"Doctor Seven, you can't open the door! I'm afraid there's a scam!"
A sharp sound resounded in front of Fulisai.
"Who called me?"
On the fortress, the seventh doctor was shocked by the sound. He stretched his head and looked outside the city wall. He saw that the person shouting was the two Sima Geying who he sent out to find out the news and returned with Douyuan and his party.
Shen Zhen frowned and didn't understand why the two Sima told him not to open the door and shouted deceitful words. But his duty as the fortress guard still made him instinctively tell the attendant beside him: "Don't open the door for now. Don't let them in yet."
Although the order was issued, it was still a little late. At this moment, the fortress gate had opened a gap of two to three meters.
On the chariot, Shejian knew something was wrong the moment he heard Ge Ying's cry.
"Push the car in and block the door!"
Shebama growled at the driver.
At the same time, he grabbed Dou Yuan next to him and jumped out of the car.
"Second and third sons, take action!"
After Shejian landed, he roared loudly. He didn't know where the trick was in the deception this time, and the two commanders of the Chu army discovered the flaw, but the matter had come to this, and it was useless to think about it.
Since there is no chance to capture the Chu generals guarding the city, then take advantage of the moment when the fortress gate is not closed and directly grab the gate to defend it!
"kill!"
"Second and third sons, come on!"
The warriors of the Qin Army, who had been gearing up for a long time and were waiting for the order to take action, all howled. They held their weapons in hand and jumped up, leaping forward like tigers descending the mountain.
More than ten of them pounced on the Chu knights who had just led the way.
A Qin soldier thrust his spear forward and knocked down the Chu soldier on horseback.
Another Qin soldier swung his halberd and struck with the halberd. The blade of the halberd pecked a Chu man on the thigh. Then he hooked, and his eyes were filled with blood. The Chu soldier screamed and fell off his horse. The blood on his thigh was shot far away. .
In an instant, Fu Li was screaming outside the Great Wall.
More than 20 cavalrymen under Ge Ying were attacked in a hurry. Who could react in time? In an instant, nearly ten of them were killed and injured by the Qin army. The others were frightened by this scene and quickly fled on horseback.
These cavalry are mainly responsible for reconnaissance missions. Their weapons only have daggers and crossbows. When the horses are not running, they can't defeat the infantry holding spears and bronze halberds. When they are attacked, the only way to survive is to keep distance. A way out.
Ge Ying reacted the fastest. When he shouted to remind the Seventh Doctor that it was heavy, he rode away to put some distance between himself and these "Pawns of Qiyi County".
Of course, he did not forget his men. Just when he was about to remind him again, he did not expect that these "county soldiers" reacted so quickly and launched an attack in an instant. In a short period of time, he "two" Half of the soldiers were lost in the battle.
Ge Ying looked horrified and hurriedly called for the remaining Chu Qi to run wildly from both sides to avoid the attacks of the infantry.
Fortunately, after the successful raid, the "Qiyi County Soldiers" did not pursue Ge Ying and his knights, but turned around and rushed straight to the opened city gate.
The carriage that Dou Yuan was riding in just now was driven by the driver and rushed into the city gate road. The four horses ran wildly, scaring the Chu soldiers who were about to follow the order to close the door again and hurriedly hid on both sides.
At the entrance of the horse, the coachman, who had been prepared for a long time, swung his sword and stabbed the body of a submissive horse. Then he pulled the bridle violently and jumped out of the car to escape.
One horse was frightened, four horses were unbalanced, and the driver pulled hard. In this narrow city gate road, the stallions on the side were unable to dodge and ran straight into the city gate.
The horses neighed, the entire carriage lost its balance, rolled over and fell to the ground in the chaos, and the city gate was blocked so tightly that it could no longer be closed.
At this time, the Qin soldiers from behind had already rushed up. They used their carriages to block the city gate and slashed wildly in the doorway. The Chu soldiers who were chasing after them who had not yet reacted fled into the city in embarrassment.
Fu left Semen and fell into the hands of the Qin army.
