Facing the wolf-like and tiger-like Qin army, the soldiers of the coalition forces have burst out with courage they have never had before.
The soldiers of Chu, Han, and Wei swarmed together regardless of each other, using their own shields to protect the friendly forces around them, and using their spears to deflect the swords piercing the friendly forces.
Finally, under the desperate resistance of the coalition soldiers, the front line finally stabilized before the Chinese army.
However, before the soldiers of the coalition forces could take a breath, the "clack-clack" of horse hooves reached everyone's ears again.
That was the sound of the Qin army's subsequent troops arriving.
Without the barrier of the camp gate, the subsequent Qin army that entered the coalition camp maintained a high horse speed. As soon as they rushed into the coalition camp, they overturned several small formations of the coalition forces to the ground. Nearly a hundred coalition troops The soldiers fell into a pool of blood in an instant, and the previous circular formation of the Chinese army also fell into crisis.
Under the sharp and unstoppable front of the Qin army, the front line composed of several soldiers who had retreated from the front army was broken almost instantly!
The captain in charge of the front army had no choice but to force his archers to fire three rapid rounds to temporarily suppress the Qin army's attack. At the same time, the captain also commanded the army to retreat slightly to reorganize the front.
But what Captain Ling didn't expect was that although this retreat gave him time and space to reorganize his front, it also gave the Qin army's cavalry more room to move.
So, in an instant, more Qin army cavalry almost swarmed in.
The front line that had been reorganized just now was broken through in several places in an instant. The captain had no choice but to command his soldiers to attack back.
Although several front lines were repaired after paying the cost of hundreds of people, the Qin army was increasing in number on the entire front line, and the front was about to fall into crisis again. .
By now, the captain of the former army understood that the army could no longer retreat, and facing the wolf-like Qin army, there was no other way but to fight to the death.
Fortunately, the main camp of the Chinese army was located on the high ground of the whole camp, and the gentle slope here could slightly limit the speed of the Qin army's horses. If it weren't for the village chief of this gentle slope, I'm afraid the coalition's front army would have been penetrated by the Qin army.
The captain, who secretly made up his mind, did not hesitate and immediately issued the order to organize a defense on the spot and not retreat even one step.
Immediately afterwards, the captain himself also carried a long sword and led his soldiers to act as the fire-fighting captain. But even so, when fighting on foot against a horse, except for the bow and arrow, which still has some lethality, the rest of the time they are passively beaten.
Facing the circular formation put up by the coalition forces, Meng Ao, who had already obtained the main position of the coalition forces, was not in a hurry at all. He just used wave after wave of attacks to consume the lives of the coalition soldiers over and over again on the basis of preserving his own strength. , compressing the coalition's military formation.
Of course, while the Qin army was expanding its territory, a cavalry force of 5,000 people had quietly left the formation and began to sneak around to surround the coalition forces.
Of course, in Meng Ao's mind, these five thousand people were just a precautionary measure, and by the way, they cleared away those stragglers who tried to escape.
Finally, under the continuous piecemeal attacks of the Qin army, the soldiers of the coalition army fell one by one, and even the space for movement was steadily shrinking.
In less than half an hour, less than 5,000 of the 8,000 former army were left, and more than half of their territory was lost. Although the shrinking former army's ability to resist the Qin army increased, its losses under the arrow rain attacks also became greater. If this continues, I'm afraid the entire defense line will collapse soon.
At the same time, their own archers also suffered heavy losses and were no longer able to suppress the Qin army. More importantly, on the left and right sides of the camp, dust and smoke caused by the galloping cavalry began to be found.
Naturally, these situations fell into the eyes of General Jing, the vanguard general who was still watching the battle.
Looking at the sun that had not yet set, General Jing felt anxious in his heart.
He has never been as eager for the arrival of darkness as he is today, although he also knows very well in his heart that even if it is dark, the Qin army will light up lights and fight at night.
However, it’s dark, and although you can’t fight, you can run!
That's right, although the vanguard general was still calmly commanding his soldiers to resist desperately on the surface, he even used deception to trick the soldiers into saying that the main army would arrive soon. If they could withstand it for an hour, victory would be theirs. us.
