novelraw Chapter 215
Chapter 215
Near Guiling
Tian Ji came over and said, "Mr. Sun Bin, Tian Pan has been gone for several days and has not come yet. Could he have been annihilated by the Wei army?"
"No, I admire Tian Pan's military talent. Tian Pan's military talent is better than yours!" Sun Bin joked.
Tian Ji argued: "How is it possible? Tian Pan is younger than me, how can he be better at using troops than me?"
Sun Bin smiled and said: "Tian Pan is indeed better at using troops than you, brother Tian Ji, you should admit it."
Tian Ji immediately changed the subject and said: "Mr. Sun Bin, do you think Gong Zi'an will really fall for it?"
"Yes! It will definitely happen! The Wei army has defeated our army many times, and the whole army has long become arrogant. Even if Gong Zi'an is clear-headed, the generals beside him are confused. Gong Zi'an himself will be confused by your words. Hasn't brother Tian Ji heard of the saying that three people make a tiger?" Sun Bin said, shaking his feather fan.
Tian Ji nodded and said, "Indeed, it seems that Gongzi Ang's death is approaching. I heard that the King of Wei has three generals under his command, Gongzi Ang, Wei Cuo, and Gongsun Cuo. We killed Gongsun Cuo last time, and this time it's Gongzi Ang's turn."
"Yes! Even if Wei can recover quickly after this battle, it's easy to get a general among thousands of troops!" Sun Bin sighed.
Report~~ "General, our scouts found the traces of Tian Pan's army 30 miles away, and the Wei army is following ten miles behind."
"Oh! The fish is about to be hooked."
Haha
The chariot under Gongzi Ang's feet was about to fall apart, but he was still chasing quickly. The soldiers behind him were also running out of breath at this moment, but no one in the army complained. After all, they were fighting the Qi army, which was too easy.
Gong Ziang turned his head and urged the soldiers behind him: "Speed up the march! We must catch up with the Qi army and wipe them out!"
Yin Chen came over and persuaded: "General, do you want to take a break? I think everyone is a little tired from running."
"No! Speed is the essence of war. We can't let the Qi army have a chance to breathe! Go full speed." Gong Ziang ignored Yin Chen's persuasion and the army chased the Qi army in front.
Tian Pan asked: "How long will it take to get to Guiling?"
"General, we should be there in another half an hour!"
"Okay! Speed up! Tell the soldiers that we will be safe as long as we pass Guiling."
"Yes!"
After chasing for nearly half an hour, the Qi army successfully entered the Guiling area, and Gong Ziang also felt that the pursuit was a bit too long. He immediately asked the deputy general: "Where are we going now?"
"General, Guiling is not far ahead." Baning replied.
Baning continued: "General, the road to Guiling is quite rugged, there may be an ambush."
"Okay, don't say any more. The Qi army has been timid for a long time, and Guiling is in the territory of our Wei State. According to intelligence, the main force of the Qi army is still near Daliang., it can't be here." Gongzi Ang said.
Immediately ordered: "The whole army maintains formation and enters Guiling!"
"Yes!"
Gongzi Ang led the army and plunged into the ambush of the Qi army. Although Gongzi Ang said that he was not worried about the ambush of the Qi army, he still had no confidence in his heart. He looked around and observed the situation around him.
When the army had already penetrated deep into the hinterland, Gongzi Ang suddenly felt a little bad. Why are there no birds and beasts around here?
Then he looked at the birds in the air on both sides, which were afraid to land in the woods on both sides. Suddenly he realized that the birds were up and they were down!
"Retreat, retreat quickly! "Prince Ang shouted.
Although Prince Ang quickly came to his senses, it was too late. A large number of Qi army archers appeared on both sides. The Qi army archers were high above and shot at the Wei army.
The Wei army was defenseless and squeezed in this narrow road. The Qi army archers didn't need to aim at all. They only needed to shoot down to hit the Wei army.
Tian Ji ordered: "Fire the rockets! Throw down the kerosene and rolling logs! "
Rolling logs and rocks fell from the mountains, blocking the road ahead and behind. The Wei army was caught in the middle. Cans of kerosene were poured out, and countless rockets caught fire as soon as they touched the kerosene.
