Benefiting from the harassment of mosquitoes, most of the soldiers in the camp did not fall into a deep sleep. They were startled by the sound of horns and screams and woke up immediately.
At the same time, Zhao Tuo's order of "Don't disarm, don't leave the army" also worked. When the Qin soldiers got up, they didn't have to rush to find the armor. They only needed to pick up the weapons placed by their sides and rush out of the tent.
When the enemy situation appeared, the generals and generals of various ministries rushed out of the camp and began to call their subordinates and issue orders.
"Spear!"
Su Jiao, the leader of two to five hundred men who was responsible for the night watch, shouted out orders.
A group of Qin soldiers armed with spears and long berylliums immediately ran to the fence and formed a battle array.
The first group of Yue people had already rushed to the Qin army's camp. The Yue people who ran at the front fell into the trench and were pierced by the sharp spikes inside. The Yue people warriors in the rear stepped on the bodies of their compatriots and were at the bottom.
Amidst the wailing of the Yue people, they were so excited that they wanted to break through the fence so that they could rush into the Qin camp.
"prick!"
Su Jiao ordered, and long weapons such as beryllium spears were in the hands of the Qin soldiers. The spears shot out like dragons and stabbed through the gaps between the fences. Amidst the miserable howls, many Yue people were stabbed and knocked over.
on the ground.
But more Yue people rushed forward, seemingly endless, pouring out of the mountains and forests under the moonlight.
"The Yue people are indeed capricious, and they are all unbelievers!"
On the earth platform, Zhao Tuo looked around, his face cold and anger burning in his eyes.
The reason why he was angry was not just because he was angry at the betrayal of others.
These Yue people were able to annex Xiong Qi who had taken refuge with them, and then sold it to themselves, which fully demonstrated their despicableness. Later, they bargained with themselves and even asked for fifty gold, which further demonstrated their greed. Such a group has repeatedly
Impermanence is a normal thing.
Of course, this does not rule out that from the beginning, these Yue people teamed up with Xiong Qi to deceive themselves.
In fact, there was no such thing as selling Xiong Qi to them. They just used this excuse to lower the Qin army's alertness so they could launch this night attack.
Although he didn’t know what the real situation was, fortunately, Zhao Tuo had always been prepared.
Therefore, under the Yue's surprise attack tonight, the Qin army did not appear in confusion or panic, but instead carried out defense in an orderly manner.
"What a great Yue King Wuyou. Since you chose to break the contract and attack at night, don't blame me."
Zhao Tuo turned towards the direction of the Yue King's City and whispered.
If these Yue people don't deal with them severely, I'm afraid they still won't know who is the boss in this world.
At this time, as the Qin soldiers emerged from their tents to defend themselves without any panic, the Yue people's night attack suffered a huge setback. Thousands of Yue people died on the entire battlefield, but few were able to break through the fence and rush through.
Go to the Qin army's camp.
"How come the Qin people are on guard? How come they weren't deceived! Damn it, these Qin people are so smart!"
The commander-in-chief of the Yue people, Zou Wuzhai, stood on a small slope dozens of meters away from the Qin army camp, with an angry face.
Zu Pi on the side said: "Should we set fire to it? Attacking at night and setting fire to the camp may help us achieve great achievements."
"Shut up!"
Zuowuzhai glared at Zou Bi fiercely and shouted in the night: "Big Gou!"
Da Gou, the second Yue warrior in front, immediately roared in response.
He had already rushed to the front of the Qin army's camp. With a roar, the Yue warrior grabbed two Yue compatriots who were stabbed by spears and were still wailing on the ground, and threw them towards a fence of the Qin army.
The wooden fence was shaken by the impact of two to three hundred kilograms of human body, and the Qin soldiers behind them involuntarily retreated.
Taking advantage of this moment, Da Gou quickly stepped forward and hit the wooden fence directly with his body. Under the huge force, he actually made a gap in the fence here.
"good!"
Zuowuzhai in the distance couldn't help but clapped his hands and cheered when he saw this scene.
But then, he saw the infinitely powerful Dagou warrior being stabbed to death on the ground by the Qin soldiers who had reacted with more than ten spears.
But fortunately, as a breach appeared in the fence, the Yue people behind took the opportunity to rush into the Qin camp with roars, and started a hand-to-hand fight with the Qin soldiers inside.
At the same time, the Yue people behind also took the opportunity to move the fence and widen the gap so that more Yue people could rush into the Qin camp through this opening.
