This troop of soldiers and horses was used by King Zhao as bait, not as an abandoned son.
One hundred thousand soldiers and horses are abandoned, even King Zhao does not have such courage. One hundred thousand men and horses are still elite soldiers. Even if King Zhao loses, he will be heartbroken beyond measure.
Qiu Fu had already lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. Although King Zhao still thought of Qiu Fu's achievements and loyalty at the beginning, as time went by, King Zhao began to express disgust and hatred for Qiu Fu's behavior.
This man was so careless with his troops that he destroyed nearly 100,000 troops.
No matter how great your achievements and affection are, they are not worth mentioning in front of hundreds of thousands of elites.
Naturally, King Zhao could not give up the remaining 100,000 soldiers.
Although this is a group of defeated soldiers with low morale, they are all well-trained young soldiers. As long as they are properly trained, they can once again become an elite fighting force.
King Zhao pointed to the sand table and said, "Since I want to set up this pocket formation, I naturally need a heavy bait to lure Zhao Tianlin to the bait."
"Although Zhao Tianlin has mediocre qualifications, he is a veteran in the army. He is brave but cautious. If he is still in his thirties, my king's attempt to defeat this man's troops would be like watching patterns on the palm of my hand. However, after nearly sixty years of military career, This person's recklessness and laxity have been eliminated, and Zhao Tianlin has now become a difficult opponent."
This is like King Zhao is a level 70 orange card SSR, while Zhao Tianlin is a level 100 blue card R.
King Zhao is only at level 70, but Zhao Tianlin is already at level 100.
Although the talent and qualifications of King Zhao are much higher than that of Zhao Tianlin, in terms of level and experience, King Zhao is not as good as him, which is enough to narrow the original gap between the two.
Although King Zhao prided himself on ranking among the top three in the Zhou Dynasty for his military skills and strategies, he did not dare to underestimate Zhao Tianlin in the slightest.
"My lord, although I say that, with Zhao Tianlin's skill in using troops, will he be easily fooled?! There is a Baigou River between us and him. I'm afraid he won't be able to cross the river easily without a foolproof plan."
Li Yuan felt that although King Zhao's plan was perfect, it was still too optimistic.
Li Yuan has already learned Zhao Tianlin's caution. How easy is it for him to risk crossing the river? !
"Since he can't find a chance, I will create one for him!"
The smile in King Zhao's eyes made Li Yuan feel a little unfathomable, but King Zhao did not say anything clearly at the moment, "You only need to tell me, if Zhao Tianlin leads his troops to attack, and both sides fight in formation, you can withstand Zhao Tianlin's attack." Onslaught?!"
Li Yuan did not answer this question immediately.
If it were before the Yanmen battle, Li Yuan would answer without hesitation that he could easily resist.
But now, his confidence is still there, but the morale of his soldiers has been low.
The tragic defeat of Yanmen made these 100,000 soldiers fear the Confederate Army like tigers. Especially in the final decisive battle, the bravery displayed by the Confederate Army was still fresh in their memories.
Although these soldiers have not read any books, everyone has their own way of thinking.
In the previous battle, King Zhao's army had great morale and was well-equipped. It had an army of 180,000, twice as many as the Southern Army, and it was defeated.
The Southern Army currently has 250,000 soldiers and horses. Legend has it that they are all the elite troops of the Royal Forest Army transferred from the capital city, so they are no match for them.
Not just ordinary soldiers, but even some lower-level officers thought so.
The general has determination but no fighting spirit, which makes Li Yuan dare not easily promise anything to King Zhao. Now there is a risk of collapse against Zhao Tianlin's newly formed Pingjing Army.
"The last general will fight to the death. As long as the last general is still standing, Zhao Tianlin cannot break through the last general's defense line." Li Yuan had no way to guarantee anything and could only express his determination in this way.
For King Zhao, he didn't really want Li Yuan to issue any outrageous military order. It was enough for King Zhao that Li Yuan had such determination.
Next, he wanted Li Yuan and the 100,000 defeated soldiers to know that he was not an abandoned son.
"Originally, from now on, I will stay here to take care of things. This is my king's headquarters. If you die in battle, I will never live in an ignoble way. I will definitely lead my bodyguards and fight the enemy in bloody battles!"
King Zhao's words completely convinced Li Yuan that they were not abandoned children.
Because King Zhao is the supreme leader of the Zhao Palace, it is impossible for him to fight with the abandoned son.
"If there is a prince who suppresses the battle, the general will lead his brothers to kill the enemy to the death and fight to the death without retreating!"