"Qin Jun, they are pretended to be Qin people."
At this moment, Ge Ying had reined in his horse and stopped dozens of meters away. Watching the "Qiyi County Soldiers" seize the city gate in a short time, he couldn't help gritting his teeth as he completely understood the identity of the other party.
"There are only a hundred of them. Come with me and shoot them from behind with crossbows. As long as the Seventh Doctor mobilizes the defenders to attack, they will definitely be killed!"
Ge Ying was about to call his men to rush over, but was startled by the exclamations of the subordinates riding beside him.
"Qin Jun! My mother, there are so many Qin Jun!"
Ge Ying couldn't help but look to the west, and was stunned for a moment.
In the distance, in the direction of the main road leading to Qiyi, a black-armored army was running towards them.
There were so many of them that they appeared densely packed on the road. From a distance, the entire marching array looked like a huge black python winding forward in the wilderness, opening its big mouth to devour the fortress ahead.
"Hiss... there are at least four to five thousand people. How come there are so many Qin troops in Huaibei?"
Ge Ying's scalp went numb when he saw it, and he glanced at the fortress gate that was still occupied by the "Qiyi County soldiers". Although the seven heavy men on the city wall had already reacted and began to mobilize the Chu army in the city to seize the city gate, but Ge Ying knew that it was too late now.
"This is my fault. I led the Qin army to the fortress to call for the door without questioning him carefully."
Ge Ying's face was full of self-blame. Seeing the Qin army in the west getting closer and closer, he knew that time was running out.
He turned to the shocked knight beside him and said: "Fuli Fortress can no longer be defended. Let's quickly take the path to the west. Zuo Sima's army is north of Qiyi. Let's quickly report to him that this Qin army has captured News from the fortress. As long as Zuo Sima’s army arrives, none of them will be able to escape.”
"only."
The knights of the Chu army could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when they agreed. They were deeply afraid that Ge Sima would be stupid and lead them to charge into the Qin army's formation.
It's better to go and report the news, at least you can escape from this battlefield openly.
"Who is the leader of this Qin army?"
"What an insidious plan, using Dou Yuan to deceive the city."
Ge Ying took a deep look at the huge Qin army that had rushed a hundred meters in front of the fortress, turned around and rode away.
About an hour later, as the shouts of killing in the fortress stopped, the entire Fuli Fortress had completely fallen into the hands of the Qin army.
"Marquis, fifty-three of our troops were killed in the battle, and nearly a hundred were injured."
Shejian reported to Zhao Tuo with a heavy face.
Zhao Tuo nodded.
These casualties are already very few. Under normal circumstances, if they attack a military fortress like Fuli, even if they can capture it in a short time, they will have to pay at least thousands of casualties, or even more.
Now, there are only less than 200 casualties, which is already a very impressive record.
"It's a pity that the two commanders of the Chu Army saw through our disguise and shouted a warning in advance. Otherwise, as long as we enter the city without any precautions, that Sheng Sheng will definitely be captured by our army. With him in hand, the entire Fuli Fortress will be invincible. If someone takes command, our casualties will definitely be less than this."
Shejian said with some annoyance that it was the two commanders of the Chu Army who caused trouble.
"This is not bad. If those two commanders shouted before the city gate opened, then our army would have really failed to deceive the city. At that time, it can only turn into a strong attack. We don't know how many casualties there will be. How many. The people of Jingchu should not be underestimated. There are talents everywhere."
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sigh, and then turned to Shejian and said: "Find a secret place nearby and let the robes who died in the war be buried."
"For those injured who are unable to move, just make more stretchers in the city according to the stretchers I made before, and carry the injured Pao Ze. You tell the second and third sons that I, Zhao Tuo, will never leave them behind on this return trip."
"Marquis Renyi."
She Jian said softly, now they are still hundreds of miles away from returning to Qin State, and behind them there is an army of Chu State Zuo Sima who will catch up at any time.
