Chapter 231 Zhao Jun evacuates, Yang Yans repeated pleas.
Dong dong dong dong~!
When the city was at the top of the city, the rhythm of the drums was fast and slow. The Zhao soldiers who were still fighting the Qin army on the battlefield stopped one after another and looked at the city head.
Then countless Zhao soldiers stained with blood looked at Qin soldiers with wary faces and slowly retreated.
The soldiers of the Qin army standing on the battlefield, holding Qin swords, saw this scene and immediately realized that the Zhao army seemed to be preparing to retreat.
See the situation.
None of the officers and soldiers of the Qin army had any intention of catching up without the general's order.
The soldiers of Zhao Bianqi and Daibei's army were both brave and good at fighting. What's more, Daibei's army and Zhao Bianqi did not flee. If the general of Zhao's army had not ordered the drums to be beaten to withdraw, it is still unclear who would die and who would live in this battle.
Under such circumstances, the officers and soldiers of the Qin army did not pursue him easily, but stood still.
"General, Zhao Jun has retreated!"
After Bai Yan killed a Zhao soldier, he heard the words of his confidant, turned around and looked around, and found that the Zhao soldiers were indeed slowly retreating.
Zhao Jun finally retreated!
Watch this scene.
Bai Yan held the sword and said nothing.
With blood on his face, he looked at the battlefield around him, looking at the countless empty horses among the countless soldiers.
Around the war horses, corpses were strewn on the ground, and blood-stained arrows, spears, and sharp swords were all scattered on the ground.
At a glance, the number of corpses of Qin soldiers and Zhao soldiers was countless.
Even if you are mentally prepared.
Even though I had seen the bravery of Zhao Bianqi and Dai Beijun on the banks of the Zhangshui River.
But looking at the corpses of so many soldiers, Bai Yan still showed a trace of bitterness on his face.
Zhao State has Li Mu, as well as Zhao Bianqi and Dai Bei's army. Qin wants to send troops to destroy Zhao. If Li Mu does not die, Dai Bei's army and Zhao Bianqi's army will not be separated. It is impossible.
Even if another hundred thousand soldiers come, both sides will suffer losses. No matter whether Qin can destroy Zhao Bianqi and Daibei's army, it will not be able to attack Handan again.
Think of this.
Bai Yan raised his head and turned to look at the tower and the tower in the distance, looking at the figures above.
Guaguagua~!!
The crows in the sky began to circle and dance, and along with their crows, the number increased.
Bai Yan took the head of the Zhao general just now, walked past the corpses, and finally came to the corpse of the general who blocked the halberd for him just now.
"This head belongs to him! Send the title and bounty to his home and give it to his heirs."
Regarding this soldier in his twenties, Bai Yan knew that his name was Zhonggu. He lived in a small village in Zhongshan and had a wife and children at home.
"promise!"
The soldiers around Bai Yan accepted the order with their hands raised.
Seeing the general squatting down, his bloody hands closed Zhong Gu's eyes.
At this moment, the soldiers looked at the blood-stained general with respect and love in their eyes.
How could they not know who killed General Zhao?
In their eyes, their lives are worthless, and this has been the case in the eyes of others since joining the army.
Only the general cares about them.
He is willing to fight to the death with the general. Even if they die fighting with the general, he does not have to worry about his family.
While the soldiers were thinking.
Bai Yan has already stood up.
"Send my order and the entire army withdraws from the battlefield!"
Bai Yan ordered softly.
Although the Zhao army retreated, Bai Yan was worried that after a fierce battle, the soldiers had to clean up the battlefield before they had rested. If the Zhao army came out again, the soldiers would be forced to rest.
Today's war is no longer as modest and polite as it was in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Not to mention that the opponent was Li Mu's deputy general Sima Shang.
Looking at the countless corpses of soldiers on the battlefield around him, Bai Yan knew that he could not order the corpses of the soldiers to be carried away yet.
"promise!"
The soldiers around him took orders one after another, then turned and left.
On the battlefield.