"The reason why the Qin people can resist our warriors is just by relying on the iron objects thrown on the ground and this fence. As long as we rush into the camp, we will naturally kill them and make them flee in all directions."
Zuowuzhai nodded with satisfaction, then pointed to a figure running in the moonlight in the distance and said: "Did you see that Gou Diao can not only shoot five arrows at once, but he can also hit the target with perfect accuracy, even under the moonlight?"
to shoot the enemy."
Zuibi looked over and saw that the hunter called Gou Diao was as strong as a cheetah.
Following the other Yue people, he rushed towards the gap in the Qin camp that had been opened. He drew his bow and arrow. As he jumped up, an arrow flew out and hit a Qin soldier in the camp.
The Yue warriors who saw this scene all howled and screamed.
But their cheers only lasted for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, the crossbowmen who had already strung their strings in the Qin army's camp gathered together, and amidst the shouts of the military officials, they all fired at the gap in the camp and the Yue people in the rear.
In an instant, arrows rained down.
The Yue warriors without armor fell instantly. Even the Yue sharpshooter Gou Diao was hit by several arrows and fell to the ground.
Zuibi watched this scene from a distance.
As a knowledgeable Yue from Wu, he was completely speechless by this Yue's surprise attack.
Forget it if you can't use fire, after all, it has to do with the customs of the Yue people.
For a surprise attack, if you find that the opponent is on guard and cannot successfully attack, you should retreat immediately.
As a result, under the command of Zou Wuzhai, the Yue people only knew how to launch a charge without fear of death. If they continued to fight according to the scene in front of them, the whole army would not be wiped out?
Sure enough, when Zou Wuzhai saw the Yue people suffering heavy casualties, he became so excited that he abandoned his commanding duties and charged towards the Qin army's camp with a howl.
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"The people of Qin are extremely ferocious. If they are attacked this time, they will definitely retaliate after the war. We can no longer stay in the land of Yue, so we should take our belongings and run away first."
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In the Qin army camp.
Zhao Tuo stood on the earth platform and looked at the Yue people who came to attack under the moonlight. They suffered heavy casualties in the continuous attacks and were already exhausted.
Especially when a Yue warrior with a majestic figure and the loudest roar led a group of people to the front of the stronghold, and was shot into a sieve by the Qin army's crossbows.
The Yue people finally couldn't bear it any longer, and their morale collapsed completely. They threw the corpses on the ground and retreated into the distant mountains and forests again.
Zhao Tuo looked cold as he watched the countless black shadows disappear into the mountains and forests.
He felt a little more vigilant in his heart.
This time, the Qin army was prepared in advance, so they did not let the Yue people succeed. Instead, they were able to defend the camp and kill many Yue people.
But what if the Qin army was led by a simple-minded general?
He was deceived by the Yue people and lost his defense.
The soldiers disarmed, their weapons were out of their hands, and they encountered a large-scale Vietnamese attack at night. Even if the entire army was not wiped out, the losses would have been unknown.
Fortunately, this time, the Qin army won.
Zhao Tuo ordered, on one hand, Meng Tian led his men to repair the camp and set up defenses to guard against possible Vietnamese attacks. On the other hand, She Jian was ordered to rescue the wounded and count the bodies. At the same time, he began to think about the next counterattack plan.
More than half an hour later, Li Shang came over with the compiled data.
"General, in this night attack by the Vietnamese, our army suffered few casualties. The casualties were about 700. As for the Vietnamese, because the bodies outside the camp have not yet been counted, it is estimated that the enemy's casualties may reach 4,000 to 5,000. General,
This is a great victory! These barbarians are here to show us their military exploits!"
Li Shang was very excited.
Because the battle loss ratio is very small.
After all, the Qin army suffered 700 casualties. Excluding the wounded, only two to three hundred died.
The number of casualties among the Yue people was more than ten times that of the Qin army.
How magnificent it is to fight one against ten!
Zhao Tuo was not very proud.
In his opinion, the Yue people are fierce. If they fight head-on with bare hands, one on one, the Qin people will probably not be able to defeat the Yue people.
Even in the mountains and forests, it is possible for a Yue to take advantage of the terrain and defeat the two Qins.
But if weapons and equipment are included, the Qin people armed with swords and halberds and armor can completely defeat Qin's enemies and defeat them both.
