Chapter 54: Breaking the Three Armies
The sun rises from the sky, the morning light shines, the halo is thin, and above the earth is in chaos.
Zhang Han stood on the ruins, holding a sword with one hand, panting, and breathing, breathing, regaining his strength. Even though he had a profound cultivation level, after a night of fierce battle, Zhang Han still dared to lose his energy at this moment.
Zhang Han looked back and saw that his eyes were charred and the corpses were mottled with various gray colors, extremely gloomy.
Last night, ten thousand Qin soldiers fought hard and defeated the 100,000 Qi and Wei coalition forces. Now the rebels are scattered, and Qin generals Su Jiao and Shema are leading the army to chase and kill the remnants of the rebels.
After achieving such a major victory, Zhang Han did not feel any joy in his heart. Although the Qin army suffered heavy damage to the rebels last night, the losses themselves were also huge.
Ten thousand dead soldiers, one ten is not yet there. Now, among the corpses everywhere, the remaining dead soldiers in black are very eye-catching. When the blood faded and the evil intentions were restrained, these people completely lost the momentum of the last night. They fell softly to the ground, laughing and crying, and the taste was hard to understand. Zhang Han closed his eyes, ignored it, and had no time to pay attention.
A fast horse approached, and a noise was set off on this secluded battlefield. The fiery red armor showed its sight, attracting the attention of a group of civilians and soldiers who were cleaning up the battlefield. The knights on the war horse soon came to Zhang Han and bowed and said, "General!"
Zhang Han opened his eyes and said, "Are reinforcements from Taiyuan and other places coming?"
The reason why Zhang Han did not lead his troops south personally was to wait for the reinforcements coming from Taiyuan and other places.
"Report to the general, 20,000 cavalry in Taiyuanyunzhong County have been reorganized. At the order of Your Majesty, the front army has left the entrance, and it is still thirty miles away from Handan at this moment. The rest of the armies are gathering from various places to Handan, and it is expected that they will be able to fully converge within four to five days."
"Let him go to the city of Handan for an hour, rest for half a day, and follow me to the south to Jipu to quell the rebellion."
"Yes!" The knight reported his hand, turned over and turned back.
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In the wilderness, King Jiu of Wei's hair was scattered, his whole royal clothes were covered with broken places, and he was very embarrassed.
At this moment, with the help of the guards beside him, he sat on the convex rock, his face covered with charred dust. Wang Ju of Wei had no time to take care of his description. Looking at the five or six guards beside him, he felt sad in his heart.
Looking back at that day, he wore a royal robe and restored the Wei country. He led 20,000 troops to the north to Zhao. He was so energetic.
And all of this was burned to pieces by Zhang Han that night. Now, there are only these loyal guards around King Jiu of Wei. The remaining ones are fleeing, scattered, and the 20,000 troops are withered.
"King, water!"
A guard fetched water from somewhere, and carried it with his pocket and sent it to King Ju of Wei.
Wang Ju looked at the clear spring water in the ponytail, then looked at the guards around him with cracked lips and teeth, sighed, and said, "Distribute the water to everyone!"
"King!" The guard was still waiting to hesitate, and King Ju of Wei waved his hand and said, "Okay, if you hesitate, there is not much water left."
Looking at the puppet that kept dripping water, the guard finally followed the orders of King Ju of Wei.
After the crowd had finished drinking water, dozens of Qin soldiers appeared in the distance and gathered from all directions. Obviously, the dozens of Qin soldiers had already discovered Wang Jiu of Wei, but did not alarm the snake, but followed quietly, ambushed at this intersection, intending to capture Wang Jiu of Wei alive.
"No! King, Qin soldiers are chasing us! King, let's run away quickly!"
"Escape?"
Wang Ju of Wei looked at the surrounding mountains and fields, and was lush and unknown. The figures of Qin troops were all in the forest.
Where else can you escape?
King Ju of Wei stood up, sighed and said, "I led 20,000 troops north to Zhao. I was about to succeed and establish the great Wei hegemony. What can I do?! What can I do? Tell Wei Bao that the Wei Kingdom has handed it to him."
As he said that, King Ju of Wei drew his sword and wanted to commit suicide, but was stopped by the guards beside him.
"Master, no, you are not at your end yet!"
"I am the King of Wei. If I were captured alive by the Qin army, wearing shackles and locks, what kind of face would I have to meet the previous kings of Wei in the nine springs?" King of Wei pushed away the guards who blocked him, and was about to swing his sword.
In the forest, a roar suddenly broke out, and then, a rain of arrows fell, shooting dozens of Qin soldiers surrounding King Ju of Wei one by one.
Wei Wangjiu's hand holding the hilt of the sword stopped stiffly. Amid the cheers, Wei Wangjiu's general Zhou Shi ran from the mountains to him.
