"A small Baling, actually lost 6,000 children?" Chen Qian's eyes widened in disbelief.

In such an important town as Huayin, it is understandable that nearly 10,000 Jin troops were sacrificed.

But why is Baling?

A two-zhang high low city, the city walls are dilapidated and in disrepair, Chen Qian thinks that even a fart can collapse the city wall......

It was precisely this city that looked trembling, so Sima Ling took the initiative to lead the troops to attack the city.

"The general of the chariot cavalry didn't know, that Zhang Te was very vicious, deliberately let the soldiers go to the city, and then shot them with a crossbow, and buried the fire oil, and the king was also caught off guard!" Sima Ling looked distressed.

However, there was no trace of blood on his body, let alone any dirt, and he didn't see "caught off guard" at all.

Chen Qian's face was pale, and he secretly thought that his reputation was about to be buried in this guy.

But you can't beat, you can't scold, and you can't punish you.

60,000 elites, Huayin lost nearly 10,000, and Baling lost 6,000......

I haven't touched the side of Chang'an yet.

Chen Qian only felt that today's autumn wind was a little cold.

The key is that Sima Ling's defeat has dealt an incomparably huge blow to morale.

Many soldiers of the Jin army no longer had expectations for the capture of Chang'an, whispering and sighing.

A thought suddenly flashed in Chen Qian's mind, no wonder Shi Bao wanted to call himself sick, it turned out that he had foresight.

With these uncles of the Sima family, it is strange that they can make meritorious contributions......

Sima Ling even cheated Sima Zhao, what is the pit himself?

"The general is angry, although this Zhang Te is from a humble background, he has some real skills, our army's attack has been frustrated, morale is low, Chang'an is no longer advisable, it is better to temporarily retreat to Huayin, one is to rest, and the other is to wait for His Majesty's reinforcements." Chen Cang saw Chen Qian's anger and persuaded him.

Guanzhong is full of dock forts, and the Qin thieves are surprisingly tenacious.

A small dock fort, even if it dies, it is unwilling to surrender.

If this fight continues, Chen Qian's tens of thousands of elites will have to be explained here sooner or later.

I don't know what's going on in the rear, reinforcements haven't come.

Wang Jun stationed troops in Huayin and began to wait and see.

There are too many smart people in the Jin Kingdom.

Chen Qian's breathing gradually became heavier, a small tun chief, actually blocked himself, a general of the cavalry, and was not laughed at when he passed it out?

"Temporarily retreating?" Chen Qian didn't laugh angrily, "Back then, in Lianscoop, a certain tired and weak brigade blocked tens of thousands of elites of Yang thieves, and today a certain rate of sixty or seventy thousand elites was blocked here, what kind of face do you have to see the Central Plains fathers?" ”

At Chen Qian's age, he naturally cares more about reputation.

On the other hand, his forward army is like a pawn crossing the river, which can only advance, not retreat.

Once you retreat, your morale is gone.

If one eliminates the other's strengths, the morale of the enemy will inevitably be greatly boosted.

And he didn't have a good explanation for Sima Yan.

Chang'an was not taken, Guanzhong was not destroyed, and he retreated in a gray manner, thinking of Shi Bao and Jia Chong's mocking eyes, Chen Qian couldn't help but feel irritable.

"Tell the armies, don't break the tomb, never return!" Chen Qian said in a deep voice.

Sima Ling licked her lips, the military orders have come down, and it is useless to say more.

Chen Cang said: "Recently, there has been a shortage of food in the army, so Wang Taishou can rush to help with some grain, grass and troops. ”

Wang Jun has been hiding behind, which really annoyed Chen Qian.

Of course, he complained more about Sima Yan, did not adopt his own strategy, and drove straight into Guanzhong, whether it was destroying his foundation or attacking Chang'an, it was the best policy.

Chen Qian can also be regarded as an old minister of the Five Dynasties, and has experienced a series of powerful ministers such as Sima Yi, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, Sima Yan, etc., but he feels that one generation is not as good as the next.

In fact, Chen Qian was tolerant and generous by nature, and Xiahou Xuan looked down on both ends of his head and rat back then, and he didn't take it to heart when he was sarcastic.

But in recent years, the battle in Luoyang has become more and more intense, and his heart has changed unconsciously.

With Jia Chong, Shi Bao, Xun Miao and others in the same hall as ministers, if you don't have more eyes, you will definitely not be able to get mixed up.

But now, he suddenly felt a little tired.

Some are disgusted with the deceit of the court.

If Sima Yan can listen to him this time, don't care about Hedong, hundreds of thousands of troops poured into Guanzhong, took Chang'an in one go, and turned Guanzhong into scorched earth, and the Qin State no longer had the strength to compete with the Central Plains.

Even if Yang Zheng cut off Hongnong's retreat, he could calmly withdraw from Wuguan.

When Sima Shi and Sima Zhao are alive, they will definitely adopt his strategy.

It's a pity that both of them are gone.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, Sima Yan was closer to Jia Chong, Xun Miao, and Feng Zhen.

