Chapter 1652: Defending Cover
Ye Shikai let Huo Ziqing be responsible for leading the evacuation, he led a part of the elite to be responsible for the rearguard, there are about 100,000 Bashu garrisons in front of the Chu army, and there are 30,000 elites from Xianyang in the back, if the command is improper in the process of withdrawing, the Qin army is all chased and killed, then the retreat will become a rout in a blink of an eye, when Dongjun fell to the meteor, Ye Shikai personally led 15,000 people to block the 90,000 Qin army in order to save 120,000 people, if it wasn't for his orderly command, the 90,000 Qin army would have gnawed them and the people to the bone.
"General. At this time, there was a sudden shout behind him, and Ye Shikai turned around to see that it was Mancang.
"Mancang, how are you, are you hurt? Ye Shikai stepped forward quickly and asked, Man Cang and the ironclad army under his command were the first troops to enter Bashu, and they participated in the whole battle.
"Don't worry, General, I'm not hurt, but ...... Those brethren ......"
"Alright, don't say any more. Ye Shikai had already expected that the battle ahead was so heavy, and the 20,000 brothers were the vanguard troops, how could the casualties be small, and the ironclad army was the elite, facing the Qin army head-on, and the most important thing was that because the back road was broken, the wounded could not withdraw to the rear for treatment, so that a small injury would be disabled, and the disabled would die......
"Where is Wan Qiyuan. Ye Shikai asked.
He led 6,000 cavalry to support, but was ambushed by the Qin army, and the casualties were not small. Man Cang explained.
"Okay, we're going to prepare to retreat, you go and inform him, get ready, in addition, I'll take over the troops immediately, this rearguard operation, it still depends on the ironclad army." Ye Shikai said lightly, he took over 30,000 elites from Huo Ziqing to cover the retreat of the army, most of these 30,000 people are his descendants, and the rest are the descendants of Miwen when he "started", well-equipped, well-trained, and the generals of the unified army are also loyal and good generals, and they are the absolute trump cards in the Chu army.
"Wow. ”
In the middle of the night, everything was quiet, as if there was no movement, but at this moment, tens of thousands of Chu troops were quietly going up the mountain, in order to prevent being discovered by the Qin army, all the troops along the way extinguished their torches and moved forward in the dark.
Chu army camp.
"General Bai, you lead 10,000 men to defend the left side of the camp. ”
"Wow. ”
"General Luo, you lead your eight thousand crossbowmen to beware of the right side of the camp, if there is a Qin army attacking, you only need to use the crossbow to fire arrows in unison, and you are not allowed to leave the camp. ”
"Wow. ”
"Mancang, you lead the rest of the ironclad army to defend the camp, and make a big noise, in short, you can't let the Qin army see that our camp is empty, and finally, the rest of the troops will be mobilized by me. Ye Shikai ordered, now he is not sure whether the commander of the Qin army is Wang Li, but if it is, then Ye Shikai really does not dare to be careless, Wang Li is an excellent general, if the Chu army retreats, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape his "eyes".
"Wan Qiyuan. ”
"The end will be. ”
"How many men are left in the cavalry"
"About ...... About less than four thousand. ”
"It's a huge loss. Ye Shikai muttered, there is also his personal guard, nearly half of the dead and wounded, how can he not be sad.
"It's the general's incompetence in command, please punish the general. Wan Qiyuan knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty to him.
"That's not your fault, the appearance of the Qin army is much faster than I expected, and I am also responsible for your attack, not to mention, this kind of mountain road terrain is not suitable for war horse combat. ”
"Thank you, General, for your forgiveness. ”
"Cavalry...... Accompany my guards to take orders and move together. ”
"Wow. ”
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"Report, the fire in the camp of the Qin army flickered, and it seemed that it was beginning to assemble. Suddenly, a sentry entered the tent and said.
"Not good. ”
"General, the Qin army shouldn't want to come over and rob the camp. Mancang asked.
"Is it the Qin army in front, or the Qin army in the back. Ye Shikai continued to ask.
"This ...... The Qin army in the front and rear camps began to assemble, as if ...... It's like it's been discussed. ”
"This is to attack from front to back, gather the whole army, the generals perform their duties, if the Qin army comes to attack, immediately return fire. Ye Shikai personally raised his sword and went into battle, and the ironclad army held spears and iron shields, guarding the gate of the village.
"General, the Qin army attacked the camp from the east and west at the same time, and it was menacing, with no less than 50,000 people. ”
"With so many people, could it be that the plan has been discovered. Ye Shikai felt a little shocked, now that the army has just begun to withdraw, why did the Qin army come to attack the village, it wouldn't be such a coincidence.
Standing on the wall, Ye Shikai looked down at a glance, and the black pressure was all the Qin army, looking at their armor, they should all be elite.
"Report to the general, the Qin army is a hundred steps away from the camp. ”
"Shoot the arrows. ”
Tens of thousands of Chu troops fired thousands of arrows at the wall, the Qin army had to stop, Huo Ziqing is a good general, building a camp can be easy to defend and difficult to attack, in addition, from the back of the village is the city, even if the village can not be held, there is still a city to defend.
"Everyone be careful, the Qin army has trebuchets. Ye Shikai shouted loudly, signaling the sergeant guarding the village to lie on the ground, and at the same time, dozens of fireballs shot out from the Qin army's military formation and smashed heavily on the wall.
Bang.
"Get out of the way. ”
"Get out of the way, look for death. ”
"Shoot back. ”
Ye Shikai shouted loudly, the Qin army even moved the "heavy weapons" used in the siege, the bed crossbow and catapult are not bad, and there are so many people, it seems that they are about to launch a fierce attack, and now there are thirty or forty thousand people left in the camp, and they must withstand it no matter what.
"General, the Qin army is storming the camp on our left, General Bai...... Killed in battle. ”
"What. ”
"General Bai has been killed in battle, the left side of the camp has been almost broken by the Qin army, our army is in a bitter battle, please send troops to support. ”
"Sergeant of the Guards. ”
"In. ”
"In. ”
"Come with me. ”
"Wow. ”
The Qin army attacked in turn, but was repelled by the Chu army again and again, and the battle lasted until dawn, repelling the Qin army a total of seventeen times, and under the wall, there were already corpses everywhere.
Two hours later.
"General Ye, the Qin army has retreated. ”
Looking at the retreating Qin army in the distance, and then at the already dilapidated wall, as well as the injured sergeants who kept moaning, Ye Shikai did not dare to relax a little.
"It is reported that our army suffered eight thousand casualties, of which ...... Most of the sergeants had been killed in battle, and the wounded brothers had already been sent away. ”
"I see, you go down. Ye Shikai wiped the blood on the armor and said lightly, his tone full of exhaustion.
"Wow. ”
"Old leaves. Suddenly, there was a sound in the distance, Ye Shikai looked up, and Shangguan Jian led a team of cavalry into the camp from the back village.
"Shangguan, why are you here? ”