269 B.C., April 30, Quwo.

The Qin army at Hangu Pass, as soon as they learned that the back road of the Huan Qi army was cut off, immediately sent 20,000 troops to attack Quwo, and the main general Li Yao personally led the army.

Perhaps for fear of repeating the mistakes of the past, the Qin army was very cautious this time, leaving 10,000 troops behind. The Qin State has suffered too much in South Korea over the years, especially this time it was the other party's Taiwei Tyrant Kite who led the army, so it was impossible for the Qin State to be imprudent. If the main force of the army is exhausted, the Korean army, which has been making a forward posture in the direction of Yiyang, may attack Hangu Pass. Li Yao didn't want to save the Huan Qi army, but put herself in.

Storm Kite didn't play any intrigue this time. Anyway, the cities of Shaanxi County and Jiaoxian County are extremely small, and after destroying the city walls of the two counties, Storm Kite simply put all his 26,000 troops on the front line of Quwo. As for the loss of the 4,000 troops in exchange for nearly 7,000 Qin army killed, it was worth it.

The two armies were lined up in front of the battle, and Li Yao originally admired the courage of the Han army, but after seeing the Han army's rejection of the horse formation, the 20,000 Qin troops, including Li Yao, were all angry.

At Quwo, the Han army captured more than a thousand Qin soldiers, and before that, all the Han military captains were arguing over this. Someone built yì and killed it directly, shocking the Qin State; Some people built yì as slaves and hard labor, and South Korea is now in full swing to carry out construction, and it is in need of young and strong men. The storm kite laughed at this. During the battle of Yewang, the Qin State drove the people to attack the city, and such a tragedy is vivid. The war is coming, and if you don't make good use of it, you'll be sorry for the dead Korean people. To govern others in the way of others, he is just learning and using it!

Storm Kite ordered these Qin captives to be divided into ten groups. Pull out a group at a time and tie it to the front of the horse rejection array to act as a meat shield. Isn't your Qin army high-spirited, and isn't your Qin army famous all over the world by relying on arrow formations? Then I want to see, in the face of your own robes, you can't do it! As long as you dare to do it, the first one to die will definitely be your robe!

Such an idea is more vicious, and it is cruel to be able to kill the captives without bearing the notoriety of killing them. But. Ci is not in charge of the soldiers! For victory. Storm kites can pay any price! Moreover, Han Wangran also said that history books are written by the victors. Relying on the strength of the opponent to fight to the death, South Korea does not have such an awareness. What's more, it's for the Wei State!

Captain Han happily complied with the kite's request. More than 100 Qin soldiers were pulled out. It was like hanging sausages, hanging them on top of the rejection horse. He even carefully blocked the presence of more than 100 Qin soldiers with rags, for fear that their wails would shake the morale and morale of the Qin prisoners behind.

Although there are not many meat shields in front of you. But these more than 100 people are all living beings, and they are their own robes. The archers at the front hesitated, and the lieutenant of the bow battalion immediately told Li Yao the news. Li Yao's face turned pale after hearing this, and he stood on the command car and found that this was indeed the case.

But Li Yao only hesitated for a moment, and then said coldly: "Ignore them!" Shoot the arrows! ”

Where would the lieutenant of the bow battalion think that Li Yao would reply like this, and he was immediately stunned. He has followed Li Yao for many years, and Li Yao has always cherished his soldiers! After being surprised, Du Wei argued, completely ignoring the Qin army's concept of dignity and inferiority, and protested: "General! That's our brother! More than 100 people! ”

Li Yaohu was stunned and shouted angrily: "More than a hundred people?!! You haven't killed more than a hundred of your men in a battle! Yes! How many have died at your hands? ”

Still unconvinced, the lieutenant argued: "General! That's different! Du Wei felt that if he was in a desperate situation and outnumbered, as long as he fought a dignified battle and died at the hands of the enemy, it would not be a pity. But to die at the hands of one's own people, how humiliating it should be! They are all iron-blooded men of Daqin, and they want to die dignifiedly, instead of being tied up like a meat dumpling, pierced by their own people's arrows!

Li Yao's face sank, and he said coldly: "They are damned people!" If it weren't for them, this battle would not have been fought! Go down! Order your men to release arrows! Otherwise, it's you! ”

In the face of Li Yao's threatening words, the eyes of the Qin army commander suddenly turned red, and seeing that he couldn't be dissuaded, the commander returned to the bow and arrow camp with a belly of anger! Passed the orders of the main general Li Yao to the officers under him.