"Then send an order to Wang Jun, support the front line, and follow a certain one to capture Chang'an." Chen Qian's eyes turned to the west, and he made a decision in his heart, after the end of this battle, he would retire, away from the rights and wrongs of Luoyang.

This year, he is in his seventies.

"Yui!" Chen Cang breathed a sigh of relief.

Sima Ling also breathed a sigh of relief.

The war drums sounded, and Chen Qian personally supervised the battle, standing behind with a sword.

The outcome is still unknown.

Maybe take Baling and pull out Chang'an's minions, and Chang'an will be self-defeating.

The morale of the Jin army has rebounded a lot.

"The first to ascend, three levels in a row! After the city is broken, the chickens and dogs are not left! Chen Qian swung his sword.

Jin Jun was ecstatic, and the grievances of nearly half a month found an outlet.

"Break the city!"

"Kill!"

The roar was like a stormy wave.

The black-pressed Jin army rushed to the city with corpses, and some people could jump from the corpses to the city wall with a single leap.

But in the blink of an eye, he was stabbed to death in mid-air by a spear.

Instead of traditional spears and ring-headed knives, the Qin army used spears and crossbow machines.

It is extremely lethal and more physically economical, making it easier to fight on narrow walls.

One after another, the brave Jin army rushed up the city wall.

The white blade flipped and blood splattered.

Some people couldn't even scream, and their bodies were torn apart by knives and guns.

Flesh and blood splattered all over the ground.

The walls were extremely tragic and bloody.

Chen Qian suddenly realized that he was wrong.

Coming from a humble background does not mean that this person is a wine bag and rice bag.

Zhang Te's command Ruoding, on the city wall arranged hundreds of small step formations, once the Jin army climbed the city wall, the foothold was not stable, ushered in an endless number of crossbow arrows, and then the infantry array left and right to attack, the Jin army one by one to kill.

He was not defending Baling, but using Baling to slaughter Chen Qian's so-called elite.

The Jin army suffered heavy casualties, but the Qin army's casualties were pitiful.

After each infantry repelled two or three waves of Jin troops, it quickly retreated, and a new infantry formation was assembled.

"Thorn!"

"Close!"

With just two simple actions, the lives of the soldiers of the Jin army were ruthlessly harvested.

Blood flowed slowly down from the cracks in the walls, as if the city was bleeding.

Chen Qian's heart was dripping blood, and the autumn wind became even colder......

Those who are good at fighting have no great feats!

Groups of Jin soldiers climbed the low city walls and fell in a hail of bullets and arrows......

"Retreat! Withdraw! "Chen Qianmeng Province, this city is like a vicious beast that has escaped from the flood wilderness, devouring the lives of his sons and daughters in one mouth.

After paying thousands of casualties, Baling still did not take it.

The morale of the Jin army fell to a low point.

Chen Qian even felt that there was some kind of resentment in the eyes of the soldier looking at him.

Suddenly, Chen Qian was old.

The eyes, face, and temperament have all become old, as if they are a rapidly withering leaf......

People grow up and grow old, sometimes in an instant.

Thundered......

It was like thunder.

A series of muffled thunder rang out from behind Baling.

How could Chen Qian, who had been fighting horses all his life, not hear that this was the sound of cavalry galloping?

His pupils widened suddenly, "Formation!" ”

"Formation—"

There was a hysterical roar everywhere.

After a dozen breaths, two cavalry teams turned out from the southwest and northwest of Baling, and the smoke and dust billowed and rushed towards the Jin army like an avalanche.

Even if the Jin army was an elite, it was also shocked by the violent momentum of the Qin army's iron cavalry.

It was as if they were about to tear the heavens apart.

The war horses in black iron armor let out a series of high-looking roars, and the cavalry on horseback raised their long lances, and the cold light shimmered.

It is impossible for the infantry to be fearless against the cavalry.

That's the suppression of blood.

If it was the Jin army that had just stepped into the pass, it might still be able to resist, but the Jin army's sharpness had been worn out by Sima Ling and Chen Qian.

There was chaos in the array.

Only a small number of people formed an array, but in front of the manic Qin army's iron hooves, they still looked thin, weak, and helpless......

Chen Qian's pupils widened, and a burst of sadness swelled in his heart, "Chen Cang listened to the order and led the cavalry to protect the king of Dongguan...... Back to the Central Plains! ”

He said that he was going back to the Central Plains, not Huayin or Tongguan.

Chen Cang said in a trembling voice: "Uncle and father go first, nephew, break last!" ”

"This is a military order, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!" Chen Qian's mouth was stern, but his eyes became gentle.

Chen Cang burst into tears and knelt on the ground.

"General Che Cai, don't worry, as long as my Sima Ling is still one day, your Chen family's wealth will be one more day!" Sima Ling is not good at fighting, but he is good at mental skills and knows what Chen Qian means.

Sima Ling went back alive, at most one would die, if Sima Ling died, plus this big defeat, the Chen family might be able to learn the ancestral skills of the Sima family.

Chen Qian nodded miserably, "Why do you want to be a woman?" The big husband is shrouded in horse leather, what to fear! ”

(End of chapter)