Chapter 901: If you value righteousness, you will benefit from justice; if you value profit, you will defeat justice! The house leaked and it rained all night!
As the sun set, Li Mu finally led the main force to the Xibanyu battlefield.
Distantly, Li Mu could not tell for a moment whether the ground outside Xiban Valley was stained with a layer of blood or covered with a layer of glow.
With his eyes drowsy, the black flag flying high in the Xiban Valley looked particularly dazzling, causing Li Mu to unconsciously relax the reins in his hands and let his horse move forward slowly on its own.
“Dong Dong~Da Dong Ta Dong~”
The noisy and chaotic horse's hooves shattered the sunset, and the blood slowly dripping down the horse's belly added a bright red color to the sunset.
Li Xian tied Li Hong tightly to his back, and surrounded by more than a dozen middle-level generals of the Dai Army, he galloped back toward Li Mu like a child who saw his father after being bullied, feeling sad. He shouted: "Ah Weng!!!"
A cry of sorrow almost crushed Li Mu's heart!
It is true that kindness does not control soldiers. Li Mu, who has been fighting all his life, has long been used to death and is calm about killing and being killed.
But those are his own flesh and blood!
His face instantly turned pale, and Li Mu suddenly raised his horse's belly to face Li Xian, asking with a slightly trembling voice: "Is Hong'er okay?!"
Behind Li Xian, Li Hong raised his head with difficulty, and then felt ashamed. He lowered his head and cried with tears: "Son, I am so ashamed of my trust in you!"
Seeing that Li Hong was not dead, Li Mu's face returned to some color, and he rushed to the scene with a little more speed. Li Hong's side.
Looking at Li Hong, whose front armor was in pieces and whose back armor was as clean as new, Li Mu gently patted Li Hong’s left arm, which was still intact, and said seriously: “My son will not retreat until he fights to the death. Live up to the trust of the soldiers!"
Li Hong finally dared to raise his head and look at Li Mu, calling softly in disbelief and emotion: "Ah Weng!"
It's a pity that Li Mu's tenderness was fleeting, and his voice quickly became darker: "Your three armies have a combined force of about 35,000 soldiers and horses, and most of them are elite soldiers."
"I will receive a reply from the scout. At one time, 120,000 soldiers and horses were sent to assist you."
"Why were your three troops completely defeated in just three hours, and could not even hold on until the reinforcements arrived?"
< br>"Where are Yan Shangqing Li Fu and Qi Army General Chunyu Huang?!"
Li Hongqiang suppressed the shame and humiliation in his heart and revealed the defeat of this battle: "My troops are in the west The movements of Qin's deputy general Wang Ben were detected in the southeast of Banyu."
"After realizing that the Qin army suddenly slowed down its marching speed and regained the strength of its horses, Qi Chunyu Huang's troops took the initiative to speed up and block it at the entrance of the West Ban Valley. The general and the Yan army's Pao Ze also slowed down their marching speed to prepare for the battle."
"We never Thinking that when the Qi Army Paoze arrived at Xibanyukou, the Qin Army sent Su Jiao, the most powerful general in the Qin Dynasty, to lead the main force of the Qin Army to attack the Yan Army's formation. The last general immediately led troops to reinforce the Yan Army."
" Later, the Yan army was defeated, and Yan Shangqing Li Fu led the Yanzhong and Hou armies to escape from the battlefield. The Qin army did not pursue them but immediately surrounded our army and killed them."
"Fortunately, Captain Li Xian was killed. Rush to help, otherwise the general will surely die on the battlefield.”
Listening to Li Hong’s story, Li Mu wanted to curse.
I ordered you and others to intercept the Qin army, not to kill you!
But Li Mu held back and continued to ask in a deep voice: "Since the Qi army had already blocked the entrance of Xibanyu, why was it defeated by the Qin army before reinforcements arrived?"
