Chapter 14 Hangu Pass Breaks
Wei Qing understood the meaning of the violent kite, and the Qin army who stayed in Hangu Pass must be extremely cautious, but his own side could completely use the bloody facts to prove that he was indeed "Li Yao" and his party. After all, in this era, no country or army will sacrifice thousands of people to tempt the enemy, not to mention, these thousands of people will die at the hands of their own people.
It was precisely because he understood that Wei Qing was silent. Is it worth the risk of exchanging the lives of thousands of people for a possible opportunity? Storm Kite knew that Wei Qing must be making a difficult and painful choice in his heart. On the one hand, there are great military achievements, honors, and interests, and on the other hand, humanity, morality, and dignity.
Although such methods were not uncommon in later generations, in order to give the country the opportunity to send troops and share the benefits, the lives of a few people are not worth mentioning in the eyes of politicians. Whether it is the Maine incident or the Pearl Harbor incident, there are shocking conspiracies behind them. But in the Warring States era, such a strategy is still too insidious.
How to explain to his soldiers, how to convince them that the price they paid was worth it and necessary, how to persuade them to make a move on the robe, and how to make a death move, is nothing less than an ordeal for a general. If he chooses to be a violent kite, he would rather take his soldiers to go forward and use his lives to take Hangu Pass, rather than being forced to turn against each other and fight to the death!
After a short and long silence, Wei Qing took a long breath, spit out slowly, and said with difficulty: "Captain Tyrant, how many troops do you think you need?" ”
Of course, the storm kite knew what Wei Qing meant, and after a little silence, the storm kite replied: "At least two thousand troops!" Counting those who are pursuing, and those who are going to catch up at any time, it should be around 10,000 troops! ”
Wei Qing bit his lip fiercely and said, "Okay! Then according to the tyrant Captain's words! I'm going down and getting people ready! ”
Storm Kite nodded. No more words. In such a situation, it is really difficult for me to say anything more.
After a while, the storm kite heard the commotion outside, a roar full of surprise and anger, an urgent and sad question, and an angry theory. But soon, all the voices disappeared, and there was only a long silence!
About half an hour later, Wei Qing, whose eyes were red, came back, the painful look on his face had already changed to calm and calm, and after telling him that the violent kite was ready, the violent kite also replied that it was ready to start. And so, a big drama began to play out.
The first to see this drama was undoubtedly Qin Jun from Hangu Pass, in fact, they were the only audience of this drama. Without them, there would be no such bloody and real drama.
"Captain! Captain! Big things are wrong! The general is being hunted down by the Wei army! "Hangu Guancheng guarded the mansion, and a Qin army's personal soldier told Li Yi this shocking news.
Li Yi is Li Yao's brother, although many people in the army know that Li Yi is from Longxi County like Li Yao, but few people know that their relationship is far closer than what can be inquired on the surface.
For the gradually emerging famous families, how to ensure the longevity of the family is a very important topic. A family can bind a dynasty, but if the dynasty collapses suddenly. The family must be able to guarantee that they will not be buried! At this time, it is particularly important to quietly arrange the side branches or hidden branches that are not helped by the people! There is no wealth for 10,000 years. Only by constantly investing correctly. Even if the entire family is forced to be buried with a decaying dynasty, there will still be a slowly accumulated wealth for these hidden branches to use, and it will not be long before they will return to the center of the historical stage! Passing on the family's bloodline from generation to generation!
Li Yi is a hidden branch from the Li clan, and in terms of seniority, he is Li Yao's brother. Li Yao spared no effort to cultivate and train Li Yi. It is also based on this consideration. But Li Yi regards this as a brother's friendship! The so-called brothers, friends, brothers, and brothers, for this brother who looks up to himself and promotes him everywhere, Li Yi is respectful from the bottom of his heart.
The Qin army in Hangu Pass knew that there was only one general in the army, and that was Li Yao himself. Therefore. Li Yi realized for the first time that the guards said that his brother and main general Li Yao was defeated and hunted down! How is this possible! The elder brother obviously sent a message that he would return to Hangu Pass in the next few days, how could the invincible brother be defeated!
"How so?! Are you sure it's the general!? Li Yi stared at the eyes of the guard, wanting to see the other party's hesitation.
