After receiving Le Yi's order, Le Cheng was shocked and realized that he had made a stupid mistake. He stopped entangled with the enemy and led the Youyun Iron Cavalry towards the Qin Army's commander's flag.
In fact, Lecheng does not lack wisdom and would not make such stupid mistakes under normal circumstances. However, because of Leyi's presence, Lecheng subconsciously trusts Leyi very much and feels that he only needs to obey Leyi's orders and nothing else.
Don't worry about it, so your IQ starts to plummet...
When people rely on others, they easily lose their brains.
When Huan Ye saw this, he immediately became anxious and jumped out to attract Le Cheng's attention. Le Cheng didn't even look at Huan Ye and rushed forward.
With his talent stimulated to the extreme, the aura of Youyun Iron Cavalry became deeper, and every move contained violent power. With a sweep of the horse's hooves, the enemy was crushed under the horse's hooves and turned into a pool of blood and mud.
The rest of the Qin army subconsciously ducked to the side, and at the same time wanted to harass and attract Zhao Jun's attention. The Youyun cavalry didn't even look at it, and closely followed Le Cheng and continued to kill Qin Jun's commander flag.
Huan Jie was anxiously turning around. At this time, two quarters of an hour had passed since Wang Lu's instructions. However, the Qin army was not safe. The remnants of the armies had just withdrawn. Under Wang Lu's organization, they retreated slowly. Once Le Cheng was allowed to lead the cavalry,
If they rush in, at least half of the remaining Qin army will be lost on the battlefield.
But now Le Cheng is not fooled at all. Unless the Longxi cavalry sacrifices their lives, there is no way to stop Le Cheng.
"Nevermind!" Huan Yan was heartbroken and decided to believe Wang Lu. Since he said two-quarters of an hour, it would be two-quarters of an hour and Wang Lu would take care of the rest.
The elite cavalry that Qin State finally trained with great difficulty must not be lost here.
"kill!"
On the other side, Zhao Feiqi came from the flank and attacked the Qin Army like a dense rain of arrows. One of the thumb-thick arrows accurately hit the Qin Army's flag, and there was only a "click" sound.
Shuai Qi, who had endured the tribulation, could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground.
"The general is mighty!" Zhao Feiqi shouted.
"Kill with me!" Yan Ju happily retracted his long bow and led Zhao Feiqi to rush towards the direction where Shuai Qi fell.
"Wang Hao is dead. Surrender without killing him!" Le Yi stood in the distance and saw the flag of the Qin army commander broken. He made a decision and shouted loudly.
"Wang Lu is dead. Surrender without killing him!"
"Wang Lu is dead. Surrender without killing him!"
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The Qin army was still resisting desperately. At this time, Zhao Jun's shouts suddenly came from the battlefield, and the Qin army turned around and looked in the direction of the commander's flag.
Where is the handsome flag?
Qin Jun's expression changed instantly, his momentum suddenly dropped to freezing point, and his casualties increased instantly.
The battlefield was in chaos, and no one knew where the commander was. The only sign was the commander's flag. Now that the commander's flag had been broken, the Qin army didn't even know whether Wang Lu was dead or alive.
Everyone knew that it was unlikely that Wang Hao would be killed by Zhao Jun, but now the commander-in-chief had fallen. If the general was not dead, how could the commander-in-chief fell?
No one can stand up and prove that Wang Hao is not dead, not even Wang Hao himself.
For a time, fear and panic quickly spread among the Qin army.
Even the general is dead, and we will be punished or even beheaded even if we return alive. In this case, what is the point of resisting? It is better to surrender, at least we can survive.
"Surrender, we surrender."
"We surrender, don't kill us."
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The Qin army's faith collapsed with the fall of the commander's flag. The brave warriors knelt on the ground, offered their weapons, and allowed the Zhao army to tie them up.
The fall of Shuai Qi became the last straw for the Qin army.
Wang Hao shouted desperately, trying to prevent the Qin army from surrendering, but the battlefield was too chaotic and filled with noisy sounds. Even if he summoned all his strength, he could only maintain the thousands of Qin troops around him.
Seeing more and more Zhao troops chasing after him, Wang Hao sighed and could only flee southward as hard as he could.
"Hahaha, Wang Hao, I finally caught you." Yan Ju led Zhao Feiqi to catch up. Seeing Wang Hao's miserable state, Yan Ju was very happy and raised his hand to shoot an arrow.
Wang Hao raised his gun and flew the arrow away. He gave Yan Ju a cold look, and instead of arguing with Yan Ju, he drove directly towards him.
With Zhao Feiqi's speed, the Qin army couldn't get away at all. In this case, it was better to rush forward. As long as he rushed over, the Qin army's camp was not far away. With the camp as a support, he could still resist the Zhao army for a while.
Boom!
At this moment, there was a loud thunder in the sky, and then, a heavy downpour came down so violently that the eyes were instantly blocked by a rain curtain.
