Su Yi took advantage of the special terrain and flooded the city to conquer Jicheng.
It was not until the next day that the torrent receded and the Qin army began to enter the city.
At this moment, the entire Jicheng was in a state of chaos. None of the buildings in the city were intact, and countless houses were collapsed and destroyed.
On the water that was no more than knee high, there were still messy things floating on the water, as well as countless floating corpses, including spirit soldiers and ordinary people wearing commoners.
During the march, batches of Qin army officers and soldiers were using their halberds to randomly explore the way in the water. When they saw the spirit army who was still alive, they stepped forward with a halberd to finish off the attack.
This is Su Yi's military order. On the battlefield, he is absolutely cold-blooded and ruthless.
Regardless of whether any of the 20,000 spirit troops survived this flood, it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as being wiped out.
After a morning of investigation, a general came to report. Su Yi asked straight to the point: "Have you found Yuan Ming?"
"Found it." The general returned: "It was washed to a corner by the flood and is already dead."
"Yes." Su Yi nodded without any hesitation: "Send an order to the whole army to march to Jialing Pass immediately. At the same time, send a message to the king."
"promise!"
In the battle of Jicheng, Su Yi just wanted to break through here. The real target was of course Jialing Pass.
Judging from the map, Xiao Yuan and Su Yi, one from the outside and the other from the inside, have two arrows pointing directly at Jialing Pass.
The main camp of the Qin army.
After receiving the battle report, Xiao Yuan read it and couldn't help but said quietly: "Three crossings of the Baisha River, Jedi counterattacks, battlefields, and soldiers who are like gods, none other than Su Yi."
This can be said to be the greatest compliment a king can give to a commander.
When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Shangguan Wenruo stood up, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, General Su Yi will decide the overall situation in one battle. The water will flood Jicheng and the troops will point directly at Jialing Pass. By then, the main force will be able to attack Jialing from both inside and outside. The barrier can be broken with the snap of a finger."
"Of course!" Xiao Yuan became more energetic: "Instruct all ministries to conquer Jialing Pass at all costs before Huang Zu's reinforcements arrive!"
"No!" All the generals were equally excited.
Soon, King Ling also received the news. He was shocked and even more incredulous: "What did you say! Su Yi has broken through Jicheng? Yuan Ming's entire army has been wiped out!?"
"Yes...yes." The military intelligence leader said: "Su Yi took advantage of the terrain to create artificial floods and flooded Jicheng with floods. At this time, he was marching towards Jialing Pass."
"Oops!" The Spirit King was heartbroken. Although he had been the king for many years, the current situation had already made him a little panicked.
Although Huang Zu's army is large, no matter how fast he moves, it will still take seven or eight days. During this period, there is no doubt that Su Yi's one hundred thousand army and the main force of King Qin will cooperate with each other inside and outside, and attack Jialing from both inside and outside. Guan launched a day and night attack.
By then, we will be attacked from the back and front, and there are only 50,000 troops here. Can we hold on for seven or eight days until Huang Zu comes?
If you refuse to defend on one side, it goes without saying, but the inside is broken. No matter how powerful you are, it will be difficult to take care of both. Moreover, the current morale of the spiritual army is definitely not high.
If Huang Zulai can't hold on and Jialing Pass is broken, King Ling and these 50,000 soldiers will all die here!
This is a question of two choices, either quit or take a gamble!
But how could King Ling be willing to give up on Jialing Pass like this?
The battle situation was clear, and all the generals in the hall were anxious. Someone immediately said: "Jialing Pass will be attacked from both sides and flanks soon. This place is dangerous. The last general requests that your Majesty retreat immediately."
"But if Jialing Pass is lost, how will the national war situation be handled!" King Ling's eyes were about to burst.
After hearing this, Ye Gui stood up and said seriously: "I am willing to stick to it, but please your Majesty to withdraw to the capital later. You are the emperor and you must not put yourself in danger."
"This." The Spirit King glanced at him and said in his heart that he was worthy of being his beloved general.
The other generals were hesitant to speak. Everyone knew at this time that if they stayed, they would escape death. But in front of the monarch, Ye Guidu said so, and people couldn't say anything anymore, so they could only agree with him:
"Yes, Your Majesty, if you are unwilling to give way to Jialing Pass, we will defend it to the death, but you cannot stay in a dangerous place."
"Conquests are a matter for generals. The monarch is responsible for the overall situation of the country and should sit in the rear..."
After hearing these words, the Spirit King finally felt better, but he did not agree immediately, but considered it carefully.
In this situation, even if King Ling left and the 50,000-strong army held on to the death, Jialing Pass would still have to be lost. Cheng Ping finally couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, this decision is not difficult. It just depends on whether Jialing Pass can be defended." Until General Huang arrives."
"If you don't have the confidence to hold on, just retreat. If you have the confidence, just hold on. Don't think about anything else."
He simplified the problem to make it easier to consider. King Ling glanced at him and said, "What do you think?"
Cheng Ping said simply: "In my opinion, since Su Yi dares to take this step, he will do it at all costs. The same is true for the King of Qin. They will not give our army extra space to defend, and we will be attacked from both sides. It is impossible for Jialing Pass to hold out until the arrival of Huang Zu’s army.”
"Give in, right?" The Spirit King's tone was slightly displeased.
Cheng Ping said: "My lord, to be honest, although it doesn't sound good, your Majesty should know that the left and right sides of Jialing Pass cannot be defended. If the generals are left behind, they will be sacrificed in vain. In the end, the 50,000-strong army will be lost on the battlefield. "
His meaning was obvious, why would he keep someone alive if he knew he was going to die? Just retreat.
After hearing this, the generals certainly agreed in their hearts, but they did not dare to agree for fear of making the Spirit King angry.
The latter took a deep breath and knew in his heart that what Cheng Ping said was right. Therefore, under the entanglement, he could only grit his teeth and said: "Retreat! Send an order to Huang Zu, there is no need to come to Jialing Pass and retreat to Cai." State, rearrange defense lines.”
"All ministries go down and prepare. Don't leave any food, grass or baggage for the Qin army. Those who can't be taken away will be burned."
"I obey your orders——" Everyone saluted in unison.
There is no way around the retreat of King Ling, and if you want to retreat, you must do it as soon as possible, otherwise, when Su Yi comes, he will block his way back!
The Ling Army set out overnight. When Su Yi arrived the next afternoon, the defense line here had been destroyed, and there were many signs of burning.
According to his past military habits, Su Yi would most likely highlight his surprise troops and ambush and intercept them in advance. However, that was not possible this time, because after Jialing Pass, there was a wide field of vision, a vast plain with multiple roads.
As soon as the Spirit King withdrew, Xiao Yuan took advantage of the situation and entered Jialing Pass to join forces with Su Yi.
In the meeting hall, the generals were arriving one by one.
The war zone was different before, but now when many comrades meet, they laugh heartily and say hello to each other.
When Su Yi arrived, Wang Su grabbed him outside the hall and said with a slight worry: "Commander Su, after General Peng came back, he complained to you in front of the king, saying that you harmed him. This... ....”
When Su Yi heard this, his heart tightened and he swallowed subconsciously.
