On the north bank of the Yan River, Xiong Hu, Lord of Pingyu, watched that almost all of his vanguard troops had crossed the Yan River, and he couldn't help but sigh.￡∝
It's no wonder, after all, their Chu army had won every battle in the previous battles and captured six cities of Wei State in one go. But they didn't expect that his vanguard would be blocked at the Yan River.
But all that has passed. Now his vanguard has crossed the Yan River, and the capture of Yanling is just around the corner.
"Report!"
A scout came quickly from the front on a war horse, galloped in front of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, dismounted, knocked on the ground and clasped his fists, saying: "Urgent report from the front, the Wei people are setting fire to Yanling City in an attempt to burn the city!"
Damn it! Sure enough, I still expected it...
Hearing this news, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu frowned unconsciously.
In fact, as early as when he saw Su Wang Jirun's royal flag fleeing to the rear, he, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, realized that the Wei people in Yanling would most likely ask the people in Yanling City to evacuate to the north, and at the same time burn Yanling, leaving them
The Chu army had an empty city.
Or was it delayed too much by Wang Shu and Ma Zhang of Yanling?
Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Which general is on the front line? Wu Gan or Shen Kang?"
"Returning to your Majesty, it is General Shen Kang... Shen Kang's last name is the enemy general Wang Shu. Five thousand Yanling Wei soldiers led by Ma Zhang pursued them all the way to the vicinity of Yanling. They saw the Yanling city with flames rising into the sky. It was suspected that the Wei people were burning the city walls.
Then I was ordered to return immediately and report to the king."
"Shen Kang?" Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu touched his chin and asked, "What is he doing now?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, General Shen Kang intends to take advantage of the situation to take Anling."
"Take advantage of the situation to take Anling?" Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu was stunned.
"Yes, Your Majesty, General Shen Kang said that the Wei people who evacuated from Yanling City are only about six or seven miles away from him. The sea of people in the distance can be vaguely seen. I believe that these Yanling Wei people will retreat towards Anling on time. If
If you can catch up, you may be able to bring the 100,000 Wei people to threaten Anling City..."
Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "Okay! As expected of Shen Kang... Just do what he wants, and I will ask the soldiers here to hurry up."
"Yes!" The scout jumped on his horse and headed back the way he came.
Hahaha, this is really...an unexpected gain. But think about it, even if Wang Shu and Ma Zhang delayed it for a long time, there were 100,000 Wei people in Yanling City, how could Shen escape far in an instant?
Kang is right! This is a trump card to take advantage of An Ling...
Thinking of this, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "Send the order! The whole army is marching towards Yanling, speed up!"
"oh--"
At the same time, Chu general Shen Kang was still leading his army to chase the five thousand Yanling Wei soldiers led by Wei generals Wang Shu and Ma Zhang. In front of this Wei army were hundreds of thousands of Yanling soldiers.
Wei Min.
It's a pity that our Chu army has almost no cavalry. Otherwise, there would only be one cavalry team...
Seeing the defeated Wei army and the fleeing Wei people just ahead, Chu General Shen Kang was extremely anxious.
Yes, the Chu State has a vast territory, rich resources, and a large population, but unfortunately, the Chu State is located south of a large river, with many boats and few horses. Therefore, once you encounter a situation like this, it will be more difficult. It is obvious that the enemy's army has been defeated.
They fled in panic from the front, but due to the lack of cavalry, they were unable to expand their victory.
In desperation, Chu general Shen Kang ordered his infantry to step up the pursuit.
At this time, how could he care about the Chu infantry under his command, who were already panting and sweating profusely from running at a rapid pace for a long time. In his eyes, he could only see the 5,000 defeated Wei troops and as many as ten soldiers in front of him.
Thousands of Wei people fled.
"Chase!"
"Oh...oh..."
In fact, at this moment, the five thousand Yanling Wei soldiers with Zhao Hongrun, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang in front were already exhausted. It’s no wonder, after all, like the Chu soldiers behind them, they fled all the way from the vicinity of Yan River to here.
, running continuously for seven or eight miles, almost on the verge of exhaustion of physical strength.
"The Chu army's speed... has accelerated again..."
Wu Wei Wang Shu was always paying attention to the Chu army's pursuers behind him, and when he saw them breaking out into a charge, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
After all, the Wei soldiers under his command had almost lost their heavy weapons and armor. Once they were caught up by the Chu army behind them, they would undoubtedly be completely wiped out and all of them would be stabbed and killed by the Chu army.
"Jiang...Master Jiang Run..."
"Don't panic." Zhao Hongrun comforted him calmly: "When a person is chased by a mad dog, his potential will always burst out... Don't look at the Chu army chasing behind you, but it's a pity... they can't catch up."
Wang Shu and Ma Zhang were doubtful.
However, the facts proved that Zhao Hongrun's words were indeed correct. Although the Chu army behind them stepped up their pursuit, the Wei soldiers under their command did not show any weakness. In other words, they were in fear and ran even faster than the Chu soldiers behind them.
Even faster.
You must know that the Chu general Shen Kang behind him used words and orders to encourage the Chu army under his command from time to time, but Zhao Hongrun did nothing. He just asked Wang Shu to tell the whole army truthfully.
The distance between the army and them.
When they heard that the Chu army behind them was only more than twenty feet away from them, the Wei soldiers unimaginably burst out at a speed far exceeding their usual speed. They suddenly stretched the distance between the two to thirty feet, and were furious.
Behind the ground, Chu general Shen Kang gritted his teeth in anger.
