Forty miles south of Dai City.
The place where the Qin army camped before.
The Dai army who had rushed for more than ten miles stopped here to rest temporarily.
Although they wanted to take advantage of the situation to pursue the fleeing Qin army, after running more than ten miles from the lurking valley to here, the infantry were already out of breath, and the chariots and riders also needed to stop to temporarily rest their horsepower, otherwise the men and horses would be exhausted. The combat effectiveness of Dai's army was greatly reduced. If they didn't stop to rest for a while, they would not have the combat effectiveness to face the next battle.
"Your Majesty, a lot of baggage has fallen from the camp here, which clearly shows the urgency of the Qin army's retreat. Zhao Tuo was definitely assassinated."
Chen Yu came over, his face full of joy.
Dai Wangjia took a look around. The Qin army left a mess when they retreated. There were broken cauldrons on the ground not far away, and even a few fallen coins could be seen among the messy footprints on the ground.
As Chen Yu said, if the military order to retreat was not urgent, why did the Qin soldiers not even have time to pick up the money they dropped on the ground?
Dai Wangjia recruited people to inquire about the situation of the scouts ahead.
"Your Majesty, according to what our scouts have discovered, the Qin army moved out of camp last night, and is probably more than twenty miles away from us now, and has disappeared. Their army moved out of camp this morning, and is only ten miles away from our army. Left and right. Looking at their marching formation, they are quite scattered, and they look really panicked."
After hearing this, Dai Wangjia's doubts were completely dispelled.
The Qin army has no deceit!
Chen Yu laughed and said: "This must be because after Zhao Tuo was assassinated, the Qin army took the lead in withdrawing. Then it used its original strength to break up the rear."
"Although the Qin army is larger in number than us, it is now divided into two groups, which is suitable for us to defeat each of them! Your Majesty, this is a good opportunity. The Qin army suddenly retreated, and the lower-level soldiers are unaware of the situation, which must be frightening."
"Your Majesty will take the opportunity to attack the soldiers of the Qin army at the end of the line with chariots and cavalry. When the time comes and shouts 'Zhao Tuo is dead', the morale of his army will collapse. Then I will kill the Qin army on my behalf, just like driving cattle and sheep. As long as I can defeat the soldiers at the end of the line. If we support the Qin army, we can drive the defeated Qin army directly towards the central army farther south. This is how Xiang Yan defeated Meng Wu in Huaiyang in the past, and how Zhao Tuo drove the defeated soldiers to rush and kill Tian Chong."
Amidst Chen Yu's laughter, Dai Wangjia felt high-spirited and couldn't help but praise: "Mr. Chen is so wise and I love him very much. If I can defeat the Qin army this time, I will definitely regard Mr. Chen as my prime minister!"
"Chen Yu's meager ability can make An Neng the prime minister of a country. The king has oversold him."
Chen Yu smiled and "rejected", but looked towards the north.
This time when the Qin army was chasing Qin, Zhang Liang claimed that he did not have the strength to fight and did not follow him.
With the death of Han Cheng, who was the middleman, the differences between Chen Yu and Zhang Liang became more and more serious, and they were on the verge of parting ways.
Chen Yu whispered: "Korean Zhang Zifang is nothing more than that."
After confirming that the Qin army's retreat this time was not a trick, Dai Jun rested for half an hour and regained his energy, Dai Wangjia issued the real attack order.
"Yan Cong, let me lead all the chariots and cavalry to pursue the Qin army's rear. You have to be like a sharp blade and stab it hard into the Qin army's butt! If you can entangle this Qin army's missing pawn, I can lead the army. Come forward and swallow it in one gulp!”
"Wei! The last general will definitely live up to the king's command!"
Yan Cong, the general of the acting army, loudly accepted the order and immediately mounted his war horse with high spirits.
A moment later, five thousand chariots and cavalry of the Dai army once again ran wildly on the Dai field.
Dai Wangjia himself led the remaining infantry and followed closely behind.
The cavalry and chariots ran extremely fast. When they were chasing all the way south and almost reached a valley, they finally caught up with the Qin army.
Those were the 3,000 infantrymen who fell behind. They seemed to be carrying the baggage of the Qin army's broken troops, and their speed was slower than that of other troops.
If these three thousand Qin soldiers formed a formation to resist on the spot, it would bring trouble to these Dai army chariots and cavalry.
