Chapter 67: The Battle of the West River! [Two in One]
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On July 21st, the Qin general "Wuxinhou Gongsunqi", along with his lieutenants "Changxinhou Wangjian" and "Yangquanjun Yingba", and others such as "Wang Lu", "Wang Ling" and "Zhang Tang"
The Qin generals led an army of 200,000 to the west bank of the Xihe River, and successfully joined forces with about 100,000 Wei troops led by Wei generals Wei Ji, Shao Hu, Sima An and other generals.
Since the two countries are an alliance based on marriage, and the marriage is still between Wei Crown Prince Zhao Run and Qin Princess Ying Ying - only a very few Qin people and Wei people know that "Qin Princess Ying Ying is Qin Shaojun" -
—Therefore, the generals of the two parties got along quite harmoniously.
If the existence of Crown Princess Mi Jiang greatly eased the relationship between Wei and Chu, and even in this unprecedented battle, Chu resolutely supported Wei, then the existence of "Qin Ji" also made Qin Wei
The relationship between the two countries has become closer.
Therefore, when they learned that the Qin soldiers would lead their troops to help, Wei Ji, Shao Hu, and Sima An prepared wine and food in advance to entertain the Qin generals.
Among them, Lintao Lord Wei Ji should be in the most complicated mood.
Because the Qin generals who came this time, whether they were Wuxinhou Gongsunqi, Changxinhou Wangjian, Wang Lu, Wang Ling, Zhang Tang and others, were all the Qin generals who led the army to attack Longxi. They
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These Qin generals had been fighting for more than ten years. Even after they moved to Wei, they were still thinking about regaining the lost land in Longxi, but they never thought that one day their former enemies would become comrades-in-arms.
Perhaps noticing the complicated look on Lintao Lord Wei Ji's face, Yangquan Lord Yingbo took the initiative and said: "Lintao Lord, seeing that Wei and Qin are strong allies today, can the past grudges be put aside?
"Ying Bo can assure you that after taking Longxi, our Qin people will never kill innocent people indiscriminately, and we will treat the people of Longxi as citizens of our great Qin, and we will never lie."
Out of respect for Lintao Lord Wei Ji, Shao Hu, Sima An and other Wei generals did not speak hastily to smooth things over at this time, because they all knew that Lintao Lord Wei Ji had to overcome this hurdle by himself.
In full view of the public, Lintao Lord Wei Ji smiled bitterly and said: "How can I still be called Lord of Yi after losing my fiefdom? Wei is now serving as the governor of Hedong in the Wei Dynasty... Wei Ji will be the governor of Hedong in Wei Dynasty.
His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of Wei Dong Palace, welcomes all the generals from the allied countries to lead their troops to assist us, and I would like to thank you very much."
Everyone present was a fine person, and upon hearing Wei Ji's words, they immediately understood what Wei Ji was thinking, and the atmosphere suddenly became heated.
Even "Zhao Ran", the chief concubine of the Qin State who was accompanying the army, stepped forward to try to improve relations and bring the two sides closer.
This time the Qin State sent troops, although Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi served as the commander-in-chief of the army, the highest-ranking person in the Qin army was not the former, but the chief concubine of the Qin State "Zhao Ran", who was also born in the Zhao family of Ji.
, descended from the same branch as the Zhao family with the surname Ji of Wei, they were the people who finally stayed in Qin due to marriage with people from Qinling when the ancestors of the Zhao family with the surname Ji moved to the Central Plains.
Therefore, to be precise, Zhao Ran and Wei Ji, including the Ji Zhao royal family of Wei, actually came from the same clan hundreds or even thousands of years ago. This is why the relationship between Qin and Wei is stronger than the relationship between Wei and Chu.
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After inviting everyone to the big tent, Wei Ji, the king of Lintao, curiously asked Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of Qin: "Does the chief concubine want to personally command the army this time?"
Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of Qin State, waved his hands and laughed when he heard this: "No, no, no, the commander-in-chief of our army is Lord Wuxinhou Gongsun Qi. Zhao just came to Xihe for a visit. In two days, he will go to Daliang for a visit." .”
"Going to Daliang?" Wei Ji, Shao Hu, Sima An and others were all a little surprised. Even Changxinhou Wang Jian, Wang Lu, Wang Ling, Zhang Tang and other Qin generals also looked curious. Obviously, Zhao Ran did not tell these Qin generals the purpose of his trip.
Noticing the surprised and curious expressions of the generals, Zhao Ran smiled slightly and said: "There is no need to hide it... A few months ago, I, Xianyang, received a letter from Your Highness Zhao Run..."
