The Song army marched neatly towards the capital of Ziqi State. Apart from being attacked and harassed by the people along the way, nothing else happened. Situations like this made Bi Chongzhi feel fearful in his heart.
How is it possible to attack the capital of a country without any defense?
If something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
Bi Chongzhi knew something was wrong, but he did not dare to show it, so as not to affect the morale of the army. In desperation, he could only bear it silently.
Just when he was tired and tired, the army came near Leke City.
This Leke City is said to be a city, but in fact it is just a small town with a few thousand people, and it does not even have a city wall. Such cities can be found everywhere in the Song Dynasty, and it can only be regarded as a township at best.
At this time, a scout suddenly came to report that a group of troops suddenly appeared on the left flank of the army, numbering about five to six thousand people.
Bi Chongzhi suddenly became energetic. He was not afraid of the enemy appearing, but afraid that the enemy would not appear. This kind of day when he was in the light and the enemy was in the dark was simply torture. Bi Chongzhi had had enough.
"Pass this general's order and order Quanzi to lead five thousand soldiers and horses to attack."
Because he didn't know the reality of the enemy, Bi Chongzhi just ordered Quan Zicai to lead 5,000 troops to test the situation and then make a decision based on the situation.
Unexpectedly, not long after Quanzi left with his men and horses, another scout reported that another soldier and horse had appeared on the right wing of the army, and their number was about five to six thousand.
Bi Chongzhi frowned, feeling that the enemy might have a plan.
"Send the order and order Bi Nian to lead five thousand troops to attack."
Without much hesitation, Bi Chongzhi ordered his son Bi Nian to lead five thousand troops to test the situation. At the same time, he also ordered the army to stop and wait and see how things would develop.
The one who was fighting against Quan Zicai was the leader Qiu Chu. Qiu Chu was sitting high on his horse, with thousands of people standing neatly behind him. These were his tribesmen.
Upon closer inspection, there were actually more than 2,000 cavalrymen under Qiuchu's command. All the cavalrymen were holding their bows and arrows, showing great momentum.
The remaining three thousand men and horses were also very brave, holding either long knives or spears made of wooden poles, which were extremely sharp. Even the blade of the weapon had a faint dark green light, as if it had been quenched with poison!
It is said that Quanzi was brave and not afraid of death. He brought five thousand men and horses to test Qiuchu's situation. When he got close, Quanzi saw that Qiuchu was waiting for him. The square formation was like a forest of spears, and there were two thousand cavalry among them.
Zicai was surprised and felt a wave of pressure rushing toward him.
Quan Zicai lamented that he only had a few hundred cavalry under his command, and the rest were infantry. Once a battle broke out, his own side would be at a considerable disadvantage.
So Quanzi ordered people to go and ask for support. At the same time, he immediately launched a charge to test the opponent's combat power.
"Pass this general's order, the archers will cover behind, and the rest will follow my general to charge."
After passing down the order, Quanzi began to cheer for the soldiers.
I heard him shouting loudly: "Soldiers, from the Qi State down, they have invaded my kingdom with a small state, killed my border people, and killed my envoys. The crime cannot be forgiven. In today's battle, I swear to avenge my shame. I will kill you."
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With the last roar, Quanzi took the lead and charged towards the Qi State phalanx.
When he went out with the army this time, Quan Zicai did not regard himself as a living person. In his eyes, he should have died for his country along with Liu Wenxing. Now every extra day he lives is a shame for him.
And this shame can only be washed away with the honor of destroying the country of Qi.
"Kill, kill."
The more than 4,000 Song army officers and soldiers behind him were all angry and rushed away after Quan Zicai. Meanwhile, the other more than 1,000 archers set their bows and arrows and shot arrows towards the Qiuchu phalanx to cover Paoze's charge.
When Qiuchu saw the Song army launching an attack, a contemptuous smile appeared on his face.
"These Song people are not afraid of death."
Immediately afterwards, the Song army's arrows also flew over, and Qiuchu's men and horses held up wooden shields to block them.
“Dongdongdong,,,”
The Song army's arrows hit the shields, making a heavy "dongdong" sound. Many of Qiuchu's men were hit by arrows and fell to the ground screaming. However, Qiuchu did not notice this at all, and he paid no attention to it.
reason.
Qiu Chu was heavily protected by the guards with iron shields. He only heard him say coldly: "Fire arrows and charge."
Soon, Qiuchu's phalanx also shot thousands of arrows at the Song army. However, this wave of arrows was not to suppress the Song army's archers, but directly towards Quan Zicai's thousands of people.
Quan Zicai and the others were running fast, so it was naturally difficult for them to fully defend themselves. Soon, there were screams one after another from the Song army. Many people were hit by arrows. They just screamed in pain a few times, and then their faces turned pale.
It turned black, and the last one fell to the ground with his head down, and soon he stopped breathing.
"Since the country of Qi is despicable, the arrows are poisonous!" a soldier shouted in surprise.
Only then did Quanzi learn that Zi Qi had poisoned the arrows. He was immediately furious and roared like a lion. He was extremely angry at Zi Qi and was also horrified about the future and fate of his men.
However, at this time, the arrow had been drawn from the bow, and there was no way to turn back. He could only roar loudly: "Brothers, we are so despicable and shameless from Qi State that we actually quenched poison on the arrows. Brothers killed the enemy with me, and died in vain."
Brotherly revenge."
The behavior of such a villain in Qiuchu naturally aroused the indignation of the Song army officers and soldiers. The Song army officers and soldiers were angered, and everyone rushed to the Qiuchu phalanx under the leadership of Quan Zicai.
At this time, Qiu Chu's cavalry also moved. Under the cover of the archers behind them, they rushed towards Quan Zicai.
Fortunately, the distance between the two sides is not far, and the cavalry cannot fully run, so the advantage cannot be fully utilized. This is why Quan Zi dared to charge.
"The thief will take his life!"
Quan Zicai was riding a tall horse and was the first to engage the opponent. He wielded a long sword with great power and slashed at the enemy left and right. In just a few breaths, he cut three enemies in half.
Broken's body was immediately dripping with blood, killing the enemy so much that they didn't dare to approach him for a while, so they could only go around him and fight with others.
Qiu Chu was sitting on his horse at this time, looking with bright eyes at the Song army who were fighting in front, and Quan Zicai's performance naturally fell in his eyes.
"I didn't expect there to be such brave people among the Song army."
He let out a sigh, and then Qiuchu ordered someone to get a bow and arrow, and then aimed at Quanzi.
With a sound of "Hugh", a sharp arrow shot out from Qiu Chu's hand, whistling towards Quan Zicai.
Quan Zicai was fighting with all his strength at this time. He suddenly felt a dangerous aura coming towards him. He suddenly raised his head and saw an arrow shooting towards him. His eyes immediately widened and he subconsciously used a knife to block it.
With a "clang" sound, the knife collided with the arrow. Although it was blocked for a while, it only changed its direction slightly. In the end, the arrow still hit Quan Zicai's chest, and Quan Zicai fell off his horse.