"All destroyed?"
The soldiers all cheered.
The 150,000 thieves army, coupled with the artillery, once suppressed the Qin Dynasty, which only had 50,000 troops, and could hardly breathe. At this moment, most of them were actually wiped out. This was definitely a great victory.
It was absolutely unimaginable, but it happened miraculously.
Li Zhao nodded slightly. He was pleasantly surprised, but his joy was opaque.
"How are the casualties?" This was a question he was concerned about. Although he gave each city gate advanced weapons, the quantities were very limited. It must have cost a lot of money to win even if the rebels had artillery.
But his estimate was wrong, and the scout responded excitedly: "Only a few hundred people."
Hundreds of people?
The soldiers were startled and looked a little funny.
With less than 30,000 people, we annihilated 70,000 bandit troops, and only suffered a few hundred casualties. This result was a bit scary.
The scout saw everyone's surprise and quickly said: "It's all thanks to the weapons brought by the general that we achieved such a good result in one fell swoop."
The soldiers nodded, indeed, these are all the weapons of the general.
After thinking about it, I'm not surprised anymore.
With such weapons, it would be difficult for the bandit army to win.
"Can we catch the thief's leader?" Li Zhao asked again.
The scout was stunned and looked a little embarrassed. It was too chaotic at the time, and the grenade refused to recognize anyone. Jia Xiong and other thieves were all killed.
"They were all blown up."
He bowed his hands and responded.
Li Zhao smiled bitterly. Jia Xiong was a traitor and deserved to be hanged. It was really an advantage for him to die like this, but he was not persistent. Since they were all dead, let him die!
They no longer pose a threat to Da Qin.
"Okay, go back and tell Zhang Han to clean up the scene. When the general destroys the remnants of the bandit army, it will be time to celebrate."
The scout hesitated to speak, still holding his hand in hand, but his eyes flickered.
Li Zhao's expression darkened, he stared at the scout unkindly, and asked, "Let me know if you have anything to say."
The scout said: "General, after General Zhang Han destroyed the rebel army, he led his troops towards the Dianshui River."
The Dianshui River is a tributary of the Weishui River. It passes through Zhangtai Palace and flows straight to Shanglin Garden.
The Wei River crosses Xianyang and flows from west to east. It is the largest stream in the Qinling Mountains.
"Why are you going to Dianshui River?" Li Zhao frowned.
The Dianshui River is to the south of Xianyang, and the remnants of the rebel army are clearly to the east. What is Zhang Han's intention in doing this?
He was sure of Zhang Han's loyalty, but his behavior at this moment was very intriguing, and the scout finally solved his doubts.
"The scouts came to report that the bandit army knew that the situation was over, so they retreated immediately, crossed the east and went down the Wei River, and then entered the Shu River. After General Zhang Han learned about it, he immediately led his army to pursue and ordered I will come immediately to report to the general."
oh! Li Zhao hesitated, feeling that everyone's passionate pledge just now was just a showpiece, and the bandit army ran away before the battle started.
It was ridiculous for a moment. It was all because he was too pretentious after destroying the artillery and missed the opportunity to fight, allowing the rebels to escape.
but.
The next moment he frowned again.
If the rebel army is in the east and wants to escape, wouldn't it be very easy to escape by riding directly up the Wei River and then passing through the Jing River? Why take the risk and take the Dianshui River? You must know that tens of thousands of troops led by Zhang Han are heading south. Isn't this going to hit Zhang Han's bowl?
If the bandit army was just an army of peasants, it would not be surprising to see such a move, but with Zhang Liang among them, it is puzzling that such a cunning man would make such a decision.
But now is not the time to think about this problem. The bandits are deliberately planning to attack Xianyang. Now that they are defeated, they must eradicate the roots and never allow them to come back again.
"Let's go, prepare the ship immediately and pursue."
The Qinling Mountains are full of mountains, and they are continuous. Three rivers pass through here, converging in Xianyang, and south of the Wei River, branching out from the Pian River. There are steep mountains on both sides of the Pian River. However, with the development over the years, it is not a dead end, no matter it is It is accessible by both water and land routes.
However, the land route ends smoothly at Shanglinyuan, and there is a mountain road below, which is difficult to pass.
The shores of the Dianshui River are other rivers, and there is a way to escape. If the rebels are allowed to escape, they will definitely escape.
Li Zhao couldn't let go of such a good opportunity.
"Go forward at full speed." Standing on the boat, Li Zhao gave the order, but he was very anxious. After traveling for so long, he didn't see Zhang Han, let alone the rebel army. He must have been delayed for too long.
