Not only the few remaining soldiers of the coalition forces, but also the vanguard general of the coalition forces looked at the scene in front of them, feeling despair in their hearts.
But the matter has come to this, what else can be done?
Should we turn again? The few remaining troops are simply not enough to get around a hilltop. What's more, if the coalition forces here move, the Qin army over there will only move faster.
Turning will only make the army die faster and more completely!
For the present plan, we can only muster up our last efforts, rush to the pass of the mountains and rivers, and fight a bloody road under the encirclement of the Qin army. However, looking at the Qin army, which was so busy, using infantry to attack the cavalry, you can even think about it with your toes and know how ridiculous this is.
But for today's coalition vanguard army, there is no other way!
The only good news is that the coalition forces are less than one mile away from the mountain pass. Although it is not instantaneous, at least there is still a glimmer of hope.
In a thousand thoughts, the leader of the coalition army had made a decision in his mind - kill him, gather all his troops, and kill him at full speed!
However, in order to have enough combat power to deal with the Qin army, the general must first solve the problem of morale.
"Soldiers, the only way for us to survive is in the mountains and rivers behind the cavalry, and we must follow our general to kill him." The leader of the coalition army roared and ordered the soldiers: "Change the circular formation into a sharp arrow formation, and I will do it for you." "Feng Ya, you guys, follow me and charge!"
As he said that, the general did not care about anything else. He drew out the sword from his waist, whipped the horse fiercely under his crotch, and then led his troops to charge towards the mountain pass.
Under the leadership of the general, the morale of the coalition forces has recovered slightly, especially since the general took the lead in the charge, which obviously gave the coalition soldiers a shot in the arm. Immediately, the coalition soldiers changed their formations again, trying to transform the circular formation into a frontal formation suitable for impact.
However, the battle has reached this point.
This battle formation is not something you can change if you want to.
The Qin army on the side is not a vegetarian, they are waiting for the moment you open the circle formation!
Without the slightest hesitation, let alone Meng Ao's order, the Qin army's cavalry rushed in the moment the coalition forces changed formation.
The coalition's front line has been disrupted by itself. Even if the chariots try their best to delay, they still can't stop the Qin army's cavalry from invading. As a result, in a very short period of time, what had been a piecemeal siege turned into a one-sided and wanton massacre.
Among the soldiers of the coalition, except for a very small part who kept up with their general, many more soldiers, even the vast majority of the soldiers, were left behind.
Either he was surrounded and suppressed by the Qin army's cavalry on the spot, or he was chased and shot by the Qin army on the way forward.
Seeing the figure of the general retreating away, but the Qin army gradually surrounding them in front of them, the hearts of the soldiers of the coalition army were instantly filled with despair.
But what they didn't know was that they had accomplished their task well.
At least, it was the task that their general wanted them to complete - to use their lives to delay the besieging Qin army and create a possibility for him and his soldiers to break out.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on the leader of the coalition!
This may be the only way to avoid the annihilation of the entire army. Those who can keep up naturally have a chance of survival, but those who can't keep up have nothing to do.
Less than a mile away, the war horses started running wildly, and it didn't take long at all.
Soon, the vanguard general of the coalition forces, together with his personal guards and the elite coalition forces who followed him, formed a front line and rushed towards the mountain pass.
And all this happened so suddenly that even the Qin army at the foot of the mountain pass was caught off guard.
With the belief that they would die, the last elite of the coalition vanguard launched a final charge towards the stunned Qin army. There is no skill at all, just a fierce attack without regard for one's own safety.
It was precisely because of this disregard for life and death and the lack of time for mistakes that the originally tight formation was really hit by the coalition forces, and a gap was opened.
But soon, the Qin army reacted and immediately made adjustments and blocked the gap in time.
Just such a moment of opportunity was enough for the commander at the front to escape.
Although there were less than a hundred soldiers who followed him out of the siege.
In other words, more than 20,000 people were ruthlessly abandoned outside Zhou Wangji. What was waiting for them was the ruthless sword of the Qin army.
They traveled hundreds of miles across mountains and rivers, only to die in exchange. They didn't even get to see what the Luodu of the Zhou Dynasty they were fighting for looked like!
Of course, the members of the Zhou royal family who had just been snatched from the Qin army immediately fell into the hands of the Qin army. The originally high-ranking brother Wang Sunzi was like a piece of merchandise being passed around among the armies of various countries. Even life and death were beyond his control.
The vanguard general of the coalition forces, who was also born into a noble family, was in no better situation at this time. Even though he had already fled into the mountains and forests, he still did not dare to be careless at all.
Although there are still thousands of people fighting with the Qin army at the mountain pass.
