Boom! !
The horses' hooves trampled the ground, making the ground tremble.
A group of cavalry came rushing towards them.
The leader is clearly Wang Lie. He received arrangements from Bai Cejun and came personally with three thousand Qin cavalry.
Even though Wang Lie was traveling fast, there were many cavalrymen, so it was slower than Tie Yifan who was traveling alone. When Wang Lie arrived with his cavalry, he was shocked to find that the Xia army's garrison was empty.
Near this station, there were only burning bonfires and no Xia soldiers were seen.
Wang Lie glanced around and noticed Tie Yifan standing there. He acted cautiously and did not go forward in person. Instead, he sent a soldier to inquire about the situation. After learning that Qi Feixiong had been killed, he came over in person.
Wang Lie looked at Qi Feixiong, who had been dead for a long time on the ground, and asked: "Grandmaster Iron, where is Xia's army?"
Tie Yifan said: "Everyone has been evacuated."
Wang Lie frowned after hearing this.
All removed.
Should he give chase?
Now that it is past the Chou hour, although the darkness of the night is not the darkest, it will even become brighter in a while. However, it was still night at this time, and even the moonlight had disappeared. At this time, chasing halfway would easily lead to an ambush.
Wang Lie asked: "Grandmaster Iron, how long did the Xia army retreat?"
"Less than two-quarters of an hour."
Tie Yifan answered directly.
Wang Lie began to evaluate that in two quarters of an hour, the cavalry could run a long distance, but the infantry could not run far. The cavalry under his command was enough to catch up quickly.
On the way to Yangcheng from here, he can also lead the cavalry to cover up the enemy.
This is opportunity.
"Du Hua!"
Wang Lie already made a decision in the blink of an eye.
"The general is here!"
Du Hua stood up and answered.
He was wearing armor and had a sharp look on his face. Du Hua, who was in his early thirties, served as a captain under Wang Lie and commanded these three thousand cavalry.
Wang Lie ordered: "The officers and soldiers of Xia State escaped and Qi Feixiong was killed. This is an excellent opportunity. No matter whether there is an ambush in front of you, you cannot miss it. Once you miss it, it will be difficult to find the opportunity to pursue the Xia State army. You lead a group Thousand Jingqi will act as the vanguard and pursue the enemy first. I will lead two thousand Jingqi to hold the line for you from behind."
He was always steady in his actions, but not indecisive.
Once the situation is established, it will be implemented immediately.
What's more, even if Xia's ambush blocked it and two lines of cavalry covered him up, he didn't believe that Xia's people could stop his troops.
"I will obey my orders."
Du Hua got the order and took the lead to leave with a thousand cavalry.
Wang Lie looked at Tie Yifan and ordered: "Grandmaster Tie, take Qi Feixiong's body back to the camp first. Next, I will march into the army."
"good!"
Tie Yifan nodded.
He sighed in his heart, Wang Lie was brave enough and was not afraid of being chased even at night.
The people of Da Qin are very powerful.
Wang Lie waited for Du Hua to leave for more than a quarter of an hour before giving the order to continue on his way.
His two thousand cavalry were responsible for holding down the formation.
Du Hua led a thousand cavalry on the road, and the speed was slightly slower at the beginning. After all, he was traveling at night, and it would not be much faster if he wanted to increase the speed. After less than half an hour of pursuit, the night began to fade away and the sky gradually became brighter.
The Qin cavalry continued on their way, and after another quarter of an hour, they had caught up with a large number of Xia infantry.
"Kill, kill him."
Du Hua became excited.
"Those who surrender will not be killed, those who surrender will not be killed, and those who resist will be killed without mercy."
Du Hua shouted loudly.
His mission was not to kill many Xia soldiers, but to defeat Xia's team and further disrupt the opponent's team.
The Xia infantry were evacuating when they were suddenly attacked by the Qin cavalry from behind. They were all confused.
Everyone is afraid.
Originally, when Qi Feixiong was killed, the morale of the army was completely shattered. All the Xia soldiers wanted to flee back. Now that they were suddenly killed, everyone was immediately defeated, with no thought or plan of a battle at all.
Murong Ba, Mu Lingyun and Gong Lang were leading their elite troops to retreat, followed by infantry and mainly cavalry.
When Murong Ba learned that the Qin army's cavalry was coming from behind, he immediately panicked. He looked at Mu Lingyun and said loudly: "General Mu, you are the best at defense and blocking. Our army is facing a crisis. You go to resist and hold back the pursuers from behind. Qin Army Cavalry."
"Why should I go?"
Mu Lingyun was not happy.
If you stay to resist at this time, you will definitely be defeated or even killed. Even though Mu Lingyun had elites from his direct lineage under his command, they never participated in the fighting and preserved their combat effectiveness. The problem is that the Xia army's fighting spirit has completely collapsed due to their previous defeat on the front line and because Tie Yifan killed Qi Feixiong.
