Chapter five hundred and sixty-eight defeat
Although the Qin army was trapped, its fighting spirit was always high.
There are more than 10,000 troops, but the more than 30,000 Wei troops do not take it seriously.
Since Yang Zheng raised his army, the majority has defeated the majority with less.
Although the terrain is unfavorable now, it does not necessarily mean we lose.
Some soldiers even felt that the Wei army was too small and did not have enough military merit for the fifth rank.
High morale is a good thing, but excessive morale is arrogance.
The Wei army occupied a favorable location, blocked several exits, and surrounded but did not attack, leaving only the northwest exit for the Qin army to break through.
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Surrounding three people and one person has been around since ancient times.
To prevent the Qin army from fighting to the death and not retreating.
One day, two days, three days later, the situation becomes not good.
Tang Bin and Liu Hong cut off the water channel, leaving the Qin army without water.
Even if a well is dug, it cannot meet the cost of more than 20,000 people and war horses.
What is even more dangerous is that the grain channel is cut off.
The food supply in the army is even more unsustainable.
"You are deeply surrounded, with no food and water inside, and no reinforcements outside. If we don't surrender now, when will we wait?" Outside the camp, the Wei army made noise day and night.
The Qin army was not afraid of fierce and bloody battles, but they could not withstand being cut by such a soft knife.
The few remaining soldiers kept running away.
Morale also became low.
Being blocked by the Wei army every day, unable to fight and unwilling to leave, morale was naturally severely depleted.
There were not many choices left for Zhou Yu. He could either break out of the encirclement, or continue to move forward, go deep into the encirclement, and keep banging his head...
Of course, there is one last way, which is to slaughter the few remaining horses and use their blood to sustain them for a few days, waiting for a turn of events.
However, deep into the enemy territory and without communicating with the Qin army in Guanzhong, where is the chance of turning around?
Unless it rains.
Zhou Yu glanced at the cloudless sky with the scorching sun hanging high, and felt panic in his heart. Since establishing a foothold in Xiping, has the Qin army ever suffered such a defeat?
The Qin Dynasty had just established the country, and he came here like this. How could he meet the King of Qin?
"The matter is urgent! The commander-in-chief should lead the troops first, and his subordinates will take the lead!" Du He took on the responsibility at the critical moment.
There is no doubt that they will die if they move forward, and none of these 20,000 troops will be able to turn back.
Zhou Yu hesitated for a moment.
Du He said resolutely: "The governor is an important general of the Qin Dynasty. If the king's arm is broken here, the country's prestige will not exist!"
Among the six hundred people who followed Yang Zheng in Wuhan, the leading five were Gong Yu, Luo Hu, E Shan, Pu Jin, and Du He. After so many years, Luo Hu and E Shan were killed in battle, and Pu Jin was disabled.
, stayed in Guzang Enyang, leaving only Gong Yu and Du He.
Most of the more than 600 people who did not die in battle became middle- and lower-level officers. Those who retired relied on their military merits accumulated over the years, had land and money, and became landlords. They lived a good life.
The Ji people, also known as the Banzhen Barbarians, have been known for their proficiency in warfare for more than 400 years. They followed the Han Dynasty and helped Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty to restore the Three Qin Dynasties.
The great generals of Shu, Wang Ping and Gofu, were both Han people.
Zhou Yu glanced at the generals and commanders around him. A few days ago, he had high morale to go to Hanoi to dig the Sima family's ancestral graves, but now they looked like eggplants beaten by frost.
There is no food, so we can survive ten days and a half by killing horses and boiling leather armor.
But without water, people would be dead in two or three days.
Upon thinking of this, Zhou Yu no longer hesitated, "Okay, if you can return safely, I will report your contribution to the great king!"
Du He smiled miserably, "My three sons are all in Qingying. One became Xuanyi Lang and the other became the general's personal guard. They are good enough!"
Unknowingly, the children who were once teenagers have become teenagers.
An hour later, a melancholy horn sounded, and a fire broke out in the Qin army's camp.
