The soldiers slept until they woke up naturally the next day, but the fatigue of the rush was relieved a lot. They strolled around the market, looking at this and eating that.
Suddenly, I saw a messenger rushing in from the east gate, shouting to get out of the way, and urging the horses to run faster. The horses ran so fast that they were foaming at the mouth. Looking at the man's expression, it was definitely not good news, and everyone consciously returned to their station.
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The letter sent was indeed not good news: Jiang Ji and the others had encountered an ambush.
Dingxi has undulating hills, criss-crossing ravines, and complex landforms. People can hide in the ravines and ridges. A slightly wider area can lead to encounters and ambushes. In short, to exaggerate, every step can become a battlefield.
The general of Zhao State was beaten by Jiang Ji and others and fled all the way eastward. He didn't care whether he lost the city or not. He just wanted to rush home. The Kunyu State was too terrible!
However, as he ran, the general calmed down. Running back like this would definitely lead to death. He had lost such a big person to Shi Hu. Can Shi Hu spare him? Maybe even his family would be killed! Before the war
When he imagined the glory he would have after returning, he had long since thrown it into a gutter. Whether it was brilliant or not would depend on saving his life. Therefore, he absolutely couldn't go back like this.
Having lost Yuzhong and Dingxi, the general thought for a while, transferred some troops from Qinzhou, and set up an ambush on the road. Even when he saw Jiang Ji and the others, they remained as still as a rock, waiting quietly for them to enter.
cover.
Of course Jiang Ji and the others also knew the danger of marching in such a place, so they sent out many scouts, but these scouts were carefully avoided, so no abnormalities were found.
Jiang Ji and the others felt that there must be a monster if something abnormal happened, so Shi Shao suggested to stay on the spot and observe carefully.
In this kind of terrain, it is not safe to camp anywhere, so we chose a slightly more open place to camp.
Several generals discussed and discussed, but there was no good solution. The enemy was in the dark, and they were in the open. Unless the enemy moved, they would not be able to find it.
Zheng Ge said:
"Why don't we wait for Mr. Zhuo? We'll feel more at ease now that there are more people."
Shi Shao objected:
"You can't wait in a place like this. If Master Zhuo doesn't wait for you, if you wait for the other party, there won't be many of us, and we'll get dumped. Now, either we move on, or we go back to meet Master Zhuo."
They said they should withdraw, but everyone was a little reluctant, but waiting where they were was indeed dangerous.
General Hu said:
"How about we change the route a few more times so that the enemy can't figure out where we are going."
This was also a solution, so everyone continued to move forward.
General Zhao watched them approaching the ambush circle little by little, and was very happy. In the past few days, they had been changing their route. This line was finally determined by the general and other generals after many deliberations. He was very sure and confident.
It was so complete, as if he had already seen these people being brutally tortured by him.
Everyone watched with excitement as they approached and surrounded them, waiting for them all to enter before sealing them and killing them!
However, something unexpected happened. The army of Kun Yu State actually turned into a valley going south. It was obviously a little worse! The general immediately commanded the mobilization, but with so many people moving at such a close distance, they would definitely be attacked by Chiang Kai-shek.
They noticed it.
Not only the generals of Zhao State, but also Jiang Ji and others were also studying the route as they walked, and they needed unexpected changes to achieve their goals. Therefore, when Jiang Ji and others found that the only road in the surrounding area was going east, they thought of a change.
The previous changes in the route did not lead the Zhao army out, but this time it can be regarded as leading the snake out of the hole!
While General Zhao was busy mobilizing, Jiang Ji and the others had received the scout's report and immediately prepared to fight.
Among the Zhao army, those who were close to Jiang Ji and the others naturally rushed over first. Although there were cavalry on both sides, the advantage of the cavalry was reduced in this ravine terrain. Jiang Ji and the others put their horses aside and all acted as infantry.
The crossbows and firecrackers were aimed at the opponent, and the firepower blocked the advance route of the Zhao army.
It was indeed effective at first. The team that Zhao Guo rushed over failed to move forward and lost a lot of troops. However, as the number of firecrackers decreased and the other half of Zhao Guo's troops joined, Jiang Ji and the others were under pressure.
Getting bigger and bigger, fighting and retreating.
The generals have already studied this valley going south. If you go south, you will find roads going east and west. Although they are not on the same line, there are forks at least and they are not all the way to the end.
When they were about to reach a fork in the road, Jiang Ji said:
"I'll lead some people to the west and lure them away. You can take the opportunity to leave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was opposed by Shi Shao and others.
Jiang Ji roared:
"Are you still thinking about this at this time?! Don't give me a hard time here. If you lose the opportunity, so many of us will be ruined! The reputation that Kun Yu Kingdom has just gained cannot be lost in our hands!"
After shouting, everyone fell silent. Some of the soldiers volunteered to lure the enemy with Jiang Ji. Shi Shao wanted to speak, but Jiang Ji glared back.
Jiang Ji picked some smart ones and asked Shi Shao and others to hide first. Then they all mounted their horses, raised up a cloud of dust and ran towards the west.
