In the battle of Bi County, the Jin State suffered heavy losses. With the cooperation of the Qin and Chu allied forces, the Jin State could not withstand it and the army was routed for thirty miles.
Xun Lin's father set up camp again and gathered the remaining troops. After each battalion reported the number of losses, he learned that 20,000 people in the army were killed and fled, and more than 20,000 were injured. The 100,000-strong army had lost nearly half.
He originally came to rescue the elite of the Jin army, but instead of saving the people, he suffered heavy losses. Thinking of this, Xun Lin's father was so ashamed that he almost wanted to commit suicide. He immediately pulled out his sword and committed suicide.
"Your Majesty, please don't do it!" Several guards quickly hugged Xun Lin's father.
"Your Majesty, the army has been defeated for the first time and its morale is low. If Your Majesty commits suicide and apologizes, these tens of thousands of troops will definitely be in panic. When Qin and Chu attack, the army will definitely be defeated. One hundred thousand troops will be wiped out in one day. How will the Xun clan deal with it then? ?」
Xun Lin's father's expression changed and he immediately said, "Thank you all for stopping me, otherwise this would have been a big mistake!"
Immediately Xun Lin's father set up camp and sent soldiers to find the fleeing soldiers. At the same time, he killed chickens and sheep to appease the soldiers. And personally comforted the injured soldiers.
After some hard work, the Jin army finally settled down and its morale began to recover.
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On the other side of the battlefield, completely opposite to the Jin army, the Qin and Chu coalition forces had a great victory, and the two coalition forces in the camp were filled with joy. Over the years, as Jin became stronger and stronger, Chu and Qin fought against Jin and lost consecutive battles. This victory can be said to have wiped out the decline.
The morale of the Qin and Chu armies was high, and they no longer had the same psychological deficiencies as before when facing Jin.
Wu She and Ying Yue killed chickens and sheep to reward the army, and even everyone got a bowl of wine as a reward.
After the Qin-Chu coalition defeated the Jin army, they did not pursue it. The army left 30,000 troops to continue to confront the Jin army in the north. The remaining Qin-Chu coalition crossed the Yellow River again and headed south.
At this time, the Jin army from Xu State rushed to Zheng State. This Jin army was all elite. Although they were marching all the way, no one in the army fell behind.
It can be said that the whole army was excited after learning that the Qin and Chu coalition forces had sneaked into the rear and cut off the food route. This time the Jin army has been forced into a desperate situation, and it can be said that they hate the Qin and Chu coalition forces to the core.
They know very well that if they fail to win this battle, they will only die.
Faced with this situation, many people will despair, but there are also a group of people who will choose to fight hard and go home if they win, or die if they lose.
"General, our army only has five days of food and grass left. If there is no food and grass, this army of tens of thousands will definitely collapse!" the logistics officer said to the commander-in-chief Choke.
Choke nodded and said, "I already know!"
The army's return journey was blocked and their supplies were exhausted. This time the Jin army was at its most dangerous. Chuke was heartbroken and immediately ordered people to gather all the soldiers together.
Standing on the high platform, Choke saw tens of thousands of troops below and shouted loudly: "The army is attacking Xu. Qin and Chu are despicable. They cut off our army's food and grass and cut off our army's return. They are trying to drive us all out!"
"Are you willing to starve to death amidst the machinations of these despicable people? Or become their slaves in humiliation!"
"I don't want to!"
"I don't want to either!" Choke shouted.
"Since none of us are willing, there is only one way!" .q.
"Kill these despicable people like Qin Chu, and I will take you home together!"
"Kill Qin Chu and go home!"
"Kill Qin Chu and go home!"
The fifty thousand Jin troops roared angrily.
"Now, listen to my order. The army has had a full meal, brought three days' worth of food and wages, discarded all the baggage, and followed me to attack Qin and Chu. Let's go home!"
The Jin army immediately had a full meal, then smashed the cauldron and burned down the camp. The 50,000-strong army carried three days of food and grass and went directly to the Qin and Chu coalition forces.
