"Old Qin, brave and brave, fight against the national calamity together! It is not only the ambition to risk the enemy when the country is weak and in danger, but also the willingness to sacrifice everything and do everything for our great Qin no matter when and where they are needed. Patriotic spirit. Therefore, they must suppress the grief in their hearts and obey my orders."
"And this patriotism is the foundation of the founding of the Qin Dynasty. Perhaps thousands of years later, the people living in this land will no longer remember you, Meng Hu, nor me, Bai Qi, or even my king; even this This war will change beyond recognition; even our Qin Dynasty has already changed its surname to someone else, but this feeling of patriotism and protecting the people will be passed down forever." Bai Qi obviously raised this teaching to another level.
"Yes, Jiujiu Lao Qin, we will fight against the national calamity together!" Ying Xie was able to gain Bai Qi's trust, so he was naturally not a mediocre person, and he quickly understood Bai Qi's painstaking efforts. Then he knelt down on one knee, clasped his hands into fists, raised them above his head, and replied sonorously.
Bai Qi smiled slightly and helped Meng Hu up with one hand. Apparently he was very satisfied with this teaching on patriotism.
He turned around, looked at the wounded soldiers again, and said: "Go, in my name, condolences to the wounded soldiers for me. Go to the wounded soldiers camp and see our most patriotic soldiers at the grassroots level. .You’ll learn more there!”
"Yes!" Ying Xing said.
Of course, Bai Qi's words only told half of the story. Naturally, most of the reason why he has not rotated the army is to act more realistically in order to deceive Zhao Jun, but a large part of it is because of Ying Xi, his favorite successor.
As for this friendship, Bai Qi obviously did not intend to tell Ying Xi, or even anyone in the army.
In the Spark inheritance, perhaps only when Ying Xi is paving the way for his successor will he think of today's battle for the barrier and understand his good intentions!
They had just sent Ying Shi away, and Wang Lu, who had taken over the defense of the barrier, immediately sent a messenger.
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Above the barrier, the fierce battle continues.
Unknowingly, the sun quietly appeared in the distant east again, through the early morning mist, covering the earth with a layer of red.
On the Qin army's fortress, the black soil was covered with layers of bloodstains. It was unclear whether the sun's rays made the blood redder, or whether the mottled blood made the sunlight more dazzling.
Gaken swords, broken spears and halberds, broken shields, long arrows nailed to the ground, mixed with broken arms and limbs, were scattered all over the ground.
In the air, the arrows whizzing by are still shooting at each other hard!
Ahead, the two armies still maintained their formations, testing and confronting each other.
The shouts were drowned in the "ding-ding" sound of the swords clashing, and they could no longer hear clearly the orders of their respective captains. They only relied on their own intuition and glanced at the vague command flags from the corner of their eyes - spear out, spear back. .
Rumble... there was a loud noise, which was the sound of the gate of the central barrier finally being overwhelmed and falling to the ground.
Of course, in order to facilitate Zhao Jun's attack, more than half of the boulders that should have been piled behind the door were removed. Even so, the heavy door held up all night.
After this loud noise, Zhao Jun instantly burst into a commotion, and all the troops were overjoyed! They knew that the Qin army's barrier was taken down!
Ren Wu, the commander of the Chinese army, did not miss this God-given opportunity and quickly sent out the most elite and fastest cavalry to seize the gate and prevent the Qin army from repairing the gate.
The morale of the Qin soldiers on the barrier dropped. After all, only the generals above the captaincy level knew how to lure the enemy. As the soldiers at the lowest level, they only know that if the gate is lost and the Zhao cavalry breaks in, they will not be able to survive, and the barrier they hold on to day and night will also change hands.
But they did not give up, and did not even panic. They continued to resist the Zhao army on the opposite side under the command of the captain. They believed that their master would have a way! They believed that even if they died and the barrier was lost, the Qin army would still win the final victory. And all they need to do is follow the captain's order and kill one more Zhao Jun in front of them!
However, things obviously did not intend to continue according to the soldiers' ideas.
"Report!" Under the bonfire, a messenger, red-faced and panting, knelt down on one knee to report: "Report to General: General Wang Lu reported that most of the Zhao army has crossed west and is fighting fiercely in the middle of the night. Many nodes in the fortress have been controlled by the Zhao army, and the city gate has been destroyed and is still being fought over. However, our army is gradually losing strength. General Wang asked for instructions whether to implement the tail-cutting plan."
Bai Qi raised his head and looked at the already sinking moonlight. Calculating the time, it was almost a day and night since Zhao Jun crossed west, so it should be almost there! .
Then he nodded and responded without hesitation: "Execute!"
"Yes!" The messenger agreed simply.
Soon, an order was passed from the center of the Qin Army to the camp and on top of the barrier: Abandon the barrier and retreat alternately!
The Qin soldiers were shocked to hear this military order and couldn't believe their ears!
How could the army of Qin give up?
It doesn't matter if the city gate is breached, just snatch it back! Every Qin soldier almost wanted to disobey.
Really, everyone from the captain to the spearmen refuted and resisted!
"What we can hold, let us hold it a little longer!"
"I'll go back and organize the dead soldiers!"
"Don't let us retreat, we can't lose the barrier!"
Really, if you use your head to grab the ground, your head will be broken!
But, there was no change, no wavering, not even an explanation.
There is only a cold military order, saying: quickly abandon the barrier and alternately cover the retreat!
Military orders are like mountains!
No matter how much they don't understand, don't approve and can't figure it out, the Qin Army, the most disciplined among the six kingdoms, "stop when ordered" has always been the only magic weapon for the Qin Army to win!
It’s the same today!
The flag is waving! Dots of water stains reflect colorful light in the sun, spilling not only sweat and blood, but perhaps even more - tears. Very unwillingly, the barrier that he had just taken over from his comrade's broken arm, the barrier that was soaked with his comrade's blood, the pass that he had guarded for three years, was about to be abandoned in his own hands at this moment.
The Qin army was worthy of being the strongest army in the world. Even if there was much reluctance, as long as they repeatedly confirmed that the military orders were correct, all the ministries quickly organized a retreat.
However, on top of the barrier, the Qin and Zhao armies were now at odds with each other. It was not easy to retreat safely, even if they were stronger than the Qin army.
The only good news is that although the Qin Army's desire to retreat was unexpected for the Qin Army, it was even more incredible for the Zhao Army. After all, in the eyes of Zhao Jun, the lunatics of Qin Jun could not withdraw even if they lost for the sake of military merit.
It is precisely because of the sudden retreat of the Qin army that the collapse of the gate of the middle barrier, the order for the retreat of the Qin army, and the beginning of the Qin army's alternate retreat were all done almost in one go. The formation changes were completed in an instant, and even the fastest move by the Zhao army The cavalry did not react in time and failed to rush to the gate in time to stop the retreating Qin army.
