Qin Gong

On the plains of Putun.

The army of the Chu State was waiting in full formation, with rows and rows of square formations. Looking from a distance, it felt as if they were all over the west of the plain.

Among the countless Chu flags and dense Changge, there were not only the chariots of the general Chang Pingjun, but also more than twenty trebuchets and other large equipment behind the army.

"Mr. Changping, the Qin army is coming!"

Qu Yi looked at the mighty Qin army marching to the east of the plain, turned to look at Lord Changping and said.

Lord Changping didn't need Qu Yi's reminder at all. Standing on the chariot, his eyes were already fixed on the Qin army approaching from a distance.

Turning his head to look at the exquisite wooden box in the hands of his confidant, Changping Jun turned his head and looked at the Qin army. His expression could no longer be suppressed, revealing a ferocious look.

"Bai Yan! I will kill him!"

As Lord Changping spoke, he looked in the direction of Qin Jun, and the face of Bai Yan in the past appeared in his mind.

Thinking of Bai Yan, Chang Pingjun even paused his breathing slightly, his teeth were gnashing, and his eyes were filled with resentment.

"Arrangement!"

Without too much hesitation, or even the thought of sending a messenger, Lord Changping gave the order to prepare for battle with the Qin army.

At this moment, Mr. Changping may only have revenge in his mind.

Among the Chu army.

Following Lord Changping's order, in an instant, the sound of drums suddenly sounded among the Chu army. Countless scouts wearing Chu armor carrying orders and flags went back and forth among the square formations to convey orders.

Qu Yi, Yan Chen, Jin Li, Huang Xia, Xiang Le, Xiang Quan and other Chu generals were riding war horses and looking at the Qin army in the distance. When they discovered that the Qin army did have 13 people, they thought Lidu has already determined that the extra 3 people must be Bai Yan's false suspicion.

In other words, among the Qin army, there were at least [-] people, all of whom were forcibly recruited by Bai Yan's orders, and even slaves.

Thinking of this, whether it was Qu Yi, Yan Chen, Jin Li and others, as well as Xiang Le, Xiang Quan, they were already eager to try it out. They thought that they would seize the opportunity to lead the Chu army to attack the weak Qin army. place, thus defeating the Qin army, beheading Qin general Bai Yan, and annihilating the Qin army in one fell swoop.

This is also what happened yesterday after deciding to fight. Lord Changping was in the commander's tent at night and after setting up the military formation, he decided to take advantage of Bai Yan's conspiracy and go against his will.

As long as those [-] fake Qin soldiers are defeated, the morale of the entire Qin army will definitely be defeated, and the morale of the Chu army will definitely be strong.

On the Putun plain.

The Chu army formed square formations one by one, slowly moving back and forth in an orderly manner. Rows of Chu soldiers and soldiers, holding long swords and long bows in both hands, led by the generals, came to the designated place of the military formation.

In the Chu State, the soldiers of the Chu Army may not have been fighting for years like the nobles of the Qin State, but in terms of military formation, the Qin Army, which had been attacking cities and seizing territory, was not as experienced as the Chu soldiers.

Puchun, 300 years ago, Qi Jinggong sent troops to attack the Xu State. When the Qi army arrived at the Puchun Plain, the Xu State sent people to sue for peace. The Ju, Tan, and Gao states were also afraid of Qi's attack, so they all sued for peace.

In the end, the four kingdoms of Qi, Xu, Tan, and Ju formed an alliance in Putun and presented Qi with the tripod of Jiafu.

300 years later.

On this Puchun Plain, more than 15 troops of Chu State and 13 troops of Qin State met here.

But this time, there can be no covenant.

As the Chu army's phalanxes continued to move one by one, in the wilderness to the east of the plain, among the Qin army, Bai Yan rode a war horse and led a group of Qin generals, looking at the Chu army to the west of the plain, and then He reined in his horse and stopped.

