My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 703 How dare he chase our troops! It was Li Mu who first asked for an answer!

The infantry under Ying Chengjiao could not keep up with the speed of the cavalry.

The defenders of Licheng and the noisy troops led by Commander Ren Xiong were left far behind by Ying Chengjiao.

There were only two thousand cavalrymen still following Yu Ying Chengjiao!

But Ying Chengjiao is still charging.

Even though he only had two thousand cavalrymen behind him, Ying Chengjiao still launched continuous charges towards the more than 60,000 Zhao troops!

"kill!!!"

While roaring, Ying Chengjiao thrust out the long spear in his hand again.

The back of the Zhao army commander's neck was visibly dented, and then pierced by the tip of the halberd.

Seeing that the tip of the halberd had already curled, Ying Chengjiao drew out the halberd without hesitation, raised his right arm violently, and bent his upper body like a full moon.

After taking aim at a Zhao army commander of 200 to 500 men in the distance, Ying Chengjiao stretched the muscles in his right arm and threw the long spear in his hand with force.

"what!"

With a cry of grief, the long spear in Ying Chengjiao's hand hit the back of the Zhao army's 250-man leader.

The long halberd with a curled blade could not penetrate his body, but its powerful force knocked him off his horse!

Then, he was trampled into a pile of minced meat by the Zhao army soldiers who were fleeing forward!
Ying Chengjiao didn't even glance at the Zhao army's 250 soldiers. He threw out his long spear and shouted:

"The arrows rotate!"

Su Jiao rushed forward quickly and took over Ying Chengjiao's position. He swept the long spear in his hand and deflected the spears that were stabbing at Ying Chengjiao.

Bafu handed over a long halberd that he had taken from the enemy or friendly forces, and gently advised: "Master, take a rest for a while."

Bafu didn't know how many enemy soldiers Ying Chengjiao had killed.

Ba Fu only knew that five long spears had been used by Ying Chengjiao until their blades were bent!

Ying Chengjiao took the halberd, gasped for breath, looked back at his comrades behind him and asked, "Can you still hold on?"

Peng Cheng and other family soldiers shouted in unison: "We can still fight again!"

The fortune teller whispered, "Eighty percent of the comrades are already using the second spare horse, and dozens of them are already using the last spare horse!"

The narrow pass limits the range of contact with the enemy.

Except for a small area of ​​relatively wide terrain such as inside Licheng City, most of the road in Fukouxing is only wide enough for five or six people to march side by side, and only three or five cavalrymen to maneuver.

Therefore, after Ying Chengjiao took on the most difficult task of spearheading arrows, the combat pressure on the cavalry under Ying Chengjiao was not that great, and they could rotate and rest from time to time.

The first ones to collapse were the horses under them.

"You're already using the last saddle horse!"

Looking up at the sun which had not yet set, Ying Chengjiao felt a little heavy.

If Ying Chengjiao's troops showed signs of weakness, the Zhao army could strike back at any time.

Although it was only a possibility, the despairing comparison of military strength between the enemy and us made Ying Chengjiao unable to bear the slightest possibility of a reversal of the situation!
Taking the water bag from the horse's back, Ying Chengjiao took small sips of the warm water which was similar to the warhorse's body temperature.

After a moment's silence, Ying Chengjiao jumped onto his horse and shouted solemnly, "Order!"

"The whole army changes horses!"

"The arrows rotate!"

With a kick on his horse's belly, Ying Chengjiao once again charged to the front of the army.

The newly replaced halberd glowed orange-red in the afterglow of the setting sun, and was easily thrust by Ying Chengjiao into the back of the neck of a Zhao soldier.

Then Ying Chengjiao suddenly exerted force with his arms, allowing the halberd blade to cut the man's neck, and then stabbed the halberd handle into the temple of another Zhao soldier on the left!
The warhorse knocked aside the enemy's corpse before it could even collapse, and Ying Chengjiao shouted angrily:

"Follow me, and kill the enemy faster!"

Two thousand cavalrymen all put on their spare horses and shouted excitedly:
"kill!!!"