In this very critical situation, Zhao Tuo would rather slow down his march than abandon the wounded. This kind of behavior is extremely rare in today's era.
She Jian was about to take the order when he thought of something again. He couldn't help but stop and turned around and asked, "Marquis, where are the prisoners of the Chu army? What should I do with them?"
"captive……"
Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly.
In the battle of Fulisai, they captured nearly five hundred Chu soldiers, including the seventh official of Chu State, Zhong Zhong. At this moment, they all surrendered their weapons and were detained in the city.
After these people saw the Qin army entering the city in large numbers and the situation was over, they quickly raised their hands and surrendered. This was one of the reasons why the Qin army suffered fewer casualties.
Five hundred people.
According to the rules of the Qin army, all enemies who resist on the battlefield are generally killed.
As for the surrendered prisoners, after completing the corresponding military merits, the remaining prisoners will basically be demoted to vassals and sent to the country to become official slaves of the Qin State.
But in the Chu Kingdom, this is obviously not possible.
"Except for the seventh doctor, let's kill everyone else. Record the military merits to those who were killed or wounded in the siege, and ensure that each of them can be promoted to a noble title."
When Zhao Tuo said this, he took a deep breath and said: "As for the first-level corpse, we will build a Jingguan at the entrance of this fortress."
"only."
Shejian shuddered and turned around.
The Qin army has always had the tradition of building Beijing temples.
The so-called Jingguan.
The corpses of the beheaded enemy soldiers were piled on both sides of the road, covered with soil and tamped down to form small pyramid-shaped hills to intimidate the enemy.
Because the shape is like a tall gate, it is named Jingguan, and is also called "Qiansha". In some history books, it is also written as "Kengsha".
In the past, Bai Qi, the king of Wu'an, did this by killing the Zhao army in the battle of Changping and surrendering the soldiers. He killed them first and then filled them with earth to build a Jingguan, instead of burying them alive as the literal meaning of the word means.
Now, the reason why Zhao Tuo used Jingguan to treat the prisoners of the Chu army was not just to show off his bloodlust.
But it is a last resort for safety reasons.
Five hundred Chu troops, can he let go?
Firstly, the soldiers attacked cities and towns all the way and fought for thousands of miles. During the continuous battle and march, their morale was inevitably low. They needed first-level merit, which could greatly improve their morale and motivation.
Secondly, the Qin army is still in danger, and there may be a Chu army of ten thousand people chasing after them. If these five hundred people are released, it will not only reveal the whereabouts of the Qin army, but also increase the enemy's strength. How can one be so merciful at a time like this?
Third, Zhao Tuo also had his own purpose.
Shocking the Chu army behind them.
This angered Zuo Sima of Chu State.
As a general, you need to judge various situations calmly. If you are affected by anger or fear, you will easily make wrong judgments.
The general's emotional changes have a great impact on the outcome of the war.
Now the Chu army of more than 10,000 people is much stronger than Zhao Tuo and the others. If they catch up, it will be a hard battle, and the Qin army may even be in danger of overthrow.
Therefore, Zhao Tuo naturally would not pity the lives of these five hundred Chu people. He wanted to build it into a Jingguan to frighten or anger Zuo Sima of Chu State behind him.
If the other party can be made to lose some judgment due to excitement, then the hope of this Qin army's successful return to Qin will increase a little bit.
Following the order from Shejian.
The Qin soldiers forced the Chu people to take off their armor and drove them to an open space outside the fortress to stand in order.
At this time, the crossbowmen who had been prepared came forward. They raised their crossbows indifferently and fired a volley at the prisoners.
After the crossbow arrows, amidst the screams of the Chu people, there were Qin people stepping forward with swords to touch up their wounds.
Five hundred Chu people were killed in the blink of an eye.
Only not far away, the seventh doctor of Chu State who was left alive was heavy. Looking at this scene, he was trembling with fear and knelt on the ground unable to get up.
Then, the body was carried and a temple was built.
On the city wall, Zhao Tuo withdrew his gaze.
he muttered.
"These are all enemies..."
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