Chapter 362 Nai Gong doesnt believe I cant shoot you to death!
Fifty thousand troops are about to cross the river, under the nose of 20,000 to 30,000 fierce-looking Huns enemy troops.
Ying Jiang Lu saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.
He didn't care that speaking out now would damage the general's prestige. He couldn't afford to wait!
If he waits any longer, all his 50,000 cavalrymen will be left here, and he will have to go back to drinking and living in ignorance.
"General Meng, we can't cross the river at this time! The enemy troops have already formed their formations on the bank. Once our army crosses the river halfway and the enemy troops block it midway, our army will be defeated. It's better to wait until nightfall, when the Huns retreat, and we can cross the river at night. Three
It’s possible to do the next watch, even the fifth watch, but we can’t cross the river now, please give me an order!”
Meng Tian was a little surprised. He thought this little glutton only knew how to eat, but it turned out that there was still some ink in his stomach.
"Third Young Master, have you learned the art of war?"
Tap tap tap~
The sound of horse hooves scattered and the earth trembled.
The 50,000 cavalrymen were still marching without stopping because General Meng Tian did not give any orders.
Ying Jianglu became anxious, and a ruthless look flashed in his eyes. He did not have the kindness of his eldest brother Ying Fusu.
He rode his horse forward and grabbed the arm of a messenger who was following Meng Tian, ready to convey the general's orders to the entire army.
"Order immediately! The whole army stops marching!"
The messenger turned his head and glanced at General Meng Tian. Seeing that Meng Tian did not respond, he smiled apologetically at General Ying and held his hand.
"I'm sorry for the humiliation of my humble duty and the difficulty of obeying my orders."
When he went to the battlefield, the main general was still alive, so he only listened to the general's military orders.
The vanguard of the army was about to enter the water. General Ying was extremely anxious and had no intention of talking nonsense with a messenger. He held the Qin sword at his waist and was about to draw the sword to kill people and establish his authority.
Meng Tian had quick eyes and quick hands, and as soon as he saw the stern look on Ying Jianglu's face, he knew that the Third Son of the First Emperor had murderous intentions.
Feeling in his heart that the eldest son lacked the decisiveness to kill, he quickly reached out and grabbed the wrist of General Ying Lu who was holding the sword.
"Take it with me left and right."
The soldiers gathered around responded loudly at the same time.
"only!"
General Ying Lu was considered to be very skilled among his peers, but compared to Qin Bing, who had crawled around on the battlefield and practiced his killing skills, he was still a child.
"I am the Third Young Master of Da Qin! Let's see who dares to touch me!"
As soon as he yelled a word, four Mengtian soldiers pushed him down on the horse, pulled his arms behind his back and tied them tightly with ropes.
The Qin army banned it.
When they go to the battlefield, the soldiers only see the general, not the prince.
"Third Young Master, I have offended you. After this battle, Tian accepts his punishment."
Meng Tian lowered his head and apologized sincerely.
Although he grew up with the First Emperor, he always had a good grasp of the balance between monarch and ministers, and he would never be arrogant or overstep his bounds.
"Li You, take care of the Third Young Master. Chat with him to relieve your boredom."
"only!"
A somewhat shrill young voice responded.
A cavalryman emerged from the guard team. The face under his helmet was unexpectedly young, and he stood out among the guard team composed of veterans.
He rode his horse to the side of Ying Jianglu, grabbed Ying Jianglu's hands and pulled up the rope, making Ying Jianglu change from lying down to sitting down.
Ying Jianglu's mouth was not blocked, but just now he looked furious and struggled desperately and uttered threats, but now he looked frustrated and stared blankly at the cavalry crossing the river.
"No more, all gone..."
From Meng Tian's act of kidnapping him, he knew that no matter what he did, he would not be able to regain command from Meng Tian until the war was over.
Following Meng Tian, Li You, who had transformed from a battlefield novice to a qualified soldier in just a few months, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:
"Third Young Master, what did you say?"
Li You was speechless and didn't want to talk.
But Meng Tian’s military order was to chat with General Ying to relieve his boredom, so he could only bite the bullet and speak out. There were so many military orders!
"Unless this Xiongnu general is Song Xianggong, this battle will be defeated. My 50,000-strong army, my weapons and armor, my king..."
Ying Jianglu ignored Li You and muttered to himself with a sad face.
Li You looked at Meng Tian.
[If he doesn’t have a reason, you don’t have to chat with him?]
Meng Tian noticed Li You's gaze and did not give any instructions. Li You sighed, knowing that he still had to continue chatting.
"Third Young Master, are you talking about the Battle of Hongshui?"
"You, a little soldier, still know about the Battle of Hongshui? Where did you hear it?"
The Battle of Hongshui.
When the Chu State attacked the Song State, the Chu army was stationed on the north bank of the Hong River, and the decisive battle was set on the south bank of the Hong River.
Song minister Gongsun Gu suggested giving the Chu army a head-on attack when they were halfway across the river.
