Chapter 418: The Death of the Substitute Army

Forty miles south of Daicheng.

The place where the Qin army was encamped before.

The Dai army, which had traveled more than ten miles, temporarily stopped here to rest.

Although they said that they wanted to take advantage of the situation to pursue the fleeing Qin army, but after running more than ten miles from the lurking valley to get here, the foot soldiers were already panting, and the chariots and horses also needed to stop and rest for a while, otherwise the combat effectiveness of the Dai army would be greatly reduced under the fatigue of the men and horses, and if they did not stop to rest for a while, how could they still have the combat strength to meet the next battle.

"King, there are a lot of baggage drops in the camp here, which shows the urgency of the retreat of the Qin army this time, and Zhao Tuo was assassinated, which must be true."

Chen Yu walked over, his face full of joy.

Dai Wang Jia glanced around, the Qin army retreated and left a mess, there were broken kettles on the ground not far away, and even a few fallen coins could be seen in the messy footprints all over the ground.

As Chen Yu said, if it weren't for the haste of the retreating military order, why didn't the Qin soldiers even have time to pick up the money that fell on the ground.

On behalf of Wang Jia, he recruited people to inquire about the situation of the scouts in front.

"Great King, according to our scouts, the Qin Chinese army was out of camp last night, and now it is probably more than 20 miles away from us, and there is no trace of it. His army was set up this morning, and it was only about ten miles away from our army. Looking at its marching array, it was quite scattered, and it looked like it was indeed panicked. ”

Hearing this, Dai Wangjia's doubts completely dissipated.

Qin Jun is not deceitful!

Chen Yu laughed and said, "This must be after Zhao Tuo was assassinated, the central army of the Qin State was the first to evacuate." and then with its original revival of the army after the break. ”

"Although the Qin army is larger than us, it is now divided into two parts, which is just right for us to break through! King, this is a good opportunity, the Qin army retreated suddenly, and the lower-level soldiers did not know the situation, and they must be panicked. ”

"The king took the opportunity to raid the pawn of his Qin army with a chariot and horse, and shouted 'Zhao Tuo is dead' at that time, so that his army's morale would collapse, and I would kill the Qin army on behalf of the army, if I drove cattle and sheep. As long as the broken Qin army can be defeated, it can drive these Qin troops to the Chinese army further south. This is the method of Xiang Yan's victory over Mengwu in Huaiyang in the past, and Zhao Tuo's method of driving away the rout and rushing to kill Tian Chong. ”

In Chen Yu's laughter, Dai Wangjia felt high-spirited, and couldn't help but praise: "Chen Jun is wise, and few people love him very much." If the Qin army can be defeated this time, the widow will take Chen Jun as the appearance! ”

"Chen Yu's ability to be a district, An Neng is a country's prime minister, and the king has a good reputation."

Chen Yu smiled and "pushed", but his eyes looked to the north.

This time to pursue the Qin army, Zhang Liangkou said that he had no strength to fight in battle, and did not follow.

With the death of Han Cheng as an intermediary, the differences between Chen Yu and Zhang Liang have become bigger and bigger, and there is a tendency to part ways.

Chen Yu whispered: "South Korea's Zhang Zifang, but that's it." ”

After confirming that the Qin army's retreat this time was not cheating, the Dai army rested for half an hour and recovered his energy, and then issued a real attack order on behalf of Wang Jia.

"Yan Cong, give me all the chariots and cavalry to pursue the rear team of the Qin army. You want to be like a sharp blade, stab me into Qin Jun's ass! Entangled this pawn of the Qin army, the widow can lead the army forward and swallow it in one bite! ”

"Yui! The last general will not dishonor the king's command! ”

The general of the acting army, Yan Cong, received the order loudly, and immediately stepped on the war horse with great vigor and high spirits.

A moment later, the 5,000 chariots of the Dai army rode wildly on the Dai Land field again.

Dai Wang Jia himself led the rest of the foot soldiers, following closely behind.

The cavalry and chariots galloped extremely fast, and when they were about to reach a valley all the way south, they finally caught up with the tail of the Qin army.

It was a 3,000-foot soldier that fell behind, and it seemed to be carrying the baggage of the Qin army's broken pawn, and the speed was slower than that of other troops.

If these 3,000 Qin soldiers set up a formation to resist on the spot, it would bring trouble to these generations of military chariots.

