Chapter 53: Prince Ran's Return Gift
The Qin army was in a big array, and the "Zhao Army Envoy" just now was reporting to Bai Qi with a solemn face.
"If you say that, they'll attack us later?" Bai Qi asked calmly.
"Yes, General. Han Ran personally promised to the lowly that he would attack our east later. It's just a pity that the humble position has no chance to assassinate Han Ran, Violent Kite, and Jin Contempt. ”
"It doesn't matter. To be able to infiltrate the coalition and deceive the trust of the three of them, you have already done a great job. Later, I will go to the main book and take the talisman letter and take ten gold for myself! ”
"General Xie! Subordinates retire! ”
When the "Zhao Jun Envoy" left, Bai Qi showed a confident smile.
The armies of Han and Wei advanced so lightly that it seemed that the battle of Yewang was just stained with the light of the Zhao army. A series of victories have already carried away their heads! With a mere army of 130,000, he dared to pursue himself, and he really thought that he was muddy!
When waiting will lure the Han and Wei armies into the sea of Qin troops, he will let them know how powerful the Qin army is. Bai Qi said secretly in his heart.
Now the Qin army is only ten miles away from the Han and Wei armies, and if the Qin army takes the initiative to attack, it can involve the other party in the battlefield. But the Han and Wei armies may choose to flee, there are too many variables in this.
Since Bai Qi received the will of King Qin, he has been thinking about how to return to Xianyang at the lowest cost and as quickly as possible. Therefore, for this battle, Bai Qi chose a conservative strategy.
Therefore, there was a move of sending people to attack and kill the envoys of the Zhao army, and then pretending to be the envoys of the Zhao army to deceive the trust of the Han and Wei armies and induce them to take the initiative to attack. In Bai Qi's opinion, as long as the other party is fooled, he will quickly wrap him into the battle group with thunderous power and win the battle.
"Pass the order, when the Han and Wei armies attack the east side of our army, the return fire must not be too large. Once engaged, surround them quickly. "Bai Qi issued the latest order.
"Whoa!" The herald took the order and departed.
"Prince, is this really okay?" Seeing that the charge was imminent, the storm kite was still a little uneasy in his heart.
"Don't worry, General Tyrant! The reason why Bai Qi wants us to take the initiative to attack is that he is afraid that we will not be able to defend it. So if we don't advance under the nose of the Qin army, they won't attack with all their might. ”
"Good! Then I'll listen to the prince again. The prince should return to the rear army quickly! You can also guide the siege battle later. The storm kite put aside the uneasiness in his heart for a while, turned around and said, "All of them, charge!" ”
Fifteen thousand horses and more than 600 chariots instantly kicked up dust in the sky, creating a formation of no less than 60,000 troops charging.
It was all up to the prince's ingenuity, with long branches dragging behind the horse's tail, and once the horse had run, no one could tell whether the dust was caused by the horse's hooves or by the branches.
In fact, only 20,000 Han and Wei troops are charging, and the remaining 40,000 are digging trenches one after another. The trench is very simple, but the strange thing is that there is a two-car wide passage left in the middle of the trench on both sides.
The advance of the Han and Wei coalition forces was extremely smooth, and the Qin army's impenetrable rain of arrows in the past seemed to be used as if it was playing a lot today, and the density and accuracy had dropped by a level, so it was impossible to effectively stop the charge of the coalition army. However, the coalition forces would not let go of such a great opportunity, advancing more quickly, and returning to the Qin army a denser rain of arrows.
The three-shot crossbow covered up the loophole of the coalition's lack of firepower on a certain distance, making the Qin army on the opposite side think that there were indeed 60,000 Han and Wei soldiers attacking the camp.
Just when the Qin army thought that the two armies were about to collide and was ready to show their strength without reservation, the coalition forces suddenly turned and fled without grace. Before leaving, he did not forget to give the Qin army an impenetrable rain of arrows.
"Thank you Bai Qi for the gift!" The 20,000 Han and Wei coalition troops shouted unusually neatly.
The Qin army seemed a little inexplicable, and he couldn't figure out the meaning of the coalition army's move. Bai Qi was angry, it turned out that they had already seen the problem of the "Zhao Army Envoy", but they were planning to do it, causing themselves to lose thousands of soldiers in vain.
"Herald! All the cavalry pursued the Han and Wei armies. The rest of the battalions were not allowed to move recklessly, and the Zhao army was strictly prevented from taking advantage of the situation to rush the camp. ”
Since Han and Wei are so ignorant, let's use blood to wash away the ridicule they just received!
The other party is really big, dare to run away after the whole army rushes into the camp, don't they know the speed of the Great Qin Iron Cavalry?! It's a big deal to sacrifice a little more and resist Zhao Jun's counterattack. With 30,000 Qin cavalry pursuing the Han and Wei armies of 60,000 "fleeing for their lives", Bai Qi thought that the battle would end soon.
