For a whole day, one-sided massacre continued on the battlefield.
It wasn't until the sun turned to the west that the armies of Qin, Wei and Han regrouped with unfinished intentions - strings of Chu people's heads hung on their waists, dripping with blood, and everyone was beaming with joy.
As for how many of these Chu people's heads are Chu people's soldiers and how many are civilians from surrounding villages and towns... then only God knows.
Sima Cuo's Chinese army camp moved more than 40 miles southward in just one day.
This shows the speed of the pursuit of the Qin, Wei and Han armies.
At this moment, the lights in the big tent were brightly lit.
Both Gongsun Xi and Bao Yuan were convinced and apologized to Sima Cuo: "I questioned the state captain before, but now it seems ridiculous."
"The captain of the state uses his troops like a god, I admire him!"
Sima Cuo stroked his beard and smiled. His expressionless face finally showed a trace of contentment, and he accepted all the compliments for the second general.
Sima Cuo truly deserves this praise!
From the beginning, this battle was planned by Sima Cuo - the Qin army took the initiative to withdraw from Bashu, allowing those Bashu people to kill each other to preserve the strength of the main force of the Qin army.
At the same time, taking the opportunity of "Chu people marching into Bashu, Qin State can no longer defend", it stimulated Wei and South Korea, whose original diplomatic stance was biased towards Chu State.
Such an operation contributed to the alliance of the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei and Han.
Going forward - although the Qin people did not contact the Yan people in advance, the Yan people's imminent move was all within Sima Cuo's expectation.
Therefore, Sima Cuo deliberately fought the first battle of "Pheasant Mountain" with the Chu people. With the defeat of Qin, Wei and Han, the Chu people's doubts were alleviated. When the news of the "Yan people's sudden move" came, the Qi people After leaving, Chu people were still confident.
So, the Battle of Luguan started!
As for the key betrayal of the Yue people, it was all predicted and even controlled by Sima Cuo - in fact, Sima Cuo had already privately exchanged letters with Yue Wang Si Jing.
It was Sima Cuo's secret instigation and various conditions that made Si frightened and take risks.
At the critical moment, he gave King Chu Huai a fatal backstab!
After the overall operation, Sima Cuo had clearly predicted all the actions of all the forces, and by adding fuel to the fire, the main force of the Chu army suffered heavy casualties, and the Chu country's several years of accumulation were destroyed in one day!
And many of the predictions and plans are not limited to simple battlefields.
The wisdom of Sima Cuo, the captain of the Great Qin Kingdom, is evident!
Bao Yuan was full of respect and asked respectfully: "May I ask General Sima - did the general foresee the rebellion of those Yue people?"
Sima made a mistake and smiled: "This matter is easy to predict."
"Although this Yue State is nominally a vassal of the Chu State, in fact it must be unwilling to do so."
"After all, a large part of the Yue Kingdom's former land has now been occupied by the Chu Kingdom. The reason why the Chu Kingdom is strong is because it has swallowed up the flesh and blood of the Yue Kingdom."
"Even if the Yue people bend their knees to serve the Chu people, they will still harbor resentment."
Sima Tso paused, then continued with a smile: "In addition -"
"The Chu State is becoming more and more powerful, and the living space of the Yue State is only a corner of Langya."
"To the south of Langya is the mainland of the Chu Kingdom."
"To the north of Langya is Qi State, which is loyal to Chu State."
"The King of Yue, Si Jing, is a wise man. Although he surrenders to Qiang Chu on the surface, he has long been wary of it... I sent his trusted aide to Langya again to discuss the interests with Si Jing. Of course he will do something The right choice."
The generals nodded one after another, their admiration for Sima Cuo in their hearts could not be greater.
Meng Xixiang couldn't help but asked more: "Guowei, what conditions did you make to that concubine?"
Sima Cuo stroked his beard and smiled: "The State of Qin recognized the independence of the State of Yue, supported the State of Yue in regaining the thousands of miles of land occupied by the State of Chu...helped the State of Yue to escape from the control of the State of Chu..."
The generals nodded.
No wonder.
Faced with the great temptation of Zhongxing Sheji, it is no wonder that Si Jing stabbed Chu in the back.
Sima Cuo coughed, put away the smile on his face, and gave orders seriously: "Generals, listen to the order!"
Gongsun Xi, Bao Yuan, Meng Xixiang and others all raised their hands and shouted in a high voice: "The general is here!"
"Tomorrow, continue to pursue the defeated Chu army and try our best to expand the results!" Sima Cuo's voice was decisive.
"I don't care what methods you use... I will only judge the merits of the war with my head!"
"The people of Chu have come out in full force, and even if there is resistance in the country, it is very small... The generals must pursue it with all their strength, strive to capture the capital of Ying, and teach the people of Chu how powerful we are!"
The generals exclaimed: "I will obey the general's orders!"
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A great rout began.
Hundreds of thousands of Chu troops were defeated and fled southward.
The allied forces of Qin, Wei and South Korea followed closely behind, with thousands of troops as units, chasing and killing them all over the mountains and plains.
Generals and generals stood on chariots and galloped across the vast plains, crushing the rice fields without mercy and trampling the crops to pieces.
The generals were laughing loudly while standing on the chariot with bows and arrows, harvesting the lives of Chu soldiers casually and playfully.
The defeated soldiers of the Chu army fled all the way and were beaten by the Qin, Wei and Han coalition forces, and had no chance to reorganize their formation.
Casualties were mounting.
The civilians of the Chu State also suffered... The Qin, Wei, and Han coalition forces basically pursued and killed each other in units of a thousand men. Out of Sima Cuo's control, they became even more brutal and unscrupulous.
Killings spread across the plains.
The severed heads of Chu people were pushed like mountains.
At the entrance of each village, headless corpses were piled up, the land was dyed red, and the stench was high.
In the streets and alleys, the corpses of young, naked Chu women were everywhere - all with bruises on their wrists and naked bodies.
burn!
kill!
Loot!
Those Qin soldiers were particularly cruel - perhaps they felt that the second Danyang War had caused Qin to lose face, and now they wanted to get it back again.
The richest granary in the Chu State, the Huainan Plain, had been trampled into a mess by the Qin soldiers.
In the end, the people of Qin were no longer satisfied with chopping off their heads, and even began to take pleasure in killing the civilians of Chu... euphemistically called 'avenging Qin's shame'.
Living civilians were pushed into the fire and danced under the burning fire.
Or tie them to a pillar with ropes, disembowel them, and let those Chu people watch their intestines slip out little by little in severe pain...
As for those young Chu women, life was worse than death.
The generals at all levels of Qin, Wei and Han had no intention of restraining the military discipline of their subordinates - burning, killing and looting after the war was very common in this era.
Moreover, after the two major battles at Pheasant Mountain and Luguan, the soldiers were under great mental pressure and it was time to 'relax'.
In fact, in order to make money, the low-level officers of Qin, Wei and Han not only did not restrain the military discipline of their soldiers, but secretly encouraged them.
The country of Chu was in ruins.
Civilians' homes were destroyed, and in places occupied by enemy troops, even ten rooms were empty.
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Quyang County.
Xiong Wuliang, who was still leisurely and leisurely, now jumped up in shock as he held the battle report sent back from the Qingyu Guard!
Looking at the battle report of the Battle of Luguan...
There are also tragedies in large areas of Chu State...
Xiong Wuliang held Xin's hand, and the joints turned slightly white due to excessive force.
Marquis Quyang was angry!
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