Chapter 54: The Results!
After leaving 2,000 soldiers to escort the seriously wounded back to the camp, Zhao Tu immediately led the remaining 13,000 Qin troops to kill the Han and Wei forces.
The coalition forces didn't seem to expect the Qin army to kill a horse gun, and they were immediately caught off guard. But the dense ditches greatly slowed the advance of the Qin army, and the Qin army soon fell into a bitter battle. In the face of the Han and Wei coalition armies, which were several times larger than themselves, the Qin army did not flinch, and with skillful technical attacks and tacit cooperation, the two armies were evenly matched.
Zhao Tuan originally thought that under his own brave charge, the timid Han and Wei armies would soon collapse. Unexpectedly, the morale of the Han and Wei armies was greatly boosted after they found that they could resist the unstoppable Qin army.
"The general has an order, and every person who kills the Qin army can get a bucket of white rice. Kill the captain and the chief of the army will be doubled, and if you behead the captain of Qin, you will be rewarded with a thousand gold! The guards of the Han and Wei armies rushed back and forth, loudly proclaiming the incentive policy of the commander-in-chief.
"White rice! That's a delicacy that you only want to eat during the New Year's holidays! All the coalition forces subconsciously swallowed.
There must be brave men under the so-called heavy reward, a bucket of white rice is enough for a family of five for three or four days of food and clothing, and the more you kill, the more you get. If you accidentally cut down the captain of the Qin army, you won't have to worry about it for the rest of your life.
At a glance at the coalition forces again, it seemed that the Qin army in front of them was no longer a murderous opponent, but fragrant white rice. Kill them, and you will be prosperous and rich. A greedy look appeared in the eyes of the coalition forces.
The situation, which was still a stalemate, quietly changed, and when the coalition forces did not hesitate to suffer casualties and took the lead bravely, the Qin army was forced to retreat step by step. The numerical superiority of the coalition forces began to appear, and even began to outflank the Qin army in front of them.
Zhao Tu's expression changed drastically, originally thinking that the Han and Wei armies were just docile lambs, even if they had sharp horns, they were just bluffing things. As long as they launch a decisive charge, they are often crushed at the first touch. Unexpectedly, today's lamb has also turned into a hungry wolf, although it is not as ruthless as himself, not as strong as himself, but there are enough of them, and he will regret it if he does not retreat.
"Retreat!" Zhao Tuan gave a humiliating order.
The retreat of the Qin army further aroused the wolf nature of the Han and Wei coalition forces, and they immediately pursued them relentlessly. Zhao Tu began to regret his decision to dismount, if he had been more secure and chose to harass the Han and Wei coalition forces with cavalry, maybe the result would have been different.
Twenty miles away, the Qin army was being harassed by cavalry at the moment.
The Zhao army did not fall into the trap of baiqi, and chose to launch an assault from the south and north sides of the Qin camp. In order to buy time for the cavalry he sent, Bai Qi mobilized 100,000 people to intercept the Zhao army.
The north side is close to Luoshui, and now it is a cold winter, Luoshui is frozen, and there is not much room for the cavalry of the Zhao army. Therefore, the south side is the key direction of the Zhao army's assault.
After the Qin army left the camp, the Zhao army gave full play to the characteristics of mounted archery, and wave after wave of arrows rained down on the Qin army. The Qin army was limited by mobility and could only be beaten passively.
In order to reduce losses, Bai Qi even used himself as bait to lure the Zhao army to attack the Qin army. If Lian Po hadn't woken up in time and retreated decisively, maybe the Zhao army would have been besieged by 100,000 Qin troops.
The 70,000 cavalry of the Zhao State who lost their mobility against the elite of the 100,000 Qin army, such a result was by no means what Lian Po hoped for.
The situation began to stalemate. Zhao Jun could not break through the Qin army's defense line without fear of losses, and the Qin army also took Zhao Jun, who was like the wind, had no choice. At this time, Bai Qi frequently looked to the east.
As long as Zhao Tu annihilated the Han and Wei armies and returned to aid the Chinese army, Bai Qi could complete the encirclement of the Zhao army. Even if Zhao Jun escapes by then, he will inevitably be frightened. Bai Qi can rush to Xianyang with peace of mind.
It's just that Lady Luck is not on the side of Qin State today. Bai Qi did not wait for the news of the triumph of the deputy general Zhao Tu, but only waited for thousands of defeated soldiers to come with Zhao Tu's body to restore his life.
In the thirty-fourth year of King Qin Zhao, Bai Qi ordered Zhao Tu to lead an army of 30,000 to attack the Han and Wei armies. Zhao was attacked by an arrow and died at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve. Originally, Zhao Tu, who was a late bloomer in history, became another "famous general" who fell after Hu Yang and Wang Yi because of the appearance of Prince Ran!
