Chapter 35: The Qin army retreats
Peng Han gathered all the exhausted soldiers and shouted with full anger: "Sons, our chief general Zhao Kuo personally led a large army to come to the aid for the safety of Changping Pass. At this moment, he is fighting for us outside the gate, can we let the general fight alone? ”
"Can't! No! The soldiers under Peng Han's command were completely ignited by his words and shouted loudly.
"I know that you are exhausted after experiencing the enemy's siege of the city, but our main general is outside, sons and daughters, gather the last spirit, join forces with General Zhao, and make contributions in front of you, rush out of the city with me!"
Peng Han pulled out the saber at his waist, pointed to the battlefield outside Changping Pass, and shouted: "Come on, open the city gate!" ”
The valley formed by Cross Ridge and Hanwang Mountain became the deadliest terrain that bound the Qin army, and although the number of their soldiers far exceeded that of the personal guard led by Zhao Kuo, this terrain made their numbers empty on paper.
The long and narrow valley is simply impossible for the Qin army's troops to be completely deployed, it seems that there are a lot, but in fact, it is tens of thousands of troops that are fighting with the Zhao army.
In addition, the combat effectiveness of this group of guards under Zhao Kuo's command far exceeded the expectations of the Qin army, and after Zhao Kuo led the troops of the palace to join the vanguard army, the Qin army's defense line was completely defeated.
"Sons, Bai Qi is in front, take his head with me!" Zhao Kuo, who was on the battlefield in the scuffle, shouted vigorously, at this time, all the flags were useless, and he could only shout loudly.
At this time, the gate of Changping Pass, which had been closed all the time, suddenly opened, and Peng Han and Qian Jian led the soldiers to rush out and kill them as well.
At this time, they had already seen the towering Zhao Junjing banner, where could they still take care of setting up the phalanx, and led the soldiers to directly choose to attack the Zhao Junjing banner.
And the soldiers of the Qin State who Bai Qi placed at Changping Pass were also consumed by the siege battle, and it was difficult to resist the Zhao army as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the troops led by Peng Han quickly broke through the defense line.
Bai Qi, who was sitting on the horse, sighed, he originally expected that the Zhao army defending the city had been consumed by himself, and it was impossible to kill him out of the city. As a result, they not only fought out of the city, but also broke through the defense line they had set.
But seeing them rushing out violently, if they joined forces with the Zhao army in front of them, then they might really be captured and killed by them.
Knowing that it is impossible to do it is the biggest problem for the general, Bai Qi naturally will not let himself make such a mistake.
So he made a quick decision, and the banner began to convey the order again: "The rear army becomes the front army, and the whole army retreats." 30,000 main foot soldiers stayed behind to block the enemy and cover the retreat of the army! ”
With Bai Qi's order, the entire Qin army began to operate rapidly, and the main force of the Qin State, which was still fighting with Zhao Kuo and others, quickly gave up the entanglement and got out of the battlefield.
Zhao Kuo immediately sensed that the Qin army was preparing to retreat, he wiped the blood on his face, and shouted loudly: "The Qin army intends to retreat, the soldiers will kill the enemy with me, bite them and capture them alive!" ”
However, the Qin army did not give the Zhao army any opportunity to take advantage of, although the main force was out of the battlefield, and the soldiers who were left to cover the retreat of the main force immediately filled the vacancy.
If Zhao Kuo wants to pursue the retreating Qin army, he must deal with the Qin infantry who are preparing to fight to the death in front of him.
Zhao Kuo looked at the soldiers of the Qin State who were looking at death in front of him, knowing that the best time to pursue had been lost, and in addition to the fact that he was apprehensive about Bai Qi's plan in his heart, he finally decided to finish all the enemies in front of him.
In this way, Bai Qi left 30,000 troops behind the broken queen, and he retreated in the direction of Danshui with the army of Qin.
At this time, Peng Han and Qian Jian had already joined Zhao Kuo and Lin Yi together, and the 30,000 broken troops of the Qin State were finally wiped out by the Zhao army after stubborn resistance, and the Zhao army also paid the price of more than 10,000 people.
Zhao Kuo left some people to clean up the battlefield, and he returned to Changping Pass with Peng Han, Qian Jian and others.
Although he repelled the troops of the Qin State, Zhao Kuo did not have any happy look on his face at all.
He knew that he had actually fallen into the trap of Bai Qi from the beginning, if it weren't for the fact that the people of the Qin State had misestimated the combat effectiveness of the personal guard troops under him, and Peng Han, Qian Jian and others had overcome the exhaustion of their bodies with their spirits and unexpectedly went out to face the battle, then what was waiting for him was the end of the annihilation of the entire army.
Listening to the praise of Qian Jian, Peng Han and others in his ears, Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, I also want to thank the two generals for saving their lives!" ”
Zhao Kuo's words made Peng Han and Qian Jian stand on the spot, not knowing what to say.
After a short silence, Peng Han cautiously asked, "Is it something wrong that I am waiting for, which makes the general's heart unhappy?" If this is the case, although the general said bluntly, I should admit the punishment and admit the punishment, there is no other word! ”
Zhao Kuo sighed and told the truth: "The two generals don't speculate for no reason, what I said is sincere, and there is no sarcasm. ”
Peng Han breathed a sigh of relief after listening to Zhao Kuo's analysis, but he had already followed the call of Xi Ying and Fang Xiu to surrender to Zhao Kuo. If this makes Zhao Kuo misunderstand, although Zhao Jun will no longer have a place for himself.
Thinking of this, he patted his chest and swore that "the general is too worried, the general personally led the army to come to the aid in order to save us, how can we let the general fight alone, even if we swear to die, we will work together with the general to kill the enemy." ”
"Peng Han, what do you think of Qian Jian?" Zhao Kuo quickly collected his mood and directly changed the topic.
Peng Han glanced at Qian Jian, although the two have been together for a short time, they have similar personalities, and they seem to have become a pair of good friends.
"General, General Qian has quite an appetite for me, and there are really no mediocre talents under the general's command!"
Zhao Kuo glanced at Qian Jian and Peng Han, smiled and said, "Then I'll leave Qian Jian behind." ”
"Huh?"
Hearing the questions of the two of them in unison, Zhao Kuo pointed to the bearded faces of the two of them and said, "Since the Qin army has chosen to attack Changping Pass once, it is impossible to say that it will come again." I thought about it, and the garrison at Changping Pass obviously couldn't cope. And Changping Pass is very important for the entire Danzhuling defense line, I left you and Qian Jian here to ensure that Changping Pass is foolproof, understand? ”
"Yes, the last general will definitely ensure that Changping Pass is foolproof!"
Zhao Kuo stood up and patted the shoulders of the two: "I see that the two of you have similar temperaments, and you will have to work together to protect Changping Pass in the future." ”
"No."
Zhao Kuo did not choose to stay in Changping Pass for more, after the Qin army retreated, he only let his guards repair in Changping Pass for a day, and then embarked on the journey back to his hometown.