Chapter Seventy-Three: The Battle of the Central Plains (5)
The twilight was dim, and the remnant sun was like blood.
Hundreds of thousands of troops under the city of Diqiu sacrificed their lives to fight to the death, and the sound shook dozens of miles away.
The soil under the feet of the soldiers on both sides had all been dyed blood red and turned into mud at this time.
"The coalition forces can't stand it, they're tired."
Putting down the binoculars in his hand, Le Jian said to the deputy general next to him, Bo Wang.
Bo Wang nodded, not wanting to say anything more at this time.
I joined the army at the age of seventeen, and I have never seen or encountered such a tragic fight.
After a day and a night of fighting, the soldiers on both sides were extremely tired. The troops who had withdrawn to the rear, and as soon as they returned to the rear, they lay down on the ground and fell asleep, regardless of the wounds on their bodies. Some people fall asleep and never open their eyes again.
Even the soldiers who are fighting in the front at this moment, their physical strength and willpower have also reached a critical point.
It's just that the machine waved the weapon in its hand, and when it saw the enemy, it went up and slashed and killed, and either the enemy fell, or he fell.
After a long while, Bo Wang clasped his fists and said to Lejian:
"General, the enemy's reserve army has been put into the fight, and our army's reserve cavalry should go up, right?"
Le Jian thought for a while, and said to Bo Wang: "General Bo Wang, ...... again Wait. ”
At this time, several Yan cavalry flew over, shouting as they ran:
"The South Korean army has been defeated, the coalition army camp has been conquered and occupied by our army, and the South Korean army has been defeated."
The armies of both sides of the melee in the middle are stagnant.
The morale of the Yan army was greatly boosted, and a tsunami-like shout erupted from the battle array: "Kill." ”
And the Qin army, who was fighting with the Yan army, was depressed beyond words.
The main general of the Yan army, Lejian, laughed out loud and ordered: "General Shi Yong, where is it?" ”
"The end will be." Hearing the voice of the main general, Shi Yong responded loudly.
"Order two divisions of light cavalry in your division, one division in the north and one in the south, go around the formation, and pierce the two flanks of the Qin army in the middle. After the enemy army was dispersed, your cavalry immediately outflanked the Qin army in the middle lane, and today we left these hundreds of thousands of allied troops there. ”
Rakuma looked at Shi Yong and ordered loudly.
"The last will obey." Shi Yong turned and mounted his horse and rode towards his cavalry troops.
After a while, I heard Shi Yong's order, and the Yan army's camp was filled with dense smoke and dust, and a thunderous sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the reserve cavalry of the Yan army was dispatched.
Not far from where the two armies were fighting, the Yan army divided into two red clouds, which circled the formation from the left and right, and went straight to the sides of the Qin army's camp. Facing the Qin army blocking their cavalry, the Yan army in front took out a pit torch and thundered and went towards the Qin army.
In the explosion of hand fire and thunder, the Yan cavalry drew their sabers and slashed at the Qin army.
On the left and right, the dispatch of 20,000 Yan cavalry converged into two red torrents, the war horses galloped, the dust was flying, and the earth began to tremble in the sound of horses' hooves. The already panicked formation of the Qin army began to be unable to maintain.
Many Qin troops fell under the hooves of the Yan army, and the Qin army in the rear also began to collapse. The light cavalry of the 20,000 Yan army finally became a boulder that crushed the Qin army in the middle of the coalition army.
The main general of the Yan army, Lejian, was overjoyed when he saw this, and shouted:
"All the soldiers, attack together with the general, and the defeat of the coalition army is at this moment."
Bo Wang and other generals of the Yan army were generous.
The drums of war were hurrying, and the sound of killing was loud.
Immediately after a "killing" sound, all the Yan troops launched a general attack on the coalition army.
The Wei army camp on the left side of the coalition army was also in danger at this time.
General Jin Suizheng asked one of his own military colonels:
"You mean, the Korean army on the right has completely collapsed, and the big camp has been occupied by the Yan army."
"Yes, General, I saw it with my own eyes."
Jin followed for a moment, sweating profusely.
The generals of the Wei army behind him were all shocked.
Jin Sui's lieutenant stepped forward and said to Jin Sui:
"General, you can't do anything, the defeat of our coalition is decided. The remaining tens of thousands of troops are of great importance to our Wei State, and our army cannot be completely annihilated here! ”
After listening to the words of the deputy general, Jin Sui looked back at the Wei generals.
I saw many Wei generals looking at them eagerly.
Jin Sui gritted his teeth, knowing that he could not hesitate any longer at this time, he ordered:
"Generals, because of the defeat of the Korean army, this battle cannot be fought. Abandoning the large camp here, abandoning all the food and baggage, our Wei army retreated, disengaged from the Yan army as soon as possible, and the whole army returned to China. ”
Listening to his own commander, the responsibility for the defeat has been completely shifted to the Han army.
