Chapter 412: Breaking the boat! The banquet is about to begin!
The ground under your feet still retains an extremely high temperature.
The soles of the shoes were burned and the soles of the feet were burned.
But the Chu army still charged with all their strength!
Finally, the view in front of me becomes wider.
"We escaped!"
Many Chu soldiers hugged their robes and cried with joy.
At this moment, more than 100,000 Qin troops roared together:
"Whoever surrenders will not be killed!"
"Whoever surrenders will not be killed!!"
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The roar that became more and more magnificent after being reflected by the mountains and trees reached the ears of all the Chu troops.
Visible to the naked eye, there was a commotion in the Chu army formation.
“The momentum is so great, how many Qin troops are around!”
“The Qin army is so powerful, and our army is so weak, how can we win! It’s better to surrender directly!”
“I no longer have any combat power, and I don’t want to drag you down, so I surrender first!”
"I just want to live!"
The sea of fire burned away the physical strength of the Chu army to continue fighting, and also burned out the Chu army's will to fight.
Even if the Qin army blocked here is only ten thousand, it will cause a fatal blow to the Chu army.
Not to mention the more than 100,000 Qin troops blocking this place!
If it weren’t for the fact that most of the remaining Chu armies are private soldiers, elite soldiers and even tribesmen of various tribes, just this persuasion to surrender would have caused the Chu army to completely collapse!
But these private soldiers and elite soldiers were not without any intention of surrender. They were just looking at their generals helplessly.
"Is this a partial division?" Listening to the deafening cries of persuasion to surrender and looking at the endless torches, Xiong Ao asked suspiciously: "How many troops have the Qin army ambushed here!"
Jingchou said with difficulty: "Perhaps the Qin army is spreading suspicion in the old formation, deliberately to intimidate our army!"
But even Jingchou himself did not believe what he said.
Although they have escaped from the fire, all the generals' confidence in breaking out of the encirclement has dropped again.
There are so many enemy troops, how can we break out of the encirclement?
While the generals were struggling internally, Xiang Rong ran back quickly: "Lieutenant General Jing!"
Jing Chou quickly ordered: "Prepare war horses for the Xiang family's children, and they must be high-quality horses! "
Xiang Rong gratefully handed over his hand: "Thank you, Lieutenant General Jing!"
Jingchou said solemnly: "The children of the Xiang family have opened up a way for our army, and I should share the worries of the children of the Xiang family. .”
"Captain Xiang, how is the current situation of the war? What are the losses of your troops?"
Xiang Rong's voice was a little bitter: "The Qin Army's crossbowmen number about 25,000, and our army has been firing continuously since it broke through. !”
“Since the beginning of the war, our army has not been able to cause any counterattack against the Qin army.”
“However, more than half of our army has been lost in the battle, and those who still have the strength to fight are already gone. Less than six thousand!”
This time, no one could say anything to comfort themselves.
The hearts of all the generals fell to the bottom: "There are 25,000 crossbowmen alone? Then the total strength of the Qin Army here may have exceeded 80,000! The total strength of the Qin Army deployed in Dahong Mountain will exceed 100,000 !"
"How many troops do we have now? Fifty thousand? Or 40,000? How can we fight the Qin army with all our troops?"
" No... Surrendered? "
Ying Chengyu has never killed any surrendered generals, nor has he killed any prisoners.
And Tengfu, Zhang Rang and other generals who either actively or passively surrendered have received good arrangements.
Although Qu Ou and other generals hold great authority within the clan, they are not special.
Their surrender will inevitably lead to their wives and children who stayed in their hometown being killed or sent to the female village. It will also inevitably cause the family to suffer heavy losses, but it will not be a devastating blow.
If you can catch Ying Chenglong like Zhang Rang, you may be able to help your clan develop a branch in the Qin Kingdom.
It is a way out!
Jing Chou unsheathed his sword without hesitation and struck down the captain who had promised to surrender.
Without wiping the blood on his face, Jingchou shouted angrily: "Anyone who dares to shake the morale of the army will be killed!"
"Anyone who dares to surrender will be killed!"
"Even if the enemy is strong and we are weak, we will Why should Chu be afraid of a battle?"
Xiang Rong stood beside Jingchou, pressing his sword with one hand, and said solemnly: "What Vice General Jing said is true!"
"The sky is not dark now. Liang, soldiers are more valuable than many!”
"Even if the Qin army is massive, it is extremely difficult to mobilize."
"As long as our army finds a weakness in the enemy's army, we can break through the Qin army and escape!"
Night It is not convenient to give orders.
It is barely feasible to lead a small force of more than 10,000 people to complete strategic planning at night.
But it is even more difficult to command an army of more than 100,000 people to fight at night.
Although there may be hundreds of thousands of Qin troops blocking their front, there are not many Qin troops that can really pose a threat to them!
Hearing Xiang Rong's words, Qu Ou asked with some hope: "Has Captain Xiang discovered the Qin Army's flaws?"
Xiang Rong said solemnly: "The Qin Army There are fewer troops deployed in the southwest of the battlefield, so I thought we could break out from the southwest!"
The generals were silent.
When we were in Dahong Mountain, there was a wide valley to the southwest and a headwind direction, so when Jingchou ordered to flee to the southwest, all the soldiers in the army took it for granted.
But now the Chu army has entered the wide valley. To the north and northwest of the Chu army are flat roads that can escape from the wide valley. To the west is the Wenxia water where they can temporarily stay, but to the southwest is another burning mountain forest!
If Xiang Rong's plan was followed, the Chu army would have to kill the Qin army as soon as they escaped from the mountain fire, and then dive into another piece of scorching hot earth.
Is this really a way out!
