Chapter 663: I fought bloody battles, but Zhaos army was too fierce
The flames were crackling and burning, and the Qi army's tents continued to collapse, along with the Qi army's fighting spirit.
There were flames all around, and the shouts of Zhao Jun could be heard everywhere. Qi Jun didn't know how many enemies were around him, and he didn't know whether his commander was dead or alive.
Generals are brave soldiers. The Qi army that lost their courage either surrendered to the Zhao army or fled towards the mountains. There were fewer and fewer Qi troops resisting.
"General, we can't hold on any longer." One of the guards shouted loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of sword flashed by, and the guard fell to the ground unwillingly.
"General, you go first, we will help you block the Zhao army." The guards around him said one after another.
Although Tian Cheng's ability is mediocre, he is usually very kind to the guards around him and there is no shortage of people who are willing to die for him.
"Retreat!" Tian Cheng roared unwillingly, waved his sword at Rong Han, turned around and fled towards the darkness.
Rong Chong wanted to rush forward and stop Tian Cheng, but the Qi army rushed forward and blocked Rong Chong with their flesh and blood.
"Get lost!" Rong Chen swung his sword and cut the enemy in front of him in half. Qi Jun took a few steps back in fear, and then charged forward again.
But not all the Qi troops were able to risk their lives. The vast majority of the Qi troops were already frightened. When they saw a figure approaching in the distance, regardless of whether it was an enemy or not, they just shot arrows, turned around and ran away.
Qing Qin came from the rear and captured the strongholds defended by the Qi army along the way. The Qi general Sun Ben who defended the rear army organized a large army to resist Qing Qin, but was quickly repelled by Qing Qin, and even himself was beheaded by Qing Qin on his horse.
Down.
"The Qi army's combat effectiveness is too weak." The deputy general killed the enemy easily and said with a smile.
"Don't be arrogant. We took advantage of the night attack and fire attack and caught the Qi army by surprise. If we fight head-on, even if we can defeat the Qi army, we will suffer heavy losses." Qing Qin said in a deep voice.
The Zhao army is truly more elite than the Qi army, which is the standing army of 30,000. This is the real elite. The other 40,000 soldiers composed of prisoners and strong men have the same combat effectiveness as the Qi army.
But the Qi army numbered a full 100,000, which was 30,000 more than the Zhao army, and some of them must be elite soldiers, but the specific number is not known.
Qing Qin was a little dissatisfied with Pang Nuan before, but now he is convinced by Pang Nuan. If he were allowed to fight this battle, he would never be able to win it at such a small price.
"General, the Qi army's granary has been discovered." At this time, a knight rushed over. After seeing Qing Qin, he quickly got off his horse, clasped his fists and reported.
"Seal the granary immediately. No one is allowed to enter or exit without orders from me or General Pang Nuan. In addition, all surrounding camps must be dismantled to prevent the burning of the tents from spreading to the granary." Qing Qin ordered.
At this time, the flames had just reached the central camp and were still far away from the rear camp. However, as the wind became stronger and stronger, it was only a matter of time before the flames reached the rear camp.
These grains are the spoils of war for the Zhao army and must not be lost.
Pang Nuan and Qiang Xu led Zhao troops to the left and right to surround them. Zhao troops kept falling behind, but they couldn't care less at this time. After daybreak, the stragglers would naturally be found.
"General, the one in front wearing armor and holding a sword is Tian Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Qi army." When Rong Wen saw Pang Nuan, he pointed at Tian Cheng excitedly and said.
He was blocked by the Qi army and had completely lost hope of killing Tian Cheng. Instead of letting Tian Cheng escape or Pang Nuan catch Tian Cheng himself, it would be better to give Pang Nuan a good deal. Even if he had no merit, he could win over King Zhao. It's also good to say something nice in front of someone.
Although Rong Huan could also see King Zhao, it was difficult for him to talk to him, but Pang Nuan was the one who could often talk to King Zhao.
"Tian Cheng!" Pang Nuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately locked onto Tian Cheng's back. He clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and the horse jumped up under his crotch, and swung his spear forward.
The crimson gun light curled up with flames to form a fire tornado several meters long. Accompanied by the roar of the wind, it rushed toward Tian Cheng like a flying fire snake.
Tian Cheng instantly felt a hot temperature coming from behind, and he fell to the ground. His back was scorched black, accompanied by bursts of meaty smell.
"The general...is dead." After the personal guard went forward to check, he came back to report.
"I can't help but beat him up." Pang Nuan frowned. He wanted to capture him alive. Only alive people can negotiate with Qi. If they are dead, their effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
"The general of the Qi army is of average strength and has been fighting for so long. How can he withstand the general's full blow?" Rong Chu killed all the Qi troops who blocked him and walked over panting.
There were actually two Gang Yuan realm warriors among these personal guards. Fortunately, his strength was astonishing, and he killed them all, but he was also slashed in the chest.
"If General Rong hadn't held him back, I wouldn't have killed him so easily. I would have reported it to General Rong, and General Rong will have to take some of the credit." Pang Nuan said to Rong Chen, he didn't like to owe favors to others.
