Chapter Seventy-Three: The Death of the Qi Army

"Tian County Order, I'm going to thank you!" Zhao Hao said mildly.

Tian Wen only felt that his heart trembled, and a bad feeling filled his body. Although Zhao Hao's face was filled with a smile like a spring breeze, Tian Wen reluctantly pretended to be calm and tentatively said: "The general praised it falsely!" Xia Guan didn't do the general any favor! ”

Joke! It's true that you were captured! But he is unswervingly in love with Qi Guo! He didn't do anything to be sorry for King Qi. If Zhao Hao's words are heard by people with intentions and reach the ears of King Qi, I am afraid that a crime of collaborating with the enemy will be indispensable.

Besides, Tian Wen's smile at Zhao Hao had already formed a reflexive fear. At the beginning, he "sincerely" hoped that he would show up and stabilize the hearts of the people who lived in Yuling. Of course, he refused with righteous words, the so-called soldiers can be killed but not humiliated. The other party immediately proposed that there would be more than a dozen strong men who liked men to come over to "enlighten" themselves, talk about life, talk about ideals, and do some things that are not suitable for children by the way. This directly frightened Tian Wen's face changed, and he hurriedly agreed.

Before leaving, Zhao Hao also persuaded Tian Wen that if he accidentally leaked secrets in the process of meeting with the people, Zhao Jun's whereabouts would be exposed. How many people in Yuling know, Zhao Hao will kill as many people as they want to gag their mouths. Of course, for Tian Wen, who has always cooperated with Zhao Jun, Zhao Hao will not bear to kill. On the contrary, Zhao Hao will also invite Tian Wen to watch a possible killing feast. As for whether there will be one, it all depends on Tian Wen's table. With such an experience, Zhao Hao is already a demonic existence in Tian Wen's heart!

Zhao Hao shook his head mildly and said, "Where did Tian Xian Ling say!" Just now, General Ben greeted Prime Minister Tian Cheng in the name of the county order, and An Pingjun (i.e., Tian Dan) replied that he was going to spend the night in Yuling tonight, and asked us to prepare well. Such a big gift, General Ben naturally wants to thank Tian County Order! ”

Tian Wen suddenly wanted to die, and he didn't come early or late. Why did the prime minister choose to come at this time?! Although the Zhao army in the city seemed to have only about 10,000 people, it still had a great advantage in the face of the unsuspecting and exhausted Qi army. Tian Wen could already imagine how caught off guard the Dao Qi army would be, ranging from a small defeat to a heavy loss in a daze, and the possibility of the latter was undoubtedly higher!

Zhao Hao pretended to be surprised and said: "Why is Tian Xianling's face so ugly? You should be happy! Waited for tonight. We're going to withdraw our troops. When the time comes, you continue to be your county order, and I will continue to surround Linzi, and everyone's well water will not interfere with river water, wouldn't it be great?! ”

Tian Wenxin said, "If the Qi army is defeated, the prime minister will definitely hold me accountable." It's already thankful that he can save his life at that time, and he still expects to continue to be a county magistrate? It's a dream! ”

Tian Wen didn't know why Zhao Hao was teasing himself in front of everyone, but he felt very hurt, very hurt! simply stopped bothering with Zhao Hao. Discouraged, he thought about how to turn the tide of the battle. At the very least, we must atone for our sins and save our lives!

Walking out of the mansion and seeing that several of his confidants had eased their tension a little, Zhao Hao breathed a sigh of relief silently in his heart. Going deep into the enemy country, covering up their traces, pretending to be a Qi army, and ambushing an army several times their own, everyone's heart was extremely nervous. But the slightest mistake is a disaster of destruction! Zhao Hao is no exception. But he is the main general, and he must be calm and relaxed at all times. Otherwise, the soldiers will be even more uneasy. Seeing that success or failure was at this point, Zhao Hao found that there was a kind of frizzy feeling permeating the whole army, which was both excited and worried, which was not a good sign. Zhao Hao had no choice but to deliberately bring a few henchmen to ridicule Tian Wen and stabilize the army's heart. Now it seems that the effect is not bad.

In order to ensure as much as possible that the whereabouts of the army would not be discovered by the Qi army scouts. Zhao Hao can be said to have done enough work. Sleeping in the open is still a trivial matter, and not being able to bring enough troops is a major matter. It's like preparing a feast for the enemy, who is too numerous to fit on the table—the annoyance of happiness. 10,000 foot soldiers, 10,000 cavalry. This is all the troops that Zhao Hao prepared for Tiandan's army. No matter more, the whereabouts cannot be concealed at all.