"Okay!" King Zhao patted Li Yuan on the shoulder, "But I won't show up for the time being. The layout has not been completed yet, and the troops from all parties are not yet in place. If I sit here now, I will force Zhao Tianlin to Attack by force. In these days, you must try your best to cover my whereabouts for this king!"
"yes!"
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late at night!
A small crescent moon hung in the sky, casting a little bit of dim light.
On the south bank of the Baigou River, in a mountain forest more than ten miles away from Zhao Tianlin's Ping Jing Army, a group of more than ten men in black were quickly shuttling through the forest. The direction of their advance was clearly where Zhao Tianlin's army was camping.
Most of the area around Baigou River is plain terrain, with only some hills. The dense forest here is an excellent place for cover.
Separated by densely packed tall trees, less than three miles away from the group of men in black, there were more than twenty big men with money rat tails on the other side. They are wearing furs, with explosive muscles hidden underneath.
These twenty or so people were looking for Zhao Tianlin's headquarters and were moving swiftly.
The dim moonlight shines through the dense branches and leaves, and their slightly dark skin can be seen vaguely.
These more than twenty big men were divided into two groups, front and rear, advancing in a straight line more than a hundred steps apart.
Obviously, the big man in fur and the man in black are two teams.
But neither side knows the other's existence. Running cautiously and quickly through the dense woods.
However, it was obvious that the burly man with more than 20 furs, gold, and rat tails was much more agile than the dozen or so people wearing black clothes on the other side. He was extremely agile as he walked through the dense forest, landing silently and faster than the dozen or so men in black.
Just as the big man in fur was galloping, a cold light suddenly appeared!
Under the slightly dim moonlight, more than a dozen small black crossbow arrows suddenly flew out from the dense branches and leaves, heading straight down to the furry man who was swiftly passing between them. The bright crossbow arrows exuded a cold light.
This is a sharp weapon capable of breaking through armor. It is simply a piece of cake to tear through the leather armor on these big fur men.
"Buzz!"
Hearing the buzzing sound, the expression of the big man in fur who was walking through the forest below suddenly changed. This sound was all too familiar to them. It was the whistling sound of Dazhou's crossbow arrows.
Before they joined King Zhao's army, they had faced this extremely sharp crossbow arrow.
I didn't expect that now that I was recruited by King Zhao, I would have to face such a terrifying crossbow.
They are very experienced in being hit by arrows. When they hear the whistling sound of arrows, it is already too late to avoid them. According to the experience of their predecessors, at this time, they must protect their vitals and then pray to the Immortal Heaven. .
More than ten points of bright cold light dilated rapidly in their pupils, and then they tore open their skin fiercely and penetrated into their bodies.
"ah!"
"Ploppap!",
Blood splashed everywhere, and a shrill scream suddenly sounded from the quiet dense forest. It was already winter, and most of the migratory birds had already flown south, but the shrill scream still made a large number of birds startle and flap their wings in panic. He circled and screamed in confusion over the dense forest.
Under this hail of arrows, nine people were hit in vital parts. Although they were not killed on the spot, their lives were short-lived.
The remaining six were lucky enough to be hit by arrows, but only suffered some flesh wounds. Four of them were unable to move as usual.
One of them had the best luck. More than ten feather arrows were shot at him, but he was only partially scratched and did not even affect his movement.
One of the big men in fur pulled out a crossbow arrow stuck on the ground, and he recognized it as a mysterious crossbow at a glance.
The crossbow machine of the Great Zhou Dynasty is a magical weapon, and its ten arrows are fired in succession.
Zhou Zhou's Zhongxuan Ji Crossbow has a range that is not as good as the God's Machine Crossbow, and its penetration is not as good as the God's Machine Crossbow. The workmanship is more complicated than the God's Machine Crossbow, the cost is more than three times that of the God's Machine Crossbow, and it takes more than five times that of the God's Machine Crossbow.
Although the Xuanji Crossbow has so many shortcomings, he only needs one advantage to outweigh these shortcomings - ten arrows in a row.
It allows a person to shoot ten feather arrows in a few breaths.
The arrows of the Xuanji Crossbow were shorter than those of ordinary crossbows, so the big man in fur could see the fishiness in it at a glance.
Although there was a heavy rain of arrows just now, the number of enemies should not be too many.
Judging from the crossbows here, there were only six people who had just activated the Xuanji Crossbow.
Just as the leader of the big man in fur sounded a warning, several agile black figures had already slid down from the tall trees, holding short knives and sharp blades, and killed the remaining enemies.