"Thank you, General." Rong Chen said gratefully.
"Cut off Tian Cheng's head and persuade the other Qi troops to surrender." Pang Nuan ordered.
The Qi Army's camp stretches for more than ten miles, and it will not take a while to capture them all. The Zhao Army's real occupation now is only the Qi Army's front camp and the middle camp.
However, Tian Cheng is dead. If the Qi army does not have a general with sufficient prestige to step forward, it will be impossible to hold the remaining camp.
"Nuo." Rong Chen stepped forward, chopped off Tian Cheng's head, and led hundreds of Zhao soldiers towards the depths of the Qi army's camp.
"General, Hou Sheng was not found. Some Qi troops said that Hou Sheng had fled long ago." A small team came back to report.
"Go down and collect the defeated troops of the Qi army. Those who surrender will not be killed, and those who resist will not be spared. Search the Qi army with all your strength and supervise the army. The winner will be rewarded with five hundred gold. If the Qi army provides the truth, the winner will be rewarded. If you find clues, you can also get rewards, and you can let him go home. If you are afraid of being held accountable by Qi State, you can also move the whole family into Zhao State." Pang Nuan said loudly.
Not many people in the Zhao army knew Hou Sheng, and since it was the middle of the night and his sight was blocked, even if Hou Sheng stood in front of Zhao Jun, Zhao Jun might not be able to recognize him.
Therefore, the hope of victory still lies with the Qi army. Under the heavy reward, there must be brave men. Pang Nuan does not believe that no one is interested.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It is midnight, and it is in the wilderness. Hou Sheng cannot escape far at all. As long as someone finds traces of Hou Sheng, Zhao Jun can catch up.
Time passed little by little, and a loud rooster crow came from Lixia City. The sun slowly poked out from the ground, its dazzling light illuminated the heaven and earth, and also illuminated the entire battlefield.
Except for the granary that was well preserved by the Zhao army, the entire Qi army camp was already ashes. The cold wind blew up the ashes, revealing the scorched yellow ground. The whimpering wind seemed to tell people about the tragedy of last night.
"General, the battle report is out. Last night our army killed more than 9,000 enemy troops, including the enemy's commander Tian Cheng, and captured more than 63,000 enemy troops, including two lieutenants. We lost 959 soldiers. Mainly because they were attacked by the Qi army in the dark and fell to the ground, resulting in death in battle. There are more than 6,000 wounded, and all of them have received treatment." Feng Quji reported.
"Congratulations, General."
"Congratulations, General."
All the generals stood up to congratulate him.
With a loss of less than a thousand, he defeated a hundred thousand Qi troops, captured more than 60,000 people, and beheaded the enemy's commander. It was a rare victory for anyone.
All previous doubts about Pang Nuan were wiped away.
Soldiers most like to follow generals who can win battles or have low casualty rates. The former can gain merit and the latter can survive. Pang Nuan can lead everyone to win the battle and lead everyone to survive.
How could everyone be dissatisfied!
"It's all thanks to everyone. Without everyone's hard work, this battle wouldn't have gone so smoothly." Pang Nuan motioned everyone to sit down and then said, "Can anyone provide news about the final victory?"
"General, from midnight to now, five or six people have provided clues to Hou Sheng one after another. Only one of them is true. And when we get there, Hou Sheng has already run far away." Feng Quji said.
"If you really can't catch it, forget it." Pang Nuan waved his hand. He caught Hou Sheng mainly to negotiate with the State of Qi. After all, Hou Sheng is the brother of the Queen Mother of Qi and the uncle of the King of Qi. With Hou Sheng, Zhao Guo is in You will have an absolute advantage when negotiating.
The State of Zhao did not want to capture the territory of the State of Qi, not because of moral reasons. There is no morality between countries, but because the State of Zhao had just annexed the State of Yan and had not had time to digest it. At the same time, it was still at war with the State of Qin. Domestic The pressure is great.
If the State of Qi can be made to admit its mistake through negotiation and hand over the murderer of the Zhao people, the King of Qi will issue an edict and go to the tomb to worship the Zhao people.
Now that Zhao has given an explanation to his people, he can withdraw his troops.
Zhao Guo has done this for his countrymen, and no one will say anything.
On the contrary, if Qi State cannot give Zhao State an explanation, Zhao State, which is riding a tiger and unable to dismount, will have no choice but to keep fighting.
But there is nothing we can do if we can't catch him. There are still more than 60,000 Qi troops as bargaining chips.
However, it is difficult to say which one is more important in the hearts of the King of Qi and the Queen Mother of Qi, the victory of more than 60,000 Qi troops or the victory of one queen.
"Send the battle report to Handan. Send the order and after three days, break up camp and attack Linzi." Pang Nuan ordered.
"Didn't you say you want to negotiate with Qi?" Feng Quji said doubtfully.