Li Hong closed his eyes in pain: "Qin's deputy general Wang Bi sprinkled a large amount of armor, money and food in front of the Qi army's formation, and even built a (human-powered rope-type) trebuchet on the spot to throw Qin Banliang into the Qi army's rear formation. "
"When the soldiers of the Qi army were in chaos because of the robbery of money and food, Qin's deputy general Wang Ben gathered the armored elite to attack the Qi army and defeated it in one battle. "
Li Mu's eyes showed a bit of surprise, Finally I couldn't help but shouted angrily:
"You can't manage the army by retreating, you can't defeat the enemy by advancing."
"Stupid!"
The defeat of Chunyu Huang's troops has exceeded the limit of Li Mu's imagination!
Li Xian hurriedly defended Li Hong: "Commander, when our troops arrived for reinforcements, only Captain Li Hong's troops were still fighting with the Qin army."
"Captain Li Hong was shot three times. Yi Jian is still leading the charge. If the enemy force was not strong and the friendly forces were weak, Lieutenant Li Hong would not have suffered such a disastrous defeat. "
Li Hong also hurriedly defended: "Although Chunyu Commandery's troops were defeated, Chunyu Commandery never gave up resistance and continued to lead his troops to defend against the enemy."
"Until all the soldiers were killed, Chunyu Commandery fought Only after they died on the battlefield did the Qin army take control of Xibanyu Pass!"
"The general thought that the defeat in this battle was not Chunyu's fault."
"Xunzi said: If you value righteousness, you will gain righteousness; if you value profit, you will gain righteousness."
"Qi governs the people with benevolence and righteousness, and controls the common people with benefits."
"The Qi army is like this because of the national policy of Qi State, and it is definitely not the defeat of Chunyu Duwei alone!"
In Qin, Dai, Yan and other countries, officials and nobles occupied an absolutely dominant position, even if one person no longer Even if he has money, his food, clothing, housing, transportation and property cannot exceed the upper limit allowed by his official title.
However, in the Qi State, even a commoner, as long as he is rich enough, he can wear the purple silk that the King of Qi likes the most, drink fine wine, marry a beautiful woman, ride a BMW, attract hangers-on, and be famous. Shock the place.
Moreover, the idea of punishment in Qi State is to be lenient and suspended. It is worth taking the risk of not committing a crime to death to gain a lifetime of wealth and honor!
Tian Sheng's face instantly turned red, and he raised his hands solemnly towards Li Mu and said: "The last general will send a message to the country today, asking my king to sternly reprimand the generals and strictly manage the army."
"In the future, our army of Qi will never do such unjust behavior again!"
Li Mu took a breath to suppress his dissatisfaction, and said in a deep voice: "The military situation is like a fire, and I can't wait for the King of Qi to make an order." . ”
“According to the order of the Prime Minister! The military regulations of the Qi army are all the same as those of the Dai army. The generals of the Dai army have the right to kill Qi soldiers according to the military regulations.”
“The Qi army must camp on the spot. Keep the military regulations in mind within three days and make sure there are no mistakes!" "I would like to ask Prime Minister Mao to consider the reward strategy based on the national conditions of Qi and the military regulations of the army. After the strategy is completed, the truth will be reported to the King of Qi for his decision!"< br>
Mao Sui and Tian Sheng immediately handed over their hands: "Wei!"
Looking at the Qin army who was setting up a fence to resist the horses in Xiban Valley, Li Mu said in a deep voice: "Please ask the King of Yan to order the Yan army to attack Xiban Valley! "
The king of Yan looked happy and angry: "My army of Great Yan has suffered two disastrous defeats today, and my life and death are still unclear!"
"Dai Wu'an Jun wants to order again! The Chinese army attacked Xibanyu with only a few people?”
In just two days, our Dayan troops were reduced by nearly 30%!
Do you want me, Yan Jun, to be the vanguard?
I am the King of Yan, not a grudge!
Li Mu said solemnly: "Although Captain Li Hong and his troops failed to block Qin General Wang Ben's troops outside the Xiban Valley, they blocked the opportunity for Qin General Wang Ben's troops to build a defensive line."
"Now the Qin army has come from an expedition and has been fighting fiercely for one night and two days. The defense line has not been completed. It is the weakest moment!"
"The Yan army only needs to attack with its central army. , we will be able to break the enemy’s defenses and even annihilate Qin General Wang Ben’s troops in the Xiban Valley!”
