Chapter 547: That's all, the overall situation has been determined
[Are you trying to trick me again?]
Seeing that the Qi army was hiding behind their horses and showing no sign of surrender, as if they were determined to confront the Qin army until the end of time, the word "Chuan" appeared on Li Xin's brows, and the reins in his hands made a "squeaking" sound.
[The military strategy says to defend the mountains to the right and the water to the left. Now the Qi army is facing away from the water. This is not in accordance with the military strategy. How can they win?]
[The Qi army commander must have known that I had suffered a great defeat in the war against Chu, and bet that I would not dare to attack rashly! How hateful!]
[If I stop here any longer, the other generals will see me, Li Xin, as a joke! I was nowhere to be seen at night, and a Qi soldier escaped by swimming. This is also a shame!]
With this in mind, Li Xin decisively ordered the Qin soldiers to stop shouting slogans of surrender, and ordered everyone to dismount, line up and move forward, advancing step by step.
The Qi army has its back against the De River. The smaller the space for their advance is, the more they will be forced into the De River, and victory will be easier to achieve.
Black armor and dark night, they couldn't be more perfect together.
The earth was shaking and the earthquake was spreading, getting closer and closer to Deshui.
"Who says I have no clothes? I share my clothes with you. When the king raises his army, I will sharpen my spears and halberds, and I will share the same hatred with you!
"Who says I have no clothes? I will share the same clothes with you. When the king raises his army, I will sharpen my spears and halberds and work with you!
"Who says I have no clothes? I will share my clothes with you. When the king raises his army, I will prepare my armor and weapons and go with you!"
The ancient Qin wind once again sounded in this vast land. In less than a month, this place was transformed from Wei territory to Qin territory.
The loud singing greatly boosted the morale of our own side and shook the morale of the enemy.
As the distance between the two armies shortened, the Qi army could hear it more clearly. Some people's breathing became intermittent and their bodies moved like sieves.
The Qin army's reputation as a force of tigers and wolves was not boasted but earned through fighting. Who wouldn't be afraid?
If the Qin army rushed forward all at once, the Qi army would have no time to think and would fight with the idea of fighting to live or die, and there would be no time for fear to appear.
But the Qin army was not like that. They advanced step by step while singing "Qin Feng". This method of boiling a frog in warm water seriously undermined the morale of the Qi army.
The Second Emperor has ordered that we should try our best to capture them alive.
Han Xin was always paying attention to the mood of the soldiers behind him. Sensing that the morale was gradually becoming chaotic, he took a deep breath.
"We can't wait any longer."
He spoke in a low voice, so that only Zhang Liang next to him could hear it.
"Li Xin...ha, he's not hopelessly stupid yet."
Han Xin made preparations for both scenarios.
First, if the Qin army charged forward brazenly, they would immediately set fire to disrupt their formation, and the Qi army would follow suit and kill them. This would be the best outcome. But what if Li Xin was particularly stupid?
The second is to advance the Qin army in formation, put them at the best distance he calculated, and launch a cavalry attack. At the moment, the Qin army has not arrived yet.
But if he waits any longer, Han Xin's will to fight will not diminish, but the Qi troops he leads will not.
Everything done on the battlefield was to increase the chances of winning the war. Han Xin judged that the chances of winning increased by the Qin army stepping into the optimal distance he had predetermined, which was far less than the chances of winning reduced by the sharp drop in morale of the Qi army.
He exchanged glances with Zhang Liang and gave a decisive order.
"Blindfold the horses! Light the fire!"
The Qi army's horses had their eyes covered with cloth, and the discomfort of being unable to see made them restless. Their hooves kept kicking the ground, stirring up puffs of mud and sand.
Clusters of sparks lit up the night and were still extremely conspicuous when the sun and the moon alternated.
"Qin Feng" is still whistling, getting louder and louder.
Qi Bing felt a little more at ease. The fire brought them light and warmth, and dispelled the confusion that had just sprouted in their hearts.
Following military orders, the Qi soldiers tied wooden sticks to their horses' tails. They were nervous in their hearts, but appeared calm on the surface.
The flame ignites the horsetail, and it smells like burning feathers.
The warhorse neighed in pain, stretched its neck and snorted, its head and tail swaying together.
The Qi soldiers knew this would happen, so they all dispersed in advance and were not injured by the restless war horses.
The wooden sticks were tied tightly so the warhorse could not shake them off.
Their eyes were covered again and they were very panicked.
Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in the buttocks, and the warhorse galloped wildly. Relying on instinct, it rushed to the front and rushed towards the advancing Qin army.
The first person to rush out after these horses was Han Xin.
Seeing the general leading the troops to charge and fulfill his promise, the Qi soldiers suddenly felt their blood boiling and the sound of "Qin Feng" in their ears disappeared.
They were silent, held their weapons tightly, and charged forward bravely.
They wanted to use every bit of their strength on Qin Gou just as their general had instructed them to do before!
"Wang Jian was defeated in front of me. The Qin army is nothing! Let the Qin dogs see the fighting skills of my Great Qi!"
