The Great Qin Empire gave the soldiers such a high treatment, and even let them become a part of the people who got rich first, they naturally also had to abide by strict discipline. Without the emperor's order, no one can leave the position without authorization. In fact, Das and others wanted to retreat a long time ago, but they didn't dare to violate this iron law. Now that Alexander has taken the initiative to propose, what do they not agree to
Alexander is the commander of the Imperial Forest Legion, and his status is higher than the others. Therefore, in addition to envy of him, other people also have jealousy and hatred. This time the retreat was proposed by Alexander, and even if Caracalla was to blame in the future, they would be able to push it on Alexander. Without waiting for Alexander, Das and the others have ordered the soldiers to notify their troops to retreat.
At this time, the first wave of sling attacks by the Han army had stopped, and the Qin barracks were in a mess, and the soldiers were rushing everywhere. After receiving the order to retreat, everyone was pardoned, and they didn't care about packing up their belongings. They even abandoned their weapons and armors, and ran behind the camp with two feet away.
Here Zhang Xi didn't know the situation in the Qin Army barracks. After a quarter of an hour, he ordered the trebuchet to launch a second wave of attacks. This is the normal tactics of the Han army. First, use various long-range weapons to kill the enemy's vital forces, and then use infantry and cavalry to eliminate the enemy while minimizing its own losses.
After the second round of stone rain attacks, it took a while before the dust and smoke over the Daqin barracks gradually dissipated. Through the telescope, Zhang Yun saw that many of the tents in the opponent's barracks had collapsed, but no one was shaking.
Zhang Xi realized that the Qin army had fled the barracks, and immediately ordered the entire army to attack.
The soldiers of the Han army screamed and rushed into the Qin army camp under the cover of heavy cavalry, only to find that except for some of the corpses of the Qin army that were smashed by the boulder and the soldiers who were seriously injured and unable to escape, there were also dumped all over the floor. With its armored weapons and piles of grain and grass, this is already an empty camp.
Da Qin was wealthy, and Da Qin's army was rich in wealth. These grains were nothing to them, but they were extremely important to the Han army from afar. Zhang Yun left a team of people to clean the battlefield, but he led others to chase him down.
This time, the Han army did not adopt the policy of battling step by step and fighting steadily, but pursued it all the way.
Except for the infantry, Zhang Yun's men are heavy-armored cavalry, and heavy-armored cavalry is not suitable for long-distance running, so all the pursuit tasks fell on the shoulders of the infantry. However, weight-bearing cross-country is a daily training event for the Han army. Running twenty miles is commonplace. Moreover, the road network in Daqin is very developed and it is much easier to walk than their usual training. Therefore, the Han army pursues quickly. . However, they have been chasing out five or six miles without seeing Qin Jun.
The Qin army had not undergone special cross-country training, but most of them were tall and long in legs, and they had abandoned heavy armor and weapons, empty-handed, and eager to escape, so they did not lose to the Han army at all. If it hadn't been for the materials discarded by the Qin army and the blood stains left by the wounded soldiers along the way, Zhang Yun would even suspect that he was going in the wrong direction.
The Han army had been chasing more than ten miles away, and suddenly saw many untidy Qin army soldiers retreating in front of them, and many of them had feather arrows stuck in their bodies. Zhang Yun couldn't help but lifted his spirits and said loudly, "My sons and boys, rush over, don't let any of them go! They have nowhere to go!"
There is no suspense in this battle. There are only a few people in the Qin army who are still carrying weapons. Most of them are unarmed. The most important thing is that the Qin army is no longer a team. The dense phalanx that they rely on to win has been unable to organize and can only become A group of lambs to be slaughtered. However, these soldiers of the Qin Army who had lost their combat effectiveness still refused to surrender, desperately fighting the Han Army.
Zhang Xi didn't want to kill more, but when he saw Qin Jun's beast, he had to shook his head and waved his hand, and said, "Perform them!"
Liu Xin often taught them that being kind to the enemy is cruel to oneself. The Han army was not a bloodthirsty army, but in the face of these recalcitrant elements who refused to surrender, the soldiers could not be merciful, and there was suddenly a shadow of swords and blood.
Suddenly, Zhang Xun found that the feather arrow stuck in the arm of a Da Qin soldier was a bit strange, not the arrow used by the Han army. There are two kinds of arrows of the Han army, one is the feather arrow made from carved feathers, the other is the iron arrow used in various crossbow bows, and the feather arrows that injure these Qin soldiers are not made from carved feathers. .
Zhang Xi felt a little surprised, and quickly ordered the soldiers to catch a few live mouths. Only after the first trial did he find out that it turned out that it was not the Han army who shot them, but Getta's men.
