The Qi army marched very slowly, and it took them a day to reach Guanyi from Heshui. However, their escape speed was unusually fast, and they escaped back in less than two hours.
"Where's the boat?" Houli stood on the river embankment, looking at the rolling river water and the corpses of the Qi army everywhere. His face was extremely ferocious, and he roared crazily. He looked like a crazy orangutan.
The boats crossing the river were gone, as were the Qi troops guarding the boats, and only corpses and blood were left on the riverside...
How did they cross the river?
A breath of despair began to spread rapidly among the Qi army...
Some soldiers even threw away their weapons and jumped into the river, hoping to swim to the other side and escape back to Qi.
However, there were only a very small number of soldiers who were familiar with the properties of water. Most of the soldiers could only swim more than a hundred meters before being swallowed by the raging river, and the few soldiers who could swim to the other side were unable to escape back to Qi.
Because... Zhao Jun has been waiting on the other side for a long time...
"Where's Tian Ji? Let him come to see me." Tian Xiang looked around as if he was looking for something.
Tian Ji was a general of the Qi army who guarded Jindukou.
"General, General Tian Ji seems to have been killed." A soldier nearby pointed to a corpse not far away and said.
"Are there any soldiers who survived?"
"General... General... found the soldiers alive." At this time, several guards came over with a small team.
After this team was defeated by Qingshe, they immediately fled towards Guanxian County, hoping to report the Zhao army's sneak attack. As a result, they encountered the defeated Qi army on the road, and they were coerced all the way back here.
"Are you the defenders staying here?" Houli stared at the dozens of soldiers in front of him fiercely, scaring everyone back again and again.
"Excuse me, general, we are... the defenders staying at Jindukou." A soldier stood up and said with clasped fists.
"Where's the boat?" Houli asked in a deep voice.
"We were defeated by Zhao Jun...the boat...the boat was rowed...away by Zhao Jun." The soldier pointed to the other side of the river and said tremblingly.
"How many people are there in the Zhao army?" Tian Xiang asked.
"A...about ten thousand."
"puff!"
The sword flashed and a stream of blood spurted out. The soldier slowly fell to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Ten thousand troops are guarding Jindukou, and even the same number of Zhao troops can't hold it. What a bunch of rubbish." Tian Xiang waved his right hand and said in a cold voice, "Kill them all, leaving no one behind."
The guards behind them drew their weapons and rushed towards the group of soldiers in front of them. The soldiers tried their best to resist, but they were far inferior to the guards in terms of number and strength. Within a moment, they were all killed by the guards.
"General, what should we do now?" After killing these soldiers, everyone looked at Hou Li and Tian Xiang.
One of them is the son of the prime minister of Qi State, Hou Sheng, who is also the cousin of King Qi Jian, and the other is from the royal family of Qi State.
"Let's build a floating bridge." Tian Xiang said.
"I'm afraid it's too late to build the floating bridge now..." Houli shook his head.
The pontoon bridge could not be built in a short time. Most of the Qi army's baggage was left on the other side of the river, and the rest was lost on the road when they fled, so they ran so fast.
Apart from weapons, they now don't even have saws or axes to cut down trees. How can they build a pontoon bridge?
"What do you mean?" Tian Xiang looked at Hou Li.
"I heard that when the Three Jin Dynasties attacked Qin State, Zhao State captured several generals of Qin State but did not kill any of them. In the end, Qin State spent 500,000 stones of grain and grass to redeem them," Hou Li said.
Qi State had no other supplies, but it could still get some money and food. At worst, it would just be more compensation to Zhao State in the end.
As for the responsibility of surrendering without a fight... His father is the Prime Minister of Qi, his aunt is the Queen Mother of Qi, and his cousin is the King of Qi. Who dares to let him take this responsibility?
Moreover, all countries default to the dead being responsible for this kind of thing, and those who survive will compensate their descendants in the future and provide them with convenience. It can be regarded as mutual benefit, and everyone has what they need.