The Wei army was trapped in a trap. The raging fire burned the flesh of the Wei army. They wailed and begged for mercy. There was almost no shouting and killing from the powerful Wei army, only constant wailing in pain. The wailing sound also made everyone tremble in their hearts.
It was so miserable that Tian Ji couldn't bear it anymore. He turned his head to look at Sun Bin, only to see that Sun Bin had no expression on his face, as if this inhumane fire attack had no effect on him.
Sun Bin also noticed that Tian Ji was looking at him, and smiled at Tian Ji and said, "Brother Tian Ji, as a general, you should not show your face when facing the collapse of Mount Tai. ”
Then he looked at the Wei army below, who were crying and shouting in the raging fire. Sun Bin's hatred was almost completely vented on the Wei army below through this fire.
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In Daliang City, although the Qi army had reached Daliang City, the Wei people did not seem to be in a hurry at all. After all, Qi was defeated by Wei again and again, which was nothing. Moreover, the people in Daliang City learned that the main force of the Qi army had gone to an unknown place.
Some scholars were talking loudly in the wine shop, and one of them laughed and said, "I guess the main force of Qi must have been scared to death when they learned that General Gongzi Ang led troops to support them, and they fled back to Qi!"
"Yes! You are right, sir! ”
At this time, a cavalryman ran quickly into Daliang City, and did not put down his horse even after entering the city. The cavalryman was covered in blood, his armor was messy, and his hair was almost scattered.
The people of Wei State along the way saw the appearance of this cavalryman and felt a little uneasy.
Anyone who saw the knight's embarrassed appearance with their own eyes felt a little panic in their hearts. However, this uneasiness soonwas also suppressed.
Because the Wei army had never been defeated, and almost always won against Qi, how could it be defeated?
Daliang Palace.
Wei Ling, Hui Shi, Crown Prince Wei Shen and a group of ministers were discussing the situation in the world at this moment.
Just at this moment, there was a hurried sound of footsteps outside the door... An eunuch came in a hurry: "Report to the king - a messenger from the front line has arrived, and he urgently wants to see you!"
"Let him in." Wei Ling ordered.
Outside the door, there was finally a hurried and heavy sound of footsteps. The ministers of Wei shut up one after another, revealing a puzzled and expectant look.
Wei Lang was feeling proud that the Wei army had never been defeated before, so they must have defeated the Qi army. Suddenly, he had a bad feeling... The footsteps were moving very fast, but it seemed that they were not excited after a great victory...
The heavy footsteps... stumbling, seemed quite flustered!
Could it be...
Wei Lang didn't have time to think about it. The cavalryman who had returned from a long journey had already strode into the hall under the leadership of the eunuch.
Looking closely, he saw that the man was covered in blood, and there seemed to be half a broken feather arrow stuck in the armor on his left arm.
The cavalryman knelt down and cried, "Your Majesty! Our army was defeated miserably! The 60,000 soldiers led by Prince Ang were annihilated, and all 60,000 died in Guiling! Prince Ang, Yin Chen, Geng Ying, and Cuan Xiang were all dead! None of the 30,000 soldiers survived!"
After hearing this, Wei Ling's mind went blank, and he collapsed on the throne, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Quick! Call the imperial physician!"
The court was in chaos, the Wei army was defeated miserably, and 30,000 soldiers were gone. Prime Minister Hui Shi immediately ordered, "No one is allowed to tell anyone about what happened in the court!" Then he said to Wei Shen, "Your Majesty, the king is not in good health now, please ask Your Majesty to lead the country temporarily."
"Your Majesty, please ask Your Majesty to lead the country temporarily." A group of civil and military officials bowed.
"Okay! My father is not in good health now, so I will lead the country for the time being. General, you immediately send all the spies of Wei to investigate the current movements of the Qi army. Prime Minister, block the news immediately. No one is allowed to know about this within ten days! Sima, you go and discuss with Doctor Ji Liang about the families of the dead in this battle and arrange for pensions for them." Wei Shenling said.
"Yes!"
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