Chapter 568: Defeat
Although the Qin army was trapped, it was always high-spirited.
There are more than 10,000 troops, and there are no more than 30,000 Wei troops in their eyes.
Since Yang Zheng started his army, more has won more with less.
Although the terrain is unfavorable now, it is not necessarily a loss.
Some soldiers even felt that the Wei army was too small and not enough for the five military merits.
Morale is good, but being overzealous is arrogance.
The Wei army occupied a favorable position, blocked several exits, surrounded but did not attack, leaving only the northwest exit for the Qin army to break through.
Surrounded by three and one, there have been ancient times.
Avoid the Qin army fighting to the death and not retreating.
A day, two, three days later, it's not so good.
Tang Bin and Liu Hong cut off the waterway, and the Qin army had no water.
Even if the well is dug, it cannot meet the needs of more than 20,000 people and war horses.
Even more dangerous is the cutting off of the grain routes.
Food in the army is even more unable to support it.
"You are already under siege, there is no food and water inside, and there are no reinforcements outside, if you don't surrender at this time, when will you wait?" Outside the barracks, the Wei army was clamoring day and night.
The Qin army is not afraid of vicious battles and bloody battles, but it can't withstand such a soft knife cutting one by one.
The few remaining soldiers kept fleeing.
Morale also went low.
Being blocked by the Wei army every day, he couldn't fight, he was reluctant to go, and his morale was naturally seriously depleted.
There are not many options left for Zhou Yu, either break through or continue to move forward, go deep into the encirclement, and keep breaking his head......
Of course, there is one last way, to slaughter the few remaining war horses, and continue to hold on to the horse's blood for a few days, waiting for a turnaround.
However, if you go deep into the enemy territory and do not communicate with the Qin army in Guanzhong, where is there a turnaround?
Unless it's raining.
Zhou Yu glanced at the cloudless sky with the scorching sun hanging high, and panicked in his heart, since Xiping gained a foothold, how could the Qin army have suffered such a big defeat?
Great Qin has just established a country, and he has come to such a show, what is the face of King Qin?
"It's urgent! The governor should lead the army and go first, and his subordinates will be broken! "Du He took responsibility at a critical time.
Moving forward is certain death, and none of the 20,000 troops can go back.
Zhou Yu hesitated for a moment.
Du He said resolutely: "The governor is a heavy general of the Great Qin, and the arm of the king, if it is folded here, the national prestige will not exist!" ”
At the beginning, among the six hundred people who followed Yang Zheng in Caohan, Gong Yu, Luo Hu, Eshan, Pu Jin, and Du He were the five males, so many years have passed, Luo Hu and Eshan were killed in battle, Pu Jin was disabled, and he stayed in Guzang Enyang, leaving only Gong Yu and Du He.
Most of the more than 600 people who did not die in battle became middle- and lower-ranking officers, and those who retired from the army had land and money by virtue of the military merits accumulated over the years, and became landlords and lords, and lived a good life.
For more than 400 years, he was famous for his good warfare, followed the Han dynasty, and helped Han Gaozu to return the three Qins.
Shu generals Wang Ping and Jufu are also people.
Zhou Yu glanced at the surrounding generals, a few days ago, he was going to Hanoi to dig the ancestral grave of the Sima family with high morale, and now they are like frosted eggplants.
There is no food, and there is no problem in killing horses and cooking leather armor for ten days and a half months.
But there is no water, and in two or three days the people will be finished.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Yu no longer hesitated, "Okay, if you can return safely, someone will show you your merits to the king!" ”
Du He smiled miserably, "My three sons are all in Qingying, one has become Xuanyilang, and the other has become the general's personal guard, which is enough!" ”、
Unconsciously, the children who were once teenagers have also become teenagers.
An hour later, a desolate trumpet sounded, and a fire ignited from the Qin barracks.
The Qin army retreated.
The Wei army still did not fight, stood on the terrain, and shot it with crossbow arrows, and the boulders and logs, from southeast to northwest, rolled down.
The Qin army's array could not be maintained, and casualties gradually increased.
Liu Hong led a group of 1,000 light horsemen to attack on both wings.
The retreat of the army slowed down, and the Wei army pressed on three sides, reaching the Fushan Pass, and the two thousand armor soldiers of the Du River were broken.
The sun is high and the wind is strong.
There was a blood-red stain on each of the warriors' faces, and after drinking the horse's blood, they became extremely excited.
The spear and ring-headed knife were shining with cold light, and the iron armor was like a mountain.
Several Wei troops were intimidated by its momentum and did not dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool.
Until the main forces of Tang Bin and Liu Hong arrived, and saw the murderous Qin army on the mountain pass from afar, Liu Hong's war horse neighed in horror and almost threw him off the horse.
The two thousand thief army dared to resist the tens of thousands of Wei troops with confidence.
And since the Wei army really didn't dare to attack.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! The Qin troops on the mountain pass roared in unison.
The surrounding Wei troops were all timid.
"How rampant the thieves are!" Liu Hong waved the command flag, and an elite armor soldier behind him moved forward with a spear.
"Retreat from the latter!" Tang Bin drew his sword in his hand.
Only then did the Wei army muster up their fighting spirit and followed behind the armor.
The blood soon stained the yellow-brown earth.
The Wei army attacked layer by layer, and fell layer by layer, like ripe wheat in a field.
The corpses almost filled the mountain pass.
The miracle did not come, and the Wei army seemed to never be finished.
There were fewer and fewer armorers around Du He, standing on top of the tired corpses, his lips were cracked with thirst from the fierce fighting, and his arms trembled slightly, barely able to grasp the spear.
At this time, a rider rushed over the corpse, the long lance in his hand stabbed out, the cold light was like electricity, Du He just raised his head, the long lance had already pierced his breastplate, and the huge force instantly shattered his sternum and internal organs, and a ball of black blood spurted out of his mouth, "Big ...... King! ”
The lance shook, and Du He's body fell softly......
Du He's death bought Zhou Yu an hour and a half.
At this time, Zhou Yu's face was full of frustration.
He couldn't figure out why Du Yu's 30,000 troops could play 80,000 Wei troops, and Zhang Te's thousands of men and horses could enter the enemy formation and cut off the head of Midang, while his 30,000 or 40,000 troops set out, but he couldn't take a single party!
Obviously, the Wei army has broken its guts, Chen Tai is dead, and his morale is like a rainbow.
With this retreat, he was disgraced in the Qin army, and it is likely that he will never have the opportunity to lead his troops into battle in the future.
In fact, many years ago, he was also a cautious person.
But after being in a high position, the people around him continue to praise him with every word you say and I say a word.
Zhou Yu let out a long sigh.
As for Du He, it flashed in his heart, for so many years, there were too many people killed in the war, and there was nothing to worry about.
The more than 10,000 people behind him were just as depressed as him.
After walking for a few miles, Qinshui like a white jade belt appeared in front of him.
"Water! Water! ”
The soldiers roared hysterically.
Then, the army could no longer rush uncontrollably towards Qinshui, scrambling to be the first.
In the wilderness in the distance, several wild wolves stood on the top of the mountain, looking down on the crowd grabbing water.
When wild beasts drink water, it is often also when danger is approaching.
After watching for a while, the wolves fled in panic.
Zhou Yu picked up a bag of water and waved a few ripples, round by circle, and felt faintly bad in his heart.
Just then, the ground shook.
The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, as well as the unique whistling sound of the Huns.
Smoke and dust rose and long knives glistened in the scorching sun.
Zhou Yu's pupils contracted suddenly, "Huns!" ”
(End of chapter)