Chapter 48 The Battle of Yique
Yiquesai.
In the early morning, the mountains were filled with thick fog and the air was filled with a moist smell.
The chief general of the Qin army, Bai Qi, stood on the chariot, staring at the endless camps of Han and Wei armies that appeared and disappeared in the thick fog in the distance.
This Qin army general in his early thirties was not tall and his eyes were not very sharp, but when he stood there, a momentum spread out from his body.
It is a kind of momentum that only a long-standing general can possess.
In the face of the war, Bai Qi was not thinking about the upcoming war, but what appeared in his heart was what Prime Minister Wei Ran personally explained to him not long ago.
"Bai Qi, this battle is victorious but not defeated! Otherwise, the people of the public will start to attack again. There will be trouble for the king!"
There will be different political factions within any country, and Qin is no exception.
Today's senior officials of Qin are mainly divided into two major sects, namely the "public clan sect" and the "Chu sect".
The prince tribe, that is, the royal tribe. This sect mainly takes the Qin royal tribe as the backbone. Because their identities are extremely noble and close relatives of the kings, they can occupy an important place in the Qin political arena for a long time.
The wise son of the Qin State who was famous in the political arena before, was the leader of the Gong clan sect. However, Chuliji has been dead for ten years, and now the Gong clan sect is no longer as powerful as before.
Another faction, because their origins are from Chu, are called Chu faction.
For a long time in the past, Qin and Chu were long-term ally due to the need to fight against the overlords of the Central Plains Jin and Wei.
Since you are an ally, you must marry.
As a result, a large number of women from the Duke of Chu married into Qin, and many people from Chu also entered Qin to become officials, forming a Chu faction.
The king of Chu was named Xiong, and the current Queen Mother Xuan of Qin was named Mi, and he was the daughter of the Duke of Chu.
Wei Ran, the prime minister of Qin, was the younger brother of Queen Mother Xuan and a native of Chu.
The Qin general Xiang Shou and Empress Dowager Xuan were close relatives and from Chu.
Wei Ran, Bai Qi's Bole.
Xiang Shou, Bai Qi's old boss.
Therefore, Bai Qi is naturally a member of the Chu faction and is also the backbone of the Chu faction.
With the support of the Chu faction, Bai Qi has come step by step to the present and has become the current ruler of Qin.
The effort is rewarded.
The reward Bai Qi asked for in the Chu party was very simple - victory!
Looking at the Han and Wei armies built along the mountain in front of him, Bai Qi frowned slightly.
Bao Yuan and Gongsun Xi are worthy of being famous generals of the world. The camp structure can be said to be very outstanding, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it exudes a sense of grandeur.
If Bai Qi thought, it should have been delayed for another year or two. After the momentum of the Han-Western coalition forces weakened, they would be the time to launch a counterattack and defeat the enemy in front of them.
But time doesn't wait for anyone.
As the news just came from Xianyang, the people of Zhao had decided to send troops.
Zhao State is now strong and comparable to the Qin State. Once Zhao State is allowed to intervene in this battle, the variables will be too great.
Bai Qi let out a long sigh and said calmly: "Beat the drum, march!"
Amid the heavy drum sounds, countless Qin soldiers in black armor suddenly came out, and their shouts were shocking.
In the Korean military camp, the main general Bao Yuan sat firmly in the big tent and listened to the report.
"General, the Qin army's offensive is extremely fierce!"
In the thick fog, countless Qin soldiers appeared and launched an attack on the Han military camp.
Bao Yuan pondered for a moment and made a decision: "The Qin army's intelligence is not clear. Send orders to keep the three armies holding onto the camps and don't act rashly!"
To be honest, the sudden attack by the Qin people made Bao Yuan feel a little surprised and surprised.
You should know that before this, the Han and Wei armies attacked, that is, the spring rains were continuous a few days ago, so the offensive was temporarily suspended.
It finally started a fog, but the Qin army unexpectedly launched an offensive.
Bai Qi, where did you get the confidence to do this?
However, Bao Yuan clearly remembered what King Han said to him before leaving.
