Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-07-31

Before walking out of the woods, Bai Ban stabbed himself in the shoulder with a knife, and then ran out quickly, shouting: "There are assassins! There are assassins! Go in and rescue General Zhao."

Of the more than 2 Qin soldiers at this time, seven or eight thousand were from the Bai Squad, and the rest were Zhao Changke's soldiers. As soon as they heard that their master had been assassinated, some soldiers rushed up and surrounded the Bai Squad. Dozens of people rushed into the woods to help Zhao Changke.Under the guard of his own soldiers, Bai Ban stood firm and said: "Just now, General Zhao and I were discussing how to prevent the soldiers from fleeing, but unexpectedly, a few people dressed in my Qin soldiers' clothes came out and attacked us, and they said they wanted to take both of us. For the better, turn to the Chu people. We were accidentally injured by them, and General Zhao was still fighting with people in the forest to protect me." When everyone heard this, hundreds of crossbows aimed at the forest, and Prevent the assassin from suddenly appearing.

Unexpectedly, it was Zhao Changke's cronies who rushed in just now, and one of them was still holding Zhao Changke in his arms. "Is General Zhao injured?" Bai Ban hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern.

"The general...has been stabbed to death." Zhao Changke's personal captain said bitterly, "When we went in, we didn't see the assassin, but the general lying in a pool of blood, already dead."

"What? General Zhao died to save me." Bai Ban said with grief on his face, "Have you searched the woods carefully? Don't let those assassins escape."

"Our people are still looking for traces of the enemy, but it seems that there is no hope." The man said coldly.In fact, he also guessed that Bai Ban must be the one who killed Zhao Changke, but he couldn't tell because of his credentials.Of course, the so-called assassins of Bai Ban could not be found in the woods. Zhao Changke's soldiers burned the whole forest clean in a fit of anger.

Bai Ban had already undergone a simple bandage at this time, and under the light of the forest fire, his pale face due to blood loss fluctuated. He said to several generals: "Unexpectedly, General Zhao would die in the hands of assassins. We were indeed careless this time. But if you report the matter truthfully, I am afraid that you will all be held accountable. General Zhao is deeply appreciated and valued by Mr. Zhao Gao. If you let him know that it was your negligence, I am afraid that your whole family will die So in my opinion, we will conceal this matter and not report it, and say that General Zhao died on the battlefield, so that General Zhao's reputation will be better, what do you think?"

Everyone felt that what he said was reasonable, and they didn't want to be implicated by Zhao Changke.Seeing that everyone agreed to his proposal, the day shift said while the iron was hot: "This time we are defeated and returned to Xianyang, and we will definitely be punished. I wonder if everyone has thought of a way to escape?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, then shook their heads and said, "I can only hope that the emperor will give him a lighter sentence when we return to Xianyang."

"This general has a calculation here. I don't know what you think. We only need to blame General Zhao for the mistakes of this big defeat. If we want to come to the court, we will not embarrass a general who died in battle, but we can I escaped." Bai Ban said and looked at the generals around him to see what they meant.

One of Zhao Changke's confidantes was about to object when he heard this, but seeing the thoughtful expressions of the others in a blink of an eye, he swallowed back the words he was about to blurt out.He understands that now is not the time to express his loyalty to Zhao Changke, but the time to take care of himself. Now if someone jumps out and disagrees with Bai Ban's suggestion of shirking responsibility, he will immediately become a target of public criticism.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Baibai discussed with everyone how to return to Xianyang, and then continued to Xianyang with more than [-] people.

Outside Shangdang County, the armies of Meng Tian and Wang Li have been confronting each other for quite some time.At the beginning, both sides sent a small group of people to test each other. After several times, both sides knew that the leading general on the opposite side was not easy to deal with.So the two sides began to make long-term plans instead. Meng Tian's army built an earthen wall a few miles away from the city, and Wang Li also pitched a camp outside the city, but no one attacked first.

"Actually, the longer it is delayed, the better for us. The court's attention has been completely attracted by my army, so the prince's troops in Xianyang will be greatly reduced." Meng Tian relaxed.

"Although the general's words are reasonable, our army has been here all the time. I'm afraid we won't be able to keep up with the food and grass. After all, we are different from the imperial court. Their food is stored in Shangdang City, but we have to transport it from Shangjun all the way. I can't afford it." A lieutenant general said without worry.

"Our army does not intend to stay here for a long time, nor does it intend to take down this Shangdang County. As long as we win a chance for the prince's 3 horses, we will win. And I judge, maybe in a few days, Xianyang City will be destroyed. Being attacked by the prince, the Qin soldiers inside and outside Shangdang City will naturally be in chaos, then we can easily take down Shangdang and even other counties." Meng Tian is full of confidence in this action.

