Chapter 2 Crises 14 Falling short for the nine people
"Zhao Kuo, do you want to rebel?" This situation greatly surprised Le Cheng, who pretended to be calm and shouted, but the long sword clenched in his right hand trembled incessantly.
Zhao Kuo closed his eyes and scolded: "You wait to retreat!" ”
"No!" The hundred flying cavalry guards put their swords into their sheaths in unison, but their eyes were still round, and they looked at Lecheng on the opposite side vigilantly.
Lecheng's five guards already regretted their impulsive move just now, but when they saw that there were steps to go down, they hurriedly put away their weapons without waiting for Lecheng's order.
The entire riverbank fell silent as death.
After a long time, Zhao Kuo slowly opened his eyes and said weakly: "That is the case, the general leads the army first, and Kuo follows up." ”
"So much for the best! Say goodbye! Le Cheng laughed, and a group of six people whipped away.
Zhao Kuo looked at Lecheng who was going away, turned his head and said coldly to the herald beside him: "Ordered General Feng to leave 20,000 troops and hold the Yique Pass, and the remaining 80,000 horses slowly went north overnight and retreated into the Yewang of Hanoi." ”
"No!" The herald received the order, hurriedly turned his horse, and galloped away.
"What? Don't go to Hangu Pass? One of the guards said in confusion.
"It's a shame for the nine people of the mountain! Happy to take this way, there is more than luck, why bother to take these 100,000 soldiers? Zhao Kuo sighed and said, "Order, camp in place!" ”
The guards didn't know what to do, and asked in unison: "What does the general mean, I don't know." ”
Zhao Kuo waved his horsewhip and said lightly: "If there is an accident tomorrow, you may be able to save General Lecheng." ”
"Be happy and arrogant, don't save it." All the guards had indignation on their faces.
"You are obedient, why do you need to say more?" Zhao Kuo sighed again, then turned over and dismounted, and went straight to the river, standing for a long time without saying a word......
The big war is approaching, and the camp of the coalition army outside Hangu Pass is bright all night, probing horses like shuttles, and the military orders are bursting, and it is a busy scene.
In the early morning of the next day, with the split of the command flag in Lecheng's hand, the sharp horn sound instantly broke through the winter tranquility, and for a time thousands of troops and horses rushed straight to Hangu Pass like thunder.
According to the deployment agreed yesterday, the 100,000 Zhao army led by Lecheng was the front, the Wei army was in the center, and the Chu army was cut off. But as the road narrowed, the speed of the army gradually slowed down. At noon, Scout Pegasus reported that there was Hangu Pass ahead.
Walking to the pass, Le Cheng opened his eyes, only to see the door wide open, but did not see a soldier, looking around there was not the slightest sign of ambush, seeing this situation Le Cheng couldn't help laughing: "Meng Fu Lao Er looked at the wind and fled, no gall rats!" ”
"General......" On the side, Zhao Xin wanted to speak and stopped.
Le Cheng glanced at Zhao Xin coldly, and without looking back, he ordered in a loud voice: "Enter the customs immediately!" ”
Standing on the Guancheng, looking at the army that was rumbling into the pass, Le Cheng's heart was very comfortable, and he turned his head to Xinlingjun who had just entered the city in the evening and smiled: "This battle is so boring!" ”
Xinlingjun also laughed and said: "A soldier who surrenders without a fight, Miaoye!" Tonight, you can send troops and approach Xianyang! ”
Le Cheng smiled and shook his head: "Why is it one night to destroy Qin?" It is not early, the Chu army is still outside the pass, and it will not be too late for all the troops to enter the pass tomorrow. ”
"It's fine." Shin Lingjun nodded.
"Order, the army will stop entering the customs and camp on the spot!" Le Cheng glanced at the sky, turned around and gave an order, and then followed Xinlingjun down the city tower to welcome Chunshenjun.
That night, the Triple Alliance Army set up a series of camps inside and outside Hangu Pass, and Lecheng even set up a large wine feast in the Guancheng shogunate. When the wine stopped, Le Cheng drunkenly said to Chun Shenjun and Xinling Jun: "Rest early tonight, and tomorrow we will go to Xianyang." ”
The two sons then said goodbye and helped each other back to the camp to sleep.
At the time of the second watch, I only heard the sound of golden drums everywhere, and the sound of killing shook the ground. The soldiers of the coalition army woke up in a dream, the people were not as good as the armor, the horses were not as good as the saddle, and the night was unknown, and they trampled on each other for a while, and countless people died. Lecheng was still drunk, and was pulled out of the tent by the guards in a daze, and suddenly woke up when the cold wind blew, and saw that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly picked up his knife and got on the horse, and rushed out of the gate in a panic surrounded by the guards.