Because Zhao Run, the prince of the East Palace of Wei, was the son-in-law of King Qin, and could be regarded as his uncle of Qin, and he married a very special princess like Qin Shaojun Yingying. Therefore, Zhao Run's status in Qin was not low. Even Zhao Ran, the chief concubine, has to be addressed as "Your Highness".
"...Although I received the letter from His Highness Zhao Run, and our Daqin also followed His Highness Zhao Run's wishes and joined this war, in that letter, His Highness Zhao Run did not mention how far this war will progress. ..." After a pause, Zhao Ran saw that the faces of the generals present were still a little confused, so he simply said bluntly: "In other words, should we stop after winning South Korea, or should we take this opportunity to destroy South Korea? There is a huge gap between the two. It’s a big deal… In short, Zhao needs to have a serious talk with His Highness Zhao Run about this matter in person.”
"Let's talk about how to carve up Korea?"
Wei Ji, Shao Hu, and Sima An looked at each other with a tacit understanding.
Although it is true that the Qin State is an ally of the Wei State, they do not think that it is inevitable that the Qin State will contribute to Wei State in vain and ask for some benefits.
Of course, it is also reasonable.
In view of the high level of this matter, it was not the three of them's turn to consider it, so Wei Ji, Shao Hu, and Sima Anquan should just let it be that they had heard about it. After all, Zhao Run, the Crown Prince of Wei, had to make the decision personally for such a major matter.
However, Wei Ji still kindly reminded: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of our country is not in Daliang at present. If Lord Zhao Ran wants to discuss important matters with His Highness the Crown Prince, he might as well go to "Ningyang" on the border of Song and Lu as soon as possible... He must go as soon as possible, according to the Crown Prince Based on His Highness's previous strategic arrangements, now that South Korea has taken the bait and declared war on the Wei Dynasty, His Highness the Crown Prince may also take action. If it's too late, I'm afraid Zhao Ran won't be able to find His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Oh." Zhao Ran nodded thoughtfully.
On that day, the generals of Qin and Wei were drinking and chatting in the big tent, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Waiting for the next day, Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State, took two hundred iron eagle cavalry, said goodbye to the generals, and embarked on the road to Daliang.
On the same day, Lintao Lord Wei Ji took the generals of the Qin and Wei armies to the west bank of the Xihe River and peered across the river at the Korean army camp on the other side of the river.
"The Korean general opposite should be South Korea's Yanmen Shou Li Mu. This person is not simple."
Holding a branch and writing on the ground, Wei Ji, Lord of Lintao, recounted his previous tactical arrangements: "On the seventh day of July, I learned that South Korea declared war on the Wei Dynasty on the fifth day of July. The next day, I stationed myself at Ye In the city, the Handan Army, which was in the dark, moved out to attack Qi County in Hanoi, Hanoi in the Wei Dynasty. I thought at that time that since the Handan Army sent troops quickly, the Korean army coming to the Xihe River would also adopt a sneak attack tactic. Therefore, we I sent someone to inform the two generals, Sima An and Shao Hu, and asked General Sima An to hold his troops for the time being, and asked General Shao Hu to try to cut off the Korean army's retreat... If Li Mu takes a quick attack, we and the three Wei armies can completely surround him. In Hexi, in the land of Shangjun, I never thought that Li Mu had sensed something and actually stood still at Lishi and Linyang, so that General Shaohu never succeeded."
After hearing this, Shao Hu nodded and agreed with a smile: "Shao led his army here two days ago and happened to encounter a group of Yanmen cavalry who were probably on patrol. At that time, I guessed that Lord Wei Ji's
The strategy of waiting and waiting has not succeeded, this battle is not that easy."
When saying this, both Shao Hu and Wei Ji felt very regretful, because if Li Mu had been greedy for power and advanced rashly, they might have surrounded the latter by now. Unfortunately, the guard of Yanmen Li Mu was too powerful.
Be cautious.
If Wei's new Yunzhong Shou Lian Pi was here at this time, he would definitely sneer at Lintao Lord Wei Ji's strategy: Yanmen Shou Li Mu is a cautious and almost timid general, but you still expect
He adopts unrestrained tactics and designs him according to these unrestrained tactics. What are you thinking about?
What are unrestrained tactics?
For example, during the "Battle of Five Parties Conquering Wei", Wei Gongzi Run ignored the safety of Wei's homeland and attacked 800 miles in three days, directly hitting Xianyang, the capital of Qin, forcing the Qin people to make a choice.
