"Wonderful!" Zhao Hua clapped his hands: "If the Qi army advances rashly, they will surely win easily if they set up an ambush!"
Then, Zhao Hua's eyes lit up, and he seemed to have thought of something again...
After hearing Xiong Wuliang's order, the Shaohu sergeant who was holding back his anger responded positively with a roar.
Because Xiong Wuliang's troops were well-trained, despite two consecutive defeats and a rout all the way, they were not defeated like most of the Chu army.
So far, the 1,500 Shaohu Army has maintained a complete marching formation.
The swords, shields, spears, halberds, and repeating crossbows carried by the army, including armor and other combat equipment, were basically not lost.
Because the Shaohu Army was located in a relatively rear position, it accommodated many defeated troops along the way - now the total strength of Xiong Wuliang's troops has not decreased but increased, and there are more than 3,000 troops.
Therefore, Xiong Wuliang was fully confident when he dared to counterattack the three thousand Qi troops who were chasing behind him.
The Shaohu soldiers were well-trained and hid in the woods on both sides of the road. The rest of the Chu soldiers also followed suit and hid on both sides of the road.
The three thousand pursuing Qi vanguard troops were unprepared and plunged into the Chu army's encirclement...
It's not to blame for their carelessness - the Chu army fled all over the mountains and plains, and for a whole day and night, they encountered no resistance.
Now is the time to pay for their arrogance!
Xiong Wuliang narrowed his eyes and waved his hand: "Fire the arrow!"
Shaohu stood up suddenly: "The Lord has an order - shoot the arrow!"
In Xiong Wuliang's second chapter, the most powerful killing move is not the fine iron armor and close combat, but the continuous rain of arrows.
The repeating crossbows in the hands of 1,500 Shaohu Army sergeants fired arrows in unison, and more than 10,000 crossbow arrows were poured out in an instant...
Like a black cloud, covering the Qi army in the middle of the road...
The flanks of the marching Qi army were covered by arrows, and most of the marching Qi soldiers did not hold their shields.
In one encounter, the three thousand Qi troops had already suffered heavy casualties.
After a round of volleys, Shaohu saw that Qi's soldiers were in chaos, so he drew his sword and shouted: "Two or three sons, follow me to kill!"
The soldiers of the Chu army who had been cowardly for a long time were like tigers descending from the mountain, rushing out from the dense forest... The soldiers of the Qi army had no formation at all, and could only rely on instinct to resist.
Three thousand Chu troops fought fiercely, especially 1,500 Shaohu soldiers. They still maintained the wedge-shaped arrow of charge amidst the chaos, which fully demonstrated the results of the combination of daily training and Langya rotation training.
In just one stick of incense, the battlefield has become quiet.
None of the three thousand pursuing Qi troops slipped through the net, and they all fell on this forest road, which was not actually rugged.
"My lord, what a great victory, what a great victory!" Shaohu said with excitement on his face.
"Three thousand enemies were killed, thirty chariots were captured, and countless flags, drums, swords and halberds were captured..."
Xiong Wuliang nodded and let out a sigh of relief.
There were only a few hundred casualties among the more than 3,000 Chu soldiers in this battle. Through deliberate calculation and unintentional calculation, they actually created such a brilliant result.
The morale of the three armies was greatly boosted, and the haze caused by successive defeats and retreats was swept away.
Xiong Wuliang was about to give the order to take the loot and continue to retreat south, but Zhao Hua pulled his sleeve——
Zhao Hua: "My lord, there is a fighting opportunity in front of you!"
"The Qi army marched straight in, but was stuck in logistical supplies. The main force must have returned to the vicinity of Xiapi to wait for the baggage - there must be no troops stationed in the [Jinbei] city in front of them."
"Instead of continuing to retreat south and being chased and beaten by the Qi army, we might as well turn around and recover the county south of Xiapi!"
Xiong Wuliang thought about it and felt that what Zhao Hua said made sense.
If they continue to flee, the Chu army will be chased and bitten by the Qi army.
If we can recapture [Jinbei] south of Xiapi, we can effectively curb the speed of the Qi army's pursuit and facilitate the regrouping of the scattered Chu army.
The most important thing - if they continue to flee south, the war will soon extend to Xiong Wuliang's fiefdom.
"Go north and recapture Jinbei!" Xiong Wuliang gave the order after hesitating for a moment.
The soldiers of Shaohu naturally responded positively to their master's orders, and the more than a thousand soldiers of Chu who were temporarily accommodated also followed Quyangjun who had just achieved victory.
"Fight back!"
"Recover Jinbei!"
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"Untie all the war horses that can still be used and push the chariot into the ditch!" Shaohu held up a bloody sword and gave orders——
"Recover the crossbow arrows as much as possible!"
The Chu soldiers happily cleaned the battlefield, and according to Shaohu's instructions, they tried their best to pick up the arrows that had been fired.
Needless to say, the Shaohu Army's weapons were excellent, and the rest of the Chu soldiers quickly armed themselves with Qi Army's weapons - Qi was rich, and its weapons were much easier to use than those of Chu.
On the fourth day of August, 3,000 Chu troops under Xiong Wuliang's command refused to retreat but advanced, charging straight at Jinbei!
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Jin Beicheng.
As expected, the main force of the Qi army was waiting for supplies in Xiapi, and the number of Qi troops guarding Jinbei was only 500.
Moreover, these Qi soldiers did not expect that the fleeing Chu people would dare to counterattack, and their defense was very lax.
The general of the Qi army guarding [Jin Bei] was a young general named 'Jiang Lu'.
This man is the younger brother of Jiang Yu, the pioneer general of Qi State.
"Chu people are all a bunch of trash!" Jiang Lu lay on top of a beautiful woman and pinched her chin, "But the women of Chu are still very useful."
The woman lowered her head angrily.
Jiang Lu laughed evilly: "Madam, you have to behave better, otherwise I will send you to reunite with your Chu husband with a sword..."
After the Qi army invaded the territory of Chu State, under the leadership of Jiang Yu, they violently conquered, burned, killed and looted all the way, with no restraint at all.
Jiang Lu, like Jiang Yu, believed that burning and killing was the best way to boost the morale of the soldiers.
After occupying [Jinbei], Jiang Lu had no intention of restraining his soldiers, but instead allowed the soldiers to commit adultery and plunder.
Although Jiang Yu did not restrain his subordinates, Jiang Yu himself did not participate in burning, killing, and looting—while Jiang Lu took the lead in raping, burning, and killing people for fun.
As the saying goes, with such a leader, Jin Bei's 500 Qi troops will certainly become more crazy and unscrupulous.
Looking at the entire Jin Beicheng, the Qi army is already heavily in blood debt...
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Three thousand Chu troops under Xiong Wuliang's command advanced rapidly. After the ambush battle, it only took half a day to arrive at Jinbei City.
Perhaps the Qi army was too careless and did not send any scouts outside the city.
Even Zhao Hua felt incredible——
This is a war! And it’s still on the territory of Chu State!
The people of Qi are so arrogant!
At this time, the sky had darkened, and three thousand Chu troops came to Jinbei City with great fanfare, but they were not discovered by the Qi troops!
Xiong Wuliang put up his hand on the awning and looked around - the purple Qi flag on the city wall was fluttering lazily, and there was not even a single person on the city.
At the city gate, there were only three or five Qi soldiers laughing and playing.
Jinbei City Gate is wide open. Looking through the city gate, there are no pedestrians on the street - the ground seems to be glowing with a dim red color, and this dark red color extends along the road to outside the city gate...
Smelling the faint smell of blood in the air, Xiong Wuliang's face twitched, and an unknown premonition filled his heart——
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