But to Li Yi's disappointment, the guards did not hesitate, some were just anxious and excited, and the answer to him was: "Captain! You can't go wrong! It's the general's banner! The brothers confirmed it three times before they dared to come and report it! The two or five hundred lords guarding the door just now had already hung down a few soldiers to take a closer look! ”
Li Yi didn't have time to respond, so he hurriedly got on his horse and galloped towards the city gate seven or eight miles away. After climbing to the top of the city, what caught Li Yi's eyes was the scene of the scuffle between the two sides of "Qin and Wei". The black army with the banner of "Qin" and "Li" fought and retreated, and the center of the army was a carriage guarded by layers, and the Wei army in the distance wanted to rush in the direction of the carriage with a hideous face, the purpose was self-evident, there must be a big man in the carriage they wanted.
The two sides are completely fighting for their lives, one side wants to keep the carriage, the other side wants to grab the carriage, this is a war without compromise and cannot be retreated, either you die or I die. At the moment when Li Yi stared at the battlefield, at least a dozen soldiers from both "Qin" and Wei were killed. Farther away, the smoke and dust had already risen, and it seemed that a large number of the main forces of the Wei army were about to arrive.
When you look closely, there are nearly 2,000 "Qin" troops who were pursued and killed, but the Wei army that pursued was even more, more than 5,000 people. In normal times, the Qin army would naturally be able to fight with one of them, but the smoke and dust that were getting closer and closer behind the Wei army gave the Wei army endless courage, and their eyes were completely attracted by the carriage. Moreover, the Wei army became extremely desperate, and there was a faint possibility of cutting off the retreat of this "Qin army".
Li Yi knew that this "Qin army" could enter a narrow road that was narrow enough to only allow two cars to pass a few hundred steps further, but these hundreds of steps were the distance between life and death! In the impression of the Qin army, the Wei army, which had always been greedy for life and afraid of death, was willing to risk huge casualties and surround this "Qin army".
At the moment when the encirclement of the Wei army was closed, Li Yi panicked, looking at the flag, it was clearly his brother's army! How come my brother's army is only 2,000 men! How could you lose to that Wei State!
At this time, the scouts who had been sent out earlier to find out the news returned, and they even brought back a "Qin army" covered in blood. This "Qin Jun" reluctantly opened his eyes. With a long face full of difficulty, he said: "The general is seriously injured and unconscious!" Save him! After saying that, he passed out.
The hoarse voice made it impossible to hear the other party's accent at all, but seeing the other party's relieved look, all the Qin troops realized that their general must have been ambushed by the Wei army! As for how the ambush was found, what the number of enemy troops was, none of this mattered! Qin Jun only knew. Their robes are being besieged by the shameless Wei army, and they must go out and rescue them immediately!
"Captain! Let's get out! A two-five-hundred-hundred-hundred-hundred-hundred- Li Yao treated them well on weekdays, but the Wei army was so bold that he chased them to the city of Hangu Pass, making it clear that he did not take the Qin army in his eyes. If the rumors go out, these people will be ashamed to death!
"Yes! Captain! Look at the smoke and dust, the main force of the Wei army is about to come! If we hesitate for a moment, it will be too late to save the general! ”
Li Yi looked at the approaching smoke and dust again, gritted his teeth and said, "Leave a thousand people to guard the pass!" The rest of the people will go out with me and save the general! ”
"Whoa!" Qin Jun roared in unison.
Soon, the east gate of Hangu Pass opened. Four thousand Qin troops with murderous intent poured out. Two miles to the east of the east gate is a mountain road that is no wider than two cars running parallel to each other, and then there is an open land with a flat river. The Qin army was convinced that before the main force of the Wei army arrived, they could completely break through the encirclement of the Wei army that was hundreds of paces wide and rescue "Li Yao"! When they entered the mountain road, no matter how many troops the Wei army had, they couldn't exert themselves! At that time, it will be the opportunity for the Qin army to retreat calmly!
Regarding Qin Jun's move, Wei Jun was very caught off guard. The originally round and flawless formation was torn open by the Qin army. But the Wei army commander quickly reacted, and the war drums beat. The order flag waved, and the Wei army only took ten steps back and refused to back down. Even if the Qin army has occupied an overwhelming advantage on the local battlefield, even if not giving in means death.
