Chapter 748: Takeo (I)
PS: There is one more chapter in the evening, around 12 o'clock.
From childhood to adulthood, when did Gao Wupi, who was born in the Qiding family, suffer from this kind of nest?
After he commanded the rear army to return to Lu Qiu Ming, all kinds of measures were almost flawless, whether it was to release arrows to prevent the rout from attacking the army formation, or to set up a position so that the Lu people had no chance, it was enough to make the most experienced generals in the Qi army praise. But the other party did not have a dignified battle with him as Gao Wupi imagined, but turned around and left......
Those Lu people were menacing, and they chased after them and didn't fight, so they just left! And it was not like a cowardly retreat, the enemy retreated in a very orderly manner, the back row turned around and went first, the crossbowmen in the front row were vigilantly guarded, and before the Qi people could react, they retreated into a sparse wood, and disappeared.
Gao Wupi felt that he had pounced, and after being stunned for a while, he planned to pursue, but hesitated.
"The Lu people are cunning and cunning, although I did not come to the Snow Field War a few years ago, I also heard my father tell the detailed process, it was the Lu people who tempted the Qi army to go south with a weak attitude, and then launched an attack when the snow was heavy......
Gao Wupi's heart suddenly hung up, the reason why the Qi army withdrew this time was that Guoxia was sensitively aware after learning that Emperor Qiu Waiguo had fallen, and Wei Guo was afraid that he would be lost, and Zhao Wuxian would return to Lu soon, could it be that he had arrived near Qufu at this moment?
It didn't matter if he thought about it, Gao Wupi didn't have the heart to pursue, so he hurriedly ordered the army to gather the rout and quickly go north, but after such a toss, they had been delayed in place for more than an hour.
But it wasn't over yet, and soon after, Gao Wupi received a report from the scout, saying that when the Lu people saw the Qi people leaving, they went out of the woods and followed five or six miles away, and the scouts on horseback were even closer to one mile.
"What do these Lu people want to do?"
Gao Wupi was angry in his heart and asked the chariots in the army to drive away the Lu people, but those Lu people took advantage of the familiar terrain and the terrain of the river network in the Susi area to wade through a small river and confront the Qi people across the river, making them helpless.
Just stopped and stopped, and could only keep the battle queue at all times, and the march of the Qi army slowed down, and Gao Wupi found that with his own speed, he would definitely not be able to catch up with the army in front before dark.
The march of tens of thousands of people cannot be carried out in a swarm, and there needs to be a specific division of labor and the order of marching sequentially, generally speaking, it will be divided into a large army, a heel army, a rear army, a division of soldiers, etc. The army is the main force, the heel army is the vanguard of the first departure, the division is the vigilance force marching on both sides of the army, and the rear army is responsible for pressing the formation, and the distance between the army is more than ten miles, and the length is dozens of miles, not more than a day's travel, so that it can echo back and forth.
Once the rear army is out of touch with the speed of the large army, they will no longer be the wings of the Chinese army, but will become a burden to slow down the whole army. Gao Wupi felt that he had made a mistake, he knew that he should ignore Lu Qiu Ming and drive it directly, he could imagine that Guo Xia must have sent a car with a black face to urge him at this time!
The Lu people behind him are still following not far away, this area is still in the Susi Plain, surrounded by a flat river, Gao Wupi does not have any terrain to ambush, even if it is an ambush, how can they be more familiar with the terrain than the Lu people?
As the sky gradually darkened, Gao Wupi began to get nervous, always feeling cold behind him, in this case, he did not dare to stop and set up camp, but chose to walk at night, hoping to catch up with the army that was camping and waiting as soon as possible.
The night march was dangerous, and in order to prevent the soldiers from being frightened and scattered in the dark, the Qi army could only use pine torches, but the Lu people behind them were not well-trained professional soldiers, and they also had to be lit to move.
The report to Guoxia has been sent, Gao Wupi lied, he said in the message that there was no major incident here, but it was delayed for a while when defeating the Lu people, so he asked Guoxia to wait for a while, and then go to the meeting in the morning. After the news was sent, his self-esteem as the prince of the Qing clan prompted him to feel that he had to do something, and he couldn't just be hung by the Lu people with his tail, otherwise when he arrived at the Guoxia camp tomorrow, he saw these Lu soldiers with all beards and tails behind him, how could he round the lie
"It's getting dark, maybe it's my chance......"
Thinking so, while resting, Gao Wupi asked the elite of the first division to hand over the torches to the others, and the whole army deliberately lengthened the distance, making it look like there were nearly 10,000 people in the dark night. And the elite of that division died down on both sides of the road, waiting for the Lu people to come over, and then suddenly attacked, and then the whole army killed back, annihilating these annoying Lu people in one fell swoop.
The darkness gave the Qi people the best cover, and the division of troops left smoothly and secretly, and Gao Wupi also prepared everyone for battle, they deliberately slowed down their pace and kept an eye on the situation in the rear.
When there was a sudden sound of killing three miles behind him, Gao Wupi thought that he had succeeded, so he led the rear army to cover and kill back, hoping to arrive before the Lu people got out again, defeat them fiercely, and use the shame of being played by Xue himself.
However, before they could rush into the scorching battlefield, the flanks of the rear army were suddenly attacked, fiercely!
The attack came from the southwest, and the warning sound of the enemy attack sounded loudly, and the Qi Ren Cang Empress Gu, who rushed in front, saw that some black shadows had stabbed into the middle of their assault queue, turning everything into a mess.
