Before walking out of the woods, the day shift stabbed himself in the shoulder with a knife, then ran out quickly and shouted: "There are assassins! There are assassins! Go in and save General Zhao."

At this time, seven to eight thousand of the more than 20,000 Qin soldiers were from the day squad, and the rest were soldiers from Zhao Changke. As soon as they heard that their leader had been assassinated, soldiers immediately ran up and surrounded the day squad, and there were also

Dozens of people rushed into the woods to help Zhao Changke. Under the protection of his own soldiers, Bai Ban stood up and said: "Just now, General Zhao and I were discussing how to prevent soldiers from escaping, but unexpectedly, several people wearing my Qin soldiers' clothes came out.

They attacked us, and said they wanted to take our heads so that we could surrender to the Chu people. We were accidentally injured by them, and General Zhao was still fighting in the forest to protect me." When everyone heard this, they attacked us.

, hundreds of crossbows were pointed at the woods in case assassins suddenly appeared.

Unexpectedly, those who came out were Zhao Changke's cronies who had just rushed in. One of them was still holding Zhao Changke in his arms. "Is General Zhao injured?" The day shift hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern.

"The general...has been stabbed to death." Zhao Changke's personal captain said bitterly, "We didn't see the assassin when we entered. We only saw the general lying dead in a pool of blood."

"What? General Zhao died to save me." The white shift looked sad, "Have you carefully searched the woods? Don't let those assassins escape."

"Our people are still looking for traces of the enemy, but it seems there is no hope." The man said coldly. In fact, he also guessed that the person who killed Zhao Changke must be the day shifter, but he had no evidence and naturally could not say it.

Of course, the so-called assassins on the day shift could not be found in the woods. Zhao Changke's soldiers burned the entire forest in anger.

The day shift had been simply bandaged at this time. Under the light of the forest fire, his face, which had become pale due to blood loss, was changing. He said to several generals: "I never expected that General Zhao would die in the hands of an assassin. This

It is true that we were careless this time. But if we report the matter truthfully, I am afraid that you will not be able to escape the blame. General Zhao is deeply appreciated and valued by Master Zhao Gao. If he knows that it is your negligence, I am afraid that your whole family will be in danger.

.So in my opinion, we will conceal this matter and say that General Zhao died on the battlefield. This will give General Zhao a better reputation. What do you think?"

Everyone felt that what he said was reasonable. They did not want to be implicated by Zhao Changke. Seeing that everyone agreed to his proposal, the day shift said while the iron was hot: "This time we are defeated and return to Xianyang, we will definitely be punished. I wonder what you can think of

Have you found a way to escape?"

Everyone looked at each other in shock, then shook their heads and said: "We can only hope that the emperor will be given a lighter sentence after we return to Xianyang."

"My general has a plan here. I don't know what you think. We only need to blame General Zhao for all the mistakes of this defeat. I think the imperial court will not embarrass a general who died in battle, and we can

Escaped." Bai Ban said and looked at the generals around him to see what they meant.

One of Zhao Changke's cronies was about to object when he heard this, but in the blink of an eye he saw the thoughtful expressions on the others' faces, and he swallowed back the words he was about to blurt out. He understood that now was not the time to express his loyalty to Zhao Changke.

, but it’s time to take care of yourself. Now if someone jumps out and disagrees with the day shift’s suggestion to shirk responsibility, he will immediately become the target of public criticism.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Baiban discussed with everyone how to return to Xianyang, and then continued to Xianyang with more than 20,000 people.

Outside Shangdang County, the armies of Meng Tian and Wang Li have been confronting each other for quite some time. At first, both sides sent small groups of troops to test each other. After a few times, both sides knew that the leading generals facing them would not be easy.

So the two sides began to make long-term plans. Meng Tian's army built an earth wall a few miles away from the city, and Wang Li also set up camp outside the city, but no one launched an attack first.

.

"Actually, the longer we delay, the better it is for us. The court's attention has been completely attracted by my army, and the strength of Xianyang's troops that the prince faces will be greatly reduced." Meng Tian looked relaxed.

"Although the general's words are reasonable, our army has always been here, and I am afraid that we will not be able to keep up with the food and grass. After all, we are different from the imperial court. Their food is stored in Shangdang City, but we have to transport it all the way from Shangjun. We

I can't afford it." One of the lieutenants said worriedly.

"Our army does not intend to stay here for a long time, nor does it intend to take down this Shangdang County. As long as we get a chance for the prince's 30,000 troops, we will win. And I judge that Xianyang City may not be defeated in a few days.

Being attacked by the prince, the morale of the Qin soldiers inside and outside Shangdang City will naturally be in chaos, then we can easily take down Shangdang and even other counties." Meng Tian was full of confidence in this operation.