"Our armor is not as strong as the Chu army's, our weapons are not as sharp as the Chu army's, our men and horses are not as strong as the Chu army's, and the people of Song are as fearful as snakes and scorpions facing the Chu army. If we don't attack while the Chu army is crossing the river and rely on the favorable terrain, this battle will be inevitable.
defeat."
Song Xianggong quit.
"The state of Chu has more than enough soldiers and armor but not enough benevolence and righteousness. We have not enough soldiers and armor but have more than enough benevolence and righteousness. Back then, King Wu of Zhou defeated the millions of people of his ancestors with only three thousand tiger warriors. What did he rely on? Benevolence and righteousness! We are the masters of benevolence and righteousness.
How can there be any reason to use all of it to attack others and take advantage of others' danger?"
Gongsun Gu tried hard to persuade him but to no avail.
Song Xianggong waited for the Chu army to cross the Hong River and rectified his troops before he started fighting with the Chu army face to face with gongs and drums. The Song army was severely defeated.
General Ying Lu had read the Battle of Hongshui recorded in military books, and commented that if the Song army took advantage of the Chu army to cross the river and launched an attack, the outcome of the battle might be reversed.
The battle in front of us is highly similar to the Battle of Hongshui.
Now the Qin army is crossing the river, and the Xiongnu are waiting by the river. But will the Xiongnu, like Song Xianggong, wait for the Qin army to cross the river before fighting?
Ying Jianglu, who was angry and ignored Li You, finally responded when he heard that the soldier heard that Song Xianggong had seen the situation and revealed what he was thinking.
"It's from the book."
Ying Jianglu finally took a serious look at Li Si.
People whose knowledge was monopolized by nobles generally had little knowledge at that time. Those who could read and write were considered nobles, and their ancestors also had nobles.
"May I have your name?"
"Li You."
"What does General Li Xin have to do with you?"
This is not the first time Li You has heard this question.
As long as they hear his surname Li, almost everyone thinks that his "Li" is the "Li" of Li Xin, and no one would think that Li Si, the left prime minister of this dynasty, is also surnamed Li.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Father Li Si."
When General Ying heard this, he immediately looked Li You up and down, his eyes full of approval.
The leader of the Legalists, the son of Zuo Prime Minister Li Si, gave up his easy official position and went to the battlefield. This is very similar to him, the third son of the First Emperor, who came to the Xiongnu land without enjoying the rich clothes and food.
They are all people who do not indulge in enjoyment but have the courage to fight.
Wow~
The horses entered the water, and fifty thousand cavalry crossed the river.
The river is neither deep nor shallow, about two feet, and after the war horse enters the water, it is almost impossible to see its legs. In such a deep river, the war horse will never be able to run, and it will be a living target for the Huns.
The sound of waves woke up Ying Jianglu. He turned around with a look of despair and looked at the Xiongnu on the other side with a ferocious face, bows and arrows drawn, and screams in his mouth.
The Xiongnu arrows were shot out, and the Qin soldiers fell down one by one and were smashed into the water.
Because they were wearing armor, they sank one after another.
"Meng Tian!"
Ying Jianglu was hysterical and roared loudly.
"This is what you did! This is the battle you fought! Arrogant and arrogant, order a retreat immediately, quickly!"
Meng Tian was indifferent, watching the cavalrymen fall off their horses one by one, and hearing the screams of the soldiers. His expression did not change at all, as if he deliberately wanted these cavalrymen to die.
Meng Tian can sit still, but Ying Jianglu cannot. These are the foundations of his becoming a king!
"Meng Tian!"
"Noisy!"
Meng Tian interrupted sharply. Looking back, the murderous intent in those blood-red eyes made Ying Jianglu feel like he had fallen into an ice cellar! Ying Jianglu had never seen such deep and thick murderous intent, as if it was about to flow out.
Even though Meng Tian did not dare to kill him despite knowing that he was the Third Young Master of the Qin Dynasty, he was still so frightened that he forgot to speak.
General Ying had killed people before, but all he killed were eunuchs and palace maids.
After finding out that his eldest brother was the Second Emperor of Qin, General Yinglu always wanted to be a general, but he had never been on the battlefield and had never experienced the cruelty of the battlefield.
Wow~
The 50,000-strong army was still crossing the river, the Huns were still shooting arrows, and cavalrymen were still being hit by arrows and falling off their horses.
However, the line of 50,000 cavalrymen has been pushing forward, and now they have crossed half of the river.
"You Hun dogs, you can't run away."
Meng Tian's face was covered with blood from the Huns who had just beheaded him, but the blood was not enough to satisfy his bloodthirsty!
"Send the order! Shoot out all the arrows for Mr. Nai!"
"only!"
The messenger galloped from the middle of the team to the front line, shouting as he ran.
"The general has an order! Fire arrows!"
Ying Jianglu's body was shaken, as if he had been enlightened.
He was concerned but confused. It was only now that he discovered that the Qin army had not fired an arrow! In the face of the Xiongnu's arrows, they had been passively beaten and did not retaliate!
"Enough shooting! Taste your great father's arrows!"
"You're choking me to death, shoot these birdmen to death!"
