Chapter 45: Forward 2

"Chu people! Advance! "Facing the gaze of countless Chu soldiers, their king told them that they must advance. Only by moving forward can we win, and only by winning can we get rid of the pain of the moment.

The sound was like thunder, and the more than 100,000 surviving people of the Chinese army and Youque, and the more than 130,000 surviving people of the left and right armies, all heard this shout. And the Qin army armor behind Xiong Jing, many people also heard this shout.

"Shoot!" After the Qin army was arrayed, Li Xinzheng ordered the remaining crossbows to shoot angrily at King Jing, and a dense and black rain of arrows suddenly came, and more than 200,000 Chu soldiers stretched out their hands to protect them, but everyone was too far away.

"Onward! Advance! The general immediately shouted, and the soldiers followed suit. The left army, which had been hit horizontally, and the right army, which was charged by the Qin people's chariots, were all advancing with shouts. More than 200,000 people are in turmoil, and more than 200,000 people are falling into madness one by one.

The left army of the Chu army, the two divisions of Sleep and Chen suddenly rushed into battle. Before the soldiers of the front line could kill the Qin soldiers, they stepped on their bodies and rushed forward. Close to the close, all weapons have been ineffective, and the only effective weapon is the big shield in the hands of the Chu army. The thousand columns of Chu troops seemed to be incarnated into a rushing car for the siege of the city, holding a big shield to push and squeeze the Qin soldiers fiercely. It is no longer important whether you kill the enemy or not, what matters is to move forward, to advance persistently and unremittingly, and only by advancing can we win.

The array of the right army of the Qin army, which was twenty lines deep, suddenly collapsed when it marched to the thirteenth line. Yang Duanhe, the general of the right army, was stunned like a wooden chicken, if it weren't for his subordinates who hurriedly pulled him into the chariot and fled, I am afraid that he would have been drowned in the torrent of the Chu army.

Left Army! No one could have imagined that it was the Left Army that defeated the Qin Army array first. Nearly 20,000 Qin troops retreated like a tide in the chaos, but more than 60,000 Chu troops were like a raging flood, completely submerging the entire right flank of the Qin army.

The battle really began at this time, and in the face of the retreating chaotic Qin army, the left army directly pursued and killed the Qin army camp. The Lu pawns who wanted to flee the battlefield earlier were also in pursuit, and they seemed to have forgotten their previous fears while shouting wildly, and all they were looking at at at was the vest of the Qin army's armor at the moment. The halberd poked it fiercely, and a Qin man fell, chasing two steps and trying to poke again, but this person had been stabbed to death by others.

Overwhelming pursuits, deafening shouts. Chu saw and heard that the momentum was even more sufficient, and Qin saw and heard that he had no heart to fight again. On the left side of the Qin army, which was swept away by Xiang's division, there was no longer an obstruction of officers and short-handed supervisors. Even if the Chu army did not have the strength to charge, the array of the Qin army was gradually dissipating, and the front-line soldiers were still desperately resisting, and the rear soldiers had fled.

Collapse! The left side of the Qin army was defeated, and the Chu army that came out of the rout frightened the Qin army's left army, Xin Wu, and had to retreat immediately. The two armies faced each other, and any retreat would have disastrous consequences, and as soon as Xin Wu retreated, more than 60,000 people from the right army of the Chu army immediately pursued fiercely. The originally orderly retreat eventually turned into an disorderly escape, and in the end, Xin Wu was unable to command the 20,000 Qin troops at all. had to drive away, after all, he was an old and spicy person, Xin Wu did not return to the Qin army camp but let the royal hand gallop directly to Yiyi.

"Our army is defeated!" Meng Wu has been watching the situation of the two armies, he is not worried about the advance of King Jing's department, the Chinese army plus the rear army of more than 100,000 people, King Jing may not be able to chisel through the Chinese army. But when he saw King Jing standing above the people, pointing to the north and shouting loudly, he knew that his army was about to be defeated. Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, the right army was crushed by the Chu, then the left side of the central army and the entire left army.

