Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 232, Xiang Yan's terror, Fan Zeng fainting

Soldiers holding long swords stood beside the boulder blocked by the thick net rope. As long as Meng Wu gave an order, they would cut the rope and block the exit of Yixiantian.

Seeing the Chu army getting closer, Meng Wu's raised hand fell immediately, and the soldiers cut the rope immediately. The sound of rolling stones echoed throughout the valley, and the entire Chu army was in a mess. The cavalry's horses were frightened by the sound of falling rocks, one by one neighing and jumping up.

Everyone looked up, and a large number of stones fell one after another, and the front cavalry immediately shouted

"There is an ambush!"

The cavalry retreated immediately, and those who had time quickly withdrew. The cavalry at the front who had no time to retreat were buried by the falling boulders, and the dust from the boulders flew up, covering the entire front of the valley.

"Xiang Yan, today is your death day!" Meng Wu shouted.

As Meng Wu's voice fell, Qin Jun's bow and crossbow strings were all loosened, and densely packed feather arrows shot into the canyon, causing countless casualties to the cavalry in front of them.

Xiang Yan, who was sitting in the middle army, knew that something was wrong when he heard the sound of falling rocks, and Meng Wu's voice was a blow to his head, knocking him out completely. He didn't expect that Qin Jun really had an ambush, and he had a great feeling in his heart. Puzzled, he didn't understand why the Qin army ambushed here. They chose this road because it had the fewest defenders, and it was impossible for the defenders of the surrounding cities to mobilize in time, even if the nearest Hanzhong mobilized soldiers. It also takes seven days to get here.

Although Xiang Yan's mind was still in a state of confusion, his basic military skills allowed him to issue the correct order at the first time
"Shield up! Defense."

The messenger screamed to convey Xiang Yan's order. These soldiers were all elites in the Chu army. They had gone through many battles. Under the reminder of the messenger, everyone immediately reacted and put their shields on the ground. Above, five people formed a group, and some people without shields in their hands were also covered up. The shields greatly blocked the Qin army's bow and crossbow, reducing casualties.

"The whole army from the rear to the front, and the front to the rear, everyone evacuated in an orderly manner!" Xiang Yan continued to command.

In this case, he, the general, must maintain effective command. Only orderly evacuation can greatly reduce casualties. In such a long and narrow area, once the army is in chaos, the soldiers rush to flee, and the stampede casualties caused by that are far greater than those of Qin. casualties caused by the army.

The messengers kept conveying Xiang Yan's orders. According to the command and dispatch of the officers, the chaotic Chu army became orderly again, and everyone turned around and began to evacuate effectively.

"Soldier, tell Mr. Fan that there is an ambush for a quick retreat!" Xiang Yan said.

After the Chu army stabilized, Xiang Yan was most worried about Fan Zeng's troops in the rear. Fan Zeng's army was mostly supplies and armaments. These things were too heavy and it would take a lot of effort to mobilize and retreat. In time, the army will also panic because the road is blocked, so Fan Zeng must be asked to make a U-turn first.

Secondly, Xiang Yan understands that if the Qin army dares to block the road ahead, they will definitely send people to block the road behind. Although there are troops behind to guard the entrance, but the number is only a thousand or so, they can't block the Qin army at all. Quickly evacuate before encirclement.

"promise!"

The orderly ran towards the end of the team. There was a military horse behind him. After riding the horse, the orderly ran towards the rear.

Seeing the Chu army stabilized after a moment of panic, Meng Wu was shocked. In such a life-and-death situation, it is extremely difficult for the soldiers to remain calm and retreat in an orderly manner. This test is not only It is the quality of the soldiers, and more is the command of the commander and the prestige in the army.

The commander must send someone to deliver the correct order when the army is in chaos. Otherwise, once the army is in chaos, the soldiers will no longer obey the orders and become chaotic when the army is marching and fighting. Even if it is passed down through layers of officers, it is the officers at the grassroots level who ultimately control the soldiers, and they must also rely on these people.

In such a chaotic situation, the officer can still maintain his own subordinates, which can reflect Xiang Yan's training level for the army on weekdays; only a moment of distraction to make the correct order is enough to show Xiang Yan's commanding ability ; After the order was issued, the soldiers formed a team with peace of mind and did not run away alone because of fear, which shows Xiang Yan's prestige in the army.

With just one order, Meng Wu knew that there is no one worthy of fame. Xiang Yan is worthy of being the number one general besides Li Mu. As for Li Mu and Xiang Yan, who is stronger, Meng Wu can't say, because Xiang Yan and Xiang Yan Li Mu gave him the same feeling, like a high mountain that he couldn't climb, and the most hopeful person in Qin State to compete with these two was Wang Jian.

