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Qin Zuoming was shocked when he received the report. He hurriedly retreated to Yongzhou with all the troops in the state and took over the command of the northern army.
The biggest problem in the army now is the lack of food and the depression of the soldiers. Everything is going wrong. While Xie Zhongheng sent people to Quanzhou to report to Qin Zuoming, he also sent people back to Hengyang urgently to adjust the grain and grass. It would take several days to walk, but I was afraid it would be too late.
After Qin Zuoming took over the army, he made a decisive decision and ordered the army to return to Qiyang for food.
The army was marching forward, and the carriage in the middle was pulling Liu Tichun's coffin, which was wrapped in a military flag.
Ever since Qin Mu started his army in southern Jiangxi, the Qin Dynasty had never lost a major army commander. In the first year after Qin Mu ascended the throne, he launched an army to march south, but he encountered such a heavy setback. The commander-in-chief fell, the three armies were in mourning, and there was a cry of mourning.
In the early spring of Xiaoxiang, the ape cries touchingly and sadly at the foot of the mountain. The wild geese know that spring is approaching Hengyang. As far as the eye can see, the mountains are cold and the water is thin. The east wind does not come. Clouds chase each other on the way home from the long sky. There are thousands of waves in the smoke. It is impossible to distinguish the Songyang Road.
After Jiao Lian learned that the Qin army had retreated, he led his army across the river to pursue it, trying to annihilate the more than 10,000 Qin troops.
Xie Zhongheng, the governor of the capital, suggested sending troops to stop the attack, but Qin Zuoming rejected it.
He rode up to the front of the army, drew his sword and shouted: "Soldiers, unfortunately our Marshal Liu died for his country, his food and grass were burned, and he was forced to retreat, but this does not mean that we are cowards!"
The soldiers of the three armies silently watched Qin Zuoming holding his sword and riding his horse, galloping back and forth in front of the formation. The mountain wind blew, and the army was killing. Qin Zuoming's roar made every Qin army soldier feel as if there was a stone in their heart, so oppressive. It's very uncomfortable.
"Sirs and soldiers, your majesty has raised troops from the south of Jiangxi. Our great Qin army swept across Huguang, fought bloody battles in Jingxiang, and went down to the south of the Yangtze River and to the north of the Central Plains. Wherever it went, it overturned rivers and seas, destroyed formations and defeated the enemy, and was invincible in battles and invincible in all attacks.
This time Marshal Liu died for his country, which was an unprecedented setback for our army. However, this was just an accident, not how fierce the enemy was. If we retreat temporarily, it is not because we are afraid or cowardly!
Now the enemy thinks that we are easy to bully and intends to chase us and kill us. If we just escape like this, how can we be worthy of the commander-in-chief who sacrificed his life for his country? Why do you have the shame to go back and see His Majesty
Do we want to go back and tell His Majesty that we are cowards, we are vulnerable, and we have been chased by the enemy and fled? No! I am a general of the Qin Dynasty. I am willing to die on the battlefield and will never be a coward who runs away. If you dare not turn around and fight with me, I will be considered a single-handed soldier. We must also tell the enemy with blood that Da Qin only has generals who died in battle and no cowards who escaped! "
Qin Zuoming galloped back and forth on his horse. The iron hoofs clanked, the roar was like thunder, the sound was shocking, and the Qin soldiers were in mourning. After listening to his words, the tragic emotion surged up from the bottom, and the blood rushed to the top of the head. The murderous aura spread out and took shape, reaching into the sky.
"I am willing to die with the general!"
"I am willing to die with the general!"
"I am willing to die with the general!"
Jiao Lian wanted to seize the opportunity to annihilate the Qin army. He led tens of thousands of troops and billowing smoke in hot pursuit. They had already learned that the Qin army's commander had died in battle. Generally speaking, it is rare that the army does not collapse immediately when the coach dies suddenly. At this time, the army must have no fighting spirit and low morale.
The morale of Jiao Lian's men was high. They trotted forward with all their strength and finally caught up with the Qin army on the west side of Lema Peak.
Looking around, under the Lema Peak, there is a piece of plain as snow, with a carriage pulling the spiritual hub stopped in the middle, and the soul-calling flags beside the carriage are fluttering in the wind. Tens of thousands of Qin troops stood still, like the Qin Terracotta Warriors. The air above the military formation seemed to have condensed, and the tragic and solemn atmosphere of the killing was heart-stopping.
Jiao Lian was secretly frightened after seeing it, but when the matter came to an end, how could he allow himself to retreat? Moreover, marching operations are all about working hard at one go. If you stop for a long time, your own morale will definitely be exhausted.
He immediately ordered the war drums to be beaten, and the drums rumbled like muffled thunder, which was shocking.
"The enemy has nowhere to escape. Brothers, you have made great achievements and the opportunity to become a marquis and prime minister is right in front of you. Kill!" Jiao Lian roared and rushed towards the Qin army.
The tens of thousands of horses behind him were like a flood that burst its embankments, surging forward and sweeping towards the Qin army.