For a moment, the Qin cavalry pursued them at a faster speed.

Ying Chengjiao no longer took it as his responsibility to kill the enemy, but simply broke the formation and left the scattered Zhao army to be slaughtered!

Sima Shang turned around following the sound, and looked at the big banner behind him with even more confusion and vigilance in his eyes.

"There were sounds of golden drums and Qin army flags on both sides of the cliff."

"But why are there still no ambushes and no rocks falling?"

"Qin Chang'an is particularly good at fire attacks, and he made at least 100,000 troops disappear from my sight."

"Why didn't Lord Qin Chang'an order his troops to set up a sea of ​​fire on my way back to annihilate my troops?"

Early spring is cold.

The galloping warhorse brought up a fierce cold wind, blowing away Sima Shang's anxiety and despair.

But reason could never regain Sima Shang's brain.

The military strategies Sima Shang had learned throughout his life, the various strange things that had happened since Ying Chengjiao's appearance, and the judgment Sima Shang made based on his rational thinking, all told Sima Shang that Ying Chengjiao might have just arrived at the battlefield, just as Xing Zhe said.

However, after Ying Chengjiao drove Sima Shang's troops out of Licheng, he continued to pursue them at full speed, which made Sima Shang unable to trust his own judgment, and he even dared not make the slightest attempt.

If Ying Chengjiao really didn't make any perfect arrangements, how could he dare to chase and kill him personally!

Sima Shang couldn't risk the lives of tens of thousands of his comrades when he didn't even trust his own judgment!
"Report!" A squad of scouts rushed towards Sima Shang against the flow of people, shouting excitedly: "The commander has led the reinforcements to ten miles ahead."

"You will soon be joining our team!"

Sima Shang suddenly became alert and shouted, "All troops, speed up!"

"Quickly join forces with the commander-in-chief!"

This sentence is more effective than any command!
The speed of Sima Shang's troops suddenly increased, and every soldier in the Zhao army was running as fast as they could!

Finally, a large banner appeared in front of Sima Shang.

Li Mu, Lord Wu'an of Zhao, has already arrived with 50,000 elite soldiers!

"Commander!" Sima Shang's eyes were red, and he cried out in grief: "I am ashamed of the trust you have placed in me!"

Sima Shang pulled his horse back five feet in front of Li Mu, and rolled off his horse, kneeling on the ground, tears streaming down his face! Li Mu felt sorry for him and felt even more depressed.

In Li Mu's opinion, Sima Shang could at least be ranked among the top five in the current Zhao Dynasty in terms of both military strategy and character.

Li Mu had never seen this iron-hearted man cry before.

But it was just a siege!

It was just a small-scale siege battle in which neither the Qin nor the Zhao armies suffered heavy casualties!
Sima Shang's mind and self-confidence were shattered to pieces by Ying Chengjiao's attack from inside out.

Li Mu knew that Sima Shang was not crying because of the failure of this battle.

Instead, due to the huge blow, he has begun to doubt himself and his life, and has lost the motivation and confidence to live!
He collapsed!
Li Mu shouted angrily: "Stand up!"

Sima Shang raised his head, then slowly stood up.

Li Mu rode past Sima Shang and said in a steady and firm voice, "Get on the horse!"

"Return to the formation!"

“Don’t worry about anything else, don’t think about anything else.”

"I have arrived!"

The warhorse raised its hooves forward, and Li Mu stood in front of Sima Shang. While taking over Sima Shang's command, he also shouldered the responsibilities that originally belonged to Sima Shang.

All Sima Shang had to do was to stand behind Li Mu and follow Li Mu's orders!

Sima Shang suddenly felt much more relieved.

Wiping away his tears, Sima Shang bowed his hands loudly: "General, I obey your order!"

Li Mu did not give Sima Shang more comfort, but just rode his horse to the front of the Zhao army.

The sun, which had already set, stubbornly cast its last rays of light, allowing the young general in golden armor and red robe and the middle-aged general in golden armor and white robe to stare at each other from afar.

