Unfortunately, the battlefield never favors anyone.
The Qin army over there gained food because of the rain, but the Qin army here would lose the opportunity because of the rain - losing the opportunity to completely annihilate the main force of the Wei army.
After all, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. Amidst the thunder and lightning, the dark clouds became denser and denser. The whole world seemed to have fallen into darkness. Coupled with the obstruction of the rain curtain, the visibility of the entire battlefield dropped rapidly, and the final visibility was even less than Ten meters.
And this undoubtedly gave the besieged Wei army hope of survival.
"We can't go south!" Jin Bi touched the rain on his face, and approached Lord Xinling, who was also standing in the rain, and said, "Qin's generals are sitting in person, and they can't rush through at all. I took my soldiers with me. I rushed twice, but it didn’t work.”
"What should we do? Is there any other way?" Lord Xinling was also anxious. He knew very well that the cavalry in front and behind were blocking the road, and there were pursuers behind him. If it hadn't been for the sudden heavy rain, he might have been dead.
"Is it possible to turn back and head east?" Lord Xinling continued to ask.
"I'm afraid it won't work!" Jin Bi replied loudly: "There are more pursuers in the back, and it's even harder to break out. And at this time, General Lian Po must either withdraw or..."
Jin Bi paused for a moment, obviously not optimistic about General Lian Po's breakout. Bypassing this topic, Jin Bi then continued to yell: "If we retreat now, we will most likely be intercepted by other Qin troops in the camp halfway. It is too dangerous. Even if we finally stand out again, given our current situation , It’s impossible to conquer the barrier under such heavy rain.”
"General Jin Bi, tell me what to do! You are good at military affairs!" Lord Xinling also wiped the rain off his face. Listening to the rumbling thunder, he became more and more anxious: "Hurry! Once the rain stops, we're all screwed!"
Jin Bi nodded sharply and said, "Go southeast, take a long detour, and go back through the waterway where we entered Shangdang!"
"Waterway?" Lord Xinling hesitated.
Of course we can travel by water, but the original ferry has already returned to Wei State. Now we want to cross the river. Under the temporary recruitment, where can we find so many boats? In addition, due to heavy rain, the water level surged, making swimming impossible.
How can this waterway be opened?
But soon, Lord Xinling understood what Jin Bi had not finished saying - no matter how many soldiers he could take away, he didn't care.
That's right, now the way forward is cut off and the way back is dead. Going west is a cliff forest with no way to go. The only way is to go east. If everything goes well, grab enough fishing boats, or...
Indeed, I no longer care about so much!
"Okay! Just take the waterway to the southeast!" Lord Xinling nodded.
The two people who reached an agreement immediately divided their labors and cooperated again, and rushed towards the corner of Danshui in the southeast.
In the heavy rain, the Qin and Wei armies fought together again. The Wei army obviously did not want to fight, so they opened a gap and fled to the southeast. The Qin army naturally pursued them to the death.
As a result, the two armies staged a chase in the heavy rain.
As time went by, the heavy rain gradually dissipated, and a chase battle from "dark" to dark finally came to an end after the Qin army lost its target.
At this time, the embarrassed Lord Xinling and Jin Bi had less than 20,000 troops left.
The only good thing is that the water level in Danshui did not rise suddenly due to a heavy rain. Therefore, it is still feasible to swim south, and of course this is the only way for Lord Xinling's troops.
In the dark night, Lord Xinling and Jin Bi's men finally stepped into the Dan River. The shallow river water had already reached everyone's waist, and the war horses could walk through it without any hindrance. However, the river water in summer did not flow even after a heavy rain. It was not too cold, so the only thing to worry about was whether you would catch a cold after landing.
Fortunately, at the last moment when they decided to enter the river, Lord Xinling's soldiers successfully found several boats for Lord Xinling, thus avoiding the trouble of Lord Xinling swimming across the river.
However, 120,000 elite soldiers came out of the main beam, leaving only less than 20,000 remnants.
Lord Xinling could already predict his future career, but he was very lucky to have escaped. Think of Lian Po, whose life or death is uncertain, and the letter sitting on a small boat.
Lord Ling, I felt a lot of comfort.
However, once Qin controls the Shangdang area, there will be no obstacle to the way out to the east.
Directly insert it to the north to cut off the connection between the east and west of Zhao State. This direct insertion is different from the one many years ago. The Shangdang area serves as food and fodder support, which not only solves the problem of too long logistics supply lines, but also greatly shortens the marching distance. This battle is that Ma Fujun Zhao She I can't beat Resurrection either.
Even if the Qin army was bolder, they could directly lead their troops to the east and approach Handan, the capital of Zhao.
Zhao State, which has lost hundreds of thousands of Shangdang troops, will probably have many difficulties in defending Handan. Once Qin State captures Handan, even if the King of Zhao successfully escapes, Zhao State's desolate west may not be able to recover. Hope, its strength may even be inferior to that of Yan State.
Not only that, once Shangdang was lost, both Wei and Han became easy prey for the Qin army. The army marched south and could reach Daliang City in less than three days.
Can the current Wei state still be able to withstand the Qin army's offensive?
Lord Xinling shook his head secretly, he couldn't stop it! This battle made Lord Xinling see clearly the gap in strength between the Wei army and the Qin army. It was really not that big.
I can’t stop it, what should I do?
Are you just waiting for Qin to clear up the three Jin lands one by one and unify the six countries?
No, there is still a chance!
Lord Xinling continued to calculate: Although Wei and Zhao were defeated in the current battle, Qin was not in a good mood. He also saw the losses of the Qin army in Shangdang territory.
Counting on one's fingers, the original army of nearly 500,000 people was reduced to less than 200,000 due to Zhao Jun's fighting. Although his own Wei army was defeated, they still had the upper hand at the beginning of the war, and they killed many Qin soldiers. Although the Qin army today is still fierce, its claws have been smoothed away.
What's more, the Zhao army may still be resisting, and after this battle, even if the Qin army wins, it will be a miserable victory.
The Qin army after the tragic victory may be the weakest since the Qin army! Whether he continues to attack Zhao State, or repairs on the spot and digests Shangdang County, what must he do while the Qin army's foothold in Shangdang County is not stable?
Once the Qin army digests the Shangdang's victory, no one in the world can stop it from unifying the east - even if all the countries work together, they will no longer be Qin's opponent.
However, who can compete with the Qin army? !
Chu State? Or Qi? Or send troops together.
Drowsily, on the swaying boat, Lord Xinling gradually fell into sleep with full of doubts and thoughts. Beside him, 20,000 Wei troops were still swimming hard.