These black figures are surprisingly the Southern Army scouts in black robes!
They discovered these Jurchens first and struck preemptively.
However, these Jurchens are all Jurchens. They make a living by fishing and hunting among the white mountains and black waters. They can fight tigers and wolves and are extremely strong.
They paid no attention to their injured comrades who were lying on the ground. When they saw the attackers appearing, they roared and rushed towards the Confederate scouts who were rushing towards them.
A few miles away, there were several more people wearing night clothes. The birds that were frightened by the sight also immediately moved closer to them.
The fight between the Pingjing Army's scouts and the eight big men in furs had already concluded in just a few breaths.
The six or seven strong men who rushed towards several black shadows sliding down from the trees were extremely brave and were risking their lives. Five of the Confederate scouts fell in a moment of fighting, and all the strong men were dead. The pungent smell of blood filled the dense forest.
The remaining two Confederate scouts were also wounded, but they did not bother to treat the wounds. They immediately took out their crossbows and inspected the more than twenty elite men who had fallen to the ground one by one.
If it's still alive, add another arrow.
Not long after, the six people who were in charge of the room came out of the woods and dragged the four dead Confederate scouts aside. They planned to simply hide them with branches and wait for the large team to arrive before disposing of Paoze's body.
But what they didn't know was that another wave of more than ten Jurchen men was approaching them.
Just when they were simply hiding themselves with branches and fallen leaves, the scouts on guard suddenly heard the sound of "Whoosh! Whoosh!" piercing the air.
The sound was very soft, but it was still clearly audible in the silent night sky.
"Be careful!" the scout in charge of the realm shouted when he heard the sound of breaking through the air.
Before he finished speaking, a copper needle as thin as an ox hair was inserted straight into his face. It penetrated only an inch into the flesh. Although it hurt a little, it was not fatal and could not even cause any effective injuries.
Just when he reached out to pull out the copper needle stuck in his face and was about to draw the knife and step forward, his body went limp and twitched and he fell to the ground.
Where the Confederate scout was shot with a copper needle, a black streak was rapidly spreading.
"Poisonous! There is... poison! There is..."
The fallen Confederate scout struggled to say poisonous, and large mouthfuls of fishy black blood continued to vomit from his mouth as he spoke.
In just a few breaths, the Confederate Army scout had been poisoned and died.
The poison fed on the cow's capillary needle was so powerful that it took away a person's life in just ten breaths.
This is the blow dart used by Shengnuzhen among the white mountains and black waters. Even without the aid of poison, it can still hunt some small animals, birds and small mammals.
Although it is not very powerful, it is very accurate.
It can be said that the dim moonlight in the sky saved the lives of the remaining Confederate scouts.
The dim moonlight made visibility extremely low in the dense forest, which greatly hindered the accuracy of these copper needles.
The dozen or so poisonous copper needles that attacked only hit three of the Confederate scouts, except for the Confederate scout who was first poisoned and died.
Although the copper needles were as thin as ox hair, each one was rubbed with a poison that would seal the throat when it reaches blood.
These poisons were originally used to hunt wolves, and they are very powerful.
The other three Confederate scouts who were shot by the copper needle soon died of poisoning like the first Confederate scout who fell to the ground and died.
After previous inspections, the Pingjing Army scouts already knew that these tough and muscular men wearing furs and hairy rat tails were the Jurchens from the land of Dongyi. Only these women who have been fighting against all kinds of tigers, leopards and wolves for many years, living in the white mountains, black waters, ice and snow, can be so brave and unafraid of death.
Coupled with years of hunting experience, these girls are almost born to be scouts and warriors.
The sudden attack and the death of four Paoze caused the remaining Pingjing Army scouts to panic briefly, but then they immediately calmed down and watched as more than ten fur men were slaughtered around them. The remaining seven Pingjing Army scouts He clenched the dagger in his hand and silently rushed forward.
The seven of them did not rush directly like they did when they hunted the first wave of Jurchen scouts. With their numbers clearly at a disadvantage, the seven Pingjing Army scouts formed a small front formation and headed forward.
This place is only more than ten miles away from the Pingjing Army camp. Standing on a high place, you can even directly see the flags of the Pingjing Army.
Naturally, the people in the scout camp will not relax about this place.
I don't know how many scouts from the Great Zhou Dynasty are waiting for the uninvited guests who enter this dense forest.
Maybe at this moment, the scouts of the Pingjing Army have heard the news and are on their way.
"kill!"
The seven men held sharp blades and roared, killing more than a dozen big men in fur.
(End of chapter)