But in General Jing's mind, there was no difference between these thousands of people and the tens of thousands just now. They were still just victims to attract the Qin army's attention.
Rescue? That is absolutely impossible.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Qin army would not be able to spare any troops for a while, General Jing took his remaining hundreds of soldiers and plunged into the depths of the mountain forest and deeper into the forest without even looking back.
Compared to the princes and nobles who were in a state of poverty but could still save their lives, the fate of the soldiers who came from the lower classes was even more tragic.
The captain who led the fishing team has long been killed somewhere, and his younger brother, who was hidden by the autumn pond, is gritting his teeth, facing the cold, full of tears, and staring into the distance. At the camp, he was looking forward to the arrival of his brother.
Unfortunately……
Just like this, the 20,000 coalition vanguard army almost completely disappeared from this land in less than two hours, and the Qin army's loss was only 2,000 people.
The battle loss ratio of ten to one not only shortened the already small strength gap between the two armies, but more importantly, the Qin army once again demonstrated its near-invincible combat power in front of the coalition forces.
This was an almost devastating blow to the combat confidence and morale of the coalition soldiers.
And all of this could have been avoided.
In fact, just when the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces decided to change the circular formation into a sharp arrow formation and completely abandon the army, the messengers asking for help had already arrived at the main camp of the coalition forces...
Coincidentally, not only the main generals of Wei, Han, and Chu were discussing matters in the camp, but General Lianpo of Zhao, who was camping independently, also made a rare appearance in the camp.
The scouts who hurriedly rushed to agree immediately made a detailed report to several generals: "The vanguard camp encountered the Qin army's cavalry about 20 miles away from the Ji City of Zhou Wangji. Our army broke through and annihilated it, and captured the Zhou royal family. For To protect everyone from the Zhou royal family, our army camped on the spot and waited for the general to lead the main force to arrive. However, in order to capture the Zhou royal family, the Qin army brazenly launched an attack on our army regardless of the fatigue of the veterans. My general specially ordered a villain to come to ask for help! General, please attack quickly. Reinforcement, in order to cooperate with the inside and outside to destroy the Qin army!"
Obviously, the scout who reported back was from the Chu State. Although most of the words passed down are in line with reality, there are also some modifications.
The obvious luck and decision-making error of setting up camp on the spot was described as an attempt to protect members of the Zhou royal family;
The Qin army, which dared to launch an attack and did not see any decline in combat power, was described as a tired old army; 33
Even asking for help is not to save lives, but to eliminate the Qin army internally and externally.
You really have taken advantage of all the good things.
The generals who heard this, including Lord Xinling and Lian Po, could not understand that the report was not true. It was true that they were still playing with such a thing in the face of such a powerful opponent as the Qin Army. Some are extremely speechless. All the generals present frowned.
However, the above problems are not the biggest problem. More important, and what the generals cannot tolerate, is still the problem of distance.
You said that Qin's army was tired of old soldiers, so how could he lead his troops twenty miles to fight you after the war? You know, after running these twenty miles, less than ten miles further will be the main camp of the coalition forces.
Here, the coalition forces have actually been stationed for several days without moving.
With the power of the Qin army, how could it not know where its main force is? Now that he knew it, how could he start a decisive battle more than twenty miles away from his main force and only less than ten miles away from his main force?
The only possibility is that the location of the battle has been artificially changed.
I am afraid that the actual place where the battle will begin is not even ten miles away from Luodu. Only at such a close distance will the Qin army have the confidence to eliminate this hateful vanguard before the main force of the coalition arrives.
It is ten miles away from Zhou Wangji, which is about twenty miles away from his main army.
The main force of our army has just set up camp. If all the troops are sent to reinforce, whether it will be available in time is another matter. It is still unclear whether the exhausted army can win when it encounters the Qin army, although the Qin army is even more exhausted. Some.
But what if we don’t save him?
Lord Xinling glanced at General Han Zhiguo who came after hearing the news. He was afraid that if he didn't save him, he would be the first person to refuse to agree. The generals of the Kingdom of Han must also understand the principle of lips dying and teeth falling cold.
In addition to the generals of Chu State, the two main generals have to quietly stay away, and the alliance will not break up.
Therefore, we must save, right? At least the rescue action should be shown. Just knowing that there is an ambush ahead and still jumping forward is what a fool does.
Lord Xinling needs to find a way to get by on the bright side without losing his troops or generals.
Then Mr. Xinling slapped his head violently, I didn't even think about such a simple trick, it really shouldn't have happened!
Lord Xinling, who had figured it out, waved his sleeves and immediately ordered: "Prepare the whole army and quickly follow my general's front army to reinforce!"
"No!" All the soldiers, including the Korean generals, responded one by one.
Some people died, but not completely...
