"That Qiang You is a veteran of Wang Jian's army in vain. I thought he had some ability, but I didn't expect him to be a mediocre person."
"A few words carved on wood made him lose his temper. He chased a thousand of our soldiers forward, not even paying attention to the grain team behind him. He was really as stupid as a pig. In this way, he hit his brother. What a brilliant idea! Hahaha!”
When the news came back from Qin that "Qiang Fu" was leading the main force to accelerate forward, young Jing Ju burst into laughter.
Jingtong didn't lose his composure like his younger brother. He just smiled slightly, showing his white teeth.
"Qiangxu is a barbarian, and it is normal for him to become angry when he is insulted. It can only be said that Wang Jian made a big mistake by appointing this person as the general."
Jing Tong did not become suspicious. After all, he had seen with his own eyes how Zuo Sima became so angry and eventually lost his mind under Zhao Tuo's plan.
With Zhao Ping's case in front of him, Qiang Yu's reckless behavior seemed very normal.
Even after Jing Tong knew that Qiang Yu had fallen into this trap, he couldn't help but feel proud in his heart.
What Zhao Tuo did back then, he, Jing Tong, could also do.
Wanting to win a big victory turns out to be so simple.
Jing Tong turned to his younger brother and said: "Ju, you take five hundred people away. When the distance between Qiang Fu's main force and his grain team exceeds twenty miles, he will go between the two, find a place that is conducive to defense, and destroy Set up roadblocks on the road and take these five hundred people to garrison there.”
"After I lead my army to defeat the Qin army's grain transport troops, there will definitely be messengers and defeated troops sent forward to spread the message. By then you will kill one by one, and it will take a while to delay."
"As long as Qiang Yu has no time to return to the rear to help, I can annihilate all his grain transport troops. Not only will he burn all his grain, but I will also slaughter all the five thousand Qin troops!"
Jing Tong's voice was decisive. In fact, if he just wanted to burn the Qin army's food, he wouldn't have made all kinds of complicated arrangements. Mainly because in his heart, he still wanted to wipe out all the Qin troops escorting the grain in one fell swoop.
If one more Qin person is killed, they will counterattack in the future and face one less enemy when they restore their territory.
Jing Ju's blood boiled with excitement at his brother's words, and he immediately gave his hand and promised: "Jing Ju will receive the order and will definitely block the road and prevent the Qiang Xuan from returning to help!"
Seeing Jing Ju excitedly going down to order troops, Jing Tong's face was full of confidence.
Excitement flashed in his eyes, and he whispered: "After the food and grass are burned, I will lead the troops to retreat first, and then use scouts to closely monitor the Qin army in the Qianglu tribe."
"The army is short of food. Even if it does not collapse on the spot, its morale will definitely be greatly damaged, and the soldiers will become resentful and lose their fighting spirit. When I lead the elite troops to attack again, I will never be able to destroy the tens of thousands of Qin army's partial divisions in one battle and capture and kill the Qin general. The Qiang has returned in disgrace!"
"I, Jingtong, am leading an army for the first time. If I can defeat a large number with a small number and defeat tens of thousands of Qin troops in this battle, my merits will never be lower than that of Zhao Tuo in the battle of Surabaya!"
"Qiangxu, hehehe."
…
On the road from Dongyang to Huaiyin, a long snake-shaped team of ten thousand people was slowly moving forward.
Thousands of them were silent civilian servants wearing coarse shorts.
They led the cattle and horses and drove the vehicle forward slowly. The vehicle was filled with bulging sacks, which should be the food eaten by the Qin army. In addition, many straw straw poles were stuffed, which were fodder for cattle and horses, and were also necessary for marching and fighting.
Every few steps between these cattle, horses and vehicles laden with grain, there were black-armored Qin soldiers carrying spears or holding swords and shields to guard them.
Among the 10,000 people, 5,000 were fully armed soldiers of the Qin army.
They escorted the vehicle and moved forward very slowly.
