When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 596: Traveling three hundred miles, light troops attack Wei Dong

In order to cooperate with Wang Ben's raid plan, Cai Ze chose the right time and ordered the envoy to deliberately get stuck before dusk and submit the credential of declaration of war to Wei Wangzeng.

The Qin army would not directly launch a surprise attack at night, but if the Wei sentry cavalry set out from Daliang in the morning to spread the news of Qin's declaration of war to the east, it would take five days to change men and horses, but if they set out at night, it would cost more half day.

What Ying Zheng fought for for Wang Ben was this half-day opportunity, and whether he could seize this half-day opportunity depended on Wang Ben's ability.

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Two days after Qin declared war on Wei, Pingqiu City, three hundred miles away from Daliang, was still busy with traffic and people coming and going.

Although this city built on the north bank of Jishui is a fortress on the eastern border of Wei State, it is still three hundred miles away from the border. Even if the Qin army raids, even if the Taoren City, Guiling, Shouyuan, Qicheng, and Pucheng, Xiangqiu, Yancheng, and Xucheng all fell overnight, and it was impossible to reach Pingqiu City in less than a month and a half.

Therefore, Pingqiu City still maintains normal trade exchanges, but the interrogation of merchants coming and going is more stringent to prevent Qin's intermediaries from being mixed in.

Although these days in Pingqiu City, people were forced to build fortifications, strengthen city walls, and transport weapons for the Wei army in the form of corvee labor, but the overall atmosphere did not feel like a war was coming.

In the dense forest only ten miles away from Pingqiu City, nearly ten thousand Qingqi were stationed here silently. There was no smoke, no fire, and no one screamed.

In the dark woods under the hazy moonlight, only a faint light diffused from under the river, where Wang Ben gathered his generals.

"Everyone, this is Pingqiu City, only ten miles away from our army!"

A sheepskin map was hung on a thick tree trunk, and a torch was swaying in the hands of the marching Sima beside the tree. Wang Ben stood under the tree, circling the map with the Qin sword in his hand and making arrangements for his generals, his voice was low and short. .

The war horses were also muzzled, and the horses' hooves were wrapped with cloth to prevent them from making loud noises. If they had not walked into this dense forest, no one would have thought that there were nearly ten thousand people gathered in the depths of this dense forest in broad daylight. The Qin army's Qingqi.

Wang Ben summoned a group of generals and confirmed from the sentinels who inquired before going to Pingqiu City that Pingqiu City was not as heavily defended as after the war. He then confirmed that they had arrived at Pingqiu City ahead of Wei's messengers.

Two days ago, Wang Ben crossed the eastern border of Qin and Wei and invaded the land of Wei.

Unlike the State of Wei, which declared war, the date of the start of the war in Qin was set in advance, so Wang Ben did not need to wait for the edict to start the war to be conveyed to Dongjun before he could directly send troops on the day of the war.

This light cavalry of 10,000 people was broken into pieces and marched in groups of 1,000 people, heading towards the Pingqiu City Fortress on the eastern border of Wei State.

Pingqiu City is about three hundred miles away from the border of Qin and Wei, and Wang Ben gave a death order to his Qingqi, bypassed several cities in front, and gathered under Pingqiu City two days later. If the team failed to arrive after two days, the team Qian Chang and the two Five Hundred Lords were all beheaded!
An attack of three hundred miles in two days was something that was never imaginable in the past. The moment such a military order was issued, even Bai Qi had to be scolded and protested by his generals.

However, it is by no means difficult for today's Qin Army cavalry.

With the new horseshoe assembly, the war horse no longer has to worry about spraining its feet and breaking its legs due to stepping on gravel when running fast, and the equipment of double stirrups greatly saves the physical exertion of the cavalry on the war horse, even for experienced and excellent riding skills. The cavalrymen can also use the double stirrups to take a nap on the horse to regain their strength.

