readx;?readx; Chapter 669 Chasing the Dead and Chasing the North

After all, the Qi army is too much, and although it has been repeatedly defeated, it is still slightly more than the Qin ** team in terms of numbers. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info This determines that it is impossible for the Qin army to form a tight encirclement - either it is weak and full of loopholes, or it can only focus on the deployment of key areas.

Of course, Qin Lei chose the latter. He deployed heavy troops on the eastern front, and planted flags all over the bravado, giving the Qi army the feeling that the east side was a net. At the same time, he deliberately left a gap in the encirclement in the west to lure the Qi army east.

Sure enough, the morale-sluggish soldiers of the Qi army panicked, and when they saw that there was a road to the east, they fled there without thinking. As soon as he saw that the enemy soldiers had fallen into a trap, Qin Lei quickly waved his army to cover up and kill them, slashing the buttocks of the Qi officers and soldiers, and he didn't know how many enemy soldiers he had beheaded.

The Qin army chased for a while, and suddenly heard the horn of the army, so he stopped, turned around and drove to the mountains and forests on both sides of the pass, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

But it was said that the Qi army was like a lost dog, and was driven by the Qin army for a while, and he only hated his father and mother for having two legs.

Even Wu Zhilong, the general who defended the country, was also guarded by a group of cronies, mixed with the defeated army and fled westward. Although he knew that the farther west he went, the farther away he would be from the Qi Kingdom, he could only involuntarily go with the flow.

The soldiers of the Qi army were at a loss, and when they saw the general's personal guards, they followed closely behind, gradually gathering more and more, and finally converged into the largest group, under the leadership of the fleeing genius Wu Junmen, they successfully avoided the encirclement and interception of the Qin army, crossed the Tiger Prison Pass, and arrived at the ground of the Qin State.

Because the Qin army stopped the pursuit, most of the Qi army was saved. At this time, Wu Zhilong's body actually gathered more than 100,000 people, and there was a steady stream of routs running over, constantly expanding his team. Seeing that there were still so many subordinates with him, Wu Zhilong felt a little relieved, straightened his scattered clothes and armor, and said loudly: "Brothers, I, Wu Zhilong, will definitely bring you back to China!" ”

Before the words fell, he heard the sound of drums in the east, and the smoke and dust were everywhere, and the expression of Qi Jun, who had just cheered up, suddenly became depressed. Wu Zhilong only said that the Qin army who had originally retreated to the pass was killed, and laughed and said: "It's really good to be bullied, and the defeated army under his command dares to provoke again?" He thought that the most people on the other side were no more than 50,000, and his own side had gathered 200,000, just to rush to win the battle and boost morale.

But when the other party approached, the Wujun Gate, who stood high and saw far away, found that there were two big flags standing in the enemy's formation, one side was written with the five big characters of 'Protecting the Second Army', and the other side was written with the five big characters of 'Protecting the Seventh Army', and then looking at the opponent's formation, it was definitely not just 50,000 people who could put it out.

He couldn't help but gasp, and said in his heart: 'At least two or three hundred thousand, right...... "But it's important that we go home." Speaking of a guide to the side of the mountain, he said: "As long as we enter Songshan, the enemy will not be able to deploy troops, so we can calmly climb over the mountain and return to Xuchang City." ”

As soon as they heard 'Xuchang City', the hungry officers and soldiers immediately thought of hot soup and hot rice, and immediately came to their senses, so they followed the Wujun Gate to the south.

When they walked out of Erli, the Qin ** team also arrived in front of the Tiger Pass, and the leader of the troops was Shi Yong, the commander of the Second Army, in fact, he only had 70,000 or 80,000 troops, and the reason why it seemed to be huge was just a small trick to tie a branch to the horse's tail, drag up the smoke and dust in the sky, and create the illusion of the other party.

Seeing that the Qi army was indeed heading south, Shi Yong still did not untie the branches, he ordered his men to go straight over the ruins of the Tiger Prison Pass, wave the banner in front of the eastern pass, gallop back and forth, shouting and killing for several miles.

Besides, the Wujun Gate led the main force of the Qi army to the south and entered the foothills of Songshan Mountain non-stop. Seeing the trees on both sides and the steep mountains and rivers, I said, 'I won't catch up now, will I?' Glad, he threw himself on his back and laughed.

The generals around him were puzzled and asked, "Why is the military gate laughing?" "The heart said, 'We've all been reduced to such a field, how can you still laugh, you have no heart and no lungs, right?'

Wu Zhilong wiped his tears, gasped and smiled: "I'm laughing at the fact that the Qin army has fallen short, if we are ambushed here, where will there be a way for our masters to survive?" Before the words fell, the drums on both sides of the mountain wall sounded, and the big boulders rained down from the sky, I don't know how many people and horses killed him, and Wu Zhilong was also thrown off the horse, but fortunately he was followed by his own soldiers and was not injured.

"Quick, rush straight over!" At the critical moment, Wu Zhilong's true colors of the fleeing king were undoubtedly revealed, and he calmly pointed ahead and shouted: "It's too late to stop the falling rocks!" The group hurriedly hugged their heads and rushed over the mountain road before the enemy could rush down from the mountain.

