Outside the north gate of Xinzheng, Ji Wuye led 3,000 general guards and 17,000 backbones of the night army to break through the north gate, which was defended by Bai Yifei and 3,000 troops, and galloped away. .
Ji Yihu's choice was to escape, but Ji Wuye, who was hesitating whether to make a last ditch effort or stop in time, received the news that the Bird Killers had delivered to him for the first time today.
That was when one of Bai Niao's killers saw what looked like Princess Honglian and Han Wangan in the alleyway outside the Han Palace.
Ji Wuye's eyes widened and he looked at Han Wangan, who was standing by the palace door looking at him not long ago. At this moment, Han Wangan and Honglian were nowhere to be seen in his sight.
Han Wangan, the abdicater, is gone, and Honglian, the hostage, is gone, so what's the point of attacking Han Wang's palace?
So Ji Wuye ordered his troops to continue to besiege Han Wang's palace, and conduct a careful search after taking it. He led the elite to personally pursue the figures that Bai Niao Killer said were suspected of being Han Wang An and Honglian.
Then, Ji Wuye broke through the north gate that Bai Yifei was guarding personally, leaving behind the tens of thousands of troops besieging Han Palace, and ran away.
Now that he had decided to withdraw, Ji Wuye would naturally not hesitate any longer.
Ji Wuye had actually made a retreat plan in advance after the defeat, which was to retreat to Nanyang with his cronies and trustworthy elites.
First occupy the four counties that have not yet been officially handed over to South Korea, and then seize the other four counties that were ceded before and have now received initial development. It is enough to support an army of 10,000 with the civilian power of eight counties.
Then he ransacked Lanxiu Villa and took all the Jade Tiger's property into his own, so that he would have no problem raising 20,000 troops. Only then would he write to the State of Zhao, requesting submission.
Although a traitor like him cannot really be trusted by Zhao Wangyan, he is definitely attractive enough to Zhao, who only has Li Mu, who emerged from Daidi, as a general.
What's more, he had a close relationship with Guo Kai, the favorite minister of King Zhao Yan.
If you want to go north to Nanyang, then there is only this way to choose.
This is a road sandwiched between two small hills, and the bushes on both sides of the mountain road are like an endless sea of green, growing densely and covering the entire hillside.
This mountain road is winding and winding, like a snake passing through the mountains. The sun shines through the sparse leaves and falls on the ground, forming colorful spots. The breeze blew through the bushes, making a rustling sound, as if nature was accompanying the battle. Among the grass, some wild flowers grew tenaciously, and their petals exuded an alluring fragrance, which was in sharp contrast to the bloody smell on these soldiers.
Ji Yihu felt a little uneasy in his heart. He looked at Ji Wuye and suggested: "Father, the terrain here is steep and there may be an ambush. Why not send a scout to investigate and ensure safety."
However, Ji Wuye did not agree with this view.
Although this mountain road is indeed steep and winding, making it an excellent place to set up an ambush, Ji Wuye does not believe that the Qin army will set up an ambush here.
After all, he had not informed anyone of his pre-planned retreat plan, and it was impossible for the Qin army to know their retreat direction. Moreover, the Qin army should concentrate its main force in the city to encircle and annihilate them, instead of setting up an ambush in a place where they are not sure whether they will pass by.
Therefore, Ji Wuye did not feel worried. Instead, he led the three thousand general's personal guards into the mountain road.
Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and followed closely.
As if feeling that everyone's morale was low, Ji Wuye suddenly laughed loudly.
Ji Wuye's laughter echoed between the two hills, forming waves of echoes. This laughter made people feel a little uneasy.
Zhang Ping, who was forced by Ji Wuye to retreat to Nanyang with him, couldn't help but ask: "Why is the general laughing?"
Ji Wuye didn't seem to notice any problem at all. Instead, he held a riding whip and pointed at the terrain ahead with thick trees, high mountains and dangerous roads, and continued to laugh: "I don't laugh at others, I only laugh at Zhang Ji and Wu Mou, Xueyi Hou Shaozhi. If it were me When we use our troops, we should lay down an army here in advance. What can we do?"
Of course, he didn't really despise Zhang Ji and Bai Jin, but he knew very well that their strategy was to enter the city to encircle and annihilate his army. But no matter what, there are only 100,000 troops, who control the city gates, the arsenal and other important places. With such a division of troops, including the Qin army facing a head-on confrontation, it is impossible to have any remaining strength to set up an ambush.
Seeing that the morale of the soldiers under his command was low, he deliberately said these words in order to boost the morale of the soldiers.