"Finally let me shoot the arrows! Nai Gong is going to kill eight people today!"
"..."
Swish swish swish swish~
The arrows that covered the sky and sun fell in a parabola without the Huns being prepared.
The Huns cavalry, who were shooting arrows very happily, looked at the Qin army in the river in disbelief as they brought horse reins, freed their hands, and still sat firmly on the horse! They were sitting more stable than the Huns, like
It's like it's nailed on!
Draw the bow, nock the arrow, and shoot hard!
The Qin army crossed the river on war horses, and showed the Huns incredible equestrian skills on the war horses. Shooting arrows while marching was a skill exclusive to the elite Hu cavalry who grew up with war horses!
The Qin army lit up.
There was a wailing on the shore, blood splattered, and the sound of splashing into the water kept coming. The clear river water was dyed red with the blood of the Huns!
The Huns never thought that the Qin people could actually shoot arrows when crossing the river. They were caught off guard, and at least a thousand people died under the first wave of arrows.
"If you read military literature, you can't read it to death."
Meng Tian cut off the ropes in General Ying's hands with one sword and raised the Qin sword high.
"kill!"
This time no messenger is needed.
The generals surrounding Meng Tian imitated the general's example, raising their swords high and speaking like spring thunder.
"kill!"
The sound is like a virus, spreading rapidly, with Meng Tian as the center!
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
Fifty thousand cavalry screamed, with excited and bloodthirsty faces. They wore armor and rode horses, charging towards the Huns who were blinded by arrows and were already in a state of defeat!
In the river, arrows fell into the water one after another. The "dead" Qin troops stood up from their original horses like ghosts.
Their armor was still dripping with water, and they climbed onto the horses that had lost their owners, soaked all over.
"Ghost, ghost!"
"These Qin soldiers cannot be killed! They are ghosts!"
"Run!"
"..."
The Xiongnu cavalry were full of horror. They looked at the Qin army who had come back from the dead and was getting closer and closer to them. They screamed randomly in the Xiongnu language, and the formation that was already disrupted by arrows became even more chaotic.
The rain of arrows from the sky kills people, and the Qin army in the water kills people.
The Huns fled.
The Qin soldiers they shot to death would turn into ghosts and return, but they would die directly if they were hit by arrows, making this battle impossible to fight.
But it was too late to run away at this time.
There was no harassment from the Huns, and among the 50,000 cavalry, those who fell into the water first quickly came ashore.
They rode war horses and chased the fleeing Huns, firing arrows as they chased.
The saddle under the crotch can stabilize their bodies, and the stirrups on both sides of the horse's belly can help them push their feet and prevent them from falling off the horse.
Archery on horseback, which used to be extremely difficult, is now extremely easy. Arrows pierced the sky with their murderous intent, and made holes in the backs of the Huns!
Sometimes an elite cavalry member of the Xiongnu, with his feet in the air, slightly tightened his legs and clamped the horse's belly, turned around and fired an arrow. The arrow, whose arrowhead was extremely sharp, flew towards a Qin cavalryman.
When~
The arrow hit Qin Qi's chest, and the sharp arrow, which could penetrate half of the flesh, hit the iron armor.
The huge momentum of the arrow caused Qin Qi to sway backward slightly, and then he regained his straight shape in an instant.
The arrow left a small hole in the iron armor, and even the skirt of the clothes inside was not visible, and it fell to the ground.
"My son is quite strong! Father will give you an arrow!"
Qin Qi smiled ferociously and shot an arrow at the Xiongnu Jingqi who could shoot arrows reflexively, but missed.
He is neither an elite nor a sharp archer, just an ordinary cavalryman.
What he is good at is holding the reins in one hand and charging and killing with the Qin sword in the other hand, instead of shooting randomly with a bow and arrows in the other hand.
But that doesn't matter. If you miss an arrow, shoot another one!
Swish swish swish~
Qin Qi shot five arrows in a row before he shot the Xiongnu knight off his horse.
He doesn't shoot accurately, but he shoots a lot!
"Nai Gong doesn't believe I can't shoot you to death!"
With a cruel smile on his face, Qin Qi pulled the reins, led the war horse and stepped over the fallen Xiongnu Jingqi, stepping on the belly of the Xiongnu Jingqi.
"ah!"
The eyes of the not-dead Xiongnu Jingqi opened as wide as possible and bulged like a toad. The moment the war horse stepped over, his upper body bounced up to 45 degrees, as if he was doing abdominal crunches.
The moment Qin Qi crossed over, he dwarfed and met the eyes of the Xiongnu who was screaming in severe pain.
Drawing the sword, scratching the neck, the war horse rushed forward quickly.
The blood sprayed from his neck was poured into the air, but he did not catch the horse.
"Father gives you a ride!"
This was a massacre, a massacre without any ability to fight back. Fifty thousand Qin cavalry chased the Xiongnu cavalry, fired bows and arrows, and killed the Xiongnu with swords.
The green grassland turned into red grassland, and the sun set in the west and showed bright red light in the sky.