At this moment, King Jiu of Wei's hand was still very stiff and difficult to let go. He was extremely sad and happy, and two tears appeared in the corner of King Jiu's dry eyes.
The long sword in his hand fell, and Wei Wangjiu grabbed the shoulder of the general Zhou Shi kneeling in front of him and said, "It's great that you are still alive!"
Zhou Shi also had a look of expression and reported to him: "I will be incompetent and let my king suffer this great humiliation. Please forgive me for your sins."
"What is the crime of general?" King Ju of Wei helped him up and asked, "What's the situation of the war at this moment?"
After hearing what King Ju said about Wei, Zhou Shi sighed and said, "If you are defeated, most of the Qi army will be damaged. The King of Qi was also killed by Zhang Han. The last general will gather the defeated army along the way. At this moment, he will get two thousand soldiers and protect the king from returning south."
"In this battle, our army was defeated, and Zhang Han will definitely not let us go. How about the Qin army pursuers?"
"The last general found out from the scattered soldiers that Qin general Su Jiao led an army south to chase us, and led an army to aid Julu."
"Where is Zhang Han?" King Ju of Wei asked anxiously.
"No news!"
Hearing this, Wang Ju of Wei hesitated. At this moment, no news is the worst news. As the commander of the Qin army and the general of the East of the Conquest, how could Zhang Han have no movement at all at this critical moment?
King Ju of Wei looked worried, but Zhou Shi couldn't see it, so he comforted him: "King, this place is still under the Qin army's military front. It is not advisable to stay for a long time. It is better to retreat early."
"It's right. Where does this lead to?"
"You can go to Fanyang in the south, or you can go to Jipu. I wonder where the king is?" Zhou Shi asked.
The distance to the two places here is not much different, but Fanyang is close to Baima Road and is still under the control of the coalition forces of the princes. As long as they pass Baimajin, they can return to Linji, Weidu.
Wei Ju pondered for a while and asked, "Is Jipu guard general Xiang Chu general?"
"That is, the Chu general Xiang is leading an army of 8,000 troops to station troops in Jipu."
King Ju of Wei nodded and said, "No further ado, Xiangtao must have not received any defeat from our army at this moment. If the Qin army raids, the consequences will be unpredictable, and we will immediately run to Jipu." "Yes, the king!"
Zhou City led two thousand defeated soldiers to escort Wei Wangjiu to Jipu. However, they ran all night, and at dawn the next day, they saw that the long road was covered with defeated soldiers of the Chu army.
Among the crowd, Chu Jiangxiang was obviously resting on the big tree.
Xiang is very young and talented. The Xiang family has been fighting generals throughout the ages, but Xiang is one of the few talents who are proficient in internal affairs. Otherwise, they would not have led the army alone and stationed troops on important places like Jipu.
Seeing the banner of friendly forces, the Chu army did not stop them. In fact, they were tired at this moment, and even if they stopped them, they would not have any good results.
King Ju of Wei came straight to Xiang and asked, "Why is the general here?"
Although both of them were embarrassed, Wei Ju was still very surprised. Jipu had eight thousand troops, and even if the Qin army attacked, it would not be defeated so quickly. How miserable?
The neck supported the tree trunk with both hands, stood up with difficulty, bowed and said, "I have met the King of Wei."
After saluting, Xiang Ta said: "The day before yesterday, Zhang Han led thousands of cavalry to attack my camp at night. It was caught off guard. Eight thousand soldiers were killed and injured. Fortunately, the soldiers tried their best to stop Zhang Han, and I escaped."
King Ju of Wei was puzzled. He had only thousands of cavalry. Even if he had a surprise attack, it would not have been defeated so badly!
You should know that Jipu is a place to store grain, and whenever the materials are transferred, they have to pass there. Xiang is also a delicate person, so how can it not be too much defense?
Xiang Ta seemed to see the doubts of King Ju of Wei and explained: "This Qin army is different from the previous cavalry. Not only is the horses that were ridden extremely fierce, but in the wilderness, the Qin army's cavalry broke the wolf bones with one hoof. Moreover, their horse harnesses were also unique and the combat methods were flexible and diverse. I remember that when Ying Ziyi was the prince, he led 20,000 cavalry out of the frontier. After that, this army guarded Taiyuan and other places, and there was no news. This time, Zhang Han should be the cavalry."
King Ju of Wei nodded and said, "Now Jipu has been lost, and half of the Zhao army's food and grass in Julu have been cut off. It will be a matter of time before the defeat comes. Let's go to Fanyang immediately!"