Behind Bai Yan and a group of Qin generals, the mighty Qin army was like an overwhelming mountain. As Bai Yan and many Qin generals stopped, in an instant, the Qin soldiers in the Qin army's formation also They stopped in an orderly manner and then spread out to the left and right.

When it comes to formation battles, among all the Qin generals and generals around Bai Yan, Yang Yan is probably the only one who can be regarded as a general who can lead troops in formation.

After all, Yang Yan was born into the Yang family, a famous family in the Qin State. His father, Yang Duanhe, was a general in the Qin State. Like Wang Bi, Yang Yan also came from a well-known family. However, just like General Yang Duanhe and General Wang Jian, they both They are generals, but they each have their own differences.

Just like although they are from a famous family, Yang Duanhe is far behind Wang Jian in terms of military skills, background, and their respective opinions on leading troops. In terms of culture and governance, the Yang family's background far exceeds that of the Wang Jian family who strictly abide by family rules. .

This is why the famous general of the Qin State, the one most valued by Yingzheng, is Wang Jian. In the Qin court, apart from Yang Duanhe, Yang Xian also holds a high position in the Qin State and controls a large number of "officials". resource.

"The Chu army is about 15!"

Yang Yan was riding a war horse, looking at the Chu army in the distance, and whispered to Bai Yan, his eyes a little solemn.

Although Yang Yan, as the deputy general of the army, knew the Qin army's battalions very well and knew the current strength of the Qin army, at this time, looking at the formation of the Chu army on the opposite side, Yang Yan had to become nervous.

Although Lord Changping was previously the right prime minister of the Qin State, like Lord Changwen, Lord Changping also had high attainments in leading troops and forming formations.

Looking at the Chu army's gradually unfolding military formation, Yang Yan could not find its weak points for a while, not to mention that the Chu army's formation he saw now would definitely change due to the orders of Lord Changping after the battle.

Yang Yan felt a little regretful at this time. When he came into contact with Mi Zhou, Mi Jing and others in the early years, or when he came into contact with Lord Chang Ping and Lord Chang Wen, he should have consulted on some formations.

If Li Xin were here...

Thinking of Li Xin, Yang Yan sighed.

Looking at Bai Yan beside him, Yang Yan knew now that whether he could win this battle depended on how Bai Yan coordinated his orders.

However, considering that Bai Yan had bluntly stated in front of all the generals that he would not fight because he was afraid of Xiang Yan's ability to organize troops, Yang Yan had already guessed that formations were not Bai Yan's specialty.

"The Chu army is attacking!"

Yang Yan saw the Chu army taking the lead in dispatching. Among the mighty Chu army, the Chu army formations were gradually moving towards the Qin army.

What Yang Yan saw, Bai Yan also saw.

"Blow the drum!"

Bai Yan opened his mouth and ordered.

Looking at the Chu army's formation on the plains in the distance, Bai Yan rarely came into contact with formations, but he was not familiar with formations, which did not mean that Bai Yan had no chance of winning this battle.

With side cavalry and iron cavalry, the two most valiant cavalry in the north, as well as the armored battalion, the prisoner battalion, and tens of thousands of Qin army elites, Bai Yan was able to fight the Chu army without any hesitation.

But Bai Yan couldn't accept such casualties.

Since the weakness of the Chu army's formation cannot be seen, then wait until the Chu army reveals its weakness.

Thinking of this, looking at the Chu army on the opposite side, several Chu soldiers had been sent out in phalanx, slowly advancing. Bai Yan slowly pulled out Zhan Lu from his waist and pointed his sword at the Chu army.

"Forward army, attack!"

Bai Yan opened his mouth and ordered.

Following Bai Yan's order, several waiting soldiers immediately harnessed their horses and galloped to the left and right.

A moment later, amid the beating of drums by the Qin army, countless Qin soldiers holding spears seven or eight meters long followed other Qin soldiers in the square formation and walked towards the Chu army.