If the two sides form a battle formation and engage in a military battle, two hundred Qin troops can defeat a thousand Yue people.
When it comes to this kind of critical battle to defend the stronghold, the Qin army has both weapons and equipment and defensive facilities.
One Qin enemy is ten Yue!
It's also natural.
"These Yue people are exploiting their weaknesses and avoiding their strengths."
Zhao Tuo knew very well.
In this night attack, the Yue people actually gave up their own advantage and chose a tough battle that was not good for them.
If they are smart Yue generals, they will not take the initiative to attack the Qin army's camp. Instead, they should take advantage of their advantages in the mountains and forests to fight guerrilla warfare with the Qin army, and look for opportunities to attack the Qin army's grain transport team in the rear.
In this case, it would really give Zhao Tuo a headache.
Once the food and grass supplies were cut off, the Qin army was completely doomed.
This is the real difficulty of Yue people.
Thinking about the history of the Qin army's southern expedition to Baiyue, they must have had a lot of headaches over these things.
But this time, it was the first time Qin and Yue fought, and both sides had little experience.
"It's a pity that you Yuyue people don't have a chance."
Zhao Tuo's eyes flashed with cold light.
Soon, when the sky became bright, Zhao Tuo left Meng Tian and led 5,000 men to guard the camp, ensure the Qin army's retreat and supplies, and clean up the corpses.
He himself and Shejian led 10,000 people and headed straight for the Yue King's City, where the road had been explored.
Compared with the nomadic people in the north who have no fixed abode and can escape on horseback after a battle, these Yue people in the south have obvious weaknesses.
They would build many cities to live in, and even some small tribes would build gantry-style buildings.
As long as the Qin army has a guide and finds out where the important cities of the Yue people are, they can go all the way to their heart.
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"Failed?"
King Wuyou of Yue stood on the high platform of his palace in astonishment, and beside him stood Zou Wuyue with a bitter look on his face.
"I heard that the Qin army had been prepared for a long time. Our Yue warriors went to attack, but fell into their trap and suffered heavy casualties. Even the most powerful warriors of our clan, Zou Wu Zhai and Da Gou, were killed by the Qin people.
.Of the 20,000 warriors gathered now, only three or four thousand have returned to the royal city."
After hearing what Zuo Wuyue said, Yue Wang Wuyou suddenly turned his head and stared at him, his eyes full of cold light.
"These Qin people are so cunning. Did they even expect that the king would send people to attack? Or maybe someone deliberately leaked the news to the Qin people in exchange for benefits."
Zuo Wuyue was shocked and shouted: "Your Majesty, I never revealed the news of the attack to the people of Qin. If I leaked this matter, I hope the gods will abandon it!"
When King Wuyou of Yue saw the other party swearing and swearing, his expression softened slightly.
The more they believe in ghosts and gods, the more they dare not joke about such things.
At this time, some Yue people ran over in panic and shouted: "Your Majesty, those Qin troops are coming! There are at least tens of thousands of them, coming straight to our royal city."
"What!"
"The Qin army is coming to attack my king's royal city!"
King Wuyou of Yue screamed in horror.
Since the former unified Yue Kingdom was defeated by the Chu people, the Chu people took the opportunity to occupy the relatively fertile land of Wu in the north of Zhejiang.
He didn't care much about the Kuaiji area further south. Generally, as long as the Yue people showed their surrender and didn't cause trouble, the Chu State didn't bother to take action against these Yue barbarians.
Therefore, for the first time in these decades, an enemy army approached their royal city in Yue.
Even though King Wuyou of Yue was an ambitious king, he still couldn't help but panic when he suddenly faced his own military defeat and enemy troops approaching the royal city.
"What should I do, or else abandon the city and run away?"
At this moment, Zou Wuyue had a plan on his mind.
"Don't be anxious, Your Majesty, but do you still remember when our ancestor Gou Jian led his troops to kill King Helu of Wu? You must kill the enemy yourself!"
Yue Wang Wuyou opened his eyes wide with excitement.
…
Half an hour later, the black Qin flag appeared outside the Yue King's City deep in Kuaiji.
Under the command of military officials, the heavily armed Qin soldiers began to form formation outside the city.
"Is this the royal city of the Yue people?"
"The city wall is really low, not as high as Chen Liu's wall."
Li Shang followed Zhao Tuo on horseback. He looked at the low city not far away and couldn't help showing contempt, comparing it with his hometown.
