When the Lai Kingdom was at a critical moment of life and death, they mobilized a large number of elites and even asked Huaiyi and Dongyi for help, but Huaiyi and Dongyi were also powerless.
Seeing that the Lai Kingdom deployed so many strong men to defend the city, Wang Cheng's father was not afraid at all. The Qi army surrounded Laiyang City, and then defeated the Lai army that came to support. Soon Laiyang City became an isolated city.
After losing foreign aid, Laiyang City became panicked, and food in Laiyang City was already insufficient.
When the army went on an expedition before, the food and grass were collected from Laiyang City. This time, young people were recruited to defend the city, and the food was already stretched. After the Qi army besieged the city for two months, Lai State ran out of food and fodder and had no choice but to leave the city for a decisive battle.
More than 100,000 troops from the Lai Kingdom formed an array. At this time, the Lai Kingdom was forced into a desperate situation. These people almost drained the entire Lai Kingdom of its young people.
The population of Lai country is less than one million. If so many people are transferred, even if this war is won, there will probably be famine in the coming year.
"General, Lai's army of more than 100,000 will fight to the death. As the saying goes, a trapped beast still fights. Our army is less than 100,000. If we fight with it, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties. Lai has been fighting with our Qi country for more than two hundred years. It cannot be destroyed overnight, and now it will soon In winter, when the weather is cold, it is inconvenient to attack the city, and the soldiers suffer heavy casualties.
It's better to retreat back home first. Anyway, they missed farming this year and will be short of food and grass next year. When the army comes again, they will definitely be destroyed in one battle! " said a general next to him.
His suggestion was also another voice among the Qi army. It had been three or four months since the army went on an expedition. Although they had won successive battles, many of the soldiers felt tired and worried that no one would cultivate the fertile fields at home. So many people have this idea.
The feasibility of this plan is very high, and the country is short of food, and there will definitely be starvation everywhere next year. When the time comes, the casualties will be very small, but this is only theoretical.
If Lai State gets the support of Huaiyi and Dongyi, and after another year of training and training, Qi State will attack Lai State again, and the casualties will definitely be high. Moreover, Qi State was not without its enemies. Wang Cheng's father directly rejected this suggestion.
Wang Cheng's father did not blame the general. He had led troops for many years and also knew the soldiers' thoughts. If he did not persuade them, the soldiers would become resentful, which would be detrimental to the war.
"Our army has been victorious in consecutive battles. With strong morale and great military power, we continue to attack Lai. It is like breaking bamboo. At first, bamboo is tough and difficult to split. But after splitting a few sections, the following will be easily solved. No more No big effort is needed.”
"Just like the current situation, our army is overwhelming, but if we give up midway, the bamboo will grow next year and we will have to start over again, and there will be more casualties."
Wang Chengfu's statement was agreed by most of the generals, and then all the troops lined up to prepare for a decisive battle with Lai.
"Look, although the Lai army is large, most of them are young and strong, and they have neglected training. How can they fight?" Wang Chengfu pointed at the Lai army not far away and laughed.
I saw that the Lai army was poorly equipped, the flags were chaotic, and even the formation was crooked.
"These Laiyi are really looking for death!"
"Why did the general say this?" The generals around asked somewhat strangely.
"Look, the Lai Yi people let the strong people stand in the front and put the elites behind to protect the big banner." Wang Chengfu said.
"The great banner is important, so naturally it must be guarded by elites?" Everyone was confused.
"If Laiyi didn't use those elites, there would be no problem with this kind of formation. But almost all of Laiyi's army is young and strong. As long as our army attacks, it will be destroyed soon. When the time comes, Laiyi's elite will be defeated by these How can we fight when our troops are defeated and attacked?"
"As long as our army drives the Lai Yi people to attack the military formation, even if the Lai Yi army has 200,000 troops, it will be nothing more than a chicken with tiles and a dog's ears!"
After hearing this, everyone agreed greatly that the Lai army was just a bunch of rabble.
The Qi army moved out, with banners flying and war drums rumbling, and the armies of both sides began to gather. At this time, it was obvious that the Qi army was very fast, while the Lai army was much slower, and the army was scattered.
The Qi State did not wait for the Lai State army to assemble, but directly raised the flag, and the army immediately launched an attack. By this time, there was no need for any strategy at all, just crush them directly.
The shield bearers and halberd bearers in the front row cooperated with each other and rushed directly towards Lai Yi. The shields were broken and the halberds were broken. The two sides fought fiercely. The archers in the back row directly fired, and a large number of Lai Yi without armor were shot.
The whole army of Qi State attacked. At first, the young men of Lai Yi could resist with their bravery, but they were soon strangled. After the two sides fought fiercely, the elite men who had been recharging their energy behind rushed forward.
The Lai army was not as good as the Qi army, but now it crashed into the elite Qi army. The people who were killed were immediately thrown off their horses, and there were countless casualties. The elite Qi army was like an extremely sharp sword, penetrating Lai's defense in one fell swoop.
The Lai army was a group of farmers who had only received simple training. How could they withstand such a brutal killing? Seeing their companions being killed like melons and vegetables, and the Qi army all covered in blood and looking as ferocious as evil ghosts rushing towards them, these young men finally couldn't bear it anymore.
When the first person turned around and ran away, a chain reaction was immediately triggered, and the surrounding young people from Laiguo followed suit. The soldiers behind had no idea what was going on. When they saw their own soldiers suddenly fleeing, they immediately thought that their side was defeated and fled one after another.
A large number of deserters appeared, the military formation was in chaos, and even those soldiers who did not run were trapped. At this time, panic has spread. Even if he does not escape, he will be easily killed by Qi's elite because there are no fellow guards around him.
The defeated troops fled frantically for their lives, and even attacked their own military formation. The military formation was shaken, and then the elites of Qi State swarmed up behind them and directly defeated the general formation.
Soon these defeated troops rushed to the vicinity of the Lai Kingdom's great banner, and these Lai Kingdom's elites were also trapped by countless defeated troops.
Once you are trapped by defeated troops, it is like a person fighting against a flood. How can you resist? The generals of Lai Kingdom kept issuing orders, but the army was defeated and there was no way to stop it. The entire army collapsed quickly like an avalanche.
The Qi army did not even need to charge and kill. They just drove the Lai army to defeat, and destroyed the Lai army formations one after another. The Lai army suffered heavy casualties and trampled on each other.
Under the impact of countless defeated troops, the Lai Kingdom collapsed completely. Even the nobles of the Huai Kingdom fled one after another. The entire situation was no longer controllable.
As the Chinese army's banner fell to the ground, the Lai army had completely collapsed. Tens of thousands surrendered. The battlefield was full of surrendered Lai Yi.
The Qi army took advantage of the situation and captured Laiyang City. Only some Lai nobles who ran quickly when they saw the situation was not going well fled and continued to run eastward.
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The Qi army attacked Lai and won consecutive battles. The Lai army stationed troops in Laiyang. The city of Laiyang was strong and deep. The Qi army besieged the city for three months. The generals said: The Lai army is numerous and the trapped animals are still fighting. It may be difficult to conquer. Winter is approaching and they want to retreat. Wang Cheng's father said: "The attack on Lai is as powerful as breaking bamboo." All the generals followed, and Lai was defeated. ——"Historical Records·Qi Family·Biography of Wang Cheng's Father"