In the dust, the Zhao soldiers couldn't understand, so they felt that there seemed to be a lot of people, so they chased after them. Shi Shao and the others originally wanted to attack them from behind, but seeing the number of people running past, they gave up. The general did not.
When the troops were mobilized from Qinzhou, the difference in numbers between the two sides was not too big. However, after the troops were mobilized, the difference in numbers between the two sides was too great. If they attacked from behind, not only would they not be successful, but they would also blind Jiang Ji and his others.
After the Zhao army ran away, Shi Shao immediately sent a soldier, gave him the horse with the best endurance, and asked him to go back to Dingxi to report first, while the others turned back to the previous road and ran west to meet the reinforcements, hoping that they would come again.
and.
After receiving the message from the soldiers, Xun and the others immediately mobilized their troops and went out to attack. They met Shi Shao and the others on the way and were led by them to run in the direction of Jiang Ji.
On the other side, Jiang Ji and the others fired their crossbows while running. The dust was so heavy that they couldn't see the people behind them clearly. However, in the valley, people couldn't be spread out. A thousand people fired their crossbows, and even if they couldn't see clearly,
, they can always hit one and a half. The Zhao army also fired arrows, but Jiang Ji and his group were small in number, so they ran relatively dispersedly. However, as time went by, more and more people were lost.
As the dust gradually faded, General Zhao could see clearly that there were only a few hundred people running in front of him. He was so angry that he screamed on his horse. This time he beat Kun Yuguo, which was the most aggrieved he had ever experienced! He shouted that he would smash all these people to pieces.
There were thousands of corpses, but they still couldn't catch up from dawn to dusk. The night in the mountains was darker than outside, so Jiang Ji and the others took advantage of the darkness to hide.
There are hundreds of people hiding in the boundless Mantou Mountain. Where can the general find them? All the general's patience has been worn out. He really can't beat or chase them. He has to vent his anger on the rocks.
Jiang Ji and the others were not doing much better. No matter whether they were men or horses, everyone was injured. Jiang Ji's shoulders and abdomen were injured. Although the soldiers tied him up and bandaged him, the injuries were enough for an elderly man.
Acceptable.
Jiang Ji smiled bitterly:
"I really should have listened to General Zhuo and stayed in the rear, but now it has become a drag."
A soldier with a wounded arm said:
"Master Jiang, please don't say that. Without you, we might all be wiped out."
Jiang Ji smiled and encouraged them:
"Everyone, please don't give up. Now we are hiding in the mountains. It is difficult for the Zhao army to find us. As long as we persist for a few days, General Zhuo will definitely come. Don't give up."
A soldier with an injured leg dragged his leg over and said confidently:
"We will definitely persevere. General Zhuo must be heading this way," he called everyone, "please put all the food you have together, we have to save some food."
Everyone gathered all the dry food and saved some food. It would be no problem to eat for ten days, and there were horses, so there was no need to worry about food.
The least injured one said:
"Let's all huddle together to keep warm."
After saying that, those who could move helped to move it, but everyone took off their armor and gathered around the outside to keep out the wind.
A soldier laughed and said:
"I never thought armor could be used in this way."
Everyone laughed and felt a lot more relaxed.
Hyun and the others were running almost all night long. They only rested for more than two hours at night before getting up and continuing on their way.
After dawn, Jiang Wu came to Huan and said:
"This time Cheng'er asked me to bring you a few... well, what are those weapons called, for you to try? The small-scale experiments have worked well, but I don't know how effective they will be when used in such a large environment as the battlefield.
"
Hyun immediately thought of biological and chemical weapons. Of course, she couldn't let Ning Cheng make inhumane things like poisonous gas bombs. At that time, she told Ning Cheng that as long as he didn't kill anyone, had no sequelae, and could knock down the enemy, Ning Cheng would treat him well.
Complained for a while.
Thinking of the scene at that time, Jiang Wu's tense face showed a smile, and Jiang Wu breathed a sigh of relief. According to what Shi Shao said, Jiang Ji might... Jiang Wu was really afraid that if something bad happened to her, if something bad happened, her
The nerve is directly broken.
They rushed for three days. On the fourth day, a scout finally detected the whereabouts of Zhao's army. At the same time, there were also scouts from Zhao's side who detected the whereabouts of Kunyu's army. People from both sides looked at them with red eyes.
The other party rushed away.
As soon as they met, Kun Yuguo didn't say anything, but just threw a bunch of firecrackers at them. They brought a lot, and there was no loss on the road. The quantity was sufficient. The explosion made Zhao Guo howl with ghosts. The general was still waiting for them to reduce the number of firecrackers.
They launched a counterattack, but there was no sign of it weakening at all. An hour passed, and even though they all hid, the firecrackers still kept falling.
The soil on the northwest side is relatively loose, like sand and gravel. If it is clay, the firecrackers will collapse at most and a little bit of dirt will fall down. But here, when the firecrackers collapse, the soil and clods will fall down like rain. Although
Zhao's troops were all in hiding and could not withstand being buried in the ground, so the general had to order the withdrawal. (To be continued)