Chapter 45 Advance 2
"Chu people! Move forward-!" Facing the eyes of countless Chu soldiers, their king told them that they must move forward. Only by advancing can one win, and only by victory can one get rid of the pain at present.
The sound was like thunder. The more than 100,000 people in the central army and the more than 130,000 people in the left and right armies all heard the shout. Many of the Qin soldiers behind Xiong Jing also heard the shout.
"Shoot!" After the Qin army formation, Li Xinzheng ordered the remaining crossbow to aim at King Jing's angrily shooting. The dense and black arrow rain suddenly came. More than 200,000 Chu soldiers reached out to protect them, but everyone was too far away.
"Forward! Forward-!" The generals shouted out immediately, and the soldiers also shouted out. The left army that had originally hit the horizontal, the right army, who were rushed by the Qin chariots, were all screaming and advancing. More than 200,000 people were in a commotion, and more than 200,000 people fell into madness one by one.
The left army of the Chu army, the two divisions of the Chen army suddenly rushed forward. Before the soldiers of the front line killed the Qin army soldiers, they stepped on their bodies and rushed forward. When they fought closely, all the weapons had failed. The only effective weapon was the large shield in the hands of the Chu army. The thousand Chu troops seemed to be transformed into siege vehicles, holding large shields to push and squeeze the Qin army soldiers hard and squeeze hard. Whether to kill the enemy is no longer important. What is important is to advance, persevere and persevere, and only by advancing can one win.
The Qin army's right army array, which was twenty lines deep, suddenly collapsed when it reached the thirteenth line. Yang Duan and Dai Rumuji, the generals of the Right Army, had not been dragged into the chariot and escaped, he might have been drowned in the torrent of the Chu army.
Left Army! No one would have thought that the Left Army defeated the Qin army's array first. Nearly 20,000 Qin troops retreated like a tide in the chaos, but more than 60,000 Chu troops were like surging floods, completely submerging the entire right wing of the Qin army.
The battle really began at this time. Faced with the retreating chaos of Qin army, the left army chased directly to the Qin army camp. The Lu soldiers who wanted to escape from the battlefield earlier were also chasing them. They shouted wildly that they seemed to have forgotten their previous fears. At this moment, they were only watching the vests of the Qin army soldiers. The long halberd poked over, and a Qin man fell down and chased them for two steps to poke them again. This person had been stabbed to death by someone else.
The overwhelming pursuit and deafening shouts. The Chu soldiers saw that they had advanced even more and the Qin soldiers had no intention of fighting again when they saw that they heard that they had completely lost their hearts to fight again. On the left side of the Qin Central Army, swept by Xiang's army, there was no longer any officers or short-soldiers. Even if the Chu army did not have the strength to rush, the Qin army array was gradually dissolutely disintegrating - the soldiers on the front line were still fighting to the death, and the soldiers on the rear had fled.
The formation was defeated! The formation on the left side of the Qin army's central army was defeated, and the Chu army that came out of the collapse of the formation scared the Qin army's left army Xin Wu and his unit had to retreat immediately. The two armies confronted each other, and any retreat would cause disastrous consequences. As soon as Xin Wu retreated, more than 60,000 people from the right army of the Chu army immediately chased. The originally orderly retreat eventually turned into an unorderly escape. In the end, Xin Wu could not command the 20,000 Qin army at all. He had to drive away. After all, he was a veteran. Xin Wu did not return to the Qin army camp but let the imperial hand rush directly to Yiyi.
"Our army is defeated!" Meng Wu kept watching the situation of the two armies. He was not worried about the advancement of King Jing's troops. The central army and the rear army had more than 100,000, and King Jing might not be able to penetrate the central army. But when he saw King Jing standing above everyone and pointing to the north and shouting loudly, he knew that his army was going to be defeated. Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, the Right Army was defeated by the Chu people, and then the left side of the central army and the entire left army.
"It's all because of Yang Duanhe!" The guard Sikongma also had an incredible expression on his face, but at a certain moment, Meng Wu found that Sikongma seemed to have smiled a few times. But when he looked at it again, there was no trace of laughter on his sad face. It was not until two years later, when he heard that Sikongma had gone out of Qin and joined Zhao and became the Prime Minister of Zhao, he understood the real reason why he stopped Mingjin from withdrawing troops today: he wanted the Chu army to be defeated, and he simply wanted to defeat the Qin army and be killed by the Chu army.
"General, the Jing people have entered the camp, please go quickly." The Qin army is a army of war. Although they are rarely defeated, there are customizations for how to deal with failures. When Yang Duan and the Right Army collapsed, the remaining short-soldiers in the camp were preparing to retreat.
"Father, our army has been defeated, please retreat to Yiyi as soon as possible." Meng Tian looked at his father who was standing still and whispered.
"Well. If you lose, you will lose." Meng Wu sighed, "Jing Jin. The whole army retreated to Yiyi."
The right army collapsed, the left wing of the central army fled, and the left army retreated, but there were still nearly 100,000 Qin troops on the battlefield. It was not that they did not want to leave, but that everyone knew that they would die if they retreated, and they could survive without retreating. But the most important reason was that the Chu army that broke the formation was only concerned about advancing and chasing Qin deserters, and did not encircle the Qin army on this side.
With the sound of gold in the rear, the Qin army that barely supported began to retreat. Li Xin, the general of the rear army, ordered the Jin people to whip the drum. With the sound of the drum, the Qin army actually kept its formation unconfused and retreated all the way north.
