Qi is in Linzi, and it is dusk.

From a distance, the palatial palace of King Qi has fallen into shadows, and only a little fire shines in this dusk.

"My brother, today is the day of the decisive battle between Da Sima and the Qin army, you said that Da Sima will win, right?"

Qi Wangjian took a sip of wine, and when he put down the wine, due to the trembling of his palm, the bronze pot did not stand firmly, and rolled off the case, making a dangdang sound.

The maid beside her hurriedly leaned down and went to pick it up.

Qi Wangjian didn't care about this, staring at Tian Jiao under him with his eyes.

Xiang Bangtian's fake face looked a little blue in the candle flame.

He squeezed out a smile: "The king can rest assured that Da Sima defeated many Qin generals in the Qin Palace, and even Zhao Tuo is not his opponent, and now he has 300,000 horses in his hands, and he will be safe to fight more and less." Moreover, the king has also seen a thousand skilled fighters trained by the great Sima, with such a warrior, why should our army be invincible? The king just needs to sit back and wait for the good news from the front. ”

"Yes, Da Sima's skills are indeed mighty and strong, and few people are at ease."

Qi Wangjian laughed dryly, looked up at the door, and saw that the night outside the hall was darker.

The outcome of the battle of Zhencheng, I'm afraid they won't know until tomorrow.

Qi Wangjian whispered: "Da Sima, you will live up to the widow!" ”

……

"The king is also a minister!"

At dusk, Da Sima Tian Chong stood on the wall of Zhencheng.

His body trembled, and his eyes stared at the scene below the city.

It was the scene of countless Qi troops disarming and surrendering to the Qin people, and in the city outside the city, there were cries and howls.

This made Tian Chong sad from his heart, and he couldn't help but cry in a low voice.

In the Battle of Pushui, he was defeated very badly, and the 150,000-strong army was completely defeated in one battle.

Fortunately, Tian Dan and Xiang Fujian and other cronies comforted and cheered him up, which made Tian Chong regain his spirit and flee back to Zhencheng on horseback.

In Tian Chong's plan, as long as he can escape back to Zhencheng, he can collect the defeated soldiers of Pushui and fight again.

The 150,000 army was defeated, except for those who were captured and killed by the Qin people, most of the others would run in the direction of Zhencheng, and he would be able to get more or less 100,000 horses at that time, right?

After collecting 100,000 defeated soldiers, he will recruit tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Ayi and other places, and with the city to defend it, he can continue to consume it with the Qin people.

Tian Chong learned a lot from the defeat in the Battle of Pushui.

For example, this time, his 70,000 reserve soldiers were directly rushed by the defeated army on the front line without fighting. Although he didn't have much confidence in these reservists, he didn't expect such a bad result.

Weak beyond imagination.

"Seventy thousand soldiers are not ready to fight, all because they are not trained. Aside from the agreement with Zhao Tuo in this battle, I shouldn't have fought against the Qin people in such a hurry. The best way is to defend the city and consume with the Qin army, and at the same time seize the time to train the soldiers. ”

Tian Chong said to his generals: "After I collect the defeated army this time, I should defend the city to the death, and at the same time strengthen the defense line, with my people, I will definitely be able to block the Qin army." ”

"Although our army lost this battle, the soldiers were also counted on the battlefield, and with the experience of military battles, they will definitely be able to perform better when they encounter the Qin army on the battlefield next time. Drag it out and I'll have a chance! ”

Seeing that Tian Chong quickly calmed down, he proposed a follow-up response.

Tian Dan, Xiang Fujian and others were all pleased, and felt that Da Sima's coping strategy was really good, and they praised one after another: "Da Sima has a good opinion. ”

It's a pity that although Da Sima's plan was very good, Qin Jun didn't give him a chance to realize it.

After defeating the Qi army on the Pushui battlefield, the Qin general Zhao Tuo did not collect his troops and return to the camp, nor did he collect the corpses on the battlefield and count the captures, but resolutely waved his troops in pursuit.

The soldiers of Qin ate bread at noon, and they were full of strength, and even at dusk, they still had the strength to chase and kill.

The Qi people are the opposite, most of them have fought for a day, or have stood on the battlefield all day, and they only eat enough when they go out in the morning, and they don't even have anything to eat at noon, their stomachs are empty, and their hands and feet are sore.

Not to mention that he turned around and fought with the Qin army, he didn't even have much strength to escape, and he couldn't even run away from the Qin people who were chasing and killing behind.

And after the Qin army caught up, they did not kill on a large scale, but there were people in the Qin army who had already been trained to shout in Qi.

"Lay down your arms, those who surrender do not kill, and those who resist are beheaded."

Under this slogan of not killing prisoners, many Qi pawns saw that they couldn't run, and they didn't have the will to fight to the death, so they simply threw away the weapons in their hands and squatted on the ground one by one, waiting to be captured by the Qin army.

As long as there is one person at the beginning, the remaining Qi pawns will not think too much about the question of life and death, and the Qi army will surrender to the Qin army that has caught up with them.

Under such circumstances, when Tian Chong and the others rushed back to Zhencheng, they did not collect many routs in a short period of time, but quickly waited for the Qin army that took advantage of the victory to pursue.

The Qin army was fierce, and the rout of the Qi army rushed straight to Zhen City, and it seemed that they wanted to take the opportunity to seize the city.

"Close the gates quickly!"

In times of crisis, Tian Chong gave the right orders.

