sbdcsierra Chapter 825: Interception and annihilation
Chapter 825: Interception and annihilation
The rear team of the Qian army became the front team and turned around and ran towards the south gate.
Under the command of Jin Haoqian, the various armies withdrew in an orderly manner. Some were left behind to cover the retreat, while others in the front went out one by one in corps units. No stampede occurred.
Jin Haoqian could barely be considered a qualified general. Whether it was arranging defense lines, launching a surprise attack on the emperor, or withdrawing troops, there was nothing wrong with him.
But facing the Yan army that is three times larger than their own, any defense and tricks are futile.
Faced with the huge advantage in military strength, he was unable to make up the gap and was doomed to defeat from the very beginning.
The best choice is to surrender at the beginning.
Secondly, do not fight, but retreat directly, relying on the mountain terrain of Longhu Pass and Sanguan to defend.
The worst case scenario is fighting.
As long as we fight, we will definitely lose.
After he retreated to Lingling City with his army, he saw many defeated soldiers on the east and west sides fleeing south for their lives.
He was glad that he retreated in time, otherwise after the Yan army on both sides had broken through, they would definitely come to block the south gate, and he would be trapped.
Jin Haoqian gave the order for the entire army to charge and escape for their lives.
We have to fight for our lives, Guan Shouchang and Yu Huatian behind us are catching up.
Jin Haoqian was in the front, fleeing with the remaining tens of thousands of people, and gathering the defeated soldiers along the way, but he did not dare to stop, because the Tianyu Army and Weihu Army behind him were roaring and chasing them.
After running two or three miles, the army in front suddenly stopped.
Jin Haoqian raised his head and looked forward, but the scene before him made him feel cold all over, as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
The scene ahead was tens of thousands of cavalrymen, lined up in neat rows, blocking the official road and the surrounding open space, ready for battle, and in front of them were layers of corpses.
They are all the corpses of Qian Jun!
The Zhennan Army of Yan State?
When did you run to the south?
Jin Haoqian was completely dumbfounded.
The tens of thousands of cavalrymen lined up in front of them were like evil spirits from hell, completely cutting off their way to survival.
In front of them were nearly 100,000 cavalrymen, and behind them were the Yan infantrymen who had rushed out from the front line.
They were stuck in the middle, with no way out.
The Yan army in front of him shouted loudly,
"Put down your weapons and surrender without killing!"
"The Yan army treats prisoners well!"
"Surrender without killing!"
Faced with the desperate situation of being attacked from both sides, many defeated soldiers who had not yet had time to gather surrendered.
A general asked anxiously,
"Marshal, our retreat is blocked, we can't escape!"
"Do we fight or surrender?"
Jin Haoqian heard this, smiled bitterly and said,
"I have disobeyed the emperor's order and attacked the Yan army camp, ruining the reputation of our Daqian.
I can no longer live a life of compromise and become a sinner of the Great Qian!
Among those rats in Jiangdong, there were also people like Xiang Qu, Zhou Yun, and Li Lei who would rather die than surrender. How can my Daqian be worse than those rats?
Whoever wants to live, surrender.
"I, the commander, would rather die on the battlefield, wrapped in horsehide, than not restore some reputation for Daqian!"
After saying this, he picked up his spear, looked at the elite cavalry in front of him, and rushed forward with a fearless roar.
Many generals were moved by his words and thought of the proud Daqian. They also picked up their weapons and charged forward fearlessly.
The generals all rushed forward, and the soldiers, who didn't know what was going on, also followed suit.
After seeing this scene, Zhang Han laughed grimly and said,
"court death!"
He swung his sword and shouted,
"Charge! Kill them all!"
"kill!!!"
Eighty thousand Yan cavalry rushed towards the enemy with overwhelming force.
Zhang Han was a fierce general who would always lead the charge in every battle.
The enemy's commander was also at the front.
When two armies were fighting, the commander-in-chief opened fire first. This was a very bizarre scene.
But here, it really happened.
The two sides collided at a very fast speed, which means that Zhang Han only had one chance to attack. If he couldn't kill Jin Haoqian, he would have to let the cavalry behind him kill him!
Zhang Han's Yan army stared at Jin Haoqian who was rushing towards them, looked at the spear in the other's hand, and stared at the other's movements.
The two were about to meet each other soon. Jin Haoqian raised his hand and stabbed towards Zhang Han.
Anticipating the opponent's starting gesture, Zhang Han suddenly bent down and slashed at the opponent with the knife in his right hand.
The opponent's spear tip brushed past his helmet. Zhang Han dodged the attack and swept the long sword in his hand across, sticking to the opponent's spear and slashing at the opponent's chest.
When two brave men meet in a narrow road, the braver one wins. There was only one chance to attack, and Zhang Han seized it.
Jin Haoqian was hit in the chest by a knife, his breastplate was dented, he vomited blood, and fell heavily off his horse.
Zhang Han did not stop and continued to swing his sword to fight with the general of Qian army behind him.
A guard behind him saw Jin Haoqian fall off his horse, and followed the momentum with the spear in his hand, stabbing it fiercely into Jin Haoqian's chest.
In a battle, life and death depend on a millimeter.
Jin Haoqian died just like that. It wasn't a spectacular death, but his unyielding spirit restored some reputation for Daqian.
Eighty thousand cavalrymen charged at the enemy troops, and immediately they scattered the enemy and broke their formation into pieces.
Then they fought on their own, with the cavalry charging back and forth.
Some of the Qian army had no choice but to retreat, but the Yan army infantry behind them also rushed over and hacked at them.
After fighting for a quarter of an hour, only a few thousand of the tens of thousands of Qian troops were left, and they all surrendered.
Thanks to Yan Fuyao's order to the Zhennan Army to plug the gap early, only a few of the 400,000 Qian troops escaped and they were almost completely wiped out.
The Yan army won a great victory and retreated to the main camp. Auxiliary troops from various armies also came out to clean up the battlefield.
The commanders of various armies went to the Yan army's tent to report the battle situation to the emperor.
After coming in, they saw that Shen Changgong and Ma Ling had also returned. They were overjoyed and hurried to pay their respects.
Tu Queling helped organize the battle reports and count the casualties and number of enemies killed.
"Your Majesty, the headcount is almost complete. Each army has killed more enemies than captured. We have captured approximately 60,000 prisoners, half of whom were captured by the Zhige Army."
Hearing this, Yan Fuyao raised his head and looked at Gong Yang Ge.
Gong Yang Ge quickly stood up and said,
"Your Majesty, I'm not being soft-hearted. Qian Nation is located in the south of the Yangtze River, a land rich in grain. These people are strong laborers. When the empire is stabilized in the future, we will rely on them to farm and produce. I simply want to recruit more captives to prepare for post-war reconstruction."
"I don't mean to blame you. You've done a great job. This has always been our national policy, which is to minimize the trauma caused by war so that the country can recover and resume operations more quickly.
These people are lives, and we fight to protect them, not to kill them."