A fast horse from the Qin army's camp went straight to the Chinese army's tent. The patrol soldiers along the way gave way and watched curiously as it ran out of sight.
In the big tent, Gai Nie poured cold water on the heated atmosphere, and many people were thinking about the pros and cons.
Of course, it's not as if Tie Hanhan has been clamoring for a direct decisive battle.
"General, let's fight. Are we, the warriors of Great Qin, still afraid of Wei?"
"That is, fight to the death with that old turtle Lian Po and teach him how to behave!"
Yang Duanhe stopped them and said, "Shut up, don't make any noise."
At this time, a voice came from outside the tent, "Report - Xianyang is urgent."
"come on in."
The messenger soldier gasped and neatly untied the leather bag and handed the letter inside to Yang Duanhe.
"Color! Color!"
After reading this, Yang Duanhe exclaimed in surprise. He sat back on his seat and said to the generals: "The king's letter said that the state of Wei was in mourning and its country was in turmoil. Not only did Lian Po's army not have the support of copper and iron, but they would also lose food and grass.
cut off.
Humph, the defeat of the Wei State has been decided. Mr. Gai Nie is right, we don’t have to fight to the death with these sad soldiers, we only need to delay them for a while, and we can destroy them with our own hands."
The generals didn't know whether to be happy or regretful for a moment, and they all clasped their fists to express "I will obey the king's order."
Yang Duanhe then ordered the messenger: "Quickly tell General Wang Ben that the Wang family's cavalry has moved and threatens Lianpo's food route. As long as it is delayed, all his troops will become weak-footed lambs. At that time, all the soldiers will come to me."
Capture Lian Po alive."
"Capture Lian Po alive and the Qin Dynasty will be victorious!" all the generals shouted in unison.
Because of a timely letter from King Qin, the Qin army decided to postpone the decisive battle and delay it for some time.
This resulted in the defensive counterattack expected by Lian Po and Wei Zhuang becoming empty talk and truly becoming a move of "just sit back and wait for death".
The army is short of copper and iron, and the supply of food and grass is also insufficient. The time left for the Wei army is running out.
"Hey, how is the atmosphere in the army today?" Lian Pozheng asked Mei Sanniang helplessly in the big tent.
"The meals were slightly deducted, but the soldiers didn't notice it for the time being, and no trouble occurred. However, the Queen Mother is newly mourned, morale is low, and the armaments are not repaired. If this continues, I'm afraid..."
Mei Sanniang regretted it endlessly at this moment. The death of the Queen Mother was the last straw for the situation in Wei. She should have insisted on the army to fight early that day, but it was too late to say anything now.
Lian Po knew about ten percent of what was going on in the army even without asking, but at this time he was a little confused.
Yang Duanhe was supposed to have a decisive battle with him but suddenly shrank back. Only Wang Ben's cavalry was ready to move and stared at his food path.
He knew that other people's intelligence had much higher priority than his own, and the logistical status of his own army was as transparent to others. The other party made it clear that they wanted to kill him, but he was powerless.
This was the second largest battle in Lian Po's life, only the Battle of Changping was larger in scale. As luck would have it, the processes and results of these two battles were so similar.
In the Battle of Changping that year, Bai Qi and Lian Po faced off for a long time. In the end, Qin and Zhao were both overwhelmed by the war, but Qin gritted its teeth and persisted, while Zhao was in chaos. King Zhao fell into Qin's plan and replaced Zhao Kuo as his general.
, in the end, Lian Po's efforts to hold on were in vain. Zhao's more than 400,000 troops were trapped and killed by Bai Qi. From then on, Zhao lost a glimmer of hope of competing with Qin for the world.
The situation he faced today was even worse than that of Changping. The Qin State's national power crushed the Wei State, and he had been holding on for so long, but the Wei State's pillars collapsed and the army lost its logistical support. The situation was over.
"General, general? General!"
Mei Sanniang saw that Lian Po's eyes were dull and silent for a long time, and she shouted several times in succession.
Lian Po came to his senses and let out an inexplicable sigh, "This man still has to serve his old age."
For some reason, Mei Sanniang suddenly felt that the old general in front of her, who was still capable of making a living and wielding a powerful bow, had suddenly become as weak as a candle in the wind.
She couldn't help but feel a little worried, "General, are you okay?"
"It's nothing. It's just that this situation reminds me, an old guy, of the old war between Zhao and Qin at Changping. The helplessness and powerlessness in it are so similar. This is probably my Lian Po's fate."
