The villain system of Mingyue in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 166 The Decline of Shushan and the Storm

The cherry blossoms are falling, and corpses left behind by the battle between the two armies can be seen everywhere in the mountains and fields.

The war was tragic, which Yu Ziqi did not expect at the beginning.

The tug-of-war in the mountains in March caused heavy losses to the mountain people in Shushan. Wherever the Qin army passed, they burned cities and destroyed strongholds, leaving no one alive. In this mountain, the originally self-sufficient villages and villages quickly turned into ruins.

What's more important is that the Qin army's methods go beyond that. While they used cruel methods to deal with those disobedient villages, they also bribed other neutral villages with huge profits.

Those who follow will live and those who go against will die.

Soon, the Qin army found a strong local support for itself.

Among these supporters, there are many who know the local terrain very well and have grown up here since childhood. Relying on their help, the Qin army marched and took out the stronghold smoothly. Soon they had advanced to the center of Shushan's sphere of influence.

In the valley, the two armies faced each other.

On one side were more than 10,000 troops headed by Yu Ziqi. On one side were five thousand Qin soldiers led by Zhao Tuo.

The encounter between the two sides came unexpectedly, and no one expected that a decisive battle would begin here.

Zhao Tuo was riding on his horse, looking forward with tiger eyes. Two hundred steps away, more than ten thousand soldiers and horses from Shushan were lined up. Most of them were dressed in leather and had bamboo spears. Compared with the well-equipped Qin army, they were more than one level behind.

The nearby mountain passes have been occupied by his own troops. Zhao Tuo is not in a hurry. This team of more than 10,000 people can do anything.

For Yu Ziqi, the Qin army in front of him was quite special. They were different from ordinary Qin soldiers with iron armor, copper faces, and long swords. They wore leather armor, each had a long knife in his hand, and several short-bladed daggers on his legs. Their waists were tied with belts with many buckles, and many things were hung on them, including water pouches, hand crossbows, dozens of crossbow arrows, medicine baskets...

Yu Ziqi had never seen the Qin Army dressed like this before. However, Yu Ziqi was a smart man after all, and he quickly understood why the Qin Army was building such a team?

"I didn't expect that the Qin army actually trained a team to fight in the mountains."

On the battlefield, no matter what kind of shocking strategy it is, it will eventually turn into the simplest contest.

Whether you can fight or not, whether you can fight or not, is the simplest expression of victory, defeat, and life and death.

Blood versus blood, iron versus iron. Returning to the most primitive struggle of human beings, human beings have experienced countless battles since the reproduction of slash-and-burn farming.

Now, Shushan and the Qin Army are just repeating this process.

"Go!" Yu Ziqi waved his hand, and more than ten thousand soldiers and horses from Shushan began to advance forward.

"The six kingdoms have been destroyed, and there are still people in the world who dare to charge head-on when our Qin army is in formation." Zhao Tuo sneered disdainfully while riding on his horse. The enemy's strength lies in attacking in roundabout ways in the mountains and wilderness, rather than fighting head-on.

The Qin army is different. Their division of labor, cooperation and well-trained training are not comparable to that of these people in the mountains.

More than 10,000 people rushed to kill, and dust was raised all over the road. The Qin army lined up in the formation and remained silent. Without the commander's order, even if the enemy troops have rushed to the front of the formation, the Qin army will still not move.

Discipline and order are the core contents of all Qin soldiers' training.

Zhao Tuo looked at the Shushan soldiers and horses getting closer and closer, and the bronze sword in his hand gently swung down.

"drink!"

The Qin soldiers in the front line drew their long swords, and the Qin soldiers in the second line behind them picked up hand crossbows that had already been loaded with crossbow arrows.

A distance of twenty steps is the most effective killing range of a hand crossbow. After a round of shooting, many of the Shushan troops who were on the front line fell down and never got up again.

The people from Shushan stepped over the corpses of their companions and continued to charge forward. After all, the distance of twenty steps can be reached in one or two breaths.

Whoosh, another round of arrow rain. In a hurry, the Qin soldiers on the third line handed the crossbows to the Qin soldiers on the second line, allowing them to avoid the time of loading the crossbows and carry out an effective kill as much as possible.

The fighting began. The number of people in Shushan was twice that of the Qin army, and their bravery was still greater than that of the Qin army. With a fierce spirit and brandishing their spears, they rushed into the Qin army's array.

The Qin soldiers were not afraid. They raised their swords and began to attack.

The valley is vast enough, and the front battle quickly turns into a global melee. This is also Yu Ziqi's purpose. Only in troubled waters can he fish. If the Qin army's rhythm is disrupted, Shushan will have a chance to win.