The frenzied Wei army even divided part of its forces, wanting to delay or even surround Li Yi's army. In Li Yi's view, Wei Jun simply didn't know whether to live or die. You must know that the Qin army on the battlefield now has more than 5,000 people, which is comparable to the number of the Wei army. In the field. Except for the fact that Wei Wushu could fight with the Qin army in a dignified manner, the Qin army never took the Wei army, which was less than twice its number, in its eyes.
Although he despised the Wei army in his heart, Li Yi also knew that for the Qin army, too much entanglement with the Wei army would always have to pay a price. The main general Li Yao did not know whether he was alive or dead. Urgently need to bring back to Hanguguan to rescue, these clown-like Wei troops will be in power and let go, and when the reinforcements from Xianyang arrive, they will definitely lead the troops in person, and they will lose their armor and abandon their armor.
"Tell me to go down, don't fall in love with war, it's important to save the general first." Li Yi said with a calm expression.
"Whoa!" The two or five hundred lords under his command answered one after another.
The discipline of the Qin army was once again demonstrated, and the Qin army, which had been killing wantonly, stopped the urge to attack the two wings of the Wei army. turned to stick to the passage, so that the robe behind him could safely drill into the thick formation of the Wei army.
Wei Qing immediately sensed the purpose of the Qin army, on the one hand, he commanded his soldiers to strengthen the offensive near the carriage, and on the other hand, he quickly deployed seven or eight hundred elites in a targeted manner, intending to block the Qin army's offensive.
Seeing that the "reinforcements" were imminent, the "Qin army" that was deeply encircled burst out with great fighting spirit, and the originally somewhat crumbling defense line could be stabilized, and they desperately moved closer to Li Yi's army. The joy and excitement on their faces made Li Yi feel that his adventure was completely worth it.
The Wei reinforcements on horseback were getting closer and closer, and the Qin army led by Li Yi was getting closer and closer to the carriage, and finally, with the last Wei soldier being shot, the two armies successfully converged.
The shape was critical, and the Wei army, which was forced to open, went crazy and attacked the two wings of the Qin army. There was no time to check the injuries of the main general Li Yao, Li Yi only cared about leading the main force and covering the few remaining "Li Yao Qin Army" to retreat in the direction of Hangu Pass.
As long as they enter Hangu Pass, the Wei army can only look at the pass and sigh, and the main general "Li Yao" will be safe. Of course, in order not to bring the Wei army back to Hangu Pass, it is necessary to leave hundreds of dead soldiers to cut off the road, but in order to save "Li Yao", even if it is necessary to sacrifice hundreds of Qin troops who have broken the road, it is worth it.
Of course, the five hundred lords who were left behind knew their fate, but when they thought that their sacrifice could be exchanged for the rescue of the main general Li Yao, it didn't matter if they sacrificed. Of course, in order to leave some seeds for themselves, the five hundred Qin troops fought and retreated, if God was merciful. If the Wei army was sensible, it would not have rushed into the range of the archers in the Qin army's Hangu Pass.
It's closer, it's closer, at this time, Qin Jun only felt relaxed for a while, and when he entered the pass, he must have doubled the humiliation of those dog-skinned Wei Jun behind him. The robes on the head of the city were fully prepared. Hundreds of archers are ready, as long as the Wei army dares to come, they will not think of retreating!
But at this time, a sudden change occurred, and the robes who were supposed to be friendly soldiers went crazy and killed themselves, their position was right at the city gate, and the archers above their heads could not shoot them. Moreover, with the destruction of the suspension bridge, the Qin army did not have time to close the city gates. Coincidentally, the shouts of the Wei army behind became louder and louder. Taking advantage of the panic of the Qin army, the Wei army completely ignored the casualties and rushed madly. If it weren't for the narrow valley road that limited the number of people the Wei army could use, the Qin army would definitely not be able to set off a small wave.
If Li Yi didn't know that he had been fooled at this time, it would be really stupid. Li Yi was obviously not stupid, so he ordered to recapture the lost city gate at the first time. If he couldn't rush into Hangu Pass before the Wei army reached the gate of the city, Li Yi understood what kind of fate his 5,000 people would be.
