Chapter 207: Take advantage of the victory "Just one step away."
Sun Wu sighed softly: "If the night can last another hour, we will be able to kill Ji Guang's Chinese army." ” He carried his sword, and the leather armor on his shoulder was torn open, and blood oozed from it, staining the leather armor very darkly.
It was cut by Ge, if it wasn't for Qingji's spear and smashing it down, Wu Zixu's Ge would have been cut off by Wu Zixu's head.
Qingji patted Sun Wu's right shoulder and said, "Go and bandage the wound."
We have been able to do this far, and we have achieved something that would have been impossible. ” He looked up and saw the dead bodies on the battlefield, and as far as the eye could see, there was hardly a single intact warrior.
"Childe, the number of people is almost counted" Ah Qiu ran over with blood, the blood was his own, and there were others, this person was as strong as a calf, and there were several wounds on his body, some of which had been bandaged, and some had not been bandaged, and he didn't care.
"What about the casualties, how many people are left to fight," Qingji hurriedly asked.
"Well, ahhh "Childe, in this battle, our army lost about 3,700 people, more than 1,900 people were seriously wounded, and more than 24,000 people were slightly injured and could still fight again."
Ying Tao held on to a bandaged injured leg, limped over, and said on behalf of Ah Qiu.
"Oh, the casualties are so small, far less than my estimate" Qingji heard the joy of the shape and color, but the Wu army left three large battalions, and only led the Chinese army and the rear battalion to take advantage of the light of the sky to hurriedly retreat to the mountains above a dry river valley behind.
The three large battalions are 30,000 Wu troops, and these 30,000 Wu troops are killed and wounded, and they are escaped and captured, and it is already difficult to fight.
Achieving such a record in the first battle made Qingji already have the capital to fight with Ji Guang in Wu at this moment, and the price paid was so small, how displeased.
"Changqing, thanks to your clever plan to attack at night, wait for work at ease, cut off your eyes and ears first, and then break your hands and feet, such a proper command, we have the victory we are talking about today."
Sun Wu was sitting on an overturned chariot, and his uncle and grandson were shaking his wounds.
Sun Wu also knew that the two girls of Uncle Sun Shaoguang and Ji Sun Xiaoman were the future wives of their own father-in-law, and the Duchess was a little uncomfortable with her own hands.
Qingji's words just dispelled his embarrassment, he was used to hugging his fists, and suddenly grinned in pain: "Gongzi praises falsely, this is all the work of the soldiers."
Childe, we are not yet victorious, if Ji Guang stabilizes his position, and the husband and master come to help, we have no roots and no roots in the country of Wu, and we will inevitably lose all the results of the battle today.
It is necessary to take advantage of the new victory and launch attacks continuously. ” Qingji nodded, twisted his eyebrows and looked into the distance, the hillside was green, although he couldn't see clearly, but Qingji knew that Ji Guang's army would retreat to that mountain peak now to wait for help.
"However, our army has been weakened, overnight, broke through three large battalions of the enemy, with 30,000 people, less than 4,000 casualties, and annihilated Ji Guang's 30,000 army, now it is strong and weak, I am worried that we may not be able to capture that mountain again, even if it is defeated, when the army arrives, we will not be able to fight again."
"Childe" Sun Wu was in a hurry, forgetting the identity of his uncle and grandson, he pushed her hand away and stood up from the wheel: "Childe, our army is tired, and Ji Guang's army is even more tired than us."
At this time, his reinforcements had not arrived, and the three armies were panicked and demoralized, which was the critical moment for us to pursue the victory.
At this time, we are like an arrow on the string, and we have to send it.
It is said that Ji Guang's forces are now inferior to ours, even if they are still superior to our army, we must rush forward, and if we hesitate, we will turn victory into defeat and hide in an ambush on all sides, and then there will be no chance. ” "According to Changqing's words, I will do my best to annihilate it in one go" Otherwise, Ji Guang has become a poor man, and he resists stubbornly according to the mountain danger.
If you take advantage of the victory and chase quickly, he will fight to the death, and the casualties will be heavy, so the poor should not chase.
However, in today's situation, Ji Guang can wait for foreign aid, but I am only alone, and I have to fight, so I should be strong in attacking the mountain, leaving a way out for Ji Guang.