In the middle of the convoy, there was a gorgeously decorated chariot surrounded by a group of black-armored Qin troops. Standing in the car was a majestic and majestic Qin general wearing a heguan. He turned his head and looked around from time to time. It seemed that he should be the general responsible for commanding the Qin army.
Further back, there were several covered carriages that seemed to be carrying important items.
There were several people crowded in the carriage of one of the carriages.
"Captain Meng, the general has sent a messenger, saying that traces of the Chu army have been found ahead. I think the enemy is planning to attack us from the east to the west. I'm afraid an attack on us is just around the corner."
In the carriage, Zhongli Mei whispered.
Since Zhongli Mei was promoted to the fifth doctor, his old position is no longer suitable for him. How can a high-ranking person with the rank of fifth doctor be a short-handed general?
It is not in line with Qin's system to succumb to the subordinates of low-ranking people. Therefore, Zhao Tuo sent him to Meng Tian's newly formed team as a military commander.
From a small general with a hundred soldiers to a military commander in charge of five thousand people, this was a big challenge for Zhongli Mei. But Zhao Tuo seemed to believe in his ability, and even actively encouraged him, saying that even a guy like Hei Butt could be qualified for the position of military commander, and there was no reason why Zhong Lizhen couldn't do it. This moved Zhong Lizhen very much, and he helped Meng Tian seriously along the way.
"Well, if the Chu army wants to take action, it may be at the second branch in front."
Meng Tian narrowed his eyes slightly. The so-called Erfendao, according to the guide Chen Ying, is a special terrain.
In the two-part road section, to the south of the road is a shallow depression with lush reeds, and to the north of the road is a very large forest. From a distance, one road divides the two terrains equally, so it is called It's a two-part road.
Except for the reed-covered depressions, the forest to the north of the road was large and dense, which was most suitable for hiding people and was the most likely place for an ambush nearby.
"Let the soldiers cheer up, victory or defeat lies here."
"only."
Zhongli Mei got out of the chariot and sent an order to the soldiers to be wary.
"General Zhao entrusted me with this task so that I could make meritorious deeds. If I can defeat this Chu army, I can at least offset part of the guilt by protecting the army's supplies and killing the enemy prisoners."
Meng Tian's voice was low, and his eyes flashed with excitement.
This battle is both a crisis and an opportunity for Meng Tian to make atonement.
…
In early summer, it is the time when the trees are green and growing luxuriantly.
On the north side of this road, weeds grow wildly and the woods are dense. The reeds on the south side of the road are tall and dense, forming a thick screen.
When a person hides in the reeds in the forest, his figure is well concealed. Unless he looks closely, it is difficult to tell from a distance whether there is anyone lurking inside.
Of course, the premise is that the people hiding inside can tolerate the mosquitoes and flies flying in the dense forests of the swamp.
"The Qin army is coming!"
Jingtong, who was waiting in the forest, finally got the news he wanted.
Snapped!
Jing Tong slapped his face with his palm, and when he opened his palm, he saw that in the middle of his palm was a squashed mosquito and a little red blood.
"Is the Qin army's blood as red as this?"
"Let's go, prepare to kill all the people of Qin and avenge our country."
Jing Tong smiled coldly, he was full of confidence in this raid.
At first, he had more than 8,000 people, but the Qin army's grain and grass troops were escorted by only 5,000 soldiers. The remaining thousands of civilians were of no use at all. On the contrary, when the raid began, these civilians were likely to be frightened. Disrupting the Qin army's formation and causing greater chaos, it turned into an advantage for the Chu army.
Secondly, the Qin army escorted the grain and grass in a long snake formation. The troops were widely separated. Under the surprise attack, it was difficult to gather for combat in a short period of time. Even the orders of the leading Qin general could not be conveyed in the panic.
Thirdly, they still have the initiative to launch a surprise attack. It is up to the Chu army to decide when to launch a surprise attack and from where. The Qin army cannot judge, so once they are attacked, they will definitely collapse without preparedness.
With these three advantages, how can we not win?
