"The Spirit Army is defeated! Kill--"
Ning Zhan takes the lead, with his sword pointing forward.
Amidst the exciting sound of war drums, the entire great plain was covered with black armor and red tassels, like a tide.
There were shouts of killing everywhere and the scene was shocking.
This is a truly big battlefield. Once the situation collapses, the army will inevitably be defeated.
As soon as the front army collapsed, the formation of the Spirit Army was immediately in chaos. The situation could no longer be reversed. Huang Zu was almost blind: "Arrowmen, shoot at the opponent's feet!"
"Your Majesty, General Li!"
"Oh, Marshal Huang, it's not a good time to stay here for a long time. It's better to leave quickly..." the civil servant next to him said tremblingly.
On the battlefield, the spirit army shot random arrows, but this only bought some time for the evacuation, and could not stop the general trend at all.
The defeat of the Ling Army was truly a crushing defeat. In the chaos, countless soldiers were trampled to death by thousands of troops and horses, and countless others were scattered.
The defeated front stretched for more than ten miles.
The Qin army took advantage of the victory and pursued it. It was not until half an hour after chasing the enemy that the sound of gold came from the rear.
Then all the generals tightened their reins one after another.
It was already evening when the battle ended. Under the setting sun, the entire Lichuan Plain was extremely tragic. As far as the eye could see, corpses lay horizontally, arrows were inserted slantly, cold weapons were scattered everywhere, and some broken flags were still stuck on the ground. , with mottled blood stains, fluttering in the wind.
After returning to the main formation, Peng Shuang was quite dissatisfied and said: "The Ling Army was defeated. We should take advantage of the victory and annihilate them all. Why is Commander Su so proud?"
He had already been covered in blood from the killing, and even his resolute cheeks were spattered with blood.
"Huang Zu set up an ambush on the evacuation route." Su Yi said in a calm voice, then looked at him and said, "I told you to keep an eye on Yin Dian. Where is the person?"
"This." Speaking of this, Peng Shuang swallowed and said dullly: "He, he has too many cavalry, let him run away."
Su Yi said angrily: "Yin Dian is the general of the Ling Kingdom. If he is allowed to escape this time, he will definitely become a serious problem!"
"Yes, it's my fault." Peng Shuang never shirks responsibility.
Su Yi glared at him again, then looked around and said: "After this battle, Huang Zu's vitality has been severely damaged and he will be unable to retreat. Next, we should think about how to remove his camp."
"Go back to Lichuan first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled the reins slightly and left here first.
On the other side, the Lingjun camp.
At night, the stragglers who had left the army came back one after another. A closer inspection showed that the total army of 190,000 was no longer less than 150,000.
This was a huge defeat, especially the loss of cavalry, which was even more fatal.
After listening to the deputy general's report, Huang Zu couldn't help but close his eyes deeply, clenched his right fist, hit Shuai An hard, gritted his teeth and said, "Su Yi is hateful!"
All the generals looked disgraced and lowered their heads slightly.
Not long after, General Li, who was in charge of the rear, walked in quickly, clasped his fists and bent down and said, "Shuai Huang."
"General Li, how is the situation?" Huang Zu asked quickly.
"This." General Li swallowed, lowered his head and said: "Most of our soldiers, most of them died in the battle..."
After hearing this, Huang Zu closed his eyes again, took a deep breath, and said: "General, you are loyal and brave. You led your troops to stop the enemy and buy my army time to retreat. This battle is my fault. I underestimated the enemy." Yes, it harmed the soldiers."
He is the commander-in-chief, and he does not shirk his responsibilities. With such words, the generals couldn't help but raise their heads. The deputy general said: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Commander Huang must not do this..."
"Yes, Marshal Huang. Su Yi is cunning. The failure of this battle is not due to improper command..."
"Okay." Huang Zu raised his hand in self-reproach, "Everyone, please go down. Each department should be repaired and strictly guarded to prevent the Qin army from attacking the camp."
"Yes!" All the generals clasped their fists.
This defeat was not only a loss of military strength, but also a heavy blow to morale.
After losing the decisive battle, Huang Zu no longer dared to attack easily. Instead, he stayed in the stronghold and relied on the favorable location of the camp, preparing to delay Su Yi here first and then find other strategies.
But he didn't want to fight, so Su Yi naturally asked for a fight.
Just two days after the decisive battle, the Qin army had already begun to approach the camp and made many provocations.
On this day, as usual, Peng Shuang led a large number of soldiers in front of the Lingjun camp, raising their swords and calling for formation.
He rode a war horse and rode back and forth in front of the camp. He held the reins in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, and kept shouting.
"All of you spiritual troops are rats!"
"You dare to come out and fight!"
"If you don't dare to fight, surrender as soon as possible!"
"Shuai Su said, as long as you are willing to offer Huang Zu's head, you may survive!"
"Otherwise, once the army arrives, it will be too late to regret!"
His shouts reached the Lingjun side. On the wall, the soldiers looked at him with big eyes and small eyes. Yin Dian became angry and pointed downwards: "Shuai Huang! Look at that Peng Shuang! It's true!" Extremely arrogant!”
"Haha, you still want to take my head." Huang Zu smiled and said nonchalantly: "Let him go."
"But this!" Yin Dian was so angry that he couldn't bear it.
Outside the village gate, Peng Shuang was still shouting loudly:
"Yin Dian Pifu!"
"I can only hide in the dark corners of the gutter!"
"You dare to come out and fight!"
"Watch me take your head!"
Hearing this, Yin Dian couldn't bear it any longer. He clasped his fists angrily and said angrily: "Huang Shuai! Peng Shuang is hateful! The last general is asking for orders to fight!"
"Okay." Huang Zu was still tepid and waved his hand and said: "Let him scold him. If he scolds him, he won't die."
"But Huang Shuai!" Yin Dian was furious.
Huang Zu glanced at him and said sternly: "This is Su Yi's plan to induce a fight. Now that our army has been weakened, it is not suitable to fight the Qin army. Wait a little longer, and we will have a chance to defeat the enemy."
"Hey! I'm already scolding you, why wait!" Yin Dian couldn't help but hit the arrow stack in front of him.
The Qin army had been calling for a fight for several days, but Huang Zu just ignored them and hung up his "war-free card", unable to retreat.
Seeing the shouting, unable to provoke the other party, Peng Shuang had already yelled until his mouth was dry. He took the water bag handed by the sergeant, pulled out the stopper, drank a few sips, and said with a swipe at the corner of his mouth: "You continue to call for formation. I’ll take a break first.”
Then, it was the turn of Qin's soldiers to yell and curse, whatever the hell, but for the whole day, the Ling Army still avoided fighting.
In the end, a captain said helplessly: "General, the face of this spiritual army is thicker than the city wall, it is completely useless."
"There's nothing we can do." Peng Shuang said with the same helplessness: "Let's all take a rest and we'll talk about it tomorrow."
This time, provoking a fight was still fruitless. After returning, Peng Shuang found Su Yi and said straight to the point: "Commander Su, I have called for a fight several times, but the Ling Army has been completely indifferent. I told him that it would be better to attack directly."
"That's not appropriate." Su Yi was still studying the terrain: "Huang Zu's camp relies on favorable terrain. If we launch a strong attack, we may suffer heavy casualties. We have to find a way..."
(End of chapter)