Unlike other soldiers of the Qin Army, who either wore leather armor or wore Qin clothes, these Qin soldiers who were holding spears and were at the front of the army were all wearing Qin armor, whether it was their stomachs, helmets, or even their thighs and arms. , all carefully guarded.

In a formation battle, the soldiers of the two armies are the first to fight. Once the soldiers of either side are fighting in the front, a series of reactions will occur, and even lead to the morale of the entire army being defeated. Therefore, the soldiers at the front have always been Among the two armies, the best equipped and most elite soldiers.

At this moment, nearly [-] Qin soldiers were walking towards the Chu army. Behind the endless Qin army formation, there would be a Qin army general following the formation at regular intervals.

Seeing the Qin army getting closer and closer to the Chu army, the Qin army general behind the square formation reached out and pulled out the sword from his waist. Along with him, there were countless Qin soldiers in the Qin army formation. Countless Qin soldiers held Qin crossbows and raised their crossbows behind the phalanx, aiming in the direction of the Chu army.

"put!"

Following the roar of a Qin army general.

In an instant, countless arrows flashed out from the endless Qin army formations on the left and right, and fell into the Chu army formations with the rain of arrows. Soon, there were injuries in the Chu army formations, and those who had been advancing under the rain of arrows Behind the Chu army's formation, one after another, fully armed corpses fell to the ground with arrows.

At this time, the soldiers of the Chu army raised their long bows and fired arrows at the Qin army.

If the Qin crossbow has a longer range than Chu's long bow and causes casualties to Chu soldiers one after another from the beginning, then as the soldiers of the two armies continue to get closer, the advantage of the long bow in the hands of the Chu soldiers will begin to show. Basically, Qin's crossbow will With one wave of arrows, the longbow had already fired back twice, or even three times.

Behind the dense square formations of the Qin Army, there were also soldiers of the Qin Army who fell to the ground, were seriously injured or even died tragically after being hit by arrows.

Hirano.

Whether it was the Chu army or the Qin army, the soldiers of the two armies finally approached. As countless spears were pointed at each other, at the moment of contact, there was a dense clash of spears, the screams of the soldiers, and countless The spears met in mid-air, stabbing each other with all their strength.

Looking at the entire battlefield, there are no less than 4 people, all fighting at close range.

Bai Yan and Changping Jun, as the respective commanders of the Qin and Chu armies, were all watching the situation on the battlefield at this moment.

In the cold wind.

All the soldiers on the frontline battlefield kept stabbing each other with ferocious faces. Fortunately, both sides were wearing protective clothing, and most of the time they were injured. The number of soldiers who actually died in battle was not as many as expected.

Half an hour later, under the thrust of countless spears, some soldiers holding swords also took advantage of the opponent's break to look for opportunities and rushed towards the opponent's formation, trying to break through the opponent's defense line and tear open, thereby taking advantage.

It was at this time that the Qin army's advantage began to show. Unlike the Chu soldiers who were well-trained in the square formation, when fighting, the experience gained by the Qin soldiers in battlefield killings completely overwhelmed the Chu soldiers.

Before the soldiers of the Chu army could tear through the Qin army's defense, some Qin soldiers quickly held Qin swords and began to tear apart the Chu army's defense line next to the corpses of Qin soldiers who fell to the ground one after another and died miserably.

For a time, the Chu army's defense line began to have slightly weak gaps. Although these gaps were not obvious to the thick Chu army's defense line, however, as a steady stream of Qin soldiers followed up, the Chu army's defense line, at a speed visible to the naked eye, It began to grow bigger, and the entire Chu army's defense line began to collapse. "The Qin army is experienced and fights head-on, but the Chu soldiers are defeated!"

In the Chu army, Qu Yi and other Chu generals also saw this scene. Their expressions suddenly changed slightly, their brows furrowed, their eyes full of solemnity, and Qu Yi looked at Lord Changping on the chariot beside him.

"Change formation!"