Less than half an hour later, on the road where the Chu army was ambushing, the Qin army transporting grain and grass finally arrived.
The Chu army did not launch an attack immediately. They waited for the leading troops of the Qin army to pass by first, and then they saw a Qin army chariot in the middle of the team.
Above, the senior Qin general wearing a heguan was still looking majestically ahead.
"That's him."
"shoot!"
Just when General Qin's chariot entered the middle of the ambush circle, he shouted loudly, and the Chu troops who were ambushing on both sides immediately came out.
Especially those crossbowmen of the Chu army, holding their crossbows that had been strung up, fired wildly at the Qin general on the chariot!
In an instant, arrows rained down, and General Qin only had time to let out a scream before he was shot into the shape of a hedgehog and fell out of the car instantly.
"General Qin is dead!"
"Kill the Qin invaders!"
"Kill Qin!"
Countless Chu people screamed and emerged from the swamps on the south side and the dense forests on the north side. With weapons in hand, they attacked the Qin army transporting food.
Jing Tong had already walked to another place with a better view, watching the chaotic battle situation in the distance with a smile on his face.
"Isn't General Qin too arrogant? He was shot dead by our army without any precautions. In this way, this raid is definitely won...hiss..."
Jing Tong's words stopped abruptly, and he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Because he was surprised to see that the situation in the distance was completely different from what he imagined.
The Qin general had died under the arrows. The Qin soldiers who should have been frightened by the Chu army's surprise attack were not at a loss. Instead, they calmly picked up their spears, swords and halberds and quickly formed a battle formation in groups of five.
In the front row are swords and shields, in the middle are bronze halberds, and in the back are spears.
Not only the Qin soldiers who seemed to be well prepared, but also the civilians who should have panicked and fled, looked calm, and one by one they pulled out the hidden weapons from under the grains carried by the cattle and horses.
At the same time, in the chariot, those Qin soldiers who were crouching under the grass poles suddenly opened their covers and stood up. In their hands were the Qin crossbows that were also strung.
Arrows flew, and the Chu army rushing at the front fell to pieces.
Immediately afterwards, the Qin soldiers and "civilians" who formed a battle formation used the cover of vehicles to fight with the Chu army who was attacking.
The ambushed Chu soldiers kept pouring out of the forest, and the Qin soldiers and "civilians" behind the road did not need anyone to direct them. They immediately pressed up from the rear in an orderly manner and started fighting with these Chu troops who were attacking.
On the road, blood and flesh splattered, and screams kept coming.
"It's a trap!"
Jing Tong bit his lip when he saw this scene from a distance.
He was so angry that his whole body was trembling, and he growled: "Isn't Qiang Su a barbarian? How could he have so many evil intentions and use this matter to plot against me?"
"Why is Qiang Yu's behavior so similar to Zhao Tuo?"
"These Qin people are all treacherous people!"
On the road, blood and flesh splattered, and screams kept coming.
In the constant bloody battle, the Chu army finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Their chaotic assault formation was no match for the orderly and approaching Qin soldiers in battle formations.
Coupled with the failure of this raid, their own morale dropped a lot, so after more than half an hour, the Chu army first had deserters, and then it was defeated across the board.
Countless Chu people fled around the road like a tide.
"The Chu army has been defeated!"
Meng Tian stood up, raised his arms and shouted.
"Chasing death and chasing north, making meritorious service and paying homage!"
Zhong Lizhen shouted loudly and commanded the soldiers to start chasing the fleeing Chu army.
"General, the Qin army is coming, let's leave quickly!"
On the other side, the soldiers shouted wildly in Jingtong's ears.
The Chu army was defeated and the soldiers were scattered in all directions. The Qin army began to chase in all directions and was about to reach them.
Jing Tong nodded blankly, but couldn't help but whisper: "If I fail this time, the Qin army will be able to reach Huaiyin smoothly."
"If Huaiyin is not protected, this campaign against Qin will definitely fail!"
(End of chapter)
