When two armies are fighting, it is common for generals to be defeated and captured. Whether you kill them, imprison them, or torture them, it doesn't matter, but to have their bodies tied up and dragged around is a complete humiliation.
Regarding this matter, all the generals of the Qin army were filled with indignation. At this moment, there was even more noise in the big tent.
"Wu Jun's humiliation is unbearable!"
"Please give the order, general! The last general will be the first to take the lead!"
"Come to Wu Jun's camp and fight them to the death!"
"Yes! Fight with them!"
"The general is asking for orders to go to war!"
The generals were all talking, each one angrier than the last, but as the commander-in-chief of this army, Sun Qi obviously had to think more comprehensively.
Although he was also very angry, he still suppressed his anger and tried to calm down: "Don't be impulsive. Is Xiang Mo really just doing this for fun? He is taunting, just to anger us, and attack desperately , if we lose our minds, it will be like falling into their trap!"
"But General, this is so annoying!" someone said angrily.
"I understand how you feel, because I feel the same way!" Sun Qi looked around and said, "But the more this happens, the less likely you are to act impulsively. General Guan Kui's death will not be in vain. Ten thousand soldiers will also create a new world for the main force of our army." Without the opportunity to march, the Wu army now cannot break Tongguan in the front and join forces with Huang Zu in the back. Their food and grass are cut off and they can only be trapped here. Therefore, they will lure our army to attack the camp. Once we are defeated by the trick, the entire battlefield will be destroyed. The situation will undergo earth-shaking changes!"
"This battle is about the whole army and the safety of Qin! We must not act out of impulse!"
Hearing what he said, the generals could only bury their anger in their stomachs and stop talking.
On the other side, the Wu army camp.
Having failed to trap Tang Yue, Xiang Mo was obviously a little angry. He couldn't help but say: "Only a little bit, just a little bit! If the Qin cavalry arrives even half a moment later, Tang Yue will definitely die!"
Huangfu Ye also said: "It is indeed a pity. The ancestor of Tang Yue was the man who killed the dragons in Youhe. He has been a real tiger general for generations. If he can be killed, not only will the Qin army lose a lot of help, but the King of Qin will probably not spare him." It’s Sun Qi.”
"Hmph, what's so great about this, Tang Yue is just relying on his grandfather's name." Xiang Mo said unhappily.
Huangfu Ye smiled and didn't say much about it, but changed the subject: "But having said that, Sun Qi is really calm. He can't even get out of his shell after doing this."
"Then it's over if we attack them." Xiang Mo said.
"No." Huangfu Ye directly denied: "The Qin army's barriers are strong. After this incident, the whole army is probably filled with resentment. If we attack at this time, we will be hit head-on."
"Only by luring them out and falling into the trap we set in advance can we annihilate them in one fell swoop."
After he finished speaking, he said to Mo Ma: "Then let's do it again. Didn't the corpses of the Qin army that attacked the camp before be disposed of? Let our cavalry drag a corpse behind each of them and challenge him in front of the camp. If you don't believe him, the Qin army Not coming out.”
"This..." Huangfu Ye hesitated.
A partial general said: "The general disagrees. Such an approach is not done by soldiers. Although it is hostile, those Qin troops have died in the battle and deserve the respect of the opponent."
"What's disrespectful?" Xiang Mo curled his lips and said: "They are dead, they are corpses. Since they can be used, why not use them?"
"But General..."
The general wanted to say something else, but Xiang Mo did not allow him to say any more and interrupted him: "Stop talking nonsense! If General Huangfu agrees, I will handle this matter immediately."
After saying that, he also looked at Huangfu Ye.
The latter was silent for a moment, and then said with a smile: "I am a little tired, so let's stop the military discussion today."
This was obviously an acquiescence. When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Another day passed, outside the Qin army camp.
The chaotic sound of horse hooves filled the whole place, accompanied by the howling of the Wu cavalry.
War horses galloped across the plains. Behind each cavalryman, a Qin army corpse was dragged with a rope, and the dust was stirred up under the horses.
Not long after, more than a hundred cavalrymen reined in a stone's throw outside the camp. Xiang Mo was also at the front of the crowd and started laughing.
"You little thief of the Qin army! Have you seen it?"
"This is your fate!"
On the wall of the stronghold, all the Qin soldiers held their halberds tightly in their hands and gnashed their teeth angrily.
All the generals were extremely angry.
"General!" Someone asked sternly.
"Endure!" Sun Qi interrupted him with a cold face.
Nie Xing angrily smashed the arrow stack, then turned around suddenly.
"What are you going to do?" Sun Qi immediately stopped him.
Nie Xing was furious and said angrily: "This is unbearable for anyone! Let alone a soldier!"
"No one is allowed to go into battle without permission! This is a military order! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!" Sun Qi said firmly.
"Such a humiliation, humiliating the whole army! We still have to endure it! Such use of troops is unheard of!" Nie Xing shouted angrily.
"This is a military order! If you don't obey, you can write to the king to remove me from the post of general!" Sun Qi repeated it again.
"Alas!" After hearing this, Nie Xing turned around bitterly and couldn't stand it anymore.
Outside the camp, under Xiang Mo's orders, more than a hundred cavalry mounted their horses again, dragged the corpses, and showed off their power.
But Sun Qi had made up his mind but couldn't stick to it.
In the end, Wu Jun returned without success again and failed to lure the enemy.
But as soon as this incident was over, the next day, Sun Qi sent a letter of challenge directly to Huangfu Ye. The letter pointed out the theme and invited Wu Jun to fight in the plains.
Instead of attacking your camp, I will issue a gauntlet to confront you head-on with an army of 80,000 men.
But at this time, Huangfu Ye did not dare to take on this battle, because he deeply understood that the current Qin army must be carrying the power of anger. The so-called mourning troops must win, which is the art of war.
After thinking about it, he knew that Sun Qi was too calm and difficult to deal with, and it had become impractical to advance from Tongguan.
Wu Jun now has only two ways to go.
Either stay where you are and continue the stalemate with Sun Qi until the food and grass are exhausted.
Either hurry up and join forces with Huang Zu.
If they stay here all the time, the Qin army will have a stable rear and supplies of food and grass can be transported at any time. However, the Wu army will have less to eat and the weather will get colder and colder.
For any general, if there is no way to defeat the opponent, he would not dare to delay it any longer. Huangfu Ye had no choice but to retreat and do the next best thing. After a military discussion with the Wu army generals, he immediately decided that all The army retreated and asked Huang Zu to respond.
Wu Jun's military operation was exactly what Sun Qi wanted.
