At this moment, Qu Ping was patrolling the city walls of Yingdu under the escort of a team of personal soldiers.

Although the Qin soldiers were still far away, Qu Ping did not dare to be careless in the slightest - according to his orders, the most elite eight thousand royal troops had been guarding the city wall around the clock, always alerting the distant horizon.

In Qu Ping's plan, these 8,000 royal troops, as an elite force, would withstand the first wave of the Qin army's most violent blow.

After surviving the initial battle, the royal army will retreat to the rear to recuperate. The temporary army composed of relatively weak countrymen and the private soldiers of the ministers took over the defense of the city walls.

During this time, the elite royal army reorganized the army and regained its strength.

In the end, the recuperated Wang army will attack again and completely harvest the exhausted Qin army!

Qu Ping is very proud of his plan!

Look at these royal soldiers on the city wall - they really deserve to be the elite soldiers directly under the jurisdiction of the King of Chu!

All of them are fat and strong, with big shoulders and round waists, and most of them are wearing armor!

In the world of the Warring States Period, armor is synonymous with 'elite soldiers'!

Then look at their equipment—a well-made nine-foot long Ge (three meters long), a large square shield with skin that covers the whole body, and an unsheathed 'Wu Hook' sword at the waist......

"It's really a strong soldier!" Qu Ping sighed and admired: "With such elite soldiers in hand, why can't you retreat to Qin Rong?" ”

The warrior of the Wang Army on the side happened to be our old acquaintance, General Jin, the commander of the forbidden army. Hearing Qu Ping's admiration, a look of pride appeared on General Jin's face, and he was still modest: "The last general has seen General Zhuguo!" I don't deserve such praise from General Zhuguo. ”

"Huh?" Qu Ping suddenly paused, stared at General Jin's right waist in a bit of confusion, and said in confusion-

"What is this? Looks so novel? ”

General Jin was stunned at first, then hurriedly untied the thing on his waist, and respectfully handed it to Qu Ping's hand with both hands: "General Zhuguo, please see, this thing is called 'Holding a Repeating Crossbow', which can fire ten arrows in a row, and the power is terrifying!" ”

As General Jin spoke, he nodded at a soldier of the royal army beside him, and the soldier immediately untied the repeater on his body, loaded the arrow, and knocked at the outside of the city.

Tuk tuk!

Ten arrows, burst out!

Qu Ping's eyes widened in shock!

General Jin arched his hand and smiled: "This holding a repeater crossbow is in my Wang army, and a total of 6,000 are equipped!" ”

Qu Ping was overjoyed!

6,000 armed repeaters - 60,000 arrows can be fired in a flash. When the time comes, the Qin people will be caught off guard, and they will definitely suffer heavy casualties! The most threatening first wave of the offensive will be easily defused!

"With the help of this divine weapon, it is really a blessing for Great Chu." Qu Ping sighed, and asked casually: "Who made this thing?" After this battle, Ben is going to play the king and reward him heavily! ”

General Jin coughed lightly and spit out a name that shocked Qu Ping-

"Holding a repeating crossbow, it is made by Quyang Hou!"

"As early as two years ago, this thing was distributed to 8,000 royal troops!"

Quping people are stupid!

Quyang Hou? Xiong Wuliang?

Xiong Wuliang's name can also be heard here?

After a moment of accident, Qu Ping's heart set off a storm - two years ago? The crossbow will be distributed to the king's army?

Xiong Wuliang, is this also in your plan?

There is nothing more clever than this!

Qu Ping's admiration and admiration for Xiong Wuliang in his heart are like a surging river, endless......

……

It is said that the Qin army under the command of Bai Qi endured all the hardships along the way, and finally crossed the uninhabited land of Danyang!

It took about seven or eight days!

At this moment, the 76,000 Qin army has been seriously reduced.

Although he was robbed by the insidious Xiong Wuliang for two waves of baggage, fortunately, there was still some food in stock among the Bai Qi army - the army had a limited supply, only one meal a day, and ran wild with hunger, and finally crossed the land of Danyang before completely running out of food!

In front of Bai Qi is the fertile Huaishui Southern Plain of Chu State!

Here, it is the center of Chu State, the grain area of Chu State, and the core hinterland. Bai Qi couldn't help but take a long breath, and the belief in victory appeared in his heart!

"This place is densely populated, so there is no need to worry about food shortages for a while." Wang Yi said to Bai Qi with a smile.

Bai Qi also bowed his head slightly.