He is also worried that if Zhang Han catches up with the rebel army, it is still unknown whether he can compete. If the rebel army still has artillery, then Zhang Han will be in danger.
The anti-aircraft guns and grenades he gave Zhang Han were not many, and they must have been almost used up after the defensive battle.
With such rashness, the situation was not optimistic, and he had to catch up and provide support as soon as possible.
Da Qin's ships were still in the primitive stage of sculling, and their sailing speed depended entirely on manpower.
The leader of the bandit army is Xiang Gong. Since he is a person from time travel, he must have advanced technology in shipbuilding. If they use sails, it will be difficult to catch up!
However, Li Zhao's worries were unnecessary.
When they arrived at Shanglinyuan, they saw many ships in the distance, and each ship was full of people. Judging from the clothes, it was not difficult to tell that they were the Qin army, and they were undoubtedly led by Zhang Han.
But
Li Zhao was confused.
The ships stopped and did not continue to move forward. They were crowded together, and many soldiers were seen ashore and were gathering forward.
"Go ahead and find out what happened immediately."
Soon, soldiers came to report that the rebels did not escape anymore, but gathered their troops in Afang Palace. General Zhang Han was besieging Afang Palace from all sides.
Li Zhao scratched his head when he heard this and couldn't figure out why the rebel army had to stop at Afang Palace when they had a way out.
This is Afang Palace, a palace that was forced to stop construction. In modern terms, this is an unfinished project.
The ships moved forward and when they arrived at the gathering place, thousands of troops immediately joined the siege.
"General, you are here."
Seeing Li Zhao, Zhang Han immediately saluted, but kept his eyes on the bandits who were slowly retreating into Afang Palace.
Li Zhao nodded to Zhang Han and his eyes fell on the rebel army.
However, he was even more puzzled. Epang Palace was full of unfinished buildings. From a historical perspective, there was absolutely no passage to leave. Even if there was a passage, it would not be able to accommodate so many people.
But why did the bandit army choose to gather here and retreat inward? Didn't this give the Qin army an opportunity to encircle and suppress it?
"Do you want to attack immediately?" Zhang Han asked.
At this moment, the army has surrounded Afang Palace. If there is no accident, it will be impossible for the rebels to escape. Moreover, he has seen clearly just now that there are no artillery among the rebels.
The elite troops brought by the general also had machine guns and grenades. With these two, even if the other soldiers did not attack, they could still destroy the rebel army.
But Li Zhao didn't respond immediately. His mind was busy, and there were always some questions that he couldn't explain.
Is this really Xiang Gong's army? Is it the army led by Zhang Liang who is strategizing thousands of miles away? Obviously, there is no doubt about it, but why would they commit such a suicide act?
Could it be that he knew that he was going to die, so he had to die in Afang Palace?
This idea was a bit funny. If they followed the water down the water, they would definitely be able to escape, and they would be able to leave the Qin army far behind, because he could see clearly that the warships parked on the water by the rebels were sailed. , and at this moment, I went with the wind again, and I was able to escape with ease.
But why?
No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure it out.
"That's all. The bandit army has reached its end. There is no need to cause unnecessary casualties. Just surround them."
This is a siege strategy. The rebels will never be able to hold on for a few days without food. When the torture of hunger reaches a certain level, they will automatically surrender.
This will prevent casualties.
Zhang Han nodded, this is also a better approach.
"But we need to be vigilant at all times to prevent them from jumping over the wall and breaking through weak points."
This was Li Zhao's precautionary measure. In fact, there was no need to worry. Since the rebel army did not escape along the Dianshui River and chose to stay in Afang Palace, they would definitely not choose to break out.
"General, why do you think they didn't escape when they had the chance? Are they waiting for something? For example, reinforcements or something."
Zhang Han said.
"Reinforcements?" Li Zhao frowned.
There is a possibility that if the rebel army is just a delaying strategy, holding on to Afang Palace, waiting for reinforcements, and then attacking together with the reinforcements, the soldiers he brings will be really unstoppable.
"Immediately send out scouts to explore in all directions. Once the bandits are discovered, report them immediately."
Li Zhao ordered.
All the Xianyang city defense troops are here, but there are not many troops. If there is support, it is really difficult to defend, so be vigilant.
Are they all here?
etc.
Thinking of this, Li Zhao's expression changed.
With all the Xianyang city defense troops here, Xianyang will be empty. If there are still rebels, then Xianyang will be empty.
"Zhang Han, lead the army back to Xianyang immediately and leave five thousand troops behind."