However, Jingchou nodded in agreement: "Don't worry about what to do next."
"It is only right to escape from the encirclement of the Qin army first."
"Order!"
"All combatable elite troops from all ministries will be merged into ours to prepare for the decisive battle!" "Order the entire army to keep up with the speed of our army before they can escape and ascend to heaven!"
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All the generals had to respond: "Wei!"
Jingchou looked at Xiang Rong again: "Do you dare to be the vanguard again?"
Xiang Rong's troops are already derelict, and if he continues to serve as the vanguard, it is very likely that the entire army will be annihilated.
But Xiang Rong's troops are already the most capable troops in Jingchou's army, so Jingchou has no other choice!
Xiang Rong handed over his hand without hesitation: "That's what you wish for!"
Jingchou sincerely returned the favor: "Thank you!"
"If our army can Escape from this place, and I will bear all the blame for this battle. The leader of this battle must be Captain Xiang!”
Xiang Rong did not refuse, but rode on the war horse brought by Jingchou's family soldiers.
After getting on his horse, Xiang Rong rode forward and shouted loudly: "Soldiers!"
"Behind our army is a sea of fire and scorched earth, and all our food and grass have been burned down. "
"The Qin army certainly intends to persuade them to surrender."
"However, we are all nobles of Chu. If we flee to Qin, we will not just become common people and stay here. Da Chu’s family members will even be convicted and imprisoned, or even demoted to child servants!”
"Our army has no way to retreat!"
Xiang Chuan and other soldiers also mounted their horses and dispersed to the surrounding area, clearly transmitting Xiang Rong's words to the ears of all the soldiers.
Xiang Rong raised his voice and his tone became passionate: "But the Qin army ignored the bravery of our soldiers."
"The Qin army's formation had many omissions!"
“If you retreat, you will die; if you move forward, you will live!”
"Follow me behind me!"
"I will lead you and others to break out of the siege, full of honors and rewards."
"Go home!"
The Qin army has already The Chu army's cauldron was smashed and the Chu army's boat was scuttled.
No need for Xiang Rong to take any more action, the Chu army was already in a desperate situation.
There were still some soldiers who quietly escaped from the army under the cover of night and sacrificed their knees to the Qin army.
But more soldiers realized that if they wanted to go home, if they wanted to keep their families, wives and children alive, they had only one way out: keep moving forward!
Xiang Rong’s troops immediately gathered towards Xiang Rong.
More and more soldiers grasped the hot spears and the swords at their waists.
Xiang Rong looked pleased and shouted angrily: "All officers and men, follow me."
"Charge and kill!"
While shouting, Xiang Rong held a shield in his hand and rushed towards the Qin army, guarded by hundreds of soldiers.
Xiang Rong's troops followed Xiang Rong closely, running all the way.
Jingchou laughed heartily: "Soldiers, the way to survive is in front of us."
"Send an order to the entire army to follow the banner closely and charge to the southwest!"
Seeing the more than 30,000 remaining Chu troops running towards the southwest, Su Jiao eagerly raised his hands and said: "Commander, the last general invites you to fight!"
Ying Chengyu shook his head again and shouted in a deep voice: "Order!"
"Central crossbowmen, fire arrows are spreading!"
With a command, thousands of crossbow arrows flew into the sky wrapped in flames!
Seeing thousands of burning fire arrows falling in the direction of the headquarters again like meteors, the remaining Chu troops' charging shouts changed three times!
"Charge~ah...ah? Ah!!!"
The murderous intent in the roar instantly turned to fear.
The morale that Xiang Rong and Jingchou had managed to build up after repeated speeches collapsed in an instant!
Even the generals of the Chu army looked up at the sky in disbelief: "The Qin army is still causing fire?"
"Is there oil buried under my feet?"
"Quickly, disperse!!!"
In an instant, the Chu army was in chaos, and every Chu army was in panic and fear, avoiding the fire arrows and possible flames!
However, Ying Chengyu smiled softly: "A frightened bird is nothing more than this."
Ying Chengyu did not splash oil on the place where the Chu army was standing.
Because it was the Qin Army who was standing there just now!
Even if Ying Chengyu suffered some battle losses during the battle between the two armies, he was unwilling to burn his own soldiers.
Otherwise, where is the morale of the military?
Those ten thousand fire arrows could only ignite a piece of grass, but they caused the Chu army to fall into a great panic.
Ying Chengxiao immediately shouted: "Send the command to the commander of the West Front and charge into the formation!"
"Send the command to the commander of the West to attack the enemy!"
Hearing the changing rhythm of the drums, the Western Front, who had been waiting on the chariot for a long time, shouted excitedly: "Soldiers!"
"The military glory is at the front, let us take it for ourselves!"
The driver of the Xi Feng seat couldn't wait to shake the reins, urging the four horses to pull the chariot and run wildly. The only thing left in the air was Xi Feng's wild shout:
"Charge!"
< br>The mentality of the charioteer is the inner reflection of all the soldiers of the Qin army.
Watching many Chu troops perished in the sea of fire, they not only admired Ying Chengyu's military strategy, but also deplored the burnt heads.
A burnt head is not considered military merit!
Looking at the crossbow soldiers continuously spraying arrows, reaping the lives of Chu soldiers, they are greedy!
Now, it’s finally their turn.
Accompanied by the clear sound of horse hooves, the forty chariots began to accelerate, leading the four thousand infantry accompanying them to rush towards the panicked Chu army.
Yang Huan even shouted anxiously: "Paozes, hurry up!"
"Don't let other soldiers and horses take away our military glory!"
More than 20,000 Qin troops are attacking from the north and south. The Chu army's weakest mid- and rear-end units launched a charge.
The military feast is officially open!
(End of this chapter)