"Da Sima, now the Qin people not only forced the tens of thousands of our troops to surrender, but also stationed troops in the camp outside the city. Although the city has not yet been besieged, they are still approaching the city. When the Qin army has cleared the gains and built the siege equipment, they will definitely
Will attack Zhen City."
"When I was patrolling the city just now, I saw not only the defeated soldiers who had escaped from the battlefield were frightened, but also the ten thousand soldiers and tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers who were originally left behind in Zhen City were also frightened.
In this case, if the Qin army comes to attack, it may be difficult to defend this city!"
Tian Dan looked uneasy and made the situation facing the Qi army obvious.
The remaining generals' faces turned pale when they heard this. Their fighting spirit was also broken by the battle.
The prime minister said in a trembling voice, "Da Sima, the situation is critical now, what should we do?"
Everyone looked at Da Sima.
Although Tian Chong was defeated, he was still the backbone of the Qi army with his superb military skills. At this time, no one could replace Da Sima's important position.
In the eyes of everyone, Tian Chong raised his pale face and whispered, "What is a battle between gentlemen?"
"In the old battle between Jin and Chu, the Jin army retreated. Although the Chu people were barbarians, they did not kill them all. Instead, when the Jin army's carriage fell into a pit, the Chu people taught the Jin people to remove the crossbar in front of the carriage to get out of the pit. Jin
When the army's chariots and horses were spinning around and could not move forward, the Chu people taught them to pull out the flags and throw away the shaft wood to help the Jin people escape. What is a gentleman's war? When the victory or defeat has been decided, it is a gentleman's war if you do not kill them all.
ah!"
"Zhao Tuo, you are really bullying me!"
Hearing this, Tian Dan's mouth twitched slightly.
Although Da Sima has the ability to command troops, his character is too pedantic. He often talks about gentlemanly battles and ancient military etiquette.
They were also misled by Da Sima before, thinking that Zhao Tuo would really follow the ancient war rules and withdraw their troops after the battle. In this way, they could take the opportunity to gather the defeated troops and fight the Qin army again. The previous plan was also
Built on this basis.
Unexpectedly, the Qin army took advantage of the victory and pursued them all the way to the foot of Zhen City. The speed of their advance caught them off guard. In the crisis, they could only close the city gates and leave behind all the defeated Qi soldiers who rushed outside the city.
Gave it to the people of Qin.
Tens of thousands of people were all captured by the Qin army.
Tian Dan and others were very angry at the time, but after they came to their senses, they felt that the Qin army's pursuit was the normal state of war in this era.
On the contrary, people like Da Sima who idealize war appear to be out of tune with today's world.
Previously, Zhao Tuo promised not to make a sneak attack and waited for the Qi army to recruit troops before confronting him head-on. This is already a rare sight in the world. Now he still expects others to not pursue after they win. How is this possible?
At this time, after Tian Chong finished complaining, he slowly calmed down.
He sighed softly, raised his head, glanced at the generals in the room, and said, "I thought it was too simple before. Now after experiencing this great defeat, I know that I can no longer fight against the Qin people with a gentleman's mentality. Before, Zhao Tuo
If you invite me to fight, I should refuse."
"Now it is about the survival of our country Qi. I should not learn what Song Xiang did in the past. From now on, I, Tian Chong, will always use the defeat in this battle to warn myself. In the next confrontation with the Qin people, safety should be the top priority.
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When everyone heard this, they knew that Da Sima was not defeated by this tragic defeat, but had learned lessons from the experience and wanted to reorganize his army and fight again.
The generals were in high spirits and looked at Da Sima expectantly.
Tian Chong pondered for a moment and then began to make the next deployment.
"Although our Qi army was defeated in this battle, the Qin people also suffered a lot of casualties. In addition, the Qin people made the first contribution. They will definitely clean up the battlefield, collect the corpses and count the military merits."
"And if the Qin people surrender our defeated troops outside the city, whether they want to kill or imprison them, it will take time and manpower. In addition, our Zhen city is strong, and the Qin army will also need to spend time to build it if they want to attack the city.
Regarding siege equipment, I estimate that the Qin army will not attack the city within a few days. Our army should take advantage of this time to collect supplies and strengthen the city defense!"
"The morale of the soldiers in the city is unstable. If you want them to fight to the death and defend the city, you can only provoke them with death. Tian Dan, when he patrolled the city later, told the soldiers in the city that the Qin people were cruel and brutal, and they had no benevolence and righteousness in their first achievements. Before, Tian Dan
Any soldiers who surrender to them will be beheaded and no one will survive."
"If Zhencheng is captured by the Qin army and they fall into the hands of the Qin people, they will be beheaded and killed. The only way to survive is to fight to the death!"
Xiang Fuji immediately praised him and said, "The Great Sima has a good strategy and uses the Qin people to kill each other with ferocity. If the soldiers in the city are afraid, everyone will fight bravely to the death. Then the morale of the troops in our city will be stable!"
Tian Chong pursed his lips and smiled, and continued, "The main force of the Qin army is only 100,000 people. If they fight on the battlefield, there will definitely be casualties. The number of troops they can use to attack the city is at most 70,000 or 80,000, or even less than this number."
