However, how could Tian Dan allow the Peacock Army to retreat safely? This was a battlefield he specially chose. There was no broad road around, only rugged mountain roads.
Normal marches on this kind of mountainous road will be greatly affected, let alone when there are chasing troops behind, and the defeated army will roll back the Chinese army from the rear.
When all the soldiers rushed towards the narrow mountain road, no one was willing to take a step back. The final result was that no one could get out.
Many soldiers were even pushed under the cliff and let out tragic screams.
The defeated army in the rear did not know the situation in front.
In other words, even if they knew, they couldn't care so much.
Zhao Jun has already attacked from the rear. If they run slower, they will be the ones who die.
If that's the case, let's all die together!
"Everyone should line up and retreat in an orderly manner. Anyone who dares to escape from the battlefield without permission will be killed without mercy." Thain's face was extremely cold and he personally beheaded more than a dozen escaping soldiers before the chaotic situation was somewhat controlled.
But he overlooked one point. In order to allow the Peacock Army to support the battlefield at any time, he placed his elite troops in the center army and the servant troops recruited from the surrounding barbarian countries in the rear army.
Originally, there was no problem with this approach. The battlefield could only accommodate a limited army, and the servant army was too weak. The elite of the Peacock Army must be sent to join the battle, leaving the servant army behind.
Wait until the Peacock Army secures victory, then press the servant army up to pursue the victory.
But all of this is based on the premise that the Peacock Army can win.
Just like the terrain in the southwest, Thain has walked back and forth three times. Doesn’t he know that the mountain road is not easy to walk?
Don't you know that once defeated, it will be difficult for the army to retreat in an orderly manner?
He knows, but he is confident.
The Peacock Army will not be defeated.
Tian Dan also knew that if Zhao Jun was defeated, the battlefield he chose would become Zhao Jun's grave. Under the pursuit of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, no matter how strong Zhao Jun was and how determined his will was, not many people could
Escape back.
Afterwards, the Mauryan Army took advantage of the momentum and moved northward. The entire Bashu region had no power to resist it and would soon be occupied by the Mauryan Dynasty.
He will also become a sinner of Zhao State.
But he was equally confident that he would not be defeated and Zhao Jun would not be defeated.
Two men with the same self-confidence and the same undefeated encounter meet on the battlefield. In the end, only one can win the final victory.
And Thain lost the bet!
"Get out of the way, get out of the way. If you dare to stand still, go to hell." The Peacock Army rushed in front of the servant army, and in order to clear the way as quickly as possible, they finally attacked these servant troops.
The light of the sword flashed, the spear was waved, and bright red blood flowers bloomed.
Even though the Peacock Army could not defeat the Zhao Army, facing these barbarians, it was completely a dimensionality reduction attack. The southwestern barbarians, who only had a handful of broken weapons in their hands, were no match for these Peacock Army.
"Brothers, they want to kill us. Standing still is death, resisting desperately is also death, why not fight them to the death, even if you kill one of them, you will make a profit." A barbarian suddenly shouted, rushing towards the Peacock Army regardless of his own safety. Rush forward and kill a soldier with all your might.
"If you die, you will die. I will avenge my father." Another barbarian rushed towards the Peacock Army.
"I would rather die standing than live on my knees!"
"Twenty years later, I will be a good man again!"
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These barbarians had no favorable impression of the Mauryan Dynasty. They were just afraid of the force of the Mauryan Army and had to obey. Now that the Mauryan Army was defeated by the Zhao army, the power to intimidate them was greatly reduced, and the butcher's knife was waved against them. How could they endure it.
It's all a matter of death anyway. Before dying, you might as well lead a Peacock Army on the road.
"General, the servants of the Peacock Army have rebelled." The scout quickly reported the news to Tian Dan.
"Those who have gained the right will be helped a lot, while those who are unjust will have little help. The Mauryan Dynasty destroyed the homes of the southwestern countries, slaughtered their people, and captured them as young men. Anyone who does unrighteousness will be killed. The southwestern barbarians resisted It is inevitable." Tian Dan said happily, and ordered Pang Nuan and Feng Ting to lead an army of 10,000 each to pursue and intercept the Peacock Army from the remaining two paths.
At the same time, let the scholars who can speak the language of Peacock come forward to persuade them to surrender.
"We surrender!" At this time, the Peacock Army had been completely destroyed by Zhao Jun. They had long lost their will to fight. When they heard that they could surrender, they all put down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.
"Brothers, we cannot surrender and fight Zhao Jun." Crewe shouted, leading his elite troops to rush towards Pang Nuan, and soon died in Pang Nuan's hands.