But in his heart, he was actually considering retreat, and for this reason, his soldiers never appeared on the battlefield.
As the vanguard general, he knew the distance to the main camp very well. He knew very well that judging from the current situation, it was almost impossible for the main force to arrive before his entire army was annihilated. The camp was breached too quickly!
Oh, no. It was because the Qin army's attack was so sudden and fierce that he couldn't resist it and was already in the process of being cleared.
As for whether he shouldn't camp on the spot, or whether the camping location is too far forward?
Obviously not, it’s all because Lord Xinling refused to save him! I believe that the South Korean general will agree with his statement. Everyone in the world has their own judgment, and with the endorsement of General Han, my king and generals should believe me more.
Well, as long as the king trusts me, everything else is not a big deal. Of course, responsibilities and so on are all things for later. The most important thing now is to survive!
His original plan was to let the 20,000 troops under his command hold out until dark so as to create a chance for him to escape.
But now it seems that the Qin army on the opposite side does not seem to be prepared to give itself this opportunity. Looking at its increasingly frequent and stronger impact frequency and strength, as well as the two Qin troops walking around behind, there is no need to think about it. , Qin Jun must have made up his mind to completely resolve the battle before the sun sets!
As the commander-in-chief, General Jing sees it in his eyes and is anxious in his heart!
If he waits for the Qin army to return to their positions in a roundabout way, it will be difficult for him to escape even if he takes advantage of the darkness.
If we were fighting against another country, at this point in the war, we would have to give up resistance and surrender to save our lives, which would be a good choice.
But the enemy on the opposite side is the Qin army! That is the feud of my own Chu State!
If he surrendered to the Qin army, even if he was lucky enough to survive, General Jing did not dare to think about how he would be treated after returning home.
What's more, it's still unclear whether the Qin army will accept his surrender!
"Killing surrender and killing prisoners" is something that other countries must never do or dare to do, but it is very familiar to Qin. It is even something that the Qin army's officers and men look forward to. After all, the only measure of military merit is the number of enemies killed. , The soldiers of the Qin army were naturally unwilling to accept surrender.
Even if the generals of the Qin Army were willing, they did not dare or could not put their lives in the hands of these tigers and leopards.
"In this case, there is no other way!" General Jing felt cruel in his heart, and immediately ordered the messengers around him: "Tear down the wall of the rear village, and the army will use chariots as protection, form a circular formation, and slowly retreat to the east! "
"Yes." The messenger on the side said quickly to the camp.
"Slow down!" The deputy general from Wei State immediately stopped the messenger.
"General, our army is now located in the plains, and most of them are infantry. With the protection of camps, the soldiers in the rear can be temporarily transferred to the front to resist the Qin army's offensive. If we lose the support of the camps and block the cavalry with our feet, there may be some dangers. The whole army is in danger of being wiped out, I hope the general will think twice!" the deputy general said with clasped hands and a deep bow to dissuade him.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, General Jing was a little angry when he heard this, but considering that the deputy general also controlled thousands of troops from South Korea and Wei, he could only explain patiently: "The front gate has been lost, and the Qin army can demolish the front gate at any time." The walls of the stronghold were then attacked by our army, but they did this just to paralyze us so that the two armies on the left and right could bypass us and return to their positions. Whether the wall of the stronghold was demolished or not was determined by the Qin army's ability to seize the gate of the stronghold and force our army to retreat. It won’t matter anymore.”
"But general, with the existence of the stronghold wall, we can at least avoid some of the threats. If our army abandons the stronghold and leaves the huge plain, I'm afraid the loss of the army... will be immeasurable!" The deputy general still refused. Agree with Jingyi's point of view.
"Now it's no longer a matter of considering losses! If you can get out, it counts as one! The general knows the terrain here best. The nearest mountains and rivers are five miles to the east! Five miles! As long as you can survive the five miles , our army can enter the mountain!" General Jing's eyes were already a little grim.
"But, general!" The deputy general still refused to give up.
General Jing, whose patience had been exhausted, waved his hands impatiently and said: "I am the commander-in-chief here. There is no need to say anything more. I just execute the order! Anyone who makes any further remarks to shake the morale of our army will be killed."
