What's possible?
What else could be possible?
Apart from the fact that the Korean army has rebelled collectively, what else is possible?
Lord Xinling naturally knew it in his heart, and Lord Xinling knew even better what serious consequences it would bring to the coalition once the Korean army really rebelled.
With the last trace of luck, Lord Xinling immediately sent five thousand elite soldiers to take over the Korean army's camp.
No matter whether the Korean army rebelled or not, at least 5,000 elite troops were present, and they could still resist the Qin army. Not to mention completely blocking the Qin army from the camp, at least they could buy themselves time to respond.
Soon, a mighty team of 5,000 people rushed towards the Korean army's camp.
The movements of the Wei army were quickly noticed by the Han army. Upon seeing this, the soldiers who stayed behind in the Han army camp had no intention of resisting the Wei army. They immediately withdrew from the wall and took the war horses in the camp. Then he ran away from the back camp.
Five thousand Wei troops then successfully entered the Korean military camp, but what greeted them was an empty building, with the only messengers tied and gagged in front of the tent.
Not bad, although the Han army had defected to Qin, they did not kill Lord Xinling's messenger.
Taking the cloth from the mouth of the ordering soldier, the ordering soldier immediately shouted to the Wei army in front of him: "Immediately inform your Majesty that the Korean army has fled and the South Village is empty. Make a decision quickly."
Wei Jun, who had received the order, immediately untied the messenger and said, "The general has sent someone to inform you, and we are here to take over."
It should be said that this Wei army is indeed an elite force trained by Lord Xinling. Faced with the dangerous scene of the Korean army fleeing and the South Village being completely empty, the mere 5,000 infantry did not panic, let alone this. get away.
Immediately, these five thousand elites boarded the empty wall.
The good news is that in order to cover up the enemy's eyes, the Korean army did not do any demolition work on the wall when they withdrew, so the five thousand elites still had a condescending geographical advantage;
The bad news is that just as the Wei army climbed onto the wall, the main force of the Qin army had already arrived under the wall, and on the wall, the Korean army did not reserve many equipment to defend the city.
In other words, although the Wei army successfully climbed onto the wall, facing the Qin army who was about to board the city, the Wei army did not have weapons suitable for defense, let alone rolling wood, stones, gold juice and kerosene, and even a long sword. .
All the Wei army could rely on was the long sword in their hands and the few bows and arrows behind them. But what they wanted to face was the Qin army that had been preparing all night.
Even if they had a weak geographical advantage, they were reduced to nothing with the support of the Qin army's various siege equipment.
This is bound to be a brutal battle!
The captain who led the 5,000-strong Wei army soon discovered this problem, and immediately summoned the messenger to report the situation here to Lord Xinling on Pegasus.
No matter what choice Lord Xinling makes, what the Wei army has to do now is to hold on to this wall as much as possible.
Immediately, the five thousand Wei army was divided into two. One group of 3,000 men used existing weapons to block the Qin army. The other group of 2,000 men immediately returned to the camp to carry supplies to defend the city.
Just when the Wei army divided its forces to fight, the Qin army did not hesitate at all and launched an attack.
The battle on the south side started almost at the same time as the other three sides.
Lord Xinling also received news that the Korean army had withdrawn at the same time that the Qin army was about to launch an attack.
Everything was just as Lord Xinling had guessed, and after the last stone fell to the ground, feelings of resentment, unwillingness and even grievance all came to Lord Xinling's heart.
If the general from the Kingdom of Han is still here, Lord Xinling would like to eat him alive.
The situation is obviously very good, why should we give up and fall into the arms of the Qin army? Did the Three Jin Dynasties suffer too little at the hands of Qin? !
He really couldn't figure it out. If the three families divided the land of Zhou Wangji, they would not only have the income from the territory, but also curb the development of Qin. Isn't this better than defecting to the Qin army?
Unfortunately, Mr. Xinling knew that these emotions would not help the matter at all, but would instead delay the situation.
misjudge the situation.
Although he was very upset, Lord Xinling calmed down quickly. Seeing that the Qin army had begun to attack the city, Lord Xinling knew that there was not much time left for him.
He had to make a decision as soon as possible. There were only two ways before him: either use Wei troops to supplement the Han army's camp and block the Qin army's attack, or, while the situation was not out of control, make a decisive move To protect his army...
It can be said that neither of these two options is a good choice.
The Wei army defends the stronghold for the Han army, not to mention whether it can be defended. Even if it is defended today, what will happen tomorrow? You must know that with the departure of the Korean army, the coalition forces are not as strong as the Qin army. Under such circumstances, even if they can hold on for one day, it will be difficult to hold on for two or three days.
What's more, Chu Jun and Zhao Jun still don't know the news of Han Jun's rebellion. Once they learn about it, what choice will they make? Should he continue to fight alongside him, or should he leave without saying goodbye and let his Wei army serve as a stepping stone?
And if you choose the latter, it will undoubtedly be a kind of moral betrayal, which is also difficult for Lord Xinling to accept.
Just when Lord Xinling was confused for a moment, the messengers arrived on flying horses and briefly reported to Lord Xinling that the southern walled city was short of soldiers and weapons.