It turned out that although the regiments controlled by Geta and Caracalla were on the surface friendly, in fact there was an undercurrent surging inside. If it was in peacetime, no one would dare to make cannibalism, but this time Alexander and Das and others fled, but gave Risa and Euryk an excuse to do it.
At that time, the camps of the Lusitania Army and the Petika Army were set up on both sides of the road, and they were relatively hidden. It would be difficult to find if you did not search carefully. They were here to ambush the Han army, but they saw that the road was crowded with soldiers of the Qin army who had retreated. Risa and Euryk hesitated for a moment, and then ordered the soldiers to launch an attack. Both regiments were equipped with a large number of crossbowmen, and after a rush of arrows, the defeated soldiers of the four regiments in front had to go back and ran back.
Although Risa and Eulige fought quickly for a while, they also knew that they had lost the four legions. They were unable to withstand the attack of the Han army, so they hurriedly gathered their troops and wanted to withdraw to the territory of the Syrian province.
However, when they attacked Caracalla's defeated troops just now, they exposed their position. They didn't even know that Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun each led tens of thousands of light cavalry soldiers from the Syrian provinces in three ways.
Risa and the others had just assembled the army, they saw dust flying in the distance, the sound of horse hooves, and countless cavalry soldiers swept in. It was Zhang Fei who had killed them.
After entering the territory of Syria, Zhang Fei was devastated and offensive all the way. In fact, he only encountered some local army similar to yamen and fast hunters, which made him feel that he was not addicted at all. Now, an enemy several times his own suddenly appeared in front of him. Not only was Zhang Fei not afraid, but he was extremely excited, and the snake spear swung his army to kill him.
Although the two regiments trained by Getta are specifically used to deal with cavalry, their bows and crossbows must be used to attack them. Now they are caught off guard. They have not waited for them to open their bows and arrows. The Chinese cavalry have already killed them. It's near. The saber was shining with cold light, and even without the cavalry swinging the arm, it was held flat. With the help of the horse's running power, the enemy's head could be easily cut off. Risa's and Oulich's men were immediately defeated, and they were killed and wounded everywhere.
The Han army has very advanced means of information transmission. Colorful fireworks are blooming in the sky, which can be seen clearly from dozens of miles away. Zhao Yun and Xu Huang saw the signal sent by Zhang Fei, and each separated a group of troops to assist in the fight, and killed them in three ways.
The entire battle was much smoother than originally expected. In the evening, except for the two regiments that had been wiped out long ago, all six regiments, including the two regiments under Geta, were all annihilated. The Province of Asia Minor and The provinces of Syria have been completely under the control of the Han army.
Immediately afterwards, the Han army launched a large-scale raid across the two provinces. All Daqin nobles, officials and family members of soldiers were confiscated, their property was confiscated, slaves were liberated, and land was distributed.
Two days later, Liu Xin came to the Syrian province on the Mediterranean side. On the other side across the sea is the world-famous city of Rome. It's a pity that he doesn't have a sea ship in his hands, so he can only sigh with joy.
In fact, before departure, Liu Xin had already ordered the Dahan Navy to march into the Mediterranean by bypass. However, Liu Xin didn't know the details of this sea route, so he could only give them a rough idea. Whether they can get here safely depends on their own destiny. To be honest, in Liu Xin's heart, he did not hold much hope, but just treated the navy's voyage rights as a training exercise. If you really want to conquer Rome, the soldiers and soldiers of the big man must also make a big circle around the Mediterranean Sea.
At this time, Xu Huang had already submitted the battle report. Although only two provinces were conquered, the seizures were very generous. The 400,000 grain and grass carried by the Qin army, plus the confiscation from the homes of the nobles and officials, were enough for the Han expeditionary force for two months, and the pressure of logistics and transportation was relieved for a while. In addition to food and grass, the trophies also include a large number of gold and silver jewels confiscated from these people's homes, as well as many women and children, except for the prisoners.
In the previous wars of the Han army, thousands of prisoners of war were captured, but the Qin army had a determination to fight to death. Many people would rather die than surrender, because surrender would make them lose their dignity as a knight. Among the more than 1,000 prisoners of war captured by the Han army, most of them were captured because they were seriously injured before they could escape.
Seeing Liu Xin frowning, Xu Huang arched his hands and asked: "Your Majesty Qizhang, in the opinion of Yichen, the Qin army is nothing more than that. But these Qin army soldiers are a little stubborn. Take Rome!"
Liu Xin shook his head and said, "Don't kill these prisoners. Give them a little entanglement and let them go!"
Jushou bowed and said, "Big Brother, even if you don't kill them, there is no reason to let them go. It's better to send them all back to Chang'an and punish them as coolies."
Using prisoners of war as free labor is a customary practice of the Han army. However, this time Liu Xin changed his mind and said with a smile: "Now and then, I let them go, I have ulterior motives."