In the camp of the armies of Qin, Wei and Han, everyone looked unhappy.
It was already dark - there was silence in the camp. Occasionally, the groans of pain from wounded soldiers could be heard intermittently, making the atmosphere of the entire camp seem gloomy.
A few days ago, a vigorous battle ended with the retreat of the allied forces of Qin, Wei and Han.
Chu Qiyue's 420,000-strong army relied on their overwhelming numerical superiority to gain the upper hand in the battle. Everyone could see that Sima Cuo did his best to command and put his many years of experience and talents into full use. It has reached the limit, and even various orders for mobilization, advance and retreat, and killing have been precisely issued to each hundred-man team...
It can be seen that Sima Cuo did not give in at all.
Even so, the Qin, Wei and Han armies were still defeated!
The Chu, Qi and Yue allied forces took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing... The Qin army was advancing and retreating at a moderate pace, but the Wei and Han armies were showing signs of collapse.
Fortunately, Sima Cuo commanded Ruoding, and at a disadvantage, he ordered the Qin army's cavalry to rush to the rear, thus stopping the Wei and Han armies' tendency to flee.
Even so, after a great battle, there were many casualties.
After the battle, the allied forces of Qin, Wei and Han retreated northward in an orderly manner, abandoning the large camp north of [Pheasant Mountain] that had taken a lot of effort to build. At the same time, due to time constraints, many tents and other materials were abandoned. .
All in all - after this battle, the three soldiers were dissatisfied!
Especially Bao Yuan, the leader of the Korean army—wouldn’t it be better to continue the confrontation honestly? He had to invite the Chu people to fight a "battle" in Laoshizi, but ended up retreating all the way north, and now he has withdrawn to South Korea!
Currently, the Qin, Wei, and Han coalition forces have retreated to [Luguan]. Can they hold it?
Grandma drops.
If we retreat further, we will reach the hinterland of South Korea!
Although it was very late, the Chinese army camp was still brightly lit. Sima Cuo, Gongsun Xi, Bao Yuan and other generals were all absent.
Bao Yuan looked at Sima Cuo with a very ugly expression on his face: "General Sima, didn't you say you have a strategy to defeat the enemy?"
"Why do our troops retreat repeatedly?"
"Now, instead of showing signs of retreat, our army is constantly retreating...Further north, we are in South Korea!"
"I don't expect the general to defeat the Chu army... As long as we hold the defense line, I will be satisfied..."
The other generals also nodded after hearing this.
Only the generals of the Qin State still had full confidence in their own captains - but the fact of defeat was in front of them, and it was difficult to argue with words.
Sima Cuo still had the same expression on his face and said with a smile: "General Baoyuan, don't be anxious."
"There will be a turnaround within a day or two!"
Bao Yuan snorted softly. Although he said nothing more, his expression was still ugly.
Sima Cuo sighed secretly - this is the disadvantage of the coalition.
If victory is achieved, the three armies will naturally rush forward bravely.
Once there is a slight disadvantage, everyone will start talking...
Just at this moment, a soldier of Sima Cuo quickly ran in from outside the door and whispered a few words in the latter's ear. Sima Cuo smiled when he heard the words and relayed: "Everyone, the turning point I just mentioned has come. Got it!"
"The Yan State is ready to move on the Qi Yan border...the army has been assembled!"
After saying that, Sima Cuo stroked his beard and smiled.
It seemed that everything in front of him was already expected by him.
The generals' breathing stagnated, and then their eyes flashed - is Yan Guo going to take action? This is a good thing!
Once the Yan army takes action, the 100,000 Qi army on the opposite side will probably return to defense!
In this way, the numerical gap between the two armies will be greatly reduced!
Sima Cuo is worthy of being Sima Cuo - he is on the battlefield, but he has already calculated the movements of the Yan Kingdom thousands of miles away... As a military general, he can have such insight into the political situation. He is truly worthy of being a captain of the Qin Kingdom!
But then again——
Even if Qi people retreat, there is still a big gap in strength between the two armies...
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The camp of the Chu, Qi and Yue allied forces.
Within a few days, the army marched forward with great success, capturing the enemy's camp north of Pheasant Mountain and seizing a lot of tents, food and grass.
At this moment, morale is naturally high and everyone is jumping for joy.
"The Overlord manages the army well! He is worthy of being an Overlord!"
"The general has long said that even without Marquis Quyang, we can still win!"
"The King of Chu is so powerful that foreign ministers admire him..."
King Huai of Chu laughed heartily, his face glowing red.
Sima Wong on the opposite side has a good reputation. We thought it would be difficult to defeat him before.
Didn’t they also retreat under the army of the few?
Facts have proved that in the face of absolute strength advantage, any conspiracy is useless!
I'm so jealous! The troops have arrived at Lu Pass!
We have to keep fighting forward! Fight into the enemy's territory! Teach them an unforgettable lesson!
This is the result of being an enemy of this overlord!
"Report——" A group of messengers ran in outside the door, led by a man in purple armor, who was obviously from Qi State.
The messenger ran in, first saluted King Chu Huai who was on the throne, then turned to look at the general of Qi, and said anxiously: "There is something unusual at the border of the Yan people! The country is empty... General, please lead the troops back to defense immediately!"
The leader of Qi State was startled, and then immediately stood up with an ugly expression on his face.
Although Qi State also rested for a year or two, it was really beaten too hard before - it was no longer the strength that could pull out hundreds of thousands of troops and face off against the five-nation coalition forces.
The 100,000 Qi troops currently supporting the Chu State were basically all the troops that the Qi State could mobilize.
King Chu Huai's face didn't look very good either... He habitually looked at Qu Ping, the general of the Zhu Kingdom.
Qu Ping quickly calculated in his mind, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, even if the Qi army leaves, our army will still have a considerable strength advantage."
King Chu Huai was determined, so he waved his sleeves at General Qi and said kindly: "Since the people of Yan are unwilling to be lonely... then you should go back quickly."
"Huh, Yan country..."
"It seems that my great nephew hit them lightly last time!"
"Don't worry - as long as I defeat the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei and Han, the whole country will help and completely defeat the damn Yan Kingdom!"
The leader of Qi State was greatly relieved when he saw that King Chu Huai had no intention of blaming him. After confessing his guilt, he said goodbye to all the generals in the tent one by one with regret. In the war before him, the Chu, Qi and Yue allied forces clearly had the advantage. , If we keep fighting, we will probably get a lot of loot.
It’s a pity to leave now!
Afterwards, the Qi general led the Qi army and left the camp of the Chu, Qi and Yue coalition forces and returned to defense at starry night.
At this moment, the strength of both sides has undergone subtle changes——
On the Qin, Wei and Han side, the original 250,000 troops were slightly damaged in the previous battle. During the battle and the subsequent retreat, they lost about 20,000 troops.
There are still 230,000 troops.
As for Chu Qiyue, although they had the numerical advantage in that battle, they lost about 20,000 troops because the quality and equipment of their soldiers were indeed inferior to those of Qin, Wei and Han.
At this moment, the Qi army withdrew...only the armies of Chu and Yue were left.
Chu State still has 280,000 troops, and Yue State's 20,000 troops have suffered very little damage - a total of 300,000 troops are still there!
Although the strength has been greatly reduced, it still has a considerable advantage!
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