There is nothing wrong with Li Mu's analysis.
Now Wang Ben's troops are extremely exhausted. Except for the 6,000 fresh troops who Wang Ben deliberately avoided fighting, the remaining troops have almost no combat effectiveness.
If the coalition forces can seize this opportunity, they have every hope of severely damaging the Qin army and even annihilating Wang Ben's troops!
Naturally, King Yan could not refute Li Mu's words, but King Xi of Yan still did not want to let the Yan army suffer heavier losses, so he nodded and said: "What Lord Dai Wu An said makes sense."
< br>“Such an important task should be handed over to the elite of the army!”
Li Mu shook his head: "During this night and two days, the Dai army's soldiers and horses were always at the forefront, rushing back and forth to support."
"The fatigue of the modern Dai army's soldiers and horses is even worse than that of the Qin army." "
"It's too late to fight anymore!"
Tian Sheng said sincerely: "In order to prevent our Qi soldiers from being in chaos because of money like Chunyu Duwei's army. We cannot fight again until our army of Qi is reorganized and the laws are established.”
“And our army of Qi is far inferior to that of Yan’s army!”
"Now is an excellent fighting opportunity, and only the Yan army can grasp this fighting opportunity."
"The victory or defeat of this battle is in the hands of King Yan!"
"We hope that King Yan will The most important thing is to break the Qin Dynasty!"
Facing the words of Li Mu and Tian Sheng, King Yan was speechless.
Just when King Yan was about to agree, dozens of knights galloped over on horseback, shouting: "Jing Ruan City's military situation is urgent!"
Li Mu's eyes suddenly condensed and he said in a broken voice: "Pass!"
Led by Li Mu's soldiers, dozens of scouts rushed into the formation surrounded by a bloody order soldier.
Far away, the messenger called out in a hoarse voice: "Please, the commander-in-chief, send reinforcements to Jing Ruan City!"
Li Mu's heart suddenly sank, and he shouted in a solemn voice: "Quickly. Report to the military!"
Facing Li Mu's sharp gaze, the messenger did not dare to show his anxious mood and hurriedly said: "Commander Qi."
"Four days ago, Qin Captain Qiang Huai led more than 10,000 Qin troops to raid our Jingruan City."
"Our Jingruan City sent out troops to ask for help from the commander, but was shocked to find that Qin Captain Li Xin deceived Wuyang City. The city gate has taken Wuyang City lightly, and the elite troops are also sweeping the surrounding areas."
"Hundreds of soldiers from my unit set off, but only one man managed to escape from the siege and meet the commander in person."
"Commander, please send reinforcements to our Jing Ruan City!"
Listening to the words of the messenger, Li Mu tightened his grip on the reins and said word by word: "The grain road to Dadai has been cut off!"
Wei → Wu End → Qiongyu Hill/Zhuolu → Jingruan City → Wuyang City → Li Mu’s Department, this is the current baggage transportation route of the Dai Kingdom.
Different from the changeable transportation routes caused by the wide terrain around Zhuolu, Jingruan City and Wuyang City are adjacent to the Yishui Great Wall to the south, are located in mountainous areas, and are adjacent to swamps. They are irreplaceable baggage transportation routes. route.
Now, Wuyang City has fallen into the hands of Li Xin, and Jingruan City is also facing a Qiang Huai attack!
Seeing this, Tian Sheng comforted him: "Prime Minister Zuo, please don't..."
Before Tian Sheng finished speaking, Li Mu suddenly looked at Tian Sheng and asked solemnly: "If you remember the truth, Yes, Qi’s supplies of food and supplies should arrive at our army today?”
Tian Sheng's expression suddenly changed, but he still said hopefully: "Maybe it was just delayed on the road, or because our army moved in quickly today, the civilians failed to arrive in time."
Li Mu shattered Tian Sheng's last hope and said coldly: "It's impossible for Lord Qin Chang'an not to know that Qi is the richest among the coalition forces."
"Since Lord Qin Chang'an has cut off Dai State It is impossible to let go of Qi's baggage line!"
"Send scouts to the direction of Pingshu to explore the enemy's situation!"
(End of this chapter)