Chapter 45

"shoot!"

The crossbow arrows are like locusts, cutting through the sky.

At the Qin army camp along the river, hundreds of crossbowmen crouched behind the wooden fence, waiting for the flag bearer on the watchtower to command.

On the clear grass outside the village, more than a dozen native soldiers from Xiou fell to the ground, and blood seeped into the soil, nourishing the land.

There were only 500 soldiers stationed in this small Qin army camp, but there were 3,000 Xiou Army surrounding it.

However, these six times of the troops had been attacking for an hour, but they did not even encounter the Qin army's camp.

"The Qin army's crossbow arrows are really amazing!"

Looking at this small village from a distance from the other side of the river, Xiou Wang Yishu Song sighed.

Beside him was the great elder Lu Wen. At this moment, the one who attacked the Qin army camp was not the Yi Xuong tribe, but the tribe of the Yi King.

Translation: Since the Song Dynasty proposed that the conditions for the King of Xiou who captured and killed the Qin prince could be the King of Xiou. Among the thirty-six Yi kings, many tribes were extremely enthusiastic when attacking the Qin army.

At present, the one who attacked the Qin army's small village was a large tribe close to Luo Yue. The tribe had a large population and could easily gather 5,000 people. The leader of his tribe, Xu Shu, was one of the powerful competitors in the competition for the King of Xiou. Therefore, his army seemed particularly hard when attacking the Qin army.

"The Qin army's equipment and equipment are excellent than our department. Our department can rely on the advantages of the number of people and the level of familiarity with the terrain in this area."

Lu Wen sighed and said.

"But the Qin army cannot retreat at the moment, and our army will definitely suffer heavy losses when it attacks hard." Zhizhao Song said worriedly.

Lu Wen glanced at Yi Yu Song and chuckled in his heart. Isn’t the result now exactly what this king expected?

The more people the thirty-six families of Yi Wang consume, the more powerful his own king will be.

After all, although his king took the title of King Xiou as bait, how could he really give up in his heart?

Most of the 36 Yi kings of the thirty-six families were brave but not scheming. They fought against the Qin army and only knew how to lead troops to attack. They only used their passionate blood to show off their brave ambitions.

No matter how many soldiers there are of these Yi Kings, do the Qin army have many crossbows?

"We need to find another way to defeat the Qin army."

Zhihu Song looked at the corpse in front of him and said unconsciously. In fact, he had confirmed something from this, that is, it would not work to confront the Qin army head-on.

In just one hour, five hundred warriors in the Xushu tribe suffered from various injuries, and more than one hundred warriors could no longer stand up from this grassland.

The Qin army's military strength was so terrifying. Translation: Song Ming understood that there was only a dead end to the fight against him.

He took a breath of air conditioning. He didn't want to try the dark rain of arrows no matter what. And the six Kanto countries have been dealing with the Qin army for more than a hundred years. How did they do it?

"King, there is only one way to attack and destroy the Qin army." Lu Wen held the crutches in both hands and said to Yishou.

"What?"

"Lead our tribe warriors to follow the terrain to the back of the Qin army, attack their baggage, and cut off their food routes."

Zhihu Song thought for a while and said, "The terrain in this mountain ridge is changing. Even in our tribe, there are only a few hunters familiar with it, let alone the Qin army?"

"The king is right. We can rely on this advantage to support the tribes of the Yi King in the small tribes into the mountains. Most of the Yi Kings in these tribes are greedy for profit, so I guess they will not refuse."

"Your Highness, over the past few days, our transportation team has been attacked on the food route in the mountains and rivers for more than a dozen times. Fortunately, we have already been prepared. Therefore, the losses are not very large."

In the dark tent, only a frame of sunlight was left, and a frame of sunlight shining, bringing some light to the tent. Zhao Tuo stood beside the frame of sunlight, and his body disappeared into the darkness.

"Your 5,000 troops don't have to fight with the army, just to deal with such a situation. Now it seems that your training is indeed good, and you should be rewarded."

"Thank you, Your Highness," Zhao Tuo said with a hand.

Next to Zhao Tuo, on the other side of a frame of sunshine was Zhang Han. At this moment, there were only these two generals in this tent.

"Your Highness, the court has more and more criticized you in the court, so you must observe it." Zhang Han reported to the hand.

"Oh? What did they say?" Ying Ziyi asked with interest on his hands.

"They were nothing more than attacking His Highness, the crown prince, leading a 100,000 army, consuming huge amounts of food and grass every day. But until now, they have not yet established themselves. Some court officials even attacked His Highness, secretly letting the enemy chief go, and raising tigers and leaving the tigers behind."

Ying Ziyi has indeed made no moves until now. Since the Qin army entered the territory of Xiou Kingdom, Ying Ziyi has not taken any military action. He just built camps, maintained supply lines, and waited for the food in the rear to be delivered. So far, it has been more than several months, and the land occupied by the Qin army is basically no different from when he first entered Xiou, and there is even a little less.

Ying Ziyi smiled, "What they said is not wrong. We have not made any contributions now and have consumed a lot of supplies from the empire. In the past few months, the food consumed by 100,000 mouths has been the food for a small county for a year."

"But Your Highness!"

"No need to say more, the turning point will be in these few days." Ying Ziyi waved his hand. The reason why he is so calm now is that in Xianyang City, the Lord of the World, has not spoken yet.