Through the torches, Gao Wupi had already seen the appearance of the enemy. Unlike Ran Qiu's slow and cumbersome spear array, most of the enemies who attacked this time only wore light armor, or even no armor, and the weapons they used were all short soldiers, most of them were swords, and a few were halberds. They used the impact of the round shield in their hands to slam into the middle of the Qi army, and then fought each other in short combat, leaving only the corpse of the sword in the ground wherever they went!
From time to time, I heard someone shouting: "The general's army has arrived, and you and the Qi people will not be killed!?" ”
This couldn't help but surprise Gao Wupi's heart, how could Zhao Wuxian arrive so soon?
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"The general's army has arrived, and you and the rest of the Qi people will not be killed!?" The person who made his subordinates shout this sentence and bluff was Tian Ben.
Tian Ben's invitation to fight was successful, Shi Qi was a newcomer who had just come after all, and Zhao Wuxian still didn't know the depth of his background, and Zigong's appreciation alone was not enough for him to put two thousand lives in the hands of this person. Therefore, this time Tian Ben is the commander of the division, and Fan Chi and Shi Qi are the two of them, so that they can try Shi Qi's ability, and Fan Chi, as a local who has traveled all over the country of Lu, can also guide this partial division to quickly find Qi people.
Tian Ben was proud of this, he finally got the position of a pioneer, but since he got on the boat of the boat master in Yuncheng, his pride was gone. Everyone, including Tian Ben himself, found out that he couldn't take a boat, and he could vomit a lot of meat and vegetables on the calm Onozawa, and he had been lying on the boat for several hours.
This made Fan Chi worry about whether the operation would go smoothly, but Shi Qi stood as steady as a rock on the ship, and walked up and down with the sail wings they were riding, and bowed his head to the boat division built by Xu Cheng.
"Zixu also understands ship warfare?" Xu Cheng is a remnant of the Xu State, and the Xu State is deeply influenced by the Chu culture, so he will also speak a little Chu Yan, communicate with Shi Qi and have no barriers, and after a few words, he found that Shi Qi also has some experience in water warfare.
"It is not surprising that the Chu people are good at using boats, but in the words of Zixi, it seems that they are veterans who have been immersed in the river for ten years......"
Shi Qi explained: "When I was young, I joined the Chu State Boat Division, and under the leadership of the Chu State Sima, I fought with the Wu people several times, but unfortunately there were many defeats and few victories, but the ship I led never sank, and during this period, I also captured the Wu people's boat, but unfortunately all the credit went to the head of the commander of my doctor." ”
"I see." Shi Qi and Xu Cheng had a common enemy, Wu State, which made Xu Cheng have a great impression of him, and even openly invited Shi Qi to join the boat division after the war, and work together to build a water power for the Zhao family.
But Shi Qi refused without hesitation.
"The Central Plains is different from Wu Chu, the boatmaster is only useful in the coastal area or lake, once he leaves the water, he is a fish on the shore, and it is useless. I think that the future battles of the Zhao clan will be won or lost on land, and it will not be possible to achieve great success in the boat division. ”
Xu Cheng was dumbfounded, but he had to admit that Shi Qi was right, if it weren't for this temporary transportation mission, his fleet would be really idle. Unless Zhao Wuxian opened the canal from Yuncheng to Dahe, or one day went to war with Wu, the boat master could only go around in the small waterhole of Onozawa.
"Zixu has great ambitions......" With a hint of regret, when he arrived at the east bank of the lake, Xu Cheng said this quietly.
"If I didn't have great ambitions in my heart, why would I abandon my wife and family and go north alone? If you fail, you will die, and if you succeed, you will be able to eat, begging for this ambition, as a martial artist, there is no other ability, this achievement can only be won on the battlefield, which makes Xu Jun smile! After speaking, Shi Qi jumped out of the boat without looking back, holding his sword and standing alone outside the Lu soldiers in the queue.
On the other hand, Tian Ben, who was dizzy on the boat, had just landed on his feet, but he seemed to have changed as if he had changed a person, and he was alive in an instant, so that Fan Chi, who was thinking about whether to take over the command, swallowed his words back into his stomach.
This time, more than 2,000 people who took a shortcut by boat all went into battle lightly, and even brought two days' pot helmets with dry food, one on their chests, and another one behind their chests.
These people were called "light soldiers" by Zhao Wuxian on the battlefield of the Jin State, and they were a lightly armed force that was very different from the heavy armor soldiers, specializing in the affairs of attacking and harassing the enemy's side, but this time in the counterattack of the Qi State, they seemed to have become the main force of the vanguard.
Without further ado, the army quickly marched to the northwest, and received the latest news from the Qufu area at the post station along the way, which had not been destroyed by the Qi people: the Qi people began to gather their scattered forces and were about to evacuate.
Tian Ben was anxious, and couldn't help but let everyone speed up their pace, and without waiting for the people who fell behind, the group ran for one hundred and fifty miles in two days, and finally saw the flowing water on the evening of the third day, and also learned the news that Ran Qiu went out of the city to defeat the Qi people's broken troops, and followed away.
When it was dark, they successfully connected with Ran Qiu's scouts, and this was the scene where Ran Qiu's troops deliberately pretended to be careless and were ambushed just now, luring the Qi army to turn back and pounce, while Tian Ben took the opportunity to lead the army to attack.
It doesn't matter if this rush, before the Qi people could react to what happened, the entire rear army was cut in half by Tian Ben! (To be continued.) )