So a strange scene was staged, from the valley road of the five miles of the chief of Hanya. The Qin army and the Wei army were distributed in turn. The Qin army, the Wei army, the Qin army want to hide in Hangu Pass, and the Wei army wants to take Hangu Pass, which is a race against time. Both sides are well aware that the Wei army and the Qin army, which are caught in the middle, are the key to success or failure! Which side can't resist first. Whichever side will lose, there will be no chance of a comeback.
The Wei army sacrificed more than 2,000 people in exchange for such an opportunity, and they refused to let it go, especially those Wei soldiers who deceived the Qin army in order to act and killed their own robes, even more gritted their teeth. Regardless of the killing, he killed the Qin army.
Qin Jun also has his own pride and wants to live. There was no need for Li Yi to mobilize at all, Qin Jun knew that he had been deceived, and the "robe" that he desperately tried to save was simply a fake from the enemy. In order to save them, his own side also took more than 2,000 brothers who shared life and death. Qin Jun only felt as if he had been slapped in the face, and felt deep shame and remorse. Wei Jun made it clear that he wanted to kill himself completely, and he could not wash away his humiliation except for fighting for his life and returning blood for blood!
Both sides were bloody, and soon, countless corpses fell on the narrow ancient path, and their blood stained the ground beneath their feet blood-red. It is the collision of steel and iron, sparking the spark of death, and the god of death harvests human life to its heart's content.
The 500 Qin army after the break was wiped out before Li Yi's reinforcements could be reached, and the price paid by the Wei army was more than 1,000 killed or dying. In this chaotic battlefield, injury, especially serious injury, often means death, and if you fall, the robe behind you will also trample you into a pulp!
With the death of the five hundred Qin troops after the break, the Qin army was bitten to the tail, and the situation became more passive. Li Yi was forced to divide his troops by 1,000 in order to delay the approach of the main force of the Wei army behind him.
Looking at the hundreds of Wei troops at the city gate who were killing fewer and fewer but struggling to hold on, Li Yi's anger was not in a position. Obviously, they are fighting from both sides, and they are only in the early 1,000s at the beginning, how can they hold on for so long. Today, even if his side is lucky enough to hold the Hangu Pass, the casualties will definitely be very heavy, and the follow-up Wei army is endless, and there is no end at all, and the longer the time drags on, the greater the sacrifice of the Qin army.
"There can be no more stalemate, even if you use human lives, you have to squeeze out the Wei army." Li Yi thought secretly.
"I don't care what method you use, if you can't get out of the city gate in a quarter of an hour, you can bring me to see me!" Li Yi called the herald to shout the two or five hundred lords of the main attack and shouted.
After receiving such an order from the commander, Hu Geng was also angry, and immediately led his 1,000 men to kill the Wei army at the gate of the city again. A quarter of an hour later, the Qin army finally cut down the last Wei army, but the Qin people also sadly found that their city gates were almost destroyed and could no longer be closed.
After Li Yi learned the news, he knew that there was no turning point, and he said with some sadness: "Let's all retreat to the city gate to block the Wei army!" As long as one of us has not been killed in battle, the Wei army will not want to set foot in Hangu Pass. ”
Li Yi's order was carried out as quickly as possible, and the Wei army, which had less than 3,000 men left, erected a simple but strong defensive line at the eastern gate of Hangu Pass, and the Wei army finally succeeded in avoiding the siege warfare that had been lacking, forcing the Qin army to return to the ground and engage the Wei army in a positional battle.
Two hours, two full hours later, a qiē returned to peace. There was no living Qin army in the huge Hangu Pass, and the long valley road was full of corpses of the two armies, some of which were of the Qin army, and more of them were of the Wei army.
In the whole long history, only Xiang Yu led the troops to conquer the Hangu Pass, which was disheartened, and since the beginning of the construction of the pass, the Hangu Pass has repeatedly made the armies of Shandong countries return home, and the Hangu Pass has also become an ironclad evidence to witness the bullying of the Shandong princes by the Qin State. It is true that Wei was victorious, but for this miracle, Wei paid a somewhat large price - 23,000 Wei casualties, of which more than 3,000 died at the hands of his own people, 13,000 were killed by the Qin army, 4,000 were seriously wounded, and 3,000 were lightly wounded.
Wei Guo had the last laugh, and the battle situation at Hangu Pass was rushed back to Daliang by Wei Qing for eight hundred miles at the first time! (To be continued......)
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