Daqin: Assist Zulong at the beginning and become a public enemy

Chapter 361

Chapter 361

"I have also noticed this." Long Qi said in a deep voice: "According to my observation, it seems to be related to the horse gear equipped by the Qin army, but it is too far away to see what kind of harness they are. And Qin The army is also obviously paying attention to secrecy, and he took all the corpses of his soldiers and horses away without taking the trouble, and did not give us a chance to study them."

"In the battle of Xingyang, we managed to kill some heavy armored cavalry of the Qin army, but in the end the horseshoes of those horses were cut off and the saddles were also taken away by the Qin army."

"All the horseshoes were cut off and taken away? Why?" Long Qie was carried back to the camp for treatment at that time, but he didn't see it, so he couldn't help asking in surprise, "Could it be that there are secrets on the horseshoes of the Qin army's war horses?"

Ji Bu and the others smiled wryly and shook their heads, while Ying Bu next to him interjected, "The Qin army has more secrets than that. Have you noticed? The horses they use are as good as walking on the rough mountain roads and climbing mountains and waters. On the complex terrain, our war horses can't catch up with them at all, so it can be seen that the war horses they ride are also weird."

"Our investigation of the enemy's situation is not careful enough!" Long Qie punched the ground heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "Before, we knew too little about the Qin army. Now it seems that the Qin army is a snake." ! Viper!"

"According to the current situation, we must prepare for the worst."

"worst plans?"

"If the Qin army keeps adopting this tactic, won't our soldiers continue to die?"

Long Qi nodded, looked at Ying Bu and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

"Abandon the brigade and leave with the main force."

"No, how can this be done? If so, wouldn't all the remaining soldiers be killed by the Qin army?" Long Qie immediately objected.

Yingbo asked directly: "Even if we all stay here, can we defeat the enemy?"

Long and unable to answer.

Looking at the two people in front of him, Ji Bu suddenly suggested, "I think there is another way."

"any solution?"

"I suggest to gather the cavalry." Ji Bu suggested: "The infantry is responsible for protecting food and supplies and marching, and the cavalry is responsible for chasing and restraining the Qin army. As long as our cavalry bites the Qin army, the infantry can march smoothly. .”

"Absolutely not!" Yingbo resolutely objected: "If we do this, we will be even more dangerous. You have also seen the maneuvering speed of the Qin army, which is much faster than our cavalry. If we concentrate the cavalry to chase him alone, it will be just right. Give him a chance to break us one by one. At that time, he will drag our cavalry around in circles, nibbling us at every opportunity, and in the end our cavalry will only be dragged down and wiped out bit by bit by him .”

Ji Bu was speechless, and after a while he said bitterly: "Then what do you think we should do? If this continues, we will never even think about going back to Shouchun."

do it. "Long Qie finally spoke, and said in a hoarse voice: "From tomorrow on, our army will march in the form of a square formation, with grain carts in the center and long shields in the outside.When the Qin army harassed us again, we first used our long shields to resist the Qin army's bows and arrows, and then fought back with a strong crossbow. "

"But in this way, we will still have casualties, and after the Qin army has suffered a loss, they will definitely adjust their tactics, put on one or two waves of bows and arrows, and run away, so as not to give us a chance to shoot at each other." Yingbo still Some worried, and said: "There is a more critical point. If we march in the form of a phalanx, our speed will be seriously slowed down, which will further delay the journey."

"The trip will not be delayed." Long Qi shook his head and said darkly: "You seem to have forgotten one thing, Qin Jun's bows and arrows will be used up, and the dry food will be eaten up! When his bows and arrows are used up, the dry food will be eaten up, He has only two options left, one is to fight us close, and the other is to withdraw to replenish. Of course, we are not afraid of the Qin army in close combat. If he withdraws to Xingyang to replenish bows and arrows and food, we can march with all our strength."

"What you said is very true. I really forgot this point. The Qin army ran a long distance and could not carry a lot of food, grass, bows and arrows." Ying Bu nodded and said: "Then do this, wait patiently for the Qin army's bows and arrows and food to run out, Then march with all your might.”

Ji Bu also felt that Long Qi's analysis was very reasonable, so he agreed with this idea together.

The night passed quickly, because he found that the Chu army's camp was tightly guarded and the moon was not bright enough, so Ying Gang gave the Chu army a good night's rest, and also gave the equally exhausted Qin army a good night's rest.

But on the next morning, when the Qin army sneaked close to the Chu army again, Ying Gang regretted not having the courage to chase the poor and expand the results overnight, because the Chu army put out a huge turtle this time. Marching in formation, the precious grain carts were clustered in the middle, the long shield was outside, and the archers were hidden inside. Even if the Qin army wanted to attack again, it would be difficult to effectively kill the enemy, and at the same time, they had to risk being shot back by the enemy's infantry archers.

Dangerous to dangerous, while secretly admiring the calmness and wisdom of Long Qie and others, Ying Gang still ordered Wang Sen to launch a one-time probing sneak attack, so as to test the enemy's reality and find the flaws of the turtle formation.

Fortunately for Ying Gang, the Chu army really had a backhand. When the Qingqi of the Qin army led by Wang Sen launched an attack, Ying Gang could clearly see through the telescope that before Wang Sen could get close, the Chu army's tortoise array was already inside. There was an adjustment, a team of cavalry quickly moved from the inside to the direction of Wang Sen's assault, and when Wang Sen approached to release arrows, the team of cavalry immediately raised the wooden crossbow, pulled the trigger at Wang Sen's team, and shot the crossbow arrows.

Seeing this, Ying Gang immediately put down the binoculars, and ordered decisively: "Show the flag, let Wang Sen withdraw, don't let the soldiers sacrifice in vain, our hand crossbows can't reach the strong crossbow!"

The soldiers agreed, and quickly stepped forward to raise the banner and ordered Wang Sen to retreat. Fortunately, the banner was played in time. The Qin army's light cavalry, which had already been hit by arrows and killed many people, retreated quickly under the strong crossbow shot of the Chu army, which avoided a bigger attack. The Chu army did not pursue the casualties, and continued to advance eastward.

Seeing this scene, Ying Gang also sighed: "Zhang Zifang is really powerful. He thought of a way to deal with our cavalry and shooting so quickly. If we don't find a way to solve the threat of the Chu army's strong crossbow, our next battle will be difficult."

"The crossbow array is not invulnerable, but the terrain in this area is not suitable for cracking." Ying Gang frowned and said: "It seems that we need to contain them in a more open area."

Immediately Ying Gang ordered: "The entire army immediately headed east and rushed to the open area in advance, where they could rest and adjust and wait for the Chu army."

(End of this chapter)