But when they heard the sound of horses' hooves trampling and wheels rolling from behind, the three thousand Qin soldiers immediately became frightened.

The contemporaries of the military chariots shouted in the Qin language, which had just been learned.

"Qin General Zhao Tuo is dead!"

"The Qin army is defeated!"

In an instant, the three thousand Qin troops collapsed, and these Qin soldiers discarded their baggage, spread their legs and drilled into the valley ahead.

Commodore Yan Cong no longer had any doubts in his heart.

As the king and Chen Jun expected, the Qin army was unstable and collapsed with one blow!

"The Qin army has been defeated, kill!"

"Don't pick up your belongings and baggage, kill Qin Kou first!"

The Dai army rode past and chased the Qin army fleeing in front of him into the valley.

This place is located in the northern foot of Taihang Mountain, except for the middle road for cars to run, the valleys on both sides are towering, and the forests and grass are dense and lush.

If it is a normal exchange, Yan Cong will lead his troops through this place, and he may be worried about whether he will be ambushed.

But now that the Qin general Zhao Tuo has been assassinated, the Qin army camp looks in disarray because of the hasty camp, and the Qin army's baggage soldiers who are behind are even more frightened, looking at the Qin soldiers who were caught up and killed by the Zhao army cavalry because they fell behind.

All these circumstances made Yan Cong relax his vigilance.

The general's face flushed.

"When I drive these Qin soldiers and crush the main force of the Qin army in the rear, I can make a great achievement. If the invincible Qin army is defeated in my hands, then my name will also be side by side with Xiang Yan! ”

Just as Yan Cong was in a reverie, there were bursts of screams and neighing of horses from the cavalry at the front.

Immediately afterwards, Yan Cong arrived and saw an amazing scene ahead.

The Daidi cavalry who rushed to the front had already been shot over, and the remaining knights hurriedly stopped their horses, not daring to rush forward.

In front of them, in an open area in the valley, there was a black-armored army formation waiting for them.

The spears and beryllium were laid flat, forming a forest of metal guns, which swayed straight at the Dai army.

In the gap, there were also Qin soldiers with crossbows who looked at each other coldly.

"There is an ambush! How could Qin Jun be so treacherous! ”

Yan Cong was shocked and shouted, "Withdraw, withdraw quickly!" ”

"It's late."

On a high ground on the east side of the valley, Zhao Tuo looked at the scene in the valley and spoke softly.

From his point of view, he could see that the five thousand chariots and horsemen of the Dai army had all entered the valley, and a long snake was lined up in the valley.

As the horn sounded as a signal, on both sides of the valley, the crossbowmen of the Qin army, who had already been ambushed, got up in unison and rode at the chariot of the Dai army in the valley, firing ten thousand arrows in unison.

In the blink of an eye, the valley was screaming.

"The general's booby trapping and killing the military chariot this time is indeed a good plan. Generations of people are long on chariots and horses, and if they fight in the wilderness, it is difficult to kill them cleanly. Now after entering the valley, the army chariots are all killed here, and the soldiers of the army who came from the rear will be vulnerable, and then our army will swallow it in one bite, and then go north to replace the city, then this battle of the dynasty, the overall situation will be decided. ”

On his side, he stroked his palms and praised.

On the side, Li Shang, who was accompanying him, asked: "Why did the general expect that the army would chase and attack, and if the other party didn't chase after us, what should we do?" ”

Zhao Tuo did not answer.

Li Shiqi said with a smile: "The generation sent Zhao Shuo to assassinate the general, just to take advantage of the chaos to severely damage the main force of the Qin army, so as to delay the time for the Qin State to destroy the dynasty. ”

"If they don't act after assassinating the general, what's the point of the assassination? The main force of the Qin army is guaranteed, and the king only needs to change the generals to come, and he can continue to fight the dynasty. Therefore, for the sake of their own survival, the generations will never let go of this opportunity that can severely damage the Qin army, they have no choice. ”

"And even if the Dai army really doesn't come, our Qin army can also disguise and retreat, lower their vigilance, and then take advantage of the situation to sneak attack Dai Cheng and catch him off guard. Therefore, this time, regardless of whether the substitute army pursues it or not, our army has interests to be desired. Do you understand? ”

Li Shang's eyes widened and he sighed: "Whether you come or not, this time it will be beneficial to us, the general is really a wise man." ”

With the admiration of Li Shang in his ears, Zhao Tuo looked at the scene in the valley in the distance, and thought that the Qin army had a habit of killing prisoners and wounded soldiers and replenishing their heads.