His judgment was not wrong at all, the mountain roads here were narrow and long, and it was impossible to move large troops, so the danger of passing quickly was minimal.

Running out of the twenty-mile mountain road in one breath, the sky was slightly dark and black clouds covered the ground, and it turned out that another day was about to pass. The soldiers who had been hungry for two days and two nights finally couldn't support it, and sat on the edge of the mountain road, no matter how urged by the officers and soldiers, they no longer got up.

Seeing that the urging did not move, Wu Zhilong had to rest for the time being, rode a horse to patrol the team, and saw that the officers and soldiers were paralyzed on the side of the road, they were indeed tired and could not move, and even starved to death.

Wu Zhilong had no choice but to order all the war horses to be killed, bury a pot to get water in a dry place on the side of the mountain, and cook meat for the officers and soldiers to eat. Hearing this order, the officers and soldiers of Qi rejoiced and beat their spirits, killing horses, setting up pots, and digging some wild vegetable roots from the mountains and forests, and putting them into the pot and boiling them together. After a while, the aroma overflowed, making the Qi officers and soldiers who were close to their hearts salivate.

Wu Zhilong also took off his battle robe that was soaked with sweat several times and laid it on a ventilated boulder to dry. After a rough count under his hands, he found that there were seventy or eighty thousand officers and soldiers who did not follow, and after hearing the news, Zhao Wuji rubbed his sour thighs and said with a wry smile: "I hope that if I can come to Jitai, I won't suffer some unwarranted disasters again." ”

At this moment, suddenly the front army and the rear army shouted and killed together, and the Qi officers and soldiers who had just relaxed suddenly became chaotic.

"There's an enemy attack!" Wu Zhilong reflexively jumped up, did not wear the conspicuous general's uniform, changed into the clothes of an ordinary soldier, and went to the southeast surrounded by his own guards, not daring to pay attention to the life and death of the troops...... He knew that with the current situation of his subordinates, even the five thousand Qin troops could easily defeat him, and instead of dying in a glorious battle, it was better to stay this useful body and avenge his brothers in the future.

Fortunately, it was already dark, and his escape skills were extremely skillful, and he really escaped from the encirclement of the Qin army again. Running around the way, until the moon passed in the middle of the sky, I heard the pursuers behind him gradually moving away, and looked around at the generals who were mostly wounded, and the number was no more than 50,000.

Rao was used to leaving his subordinates and running away, but such a heavy loss still made his heart twist, so he had to comfort himself: "At least one step away from home, isn't it?" He had already made up his mind that as long as he could go back safely this time, he would immediately unload his armor and return to the field, and he would never come out to be a soldier after he was killed.

"I don't seem to be this material...... Wu Junmen thought in frustration, he finally knew that without the protection of his mentor, he was not much better than Zhao Kuo who was talking on paper. When I think about it this way, my heart to avenge the dead soldiers is also light.

While thinking about it, a sergeant reported: "The road ahead is narrow and dangerous, the potholes are difficult to walk, and I am afraid that there will be accidents when marching at night." Wu Zhilong smiled bitterly: "It's better than being caught up." "The crowd was silent, and they said, 'Not necessarily.'"

At this time, it was even more exposed, and the officers and soldiers were all soaked, and their blades were all abandoned: they were all driven away by the Qin army, and they only dared to run away to save their lives, and the blades and armor had been abandoned. As for the cows, horses, mules and donkeys, they were also killed and cooked, but they didn't have time to eat them.

The officers and men of Qi were hungry and exhausted, depressed to death, unable to stand one by one, and had no choice but to support each other. As for those who were injured by the arrow, they were abandoned on the side of the mountain road, crying and wailing, like a ghost, which made people shudder.

It was only a few miles before the team stopped again, and Wu Zhilong asked why. After the guard's investigation, he reported: "There is a mountain stream in front, and the water is very fast, and the team cannot pass." ”

Wu Zhilong lowered his face and said: "Open the road in the mountains, and stack bridges in the water!" Then he gave an order to the troops to build a bridge as quickly as possible, so as not to be stopped by the enemy by the river. The soldiers had to cut down bamboo and bark in the mountains and forests beside the road to prepare for the erection of the pontoon bridge.

Wu Zhilong was afraid that the Qin army would catch up from behind, so he ordered the guards to hold the sword in his hand, but if there were those who were slow to act, they would be reprimanded at least and beheaded at worst. The sergeants were already tired and wanted to die, and they were forced to stop for a moment, although countless people died, but the speed could not be improved.

It took more than an hour to barely tie up three pontoon bridges, and Wu Zhilong couldn't wait to order someone to carry them to the river and erect them.

At this time, although the sky was slightly dark, the mist was misty, and it was impossible to see the situation on the other side. Wu Zhilong's heart became more and more uneasy, and he urged the soldiers to build a bridge quickly so that they could leave this ghost place. He shouted to the officers and soldiers: "After crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, there are only dozens of miles left from the ground of my Qi country, and we will escape and ascend to heaven!" ”