"It's all because of Yang Duanhe!" The Protector Sikong Ma also had an expression of disbelief on his face, but at a certain moment, Meng Wu noticed that Sikong Ma seemed to show a few smiles. But when he looked at it again, there was no trace of a smile on that sad face. It wasn't until two years later, when he heard that Sikong Ma had left Qin and entered Zhao and became the prime minister of Zhao, that he understood the real reason why he blocked Mingjin's withdrawal today: he wanted the Chu army to be defeated, and he simply wanted the Qin army to be defeated, and then he was killed by the Chu army.

"General, the Jing people have entered the camp, please leave quickly." The Qin army is an army of a hundred battles, and although it is rarely defeated, how to deal with defeat is customized. When Yang Duan and the right army collapsed, the remaining short soldiers in the large camp were preparing to retreat.

"Father, our army has been defeated, please retreat into Yiyi as soon as possible." Meng Tian looked at his father who was standing still and reminded softly.

"That's fine. Defeat is defeat. Meng Wuchang sighed, "Mingjin." The whole army withdrew to Yiyi. ”

The right army collapsed, the left flank of the Chinese army fled, and the left army retreated, but there were still nearly 100,000 Qin troops on the battlefield. It's not that they don't want to go, but everyone knows that retreating is death, and if you don't retreat, you can still survive, but the most important reason is that the Chu army that broke the formation only cared about advancing, only caring about chasing and killing the deserters of the Qin army, and did not encircle the Qin army on this side in a roundabout way.

With the sound of Jin Sheng in the rear, the Qin army, which was barely supporting, also began to retreat. Li Xin, the general of the rear army, ordered the Jin people to beat the drums, and the Qin army actually maintained the formation in the sound of the drums, and retreated all the way to the north.

"King! The end is too late, please atone for your sins! "The Qin army retreated, the Chu army pursued, and the battlefield that had been densely packed earlier suddenly became empty, leaving only countless corpses in disarray. Dozens of generals hurried to the flag to greet Xiong Jing's safety.

"Atonement? Atonement for what sins! It is a sin not to pursue the Qin army! "Xiong Jing was hit by an arrow in the knee, but fortunately, he only scratched some skin, and it was fine." What about my horse? Quick, go find my horse. ”

"King! The army of the last general has pursued the Qin people. Zeng Fang argued that the division of Xiyang was indeed chasing the Qin people, but they had no intention of being the first, and only cared about the baggage in the Qin army's camp. Under the leadership of his second son, Zeng Yin, more than 2,000 Xiyang soldiers have rushed into the Qin army camp.

"Our army turned defeat into victory, this is the king's exemplary achievement, and the minister congratulates the king on his victory." Zeng Fang was not the only one who sent sycophants, and the commander of the Chinese army also came up.

"Congratulations to the king on his victory." A cadre of generals echoed, and Xiong Jing couldn't help but be angry.

"How to win? How to congratulate? The Qin army retreated, and our army was exhausted with countless casualties. If you don't kill the Qin army at this time, ...... next time" Xiong Jing suddenly lost his voice, he had screamed too much this day.

"The last general, Xiang Yan, visited the king." Xiang Yan also came, and if the Qin army did not collapse, the martial knight was about to cut off his head, but fortunately, the Qin army was defeated, and the martial knight hurriedly retreated with the captured Chu army banner. "The last general has just received news from Xixian County, and Zhao Guo has sent troops."

"Zhao sent troops?" Zhao Guo was everyone's expectation, but before the war, everyone was disappointed in Zhao Guo.