Why, this is called unrestrained tactics, and it also fully proves that Wei Gongzi Run is a person who has a strong desire to attack and will never take a defensive position if he can attack and win. Tian Dan, the famous general of Qi State, was absolutely right in his judgment of the former.
But South Korea's Yanmenshou Li Mu was different. He was a very careful and prudent general.
It's not to maintain an undefeated record, but Li Mu never fights an uncertain battle. He won't even consider a battle in which one's own side suffers too much loss, such as killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred to oneself.
This will never happen to Li Mu.
Li Mu will patiently accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity. Even if he is humiliated by the enemy or even considered timid by his own people, he will unswervingly maintain his strategy. When the enemy relaxes or reveals a flaw, he will pour all his strength into it.
Use all your strength to knock down the enemy suddenly and make it difficult for the opponent to stand up again.
Therefore, with Li Mu's caution, he would not rush forward greedily for merit. It can only be said that Lintao Lord Wei Ji thought too much.
However, because of this incident, Lintao Lord Wei Ji was sensitively aware that Yanmen Shou Li Mu, one of the ten tycoons of Beiyuan, might really be a difficult person to deal with.
All the generals nearby heard Lintao Lord Wei Ji's evaluation of Han general Li Mu, but to be honest, the generals of Qin didn't really care.
This is no wonder. After all, the advantage of the Qin and Wei Allied Forces is too great. The total strength of 300,000 troops faces about 100,000 Korean troops on the opposite side. Even though at least 100 of the 300,000 horses of the Qin and Wei Allied Forces are
Wan's "Tattooed Army", but don't forget, even though they are also peasant soldiers, Qin's Tattooed Army is different from Chu's Grain Recruitment Army. The former is not even inferior to Wei's regular army in terms of bravery.
But most of them have little training and lack of experience.
"In the first battle, let Wang test Li Mu's skills."
After talking for a while, Qin General Wang Ling said with a smile.
Hearing this, the generals were stunned for a moment, and then Gongsun Qi, Wang Jian, Wang Lu and other generals laughed and cursed Wang Ling for being treacherous.
Wang Ling spread his hands and said helplessly: "This is the first battle in two years. The tattooed men under his command have already complained. The main army should give way first."
Maybe in the Chu State, the existence of peasant soldiers was regarded as cannon fodder on the battlefield by the generals at best, but the Qin State was different. The tattooed troops of the Qin State were eager for war and hoped to gain social status through military exploits. Therefore, the tattooed troops of the Qin State were
The army is never afraid of fighting, in fact, as the Qin people claim, they are eager for war.
"How is it? As the master, how about you show courtesy to the guests from afar?" Wang Ling said to the three Wei generals Wei Ji, Shao Hu and Sima An with a smile.
Wei Ji, Shao Hu, and Sima An looked at each other. Although Sima An was actually thinking about the first round of offensive, Wang Ling had already talked about this, so he could only nod in agreement.
So the generals discussed and decided to use the Qin general Wang Ling as the vanguard general in the first battle to lead his tattooed army across the river to attack the Korean army on the other side.
In the next two days, Qin General Wang Ling ordered his tattooed army to cut down bamboo trees nearby and build rafts and pontoon bridges.
On July 25, preparations for the cross-river attack were largely completed, and the Qin and Wei forces launched their first offensive against the Korean army on the other side of the river.
That day, the sky was cloudy and drizzled.
At that time, Han General Li Mu was in the city guard house in Linyang City. He was thinking about tactics in front of the map of the place. Suddenly, he heard a soldier coming from outside the tent to report: "General, the Qin army on the other side of the river is preparing to attack!"
Hearing this, Li Mu felt a chill in his heart, and immediately led a group of personal guards to the military camp on the east bank.
At this time, Yan Feng, the deputy general he appointed to garrison the "Korean Camp on the East Bank", had also learned about the Qin army's imminent attack. He had already pulled the army to the east bank and set up a formation with the east bank to prepare for it.
When Li Mu arrived at the shore, Lieutenant General Yan Feng had already arranged for defense. When he saw his general coming, he quickly clasped his fists and saluted: "General."
Li Mu nodded and looked around. Seeing that there was no problem with Yan Feng's formation, he said, "You continue to command, I will observe the Qin army."
"Yes!" Yan Feng clasped his fists and accepted the order.
At this time, a trumpet sound sounded from the other side of the river, and a dark phalanx of Wei army crossbowmen came to the shore.
"alert!"
Yan Feng shouted urgently.
