A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 72
At the critical moment of life and death, Lai country recruited a large number of strong men, and even asked Huaiyi and Dongyi for help, but Huaiyi and Dongyi were also powerless.

Seeing that the Lai Kingdom had dispatched so many strong men to defend the city, Wang Chengfu was not afraid at all. The army of Qi State surrounded Laiyang City, and then defeated the army of Lai State who came to support it.Soon Laiyang City became an isolated city.

After losing foreign aid, people in Laiyang City became panicked, and the food in Laiyang City was also insufficient.

Before the army went out, food and grass were collected from Laiyang City. This time, the young and strong were recruited to defend the city, and the food was already stretched.After the Qi army besieged the city for two months, Lai's food and grass were exhausted, so he had to leave the city for a decisive battle.

More than [-] troops from the Lai Kingdom lined up. At this time, the Lai Kingdom was cornered. These people almost took out the youth and strength of the entire Lai Kingdom.

The population of Lai country is less than one million, and so many people have been transferred. Even if this war is won, it is estimated that there will be a famine in the coming year.

"General, Lai's more than [-] troops will fight to the death. As the saying goes, a trapped beast will fight. Our army is less than [-]. If we fight against it, we will surely suffer heavy casualties. Lai has fought with Qi for more than two hundred years, and it cannot be destroyed overnight. Now it is fast. In winter, when the weather is cold, it is inconvenient to attack the city, and the soldiers are killed and injured.

It's better to retreat back to the country first. Anyway, they missed the cultivation this year, and the food and grass will be insufficient next year. When the army comes again, they will definitely be wiped out in one battle! "A general next to him said.

His suggestion was also another voice in the Qi army. The army had been on the march for three or four months. Although they had won many battles, many soldiers were tired and worried that no one would cultivate the fertile land at home.So many people have this idea.

The feasibility of this plan is very high, and Lai is short of food, and there will be starvation everywhere next year. When the time comes, the casualties will be very small, but this is only theoretical.

If the Lai Kingdom received the support of Huaiyi and Dongyi, and after another year of cultivation and military training, the Qi State would conquer the Lai Kingdom again, and the casualties would definitely be heavy.Moreover, Qi State is not without enemies, Wang Chengfu directly rejected this suggestion.

Wang Chengfu didn't blame the general, he had led troops for many years, and he also knew what the soldiers thought, if he didn't persuade them, the soldiers would develop resentment, which would be bad for the war.

"Our army has been victorious in successive battles, with strong morale and strong military power. It continues to attack Lai country like a broken bamboo. At first the bamboo is tough and difficult to split, but after a few knots are split, the bottom will be easily solved. It doesn't take much effort."

"Just like the current situation, our army is as strong as a broken bamboo, but if we give up halfway, the bamboo will grow in the next year, and we will have to start again at that time, and there will inevitably be more casualties."

Wang Chengfu's statement was approved by most of the generals, and then all the soldiers and horses lined up to prepare for a decisive battle with Lai.

"Look, although there are many troops in Lai country, most of them are young and strong, they are not well trained, how can they fight?" Wang Chengfu laughed while pointing at the Lai army not far away.

I saw that among the Nalai army, the armaments were not complete, the banners were chaotic, and even the formation was crooked.

"These Lai Yi really want to die!"

"Why did the general say that?" The surrounding generals asked a little strangely.

"Look, this Laiyi let those strong people stand in front, and put the elite behind to guard the big banner." Wang Chengfu said.

"The big banner is important, so it should be guarded by elites?" Everyone was puzzled.

"If Laiyi didn't use those elites, this kind of formation would be no problem, but almost all of Laiyi's army is young and strong. As long as our army attacks, it will be collapsed soon. At that time, Laiyi's elites will be defeated by these elites." How can we fight when the troops are crushed and attacked?"

"As long as our army drives away the Laiyi people to attack the army, even if the Laiyi army has 20 troops, it is nothing but local chickens and dog ears!"

After hearing this, everyone agreed that the army of Lai State was just a bunch of mobs.

The army of Qi army was dispatched, the flags were unfurled, the drums sounded, and the armies of both sides began to gather. At this time, it was obvious that the army of Qi State was very fast, while the army of Lai State was much slower and scattered.

Qi State didn't wait for the Lai State army to assemble, and directly raised the command flag, and the army immediately launched an attack.At this time, there is no need for any tricks at all, and they will be crushed directly.

The large shield and halberd players in the front row cooperated with each other and charged directly at Lai Yi. The large shield was broken and the halberd was broken. The two sides fought fiercely.

The whole army of the Qi State attacked. At the beginning, Lai Yi's young and strong were able to resist one or two by relying on their blood and courage, but they were soon strangled.After the fierce battle between the two sides, the elite who had been recharging their energy behind rushed forward.

The army of the Lai State was not as good as the Qi army, and now it bumped into the elite of the Qi army, and the people who were killed were immediately turned on their backs, causing countless casualties.The elite Qi army was like a sharp and unparalleled sword, piercing Lai's defense in one fell swoop.

The army of the Lai Kingdom is a group of farmers who have only undergone simple training. How can they withstand such a brutal fight?Seeing their companions being killed like chopping melons and vegetables, Qi Jun, who was soaked in blood and with hideous faces like evil spirits, rushed up, these young and strong finally couldn't bear it.

When the first person turned around and ran away, a chain reaction was triggered immediately, and the surrounding Lai Guo young men ran away with a clatter.The soldiers behind didn't know what happened. Seeing their own soldiers fleeing suddenly, they immediately thought that their side had been defeated, and fled after them.

A large number of deserters appeared, the army formation was in chaos, and even those soldiers who did not escape were coerced.At this time, panic had spread. Even if he didn't escape, he would be easily beheaded by Qi's elite because there were no guards in his robes.

The rout soldiers frantically ran for their lives, and even attacked their own army formation. The army formation was shaken, and then the elites of the Qi State rushed up and directly defeated the general formation.

Soon these rout soldiers rushed to the vicinity of the Lai Country Dazhu, and these Lai Country elites were also coerced by countless rout troops.

Once trapped by the rout, it is like a person fighting against a flood, how can he resist it?The generals of the Lai Kingdom continued to issue orders, but the army was defeated, and it was unstoppable. The entire army collapsed like an avalanche.

Qi's army didn't even need to rush to kill, they just drove away the Lai's defeated troops, and they smashed down one after another Lai's army formations.The Lai army suffered heavy casualties and trampled on each other.

Under the impact of countless routs, the country of Lai collapsed completely, and even the nobles of the country of Lai fled one after another, and the whole situation was out of control.

With the Chinese army's banner falling to the ground, the Lai country's army has also completely collapsed.Surrenderers numbered in the tens of thousands.Surrendered Lai Yi are everywhere on the battlefield.

Qi's army took advantage of the situation to attack Laiyang City, only some Lai nobles who saw the situation was not good and ran quickly escaped and continued to run eastward.

The Qi army attacked Lai and won consecutive battles. The Lai country stationed troops in Laiyang. The city of Laiyang was strong and deep. The Qi army besieged the city in March.Wang Chengfu said: "Qi Fa Lai is as powerful as a broken bamboo."The generals followed him, and the country of Lai was defeated. ——"Historical Records Qi Family Biography of Wang Cheng's Father"

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