Li Mu shouted loudly: "It is dark and the road is steep, and it is difficult for our few soldiers to move forward."

"Since Chang'an Jun has no ambush and has come all the way here, why don't you withdraw your troops quickly to recover your strength?"

"Changan Jun can rest assured."

"Considering the contributions made by Lord Chang'an to the world, I will not pursue him!"

The soldiers under Li Mu's command roared in unison, allowing Li Mu's words to cross a distance of hundreds of feet and be faithfully transmitted into the Qin army.

Ying Chengjiao shook off the Zhao soldier stuck on the halberd blade and said calmly: "You came quickly enough."

"make!"

"Stop!"

Su Jiao pulled the reins and stopped half a step behind Ying Chengjiao, and asked nervously: "Your Majesty, has this general seen through our army's strengths and weaknesses?"

"I am willing to cover your retreat, Your Majesty. Please return quickly!"

It’s no wonder that Su Jiao was nervous. What Li Mu said was really right and confident.

Didn’t Ying Chengjiao have no ambush and came rushing in with only a small number of soldiers to fight?

Ying Chengjiao shook his head and asked in a thoughtful tone: "Captain Su, how sure are you that Wu Anjun just said that?"

Recalling Li Mu's tone, Su Jiao said solemnly: "At least 70%!"

Ying Chengjiao smiled again: "I think it is only 30% at most."

"Otherwise, Lord Zhao Wu'an will not stop the Zhao army!"

If Li Mu calculated that Ying Chengjiao had no ambush, why didn't he let the Zhao army turn around and attack?

This is war!

War of the Warring States Period!
Li Mu is just a general!
There is no way Li Mu would let Ying Chengjiao live because of his contributions to the world. He would only take advantage of Ying Chengjiao's exhaustion to launch a thundering attack!
Su Jiao didn't understand so many plans, but when he saw Ying Chengjiao came to this conclusion, he said excitedly: "Then please be the vanguard and charge forward to strengthen our army's power!"

Ying Chengjiao shook his head again: "I don't know whether Zhao Wuan Jun has an ambush."

"If our army continues to charge, it will appear to be too anxious."

Su Jiao was stunned: "Then what should our army do?"

Neither fight nor retreat, neither retreat nor retreat.

So what should we do!
Ying Chengjiao smiled and said, "Isn't Wu Anjun already demonstrating it?"

It was Li Mu who first spoke in front of the formation!

If I do not respond, wouldn't it be a waste of my lobbying skills?

Riding his horse slowly forward, Ying Chengjiao spoke in a clear voice: "Spring plowing is approaching, and all things are blooming."

"Wu'an Jun has Wu'an City and Dai County that need to be cultivated, and the Zhao army soldiers also have land that needs to be cultivated. Why don't you withdraw your troops quickly and return home to cultivate the land?"

"Instead, they delayed the farming season, delayed the autumn harvest, tore up the alliance, and launched a surprise attack on our Great Qin!"

Hearing this, the Zhao army couldn't help but move a little.

The people of Qin need to farm, and the people of Zhao also need to farm.

There was still grain left in the Zhao treasury, but that didn’t mean there was still grain left in the homes of the Zhao people.

Now that spring plowing is approaching, who, except the people of Qi, would not want to go home quickly and farm in peace and stability!

The soldiers of the Zhao army inevitably felt some resentment towards the State of Zhao.

Li Mu's mood also became more serious.

Li Mu hoped to further test Ying Chengjiao's true intentions through his questioning.

However, he never expected that although Ying Chengjiao proved with his actions that he was not wrong at all, he did not give any useful information, but instead raised a difficult question!
Li Mu could only speak in a cold voice: "Qin is tyrannical and greedy!"

"If we, the Great Zhao, just do our duty in farming, when the autumn harvest comes, your Qin will surely send troops to attack our Zhao, seize our food, kill our people, and destroy our homes!"

"In order to protect the food that our people have worked so hard to grow, we will stop at nothing!"

(End of this chapter)