The hunting flags and dull footsteps brought up smoke and filled the sky, and the deafening shouts were like overwhelming mountains and seas, causing all beasts to run, birds to fly in fright, and the sky to darken.
Xiao Sha's Qin army formation was as plain as snow, with swords and spears in formation. A tragic roar roared out from the crowd, breaking through the clouds and soaring into the sky:
How can I say that I have no clothes? Be in the same robe as your son. The king raised his army and repaired my spear and spear. I share the same hatred with you!
How can I say that I have no clothes? Tongze with Zi. The king raised his troops and repaired my spear and halberd. Work together with me!
How can I say that I have no clothes? He wears the same clothes as his son. The king raised his troops and repaired my armor. Go with me!
In this tragic song, the war drums of the Qin army sounded, and they responded in harmony, like the roaring waves of the angry sea. The soldiers in the front line faced the oncoming enemy troops, taking one, two, and three heavy steps, each step When it came out, the earth was shaken, the momentum was like a mountain, and the array was like a wall.
The flag was waved down, "Shoot!" The spearmen in front of the Qin army fired in unison, bang bang bang! Boom boom boom! The rows of tongues of fire spurted out with endless fury. The crossbowmen behind them opened their bows and fired volleys at the same time. A shower of arrows flew away from the strings, covering the sky and the sun.
The enemy troops charging forward were like wheat in autumn, being cut down in rows. The bloody rain, fallen horses, flying dust, shrill screams, and dying wails, the tragic scene was thrilling.
The front was blocked, Jiao Lian divided his troops into two wings, like two huge left and right uppercuts, and attacked together. The two wings of the Qin army also rushed out at the same time. The giant shield formed a wall, nearly ten feet high, and the enemy's spears and arrows hit the shield like hail. On the wall, some passed over the wall and shot into Qin Jun's body. The heroic souls climbed into the sky and the earth was stained with blue blood.
Qin Zuoming commanded calmly, and the Qin army fought back with infinite tragic heart, risking their lives. Arrows rained like dark clouds, flew over the shield wall, and shot at the enemy violently, giving the enemy a fierce counterattack.
There was a loud roar from Lema Peak. The two armies were about the same strength, and soon they collided with each other. The clouds broke through the sky with murderous intent, and the sun dimmed and ghosts and gods were frightened.
In the bloody storm, some Qin soldiers were hit by several arrows, but they still rushed forward bravely, pulled out the arrows from their bodies and sent them into the enemy's chest. Some Qin soldiers had their legs cut off, and their blood spurted out, but they still hugged the enemy and bit them like crazy tigers. Some of the Qin soldiers were blind, but they still roared and charged into the enemy's formation, slashing and killing with their swords until they died on the battlefield... ... .
This is the mourning army, which will surely win!
Jiao Lian came in full force, intending to annihilate the Qin army. Unexpectedly, he rushed into a huge meat grinder. The more his troops fought, the more frightened they became. The Qin army's counterattack, risking their lives, was like blood. The waves destroyed the mountains and killed them until they were thrown off their backs;
The Ming army in front fell one by one. The Qin army was like a ruthless meat grinder, advancing step by step like a mountain, with invisible murderous intent like waves. The Ming army was like a clay figure under the big waves. Will be rolled into sand.
Jiao Lian felt despair in his heart. He was about to call for gold and withdraw his troops, but it was already too late. At this time, the soldiers on the left wing were frightened by the killing and turned around and fled. The collapse of the left wing immediately caused a chain reaction between the front and the right wing.
The army was defeated like a mountain. At this time, no orders from the commander were of any avail. Countless Ming troops turned their lives around and fled. The Qin army took the opportunity to pursue and kill them with all their strength.
There was an avalanche under Lema Peak, with people crying and shouting. Deserters were all over the ground, and their helmets and armor were abandoned. The Qin army's mood, which had been suppressed by grief and anger, was like a burst of artillery fire, sweeping across the defeated enemy.
Under the unrelenting pursuit of the Qin army, Jiao Lian's men did not even have a chance to cross the river back to Yongzhou, and could only flee south along the west bank of the Xiangjiang River.
Of the more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, less than four thousand could escape pursuit.
Qin Zuoming took advantage of the situation to cross the river and occupied Yongzhou in one fell swoop. The grain and grass that Jiao Lian had originally hoarded in the city relieved the Qin army's urgent need.
After this great victory, the Qin army's morale, which had been damaged by the death of their coach Liu Tichun, was restored.
Apart from reporting to the court and sending two hundred soldiers to return Liu Tichun's body, Qin Zuoming did not talk about retreating.
He knew full well that the defeat at Lema Peak would be a serious blow to the Yongli monarch and his ministers. This was the time to redouble his efforts and launch a stormy attack.
So as soon as he settled down in Yongzhou, he immediately sent guerrilla Li Tianzhao with three thousand cavalry and two heavy artillery to kill all over the state.
He only rested for one day before leading his army to continue marching south along the Xiangjiang River. The goal was: Quanzhou and even Guilin!
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