Qi Jiji, the elite troops of Qi, were famous for their superb martial arts and strict discipline. They were well-equipped and well-trained, and were the main fighting force of Qi.
That’s right, the Qin army is nothing big!
Just because Wei’s Wuzu cannot defeat them doesn’t mean Qi’s fighting skills are not good!
Sing loudly and steadily while advancing step by step.
He followed the horse in silence and moved forward bravely.
This is the battle between Qin and Qi, the battle between Black Water and Blue Water!
"Thief! How dare you do that!"
Seeing the fire burning on the opposite side, Li Xin's eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could immediately torture the commander of the Qi army to death!
What he was most worried about happened. In desperation, the Qi army resorted to every possible means and did not care for the precious war horses, treating them as consumable products like sharp arrows.
Tian Dan's Charging with Fiery Bulls, this is a classic battle. How could Li Xin, who is well-versed in military books, not have seen it?
"Bow and arrow ready! Release!"
His roar shook the earth, full of anger and no panic.
The three thousand Qin soldiers riding on war horses, armed with bows and arrows, did not charge into the battle formation. They were preparing for this moment. The Qin army advanced in formation to maintain the formation to guard against mad horses and to give archers space to shoot arrows.
They ran too fast, and the war horses rushed towards them like mad. The Qin army and Qi horses were mixed together, and the bows and arrows could not distinguish between friend and foe, so they were unable to be effective.
If they wait until the Qin army is very close in formation before charging with their war horses, it will be useless. Distance determines the lethality of cavalry, and this is also true even if they have cavalry but no soldiers.
The best time Han Xin was waiting for was when the warhorse could exert its maximum physical strength and the bows and arrows could hardly distinguish between friend and foe.
At this moment, the Qin army was still some distance away from the Qi army, with a large blank area in the middle. The Qi horses were advancing madly with their burning tails.
A round of arrows shot out, densely packed in the air with a constant whizzing sound, and an overwhelming breath of death descended, landing on Qi's horses, and stringing out dozens of horse hedgehogs.
Qi Ma cried out in grief, and fell to the ground in the same posture as before. The following war horses were blindfolded, and they didn't know how to dodge, but only knew how to move forward. Some of them were tripped by the hedgehog and fell to the ground together.
However, more war horses passed by the fallen horses and continued to gallop like a gust of wind.
The blindfolded Qi horses could not see their fallen companions, nor the arrows that were hurling their lives. They could only feel a large wound on their buttocks from the Qi soldiers' weapons. They were burned by the raging fire and could only stay away from the danger behind them.
They will not They will just keep running forward! And keep running forward!
"Damn it! Damn it! They fed the warhorses horse dung!"
The horse becomes manic and restless after eating it, and its reputation is like that of a knockout drug in the martial arts world.
Li Xin was furious.
The distance was far and the night was dim, so he couldn't see the cloth strip on the horse's eyes, but he could see that the warhorse was not afraid of sharp arrows or death.
His heart was bleeding. He had thought that this round of arrows would scare the war horses and save most of them.
Now, even a war horse is very valuable.
"Shoot into the air!"
He gave an urgent order.
If we take better care of the war horses and let all of them charge into the infantry formation, the casualties in this battle will be much greater than expected, and we will be defeated even if we win.
Li Xin never thought that he would lose this battle.
Three thousand Qin soldiers picked up their arrows, put arrows on them, and drew their bows.
The Qin army's infantry stopped advancing as soon as the horses started galloping. Seven thousand captains took command on the battlefield and ordered 7,000 Qin soldiers to stay on the spot. The Qin army was not only strong in its generals , but also strong from top to bottom!
The sky was covered with arrows, which passed the Qin army on standby and all stabbed at the crazy Qi horses, like rain that had expanded a thousand times.
More than 20,000 arrows poured out, and not even a bit of the light from the sun and the moon could leak through.
There was an endless wailing sound, flames fell to the ground, war horses fell down in large numbers like flowing water, mud and sand flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.
But the arrows failed to stop all the war horses. Hundreds of horses were still pierced by feather arrows, covered in wounds and blood, and rushed into the infantry formation.
The Qin army, which had been well prepared and on high alert, was torn into pieces in the first moment. There was still a gap in the size and strength of the men and horses, not to mention that one was stationary and the other was charging.
The Qin army, famous for its infantry, was like a piece of square cloth. In an instant, several large cracks appeared and continued to extend.
Swords and knives cut the horses' bodies, heads and legs, and shields were used to charge forward. The Qin soldiers fought against the Qi horses in an orderly manner in the chaos, and retreated without being defeated.
Even the Qin army was so difficult to deal with. The cavalry's dominance was obvious. Once they were established, they massacred the infantry.
If the Qin army were given another three minutes, they would be able to control these horses.
Given another five minutes, the Qin army would be able to restore its formation and continue to advance while singing "Qin Feng".
Han Xin refused.
"kill!"
The Qi general roared, and was the first to charge into the Qin army along the gap made by the war horses. The spear in his hand poked like an extremely sharp awl, piercing the already broken pocket of the Qin army.