Under Bai Yan's order, all the Qin army officers and soldiers did not rush to clean up the battlefield, but gathered together and began to evacuate the battlefield.
Half an hour later.
Accompanying the Qin army, they moved away from Yan and the city.
In the original camp of the Qin Army, all the soldiers of the Qin Army were able to rest and recuperate.
In the camp, before Bai Yan could see Yang Yan's condition, he saw the soldiers carrying back the bodies of Xi Yuan, Zhao Yang, and other generals.
Bai Yan stared at these corpses blankly.
He looked at the corpses of Xi Yuan and Zhao Yang, and then looked at the corpses of other generals.
Remembering that these soldiers came from Yangcheng, they followed him all the way north to kill Han Qiu, attack Chenggao, and fight Lu Zuoshan.
Later, there will be a raid on the south bank of the Jishui River, and they will also fight against the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu.
"General, Gong Cheng Xi Yuan and Gong Dafu Zhao Yang have been killed in battle!"
"General, six officers and officials were killed in the battle, and sixteen officers were killed in the battle!"
A well-known cavalry general stood beside Bai Yan and reported softly.
Chai, Yanmao and other generals all fell silent when they heard this, and all the cavalry officers around them were silent.
The blood on Bai Yan's cheeks was still wet, and he looked at these people who had been following him with tears in his eyes.
"Let the injured soldiers escort their bodies, as well as the bodies of other soldiers, back to Gaonu tomorrow."
Bai Yan said softly.
"promise!"
The general bowed his hands to Bai Yan and accepted the order, then turned around and went down to make arrangements.
Bai Yan stood there and watched the soldiers carry away the bodies of Xi Yuan and others.
After sunset, night falls.
Yang Yan, who was hit by an arrow and fell unconscious, woke up from his tent in a daze.
Yang Yan, who was pale and extremely weak, saw that he was in the tent and could not care about anything else. He endured the severe pain in his abdomen and got up with difficulty.
Then he stumbled out of the camp.
Outside the tent, the light from the bonfires all around left only darkness. When you looked up, you could see the stars in the sky.
"General!"
"General!!"
When the trusted soldiers guarding the camp saw Yang Yan waking up, they all breathed a sigh of relief and quickly raised their hands in salute.
"Where is Zhao Jun?"
Yang Yan turned his head and asked softly with a dazed look on his face.
"General, Zhao Jun has retreated to Yanhe City before sunset."
Qin Zu reported to Yang Yan.
Hear the words.
Yang Yan knew clearly that Zhao Jun would never retreat easily.
Yang Yan thought that before he fell into coma, he had seen an army of cavalry coming to help. At that time, the Qin army under his command was already in a desperate situation.
"General Bai Yan is in that camp, take me to see General Bai Yan quickly!"
Yang Yan said hurriedly, stumbling towards the front.
When two Qin soldiers saw this, they quickly helped Yang Yan.
Along the way.
While Yang Yan listened to his confidants talking about today's events, he looked at all the soldiers in the camp who did not dare to take off their armor in front of the campfire, and looked at the soldiers sleeping soundly in their bloody Qin armor.
Yang Yan's eyes were red, full of guilt and self-blame.
After a while.
When two Qin soldiers supported Yang Yan and arrived at a tent in the iron knight camp, they learned from the iron knight soldiers that Bai Yan was not in the tent.
Yang Yan, who was anxious to see Bai Yan, did not give up. After waiting for a while, the cavalry soldiers finally found a cavalry general and took him to find Bai Yan.
When Yang Yan met Bai Yan in front of a quiet campfire in the dimly lit camp.
Bai Yan, who had not taken off his armor, seemed to be playing with bamboo pieces by the campfire. The ground was also full of bamboo pieces, placed neatly on the ground.
Yang Yan stepped forward.
When Bai Yan heard the noise, he turned around and looked over. For the first time, Yang Yan saw Bai Yan's cold eyes, which were red, giving people a strange feeling.
Seeing Bai Yan put down the bamboo piece and stand up slowly, Yang Yan also took his hand out of the support of his trusted aide.