Tian Sheng, Tian Yang, and Tian Fen, who had been killed by Zhao Jun, were all suitable for taking the blame regardless of their positions or identities. Moreover, the order for Qi Jun to cross the river was also given by three people. Without this order,
, it is impossible for the Qi army to be defeated so miserably.
Tian Xiang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. Hou Li's background is very strong, and his background is not bad either. As a member of the royal family of Qi, defeats are just trivial matters. As long as he can go back alive, the big deal is that he will not be a general in the future, but become a civil servant.
Got it!
The two hit it off and immediately ordered the entire army to surrender. By the time Uncle Tian led the remaining army to arrive here, it was already too late. The order to surrender had been spread throughout the army, and no soldiers objected...
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"Chase."
After Lian Po left his 30,000 troops to guard the captives who had completely lost their fighting spirit, he led the remaining troops in pursuit toward the river. Along the way, there were fleeing Qi troops everywhere, as well as soldiers who were trampled to death or injured.
Lian Po did not have the kindness of a woman like Zhao Kuo. As long as he did not lay down his weapon, he was an enemy. Even if he was injured and not dead, he still had to make up for it with a blow.
As for rescuing prisoners? It doesn't even exist.
Originally there were not many doctors and medicinal materials in the army, and they used what they could sparingly. How could Lian Po throw limited resources at prisoners?
If he didn't follow Bai Qi's example and drove these prisoners into the river and drowned them, he would have been merciful. If it had been Bai Qi's place, not a single one of these Qi soldiers would have survived.
After Zhao Jun went crazy, dozens of people dared to chase and defeat Qi Jun. Qi Jun, who had completely lost his courage, dared to turn around and fight. As long as there was a slight disturbance behind him, he would just run away.
Those who could no longer run knelt on the ground and surrendered. After Lian Po left some people to guard him, he continued to pursue Zhao Jun with him.
Huge cyan war clouds moved quickly in the sky, chasing the Qi army like a talisman.
After chasing them all the way to the river, Lian Po was stunned when he saw the Qi army kneeling on the ground and surrendering.
I haven't fought yet...
"General Lian Po, our army surrenders!" Uncle Tian's face turned red and he said with shame and anger.
There was no way. Although the order to surrender was not given by him, he had the highest position in the army, so he could only make the decision to surrender.
"Tie them all up." Lian Po waved his left hand, and the soldiers behind him swarmed up and tied up all the Qi troops.
"May I ask General Lian Po, where is Lord Chang'an?" After Uncle Tian was tied up, he asked the Zhao soldiers to bring him to Lian Po. Until now, he thought that Lord Chang'an and the Zhao army had trapped the Qi army.
"Chang'an Jun has left." Lian Po said.
"Gone? Dead? Did you kill him?" Uncle Tian exclaimed. Only then did he realize that it was not Chang'an Jun and Zhao Jun who deceived them, but Lian Po who deceived Chang'an Jun and Qi Jun.
Cheated.
"Hahaha, does General Lian Po know that you are committing suicide? So what if you defeat our Qi army, Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao will let you go? Even if Chang'an Lord is not good in all ways, he is still their son.
"Uncle Tian laughed. He suddenly realized that Lian Po was really stupid. In order to defeat them, he actually offended Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao.
"In General Yitian's opinion, what should Po do?" Lian Po asked.
"If the general is willing, I am willing to introduce you to the general and invite him to join our country of Qi." Uncle Tian wanted to clasp his fists, only to find that his hands were tied.
"Haha." Lian Po sneered twice, waved his hand and said, "Take him down and keep him under strict supervision."
"General Lian Po, General Lian Po, don't make a mistake. Come to me at any time when you think about it." Uncle Tian's voice became smaller and smaller...
Qingshe led the Zhao army in rowing from the other side of the river, walked up to Lian Po, and said with a smile: "General, I'm here to take you across the river."
"Send the order, the entire army crosses the river!"
