General Qin

"Great Sima, the Qin people not only force-landed tens of thousands of our army's defeated soldiers, but also stationed troops in camps outside the city. Although they haven't besieged the city yet, they are still approaching the city. When the Qin army clears up their gains and builds siege equipment, they will surely They will attack Zhencheng."

"When I was patrolling the city just now, I saw not only the terrified soldiers who fled from the battlefield, but also the 10,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers who had stayed in Zhencheng. Under such circumstances, if the Qin army comes to attack by force, I am afraid this city will be difficult to defend!"

Tian Dan's expression was uneasy, and he brought out the situation that the Qi army was facing now.

The faces of the remaining Qi generals turned pale, and their fighting spirit was also broken by the first battle.

The husband trembled and said: "Da Sima, the situation is critical now, what should we do?"

Everyone looked at Da Sima.

Although Tian Chong was defeated, he was still the backbone of the Qi army with his superb military skills. At this time, no one could replace Da Sima's important position.

In the eyes of everyone, Tian Chong raised his pale face, but whispered in his mouth: "What is the war of gentlemen?"

"In the battle between Jin and Chubei in the past, the Jin army retreated. Although the Chu people were barbarians, they did not kill them all. On the contrary, when the Jin army's carriage fell into the pit, the Chu people taught the Jin people to unload the crossbar in front of the cart to get out of the pit. When the army's chariots and horses circled and couldn't move forward, the Chu people taught them to pull out the flags and throw away the poles to help the Jin people escape. What is a gentleman's war? ah!"

"Zhao Tuo, you really deceived me!"

Hearing this, Tian Dan's mouth twitched slightly.

Although Da Sima has the ability to command troops, his character is too pedantic. He often talks about the battle of gentlemen and ancient military rites,

They were also misled by Da Sima before, thinking that Zhao Tuo would really follow the ancient war rules and retreat after the battle. In this way, they could take the opportunity to gather up the defeated soldiers and fight against the Qin army. The previous plan was all the same. Build on this foundation.

Unexpectedly, the Qin army took advantage of the victory and pursued them all the way to Zhencheng. The speed of their advance caught them by surprise. Under the crisis, they had no choice but to close the gates of the city, leaving all the defeated soldiers of the Qi army who had rushed outside the city to the Qin people.

Tens of thousands of people have all become prisoners of the Qin army.

Tian Dan and others were very angry at the time, but after reacting, they felt that the Qin army's pursuit was the normal state of war in this era.

On the contrary, idealizing war like Da Sima seems to be out of tune with today's world.

Zhao Tuo promised not to attack before, and waited for the Qi army to recruit troops to face off. This is already a rare sight in the world. Now he still expects that others will not pursue after victory. How is this possible?

At this time, after Tian Chong finished complaining, he calmed down slowly.

He sighed softly, looked up and glanced at the generals in the room, and said, "Before, I thought it was too simple. Now that I have experienced this great defeat, I know that I can no longer confront the Qin people with the mentality of a gentleman. Tuo invited me to fight, I should refuse."

"Now it's about the survival of our country of Qi. I shouldn't learn from Song Xiang's past. From then on, I, Tian Chong, will always use this defeat as a reminder to myself. Next, when confronting the Qin people, we should be on the safe side. .”

When everyone heard this, they knew that Da Sima was not defeated by this fiasco, but had learned lessons and wanted to regroup and fight again.

All the generals cheered up and looked at Da Sima expectantly.

After a moment of pondering, Tian Chong began to make the next deployment.

"Although our Qi army was defeated in this battle, the Qin people also suffered a lot of casualties. In addition, the Qin people made the first contribution. They will definitely clean up the battlefield, collect the corpses and count the battle achievements."

"Besides, the Qin people took down our army's defeated soldiers outside the city. Whether they want to kill or imprison them, it will take time and manpower. In addition, our Zhencheng is strong, and it will take time for the Qin army to attack the city. Siege equipment, I guess the Qin army will not attack the city within a few days. Our army should take advantage of this time to collect supplies and strengthen the city defense!"

"The morale of the soldiers in the city is not stable. If you want them to fight to the death and defend the city, the only way is to provoke them with death. Tian Dan, when he patrolled the city later, told the soldiers in the city that the people of Qin were vicious and brutal. The soldiers who surrendered to them will be beheaded for credit, and no one will survive."

"If Zhencheng is captured by the Qin army, and they fall into the hands of the Qin people, they will be beheaded and killed. If they want to survive, the only way to survive is to fight to the death!"

Xiang Fuji immediately praised: "The Great Sima has a good strategy. He used the Qin people to kill each other fiercely. The soldiers in the city will fight bravely to the death in fear, so the soldiers in our city will be safe!"

Tian Chong pursed his lips and continued to say, "The main force of Qin's army is no more than 100,000 people. Fighting on the battlefield will definitely cause casualties. The number of troops they can use to attack the city is at most 70,000 to 80,000, which is even less than this amount."