But when they heard the sound of trampling horse hooves and rolling wheels coming from behind, the three thousand Qin soldiers immediately became panicked.
At the same time, the military chariots and cavalry shouted together in the Qin language they had just learned.
"Qin General Zhao Tuo is dead!"
"The Qin army was defeated!"
In an instant, the three thousand Qin army collapsed. These Qin soldiers threw away their baggage, spread their legs and went into the valley ahead.
The acting general Yan Cong no longer had any doubts in his mind.
Everything went as expected by the king and Chen Jun. The Qin army was unstable and collapsed in one attack!
"The Qin army has been defeated, kill them!"
"Don't pick up property and luggage, kill the Qin invaders first!"
The Dai army's chariots and cavalry rushed past and followed the Qin army fleeing in front into the valley.
This place is located at the northern foot of Taihang Mountain. Except for the road in the middle, which can be used by vehicles and horses, the valleys on both sides are towering, with tall trees and lush grass above.
If it were a normal battle and Yan Cong led his troops through this place, he might still worry about whether he would encounter an ambush.
But now Qin general Zhao Tuo has been assassinated. The Qin army's camp was in a mess due to the hasty departure of the camp. The Qin army's heavy troops who fell behind were frightened and collapsed. Seeing that they were caught up and killed by the Zhao army's cavalry because they fell behind. Qin soldiers.
All these circumstances made Yan Cong relax his vigilance.
The Daiguo general's face turned red.
"When I drive these Qin soldiers to defeat and defeat the main force of the Qin army in the rear, I will achieve great success. If the Qin army, which is said to be invincible in the world, is defeated by me, then my name will be equal to that of Xiang Yan. Side by side!"
Just as Yan Cong was daydreaming about it, bursts of screams and the neighing of horses came from the cavalrymen at the front.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Cong arrived on horseback and saw an astonishing scene in front of him.
The Daichi cavalry at the front had been shot to pieces, and the remaining knights quickly reined in their horses and stopped, not daring to move forward.
In front of them, in an open area in the valley, there was a black-armored military formation waiting for them.
The spears and berylliums were laid flat, forming a forest of metal spears, facing the Dai army.
In the gap, there were Qin soldiers holding crossbows who looked at each other coldly.
"There is an ambush! How could the Qin army be so treacherous!"
Yan Cong was shocked and shouted: "Get out, get out quickly!"
"late."
On a high ground on the east side of the valley, Zhao Tuo looked at the scene in the valley and spoke softly.
From his perspective, he could see that all the five thousand chariots and cavalry of the Dai army had entered the valley and formed a long snake in the valley.
As the signal horn sounded, the Qin army's crossbowmen who had already been ambushing on both sides of the valley all stood up and fired thousands of arrows at the Dai army's chariots and cavalry in the valley.
In an instant, there were screams in the valley.
"The general's plan to trap and kill the chariots and cavalry of the Dai army is indeed a good plan. The chariots and cavalry of Dai people are the strongest, and if they fight in the wilderness, it will be difficult to kill them all. Now after entering the valley, all the chariots and cavalry of the Dai army died here, and the rear is coming. The infantry of the Dai army will be vulnerable to a single blow. By then our army will swallow them whole and then move north to attack the city. Then the overall situation of this battle against Dai will be decided."
At his side, Li Shi touched his palm and praised him.
On the side, Li Shang, who was accompanying him, asked: "Why did the general expect that the Dai army would pursue and attack? If the other party does not pursue us, what should we do?"
Zhao Tuo didn't answer.
Li Shiqi smiled and said: "The purpose of sending Zhao Shuo to assassinate the general is to take advantage of the chaos to severely damage the main force of the Qin army and delay the destruction of the Qin Dynasty."
"If they don't move after assassinating the general, what's the point of the assassination? The main force of the Qin army is protected, and the king only needs to replace the generals to continue the attack on Dai. Therefore, Dai people will never let go for their own survival. They had no choice in this opportunity that could severely damage the Qin army."
"And even if Dai's army really doesn't come, our Qin army can pretend to retreat, lower their vigilance, and then take advantage of the opportunity to sneak attack Dai's city and catch him off guard. Therefore, this time, regardless of whether Dai's army pursues or not, our army will There are benefits to be gained. Does my brother understand?"
Li Shang opened his eyes and sighed in admiration: "Whether you come or not, this time will be beneficial to us. The general is really a wise man."