The imitation of the prairie wolf tribe's combat method of abandoning the baggage camp and carrying a large amount of fodder and dry food with light armor, as well as the number of horses now sufficient to equip one person and three horses, further reduced the difficulty of traveling three hundred miles in two days. If under such circumstances, there are people who are unable to gallop three hundred miles in two days, then such a Qian Chang and his two to five hundred subordinates are definitely derelict in their duties, and beheading is definitely not unjust.

Although Wang Ben galloped 300 miles in two days, his use of troops could be described as swift and fierce, but he still had a tiger in his heart and smelled the roses carefully. The rapid use of troops did not mean that Wang Ben did not inherit Wang Jian's caution. He sent out seven or eight waves of sentries in succession to confirm repeatedly. The situation finally gave the order to attack.

"A moment later, the entire army was directed towards Pingqiu City. After entering the city, they quickly controlled the city gates, prohibiting anyone except the Qin army from entering or exiting, and then surrounded and annihilated the defenders in the city!"

"Yes!"

All the generals roared in unison, and immediately returned to silence. The roars of dozens of people were quickly swallowed up in the dense forest.

After a brief military discussion, the generals dispersed in a hurry.

In the brief moment when Wang Ben gathered the generals, this Qingqi, which numbered ten thousand people, had already finished their breakfast. A few sips of wine, a pot helmet and a pound of dried beef were enough to satisfy their hunger, but they would not cause abdominal pain on the subsequent battlefield, and then Quickly feed and brush horses, repair horse gear and weapons and other things.

The Qin people have been the horse-breeding tribe of the Zhou royal family for hundreds of years. They have a long tradition of caring for fine horses and can be called a true horseback tribe. Regarding the war horses, the soldiers of the Qin army regarded them as brothers who went through hardships together. Whether in wartime or in peacetime, the maintenance of the war horses was always more important than their own food and drink.

In the morning light of this meal, almost all of the cavalrymen were chewing dried meat from Guokui in their mouths. They led three horses and strode to the river. While chatting with the horses, they checked the horseshoes, saddles and bridles. Wait, if everything is in good condition, immediately use a rolled up grass brush dipped in river water to wash the horse.

The war horses cuddled up against their masters. They were relaxed but their mouths were covered so that they could not neigh loudly. They could only nuzzle and snort against their masters, as close as flesh and blood brothers.

Seeing the generals returning in a hurry, the cavalry immediately took back their horses and returned to their teams. Qian Chang and the five hundred masters were still chewing and swallowing, while most of the cavalry under their command had already tidied up and mounted their horses.

Half an hour later, the first ray of morning sun fell on the earth, and then more warm sunshine fell on this ancient Pingqiu city. The garrison at the head of the city was sleepy and slowly opened the heavy city gate under the shouts of the city gatekeeper.

The people who had lined up in front of the city gate waiting to enter the city rushed anxiously towards the city. However, at this moment, a strange muffled thunder suddenly came from the field on the horizon, followed by black clouds floating rapidly, attracting everyone gaze.

That's a coming storm!
The shocked and confused soldiers on the city wall still didn't know whether they should report it to the general for inspection, when the black clouds suddenly burst out with earth-shattering shouts and flew over them.

The cavalry team of ten thousand people neighed like a thunderous roar, and the rumble of horse hooves was like the thunder that accompanied the thundering roar.

The Qin army, which had been premeditated, brought down the storm in Pingqiu City, which had not yet received the order from the Wei court and had no idea about the start of the war.

However, the "dark clouds" are the Qin army in black military uniforms, the "violent wind" is the wind brought by the cavalry as they sweep in, the "thunder" is the rumbling sound of horse hooves, and the "heavy rain" is the sudden panic. The blood sprayed out after the city gate defender was beheaded by the Qin army's Qingqi!
The flow of cars and horses entering and exiting the city gate had no time to scream, and when they instinctively rolled away, the black clouds had already rolled over the suspension bridge and rushed into the city gate... Everything was like a nightmare in the morning light, and the entire Pingqiu City fell into a nightmare. among.

Wang Ben overestimated the defenders of Pingqiu City. The defenders in the city hardly offered any effective resistance. The unorganized stragglers could not resist the Qin army at all. Dark clouds had filled the stretched fortified city. .

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