The two news that the Yan army had just received in the Zijing Pass was known to the Zhao army outside the Zijing Pass. Just two hours ago, before the army reached Zijing Pass, Murong Licheng, as the vanguard army, had already received two emergency military messages one after another.

Murong Licheng, full of armor, is no longer the first young man who chops wood. After more than half a year of battlefield training, it is like a sword unsheathed, and his light is gradually blooming.

Since the end of the Yanling Pass Battle, after continuous expansion, the Hu Ben Army has now reached more than 10,000 cavalry. The war horses that are crucial to the cavalry are even more sufficient in their hands. These are naturally due to the capture from the Hu people.

It has to be said that the victory of the Yanling Pass Battle is of great significance to the people of Zhao. Not only did they severely damage the Huyan tribe, one of the four major tribes in the grassland, but after this battle, their vitality was greatly damaged and they would never dare to come to the south to plunder in a short period of time. But more importantly, the army obtained a large number of good horses.

For a long time, the reason why Hu Qi was powerful was largely due to the strength of war horses. Because of the special geographical environment and climatic conditions of the grassland, the horses grown there were naturally excellent breeds. The Hu people rode them across the world, fighting and looting, and became their greatest help.

It is not easy for the vassal army in the Central Plains to obtain such war horses. Whether it is Qin, Yan, Zhao, etc., the princes who attach great importance to the development of cavalry, they have tried their best to get good horses from the grassland, but in the end, the number is limited and cannot meet the needs of military development.

This is also impossible. Although the Hu people are bloodthirsty, they are not stupid fools without brains. On the contrary, they are very cunning in some major plans that are related to survival. How could Hu people who get everything by relying on fierce horses and scimitars easily let others get their horses? They never buy and sell the best war horses. Even if the merchants from the Central Plains pay a large price, it is difficult to do.

The grassland horses obtained by the princes of the Central Plains through various channels were basically inferior horses selected. Even such horses were very rare. Compared with the horses raised in the Central Plains, they also had a great advantage in terms of endurance and explosive power. This can be imagined how much the prince's army suffered in the past war with the Hu people.

Because of this reason, after the Yanling Pass Battle, the Zhao army, who seized a large number of grassland war horses, was so happy. The elite troops of the Huyan tribe were all purebred horses. After the inventory, the people of Zhao received a total of nearly 15,000 war horses. This was undoubtedly a huge harvest.

Li Mu, who was in charge of this matter, gave the dominance of these war horses to Murong Licheng without hesitation. Li Mu, who knew the great significance of this, hoped that Zhao State could use these horses to form more elite cavalry units. Then, after discussions with Murong Licheng, he selected five thousand brave soldiers from the army and added them to the Hu Ben Army.

This cavalry with an organization of more than 10,000 people can basically be equipped with two war horses per person. From this aspect, this means that they already have the ability to run long distances. A cavalry unit that can truly fight independently will be officially formed from this time.

It is precisely because the Hu Ben Army has such strength that their combat level has been greatly improved. That is why they can win consecutive battles in such a short time, sweeping across more than 600 miles of land like wind and clouds, and attacking to the front of Zijing Pass.

As the vanguard troops, the Hu Ben Army cavalry were almost a hundred miles away from the Li Mu infantry army who followed him to clean up the mess. They were really too fast. If Zijing Pass hadn't blocked the way, they might have been able to see the walls of Jicheng at this moment.

It was in this situation that Murong Licheng received the latest news from Qi State. After he finished reading it immediately, he could no longer help but show joy on his face.

The soldiers of the Hu Ben Army rarely see their young generals have such expressions. On the battlefield where they charge, he always commands everything with an extraordinary calmness. After every victory, this brave and invincible young man will look at the soldiers under his command in a casual manner. Perhaps, only those who know his thoughts best will know that his joys, anger, sorrow, and happiness are only presented for the people he trusts the most.

"The king personally led his soldiers to Qi to rescue, ambush Mu Xueqing, and wiped out the Qin and Yan coalition forces, and had already won a great victory..."

Before anyone could ask, Murong Licheng had already told them loudly. For him, such a laughable mood was extremely rare.