"Yes!" The deputy general saw that the general was furious and even said the words "kill", so he had no choice but to agree. However, the lieutenant sighed in his heart: I wonder if these five miles of road can be paved with the bones of 20,000 troops!
But now that the general's order has been given, he can only go into battle without hesitation.
The general's order was quickly and effectively implemented, the rear army's wall was quickly demolished, and the army then slowly began to move eastward in a circular formation. At the same time, the Chinese army sent two elite troops, like extending two tentacles, to help the front army break away from the Qin army.
When the Qin Army General Meng Ao saw this, he immediately understood the coalition's intentions and couldn't help but sneered: In the current situation, why did you still want to escape? !
Immediately, the Qin army's banner began to shake, the whimpering horns sounded throughout the position, and the Qin army also began to change.
The Qin army, which was attacking from the front, quickly pressed in, entangled the coalition forces who wanted to retreat with thunderous force, and prevented the coalition forces from joining together.
The coalition army was obviously no match for the Qin army. If they continued to struggle, the whole army would be wiped out. With no choice but to give up some of the soldiers who had broken away from the front, the captain of the former army was able to save most of the soldiers and return to the central army. in the circular formation.
However, the Qin army's attack will obviously not be interrupted by the retreat of the coalition forces. Although the sturdy chariots can withstand the Qin army's impact, they also restrict the movement of the coalition forces. In addition, they are cumbersome and slow to move, forming a giant circular formation. The coalition army was like a giant turtle, slowly moving towards the unreachable mountain forest.
The Qin army seemed to be playing tricks, always galloping past the perimeter of the circular formation, and releasing arrows into the turtle shells, so that the coalition forces could not harm them at all. And because the coalition forces were too concentrated, the Qin soldiers were sure to hit almost every shot without even requiring special aim.
Not only did the coalition forces have to face heavy rain of arrow attacks, but misfortunes never come singly, they also had to prepare for the incoming cavalry attack. Once any chariot moved a little slower, the Qin cavalry would immediately rush in and harvest the coalition forces. The soldiers' heads also disintegrated part of the coalition's circular formation.
Faced with such a situation of being passively beaten, the coalition forces had absolutely no choice but to huddle under their shields and move toward the foot of the mountain cautiously but anxiously.
The attacks one after another, and the rain of arrows, wantonly harvested the lives of the coalition forces, and at the same time, they also reduced the already low morale of the coalition forces to the lowest level.
Not even halfway through the five-mile journey, the circular formation had already shrunk by a large circle. And the road out of the camp had turned into a road of blood, with broken arms and limbs mixed with broken ordnance, silently recording the disastrous defeat of the coalition forces.
But fortunately, the defensive shields are finally enough after there are few people, and the killing effect of the arrow rain is suddenly reduced. However, driving the military vehicles and guarding against the arrow rain for a long time with high tension, the fatigue of the personnel is almost doubled exponentially. of.
And after fatigue, neglect is inevitable. However, the price of this negligence was that the entire military vehicle and dozens of nearby coalition soldiers were slaughtered.
Under this ebb and flow, the strength of the coalition forces is still declining at a terrifying speed.
After walking another mile, the coalition's formation shrank again, but everyone could already see the prototype of the mountain not far away, just like a thirsty person in the desert seeing a source of water not far away, even if they knew in their hearts that it might just be It was a mirage, but I couldn't help but feel extremely happy in my heart. What followed was a great increase in confidence and morale.
The general also encouraged the last soldiers at the right time: "Hold on a little longer, and we will be in the mountains soon! Speed up! Speed up!"
In an instant, the coalition forces actually increased their movement speed.
However, this morale boost was quickly knocked back to its original shape by the Qin army, and even the remaining morale was wiped out.
It turned out that the closer I got to the mountains and rivers, the clearer I could see. The clearer I saw, I discovered that thousands of Qin army cavalry were already waiting at the gap into the mountains. The bright Qin sword gleamed under the moonlight, seeming to say to the soldiers of the coalition: "Think about it and give up on this idea!"
Some people died, but not completely...