"I'm worried that it's not just that." Xiang's tone was deep, "In Nanyang that day, Qin general Han Xin led 10,000 troops to force Shaoyu to retreat. The cavalry he led was the same as the cavalry in Zhao. Afterwards, we speculated that these 10,000 cavalry were already the elite of the Qin army, so we didn't think about it anymore. But what we see now is that if there were really 20,000 cavalry like Zhao, there were fertile fields in Guandong and a well-rounded water network. Zhang Han led this cavalry south, and in a few days, he could fight six or seven hundred miles and cut off the food route of the coalition forces. Once the food route was disturbed, the 200,000 troops in Xingyang would be in danger!"
Xiang was meticulous and could already push the future of the battle from last night. After hearing what Xiang Ta said, Wang Ju of Wei changed his mind. The more he thought about it, the more shocked he felt, and said in panic: "No, if the 100,000 Qin troops from Zhao land travel south, it would be difficult for all countries to survive and the country would become a cloud of ruins."
King Wei finished speaking, and the two of them were silent for a moment.
Zhou Shi stood aside and reported to him, "King, no matter what happens in the future, the Qin army may be chasing us at all times now. We should retreat quickly."
"That's right." Wei Wangjiu gritted his teeth and said, "General, it's better for us to rush to Fanyang immediately at this moment. Zhang Han's Qin army marched so quickly. If there were a few more days, Fanyang would probably not be able to escape the disaster of Jipu!"
"What the king said is that we should turn back to Fanyang immediately and defend against the Qin army is important." Xiang Ta said.
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On Guangwu Mountain.
A woman stands alone on the lonely peak, standing in the wind, and her clothes fluttering, just forgetting her worries.
"Junior sister!"
The tall man came behind Wangyou and greeted him.
Wangyou turned around, looked at the man, and said, "Senior Brother Wangsi, you are also here in Xingyang!" "Junior sister has a letter, I will complete it." Wangsi said.
"Thank you, my promise to give you the reward I promised to you, and I will definitely give it to you." Wangyou smiled and said.
With this sentence, the atmosphere between the two was a little stagnant. Wangyou's words inadvertently saved Wangsi felt a diaphragm.
"Junior sister, you know I didn't help you for rewards."
"I know!" Wangyou nodded softly and said, "But at this moment, I can't give you anything except rewards."
"Junior sister, it's been so long. Can't you let it go?" Wangsi asked, looking at Wangyou with a cold expression.
"I have let go of my hatred, otherwise Master wouldn't have let me come out." Wangyou said with a slight look.
"Yes, you let go of your hatred. But what about the others?"
When I recall my words in my ears, my eyes waved my sleeves and turned my body, and no longer faced my feelings.
"Junior sister!"
Wangsi stretched out his hand, only a few feet away from touching Wangyou's sleeves. But he finally put down his hand, shook his head and sighed.
"Not good!"
In the sky, the Mo family's mechanism, Suzaku, flew in the sky and quickly approached the mountain. The people above shouted loudly, attracting the eyes of the two people on the mountain.
Wangle and Wangqiao jumped from above, came to the front of the two, and said, "I lost, I lost!"
Wangyou frowned slightly and asked, "What's the defeat!"
"All were defeated!" Wangle, as the kaleidoscope of the Renzong, was responsible for intelligence work like Daozhi. At this moment, they used the Mo family's agency Zhuque to quickly penetrate the battle situation ahead. "The army of Qi, Wei, and Zhao three countries were defeated!"
"This is impossible!" Wangyou said in confusion: "The Qin army in Zhao is only 100,000. Even Zhang Han is a famous general in the world, and it is impossible for him to defeat the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Zhao in such a short time. There are 150,000 people!"
Wangsi looked at Wangyou's appearance, and while talking, he sorted out the authenticity of the news, all of which was in it.
"Is it because the Great Wall border troops heading south?"
"No!" Wang Le shook his head and said, "It was the Qin cavalry from Taiyuan that had 20,000 cavalry. Zhang Han first defeated the Qi Wei army in Handan with his strength, killed the Qi King, and then attacked Quliang, Liemen, Jipu, and cut off the food route of the Julu Zhao army. Zhang Er and Chen Yu could only return along the original route. Under the pursuit of the Qin army, they suffered heavy losses. Wei Wang Ju and Chu general Xiang Ta retreated to Fanyang first and then defended the Baima, but they were unable to resist Zhang Han's military front. Now they retreated to Linji and were ready to ask for help from all the princes. I am afraid that the Qin army in Zhao will cross the river south in the south. "
"Ying Ziyi! So this is what you have always been fighting?" Wangyou's teeth were biting lightly, and the green onion was slightly red. I don't know if it was angry or because he was too excited. "I was demoted to the guard Yunzhong and secretly managed Taiyuan, Mayi, and Yunzhong, and trained 20,000 cavalry for this moment?"
"Sister sister really understands me!"
A familiar voice came, and the thoughts of forgetting worries and forgetting skills were pulled to the extreme. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!