The tens of thousands of elite Huai troops were overwhelming, and the morale of Bang Zhou's army was low. The Huai army rushed from left to right, and the Zhou army had no power to fight back.
The army's defense line was easily torn apart, and then the elite Huai army rushed in frantically along the breach, and the entire formation was overwhelmed.
The Zhou army attacked the city for several days, suffering heavy casualties and low morale. The Huai army recharged its batteries and waited for work, and its combat effectiveness was almost completely different.
In particular, one of the Huai army's elite troops rushed directly to the Zhou army's camp, and the horses mounted on the camp, directly cutting down the large banner in the Zhou army's camp that the emperor of Zhou had not taken away. Then I heard the Huai army shouting: "The Emperor of Zhou has run away, the Emperor of Zhou has run away!"
The battlefield was extremely chaotic and it was difficult to deliver the news. After hearing the Huai people shouting, they all looked at the large banner in the camp. The large banner had disappeared, and the already low morale suddenly dropped to the freezing point.
The former commander-in-chief of the Zhou army was desperately commanding the army at this time, trying to block the Huai army. However, facing the wolf-like Huai army, the Zhou army had no chance. Soon the Zhou army began to collapse, leaving only the former army commander commanding hundreds of people to form formations to protect themselves.
Wang Zhao raised his hand, and three rows of archers immediately emerged from the gaps in the formation, firing a shower of arrows at the Zhou army's battle formation. After three waves of arrows, most of the hundreds of soldiers were killed or injured, and the originally tight formation was riddled with holes. The army rushed forward without any pause and completely submerged all the Zhou troops.
After defeating the Zhou army's front army, Wang Zhao left some people to guard the prisoners, and then led the army to continue the pursuit.
Although the Zhou army had left all night, the army did not go far. The land of Huaisi was crisscrossed by rivers, making it difficult for military chariots to move, and the Zhou army was not very fast.
The Huai army moved quickly with light chariots and caught up with the Zhou army in two days. After seeing the Zhou army retreating, the Huai army did not attack, but followed closely. When the Zhou army left, the Huai army followed. When the Zhou army turned around and wanted to attack, the Huai army immediately retreated. Anyway, they did not give the Zhou army a chance to fight decisively and kept hanging behind the Zhou army.
Seeing that the Huai army was following closely like a tail, Ji Bi wanted to turn around and fight the Huai army several times, but she missed the attack several times. Instead of attacking, it was a waste of energy.
Ji Bi's efforts were in vain, and Yu Ke had no good solution. He had to leave a part of the army to confront the Huai army and let the army continue to move forward. However, when they saw the Zhou army dividing their forces, the Huai army immediately rushed forward and defeated the Zhou army. Just as the Zhou army was about to turn around and attack, the Huai army did not hesitate to fight. After defeating the remaining Zhou army, they withdrew again. return.
Seeing that the Huai army was not fooled at all, the Zhou army had no choice. It was only a distance of two hundred miles, and it took Zhou Jun five days to cover half of it. What is even more worrying is that the army is running out of food and fodder.
The army was at a critical moment, and Ji Bi could no longer hold on. He could only wait for death if he stayed here. In the end, he had to take hundreds of guards, abandon the army, and escape in a light vehicle.
After learning that the emperor had escaped, the morale of the Zhou army collapsed. Wang Zhao took this opportunity and directly ordered the army to attack. After continuous defeats, they were abandoned by the emperor, and their food and grass were gone. Under the attack of the Huai army, the Zhou army collapsed at the first touch, and there were fleeing Zhou troops everywhere.
Tens of thousands of troops disappeared in the blink of an eye.
On the other side, Emperor Zhou, who was fleeing in embarrassment, finally came to the rear army under the escort of hundreds of guards. The rear army had already arrived at the Huai River, but the pontoon bridge above the Huai River had been burned down. The Zhou army camp outside Siyang City had also been breached. The rear army of the Zhou army was blocked on the north bank of the Huai River.
The situation has reached a critical moment, with less than 20,000 people left in the rear of the 100,000-strong army. The Zhou army of less than 20,000 people has become a frightened bird.
...