After slashing and killing dozens of routs who stormed the city gates, the guards in Zhen City forcibly closed the gates of Zhen City, avoiding the risk of being attacked by the Qin army.

But at the same time, they also locked up the tens of thousands of Qi compatriots who came for their lives outside the city, leaving them all to the murderous Qin people.

When it was dusk, Qin General Zhao Tuo personally came to Zhen outside the city.

The scene he saw was in the open space outside Zhen City, where the weapons and armor put down by the Qi soldiers were piled up into a mountain.

"General, the Qi people closed the city gate in time, and our army has no chance to capture the city. However, the Qi army outside the city had no fighting spirit, and under the surrender of our army, there was no intention of resisting, and tens of thousands of Qi troops surrendered! ”

Zhao Guang's face was excited, and he reported the military situation here to Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo bowed his head and looked ahead.

Outside Zhen City, the Qi army that could not be seen at a glance lined up in a long column, and under the gaze of those Qi compatriots at the head of the city, they drooped their heads, listless, and were escorted away by the Qin army.

"Contemptible people have heard that the art of war is cloudy, and the poor should not be forced. But now the general is doing the opposite, with the method of 'it is advisable to chase the poor and brave', and the Qi army is reluctant, and outside this Zhen City, he captured tens of thousands of Qi troops and besieged the Qi generals in the city. This great victory, contrary to what the Art of War says, dare to ask the general, why is this? ”

Li Shiqi's eyes showed curiosity, he also had some knowledge in the art of war, but this was not his main business after all, and his research was not deep, and he felt that Zhao Tuo's actions were different from the art of war, so he naturally wanted to ask and learn on the spot.

Zhao Tuo said with a smile: "The art of war is dead, and people are alive, so we must use the art of war according to the actual situation, instead of reading the book of war to death, but being manipulated by the art of war." ”

"The so-called art of war is not to be curbed by returning to the master, and the poor are not forced, and it is also necessary to distinguish the specific situation. If the Qi army has the fighting spirit and energy, the Qi generals will have the courage. Our army will naturally suffer a stubborn counterattack after them, and even if they can win, they will also suffer a lot of losses. That's the principle of don't chase and don't press. ”

Zhao Tuo's mind came up with the battle on the bank of Surabaya, which was a true portrayal of "don't stop returning to the teacher, don't be forced to be poor".

He paused for a moment, and then said: "Now that the Qi army has been defeated in a big battle, the Qi people have been frightened, and they have fought a fierce battle for a day, and their stomachs are weak, and the Qi generals have no courage to abandon the army and flee, so they can't move this art of war anymore." ”

"And I am not acting against the art of war, Mr. Doesn't he hear Wu Sun Ziyun: the disease of the torrent, as for the drifter, the momentum is also; The disease of the bird, as for the destroyer, the festival also. Therefore, those who are good at fighting are dangerous, and their knots are short. The momentum is like a crossbow, and the knots are like a start. Therefore, the momentum of good fighters, such as turning a round stone in the mountain of a thousand people, is also powerful. ”

Li Shiqi's eyes widened, and he stroked his palms and praised: "The contemptible people understand, what the general does is like a boulder rolling down from a high mountain, the momentum is fierce, destroying everything, it is to break the enemy with troops!" The general soldiers are really like gods, and they are extremely admirable! ”

Not only Li Shiqi, but even Zhao Guang on the side also listened with reverence.

General Zhao is a soldier, and he is really like Wu Anjun in the world.

Zhao Tuo didn't know what Zhao Guang was thinking, otherwise he would sweat on his forehead and tremble in his heart.

When he saw that Li Shiqi understood, he turned his head to look at Zhao Guang and asked, "According to your speculation, how many Qi troops are still in Zhen City?" ”

Zhao Guang groaned slightly, and replied: "Our army is very fast, forcing Zhen Cheng to close the city gate in advance, the number of Qi troops in the city is not much, plus the original 10,000 guards, the total number should be about twenty or thirty thousand." However, there were Qi army auxiliaries nearby, and these auxiliaries followed into the city, and if they participated in the defense of the city, they should be able to exert a lot of combat effectiveness. ”

Zhao Tuo nodded, a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Excluding the 20,000 soldiers along the Ayi line, Da Sima had as many as 160,000 available troops in Zhencheng.

Now after a big battle, only 10,000 or 20,000 people ran into the city, which is equivalent to more than 100,000 soldiers lost in World War I.

All this is really thanks to Zhao Tuo's decisive pursuit. Otherwise, if he takes a step slower, Da Sima will gather more routs, and it will become a lot of trouble in the future.

"Twenty or thirty thousand soldiers, plus tens of thousands of auxiliaries, it's not a big problem."

Zhao Tuo raised his head and looked at the head of Zhencheng City in the distance.

In the dim light, you can faintly see a figure shaking at the head of the city.

At the head of the city, the great Sima Tian Chong woke up from his weeping.

He looked outside the city, the scene of tens of thousands of Qi troops being escorted away like livestock by the Qin people with weapons and armor.

Tian Chong's eyes were already blood-red.

"In the battle of gentlemen, when the winner is decided, each belongs to his own battalion, how can there be a way to chase and kill to the end."

"Zhao Tuo, you said that you were going to have a gentleman's battle, but you didn't talk about martial arts so much!"

Tomorrow's three watches, I will finish writing the plot of Da Sima in one go. According to the plan, it will be unified this month.

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