"And there are still 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers in our city. If we include auxiliary troops, there will be nearly 100,000 people. If it is a field battle, it is naturally no match for the Qin army. But if it is a city defense, as long as the morale of the troops in the city is stabilized, the Qin people will
Our troops will never be able to break the city!"
Tian Dan's eyes lit up, Da Sima was right!
Although they have few fighting troops, they have many auxiliary troops!
When defending a city, with the advantage of city defense, the combat effectiveness of an auxiliary soldier is no worse than that of a combat soldier.
Calculated this way, they have more people defending the city than the Qin army attacking the city. As long as they stabilize their morale, the Qin army will not be able to break the city in a short time!
"Only, the general will patrol the city later to stimulate the morale of the army and make sure everyone in the city fights to the death!"
Tian Dan accepted the order with his hands raised.
Tian Chong nodded and continued, "The Qin army came in a hurry and had no time to blockade the city. You sent people to the military camp in Ayi and told the general Zou Bai there not to lead his army to support, lest he be defeated by the Qin army on the way.
.Ask him to guard the defense along Ayi well to prevent the Qin army from attacking Zhencheng and then attacking Ayi."
"Zou Bai has 20,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of auxiliary troops. As long as he concentrates on defending the city, even if the Qin army really bypasses Zhen City and attacks Ayi, it will be difficult to capture it in a short time."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Zhencheng and Ayi are important places in the western border of our Qi State. As long as we defend these two cities, the Qin people will not be able to attack our rear. This will help our Qi State regain its strength and win the victory."
time!"
Speaking of this, Tian Chong's eyes sparkled.
"The territory of Qi is more than two thousand miles away, there are more than seventy cities, and there are hundreds of thousands of men with halberds. The three hundred thousand soldiers this time are far from the limit of our country of Qi. As long as we can drag the Qin army at the border, our country of Qi will
You can still recruit another 100,000 or 200,000 troops!"
"As long as I can drag the new army forward, I have nothing to fear!"
Grand Sima Tian Chong's voice was sonorous and powerful, and he explained the next strategy clearly, which immediately made all the generals applaud him.
"Goodbye, Great Sima!"
"The strategy of the Great Sima is really like a light guiding the way, we understand it!"
Tian Chong smiled and said, "Time is tight, don't say more. You will go down to prepare the military affairs. Tian Dan, you have to send someone to send a message to Ayi, and at the same time to inspire the morale of the army. I will think carefully about the next deployment."
That’s it.”
"only."
The generals resigned.
Tian Dan walked out of the house and couldn't help but look back. He saw Da Sima sitting on the couch, looking down at the wooden case and carefully looking at the map on the case.
Under the flickering lights, Da Sima's body seemed to be surrounded by a halo.
"Da Sima can learn lessons. Even if he is defeated, he will become stronger. With Da Sima here, our country of Qi will definitely survive!"
Tian Dan's eyes showed reverence.
He strode out of the mansion and called Tian Rong, who was guarding outside. It was an urgent matter to deliver the order, so naturally he had to send the most trustworthy person.
"Arong, hurry up and lead your people to A-Yi, deliver the military order to the Great Sima, and order Zou Bai to defend A-Yi to guard against the Qin army attacking from the west. In addition, there are also documents of confession and request for help from the Great Sima to the king.
, you must also protect it carefully and be sure to send it to Linzi."
"Rongding lives up to his mission!"
Tian Rong knew that the matter was urgent and hurriedly took the silk book filled with military orders.
Before leaving, he turned to Tian Dan and said, "Brother, this Zhencheng is very dangerous, so be careful."
"Don't worry, I believe in Da Sima!"
Tian Dan smiled slightly, and after seeing Tian Rong leave, he turned around and walked towards the city wall.
Tonight, he would also patrol the city defenses, while stimulating the morale of the troops and inspiring the soldiers in the city to fight to the death.
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Outside Zhencheng.
The camp that originally belonged to the Qi army is now brightly lit and Qin soldiers are patrolling everywhere.
"Haha, the Qi army did not break up the camp and dismantle the stronghold before the battle, which gave us an advantage."
The generals of Qin followed Zhao Tuo and laughed.
Li Shiqi also laughed and said, "Perhaps Da Sima thought he would win this battle, or after fighting for a while, he wanted to go back to the camp and meet again the next day, so he wanted to stay in the camp to rest, but he didn't expect a battle.
The defeat was so great that it was left to us, saving us a lot of time in setting up camp."
Zhao Tuo ignored them and walked straight ahead until he came to an open space between the camps.
Here, there is a dense crowd of people.
Under Zhen City, tens of thousands of Qi troops were locked up outside the city, and they were pursued and besieged by Qin troops, so they had no choice but to surrender.
Now, these Qi people have removed their armor and are huddled together under the supervision of the fully armed Qin soldiers, trembling, fearful and uneasy.
It looked like tens of thousands of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Zhao Tuo stopped and looked at those Qi people.
Xiqigu, who was in charge of logistics, came to report, "General, there are too many people from Qi. Our army's supplies are still in Puyang, and the soldiers don't carry much food. I'm afraid there will be some trouble with the food and grass for these two days."
Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly. Tens of thousands of prisoners needed a huge amount of food for one meal.
Someone murmured, "Otherwise, cutting off part of it will not only achieve military merit, but also save food."
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