Xu Chao looked at the sand table map in front of him. The road from Hanzhong to the south to attack Mian County was rugged and difficult. According to Wei Zong's idea, he would continue to defend. But Xu Chao felt this was an opportunity.
Wei Zong believed that the road was narrow and easy to be blocked in the mountain road, so defense was better. Xu Chao believes that the road is long and dangerous, and the brave will win when we meet on a narrow road. After hearing Xu Chao's words, Wei Zong was very surprised and immediately agreed with Xu Chao's idea.
So Xu Chao led his army to prepare for a decisive battle with the Qin army.
In order to paralyze the enemy, Xu Chao deliberately made people publicize that he was a member of the clan, and also showed that he was greedy for success, stupid and greedy, and looked like a son of a powerful man who only wanted to gilt, rob the army and get promoted.
And he still likes to talk nonsense, and anyone who sees him will think that he is a loser. He even announced that he would personally lead the army to conquer Mian County. The whole of Nanzheng was in an uproar, and the spies of Qin naturally learned the news immediately.
When I heard that a Huai clan idiot was going to lead his army to attack Mian County, the Qin army's commander-in-chief, Gongzi Zhang, suddenly burst into laughter and said: "With such a fool leading the army, how can our army not be defeated? You sir, this is God's meritorious service for us." What an opportunity.”
Everyone in the Qin army was also smiling, thinking that this was a fool who came to give them credit. And the news that came from Qin's spies convinced them of this idea.
When Xu Chao was setting out for the army, he actually brought a dozen singers and dancers into the military camp, preparing to let these singers and dancers sing for him to relieve his boredom on the way. What is even more outrageous is that the Huai army only walked less than thirty miles in one day, and then they camped in large numbers and began to play and watch the dancing girl's performance. Originally, this made the Qin army feel outrageous, but then Xu Chao actually asked the army's cavalry to ride back to Nanzheng to deliver ice cubes to him to relieve the heat.
Seeing Xu Chao's behavior, many generals of the Qin army were even more happy, and they began to look down upon the Huai army. The generals were slack and underestimated the Huai army, and the following were naturally affected. This trend spread in the army. The Qin army thought that the battle would be won before the war started, and was very slack on the Huai army.
On the other side, Xu Chao was still traveling at a speed of thirty miles a day, and even went to the mountains to have fun when he was in a leisurely mood. The entire army did not look like he was going to fight, but instead looked like he was touring the mountains and rivers.
It has been ten days since the army set off, but it has not yet gone a hundred miles.
On this day, the Huai army camped. Xu Chao, who was supposed to be drunk, immediately threw away his wine glass and stood up. He was in high spirits, and there was no trace of him being addicted to wine and sex. Even the other generals in the camp were like this.
"General, those spies have left!" From a dark corner of the camp, a figure came out and said to him.
Xu Chao nodded, and the black shadow quietly retreated.
Several soldiers tore off all the colorful clothes they were wearing. Xu Chao cupped his hands to these people and said, "Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen. When I go back this time, I will report your first achievements!"
Several soldiers raised their hands and said, "I am willing to die serving you."
"Everyone, this battle has reached a critical moment. Pass on our military order to break out of the camp, discard all the baggage, and carry five days of rations per person. We will set off in half an hour and arrive at Miangu'ao within two days to surprise the Qin army!"
"When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins! This battle will destroy the Qin army!"
"The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road!" the army generals shouted in unison.
As Xu Chao issued the order, the originally lazy camp immediately began to move. In just half an hour, the army quickly moved towards Miangu'ao.
As Xu Chao issued the order, the originally lazy camp immediately began to move. In just half an hour, the army quickly moved towards Miangu'ao.
Just when everyone in the Qin army felt that the Huai army was still dilly-dallying two hundred miles away, they never expected that Xu Chao had already arrived with a simple carriage and led the army himself.
The Huai army's express delivery was very fast. It took two days and one night on the two-hundred-mile mountain road to arrive at the Miangu Au, which was 30 miles away from the Qin army's camp. When they arrived here, the Qin army's scouts finally learned that the Huai army was approaching. Seeing this situation, the Qin army was shocked and hurriedly summoned the army to prepare for war.
It's just that the Qin army has become accustomed to being disorganized, and the sudden order made the Qin army somewhat sluggish. On the other side, Xu Chao did not hesitate and directly ordered the five thousand elite soldiers in the army to seize a hilltop to the south of the Qin army, and then led his army to follow closely.
When the Qin army saw that the Huai army was about to occupy the southern highlands, they quickly sent a large army to fight for it. It's a pity that the morale of these Qin troops is low and their actions are in panic. How can they be the opponents of the Huai army.
The elite soldiers of Shanyue climbed over mountains and ridges as if they were walking on flat ground. They looked thin, but in fact they were very strong and moved as quickly as apes. The Qin army simply couldn't capture the top of the mountain. Wait until the Huai army occupied the high ground, and then launch a surprise attack on the Qin army from a high position. The Qin army was beaten and retreated continuously, and was no match at all. At the same time, Xu Chao also led his army to attack the Qin army's camp.
At this time, the Qin army's general Gong Zizhang was caught off guard by Xu Chao and kept ordering the army to attack. However, before the Qin army could form a formation, the Huai army had already charged.
Xu Chao took the lead. Under the leadership of the surrounding guards, he charged directly at the Chinese army and shouted: "The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road!"
When the soldiers of the Huai army saw that their general was leading the way, their morale was greatly boosted. They shouted that the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road, and they rushed towards the Qin army.
Seeing how brave the Huai army was, the soldiers of the Qin army were also frightened. The Tengjia army and the Shanyue elite soldiers took the lead one by one. Everyone fired their hand crossbows one after another. The Qin army was unable to catch them quickly and was shot down directly. A gap was directly opened in the already unstable military formation.
The Huai army with high morale directly broke through the Qin army's defense. As the commander-in-chief, Gongzi Zhang continued to command the army and wanted to stabilize the formation. However, facing the high morale and fierce and invincible Huai army, the Qin army's defense lines he deployed were destroyed one after another. Break through.
Even the Huai Army Bingfeng was less than fifty steps away from him. Seeing this situation, the surrounding guards quickly escorted Gong Zizhang and retreated back. Seeing this scene, Xu Chao immediately laughed and said: "Ying Zhang escaped, Ying Zhang escaped!"
"Ying Zhang escaped, capture Ying Zhang alive!"
"Ying Zhang escaped, capture Ying Zhang alive!"
When the soldiers of the Qin army heard the shouts, they subconsciously looked towards the commander-in-chief, and found that there was no one under the commander-in-chief. Their morale plummeted. Seeing the commander fleeing, the rest of the Qin army also began to flee. The entire Qin army formation completely collapsed at this moment.
Tens of thousands of Qin troops were defeated, the Huai army charged, and a large number of Qin troops were killed. The mountain road was already rugged and difficult to navigate. How did the speed of these Qin troops compare with the elite soldiers in the mountains?
The elite soldiers of the Huai Army quickly overwhelmed the Qin Army. For a time, the Qin Army was defeated in every mountain. A large number of Qin Army trampled on each other and died. The Huai army continued to kill the Qin army, and at the same time shouted that those who surrendered would not be killed. A large number of Qin soldiers abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
On the entire battlefield, the Huai army continued to pursue, and the dead lay there.
(End of chapter)
