Chapter Twenty-Six: An Unquiet Night

In the military tent of the Qin army, Hu Yang angrily split the bookcase in front of him in half with a sword.

The entire big tent was silent, and all the senior officers above the rank of captain of the Qin military academy lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to come out.

Wang Yi cautiously walked into the big tent, and before he could make a sound, Hu Yang spoke.

"Vice General Wang, how many men and horses did our army lose in this battle?"

"Returning to the general, all 10,000 people under Sima Xin, the self-captain of the cavalry battalion, were killed! Of the 6,532 former army dead in battle, 1,256 were missing or captured, and only 2,212 fled back to the camp. Our losses totaled 17,788 people. ”

Even though he had been prepared in his heart, Hu Yang was still shocked when he heard such a detailed casualty figure. For decades, the Qin army had never suffered such a major defeat. Regardless of the outcome, Hu Yang is completely famous. If the three armies of Zhao, Wei, and Han cannot be completely defeated, Hu Yang's sin will not be atoned for.

The next moment, Hu Yang's face turned iron-blue.

"Where are the officers in charge of the siege of the former army?"

"From more than five hundred lords to Captain Han Xiao, a total of twenty people, they are waiting outside the tent for the general's disposal at the moment."

"Good! Good! Good! ”

Hu Yang said three words in a cold voice in a row, and ordered: "Passing on the order of the general, Han Xiao and the following twenty people have neglected their duties, resulting in a great defeat of our army, and they will be beheaded immediately!" Its head is on display for three days! ”

"The cavalry battalion fought bravely to kill the enemy and buried him thickly. After the order, the hussar battalion of the army was assigned the task of guarding the whole army. Tomorrow, the whole army will be encamped. Ben will personally supervise the battle, not break the wild king, and vow not to stop the army. ”

"Chen Yong, Huang Biao."

"The last general!"

"Order the two of you to set up an ambush ten miles east of Yewang City after dark. In today's battle, the wild king can fight less than 5,000 soldiers, and the general expected that the wild king will ask Cheng Gao for help. If reinforcements come from Chenggao, the east gate is the place where they must pass. The mission of the two of you is to kill the reinforcements in the direction of Chenggao! If there was a delay in the fighter, it would not be spared. ”

"Whoa!"

The two hurriedly took the order and left.

"Tian Wu!"

"The end will be."

"This general ordered you to immediately lead your troops to clean up the remains of our army, and tonight, the whole army will wear filial piety and worship the heroic spirit."

"Whoa!"

Tian Wuzi led 10,000 people to clean up the battlefield.

"The rest of the congregation will obey."

"The last general!"

"Patrol doubled tonight. The wind and grass within a radius of twenty miles will be clear, do you understand? ”

"Whoa!"

Wild King Castle is a different story.

The crown prince was patrolling the city surrounded by generals. The city is full of hustle and bustle. More than 2,000 new people in the city need to be resettled, the wounded need to be resettled, and the dead soldiers need to be registered for cremation. One thing after another.

Although the South Korean army achieved its greatest victory over the Qin army in decades, it also paid a lot of casualties. Manpower is needed everywhere in the city, and counting the tiger cavalry, the strength that the Korean army can use at present is only more than 4,700 people.

"Tian Hu, has the messenger sent to Chenggao for help set off?" Prince Ran asked.

"Prince Qiqi, it's already gone. I think the general will send troops to help tonight. ”

"Just send it out. After this defeat, the Qin army will inevitably not be annoyed and angry tomorrow. It's going to be hard tomorrow! The crown prince sighed, without the slightest joy of victory.

Tian Hu was puzzled and said, "The prince doesn't have to be pessimistic. If the Qin people dare to attack the city tomorrow, Lao Tian will lead the tiger to kill them and turn them on their backs. ”

The prince put aside the troubles in front of him and scolded with a smile: "Don't be proud of a victory." Today, the tiger rider was unexpected, and the Qin army was caught off guard. If it weren't for the Qin cavalry being divided into small teams, if it weren't for the Qin army being too close to the city gate, the outcome of this battle would be unpredictable! ”

Tian Hu didn't know this, the words just now were purely to make the prince happy. Now it seems that the goal has been achieved.

