In the battle of Zhencheng, Qin general Zhao Tuo led 30,000 troops to attack the Qi army at night. The Qi army was defenseless and all three battalions were defeated.
Immediately afterwards, the defeated troops of the Qi army in the three military camps were driven and attacked the main camp outside Zhen City, causing the complete collapse of the Qi army. One hundred thousand Qi troops were covered up and killed by the Qin people, and they were ultimately defeated.
The Qin army was victorious in this battle, beheading 10,000 people and capturing 6,000 prisoners.
Compared with the astonishing gains, what shocked the world even more was that the commander of these 100,000 Qi troops, the Great Sima Tian Chong of Qi, was captured alive by Qin General Zhongli Mei and fell into the hands of the Qin people.
"Da Sima, the highest military commander of Qi State, can be compared with the Shangzhu State of Chu State and our general of Qin State!"
Zhao Tuo lamented that Zhongli Mei's capture of Tian Chong was equivalent to the Chu army's capture of Wang Jian. Without thinking too much, he knew that Zhongli Mei could at least advance to several levels with this skill.
As for Zhao Tuo, the commander-in-chief of the entire army, he can also get a lot of credit from him.
However, Zhao Tuo couldn't help laughing when he thought that Tian Chong had just been escorted to Qin camp and stared at Zhao Tuo's legs and feet.
"Isn't your leg broken?"
Faced with Tian Chong's question, Zhao Tuo smiled and replied: "The leg was originally broken. Later, Da Sima often wrote to the boy to give advice on the art of war, or listened to Da Sima's explanations. The broken leg suddenly healed. I couldn't believe it." Understand the reason, I think the connection of the legs and feet should be the credit of Da Sima."
Listening to Da Sima's instructions on the art of war, your legs and feet will be fine.
As soon as these words came out, all the Qin soldiers around burst into laughter.
Tian Chong understood immediately, and his white face instantly turned red. He was so embarrassed and angry that his whole body was shaking. He pointed at Zhao Tuo and his teeth chattered with anger.
"Shameless Zhao Tuo! I treat you sincerely, but you actually used such despicable tricks to deceive me!"
Zhao Tuo smiled faintly and said: "Soldiers are also deceitful. Therefore, they can show their inability to use it, use it to show it is not in use, close to show it is far away, and far to show it is close. Great Sima is proficient in the art of war. Is it possible that he doesn't know this truth? What’s more, what does it mean to be despicable?”
Speaking of this, Zhao Tuo spoke sternly and scolded: "I won with military tactics, but I was called despicable by Da Sima. Then you, Da Sima, sent assassins to assassinate Tu Sui, the commander of Qin State. How do you explain these methods? Since ancient times, Since then, all battles on the battlefield have been fought with military skills, but have we ever seen a famous general dispatch an assassin?"
"Da Sima, you have wasted your life for more than forty years, fighting on the battlefield, not daring to fight with the art of war, and only sending assassins to carry out assassinations. This is such a despicable thing. You have no shame, and now you still want to fight against corruption. I, Zhao Tuo, have such a good reputation that no one in the world knows how despicable you are! I, Zhao Tuo, have never seen such a shameless person!"
"We have never seen such a shameless person!"
After Zhao Tuo finished speaking, all the Qin soldiers and generals around him shouted loudly and cursed angrily.
This made the great Sima Tian flush with embarrassment.
Not the assassin I sent!
He wanted to defend himself, but when he saw the Qin army around him, they looked at him angrily. Even the captured Qi soldiers looked at him with strange eyes. The words Tian rushed to his lips could no longer be spoken. If he did, they would probably be regarded as irresponsible sophistry.
Tian Chong could only sigh sadly, lowered his head, and allowed the Qin people to escort him into the camp.
"This Great Sima is also a wonderful man."
Whenever he thought of the scene at that time afterwards, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but chuckle.
With this great Sima in hand, the follow-up processing of this battle will become easier.
Faced with the defeat of the army and the capture of their general, the Qi people around Zhencheng all lowered their heads and did not dare to resist the occupation and rule of the Qin army. The materials and grain in the city were allowed to be carried by the Qin army.
The tens of thousands of Qi troops who fled were even more frightened to death.
When these Qi soldiers saw that all their great commanders had been captured and a hundred thousand troops were defeated, how could they think of regrouping for another fight? The news was sent to all parts of Qi.
Once the tens of thousands of Qi troops fled, Qin's East County was naturally out of danger, and Zhao Tuo's troops could stay in Zhencheng with more peace of mind and relax to deal with the war.
The first important thing is naturally to record meritorious service and reward people with honors.
The defeat of 100,000 Qi troops in this battle has reached the standard of Ying Lun. Everyone in the Qin army will share the credit of Ying Lun, and everyone below the fifth official can be promoted to one level.
In addition, personal beheadings and captures can also increase merit. On the basis of the first-level knighthood guaranteed by Yinglun, it is also possible to upgrade to one or two levels of knighthood.
This was completed by the military law officials. After Zhao Tuo reviewed the signatures, he reported it to the Qin Army camp on the Huaibei battlefield. General Wang Jian approved it and sent military officials to verify it. After completing the procedure, the title of meritorious service can be issued.