After receiving the message from Yu Qing, Qi State and Lu State immediately realized that the situation was not good, and quickly summoned the army to go south. However, most of the army in the country had been mobilized by the emperor, and the remaining combat power was really worrying. Finally, they summoned troops further north and west. The army of princes gathered together an army to come for reinforcements.
Wait until the army arrives at the south bank of Huai River. Only the rear army of Bang Zhou's army was left to linger on the north bank of the Huai River. In the Huai River, the naval armies of the Huai and Xu countries cut off both sides of the Huai River.
Bang Zhou's rear army could not cross the Huaihe River at all.
The Marquis of Qi had also been fighting for many years, and his military ability was quite good. Seeing this situation, even though he was mentally prepared, he was stunned. The hundred thousand Zhou army was wiped out. Such a huge defeat has shaken Bangzhou's foundation.
In the end, there were only more than 10,000 rear troops left in the Eastern Expedition Army. If they were not rescued, the entire army would be annihilated.
Immediately, the Marquis of Qi didn't care much. The navy summoned from Lu and Tan wanted to fight against the Huaixu navy. Wei Yi saw this situation and ordered the navy to retreat slightly.
When Lu and Tan saw the Huai-Xu navy retreating, leaving a part of the navy to confront the Huai-Xu navy, they immediately sent ships across the river to rescue the Zhou army.
Wei Yi was waiting for this opportunity. The navy came to the shore to rescue the Zhou army. Although the remaining navy was not less than the Huaixu navy, they could only protect it outside.
Wei Yi immediately gave the order, and dozens of Zuke Clippers were immediately released. The Zuke Clippers were piled with firewood and kerosene. Dozens of naval forces drove the ships directly towards the ships of the Lu and Tan Navy, and they were halfway through the journey. Then, the ship was set alight. Then jump into the water.
The fire ship was like an arrow from the string, rushing towards the Lu and Tan naval forces, and they saw the fire ship coming rapidly. The expressions of Lu Tan's navy changed greatly, and they all maneuvered their boats to avoid it.
However, although the Huai River is wide, it is not the Yangtze River after all, and it is not enough to avoid so many ships. Several large ships that could not escape were hit by fire ships. Some fireships passed through Lutan's naval defenses and hit the ships transporting soldiers.
In order to avoid the fire ships, the navy formations of Lu and Tan suddenly became chaotic, and some ships even leaked out of the side. Wei Yi immediately seized the opportunity and ordered the navy to attack.
The naval forces of Huai and Xu took the opportunity to press forward with force, and the ships sailed down the water and crashed into the side of the Lu and Tan naval forces.
The wooden planks on the side of the ship made a loud crash and broke, and a large amount of river water rushed in. The soldiers on the ship were even knocked off their feet, and a large number of soldiers fell into the Huai River.
The morale of the Huaixu navy was high, and the army flowed down the river with overwhelming momentum. The ships collided and arrows rained like rain. The two countries of Lu and Tan were not good at naval forces. This improvised naval army was beaten back steadily.
At the same time, the ships used to pick up people also suffered disasters. They were either hit by fire ships or burned by arrows fired by the Huaixu Navy. Only a few people were able to cross the river.
After a water battle, the naval forces of Lu and Tan were almost completely wiped out.
Even more shocking news came: the ship Ji Bi was riding on also sank. It was a coincidence that when the ships from Lu and Tan came to pick them up, Ji Bi, who was already frightened, immediately boarded the ship and tried to escape. As a result, the Huaixu navy rushed down, Lu Tan was defeated, and the ship Ji Bi was on was captured. The navy of the Huai Kingdom directly crashed into it, and Emperor Zhou Ji Bi fell into the water and disappeared.
...
Being violent and cruel without any relatives is called stab; being violent and insolent is called stab; being violent and arrogant without relatives is called stab; being cruel and cruel is called stab. Ji Bi destroyed Zhou rites, was arrogant, arrogant, and self-willed, causing heavy casualties to the Zhou Dynasty. After her death, she was given the posthumous title of King Zhou La. ——"History of the Rise and Fall of the Zhou Dynasty·King Lao of Zhou Conquered the Huaihe River"