"What? Zhao Tubing was defeated and died?! "The case was shot in vain.
"Yes! Checkmate! One of the surviving lieutenants replied tremblingly.
"What's going on?! Say! Bai Qi was really angry, how could the weak army of Han and Wei who were 30,000 cavalry chasing after the "60,000" fleeing Han and Wei be defeated!
"General Hui, that's not the 60,000 Han and Wei coalition troops at all! They tied branches behind the horse's tail, that is, about 20,000 troops. We were in hot pursuit, and our vision was completely obscured by dust, and we fell into an ambush. "Captain Qin felt that he had lost very unjustly.
"And how many troops are left?" Bai Qi asked the question he was most concerned about.
If you are defeated, you will be defeated! As long as there are enough cavalry troops, there is still a chance for them to make up for it.
"Only eight thousand cavalry remained, of which one thousand two hundred were seriously wounded." The lieutenant said bitterly.
"Good! Good! Bai Qi said two good things in a row, and then scolded angrily: "What is the responsibility of you suing the general, returning from defeat and losing his main general?" ”
"Capital offense." The lieutenant suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, did the general want to kill himself?
"You just know it. Capital sins can be avoided, but living sins cannot be escaped. Take thirty sticks for yourselves! Keep a useful body and wear a guilty meritorious service! ”
"General Xie!" Captain Qin escaped death and was overjoyed.
"Remember! Don't publicize the defeat, or you'll wait for the head to be revealed! Go ahead! Calm the hearts of the army. Bai Qi reminded.
"Obedience!"
Now that the plan has failed, there is no point in continuing to stalemate with Zhao Jun. Bai Qi groaned slightly, and decisively ordered: "The whole army will give up blocking the Zhao army and move closer to the Chinese army." ”
The Qin army, which could not bear the harassment of the Zhao army, heard of the amnesty and began to retreat in an orderly manner. Lian Po saw that there was no good opportunity, so he had to let Qin Jun leave.
The harassment just now of the Qin army lost 10,000 people, but the Zhao army only paid the price of a few hundred deaths, which was really a big bargain.
"Report! General, the Han and Wei armies sent envoys to say that they wanted to join our army. ”
"Got it. Sue them, Ben will go to meet them! Under Lian Po's great victory, he decided to soothe the wounded hearts of the Han and Wei armies. Just now, the cavalry of the Qin army was exhausted, and presumably the losses of the Han and Wei armies were not small.
After a while, the chief general of the Three Jin Coalition Army met.
"General Lian!"
"His Royal Highness the Prince, General Tyranny, General Jin!" Lian Po greetings one by one.
"Seeing the general so red-faced, it should be a victory!" The prince said with a smile.
"It's just a small victory, killing more than 10,000 Qin troops. Nothing. Lian Po smiled and waved his hand.
"General Lian is my third-rank famous general, and he really deserves his name!" Jin Contempt also spoke.
"That's also thanks to your two armies for attracting the attention of the Qin army. What about the losses of your army? Lian Po asked with concern.
"It's okay, it's okay! However, 5,000 soldiers were wounded. Storm Kite said frankly.
"That's good! Just now, I was worried that your army would suffer a lot of casualties! I wanted to lead an army to help, but I was stopped by the Qin army. What a shame! I wonder what the results of your army were? Lian Po was puzzled in his heart that the losses of the Han and Wei armies were so small, but there were other words on his lips.
"No more, no less! However, he killed 20,000 Qin iron cavalry plus Zhao Dou, the deputy general of the Qin army. Jin contempt has the intention to show off, but he pretends to be careless.
"What? Killed Zhao Dou, the deputy general of the Qin army? Lian Po was shocked.
Seeing Lian Po's reaction, Jin Contempt showed a satisfied look. Immediately tell the ins and outs of the matter. Only then did Lian Po know what kind of danger the Han and Wei coalition forces encountered, how to win in danger, and achieve results far beyond his own!
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Lian Po really convinced you this time." In the face of danger, his heart is as fine as silk, and his soldiers are like gods, is this Han Ran a natural general? Fortunately, he was not his enemy, fortunately, Korea was weak and attached to Zhao.
"The general laughed, I'm just a little anxious. The real victory still depends on the lives of the three armies, one sword and one sword. Like you, on the bloody battlefield, the achievements of the war are innumerable. ”
The prince's humble words were praising Lian Po, Jin Contempt, and Violent Kite, and for a while, he was happy.
"Now the Qin army has been newly defeated, and there are only 110,000 soldiers and horses left. What do you think Bai Qi will do next? Han Ran turned the conversation back to the current situation.