"Captain! You can't shoot arrows! There are all Shaanxi, Jiao, Quwo robes, many of them are brothers' fellow villagers and even relatives! This will provoke a mutiny! Several five hundred lords and two five hundred lords said anxiously with nervous expressions.

Du Wei opened his blood-red eyes angrily, tears flooded a little, and roared: "This is the general's order!" It's a military order! Do you understand the military order? Those who disobey the order will be killed! Either they die or you die! Get lost! Get back to your place! Otherwise, give me military justice! ”

Dozens of Qin soldiers sent by Li Yao to enforce military discipline put their hands on the hilt of their swords expressionlessly, and they had the posture that the other party would kill them on the spot once they disobeyed the order! A few five hundred masters, two or five hundred masters stopped talking, and returned to their posts with tears in their eyes!

"Shoot the arrows!" The lieutenant of the bow battalion roared in a voice that had changed his tone.

I have made countless such orders in my life, but none of them are as aggrieved or aggrieved as they are today. He even hoped to exchange his life for the possibility of the lives of more than 100 robes on the other side, but unfortunately, no.

A dense rain of arrows rose from the side of the Qin army's array, and within a few breaths, it reached the opposite Korean army's horse rejection formation. More than 100 unstoppable Qin soldiers were shot into hedgehogs in the blink of an eye, and they struggled and snorted unwillingly in the rain of arrows, but this could not save their predetermined fate in the slightest.

In order to suppress the counterattack of the South Korean army's equally famous crossbow battalion, Li Yao sent six thousand archers, divided into three echelons to shoot layer by layer! Wave after wave of arrows flew towards the Korean army, some shooting at the rejection of the horse, and some shooting into the Korean army's phalanx. The "buzzing" sound of arrows was endless, and the crossbow and arrow battalion of the South Korean army, which was hiding behind the rejection of the horse formation, did not fall behind at all, and the two sides returned blood for blood and tooth for tooth, while resisting each other's arrow rain, while shooting a deadly arrow rain at each other.

Taking advantage of this gap, the Qin army's foot soldiers formed a phalanx, and under the cover of the archers behind them, they firmly and quickly killed the Han army. They roared, staring at the South Korean army behind the rejection formation. The practice of using captives as meat shields had completely angered the Qin army. Qin Jun now only thinks about tearing the Han army on the opposite side into slices of meat to eliminate the hatred in his heart.

After all, the South Korean army has a numerical advantage. Taking advantage of the fact that the charging Qin army blocked the sight of the archery battalion behind them, the crossbowmen who had been hiding behind the big shield began to exert their might. Their tricky and precise archery skills helped them shoot and kill the Qin troops who rushed to the front one by one, like a machine. Moreover, this elite army that Han Wangran had high hopes for specializes in shooting those who are of great value - for example, Wu Chang and Shi Chang. This is the most basic command of an army, and without them, no matter how powerful a famous general is, he will not be able to carry out his strategic intentions.

The Qin army that rushed to the front was divided into two groups, one was responsible for resisting the counterattack of the Korean army, and the other was responsible for cutting the ropes of the rejecting horses. Just move away from the rejection. The Qin army was 100% confident in defeating the Korean army on the opposite side.

Storm Kite looked at the Qin army, who was pressing half of the military force in his hand, and said confidently: "Archers, retreat!" On the foot soldiers, the crossbow archers cooperated, and squeezed the Qin army out for me! ”

Under the wave of the flag. Only 6,000 foot soldiers and 2,000 crossbow archers entered the rejection array. When you look closely. They were a little smaller than the rest of the Korean army, and if they listened to their words again, some people would even immediately judge that these were definitely Nanyang's troops. An army of 8,000 against an army of more than 9,000 Qin. The confidence of the Korean army and the confidence of the storm kite are not ordinary.

The two armies soon met each other in short quarters, you cut and I killed, and they did not give in to each other. Each person handed out their weapons while blocking possible counterattacks with the round shields in their hands. But the rejection of the horse formation is too narrow, the brave wins when they meet on the narrow road, and what is tested here is not absolute martial arts, but courage and ruthlessness. Watching the robes being cut into meat sauce one by one and poured into a pool of blood, even the most elegant soldiers stirred up the fire, fighting, fighting, either killing each other or being killed by the other party!

