The pursuit of more than 30,000 Qin troops was not unexpected by Lord Xinling and Jin Bi. After all, the rear army with less than 20,000 honest men was able to hold back the main force of the Qin army. Only 30,000 troops were sent to pursue it, leaving more than 100,000 troops behind. This was already a great effort.
It's just that Lord Xinling and Jin Bi didn't know that what attracted the main force of the Qin army was not Lian Po's less than 20,000 remnant soldiers, but their main camp and the food and weapons in the camp that they had not yet taken away.
Facing the relentless pursuit of the Qin army, Jin Bi, who returned to the command position, reacted quickly. He said it was a reaction. In fact, at the stage of escaping now, what else could he do, that is, the strong man had his wrist broken!
Every time they pass a pass, there will be at least a thousand troops left behind, and at least a few hundred troops. It doesn't matter how long they can hold on, as long as they can stop the pursuing Qin army for a while.
Although most of the Wei troops who were left behind were reluctant, due to military laws and family members in Wei, they could only bite the bullet and block it. They originally planned to pretend to evacuate immediately after the main force ran away a little, but they did not expect that the pursuing Qin army did not seem to pay attention to the main force at all. Instead, they targeted the troops that were cutting off the rear.
As soon as they came up, they attacked from the left and right, and then outflanked the front and rear, and captured the blocking Wei army in their mouths. This wasn't the end yet, and then thousands of arrows were fired, besieging them on all sides, and they had to eat up all the Wei troops in the rear.
In this way, the Wei army that originally blocked the attack became fishing bait, and it was still the kind that never returned. It also served the purpose of delaying the pursuing army, but the loss was really big.
Even after eating a few small baits, the Qin army quickly mastered the skills. Facing the small group of Wei army, they allocated ten to fifteen times the strength to eat them. The remaining army continued to move forward, waiting for the front to attack again. When they met the Wei army's blockage, they stopped to eat, and the following troops caught up with the troops that were surrounded and annihilated on the spot.
In this way, the Qin army's pursuit speed immediately improved qualitatively, which obviously minimized the effect of the Wei army's blocking. In this way, if the Wei army wanted to continue to block the attack, they would either have to leave a large force and completely delay it, or they could only watch helplessly as the Qin army swallowed the bait one bite at a time without slowing down.
Fortunately, the previous blockades finally opened a certain distance for the Wei army. At this time, the Wei army had almost lost the ability to think. No matter Xinling Lord or Jin Bi, there was only one thought in their minds: retreat as quickly as possible. The better!
But they never imagined that on the only way they could escape, a cavalry army had already occupied the high ground and was quietly waiting for their arrival.
Just when Lord Xinling led the Wei army, which had less than 40,000 people left, and was about to step into the ambush circle, there were only about 10,000 Lianpo troops left in the camp, and they also ushered in their final moments. .
The wall of the village, which was more than ten feet high, had been knocked down, and a piece of wood thicker than an arm was slammed down onto the ground covered with sacks. A big hole was immediately smashed into the bag made of sacks, and in an instant, it was mixed with kerosene. Grains of millet burst out from the breach, glowing golden under the sunlight.
"Millet!"
The Qin soldiers who broke into the camp immediately discovered this "shattering" secret.
However, before he could check further, the Wei army's long sword was already approaching. The Qin soldiers, whose attention was attracted by the millet, had no time to defend themselves. With a "pop" sound, the long sword penetrated the neck, blood spurted out, and he drank in hatred on the spot.
The bright red blood was poured on the torn sack, slowly seeping deeper into the millet.
Soldiers, the land of life and death, must be inspected! On the battlefield, any small negligence will cost a huge price, let alone such a loss of concentration.
However, Qin Bing was not to blame.
Food, that’s food! Food that can almost be equated with life! Especially in those disaster years, a small handful of food can cost several lives.
Although the Qin State has become stronger in recent years, the lives of the people at the bottom are not easy. It is common to go hungry and have a full meal. This is why the soldiers of the Qin Army are not afraid of death and want to earn military merits - only With military merit and title, the family will not suffer from hunger and cold.
However, this millet, which is more precious than human life, is just placed behind the village wall and scattered in the loess. How can it be done?
Not surprising Qin Bing, not reaching out to grab a few handfuls and putting them in his arms was considered well-trained.
Of course, one Qin soldier fell, but more Qin soldiers rushed in from the fallen fence. It's just that this time the Qin army was not distracted by the millet on the ground. They had already received the order from the captain: kill the Wei army in front of them, and all these millet would be named Qin!
For a time, the Wei army was defeated by the Qin army. Lian Po also didn't expect that the millet in the field would actually increase the combat effectiveness of Qin's soldiers.
Fortunately, Lian Po was prepared in advance, and even the retreat of the Wei army was more conducive to his actions.
"put!"
As Lian Po's raised right hand suddenly lowered, the two thousand archers gathered in the central army instantly set up their bows and fired arrows at the wall of the village. Of course, what they shot were not ordinary arrows, but burning rockets. !
With a "boom", the rocket almost hit the grain and grain next to it. The flames soaring into the sky instantly enveloped the Qin soldiers who were charging into it. Because of the kerosene, no matter how hard the Qin soldiers inside struggled and fought, they could not be beaten. After extinguishing the flames on his body, he quickly turned into a burning person.
Then, the aroma of meat floated over the battlefield along with the aroma of rice.
Although the Qin army also lost a lot of soldiers, the generals of the Qin army were a little surprised when they looked at the wall of fire that almost surrounded the Wei army. Why was the Wei army trying to play with fire?
Soon, the soldiers of the Qin Army understood what the Wei Army was doing?
Because the aroma of millet in the air made everyone intoxicated.
"The Wei army is burning food!" The Qin army on the front line immediately discovered Wei Jun's intention.
"Quick, quick, put out the fire!" Without waiting for Sima Cuo's order, the Qin army on the front line spontaneously began to put out the fire. After Sima Cuo learned that the Wei army was burning food, he immediately issued an order to save food.
Sima Cuo knew very well the importance of this batch of food to the Qin Army. It can even be said that the survival of the Qin Army's hundreds of thousands of troops depended entirely on the food in front of them.
However, the Wei army's actions of burning food also exposed a more serious problem - the general of the Wei army might know that his Guanglang City was under siege and would soon be short of food. And the Wei army, which has been in a fierce battle with him, was unable to know the situation of his own army in the middle of the battle?
The only explanation is: the army occupying Guanglang City has been discussed with the Wei army in advance, and everything is a plan!