As if in response to Ji Wuye's "praise", a drum beat broke the silence in the valley.
Immediately, the whistling sounds of bow strings and the sound of bows and arrows cutting through the air came one after another, and arrows fell heavily from the sky.
The sound of arrows piercing flesh and screams came one after another. In order to speed up the march, except for the three thousand personal guards of the General's Mansion, the more than 17,000 people were all lightly dressed and without shields. They wore light armor and carried only the necessary weapons.
These Korean soldiers were frightened, but there was only a patch of bushes around the mountain road, not even a few trees. Facing the condescending arrows, there was no way to cover them, so they could only run around to avoid them.
Some people choose to hide behind bushes, covering their heads with their bodies, hoping to reduce the chance of injury. Some people choose to rush forward, hoping to get out of the range of the arrow rain as soon as possible. Some people chose to find a big rock as a cover to avoid arrows.
"The Qin army will only kill the evil leader Ji Wuye and his gang, you and other soldiers can disperse on your own!"
The soldiers of Snow Clothes Castle shouted loudly, word by word, resounding like thunder on the battlefield, and these shouts became the last straw that broke Ji Wuye's back.
Being a soldier and getting paid is an almost unanimous thought among soldiers in this era.
Maybe in some big countries, soldiers will have a sense of honor and disgrace similar to that of later generations, and they will temporarily put aside their own interests, but this is absolutely impossible in South Korea.
The reason why South Korea can be called "Strengthening Korea" after applying for the reform is because, firstly, the officials are incorruptible, and those who are corrupt and have no place to eat can't escape; secondly, because the national treasury is full, the minerals are rich, and the world's strong bows and crossbows follow Korea. Out; San Lai Han people inherited the bravery, loyalty and uprightness passed down by their ancestors. They dared to go forward with swords, never retreated from the sea of fire, and looked at the direction of the army.
However, the trend of surgical treatment also planted the seeds of hidden dangers.
Before Shuzhi, Han Guo was an upright and ideal young man. After the rule of law, South Korea quickly transformed into a scheming middle-aged man.
Toughness and loyalty disappeared, power and intrigue became prevalent, monarchs and ministers fought against each other, and officialdom became deceitful. The noble character in which one's own safety is regarded as the highest interest and the rise and fall of the country is one's own responsibility has disappeared.
And the strict and disciplined officialdom...heh, if you have the skill to control it, you will have the method to deal with it.
Therefore, before King An of Han succeeded to the throne, Korea had completely become a country governed by techniques to avoid disaster and seek people.
The people at the bottom were also changed by the trend of martial arts. Loyalty, bravery and uprightness disappeared, and survival became the nature of the Korean people.
How much fighting spirit do the soldiers have who are fighting to survive?
What's more, Ji Wuye ignored one thing.
He thought he was bringing elite troops with light equipment and simple travel, but he ignored the origins of these elites.
Rural sentiment is a major factor that prevents people from leaving their hometowns.
People of this era had such deep-rooted local sentiments that even if they died outside, they hoped that the body would eventually return to their hometown for burial. Even more than two thousand years later, such funeral customs still exist.
The soldiers under Ji Wuye's command have various origins, but most of them are Korean soldiers who came from Xinzheng and several nearby villages. A few come from cities near Yangzhai and Anling Xinzheng. Following Ji Wuye is nothing more than coveting Ji Wuye. Night's military pay and rewards, as well as the merits of following the dragon after success.
But Ji Wuye was defeated, and most of the people's hearts were scattered. The reason why he could not betray Ji Wuye on the spot was because of Ji Wuye's prestige and fear of the three thousand personal guards of the general's palace.
But if they were asked to leave their hometown and go to Nanyang to continue the business of beheading, they would naturally be unwilling to do so if they could not continue to be well-off and dependent on others.
So, taking advantage of the chaos of the war, Ji Wuye was also suppressed under the rain of arrows, and people kept raising their weapons above their heads and begging for mercy loudly before leaving.
As for whether they leave to return to the military camp and serve South Korea again, or whether they escape military service and return home, or whether they fall into the trap and become bandits, that is not Zhang Jineng's control. That is what Liusha, who is about to take over the night to take over South Korea, has to worry about.
What Zhang Ji had to worry about was Ji Wuye in front of him.
Of course, I can't say I'm worried.
After all, if he couldn't defeat Ji Wuye in the current situation, he might as well kill himself.