The elite of the headquarters were also completely killed by Zhao Jun.
The remaining small part of the Peacock Army that resisted was quickly eliminated by Wei Wuzu, and even Wei Wuzu himself did not suffer any casualties.
The surviving Peacock Army was completely frightened, gave up resistance, and chose to surrender.
Thain desperately tried to maintain the situation and allow the Peacock Army to retreat in an orderly manner, but instead of getting better, the situation became increasingly chaotic. Even though he killed the fleeing soldiers many times, he could not control the situation.
Soon, Zhao Jun reached a place less than a hundred meters away from him.
Thain's angry eyes fell on Tian Dandan, gritted his teeth, and fled towards the rear with his bodyguards.
Zhao Jun pursued him relentlessly.
The Wei soldiers carrying a large shield ran faster than the Peacock Army. They caught up with him in three steps, killed the Peacock Army who fell behind, and continued to pursue them.
"General, several Qin businessmen have been captured." Yanling Jun reported.
"General, don't kill us. We were originally going to the Mauryan Dynasty to do business. Who would have thought that the Mauryan Dynasty would capture us and keep us in the army. We are also forced to have no choice. We all dream of returning to the Central Plains." When the Qin merchants saw Tian Dan, they quickly knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.
This is true. Because they were not trusted, their treatment in the Mauryan Dynasty was not good. They were inherently inferior and were far worse than staying in the Central Plains.
"Does anyone know what the commander of the Peacock Army looks like?" Tian Dan said in a deep voice.
"Yes, we know, we have seen the Peacock Army commander, the one with the big beard on his face." The Qin businessman said quickly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Send the order, hunt down the man with a beard on his face." Tian Dan immediately ordered, "You guys will follow me, Zhao Jun, if you can catch
As the leader of the Peacock Army, all previous crimes will be forgotten. If you are not caught, just wait to be taken back for trial."
"Thank you, general, thank you so much, general. We will definitely help the general catch the leader of the Peacock Army." The Qin businessman nodded and bowed.
"General, several southwestern barbarian leaders would like to see you." Another soldier came over.
"Let them go back first and not see you for now." Tian Dan waved his hand, the war is not over yet, how can he care about those barbarians.
After receiving the reply, the leader of the southwestern barbarians did not dare to be dissatisfied at all. He bowed respectfully and retreated.
If they had a little contempt for Zhao Guo, whom they had never heard of before, after this battle, they no longer dared to show any disrespect.
The Peacock Army randomly sent some people to destroy their entire country. In the end, the army of more than 100,000 people was defeated by the Zhao army of less than 50,000 people.
With this kind of terrifying fighting power, not to mention that the Zhao State has not done anything to them, even if it is like the Maurya Dynasty, riding on their heads and shitting, they can only endure it.
"How the hell did Zhao Jun come after him?" Thain yelled angrily. He found that no matter where he fled, a group of Zhao Jun were chasing him.
"The bearded general in front is the leader of the Peacock Army. Brothers, charge forward." Zhu Hai shouted excitedly, pointed his sledgehammer at Thain, and led the Wei soldiers to kill him.
After all, Thain's personal guards were super elite, and their strength was at the forefront of the entire Maurya Dynasty. They were suddenly treated as miscellaneous soldiers by Wei Wuzu.
If it is Wei Wuzu in normal condition, Sain's personal guards can still fight a dozen, although they will lose 90% of the time.
But at this time, the Wei soldiers had gone completely crazy, and the Peacock Army was defeated and fled, with low morale. In this state, the Sain guards would be beaten when they met the Wei soldiers.
Thain carefully looked at his body. The armor was the same as that of ordinary soldiers. Although it was more sophisticated, its appearance was not outstanding. His helmet was lost somewhere when he escaped. The weapons were different from those of ordinary soldiers, but the Peacock Army did not
There are more than a dozen generals using standard weapons.
Except for him, the other generals did not receive special care from Zhao Jun.
"General, it may be because of the beard." the staff officer reminded.
"Beard!" Thain's left hand stroking his beard suddenly stopped, and he froze in place. After a few breaths, Thain gritted his teeth and cut off the beard with a knife.
"Zhao will fight back." Thain said solemnly. He lost the war, the War Elephant Legion was destroyed, and he couldn't even save his beloved beard.
He will definitely return this shame to Zhao Guo twice in the future!
After cutting off his beard, Thain led the remaining bodyguards of less than 500 and fled into the mountains again, but Wei soldiers continued to pursue him from behind.