Hearing Li Shang's praise, Zhao Tuo looked at the scene in the valley in the distance and thought of the Qin army's habit of killing captured and wounded soldiers to replace their heads.
He sighed slightly and ordered: "Pass the order, do not kill those who surrender in this attack."
"Since the Dai army's chariots and cavalry died here, Shejian can take action against the Dai army's infantry in the rear."
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About two miles north of the valley.
The infantry of the Yachidai Army were marching, and the soldiers' breathing became heavy after the trek.
"The chariots and cavalry have just received military information, and traces of the Qin army have been found in the front."
Dai Wangjia stood on the chariot, very excited.
Victory is at hand!
At this moment, there was a sudden rumble of horse hooves ahead.
"Yan Cong is back?"
Dai Wangjia was slightly surprised.
Relying on the height advantage of standing on the chariot, he could see hundreds of generations of army cavalry running towards here in the billowing smoke in the distance, which made him very confused.
But then, bursts of screams rang out from the ranks of the army.
"It's Qin Army! Qin Army!"
Dai Wangjia opened his eyes wide and saw that behind the running Dai army cavalry, there were actually a large number of Qin army cavalry covered in black armor, as well as Qin army infantry as far as the eye could see.
"The Dai army has been defeated!"
"The acting general Yan Cong is dead!"
The Qin soldiers shouted the name of the acting general they had just learned from the prisoners.
The sound was loud, like bursts of thunder, which shocked all the infantrymen of the Eight Thousand Generations Army.
Hundreds of cavalrymen from the fleeing army arrived first.
These defeated soldiers looked horrified. Seeing their own army, some of them couldn't help shouting: "Our army's chariots and cavalry are ambushed! Defeated! Defeated!"
When the news was confirmed, all the infantrymen turned pale. Many of them had no intention of fighting. Seeing that the situation was not right, they turned around and tried to escape.
"Defend! Set up a formation! If you try to escape, you will definitely be dead!"
Dai Wangjia screamed, but his voice could not control the situation at all.
Although there were also enthusiastic people who obeyed the king's orders and set up formations on the spot, holding up their spears and halberds, they wanted to fight the Qin people to the death.
But more generations still chose to escape.
The Qin general Shejian in charge ordered the entire army to attack, and a black wave surged up instantly.
"Your Majesty, abandon your chariots and horses. Now the defeat is certain and there is no chance of winning this battle. Your Majesty, you should remain useful and withdraw to Dai City! We should join forces with the Xiongnu to fight against the Qin army again!"
Chen Yu said anxiously.
The trusted guards also immediately stepped forward to protect Dai Wangjia from getting off the car and mounting his horse.
"Isn't Zhao Tuo dead?"
Dai Wang Jiaqi murmured on his horse: "It seems that Zhang Zifang is right. Although Zhao Tuo is dead, the Qin army still has a deputy general commanding him and cannot easily pursue him."
Beside him, Chen Yu's face turned extremely dark.
He remained silent and followed Dai Wang Jia to flee toward Dai City.
Behind them, eight thousand defeated Dai army infantry were chased, surrounded, killed and captured by the Qin army.
An hour later.
The battlefield here has completely returned to calm.
The main force of the "evacuated" Qin army has all returned, and the black flags are dancing in the wind.
Zhao Tuo stood on the chariot, looking at the blood and corpses on the ground in front of him, his face expressionless.
"General, our army has killed thousands of Dai army chariots, cavalry and infantry in this battle. The exact number will take time to be counted. We also captured about four to five thousand people, and countless people fled."
Li Shang reported the rough statistics.
Zhao Tuo nodded.
In this battle, he used Dai Ren's assassination to pretend to retreat, luring Dai's army to pursue him, and finally annihilated his main force in one fell swoop.
This method is similar to the way Sun Bin set up an ambush on Pang Juan in Maling in the past. They are both ancient ambush tactics.
"According to what the prisoners said, Zhao Jia had not yet had time to summon soldiers from other cities, and there were only 20,000 soldiers in Dai City. This time he led more than 10,000 troops to attack us, and there were only five or six thousand guards in Dai City."
Zhao Tuo made some calculations and his eyes flashed.
"Instruct Meng Tian to immediately lead our army's chariots and cavalry, and take advantage of the defeat of Dai's army to raid Dai City. We may be able to capture the city in one fell swoop!"
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