Ji Xueling gave the forward battalion general Shen Tian the highest praise, buried him generously and erected a large stone monument at the place where he died in battle.
"I never quite understood why Ji Jie asked Zhaocheng College to focus on ideological education, but now I finally understand!" Chen Yao said to Ji Xueling who was standing in front of the stone monument: "The students who came out of there are all very principled. His willpower is also much stronger than that of ordinary people.”
"You are right. If you were an ordinary person, how could you cause such serious damage to the Qin army in the sneak attack!" Ji Xueling said: "Shen Tian can detonate the gunpowder at the end. Not to mention Meng Ao, even I did not expect it. !”
It was originally a battle that suffered heavy losses, but due to Shen Tian's efforts at the last moment, it fundamentally changed.
"Report, it's bad!" A scout came on horseback, jumped off his horse in a hurry, knelt down in front of Ji Xueling in a panic, and said: "Qin State General Wang Jian led an army of 100,000 people and came from the east. The camp is less than twenty miles away!"
"What?" Ji Xueling was horrified and asked: "Why didn't you report such a serious matter earlier?"
The scout replied: "Wang Jian's march this time was secretive. None of the secret sentries we placed around him noticed it. My subordinates saw the Qin army accidentally. Please punish me, general!"
Ji Xueling frowned. She placed hundreds of hidden sentries around the center of the circle with the camp as the center. The furthest distance from the camp was sixty miles away. How could she not have noticed it? One hundred thousand Qin troops are not a small lineup, and even more so when they were marching. It stretches for several miles, how could it possibly escape the eyes of the secret whistle?
In fact, Wang Jian sent out a small team before setting off, and successfully eliminated the Zhou army sentries hiding in the dark one by one, so that no one discovered them.
Wang Jian had already seen the Zhou army's camp not far away. The Zhou army was actively preparing for defense, but from the chaotic scene there, it could be judged that they would not be able to complete the defenses when the Qin army's cavalry launched an attack. measure.
"Haha, the so-called Zhou army that is victorious in every battle is nothing more than this!" Wang Jian began to order: "Twenty thousand people on the left wing will charge from the left, 20,000 people on the right wing will advance from the right, one hundred thousand Chinese army will attack from the front, and 20,000 rear troops will attack in a roundabout way. The enemy's rear blocks their way to escape. This battle will completely annihilate the Zhou army. Charge!"
When the Qin army entered the shooting range, the Zhou army's artillery fired, but the enemies came in four groups. The hastily prepared trebuchets could not complete the bombing of all the enemy troops, and could not stop their charge, especially the Qin army. The right army quickly entered the camp. The first thing they did when they rushed in was to destroy the artillery positions, and the trebuchets soon misfired.
At this time, Ji Xueling was still on the way with reinforcements.
In close combat, the Qin army relied on the momentum and speed of their horses to gain the upper hand. Although the Zhou army's soldiers resisted vigorously, they were no match after all. Several generals combined their forces and jointly issued an order to concentrate their efforts to break out.
But they finally rushed out of the fire pit. Before they could take a breath, they were overtaken by the Qin army who came from behind. Then they were surrounded by enemies chasing behind them. The situation was very serious.
"Fight to the death, brothers, we must not embarrass Zhou, let alone smear Zhao Wenjun's face!" The generals took the lead. Most of them graduated from Zhaocheng College. Under their inspiration, the morale of Zhou's soldiers was high. Face the swarming enemies calmly.
Wang Jian stood on the high ground in the distance, watching the battle below, and sighed sincerely: "This is the most tenacious enemy I have ever seen. They are surrounded heavily but have no intention of giving up!"
"Yes!" said a partial general: "If the soldiers of Zhao State had had this kind of vigor at that time, they would not have been able to achieve our great victory at Changping! However, from the general's point of view, the Zhou army was nothing more than a trapped beast. In this battle, it is only a matter of time before we solve them, and of course we will have to pay a heavy price in casualties for this!"
Wang Jian smiled and said: "It is undoubtedly a challenge for a general to encounter such a powerful enemy. If he can defeat them, it will be the best demonstration of this general's ability! But Well, if I had to choose, I would be very unwilling to compete with such an opponent. I would injure the enemy a thousand times and lose eight hundred to myself. There is no point in such a battle!"
Although he said this, Wang Jian's eyes still shone with the desire for victory. The previous battles had given him a firm foothold in the army, but he still felt that it was not enough. Compared with those veteran generals with strong qualifications, He still lacks military merit.
While Ji Xueling rushed forward, she asked Tan Ma, who had just returned, "How is the situation at the camp?"
Tan Ma reported back: "Our army has lost its main camp. Seeing that the situation was not good, several generals ordered a breakout, but they were surrounded by the Qin Army. Now they cannot escape!"
"What, 70,000 people were surrounded by 100,000 people?" Ji Xueling was surprised when she arrived.
Chen Yao said: "Wang Jian is a man who uses troops like a god. Besides, the Qin army is good at encirclement and annihilation. It's not surprising! Let's speed up to relieve the siege. Otherwise, the whole army may be annihilated, and we won't be able to explain to Brother Jie then!" "
"Well, order the troops to speed up!" Ji Xueling shouted, her legs clamped tightly on the horse's belly, and the snow-white horse instantly increased its speed to a higher level.
The battle was in full swing, and the explosions of thunderbolts fired by soldiers from both sides were endless.
"Report, General, a group of Zhou troops are coming from the west, about 20,000 people!"
Wang Jian waved his hands and said to himself, it turns out that not all the Zhou troops stationed here stayed in the camp. He loudly ordered: "Let the generals in the west prepare to meet the enemy. They must not be allowed to reopen the encirclement." Unite! Order the generals in other directions and let them fight quickly. No matter what method is used, try to destroy the enemy in the shortest time and not give them a chance to break out!"
"Yes!" A group of messengers ran towards the direction they needed to go.
Wang Jian felt uneasy. He regretted not leaving some reserve teams. Even if he left a few thousand people, they would at least be able to respond to emergencies. Now he could only rely on the team responsible for the detour. He didn't know what they could do. It could not withstand the attack of 20,000 Zhou troops.
Soon, Ji Xueling's team appeared outside the Qin army's encirclement.
"Warriors, rush, rescue our comrades, and kill the Qin army!" Ji Xueling held a spear, and the Zhou army formed a sagittal formation with her as the center, and suddenly inserted into the Qin army's formation.
With the point of breaking the surface, although the Qin army struggled to resist the enemy, they could not stop Ji Xueling's attack, just like the Zhou army could not stop the Qin army's attack just now.
Wang Jian in the distance sighed helplessly, but he still changed his order in time: "Now that the matter is over, let's open an opening in the west and let the Zhou army out!"
Wang Jian's purpose was to let them out, pursue them vigorously, and break out of the encirclement. The Zhou army would change from a trapped beast still fighting to fleeing. At this time, the pursuit could be used to expand the results of the battle and reduce his own casualties.