Li Xin's sudden appearance of the Qin army's cavalry quickly penetrated Xiang Liang's thought to be a tight encirclement. Xiang Liang was horrified! Especially when he heard that there were only less than 20,000 Qin army cavalry, Xiang Liang was even more shocked.
Somewhat uneasy!
According to the scouts, there are no Qin troops in Chen County, Sishui or even Nanyang. There will not be more than a few thousand Qin troops in Chen County guarding the remaining prisoners of Zhang Er and Chen.
But this Qin cavalry suddenly appeared on the north bank of the Huaihe River, which made Xiang Liang confused! Xiang Liang, who had originally firmly believed that Wang Li was a lone soldier, was suddenly a little unsure!
At this time, he no longer had the time to think about where this Qin army came from. Instead, he should worry about whether there was a large Qin army behind this Qin army rushing to help Wang Li!
If the battle with Wang Li gave him only a preliminary understanding of the Qin army's combat power before, then the tens of thousands of Qin soldiers who now have no food, no medicine, and no baggage have completely become a lone army, which has completely frightened Xiang Liang.
Got it!
It was this remnant army of tens of thousands that could no longer wrap its belly and had not slept for almost four days and three nights, so that he once again suffered more than 40,000 casualties, which was nearly ten times that of the Qin army! This left him with an army of more than 200,000 people, but he did not
Dare to fight with all his strength, because he cannot bear the Qin army's counterattack!
Moreover, Wu Rui would not allow him to use the lives of the Baiyue barbarians to fight against the Qin army, which was bound to be killed!
However, when Li Xin, the Wanjiu Yuan Jingqi, appeared, Xiang Liang, who originally thought he had a chance to win, had no chance of winning!
The night of the seventh day of the fifth lunar month in the first year of the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty was extremely difficult for Xiang Liang! Due to the disagreement with Wu Rui, it was rare that the Baiyue barbarians did not harass the Qin soldiers in the encirclement on this night!
But Yang Xiong and the more than ten thousand Qin soldiers did not rest!
Not only were they worried that they might not be woken up if they lay down, but the most important thing was that they wanted to bring tens of thousands of soldiers who had gone out to fight back to Guanzhong! They couldn't let these Qin soldiers be buried in a foreign land!
In the past, Li Xin would never have agreed, not only because a powerful enemy was at his side, but most importantly, the 19 thousand elite cavalrymen of the original army under Li Xin did not carry much dry food with them. Even if they were frugal, they would not be able to
It can only last less than two days!
But it is obviously impossible to cremate all the tens of thousands of Qin soldiers who died in the battlefield within two days!
But Li Xin, who saw more than a thousand wounded soldiers commit suicide just to give the hope of more lives to the remaining soldiers, could not find any reason to object!
That night, a raging fire broke out at the Qin army's camp on the north bank of the Huaihe River, and an unpleasant burnt smell filled the air for more than ten miles!
Fortunately, Yang Xiong and others were not confused. They knew that under the current situation, it was obviously impossible to bring the bones of all the dead soldiers back to Guanzhong, so they only cremated the generals who died in the battle and prepared to bring them back.
Guanzhong!
The rest of the soldiers were dug in pits and buried together! They will only move back to Xianyang in the future!
The eighth day of the fifth lunar month in the first year of the Second Emperor of Qin Dynasty!
Li Xin, riding on his horse, glanced at the remnant army of 10,000 Wang Li who had changed from human to ghost-like in just four or five days, and sighed slightly!
He was not worried that these Qin soldiers would not be able to get out, because the faint dancing flames in their eyes had already told him the result! He was worried that these soldiers would delay their breakout for revenge!
Wang Li and Hu Hai, the remnant army of 10,000 people, have given orders to die. As long as they are still alive, he must take them back! If they can't be brought back, he and the 29,000 original troops will not have to go back!
But the subsequent breakout told Li Xin that he had obviously thought too much!
Wang Li's coffin, which was carried by more than ten guards, and the remains of Zhao Bi, Wang An and others were closely guarded by Yang Xiong, who led more than 10,000 remnant troops, and broke through at a speed no less than half that of Jiuyuan Jingqi.
In an instant, Xiang Liang's more than 200,000 Yue barbarians were torn apart and a bloody path was carved out!
Seeing the 20,000 Qin troops fleeing, Xiang Liang reluctantly gave up the pursuit!
The more than 200,000 troops could not stop the 20,000 Qin troops. If they pursued the 10,000 elite cavalry, they would be doomed!
After Li Xin rescued Yang Xiong and others, he went directly to Ruyin, and then went to the Xinbao just like Hu Hai who had been waiting for the news!
After receiving Li Xin's message, Hu Hai ordered Li Xin to let Yang Xiong and others rest for three days, then immediately lead the army north to Chen County, and then took away all the more than 100,000 prisoners in Chen County as well as food, grass and ordnance, and retreated along Yingchuan County.