Wang Li, who was in Shangdang City at this time, saw that Meng Tian's army neither attacked nor retreated, and felt very puzzled: "If he wants to expand, he should go east or south, and there is no way to attack Shangdang, which is easy to defend."

The principle of a city that is difficult to attack. If he wants to attack Xianyang, but his actions don't seem to match it, what is his plan?"

"General, why should you think too much? If we delay them for a few more days, their army will inevitably have insufficient food and grass. Then our army will naturally take advantage of their unstable morale to attack. In this way, a big victory will be easily achieved." Wang Li

His cousin Wang Jing comforted him.

Wang Li knew that his cousin was very resourceful, so after listening to his words, he dispelled the doubts in his heart: "What you said makes sense. Maybe in another ten days and a half, their food and grass supplies will be no longer available."

In this way, the two sides faced off for a few more days. Seeing that Meng Tian's army was just not moving, Wang Li became suspicious again: "How can they be so calm? It seems that I should lead the troops to fight once, don't really fall into the trap."

They defeated their plan." So Wang Li led more than 10,000 people to form a formation and attack Meng Tian's army.

"It seems they are aware of it." Meng Tian saw that the opponent was attacking and ordered his generals to go out to fight, but he himself was still sitting in the middle of the army.

This time Meng Tian led all infantry, so he could only focus on defense. Wang Li's 10,000 troops had both cavalry and chariots. Once they met, there was a gap in strength between the two sides. The cavalry and chariots were different.

The speed and strength were not something that the infantry could withstand, so the first line of defense was quickly broken through by the Qin army. Wang Li couldn't help laughing proudly when he saw how easily his army rushed into Meng Tian's formation:

"I have always thought that this Meng Tian was so powerful, but it turns out that he is nothing more than this. Today I will capture this Meng Tian alive and take him to Xianyang!" While he was proud, he had already ordered the army to come out of the camp and attack Meng Tian's army with all their strength.

"General, I didn't expect that Wang Li's army was so powerful and could break our defense line so easily." The messenger who had been running back and forth in the army came to Meng Tian and said.

"Don't worry, our army just didn't bring the cavalry and chariots, so it can't withstand the enemy's charge. But now that they have entered our army, the agility of the horses and the sharpness of the chariots can no longer be used.

Moreover, I have prepared a few things to deal with them. Here is the order for the entire army not to be in disarray. I, the general, have my own way of defeating the enemy."

After the messenger left, Meng Tian hurriedly ordered someone to fetch the horse slings and some copper nails and said: "Spread these copper nails on the path of the enemy's cavalry, and stretch the horse slings on the road. As long as the arrangements are proper, the people behind will be able to do it."

The Qin soldiers cannot rely on their horses and chariots to cause serious damage to our army." The soldiers below immediately took the order.

Sure enough, as Wang Li's army and Meng Tian's army merged with each other, the cavalry were not as agile as the infantry on horseback. In addition, Meng Tian's army had the advantage in terms of numbers, so Wang Li's 10,000 troops were in a dilemma.

At this time, the rest of the men and horses in Wang Li's camp had also arrived, but Meng Tian's army was now ready. As soon as the Qin army's horses rushed to the front of the formation, they were either knocked down by horse ropes or had their hoofs pierced by copper nails, and they fell immediately.

A large area fell. The path of the Qin soldiers behind them was blocked by these horses and chariots, and it was difficult for them to come up to help for a while.

Wang Li and his men struggled to support Meng Tian's army, but could not wait for reinforcements. Only then did he realize that the other side might have a way to deal with him, and he still underestimated Meng Tian.

"General, the enemy army has been cut into two pieces by us, making it impossible for them to take care of both front and rear." The messenger came to report again.

Meng Tian said with joy on his face: "Okay, let the army just annihilate the Qin soldiers who entered our formation, and just block the enemies outside. Looking at their combat power just now, this vanguard army is the most elite force. As long as

Getting rid of them will definitely be a blow to the Party."

As time goes by, the number of this elite group has been reduced sharply to 3,000 people, and everyone is injured, and they are about to be wiped out. "Am I really going to die here this time?" Wang Li

He looked at the enemies that were constantly coming up around him and sighed. The soldiers around him had begun to despair. Suddenly he saw chaos behind Meng Tian's army, and a team with a banner with the word "Qin" appeared there, facing Meng Tian.

The army launched an attack.

Meng Tian had also received the news that the enemy was coming from behind, and he couldn't help but be shocked: "Where did the Qin soldiers come from, and why did they appear behind our army without any warning?" Before he could think of the answers to these two questions,

When it became clear, a bigger problem fell in front of him - how to solve the current problem.

After knowing that reinforcements appeared behind the enemy, the already desperate Qin soldiers had hope of survival. They burst out with powerful force and actually forced away the enemies who wanted to encircle and annihilate them. At the same time, Meng Tian's army was a little confused.
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