The Qin army formed a formation and retreated.
The Wei army still did not fight. They stood still and shot them with crossbow arrows. Huge rocks and logs rolled down from the southeast to the northwest.
The Qin army's array could not be maintained, and casualties gradually increased.
Liu Hong led a force of thousands of light cavalry to attack on both wings.
The army's retreat speed slowed down, and the Wei army pressed hard from three sides. When they reached Fushan Pass, Duhe's two thousand soldiers cut off the rear.
The sun is high and the wind is strong.
Every soldier has a touch of blood on his face. After drinking horse blood, people become extremely excited.
The spear and the ring-headed sword gleamed with cold light, and the iron armor was as dense as a mountain.
Several Wei troops were frightened by their momentum and did not dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool.
Until Tang Bin and Liu Hong's main force arrived, they saw the murderous Qin army on the mountain pass from a distance. Liu Hong's horse neighed in fear and almost threw him off the horse. Liu Hong comforted the horse and frowned.
This is the psychological advantage brought by Feng Sa's battle.
Two thousand bandit troops dared to resist tens of thousands of Wei troops with confidence.
And since the Wei army really didn't dare to attack.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The Qin troops on the mountain pass roared in unison.
The surrounding Wei troops all looked timid.
"How rampant the Western thieves are!" Liu Hong waved his command flag, and an elite soldier behind him moved forward with a spear.
"Behead those who retreat!" Tang Bin drew his sword in his hand.
The Wei army then mustered up their fighting spirit and followed the soldiers.
The blood soon dyed the yellow-brown land red.
The Wei army attacked one layer at a time, and then fell down layer by layer, like ripe wheat in the fields.
The mountain pass was almost filled with corpses.
The miracle did not come, and the Wei army seemed to never be able to finish the harvest.
There were fewer and fewer soldiers around Du He. He stood on top of the piles of corpses, his lips cracked with thirst due to the fierce fighting, his arms trembling slightly, and he could hardly hold the spear.
At this moment, a knight stepped on the corpse and rushed over, stabbing out the long spear in his hand. The cold light was like lightning. Du He just raised his head, and the long spear had already pierced his breastplate. The huge force instantly shattered him.
From the sternum to the internal organs, a ball of black blood spurted out from the mouth, "Big...King!"
Changsha shook, and Duhe's body fell softly...
Du He's death bought Zhou Yu an hour and a half.
At this time, Zhou Yu's face was full of frustration.
He couldn't figure out why Du Yu's 30,000-strong army was able to fool 80,000 Wei troops, and Zhang Te's thousands of troops were able to charge into the enemy's formation and behead the enemy, but when he set out with an army of 30,000-40,000 men, he could not win a single Shangdang!
It is obvious that the Wei army has lost its courage, Chen Tai is dead, and our own morale is as high as a rainbow.
With this retreat, he was disgraced among the Qin army, and he would probably never have the opportunity to lead troops into battle again.
In fact, many years ago, he was also a cautious person.
But after occupying a high position, the people around you will continue to praise him and me with every word.
Zhou Yu let out a long sigh.
As for Duhe, it flashed through his mind. Over the years, too many people had died in battle, and there was nothing worth worrying about.
The tens of thousands of people behind him were as dejected as he was.
After walking for a few miles, clear water like a belt of white jade appeared in front of me.
"Water! Water!"
The soldiers roared hysterically.
Then, the army rushed towards Qinshui uncontrollably, scrambling to be the first.
In the wilderness in the distance, several wild wolves stood with their heads high on the top of the mountain, looking down at the crowds grabbing water.
When wild animals drink water, danger is often approaching.
After watching for a while, the wild wolves panicked and fled.
Zhou Yu picked up a bucket of water and made a few ripples, going round and round, feeling something bad in his heart.
Just then the ground shook.
The sound of horse hooves sounded from far to near, and there was also the unique whistling sound of the Xiongnu.
Smoke and dust rose, and the long knife gleamed in the scorching sun.
Chapter completed!