He sighed slightly, and ordered: "Pass the order, this time, those who surrender, don't kill." ”

"The Dai Jun chariot is dead here, so that Shima can do something to the Dai Jun infantry in the rear."

……

About two miles north of the valley.

The foot soldiers of the Yachiyo Army were marching, and the soldiers were breathing heavily as they treked.

"The military intelligence has just arrived, and traces of the Qin army have been found in front."

Dai Wangjia stood on the chariot, very excited.

Victory is at hand!

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of rumbling horses' hooves ahead.

"Yan Cong is back?"

Dai Wang Jia was slightly surprised.

Relying on the height advantage of standing on the chariot, he could see hundreds of generations of cavalry rushing towards him in the distance in the smoke and dust, which made him very puzzled.

But immediately after, screams rang out from the ranks of the Acting Army.

"It's Qin Jun! Qin Jun! ”

Dai Wang Jia's eyes widened, and he really saw that behind those Dai army cavalry who were running wildly, there were a large number of Qin army chariots and horses covered in black armor, as well as Qin army foot soldiers who could not see the end at a glance.

"The Dai army has been defeated!"

"Commodore Yan Cong is dead!"

The Qin sergeant shouted the name of the commodore he had just learned from the captive.

The voice was high, like a burst of thunder, which shocked everyone in the eight thousand generations of army foot soldiers.

The hundreds of generations of cavalry who fled rushed first.

These defeated soldiers looked frightened, and when they saw their own army, some people couldn't help but shout: "Our army chariot is in ambush!" Defeated! Defeated! ”

When the news was confirmed, the soldiers of the Dai army suddenly turned pale one by one, and many of them had no intention of fighting, and when they saw that the situation was not right, they turned around and wanted to flee.

"Defense! Array! If you run away, you will die! ”

Dai Wang Jia screamed, but his voice couldn't control the situation at all.

Although there are also hot-blooded generations, obeying the king's orders, arranging formations in the same place, holding spears and halberds, and fighting to the death with the Qin people.

But many more generations have chosen to flee for their lives.

The Qin general in charge of the command ordered the whole army to attack, and the black wave surged up in an instant.

"King, abandon the cart and get on the horse. Now that defeat is decided, there is no chance of winning this battle. The king should keep his useful body and withdraw to the city! We should join forces with the Xiongnu and resist the Qin army again! ”

Chen Yu said anxiously.

The guards also immediately stepped forward to escort Dai Wangjia to get off the car and get on the horse.

"Isn't Zhao Tuo dead?"

Dai Wang Jia rode on the horse and muttered: "It seems that what Zhang Zifang said is right, although Zhao Tuo is dead, the Qin army still has a deputy general to command, and it can't be easily pursued." ”

On the side, Chen Yu's face was extremely dark.

He was silent, and followed Daiwang Jia to flee in the direction of Daicheng.

Behind them, eight thousand defeated Dai army foot soldiers were chased, surrounded, killed, and captured by the Qin army.

An hour later.

The battlefield is completely calm here.

The main force of the Qin army, which had been "evacuated", had all returned, and the black flag was waving in the wind.

Zhao Tuo stood on the chariot, looking at the blood and corpses all over the ground in front of him, his face expressionless.

"General, our army killed thousands of chariots and infantry soldiers in this battle, and the exact number will need time to be counted. About four or five thousand people were taken prisoner, and countless escaped. ”

Li Shang reported the rough statistics.

Zhao Tuo nodded.

In this battle, he took advantage of the assassination of the Dai people, made a pretended retreat, induced the Dai army to pursue, and finally wiped out his main force in one fell swoop.

This technique is similar to Sun Bin's ambush of Pang Juan in Maling in the past, which is an ambush tactic that existed in ancient times.

According to the captive, Zhao Jia had not yet had time to gather the soldiers of the other cities, and there were only 20,000 people in Daicheng. This time, he led more than 10,000 troops to attack us, and the guards of the city were only five or six thousand. ”

Zhao Tuo calculated slightly, and his eyes flashed.

"Ling Meng Tian immediately led our army to ride on a chariot, take advantage of the defeat of the Dai army, and raid the Dai City, or take this city in one fell swoop!"

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