Wang Hao was stunned for a moment, watching the heavy raindrops falling, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out from his throat. If the rain had fallen a few hours earlier, how could the Qin army have been defeated so miserably.
Le Yi stood in the rain, letting the raindrops hit him and soaked his clothes. His face was ashen, and he held Che Shi tightly with both hands. His joints were white and his whole body was shaking slightly.
If the heavy rain had fallen a few hours later, he would have left all the tens of thousands of Qin troops here.
"General, we tried our best, but manpower is really unable to compete with the destiny of heaven." Xunzi said feebly. Next to him, Li Si was also a little depressed. He raised his hand and said nothing.
Under normal circumstances, their master-disciple team-up is enough to drive the clouds to other places.
But it had not rained in Sanchuan for a whole month before, and the three of them squeezed in and squeezed out only a little bit of rain.
Prolonged drought will lead to floods, and with the arrival of the rainy season, there are particularly many clouds and rain accumulated this time, and the sky is covered with thick clouds for hundreds of miles.
Even if Xunzi and his disciple Li Si were exhausted, they could not move the clouds covering hundreds of miles.
Originally, it was going to rain an hour ago, and they tried their best to push the clouds over the battlefield to other places. However, as time went by, their mental strength gradually wore away, and the clouds became thicker and thicker. The master and the apprentice were really worried.
I can't hold on any longer.
As for Gongsun Long, this guy's mission was to plot against Wang Lu. In order to maintain his strength, he plotted against Lu Buwei and never took action again.
"It's God's will. Fortunately, the Qin army has almost lost all its losses in this battle. After the weather clears, it will take a few days to cross Jishui." Le Yi sighed deeply. It was raining heavily, the road was muddy, and the cavalry pursuit was blocked.
Serious impact.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On the other hand, the Qin army is mainly infantry. Although it will be affected by heavy rain, the extent is far less than that of the Zhao army.
In addition, the Qin army was fleeing for their lives, and they would try their best to escape regardless of whether it rained or not.
However, the Zhao army is only for meritorious service, and the confidence of the soldiers who have received meritorious service will decrease. Although the soldiers who have not received meritorious service still want to pursue for the sake of meritorious service, the strength of these soldiers is relatively low.
The Qin army, which was in dire straits, got a chance to escape.
"General, it's raining at the right time. Run away." Lu Buwei said excitedly.
Although the rain did not fall at the right time, allowing the Qin army to turn defeat into victory, it actually fell at the right time, giving the Qin army a precious opportunity to escape.
"Kill!" Yan Ju did not hesitate, and braved the heavy rain to mount his horse and kill Wang Hao.
when!
The spears and knives collided fiercely. Just when Yan Ju was about to swing his sword again, Wang Hao dodged, passed Yan Ju, and fled southward without looking back.
Just as Yan Ju was about to give chase, the dense Qin army in front of him rushed forward. Yan Ju had no choice but to raise his sword to fight.
"Stop chasing. Ming Jin withdraws his troops, collects the defeated army, and returns to the camp." Le Yi received the news that the remnants of the Qin army fled back to the camp, waved his hand and ordered.
If it didn't rain, if the rain was not heavy, he would definitely order to pursue the victory and completely wipe out the Qin army's camp.
Now... alas!
After receiving the order, the Zhao army began to clean the battlefield and treat the wounded soldiers. After the medical staff treated the wounded soldiers of the Zhao army, they then treated the wounded soldiers of the Qin army.
For Zhao State, these are excellent labor forces and must not be lost in vain. The medical expenses are not much anyway. Although alcohol is more expensive, after these captives return to Zhao State, as long as they cultivate two acres of land, they can make a year's worth of grain brewing.
The wine is more than that.
The prisoners of the Qin army were also brought back to the camp. Le Yi broke them up and reorganized them. One person escaped and all of them sat together. Then they were asked to supervise each other. If anyone escaped, the whistleblower would be rewarded.
The prisoners who were originally united were suddenly filled with suspicion, their eyes full of suspicion, and they looked at their companions around them warily.
The Zhao army guarded tens of thousands of Qin prisoners with only a small manpower.
"Shang Yang's method is really a conspiracy through the ages. You clearly know what's going on, but you can't crack it. You can only enter his trap obediently and help him keep an eye on others. At the same time, you must prevent others from plotting against you. No one can
Dare to trust.”
Li Si sighed, admiring Shang Yang more and more. The person who could come up with this method was definitely a talent, and his grasp of human nature was extremely accurate.
"It's just too poisonous. It's okay to use it on prisoners. If it's used on Chinese people, although it can prevent the loss of Chinese people, it will also cause everyone to be in danger and there will be no humanity between neighbors." Gongsun Long didn't like Shang Yang's tactics very much.
In other words, not many people in the world like her.
In addition to prisoners, Zhao Jun also captured a lot of war horses, but they were basically slave horses, used for pulling carts. Zhao State had no shortage of war horses now, so it didn't take them seriously.
In the Qin army's camp, Wang Hao was sitting on his knees in front of the case, his hands deeply inserted into his hair.