"Yang Yan, I have met the deputy general!"
Yang Yan did not let the soldiers support him anymore, but stood there, enduring the pain, and held his hands in front of Bai Yan.
At this moment, Yang Yan was filled with gratitude for Bai Yan in front of him.
If Bai Yan hadn't saved his life, he would have died on the battlefield.
"General Yang Yan!"
Bai Yan looked at Yang Yan and bowed his hands.
In front of the campfire.
Yang Yan looked at Bai Yan who couldn't take off his armor, and repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Bai Yan for saving his life, and then expressed his guilt and self-reproach to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan was polite in a soft voice and also tried to comfort Yang Yan with words.
After talking for a long time, Yang Yan finally couldn't hold on any longer and went back to rest.
However, before leaving, Yang Yan repeatedly told Bai Yan that if he returned to Xianyang next time, he must inform him in advance and he would prepare fine wine and wait in Xianyang.
Yang Yan knew clearly that whether it was his body or his fault in this battle, he would have to return to Qin and Xianyang at dawn when General Wang Jian arrived.
I just hope that next time Bai Yan returns to Qin, he will have the opportunity to entertain Bai Yan. A banquet is naturally not enough to repay the favor of saving his life, but his banquet is a banquet for making good friends with Bai Yan, which means that starting from him, the Yang family will
I have been on good terms with the Bai family for generations.
"must!"
Bai Yan answered with cupped hands.
When Yang Yan saw this, he felt relieved.
Yang Yan bowed his hand in return to Bai Yan, and left with the help of his trusted aides.
Bai Yan looked at Yang Yan's leaving figure, his heart full of complexities.
Regarding the Yang family, he seemed to be quite at odds with the Yang family. Whether he met Yang Xian in Shangjun or Yang Yan here, he experienced two fierce battles.
However, Bai Yan also understood that whether it was in the court or for the future, he could not refuse Yang Yan's initiative to get close to him, both in public and private matters.
Sit back to the campfire.
Bai Yan picked up the bamboo piece, looked at the names of the fallen soldiers on it, and then tied the bamboo piece with other bamboo pieces with small ropes.
Bai Yan did the whole process carefully.
At night, from time to time, soldiers would come from other places and hand over a piece of bamboo to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan took each bamboo piece, looked at the name on it, and then tied the bamboo pieces and bamboo slips together with his own hands.
The second day.
The sky was bright, and in the Qin army's camp, after the campfire was burned out, only piles of ashes were left.
Throughout the night, Zhao Jun did not make any more raids.
In countless camps, the soldiers of the Qin army woke up from their sleep one after another. Although they did not dare to take off their blood-stained clothes and armor, they were able to sleep peacefully, and the fatigue from yesterday's bloody battle also dissipated a lot.
Smoke rises.
A Qin Army soldier hurriedly ran through the tents one after another, then came to a tent and walked in.
"General, the Zhao army at the top of the city has disappeared!"
After Qin soldiers entered the camp, they reported to Bai Yan who looked tired.
"good!"
Bai Yan looked unsurprised and looked at the map.
It was easy for Li Mu to defend Lianyu City and confront the Qin army, but the supply of food and grass was far inferior to that of Jingjing.
"Order people to open the gates of the city!"
Bai Yan raised his head and ordered.
"promise!"
The soldiers accepted the order with their hands, then turned and left.
Half an hour later.
Since the Zhao army in Yanyu City had left Yanyu at some time, the gate of the city without Zhao troops stationed was easily opened by the Qin army.
The remaining Qin army and the cavalry army entered the city of Yanyu in a mighty manner.
the other side.
When the soldiers of the Qin army and the soldiers of Bai's cavalry were clearing the battlefield outside Yanyu City.
In the distant mountains in the direction of Qicheng, tens of thousands of Qin troops led by Wang Jian were rushing through the valley.
Wang Jian rode his war horse and saw that it was only a few miles away from Yan. Thinking of the last news he received yesterday, he felt worried.