"If the army doesn't reach Linzi City, do you think the Qi National Congress will sit down and talk to you? Military is the prerequisite for negotiation." Pang Nuan glanced at Feng Quji, and the meaning in his eyes was obvious: Young man, you are still too young. .
"Junior has learned a lesson." Feng Quji nodded sincerely. Although he is talented and intelligent, he is still young and has little experience. He still needs to learn some things.
"I have a task for you." Pang Nuan said.
"General, please give me your orders."
"Send an envoy to the Chu army to tell the Chu army about our army's defeat of the Qi army, and urge them to defeat the Qi army as soon as possible and join our army in Linzi." Pang Nuan said.
During the period when the Zhao army was confronting the Qi army, the Chu army was also confronting the Qi army.
Although Qi General Wang Sunjia was quite famous in Qi State, he had no experience in leading troops in battle.
Being able to arrange for an army of hundreds of thousands to eat, drink, and eat without causing any trouble is already very impressive, but that's all. Unless he is the kind of famous general who has never been born before, he cannot be the opponent of the Chu army.
And if he was a famous general who had never been born in the world, then it would not have been Tian Dan who restored Qi, but his king and grandson Jia.
The reason why the Qi army persisted until now was not because Wang Sunjia was strong, but because the Chu army did not really attack.
The reason is very simple. The Chu army did not want Zhao Jun to take advantage.
If the Chu army keeps suppressing the Qi army, Qi will inevitably transfer troops from the Zhao Qi battlefield to support the Chu Qi battlefield. The Chu army will be equivalent to attracting firepower for the Zhao army.
Of course it is impossible for the Chu army to do this.
This is also the reason why most allies will fall apart. No one wants to contribute, and everyone wants to take advantage.
Fortunately, Zhao Jun never put his hope on Chu Army from beginning to end.
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It is said that the moment Zhao Jun rushed into the camp, the alert Hou Sheng realized that something was wrong. He knew that with his own ability, not helping Qi Jun would be the greatest help to Qi Jun. In addition, Zhao Jun was coming with a menacing force. Hou Sheng was afraid and immediately He led dozens of loyal guards and fled in a direction away from Zhao Jun.
But if you run away from the battle, you will be beheaded according to the law. Even if the latter is the uncle of the King of Qi, he will not be punished.
Therefore, Hou Sheng did not flee the battlefield immediately, but waited on the sidelines. After confirming that the Qi army was completely unable to recover, he found a donkey cart. Under the protection of his personal guards, he escaped Zhao Jun's pursuit and stumbled along the way. Finally escaped to Linzi.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, our army has been defeated." After entering the city, Hou Sheng did not go home or take a bath or change clothes. Dragging his tired body and wearing tattered clothes, he rushed to the palace and fell to the ground crying.
When the Empress Dowager Qi heard Hou Sheng's words, her vision suddenly darkened and she fell to the side. Fortunately, a palace maid held her in time.
"Quickly, tell the imperial doctor quickly." King Qi shouted.
"The Queen Mother..." Hou Sheng quickly got up and rushed to the Queen Mother Qi.
"The Queen Mother is fine. She was just irritated and couldn't bear it for a while. It will take some time to heal. However, if she is overworked or frequently irritated, the root cause of the disease may lie." After the examination, the imperial doctor leaned over and said.
"Then I will go down first." The imperial doctor had already noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the palace. It would be better for a little guy like him to stay away to avoid being affected.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Empress Dowager Qi said in a deep voice, her face so gloomy that she could feel tears dripping from her face.
"Two days ago, the Zhao army attacked our camp at night and set it on fire. It was dark all around at that time. I don't know how many Zhao troops came. At this critical moment, I could only lead the soldiers to fight bloody battles with the Zhao army. However, the Zhao army was too much.
Due to the bravery and the burning of the camp, the morale of our army plummeted and we were eventually defeated by the Zhao army. I could only lead the remaining army to fight and retreat." Hou Sheng said with his head lowered.
"Where is Tian Cheng?" Queen Mother Qi asked.
"I... don't know." Hou Sheng shook his head.
He really didn't know that he was in the front camp and Tian Cheng was in the middle camp. While Tian Cheng was still sleeping soundly, he had already fled.
"How many troops do we have left?" Queen Mother Qi asked again.
"I...I don't know." Hou Sheng shook his head again.
"You...when you ran away, didn't you know how to gather the defeated army?" The Queen Mother Qi pointed at Hou Sheng, trembling with anger, ruthlessly exposing the fact that Hou Sheng ran away.
If Hou Sheng knew how many defeated Qi troops were left, and the Empress Dowager Qi still believed that Hou Sheng fought bloody battles and finally lost to the Zhao army, but Hou Sheng didn't know how many defeated troops were left, wouldn't this mean that someone secretly escaped back?
Hou Sheng was stunned for a moment. He should indeed gather the defeated troops along the way. Even if he could not stop the Zhao army, he could at least defend Linzi.
But at that time, he was only thinking about escaping, and how could he think of so many things.
Besides, he is a supervisor and is only responsible for supervision. I never thought that this kind of thing would happen before!