"Exactly. This is the person who sent the message to Xi County, and the son of Xi Gong has been. Xiang Yan pointed to a young man beside him. After this person met Xiong Jing, he said: "Zhao sent 200,000 troops, and Wei no longer attacked Chen, so they promised to lend the way to the Zhao army." ”

"General," Right Shi finally appeared, "In your opinion, our army should not have fought this battle?" How can victory or defeat affect the overall situation? ”

"The last general will not dare!" Xiang Yan, who almost died, hurriedly replied. "The last general is just to persuade the king not to worry about fighting with the Qin army again. Zhao sent troops, Wei took advantage of the road, the five countries have been combined, and the Qin army must retreat. ”

"And how about this battle?" Although Youshi is not behind Xiong Jing, he has recorded everything while standing on the back of the formation, and even now, he is enthusiastic. "If there is no king to attack the Qin army in this battle, if there is no king to take the lead, you and I will die!"

"Doctor Shi......" Right Shi was scathing, as smart as he had smelled the direction of the wind in Xiang Yan's words, Xiang Yan was immediately dumbfounded by what he said, so he had to say deeply: "The last general has no intention of despising this battle. If there is no Wang Yingwu in this battle, we will all die. ”

"How are you waiting?" Right Shi looked at the rest of the generals, this man was a little smart and a little stupid, and he didn't know what he cared about.

"We also know: if there is no king Yingwu in this battle, we will all die." The generals echoed the words, and the speed of the words was different.

"Zhao sent troops, but the far water did not save the near fire. If there was no king in this battle, not only us, but more than 200,000 soldiers of Chu State were all killed by the Qin people. Right Shi continued: "Now the king ordered you to wait to hunt down and kill the Qin army, why don't you go?" ”

"King, although the Qin army was defeated, it was not completely defeated, and our army has no cavalry, so we can't chase it too far." Xiang Yan persuaded. Li Xin's 90,000 people retreated without collapse, which had a profound impact on people. "And the Zhao State sent troops, the Qin State will retreat when it hears it, our army is fighting hard, and the pursuit should also be reorganized."

The Qin army was trapped in the pocket formation, and most of them did not do their best, and the Chu army used the strength of the milk, which caused the Qin army to collapse. Xiong Jing still had some confidence in the combat strength of the Chu army before, but the left and right armies could not be crossed, and he did not object to Xiang Yan's arrangement under the narrow victory. Seeing that the temple people brought the disobedience, he suddenly remembered the Qin army cavalry: "Immediately, surround Jiangyi to me!" ”

The generals of "Jiangyi ......" looked at Xiong Jing, and their thoughts couldn't change all of a sudden.

Xiang Yan was the first to realize, "The king is wise! Someone came, and ordered 30,000 people to quickly besiege Jiangyi in order to seize the Qin people and horses! ”

"I'll leave it to you." Xiong Jing was put on a horse and explained to Xiang Yan when he left. "The Qin people can take prisoners, but if they can't take prisoners, they will be killed, and if they can rob horses, they will be robbed, but they cannot be shot and killed. And Yiyi ......"

"The last general should select the elite division and chase it to Yiyi at night." Xiang Yan said that pursuit is the strength of the Chu army, especially to pursue while the victory is won, but any kind of pursuit must not be chaotic, once chaotic, it will be counterattacked by the enemy.

"No!" The armor on his body is heavy, and riding on a horse makes Xiong Jing a little more comfortable. "I want you to collect heavy grain and straw immediately, and at the same time reorganize the army, and our army will be lined up under Yiyi tomorrow morning and tomorrow."

"King!" Xiang Yan only said that he would send the elite to pursue, but he didn't expect Xiong Jing to want the whole army to pursue.

"How? Can't do it? Xiong Jing on the horse was already taller than Xiang Yan, and he looked down at Xiang Yan with his eyes flickering.

"The last general thought that our army was exhausted in hard fighting, and the Qin army had invaded our army's camp again, and the loss of heavy grain and straw was huge, so if you don't care about it, ......"

"If our army is exhausted, the Qin army will not be exhausted? Under Yiyi, it is not for you to attack Yiyi. Xiong Jing asked rhetorically, "As soon as the Qin army enters my Chu realm, I will not be able to sleep and eat for a day." You tell the soldiers of the whole army that the Qin army is already frightened, and the sooner our army drives out the Qin people, the sooner they will go home for the Winter Festival. ”