Facts have proved that Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi's guess was extremely accurate. One hour before dusk that day, around the time of Shen Shi, the Wei army on the plain outside Hangu had packed up and was slowly heading towards the trail on the west side of Changhao Mountain.
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The migration of nearly 100,000 Wei troops was like a black tide, flowing from sky to earth.
The first to retreat were the infantry of the Sichuan-Luo coalition. In order to prevent the Hangu Qin army from suddenly charging out, the cavalry of the Shangshui Army and the Sichuan-Luo coalition lined up on both sides to guard the evacuation of the friendly forces.
Then, the Shang Shui Army began to retreat one after another, and then, the cavalry of the Sichuan-Luo Allied Army - the withdrawal of various Wei army units was orderly and orderly, without any confusion.
On Hanshan Mountain, the Qin army's commander, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi, watched quietly as the Wei army retreated, frowning.
Once again, he expected the Wei army to withdraw in such a high-profile manner, which was clearly a message to him: Hey, we are withdrawing from the Lu family, do you dare to pursue us?
"There must be an ambush here..."
Gongsun Qi turned his head and looked towards the west side of Mount Changhao.
He didn't need to think about it to know that when Wei Gongzi Ji Run led the army to withdraw from Lu's family, he would definitely ambush soldiers and horses on the west mountain of Chang Hao Mountain, waiting for him to suddenly attack when the Qin army came to pursue him.
Of course, it is also possible that the Wei Gongzi was bluffing and deliberately pretending to withdraw his troops in a high-profile manner, making Gongsun Qi think that an ambush would be set up along the way, but in fact there was not...
This is a psychological game.
"...Even if the Wei army sets up an ambush, they will send troops to pursue it no matter what."
Looking at the Wei army's massive retreat, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi thought to himself.
There was no way, because after Wei Gongzi Ji Run noticed the real target of Qin General Wang Jian's attack, Wang Jian's army had already fallen into the encirclement of the Wei army. If Gongsun Qi still stood still, then General Wang Jian and his thousands of Iron Eagle troops would
It is bound to be completely surrounded and wiped out by the Wei army, causing Qin to lose a general and thousands of elite men.
Thinking of this, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi ordered in a deep voice: "Send the order and send troops to pursue the Wei army!"
After hearing this, the deputy general Wang Lu clasped his fists and said: "My lord, the general can lead his army to pursue us. Why does the commander need to go in person?"
Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi glanced at Wang Lu and finally shook his head. It wasn't that he couldn't trust Wang Lu. He could only say that he didn't think Wang Lu was the opponent of Mr. Wei in the meeting.
Before Wang Jian arrived in Yichuan, the Wei Gongzi could predict the enemy in advance and guessed in advance that Wang Jian would attack Yichuan first and then the Lu family, so he immediately retreated to the Lu family. It seems that such a keen enemy, even if it is
Gongsun Qi, the Marquis of Wuxin who had spent half his life in the military, was amazed.
Wei Gongzi Ji Run was the commander-in-chief of the Wei army who was not inferior to his Gongsun Qi.
"No need to say more, I will personally lead the army...Wang Lu, you guard the camp." Gongsun Qi ordered.
"Follow the order." Wang Hao had no choice but to nod and accept the order.
But having said that, although Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi could order Wang Lu, he could not categorically refuse Qin Shaojun who wished to accompany him.
He could only persuade Qin Shaojun: "Young Master, if I lead an army to pursue the Wei army this time, I may be ambushed by the Wei army. How can I put you in danger with my rich body?"
But it is a pity that Qin Shaojun had no intention of obeying despite the repeated persuasion of Wuxinhou Gongsunqi. Maybe he also wanted to see that he, Wuxinhou Gongsunqi of Qin State, and Wei Gongsun Ji Run of Wei State, these two far-sighted people
Commander, who is higher or lower in terms of intelligence and strategy?
In desperation, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi had no choice but to agree to Qin Shaojun's request and take him with him to pursue the Wei army.
"Are Marquis Wu Xin sure? I mean to pursue the Wei army..."
On the way, Qin Shaojun asked Gongsun Qidao.
Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi shook his head and said nothing. He lowered his head in deep thought while driving his horse forward.
Seeing this, Qin Shaojun couldn't help but ask further questions.
Since Gongsun Qi, Marquis of Wuxin, had already known that the Wei army was about to withdraw through the "Wei army's message" and had already made preparations for it, the Wei army's rear army was actually not far away from the Qin army, only three to five miles away.
Therefore, Gongsun Qi, Marquis of Wuxin, sent out to capture Wei's front army - an Iron Eagle Army of about 2,000 men. It didn't take much effort to catch up with Wei's rear army.
But it is a pity that the army behind the Wei army is the Yi cavalry headed by the Qingyang tribe of the Yi tribe, and the general leading the army is Zhao Hongrun's brother-in-law, Wu Wu, the young chief of the Qingyang tribe of the Yi tribe.
It is true that the Iron Eagle Army is a cavalry force, but the Hei cavalry led by Wuwu are even more skilled with bows and horses. At least in long-distance bow and arrow battles, the Hei Cavalry almost suppressed the Iron Eagle Army, so that the Iron Eagle Army did not dare to be too aggressive.
Too close.
"As expected by His Highness King Su, the Qin army really attempted to pursue our army when it was withdrawing. But...why does the Qin army feel afraid of going forward and being afraid of the rear?"
Commanding the Hei tribe to use bows and arrows to suppress the Iron Eagle Army in the distance, Wu Wu secretly wondered in his heart.
He felt that the Qin army was quite conservative when chasing them, whether it was the Iron Eagle Cavalry or the Qin regular army.