It's winter now, and every household has to store grain in a rice tank. In a household, you can probably find a day's rations for a hundred-man team - as long as you search a village that is not too big, you can find enough rations for a large army in a short time.

After all, the number of Qin troops is now far less than the number of '76,000'.

In other words, the Qin army can now completely fight with war! Advance while looting!

Bai Qi took a deep breath and ordered in a deep voice: "Loot the military rations on the spot, and focus on collecting forage for war horses." Wang Di, you go and count the current casualties of the army! ”

……

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.

After crossing the land of Danyang, which is not very big, the attrition of the Qin army is as high as more than 20,000 people!

After all, it was a forced march in the middle of ice and snow...... And hungry.

Many Qin soldiers couldn't keep up with the footsteps of the army, and slowly fell behind, so they never caught up again...... There were even some soldiers whose faces were blue from the cold, and they might fall headlong on the side of the road without warning while marching.

Now there are only 50,000 people left in the army under Bai Qi's command!

Bai Qi closed his eyes in pain—these are all old Qin soldiers!

More than 20,000 people fell in vain!

This is still the large number of Qin troops, and they can take care of each other...... It was even at such a big price! Bai Qi really couldn't figure it out, why could Xiong Wuliang attack Wuguan lightly? Aren't the Chu people afraid of freezing?

Continue to check the situation of the Qin army - even the soldiers who are still alive have frostbite.

Bad news follows one ......

The only thing that surprised Bai Qi - Qin Pawn's morale was quite high!

may be because he knows that Wuguan is occupied by the Chu people, and he can't go back...... These Qin pawns are now also out of the way.

Even in such a difficult situation, the Qin army showed no signs of collapse or mutiny—the soldiers of the Qin army held swords and halberds in their hands, and their eyes were steadfast.

Bai Qi breathed a long sigh of relief - as long as the Qin army's fighting spirit is still there, the outcome of this battle is unknown!

Now that he has arrived in the hinterland of Chu State, he can completely eat the enemy, and the supply is no longer a problem.

Moreover, although the hinterland of Chu also has snow and muddy roads...... But compared to the road conditions in the land of Danyang and the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, it is already much better!

After all, this is a plain area, and it is further south—as long as the Qin army continues to advance in the direction of Yingdu, the temperature will get warmer and warmer! The cavalry will also advance faster and faster!

Thinking of this, the white brows also stretched slightly!

"In this battle, the advantage is mine!"

"I still have 50,000 Qin troops under my command! Such a tiger and wolf army is enough to turn the hinterland of Chu upside down! Bai Qi said!

The surrounding Qin soldiers also gritted their teeth and squeezed out their voices with hoarse throats: "Old Qin, go to the national disaster together!" ”

Bai Qi said in a deep voice: "The army will rest for a while, cut down trees and make a fire, and drink some hot water to warm up - when the brothers who have collected food come back, they will have a full meal and continue to advance in the direction of Yingdu!" ”

The morale of the Qin army was high - they had already passed through the most difficult land of Danyang, and the most difficult predicament was over!

To be able to forcibly march so far in the mountains on a snowy winter day is worthy of our old Qin Tiejun!

……

Bai Qi held the iron helmet in his hand, and inside was hot water. He took a sip of hot water and felt a rare happiness.

"Less up! Look! Wang Yi suddenly stood up, pointed behind him and shouted!

I saw two teams of riders riding together...... Amazingly, these two teams of riders carried the black flag of the Qin State and the red and yellow flag of the Chu State respectively...... Bai Qi's eyes widened.

Ha?

What's going on?

The states of Qin and Chu were at war...... Why did such a harmonious scene suddenly appear?

The riders rolled their saddles and dismounted—it was the messenger from Xianyang. The messenger came to Bai Qi with the golden order in his hand and presented a letter.

Bai Qi opened the letter and looked at it carefully, and his face soon became gloomy and dripping!

The messenger said respectfully: "Qi Yu Shao Shangzao - the war is over, and the Queen Mother orders you to withdraw your troops immediately." ”

The surrounding Qin Jun were all stunned when they heard the sound, and looked at them stupidly.

Bai Qi's eyes were glazed, and the letter paper in his hand slipped silently from his fingertips...... Wang Yi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly picked it up and looked at it...... I opened my mouth wide in shock!

There wasn't much handwriting on the letter, just a few lines—

First of all, he roughly explained the situation - it was said that Xiong Wuliang attacked Xianyang and signed an armistice agreement with Qin......

Then there was an order to Bai Qi - to retreat to Lantian and rest.

