Chapter 66: Breakthrough (II)
Since the Liao army killed the Qin army's generals Meng Fu and Sima Terrier in Shangdang, and defeated the Qin army. The Qin army, which was besieged in Wu'an by the allied forces of Zhao, Wei, and Chu, had no possibility of retreating westward.
After discussing with the generals, the commander of the Qin army, Wang Di, on the one hand, reorganized the army in Wu'an City and prepared to break through to the south; On the other hand, he sent someone to Zhang Tang, the general of the Qin army in Yuanyongcheng, and asked him to lead his army north as soon as possible to meet the main force of the Qin army.
On 20 May, Zhang Tang, a general of the Qin army stationed in Yuanyongcheng (near Yuanyang, Henan), did not dare to slack off after receiving a letter from Wang Di, the commander of Handan, and hurriedly led his troops north, preparing to first capture the already empty Yecheng (in the area of present-day Linzhang County, Hebei) to meet Wang Di.
At the end of last year, in order to deter the Wei State. King Yingji of Qin adopted the advice of Fan Ju, the prime minister of Qin, and sent the Qin general Zhang Tang to lead an army of 50,000 to Yuanyong. Unexpectedly, this time it was able to meet Wang Di's army.
June 3, Wu'an City.
In the evening, it was getting darker and darker.
Wang Jian and Zhao Yi, who were appointed by the coach Wang Di as the main generals of the palace, were called to their place of residence by Wang Di.
Wang Yi looked at the two young faces standing in front of him.
With a long sigh, he said: "Wang Jian and Zhao Yi, I received a letter from General Zhang Tang yesterday that he led the army to occupy Yecheng in the south of Handan. This time, our army is preparing to break through and go south, and you two have a great responsibility. If my army breaks through smoothly, you two must quickly connect with our army and break through to the south. ”
"If our army fails to break through, and the two of you are the back road of our army, you must hold on to Wu'an City, so that we can wait for our Qin army to return and make long-term plans, can you two understand?"
Wang Jian and Zhao Yi bowed down together and said, "My subordinates understand." ”
Wang Yi deeply appreciated the talents of Wang Jian and Zhao Yi, and said:
"You two are the rising stars of my Qin army, and your strategy and courage are superior to others. The old man doesn't know, is it right or wrong to leave you two behind? In two hours, the army will be marching out, do you two have anything else to say to General Ben? ”
Wang Jian and Zhao Yi looked at each other, and Wang Jian stepped forward and said to Wang Ji:
"General, this time our army broke through, it must be a surprise. Two days ago, General Zhao Yi and I led our troops in and out of the west gate, paralyzing the general and making the enemy think that our army might continue to attack Shangdang and break through from the west. ”
"General, our army can choose to go out from the east gate and the south gate tomorrow to surprise the enemy. At this time, the enemy army is tired, and our army will be able to break through the enemy's heavy encirclement and lead the army south. ”
"The main purpose of our army is to go south to join General Zhang Tang's 50,000 army, so as to ensure that our army returns to our Qin State intact."
Zhao Yi also stepped forward and said: "General, after our army breaks through the enemy's encirclement, the enemy will inevitably pursue and kill behind. Our army must not delay in any way, and should pass through the two cities of Pingyang (southeast of present-day Cixian County, Hebei) and Wucheng (present-day southwest of Cixian County, Hebei) as soon as possible. ”
"Now Yuanyongcheng (now Yuanyang County, Henan) is still under the jurisdiction of our Qin State, after our army and General Zhang Tang converged. It should go south by way of Wei and Han, directly along Yuanyong into Hanoi County of our Qin State, and return to the vicinity of Fencheng (now Xiangfen County, Shanxi), where Hedong County is located. ”
After listening to Wang Jian and Zhao Yi's words, Wang Yi felt very pleased.
said to the two people: "The old man returned to the country after this defeat, and he could not escape his crime. Even if you escape and die, you may not be able to take charge of the army in the future. But no matter what, the old man will also recommend you two to my king. Wang Jian and Zhao Yi, you two have a bright future, and the good ones are precious! ”
Wang Jian and Zhao Yi bowed together and said, "Thank you, general." Please take care of the general, too! ”
The Three Kingdoms alliance army besieging Wu'an City, the veteran general Lian Po and Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng led the Zhao army in the north, the Xinling Jun Wei Wuji led the Wei army in the east, and the Chunshenjun Huang Xie led the Chu army in the south.
June 4th, three o'clock.
The east gate and the south gate of Wu'an City, which had been closed for many days, were opened at the same time, and nearly 300,000 troops of the Qin army came out in turn, killing at the junction of the Wei and Chu armies, preparing to break out of the siege and go south.
What Wang Di didn't expect was that when the Qin army arrived in front of the coalition camp, all the battalions of the coalition army instantly lit torches, illuminating the coalition camp brightly.