"General Baoyuan, if you can win this battle, it is the best. If you can't, you must also remember that you should not let our army be damaged too much, especially the fishermen of Wei. "
In this world, there is no real alliance, everything depends on interests.
Although South Korea and Wei will unite to fight Qin this year, if there are enough interests, South Korea and Qin will also unite to fight Wei next year.
The most important thing is to preserve South Korea's strength.
Therefore, even though he had just received the news of the King of Han urging a few days ago, Bao Yuan was not too busy and followed the steps.
As for the king, it is common to change the orders every day. In a few days, he exaggerated the number of casualties and reported it to him, and the king will return to the right track.
After thinking about it, Bao Yuan said again: "Immediately, someone asked to go to the Wei army camp to inform Gongsun Xi, saying that our army was being attacked by the Qin army, so please send troops to help quickly."
The joint efforts of the Han and Wei armies are naturally stronger than the Qin army, but if they are single-on-one, then the Han army is indeed not an opponent of the Qin army, and Bao Yuan is still quite clear about this.
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Wei army camp.
Gongsun Xi, the chief general of the Wei army, frowned: "Boyuan said, the Qin people are attacking the Han army camp?"
Gongsun Xi always felt something was wrong, because in his opinion, the main force of the Qin people was now attacking his Wei army camp!
The battle situation outside the Wei army camp is now extremely fierce, with the sound of killing shocking the sky, and countless Qin soldiers sacrificed their lives and launched an assault on the Wei army camp.
In just half an hour, many of the Wei army's camps on the front line had been lost.
With the strength of the Qin army, how could it be possible to launch such a large-scale attack on the Han and Wei armies at the same time?
Gongsun Xi changed his mind and knew the reason. He immediately looked dark and said to the Han army envoy: "Go back and tell Bao Yuan immediately that the main force of the Qin army is attacking our Great Wei army camp, so that he should stop thinking about preserving his strength, send troops to defeat the current Qin army quickly, and then come to rescue!"
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Korean Army camp.
Bao Yuan couldn't help but feel a little funny when he heard the report from the envoy: "This Gongsun Xi, it's time to preserve his strength..."
Suddenly, the smile on Bao Yuan's face disappeared.
Although he and Gongsun Xi were ministers in different countries, they fought the Battle of Chuisha and Hangu Pass together, and they still knew Gongsun Xi's character very well.
Could it be that what Gongsun Xi said was not a lie?
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The Qin army's main formation.
"General Bai Qi, the Koreans have begun to launch a counterattack!"
Bai Qi was silent for a moment and said, "Tell the left wing and order the entire army to suppress it. We must firmly suppress the Koreans in the camp."
A general from Qin was next to him and couldn't help but say, "But the general, the left wing has only 30,000 people. It's too difficult to face more than 100,000 Korean troops, right?"
This is actually a mission that makes people die.
Bai Qi looked at the Qin general who was talking expressionlessly: "Our army was originally a small number of enemies. If we don't pay some price, can we really confuse Bao Yuan? Even if the 30,000 people on the left wing will die in front of the Han army's camp! Then, the generals on the right wing could not break through the Wei army's camp within an hour, and let them come and see him!"
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An hour later, in the Wei army camp, facing the Qin soldiers surrounded by numerous surrounding Qin soldiers, the blood-filled general Gongsun Xi looked at the Wei soldiers who were no more than one in ten and sighed to the sky.
"Bao Yuan misled me!"
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The heavy fog finally dissipated, and the commander of the Korean army, Bao Yuan, couldn't wait to climb high and look into the distance.
Seeing this, Bao Yuan was stunned.
In his sight, countless Wei soldiers were fleeing wildly, and behind the Wei army was a black torrent composed of the Qin army. After sweeping over the Wei army's camp, this black torrent was surging towards the Han army's camp.
Bao Yuan was as if struck by lightning, and his whole body murmured.
"It's over, it's all..."
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When the sun sets, the outcome is finally decided.
The Qin army defeated many with few defeats Wei and Han. The Eastern Zhou coalition forces captured the Wei army's chief general Gongsun Xi and beheaded countless Wei and Han coalition forces!
Chapter completed!