Bai Qi finally came back to his senses and exclaimed: "How is it possible!" ”

From [Wuguan] to [Xianyang], the distance is by no means close...... And the temperature over there is far colder than in the land of Danyang! How could Xiong Wuliang advance so fast? Attacked Xianyang before Bai Qi hit Yingdu?

Unscientific! It's so unscientific!

The Chu army is superhuman? Not afraid of wind and snow? Day and night marches?

"What the hell is going on?" The king pulled the messenger aside, his eyes split.

The messenger did not dare to slack off, and explained the situation under Xianyang City in detail, and briefly explained the specific content of the armistice agreement between Wei Ran and Xiong Wuliang...... Wang Yiren was stupid.

Bai Qiren is also stupid!

Ceded the land of Danyang and Wuguan?

Publicly worship the soldiers and civilians of the Chu State?

Compensation of 50,000 gold?

This...... What is this 'armistice'? It's clearly an admission of defeat!

"Impossible! When pigs fly! Bai Qi lost his soul and was depressed: "From Wuguan to Xianyang, even if Xiong Wuliang can arrive in such a short time, it must be the end of the strong crossbow, and it is impossible to wear it...... How can I make Great Qin admit defeat? ”

"In Xianyang City, there are still soldiers, soldiers and civilians...... As long as you persist for a while, the border troops in various places will fight back, and it will be Xiong Wuliang's death! ”

"Why...... Why ......?"

Bai Qi sat on the cold ground, his face like ashes!

He couldn't figure it out!

Xiong Wuliang's lone army is weak...... How can you force the Qin State to bow its head?

The messenger was also infected by Bai Qi's miserable appearance, and couldn't help but shed tears, wiping his tears to explain Xiong Wuliang's crazy actions outside Xianyang City......

Let Bai Qi be jaw-dropping.

"Mi Liang Xiaoer, it's really ruthless!" Wang Yi gritted his teeth and was deeply unconvinced.

Bai Qi let out a long roar and angrily threw the iron helmet with hot water in his hand to the ground...... The surrounding soldiers of the Qin State lowered their heads and ...... silently

This battle, they lost.

Didn't lose in battle...... Instead, he lost to Xiong Wuliang's madness of gambling on his life.

In fact, from a purely military point of view, Bai Qi had already reversed the defeat - Xiong Wuliang was already doomed to be unable to capture Xianyang, and would soon be completely annihilated by the Qin troops who rushed from all over the country...... And Bai Qi has already come to the hinterland of the Chu State, and he can completely loot and replenish the baggage...... Even if the heavily garrisoned Yingdu can't be defeated in the end, it will definitely cause great trauma to the Chu State.

From a military point of view, Bai Qi gave it a go when he ran out of ammunition and food, and although he suffered heavy attrition, he had turned defeat into victory in the general trend.

But...... Xiong Wuliang went crazy and fought for the price of the annihilation of the whole army, threatening the safety of the high-level of the Qin State, and then threatening the stability of the Qin State's regime.

As a result, the Qin State had to choose to give in and surrender to Xiong Wuliang's ferocity.

The military superiority achieved by Bai Qi is no longer meaningful.

Qin State, defeated!

The Second Danyang War finally came to an end...... The Qin people were defeated at the hands of Chu Man, whom they had always looked down on!

They are not losing to the military talents of Quyang Hou! Instead, he lost in Xiong Wuliang's ruthless duel......

The soldiers of the Qin army, who were still in decent morale, lowered their heads one after another, bowing their heads one by one.

This defeat seriously shook their confidence in their hearts that 'the Qin people are invincible and the Qin army is invincible'.

After a while, Bai Qi gritted his back molars and said coldly: "Immediately stop fighting and withdraw troops to the Lantian camp?" It's easy to put it. ”

"There is not much food and grass left for our army...... Let's stop looting at once, and let's turn around and cross the land of Danyang again...... Fifty thousand Qin soldiers will be frozen on the road! ”

……

The Qin people were grief-stricken, but the Chu State rider on the side was full of light, smiling and groaning.

Seeing that the Qin people, who were once fierce and vicious, were now collectively depressed, the messenger sent by Xiong Wuliang smiled very happily.

After hearing Bai Qi's angry accusation, the envoy of the Chu State coughed dryly: "Ahem! ”

"That...... Let me introduce myself, under the command of Quyang Hou, a thousand generals, Hong Shishi. ”

Bai Qi looked at the Hong stone, his face was like frost.

Hong Shishi didn't care at all, and smiled brightly: "General Bai is like a god, and he dares to fight desperately in the case of being cut off, which really makes me admire......

