Rather than retreating, the Ling Army was defeated like a mountain.
Nearly 70,000 troops were captured in Ruizhou without any morale. They were in panic and confusion. In fact, not many died on the front line, but more died in the rebel army.
The Qin army launched a general attack. Almost all the soldiers went to the battlefield. After breaking the city, they pursued and killed them. They broke through the south gate and drove the Ling army out of the north gate in one breath.
The streets were littered with corpses. In the eyes of Qin Zu, the defeated spirit army was undoubtedly the heads of those who had been promoted to war. You can imagine the scene of pursuit.
Ruizhou is a huge city, and the pursuit in the city lasted all afternoon. It was not until late afternoon that Wei Guang managed to escape from the north gate.
At this time, the 70,000 spirit troops were already less than 30,000. They were all disgraced, their helmets were crooked, and they didn't even have a decent military appearance, let alone their morale.
Huang Zu, who was seriously injured, was also carried on a stretcher by the soldiers and was still in a coma.
It won't take long for the Qin army behind him to catch up. Wei Guang didn't dare to delay at all, and he didn't have time to check and organize. He just issued an order: "Quick! Everyone throw away the heavy objects and evacuate to Mingshan as quickly as possible!"
In the age of cold weapons, there was a huge difference between the wilderness and the city. After a defeat, facing a large-scale pursuit by the enemy, the wilderness may be surrounded and suppressed at any time. What Wei Guang is most worried about now is the Qin cavalry.
However, compared to these spiritual armies in Ruizhou, King Ling's escape to the east is of course more important. Therefore, under the highest decision-making, the Qin cavalry were taken away by Tang Yue. At this time, they were dividing their forces to attack Dong'an and could not delay for a moment. .
The Spirit Army has been defeated and can be wiped out in the war zone at any time. If the Spirit King escapes to Dongjing, it will be a serious problem.
At the same time, Ruizhou Mansion.
Su Yi has now entered the city and is standing above, looking at the military map left by the Ling Army on the wall.
Not long after, a general walked in quickly, cupped his fists and saluted:
"Reporting to Commander Su, the entire Ruizhou has been occupied by our army, and the vanguard troops are chasing towards Mingshan. However...in addition to the prisoners of the Ling Army, there are still some civilians in the city..."
Hearing this, Su Yi raised his hand to interrupt him and said simply: "Behead them all to sacrifice to the flag."
The people had heard about the massacre of the city before, but Ruizhou was destroyed so quickly that there were still some people who had not had time to escape.
"This..." The general swallowed and bravely said: "But Commander Su, our army has captured Ruizhou. If we continue to kill prisoners and massacre the people, we may be criticized... ..”
Su Yi turned around and glanced at him, and said coldly: "If a person has no faith, he will not stand. There is no joke in the army. I have already said it before. If the Ling army does not surrender, after the city is broken, Ruizhou will be slaughtered. Are you just making empty talk?"
With such words, the general could only lower his body and said: "This, yes. I will go and deliver the order right away."
Su Yi said before that the massacre of the city was to frighten the enemy and make the entire Ruizhou more chaotic, so as to gain the advantage of attacking the city. But now there are still a small number of people who have not escaped. As the commander-in-chief of the army, he has said these words and there is no way to take them back.
As the cold-blooded military orders were issued, countless prisoners of the Spirit Army and hundreds of civilians were taken to the river outside the city.
While bound and kneeling, the whole scene was filled with cries and begging for mercy.
But military orders are military orders. With a loud shout, the Qin army waved their sabers. A large number of heads fell to the ground. Blood flowed into the water along the river bank. In just a moment, the entire creek was dyed red...
the next day.
Su Yi had just summoned the generals to discuss the troops, and the military situation from the front had been reported.
Coincidentally, after Wei Guang was defeated and retreated from Mingshan, he happened to encounter the 30,000 county soldiers who were transporting to the front line. The two sides naturally joined forces, and there were another 50,000 people, but they were already a mob.
Wei Qing's troops are now outside Mingshan. Naturally, they were blocked when they pursued them to the county seat. They are formulating a battle plan to capture Mingshan.
In Ruizhou Mansion, after the military personnel handed over the military information, they said: "At present, General Wei Qing has been chasing the enemy all night and is resting in Mingshan. He specially ordered his subordinates to report to Commander Su that this county will be defeated within three days!"
"Well..." Su Yi pondered for a moment, took a few steps back and forth with the military information in his hand, and did not speak immediately.
Ning Zhan then came out and said: "Now, the Ling Army has been defeated and is at the end of the road. Mingshan cannot be defended. In view of the general's opinion, we should adopt General Wei Qing's words and attack again."
Su Yi shook his head slightly, holding up the military message and said: "There are still remnants of the Ling Army in Mingshan. Wei Qing also said that it will take three days to defeat them, but the king's strategic intention is very clear, and the Ling King needs to be trapped in Lingdu. This area, therefore, our army still needs to have strong soldiers and high speed, cooperate with the Tang Yue cavalry, attack in two lines, trap the Ling King to death, and give him no time to escape to the east."
"Three days, we can't delay..."
Ning Zhan couldn't help but said: "If we don't attack quickly, I'm afraid the Ling Army will gain a foothold in Mingshan."
Su Yi glanced at him and said with a smile: "To capture a city, sometimes it is not necessary to attack by force. Using good tactics can save time faster."
"Su Shuai means..." Ning Zhan looked confused.
After Su Yi thought about it for a while, he said directly: "In this way, you will lead three thousand soldiers and horses as suspects, march along the Handan line, and make a move to surround the rear of Mingshan from the northeast. When Wei Guang sees this, he must Don’t dare to stay in Mingshan anymore, this will greatly save our army’s time in advancing to Lingdu.”
"No!" Ning Zhan cupped his fists and accepted the order.
Mingshan County is not very far from Ruizhou. After Ning Zhan ordered his troops and horses, he began to march quickly without any pause.
When the two armies are fighting, no matter whether they are defeated or not, intelligence is necessary.
In the afternoon of that day, Wei Guang, who was in Mingshan, received a message from the patrolling horse, saying that a large number of Qin troops were rapidly advancing from the Handao line.
This road can go around to the back of Mingshan Mountain.
After hearing the military information, Wei Guang immediately came to the map. After searching for it, he pointed at Mingshan. After thinking for a moment, his eyes widened immediately.
There is no doubt that in his opinion, Su Yi wants to cut off his own retreat and surround the county.
Although there are still 50,000 spirit troops here, not only is this army disorganized, but it is also mixed with county soldiers who have never been on the battlefield. Wei Guang has a clear idea of its combat effectiveness.
After coming to this conclusion, he first took a deep breath, and then said quietly: "Using soldiers to fight the road line is in line with Su Yi's habit. Mingshan...can't stay any longer..."
After saying that, he also raised his head, looked around, and made a decisive decision: "Immediately give the order! Continue to retreat lightly, don't bring any baggage, and be fast! The entire army must leave Mingshan before dark!"
"This." The generals of the Spiritual Army looked around subconsciously, and then they could only clasp their fists together and say: "As ordered——"
This is just Su Yi's suspicion because he doesn't want to waste time with Mingshan and Wei Guang.
The Ling Army did not have a defensive barrier like Ruizhou, and could only retreat again and again from behind.
