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On that day, due to the desperate resistance of the Korean army at Qiguan, King Su's army ultimately failed to capture Qiguan before dusk.
But despite this, in the daytime offensive, the Suwang Army fought so hard that in the second half of the day, the Suwang Army almost suppressed the Qiguan Korean Army, making the Qiguan Korean Army more and more fierce.
Shocked.
Under this situation, Zhao Hongrun decisively chose to continue the fight - he ordered the black crows to set fire to Qishan Mountain, and used the blazing flames of Qishan Mountain to illuminate the night battle in Qiguan, and let the merchant navy use the light of the Qishan fire to attack Qishan.
Guan launched a night attack.
At that time, Dangyin Hou Han Yang couldn't help but exclaimed: Is Mr. Wei Run crazy?!
Of course Zhao Hongrun was not crazy. He just saw the fatigue of the Korean army and the weakness of the Korean army. In this case, why did he withdraw his troops and give the Korean army a chance to rest and breathe?
"The first one to get there will be rewarded ten households!"
Zhao Hongrun shouted out the reward loudly, which stimulated the soldiers of the Chamber of Commerce under his command to scream in excitement.
The so-called first person refers to the first person to attack the enemy-occupied city wall; and "rewards to ten households" refers to the land rewarded to ten households. In other words, the first Shangshui soldier to attack Qiguan can
He obtained a fief of about ten households - equivalent to a small village - and transformed himself into a small noble.
To be fair, Zhao Hongrun has no right to ennoble nobles, but he can allocate a piece of land in his fief "Shangshui County" to allocate it to soldiers with military merit. There is no problem.
It has to be said that after hearing the reward of "ten households", not to mention the ordinary soldiers of the Shang Shui Army who screamed with excitement, even the thousands of generals and generals were also excited by it - don't say
The fiefdom in the land of ten households is pitifully small, but it is still a fiefdom after all. If you can obtain this reward, even an ordinary soldier can transform into a small nobleman and benefit future generations.
Now, does anyone in King Su’s army own a fief?
Not one.
In other words, this is the first case, and it is likely to be recorded in the history of Wei.
In this case, the merchant navy rushed towards the Qiguan Pass wall with howls, making the Korean army guarding the pass unbelievable - they had been fighting each other for four or five hours, but the morale and combat effectiveness of the Wei army on the opposite side were actually
Instead of decreasing, it increases?!
"The barrier is broken——!"
With a loud shout, the soldiers of King Su who rushed towards Qiguan like a tide fought hard towards the gate on the inside of Qiguan, and finally opened the door of Qiguan, letting in the remaining soldiers of King Su who were outside the city.
"The first one to ascend is Yangwu, a soldier of Ran Teng's thousand-man army!"
After breaking through the gate of Qiguan, Ran Teng, a general of thousands, shouted loudly.
Although he regretted that the fiefdom of the land of ten households was not obtained by him, Yang Wu, a fierce soldier under his command, got this honor, and he, a general with a thousand men, also had the honor.
Hearing this shout, the Shangshui soldiers in the area were undoubtedly very frustrated, especially those who were only half a step behind Yangwu. They vented their depression and disappointment on the Qiguan Korean army opposite.
, causing the Korean army at Qiguan to collapse immediately because their morale had plummeted because the gate was breached by King Su's army.
"It's over..."
After witnessing this scene, Dangyin Hou Han Yang sighed sadly.
It is undeniable that even when the gate of Qiguan was breached by King Su's army, Dangyin Hou Han Yang still tried hard to restore the disadvantage. But unfortunately, as the gate of Qiguan was breached, the morale of the Korean army at Qiguan plummeted, and they never returned.
Unable to recapture the pass gate from the Wei army.
As Haishi approached, Han Yang, the Marquis of Danyin, realized that the situation was over. Under the persuasion of his generals, he decided to give up the useless struggle and evacuate northward from behind the pass at Qiguan.
Behind Qiguan is Qishui. There is a wooden bridge on the river. This is the only retreat for the Korean army at Qiguan.
Retreating to the wooden bridge, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, first asked the injured Bao Yuan to retreat across the wooden bridge, while he stayed behind to cut off the rear and allow as many Korean troops to evacuate as possible.
Because even after the Wei army conquered Qiguan, they still refused to let go.
At this time, the morale gap between the two armies had become more and more obvious. Seeing that their side had captured Qiguan, the soldiers of the Shangshui Army were so morale that they seemed to have endless strength. In comparison, the Korean army at Qiguan was
They were so depressed that even the farmers working in the fields looked more energetic than them.
Finally, when Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, personally led his troops to the Qishui River, Han Yang, the Marquis of Danyin, realized that he could not stay here for long, so he retreated to the northeast of Qishui, regardless of his own soldiers who had not yet escaped the entanglement of the Wei army.
On the other side, the soldiers cut off the wooden bridge with their swords.
It has to be said that when the Korean army on the northeast bank of Qishui destroyed the wooden bridge, those Korean soldiers and generals who were still on the other side of the river showed expressions of despair and disbelief - they were abandoned.
"...I'm sorry."
Looking at the soldiers on the other side of the river who had not yet had time to retreat, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, flashed a hint of pain in his eyes, and reluctantly ordered the entire army to retreat.
He knew very well that his judgment was correct - if the Wei army could catch up with Qishui at this time, the losses of his army would definitely not exceed the current amount.
