The general gave the order and was the first to rush out. The cavalry behind him twitched their horses' buttocks, raised their scimitars and waved them. They howled and screamed strangely while riding their horses.
This is the fighting habit of the Xirong cavalry.
The chaotic sound of horse hooves shook the ground, hundreds of horses swept in, and dust flew into the sky.
Under such circumstances, the food transport team responsible for escorting was shocked, and no one knew who shouted: "The Xirong soldiers are coming! Run quickly -"
At the sound of his voice, the crowd dispersed without even paying attention to the grain truck.
The light cavalry was extremely fast, and it didn't take long before they rushed over. Amidst the neighing of the horses, the cavalry reined in their reins one after another and surrounded all the grain trucks.
A soldier bent down slightly, stabbed the machete in his hand, and the sack broke, and the snow-white rice inside flowed out. Then he shouted excitedly: "General, this is the grain of the Central Plains!"
"Very good!" General Rong also looked excited: "These are trophies. I can ask General Baltu for credit when I go back!"
Hearing this, all the Xirong cavalrymen became excited. They began to dismount, move the grain and grass to the backs of their horses and tie them up. Anything that could not be taken away, and the grain trucks, were naturally burned on the spot.
After a lot of hard work, the light cavalry achieved its goal. They mounted their horses again and each whipped their buttocks. They came and left quickly. In a moment, they disappeared without a trace.
Two days later.
The main camp of the Xirong Army.
Due to the speed of the Qingqi, the Rong generals had already robbed the grain and returned. Looking at the sacks one after another, Baltu opened one of them, reached out and grabbed a handful of snow-white rice, and couldn't help but sigh: "Okay, okay, this is a product of the Central Plains, and it is also something we don't have..."
At that time, the Zhurong tribe was in the transition from a slave society to a feudal dynasty. It had not yet formed a complete social system, and its economy and culture were far behind. Even their soldiers did not have armor. This was also the case in the face of the Qin army. Arrow array, the reason why their casualties would be extremely serious.
After putting the rice back into the sack and clapping his hands, Baltu looked around and said confidently: "Judging from the supplies of the Qin army, Yang Heng's troops are running out of food and grass. Retaking the Black Stone is just around the corner."
"The general is wise!" All the generals saluted in unison.
At the same time, Yang Heng also received a royal order from Xiao Yuan, ordering his troops to pretend that there was a lack of food and grass and retreat to the south of Black Rock.
At the meeting, the deputy general of the border army couldn't help but said: "The former general has sent a letter to the king to report the changes of the Xirong Qingqi, but the king still sent out the grain transport team. Now, why does the king ask us to retreat to Black Rock City?"
"The grain road was deliberately robbed by the king." Yang Heng said: "Don't you understand? The king's strategic purpose is to completely annihilate Baltu in Black Rock City. I believe that our main army is secretly making a detour."
"Then, why not gather together to annihilate them outside?" the deputy general said again.
Yang Heng glanced at him: "Xirong has many cavalry. The wilderness is not good for me. It would be better to let them enter the city, because the surrounding arteries are easier to block."
He was right. The reason why Black Rock City was given to Xirong was firstly due to the types of troops and their combat advantages and disadvantages, and secondly because all the Xirong soldiers gathered in the city, making it easier to concentrate on encirclement and suppression.
After hearing this, the deputy general felt sorry for himself, nodded slowly and said, "General, I understand."
"Go down and give the order. Let the left and right wings retreat to the city first."
"No!" The deputy general cupped his fists and accepted the order.
Two days later, before Xirong could launch another strong attack, the Qin army's left and right defense lines began to retract to the middle, and then evacuated Black Rock City directly.
After receiving this news, Baltu looked up and smiled and said: "The army has no food, how can we fight? The Qin army's defeat is really expected. We will recover the Black Stone this time. Let's see what Zhekang and the other rats have to say."
After hearing this, some generals immediately began to flatter him: "The general has a clever plan and cut off the food supply to retreat from the enemy. It is an honor for us to be able to follow him."
"Hahahaha——" Baltu laughed again. After the laughter, Yi Zhi waved his hand with satisfaction: "Enter the city!"
The Qin army withdrew from Black Rock, and the main force of Xirong naturally moved in. In Baltu's view, this was entirely the result of his strategy of cutting off food, but little did he know that he had already fallen into a trap.
At this time, Black Rock City was no longer the same as before. Most of the Bai Rong inside had been massacred by the Qin army, and the rest had long since fled away. It could be said that there was no one left.
After the Xirong army entered the city, Baltu rode his war horse and walked through the streets. Looking at the surrounding scene, he couldn't help but said: "What a shame, the Qin army has turned our great shepherd area into this."
There are indeed large areas of pasture around Black Rock City, and this is also where Bai Rong herdsmen gather.
Baltu now knew that it was abominable, but he never thought that Xirong repeatedly invaded the Qin Dynasty, burned, killed and looted wantonly, destroying many people's families and scattering their wives and children. Of course, the blood debt must be repaid with blood.
After a casual inspection, the generals chose a place to discuss the war. The map was unfolded. Baltu looked at it first, and then pointed: "Look, this is Black Rock City, this is Qin Pass, and now Yang Heng's food and grass are running out, and the only thing he can do is to retreat lightly, and if he wants to return to Qin Pass, he must pass through this place."
As he spoke, he also tapped somewhere on the map with his finger.
As everyone gathered in front of the map, the Xirong deputy general said tentatively: "The general means...not to allow Yang Heng to return to Qinguan for supplies?"
"That's right!" Baltu said directly: "We can detach an elite force and cut off Yang Heng's retreat from the southeast!"
"At that time, the Qin army will have no food and grass, and its retreat will be blocked. It will be defeated here. As soon as Yang Heng is destroyed, we can counterattack Qin Pass and drive straight in."
"Yes..." Upon hearing this, all the generals nodded their heads.
Under normal circumstances, there is nothing wrong with Baltu's tactical plan. Unfortunately, he was misled from the beginning. No matter where Yang Heng's food is exhausted, Qin Guan will not be lost. The main force of Qinzhou Camp , and has never joined the battlefield.
the other side.
Xiao Yuan has arrived south of Black Rock.
When they saw him in the temporary camp, Yang Heng and a group of border army generals quickly lifted their military robes, knelt on one knee, clasped their fists and said in unison: "See you, Your Majesty!"
"They are all flat." Xiao Yuan said, reaching out to pull up Yang Heng, who was at the head, patted his shoulder, and said with a gentle smile: "The general captured the Black Rock and forced the main force of Xirong to go south, creating an advantage for our army in the entire battlefield. , indispensable contribution.”
"The general is panicking." Yang Heng lowered himself and said quickly: "But my king, you deliberately retreated from the Black Stone to confuse Xirong. Baltu now thinks that our army is out of food and grass and will withdraw to Qin Pass. He will probably send out surprise troops to intercept him halfway." ah."
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded and said with sincerity: "Yes, you can think of this, you have the style of a general, but don't worry, I have ordered General Nie Xing to set up an ambush on the important road, just for fear that he will I can’t picture it.”
