Ren Fang had no intention of rescuing the trapped Huan army, but Huan's envoys traveled day and night to the camp of the Sichuan-Zhen coalition and asked Ren Fang to send troops to rescue.
In any case, Huan was an ally after all. Now that they were coming to the door, Ren Fang couldn't refuse. He said he agreed, but in fact he didn't have much hope in his heart that he could rescue Huan's army.
He had not been to the battlefield in person, but he had carefully read the battle reports. The Feng army's strategy was not clever. Without Shangguan Yuanrang, anyone could have noticed the flaw in this strategy of luring the enemy into a trap. Since the Huan army was chasing the enemy,
What matters is speed. It is impossible for the army to carry baggage. The food and grass can only last for one or two days at most. Now that we are trapped in a desperate situation, it will be good if we can support it for four or five days. And now the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces have just arrived in Anguo. Even if
A quick march would have taken at least nearly a month. Would the trapped Huan army be able to hold on for such a long time? He might even starve to death.
Furthermore, the Feng Army has already entered Mo Country to fight, and our own army of millions rushes to the rescue regardless of the situation. What if we fall into the Feng Army’s trap?
Due to various concerns, Ren Fang agreed readily. In fact, the march of the Sichuan-Zhen Allied Forces did not speed up and remained as it was.
Nie Ze, the commander-in-chief of the Zheng Kingdom, was very dissatisfied with his decision. It’s not that Nie Ze had much hope to rescue the Huan army, but he just felt that Ren Fang’s march was too slow. In the past, when the An and Huan armies were there, he did not have such a speed.
Opinion, he also wanted to use the Anhuan Second Army as a pathfinder, but now that both armies are finished, it is time for his own side to go into battle. If he maintains this speed, isn't it delaying the fighter opportunity?
Nie Ze and Ren Fang were both generals, and he was more than ten years older than the latter. However, Ren Fang was the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. He did not agree to the full march, and Nie Ze had no choice. The most he could do was to report secretly to his monarch.
Complaints such as being unfavorable to the unified army, being suspected of cowardice, needing to change the commander of the coalition forces, and so on.
In fact, Ren Fang's concerns were very reasonable. The Huan army trapped in Death Valley did not survive for less than a month. After only three days, the Huan army began to find it difficult to hold on.
Not only were food and water supplies in short supply, but the key point was that the injured did not receive adequate medicine and medical treatment. Huan Jun’s medicine was all used up on the first day. In the next two days, the wounded did not have medicine to apply to their wounds, and the wounds began to
Inflammation and suppuration began, and the person began to have a high fever. As a result, the water in the army was used up faster.
Under such conditions, minor injuries turned into serious injuries. Seriously injured soldiers often closed their eyes and never opened them again. The huge canyon, no matter day or night, was filled with the intermittent and recurring moans of the wounded soldiers. On the mountain
Feng Jun was tortured by the endless sound of pain and could not sleep. Huan Jun, who was in the canyon, could imagine that people were driven crazy by the pain, and even had the urge to pick up weapons and kill all the injured people.
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Three days later, there was not a drop of water or a grain of food left in Huan's army. The eyes of Huan's soldiers were so hungry that their eyes glowed blue. By night, the theft and killing of troops and horses began to break out on a large scale.
Infantrymen have no feelings for their horses, but cavalry regard their horses as their lives. When groups of soldiers rush towards their horses, the cavalry rushes to stop them. As a result, in front of the hungry and irrational soldiers, they either
He was knocked to the ground, or stabbed to death with random swords.
At this time, Huan Jun's situation began to get out of control.
But how could the few war horses in the Huan army be enough to feed 80,000 people? After all the war horses in the army that could be killed by stealth were eaten, people began to eat the grass on the ground. Some people did not grab the grass stalks, and even
Use a knife to scrape the moss off the stone wall.
Five days later, there was nothing left to eat in the valley. At this time, the most cruel scene occurred, people eating people!
Up to now, the valley is no longer like the human world, but it is the world of hungry ghosts in the six realms of reincarnation.
It's not that Xu Qing didn't control his soldiers, it's that he couldn't control them at all. In the face of the most basic human needs, his orders seemed insignificant, and no one listened to him at all.
Under such circumstances, Xu Qing still survived for seven days. After seven days, he was so thirsty and hungry that he had the urge to eat human flesh and drink human blood. He could not survive any longer, and he could not wait any longer.
When reinforcements arrived, Xu Qing finally issued the most difficult order in his life, and the entire army surrendered.
When the first battle to break out of the encirclement ended, there were still more than 80,000 Huan troops. Seven days later, when they all surrendered, there were 10,000 fewer people. Some of them died of illness, some were killed, and some were eaten alive.
.When the Feng Army accepted these more than 70,000 surrendered troops, no one could tell how they felt.
The officers and soldiers of the Huan Army all had sallow faces, thin muscles, and sunken eye sockets, as if they were starving ghosts. When they saw that Feng Jun had brought food, countless Huan soldiers rushed forward, grabbed it, and stuffed it into their mouths. Many of them only took a few bites.
He held his throat and fell to the ground coughing. As for the wounded in Huan's army, many people didn't know how to save them. The wounds were rotten in large areas and infested with maggots. They were already dying and half dead...