Lian Po, Zhao Sheng, Wei Wuji, and Huang Xie stood in the Wei army camp in the east, looking at the Qin army swarming.
The veteran Lian Po laughed, and said to Zhao Sheng and the others: "The three sons, the Qin army is just like General Rong Yan's judgment, and he really chose to go south and broke through at night!" Today is the day when the Qin army died. ”
Zhao Sheng and the other three also laughed, and said together: "What the old general said is extremely true. ”
When the commander of the Qin army, Wang Di, saw that the coalition army was like this, he knew that the Three Kingdoms alliance had already prepared, and his face was pale.
Wang Yi stood on the chariot and shouted to the Qin army: "Soldiers of the Qin army, our army lives and dies here. Crush the enemy and break the enemy's obstruction. ”
The Qin army shouted and rushed towards the coalition camp.
The blazing torches lit by the soldiers on both sides illuminated the front of the two armies as if it were daylight.
Hundreds of thousands of people are fighting the battlefield, and you are entangled to the death.
The sky was overcast and shining, and under the repeated onslaught of the Qin army, the soldiers on both sides were exhausted.
At this time, Wang Jian and Zhao Yi led an army of 50,000, and did not garrison Wu'an City as Wang Yi explained, but led the army to the front.
Zhao Jian said: "General Wang Qian, as expected, the two of us expected, the coalition army is really prepared. ”
Wang Jian didn't say much, and directly ordered: "Three thousand death squads, charge with me, and open a bloody path for me." ”
After shouting, Wang Jian and Zhao Yi drove the chariot and led three thousand soldiers who dared to die into the battlefield.
The majestic war horse of the Qin army, with the hideous man on the horse, rushed into the formation. What was brought up was a rain of blood, and the defense line of the Three Kingdoms Alliance finally began to cripple.
The veteran Lian Po was on the platform, coldly looking at the enemies and enemies who were entangled and fighting in front of him.
The shouting of killing in his ears seemed to pierce the sky and penetrate deeply into people's hearts, but the expression on Lian Po's face was still unmoving, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, still revealing the anxiety in his heart.
At this time, a scout came over on horseback and reported to Lian Poyu: "Report." General, the Qin army has broken through the interception of the Chu army, and the army is breaking through to the south. ”
Lian Po let out a long sigh and muttered to himself: "If my Zhao army is elite, how can I let the Qin army escape." ”
Since the Battle of Changping, the powerful elite that the Zhao State has built up since the Hufu cavalry shooting has been almost annihilated. Now it is impossible to completely leave the Qin army.
The order said: "Order General Pang Xuan to cover up with the coalition forces and then kill them, and be sure to inflict heavy losses on the Qin army." ”
"No."
Seeing Wang Jian and Zhao Yi, the commander of the Qin army, Wang Yi, led the rear army to tear through the barrier of the coalition army, and immediately ordered:
"Ordered Wang Jian and Zhao Yi to be the front army and break through to the south. The other armies followed closely behind, quickly advancing towards the area around Pingyang City. General Zhang Tang, who sent someone to tell Yuanyong, to lead the army to Pingyang as soon as possible to meet our army. ”
At the end of the battle, although the Qin army suffered heavy casualties. But the army finally broke through the blockade of the coalition forces and headed towards the area of Binh Duong and Wu City.
The veteran Lian Po, who led the allied forces of Zhao, Wei, and Chu, pursued and covered up behind the Qin army.
The Qin general Zhang Tang did not meet Wang Yi in the Pingyang area, but led the army back to Yuanyong.
It turned out that when Zhang Tang went north to meet Wang Di's army. After occupying Yecheng, in order to retaliate against Zhao and Wei, Zhang Tang ordered the slaughter of the city and slaughtered the soldiers and civilians of Yecheng.
Ji Kang's uncle Zhao Wangdan, after hearing the news, hated Zhang Tang to the core. Personally inform the world that as long as you can get the head of Zhang Tang, you will enjoy a hundred miles of land.
Cai Wei, a Korean general stationed in Yuanyongcheng, was ready to lead his troops back to Korea after hearing about Zhang Tang's atrocities.
Zhang Tang couldn't, and in order to ensure the back of Wang Di's army, he had to lead the Qin army back and lead the army to kill Cai Wei.
On the one hand, Zhang Tang led the army to stay in Yuanyongcheng, waiting for the arrival of Wang Di's main force; On the other hand, he sent someone to report to the King of Qin in Xianyang about the situation faced by the Qin army at this time.
After the news of the defeat of hundreds of thousands of troops of the Qin army and the death of the generals Meng Biao and Sima Terrier was transmitted back to Xianyang, the capital of Qin, the entire court was in an uproar.