The army is in an embarrassing battle.
Everyone wants to escape, but no one wants to fight. If you stay and fight, you will die.
"Retreat, retreat at full speed."
Regardless of anything else, Gong Lang gave the order loudly.
He slapped his horse on the back and took the cavalry under his command to retreat first, ignoring the situation of the infantry. Even if the infantry cannot keep up, they can only let the infantry escape and wait for the subsequent infantry to return to the army on their own.
Mu Lingyun and Murong Ba looked at each other and each ordered to retreat at full speed.
Xia's cavalry fled first.
A large number of Xia's infantry were still escaping, but as the Qin army's cavalry came, especially the galloping horses, they made a great noise. In addition, two thousand cavalry led by Wang Lie followed, and it was difficult for Xia's troops to escape.
Countless soldiers kept fleeing.
More Xia soldiers gave up resistance and chose to surrender.
When Wang Lie came with the next two thousand cavalry, he saw countless Xia soldiers kneeling down and surrendering, giving up resistance.
Wang Lie had a bright smile on his face.
This battle was a beautiful one.
Wang Lie did not continue the pursuit and allowed Du Hua to lead his men to pursue him. He led his men to collect the soldiers of Xia Kingdom. When morning came and the sun shone brightly on the earth, Wang Lie had surrendered all the Xia soldiers he could and took them all as prisoners.
Du Hua withdrew his men and said with regret on his face: "General, the last general was incompetent and allowed several generals of the Xia State to escape. All the main cavalry of the Xia State fled and were never captured."
Wang Lie said: "It doesn't matter, the results of our battle are already rich enough."
Du Hua glanced at the dense crowd and asked: "General, how many people were captured in this battle?"
Wang Lie smiled and said: "After this battle, more than 28,000 people were captured, and they all surrendered without a fight. After two battles, the number of Xia's escaped troops would not exceed 30,000. Although some people still escaped We will eventually return to the Xia Kingdom, but the combat effectiveness of the Xia Kingdom's army has been weakened to the extreme. Withdraw the troops, and we will retreat to the main camp."
"Here!"
Du Hua nodded in reply.
The group of people began to walk back, because they were escorting the prisoners, and even if they asked the prisoners to move forward at a trot, they only returned to the military camp after noon.
When Wang Lie returned to the military camp, Bai Cejun, Lin Feng and Tie Yifan were not there and were burying Qifei Xiong near the camp.
After all, Qi Feixiong is a famous general. Even if he is an enemy, he still has to make arrangements after death.
Wang Lie didn't wait long. Bai Cejun, Lin Feng, Tie Yifan and others returned.
Wang Lie said excitedly: "Shuai Bai, Marquis Lin, this time we went to cover up the killing, and not a single soldier was lost. All Xia's cavalry fled. All Xia's infantry surrendered. After the battle, 28,000 were captured. I estimate that more than a thousand people were killed. Xia's vitality has been weakened to the extreme."
"good!"
When Bai Cejun heard this, he cheered loudly.
He was extremely happy.
The rhythm of this battle was controlled so well. From the beginning, it was all part of Lin Feng's plan.
If Bai Cejun led his men to fight Qi Feixiong on the front line from the beginning, Bai Cejun might not be able to defeat Qi Feixiong in a head-on fight. However, Lin Feng's plan in Anyi caused Qi Feixiong to be stabbed in the back, food and grass in the rear were cut off, Xu Changjie died, Xia was in civil turmoil, Qi Feixiong's military morale collapsed, and Tie Yifan directly betrayed him.
As a result, Qi Feixiong was killed and the Xia army was defeated.
It seems simple, but in fact it is not easy.
Bai Cejun looked at Lin Feng and said with a smile: "Lin Feng, you should take the lead in this battle."
Lin Feng said: "Shuai Bai, the victory in this battle is not the result of any one person, but the contribution of everyone. Now more than 20,000 Xia soldiers have been captured. Including the previous prisoners, the number has exceeded 30,000. These prisoners must be properly placed. Now we have to adjust our strategy for the prisoners."
Xun Peng said directly: "In my opinion, keeping these prisoners is troublesome. We might as well just kill them."
He is from Da Qin.
He doesn't care much about the people of Xia State.
Especially a group of prisoners.
Killing prisoners is even more normal.
Bai Cejun did not answer Xun Peng's words, but looked at Lin Feng and asked, "Lin Feng, what did you think about it?"
Lin Feng said: "I think this group of prisoners cannot be killed."
"why?"
Xun Peng couldn't help but ask the first question.
He knew how powerful Lin Feng was, but when it came to prisoners, these prisoners would consume a lot of food, and there were also instability factors.
Kill him, it's all over.
If you don't kill, it will be a hindrance.