It is obviously unrealistic to wipe out the Qi army, even if it is more than 100,000 pigs standing for Zhao Jun to cut it will take a lot of effort, let alone people! Zhao Hao now only hopes that he can use these 20,000 troops to inflict maximum damage on the Qi army, and then retreat calmly. As long as the Qi State is scared, there is no need to worry about the Qi State attacking the Zhao State again. It's just that Wei's words are not enough to succeed.

Finally, at the last touch of the sunset, Tian Dan led his army to a place no more than five miles away from Yuling. Because the sky was about to get dark, the Qi army and the Wei army were all busy taking out fire folds and preparing to set up camp, and there was a trace of inevitable melee in each battalion. This also complained about the soldiers, everyone was tired after trekking for dozens of miles, and everyone just wanted to bury the pot to cook, and then sleep beautifully. In a hurry, the army's dinner hasn't been used yet! Even the cavalrymen who had horses to walk on their behalf felt tired. The outline of the city in the distance is obvious, and the Zhao army is two hundred miles away, and it looks so beautiful.

Prime Minister Tian Dan Lu is too far away, and as a magistrate in the meantime, Tian Wen naturally led a cadre of officials in the county and representatives of local wealthy families to greet Tian Dan. Although it is the moment when day and night meet, it can't stop everyone's enthusiasm. However, Tian Dan looked at the Yuling County Order "Tian Wen" and his party who were getting closer and closer in front of him, and faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, but he didn't see anything wrong for a while! When he was only more than twenty steps away from the other party, Tian Dan finally realized what the problem was, it was dark, but no one on the other side was in charge of the lamp, not only that, but the city gate was wide open, but the city was heavily guarded. The other party is all hanging their heads, ostensibly respecting themselves, but in fact they are afraid that they will recognize each other!

It was at this time that the mutation took place. More than a dozen Yuling officials and landlords wearing official uniforms and fancy costumes suddenly became difficult, first shooting the crossbow arrows in their hands, and then rushing towards Tiandan with bronze short swords. The guards who reacted first immediately threw Tian Dan to the ground, and the five guards gave Tian Dan a chance to live at the cost of their own lives. At the same time, a cavalry poured out of the city, rushing straight towards Tian Dan, and there was a great posture to kill Tian Dan under the horse. Two groups of unspecified numbers of foot soldiers also poured out from the dense forest outside the city, killing the unsuspecting Qi army.

"Protect the Prime Minister!" This was the roar of the leader of Tiandan's guard. Among the remaining guards, seven or eight strong Qi troops immediately rushed back at the attacking assassins, and the rest were covering Tian Dan's rapid retreat. The sound of horses' hooves behind him became more and more urgent, and if he didn't flee back to the army, Tian Dan was afraid that he would hate the battlefield.

Tian Dan also panicked at this time, after noticing that the army had also encountered a premeditated and organized attack. Tian Dan finally understood what was going on. It must be an ambush set up by Zhao Jun here! Definitely! I still underestimated Zhao Jun! Zhao Jun confused himself with ten days of immobility, making himself mistakenly think that Zhao Jun wanted to defeat him in the next battle in Linzi City! Unexpectedly, he ambushed himself when he was most lax!

After discovering that there were no more than 10,000 soldiers of Zhao Guoshi who killed the Qi army, Tian Dan's heart calmed down a little. If it's just that small number of people, it's not the worst. Although losing their own command, each battalion fought on its own. But I can't stand the number of Qi soldiers! Sticking to it for an hour, Tian Dan believes that he can turn the situation around. But for now, it is important to get rid of the pursuit of the cavalry of Zhao State, otherwise once you have no time to escape back to the phalanx and die on the battlefield, the Qi army will be leaderless, and it will be chaotic! Not only that, but Handan will also be in chaos, maybe it will be lost because of this!

Zhao Jun naturally knew the importance of Tian Dan. Zhao Hao only resented Tian Dan's guards now for being too vigilant, if Tian Dan's guards reacted a moment later. Tian Dan was absolutely killed immediately. What a pity! Such a great opportunity is gone!

The cavalry of the Zhao army, who was in close pursuit of Tian Dan, frantically released arrows frantically, regardless of the crosshairs. Tian Dan's personal guards surrounded Tian Dan layer by layer, and the only result was that the arrows of the Zhao army shot the most elite soldiers of the Qi army like cutting wheat, and the innermost Tian Dan was in no danger, and finally fled back to the phalanx under the cover of a cavalry that rushed out.

