The young Qin army was stunned by a series of cannon-like questions, and after a while, he cleared up his thoughts and answered one by one-

"Returning to the national lieutenant - the night is hazy, and the enemy has no torches, so I can't see clearly...... The number of people is unknown, the tactics are unknown, and there are no flags to be seen......"

Sima Cuo's face was very exciting.

Okay!

I don't know!

In the blink of an eye, dozens of old Qin soldiers died, and as a result, they couldn't even figure out who the enemy was!

But...... Sima Cuo didn't blame the young general on duty, but just waved his hand: "Send someone to search in the dense forest to see if there are any clues left." ”

A team of Qin soldiers entered the dense forest to search, and searched until dawn, and did not find anything useful—there was a little blood on the ground, but no corpses of the Bashu people were left.

Obviously, the Bashu people either did not suffer any casualties, or dragged the corpses away.

On the contrary, it was the small group of Qin soldiers who had fallen into a trap in the dense forest - the leaves were covered by leaves, and the bottom was densely packed with sharpened bamboo thorns.

The light from the torches was dim and difficult to see - two Qin soldiers had fallen into the same pit. One of them died on the spot, and the other, although there was no danger of his life, was also pierced by bamboo thorns in the soles of his feet and had to lie on a stretcher.

The rest of the Qin soldiers strengthened their vigilance, so they did not get hit again.

The Qin army that came back from the search jumped like thunder, and scolded angrily: "Sichuan barbarian, you are insidious!" ”

"Vicious! Yin damage! ”

"Don't dare to fight against the Great Qin Tiger and Wolf Army of the National Captain, only dare to use these despicable means."

Sima Coo frowned and didn't say anything more.

It's no wonder that this Qin army leader is furious-

Overnight, one person was killed, one person was wounded, and two people were assigned to carry stretchers for the wounded soldiers - a good elite team of 100 people, four percent of the combat effectiveness was lost.

There were no corpses of the enemy, only a few weapons scattered in the forest-Sima Cuo took a closer look and secretly gasped!

These thieves' military swords and halberds, he couldn't be more familiar with them!

They are all the standard weapons of the Qin army!

However, this doesn't mean anything - it is entirely possible that those rebel rebels seized the ordnance from the Qin soldiers in the land of Bashu.

In short, it's still confusing.

Seeing that the sky was bright, Sima Cuo immediately ordered: "Pull out the camp and start the village, speed up the march!" ”

"Enter the hinterland of Bashu as soon as possible and leave the dense forest!"

"By the way, are there any villages and towns around here?"

Meng Xixiang took out the map, briefly analyzed it in his mind, and then reported: "Not far from here, about ten miles away, there is a mountain village of the Ba people. ”

Sima Cuo bowed his head slightly, and the cold light in his eyes flashed.

……

The 50,000 Qin army continued to advance, encountering several harassments on the way.

In the face of those Bashu people who are familiar with the terrain and proficient in mountain warfare, the Qin people who grew up in the endless land of Longxi really seem clumsy - in the dense forest, the means that the Qin soldiers can use to counteract are really limited.

If you want to chase it, you will inevitably be ambushed - traps such as traps, rope lassoes, thorns, ground nails and other traps make the Qin soldiers shy away from the dense forest.

And Sima Cuo's methods are simple and rude!

Iron-fisted repression!

All the areas where the Qin army was attacked, and the Bashu villages within a radius of twenty miles, had to face the bloody revenge of the Qin people!

The cavalry of the Qin army came on horseback, drove the Bashu people in the village together, and interrogated.

If you can't get the desired result, you will slaughter the village!

When carrying out the task of slaughter, the Qin soldiers did not have any psychological burden - in the Warring States period, it was common for the victors to massacre or plunder the civilians of the enemy country after the two armies fought a war.

It is a common means of maintaining morale.

The army of the Qin State is especially unsuitable in this regard - after a major battle, the civilians in the surrounding villages and towns are often killed - this is a living 'war feat'!

And the Bashu people in front of you...... In the eyes of these Qin people, it is even more hateful!

Obviously, under the rule of my Great Qin, you Diao people still dare to be opposed? Damn it!

The head is rolling, and there is no mercy.

The bodies of old and young women and children are stacked on top of each other...... The only thing that made those Qin soldiers sigh was that they had not fought against the enemy army at this time, and they could not use these heads as 'military merits'......

Anyway, Qin Bing burned all the way, and the resistance he faced in the end was obviously much less.

Set up camp one day.

Sima Cuo and a group of Qin generals gathered together, checking the surplus of grain and grass, the direction of the march, and so on...... But he saw a herald hurrying forward.

"Report - Captain Qiyu, someone outside the camp asks to see!"

Sima was stunned.

Oh?

This enemy everywhere, the Bashu people avoided the Qin army like a snake and scorpion...... And those who took the initiative to come to the door to ask for a meeting?

"Bring it in." General Meng Xixiang commanded.

When they came in and took a look, everyone was stunned at first, and then suddenly!

I saw that the man's sackcloth robe was tattered, his hair was dirty, and his face was covered with dirt—like a flower child who had been rolling in a ravine all night. But he still has a Qin sword at his waist.

It is the [Chenggu] guard who slipped through the net, Gongsun Cheng.

This guy knelt down in front of Sima Cuo, and cried with a handful of snot and tears - between the words, it was nothing more than how cunning the enemy was, how he fought and held the city, how he killed countless enemy troops, and finally 'outnumbered' and 'lost'......

The acting skills are superb, if you are unaware, you will really be deceived.

Sima Cuo frowned and said, "Gongsun Cheng, since you fought all night with those rebellious armies, you must know something about them?" ”

"How many enemy troops were there at that time? How is the equipment? How is the combat power? ”

"Is it a rabble, or is it a rumored elite soldier?"

Gongsun Cheng's eyes rolled.

Although he wasn't actually in the city that night, it wasn't hard to answer these questions—

During these days of fleeing, he had seen those Ba rebels more than once.

"Returning to the country's captain-" Gongsun Cheng wiped his face-

"The lights were dim that night, and the number of enemy troops was not well estimated."

"But these days, those thieves have been recruiting new recruits - there must be more than 10,000 of them now."

"As for the weapon...... Gongsun Cheng paused and threw out a shocking explosion news!

"The Ba people rebel army, all of them use my Great Qin standard weapons!"

Full of shock!

All the Qin generals were speechless!

Meng Xixiang opened his mouth wide, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, and then he said angrily: "Nonsense! ”

"The enemy army has tens of thousands of people, all of them use Great Qin's standard sword halberd?"

"The total number of troops that Great Qin has stranded in the land of Bashu is not so much - even if those weapons were captured by the Ba rebels, there can't be so many!"

Gongsun Cheng recalled the Ba rebel army he had seen on the side of the road...... Then he affirmed: "The last general will not dare to say that it is true!" ”

"The Ba rebels are equipped with all the weapons of the Qin State!"

The Qin generals were still skeptical......

Sima Cuo's eyes widened suddenly, and he stood up suddenly!

The doubts that were hidden in my heart before have finally been confirmed!

……