Enter Sanchuan!
The prisoners were handed over to Feng Quji, who had been promoted to the general of the Air Force, to lead the training. Li Xin handed over 19 original army infantry to Feng Quji as the final guarantee, Yang Xiong's 10,000 remaining soldiers and Li Xin's
Nineteen thousand original troops entered the pass from Hangu Pass!
The time when Li Xin and others entered the Pass coincided with the time when Meng Tian went north to fight with Li Zuoche and the Jiuyuan Army, who had suffered casualties in the battle with Li Zuoche, returned from Julu and entered the Pass!
May 24th, the first year of the Second Qin Dynasty!
His Majesty the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty returned to Xianyang after returning from his eastward tour on the tenth day of April and left Xianyang again!
It’s just that this time the news about Hu Hai’s exit was much more concealed, and Hu Hai set off directly from Bashang Camp and followed the exit road from Xianyang to Hangu Pass directly eastward out of Hangu Pass!
This time, following Hu Hai out of the customs to greet Wang Li's coffin and the Jiuyuan Army, only a few people including Zhang Han, Wei Liao, Dun Ruo and Wang Qian entered the customs. Weng Zhong led the ones who had not yet been named.
But it is already well known that more than 6,000 "Xuanwu Army" are accompanying him to escort him!
Although Hu Hai was already a simple and obedient person, His Majesty the Emperor of Qin's departure was not a trivial matter after all. The news of His Majesty the Emperor's departure from Beijing spread throughout Xianyang half a day later!
At the same time, there was an even more explosive news that spread throughout Xianyang!
Marquis of Wucheng, General Wang Li died in battle, and the main purpose of His Majesty the Emperor's eastward trip was to welcome the remains of General Wang Li and many fallen soldiers for burial!
I don’t know how many years have passed since Great Qin had an important minister like Wang Li die in battle! It’s been so long that no one can even remember when Great Qin suffered such a defeat!
Xianyang and even all parts of Guanzhong, which had just been calmed down by Hu Hai's series of measures, suddenly became agitated due to the news that Wang Li died for his country! Countless ghosts and snake gods began to appear!
Only a few caring people noticed that the news of Wang Li's death was more than 20 days ago. Moreover, the news was informed by His Majesty the Emperor to all places in Guanzhong!
In just a few days, the Qin Dynasty suffered a major defeat of the Chu Xiang clan. News of the death of Wuchenghou and General Wang Li began to sweep the world!
Hu Hai did not expect why the news would spread so fast. It seemed that before his edict was issued, the news that Wang Li died in battle and Da Qin suffered a great defeat had already spread in various counties in Shandong and other places outside the Pass!
After Hu Hai welcomed Wang Li's coffin back to Xianyang, he learned from Yingyi that Long Wei discovered that the first place where the news came out was not in Xianyang, Guanzhong. It came from Chen County, Sishui and other counties!
Of course, Hu Hai didn’t know all this until he received Wang Li’s coffin!
The more than 6,000 men who are over eight feet tall and can lift a thousand catties and the more than 20,000 men who are seven to eight feet tall and cannot lift a thousand catties trained by Commander Weng Zhong will be given the name of "Xuanwu Army". This can be said in Bashang Camp
This is something everyone knows!
The reason why Hu Hai released the names of the "Xuanwu Army" except the "Hu Ben Army" before giving them names was to make the remaining hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Bashang Camp wonder whether they would still be there.
The remaining troops will be given names!
This will lay the foundation for him to form and select the remaining armies later!
To give a name to a certain army, Hu Hai wants all the soldiers in the Bashang Camp to aspire to have that name! Wear a unique symbol! This kind of honor can maximize the sense of belonging and glory in the Bashang Camp.
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Of course, the "Xuanniao" under Heitie is a secret in the entire Great Qin! Today's Bashang Camp no longer has any records of Heitie and the more than 2,000 people under his command!
When "Xuanniao" was named, Hu Hai had clearly told Heitie and the more than two thousand "Xuanniao Battalion" special soldiers. "Xuanniao Battalion" can only be mobilized by Hu Hai's direct order, and no one else can mobilize one.
One soldier!
From the beginning, Hu Hai planned to train "Xuanniao" and "Longwei" as two sharp swords, one light and one dark! "Longwei" was already well known in the Great Qin court. But obviously "Xuanniao"
Except for Yingyi, no one knows!
Weng Zhong is still walking on foot. With his height of more than one foot and weight of several hundred kilograms, Hu Hai really can't find a mount that can serve as his mount! Fortunately, Weng Zhong is used to it. What's more, he is not much slower than a galloping horse on foot.
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The remaining more than 6,000 strong men over eight feet tall are also on foot. They have been put on more than 6,000 heavy armors made by Tian Ren, and the weapons are also carefully crafted by Shangfang!