As for the titles above the fifth doctor, Wang Jian cannot decide. Their merits need to be tallied by the military judges at the bottom, and then reviewed by Zhao Tuo and Wang Jian.
Finally, he has to be sent to Xianyang to be discussed by the lord and lieutenant's mansion. The title reward will probably not be awarded until the battle is over and he returns to Xianyang to show victory.
"This battle should allow me to be promoted to the right guard, right?"
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but think of it.
However, he just thought about it and put the matter behind him. After all, no matter how great his contribution was, he had to return to Xianyang if he wanted to upgrade his title.
The top priority is to focus on the next battle.
At this moment, the curtain of the military tent was raised, and Li Shiqi, an aide to the general, walked in.
"Meet the general."
Li Shi bowed to him.
"Sir, please sit down."
Zhao Tuo responded and stretched out his hand for him to sit down.
Li Shiqi took his seat and said: "I just went to see the Great Sima of Qi State, and also asked many Qi people to inquire. It can be confirmed that the masterminds who sent people to Dongjun to assassinate Tu Junwei were those from the Four Kingdoms. , Tian Chong didn’t know about it beforehand.”
Zhao Tuo snorted. The result was similar to what they had guessed before, so he was not surprised. However, when he heard several names coming out of Li Shiqi's mouth, his face was full of surprise.
"Zhang Liang! You said Zhang Liang was involved in this incident. Is it Zhang Liang, the son of the Prime Minister of Han?"
Li Shiqi gave Zhao Tuo a strange look, wondering how the usually calm and composed General Zhao could show surprise when he heard Zhang Liang's name.
He said: "Of course. I saw that the general was very concerned about these people from the four countries before, so I asked specifically about them this time."
"Among the people from the four countries, Han Cheng and Gongsun Han Xin, Han Cheng and Gongsun of Han Dynasty, Han Cheng and Gongsun of Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang, son of Han Prime Minister Zhang Ping, and Chen Yu, a famous scholar in Wei, are the main ones. The rest include Wei Gongsun Wei Ling, Yan Gong and Yan Ping. , but these people are not well-known, and the strength of the people of the four countries mainly relies on Koreans."
Zhao Tuo nodded slightly, it was normal for the majority of the people from the four countries to be Koreans.
Although the State of Zhao was destroyed, Gongzi Jia became king in Dai. Most of the Zhao people followed him in Dai. Naturally, there were not many people in Qi. In the Yan State, all the clan officials and ministers were taken over by Li Xin in western Liaoning, and only a few minor characters escaped. The Wei State was besieged because of Daliang, and most of the clans were blocked in the capital and did not escape. The Ningling Lords Wei Jiu, Wei Bao and others outside were quite capable, but they were killed by Zhao Tuo.
Among the four countries, only South Korea surrendered without a fight, and the strength of its clan and clan was greatly preserved, so it became the leader of the people of the four countries.
Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself: "Jun Hengyang's name is Han Cheng... Could it be the Han Wangcheng in history?"
"As for this Han Xin, I think he is not the Marquis of Huaiyin with the same name, but King Xin of Han who took refuge with the Huns. And Chen Yu is the acquaintance of Zhang Er. I have never heard of people like Wei Ling and Yan Ping. They should be minor characters. .”
"Zhang Liang... I didn't expect this guy to be here. If the assassination was planned by him, it seems to be normal."
Thinking of Bolangsha's shocking blow in history, Zhao Tuo felt a chill on his back.
Zhang Liang dared to assassinate Qin Shihuang after he unified the world. Now what does it mean to assassinate you, a lieutenant of Dongjun?
"It would be great if we could catch this person."
Zhao Tuo sighed slightly, but he also knew that this kind of thing was difficult.
Bolangsha Iron Hammer Assassination, such a big thing, Zhang Liang was able to run away amidst Qin Shihuang's rage and the Qin army's pursuit.
Not to mention the battle of Zhencheng, including the Qin army, it was a huge battlefield of 130,000 people. After the 100,000 Qi army was defeated, it was running around. It was chaos at first glance. If you want to defeat 100,000 people there, It is almost impossible to capture and kill several people who have never met and do not know their location and appearance.
Even the reason why Zhongli Mei was able to capture Tian Chong was because the Grand Sima of Qi valued his identity too much and was reluctant to abandon his general Da Zhen even if he ran away, so he was tracked and killed by Zhongli Mei.
If Tian Chong abandoned his chariot, changed into a soldier's uniform and fled eastward on horseback, it would be impossible for the Qin army to catch him.
Zhao Tuo originally wanted to order a search for Zhang Liang and others, but after thinking about it carefully, this approach was probably useless.
After this battle, the opponent will definitely flee deep into the Qi State. The Qin army will be beyond reach. Not only will they not be able to catch these people, but they will also alert the enemy. Zhang Liang and others knew that they were hunting them, and they might change their names in the future, making it even harder to hunt them down.
"Be patient for now. After the world is unified, there will be more opportunities to take action."
Just when Zhao Tuo was thinking secretly in his heart.
Li Shiqi suddenly stood up and looked at Zhao Tuo with bright eyes.
"General, now one hundred thousand Qi troops have been defeated in Zhencheng. This is a great opportunity for Qin to destroy Qi!"
"General, do you want to destroy Qi?"
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