After hearing this, Lord Xinling already made a decision in his heart.
At this point in the battle, there is no possibility of victory. Even if he replaces the Korean army with the Wei army at all costs, the southern wall may not be able to hold for long.
Since failure is certain, reducing losses is considered victory.
Lord Xinling knew: What he had to do was to find ways to allow himself and the Wei army to exit the battlefield with dignity, and to preserve the Wei army's combat power as much as possible.
After making this decision, Lord Xinling's mind began to work rapidly.
His eyes quickly swept across the battlefield to the north: tens of thousands of Zhao troops were still facing off against the Qin army's cavalry, and the Chu army was suppressing the Qin army's attack based on the location as usual.
Turning his head and looking at the battlefield to the south, sure enough, the Wei army without defensive equipment was still full of dangers even though it had a geographical advantage.
Lord Xinling knew that he had to take action.
Whether they can bring as much of their army back to Wei as possible depends on the time before Zhao and Chu can react.
"Instruct the south captain." Lord Xinling decisively issued the order: "Be sure to guard the wall for two quarters of an hour."
"Yes." A messenger on the side immediately agreed.
"Instruct all soldiers and horses in the Chinese army to prepare for battle immediately. Within a quarter of an hour, pack up the horses, ordnance and three days' rations, and wait for orders." Lord Xinling then continued the order.
"Yes." Another messenger immediately clasped his fists and accepted the order.
Soon, under the order of Lord Xinling, all the 90,000-strong Wei army took action. The troops that were supposed to take turns were also awakened. The horses were pulled out of the stables, and the bundles of grain and grass were loaded onto the carriages.
But Lord Xinling stood on the top of the west wall as if nothing had happened, watching quietly as the Qin army rushed up the wall and was smashed down by the Wei army.
It’s not that Lord Xinling is not anxious, it’s just that Lord Xinling must stand there!
Only when He is there can everyone's hearts be settled. This includes not only the Chu and Zhao troops in the north, but also their own troops.
Although Lord Xinling had ordered the attack, with the transfer of more than 5,000 elite troops, news of the Korean army's rebellion inevitably spread.
Only Lord Xinling standing at the top of the city can suppress the shaky military morale.
After all, with Lord Xinling still there, everyone would think, what if Han Jun was sent on a more secretive mission? Just like the food-burning operation a few days ago.
Of course, this method can be used to hide the soldiers at the bottom, but it is impossible to hide the generals from the middle and high levels.
However, being promoted to a general, he naturally understood that if he could only hold on to Lord Xinling's thigh tightly at this time, he might still have a glimmer of hope. Once he went out alone, he would face a dead end against the wolf-like Qin army.
that's all,
Although full of worries, Wei Jun did not delay the execution of Lord Xinling's order.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the Wei army's central army was fully prepared.
After receiving this news, Lord Xinling was obviously a little relaxed, and then he took another look at the position to the south, but it became more and more dangerous! The figures of the Qin army have appeared on many city walls.
Without any further hesitation, Lord Xinling quickly disappeared from the top of the city.
Immediately, in the blink of an eye, the gate of the rear camp (east) was quickly opened, and groups of Wei troops swarmed out.
Yes, for the safety of the main force, Lord Xinling decisively abandoned the troops on the west and south walls who were still fighting bloody battles. Nearly 20,000 troops were left in the camp by Lord Xinling without even a word of notice.
Obviously, Lord Xinling wanted the 20,000 defenders to shed their last drop of blood to buy him and the remaining 70,000 main troops time to evacuate.
It should be said that under the current circumstances, Lord Xinling's approach was indeed the most correct.
Only by abandoning the 20,000 troops can it be possible to preserve the remaining 70,000 troops.
The reason why the defenders were not informed was also very simple. Once informed, it would be difficult for the defenders to hold on due to people's desire to survive and knowing that they would die.
The greatest possibility is that at the moment of notification, the 20,000-strong army immediately dispersed.
The east gate was wide open, and when he saw the fighting to the west and north, even if Zhao Chu had doubts, he would have sent someone to inquire first, and the time for this inquiry would be enough for the Wei army to leave far, far away.
But once the Wei army in the west and south dispersed, the Zhao army and Chu army in the north would immediately notice it and flee immediately. A race for life was bound to start between the three kingdoms.
But once the three kingdoms fled together, the Chu State would forget about it. The Zhao State had many war horses, and its speed was naturally much higher than its own. If the Qin army could not catch up, it would most likely target itself.
This is obviously not what Lord Xinling wants to see.
Twenty thousand Wei troops were buried together with Zhao troops and Chu troops. They were worthy of these two allies!
Taking one last look at the camp where the battle was still raging, Lord Xinling also let out a long sigh...
"Quick! The army is heading east towards Gongcheng." Lord Xinling, who had escaped from the camp, immediately issued an order.
However, what Lord Xinling didn't know was that on the way back to his country that he had longed for, an elite Qin army of ten thousand people had already blocked his path.
And Zhao Jun, whom he wanted to sacrifice, had actually seen everything...