Zhao Tuo also sat on a horse. He smiled lightly and said: "The once powerful Yue Kingdom has been destroyed for more than a hundred years. Although these Yue people in front of them occupy Kuaiji and still call themselves Yue, they are actually just a group of people who have lost their culture and heritage.
They're just barbarians, so naturally they won't bother repairing the city wall."
"In addition, the Chu State is blocking them in the north. For more than a hundred years, the Yue people have not encountered an enemy invasion. The city wall has not been of much use, and they will not pay attention to it. Now it is convenient for us to attack
City. Send an order to Shejian and prepare to attack the city with ants!"
Zhao Tuo waved his hand and issued the order to attack the city.
According to the accounts of Yue prisoners captured during the night attack, in order to attack the Qin army this time, Yue King Wuyou summoned a total of 20,000 Yue people.
According to the population and strength of Yue, as long as the Yue king is given time, he can recruit another 20,000 to 30,000 Yue people.
Therefore, the Qin army must seize the time and seize the royal city in one fell swoop while the Yue people have just suffered a major defeat and have no time to continue to gather troops.
Just when Li Shang was about to convey Zhao Tuo's order to attack the city.
Not far away, the gate of the Yue King's City suddenly opened with a "squeak" sound.
Then several rows of naked Yue warriors with patterns painted on their bodies walked out first.
Behind them were rows of warriors wearing red armor and holding swords in their hands.
"It's the Chu army! Sure enough, Xiong Qi and these Yue people are colluding with each other!"
Li Shang couldn't help but scream when he saw those red-armored soldiers.
"Not from Chu."
Zhao Tuo shook his head, and his eyes were also fixed on the soldiers wearing red armor, although he could not see their faces clearly because of the distance.
But judging from the walking posture of these people, they were exactly the same as the Yue people. In particular, Zhao Tuo saw some soldiers wearing red armor with their arms and thighs exposed. This was also a dress that the Chu army would not wear.
Li Shang nodded and said with a smile: "General, these Yue people are really stupid. They have a city that they cannot defend, and they want to go out of the city to fight our army. I really don't know what they are thinking in their heads."
Zhao Tuo did not answer, but stared straight ahead.
At the same time, on the low city wall.
King Wuyou of Yue also looked at the Qin army in the distance.
Although the Qin army's formation was huge, the Qin soldiers wearing black armor stood there like a dark cloud pressing over the city, giving him a great sense of oppression.
But Yue Wang Wuyou was still very confident.
Because the tactics he used next have been proven by history.
At that time, his ancestor Gou Jian, King of Yue, used this move to defeat the Wu army and also shot and wounded King Helu of Wu.
"I admit that the Qin army is very powerful, but they come from the west, and they must have never seen such powerful tricks!"
"Wait a minute, I will make these Qin people stay in place with fear, and then wait to be slaughtered by my warriors!"
"Ancestors bless you!"
At this time, as the Yue people left the city, the Qin army, under the command of generals such as Shejian and Heigui, began to transform into a field battle formation.
The battle is about to break out.
Suddenly, those naked Yue warriors at the front ran straight towards the Qin army, making a charging attitude.
But before they even got close to the Qin army's formation, a terrifying scene occurred.
The Yue warriors lined up in three rows at the front all looked up to the sky and shouted.
"ha!"
Immediately afterwards, they raised the daggers in their hands and wiped their necks directly.
Blood sprayed all over the sky, and the bodies of these Yue warriors fell heavily to the ground.
"Why...why did you commit suicide?"
Qin's soldiers were dumbfounded.
Before killing the enemy, kill yourself first.
Even though this Qin army followed General Zhao to conquer the north and south, they had never seen such an operation.
"shoot!"
Zhao Tuo suddenly roared, and Li Shang and the soldiers around him saw the general issuing an order and instinctively followed suit.
"shoot!"
In an instant, the crossbowmen in the front row of the Qin army fired thousands of arrows.
A rain of arrows shot forward from the sky. Those Chijia Yue people who took the opportunity to rush into the Qin army after their compatriots committed suicide were just enveloped by this rain of arrows. They fell instantly and screamed and howled.
.
At this time, Qin's soldiers also reacted.
Under the command of the general, the Qin army's crossbowmen quickly retreated to both sides. The Qin soldiers in the rear immediately stepped forward and stabbed the red-armored soldiers to death with their long berylliums and spears. At the same time, the halberd and sword and shield bearers also
Follow closely and fight with the Yue people who are lucky enough to rush to the front.