Zhao Tuo squinted his eyes. Under the scorching sun, the breeze blew, bringing a chill to his face.

"I didn't expect that in the barbarian land of Bazhong, there would be such people who are proficient in the art of war."

On the battlefield, people from Shushan crossed from both sides and had already entered their own center formation, and the rear formation was also in danger.

When the opponent divides their own array into two, defeat is inevitable.

"Change of formation!" Flags crossed and golden drums beat.

The Qin army in front changed from a square formation to a long snake formation, while gradually retreating. The troops from Shushan rushed into the central formation, and the pressure suddenly increased.

"The other party is indeed not an easy person to deal with."

Yu Ziqi was standing on a high stone, watching the Qin army change formations and wearing down all the troops who had already rushed into the center of the formation. After that, the Qin army's array became stable again, full of elasticity, and stretched in both directions. Such superb commanding skills are rare. How many armies were defeated by the enemy during this period of advance and retreat.

The secret of a military strategist's use of troops lies in the gap between advance and retreat. The small gap is due to the consideration of many factors.

The quality and training level of soldiers. The general's command and grasp of the battlefield situation, and most importantly, the soldiers' confidence in the general, are the source of morale.

"follow me."

Zhao Tuo shouted, and behind him, more than a hundred riders responded. The soldiers did not ask about the result or the process. The direction Zhao Tuo's sword pointed was the direction of their attack without any hesitation.

Zhao Tuo's more than a hundred cavalry detoured from one side of the battlefield and charged into the opponent's rear column. More than a hundred cavalry rushed past and pierced the Shushan troops at the front of the Qin army's array.

"We can't go on like this." Yu Ziqi looked at the many troops on his side that had been defeated, and punched the stone, creating a crack.

"Come into the formation with me."

Yu Ziqi shouted loudly, but the people around him remained motionless for a long time.

Yu Ziqi raised his head and looked at the people around him with their eyes evasive, showing fear.

"Sir, just the few of us, rushing into the formation is not the same as risking death." Someone behind Yu Ziqi mustered up the courage to say.

Yu Ziqi's eyes dimmed, and after a long moment, he sighed: "I understand, withdraw the troops!"

Yu Ziqi was a young man who didn't believe he was inferior to others. However, after these days of fighting with the Qin army. Especially today, he looked at the Qin general on the battlefield who was wearing silver armor and riding through the battlefield without encountering an opponent. He was as majestic as a god of war. He finally realized that he was still too young after all.

When will I find a partner I can trust? When can I train a soldier of my own? Let them move around on the battlefield according to their own wishes, just like what the Qin general did today.

In the long valley, the people from Shushan began to retreat one after another. Yu Ziqi stood on the side of the road, thinking deeply.

"General, do we want to give chase?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an order to conquer the Shushan Mountains and try to retain the population as much as possible. The opponent has been killed and his courage has been broken. There is nothing to be afraid of at this moment." Zhao Tuo said.

"yes!"

For soldiers, a head represents military merit. Watching nearly 10,000 military achievements slip away from your fingertips is obviously against the interests of the soldiers present. However, this army had no intention of disobeying Zhao Tuo's orders. Even the vast majority of the soldiers did not show displeasure on their faces.

"Who is this general?" On the high cliff, the Moon God of the Yin Yang family asked as he looked at the battlefield below.

"Zhao Tuo!" Xiangjun said beside Moon God. Xiang Jun is the only one among the five elders of the Yin Yang family who pays more attention to outsiders. The intelligence agency of the Yin Yang family is in the hands of Xiang Jun.

"What a great Zhao Tuo." Moon God Lotus opened her mouth slightly and praised softly.

interesting! interesting! This man actually has the aura of a dragon in his body, and there is actually such a person under Ying Ziyi's tent. Moon God was secretly surprised.

After the moon god finished speaking, he stopped talking. She stood quietly, not knowing what to think. Xiang Jun looked at the Moon God like this, frowned slightly, and then turned his gaze to the distance.

...

Shushan.

The girl is practicing Shushan martial arts under the Fusang sacred tree. Her soft waist twists gently, and her shoulders and arms stretch, full of graceful beauty, as if she is dancing. The girl has been practicing for a long time, and fine sweat breaks out on her fair skin.

"Xiao Yu!" A soft shout made the girl stop her movements and look not far away.

A tall, muscular man was at the intersection leading down the mountain, looking at the girl with a smile.

"Brother Gui Luo!" The girl was a little startled, and like a stumbling deer, she stumbled up to the man named Gui Luo.