At this time, the entire Qi army was already in a mess. Having lost Tiandan's command in the Chinese army, each battalion fought on its own. Zhao Jun naturally knows where his strengths and weaknesses lie. Taking advantage of the fact that the Qi army did not organize an effective defense, the cavalry of the Zhao army wantonly smashed away the Qi army formation that had just been assembled. The foot soldiers rushed out of battle regardless of casualties, and then set fire to the qiē as far as they could see, in an attempt to create even more chaos.

Zhao Jun's goal was initially achieved. Because the entire army completely lost its effective command, when Tiandan arrived at the Chinese army, he could only start from the Chinese army and gradually restrain the army. In dealing with the Zhao army that attacked everywhere, Tian Dan's order was that all battalions should not pursue. Strictly guard the area of the camp, and those who violate the order will be killed even if they get a lot! An hour later, Zhao Jun, who had had enough trouble, calmly left under the cover of night, leaving only a mess.

After counting the losses, Tian Dan wanted to cry without tears. In just an hour and a half. The Qi army suffered more than 20,000 casualties and more than 5,000 casualties, and more than 5,000 corpses of the Zhao army were left at the scene. In general, the Qi army reaped a big defeat, a humiliating defeat. Zhao Jun came calmly and left calmly, treating Qi Jun as nothing. Many Qi soldiers still couldn't believe that they were the ones who lost after the war. But the wails that resounded throughout the camp and the corpses all over the ground told the Qi army that it was not a dream.

Fearing an ambush, Tian Dan did not dare to divide his troops to pursue the Zhao army. This just gave Zhao Hao the opportunity to make a detour back to Linzi. The Qi army suffered such heavy casualties that it was useless to defend the army without resting for a day or two. Tian Dan also knew that such a heavy matter could not be concealed, so he wrote to ask the king of Qi to surrender his guilt, and at the same time implored the king of Qi to give a two-day grace, on the one hand, to replenish the soldiers, and on the other hand, to restore morale.

After receiving Tian Dan's performance, King Qi angrily lifted the book case on the spot, and the 120,000 army was actually ambushed by 20,000 Zhao troops! Or in the heart of the city of Qi all over the country! If it weren't for the fact that Nei Ying had secretly told the King of Qi, claiming that Yu Ling had indeed lost the Qi army in an unknown way, and Tian Dan had escaped back by luck, the King of Qi would have begun to wonder if Tian Dan was deliberately procrastinating, and wanted him to be the king of Qi after the Zhao army captured him!

The angry King of Qi once again took out a lot of money to reward the soldiers who defended the city, and then swore that anyone who had merit (killing more than five enemies or equivalent), regardless of his previous title and identity, would be promoted to three levels! And the price of the officers at all levels of the Zhao army is clearly marked, in short, the more you kill, the higher the rank of the Zhao officer killed, the more generous the reward! For these, King Qi's flesh was extremely painful. It's all your own private money! When the Zhao army retreats, we must try our best to get it back!

Zhao Guo, Wu An.

After more than half a month of silence, the South Korean army unexpectedly moved. The news that Zhao Hao led his troops to besiege Linzi had long been known to Pingyuanjun, and in his opinion, Qi must have been anxious to promise heavy profits to persuade Korea to send troops, and wanted to use this method to force Zhao Hao to return to his division.

The current situation is that the army of Zhao has surrounded Linzi, the capital of Qi, and the army of South Korea has invaded Handan, the capital of Zhao, and the countries are holding each other back. Zhao and Qi have their own worries, and all they see is who of the two countries can persist more.

The Han army left Shiyi and marched towards Wu'an. These are all in the consideration of Pingyuan-kun. In the face of the Korean army, which was bent on advancing eastward step by step, Zhao Jun showed his determination not to give up an inch of land with greater will. It was very tacitly understood that neither side sent a large-scale cavalry. The difference is that the Zhao army used the cavalry as the last reserve force at the beginning and delivered a thunderous blow; The Han army had hidden 3,000 heavy cavalry, and the remaining 7,000 light cavalry had already made a detour to Jingcheng and rushed to the rear of Wu'an.

With such considerations. The offensive of the Korean army is naturally not fierce, although the Korean army is advancing eastward every day, but at such a speed, in Zhao Jun's opinion, the Korean army will definitely not be able to reach Wu'an City without two months of kung fu. Zhao Jun naturally relaxed from the initial nervousness, and they made a subjective decision, Han Jun must not be able to stand the bitter pursuit of Qi State, and he had no confidence in defeating himself, so he could only bite the bullet. When the news of the fall of Linzi comes, the Han army will naturally obediently retreat to Shiyi!