As long as Brother Zheng doesn't say anything, no matter how much the others say, it will be useless. Ying Ziyi has to be glad that Brother Zheng is good. He never points fingers at the army outside and gives unconditional support to the generals outside.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhang Han and Zhao Tuo, the two most dazzling generals in the new generation of the Qin Dynasty, looked at Ying Ziyi in front of him. He picked up a comb from the desk, a comb used by a woman.

Women are forbidden in the army, and anyone who dares to invade will be executed immediately. There is only one exception for these tens of thousands of troops, that is Ying Ziyi. He is surrounded by three maids all year round. All generals who are close to Ying Ziyi know this.

The two of them looked at the scene in front of them, but they kept silent and were very secretive. You know, in this era, the close maids often have alternative obligations for their masters. And His Royal Highness has grown up!

If Ying Ziyi knew what these two generals were thinking now, he would have been amused and crying.

Under the dim night, the Qin army transported goods between the mountains. The team was very long and it seemed that there were a lot of supplies escorted.

"King, the Qin army is here."

Translation: The soldiers of the Song Dynasty wore dyed grass coats and crept on both sides of the hills. Their grass coats were of the same color as the surrounding environment, somewhat similar to the camouflage of later generations.

"It seems that the information is correct. The food and grass in the Qin army camps have been sold out. This time they escorted a large amount of food and grass to come." Yi Xu Song whispered.

When they heard that the Qin army escorted a large number of food and supplies came, the thirty-six Yi Wangs signed up enthusiastically. For these Yi Wangs located in a corner, food and grass mean everything. They came with their own elite troops, and they all wanted to get a share of the pie.

The Qin army had already passed halfway, and Yi Xusong also issued an order to attack.

The torch lit up instantly, and there were constant howling sounds on the hills.

"Run me."

Thousands of people rushed to the hills and headed straight towards the Qin army.

The charge of the Xiou Army quickly worked. The Qin army suffered heavy losses for a moment and retreated to the central army one after another.

"No." Looking at such an easy offensive, Yi Xu Song frowned unconsciously, and the Qin army retreated too quickly.

"No, there is a fraud!" The eunuch Song suddenly realized that it was too late to stop the subordinates of the King of Yi.

Large pieces of food, gold and silk fell on the ground. The soldiers of the Yi King had a red look, and they were all thinking about eliminating the Qin army in front of them and seizing all the food and grass.

On a dark and windy night, the orders from the Xiou army were completely broken. Many soldiers were fighting with the Qin army, while more were taking the opportunity to seize gold, silk, food and grass on the ground.

The Qin army was retreating towards the central convoy, and the sails of vehicles that had lost their guardians were lifted up. Looking at the supplies inside, the thirty-six kings of the Yi family almost turned green. The Qin State was rich, which was beyond their imagination.

They were crazily uncovering supplies one by one, and gradually, they finally found something was wrong. There were actually clusters of arrows and crossbows in these supplies.

Yes, arrow clusters and crossbows.

Unconsciously, the Qin soldiers who retreated to the central army had already surrounded the formation with long shields in their hands, and such Qin soldiers took down the crossbows and arrows from the chariot and had been loaded.

Not good, there is fraud.

By this moment, the vast majority of King Yi had already reacted and they had fallen into the trap.

However, at this moment, these soldiers of the Yi King had been entangled with the Qin army for too long and were too deep.

But what happened next made these Yi Kings really desperate. A large number of Qin troops suddenly surged out of the hills, road entrances, and dense forests. Qin soldiers held torches in their hands, densely packed, and it seemed that there were 30,000 to 40,000 people.

"Translation: I have been here for a long time under the order of His Royal Highness." Zhao Tuo stood on a high cliff and said loudly.

"How dare you bully me?" The translator shouted loudly, and then heard the whistling sound. One by one, the barbarian soldiers fell into the darkness and died silently.

"Kneel down." Four or five Qin soldiers tied up Yi Xusong and pushed Ying Ziyi's tent and pressed it to the ground.

Ying Ziyi, who was in the throne of the generals, despised the Song Dynasty.

"You are now captured by me, can you be convinced?"

"Ying Ziyi, how can I be convinced if you make me crazy? If you don't agree, don't agree, don't agree."

Translation: Song was as strong as a cow and said three times in a row. Even after fighting for a night, he still seemed to be full of energy.

"Your Highness, this man is really hateful, so why not kill him."

"Yes! Your Highness, kill him!"

Many generals in Ying Ziyi's tent advised him to kill this translator. But this guy turned his head and looked like he was not afraid of his brother.

Ying Ziyi smiled and said, "You only know that I am using fraud. Do you know why I can lure you into the trap?"

"What do you mean?" asked Song Xu Song.

"Actually, you can figure it out if I don't say it." Ying Ziyi stood up, walked closer to Yi Yusong, looked at his big eyes, and said, "Who is the soldier you sent to detect the enemy situation? And who is supporting you in this operation? How do I know the exact time of your action?"

"No, he has followed me for many years, and there is no reason to betray me?" Zhihu Song's eyes were still an incredible expression.

"Is that right?" Ying Ziyi condescended, snapped his fingers, and ordered to the soldiers beside him: "Let him loose."

Translation: The soldiers around the Song Dynasty faithfully carried out Ying Ziyi's orders.

Yi Xusong stood up and said to Ying Ziyi: "Have you really let me go?"

"I, the great Qin Dynasty, have always won over others with virtue." Ying Ziyi said something he didn't believe in.
To be continued...