The generals of the Wei army all comprehended the divine understanding and obeyed the order together: "We obey the order. ”
With an order, the Wei army on the left side of the coalition army, Mingjin retreated, and even his wounded soldiers couldn't care about it, so they scattered their legs to the west, and withdrew with the banners of their respective generals.
Qing Qin, the general who was in charge of attacking the Wei army camp on the left side of the coalition army, laughed happily when he saw the Wei army retreating outside the camp.
He ordered: "Order our army to occupy the Wei army camp as soon as possible, it is getting late, and the soldiers are tired, so don't pursue anymore." The reserve corps, turning to the right, attacked the camp of the Qin army in the middle. ”
The generals of the Yan army behind Qing Qin, Qi claimed "No".
At this time, Zhao Yi, the main general in the middle of the coalition army, was listening to a report from a reprimand:
"Report, General, the Korean army on the right side of our coalition army has been routed on all fronts, and the battalion has been completely occupied by the Yan army. At this moment, the Yan army on the right has already waved its division towards our middle road camp. ”
"Rubbish, Han Jun is just rubbish!" Zhao Yi scolded.
Zhao Yi looked at the sky and found that it was almost dark.
A scout came on horseback, came to Zhao Yi, rolled off his horse, and reported:
"General Qiyu, the Wei army on the left side of our coalition army has been routed, and the camp has been occupied by the Yan army. The Yan army on the left is killing my camp in the middle. ”
Zhao Yi's eyes were dark, the blood in his chest was rolling, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he almost fainted.
Several guards hurriedly stepped forward to support Zhao Yi, and saw that Zhao Yi didn't even have the strength to scold Wei Jun at this time.
The generals of the Qin army stepped forward one after another and shouted at Zhao Yi in unison: "General, general." ”
Zhao Yi slowly opened his eyes, looked at the many Qin soldiers beside him, and said sadly:
"Generals, the defeat of our army has been decided, so you will lead the remnants of our army as soon as possible and withdraw from the camp. After returning to China, when you told me about the king, you said that Zhao Yi was incompetent and ashamed of my king, so he could only die for the country. ”
Seeing many generals of the Qin army, and still trying to persuade them, Zhao Yi shouted:
"Hurry up, don't grind any more, our army can't be wiped out. Otherwise, my Qin country is in danger! Also, go back this time and report to the king the cavalry equipment and even the fire mines that have captured the Yan army. ”
"Tell my king that if our army wants to defeat the Yan army, it must have the same equipment and weapons as the Yan army, otherwise, without these things, our army will follow in the footsteps. Wait for the speed of walking, hurry up! ”
Seeing this, the generals of the Qin army bowed to Zhao Yi and turned away.
Zhao Yi looked at the guards beside him and laughed:
"Brethren, it was Ben who was going to be a drag on you. Zhao Yi is determined to fight to the death here, and you dare to fight to the death with Ben. ”
The military law of the Qin army was strict, and the main general should be killed in battle, and the personal guards should also be killed in battle. Otherwise, returning home will also affect the family.
Zhao Yi's personal guards said loudly to Zhao Yi together: "I am willing to fight to the death with the general." ”
Stepping down from the command platform, Zhao Yi and his personal guards all boarded their respective chariots.
Somehow, Zhao Yi suddenly remembered his parents and brother who died in the Battle of Changping at this time.
Zhao Yi's tears rolled down involuntarily.
"Father, mother, eldest brother, Zhao Yi is going to see you."
After that, Zhao Yi stood on the chariot and waved the Changge in his hand.
Pointing to the Yan cavalry rushing ahead, he shouted loudly to his guards:
"Brothers, sing the war song of my old Qin people, and kill the enemy with Ben."
shouted, gave an order, drove the chariot, and killed the Yan army.
"Old Qin, go to the national disaster together! Old Qin, restore my rivers and mountains! Blood will not be shed, death will not be truce! There is Daqin in the west, like the sun rising! A hundred years of national hatred, the vicissitudes of life! The world is in turmoil, how can Corning! Qin has a sharp soldier, who competes with it! ”
The singing voice is majestic and heroic, and it is indomitable.
Zhao Yi led his personal guards, and finally collided with the large cavalry of the Yan army.
Blood splashed everywhere, people shouted and horses neighed, the sound of weapons colliding, and the shouts of soldiers resounded.
Zhao Yi, the commander of the coalition army, was cut down by the Yan cavalry, and his body lay on the ground, and the blood flowing from the wound soaked in this land of the Central Plains.
The blood-stained land of China, which was stained by the soldiers of both sides, will become a fertile field in the coming year.
In the second year of Yan Wangkang, April 17.
Jun Lejian of Changguo led 350,000 Yan troops, and defeated the combined forces of Qin, Wei and Han led by Zhao Yi, the general of the Qin army, under the city of Diqiu.
In the late years of King Yingji of Qin, the famous general of the Qin army, Zhao Yi, died in battle.
The allied forces of Qin, Wei, and Han suffered 150,000 casualties and nearly 70,000 prisoners.
The Yan army suffered more than 60,000 casualties, which was the largest casualty of the Yan State since the rise of Liao Wangkang.