"General, please go and leave us alone," the guard commander said to Thain.
With Thain's strength, if he did not take these personal guards with him and escape into the mountains, not to mention the Wei soldiers, even a million-strong army would not be able to capture him.
When the two armies are fighting, these personal guards can indeed protect the general, but in this situation, they are a burden.
"Stop talking, I will not leave you alone." Thain patted the guard commander on the shoulder and said loudly.
"Damn it, this guy really knows how to run." Zhu Hai put the sledgehammer on the ground, supported the big tree with his right hand, and looked at the deep mountains and old forests in front of him, panting.
The chase lasted from noon to evening, and even he was a little tired, let alone the ordinary soldiers.
That is to say, Wei Wuzu could still pursue for such a long time after the battle, while other Zhao troops gave up after chasing for a while.
"General, we captured a transcendent general, who should be a high-ranking member of the Mauryan Dynasty. We failed to capture the general of the Mauryan Army." From behind, Pang Nuan clasped his fists and said.
"Have the casualties been counted?" Tian Dan asked.
"Our army lost 5,312 soldiers in battle, and more than half of them were injured, and all of them have received effective treatment. We killed more than 32,000 enemy troops and captured more than 48,200 enemy troops. The servants of the Peacock Army also surrendered to our army." Pang Nuan handed the list to Tian Dan.
"The injured soldiers stayed in the camp to recuperate. The remaining soldiers will continue to hunt down the Peacock Army with me tomorrow." Tian Dan said in a deep voice.
The Zhao army suffered a lot of casualties in this battle, but the Peacock army was in a worse situation than the Zhao army. More than 80,000 troops were killed in the battle and surrendered. Even if the remaining army was not captured, it would be difficult for them to return alive after escaping into the mountains.
After this battle, the Peacock Army had completely lost the power to confront Zhao Army.
"No." Pang Nuan said, cupping his fists.
"Go and invite those translators and Qin merchants over." Tian Dan said to the guards.
Soon, translators and Qin businessmen were invited.
"I am very disappointed that I failed to capture the leader of the Peacock Army." When Tian Dan saw the Qin businessman, his face instantly darkened.
"I hope the general will forgive me." The Qin merchant quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "I still have some money at home, and I would like to give it to the general. I just ask the general to spare my life."
They still don't know what's going on in the Central Plains, but they know that if Zhao Jun can appear here, Qin will probably be destroyed.
Zhao and Qin were feuding, and they helped the Maurya Dynasty attack Zhao. The possibility of them surviving was very slim.
But they really don't want to die. Even if there is a glimmer of life, they will fight for it.
"General, we know the road to the Mauryan Dynasty from here, and we can also speak the language of the Mauryan Kingdom. We were really forced to have no choice before, and we have absolutely no thoughts of treason. If you dare to lie, you will die a good death." The businessman said loudly.
"Do you think someone like me will take the initiative to attack the Maurya Dynasty?" Tian Dan glanced at the other party.
"General, you don't know something. Everyone in the Maurya Dynasty covets our Central Plains. That's why they arrested us businessmen and asked about the situation in the Central Plains. The young one is just a businessman and doesn't know much. But he also knows that in the past
Repay kindness with kindness, repay hatred with kindness, we, the State of Zhao, have no reason not to fight back after being beaten."
"Furthermore, the land of the Maurya Dynasty is fertile and the rain is abundant. If you just throw a handful of seeds, you can grow food, and they can grow three crops every year. There are also spices and jade there. Such land is really a waste in the hands of a group of barbarians who don't know how to farm.
"I don't understand those big principles, but if the Mauryan Dynasty can attack our Central Plains, we, the Central Plains, can naturally attack the Mauryan Dynasty. Will the general just watch those fertile lands and be indifferent?" the merchant said eloquently.
"What's your name?" Tian Dan said with a smile.
"The younger one's name is Ulan." The businessman breathed a sigh of relief. If nothing else happened, his life was saved.
What he didn't know was that Tian Dan had no intention of killing them, he just wanted to scare them.
The main reason is that there are too few people who know foreign languages these days. He only brought eight translators with him on this expedition. It was really not enough to manage tens of thousands of Peacock troops.
"Your lives have been saved. But how long you can survive depends on your next performance." Tian Dan said in a deep voice.
"Although the general gives you orders, I will never refuse," Wulan said quickly.
"Two things, one is a map, draw everything you know. The other is the prisoners, you will help them manage them, break them up and reorganize them, and build a road to Chengdu from here," Tian Dan pointed out.