At the same time as the sound of killing sounded, Meng Fu, who was standing on the highest peak of Kunshan Mountain and watching the battle situation, looked at the wind, and then waved his hand: "Set fire!" ”
With a shout, the Qin army pushed out dozens of barrels of fire oil from behind, lit it and rolled down towards the Chu army camp stationed in the valley outside the pass. The scorching tongues of fire and flying fire chips accompanied the panicked and frightened screams of tens of thousands of soldiers were like hell. Before the soldiers of the Chu army came to their senses, there was another shout on the mountain, and huge boulders rolled down all over the mountain. Some boulders collided with mountain rocks, and they bounced up in the air, leaving people with nowhere to hide.
At this time, the Qin army's iron cavalry rushed down from the mountains on both sides, and for a while, the infantry of the Three Kingdoms who flocked to flee everywhere inside and outside Hangu Pass became the sword pile of the Qin army's iron cavalry, the cold light flashed, and the tragic wail resounded all over the field!
Le Cheng flew all the way in the chaotic army, and when he reached a mountain forest, there was no one around him, and the surroundings were even quieter. This made Le Cheng's heart more and more uneasy, and he was about to urge the horse to turn back, only to hear a horn, and suddenly ambushed the soldiers, and thousands of Qin army crossbowmen surrounded Le Cheng in the middle like an iron bucket, and shouted in unison: "Capture Le Cheng alive!" Catch it alive! ”
Le Cheng was taken aback, and immediately fell off the horse, and passed out, and dozens of Qin soldiers roared forward together, wanting to arrest Le Cheng. At this critical juncture, out of nowhere, a centaur team suddenly rushed out, and flew into the Qin army's formation from behind. The centaurs quickly picked up the horses on the ground and galloped away like a whirlwind.
When the horse team walked away, the Qin army reacted, and fired arrows in unison, but they could no longer catch up.
At this moment, Chunshenjun and Xinlingjun, who had just rendezvous, also gathered the remnants of the army all the way and evacuated towards the valley mouth. Under the light of the fire, a group of disheveled defeated troops were moving through the valley as fast as they could. The strange thing is that the dense Qin army on the top of the valley mouth mountain did not kill, but just looked coldly at the soldiers who fled under their feet, and released a few cold arrows from time to time.
The sky gradually brightened, and as soon as Xinlingjun and Chunshenjun, who had escaped death, came out of the valley, they shouted: "Luck! Then he hurriedly said goodbye, and the remnants of the leaders returned home.
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"Where am I?" Lecheng opened his eyes and asked with a groan.
"Wild King Camp!" A voice replied coldly.
Le Cheng hurriedly raised his head, and at a glance, he saw Zhao Kuo, the general not far away, with his back to him.
"General......" Le Cheng struggled to get up, threw himself on Zhao Kuo's lap, and cried loudly, "300,000 troops! A full 300,000 ...... It's all gone......"
Zhao Kuo didn't look back at Lecheng, but waved his hand impatiently: "Tie up Lecheng for me and escort him to Handan!" ”
Several big men immediately rushed forward, tied up Le Cheng with all hands and feet, and then pushed it into a carriage that had already been prepared.
"Thank you, General!" Lecheng stood on the car, turned around and bowed deeply to Zhao Kuo, and the carriage set off.
Looking at the carriage in the distance, Zhao Kuo sighed, and then asked Sima of the Chinese army: "How much has the rout army gathered?" ”
Sima of the Chinese army hurriedly replied: "There are only three thousand." ”
At this time, a ranger galloped to report: "General Yushang, General Feng Ji fought a bloody battle for a day, and all of them were destroyed, and the 200,000 Qin troops have passed the Yique Pass, and they are only 500 miles away from Yewang." ”
"Two hundred thousand?" Zhao Kuo's haggard face showed an expression of disbelief.
"General, the King of Qin secretly transferred 150,000 troops in Shudi, and together with the garrison of Hangu Pass, it is indeed 200,000." Zhao Yan said in a low voice.
"The end will be broken! The Admiral goes first! "The general Leyi said urgently.
I don't want Zhao Kuo to sneer and say, "You broke off?" Haven't you been swallowed alive by the Qin army? ”
"But ......" Le Yi wanted to persuade again, but when he saw Zhao Kuo stomping his foot heavily, he said hatefully: "Our army has no way to retreat, and there may be life in a dead battle." Command the three armies, and the Checheng circle is waiting for the Qin army! ”
"No!" The faces of the generals were suddenly solemn.