In this area, the river is about 260 feet wide, which is beyond the reach of bows and crossbows. However, according to Li Mu, Yan Feng and others, one of the weapons of the Wei army is called "sniper".
The crossbow's extremely powerful crossbow was enough to cross a distance of two hundred and sixty feet and kill the generals in the Korean army's array.
However, to Yan Feng's expectation, the crossbowmen of the Wei army on the other side of the river stood there for a moment and then dispersed to both sides - it turned out that they were responsible for plundering the formation.
As the crossbowmen of the Wei army retreated to both sides, a group of black tattooed soldiers rushed to the shore like a tidal wave.
Li Mu and Yan Feng were stunned for a moment when they saw these soldiers whose clothes and armor were uneven and whose weapons were not uniform.
"It won't be this group of soldiers who will fight our first battle, right?"
Yan Feng said to himself with a strange expression.
"..."
Li Mu frowned slightly.
I have to say that when he saw Qin's tattooed army, he frowned, because these soldiers not only had weapons in a mess, but also had swords, guns, swords and halberds. They didn't even have a few pieces of armor. More importantly, these soldiers
This group of people did not have the qualities that a soldier should have at all. They were obviously selected to challenge the army, but at this time, this group of people were still chattering about something, just like a group of noisy civilians holding weapons.
At least in Li Mu's opinion, such miscellaneous soldiers should not pose any threat to his Yanmen Army.
but……
"Wei Ji, Shao Hu, and Sima An are just going to fight the first battle with a group of Qin soldiers?"
Li Mu raised his hand and touched the beard on his chin, feeling a little puzzled.
You must know that in a battle, the first battle is basically used to test the enemy's combat effectiveness, as well as the enemy general's command and adaptability. Therefore, the relationship between victory and defeat is not very important, as long as the defeat is not too disastrous and the casualties are
It's okay if it's too heavy, but now, the Qin army throws a mixed army with almost no defense capabilities into the battlefield. What does this mean?
In his opinion, as long as his Korean army fired a salvo, the opponent would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
To be honest, Li Mu didn't understand.
At this moment, a man who looked like General Qin rode his horse from the crowd to the bank. After taking a few glances at the Korean army who was waiting solemnly on the other side of the river, he raised his hand and pointed to the other side and said in a deep voice: "Attack.
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As soon as he finished speaking, the war drums of the Qin and Wei allied forces were heard beating, and immediately, the tattooed troops launched an offensive.
Some put the rafts on their shoulders into the river, and several tattooed soldiers jumped on the rafts, lying on the rafts and paddling with their hands; some jumped directly into the water holding a piece of thick wood; and there were a group of
The tattooed army simply jumped into the water without even using the thick wood, trying to swim to the other side.
Li Mu, Yan Feng and other Korean generals were stunned to see this messy scene, like a duck taking to water.
After a while, Yan Feng laughed out loud and said: "If Qin's 200,000 troops are all these things, then we have nothing to worry about."
After hearing this, several Korean generals nearby also laughed in agreement.
Only Li Mu frowned even more tightly.
"...Is there really no need to worry?"
Li Mu crossed his arms and looked intently at the tattooed soldiers rushing to jump into the river.
In his opinion, the Qin army opposite was indeed very bad, but since Wei Ji, Shao Hu, and Sima An dared to use this army to fight the first battle, there must be some reason.
Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice: "Yan Feng, don't underestimate the enemy! ... Treat this army as the Wei Wu Army!"
"..."
Yan Feng was stunned for a moment. Seeing his general's firm tone, he clasped his fists and responded, "Follow the order!"
After saying that, he raised his hand and pointed at the tattooed troops in the river, and ordered in a deep voice: "North wing crossbowmen, prepare to fire arrows!...Fire!"
With an order, the Korean crossbowmen deployed in the north immediately launched a volley of fire.
Facing the rain of arrows coming towards them, the tattooed soldiers were smart enough to take a deep breath and dive underwater, trying to use the river as a buffer to reduce casualties.
But unfortunately, even so, the surface of the river was still stained red with blood, and immediately, half-floating corpses were washed downstream by the current.
"Hmph! Such a clever trick." Yan Feng snorted coldly, and immediately ordered: "South Wing Crossbowmen, fire arrows!"
Immediately, the Korean army launched another volley of arrows.
"Puff puff puff——"
"Puff puff puff——"
The sound of a series of arrows hitting the water was heard, bringing out patches of bright red. It was unknown how many tattooed soldiers of the Qin State were shot to death by crossbow arrows in the water, and were washed downstream by the current.
"Just this kind of stuff..."
