At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 60: Painting cakes to satisfy hunger

The Qin army ran out of ammunition and food and wanted to break out, but the offensive and defensive momentum was different at this time, and it was the turn of the rebels to not let go of the Bai Meng tribe.

When he realized that the Qin army was pulling out of camp, Xu Fan ordered the rebels from the periphery to start gathering in Xixian County. At the same time, he ordered the rebels in Xixian County to go out of the city to pursue the Qin army. He himself led 500 cavalry to harass the Baimen tribe. They did not attack, but harassed The Qin army made Bai Meng and the others unable to move quickly and unable to move.

Relying on such harassment tactics, the Qin army traveled less than 50 miles in two days. It was not that Bai Meng didn't want to speed up, but Xu Fan would have his cavalry shoot a wave of cold arrows at the Qin army from time to time, killing more than a dozen Qin soldiers. , this kind of guerrilla tactics could not cause serious damage to the Qin army, but it was disgusting and in vain.

After hearing the order, the rebels from all walks of life in Chen County began to merge into one, and their strength reached 1.5.

But Xu Fan did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, he was one day away from the Qin army, dragging the Qin army like a seasoned hunter, waiting for the Qin army to be completely exhausted before launching a fatal blow.

Sleeping County, suburbs.

The 1.5 rebels were resting while Xu Fan inspected the camp to prepare for the final battle.

"My lord, it's already late at night. You'd better rest first. I'm here to watch."

Xu Fan smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, you have been tired all night, so you should go and rest. I am younger than you and can still bear it."

Zhou Zhang said excitedly: "I am old and sleep less. I can't sleep at all now. You are the commander of the rebel army, so you can't be exhausted. Especially my lord, you have been fighting deep behind enemy lines, which consumes a lot of money, so you should go and rest as soon as possible." "

The reason why Zhou Zhang couldn't sleep was not because he was old, but because he was extremely excited. Being able to annihilate tens of thousands of Qin troops at once was a rare victory during the Warring States Period, not to mention that they only had to annihilate the Bai Meng tribe this time. The entire Chen County no longer has the power to stop the rebels from conquering Chen County.

This was of great significance to Zhou Zhang. The restoration of Chu State could finally see the light of day. He had been waiting for more than ten years for this day. How could he sleep under such circumstances.

Xu Fan said seriously: "Your battle in Xi County is the most intense. The Qin army has suffered more than 4000 casualties. We, the rebel army, are afraid there will be even more."

The defenders have an advantage on the battlefield, but the fighting effectiveness of the rebels is too poor. Now there are 1.5 regular rebels, but the total number of officers with military experience here is less than 200. These people have basically become rebels. There are officers above the garrison, which means that the rebels are in the army. Even the grassroots officers in the army are veterans who have fought several battles. The organizational strength and combat effectiveness of this kind of army can be imagined. If it were not for the city wall, Defense, Xu Fan did not dare to let the rebels stay in Xixian County.

Zhou Zhang said sadly: "The Battle of Xixian was indeed the most tragic battle for the rebels. In less than 10 days, the rebels suffered more than 3000 casualties, of which 1300 were killed and more than 300 were seriously injured. Chen Commander Xiu has already said that half of the seriously injured people survived because of the blessing of God Taiyi. In the battle of Qi County, % of our veterans in Yang County died."

"This is Bai Meng's battle loss ratio regardless of casualties. In the first few days, the casualty ratio between us and the Qin army was as high as two to one. If the lord did not cut off the Qin army's food routes, even if it was a defensive operation, our rebels would still be They are no match for the Qin army."

The two sides fought fiercely in the offensive and defensive battle of Xi'an County. It was definitely the most brutal battle fought by the rebels. The city wall of Xi'an County was almost breached by the Qin army several times. At these dangerous moments, it was all supported by the veterans of Yang County. , so they also became the group of people with the heaviest casualties.

Xu Fan couldn't help but feel sad when he heard such heavy casualties. In a war, casualties are unavoidable. Modern wound suturing is not a resurrection skill. All the injured soldiers in Nanton County survived because of the injuries they suffered. The injury was not serious at all. This time, the offensive and defensive battle in Xi'an County was so brutal that the proportion of casualties and serious injuries increased sharply.

Zhou Zhang saw Xu Fan's sad expression and said with relief: "My lord, there is no need to be sad. It is inevitable as long as you go to the battlefield. If it is enough, you only need to annihilate the Bai Meng tribe and avenge everyone."

The words were divided into two parts. Bai Meng stared at the dark night in his camp, as if the enemy would rush out from the night and kill him.

He asked the scout: "How far away is the main force of the rebels from us?" "Less than 20 miles."

Bai Meng said fiercely: "Chasing him so closely is like a tiger being bullied by a dog."

If the rebels dared to go out of the city to fight in the field 10 days ago, Bai Meng would have been overjoyed and fought directly with the rebels. But now, not to mention more than half of his army's casualties, and with no morale at all, facing the rebels whose strength was three times his own, Instead, he did not dare to fight.

The soldiers' tolerance for death has reached its limit. If they are driven to the battlefield now, the soldiers will definitely collapse, and may even surrender to the rebels and kill themselves. Therefore, Bai Meng no longer has the idea of ​​​​a backhand, and I want to escape back to Chenjun as soon as possible.

Bai Meng said: "Continue marching at night. We want to get out of the rebel attack range. As long as we escape to Xiang County and get food and grass, everything will be fine."

Wei Jing, the commander of the Qin army, immediately advised: "It is absolutely forbidden to march at night. The morale of our army is already low. Now there are rebels chasing us in the rear. The new soldiers from Chen County have the intention of surrender. If we march at night, I'm afraid If these soldiers escape alive, the army will be completely defeated, and if the soldiers escape to the rebel side, we will die without a burial place."

Upon hearing this, Bai Meng said fiercely: "If I had 5000 old Qin soldiers in my hands, why would I be in such a mess?"

But he also listened to the advice and could only let the soldiers rest and escape from here the next day.

The next day, the sun rose slowly, which was extremely good weather in winter.

Bai Meng asked the Qin army to discard all their baggage and take away only the rations. The 5000 soldiers hurriedly fled towards Xiang County.

On the way, Bai Meng shouted loudly: "If we go to Xiang County, we will have food and get support from the county guard. If you want to survive, run to Xiang County quickly. Hope is ahead."

Bai Meng was already at the end of his rope, with only one day's worth of rations left. He could only feed the soldiers with food to satisfy his hunger. If he could not reach the 100-mile journey within one day, his army would really collapse, so he He simply went into battle lightly, discarded all the baggage, divided the food among the soldiers, and then led his men straight to Xiang County. Failure to do so would result in death.

The words were divided into two parts, and the rebel army was also breaking out of camp, preparing to continue to pursue the Qin army.

But soon Tan Ma came to report that the Qin army had abandoned all their baggage and marched quickly to Xiang County.

Xu Fan was overjoyed and realized that the Qin army was at its wits end.

He immediately said to Zhou Zhang: "Brother Zhou, you command the army to be ready to pursue. I will lead the cavalry to intercept the fleeing Qin army. The Qin Dynasty will be defeated today."

Zhou Zhang also said excitedly: "Will the rebels also increase their marching speed?"

Xu Fan smiled and said: "No, I will be fine with the new army as normal, Bai Meng and the others can't escape."

After saying this, Xu Fan led 500 cavalry to quickly pursue him.

(End of this chapter)