Thinking of this, Meng Wu felt depressed. When his father Meng Ao died, he did not leave him any military books, only the instructions he gave him during his lifetime. This made his ability to lead the army in his life only mediocre, not too much. Da is outstanding, and the hope of the Meng family can only rest on his son Meng Tian. Meng Tian's military talent is much stronger than him. The talent is not weaker than the strongest Wang Ben, Li Xin and Yang Duanhe are not as good.

"Send someone to go up the mountain to release the falling rocks, and the archers will continue to release arrows." Meng Wu said to the messenger beside him.

The messenger nodded and began to deliver orders. Meng Wu looked at Xiang Yan who was riding a horse in the Chu army and kept giving orders. He fully drew the strong bow in his hand, and pointed the sharp arrow at Xiang Yan's chest.

Xiang Yan is still maintaining the withdrawal of the army. Although the Chu army has stabilized now, the fear in the hearts of the soldiers is still there. He must stand up and let the soldiers see his existence. Only by relying on his own prestige can he maintain the stability of the army .

Xiang Yan was still giving orders, unaware that Meng Wu's arrow was aimed at him, Meng Wu's fingers loosened the bowstring, and the sharp arrow pierced the air, making a piercing sound.

The guards on the side were waving their long swords to resist the incoming arrows, but they didn't notice this cold arrow at all.

The hairs on Xiang Yan's back stood up, and the alarm bells rang out in his heart. He has led troops to fight all year round, and he would have a unique feeling when facing the threat of death, but when he reacted, Meng Wu's arrow had arrived, One hit him in the back.Xiang Yan spat out a mouthful of blood, and the pain from his back made him tremble all over, and his whole body wanted to fall down, but for the stability of the Chu army, he could only support his body to prevent himself from falling down.

The guards on the side discovered Xiang Yan's situation, and immediately formed a defensive team, surrounding Xiang Yan in the middle.

"General, is it okay?" the guard turned off his horse and said while supporting Xiang Yan's horse.

"It's not in the way, I can't fall down, otherwise the Chu army will be in chaos." Xiang Yan said tremblingly, the arrow just now hit his back chest, but fortunately the two layers of armor and the soft gun developed by Qin Mo A counteracted most of the power, which prevented him from being killed on the spot.

Seeing Xiang Yan with a pale face and cold sweat on his forehead, a guard immediately held Xiang Yan's horse, and the rest of them surrounded Xiang Yan tightly to prevent any cold arrows from coming.

"Send the order, retreat quickly." Xiang Yan gritted her teeth and said.

"promise!"

Meng Wu looked at Xiang Yan who was surrounded by the guards, and sighed helplessly. Xiang Yan had no choice but to let the soldiers shoot arrows faster, and at the same time let the soldiers above drop falling rocks.

At the entrance of Yixiantian, most of the Chu army guarding the entrance were shot and killed by cold arrows from the forest before they had time to react. With the shocking sound of charging and killing, a large number of Qin troops rushed in, scaring these Chu troops to resist While withdrawing towards the canyon.

"Keep an eye on the exit, don't lose it." The general in charge of guarding the exit shouted, and at the same time asked the messenger to notify Fan Zeng and Qin's army to attack the entrance.

At this time, Fan Zeng had already marched to the middle, just in time to meet the herald who was coming to deliver the order.Fan Zeng knew something had happened to the former army when he saw the herald's disgraced face and blood all over his body.

"What happened ahead? How about the general?" Fan Zeng said, grabbing the herald's arm.

"Mr. Fan, we encountered an ambush by the Qin army, and the exit was blocked. Many brothers were killed and injured. The general told us to evacuate quickly." The herald said with tears.

"How many people are there in the Qin army?" Fan Zeng asked hastily.

"I don't know, there are Qin troops all over the mountains and plains. It looks like there should be no less than 10 people." The messenger said.

Fan Zeng's pupils constricted suddenly, and Xiang Yan's thoughts appeared in his mind. They believed that their plan had been seamless, and only he, Xiang Yan, and Changping Jun knew about the plan beforehand, even Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo all knew about it. I don't know, they don't know how Qin Jun knew the news, and ambushed 10 people in front of the front line in advance.

"Quick, everyone turn around and retreat." Fan Zeng shouted.

The messenger next to him immediately conveyed Fan Zeng's order downwards. Fan Zeng looked at the messenger and asked again.
"How is the general?"