The heavy armor of more than 6,000 men is completely black, covering the head, face, neck and even legs. The hands are soft protective gear made of cowhide, which can not only protect them from ordinary injuries, but also do not hinder the fighting with weapons!
The face is a visor that completely covers the head and face. Only the eyes have hollow holes for observing the enemy's situation. The hollows are not holes, although it affects the line of sight. But for the heavyweight who only wears the visor when facing a battle.
The impact of the infantry is completely negligible!
The feet of more than 6,000 men were entirely made of leather boots tanned by Shangfang using several layers of cooked cowhide, and the soles of their feet were made of fine iron smelted from the latest improvements.
The complete set of armor, including the upper armor and boots, weighs nearly two hundred kilograms!
And the weapons held by these heavily armored men are even more terrifying to see!
An iron rod about one foot long, with a large oval-shaped iron bump about two feet in diameter on the top, with countless spikes densely packed on it, and some of the spikes even have barbs!
At the very top of the iron rod is a triangular spike shaped like a crossbow, only magnified countless times!
The weapons look rough but terrifying!
No one doubts the power of these iron lumps!
Weng Zhong and the more than 6,000 heavily armored men were all shocked when they first came into contact with these weapons! But then everyone fell in love with this unusually handy weapon!
Now when we are marching on the road, all the big men don't have their helmets on, but they all carry them on their backs! But their weapons are all on their shoulders!
The only fly in the ointment is that on these extremely delicate and hard heavy armors, Weng Zhong and others did not see the unique markings like those of the Huben Army! The markings of the Xuanwu Army!
Although I feel a little regretful, who dares to guess His Majesty’s thoughts!
Besides, the Xuanwu Army has not been officially named yet!
Zhang Han also dissuaded Hu Hai, saying that such an army that would be irresistible if it appeared on the battlefield should be kept secret! After all, everyone knows how much turmoil is secretly stirring up Guanzhong, which is now showing calm!
Zhang Han suggested that Hu Hai hide this army until the end so that he can deal a fatal blow to those with ulterior motives!
Hu Hai smiled and waved his hands!
Hu Hai had the same idea as Zhang Han at the beginning! He wanted to put the Xuanwu Army in the dark and give the rebels a fatal blow at the critical moment, but the current situation is obviously not suitable anymore!
Hu Hai knew how much shock the news of Wang Li's death would cause, but he didn't know until later. His estimate was still too small!
But at least Hu Hai understands that it is appropriate to expose some secrets. Especially in Guanzhong, which must be stable, especially when he is about to lead the army on an expedition, he must show some force to deter those who act abnormally!
Only in this way can these people at least give up some of their thoughts for the time being!
I won't hold him back at the critical moment!
Carrots and sticks!
It just depends on what these people will choose!
really!
More than 6,000 big men were walking on the straight road. All the civilians, soldiers, and court officials who saw these 6,000 human-shaped steel giants all turned pale! Who else can resist such an army?
It doesn't take much, just ten thousand people, I'm afraid even a hundred thousand army can be defeated in one blow!
In the following days, with the news of Wang Li's death in battle, what was also widely circulated was Hu Hai, a steel giant with more than 6,000 human figures! Their armor, their weapons, and their visors!
It has become another topic of conversation among people throughout Xianyang and even Guanzhong!
Everyone is guessing how the current emperor built these humanoid steel giants and how he came up with the idea!
What kind of army can resist such people?
Not to mention that the Qin army was already invincible in the world!
The turbulent places in Guanzhong suddenly felt at peace!
A gallop is a way for carriages and horses to move quickly. A gallop is a way for horses and chariots to move quickly. In today’s words, galloping roads are highways in the imperial era. Only four main lines of this galloping road were identified after careful exploration by Zheng Guo:
The first is the exit road from Xianyang to Hangu Pass, in the east-west direction; the second is the road connecting Hangu Pass to Yanqi (East Poor Yanqi), which can be called the Qin-Yanqi Chi Road; the third is the road connecting Hangu Pass to Yanqi
The Chi Road between Wu and Yue (Wu and Chu in Antarctica) is also called the Chi Road of Qin, Wu and Yue. The fourth section, the Chi Road between Hangu Pass and the counties in the South China Sea (Antarctic Sea and Guangdong), can be called the Chi Road between Qin, Chu and Guangdong, and the south of Wuling is also called Yang
Guangdong (Vietnam) New Road.
The path of the Guanchi Road from Xianyang to Hangu Pass is: widen the old road along the south bank of the Weishui River to the east, pass through Yueyang and Xiabang, enter Taolin Highlands, pass Hangu, exit Hangu Pass, and interface with the two Chidao outside the Guan Pass respectively.
This is the central arterial road out of Kanto that has long been formed. Apart from repairs in sections, there are basically no engineering problems. It just needs to reunify and integrate the road management. (To be continued.