Gui Luo touched the girl's head and said with a smile: "You have been practicing under the tree for so long? It's time to take a rest."

"Yes!" The girl nodded meekly and said, "I want to practice Shushan's martial arts well, so that I can help my brother and you, Brother Guiluo."

When the girl talked about Yu Ziqi, Xie Luo's eyes suddenly dimmed. The girl is an extremely smart person. She looked at Wei Luo, bent her head and asked, "What's wrong? Isn't my brother doing a good job at the front?"

"The fighting on the front line is not going well. Yu Ziqi has led his army to retreat, and the Qin army is very close to here. The elder has ordered that we Yu Yuan guards should be dispatched."

"Where are you going?" the girl asked curiously.

"Assassinate the Qin army general."

"Prince Qin?" The girl who grew up in the mountains has only gone out once with her brother. She doesn't know much about the outside world. However, even so, the girl had heard that the person leading the army this time was the Prince of Qin.

"That's right." Xie Luo's face was firm and fearless. He knew very well what the outcome of this assassination would be? A narrow escape from death can be considered a good outcome.

"Brother Weiluo will definitely succeed." The girl said with a beautiful smile on her face.

"Why?"

"Because brother Gui Luo is the most powerful person I have ever seen." The girl smiled innocently, and the answer she gave made Gui Luo smile bitterly.

"Brother Weiluo will not let you down." The man smiled and promised the girl under the red leaves in the sky.

The girl's face turned slightly red. She looked at the tall and strong man in front of her and lowered her head unconsciously.

The girl's attitude made Xieluo feel that even if he did anything to her now, the girl would still agree.

"Brother, it's time for us to leave." Just when Wei Luo was about to go further, a Yu Yuan guard said behind him.

"Okay, it's time for me to go." Wei Luo originally stretched his arm behind the girl and gently tapped her on the shoulder.

"Brother Wei Luo, come on!"

Wei Luo turned around and left, leaving the girl with a strong and broad back.

...

"Is this the strength of Yu Yuan's guard?" Xinghun sneered, and the lavender blade condensed into a blade slowly retreated.

"you you……"

The green field was now covered with the corpses of Shushan Yuyuan's guards. Xinghun was covered in blood, with a cruel smile on his face. He walked forward step by step, passed through the sea of ​​blood and corpses, and said to a Shushan man who was leaning on the ground: "I heard that you are the strongest person among Yu Yuan's guards. Do you only have this strength? ?”

"You actually practice such a cruel forbidden technique! Aren't you afraid of divine punishment?" Xie Luo's momentum declined, and it seemed that he was seriously injured.

"Using blood as the basis and soul as the sacrifice are the most basic principles for practicing witchcraft. Don't tell me that you have the reputation of being the strongest, but you have no real material at all. Come on, what's the matter? Use all your abilities! Don't say I won't give you a chance." Xinghun mocked and seduced.

"Damn it!" Wei Luo was indeed angry at this moment. Blood-red light shone around him, his body swelled, and his black pupils turned blood-red.

"Oh?" Xinghun smiled, "At the expense of my own vitality, I am indeed not good at this type of witchcraft."

Just at the critical point of Wei Luo's explosion, Xinghun's hand flashed with a lavender halo. He quickly stepped forward and punched Wei Luo in the abdomen. The lavender halo invaded Wei Luo's body, and the process of witchcraft was reversed. At this moment, Wei Luo's extremely strong muscles atrophied rapidly, and his life was rapidly withering away at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.

"You despicable guy." With regret and resentment, he fell to the ground and never got up again.

"Stupid." Xinghun sneered.

Lord Si Ming and Young Si Ming Yu Yunzhong were right behind him, watching the Yu Yuan guards finish the Xinghun massacre without saying a word. Star Soul was still immersed in the pleasure of killing. He stood there and seemed to be savoring something.

At this time, Yun Zhongjun turned around and said to a man who was leaning against a tree behind him and carrying an ancient sword: "Please report back to His Highness the Crown Prince. All the Yu Yuan guards in Shu Mountain have been wiped out."

The man smiled and said politely: "His Royal Highness, there is one more thing that needs to be done by the Yin Yang family."

"Please give me your instructions, Your Highness," Yun Zhongjun said respectfully. This time, the Yin Yang family lost many elite disciples in the elimination of Yu Yuan's guards in Shu Mountain. However, even like this, Yun Zhongjun did not dare to show any dissatisfaction in his tone.

"The farmers are already here." After the swordsman finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the dense forest behind him, no longer interested in looking at this place.

"Lord Xuanjian, walk slowly." Yun Zhongjun lowered his head slightly and said.

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