It is expected that his crippled army, when he is out of breath, he has a way to live, how dare he fight again, and Ji Guang is in the army with the respect of King Wu, Wu Zixu does not dare to take risks, and since he sees a way out, he will advocate a breakthrough.
If they flee, it will be difficult to form a battle to resist, and I can chase them down and destroy them, killing and injuring people.
The only thing to worry about, the city of Gusu is strong, and it is the capital of the king of Wu, so it should block the road to escape to Gusu, otherwise as soon as Ji Guang enters Gusu, our army will hang the division deep, and it will not be broken, and it will stop under the fortified city, and the food and salary will not continue, and Ji Guang's reinforcements will be four sets, and our army will not be able to fight, and there is no basis for retreat, so it will be defeated.
Now considering the situation of our army, we should drive it away from Gusu, stop it according to its threshold, and then try to suppress it.
If you are near, you can fight, and if you are far away, you can win the hearts of the people, and the situation in the world is in my hands. ” Qingji didn't speak, he turned around and slowly took a few steps forward, scanning the entire battlefield.
In front of him, there were countless corpses, although the night of scuffle had trampled them almost into one with the soft earth, but they could still distinguish the soldiers belonging to both sides, some lying on their backs, some leaning over, some beheaded, some half-kneeling on the ground, but with a war spear stuck in their backs.
Others, two bodies twisted together, one biting the other's ear, the other's fingers snapping into his eyeballs At his feet, a weed swayed gently, and there were scarcely any intact grasses to be found in the wilderness where the camp was stationed.
The wind and the sun had dried up the blood on it, and the blades of grass, which had been green and lovely, full of infinite life, looked ugly.
Qingji slowly bent down, pulled the weed down, and gently held it in his hand.
As far as the eye can see, the mountains are full of all kinds of wild grasses, growing tenaciously in the mountains.
Last night, they were fed with blood, and next year they may grow even more luxuriantly.
"Yes, although this battle is won, but I am still in danger, waiting for myself to pass through one level and pass one hurdle after another, even if one level fails, my army and I will be buried in the land of Wu forever.
Next year, the weeds that have been torn off by themselves will grow branches and leaves again, and at that time, where am I and where is my army."
"Order, the whole army buries the pot to cook, the wounded bandage the wounds, the seriously wounded are carried into the valley to choose a place to recuperate, and the rest all participate in the battle, and after an hour, the three armies will directly take the camp of Jiguang."
Qingji slowly straightened his waist, greeted the rising Xu, and commanded word by word.
"What's wrong with Sangkook?"
"The minister is fine, the injury is not serious, the king does not need to worry, hurry up and calm the hearts of the army, according to the minister's estimate, Qingji will take advantage of the victory to chase after him."
Before the doctor could answer, Wu Zixu had already replied with difficulty.
Although the wound was not deep, the army retreated in panic, he was carried up the mountain, and the blood stained the robes of his soldiers, and his face was pale at the moment due to excessive blood loss.
He paused hatefully and looked back at the bottom of the mountain.
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He had to retreat here, and he could still hold on to the mountain and wait for help, if he blindly withdrew his troops and fled at that time, and was chased by Qingji from behind, then the tens of thousands of troops would not have to fight, and they would all be scattered and go their separate ways.
Qingji's people fought really fast and fiercely, they first attacked the camp with a single army, drilled into the Wu camp and destroyed the communications, and then the two wings launched an attack at the same time, and finally launched a reserve to annihilate the front battalion that had become scattered, and then let the left wing lone army drag the Wu army in a bloody battle, concentrate manpower to solve the right flank first, and then send troops to attack the left wing and the central army at the same time, which was far more tragic than when the raid was just launched.
The Wu division of the Chinese army was routed and fled by their own soldiers almost crushed the formation, and later Bo Biao ordered not to let people into the camp, regardless of whether the enemy or I approached, all were killed, which barely maintained the position of the Chinese army, despite this, it only lasted for the time of the three pillars of incense, and the defensive formation was driven by the Qingji army to drive many of the battalion horses and cattle, and rushed to pieces.
