Chapter 1708: House of Flying Daggers (Part 1)
Chapter 1708: Ambush from all sides (Part 1)
Chapter 1706: House of Flying Daggers (Part 1)
The Qin army had 210,000 troops in Yecheng, but this time in order to confuse Han Xin and get Han Xin to take advantage of him, Zhang Liang used a full 110,000 troops to stage a show.
So, the actual number of troops who ambushed the coalition forces was only one hundred thousand, and the coalition forces that fled north also happened to be only one hundred thousand.
Hundred thousand people ambush one hundred thousand people, this is definitely a difficult task in the eyes of others, but in Bai Qi's eyes, it is just a routine operation.
Bai Qi is good at using terrain to fight. Even if the opponent has the same number of people as himself, as long as the terrain is used well, he can still completely annihilate the opponent.
As for the 110,000 troops remaining in Yecheng, Qin Hao naturally had another role. After all, after Han Xin fled north, if the Qin army did not pursue them, wouldn't they tell Han Xin that there was an ambush ahead?
“Where are Gao Shun and Yu Jin?” Qin Hao ordered in a deep voice.
Gao Shun and Yu Jin stood up together and shouted: "The end is here."
"Gao Shun, I have ordered you to be the chief general and Yu Jin the deputy general. You will lead an army of 50,000 to guard Yecheng, appease the people, and prevent the mob from causing chaos."
“Nuo.” Gao Shun and Yu Jin shouted.
Qin Hao nodded and continued to order: "Where are Zhang Liao, Long Qie, Xu Huang, Yue Xi, Li Jin, and Jiang Juan?"
“The end is here.” The six generals stood up together and responded.
"I will lead the remaining 60,000 troops to pursue Han Xin. Each of you will lead 10,000 troops. One thing must be remembered, that is, the bigger the momentum, the better. It is best to pretend to be 150,000 troops for me. "Qin Hao ordered with a confident look.
“Promise.” The six generals responded in unison.
Although Han Xin piled up a large amount of fire starters in the northern camp and could even burn them for a day, it only lasted half a day before the Qin army put them out.
After the fire was extinguished, Zhang Liao and his men quickly cleared a road. Then, under the personal leadership of Qin Hao, the 60,000-strong army embarked on the road to pursue northward.
Although there were only 60,000 troops pursuing the army from the north, they carried a large number of flags and made a great noise along the way. At first glance, they thought they were pursuing an army of 150,000 troops.
Soon, Han Xin received the news that the Qin army was pursuing them through the spies left behind, and immediately ordered: "Send an order to Zhang Kui in the rear to set fire to the Qin army's pursuers after they enter the main road."
That's right, even if he was fleeing in embarrassment, Han Xin did not want to be passively beaten all the time. Instead, he wanted to use fire attacks to ambush the Qin army who came to pursue him.
“Report… Sir, the Qin army discovered our intention. Instead of coming in, they shot and killed many of our people. General Zhang Kui had no choice but to set fire to block the pursuit.”
Hearing this, Han Xin suddenly looked disappointed and muttered to himself: "Sure enough, it still failed."
Generally, after a large army retreats, in order to catch up with the enemy as soon as possible, the enemy often overlooks some details in their impatience, and this is the most suitable time to set up an ambush.
However, it is also necessary to identify who the opponent is. For a famous general like Bai Qi, it would be almost impossible to successfully ambush with such a little trick.
Han Xin also knows that the chance of success is low, but there is no harm in trying. What if he succeeds because of his carelessness? But the fact is that it failed in the end.
“Send orders to the front troops to speed up.”
Han Xin's eyes were full of solemnity, and he said in a deep voice: "Our army does not have much fire oil left, and there are not many important roads that it must pass through. We can still use one or two more methods of attacking with fire to block the road." Once again, if we can't take advantage of this gap to completely get rid of the Qin army, we will have no choice but to die if we are caught up."