Mei Sanniang looked at the veteran who seemed to have lost his spirit and was worried. How long has it been? The general still has psychological problems. Will Wei be destroyed by God?!
A scene of excitement was going on in the Wei army camp here, but Wei Zhuang, who was leading the Han army, launched an action alone.
He organized several groups of cavalry and said to one of them, a young man with an evil look on his face: "Ji Yihu, if Wang Li goes your way, capture him."
"Don't worry, Mr. Wei Zhuang, I will definitely capture Wang Li alive and let Wang Ben know how powerful our Korean army is."
Ji Yihu, Ji Wuye's son. Like his father, bullying the weak and fearing the strong is his important attribute.
Facing Wei Zhuang, who has already mastered martial arts at a young age and is at the same level of strength as his father. It only takes one move to kill him. Ji Yihu does not dare to act recklessly.
Wei Zhuang knew that the current situation of the Wei army was a near-death situation. Wang Ben's cavalry would explore Lian Po's food route from time to time. The general in charge was none other than the seventeen-year-old Wang Li, the son of the general Wang Ben.
He just wanted to capture Wang Li. If he could confuse Wang Ben's heart and defeat the Wang family's iron cavalry, then the outcome of the battle between Lian Po and Yang Duan is still uncertain.
The Han army divided into several groups and carried rations, and took advantage of the darkness to ambush the Wei army on the food road, cleaning up traces along the way and marching quietly.
When it was almost dawn, they succeeded in blocking Wang Li who was leading the cavalry.
At this time, Wang Li did not have the pink and purple armor that he wore later. He was wearing a Qin Qianlong armor, holding an iron spear and leading the way.
"Fire the arrow!"
There was a roar from the roads on both sides, and arrows were like locusts. Wang Li swung his iron spear tightly, deflecting countless arrows.
Seeing that there were many casualties among the cavalry around him, he shouted angrily: "Where are you, you rat, come out!"
"The person who will take your life is Ji Yihu!" A group of cavalry appeared in front. The white-haired man at the head was holding a long sword and had a slanted bang on his head that showed off his non-mainstream aura. He also shouted at Wang Li.
When Wang Li saw that the person coming was also a young general, he immediately rushed forward with his gun drawn, "Unknown rat, look at the gun."
"You're a waste who borrows my father's name, I'll kill you with my sword!" Ji Yihu's eyes flashed with murderous intent, he looked at his opponent with disdain, and slashed Huashan in the head with his sword.
"Dang~"
Wang Li blocked the blow with his spear, and his hand holding the pole did not move at all. He mocked: "What do I say, it turns out that you are really a slut."
"～ ～ ～" The fire shot rushed to the other party, and the long knife that deviated from the trajectory was caught by Wang Li.
The weapon was caught in one move, and the opponent's spear was stabbed. Ji Yihu was shocked, abandoned his sword and rolled off the horse, and instantly drew out the sword from his waist and chopped off Wang Li's legs as he sat down.
"Ding-deng-deng~"
The long sword blocked Wang Li's iron spear several times in a row, and the huge force made Ji Yihu's sword-holding hand go numb.
"Such an ambush makes you vulnerable."
Wang Li took advantage of the victory and pursued him. He was an inch longer and an inch stronger. He shot Ji Yihu with an iron gun and made him run away in panic. Many Korean soldiers came up to help, but he killed them one by one.
"咻～咻-"
Fireworks exploded in the sky.
"General Wang Li, don't be reluctant to fight, leave quickly!" The general who organized the Qin soldiers to counterattack saw that Wang Li was still chasing Ji Yihu, and immediately reminded him loudly.
"Li Teng, don't talk nonsense, let me kill this guy first. Haha~"
"Bah~"
Wang Li stabbed Ji Yihu's armor with a spear, and the valuable leather coat was lifted open by the spear. He could kill the opponent's leader immediately. He didn't want to retreat just yet.
"General, leave quickly. What's the point of waiting for the rats to kill him?" Li Teng hacked the surrounding Korean soldiers to death one after another, and continued to shout at Wang Li over there.
An orange-red sword energy shot up from the sky in the distance, and the horses here instantly neighed, Wei Zhuang is coming!
Li Teng was shocked when he saw this familiar sword energy, and rushed towards Wang Li who was still in love with the battle, "The Korean general Wei Zhuang is here, hurry up!"