In the Zhao army camp, Lian Po was bowing his head and pondering. The envoy he sent has not heard from him for a long time, could it be that he was intercepted and killed by the Qin army? I should have sent more people if I knew I should have sent more.
At this time, the soldiers and horses of Han and Wei should have arrived! Lian Po was a little hesitant, should he divide his troops with the Han and Wei armies to garrison and clamp down on the Qin army, or should the three armies be combined into one battalion to prevent the Yiyang defenders from joining forces with the Baiqi army to counterattack? In any case, he should immediately send someone to inform the Han and Wei armies of their decision.
"General! There was a commotion in the camp of the Qin army. The guards came over excitedly to report.
"What?" Lian Po stood up with a bang, and then followed the guards to climb high and look into the distance. I saw the banners of the Qin army waving up and down, and then the three cavalry battalions all went out, rushed out of the big formation, and went straight to the east.
"Could it be that the Han and Wei armies have arrived?!" Lian Po wondered in his heart. But it's a great opportunity! Without the clamping of the Qin cavalry, he can give it a go.
This time, there is no need to attack the camp as straight as before, Lian Po now has a new tactic. The new war method was learned from the Xiongnu, who came and went like the wind, and the fatigue of the powerful enemy was the mainstay. That is, wave after wave of cavalry attacked the enemy army from a distance with bows and arrows, and after the enemy showed a tired color, they suddenly attacked and took it down in one fell swoop.
"Pass on the general's order, the Han and Wei coalition forces have arrived, all of them attack!" Lian Po said in a high-spirited manner.
"Whoa!"
To the east of the Qin camp, the 30,000 Qin cavalry gradually approached the Han and Wei coalition forces that fled in a hurry with the "60,000". The Han and Wei armies were mostly chariots, and their speed was not as good as that of the cavalry. In addition, the Qin army rode at ease and recuperated, so the Qin army quickly caught up with the tail of the coalition army.
The dust in the sky obscured the sight of the Qin army, and the Qin army could only vaguely see the figure of the coalition army in front of him.
"Shoot the arrows!" The lieutenant general of the Qin army smiled cruelly. Under the smile, the lagging coalition forces were hit by arrows from time to time and fell off their horses.
"Shoot the arrows!" The two sides of the Qin army abruptly sounded a tone that was not inferior to that of the old Qin people.
In the next second, Qin Jun felt the same way. He was still on the attacking side just now, and he suddenly became the attacked party, and countless crossbow arrows were shot overwhelmingly.
The Qin army was suddenly attacked, and the formation was in chaos. Some people wanted to break through on both sides, but they fell into the pit, and the war horses let out a mournful roar. Someone tried to retreat, but was hit by the robe behind him.
"Rush forward! Rush forward! The adjutant general of the Qin army roared angrily. Where did the enemy troops come from?! The Han and Wei armies were obviously in front, how could they set up an ambush all at once!
There was no time to think about these problems, and the deputy general of the Qin army only knew that if he couldn't escape from this hell in time, he would explain it here.
The Qin army no longer cared about the ambushes on both sides and rushed forward. After a while, the smoke raised by the "60,000" Han and Wei armies dissipated, and the Qin army finally saw the surrounding situation clearly.
But just by taking a look, the adjutant general of the Qin army was shocked. Not far from the opposite side, the coalition forces were blocking the road with heavy chariots, flanked by longitudinal and horizontal ditches, the ditches were very narrow, just enough to accommodate one person, but they were deep enough to break the legs of horses, and their own army was now on the flat ground two carts wide.
Just now, he was bent on chasing the enemy, and his vision was blocked by dust, so he suddenly fell into such a dangerous situation. With the intuition cultivated over many years of military career, the adjutant general of the Qin army immediately determined that there were 20,000 enemies in front and on the left and right sides.
"Retreat! Fall back! The adjutant general of the Qin army weighed it and made a decision immediately.
His own army is the only cavalry under Wu Anjun, and there can be no more losses. In front of him was a heavy carriage, and the place was extremely narrow, which was not conducive to the cavalry sprint. The ditches on both sides also cut off their own roundabout thoughts, unless they abandon their horses and fight for the ditch with the other side, there is no way to survive on either side.
It's just that it's so easy to retreat.
The prince has worked hard, and he has finally set up a net of heaven and earth, how can he be willing if he doesn't catch a few big fish! The Qin army has retreated with all its might, but the speed of retreat has never been able to catch up with the speed of the coalition army's arrows!
After sacrificing thousands of men to dismount and stop the coalition forces, the Qin army finally withdrew from the coalition army's ambush circle. The adjutant almost cried after counting his own losses. 14,000 people were killed, 3,000 were wounded, more than half of them were injured.
This is also thanks to the fact that the encirclement of the Han and Wei armies is not particularly large, otherwise, it is entirely possible for him to confess to it.
This feud can be regarded as completely settled. It's just that the deputy general of the Qin army was very unwilling, so he made a decision that he regretted for the rest of his life: "The whole army dismounts!" Kill me! ”