The coalition troops were marching fast enough. After all, they abandoned the city and retreated in a hurry. They only took away supplies, not the officials' belongings.
Most of Zhao's officials had already been killed by the Qin army in the Bohai Sea, and the Korean officials' families were all in northern Hebei. Without women and children to slow down the march, the army's march was naturally faster.
The coalition forces were marching at a much faster speed than usual, but Han Xin was still dissatisfied, and for some reason he always had an uneasy feeling in his heart, as if something important was missing, but he couldn't tell what it was.
“Am I too worried?” Han Xin asked secretly.
At the same time, a hundred miles away, Bai Qi had already set up a pocket array, waiting for Han Xin to come to his door.
At this time, besides Zhang Liang, there was another person beside Bai Qi. He was Li Jing who left the Bohai battlefield and took the initiative to go to the Yecheng battlefield.
Not long after Li Jingcai arrived in Yecheng, he received news that Yecheng was about to collapse. He concluded that Han Xin would not sit still and wait for death, and would definitely abandon the city and break out, so he prepared to ambush Han Xin on his way back north.
The ambush location prepared by Li Jing was much further than Bai Qi, and was already within South Korea.
Although Li Jing didn't know which side Han Xin would break out from, no matter which direction Han Xin went, he was destined to return to South Korea, so he prepared to ambush Han Xin at the gate of South Korea.
From Li Jing's point of view, with Bai Qi on the other side of Yecheng, even if Han Xin finally broke out, his army would suffer heavy casualties, and the 30,000 troops in his hands could just capture Han Xin's depleted remnant army.
What Li Jing didn't expect was that Zhang Liang also thought of an ambush strategy, and deceived Han Xin into ordering him to break out from the north. Then it would be useless for him to continue setting up an ambush at the gate of South Korea, so he immediately led his army to join Bai Qi.
After Bai Qi and Li Jing joined forces, the army also increased to 130,000. Even without setting up an ambush, Han Xin's 100,000 coalition troops could be defeated head-on. However, in order to minimize casualties, Bai Qi still chose an ambush.
Facing a famous general like Han Xin, ordinary ambush troops are destined to be difficult to achieve success. If the arrangement is improper, Han Xin will see the flaw.
It is precisely because of this that Zhang Liang suggested to Bai Qi that he should not set up an ambush in a dangerous place, but instead set up an ambush in a relatively flat area. This could also minimize Han Xin's vigilance.
“This place is the only way to go north to Northern Hebei. As long as Han Xin wants to return to South Korea, he will definitely pass through here.”
Zhang Liang pointed to a plain on the march map and said confidently: "Although the terrain here is flat and not conducive to an ambush, there are many pits and slopes, making it easy for the army to hide.
Therefore, setting up an ambush here has two advantages. One is to catch Han Xin by surprise, and the other is to fully deploy our army's strength. "
After Bai Qi stared at the map for a long time, he hammered the table hard and said in a sonorous voice: "This is where Han Xin's 100,000 Northern Han coalition troops will be completely destroyed."
Zhang Liang smiled, and then offered another suggestion: "Liang has one more shot. If used in conjunction with an ambush, Han Xin's army can be easily destroyed."
Bai Qi's eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "Sir, please tell me."
A strange color flashed in Zhang Liang's eyes, and he smiled lightly and said, "This plan is called: Ambush from Flying Daggers."
Monthly tickets are updated. At the end of March, the monthly tickets exceeded 600. This chapter is an additional update for monthly tickets.
Currently, there are four chapters owed in total. The outstanding debts due in March can only be paid in April. I must pay them off as soon as possible.
In addition, I would like to thank the book friend Xiaoyao Xiaoxiao Hongchen for the 7,000 starting coins;
Thanks to the book friend Xiangyun Huanyue for the reward of 500 starting coins;
Thanks to book friend Cang Mu Guyi for the 100 starting coins reward;
Thanks to book friend Yi Daguanren for the 200 starting coin reward;
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(End of this chapter)