The small crossbow bolt became the most powerful murderous aura. The distance between the two armies is so close, the crossbow arrows in the hands of the South Korean army often pass through the body, like a killing machine, as long as the Qin army is targeted, they are all killed on the spot! In particular, the crossbow archers of the Han army consciously hunted the commanders and chiefs of the Qin army, which caused more trouble to the Qin army.

But the Qin army did not retreat, but launched wave after wave of ferocious offensives. The horse-repulsion array, which was two miles long from north to south and twenty paces wide from east to west, was full of people, and one fell, and the other quickly made up for it. In order to compete for a position of one or two steps, the Qin and Han armies often used a dozen or even two dozen lives to fill it!

After a fierce battle for half an hour, the Qin army, which was originally superior in numbers, gradually fell behind. The height of the rejection array made the tall Qin army very uncomfortable, and the petite Han army on the opposite side walked through the rejection array with ease, while his own side would encounter the rejection of the horse from time to time. This is still secondly, the Han army has obviously practiced specially in the horse rejection formation, and the cooperation is skillful, and the Qin army, which originally cooperated tacitly and should have the upper hand, was limited by the terrain, and its martial arts were greatly discounted.

The Qin army behind came in a steady stream, but every time they entered the Horse Rejection Formation, the speed of their advance slowed down greatly. The counterattack of the Korean army was tenacious and advantageous, even if the Qin army fought hard to win a few positions at a huge cost, but often because the support was not timely, the front and back could not be connected, and they were quickly squeezed out by the Korean army!

Li Yao looked at the situation and was very unwilling in her heart. The height of the Korean army's rejection of horses is too high, it can completely block the surprise attack of its own chariots, and the cavalry can charge if you don't count the casualties, but there are only 300 cavalry! The opponent's rejection array is too thick, and even if all the cavalry is sacrificed, it can only rush down half!

"Retreat!" Li Yao gave the final order. You must consider the casualties, and if you are not absolutely sure, you should not attack head-on!

The whining horn sounded, and the Qin army, which had been fighting with the Korean army, breathed a sigh of relief, and while trying their best to get rid of the entanglement with the Korean army, they covered each other and retreated. Of course, the storm kite would not let go of such a good opportunity, and immediately sent archers to step forward and "farewell" the Qin army with waves of arrow rain!

In less than an hour's fierce battle, the Qin army suffered more than 5,000 casualties and more than 3,000 casualties, compared with the Korean army's casualties of only about 2,000, which can be described as very few.

The noisy battlefield has finally calmed down, and the place where the two armies fought has turned into a blood-red land, and the crops will surely grow wildly in the coming year! Taking advantage of this gap, Storm Kite and Li Yao also knew about their own casualties, and probably knew each other's casualties.

The Han army cheered with joy, the invincible Qin army was defeated at the feet of the Han army again, and the Qin army now has only 15,000 soldiers who can fight, but there are more than 20,000 on their own side! If you don't want to save your strength. At the same time, many recruits in the team were tempered, and the storm kite had already led the troops to press!

Li Yao's face was extremely bad, and he summoned the officers above the rank of lieutenant in the army. Li Yao was very dissatisfied with such a result, and in less than an hour of fierce fighting, his 20,000 army lost more than 4,000 combatable soldiers, and more importantly, there was no progress at all - the horse rejection array was still in the hands of the South Korean army, and he still couldn't force the other party to retreat.

"General! The other side already has a numerical advantage, and we can't fight anymore! If this situation continues a few more times, we will be defeated! Even if we defeat each other, we won't have many people left! One of the lieutenants tried to persuade him.

Li Yao smiled bitterly in his heart, if the violent kite underestimated the enemy. If you fight with yourself. Instead of taking the current defensive position, you can be very confident. But now, alas! Huan Qi's army must be saved, what if he can't fight!

Another lieutenant also chimed in: "General! The Korean army obviously wants to preserve its strength! According to the personality of the Korean army. This time to rescue the Wei State. It must be an idea! We are here to save General Huan and them. But we can't put ourselves in it! ”

"Yes! Checkmate! It can't go on like this! Several lieutenants persuaded one after another.

Li Yao sighed deeply and said abruptly: "I'm sorry for Huan Qi, I'm sorry for everyone!" I'm underestimating the person of the Storm Kite. I can't care about my reputation and stop the advance of my Great Qin army! Storm kites still have some skills! ”

Everyone silently agreed in their hearts, Storm Kite led 50,000 troops to rescue Wei Daliang, but was defeated by 20,000 Qin troops, only five years later, the other party can lead less than 30,000 troops, and 20,000 Qin troops are around, and they still have the upper hand!