"The general is fine. The general has stabilized the army and is evacuating in an orderly manner." The herald said, he left early and didn't know that Xiang Yan had been hit by an arrow.

"That's good." Fan Zeng heaved a sigh of relief. At least Xiang Yan would not be in a situation of self-defense in the Chu army. The same question has been lingering in Fan Zeng's mind.

There are not 10 defenders in the entire Wu County. Fan Zeng thinks that he can only deploy troops in advance, so how did Qin Jun guess that this matter is lingering on Fan Zeng's mind? He can't figure out which link went wrong Let the Qin army predict that they will send troops to Bashu. Chu has no intention of sending troops. Even if they transfer troops to Yingdu, they will be transferred from various places on a small scale. On the one hand, it is to prevent Qu Jingzhao Sanjia and Li Yuan knew that, on the other hand, they wanted to avoid being discovered by Qin.

Fan Zeng probably couldn't imagine that Sima Xin discovered the transfer of the Chu army because of the soaring grain price in Yingdu. As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the food and grass are moved. It is guessed that the main basis for the army's mobilization is the food and grass, which is also the easiest to be discovered.

Because they dispatched troops privately, they did not have the support of the court, so they relied on merchants to buy grain, and Mr. Changping was worried about being discovered, so he sent dozens of people pretending to be grain merchants to buy grain, but they forgot that the excessive purchase of grain, Will lead to an overall increase in food prices.This was not a very eye-catching thing. After all, everyone looked down on merchants and business, so they ignored it. But Sima Xin, as a military strategist, and the Sima family also participated in business, discovered this, and then discovered that The transfer of the Chu army.

If Fan Zeng and Xiang Yan knew that they had lost in the simple economic law, they would probably directly fight themselves. After fighting for half their lives, they lost in the business that they never valued. They would only feel ashamed and ashamed. survive in the world.

Just as Fan Zeng mobilized his troops to leave, the exit messenger also came. Seeing that the exit messenger was also covered in blood, Fan Zeng was furious, his eyes went dark, and he fell off his horse.

"Mr. Fan!"

The guard at the side immediately got off his horse and quickly helped Fan Zeng who had fallen to the ground.

Looking at the unconscious Fan Zeng, the guard poured clear water into Fan Zeng's mouth. Fan Zeng coughed twice and opened his eyes, but the eyes were full of sadness.

"How's the exit?" Fan Zeng asked with grief in his voice.

"I don't know where a large number of Qin troops rushed out. There are only a thousand of us who can't stop it. Commander Xiang and his brothers are still resisting. When I came to Mr. Fan for support." The messenger said.

"Quick, quick! Let Long Qi lead the cavalry in the Longteng Legion to support the project. If the entrance is occupied by the Qin army, we will be trapped here." Fan Zeng said hurriedly, grabbing the hand of the lieutenant beside him.

In this dispatch, the entire army of the Longteng Legion was sent out, and the commander of the Longteng Legion, Long Qi, also followed. Long Qi was a descendant of Doctor Chu, and also a nobleman of the Chu Kingdom, not much worse than the Xiang family, the royal family of the Chu Kingdom.

"No!" The lieutenant immediately went to convey the order.

Fan Zeng was supported on his horse again, and he almost fainted when he saw the baggage and armaments in the army. In such a narrow passage, these things are simply the biggest obstacles, and if they are not cleaned up, they will not be able to withdraw from Yixiantian.

"Quickly, transport all these supplies to the exit and push them down the hillside." Fan Zeng said.

Although these supplies and supplies are in the way and must be cut off, they must also play the greatest role. These provisions and supplies can be pushed down the mountain to overwhelm the Qin army. Another lieutenant general was stunned. He couldn't understand Fan Zeng's order and just wanted to ask Did Fan Zeng give orders indiscriminately because of the coma and dementia just now?

"Hurry up, do what I say, and make a way for us with these grains and grass." Fan Zeng shouted loudly.

Seeing Fan Zeng's angry look, the deputy general didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and immediately ordered the soldiers to push the supplies and grass towards the exit. Fan Zeng ordered the army to quickly support the exit. They had to take back the pass before the Qin army occupied it.

But Fan Zeng himself slowed down, he needed to wait for Xiang Yan, and discuss with Xiang Yan how to break out of the encirclement.

　I'm going out for a while today, and I'll post a chapter first tonight, and I'll update the rest tomorrow afternoon for my brothers.

　　I have been very busy these days, I have to go out all the time, and I have to go back to school on the 28th, and the graduation ceremony is mainly for the graduation certificate, and I am not allowed to collect it on my behalf, which is nonsense.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)