Chapter 172 Bai Qi is old, can he still eat?
Lejian had fought with the Hu people in Liaodong for a long time. Decades of war made him very cautious. The Hu people in Liaodong had few horses, but they were very good at running and their bow skills were particularly good. During the battle, they often chose attacks to open up the situation, use favorable terrain to conduct sneak attacks, and even at night, they could see things, which surprised Lejian in the past.
When marching in the Lejian, he must explore the terrain of the places he goes to to avoid attacks. Scouts are his greatest dependence. Therefore, when he was in Liaodong, Lejian could easily defeat the enemy and win every battle. Now when he is fighting against Bai Qi, he is naturally extremely vigilant and appeases the people from all over the world. He even does not forget to beware of these people, even if he has not been attacked by Bai Qi for a long time.
However, he really did not expect that Bai Qi would launch an attack from the front of him openly. When the scouts sent had nowhere to fall, Lejian already understood that there must be Qin people ahead. He immediately began to gather the Zhao soldiers scattered around him and prepare for the battle. These elite Zhao troops practiced every day, and Lejian was not mediocre, so he naturally gathered together soon and formed a formation.
Just as the formation of the Lejian formed a formation, he heard the trembling sound of the ground. With the gentle sound of war drums, a Qin army appeared in the distance. They lined up in an orderly formation, looking forward, approaching him step by step. Lejian suddenly widened his eyes. He had never seen such a neat army. Every step they took seemed to step out at the same time, and hit the ground step by step, which was to overwhelm the sound of war drums.
The spear in their hands aimed at the enemy in front of them, with a huge sense of oppression. Every step seemed to be stepping on Lejian's heart. Their figures and even their appearance seemed to be the same, which made Lejian feel cold. Behind them was a black flag. The three words Wu'an Jun on the flag were floating in the wind, making sounds. Behind the infantry were the chariot troops of Qin.
As the war drums changed, the infantry quickly separated and were uniform, with an indescribable beauty. At that moment, the chariots roared, passed by the infantry and rushed towards the Zhao army. Lejian hurriedly ordered to use shield hands to block the opponent's arrows, and then arranged for the spearmen to take down the opponent's soldiers under the cover of the shield. At that moment, the infantry of the Qin State quickly stepped forward. It was definitely not running, they just accelerated the frequency of walking, and were still neat.
The chariot crashed into the Zhao army. At that moment, the soldiers of Zhao flew out with a thunderous roar. Then the infantry of Qin followed behind the chariot and rushed into the Zhao army from the gap torn by the chariot. Lejian immediately mobilized the chariot troops on the left and directly rushed toward the Qin front from the flank. The two sides fought, but the soldiers of Zhao were killed and retreated repeatedly. With the roar of the Qin war drums, one Zhao soldiers fell down one after another.
The number of soldiers in Qin State was far less than that of Zhao State, and even less than half. When the chariot of Zhao State was ready to attack, the soldiers had already entered the formation of Zhao State. This was a suicide fierce fighting style. Meng Wu once again served as the vanguard. He stood on the chariot and killed one Zhao people after another. He stared at the Zhao State's chariot in the distance and attacked with all his strength. Behind him, Bai Qi held a strong bow and shot one soldiers who were trying to move forward.
Bai Qi's bravery aroused the soldiers' exclamations for a moment. Of course, Bai Qi can kill people. He has served as a soldier since he was young. He relied on countless heads to reach his current position. There are not a few people who were killed by him with his own hands. However, since Bai Qi began to become the commander, he found that he could kill more people while sitting in a military carriage, which made him no longer kill people by himself.
He hasn't committed suicide in person for a long time.
But in this field, he was probably at the master level. He knew how his bow and arrow could kill one shot. Even at night, he could kill the person he wanted to kill. He was proficient in almost all killing machinery, from swords, to crossbows, to spears, and ges, because, this is his life. At first, Bai Qi was a pawn holding a spear and defending a chariot. Later, he became a warrior who came to the city with a shield and a short ge... Later, he served as the right hand in the chariot...
During the period when Bai Qi was born, Qin was already very powerful. When the King of Qin decided on the grand strategy of advancing east, he needed a sharp sword. After the King of Qin ascended the throne, he fully implemented Shang Yang's French strategy, thoroughly implemented the military merit system, and promoted talents from civilian origins. This led to a killing machine appearing on this stage. A monster called killing crawled out of the blood sea of war launched by Qin raised his head and looked at the princes.
He had never practiced any martial arts, nor even practiced archery skills for a day... But he was indeed the most powerful martial arts among the Qin people. He did not know any fancy sword skills, but he could cut off the heads of those so-called swordsman with one sword... He had never learned any military skills. At first he didn't even know a few words. Later, he did not specifically learn other people's military skills. However, he was proficient in fighting and used the experience he had accumulated throughout his life to fight in the way that best ends the war!
He could easily defeat those so-called famous generals who were proficient in military tactics and familiar with military strategies.
This is Bai Qi, a murderer who came out of the bottom and was proficient in the murder field.
Bai Qi began to commit suicide again. He even threw a spear and directly pierced the head of a Zhao general. Judging from his appearance, Bai Qi was only in his forties, but in fact, he was nearly 60 years old. It was simply shocking that such an old man could still have such skills. Under his push, the Qin army was like a sharp blade, directly throwing away the Zhao people's chest and inserting it into their hearts.
Lejian was a little panicked at this moment. He realized his mistake. He believed too much in his past experience. He would use the tactics of dealing with the Hu people to fight against Bai Qi. Will Bai Qi attack like the Hu people? No, Bai Qi is far more barbaric and fierce than the Hu people in Liaodong. He adopted a strategy that was almost suicide. The entire army was digging into the opponent's heart, and he was not afraid of being surrounded. Lejian had never seen such a tactic.
These elites of Zhao State enjoy the best food and receive the most strict training. They showed their biggest flaws in front of Qin soldiers who have fought hundreds of battles. They did not have the courage to fight bloody battles. They even didn't know how to fight against the wind. On weekdays, they could play their strength when fighting against opponents who were weaker than them or even opponents who were equal. However, when facing Bai Qi's elite, they were instantly stunned...
Lejian just felt that he seemed not to fight, as if he was back decades ago, and was at a loss. Just when Lejian was in a daze, he saw an old man rushing towards him and suddenly pounced on him. The anger on his face and the unwillingness in his eyes deeply hurt him. This was his father Leyi. Lejian looked at his father who wanted to scold him and shouted softly: "Father..."
"General!", it seemed that someone was calling him. Lejian was woken up. He looked at him blankly. A young soldier threw him down. Behind him was a spear. The soldiers saved him, but he had no breath. Lejian suddenly stood up and placed the young soldier in his carriage. He raised the spear in his hand high, "Ma Fujun is coming to rescue!! Come with me to kill!!"
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Zhao Kuo stood outside Xinzheng City, looking at the remaining soldiers in front of him. Lejian was supported by several soldiers, and his whole body was covered in blood. There was almost no place intact. When Uncle Le saw his father, he started crying and rushed forward to support his father. Lejian had not lost his will. He was supported by the soldiers. Looking at Zhao Kuo in front of him, he could no longer see anything in one of his eyes, but a thick blood-red color.
"General...I'm defeated..." Lejian said.
Zhao Kuo's eyes bypassed him and looked at the soldiers behind him. The soldiers of Zhao State were still standing, but less than half of them were injured. They lowered their heads and did not dare to face Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo looked at them with heartache, and said, "Take General Lejian to rest..." Lejian was unwilling to leave. He pushed the soldiers away, then looked at Zhao Kuo and said, "Please punish me."
"Go back to Handan and talk about the punishment."
Soon, these remnants were taken to Xinzheng, and some people came to take care of them, and those who died in battle were buried on the spot. Zhao State was too far away from here and there was no way to take them back. In this process, Zhao Kuo did not say a word. Those who knew him naturally knew that Ma Fujun was feeling guilty for them. It was Ma Fujun who brought them out of Zhao State, but he could not bring them back.
Xiang Xianmu took Lejian back, then followed Zhao Kuo and said, "Actually, we can't blame General Lejian... Bai Qi, really... cunning." Zhao Kuo looked at him and said, "Thank you for your rescue. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to come back alive." Xiang Xian shook his head and said, "Please don't say that. This is not my credit, but a commander under my command happened to encounter a battle situation, which made Bai Qi mistakenly think it was reinforcements, so he withdrew his troops."
Zhao Kuo sighed and helped everyone to bury the bodies. They were buried near Xinzheng. Everyone seemed a little silent. Whether it was Zhao Kuo's disciples, his disciples, and even Di, there was no words at this moment. Zhao Kuo and they stood here, standing for a long time, looking at these bulging graves.
“It’s here…”
"right..."
The voices of Koreans came from not far away. Zhao Kuo and others turned their heads and looked at them. They only saw a group of Koreans coming from all directions, looking at Zhao Kuo and others in fear, and then went to the graves. They took out their small amount of food and placed them in front of these graves. Another elderly man chanted spells for them and danced strange dance steps to say goodbye to these warriors. More and more Koreans gathered around...
These soldiers from Zhao State were always appeased the people from all over the country. They even learned some simple Korean. They helped the people enter the city and sent them food. This made the Koreans respect this army very much. They even treated the Korean people more kindly than the soldiers in South Korea. They never beat and scolded them, stole their things, or insulted their wives and daughters.
Zhao Kuo really didn't expect that Bai Qiyi's army of less than 10,000 people would dare to take the lead in attacking the 20,000 elite troops of Zhao State. General Lejian acted cautiously, so he dared to let Lejian lead the army and appease the people everywhere. He thought that relying on the army of nearly 70,000 people in the three countries of Chu, Han and Zhao State could directly scare Bai Qi away. Under such a huge advantage, he actually suffered such casualties, which made Zhao Kuo feel extremely guilty.
If I didn't bring them here, or I led them to Anmin...
......
At this moment, the Qin army was also rushing to Shangdang. Their carriage was filled with the enemy's heads. Meng Wu tied the wound on his arm, rode a horse, and smiled to Bai Qi's Rongchariot. There were only less than 3,000 soldiers in Qin. However, they had a lot of gains. Meng Wu felt that he could be promoted to the title of two or three levels. However, Wu'anjun didn't look happy. He frowned and looked worried.
"Wu'anjun? With such a great victory, what are you still worried about?"
Bai Qi looked at Meng Wu on the side. Meng Wu found that Bai Qi's eyes were actually a little envious. Meng Wu shook his head quickly. How could this be possible? Bai Qi took out the bamboo slips and threw them directly to Meng Wu. Meng Wu hurriedly picked up the bamboo slips. This was an order from the Qin Palace, requiring Bai Qi to withdraw his troops immediately and retreat to Shangdang for rest. Meng Wu was startled. He looked at Bai Qi in fear and said, "You are against you..."
"No problem, just say that you'll get the king's order after the fight."
"But why do you do this?"
"I don't need reinforcements...I don't need rest."
Meng Wu was speechless. He looked at Bai Qi in the chariot and felt a little strange. General Bai Qi had something wrong these days. He suddenly became radical, gave up his original roundabout tactics, and forced a strong attack with the Zhao people. He even killed many Zhao people himself. On weekdays, he always sat in the chariot commander. Meng Wu didn't know that Wu'anjun's archery technique was so powerful.
What happened to Wu'anjun? Why did it feel like he suddenly had a different person?
It was late at night and Bai Qi sat alone in the tent.
Suddenly, he started coughing violently. Bai Qi reached out to cover his mouth and wanted to stop coughing. There were strange sounds in his throat. When he took the hand, he saw a little blood in his palm. Bai Qi calmly pressed the blood on his hand to the ground and wiped it clean. He raised his head, his eyes filled with faint light, and he realized something terrible.
The machines of war and killing, as time passes, parts decay and damage occurs. When the gears rotate, the machines make a decayed crackling sound, and can no longer rotate smoothly like before.
In this era, for the elderly after forty years old, every cold winter is a life-threatening poison. They can only beg themselves to survive this cold winter and strive to see the spring next year.
Bai Qi, old.
Chapter completed!