"And there are still 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers in my city, and if the auxiliary soldiers are included, there are nearly 100,000. If it is a field battle, it is naturally not the opponent of the Qin army, but if it is to defend the city, as long as the army in the city is stable, the Qin people Your troops will never break through the city!"

Tian Dan's eyes lit up, Da Sima was right!

Although they have few soldiers, they have many auxiliary soldiers!

When defending the city, with the advantage of city defense, the combat effectiveness of an auxiliary soldier is by no means inferior to that of a soldier.

Calculated in this way, they have more people defending the city than the Qin army who attacked the city. As long as the army's morale is stabilized, the Qin army will not be able to break through the city in a short time!

"Wei, the last general will patrol the city later to motivate the army, and let everyone in the city fight to the death!"

Tian Dan surrendered and took the order.

Tian Chong nodded and continued: "The Qin army came in a hurry and did not have time to seal the city. You send someone to Ayi's barracks and tell the guard Zou Bai there not to lead the army to support him, so as not to be caught by the Qin army halfway. Destroy it. Ask him to guard Ayi well along the line to prevent the Qin army from attacking Ayi after they can't attack Zhencheng."

"Zou Bai has 20,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers. As long as he concentrates on defending the city, even if the Qin army really bypasses Zhencheng and goes to attack Ayi, it will be difficult to take it for a while."

"Zhencheng and Ayi are important places in the western border of our Qi State. As long as we defend these two cities, the Qin people will not be able to attack my rear. This will buy time for our Qi State to regroup!"

Having said that, Tian Chong's eyes sparkled.

"There are more than two thousand miles in Qi, more than seventy cities, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers with halberds. The 300,000 soldiers this time are far from the limit of our country. As long as we can drag the Qin army to the border, our country Then we can recruit another 100,000 or 200,000 troops!"

"As long as I can drag the new army to come, why should I be afraid!"

Da Sima Tianchong's voice was sonorous and forceful, and he clearly stated the next strategy, which was immediately applauded by the generals.

"Goodbye, Great Sima!"

"Da Sima's strategy is really like the light that guides the way, we will understand it!"

Tian Chong smiled, and said: "Time is tight, don't talk too much. Wait, let's go down to prepare military affairs. Tian Dan, you have to send someone to send a message to A Yi, and at the same time to motivate the army. I will think carefully about the next step." Deployment is."

"only."

The generals handed over and resigned.

Tian Dan walked out of the house, couldn't help turning his head, and saw that Da Sima was sitting on the couch, looking down at the wooden case, carefully looking at the map on the case.

Under the flickering lights, Da Sima seemed to be surrounded by a halo.

"Da Sima can learn the lesson, even if he is defeated, he will become stronger. With Da Sima here, our country of Qi will not perish!"

Tian Dan's eyes showed reverence.

He strode out of the mansion and called Tian Rong who was guarding outside. It was an urgent matter to send an order, so naturally he had to send the most trustworthy person.

"Ah Rong, hurry up and lead people to Ayi, and pass on the military order of Da Sima, ordering Zou Bai to guard Ayi to guard against the Qin army attacking from the west. In addition, there are also Da Sima's confession and request for help to the king. , you also have to protect it carefully, and make sure to send it to Linzi."

"Honored to live up to the mission!"

Knowing the urgency of the matter, Tian Rong hurriedly took over the silk book full of military orders.

Before leaving, he turned his head to Tian Dan and said, "Brother, this city of Zhen is very dangerous, you should be careful."

"Don't worry, I trust Da Sima!"

Tian Dan smiled slightly, and after seeing Tian Rong leave, he turned around and walked towards the city wall.

Tonight, he will also inspect the city defenses, and at the same time inspire the morale of the army, and arouse the will of all soldiers in the city to fight to the death.

...

Outside Zhencheng.

The barracks that originally belonged to the Qi army are now brightly lit, and there are Qin soldiers patrolling everywhere.

"Haha, before the Qi army fought, they didn't pull out their camps and demolish their camps, which made us cheaper."

Zhu Qin followed behind Zhao Tuo, laughing.

Li Shiqi also laughed and said, "Maybe Da Sima thought that he would win this battle, or after a battle, they would each go back to the camp and make an appointment to fight again in the future, so it was better to stay in the camp to rest. The battle was defeated, but it was left to us, saving a lot of effort to set up camp."

Zhao Tuo ignored them and walked straight ahead until he came to an open space between the camps.

Here, there is a dense crowd of figures.

Under Zhencheng, tens of thousands of Qi troops were locked outside the city, and were chased and besieged by the Qin army, so they had to raise their hands and surrender.

Now, these Qi people have removed their armor, and under the surveillance of the heavily armed Qin soldiers, they huddled together, trembling, fearful and restless.

It looked like tens of thousands of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Zhao Tuo stopped and looked at those Qi people.

Xi Qigu, who was in charge of logistics, came to report: "General, there are too many Qi people. Our army's supplies are still in Puyang, and the soldiers don't carry much food. I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome to get food and grass for these two days."

Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly, tens of thousands of captives needed a huge amount of food for a meal.

Someone muttered: "Otherwise, if you cut off some of them, you will gain military merit and save food."

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