This is just Chu State's unilateral idea.
The King of Chu believed that after the Ling Army invaded Xuandi, they would definitely participate in the battle in the south, allowing Wu Chu to maneuver.
But in fact, the Spirit King is not here to help him. It can be said that the Spirit Kingdom does not take any side. It is purely for its own interests. It is really difficult to occupy the land. If it can, the fox will probably not Will hesitate.
What he wants is to expand his territory and prepare for the final world war.
At the same time, Sun Qibu.
After receiving the king's order, one hundred thousand troops had already left the customs.
On the official road, countless people with black armor and red tassels lined up in long queues.
It is still a long way from Qingtian. In terms of marching, it must take more than ten days.
The sound of horse hooves came from behind. Tang Yue rode a white war horse and rushed to Sun Qi's side. After reining in the reins, he couldn't help but said: "The front line is tight. Our army cannot delay any longer. Sun Shuai immediately ordered an urgent move."
Sun Qi shook his head slightly and sighed: "It's useless, Qingtian Pass, there is no support left."
"This!" Tang Yue was anxious.
Sun Qi glanced at him and said nothing. Instead, he summoned a Snow Clan spy and told him: "However, use the falcon immediately to send a letter to General Ma Lin, saying that our army will arrive soon. "
"No!" The Snow Clan spies took the order and retreated.
After he left, Tang Yue couldn't help frowning and asked: "What do you mean by this? You just said that Qingtian Pass has no support, and now you say that our army will arrive in the near future. Isn't this deceiving General Ma Lin?"
"General Tang." Sun Qi looked at him seriously and said: "As a commander, you must put the overall situation first. What we can do now is to give hope to General Ma Lin, let him have confidence and keep to the time. This way , so that we can have time to deploy a favorable defense line behind Qingtian."
"What?" The meaning of this was already obvious, and Tang Yue's eyes suddenly widened.
In terms of time, Qingtian Pass is indeed no longer able to support, and Huang Zu cannot wait until Qin's reinforcements arrive. During this period, he will definitely try his best to break through this pass. This is beyond doubt.
It's just that Sun Qi deceived the reinforcement information, obviously to sacrifice Ma Lin to gain favorable time for his own defense.
Looking at the overall situation, as the commander-in-chief of an army, he did nothing wrong.
But Ma Lin is also a capable general.
After Tang Yue came to his senses, he took a deep breath and said meaningfully: "General Ma Lin has outstanding military exploits and is a confidant of the Queen. Sun Shuai is careful to get into trouble..."
He was right, those were Queen Xuan's direct troops.
When Sun Qi heard this, he moved his eyes first, and then said quietly: "I have no choice but to do this..."
Two days later, Qingtian Pass.
With the sound of gold ringing, the spirit army retreated collectively, leaving corpses on the ground.
After the fierce battle, corpses were piled up under the walls and outside the city gates. Arrows were stabbed all over the ground. Stones and rolling wood were scattered everywhere. The battlefield was so brutal that it could be described as a river of blood.
After several days of fierce attack, Ma Lin's 20,000 defenders had only a few thousand left.
On the top of the city, soldiers worked in groups of two, carrying off the wounded one by one. There were also generals who were injured after counting the battles.
The deputy general came over, twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "General, the Lingjun army is so powerful that it is nearly twenty times less powerful than mine. It's such a fierce battle today. If this continues, I will... I will be afraid of Qingtian." It’s hard to keep it closed.”
Ma Lin's armor was soaked with blood, and there were many blood stains on his face. He did not look at the lieutenant. He was still looking at the soldiers in action, looking at the young faces, and said:
"It is the duty of a soldier to defend the country. Even if we die in battle, it will be the glory of our generation!"
"Yes!" After hearing what he said, the deputy general was also shocked.
The eagle was circling in the sky. After a while, a spy quickly ran up to the city defense, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "General, urgent military information."
"Oh? Show it to me quickly." Ma Lin was shocked.
After receiving the letter, he couldn't wait to pull it away and read it.
The letter came from reinforcements, and Sun Qi told Ma Lin that the army would arrive soon.
After reading it, Ma Lin suddenly became more confident and said excitedly: "The reinforcements are about to arrive! Our army only needs to hold on for two more days, and Qingtian Pass will be worry-free!"
"Ah?" The deputy general was also happy when he heard this.
This is really exciting news!
The news of the reinforcements spread quickly. Hope is ahead. There is no doubt that the morale of the Qin army was boosted.
Although Sun Qi's strategy of deception was just a letter, it had a great effect.
The next day, the Ling Army attacked again.
This time, the Qin army's resistance was undoubtedly more intense than before. It was to defend the city gates and would rather die than take a step back!
Ling generals Ye Gui, Yin Dian, Zhu Wei and others led a strong attack. They almost reached the top of the city many times, but were forced back by the Qin army.
After the fierce battle, Ye Gui, covered in blood, found Huang Zu and couldn't help but said: "Today's Qin army is obviously different from yesterday. They are more energetic and insistent. Several times, I almost reached the city defense, but they were disrupted again. Arrow shot down.”
Huang Zu shook his head slightly. In a city siege, no matter how small a step is, half a step would cost many lives!
Yin Dian also felt this way. He said: "The defenders of Qingtian Pass are not enough, and our energy has been dampened. But from today's perspective, we will still have to fight hard for several days."
The two generals both spoke like this. Huang Zu couldn't help but frowned and said in deep thought: "For any warrior, morale comes first. Although Ma Lin is not a good general, facing an army of 400,000 pressing down on the border, it is impossible to defeat him with only 20,000 defenders." With such vigor, could it be that their reinforcements are about to arrive?"
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Bu Shuo said: "This is impossible. According to our army's intelligence, even if Sun Qi rushes every day and travels at starry night, he will not be able to reach Qingtian so quickly."
"Well..." Huang Zu's brows did not relax. After thinking for a moment, he said decisively: "In order to prevent accidents, there is no need to worry about casualties. Let's fight with Ma Lin's pure force! We must fight to win Qingtian Pass in a bloody battle!"
What do these words mean? It means that I would rather have two, three, or four than you to win this place!
When all the generals heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, then they all clasped their fists and said, "I have the order!"
With the issuance of this supreme military order, the Ling Army was ready to kill five hundred enemies and suffer one thousand losses.
The next day, the war continued.
This time, the spirit army's siege no longer had the feeling of being able to advance and retreat in an orderly manner. Instead, they charged in a swarm, climbed up the ladder, and began to climb desperately.
The rocks above the head were falling continuously, and the entire city wall was filled with miserable howls.
Another person had just emerged from the ladder when he was stabbed by halberds and fell instantly.
One side wants to break the city at all costs, while the other side holds on desperately. The soldiers of both sides are going toe-to-toe with blood spilling across the city gates.
This battle was brutal and difficult, and it was the most brutal battle the Spirit Army had ever fought.
This shows how tragic the battle at Qingtian Pass was.