"General, the statistics are out. Our army has escaped... 4,512 people." Lu Buwei's voice was trembling.
Of the 70,000 Qin troops stationed at Xingyang, 10,000 were lost in the hands of Le Cheng. Thousands were lost. Another 5,000 were stationed at the main camp, leaving more than 40,000. After this battle, only more than 4,000 escaped.
When Wang Hao heard this, he secretly exerted force with his hands and clenched his teeth. In the end, if Zhao Feiqi had not blocked the Qin army's path, the Qin army could have escaped with at least 10,000 troops instead of only more than 4,000, including 3,000 Longxi cavalry.
Zhao Feiqi was so ruthless that he fought all the way to the military camp. Zhao Jun retreated after calling for gold to withdraw his troops.
"Report the battle report to Lord Wu'an...and let him...withdraw his troops!" Wang Hao sighed. It was impossible to hold Jishui and Xingyang no matter what. He could only try his best to delay and give Bai Qi time to retreat.
"Where is the king?" Lu Buwei said.
"I'll talk to you about your Majesty's presence," Wang Hao said in a deep voice.
Even if he loses, he will not be beheaded by the King of Qin. At worst, he will be deprived of his title and have to start all over again.
"What I mean is...the king may not agree to withdraw the troops..." Lu Buwei said.
Qin State paid a huge price for this eastward march. Even if Zhao State participated, Qin Wangji did not order the withdrawal of troops. Instead, he tried to find a way to unite Yan State, Qi State, and Chu State to break the situation.
Based on Lu Buwei's understanding of King Qin, if the three kingdoms of Yan, Qi, and Chu agreed to form an alliance with Qin, even if they learned of the defeat, King Qin would not be able to order the withdrawal of the troops. Instead, he would take advantage of this opportunity to use all his chips to defeat the three Jins.
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For Qin, the only enemy is the Three Jin Dynasties headed by Zhao. As long as Zhao can be defeated, no matter how high the price is, it will be worth it.
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The heavy rain continued for three days, and water accumulated everywhere. Even the water level of the Yellow River rose a lot. Fortunately, the location where Zhao Jun camped was on a higher ground. Le Yi ordered people to dig several ditches to divert the water into the nearby area.
The water channel then merged into the Yellow River, so it was not flooded.
At noon on the fourth day, the sky finally began to clear up. Le Yi tied the battle report he had written long ago to the war eagle's leg, then let go of the war eagle. The war eagle spread its wings and flew towards Handan.
Falconry is a skill of the Xiongnu and Ding Ling. After Zhao defeated the Xiongnu, he captured several falconers and acquired this skill.
However, training falcons is very difficult. Over the years, we have not trained many that can transmit information, and quite a few have failed.
That night, the war eagle flew back.
Le Yi caught War Eagle, took out the letter from his lap, opened it, and his expression suddenly changed.
"What happened?" Xunzi asked quickly.
"Read it yourself." Le Yi smiled bitterly, shook his head, and handed the letter to Xunzi.
Xunzi looked a little dumbfounded and said in admiration, "The king is really... a wild goose... no, he has a heart of benevolence."
"What did the king say?" Gongsun Long couldn't bear it when he saw the two of them playing riddles all the time.
"The king said that Sanchuan has been in drought for a long time and is flooded again. I'm afraid there won't be much harvest. The food and grass saved by the people before have been robbed by the Qin army. If Zhao Guo lets it go, I don't know how many people will die in Sanchuan. The king asked us to take
Send out military rations and medicinal materials, treat the nearby people, and arrange ships to send them to Zhao. Zhao will give them proper resettlement," Xunzi said.
"A man does not only care for his relatives, nor does he only have children for his sons. As the king of Zhao, your Majesty can care for the people of Han and Wei as well as the people of Zhao. Isn't this what Confucius said about the state of 'people leave bows and others get them'?"
Why Chu Ye? He is truly the benevolent king in the world." Li Si shouted.
Xunzi glanced at Li Si and opened his mouth, but in the end he still did not educate his disciples.
No matter what Zhao Kuo's purpose is, whether it is true benevolence, compassion, or because he is interested in the productivity of these people and wants to take advantage of them or even exploit them. As long as he is truly cured
These people, lending a helping hand to them in times of crisis, are benevolent and kind to the people.
Moreover, when these people arrive in Zhao State, they will definitely live a better life than in South Korea and Wei State. They will not have to suffer the disasters of war because they are sandwiched between other countries.
No matter from the perspective of Zhao State or the perspective of the people, there is no problem in this matter.
"Yes, in the past, the Qin State captured Hedong and expelled all the Wei people in Anyi. Today, the king supports Han and Wei, treats Han and Wei as the people of Zhao, and gives shelter to the people of Han and Wei. What is a benevolent king? This is the benevolent king in the world." Gongsun Long was excited.
said.
Various schools of thought have different requirements for the king, but no matter which family or sect, benevolence is one of the necessary requirements.