"King! I'm late in the future, please atone for your sins!" The Qin army retreated, and the Chu army pursued him. The dense battlefield that had been densely packed with a sudden loss, leaving only countless corpses in a mess. Dozens of generals hurried under the flag to greet Xiong Jing's safety.
"Atonement? What sins are you going to atone for! It's a sin if you don't pursue the Qin army!" Xiong Jing was shot in a knee, but fortunately, he only wiped some skin, and it was fine. "Where is my horse? Come and find my horse."
"King! The last general's army has been pursuing the Qin people." Zeng Xia defended that the Xiyang army was indeed pursuing the Qin people, but they had no intention of heading and only caring about the baggage in the Qin army camp. Under the leadership of their second son Zeng Yin, more than two thousand Xiyang soldiers had rushed into the Qin army camp.
"Our army turns defeat into victory, this is the example of the king. I congratulate the king on his victory." Zeng Xia was not the only one who flattered, but Guan You, the commander of the central army, came over.
"I congratulate the king on his victory." The generals agreed, and Xiong Jing couldn't help but be angry.
"How to win a great victory? How to congratulate? The Qin army retreated unstoppable, our army was exhausted, and countless casualties. If we don't kill all the Qin army at this time, next time..." Xiong Jing suddenly lost his voice. He had already screamed too much on this day.
"The last general Xiang Yan pays homage to the king." Xiang Yan also came. If the Qin army did not collapse, the Wu Knight would cut off his head. Fortunately, the Qin army was defeated. The Wu Knight hurriedly retreated with the captured Chu army flags. "The last general just received the news from Xi County, and Zhao State sent troops."
"Zhao State sends troops?" Zhao State was originally everyone's expectation, but before the war, everyone was disappointed with Zhao State.
"That's right. This is the person who sent a message to Xi County. The son of Xigong Cheng has been born." Xiang Yan pointed to a young man beside him and said. After this man paid homage to Xiong Jing, he said, "The State of Zhao sent 200,000 troops, and the State of Wei will no longer attack Chen. They promised to lend the passage to the Zhao army."
"General," the Right Historian finally appeared, "In your opinion, our army would not fight in this battle? How can victory or defeat not hinder the overall situation?"
"The last general dare not!" Xiang Yan, who was almost dead, quickly answered. "The last general is just to advise the king not to worry about fighting with the Qin army again. Zhao sent troops, Wei State borrowed the way, and the five countries have been united, so the Qin army must retreat."
"What about this battle?" Although the Right Shi was not behind Xiong Jing, he recorded everything while standing in the chariot behind the formation. Even now, he was still excited. "If there was no king attacking the Qin army in this battle, if there was no king leading the way, you and I would all die!"
"Doctor Shi..." The Right Shi's words were so sharp that he had already smelled the wind in Xiang Yan's words. Xiang Yan was speechless as if he had said it, so he had to bow to him deeply and said, "The last general does not mean to despise this battle. If there is no such battle, Wang Yingwu, we will all die."
"How are you waiting?" The Right Shi looked at the other generals. This man was a little smart and stupid, and he didn't know what he cared about.
"We also know that if there is no such battle in this battle, Wang Yingwu, we will all die." The generals agreed, with different speeds of speech.
"Zhao State sent troops, but the waters were far away and did not save the nearby fire. If there was no king in this battle, not only us, but more than 200,000 soldiers of Chu State were all killed by the Qin people." The Right Shi continued: "Now the king ordered you to chase the Qin army, why not go?"
"King, although the Qin army was defeated, it was not completely defeated. Our army had no cavalry, so we should not chase it too far." Xiang Yan advised. Li Xin's 90,000 people retreated but not collapsed, which had a profound impact. "Besides, Zhao State sends troops, Qin State will retreat when it hears it. Our army will struggle hard, and the pursuit should also reorganize the troops."
The Qin army was trapped in the pocket formation, most of which did not do their best, and the Chu army used its strength to make the Qin army collapse. Xiong Jing had some confidence in the combat power of the Chu army before, but the left and right armies could not attack at the edge. He did not object to Xiang Yan's arrangement when he narrowly won. Seeing the temple people bring dissatisfaction, he suddenly remembered the Qin cavalry: "Every time, surround Jiangyi!"
"Jiangyi..." The generals looked at Xiong Jing, and their thoughts were suddenly unchanged.
Xiang Yan was the first to understand, "The king is wise! The person who came, ordered 30,000 people to quickly surround Jiangyi to seize the Qin people and horses!"
"All things are left to you." Xiong Jing was fucked by someone and told Xiang Yan so before leaving. "The Qin people can capture prisoners, but if they cannot capture them, they will be killed. If they can rob horses, they will be killed. If they can rob horses, they will be shot. And Yiyi..."
"The last one will be the best army to pursue Yiyi at night." Xiang Yan said that pursuit is the strength of the Chu army, especially to pursue it while victory, but no pursuit can be chaotic. Once chaos is chaotic, the enemy will be counterattacked.
"No!" He was heavy armor on his body, and riding on the horse made Xiong Jing feel a little more comfortable. "I want you to collect supplies, food and fodder immediately, and at the same time reorganize the army. Our army will be lined up under Yiyi tomorrow morning and at dawn."
"King!" Xiang Yan only said that he would send elite troops to pursue him, but unexpectedly, what Xiong Jing wanted was the entire army to pursue him.
"How? Can't you do it?" Xiong Jing, who was riding on the horse, was already taller than Xiang Yan. He looked down at Xiang Yan, his eyes flashing.
"The last general thought that our army was exhausted from fighting, and the Qin army attacked our army's camp again, and the loss of supplies, food and fodder was huge. If we ignore it..."
Chapter completed!