"kill!"
If the general sacrifices his life, why should the soldiers care?
The Qi soldiers, whose eyes turned red and who had been holding their breath since arriving at the Yellow River, roared in anger and followed their general to charge forward.
Han Xin, who was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, took the initiative to launch an attack.
After one round of fighting, the Qi army advanced ten steps into the Qin army formation, and the number of Qin soldiers killed and wounded was twice that of Qi soldiers!
This was the most glorious record left by the six countries in their battles against Qin over all these years. In a head-on conflict with backward weapons and equipment, their casualties were lower than that of Qin.
There is no need to fight anymore. As long as this news gets out, no one will dare to question Han Xin's identity as a general!
Xunzi, who served as the chief priest of the Jixia Academy in Qi for three times, once said:
"The martial arts of Qi cannot match the martial soldiers of Wei, and the martial soldiers of Wei cannot match the sharp soldiers of Qin."
Han Xin didn't think so.
Blood was all over his body, and it was hard to tell friend from foe.
He was surrounded by Qi's martial artists, who cooperated with each other. Although they had all kinds of weapons, including swords, knives, axes and halberds, they did not look messy.
He will let the world know today that the Qin warriors who defeated the Wei warriors cannot match the Qi warriors!
"How brave!"
Li Xin's eyes widened.
Han Xin took the initiative to charge, which shocked him and made him admire his opponent's decisiveness and control over his soldiers.
This is an opponent whose command is even more courageous than his!
"Surround them! Follow me!"
Three thousand soldiers threw away their bows and arrows, dismounted from their horses, and followed Li Xin forward.
"You dare to divide your forces when you have few people. You are glorious for a while!"
Li Xin noticed that the number of people Han Xin brought with him was about a thousand.
One thousand Qi soldiers attacked the army formation of seven thousand Qin soldiers. They were able to get in through the cracks torn open by the horses, but it would be difficult to get out again.
The Qin army quickly changed their formation, and soldiers moved quickly to surround the remaining seven or eight hundred Qi soldiers. As long as the encirclement was closed, the Qin army's big circle would trap the Qi army's small circle, and the Qi army would have no choice but to die.
The outer circle has much more advantages than the inner circle. You just need to poke the sword inward. With just this thought and action, the inner circle is not about poking the sword towards the outer circle.
Because the outer circle can move like flowing water, but the inner circle is trapped and cannot move much. Any movement will cause a flaw!
"withdraw!"
Following Han Xin's order, the Qi army was not greedy and immediately returned along the same route before the encirclement was formed.
"Chase!"
The Qin army beat the fallen dog hard. They vented their anger at being suppressed by the Qi soldiers and charged forward in unison.
Qin and Qi attacked and defended different positions. The Qi soldiers fought and fled. Han Xin stayed behind to cover their retreat. He left behind more than a hundred corpses along the way, and the casualties of the Qin soldiers were no more than ten.
"Form a formation!"
Zhang Liang, who was well prepared, shouted loudly, and the remaining Qi soldiers obeyed his orders. While meeting their comrades who had escaped back, they pursed their lips and had bloodshot eyes.
"There are Qin dogs in front of us! There is the Yellow River behind us! Life or death, success or failure, all depends on ourselves! As long as we can hold our own against the enemy, we will return home victorious! Back to the water! Face the enemy!"
Han Xin entered the army, covered in blood. He stood in the front. He swung his spear, blood splattered, and his roar broke through the sky.
"only!"
The Qi soldiers followed the general's shouting, and their voices pierced the clouds and the sky.
"kill!"
Li Xin's eyes were fierce and he gave the order boldly.
He could feel the high morale of the Qi army, but so what? In a head-on battle, the Qin army had never been afraid! They had never lost!
To line up with your back to the water and have no way to retreat is to seek death!
The Qin army had plenty of room to maneuver, while the Qi army could only advance and not retreat. They were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, quality of soldiers, and weapons and equipment. How could the Qi army win this battle?
It takes strength to take shortcuts.
Black and blue collided, Qin's elite warriors and Qi's martial arts fought again, both sides hacked and slashed. After a cup of tea, the battle line had hardly moved.
Li Xin was amazed by the combat power unleashed by the Qi army. The casualties were only slightly higher than those of the Qin army, rather than a one-sided defeat.
But that’s all, the overall situation has been decided.
The Qi army was exceptionally fierce, while the Qin army was fierce as usual.
The Qin army, which was accustomed to fighting and had always been invincible on the battlefield, was not frightened by the Qi army and did not reduce its offensive at all.
Looking at the Qi army who were fighting stubbornly, Li Xin suddenly felt something was wrong.
Because he was far away and it was dark at night, he could not see the number of Qi soldiers clearly, only their shadows.
Now it's getting closer, take a closer look.
[Why do so many people seem to be missing? There should be nearly 3,000? There are probably only 2,000? Where are the rest? Did they swim away?]
Boom!
The sound of horse hooves like thunder came from behind him. Li Xin couldn't believe it. He turned around suddenly and saw a blue flag with the word "Qi" on it!