Bai Qi was still expressionless.

Hong Shi was not embarrassed, and said very intimately: "Considering the shortage of grain and grass under General Bai, my prince may not be able to return to Lantian ...... Therefore, in the end, I will see less and make ......"

Wang Yi on the side snorted coldly, and said angrily with a tiger face: "Less nonsense!" Do you want our army to divide and eat you? How many taels of meat do you have? ”

Hong Shishi was not annoyed - before coming, Xiong Wuliang had repeatedly told him to be friendly...... After all, if people lose the battle, they must be in a bad mood, and it is normal to look at their faces.

"This general has misunderstood-" Hong Shishi smiled sincerely: "What Quyang Hou means is that he will provide winter clothes and enough grain and grass for the Qin army brothers, so as to ensure that the army of Shao Shangzao can return to Lantian safely......"

"After all, the war is over, and no matter who wins or loses, there is no need for more unnecessary casualties."

……

Bai Qi was stunned.

Ah, this ...... Is Xiong Wuliang so caring?

It shouldn't be!

With his understanding of Xiong Wuliang, that guy is a complete unscrupulous bastard!

Even if the battle is over, the guy must be looking forward to the remnants of the 50,000 soldiers and horses under Bai Qi's command all freezing to death and starving to death......

I didn't think about it...... Can such a human thing be said in that mean young lips?

Bai Qi was a little moved for a while...... Could it be that I have too much prejudice against this person?

Maybe this Quyang Hou is also a righteous gentleman!

"Since that's the case......" Although Bai Qi's face was still ugly, his tone slowed down slightly: "Then Bai Qi thanked Quyang Hou for his kind ......"

"Wait!" Hong Shi coughed lightly and interrupted Bai Qi's words: "This winter coat and grain and grass can't be given to Qin Bing for nothing!" ”

Bai Qi's eyes widened, and a hint of foreboding appeared in his heart.

I only heard Hong Shishi's face become serious: "My prince said - in business." ”

He ensured that there were enough winter clothes and grain and grass to make the army, and returned to Lantian ...... But you need to change one thing from your hand! ”

The white lips pursed into a line, and his eyes stared at Hong Shi.

Sure enough, Hong Shi smiled faintly, his eyes swept around on the war horses under the crotch of the Qin State cavalry......

"My prince said - winter clothes and grain and grass will be exchanged for all the war horses of the Qin cavalry!"

……

Even though he had done a good job of psychological construction, Bai Qi's eyes widened in shock!

Hold the grass!

Do you want to hear what you're talking about!

Even if he crossed the land of Danyang in the case of a shortage of forage, he had already made the Qin army's war horses full of skin and bones...... That's a war horse, too!

There is no shortage of horses in the Qin State - the war horses that can be used by the cavalry of the Qin army to fight are all first-class good horses!

With a little maintenance, it won't take a few months for these horses to regain weight and strength!

Bai Qi stared at Hong Shi in disbelief, and his voice raised an octave: "What did you say?" ”

"I still have more than 20,000 horses under my command...... Priceless! ”

"Mi Liang'er wants to use some worthless winter clothes and grain and grass to exchange for tens of thousands of war horses of the general?"

That's more than 20,000 good horses! Even in the Qin State, it is a lot of wealth!

If it is placed in the state of Chu, where there is a shortage of livestock...... Maybe the whole country can't get together 20,000 horses, let alone 20,000 horses with good blood, tall and strong!

Xiong Wuliang lost his heart and went crazy?

Hong Shi said very sincerely: "General Bai's words are wrong. ”

"If you put it in the usual days - winter clothes and grain and grass - it is indeed not worth much, far less than the value of 20,000 horses."

"But now, these winter clothes and grain and grass are the lives of more than 50,000 Qin soldiers under your command!"

"Isn't the life of more than 50,000 veterans as good as 20,000 or 30,000 horses?"

As he spoke, Hong Shishi patted the horses held by the Qin cavalry next to him one by one - although he was so hungry that he was about to drool, he still said disparagemently: "Besides, you can see that these horses are so thin and weak that I am afraid that they will not be able to be sold as horses...... If you want me to say, you make a lot of money in this business! ”

The surrounding Qin soldiers all looked at Bai Qi...... With hope in his eyes.

Now that the battle has been fought, their greatest wish is to return home alive.

This winter, the Qin soldiers really suffered from the old nose!

Now the only thing on their minds is to return home alive and reunite with their wives and children...... Although these horses are of high value, they are certainly not as important as their own lives.