Yan Feng sneered subconsciously, but suddenly he remembered that his general had reminded him not to underestimate the enemy. Although he did not think that these Qin troops could really break through the natural dangers of the river, he still took precautions: "Send the order, and the sword and shield soldiers will come forward."
Immediately, groups of sword and shield soldiers crossed the crowd and came to the front of the array.
Seeing this scene, the Qin general on the other side of the river couldn't help but frown.
This Qin general is none other than Wang Ling.
"Hey, hey, hey...are you too cautious?"
Frowning, Wang Ling had a hunch that he might not be able to win this first battle.
At this time, in the river near the east bank, a tattooed soldier suddenly appeared, and immediately, more and more tattooed soldiers surfaced.
However, what they faced were Korean sword and shield soldiers, a type of elite light infantry that was not much inferior to the Wei infantry.
But to the surprise of Han generals Li Mu and Yan Feng, even if they had prepared their defenses in advance, the soldiers on the opposite side, who were not even fully clothed in armor, actually turned around after seeing their solid Korean defensive array.
Not even stopping for a moment, he rushed over shouting.
It was a pity that Han General Yan Feng had kept the crossbowmen of the Chinese army for a long time. At this time, he stood up and fired arrows. The tattooed soldiers were shot to death one after another before they even got close to the Korean army's formation.
But even so, the tattooed troops continued to charge towards the river bank one after another. Their courage, as if they were ready to die, made Li Mu and Yan Feng look at this miscellaneous soldier with admiration.
Finally, more and more tattooed troops rushed up to the river bank, and even braved the rain of arrows to rush to the front of the Korean army's array.
It's a pity that the row of sword and shield soldiers in front of the Korean army's array seems to be a natural chasm that is more difficult to cross than the natural barrier of the river. No matter how brave the tattooed army is, the sword and shield soldiers of the Korean army can still rely on their superb skills.
Combat skills, killing tattooed soldiers one after another.
"The equipment gap between the two armies is too big..."
On the west bank of the river, Wei generals Wei Ji, Shao Hu and Sima An, together with Qin's Marquis of Wuxin, Gongsun Qi, Marquis of Changxin, Wang Jian and others climbed up to watch. When they saw the scene on the other side of the river, they secretly sighed in their hearts.
It is undeniable that Qin's tattooed army was indeed fearless of death. However, the Korean army on the opposite side did not underestimate the enemy because of the tattooed army's appearance. From the beginning to the end, it did not give the former the slightest chance and ruthlessly killed the tattooed army.
Very few chances of winning.
Shaking his head, Sima An said in a deep voice: "This Yanmen army is too cautious. They seem to be very good at defense. The infantry and crossbowmen cooperate well. Even if the formation is attacked by tattoos, they don't panic...
This kind of calmness is difficult to develop through ordinary training. It should be acquired through hard work on the battlefield. This is a powerful force that has experienced hundreds of battles!"
On the side, Lintao Lord Wei Ji also frowned and said: "When I first met Tao Mian, I also suffered a big loss because I underestimated the enemy. I thought that Han on the opposite side would follow my old path, but I didn't expect... What if...
The Yanmen Army is good at defense, so this battle may not be that easy."
Shao Hu also said: "I think, if we gather here, it is really difficult to take advantage of the 300,000-strong army. Look at the Korean army on the opposite side. It is visually estimated that only about 20,000 people were dispatched this time, and they filled the river beach here.
...I think we still have to adopt a siege approach."
After hearing this, the generals nearby smiled, but no one agreed with Shao Hu's words.
It's no wonder. After all, those present are generals from Qin and Wei who hold tens of thousands of troops. In terms of their status in their own countries, they are not inferior to Li Mu in Korea. What do you think when such a large group of people surround Li Mu?
I feel a little ashamed to say it out loud.
In addition, it is difficult to accept their self-esteem.
After a long time, Wang Lu, a powerful general of the Qin State, said: "A tattooed face is a tattooed face after all. It is difficult to carry a big beam. In the future, my regular army will cross the river to attack "Linyang"... I hope you will not fight with me."
Gongsun Qi, Wang Jian, Ying Bo, Zhang Tang, Wei Ji, Shao Hu, Sima An and other generals looked at each other and nodded one after another.
In their view, if three hundred thousand beats one hundred thousand, victory is inevitable. The problem is how to win more beautifully so as not to be gossiped about.
On July 25, the twenty-sixth year of Wei Hongde's reign, the first battle of the "Battle of Xihe" broke out, and the Qin and Wei coalition forces were slightly defeated.