Yes, there is no tattooed army. Because he was worried that the tattooed army, which had no military discipline at all, would make mistakes at such a critical moment, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi did not bring the tattooed army with him when he pursued the Wei army.
, all of them are regular Qin troops.
Finally, the Iron Eagle Cavalry seemed to make up its mind and charged forward on horseback.
The Hei cavalry led by Wuwu did not show any weakness. The two cavalrymen charged at each other, either using their bows and crossbows to shoot from a distance, or using short swords to fight each other, and each suffered sacrifices.
But overall, the losses in military strength were not serious.
From Wu Wu's point of view, it seemed that the Qin cavalry had some reservations - the other party seemed to be afraid of something.
No, when the Wei army retreated to the trail on the west side of Changhao Mountain, the Iron Eagle Army stopped moving forward and stayed in place, waiting for orders from the rear.
"The calculation is really accurate..."
In the main force of the Qin army, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi raised his head and glanced at the sky, and saw that the sun was slowly setting over the mountain.
This means that when the army he leads pursues the Wei army and pursues the trail on the west side of Changhao Mountain, the sky will become darker and darker, and it will become increasingly difficult for the Qin army to detect the Wei soldiers ambushing on both sides of the trail - if the Wei army really
An ambush was set.
At the same time, in the central army of the Wei army, Zhao Hongrun had just received a report from the rear army.
"Report! The Qingyang tribe of the rear army is being pursued by the Qin army's cavalry."
"Report! The Qin army has been detected in the rear of our army. There are about 20,000 people and about 5,000 cavalry."
After listening to the repeated reports from the Green Crows, Zhao Hongrun looked calm and just glanced back.
"You really dare to pursue me... I told you clearly that I had already guessed your army's intentions, so you wouldn't have guessed that I would set up an ambush when I withdrew, right? Your Excellency, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi?... Or do you think you can?"
What advantage do you get?』
With a slight snort, Zhao Hongrun waved his hand and calmly ordered: "Keep on going!"
At this time, Wuxinhou Gongsun Qi had led more than 20,000 Qin troops to pursue the trail on the west side of Changhao Mountain.
This trail has Changhao Mountain on one side, and an almost dry river on the other side. In addition, this area is lush with vegetation and overgrown with weeds. In the words of military experts, this is a very suitable place for an ambush.
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Because of this, Qin Shaojun felt very frightened as he rode on this trail, fearing that a Wei army would suddenly appear from either side.
But for some reason, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi's expression was very calm.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a loud cry of killing from the front. The Tie Ying army chasing the Wei army in front seemed to be in chaos.
"There is indeed an ambush!"
Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi opened his eyes.
At this time, countless Wei troops suddenly appeared on both sides of the path not far in front of them, holding crossbows and releasing arrows. As a result, more than a hundred people in the Iron Eagle Army were hit by arrows and fell from their horses in an instant.
"Kill——!" Following Wei General Nanmen Chi's roar, the Wei infantrymen who were ambushing on both sides of the path came out one after another.
Since the Qin army was almost on guard, it was immediately defeated.
Seeing this, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi immediately ordered the withdrawal of the troops, and ordered his troops to withdraw decisively.
After the army withdrew from Changhao Mountain, Qin Shaojun looked at Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi in surprise.
You must know that Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi had already guessed that the Wei army would set up an ambush when it withdrew during the day. It is hard to imagine that this far-sighted commander would fall into an ambush by the Wei army.
Thinking of this, Qin Shaojun asked in a low voice in confusion: "Master Gongsun, you know that the Wei army will set up an ambush, why do you still pursue it?"
After hearing this, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi smiled lightly and said: "Although I have expected it, I am not sure. If Wei Gongzi Ji Run is just bluffing, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity?"
"Then it can now be proven that Ji Run is still very cautious." Qin Shaojun said with a slight frown.
"Yes." Wu Xin Hou Gongsun nodded and whispered: "He is so cautious, he will definitely be wary of our army's pursuit when withdrawing, and now our army has been ambushed by him once, in other words
, now is the time when his precautions are at their lowest..." After that, he ordered to his left and right: "Send the order, and the whole army will enter Chang Hao Mountain again to pursue the Wei army!"
Hearing this, Qin Shaojun had a look of astonishment on his face.
As if he had guessed what he was thinking, Gongsun Qi, Marquis of Wuxin, stroked his beard and said seriously: "As I expected, the Wei army has repulsed our army. At this moment, the Wei army will rush towards the Lu family. If our army
If you chase him again, you will definitely win!"
Qin Shaojun was startled when he heard this. When he came to his senses, he looked at Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi in shock: It turns out that he had expected all this!
As a result, the Qin army turned back again and pursued the trail on the west side of Changhao Mountain.
It may be that the Wei army was speeding towards the Lu family just as Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi said, so that the trail in front of the Qin army was very quiet.
This made Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi even more convinced of his judgment.
"Chase!" he ordered.
After chasing for about two miles, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi suddenly received a report from his soldiers that there was a strange tree ahead.
So, he rode forward and followed the soldiers' guidance to find the tree.
In fact, the tree is not strange at all, it just has a torch stuck on the trunk.
However, when he took a closer look with his horse, Gongsun Qi, Marquis of Wuxin, discovered that someone had scratched off a layer of the trunk of the tree, and someone had carved a line of Wei characters on it.
"Marquis Wuxin of Qin died here!"
"..." Seeing the Wei characters on the tree trunk, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi's expression changed drastically.
At this moment, the voices of countless Wei soldiers came out from both sides of the path. They held crossbows and fired thousands of arrows at the Qin army on the path.