Zhang Han and the general thought of a place, and without saying much, they immediately led the army back to Xianyang, leaving only the elite army and three thousand troops.
One day passed, and the five thousand troops still did not dare to let down their guard. They stared at Afang Palace but did not enter it.
Two days later, the situation remains the same.
No bandit reinforcements arrived, and there was no news of an attack in Xianyang.
This made Li Zhao even more puzzled.
The thieves must have noticed the sharp decrease in the number of troops here, but they did not make any move and seemed to disappear. Why is this? Are they no longer good?
This argument does not make sense.
He sent out scouts to investigate, and when they came back, they reported that the bandits had run out of food and fodder. They seemed to be impatient, but had no intention of breaking out. They seemed to be waiting for something.
"What are you waiting for?" Li Zhao fell into deep thought.
With 20,000 troops facing 5,000 troops, they had the upper hand. What on earth were they waiting for when they did not choose to break out when they ran out of food and grass?
"Send out scouts to continue exploring. The range is ten miles away."
Li Zhao was still worried. He couldn't figure out the intentions of the rebels, so he could only be more vigilant about whether there were reinforcements.
A few hours later, when it was already dark, the scouts came back to report that no bandit reinforcements had appeared. News also came from Xianyang, and there was no suspicious sign.
On the third day, the sky was bright and clear. The weather that had been sunny for several days suddenly turned bad, with dark clouds and thunder coming from the sky from time to time.
The warm spring has turned sultry, and the air is filled with tightness, making people breathe faster.
The wind blows and raindrops fall one after another, like morning mist, nourishing all things.
"General, wake up, look quickly."
Li Zhao was taking a nap on the boat when he was suddenly woken up by the guards. He became very vigilant and jumped up quickly, ran out of the boat and jumped to the shore.
"Is there something wrong?" He looked around, but didn't find anything unusual.
"Look around?" The guard pointed to the outside of Afang Palace with a surprised expression.
Just now I was just on guard, but didn't notice the changes here. Now I saw it, and I was surprised.
The ground is covered with white flowers.
Yes, white flowers suddenly bloomed all over the Epang Palace overnight. They were strange white flowers, completely white, with petals facing the sky, sucking in the rain and dew, fluttering in the wind, and swallowing the breath of spring.
This is not surprising. What is surprising is that this flower is growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, slowly opening its petals, revealing all-white stamens, exuding fragrance.
The floral fragrance is very light, but it penetrates into everyone's nose and is intoxicating.
I blew my nose, the fragrance of flowers entered my body, and I felt a sense of familiarity.
Although the fragrance of the flower was light, it was very familiar, as if he had smelled it before. Li Zhao remembered that it was the fragrance of the white flower in the Yinman Garden.
Taking a closer look, this flower is very similar to the white flower that Yinman cherishes very much. No, it is the same flower, but she only has one there, but there are thousands here.
"White flowers, white flowers" Li Zhao chanted deeply in his mind, as if the white flowers were very familiar, and this scene was still immersive.
"Oops!" Unknowingly, he felt a pain in his head, and the long-standing and profound reluctance to remember the memory came to his mind.
It was a busy world with high-rise buildings everywhere. There were people he missed and people he was willing to spend his whole life waiting for.
But at that moment, when a speeding car hit him, her weak hands pushed him away. He narrowly avoided the car, but she didn't.
He will never forget what she said before she died: I like white flowers, and I would like to embrace you among the white flowers; if there is an afterlife, I hope that our home will be filled with white flowers, although white flowers are not easy to come by. live.
That was an unforgettable memory that he would never forget, but he didn't dare to think about it.
When the hospital announced that she would leave him forever, that night, he shed tears all night long.
As the saying goes, a man never sheds tears easily, but he didn't hold back. That night, the ground was full of mud.
On the day of the funeral, he carried her to a place full of white flowers, smelled the faint fragrance of flowers, and looked at him with his eyes closed forever, and his heart collapsed.
He walked slowly, and she in his arms was wearing snow-white clothes, just like white flowers. She was originally like a flower fairy, but she did not stand and let the white flowers drown her.
At that moment, he was choked with sobs, and his desperate roar echoed through the white space, but he could not save the flower.
At that moment, suddenly the sky was covered with dark clouds, and in an instant there was heavy rain, thunder and lightning, and then, he appeared in Daqin, became a baby, and became a member of the Li family.
I still remember that when he was reborn at this time, it was as if his soul had left his body. There were traces of Afang Palace in his subconscious, as well as patches of white flowers.
(End of chapter)