The Snow Clothes Castle army divided three thousand troops to Bai Yifei to guard the north gate. Seven thousand troops were set up in ambush on both sides of the mountain road. In addition, there were one thousand men from the Iron Eagle Warriors and five hundred snare killers scattered and hidden in every corner of the bush. A total of 8,500 people.
And what about Ji Wuye's side?
Although these personal guards of the General's Mansion were loyal enough and no one chose to betray Ji Wuye at this time, there were only less than 3,000 of them.
Eight thousand versus three thousand, the advantage is mine!
Zhang Ji felt slightly proud, but he did not become careless about it.
"Keep shooting arrows! Don't hold back!"
Zhang Ji continued to command the troops of Snow Clothes Castle to fire arrows continuously. The dense rain of arrows almost covered the sky. Even if everyone was equipped with a shield, they could not withstand the ferocity of the rain of arrows.
Moreover, although these arrows are simply soaked in venom and simply quenched, the poison is easy to evaporate during the shooting process or remains on the skin surface and cannot enter the blood vessels, but these venoms are carefully prepared by the poison masters of Luowang. The prepared poison is so poisonous that it seals the throat upon seeing blood.
As long as an arrow can scratch the skin of these general guards, one enemy can be eliminated.
"Zhang Ji! If you have the ability, come down and fight with me to the death! Shooting arrows here is nothing!"
Ji Wuye poked his head out of the shield formation and shouted sternly.
But Zhang Ji didn't pay any attention to Ji Wuye's shouts and just sneered.
Encircling and annihilating Ji Wuye's three thousand personal guards at the minimum cost is the wisest choice. Why take the risk of taking people down the mountain to confront Ji Wuye head-on?
Although it was impossible for the arrows carried by the army to really surround and annihilate these three thousand people, every additional death meant that one less person died on one's own side.
In his view, things that can be solved with money are not problems, let alone using the burning of money to replace the loss of life.
Moreover, under the influence of Qin Mo's family, the current Qin State Workshop has established a stable assembly line production system. Arrows were worthless in the Qin State, so he did not hesitate to let the troops of Xueyi Castle and the killers of Luowang continuously shoot arrows, trapping the enemy in the rain of arrows.
Ji Wuye's personal guards of the General's Mansion continued to face arrow fire. The number of them was less than three thousand, but they were reduced by seven to eight hundred people due to the poison arrows.
But they were unable to fight back. Although this steep hill was not impossible to climb, it was extremely slow for them to climb such a hill in heavy armor. They would also encounter arrows from the Snow Clothes Castle army, which was very difficult. No less than one who attacks a city.
As for cross-shooting, shooting from a high position and shooting from the bottom up are not difficult at all.
What's more, their arrows were not poisoned and might have been affected by the bushes on the hills, but the arrows shot from the Snow Clothes Castle army fell directly into their formation.
So they could only wait for the Snow Clothes Castle army to run out of arrows, and then take the initiative to go down the mountain in order to encircle and annihilate them, so that they would still have a chance to fight.
After all, they were elites trained in imitation of Wei Wuzu. Although they were not as good as Wei Wuzu, they were not far behind.
Finally, the rain of arrows overhead stopped.
But the storm in the hearts of these general guards suddenly came.
A thousand Iron Eagle warriors came down the hillside in an orderly manner. Even on the steep mountain road, they still maintained the stability of the military formation and their steps were steady, leaving no opportunity for these general guards to take advantage of.
"Iron Eagle Warrior!"
The moment Ji Wuye saw the Iron Eagle warriors appearing, he guessed their identities and exclaimed.
It is true that the image of the Iron Eagle Warrior is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The past achievements have made the elites in the world afraid and they no longer dare to call themselves elites.
Also accompanying the Iron Eagle Ruishi down the mountain were Zhang Ji, Bai Jin, Zhanri, Black and White Xuanjian, Six Sword Slaves, Ba Linglong and the commander of the Iron Eagle Ruishi, Bai Kun. These seven master-level warriors force.
There was no suspense at all, and the battle fell into a one-sided situation.
The Iron Eagle warriors once had the experience of defeating three thousand Wei soldiers in a formation battle with a thousand soldiers.
Although the Wei soldiers at that time were no longer the elite soldiers under Wu Qi's command, but some of the newly recruited disciples of the armored sect, they were also elite, but they were defeated by one against three.
Moreover, the Iron Eagle Warriors' casualties were only three hundred.
Wei Wuzu is like this, let alone these general guards who are not as good as Wei Wuzu.
As the whistling sound of the Zhanlu Sword cutting through the air fell on Ji Wuye's neck, the civil strife in South Korea temporarily stopped. As for whether it has completely come to an end...who can know?
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