Liang Qi specially asked Xu Qing, the commander-in-chief of the Huan Army, to be invited into his camp. He said he was inviting him, but in fact he was forcing him to do so. He had not received any water or food for several days, and Xu Qing was so weak that he could not even stand firmly.
Liang Qi was still very polite to his defeated general. After inviting Xu Qing to take a seat, he specially brought wine and meat.
Xu Qing wanted to be polite, but he couldn't. He grabbed the piece of meat on the plate and gulped it down. After only a few bites, he bent over and vomited. Liang Qi looked around with a wry smile.
All the generals and people were shaking their heads. No one saw Xu Qing's joke now, they just felt very pitiful.
Tao Yu stepped forward, supported Xu Qing kindly, and said: "General Xu may not have eaten for many days. It is not advisable to eat too quickly now. Let's drink some wine first."
Xu Qing was obedient, picked up the wine glass, drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking a glass of wine, a touch of color finally returned to his pale face. He sat on the mat and let out a long breath.
After he calmed down for a while, Liang Qifang said with a faint smile: "General Xu, you have suffered a lot these days."
Xu Qing swallowed his foam and raised his eyes to look at Liang Qi. After a moment, he suddenly realized that the young man sitting in the middle should be the coach of the Feng Army.
He stood up in a hurry, knelt on the ground with a plop, and said with his head down: "The defeated general, please see the general!"
Now that he is a prisoner, they have the power of life and death for him and the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. How dare he not show caution and respect?!
Liang Qi smiled, waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, General Xu. Please get up quickly."
"Thank you, General."
"My name is Liang Qi, and I am the commander-in-chief of the Feng Kingdom's Sanshui Army."
"I know." Of course Xu Qing knew that his opponent was the Sanshui Army, and of course he knew that the commander of the Sanshui Army was Liang Qi, the general of the Feng Kingdom.
Liang Qi nodded and said with a smile: "On the battlefield, if you offend General Xu, I hope General Xu will not take offense."
Unexpectedly, Liang Qi would be so polite to him. Xu Qing was flattered and hurriedly leaned forward and said, "General, you are too polite. I should really thank the general for showing mercy."
Liang Qi straightened his face and said: "Fenghuan and Fenghuan countries have never had any grudges. On the contrary, businessmen from the two countries often have contacts. I don't know why your country suddenly sent troops to invade our Feng country this time?"
This sentence stopped Xu Qing from asking, and he didn't know how to answer. If he said that Feng State held the emperor hostage, and Huan State sent troops to attack him, he was looking for death. If he said that Huan State did not dare to offend Sichuan and Zhen Kingdoms, he responded to their call and sent troops.
, and it seemed too embarrassing. Xu Qing hesitated and said nothing for a long time, and beads of sweat appeared on his anxious forehead.
Liang Qi did not embarrass him, and said quietly: "It stands to reason that the two countries are at war, the two armies are fighting each other, and they regard each other as mortal enemies. Today, General Xu is forced to surrender with his army. I should kill them all..."
When Xu Qing heard this, his head buzzed and he almost collapsed to the ground on the spot. He waved his hands repeatedly and said urgently: "General...general...no...no..."
Liang Qi raised his hand to interrupt him and continued: "However, as I said just now, there has never been any grudge between you and me. The battle in Mo Country this time was also inexplicable. I decided not to kill you.
And let you go back to the country. I just hope that General Xu will see His Highness King Huan after returning to the country, and prove that I, Dafeng, have no intention of being an enemy of the Huan Kingdom. I also hope that the Huan Kingdom will not use troops against me, Dafeng. Today's battle will be all over.
When there is a misunderstanding, I, Dafeng, will not pursue the matter, but if your country raises troops to invade again next time, my Dafeng’s tiger and wolf army will kill them all, and my Dafeng’s cavalry will surely set foot on the territory of Huan Kingdom.
, blood for blood, tooth for tooth!”
Liang Qi, who looked like a scholar, spoke these words sonorously and forcefully, his eyes shot out with terrifying light, and the sense of oppression and momentum he exuded made all the generals in the Feng Army look at him with admiration.
In the eyes of the generals, Liang Qi was a treacherous and cunning fox on the battlefield, a genius who was good at strategizing and strategizing, but it was rare to see him display the style of a general.
Xu Qing was sweating profusely and couldn't answer the question at all. He just kept nodding in response.
The coldness on Liang Qi's face quickly disappeared, and he returned to his usual softness. He smiled and said, "Okay, that's all I have to say. If General Xu is willing, he can stay in our military camp for a few more days."
"No, no, no, I don't dare. I... want to leave for home immediately..." Xu Qing dared not stay in Feng Camp any longer. Liang Qi was happy now and decided to let everyone on his side go, but who knows when he will
If you are not happy, why do you want to execute everyone on your side?
In a place of right and wrong, it is better to leave early!
Liang Qi looked at Xu Qing amusedly and asked: "The country of Mo is also far away from the country of Huan. General Xu is sure that his soldiers have the strength to return home now?"
"This..." Not to mention the soldiers under his command, even Xu Qing himself does not have the physical strength to travel long distances now.
Liang Qi smiled and said: "General Xu can stay here with peace of mind. Our army will leave tomorrow and will leave behind tents and sufficient food and grass. Your army will not be allowed to live in the barren mountains and ridges, suffering from cold and hunger."