"Haha, do you want to imitate the psychological tactics used by King Gou Jian of Yue to defeat King Helu of Wu?"
Zhao Tuo smiled coldly.
As a nobleman, he often read military books and strategies, so he was naturally familiar with the struggle between Wu and Yue for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period.
King Gou Jian of Yue used his warriors to commit suicide, frightened the Wu army, and took the opportunity to command the Vietnamese army to rush into the Wu army's formation and kill all parties, and finally won the battle.
This should be an earlier psychological war in history, and it is relatively famous.
So Zhao Tuo reacted the first moment he saw those people committing suicide and immediately gave the order to shoot.
"Using the tactics of the Spring and Autumn Period to defeat our army at the end of the Warring States Period, these Yue people really abide by tradition."
Zhao Tuo smiled. He didn't know what the Wu army's battle formation was like in the Spring and Autumn Period. They would be defeated by the Yue people using this move.
However, the Qin army's battle array had strong crossbows in front and gongs behind.
In this way, even if Zhao Tuo didn't roar just now, when the Vietnamese army rushed over, they would still be shot to pieces by the awakened crossbowmen.
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"Times have changed."
Just when Zhao Tuo was sighing, the Yue troops who came out of the city to attack had been defeated.
After all, it has been almost a hundred years since the fall of the Yue Kingdom. These Yue people have never fought in battle formations with enemy armies on the battlefield, and have no experience in fighting in large groups.
Even though they were wearing Chu clothes and holding Chu weapons, they were no match for the Qin army. In the blink of an eye, most of them were killed, and the rest were all routed.
"Capture the city gate!"
As the black-butt military commander shouted loudly.
The soldiers of the Qin army rushed to the city gate along with the fleeing Yue people. After killing the Yue people guarding the gate, they successfully captured the gate of the royal city.
"These Yue people..."
Zhao Tuo shook his head helplessly. After fighting against a veteran of Xiang Yan's level, he now faced these Yue people who didn't even have battle formations and were still thinking of using tactics from the Spring and Autumn Period to fight against the enemy. Zhao Tuo really felt like a strong man beating him.
The feeling of a child.
The situation that followed became even more one-sided. After the city gate was captured, the military strength of the Yue people was even more helpless and they were easily killed and dispersed.
A group of Qin soldiers, led by Heiyi, took advantage of the situation to attack the city and went to attack the royal city.
The other group, led by two to five hundred Su Jiao, rushed up the city wall to kill the Yue people guarding above and completely control the royal city.
As a result, they actually captured two surprising figures on the city wall.
After a while, Su Jiao led people to escort the familiar envoy Zuo Wuyue to Zhao Tuo, as well as a fat middle-aged man wearing dirty royal clothes out of the city and walked towards Zhao Tuo who was sitting on the horse.
"Messenger, you still remember what I said yesterday."
Zhao Tuo smiled and looked at the pale-faced Zu Wuyue.
Zuo Wuyue immediately knelt on the ground with a plop and shouted: "General, spare your life, I haven't used any of the fifty gold!"
"Don't say you didn't predict what you said!"
Zhao Tuo reiterated the warning words he said yesterday, smiled, and this time turned to look at the person next to Zuo Wuyue.
Seeing General Qin's gaze, the fat man's face turned pale. He knelt down on the ground and shouted: "I am willing to surrender! I am willing to surrender!"
Hearing the sound of begging for surrender in his ears, he looked at the foreign king who kept kowtowing in front of him.
Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he felt a strange feeling in his heart.
Is the person kneeling in front of him the Yue King Wuyou who rules this place?
He, Zhao Tuo, conquered the country of Yu Yue among the hundreds of Yue in the south.
"Historical Records: The Chronicles of the First Emperor of Qin": Wang Jian then settled the land south of Jingjiang River, surrendered to Yuejun, and established Kuaiji County.
The historical event of surrendering Yuejun was achieved!
The war is finally over, and the Xiong Qi problem will be solved tomorrow.
Another note: There is no clear record of Yue here in the history books, so let’s divide it by region and count it as Yue. A map of Baiyue will be posted in the comment area later.
"Historical Records: Wu Taibo's Family" The more the dead soldiers challenged, the three lines made the Wu army, and they called and killed themselves. The Wu army looked at it, the more they attacked Wu, they were defeated in Gusu.