"Prince Qiyu, the humble post has organized the young and strong to defend the city according to your orders." The voice of Yewang Taishou ** sounded in the ears of Prince Ran.

"Han Taishou is here. Hurry up, please. ”

The prince hurriedly pulled up the salute.

"Han Taishou, tonight is going to work hard for the people of the wild king."

"What did the prince say? Guarding the wild king is the responsibility of the wild king's people. What's more, today, our Korean army has rescued thousands of wild kings and people among all the armies, which is a great grace! Tonight, the army can sleep peacefully! We, the people of the wild king, will guard the city. ”

"That's very good. There is Lao Han who is too worried. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

That night, the Qin army camp sounded the military song of the old Qin people again. The bleak and vast tone resounded all around, although Korea was a great victory, but due to heavy casualties, the people defending the city were also affected by it.

Listening to the military song of the old Qin people, the prince's uneasy heart eased slightly.

What he was most worried about was the night attack of the Qin army, and now it seems that the Qin army is afraid that it will be busy worshipping the soldiers of the dead! So much better! When the reinforcements arrive tomorrow, why should I be afraid of the Qin army!

At three o'clock, twenty miles east of Yewang City.

A Korean army of about 10,000 men is slowly approaching Yewang.

After hearing the results of today's wild king battle, the tyrannical kite was greatly relieved. Storm Kite didn't expect the Qin people to be so ruthless, let alone that Prince Ran would be so wise and decisive.

Since the Battle of Huayang, no one has brought a surprise comparable to Prince Ran. Prince Ran is really a lucky star in South Korea! Storm Kite sighed.

After receiving a letter from Prince Ran asking for help, the violent kite couldn't help but feel a little self-satisfied. In order to rescue Yewang in time, he stationed 50,000 troops fifty miles west of Chenggao, which was about the distance of the infantry in a day's rapid march. In this way, it is convenient to retreat to Chenggao or rush to the aid of the wild king.

What used to take two days of rapid marching is now only one day. Considering that rescuing the soldiers was like fighting a fire, the storm kite immediately sent an army of 10,000 to march overnight and rush to the wild king.

If one qiē shun lì, before dawn tomorrow, this fast army, mainly cavalry and chariot soldiers, will arrive at the wild king sixty miles away.

In the letter, the prince told him to beware of the Qin army's ambush, but the violent kite was a little unimpressed. The Qin army was newly defeated, and its morale was declining. Moreover, the commander of the Qin army would not have expected his own reinforcements to arrive so quickly.

After all, Yewang was a hundred and ten miles away from Chenggao, and it would take at least a full day for the fastest cavalry in the reinforcements to arrive.

Only a messenger who conveys urgent military information and does not spare horsepower will travel 100 miles in half a day. And what the storm kite wants is to be surprised and hit this time difference. As long as reinforcements arrive, the morale of the Qin army will definitely be even weaker.

As everyone knows, the news that the violent kite army went out of the city for fifty miles and set up a village has already reached Hu Yang's ears.

In the past, Hu Yang disdained to run long distances to attack the Storm Kite Army. Now that it is a new defeat, if the violent kite dares to rush forward lightly, Hu Yang will not let go of such an opportunity.

Zheng Wen is the main general of the army that supports the rescue of Huayang. Although he is only thirty-five years old, he is relied on as a confidant by the violent kite. The reason is simple, because he is solid, diligent, and the same kind of person as the storm kite.

Such a person may not have a genius stroke, but he will never make any unforgivable low-level mistakes.

Just like now, his prudence saved his life.

Although it is a long journey, the wild king is also about to arrive. Zheng Wen did not let his guard down. He carefully divided the army into three armies: front, center, and rear, with the middle army being 5,000 chariot troops and the front and rear being nimble cavalry.

Although the scouts of the former army repeatedly indicated that they had not encountered any enemy situation, Zheng Wen nevertheless ordered the pace of the march to be slowed down.

Disaster struck almost instantaneously.

Countless crossbow arrows shot over the unsuspecting Korean army, and the Qin army poured up from all directions. The Han army, which was originally to reinforce the Yewang, suddenly fell into danger.