The only person to blame for this battle can only be Xianda himself. If he had found a better place to camp, Zhao Mu would not have dared to leave the city. Xirong could have rested the entire army for one night and then attacked hard during the day. The result would never have been like this. Looks like it.
But now, it's too late. Xirong's entire army is powerless. With its current combat strength, it is simply impossible to capture Xuecheng.
Xianda naturally saw this clearly, otherwise he would not have ordered a temporary withdrawal of troops.
After he glared at Zhao Mu again, he could only pull the reins fiercely and rode his horse back to the main formation.
After he left, the Xirong army also began to retreat from the city and returned to the camp.
The current situation in Xirong is that yesterday they fought fiercely all day during the day and did not sleep at night. Today they fought for half a day during the day. One can imagine how depressed the soldiers are.
After many people returned to camp, they simply threw their machetes aside and lay sprawled on the ground. Once they relaxed, it was undoubtedly very difficult to regain their strength.
The soldiers didn't want to move, but they were camping in the snow. Although the snow in the tent had been swept away, the cold current was still there. It would be strange not to get sick if they just lay on the ground and fell asleep!
Even if Zhao Mu does not attack, most of the Xirong soldiers will be sick when they wake up, but it is obvious that Zhao Mu will not give Xianda a chance to rest.
This side was just getting ready to rest, and the Qin army's side, just like last night, the war drums sounded again.
"Damn it!" Xianda was almost driven crazy. He roared and stood up. After hurriedly walking to the front, he took a general look at the situation.
It was daytime now. Unlike last night, Xianda was very close to Xuecheng. After understanding the situation, he also said to the deputy general angrily: "Zhao Mu wants to disturb our military morale again, don't ignore him!"
"But... but General, what if he really breaks out." The deputy general said worriedly.
"Damn it!" Xianda cursed secretly. After a moment, he said: "Then separate some troops and keep an eye on the Qin army. If there is any situation, send a warning immediately!"
"Understood! The general will go down and make arrangements right away." The deputy general bowed and retreated.
In this way, most of the Xirong soldiers began to ignore the drums and rest in the rear, while some people in the front stared at the Qin army.
After building momentum, the Qin army temporarily stopped.
After another half an hour, the war drums were beaten again, and shouts of death were everywhere.
By this time, the Xirong soldiers had become accustomed to this situation. The Xirong soldiers who were responsible for keeping an eye on the Qin army even curled their lips and dismissed it. They stayed up all day and night, and many people began to doze off.
After the second drum beat, Zhao Mu also immediately summoned a Qin soldier and told him: "Immediately send our military order and summon General Zhang to come over and assemble the whole army!"
"promise!"
He gave the order, and the Qin army who was resting behind began to dress quickly, picked up their halberds, and ran towards the city gate.
At this time, due to the bloody battle last time, the total strength of the Qin army in Xuecheng was still about 16,000. After the soldiers gathered, Zhao Mu also drew out his sword from his waist and shouted loudly: "Kaicheng!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The exciting war drums sounded, and last night, this was the first time the Qin army had beaten the drums.
There is no doubt that the Xirong side did not take it seriously at all. As a result, when the city gate was opened wide, Zhao Mu led his army to charge out, and the Qin army rushed over like crazy, the Xirong soldiers who were in charge of keeping track reacted.
Looking at the countless black armor and red tassels in front of him, a Xirong soldier shivered and suddenly woke up from his drowsiness. Then he howled at the top of his lungs:
"The Qin army is coming to kill! The Qin army is coming to kill"
As soon as he finished speaking, an overwhelming barrage of arrows swept over him and directly nailed him into a hedgehog.
"Kill" Zhao Mu pointed his sword, and the Qin army soldiers behind him also roared, picked up their halberds, and rushed towards the Xirong camp crazily.
This time, it was a real killing cry.
Warnings had been sent from the front, but the Xirong soldiers behind them didn't take it seriously. Not only did no one get up, even Xianda himself was fast asleep.
Not long after, Lieutenant General Xirong hurriedly entered through the curtain. He did not bother to salute, but stepped forward quickly and pushed Xianda: "General! General!"
"What's wrong? Is Zhao Mu disturbing our military morale again?" Xianda said impatiently, not wanting to get up yet.
"No, general! The Qin army is really coming this time!" the deputy general said urgently.
"What!?" After hearing this, Xianda was still a little sleepy. He suddenly stood up, grabbed the scimitar beside him, and said with a glare: "Quick! Meet the enemy!"
"Already warned, but the soldiers didn't take it seriously. They thought they were all sleeping like before!" The deputy general's voice changed.
"That's unreasonable! Why don't we get them up yet!" Xianda roared angrily.
This is not much different from the story of the boy who cried wolf, and Zhao Mu took advantage of this psychology of the Xirong soldiers.
Although he only had more than 10,000 troops, he accurately seized the opportunity to fight back with fewer enemies and more enemies!
At this time, a dozen soldiers were still sleeping in a certain camp in Xirong. In fact, they had heard the noise in a daze, but subconsciously, they did not take it seriously.
Not long after, a low-level officer hurried in. Seeing this situation, without saying a word, he directly waved his riding crop, pointed it at a group of Xirong soldiers, and gave each of them a severe beating.
"Get up! Get up! The enemies are here!"
Under the whip, there were screams of pain and wailing, and these Xirong soldiers were instantly awakened. Then they didn't care much and began to look for their scimitars in a panic.
But before they could pick up their scimitars, the camp was opened from the outside. Immediately afterwards, a large number of Qin soldiers rushed in with halberds. They surrounded these Xirong soldiers and stabbed them fiercely.
The screams started, and some Xirong soldiers were stabbed with blood holes before they even got their scimitars. Some Xirong soldiers screamed strangely and resisted with their swords. As a result, several Xirong soldiers were killed. The Qin army worked together to stab him to the ground.
This kind of situation happened not only in this place, but also in many camps.
Xirong was caught off guard. I don't know how many people were killed in their sleep, and many people were like headless flies, running around for their lives.
With such chaos, the Qin army was in disarray, and the situation was no longer within Xianda's control.
At this time, as a large area in the front was breached, the deputy general also found Xianda again.
There were still blood stains on his body, and he said anxiously: "General! Our army is in chaos, so we should retreat quickly!"
"Why retreat! Our army is stronger than the Qin army, so why should we fear the enemy!" Xianda was furious.
"Oh, General! The situation is critical now. It is no longer a matter of troop strength! If we don't leave, the enemy will come here!"
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