If it weren't for Wu Zixu's desperate killing, joining him and withdrawing his troops up the mountain, he would inevitably fall into the danger of being wiped out by the Chinese army.
Although the withdrawal was timely, there was still a division commander who commanded the 2,500 men who resisted the enemy and failed to withdraw.
The offensive of Qingji's army was so terrible that he still does not admit that he was in a hurry, resulting in the whole army having no combat strength, and it was also the cause of the command failure caused by the surprise attack at night and the destruction of communications.
He placed the blame on the left battalion, which had been extinguished immediately after the previous battalion, although the left battalion was the last of the first three battalions to be wiped out.
Zuo Ying was the prisoners of Chu he released and the slaves of Chu recruited, although this army followed him with all his heart, but it was not a descendant of the Wu people.
Ji Guang thought that it was the officers and soldiers of the left battalion who were killed by Qingji's breaking into the camp and extinguishing the lights, which caused the army's morale to be discouraged, so Qingji had an opportunity.
It's a pity that the left battalion is also among the annihilations, otherwise he may show the head of the left battalion army to the public.
In the distance, Qingji's men and horses are gathering, just like the clouds in the sky, gradually gathering, gathering more and more thickly, gradually becoming a dense cloud of lead, faintly flashing thunder, a violent storm, about to come.
"His men and horses are no more than half of my number, purely by night raids, cut off my letters, so that the various armies are chaotic scheduling, this is broken up, now the defeat is decided, Qingji's temporary advantage in the force has appeared, I can only defend according to the danger, waiting for reinforcements, in order to turn the tide of the war," Ji Guang pondered, turned his head to look at his men and horses, his people were hidden in the jungle, this hastily fled on the hillside is not suitable for combat, one is because the hillside is gentle, there is no danger to rely on, the other is the forest is deep and dense, there is no path, if a few men and horses ambush, and then quickly escape, it is a natural barrier, but it is used to hide tens of thousands of troops, but also used to fight in groups, then it is not at all at the mercy, so that his people can only be scattered and hidden in a few places.
In a hurry, he couldn't transfer people down the mountain to choose another place.
Beside him, it was Wu Zixu who brought reinforcements to the left flank, and when he saw the Chinese army attacked and tried his best to kill those people who came back, they were standing there, stretching their necks like a flock of ducks, looking directly at the "black cloud" that was brewing in the distance.
The low wheezing sound, with their horror, converged into an irritating sound, like a beast, gasping for breath in its ears.
"Relying on these frightened guys, can they withstand the blow of Qingji's death?"
Ji Guang's gaze turned back to the dark clouds on the grassland, and then he looked past them and looked into the mountains beyond.
"The husband should be able to arrive in time."
The green seedlings in the ground trembled slightly in the spring breeze, full of spring vitality.
In the distance, there was a sudden commotion, the sound of "clacking" and "bones" was like the footsteps of many people stepping in unison, accompanied by the sound of heavy vehicles on the road, the sound was getting closer and closer, and the peasants who were working hard in the fields raised their heads and were surprised to see a large army of flags waving their flags and marching along the avenue.
The sound of the armor grinding and the occasional collision of weapons is a spectacular sound effect that is brought together by countless soldiers.
The peasants straightened up dumbfounded, and frightened women and children, approaching their husbands and fathers, timidly watched the great army hurrying by.
In a car, the husband sat cross-legged on the thick mattress, took a closer look at a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, closed it with a "bang", thought about it, and unfolded it again with a "bang".
His sturdy body swayed gently with the car, and in front of his seat knelt a messenger who delivered the news.
"The king's nearly 60,000 male soldiers were actually defeated by Qingji, who was less than half of his troops," the husband furrowed his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, Qingji took advantage of the night to sneak attack, in the chaos of the army" The husband put his hands on his knees, his body swayed rhythmically with the car, and after listening to him, he asked, "Where is the king now?"
The messenger said: "The king hurriedly retreated to the nearby mountains to stabilize his position, but the army hurriedly went up the mountain, did not bring military rations, and Qingji could not attack the mountain, but patiently guarded it for a whole day, and then launched another attack.