Bai Qi took a deep breath and forcibly calmed his heart that wanted to vomit blood.

Xiong Wuliang, it deserves to be you!

I thought you were a good person! I'm so blind!

Right now...... Is there any other way to do it other than meet Xiong Wuliang's request?

Bai Qi looked blankly at the expectant eyes of the surrounding soldiers, and finally nodded slowly with difficulty: "Let's ...... Xiong Wuliang, move faster. ”

"Even if it's only half a meal a day...... The food and grass of our army will not last long. ”

"Herald - Withdraw...... Withdraw troops. Bai Qi's voice was very soft, as if these last few words had drained the strength of his whole body.

Defeated, defeated!

Defeated in the hands of Xiong Wuliang, who he was bent on defeating!

The invincible iron army of the Qin State that swept the world was defeated by the Chu State......

80,000 Qin troops, lost to 50,000 Chu troops!

The kingdom of heaven doesn't care how this battle was lost...... The state of Qin has become a laughing stock...... I'm the stupidest defeated general!

……

A few days later.

In the palace of Yingdu, Zhao Ju and a few die-hard courtiers were desperately belittling Xiong Wuliang in front of King Chu Huai-

"King, that Bai Qi led the troops straight to the hinterland of my Great Chu, and it is said that he has crossed the land of Danyang!"

"Xiong Wuliang is still leading the troops outside, and he doesn't go back to defense!"

"The king, this Quyang Marquis's mind is too vicious—he even disregarded the safety of Yingdu and the lives of the king and all loyal ministers! What is this person's intentions? ”

"Could it be that you have a heart of disobedience?"

……

King Chu Huai hummed and agreed, as if he didn't want to take it to heart. On the contrary, the crown prince Mi Heng, who was standing on the side, had a solemn face, and then remembered what Zhao Ju said to his brother at the beginning, and he felt a little guilty.

It wasn't until Zhao Ju and the others spoke dryly that King Chu Huai slowly sighed-

"The ministers are deeply gratified by the hearts of the country."

"It's just that this war hasn't been fought yet, so can't you replace the generals with few people? I'm afraid it will hurt the morale of the officers and men in the army! ”

Zhao Ju reacted quickly, and immediately said in a low voice: "King Mingjian-even if you can't change generals on the spot, you must severely punish Quyang Hou after this battle is over!" ”

"Otherwise, in the future, when my generals of Dachu go out to fight, wouldn't everyone be able to ignore the safety of the royal capital? In the long run, Da Chu is in danger! ”

The rest of the ministers also nodded again and again: "Yes, yes!" ”

"This Mi Liang allowed the Qin army under Bai Qi to wreak havoc in Chu - it will definitely lead to serious damage to the majesty of the king among the nations!"

"After this battle, who else in the Central Plains countries will take the authority of the king in their eyes?"

"It's just a pity for the king's plan to dominate...... Destroyed at the hands of Mi Liang children! ”

"If it is really the Qin army that has broken through the royal capital...... The morale of the people brought about by the repeated victories of our Dachu in recent years will inevitably be ruined...... The nations will laugh at me - they are not laughing at the incompetent, but at you, the king! ”

"Yes, yes...... The old minister thought of this, and felt deeply sad! ”

Just when the courtiers persevered and killed and slandered Xiong Wuliang under the leadership of Zhao Ju...... Suddenly, there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door.

An attendant came in and said respectfully: "King, there is new news on the front line!" ”

King Chu Huai's spirits perked up, and he stood up suddenly!

Zhao Ju and the others sneered, and took advantage of the situation to step up the offensive: "King, this must be the news of the Qin army in vain!" ”

"Could it be that their soldiers have already crossed the [High Front Mountain]?"

"Oh my God...... From Gaoqian to Yingdu, it is all plains! Crowded! ”

"If the Qin army burns and loots all the way...... My great Chu will definitely hurt his vitality......"

"Mi Liang, what a damn!"

King Chu Huai didn't care about dealing with the ministers, and hurriedly looked at the attendant: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?" ”

"Is it the news of the Qin Army from Baiqi?!"

The chamberlain bowed his head and said, "Returning to the Great King-it is the news of the Bai Qi Qin Army!" ”

King Chu Huai was struck by lightning, and sat back in place, lost his soul...... At this time, the news of Bai Qiqin's army came, could it be that there was no good news?

It must have been the Qin army that had already crossed the barren mountainous area of Danyang and killed the rich and fertile central hinterland of the Chu State!

Oh, my God!

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(Clothes: Three chapters and one chapter, 6500 words chapter!) ）