"General Huan, several generals, Mao Dang is dead now, and the Qin army is leaderless. According to Yi Xiao's wishes, why not take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, fight back to Yongqiu, and rescue the people trapped in the flood? I wonder what the generals think?" Xu Zongwen suggested to Huan Yi and others.
Longxiang General Xie Yan quickly agreed: "This is natural. If we can wash away the humiliation of destroying the city, why wouldn't we do it?"
"Everything is at the discretion of General Xu. I, Liu Laozhi, will not hesitate to kill Qin's dog!"
Liu Laozhi and Mao Dang had a grudge against Chenxian's defeat, and the Guanzhong Army was Liu Laozhi's mortal enemy. Xu Zongwen suggested that the army should counterattack, and of course he supported it with both hands and feet.
Xie Yan and Liu Laozhi were both willing to follow Xu Zongwen to attack the Qin army, and Huan Yi also nodded. Especially Xu Zongwen's words about rescuing the people of Yongqiu who were trapped by the flood made him feel that Xu Zongwen was not only a general who was good at conquering, but also a good general. He is also a Confucian general with a benevolent heart.
This man has a lofty mind, literary and military skills, an unfathomable heart, and a desire to help the world and love the people. He is truly a rare good general!
"Since General Xu has a plan, please give the order to General Xu!"
Huan Yi publicly asked Xu Zongwen to command all the Jin troops. Xie Yan had no objection to this. Liu Laozhi had no reason to object. He was just jealous that Xu Zongwen could get Huan Yi's attention and let a low-ranking general command a high-ranking general. This is unprecedented!
"Thank you for your support, generals. Then I will listen to Xiao's words."
Xu Zongwen ordered Zhang San to get the map. Seeing this, everyone got off their horses and surrounded him.
"We are now in the southeast of Yongqiu. The Qin army surrounded Yongqiu on four sides and attacked Yongqiu on bamboo rafts. We don't have to go to the water. We only need to kill single and small groups of Qin soldiers outside the big water. The Qin army We have run out of food, and they will leave soon. We will separate and surround them on the shore, gradually eat away at them, and finally merge together to eat them!"
The Jin army did not have bamboo rafts and their horses could not fight in the water. Xu Zongwen's strategy of harvesting the Qin army's stragglers on the periphery and then attacking together in the final attack was to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, which was very beneficial to the Jin army.
According to Xu Zongwen's plan, Xu Zongwen's 4,000 troops were divided into four groups. Including Huan Yi, Xie Yan, and Liu Laozhi, who were less than 6,000, they were divided into six groups. A total of ten groups of 1,000 troops marched toward Yongqiu City from all directions. The Qin army launched a siege, creating the illusion that the Jin army had continuous backup and sufficient troops, and completely defeated the Qin army!
Knowing that the military situation was urgent, the generals launched an attack on the outskirts of Yongqiu City without having time to rectify their troops.
Xu Zongwen held Mao Dang's head, and the soldiers shouted the news of Mao Dang's death. The Qin army, who originally thought they would win, turned around and saw the head of their leader Mao Dang. They all thought that the Qin army was defeated, and immediately lost their fighting spirit and began to flee.
"Brothers, kill!"
The Qin army who had just abandoned their bamboo rafts and landed on the shore ran in a panic. When they met, they saw the cold and stern faces of Xu Zongwen's pro-army troops. When they met Xu Zongwen, who was well-armored and in full military posture, it was just a charge. These people were preparing to seize the opportunity. The fleeing Qin army collapsed at the first touch and fell into the water. Hundreds of people died under the huge horsepower impact of Xu Zongwen's troops!
Xu Zongwen looked at the corpses of countless soldiers and civilians floating in the vast ocean. Everywhere he saw was a mess, and the misery continued. His mood at this moment was like the waves of water, the rolling turbid current, and his heart was churning, and he couldn't stand it for a long time. calm!
Damn Mao Dang, it would be easier for him to shoot him to death. He should be given a taste of Ling Chi. A flood has harmed so many living beings. After his death, he will go to hell, and his soul will also be tortured and punished by the King of Hell. !
Houses were razed to the ground, city walls were soaked and collapsed, countless fields were flooded, countless people were killed and injured, and hundreds of thousands of people lost their loved ones and were homeless.
"God damn the Qin army, damn the barbarians! Give me back my son's life!"
"What a sin! How could there be such a flood? Damn the people of Qin. The few tile-roofed houses that this little old man has been running for his whole life are gone."
"Look, it's the Jin army on the shore! It's Master Wang, the son of the Han family, coming to save us!"
The people of Yongqiu, who were in the flood with only one head exposed, hated the Qin army who dug embankments and released water to flood the city. , eager to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, each and every one of them yelled at the evil deeds of the Qin army and the barbarians...
After Xu Zongwen successively killed several hundred-man troops of the Qin army, he began to order the Jin army to go into the water to rescue people. The same scene appeared one by one everywhere. The young and strong people who were rescued ashore followed the Jin army to attack the invaders. The Qin army and the farmers with good water ability also overturned many bamboo rafts of the Qin army in the water. The people of Yongqiu City were saving each other and trying their best to fight against the Qin army.
The Qin army, which was counterattacked by the Jin army and the people, was instantly at a disadvantage, and the news of Mao Dang's death spread like wildfire and spread throughout the Qin army. Everyone was dejected and still in shock, Xu Zongwen and others dismounted and rode on the captured The bamboo rafts marched from the water and began to attack the Qin army on the water. When the people of Yongqiu City saw the reinforcements arriving, they all tried to help, using bricks, rubble, stone fragments, wooden sticks and other objects to hit the fleeing people. The Qin army was on a raft, and many Qin soldiers were hit and lost their balance and accidentally fell into the water.
Although the Jin army's ancestral home is in the north, most of them were born and raised in the south. They are all good at water. Those who did not have bamboo rafts directly took off their armor and jumped into the water. They attacked the Qin army from the bottom of the water. The Qin army's bamboo rafts were tightly packed. Then they overturned, and the Qin army was like dumplings that were cooked out of the pot, plopping into the water one by one. These northern landlubbers entered the water, where would they be the opponents of the Jin army's idle idlers? After a while, blood flowers splashed up one after another in the water, dyeing most of Yongqiu City red...
The battle lasted for two days and two nights. The 100,000 Qin army, which had run out of food and lost its commander, lost 30,000 people in the two-month siege battle. The remaining 70,000 people were cannibalized by the Jin army and died in the flood. As many as 30,000 people were attacked by the soldiers and civilians of Yongqiu City and counterattacked by Xu Zongwen and Huan Yi's army. This means that more than half of the Qin army was annihilated, and the rest were frantically fleeing Yongqiu towards Waihuang. They attempted to return to Jiyang and Pingqiu, and then return to their respective bases.
"General, this battle is really enjoyable!" Tian Luo watched batch after batch of Qin army prisoners being taken away, and laughed when he came to Xu Zongwen.
Xu Zongwen's face was heavy. Although he won the battle at Yongqiu, so many people died. This was all killing!
"After the war, dispose of these corpses properly and bury them on the spot. Don't be careless. It is not a trivial matter if a plague breaks out.
"No!" Tian Luo naturally understood that what Xu Zongwen said was extremely urgent. Plague has always been spread after floods or major battles. Since the Northern Expedition, the Jin army has always followed the rules set by Xu Zongwen, regardless of the enemy or friend, as long as it is a corpse on the battlefield All should be buried and must not be ignored.
Therefore, Tian Luo did not make a fuss about this. Instead, he was already familiar with the road. After hearing Xu Zongwen's instructions, he immediately left and went to make arrangements.
