse hoofs formed in formation, and three hundred cavalrymen passed by the Xia army's formation from north to south like a whirlwind.

Sure enough, these Xia troops immediately panicked and a commotion broke out.

And Yuwen Shiji immediately followed what King Qin said, leading three hundred cavalry and rushed in directly from the center of the Xia army's array!

The city gate that had been closed at Hulao Pass was now opened.

The King of Qin was already dressed neatly and led three thousand elite Xuanjia troops to attack the Xia army!

Naturally, his goal was to break into the Chinese army and execute Dou Jiande's beheading.

The long snake formation in front of Xia Jun was broken through by Liang Jun almost instantly, tearing a huge gap from the center, causing complete chaos.

Just after rushing into the enemy camp, King Qin discovered that he seemed to have won a big prize.

Because the Chinese army where Dou Jiande was in front seemed to be very empty!

The fighting opportunity was fleeting, and the King of Qin immediately led many powerful generals to rush towards the Xia army's center.

However, just after Liang Jun rushed for a while like chopping melons and vegetables, they found a situation ahead that they had not expected.

Many large vehicles used to transport grain, grass and baggage were neatly arranged in a circle, forming a solid line of defense, covering the core position of the Chinese army where Dou Jiande was located!

These carts are like fortifications rising from the ground. Although there are gaps, at most one or two cavalry can rush in at the same time.

Obviously, it's too dangerous to rush in like this.
To be continued...