At this time, Wang Li, who was in Shangdang City, saw that Mengtian's army neither attacked nor retreated, and felt very puzzled: "If he wants to expand, he should go east or south, and attack Shangdang, which is easy to defend and difficult to defend." The reason for attacking the city. If he wants to attack Xianyang, but his actions don't look like it, what is his plan?"

"Why should you think too much, general? If we delay them for a few more days, their army will definitely not have enough food and grass. At that time, our army will naturally be able to attack when their morale is unstable. Then a big victory will be easily won." Wang Li His cousin Wang Jing comforted him.

Wang Li knew that this cousin was resourceful, so he dispelled his doubts after hearing his words: "What you said is reasonable, maybe in another ten and a half months, they will not be able to supply food and grass."

In this way, the two sides confronted each other for a few more days. Seeing that Meng Tian's army was just not moving, Wang Li became suspicious again: "How can they be so calm? It seems that I should lead the troops to fight once, don't really get hit It's their plan." So Wang Li led more than 1 people to set up a formation and attack Meng Tian's army.

"It seems that they are aware of it." Meng Tian saw that the opponent was attacking, he hurriedly ordered his generals to go out to fight, but he himself was still in the middle army.

This time Meng Tian led all infantry, so he could only focus on defense, while Wang Li's [-] troops consisted of both cavalry and chariots. In terms of speed and strength, infantry cannot resist, so the first line of defense was quickly broken by the Qin army.Seeing how easily his army rushed into Meng Tian's formation, Wang Li couldn't help laughing proudly, "I've always thought this Meng Tian was so powerful, but it turned out to be nothing more than that. Today I'm going to capture this Meng Tian alive and put him under arrest." Go to Xianyang!" While he was proud, he had already ordered the army to come out of the camp and attack Meng Tian's army with all its strength.

"General, I never imagined that Wang Li's army would be so powerful and break through our defense line so easily." The messenger who had been running back and forth in the army came to Meng Tian and said.

"Don't worry, our army just didn't bring cavalry and chariots, so they couldn't withstand the enemy's charge, but now that they have entered our army, the flexibility of the horses and the sharpness of the chariots can no longer be used. And I have also prepared a few things to deal with them. The whole army should not be thrown into disarray, this general has his own way to defeat the enemy."

After the messenger left, Meng Tian hurriedly ordered someone to fetch the bridle rope and some copper nails and said: "Scatter these copper nails on the path of the enemy's horse, and set up the bridle rope on the road. As long as the arrangements are made properly, the following people will The Qin soldiers can no longer rely on horses and chariots to cause great damage to our army." The soldiers below immediately took orders.

Sure enough, as Wang Li's army and Meng Tian's army merged with each other, the cavalry was not as flexible as the infantry on horseback. In addition, Meng Tian's army had the upper hand in numbers, and Wang Li's 1 horsemen fell into a dilemma.At this time, the rest of Wangli's camp had already arrived, but Meng Tian's army was already prepared. As soon as the Qin army's horses rushed to the front of the formation, they were either knocked down by the horse rope or pierced by copper nails, and immediately fell down. A large piece was downloaded.The way of the Qin soldiers behind them was also blocked by these horses and chariots, and it was difficult to come up to help for a while.

Wang Li led his men and horses to support Meng Tian's army, but he couldn't wait for reinforcements. Only then did he realize that the other party probably had a way to deal with him, and he still underestimated Meng Tian.

"General, the enemy army has been cut into two pieces by us, making it impossible for them to take care of both front and back." The messenger came to report again.

Meng Tian said happily: "Okay, let the army just annihilate the Qin soldiers who entered our formation, and only need to block the enemies outside. Looking at their combat strength just now, this vanguard army is the most elite army. Getting rid of them will definitely be a blow to the Shangdang."

With the passage of time, the number of this elite team has dropped to 3000, and they are all injured, and the entire army is about to be wiped out. "Could it be that I'm really going to die here this time?" Wang Li sighed as he looked at the enemies swarming up around him.The soldiers around him have also begun to despair.Suddenly he saw the chaos behind Meng Tian's army, and a team with the flag of Qin appeared there, and launched an attack on Meng Tian's army.

Meng Tian had also received the news that the enemy was coming from behind, and he couldn't help being shocked: "Where did the Qin soldiers come from, and why did they appear behind our army without any warning?" Before he could figure out the answers to the two questions, At that time, a bigger problem was defeated in front of him - how should he solve the current problem.

After knowing that there were reinforcements appearing behind the enemy, the already hopeless Qin soldiers had the hope of surviving again. They burst out with great strength and pushed away the enemies who wanted to encircle and wipe them out. At the same time, Meng Tian's army was a little confused Yes, this unexpected enemy dealt them a severe blow.