"General! They're just occupying the right place! If they fight in the field, they must not be the opponents of our old Qin people! Captain Qin Jun comforted.

"Yes! Checkmate! As long as they break through their rejection formation, as soon as the chariot goes up and crushes it, the Korean army will definitely collapse! At the end of the day, the first one to lead the troops will kill them all! to dispel the hatred in your heart! ”

Speaking of the Korean army's rejection of the horse formation, the captains of the Qin army were obviously very angry, but they were helpless. If you want to break the South Korean army's horse rejection array, you must first dodge the arrow rain of the South Korean army's crossbow arrow battalion, and then you have to face the Korean army in the horse rejection array. The Han army was so cunning and buried the rejection horse so deeply, it was impossible for the Qin army to have too much energy to dig up the rejection horse! Where is this rejection of horses! It's a simple but strong wall!

"What's even more hateful is that the Korean army actually hung our soldiers on the rejection horse as meat shields! Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated! A Qin military captain gritted his teeth and said.

Just now, he led his troops to attack the horse rejection formation, but he returned in vain! In his opinion, the horse leather shroud is still there, and the death of the husband on the battlefield is the best destination for a soldier! But dying at the hands of one's own people is a heavy blow to morale! In all fairness, if it is yourself or your loved ones who are tied to the rejection of the horse, what kind of reaction should you have! For Li Yao's military order, he couldn't refuse! After all, if you give up the attack just for the sake of these more than 100 Qin troops, there will be no need to fight in the future!

The reason why the Qin army's losses just now were so great, on the one hand, was that the Han army's rejection array was strong, and on the other hand, it was also stimulated by the corpse of the robe that was pierced by ten thousand arrows, and the Qin army was either too angry and out of proportion, or too sad! As a result, the combat power has been reduced!

Just as the Qin army was discussing how to deal with the Korean army's rejection array, a scout walked in with a panicked expression! Li Yao immediately noticed that the scout was wrong, and said unhappily: "What happened!" Panicked, it's still not us old Qin! ”

The scout swallowed, gritted his teeth, and said, "General! Those Korean dogs on the other side hung up our soldiers on the rejection horses again! More this time, more than 200 people! The Korean dogs also said that they have a lot there! Whether these people live or die, it's all up to the general! ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this! What the?! At the hands of the Han army, the Qin army captured more than a hundred people?!! Originally, everyone thought that there were more than 100 captives! It seems that the situation is definitely more than that!

The captain of the bow battalion was in a hurry immediately! Just now, I was forced to agree to the request of the main general Li Yao! If Li Yao is still ruthless later, and wants to command his subordinates to shoot and kill Pao Ze, then he will not be able to restrain his subordinates!

Ignoring the dissuasion of his friend's eyes, the captain of the bow battalion said earnestly: "General! Han Gou's side doesn't know how many prisoners of our army there are! If we continue to fight like this, the morale of our army will definitely be hit hard! When the time comes......"

Li Yao's face immediately darkened, and he stared at the archer Lieutenant who was speaking. The archer Du Wei's heart sank, and he looked back at Li Yao's gaze without fear, clasped his fists and said, "General, you also saw it!" The Korean dogs tied our soldiers to the horses! If our army wants to break through, it must be covered by the bow battalion to shoot! Even if we don't shoot an arrow, we won't shoot at the soldiers! But when keeping up with the foot soldiers and the Korean dogs, they will definitely take care of those living robes, morale is one thing, when they really fight, the Korean dogs can be unscrupulous, but we are tied, this battle is really unbeatable! ”

Li Yao turned his gaze to the infantry captain, who smiled bitterly and nodded in acknowledgement. Just now he personally led his troops to attack the horse rejection formation, and he had the most right to speak. Thinking of those tragic fate of the Qin army captives, the lieutenant completely ignored his personal gains and losses, and said truthfully: "General! Indeed it is! Just now it was only a hundred people, and now Han Gou has taken out two hundred people, and I don't know how many people will be in the follow-up, you also see that we are fighting less and less, and if it goes on like this, the military spirit will only become more and more shaken! When the time comes, if the South Korean army counterattacks with all its might, what will we use to resist? If you can't take the other party, how can you save General Huan and them?! (To be continued......)

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