On the battlefield, Lord Changping naturally saw this scene, and looked at the defeat of the Chu soldiers without showing the slightest surprise. After serving as the prime minister of Qin for so many years, Lord Changping naturally understood the combat power of the Qin army.

However, because he knew the strength of the Qin army, Lord Changping had already been prepared.

Following Chang Pingjun's order.

In the Chu army, the sound of drums suddenly changed. As Chu soldiers sent orders and scouts rode back and forth, the entire Chu army's square formation began to change, and the leading part immediately headed to the front.

The Chu army's defense line, which was originally on the front line battlefield, holding spears, all retreated in an instant. Under the aggressive pursuit of the Qin army, they once again gathered into square formations from a thick defense line, but this time Fang Fang However, not all of the formations faced the Qin army side by side.

in the battlefield.

The soldiers of the Qin army, who thought that the Chu army was defeated, held spears and Qin swords in their hands and attacked the Chu army.

Why should he serve as the first soldier to fight the enemy in the Qin army? Apart from orders and good equipment, the more important thing is that he can snatch the heads of enemy generals and obtain titles during the pursuit. .

This is also the reason why almost all the soldiers rushed forward without hesitation. After all, they stayed behind. Among the tens of thousands of Qin army formations, even if they could defeat the Chu army, no matter how many generals the Chu army had, they would not be able to survive. them.

"kill!!"

"kill!"

Amidst the roar of killing, as the Qin army attacked the Chu army in a mighty manner, some Chu soldiers had no time to retreat. After being left alone, they were hacked to the ground by countless Qin troops.

However, just when the Qin soldiers thought that victory was in sight, suddenly after the Chu army set up their formations one by one, arrows were shot out instantly in the defense of countless Changge.

"what!"

"what!!"

One by one, the Qin soldiers were hit by arrows. Many Qin soldiers wanted to attack. Suddenly, wooden shields were erected under their spears. What's more terrible is that some Qin soldiers followed the charge and suddenly found that they didn't know it. At that time, there were Chu army formations on both sides. Even with Qin Jia's defense, they were stabbed by spears from the front and back, unable to fight back, and were eventually assassinated and fell to the ground.

Inside the Qin army.

Bai Yan, Yang Yan and other Qin generals saw that after the Chu army changed their formations, countless Qin soldiers attacked. In an instant, they were coordinated by the Chu army one by one in square formations, and fell to the ground one after another.

"Square Circle Formation!!!"

Yang Yan was shocked and blurted out.

Looking at the square formations of the Chu army, if viewed individually, the Chu army is indeed a square formation. However, looking at the whole, the Chu army's military formation at this time is clearly a round formation, with countless dense small square formations scattered throughout. In the circle formation.

At this time, the first thought in Yang Yan's mind was the famous but long-lost Square Formation. It was rumored that this formation was created by Sun Bin. After he was killed, Sun Bin did not have the opportunity to use it in Qi State. After that, the first person to use it was Zhao Kuo.

Thinking of this, Yang Yan turned to look at Bai Yan.

"General! When the 20 Zhao army was surrounded by the Qin army in Changping, Zhao Kuo formed a square formation with 20 Zhao army. When the Qin army was surrounded and had no food, he used this formation. Bai Qi recognized this We didn't dare to attack the formation just now, and only defended the important roads in Changping. The Zhao army defended for more than 40 days, and then surrendered due to lack of food!"

Yang Yan said to Bai Yan.

At this time, Yang Yan was full of surprise. After Zhao Kuo's death, this formation had been lost for a long time. He did not expect that Lord Changping would actually use this formation now.

"Square array?"

"Zhao Kuo, Bai Qi?"

After listening to Yang Yan's words, the other generals, whether it was Yanmao or Busy and others, all frowned and looked at each other.

Looking at the situation on the battlefield in the distance, no wonder the Chu army's military formation was so powerful. All the Qin army soldiers who rushed into the Chu army's formation were either killed or wounded. The Chu army regarded a square as a circle and could not break through the perimeter. , and entering it is like falling into a trap.

