At this moment, countless burned soldiers of Qin, Wei and Han followed the surging flow of people and fled towards the only open south gate.
For these low-level soldiers, the situation is now clear——
For some unknown reason, the city was on fire.
The fire was not small and many people were burned to death.
There seems to be no possibility of putting out the fire... If you want to survive, you must escape!
The flames spread behind them, and the soldiers of Qin, Wei, and Han ran wildly along the streets. Countless people were burned to death by the fire, or crowded with each other, or trampled on each other.
Soon, Sima Cuo's Chinese army flag also began to move towards the South City Gate... The soldiers who were still a little hesitant at first finally found their backbone and followed the flag towards the South City Gate. …
Black smoke filled the air.
Dead and wounded everywhere!
Countless soldiers sighed in their hearts - Fortunately, the South City Gate is still open, otherwise it would be terrible this time!
With the idea of survival, any military discipline restrictions seemed pale and weak - the soldiers ran wildly, some blocked the escape route, and even drew their swords at each other.
Sima Cuo looked at the chaos and his face was ashen.
I wonder what other 'surprises' are waiting outside the South City Gate?
…
Outside the south city gate, one mile away.
The huge 'Xiongqijun' flag fluttered in the wind.
The long penis in Ge Suyi's hand was polished until it was shiny. The rough man from the grassland licked his lips, and the scar on his face twisted a few times like a snake that came alive.
Ten thousand valiant cavalry knights were waiting behind Gesu Yi.
Everyone is looking forward to it!
This is the cavalry of Chu State! The meritorious cavalry who just achieved a great victory in the battle of [Ganyukou]!
Ganyukou won a great victory and killed 20,000 Qin troops in formation - unprecedented confidence continued to expand in his chest.
The desire to kill is even higher!
fighting! fighting!
Ten thousand cavalry formed a wedge-shaped attack formation and were ready.
The scene was actually silent.
Looking at the thick smoke billowing from Yingdu City, the knights of the three armies were silent, as if waiting for something.
Not long after, the soldiers of the Qin, Wei and Korean alliances in the city swarmed out, and many of them were still burning with flames. These defeated soldiers were crowded together, shouting and wailing incessantly, which formed a sharp contrast with the silent array of the Knight Cavalry...
The defeated soldiers fled out of the city in panic, thinking they had saved their lives from the fire. Just when they were lucky, they saw a dense crowd of knights...
Horrified!
Shock!
Ge Suyi grinned widely and pointed at the long spear in his hand: "Young men! Kill the enemy!"
The cavalrymen who had been silent suddenly burst out with earth-shattering shouts of killing: "Kill the enemy!"
"Kill the enemy!"
The cavalry is on the move!
The first wave of attacks swept over them like a sea tide - the soldiers of Qin, Wei and Han who had just escaped from the city gate were not only in no order or formation, but were not even prepared for the most basic psychological preparations.
Sima Cuo's command system was in complete paralysis.
No matter how high the commanding skills of the Great Qin Lieutenant are, there is no room for them to be displayed at this moment!
A group of Chu cavalry rushed out on horseback. They did not rush into the defeated Qin, Wei and Han troops and kill them wantonly. Instead, they took out their repeating crossbows from their arms and unleashed a hail of arrows.
Arrows are like locusts!
Those defeated soldiers who had not had time to take a breath were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties!
Ge Suyi loudly ordered: "Don't forget the Lord's instructions!"
The cavalry were silent, just mechanically loading the repeating crossbows in their hands, and then continued to fire arrows...
Repeat like this.
Thousands of soldiers from the Qin, Wei, and Korean alliances were shot to the ground with howls. Once they fell to the ground, they were almost certain to die.
There is no need for the Cavalry to rush forward and kill them - the defeated soldiers who are still pouring out of the city with their bodies on fire can trample these unlucky ones lying on the ground into a pulp!
…
Sima's face turned into ashes.
Orders such as 'assembly' and 'raise shield' have no effect at all.
The soldiers of the Qin, Wei, and Han coalitions only focused on running away as fast as they could, as if hoping to use their feet to escape from the range of the Cavalry Army.
Sima Cuo gritted his teeth: "Don't move! Don't move! Gather your formation!"
"The Chu people don't have many cavalry! They can't possibly kill all our troops!"
really.
Even if the Qin, Wei and Han coalition forces were burned to pieces by the fire in Yingdu, they still had a considerable number of people - if they could hold their ground, even if they could not form a formation to resist the enemy, they would not be overwhelmed by the mere 10,000 Chu army cavalry. Kill them all.
But Ge Suyi remembered Xiong Wuliang's instructions this time - focus on driving them away!
The Knights of the Valiant Cavalry were not very fast, but they gathered around slowly and formed a large pocket. Only in the south direction were they released a 'escape path' for those defeated soldiers who were first burned and then rained down by arrows. Escape.
The cavalry fired arrows unhurriedly from the periphery, driving hundreds of thousands of defeated soldiers to the south.
The army was defeated like a mountain!
No matter how much Sima Cuo tried to restrain him, it had no effect at all.
The soldiers who swarmed out of Yingdu City gathered together, like a colony of ants that had lost their minds, and were driven towards the south.
Like a flock of sheep being driven by a shepherd dog, they were running desperately in one direction.
During this period, there were many who trampled on each other, died under arrows, and killed each other... not a few!
And due south... is where the main force of Xiong Wuliang's army lies!
…
Sima Cuo angrily slashed several panicked centurions, but to no avail.
Except for Bai Qi, who was still guarding Sima Cuo's chariot, the rest of the generals, including Gongsun Xi and Bao Yuan, had long been scattered by the rebels. Not only did they not know where they were now, they didn't even know whether they were alive or dead at the moment. …
Hundreds of thousands of defeated soldiers were simply driven southward.
Everyone was scrambling to escape, fearing that they would be slowed down... They didn't even have time to stand still and take a breath, let alone rush to resist.
Sima Cuo let out a long sigh and sheathed his sword.
At this moment, his heart felt cold.
Defeat is decided.
Looking around, only Bai Qi and hundreds of soldiers were still guarding him - the only thing that made Sima Cuo happy was that King Mi Huai of Chu was not trapped in the rebel army, but was still taken with him.
"Mi Liang still has tens of thousands of troops waiting in front..." Sima Cuo said calmly.
"Escape any further and you will definitely die."
Bai Qi gritted his teeth: "Mi Liang, my son! Despicable and shameless!"
Sima Cuo sighed.
Soldiers are the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death.
How can I have time to talk about martial arts?
To be honest - there are many stories of our Sima using his troops incorrectly and not respecting martial ethics.
To be honest, Sima Cuo really admired Xiong Liang, the Marquis of Quyang, whom he had never met before.
It is not something ordinary people would dare to do to burn down their own royal city with fire.
After this battle, the domestic pressure that Xiong Wuliang will face is probably not small, right?
In any case - the Qin, Wei and Han coalition forces that had an absolute advantage have been defeated.
If you continue to escape like this, you will most likely suffer casualties...
Fortunately...
Sima mistakenly glanced at King Chu Huai who was tied up with five flowers, and felt a little confident - with such a valuable prisoner in his hands, he would have a chance to negotiate.
As long as the King of Chu is pushed forward, Xiong Wuliang will not dare to continue the attack, right?
It's a pity that the situation is too chaotic at the moment... If the battle can be stabilized, the prisoner King Huai of Chu alone will be enough to stop the defeat.
There's no point thinking about it now.
Sima Cuo turned to look at Bai Qi and said resolutely——
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