"You really can't catch up, right?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wang Shu, who was a little dull, and said with a smile: "Human nature is a very complicated thing... Under the threat of death, people can often burst out of extraordinary potential.
…”
Wang Shu looked at Zhao Hongrun with confusion and said hesitantly: "But Lord Jiang Run, the Chu army is always chasing after us. This is not a problem after all, right?... You see, the people in front are getting closer and closer to us.
Already..."
"Don't worry, haven't the people in front of you almost bypassed the Yanling area?"
Bypassing Yanling? What do you call this? Isn’t it true that anyone who wants to go around Yanling can go around it?
Wang Shu wanted to speak but stopped.
On the contrary, Ma Zhang vaguely noticed something from Zhao Hongrun's words, and looked at the hill named Yanling in front of him in surprise.
Could it be that in the Yanling Mountain depression...
Glancing at Zhao Hongrun, whose expression was as calm as before, Ma Zhang seemed to have guessed something, and a deep joy filled his face uncontrollably.
Finally, the people in front gradually bypassed the hill named Yanling, and the nearly 5,000 Yanling defeated troops led by Zhao Hongrun, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang followed closely behind and rushed into it.
"..."
While walking around the Yanling Hills, Ma Zhang couldn't help but look at the woods on both sides of the official road under the hills. Although there was nothing unusual about them, Ma Zhang always felt that there seemed to be something hidden there, something hidden that made him unable to resist.
Perceive the existence of blood boiling.
Junshuiying! It must be Junshuiying!
Ma Zhang was so excited that his whole body trembled involuntarily.
His guess was correct. There were nearly 25,000 Wei soldiers from the Junshui Battalion ambushed in the hills of Yanling!
"General, Chu soldiers are catching up..."
"Hmm."
In the woods at the foot of Yanling Hill, General Bailiba of the fifth battalion of Junshui Camp looked at the defeated Yanling army panting and running into the ambush zone with a half-smile, and at the same panting troops not far behind them.
The Chu army pursued the troops.
It's really amazing, Your Highness King Su... I didn't expect that you could really lure the Chu army to this place...
"Prepare to attack!" He ordered in a low voice. Bailiba took the wine bag from his waist and drank a few sips of strong liquor.
At the same time, the soldiers of Junshui Camp, who had received the order to attack, also took out their wine bags and drank them furiously.
Note: In winter operations, the general army will distribute a wine bag filled with strong liquor before going out, and let the soldiers drink a few sips before the battle. One is to drive away the cold and restore the stiff limbs to normal; the other is to get up.
Have a stimulant-like effect.
"Fire arrows!"
After getting ready, Bailiba gave an order and a wave of arrows were shot out from the forest on both sides of the road. The Chu soldiers led by Chu General Shen Kang were unprepared and were hit by arrows one after another.
What? Ambush?!
Seeing that his soldiers were hit by arrows one after another, Chu General Shen Kang looked shocked.
At this moment, General Bailiba of the fifth battalion of Junshui Camp took the lead in riding out of the ambush, raised his arms and shouted: "Junshui Camp... the whole army attacks!"
"Whoa whoa--!!"
Nearly 25,000 Wei soldiers from the Dredging Camp poured out like a tide from the woods on both sides and from the open area behind the woods. They charged with high morale towards the Chu soldiers who were dumbfounded because of the ambush.
On one side are the Wei soldiers from the Junshui Camp with high morale and abundant physical strength, while on the other side are the exhausted Chu troops who have rushed all the way from Yan River to this place. Even though the two armies are close in number, in fact,
The latter has no fighting power at all.
"Chariot team, clear the way!"
Following Bailiba's loud shout, two hundred four-horse chariots modified by Zhao Hongrun circled around from behind the forest neither fast nor slow, forming the first team, while the infantry of the Junshui Battalion gathered one after another.
On both sides and rear of these chariots, they rolled towards the Chu soldiers.
Yes, just crush it.
Although the speed of the chariot modified by Zhao Hongrun was greatly reduced, its defense was obviously several levels higher, not to mention that there were eight crossbowmen standing on the second compartment of the chariot.
Yes, crossbowmen, not archers.
Because at close range, especially the crossbowmen who have a high altitude advantage, they are more terrifying than the archers.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"
As the crossbowmen on the chariot pulled the triggers and released the crossbow bolts, the Chu soldiers in front of them fell one by one like wheat being harvested.
Some Chu soldiers may have intended to fight back, but looking at the dense blades at the front of the chariot, they did not dare to charge forward.
In fact, even if they rushed forward, the weapons in their hands alone would not be able to penetrate the thick iron shield in front of the chariot.
"The chariot... move forward!"
The terrifying Wei chariots moved forward slowly. Their speed may be slower than that of a person running at full strength, but their lethality was far greater than that of previous Wei chariots.
Those Chu soldiers at close range who could not outrun the chariot due to physical problems were directly stabbed to death by the sharp blade at the front of the chariot, while those Chu soldiers at mid-range, or who could match the speed of the chariot, were successively killed.
Shot by a crossbowman in the compartment above the car.
Wave by wave, piece by piece, the new chariot seemed to act like a wheat harvester, harvesting the lives of those Chu soldiers as easily as harvesting wheat.
The Chu soldiers wailed, screamed, and fled backwards with fearful expressions on their faces.
Hiss...what the hell is this?
Chu General Shen Kang had a look of horror in his eyes, although he had also heard that the once-famous Wei chariots were powerful weapons for killing infantry.
However, the Wei chariot in front of him was not the chariot he knew at all.