When Wu She and Ying Yue learned that the Jin army had arrived, they looked at each other and said with a smile, "How do you think we can defeat this Jin army?"
"Although the 50,000 Jin troops are elite, they have to march for a long distance and have no food and grass. They must be eager to return home. As long as our army sticks to the camp, we will
At that time, the Jin army ran out of food and was naturally defeated! "
"When the time comes, my army will attack everywhere, and the Jin army will definitely be defeated. Our army will wipe out these 50,000 Jin troops without any effort!"
"Hahaha, fifty thousand elites were wiped out in one fell swoop, and the army that came to rescue suffered heavy losses. After this battle, Jin will never be able to suppress Qin Chu again!"
The two laughed.
Wu She then ordered his people to guard the camp and not fight the Jin army. If the Jin army detoured, he would immediately send people to harass them and pursue them one after another!
If the Jin army circled the city and passed the camp, Qin Chu would probably laugh to death. If they escaped from the camp, there would be a river behind them. There was no ferry for the Jin army, so the 50,000-strong army would not be able to cross. When the time came, the two armies would chase after them. The 50,000 Jin army would Either drown or be killed.
Wu She and Ying Yue ordered the army not to go out to fight. Of course Choke knew what they were planning. If he forced the enemy to a dead end, he would do the same, but now he was forced to a dead end.
Seeing this situation, Chuke no longer hesitated and immediately led his army to attack the camps of the Qin and Chu armies.
The 50,000 Jin troops were struggling to survive this time. Each one of them was desperate, and under the leadership of Choke, they rushed straight to the camp.
The Qin and Chu armies were ready to attack. When they saw the Jin army coming to attack, they immediately launched a hail of arrows to attack. A large number of arrows were thrown into the Jin army, but the Jin soldiers were not afraid and rushed towards the camp despite the rain of arrows.
The soldiers of Qin and Chu were also shocked when they saw the Jin army risking their lives one by one and treating death as if they were home. As the saying goes, one man is worth the sacrifice of ten thousand men.
The Jin army charged desperately, but the soldiers of Qin and Chu were no match at all. Even though these Jin soldiers were hit by several swords, they still rushed forward with bloodshot eyes, wanting to die together with the Qin and Chu soldiers.
Although the soldiers of Qin and Chu had just won a great victory over Jin and their morale was high, they were no match for these Jin soldiers who risked their lives.
The army charged, and a large number of Jin soldiers drove the camp away at the cost of their lives. Soon the Qin and Chu allied forces could no longer resist, and the camp was captured by the Jin army. Under the desperate attack of Jin's soldiers, Qin's and Chu's military formations were also broken one after another.
Fifty thousand Jin troops risked their lives and their morale was like a rainbow. The Qin army was no match for the coalition.
When Wu She and Ying Yue saw how desperate the Jin army was, their expressions suddenly changed.
"Trouble, we underestimated the Jin army, and even more underestimated the Jin army commander Choke. These people are a desperate army!"
"Stop blocking them! Order the army to open the passage!" Wu She quickly ordered.
At this time, the soldiers of Qin and Chu had been defeated by the Jin army. After receiving the order, the camp behind them quickly got out of the way to let the Jin army go with them.
After paying a heavy price, 50,000 Jin troops directly penetrated the Qin-Chu coalition camp. The Qin and Chu armies suffered heavy casualties, and they were so frightened by the killings by these people that they did not dare to fight again.
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Jin attacked Xu Bu Ke, and Qin and Chu cut off its food routes. When the Jin army returned, Xu Bu Ke broke down the cauldrons, burned the camp, and held three days of food to show that the soldiers would die and none of them would return the favor. Therefore, the soldiers sacrificed their lives and defeated the Qin Dynasty. The army of Chu has to return to Jin. This is called putting it to death and living later!
——"Sun Tzu's Art of War: Decisive Death"