It turns out that Zhao Kuo relied on this formation to resist Bai Qi!

Unlike the scholars, common people, and even officials in the world, these people were all generals. When talking about Zhao Kuo, they did not look down upon him at all. Thinking of being surrounded and deprived of food, Zhao Kuo was able to defeat the Qin army and even the Bai army. He was helpless.

At this point, Zhao Kuo has surpassed most of the leading generals in the world.

Looking at the square formation set up by the Chu army, Yanmao, Zhang, Yang Yan and others all looked at Bai Yan involuntarily.

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Dingtao.

Xiao He was in the mansion, sitting on his knees in the study, looking at the scrolls of bamboo slips. On the wooden table in front of him, more than ten bamboo slips were spread out, and Xiao He checked them over and over again.

"My lord, my lord!"

A servant hurriedly came to the study, ran to the wooden table, and held his hands in front of Xiao He.

"Sir, there is a merchant who has brought us 15 stones of grain and millet!"

The slave was sweating profusely, breathing heavily and said to Xiao He with his hands raised.

Xiao He was shocked when he heard this. He immediately stood up and looked directly at the slave.

"What? 15 stones?"

Xiao He stared with surprise and confusion on his face, then thought of something and looked at the slave.

"Where can the merchant be?"

Xiao He stepped forward and asked hurriedly.

The servant shook his head, and then told Xiao He that after the merchant informed him of the location of the grain and millet settlement, he hurried away without even leaving his name.

"Who will it be?"

Xiao He walked around in the study room, shaking his head in confusion.

At this moment, Xiao He couldn't figure out who it was that would send so much food and grass again and again, from the first 15 to the next [-], and now it's [-] shi.

This is definitely not something that ordinary forces can achieve.

Xiao He recalled that he had been in Taoyi before, following Bai Yan's order to levy grain and grass. However, all this time, he had almost exhausted his thoughts and means, and just now he had obtained one hundred thousand stones of grain and grass from the nobles and common people in Wei. This was still the promised benefit. in the case of.

But the person who sent the grain and millet now has delivered a total of 25 stones of grain and fodder, without leaving any name or making any demands.

Who will it be?
How could he have so much grain and millet sent to help the Qin State, but he didn't seem to want anyone to know about it?
Xiao He couldn't think of who it would be, but Xiao He had a vague hunch. Only by telling Bai Yan, only Bai Yan could know who sent the food and grass.

But no matter who it is, sending this batch of food and grass now has really solved the urgent needs of Xiao He and even the entire Chudong Qin army. Without this batch of food and grass, Xiao He would not know where to continue to find food and grass and continue to supply Chudong. The Qin army.

Xiao He broke into a cold sweat just thinking about the consequences of the Qin army's food shortage.

"Let's go! Take me to see it!"

Xiao He looked at the slave, raised his hand and said, then followed the slave and left the study.

Xingyang City.

After Yingchuan was included in the territory of Qin State, Xingyang, with its geographical terrain, became an important hub between Qin State, Yingchuan, Wei, and even Qi State, with a unique geographical location.

There is an endless stream of merchants coming to Xingyang every day, and the streets are busy with traffic.

In a huge mansion, a man walked step by step to the courtyard, led by his servants.

"Sister, it has been sent!"

The man said to a woman wearing Qin clothes. In front of the woman, a child of about three or four years old was chasing two young maids in the yard.

"Ok!"

When the woman heard the man's words, she looked at the child in the distance. On her beautiful face, a flash of memories and longing flashed through her beautiful eyes, which eventually turned into a complicated look.

"Nianer!"

The man also looked at the children in the distance and suddenly said.

When he saw the child looking over, running up and down with joy on his face, the man raised the corners of his mouth, with a doting smile on his face, and walked towards the child from the woman's side.

Wu Nian, no thoughts, no thoughts, no thoughts anymore.

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