Our army is tired and hungry soldiers can not resist, General Xu Menchao raised the banner of the king and led the army to lead away the main force of Qingji, the king, Xiangguo, and General Bo Yan led nearly 10,000 people to go out of the road, and has now fled to Dongtiaoxi, and was found by Qingji, blocking the way, the king asked the general to rush to the rescue, Qingji's loss is not small, and the battle is even weaker, as long as the reinforcements arrive, they will be victorious. ” Fu Jian frowned and asked, "Flee to Dongtiaoxi, which is very close to Yu'er City, why don't you dispatch the defenders of Yu'er City nearby." ” The messenger explained: "The king did not blindly flee, this is Wu Xiangguo's plan, the king personally involved in danger, with his example as bait, luring Qingji to Dongtiaoxi, has sent people to Yu'er City to transfer troops, in order to prevent Qingji from escaping, Fang Dispatch the generals and horses from the back road to cover and kill, so as to complete the battle." ” The husband groaned slightly, nodded and said: "I know, you reply to the king, the husband will go at night, and he will arrive on time to participate in the decisive battle."
"No, humble farewell" The messenger bowed, turned over and got out of the chariot, jumped into the chariot that had broken through the siege, whipped his horse, and galloped away with four soldiers.
The husband shrugged his eyebrows, and a pair of tiger eyes looked at the back of the messenger who was galloping away with a horse and whip, and sighed slightly: "Arrive in time, what time is it, it's a pity, if it is a battle in Tianmu Mountain, they will return together."
The husband said "hey", and slapped the car and said: "Pass the order, speed up, change the goal, bypass Gusu, and go straight to Dongtiaoxi" In Yu'er City, five messengers of King Wu led their horses and stood in front of a ruin, almost unable to believe that this was Yu'er City, the border fortress of Wu State.
Leading their horses, they walked in amazement through the ruined gates, and walked slowly through the bloody, corpse-strewn streets, lined with burning, crumbling walls, some with wisps of green smoke.
There are even dark fires still burning in some of the houses.
The fire has not been extinguished, the smoke has not stopped, and the blood on the ground has not dried, and the massacre of the city here must have occurred within a day.
How could this become like this, Qingji is still facing off against the king between Dongtiaoxi and Kasawa.
How many men and horses did he fall Several messengers shuddered at the thought of this.
At this moment, there was some faint movement from under an overturned car in front of them, and several messengers immediately threw off the reins of their horses, drew their swords, and shouted loudly to the back of the car.
There was a limp corpse on the car, his legs dangling in the air, a streak of blood from his feet to the ground, and behind him, slowly stood a soldier, his face pale, his armor covered with blood, and a short sword in his hand, but the appearance of him made one doubt whether he could hold the hilt.
The people on both sides looked at each other in horror, and the man was the first to see from the clothes of the five messengers that they were Wu Jun, and his heart was wide, and he hissed: "I am the defender of Yu'er City, which general do you belong to?"
The five messengers glanced at each other, looked around to see that there was no other living person, and the person in front of him could vaguely see that it was indeed Wu Jun, so he slowly put away his sword.
The messenger at the head was cautious, and didn't want to explain his identity to an ordinary pawn transporting supplies, so he said casually: "We are under the command of General Xu Menchao, and we were ordered to go to Yu'er City on business.
What the hell is going on here, who attacked the city, could it be that the entire defenders of Yu'er City have been killed?"
The guard trembled and said, "I don't know.
Last night, the Yue people suddenly attacked the city, and a group of merchants who walked in the city all the year round between Wu and Yue were bought by them, quietly opened the city gate, and let the Yue army in.
A guard hurriedly dragged several cars to defend the barricade, and then the car overturned and knocked me unconscious, and then I didn't know it, I just woke up."
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"The Yue people's night attack on the military camp Yu'er City is just a military camp, and there is no profit to be gained, the Yue people attack the camp, where is the meaning" Several messengers glanced at each other, their eyes showed a look of horror, they didn't want to, they immediately walked quickly along the main road in the camp full of corpses to the back.
The soldier who had not died in the catastrophe looked around, and hurriedly followed.
The back city of Yu'er City, there is no trace of fire here, but the same dead bodies are everywhere, obviously there has been a fierce battle, the back city gate has not been damaged, but the city gate is open, countless messy footprints on the ground, and the direction of the toes points to Wu without exception.
To be continued: