Chapter 286 A soldier never tires of deceit
In order to return to his own territory, Li Ji stormed the Daliang Mountain barrier. After a day of fierce fighting, the Jin army suffered heavy losses, and finally had no choice but to temporarily withdraw its troops.
At the same time, all fronts of the Qin army began to slowly shrink toward the vicinity of Daliang Mountain. Eventually, a situation was formed in which 80,000 troops surrounded the 60,000 Jin army.
It was completely controlled outside the Daliang Mountain barrier, in a triangular valley about thirty-five miles long.
If it were a plain and open area, with 80,000 men surrounding 60,000 men, it would be impossible. But here, the Qin army had all the geographical advantages.
Su Yi achieved the strategic goal of luring the enemy deep, cutting off supplies, and implementing counter-encirclement. He made perfect use of the mountainous terrain, the dangerous passes and strategic passes, and the careful deployment between them, which must be done by a first-rate commander.
Noon the next day.
Triangle Valley, the camp of the Jin army commander.
The deputy general walked in through the curtain. When he saw Li Ji, he first clasped his fists and saluted, and then moved his lips: "General, it's... it's almost noon, and the soldiers below are all complaining."
Understanding what he meant, Li Ji closed his eyes deeply, and then asked: "How many war horses are there?"
"After our army crossed the Baihe River westward, it had a big battle with the Qin army. Later, it was ambushed in Xuanshi Valley. The cavalry was severely damaged and there were only a few thousand left." The deputy general returned.
"Kill them, but be sure to leave three thousand cavalry to break out of the encirclement." Li Ji said.
"But this..." the deputy general said with difficulty: "If we leave three thousand cavalry, I'm afraid it can only last for one day, General. Moreover, our army is at the bottom of the valley, and the nearby mountains are all occupied by the Qin army, and there is no weeds to eat.
There is no water source."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Li Ji said angrily: "Tell the soldiers! After lunch, go to the right and launch a breakout!"
"No!" the deputy general took the order and left.
Su Yi's guess was correct. Seeing that the Daliang Mountain barrier was impregnable, Li Ji would definitely attack elsewhere.
But at this time, the 60,000 Jin troops were unable to get out of the triangle valley, but Li Ji didn't know it yet.
After giving his military order, the 60,000 Jin troops barely filled their stomachs and then moved to the direction of Youguan again.
At first, nothing happened during the Jin army's march, and everything was quiet. But when they were about to leave the valley bottom and the road became relatively narrow, there was no doubt that countless Qin troops were standing on the mountains on both sides.
The sound of clattering made Li Ji couldn't help but tighten the reins, and then raised his head and looked around.
Seeing the black armor and red tassels all over the mountains and plains, he couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Here, there is an ambush here!"
All the Jin soldiers were also panicked and began to look left and right, at a loss.
Some soldiers began to scream in alarm:
"It's the Qin Army! It's over! We are surrounded by the Qin Army-"
"Why are you panicking! If you dare to disturb the morale of our army again, you will be killed without mercy!" Some generals shouted angrily there.
At this moment, Su Yi walked out unhurriedly from a commanding height in the mountains on the left. He was wearing a general's armor and a cape on his back. After coming out, he stared directly at Li Ji below and asked with a smile.
road:
"General Li Ji, you are fine."
"Su Yi!" Li Ji looked over after hearing the sound, and immediately gritted his teeth. The two had faced each other several times before, and they had talked and sarcastic before the battle, so they naturally knew each other.
Seeing his appearance, Su Yi smiled again: "It seems that the general is very surprised and very angry."
"The King of Qin is the king of a country! You, Su Yi, are the commander-in-chief of an army! The king and his ministers conspired to deceive! What kind of skills do you have!" Li Ji roared angrily.
"Haha." Su Yi smiled again and said calmly:
"I once heard someone say that a general has been familiar with military literature since he was a child. Wouldn't he know that soldiers are never tired of deceit?"
As he said that, he continued: "General Li Ji, today's battle situation is that the Jin army is already in a dead end. If we continue to fight, it will only increase casualties. I advise you to order your headquarters to abandon your troops and surrender, so as not to make a mistake."
, Otherwise, there is only a dead end!"
"You humiliate me too much!" Hearing this, Li Ji couldn't bear it. Gritting his teeth, he immediately pulled out the sword from his waist and roared angrily: "Kill! Kill me -"
Following his order, the Jin army had no choice but to roar and launch a climbing charge from the bottom of the valley towards the mountains on both sides.
"Fire the arrow!" Su Yi's expression on the mountain turned cold and he waved his right hand forward.
Following his movements, the flag swayed, and the soldiers of Qin Army, who had already cocked their bows and loaded their arrows, immediately released their fingers. In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired at the foot of the mountain.
The sharp rain of arrows came over them, and it was not easy to hit the low with high. After the Qin army in the front row shot the arrows, they immediately retreated and alternated with the back row. Then, there was another round of arrow rain.
There was already a howl in the valley, and many Jin soldiers had just rushed to the bottom of the mountains on both sides, and before they had time to climb, they were already turned into hedgehogs.
Another person just put his hands on the hillside and was directly run over by a huge rolling stone, vomiting blood and died...
This was a brutal ambush. Although the Jin army was numerous, they were completely passive on the ground and had no power to fight back. If they wanted to charge forward, they would have to risk their lives!
But in this situation, how can it be possible?
It didn't take long at all. At the foot of the mountain and in the valley, there were already corpses lying scattered on the ground. There were even more carved feathers all over the ground. Rocks rolled down everywhere, and some of them were still on top of the corpses.
His eyes were full of blood. The deputy general of the Jin army swung his sword to block the random arrows, and hurried to Li Ji's side. He said hurriedly: "General! The Qin army relies on the mountains. The ground is too high to climb. Our soldiers will not attack at all."
If you don’t go up, if you continue fighting like this, your entire army may be wiped out!”
Li Ji was angered by Su Yi before. Now that he calmed down, he quickly said: "Quick! Stop attacking the mountain and rush out of the Qin army's ambush!"
"Yes!" the deputy general responded hurriedly.
"The general has an order! Stop attacking the mountain! The whole army rushes out of the valley——"
The soldiers of the Jin Dynasty had long refused to attack the mountain, because it was no different from seeking death. At this moment, after receiving this military order, everyone almost immediately turned around. In the desire to survive, they even shouted loudly: "Come on!"
——”
Three thousand cavalry began to take the lead, and a cloud of dust was stirred up in the galloping horses.
The random arrows above their heads were still being shot from time to time. During the charge, many Jin soldiers on horseback also howled and fell.
Not long after, the cavalry was about to rush out of the valley mouth, but at this moment, a rope suddenly stretched straight on the ground. The cavalry in the front row was still galloping hard. Unable to react, the horse was instantly tripped by the rope, and with a roar,
The knight on the horse was also thrown away.
Chapter completed!