However, seeing the despair and disbelief on the expressions of those abandoned soldiers on the other side of the river, Dangyin Hou Han Yang inevitably felt a sense of guilt in his heart.
The only thing he could do was to turn his head and order the entire army to evacuate northward, without looking at the desperate eyes of those abandoned soldiers and generals.
"..."
Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, could see clearly by the river.
Although he also understood that Dangyin Hou Han Yang had no choice but to do this, the latter's actions inevitably brought back memories of his time in Chu State - he could not guess whether his father and brother really died in the battle.
, or, was abandoned by a certain general of Chu State under special circumstances.
Wu Ji frowned and ordered the Shang Shui soldiers nearby: "Send the order to all the troops. Those who surrender will not be killed!"
After hearing this, it didn't take long for the soldiers of Shangshui to shout the slogan "Those who surrender will not be killed". This made the Korean troops in Qiguan, who had already lost their fighting spirit, drop their weapons and choose to surrender.
With the surrender of these Korean soldiers, the Battle of Qishui ended with the victory of the Wei army.
About half an hour later, King Su Zhao Hongrun rode his war horse to the west bank of Qishui and saw many Korean soldiers kneeling on the ground with their heads in their hands.
Seeing this, Wu Ji immediately came to Zhao Hongrun, kowtowed on the ground and clasped his fists, and said in apology: "The last general has made arbitrary decisions, please punish him."
"Get up."
Zhao Hongrun raised his hand to signal Wu Ji to get up, without any intention of blaming him.
After all, he has never been a bloodthirsty person. If the two armies fight, casualties are inevitable; and if the war is over, he will naturally not massacre enemy prisoners who are willing to surrender.
Don't look at the fact that last year Zhao Hongrun had the 200,000 Qin army wiped out. In the end, not many people were left alive and escaped back to Qin. But that was just because the Qin people were not afraid of death and refused to surrender.
Since the Korean soldiers in front of them are willing to surrender, Zhao Hongrun will naturally not continue to order the massacre - the massacre of prisoners, which is also a major event that will arouse negative public opinion in the Central Plains.
As for the use of these prisoners, Zhao Hongrun has no idea at the moment, but keeping these prisoners can be a bargaining chip in future negotiations with South Korea.
Anyway, Zhao Hongrun did not expect to destroy South Korea through this battle. In this case, peace negotiations with South Korea in the future are definitely inevitable.
Of course, based on Zhao Hongrun's selfish motives, he will definitely postpone the date of negotiations until after he captures Handan, the royal capital of South Korea.
Because he wants to teach South Korea a profound lesson. After all, in recent decades, South Korea has been too arrogant in front of his Wei State. It is almost like how King Lu Xi of Qi attacked Chu State. It all depends on his mood - if he is in a good mood, he attacks Chu State.
He wanted to help the state to cheer him up; if he was in a bad mood, he attacked the state of Chu to vent his anger.
So many Chu people cursed Qi King Lu Xi day and night for his early death.
It was not until dawn the next day that the Shang Shui Army began to take in the prisoners and clean up the battlefield.
According to the count of casualties between the enemy and the enemy after the war, the Shang Navy suffered casualties of more than 3,000 soldiers in this battle. This number made Zhao Hongrun very dissatisfied.
After all, this time the Shang Shui Army has a battlefield weapon called Wugang Chariot, which makes it impossible for the cavalry, infantry, and crossbowmen of the Qiguan Han Army to perform to their due level. In this advantageous situation, the Shang Shui Army
There were still more than 3,000 casualties, which also demonstrated in disguise the level of force of the Korean army at Qiguan.
It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not King Su's army that attacked Qiguan this time, and it was not equipped with weapons such as Wugang chariots, I believe that the casualties of the Wei army would have doubled several times, and they might not even have been able to conquer it in the end.
A pass.
Compared with the number of casualties of the Shang Shui Army, Qiguan, as the defender, suffered nearly three times as many casualties as the Shang Shui Army, and this did not even include the approximately 1,000 Korean soldiers who finally laid down their weapons and surrendered.
It has to be said that in the battle of Qiguan, almost 90% of the infantry under the command of Dangyin Hou Han Yang were killed or injured. In contrast, the Korean cavalry was almost useless in the defensive battle, except for the Korean general Bao Yuan.
When he personally led the cavalry to attack the merchant navy, about two thousand cavalrymen were killed, and the rest were almost unscathed. In the end, most of them evacuated to the other side of Qishui River.
However, Zhao Hongrun didn't care at all about the lucky escape of these cavalrymen.
Because the fighting in recent days can actually be said to be a battlefield test of Wugang chariots, the test results made Zhao Hongrun very satisfied. This chariot greatly restrained the Korean cavalry.
In this case, the next battle will be relatively simple. Just follow the recent method and attack steadily. To use a term in Zhao Hongrun's memory, this is called a push.
Another day later, King Su's army repaired the wooden bridge on the Qishui River, and the army crossed the Qishui River and continued to advance north.
To the north of Qiguan is "Qixian". If the Wei army wants to continue attacking north, Qixian is also a city that must be captured.
Just when Zhao Hongrun was thinking about how to capture Qixian County, he suddenly received a battle report. The Northern Army led by General Jiang Bi was defeated in Jinyang County, Taiyuan County, and Jiang Bi himself was seriously injured.
Zhao Hongrun was stunned by this.
Taiyuan County in South Korea actually hides a warrior who can seriously injure Jiang Bi?!