The Hu Ben cavalry around all heard the news clearly. Although it was a victory far away in Qi, they all shouted at the saddle with their swords. Because everyone knew very well that such a victory would be such a major blow to Yan State. What's more, the famous general Mu Xueqing killed in one fell swoop!

"General! This is really great. The king is mighty! We are willing to fight to the death and seize the Zijing Pass so as not to keep up with the king's footsteps!"

Someone was raising his arms and shouting, and everyone was echoed. There was no doubt that this was their common wish. With such a king as an example and such a general, they had absolute confidence in winning any victory!

"Okay! That's exactly what I thought!"

Murong Licheng inserted the long halberd in his hand to the ground and jumped off the horse. In his young and proud heart, if there was another person in this world who could convince him, it would be Chu Jiangmian. Even if he was not the identity of King Zhao, he was no less than any famous general in the world by relying on his command ability in these few wars. Since the meeting with Zhongyue Mountain, he has always regarded his back as the direction he was pursuing.

"General! Please give orders! We can go to war anytime."

Several generals and the captains were excited and asked for orders. Although they faced several times more enemy troops, in the hearts of these heroes and fearless people, they were just a ladder for them to seize supreme glory.

"Send the order to rest tonight and prepare for tomorrow's battle!"

As dusk fell, Murong Licheng looked at the Zijing Pass wall in the distance, and suddenly remembered that when he fled, he and his sister passed by here. The pursuers persevered and fought a bloody battle outside the southern city gate. He used the knife to kill everyone. He was seriously injured and finally did not dare to hide in Yan State. It was from here that the siblings and brothers were forced to leave their homeland and flee all the way to Zhongyue Mountain.

Now, he finally killed him again with the courage of revenge. Thousands of troops were full of heroism. As long as he crossed this pass, he could reach the royal capital Jicheng without a day or night. It was a pity that the King of Yan was dead.

"Sister, don't worry! I will use the blood and heads of all my enemies to pay tribute to the dead tribe members... They can't escape!"

Murong Licheng, who had silently repeated his oath, sat in the temporary camp tent, waiting for the arrival of dawn. He had sent a flying cavalry to inform Li Mu of his combat plan behind him. I believe that this general who is good at using troops will actively cooperate and defeat the enemy.

Outside the Zijing Pass, on the first day of the battle, the two sides fought several small-scale contests. Faced with the challenge of the Zhao cavalry outside the city, the Yan General on the top of the city finally couldn't bear it. They sent two thousand cavalry to annihilate the Zhao people who were unreasonably scolding under the city. However, they did not expect that the other party was about to escape and ran faster than the rabbit. After two or three times, the performance of the Zhao army completely disappointed the Yan army in the city. They originally wanted to compete with them once, but they didn't expect that they were all bluffing guys. Since that's the case, what else to be afraid of?

So, the generals and officers of the Yan army came to the general and asked to go to the battle. Ning Hu, who had watched the battle on the city during the day, had deep doubts in his heart. He would never believe that the Zhao army would be so vulnerable. If they were really so weak, how could they win consecutively and fight here?

Moreover, what puzzled him the most was that until now, only the Zhao cavalry outside the city was the only one outside the city. The legendary 20,000 infantrymen had disappeared. The scouts sent in the city did not send back any useful news. If it was expected, it was probably intercepted by the Zhao people. In this case, he did not want to issue an order to fight the city easily. However, because of the special envoy of the King of Yan, he had to give in.

"General Ning, the country is in a critical state now. King Yan has just ascended the throne. He needs a great victory to quickly stabilize the hearts of the people! Don't the general want to be the one who turns the tide? King Yan is looking forward to Jicheng day and night!"

Ning Hu looked at the expression of the special envoy representing the will of the King of Yan and glanced at the soldiers with high fighting spirit. He finally made up his mind.

"Since that's the case, let's go down and prepare! After tomorrow, we will start to take the initiative."

Earlier, Ning Hu had already allocated the 60,000 troops of Zijing Pass into a horn to deal with the arrival of the Zhao army. After another discussion, the Yan cavalry and some infantry stationed in the city each received combat tasks. The two camps on the left and right flanks of Zijing Pass were respectively guarded in two directions outside the city, and their generals also accepted different orders.
Chapter completed!