Tens of thousands of Qin troops were driven by elite soldiers who went to the mountains. These Qin troops were not suitable for fighting in mountainous areas. The armor originally worn on the plains would soon become a heavy burden in these mountains.
Moreover, walking in the mountains is more tiring than walking on the flat ground. These Qin troops were originally recruited from the Guanzhong area and have not had time to adapt to mountain operations. They are not at all a match for the Shanyue elite soldiers specially selected and trained for mountain operations.
In addition, the rattan armor and horizontal swords used by the Huai army are not only light, but their defensive and offensive power are not weak at all, or even stronger. The Qin army collapsed, more and more soldiers were killed, and a large number of Qin troops who could not escape surrendered. The Huai army drove away those Qin soldiers who did not surrender. Even Xu Chao had given orders and was not in a hurry to kill these Qin soldiers.
After defeating these Qin armies, the elite Shanyue soldiers of Huai State could actually keep all these Qin armies behind, but this approach could easily lead to trapped beasts still fighting. So Xu Chao ordered people to drive them from behind. On the one hand, he wanted to drag these people out of strength, and on the other hand, he wanted to use these defeated troops to take the opportunity to occupy Mian County in the first battle.
This is not impossible. General Gongzizhang of the Qin Army was also among the defeated troops. As the commander of Mian County of the Qin Army, he commanded all the soldiers of the Qin Army. The defenders of Mian County would definitely open the city gate when they saw Gongzizhang. At this time, This is Xu Chao's opportunity.
Even in order to take the opportunity to enter Mian County, Xu Chao specially sent many scouts and soldiers familiar with the Qin State to infiltrate the Qin State's rebellious army. In this chaotic situation, no one would notice that the Huai army would be mixed into the broken army.
The Huai State was fully prepared before going to war with the Qin State. For decades, a large number of secret guards had been operating in the Qin State to collect various intelligence on the Qin State. The scouts of Huai State will also receive special training on Qin State. It is still possible to pretend to be some Qin soldiers.
After receiving the order, the elite soldiers of Shanyue drove away the defeated Qin troops. Some of those who could not run away were killed and some became prisoners. In addition, Xu Chao asked the Huai army's elite Tengjia army to take time to rest. Other soldiers cleaned the battlefield and divided and imprisoned the prisoners of the Qin army.
In order to guard these captives, Huai State specially selected Qin people who were willing to cooperate among these prisoners, gave them higher treatment and more food, and asked these people to assist Huai State in its management. Basically, all the dirty work was handed over to them, and they were promised to allocate their land in Huai State and give them many rewards to win over people's hearts.
These Qin people who are willing to become the lackeys of the Huai people will help the Huai people to watch Qin surrender, and many of them even secretly defect to the Huai people. As a result, this method directly prevented the Qin prisoners from becoming monolithic. They also began to fight among themselves. Huai Guo successfully controlled all these prisoners with only a small number of hands.
Gongzizhang fled all the way, and Qin troops kept falling behind and surrendering. At this time, the Qin troops still following him were less than a thousand, and there were more than 200 personal guards among them.
Every time Gongzizhang wanted to stop and regroup, the Huai army would attack, defeating his soldiers and those who wanted to rally. These Huai soldiers are like experienced hunters, playing with their prey in the palm of their hands.
Gongzizhang wanted to lay traps to kill these people more than once, but every time he set up a trap, he would be discovered, and then he would be attacked by these Huai army, causing many casualties. The defeated army that originally numbered more than 3,000 people now has less than 1,000 people.
At this time, Gongzizhang could only give up the idea of counterattack and honestly led the defeated army to run towards Mian County.
Qin's troops fled, and less than 5,000 of the 50,000-strong army finally escaped. Among these defeated troops, there were more than 100 scouts planted by Huai.
The Qin army fled all the way and finally reached Mian County. After seeing the Qin army's defeat, the defenders of Mian County were shocked and quickly notified the general who stayed behind. When the general who stayed behind saw that Gongzi Zhang was also among the defeated army, he did not dare to He was negligent and quickly opened the city gate.
There were only four to five thousand defenders stationed in Mian County. Seeing the Qin army's defeat, they were worried about the Huai army's attack, so they kept gathering back the defeated troops.
At the same time, the Huaiguo Tengjia Army quickly rushed here after some rest. The Tengjia Army is the elite of the Huai Kingdom. Each man has two horses, one horse travels, and the other horse carries armor and supplies. This reduces the burden on these soldiers to the greatest extent. There may not be many excellent war horses in the Huai Kingdom, but there are many rogue horses that are good at crossing mountains and ridges.
Under the carriage of these horses, the Tengjia Army marched very quickly.
It was already evening when Prince Zhang of Qin State was defeated and retreated all the way back to Mian County. These defeated troops were routed all the way and had no chance to rest. They relaxed immediately after running to the city, and many people fell asleep directly from exhaustion.
Huaiguo's Tengjia Army also rushed over shortly after nightfall. Seeing the city in Mian County, the Huai army was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, it is hidden in the surrounding mountains and forests.
The night was getting late, and the Qin army in Mian County was getting sleepy. Although Gongzizhang had ordered people to be more vigilant, Gongzizhang and the generals who had fled back went to rest without even showing their faces. How could we expect this? Soldiers will not be loyal to their duties?
As time passed, the moon gradually hid in the dark clouds in the sky, and the sky became darker and darker. And in the dim moonlight, some dark shadows suddenly appeared in the Mian County camp, and these dark shadows silently moved towards the city gate. It was already past midnight, which was officially the sleepiest time of the day.
Many soldiers of the Qin Army who kept vigil at night also became sleepy, and the originally arranged patrol soldiers also hid in sheltered places to sleep.
The defenders in Mian County were not elite, but some old, weak, sick and disabled, otherwise they would not have been assigned to defend the city. Those black figures were hiding in the shadows and quickly approaching the tower. About half an hour later, these people had reached the city gate.
A group of Qin soldiers were guarding the city gate. Most of them had gone to bed, and only one or two soldiers were still there. Seeing this situation, the black figures immediately waved forward.
In just a few moments, the city gate was knocked down multiple times. Immediately afterwards, these people opened the city gate.
"Who!" An angry shout suddenly sounded. The sound of the city gate opening was loud, immediately alerting the other guards.
Seeing this situation, everyone immediately stopped hiding and pushed the door open with all their strength. Even the suspension bridge above was lowered with a bang, and the connecting rope was cut directly.
The Qin troops who were on guard at night came to stop them one after another, and a scuffle broke out between the two sides. At the same time, the Tengjia troops who had been waiting outside the city for most of the night also immediately rushed towards the city gate.
There were only a small number of Qin troops keeping watch at night, and with the Tengjia troops rushing in quickly, how could they possibly be able to hold on? In just a moment, the city gate had fallen into the hands of the Huai army.
(End of chapter)