Every day. The scale of the battle between Han and Zhao was less than 1,000 people, and the largest time was that the number of troops used by both sides was only 5,000. Sergeant Zhao even had the leisure to secretly place a bet on when today's battle would end.

The fighting took a turn for the worse on the fifth day. The Han army dispatched 10,000 troops at one time and expelled the unprepared Zhao Junsheng to the east for 200 steps, and the Zhao army suffered a small and small loss. If it were changed to before, Ping Yuanjun would definitely not take such a loss in his eyes. But what Pingyuanjun cares about is whether the strategy of the Han army has changed, whether it is under pressure from Xinzheng. Asked to arrive in Handan within a limited time limit or something?

On the second day, the South Korean army's offensive was three points more fierce than yesterday. A phalanx of three 5,000 people took turns to attack the Zhao army's camp. For the first time, the Zhao army suffered losses of more than 1,000 soldiers. Pingyuanjun finally realized that Han Jun was going to play real this time. Whether it was persecuted by Xinzheng or lured, Zhao Jun clearly understood that the next war was by no means child's play, but a struggle between life and death, a collision of copper and iron. Who dares to play with children's play. Get ready for your life! The Zhao army, who became serious, also stepped forward in turns, not only to ensure the morale of the soldiers, but also to continue the long-lasting combat power. The two sides went back and forth, and they fought on a par.

Originally, the number of people was almost the same. The defending side has a relatively large advantage. However, the endless siege equipment of the Han army was far ahead of the Zhao army in terms of range and power, and this advantage of the Zhao army was erased. After all, the camp does not have the height of the city wall, and Zhao Jun can only reluctantly accept this reality!

Once again, they repelled the offensive of the South Korean army, seeing that the sky was about to get dark, according to the previous experience, the South Korean army would not attack again, and the Zhao army breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of the heart. War is blood-pumping and dreads death. For the first time, Zhao Jun discovered that the Han army could also be so fearless of life and death and launch a charge! Is this still the South Korean army I knew before? The South Korean army that relied on advanced equipment to hold the city and did not dare to take the initiative to attack? If someone talks about it again, they must send a big-eared melon seed over!

In the Chinese army tent of the Zhao army's camp, Pingyuanjun worriedly said to the deputy general Le Chengti beside him: "General Le! The offensive of the Korean army is getting more and more powerful, and if the casualties are too great, it is difficult for the king to explain there. Do you think we will send cavalry to storm tomorrow and demoralize the Korean army? ”

Le Cheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Prime Minister! In the Battle of Long Spoon, the reason why the Lu State was able to defeat the Qi State with one enemy and ten was due to Cao Di's correct judgment of the shape shì. The so-called exhaustion of the South Korean army is fierce in its offensive, and their casualties are more than half of ours. This figure is definitely not acceptable to Li Mu. For three days at most, the South Korean army must be exhausted. When the time comes, we will attack on all fronts, and we will definitely win a big victory! If we use cavalry now, the Korean army will have casualties, but it will be able to retreat back to Shie-eup safely. Doesn't the prime minister want to completely annihilate the South Korean army in front of him? Li Mu is King Han's henchman, and he is in the position of a guard captain! If it happens, the world will definitely know that the prime minister is the pillar of Zhao State. Compared to this, a few casualties The king will not care about the prime minister at all! ”

Pingyuan Jun was a little moved, and Le Cheng immediately bewitched: "General Zhao has already drained the water of Linzi Siege, and the victory is in this month." If we completely annihilate or severely damage Li Mu's army, our Zhao State will win the glory of defeating Korea and Qi State! At that time, who else can compare the prestige of the prime minister in Zhao State?! I'm afraid that Lin Shangqing will also be convinced by the prime minister! ”

Le Cheng is Le Yi's same clan, speaking of which is still a nephew, and Le Yi's son Le Jian is the same generation. After Le Yi was excluded, he left Zhao and was crowned with the kings. King Zhao treated him favorably, and King Yan was terrified, so he named his son Le Jian as the king of Changguo, so as to appease Le Yi. It was during this period that Lecheng relied on Le Yi's influence to join Zhao Guo and was promoted. As a person who witnessed the glory of Leyi, Lecheng dreamed of recovering the glory of Lejia. In his opinion, the Korean army's reckless attack on the Zhao army was really the way to die. He wants to make himself famous at the lowest cost. This is the best chance! Even if most of the credit will be on Pingyuanjun, he doesn't care, only victory can make Pingyuanjun value himself, and he can be promoted! What's more, anyone with a discerning eye knows that although Pingyuan Jun is the main general, it is himself who actually commands the army! (To be continued......)